The people asked Fifth Yingjun a few questions, and the topic turned back to Ruoqing.

“How did she get in? She’s still wearing our family’s copper bell. Could it be that she’s the daughter of some elder, like Yingjun?”

Fifth Yingjun said, “Perhaps, it was someone from our family who invited her in, like Elder Eleven or… Uncle Lingyu.”

Elder Eleven is the former Director of the South Region, who had attended the Fifth Family meeting. As for Uncle Lingyu, that refers to Fifth Lingyu.

The cloud mist grew silent. “What abilities does she have? Why would Uncle Lingyu invite her?”

Fifth Yingjun said, “During the initial test, the artifact rang three times, which is said to be Immortal Grade talent.”

Immortal Grade talent.

They were from the Celestial family, but someone had jumped ahead of them and earned the Immortal Grade title.

Someone snorted, “The artifact on Mount Buzhou must be broken by the wind!”

“In this day and age, everything is becoming so common, even Immortal Grade is casually given out!”

Fifth Yingjun secretly clenched her fists and then relaxed them, “She really is quite impressive.”

“Didn’t Uncle Lingyu recently apply for many cultivation resources? Could it be to win her over? Let me take a look.” This person used magic to resonate the copper bell, causing all the copper bells to ring in unison.

“Ding!” The sky began to slowly display a screen.

On the screen, the white-clad Qin Ruqing was about to enter the Five-Color Sea.

“Let her experience the Five-Color Sea!”

“Which sea are you in? I’m in the Orange Sea.”

“Wow, impressive. I’m still drifting in the Yellow Sea.”

Fifth Yingjun felt uncomfortable and said, “She seems to have a Fire Spiritual Root and is skilled in fire magic.”

“Haha, Yingjun, are you silly? The ice and fire in the Five-Color Sea aren’t something to mess with. Even if she’s good with fire, she won’t be able to withstand it!”

Fifth Yingjun hesitated again.

It was said that the Five-Color Sea in Hell Road, even the lowest Yellow Sea, had power comparable to heavenly fire.

The Fairy Qin should… be able to handle it, right?

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Qin Ruqing stood by the edge of the Yellow Sea, looking at the orange-yellow pool in front of her.

She wasn’t dismissive at all; the heat emanating from the pool was quite intense.

Even someone who could remain unperturbed in the Earth Fire Pool would feel this temperature.

If Inheritance had been here, they would probably have been roasting.

After jumping down the so-called Hell Road cliff, the only thing at the bottom was this pool, surrounded by thick darkness, which made Qin Ruqing feel somewhat at a loss.

She remembered the copper bell in her hand, which Fifth Lingyu had called the “Four Hells Token.”

She shook it intentionally, but it didn’t make a sound, which was quite strange.

After infusing it with spiritual energy, it finally reacted, and the words “Five-Color Sea” slowly appeared on the bell.

Qin Ruqing read it and looked at the pool with a smile.

“Are you sure this is a sea?”

It seemed like a small pool compared to what a wealthy villa would have. Well, maybe that’s an exaggeration.

Qin Ruqing cleared her throat and asked, “How do I get through?”

The bell seemed to vibrate slightly and displayed another line of text, “From this shore to the opposite shore.”

To Qin Ruoqing’s surprise, there were questions and answers.

Not in a hurry, she became intrigued by the copper bell. “Little Tang gave me a crash course on spirit tools. Mature spirit tools are all artifacts. Even my little lotus hasn’t developed a spirit, so this bell doesn’t look like an artifact. Could it be that Fifth Lingyu is controlling it behind the scenes?”

At that moment, the copper bell gave a sharp clang, seeming to want to jump up and hit her hand.

Qin Ruoqing: Confirmed.

“Tsk, just asking. Why is the Director so worked up?” She said, hanging the bell at her waist.

Looking ahead, she walked a few steps and began to emit golden flames.

The golden flames wrapped around her figure, and with a splash, she leapt into the air.

As soon as she jumped, Qin Ruoqing let out a hiss. “Indeed, it’s a bit intense!” She almost got burned, which caused her facial expression to falter for a second.

Increasing the thickness of the golden flames, Qin Ruoqing stubbornly swam forward.

“The Immortal Grade’s test is really tedious, boring! Just soaking in lava, I’ve done that in the small floating island before, it’s nothing, really nothing!”

After swimming a hundred meters, the temperature of the orange pool suddenly spiked.

“You can get higher?” Qin Ruqing realized that her previous understanding of temperature was somewhat arrogant and narrow.

“Damn, it’s quite hot, but still bearable!”

Another hundred meters.

Qin Ruoqing: “This pool is indeed quite long, a thousand meters?”

“But didn’t expect, I can still endure!”

Breathing out hot air, Qin Ruoqing plunged ahead.

“Oh, why does this water change color?” Qin Ruoqing suddenly felt as if she had jumped from warm water into boiling water.

However, the temperature ahead was already terrifying; how could it be warm water?

“It turned orange. Wait, you’re called the Five-Color Sea. Could it be that the water has five colors?”

The temperature was so high that the water didn’t feel like water but a strange, viscous substance.

The temperature was threatening enough that Qin Ruoqing had to channel her spiritual energy to fully burn the golden flames to adapt.

She glanced at her surroundings, which indeed seemed like a mystical place. There were no boundaries; everything was filled with darkness.

The only light was the pool she was in, and the “pool” had no borders.

It didn’t look like a pool in the darkness but like a beam of light shining down, illuminating only this area.

The light was square-shaped, so the pool was also square.

“Maybe it really is a sea.”

Qin Ruoqing continued moving forward. Up to now, she had no idea what the Hell Path was testing.

As long as she could get from this shore to the other side, moving quickly should be correct.

The advance in the orange sea was already very difficult, but Qin Ruoqing’s heat resistance was so strong that she barely managed to endure.

Reaching the color boundary, with previous experience, Qin Ruoqing didn’t plunge in but tested around the color gradient.

She was astonished; indeed, the temperature spiked at least twice.

This was completely unscientific!

But I’m cultivating immortality; why talk about science?

However, this is also very un-immortal, this temperature is even higher than heavenly fire? In a river?

After testing for a while, Qin Ruoqing calmly concluded:

Going in means death. Instant vaporization, ascending to heaven on the spot.

“Didn’t expect I could die from being burned. This is indeed shocking.”

This isn’t Qin Ruqing’s confidence.

With her in terms of ability, Qin Ruqing was already at the top of this attribute; she shouldn’t have been burned by it.

Before taking the next action, Qin Ruqing deliberately checked the bronze bell hanging at her waist.

Since she jumped into the Five-Color Sea, the bell had stopped vibrating.

Indeed, considering the high temperature of the Five-Color Sea, it was impressive that the bell hadn’t melted, let alone function normally.

She glanced at the bell and then at the golden sea beside her, diving headfirst into it, not towards the golden sea ahead but downward.

Something must be causing this reaction. The pool’s temperature is so high, and there must be a reason behind it.

Her instincts told her to dive deeper rather than risk getting burned in the golden sea.

Maybe she could find a solution down there—or perhaps even something useful.

The bottom of the pool was still shrouded in darkness, and it felt like there was no end in sight, either horizontally or vertically.

Her vision was useless, and her spiritual sense seemed unable to penetrate.

Floating in place, Qin Ruqing pondered.

She didn’t find any clues.

Could it be that the Five-Color Sea was naturally formed? It didn’t seem like it from her instincts.

“Maybe I should try that method. If it doesn’t work… well, it doesn’t work.”

Qin Ruqing released her spiritual soul, gritting her teeth as it was burned, no longer caring about managing her expression.

“So this is what it feels like for the soul to be burned; it’s truly twice as painful. If my soul hadn’t solidified a lot recently, I wouldn’t be able to handle it.”

“Fortunately, the pain is doubled, but so is the sensitivity. It’s worth it!”

After a while, Qin Ruqing noticed something.

She swam over and seemed to touch a barrier or the edge of the fire pool.

Her eyes couldn’t see, but it felt like rough rock with strange patterns.

“It seems like a door,” Qin Ruqing muttered.

This door was etched with mysterious symbols, and there was a groove in the middle, which seemed to have something very enticing inside.

After feeling around for a while without finding a way to open it, Qin Ruqing focused her mind, instinctively knowing what to do.

She followed the patterns and infused the groove with golden flames.

Qin Ruqing reached out again and found something like a manhole cover that could be opened.

She opened it and instantly felt a pure fire attribute energy that took her breath away.

It was hard to describe the feeling; just touching this energy made her body tremble.

It was exhilarating.

Her soul shook, and she realized that the fire attribute energy came from a fiery red crystal embedded in the center of the cover.

Qin Ruqing paused for a few seconds and then tried to pry it off (not prying it off would be impolite).

But she couldn’t get it off.

She stopped and didn’t continue with brute force.

In another place, she might have pried it off and taken it away, but this was a Place in Celestial Family, and Qin Ruqing needed to be respectful.

Qin Ruqing sat cross-legged and floated in the air.

After a moment of calm, she suddenly clapped her hands with bright eyes.

She understood!

The hell path didn’t require her to do anything specific, only to go from this shore to the other shore.

There were no limitations on the method or time.

Maybe this wasn’t the trial ground she initially thought but a place to gather resources!

The more Qin Ruqing thought, the clearer her thoughts became: “This fire attribute energy is so pure and non-burning. Why should I pry it? I should cultivate here!!”

She decided to cultivate for three days and nights and see how it went!

With that, Qin Ruqing closed her eyes without hesitation.

Time seemed to stand still in this space.

In the storage bag she left by the shore, a jade slip inscribed with the character “Qing” blinked like a breathing light.

Two hours later:

Miracle Qingqing: Arrived, the Sacred Mountain is amazing! It looks like a giant turtle!

A quarter-hour later:

Prideful Sky Qirong: Elder Song said my physique is too weak, wasting my talent. Now, they want to throw me into a big pot to cook, and it even has scallions, ginger, and garlic added! I feel something is wrong!

Prideful Sky Qirong: Help! I’m about to go in!

Another quarter-hour later:

Sunny Weiwei: Master Yuwen is very kind. She told me to read a few ancient formulas these days and then go to a place called the Nine Layers Tower. It’s the inheritance site of Danxin City. I’m very happy.

Sunny Weiwei: Why isn’t Xiao Wu saying anything?

Little Cow Tang: I’m clearing orders. After the half-divine artifact was forged at the conference, the orders surged. I need to clear them before going to the Senior Master’s Tomb. It’s so annoying.

Little Cow Tang: Qingqing? Why aren’t you asking what the Senior Master’s Tomb is? Is Fifth Lingyu beside you?

Two hours later, now:

Little Cow Tang: ? He kidnapped you? :,,.