"If you succeed, your Divine Sense will be greatly enhanced, and your realm and cultivation will also improve through this ordeal."

"If you fail, it proves that you are not yet able to control your own Seven Emotions and Six Desires. In this experience, you will surely suffer greatly, struggling to cope."

The Refining Emotion Cave is a unique cultivation place, part of the Fengyue Sect's Grotto Heaven Blessed Land. As one of the top sects in the Nine Provinces, it naturally has its unique aspects, much like the Sword Sect's Holy Land or their Burial Sword Grounds. Many predecessors of the Fengyue Sect are also buried within this Refining Emotion Cave.

"If you want to meet Yuqing, you just need to pass through the Refining Emotion Cave by yourselves," the Second Elder said to the Nascent Soul Cultivators with a smile. "But Yuqing might not necessarily want to see you. This is merely a way for you to prove yourselves; if you don't wish to participate, there's no need to force it."

Several of the cultivators pondered this.

"As for you…" The Great Elder looked at Wang Mu. "Little cultivator, you just gave us two Sha Crystals. If you have anything to say or ask, we will try our best to answer. As for the Refining Emotion Cave, if you merely wish to temper yourself, whether you participate or not is up to you."

The other Elders smiled with amusement.

Wang Mu thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I do have a request."

"Speak."

"I would like to meet the Supreme Master of the Fengyue Sect."

The Elders were silent.

The cultivators were silent.

For a moment, the entire place became even quieter. The cultivators stared at the young man, their expressions a mixture of shock and disbelief.

What audacity! they thought collectively. How dare he say something like that? Does he really think she's someone he can just ask to meet? Is she someone a person like him *can* meet?

"Outrageous! What is this Foundation Establishment Realm little cultivator trying to do?" one exclaimed.

"My perspective was too narrow! I thought this fellow was, at most, scheming to get something from these Elders. I never imagined he'd set his sights on the Supreme Master of the Fengyue Sect! It's utterly audacious!" another chimed in.

"This guy isn't afraid of death, is he?"

"Incredible, to be so bold! Never mind a mere Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator; even Divinity Transformation Level powerhouses wouldn't dare say such a thing within the Fengyue Sect. And he's even targeting an Ascension Realm expert…"

"Is it possible he actually just means it literally, that he just wants to meet her once?"

The Elders were somewhat baffled by Wang Mu's successive statements. Who *is* this guy?

A moment of silence passed. Seeing they weren't speaking, Wang Mu felt a little helpless.

I'm already in the Fengyue Sect, and I truly have no interest in these upcoming trials, Wang Mu thought. The priority is to find Mu Hongyuan and get her to release Brother Qin. That's the right course of action. As for myself, I feel like I can probably keep my life. After all, my whole reason for coming to the Fengyue Sect is Brother Qin. Of course, I can't say this out loud. Besides, a meeting is inevitable. Since I'm already at the Fengyue Sect, it's better to meet them sooner rather than later, get it over with, and avoid any complications from delays.

"I have long admired the Supreme Master of the Fengyue Sect…" Wang Mu continued. "I simply wish to witness her unparalleled grace and pay my respects."

"Is it really that simple?" the Great Elder asked, squinting at Wang Mu.

Wang Mu nodded.

"I will report to the Venerable Lord. You wait here," the Great Elder said indifferently.

With that, she vanished. She returned not long after.

"The Venerable Lord says your potential is decent; you're a junior who has barely caught her eye," the Great Elder stated. "If you can pass the trial of the Refining Emotion Cave, she may meet you and offer some guidance."

"If you don't pass, then go back where you came from."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

It's actually possible?

"Having guts really pays off!" someone exclaimed.

"Hey, I feel like I missed out on something," another muttered.

"Forget it. Can a normal person even get their hands on eight Sha Crystals? Obviously, the Supreme Master is somewhat interested."

"Isn't this just a clear refusal? He only gets to meet her *if* he passes the trial. Who knows what kind of ordeal they'll cook up in that Refining Emotion Cave? I don't believe a mere Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator can survive the methods of an Ascension Realm powerhouse."

"The Supreme Master of the Fengyue Sect… who knows how many cultivators have dreamed of her over the past thousand years! Our old Sect Master of the Sky One Sect, for instance, every time he lectures, he still recounts the deeds of this Supreme Master from his youth… He's been unable to forget her for hundreds of years…"

Wang Mu, however, felt a flicker of certainty in his heart upon hearing this.

Could the hidden meaning be that as long as I pass, she'll release Brother Qin? he wondered. That must be it. This Refining Emotion Cave shouldn't be too difficult for me. In any case, for any trial related to emotions, even with my Seven Emotions Sword Heart slightly fractured, it would still be like cheating. But… Thinking of Mu Hongyuan's methods, Wang Mu suspected it might not be that simple after all.

At that moment, the four Elders softly chanted a mantra. Suddenly, a pitch-black, deep cave appeared beneath the center of the plaza. The inside of the cave resembled a cosmic expanse of stars, vast and mysterious. Streams of a peculiar aura emanated continuously from the deep cave, inducing a faint sense of trepidation in onlookers.

"Huh…" Wang Mu was slightly startled, an inexplicable sense of familiarity washing over him. It's as if… there's something familiar to me within that deep cave…

"Everyone, once you are ready, you may descend," the Great Elder announced. "Also, items gifted by disciples of our sect will somewhat reduce the cave's difficulty. Furthermore, we will not know of any experiences you undergo within the cave; we will only know the final outcome."

"If you succeed, there will be a visible phenomenon when you emerge, which will make it clear."

"As for your experiences within the cave, they are both real and illusory. I trust you will all perform well…" The Great Elder gestured towards the deep cave.

Simultaneously, Wang Mu received a voice transmission from the Fourth Elder:

"Lad, given the Venerable Lord's temperament, your trial in the cave will surely be an extreme ordeal. The difficulty might be very high… You must take care. Also, there is a Divine Artifact in the cave. If you can find it and obtain even a wisp of its aura, you might be able to pass through the cave safely."

"Of course, everything ultimately depends on you."

Wang Mu's heart stirred. A Divine Artifact? A wisp of its aura? It seems gifting those Sha Crystals did have its benefits after all. At least it provided a hint, right?

After some thought, Wang Mu took a deep breath, gazing down into the unfathomably deep cave. Nebulae seemed to twinkle within it, making it look less like a cave and more like a path of no return. Once he jumped, there was no telling what awaited him.

What exactly is Mu Hongyuan trying to do?

Adopting a 'come what may' attitude, Wang Mu leaped down without hesitation.

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