Boom!

The Sword Intent erupted, and the moment the figure of the Yijian Sect disciple in front of him was shredded by the sword light, it signified that Wang Junze had finally reached the peak of Sword Mountain!

On this journey, Wang Junze had almost lost count of the number of battles he fought. But just in the end, facing the disciples of the Yijian Sect in the Refining God Realm, Wang Junze fought seven battles in total!

Even though Wang Junze's True Qi was immensely strong, the continuous battles resulted in enormous consumption.

Fortunately, he had finally reached the top of Sword Mountain!

According to the remnants of the soul's words, as long as one side won, the trial would end immediately, so... does this mean he had won?

As this thought crossed Wang Junze's mind, he suddenly noticed a familiar figure not far away.

"Saintess?"

His eyelids twitched suddenly as Wang Junze couldn't help but exclaim.

"No, that's not right... The aura is wrong!"

After a brief moment of distraction, Wang Junze quickly realized, although the appearance was exactly like Luo Qingxuan, the aura was different!

The realm of this Luo Qingxuan in front of him seemed to be only between Condensing Truth and Refining Spirit, lacking that overwhelming oppressive feeling.

Moreover, the person's face was expressionless and did not respond.

With a slight twist of thought, Wang Junze suddenly understood.

The Luo Qingxuan in front of him was actually just formed out of thin air by the array, not the real Luo Qingxuan.

Just like the Yijian Sect disciples Wang Junze defeated before, the current avatar formed by the array of Luo Qingxuan is the final test!

During the process of Ascending Sword Mountain, both Wang Junze and Luo Qingxuan, in continuous battles, had almost fully displayed their strength, all of which were recorded by the array and perfectly formed into each other's doppelgänger.

Due to the difference in realm, it would naturally be unfair for Wang Junze and Luo Qingxuan to fight directly.

But with the help of the array, the strength of both avatars could be brought to the same realm. This way, whoever could defeat the other would naturally win this trial!

This is not absolutely fair, but it is definitely a relatively fair way of contesting.

Without giving Wang Junze too much time to think, the next moment, that touch of moon-white sword light already slashed over!

So strong!

Previously, although Wang Junze had seen Luo Qingxuan fighting with others, due to the huge gap in strength, many places were not easy to understand.

But now, when the array formed an avatar of Luo Qingxuan, displaying her Sword Techniques, the oppressive feeling brought about was undoubtedly the strongest Wang Junze had encountered among all his opponents.

...

One after another, people were brought out of the Ice Cave by Elder Li. Jing Yuan also used various methods to threaten and deceive these people, even killing some; however, in general, more people were released by Jing Yuan.

Among them, some people couldn't withstand the pressure and chose to betray the Human Race, leaving Jing Yuan with leverage, agreeing to pass some messages to Wang Junze or perform seemingly insignificant tasks.

Yet, more people endured the pressure, preferring death over betrayal.

In reality, however, Jing Yuan didn't really care about how these people chose.

This approach made Nini and Elder Li more confused, unable to grasp Jing Yuan's true intentions.

Until the last human was released by Jing Yuan, Nini and the others couldn't help but ask, "Brother Jing Yuan, what do you really want them to do? What is the meaning of this?"

"How could it be meaningless?"

With a smile, Jing Yuan patted Nini's head lightly and said, "Don't you understand yet? Whether they choose betrayal or loyalty doesn't matter to us… What's important is that every single one of them has a seed of doubt planted deep in their hearts, a doubt they will carry back to Wang Junze and Su Yuwei!"

"If Su Yuwei and Luo Qingxuan had truly determined life and death between them earlier, then all of this would have no significance."

"But if, because of Wang Junze, they haven't reached life and death... then, the situation will become very interesting."

Looking up towards the direction of the palace deep within the relics, Jing Yuan continued, "All these people are intricately connected with Wang Junze, especially... for instance, people from the Wang Family, which even includes Wang Junze's father, his second uncle!"

"No matter the relationship between Wang Junze and them, if they truly betray the Human Race, could Wang Junze really be ruthless enough to execute them?"

"If not, then... would Su Yuwei still dare to trust him, passing on the layout of the Judgment Department in the Northern Domain to him?"

"But if he indeed kills these people, even his father, his family... could such a cold and ruthless person still be trustworthy?"

"Don't believe in some impartial justice; human nature is the most complex thing in this world."

"When we push such a choice in front of Wang Junze... no matter how he chooses, he's in the wrong!"

A mocking smile graced the corners of Jing Yuan's lips as he continued, "If Wang Junze truly acquires the legacy, even takes over the relics... then, such a choice will become a dilemma, ultimately affecting Su Yuwei and Luo Qingxuan's attitude towards him."

"Such an opponent, once they grow up, is a huge threat to us Deserters!"

"Since I can't stop him from acquiring the legacy and growing up, then... ideally, the best result... is to drive Wang Junze away from the Northern Domain!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Nini and the others finally realized the terrifying nature of Jing Yuan's plan.

"Nini, you must understand, many times, there are not just simple win or lose results!"

Looking up, Jing Yuan continued, "Of course, the best result is still Su Yuwei and Luo Qingxuan reaching a life and death decision... then, regardless of who wins or loses, this relic journey, for us, is a win without winning!"

"So, what should we do now? Just wait for the outcome here?" Nini asked again.

"No!"

Shaking his head, Jing Yuan softly replied, "We've done everything we can, so... now it's time to leave!"

"Leaving danger first can ensure our safety to the greatest extent."

"But we can't leave now either!" Nini asked, puzzled, "The restriction hasn't been broken yet!"

"No rush, we naturally can't leave now, but... if Wang Junze truly acquires the legacy, then the restriction will certainly open, allowing us to leave immediately." Pausing, Jing Yuan continued, "And... although the relic matter is over, the affairs of the Northern Domain are far from over!"

With a hint of coldness in his eyes, Jing Yuan said dispassionately, "I specially summoned the Great Snow Wolf Riders, we can't achieve nothing. Since we lost the relic battle, we must regain some benefits from elsewhere! Otherwise, wouldn't that make the Human Race look down on us Deserters."

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