Chapter 489 - 487: Ghost’s Tears Waterfall

Initially, the broad-foreheaded man was tracking Luo Tian, but the tables had been turned.

Moreover, Luo Tian’s tracking skills were clearly superior, and he had even snatched the man’s Void Chain Pearl.

"Junior Luo, I advise you to obediently hand over the Void Chain Pearl. Fighting is permitted in this test, and even if a death occurs, the punishment won’t be too severe!"

The broad-foreheaded man’s expression was grim, his words laced with threat.

"Is that so?"

"Then let me give you some advice: scram, now. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being merciless!"

Luo Tian’s expression was unruffled as he warned the broad-foreheaded man in return.

"You’re courting death!"

Veins throbbed on the broad-foreheaded man’s brow. Dark, bluish-green True Essence billowed out like a tidal wave, bone-chillingly cold!

"Yin Luo Palm!"

He thrust out a palm, and a ghostly green Palm Light erupted, emitting a dense Yin Qi. The surrounding grass and trees instantly blackened on the surface.

The broad-foreheaded man’s Cultivation was at the Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer!

He was one of the Main Peak Disciples and was incredibly strong. If he were facing Tu Gu, he could crush him in just five moves!

"Cold Wind Palm!"

A silver luster shone from Luo Tian’s body, making him look as hard and cold as crystal.

He swung his palm, and a shockingly heavy, ice-cold storm swept forth with majestic and ferocious power.

BOOM! WHOOSH!

The two Palm Techniques collided in an instant. Yin Qi and frigid cold intertwined, sweeping out in all directions.

Luo Tian felt a powerful wave of Yin Qi wash over him. He blocked it with the Defense of his Celestial Furnace Treasure Body, but a dark chill still ran through him.

The broad-foreheaded man, however, was forced back several steps by a blast of icy cold.

’He actually blocked my palm strike unharmed?’

The broad-foreheaded man was somewhat surprised.

After all, his Cultivation was a full three levels higher than Luo Tian’s!

Still, the broad-foreheaded man wasn’t worried. ’Just because Luo Tian can block one of my palm strikes doesn’t mean he can win.’

But just then.

SWOOSH!

A figure rapidly approached from the left.

"Where there’s a fight, there must be a Void Chain Pearl!" a woman’s voice called out.

Luo Tian’s Spiritual Sense detected a green-haired woman approaching at high speed.

’Peak of the Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer?’

Luo Tian’s expression turned grim.

’It would already take some effort to defeat the broad-foreheaded man at the Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer. With someone at the Peak of the Eighth Layer added to the mix, the situation is even worse!’

’Retreat!’

Luo Tian’s figure flew backward, disappearing into the mist.

WHOOSH!

The green-haired woman arrived at that moment. She glanced at the departing Luo Tian but didn’t give chase, instead fixing her gaze on the broad-foreheaded man.

"Hand over the Void Chain Pearl,"

the green-haired woman said to the broad-foreheaded man.

"Senior Sister Lin, the Void Chain Pearl isn’t on me. That kid took it."

The broad-foreheaded man said with some exasperation as he prepared to pursue Luo Tian.

’I have to kill Luo Tian and get the Void Chain Pearl back.’

SHING!

A sword was unsheathed. A sharp, white Sword Light flashed, streaking past the broad-foreheaded man’s chest.

"You think I’ll believe that?"

Senior Sister Lin, the green-haired woman, gave a cold, arrogant laugh.

Luo Tian’s Cultivation was at the very bottom of all the Main Peak Disciples, while the broad-foreheaded man was at the Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer. How could the Void Chain Pearl possibly be in Luo Tian’s hands?

"Senior Sister Lin, I’m not lying! The Void Chain Pearl is really with that kid."

The broad-foreheaded man was utterly speechless.

’How could I be so unlucky!’

’Luo Tian stole the treasure, but Senior Sister Lin stopped me, allowing him to escape easily.’

He had promised He Yunkong that he would eliminate Luo Tian in the Ghost Mist Forest.

’But in the end, I just ended up helping Luo Tian get a Void Chain Pearl even faster.’

...

Luo Tian hadn’t expected the suddenly arrived green-haired woman to actually help him by holding back the broad-foreheaded man.

This was perfect.

Now that Luo Tian had the Void Chain Pearl, he headed straight for the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall.

After traveling for a while, Luo Tian began to hear the sound of a waterfall.

As he drew closer, the sound grew louder, and it seemed to be mixed with the wails of Fierce Ghosts, enough to make one’s blood run cold.

This was the origin of the name "Ghost’s Tears Waterfall."

Soon, Luo Tian emerged from the forest into a wide, open area, with a cliff straight ahead.

A massive waterfall, hundreds of feet high, sent a torrent of dark gray water crashing down violently.

A thick Yin Ghost Qi permeated the area, chilling one’s spirit and making the body feel uneasy.

Beneath the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall,

there were three enormous, smooth stones. On two of them, people were sitting cross-legged, holding Void Chain Pearls.

’Endure for the time it takes one incense stick to burn under the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall, and you pass the test!’

There was one empty spot, but Luo Tian didn’t act rashly. He decided to observe first.

...

High on the cliff, some of the Tai Yuan Sect’s upper echelons, along with many disciples, were looking down at the Ghost Mist Forest below.

Just like the dense mist, the situation within the forest was difficult to see clearly.

Everyone’s focus was almost entirely on the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall.

The first two disciples to reach the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall were both at the Earth Element Realm Ninth Layer, among the group with the highest Cultivation in the test.

Their efficiency left many disciples in awe.

Moreover, these two at the Earth Element Realm Ninth Layer were certain to pass the test.

"Someone else has come out of the Ghost Mist Forest."

"I wonder which senior brother it will be?"

The disciples’ eyes lit up, and even the Tai Yuan Sect’s leadership couldn’t help but look over!

"That’s... Luo Tian!"

"How could it be him?"

Everyone present revealed looks of astonishment.

Luo Tian’s Cultivation was only at the Earth Element Realm Fifth Layer, the bottom of the barrel among the Main Peak Disciples. How did he manage to be the third person to reach the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall?!

How was this possible?

Elder Yan stared, stunned for a moment, before his gaze turned grim. He shot a glance at He Yunkong, who stood behind him.

He Yunkong was still dumbfounded.

He had specifically instructed the broad-foreheaded man to punish Luo Tian severely—even killing him wouldn’t have been a big deal.

And yet, Luo Tian had reached the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall so quickly!

’Don’t tell me the broad-foreheaded man fell and got amnesia when he jumped down? Did he completely forget my instructions?’

"How do you handle things?!"

Yan Yufeng transmitted his voice in a cold reprimand.

He had broken the rules by giving the Void Chain Pearl’s hiding place to He Yunkong so he could arrange for someone to eliminate Luo Tian.

He had been full of anticipation, only to be met with this result!

"This... maybe the kid just got lucky and picked up a Void Chain Pearl right after entering the Ghost Mist Forest."

"It’s also possible he never got a Void Chain Pearl at all!"

He Yunkong said hurriedly.

The second guess was also what the other disciples were thinking.

"Perhaps Luo Tian knew he couldn’t possibly pass the test, so he didn’t even bother looking for a Void Chain Pearl and just came straight to the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall to have a look."

The disciples felt this was the most logical explanation.

And the fact that Luo Tian took no action outside the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall seemed to further prove their theory.

The Third Elder of the Tai Yuan Sect had some impression of Luo Tian due to the previous undercover incident.

But he too had the same thought.

’Luo Tian has probably given up on the test and is just there to see the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall.’

...

Outside the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall, Luo Tian was observing the two older Tai Yuan Sect disciples under the cascade.

’This Ghost’s Tears Waterfall contains a powerful and dense Yin Qi. Crashing down from such a height, it has a significant corrosive effect on the human body...’

’Staying for a short while can condense and strengthen one’s Spiritual Will. But staying too long will harm the body and one’s mental fortitude!’

Clearly, the time it took for an incense stick to burn was considered a long time.

Even those at the Earth Element Realm Ninth Layer had to rely on sheer willpower to endure under the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall.

Besides that,

Luo Tian also discovered that the waterfall contained a special Energy Essence that continuously poured into the Void Chain Pearl.

’It seems enduring for an incense stick’s time is also to replenish the Void Chain Pearl’s energy.’

Just then,

four more people arrived in succession!

"Huh? This kid got here even earlier than us?"

The few of them glanced at Luo Tian, suspecting he had cheated.

"So it really was you who got the Void Chain Pearl!"

The green-haired woman among them stared at Luo Tian.

Luo Tian remembered her as well.

During his confrontation with the broad-foreheaded man, this was the woman who had suddenly rushed over.

"What if I did?"

Luo Tian’s expression was calm.

’He had snatched the Void Chain Pearl from the broad-foreheaded man; it had nothing to do with this senior sister.’

Luo Tian’s tone astonished the other senior disciples present.

’Senior Sister Lin is famous for her explosive temper. Luo Tian sure is bold.’

"While I don’t like to bully the weak, if you don’t learn to watch your mouth, I don’t mind teaching you a lesson."

The green-haired Senior Sister Lin swept her icy gaze over him.

Luo Tian remained expressionless and didn’t continue arguing with Senior Sister Lin.

"There’s still one spot left under the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall."

A man at the Earth Element Realm Eighth Layer flew to the third stone beneath the waterfall, took out his Void Chain Pearl, and sat down cross-legged.

The remaining people all waited patiently.

Luo Tian had also observed enough and was just waiting for someone to finish the test.

After a short while,

the two disciples at the Earth Element Realm Ninth Layer, having endured for the time it took an incense stick to burn, hastily left their stones.

After stumbling out of the waterfall’s range, they took out Elixir Pills and began to heal their injuries.

Clearly, the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall had caused them immense damage.

SWOOSH...

Several of the waiting disciples immediately rushed toward the two stones under the waterfall.

Luo Tian moved first. With graceful and swift speed, he shot to the front and successfully claimed a spot.

The second spot was taken by Senior Sister Lin.

"You really don’t know your own limits. The Ghost’s Tears Waterfall is no ordinary waterfall. Disciples have cultivated here and been left with incurable Soul injuries, while others went mad and suffered from Qigong Deviation!"

Senior Sister Lin glanced at Luo Tian beside her.

Luo Tian still paid her no mind, sitting down cross-legged and taking out the Void Chain Pearl.

RUMBLE! WHOOSH!

Within the roar of the waterfall, the cries of Fierce Ghosts seemed to echo in Luo Tian’s ears.

A frigid, Yin Cold aura poured down, eroding Luo Tian’s body.

The defensive effect of his Celestial Furnace Treasure Body against this kind of attack was only average.

However, Luo Tian’s own Spiritual Will was tough and powerful, not so easily eroded.

「Time passed.」

Luo Tian discovered that under the waterfall’s torrent, his Spiritual Will was being honed and tempered, becoming even more condensed and powerful.

Furthermore,

Luo Tian personally felt that the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall also contained a type of Energy Essence that could charge the Void Chain Pearl.

At the same time, it could also be absorbed by a Martial Artist to advance their Cultivation.

’So there’s an opportunity hidden in this Ghost’s Tears Waterfall as well.’

’Perhaps because we’re about to head to the Void Thief King’s Treasure Land, the Sect is using this test to both screen disciples and give them some last-minute training.’

Luo Tian guided that energy essence into his Primordial Pool.

He found that his Primordial Pool became more stable and his foundation more solid.

And so,

Luo Tian began to cultivate.

Before long, two more people arrived at the Ghost’s Tears Waterfall.

One of them was Yue Linfei.

Relying on her own strength, she had quickly found a Void Chain Pearl.

As for the second person, it was the broad-foreheaded man. He had memorized the map and had easily found another Void Chain Pearl.

When the broad-foreheaded man saw Luo Tian, a look of rage instantly appeared on his face.