Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Having heard this from the 'Monk'ey Beast, Lin Wu now wanted to ask him about the other things.

"I see… what're the other things you wanted to tell." Lin Wu spoke.

"Ah yes… Well, like I told master before, I got the disciples to undergo the trials of the Sky Bright Daoist, and only after they qualified them would they be able to do the trials of the Taiji celestial… this was what I told them." The Monkey beast said.

"Hmmm… and I'm guessing some of them did?" Lin Wu questioned.

"Indeed. I had put that condition since master was in seclusion and I did not know if it would be appropriate letting them into the tomb. But now since master is awake, they can proceed further." The Monkey beast said.

"I see… and how many of them qualified?" Lin Wu questioned.

"About ten did… out of fifteen." The monkey beast answered.

Hearing this, Lin Wu raised his brows. He knew just how tough the trials such as this could be and ten qualifying out of fifteen was a rather high success rate. While Lin Wu did not know just how difficult the trials of the Sky Bright Daoist were, considering he was the disciple of the Taiji Celestial and also the creator of this tomb and everything within it, he reckoned they must not be simple.

"I see… so they want to do the Taiji Celestial's trials now?" Lin Wu asked.

"Well… two of them do. The others… they are too scared to do it. I may have ramped it up a little bit and now they are terrified." The Monkey beast replied.

"Terrified? Just what kind of a trial did the Sky Bright Daoist set?" Lin Wu questioned.

"Why doesn't master take a look himself?" The monkey beast said.

"Why not, sure." Lin Wu answered.

"Pardon me then." The monkey beast clasped his hands in respect before pulling them apart and creating a mote of light.

He then waved his hand and sent the mote of flight towards Lin Wu. He had a hunch of what it was and touched it with his tail.

~DING~

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FORMATION ARRAY KEY DETECTED: Absorbing

ABSORPTION COMPLETED: Sky Bright Shrine Formation Array is now accessible.

FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE: 1. Defensive barriers

2. Offensive formations

3. Self destruct

4. Illusory Trial Array 

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With the new Formation array key added, Lin Wu saw several windows appear in front of him. He now had full access to the Sky Bright Daoist's shrine and he could also access the trials that had been set by the man.

"Alright system, show me what the trial is." Lin Wu ordered.

~DING~

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NOTIFICATION: Previous Trial Recordings found: Play- Y/N?

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"Yeah, go ahead." Lin Wu replied.

~shua~

Lin Wu's vision went black and he got a familiar feeling. He appeared in the same state as before and could now see the recordings, like a video or a movie. 

"Alright! Snack time!" Lin Wu said as a few snacks materialized in front of him.

"Play it system." Lin Wu said as he munched on some crispy fried pork bits.

~Shua~

The surroundings changed and Lin Wu could now see that he had arrived in an empty world. All that could be seen was a blue sky at the top with some clouds spread around at random. Then there was a mirrored surface below, which was basically a still ocean.

There he saw fifteen disciples appear as well. Of the fifteen disciples, four were female while eleven were male. The fifteen of them were a bit anxious and were looking around nervously.

"Oh? This is a group trial too?" Lin Wu asked.

~DING~

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ANSWER: The Sky Bright Daoist's trials are variable in both groups and individual versions. The Individual versions are easier than the group ones, but the group ones can help when the trials are something beyond their expertise and others can compensate for it.

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"Hmm… I see. So if they are lucky and know everything the trial demands of them, they will be able to do it on their own. But if they don't then the group trial, while being more difficult, will give them an opportunity to complete it." Lin Wu understood.

He then saw the disciples walking around aimlessly.

"What are we supposed to do here?" One of them asked.

"I don't know… perhaps this is the trial?" One of the female disciples said.

"Hmm… that could be it. Senior Monk did not say anything else other than that we will have to figure it out on our own. Maybe that was a hint as well and we are supposed to figure out how to get out of here?" The Nascent soul realm senior brother, who was the leader of the group said.

"That does seem likely." A disciple that wielded a pole arm spoke.

"Now that I think of it… doesn't our sect have a similar illusory hall? I think some of the formation hall's disciples go there to train and test their skills." A shorter disciple said.

Hearing this, the eyes of the Nascent soul realm disciples lit up.

"Cao Du, haven't you taken some lessons there? Can you tell what we're supposed to do here?" The nascent soul realm disciple asked.

"Umm… I barely spent two years there, so didn't really learn much. I gave up once I realized my talent in formations was not good." The Disciple named Cao Du replied.

"Come on, you must have some idea?" Cao Du's friend said, placing his hand on Cao Du's shoulder.

Cao Du placed his hand on his chin and thought for a bit before nodding his head.

"I think this is like an escape test. Just as Lingua said before. We need to find the hidden formation runes which we then unravel to leave this place." Cao Du said.

Lingua was the name of the shorter disciple who had spoken before. 

"Hmm… if it really is like that then, this will be a test of our sense. Everyone spread out and see if you can find any clue. There are fifteen of us, so we should be able to find something.." The leader said.