Towards the Path of Heaven
Chapter 296

Upon reaching the shore, a sword with spiritual writing slowly appeared above Yan Chutian's head. The light spread down and enveloped his body.

With the protection of the spirit runes, the black gas accumulated by the shore was unable to get close to Yan Chutian's body. At the same time, he could clearly sense that the spirit runes seemed to have isolated an inexplicable force that only existed on this small mountain.

It was not difficult to know that this inexplicable force was what had killed so many geniuses earlier.

Moreover, Yan Chutian felt that even spiritual seals could not be used here. Therefore, it was no wonder that most of the geniuses who had reached the shore died tragically. It was not that they did not have the chance to destroy the spiritual seal, but that it was useless!

Like Yan Chutian, the other geniuses who had reached the shore seemed to have realized this. With a solemn expression, they had activated their spirit runes to protect themselves.

And since they were the first to reach the shore, they all moved away from Yan Chutian. Looking up, Yan Chutian was the only one who retreated.

This scene undoubtedly made the geniuses watching from the black river even more sneering. They felt that the situation was as they expected. How could a disciple of second-rate strength compare to a genius of first-rate strength?

Slowly walking forward, Yan Chutian could clearly feel that every step he took consumed a lot of spirit rune power. Even his first spirit rune swiftly dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It is not difficult to understand why so many geniuses try but end up failing.

But in any case, Yan Chutian had already guessed this situation, so he did not panic. Step by step, he continued walking towards the Lotus Dao before him.

At the same time, the other geniuses were in a similar situation. Everyone seemed determined as they walked step by step towards the Heaven and Earth Treasure before their eyes.

Among them, the spirit runes in the heads of the geniuses finally dimmed and were unable to sustain them anymore. He had no choice but to activate the second spirit rune to replace him.

However, although the sense of threat he felt after using the second spirit rune was greatly reduced, this genius was the first to find it difficult to use the first spirit rune. In other words, the quality of his first spirit rune was the lowest.

Therefore, how could his skin be good?

Moreover, from the looks of it, it seemed like he was destined to have no destiny with the treasure.

At this point, the genius was decisive. He immediately retreated in the direction he came from and left the small mountain. As a result, it was clear that he had failed.

It had only been a while since landing, but there had already been geniuses from first-rate forces who knew that they were no match and had given up. This no doubt surprised the audience.

Perhaps the true danger of this small mountain was beyond their imagination!

However, because of this also they were amazed at the few people who were still walking slowly on the hill with the first spirit.

The only thing that made them uncomfortable was that there was actually a disciple of second-rate strength mixed in with these geniuses. No matter how they looked at it, it didn't match.

"The disciples of this second-rate army really had no idea what he was talking about. A few geniuses from the first-rate army had already given up, yet he was still holding on!"

"Hoo... He's looking for death. When the power of the spirit runes was not enough, he would die horribly on this hill!"

"He's chasing death."

Everyone was competing with each other to mock him. Although they were all surprised that this disciple of a second-rate power could endure for so long with his first spirit rune, no one would say it out loud.

Because if they said it out loud, wouldn't they slap their own faces? The quality of spirit runes, they could not even compare to a disciple of second-rate strength.

Yan Chutian did not care about the words of the people outside. In fact, he doesn't care. This small mountain was like an enclosed space that was completely isolated from the outside world.

All he could see was the backs of the few people in front of him, as well as the genius who gave up and left quickly, passing by.

After moving forward for a while, Yan Chutian finally felt that the Sword Rune was unable to hold on anymore. If he insisted on holding on, he was afraid that these spirit runes he had painstakingly condensed would collapse.

Hence, he put away the sword with spirit runes and turned to the three-legged golden cauldron that floated in the air. A light that was even stronger than before enveloped him, protecting him.

At the same time, the other geniuses also changed their spirit runes one by one. This scene made the audience secretly sigh in relief.

Otherwise, if a genius from a first-rate power displayed a second spirit rune while a disciple from a second-rate power still used the first spirit rune, they would be too embarrassed to show their faces.

They were afraid of being slapped, but they were not stingy with their taunts towards Yan Chutian. When the second spirit rune was displayed, someone immediately scoffed. "Who knows, this might be the last spirit rune he condensed. That would be so funny."

"Who knows? But with his cultivation, even if he coincidentally condensed the third spirit rune, how powerful would it be?"

"Wait and just look. If the power of the spirit runes was not enough, he would naturally fool himself or even die miserably!"

"..."

As they continued to move forward, even before they could touch the Heaven and Earth Treasure, the spirit runes on the heads of some geniuses dimmed.

This caused his expression to change drastically. However, despite the opportunity right in front of him, he still chose to save his life and immediately retreated.

Almost as soon as he took a few steps back, the second spirit rune above his head completely disappeared. Instead, a third and final spirit rune appeared and he immediately retreated.

This scene made many of the disciples watching feel extremely unfortunate since he was only a short distance away from the Heaven and Earth Treasure.

And while some people fail, others naturally succeed. A cultivator gritted his teeth and took a few steps forward, grabbing the Heaven and Earth Treasure with one hand!

However, the moment the excitement appeared on his face, it was instantly filled with fear as the runebroh above his head had completely dimmed and disappeared!

"NO …!"

Genius could not help but roar, his face full of fear. At the same time, he naturally rushed towards the beach. However, when he retreated, he could not hold on until he left and completely fainted.

As he fell into despair, the Treasure of Heaven and Earth in his hand still shone brightly. But soon, the Treasure of Heaven and Earth turned into dust with him.

"How did this happen ?!"

Among the witnessing geniuses, one could only sigh. This scene made them feel very unfortunate. He had already obtained the Treasure of Heaven and Earth, but fell on his way back.

Hence, this made them even more worried about the other geniuses. Even though they had all obtained the Heaven and Earth Treasure, could they succeed in returning?

Among those people, there were also people who made others envious. That person was Yan Chutian. No one had expected that this second-rate strength disciple would rely on the second spirit rune to reach this far.

In other words, whether they were willing to admit it or not, Yan Chutian still had the possibility to obtain the Heaven and Earth Treasure and make it back!