novelraw Chapter 7 – Through
Chapter 7 – Through
In the scene, Qin Yu, upon seeing the ferocious monster, reacted like everyone else and turned to run.
But before he could take more than two steps, the monster leaped behind him and bit onto Qin Yu's backpack.
The Second Elder paused the scene, somewhat surprised, and said: "What's going on? This isn't how the scenario is supposed to play out."
The Dream Illusion Hound should linger behind for a while, waiting for the juniors to reach the little girl's position before speeding up to charge.
This Dream Illusion Hound acted way too early!"
The little girl hadn't even appeared yet, so how could they assess this person's character?
The Grand Elder said, "Second Elder, did you not explain the rules clearly to this Dream Illusion Hound?"
After all, with over three hundred Dream Illusion Hounds participating, there were bound to be some that didn't understand the rules.
"Impossible, I rehearsed many times with the Dream Illusion Hound leader. Moreover, the other people this Dream Illusion Hound was responsible for didn't encounter this situation."
The Third Elderess said, "If it's not the Dream Illusion Hound's fault, then it must be the person's problem. And did you notice, this young man is carrying a backpack."
The illusory realm created by the Dream Illusion Hound isn't purely an illusion but a reflection of reality.
When pulling someone into the illusory realm, it can choose to pull just the person or the person along with their belongings.
Thus, Qin Yu still had his backpack in the illusory realm.
What puzzled the elders was why this person alone had a backpack when none of the other juniors carried personal items.
"Could it be something about the backpack? Let's see what happens next!"
The scene began to change.
With the backpack bitten, Qin Yu quickly slipped out of it and ran away.
But Qin Yu soon realized the monster wasn't following him.
Curious, Qin Yu looked back and saw the monster pawing at his backpack.
With a little force, Qin Yu's backpack was torn in half.
Red shorts and patched clothes scattered all over the ground.
At the same time, a crumpled object wrapped in yellow paper also fell to the ground.
"Oh~"
The monster seemed to have found something it liked and let out a joyful cry.
Then, the monster's form rapidly shrank, finally turning into a fluffy little black dog, with a tuft of white fur on its paw resembling a small white glove, a crescent mark on its forehead, and two cartoonish wing patterns on its back, looking adorably cute.
The little black dog happily jumped to the unknown object wrapped in yellow paper and began devouring it.
Qin Yu was bewildered, having temporarily lost his memory, he didn't know where the backpack came from.
He also forgot that the yellow paper contained his family's secret recipe for stinky tofu.
Right now, he just felt that the little black dog was so cute and wanted to pet it!
In the Sect Main Hall.
The Sect Master and the elders were also bewildered.
They understood that the Dream Illusion Hound's abnormal behavior was due to the unknown object wrapped in yellow paper.
But...
What exactly was wrapped in that yellow paper that had such a magical allure, attracting the Dream Illusion Hound so strongly?
"As a Divine Beast, the Dream Illusion Hound is extremely sensitive to spiritual plants and herbs. Could it be that the yellow paper contains some kind of spiritual plant or herb?" the Third Elderess speculated.
"It shouldn't be!" the Sect Master said, "Our Xuantian Sect has all kinds of spiritual plants and herbs, and these Dream Illusion Hounds are fed with spiritual plants and herbs every day. Ordinary spiritual plants and herbs wouldn't attract them so much."
"If it were those extremely rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, they would carry spiritual energy fluctuations, and it wouldn't make sense for the Dream Illusion Hound to detect them while we cannot."
The Grand Elder nodded in agreement, "The thing wrapped in yellow paper doesn't look like a Heavenly Material or Earthly Treasure."
The Second Elder mused, "Then what else could be so tempting to the Dream Illusion Hound?"
"There actually is something that tempts the Dream Illusion Hound more than Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."
At this moment, the Sixth Elder, who had been silent, spoke up.
As the head of the Beast-Taming Peak, the Sixth Elder had spent a lifetime studying spirit beasts and divine beasts and was undoubtedly the person in Xuantian Sect who understood the Dream Illusion Hound the best.
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"What is it?" Everyone looked curiously at the Sixth Elder.
The Sixth Elder cleared his throat, "Have you ever heard the old saying, 'A dog can't change its habit of eating... that thing!'"
Everyone's eyes widened in shock, "Are you saying that filthy thing?"
"Exactly!" The Sixth Elder nodded, "Though the Dream Illusion Hound is a Divine Beast, it cannot change its inherent desires from its bloodline.
Moreover, for so many years, we've been feeding the Dream Illusion Hounds with food containing spiritual energy. As the saying goes, the more you can't have something, the more you want it. This has only increased their craving for that filthy thing."
"To be honest, that black thing wrapped in yellow paper does look a bit like it."
"It's not just a bit like it, it's exactly the same!"
"Why would that filthy thing be in this young man's backpack?"
"Could it be a leak?" the Grand Elder said, "Did this young man know the inside story and prepare this thing in advance?"
The Second Elder firmly stated, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I was the only one who knew about involving the Dream Illusion Hound in the third trial, besides the Dream Illusion Hound tribe. There's no way anyone else could know.
And even if they knew, they couldn't possibly know that the Dream Illusion Hound likes that filthy thing!"
Neither the Sect Master nor the elders knew about this, let alone this mortal young man.
"Then there's only one possibility!" The Seventh Elder, straightforward and outspoken, said, "This little guy actually carries poop with him. Could he be someone who likes playing with poop? Hahaha, that's interesting."
The Seventh Elder, head of the Body-Training Peak, was simple-minded, brawny, and formidable in combat.
Everyone was speechless, ‘What’s so interesting about that...
In the illusory realm, after the little black dog devoured the stinky tofu, it didn't transform back into a monster to continue its work. Instead, it circled around Qin Yu like a simp, making whining sounds as if begging for more stinky tofu.
It seemed the joy of tasting something delicious had made it forget its duties.
Qin Yu squatted down, rubbing the dog's head with both hands, enjoying the fluffy sensation.
The Sect Master covered his face, realizing there was no need to watch the rest of the illusory realm.
The Second Elder was furious, shouting that he would definitely go find the Dream Illusion Hound tribe leader later.
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"So, does this young man pass or not?" The Third Elderess brought the topic back on track.
This left everyone in a dilemma.
The third trial didn't test his character.
If they didn't let him pass, it was Xuantian Sect's fault, and it wouldn't be fair to make the young man bear the responsibility. Xuantian Sect was reasonable.
But if they let him pass... this young man liked playing with poop, could there be something wrong with his mind?
Finally, the Sect Master asked, "Second Elder, what’s this young man’s talent?"
"Just a Low-Grade Spiritual Root!"
"Low-Grade Spiritual Root means he'll be a servant disciple, it doesn't matter, let him pass!"
"Carrying poop with him and encountering the Dream Illusion Hound, that's his fortune. Recruiting a lucky disciple is also a good thing for the sect."
With a casual remark, the Sect Master of Xuantian Sect changed Qin Yu's fate, and also altered the destiny of the entire Cultivation World.
The gears of fate began to turn.
From then on, the Cultivation World became increasingly bizarre.
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