Chapter 401: The First Floor Challenge

By now, Xu Feng was already extremely used to calling Zhang Hao his junior brother.

Bai He was not surprised at all, considering how naturally friendly Xu Feng was.

Before Zhang Hao had met Xu Feng, he had thought that his personality would be like Ye Shiyuan’s, cold and difficult to approach. He had never expected him to be this interesting.

"Second Senior Brother, you are going to challenge the first floor?"

"Yes. What is it?"

"Second Senior Brother, I think you should reconsider. The second floor would be a good choice."

Xu Feng narrowed his eyes, clearly displeased. "Are you looking down on me?"

Zhang Hao naturally did not mean that. He even felt that not even Ye Shiyuan might necessarily be able to defeat that monster on the first floor.

"How could that be? Ever since Senior Yi Xing left, Old Man Qin has guarded the first position. No one has ever been able to shake his position."

However, Xu Feng looked unconvinced. "I do not believe it. I am going to try."

Zhang Hao shook his head. He figured that Xu Feng would probably only change his mind after getting beaten up by Old Man Qin.

Old Man Qin? Bai He felt that those name sounded somewhat familiar.

"Host, do you remember that when you first came here, someone told you that if you encountered any difficulties after arriving here, you could look for someone named Qin Tao?"

Qin Tao?

"Can I ask what the master of the first floor is called?"

"Old Man Qin’s name seems to be..." Zhang Hao had not called Qin Tao by his name for a very, very long time, so he could not remember it for a moment.

Bai He reminded him, "Qin Tao?"

"Yes, that is the name... Master, you know him?"

"I do not know him, but my Master does! I will go meet him later."

"Master, Old Man Qin never meets with anyone. People used to challenge him in the past, but now, there are not even any challengers anymore. I have not seen him for several months."

Bai He took out the token. "I have this. It should be enough for me to meet him, right?"

Zhang Hao’s eyes immediately went wide. He looked as though he wanted nothing more than to snatch it from Bai He’s hand and carefully examine it himself.

Bai He immediately pulled his hand back and said, "What are you doing?"

Zhang Hao realized that he had lost his composure. "Ahem, Master, this was given to you by Senior Yi Xing, right? Senior Yi Xing is such a legendary figure. This token is also a legendary token. It is said that if you enter the Astral Glass while holding this token, you will not be affected by it at all."

Bai He was shocked. "Is it really that powerful?"

"It is only a legend. I do not know either. After all, I have never met Senior Yi Xing. However, the pattern engraved outside the first floor is exactly the same as the one on this token. There is no mistake."

Bai He had never expected that this token would have such a great effect. "Shiyuan, you and Xiao Feng go challenge the fourth floor. Zhang Hao and I will go take a look at the first floor."

Ye Shiyuan moved his lips slightly, remembering something. He was clearly somewhat unwilling. But he still agreed. "Alright."

The group split into two.

Bai He and Zhang Hao arrived at the first floor. This place was different from the others. As soon as they entered, they immediately felt an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

Of course, this oppressive feeling was something Zhang Hao could clearly sense, while Bai He was mostly unaffected.

"Master, there is a formation outside. You should be careful." Zhang Hao reminded him.

Bai He glanced around and vaguely remembered this formation. He then stepped forward and pressed one of the buttons. The oppressive feeling instantly disappeared.

Zhang Hao’s complexion also returned to normal. "Master."

"Alright, stop talking. Let us go inside and take a look first." Bai He walked ahead. Soon, he saw a door. The pattern on the door was exactly the same as the pattern on his token.

After approaching the door, Bai He noticed a small slot. It looked just like... It was exactly the same shape as the token in his hand.

Bai He hesitated for a moment before placing the token inside. Then he quietly waited. Something was not right. According to what usually happened, should the door not have opened immediately after he placed the token inside?

Just as he was wondering about this, he suddenly felt the surroundings begin to tremble. Before he could react, the door suddenly opened, and a powerful force pulled him inside. He instinctively tried to resist with his spiritual power, but this force was simply far too powerful.

"Master!" Zhang Hao hurriedly ran over, but the door had already closed.

The door to the first room could only be opened from the inside by the person within.

For an outsider to force their way inside was practically impossible. At the very least, he was not capable of doing it.

After trying several times, Zhang Hao had no choice but to give up. He immediately turned around. Perhaps Ye Shiyuan would have some way to deal with this.

...

Bai He discovered that he had arrived in a very unfamiliar place. There was also a person sitting in front of him, but his appearance was blurred and impossible to see clearly.

"You are Senior Qin Tao."

"You are not him."

Bai He reacted. "You mean my Master?"

"You are his disciple? Why can I sense his aura from you?"

Although there was an aura belonging to Yi Xing, it was not actually Yi Xing.

Bai He scratched his hair. "Maybe I have stayed with my Master for too long, so I have acquired his aura."

"You do not know your own origins?"

Bai He was slightly stunned, and his expression darkened. "I suppose I do know."