Chapter 017：Sonic Crag

In Han Man's room, Lin Feng and Jing Yun were frowning tightly, their eyes narrowed to slits. 

"The injury is very serious." Lin Feng examined Han Man's condition. Although martial artists have an extremely strong recovery ability, Han Man's injury was too severe. His sternum was fractured to such an extent that he didn't know how many times. His internal organs were damaged. It was almost impossible for him to rely on his own recovery. 

"It's okay. I've always been tough enough to survive. I won't die." Han Man was rather optimistic and grinned. 

"Then what about your cultivation level?" Lin Feng glared at Han Man for a moment. Han Man shifted his gaze away, not daring to look into Lin Feng's eyes. Yes, even if he doesn't die, wouldn't he be reduced to a useless person in the future, inferior to even ordinary people? 

"Lin Feng, let's go to Heifengling Mountain to hunt down the demonic beasts and exchange their animal nuclei for some elixirs from the sect." Jing Yun looked at Lin Feng. Although Han Man was an external student of Yunhai Sect, there were so many external students in the sect. Those who were not admitted to the inner door would never receive due attention. The sect would only provide you with a platform, offering you martial arts techniques and training grounds, allowing you to grow. Only when you enter the inner door can you be considered a true member of Yunhai Sect. Therefore, they didn't expect the sect to offer Han Man help for free. 

"It's no use. Han Man's injuries are too severe. Even if ordinary medicinal pills could cure him, they would leave him with after-effects." Lin Feng shook his head. 

"Well, then what shall we do?" 

Lin Feng suddenly stood up and then turned around to walk out. 

" I'm going to Tianjian Cliff. I'll be back." A cold voice came from behind. Then Lin Feng walked out of the room. Jing Yun's figure trembled slightly, and she clutched her clothes tightly in her hands. 

Han Man's face broke into a goofy grin, but the smile in the corners of his eyes seemed to be moist. The Tian Kaidai cliff was only something that Lin Feng would dare to dream about and dare to do. 

Tianjian Yajie, one of the most mysterious and sacred places in Yunhai Zong, has a reputation that is even more renowned than the Lifegiving Platform in Fengyun Xie. 

Although the "Dead and Alive Platform" in the "Upper Fengyun Gorge" is not very common, it still appears from time to time. However, the "Tianjian Cliff" is rarely visited by people. Even if someone dares to go there, it is definitely those true martial artists who pursue martial arts, such as martial arts enthusiasts and geniuses. In the "Cloud Sea Sect", many disciples only hear of the "Tianjian Cliff" but have no idea what it is like inside. 

However, everyone has heard the rumors that as long as one passes the test of Tianjian Cliff, one can truly be valued by the sect and obtain the treasures one desires. But if one fails the test, the consequences will be extremely severe. 

On the summit of the Jue Peak of Yunhai Sect, there is a stone cave palace. Here is the passage of Tianjian Ya. 

At this moment, Lin Feng arrived at the entrance of the passage beneath the peak of the mountain. 

"Lin Feng, an outsider disciple of Yunhai Sect, wishes to go to Tianjian Cliff." Standing at the entrance of the passage, Lin Feng shouted to the inside of the passage. 

The sound entered the mountain wall through the passage and reverberated without dying out. After a while, an echo was heard. 

"Come in." 

"Yes." Lin Feng responded and then entered the passage. 

The passage was rather dimly lit. On both sides of the passage were carved patterns. Lin Feng walked towards the light ahead and soon found himself in a stone cave. 

This cave has a stone bed, a desk and a candlestick. It is an extremely simple room. At present, on the stone bed, there is a black-robed old man sitting there, with his eyes closed and motionless. 

"Are you planning to go to Tianjian Cliff?" The old man in black robes still kept his eyes closed, his voice calm and indifferent. 

"Yes." Lin Feng replied. 

"For what purpose?" 

"My friend got injured. His sternum was fractured in many places and his internal organs were damaged. I need a medicinal pill that can treat his injuries without any side effects." Lin Feng said calmly. 

The old man in black robes opened his eyes. His deep gaze seemed to possess the power to pierce through things, intent on seeing through Lin Feng's soul. 

"Surely there are elixirs. But with your current cultivation stage at the eighth level of the Martial Spirit Realm, it's very difficult for you to pass the test of Tianjian Cliff. Please show me your martial spirit to see if it's powerful enough." 

Lin Feng nodded. The ghostly image of the little snake appeared, but he did not release his Dark Spirit Soul either. 

"Huh?" The old man in black robes frowned slightly. His knowledge was undoubtedly extensive, but he had never heard of such a kind of spirit soul before. It was like a snake flying snake, and it was too small and thin, lacking any wild and ferocious aura typical of beast spirit souls. 

"Go through that passage then." The old man in black robes pointed with his hand. In his room, there were many passages leading to different testing grounds. 

"Thank you, Senior," Lin Feng nodded and then stepped into the passage indicated by the old man in black robes. 

Seeing Lin Feng enter the passage, the old man in black robes gave a slight shake of his head. He was an expert in the Martial Spirit Realm at the eighth level, and his martial spirit was too weak. It was almost impossible for him to pass the test of the Heavenly Gorge Cliff. The passage he pointed out to Lin Feng was leading to a place called the Celestial Bell Perilous Cliff. Its destructive power might be the weakest among all the tests. Lin Feng could withdraw at any time, but the difficulty of this passage was the greatest. 

The old man in black robes, considering Lin Feng's friendship to him, did not want him to suffer too much injury due to the test. Therefore, he chose to let Lin Feng enter the situation, hoping that Lin Feng would give up when facing difficulties. 

The sound of bells and drums reverberates through the sheer cliffs. The sound of bells and drums there has not been heard for a hundred years, which means that for a hundred years no one has been able to pass the test of that passage. 

Lin Feng entered the passage. The passage was pitch-dark and dim, with countless steps leading upwards. Lin Feng climbed nearly a thousand steps and reached a stone door. When Lin Feng approached it, the stone door opened from both sides. 

"Amazing!" Lin Feng murmured to himself. The scene before his eyes suddenly became clear and understandable. 

Fresh air wafted towards them. Lin Feng stepped out of the stone gate. Here was a cliff-top place with no way down. The misty air was filled with the atmosphere of clouds and mist, carrying a hint of coolness. 

And on this altar, there were eight vertical bells and drums standing upright. Some were similar to the war drums that Lin Feng's ancestors used to beat when charging in ancient battlefields. And these eight bells and drums surrounded an open space in the middle. 

"Boom!" The stone wall automatically closed. Lin Feng turned around and saw a row of clear large characters engraved on the stone wall. 

"Is it sufficient to merely have one of these eight-sided bells and drums ring to produce the sound of the bells and drums to pass the test?" Lin Feng understood this after reading the words and walked to the central open area of the eight-sided bells and drums. 

I don't know what's so mysterious about these eight bells and drums. It's strange that only one of them needs to be rung to pass the test. 

"Drink." Lin Feng moved his feet and casually delivered a punch that reverberated with the sound of the bells and drums. 

"A hum…" a dull sound rang out. A void-like ripple emanated from the bell and gong and landed on Lin Feng, causing him to take a step back. 

"Um?" Lin Feng raised his eyebrows and took another step forward. The force in his fists increased to five thousand jin. 

"Beep, beep!" A strong buzzing sound emanated, the wave-like pattern diffused from the bell transformed into a solid form, and a powerful force was ejected back. 

"Boom!" A very powerful and overwhelming wave crashed down on Lin Feng, causing his body to fly up directly. 

"Ahem." Lin Feng fell to the ground and coughed twice. A trickle of blood trickled out from the corner of his mouth. He was horrified. 

Is this... the Nine-Height Wave? 

Lin Feng's pupils emitted a sharp glint. The force that just landed on him was actually the power of the Nine Waves. Moreover, this force was far stronger than the power he exerted when beating the drums. These eight-sided drums could rebound attacks, and when rebounding, the force could increase exponentially. 

How wonderful! How could this bell and drum have rebounding power? 

Lin Feng sat there without hurrying to get up. There was a thoughtful look in his eyes. Both times, there was only a buzzing sound, no response from the bells and drums. And the more powerful the force he used, the stronger the attack he would bear. This seemed to be a dead lock. 

"No, since it's a test, there must be a way to pass it. It's just that I haven't found it yet. Besides, the old man in black robes knows that my cultivation level is weak and my martial spirit is not strong either. He should have chosen the easiest test. If I can't even pass this simple test, how can I talk about martial arts?" 

Lin Feng stood up resolutely from the ground. At this moment, he had completely misunderstood the intention of the old man in the black robe. This was not the easiest test, but the most difficult one. The old man in the black robe hoped that he would give up when facing difficulties, but he never expected that it would instead stir up his unwavering martial arts will. 

"Darkness Spirit Body." Lin Feng's mind acted, and the Darkness Spirit Body was released. Immediately, his gaze became profound. When using the Darkness Spirit Body, all abilities were enhanced, including his comprehension ability. 

The long sword sang softly, thunderous shockwaves reverberated, and the sword crashed against the other side of the bell and drum. 

"Whoosh..." 

"Boom!" 

The sound of the sword's howl mingled with the thunderous explosion, coming back to strike. Lin Feng's long sword trembled, and a layer of sword aura appeared in front of him, blocking the sharp sword light that rebounded back. 

"Sniffling!" His clothes were torn. A trickle of blood seeped out from Lin Feng's body. Just as he had expected, the rebounding sword energy was twice as powerful as the one he had sent out. Even though he defended with all his might, he still got injured. 

"Just consider it as a practice of swordsmanship." Lin Feng did not back down. He delivered another slash, this time aiming at the other side of the bell and drum.