"You should ask your Senior Brother Mu!"
Xie Chenkun's words made everyone immediately look at Mu Jinyu with eyes filled with admiration and a bit of complexity.
In fact, ever since Mu Jinyu climbed to the top of the Inner Gate of the Heavenly Sword Faction, according to the rules, everyone including Yun Ge should be calling him Senior Brother Mu.
But they were somewhat unconvinced, coupled with Mu Jinyu having only joined the Heavenly Sword Faction for two months, so they automatically chose to skip this sensitive issue.
They either continued to call him Junior Brother Mu or simply called him by his name without addressing him as Senior Brother.
Only those ordinary Inner Sect Disciples who were far inferior to Mu Jinyu had no such concerns or embarrassment and had long changed their address to Senior Brother Mu.
But now, with Mu Jinyu's increasingly powerful rise, it was obvious that ignoring this issue would no longer be feasible.
Yun Ge's face showed a bit of complexity, but she was the first to change her address and said, "Senior Brother Mu, what is the test of the third level of the Sea of Fire?"
Mu Jinyu felt quite awkward upon hearing Yun Ge's question.
It was not just Yun Ge changing the address from Junior Brother Mu to Senior Brother Mu, but more importantly, the content of the third level of the Sea of Fire was indeed hard to put into words.
With Yun Ge speaking up, everyone except Wei Ziping quickly started addressing Mu Jinyu as Senior Brother Mu and sought his guidance on the third level of the Sea of Fire.
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu felt awkward declining them and turned to look at Jian Ruyan with embarrassment.
Jian Ruyan was also curious about the test of the third level of the Sea of Fire. Seeing that Mu Jinyu hadn't answered everyone's question and instead looked at her, she felt puzzled, thinking whether Mu Jinyu was seeking her opinion, and couldn't help but say, "Go ahead and tell them."
Mu Jinyu, upon hearing Jian Ruyan's words, felt much more relaxed and then replied:
"The third level of the Sea of Fire, if I'm not mistaken, pertains to Heart Fire and Emotional Fire, testing the mental state and willpower of the challenger."
"Emotional Fire? Willpower? What does that mean?"
Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, some people were puzzled and confused.
But others like Xie Chenkun, who had experienced many trials, immediately understood what Mu Jinyu meant. They suddenly realized why Mu Jinyu was initially reluctant to speak.
Jian Ruyan, who was half-understanding, also vaguely guessed that Mu Jinyu's prior glance at her wasn't to seek her opinion.
Surely, it carried a bit of embarrassment, and she thought that what Mu Jinyu was about to say might involve her, hence the awkwardness.
For some reason, Jian Ruyan's ears turned crystal red instantly.
Having already spoken, Mu Jinyu decided to continue:
"When I was in the second level of the Sea of Fire, I used the special flames for body refining. I don't know how long had passed or when the second level ended; suddenly, I heard someone familiar calling me to wake up..."
"When I opened my eyes, I saw a vague human figure. I thought it resembled my wife, and upon blinking, the figure indeed turned into my wife. I was wondering why she would come look for me; could it be our agreed time had arrived? She even asked me the same question."
"At that moment, I truly believed that three years had passed and my wife had come to find me because she hadn't heard from me. I felt both guilty and self-reproaching. Then, I felt my body getting hotter, as if there was a fire burning inside me..."
"At that moment, I thought that it had been a long time since I last saw my wife, and our reunion felt like a newlywed celebration... I couldn't help but want to consummate our marriage. But later, I realized something was off, and that's when I managed to extinguish the inner flame!"
Mu Jinyu narrated with a look of lingering fear on his face!
Then, he glanced at Jian Ruyan with some guilt.
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Jian Ruyan, who was nearly half-understanding earlier, now completely understood what kind of test Mu Jinyu had encountered in the third level of the Sea of Fire.
The so-called 'wife' he mentioned likely wasn't limited to just Wen Rou, but included Gu Xiyan and possibly others!
His vague explanation of discovering something amiss and then extinguishing the flames clearly glossed over the truth. He likely realized that among the group of wives conjured in the illusion, there was Jian Ruyan, which alerted him to something being wrong.
No wonder he looked at her with such a guilty expression!
Jian Ruyan felt both embarrassed and angry, secretly annoyed that he would think of her in such a situation!
She suddenly felt an urge to beat Mu Jinyu up.
But then she realized, she had no real grounds to do so.
After all, it was just a test in the third level of the Sea of Fire, and Mu Jinyu hadn't actually done anything inappropriate to her in the illusion.
What reason did she have to hit Mu Jinyu?
This made Jian Ruyan feel both embarrassed and ashamed!
Her beautiful face turned a bright red, half out of shyness and half out of anger!
The others, upon hearing Mu Jinyu's explanation, didn't pay attention to the small gestures between Jian Ruyan and Mu Jinyu, instead starting to discuss among themselves:
"A test of Emotional Fire? It appears that the illusions can see through one's heart and know what you're thinking, using that to lure or mislead you... It does seem quite terrifying..."
"Indeed, if a goddess or dream lover appeared there, it would be impossible for anyone to resist, leading to inevitable failure."
"Senior Brother Mu's mental state and willpower are indeed strong!"
"Sigh, I suddenly want to try this test myself. Even if I end up being burned by the Emotional Fire, at least I could get close to my goddess in my dreams!"
"Get real! Do you think this is some welfare test? You'd probably be burned to death by the Emotional Fire before you even begin with the goddess!"
"..."
The crowd continued to debate heatedly.
But without exception, despite knowing the danger of the third level of the Sea of Fire, everyone was eager to try it!
After all, it was a fresh type of challenge they hadn't encountered before. Plus, it was just an illusionary realm, so they wouldn't actually die, allowing them to experience intimate moments with their dream companionship, even if just in a dream.
Unfortunately, trying the test wasn't as easy as they wished, leaving them feeling quite regretful.
Xie Chenkun also smacked his lips in regret, then straightened his expression, coughed lightly a few times, and spoke:
"Alright, everyone has just completed the entry test of the Sword Mountain Fiery Sea and must be exhausted. Let's go back and rest. Tomorrow is the Four Sects Martial Meeting. Let's all strive to defeat the Blood Sword Sect!"
"Yes!"
"Defeat the Blood Sword Sect!"
Upon hearing the Sect Leader's words, everyone responded firmly and then dispersed to their rooms to rest.
Xie Chenkun patted Mu Jinyu's shoulder and said, "I have a bit of vanity, sorry for the inconvenience caused…"
Mu Jinyu shook his head, "It's nothing. I haven't even thanked you for your generous deed the other day, setting up the Spirit Gathering Array outside my room. Without it, even if I had broken through to the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, my foundation might still be shaky."
"As the Sect Leader, it was my duty."
Xie Chenkun laughed, "You don't need to think about repaying me. If you truly want to show gratitude, defeat Dao Wuming tomorrow. I've placed a big wager on you!"