In the scene, Qin Yu, upon seeing the ferocious monster, reacted just like the others and turned to run.

But after running only a few steps, the monster suddenly leaped behind Qin Yu and bit onto his backpack.

The Second Elder paused the scene, looking a bit surprised, and said,

"What's going on? This isn't how the story goes."

"The Dream Phantom Dog should have been lingering behind for a bit, waiting for the juniors to run to the little girl’s position, and then it would speed up."

"This Dream Phantom Dog acted too soon!"

"The little girl hasn't even appeared yet. How could it judge this one's character?"

The Grand Elder spoke, "Second Brother, did you not explain the rules clearly to this Dream Phantom Dog?"

After all, more than three hundred Dream Phantom Dogs were involved this time, and it was inevitable that some of them hadn't fully understood the rules.

"It’s impossible. I practiced with the leader of the Dream Phantom Dog tribe many times."

"And the others this Dream Phantom Dog was responsible for didn't encounter this issue."

The Third Elder said, "If it's not the Dream Phantom Dog's fault, then it's definitely a problem with the person."

"Also, have you noticed? This young man actually has a backpack on his back."

The illusion created by the Dream Phantom Dog is not purely an illusion but a reflection of reality.

When pulling someone into the illusion, it can choose to only bring the person in or bring the person and whatever they are carrying.

Thus, in the illusion, Qin Yu is still carrying his backpack.

But what puzzled the elders was that none of the other juniors had any personal belongings, so why did this one have a backpack?

"Could it be the backpack's fault? Let’s keep watching to see what happens next."

The scene began to change.

The backpack was bitten, and Qin Yu swiftly used the Golden Cicada Escape technique, removing the backpack and fleeing.

But Qin Yu soon realized that the monster didn’t follow him.

Curious, Qin Yu looked back and saw the monster scratching at his backpack.

With a bit of force, the monster ripped the backpack in half.

Red pants, patched-up clothes scattered on 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 happily howled.

Then, the monster’s body quickly shrank, eventually turning into a fluffy little black dog.

It had a patch of white fur on its paw, like a little white glove, and a crescent moon mark on its forehead. There were two cartoon-like wing patterns on its back, looking incredibly cute.

The little black dog excitedly jumped over to the yellow-paper-wrapped object and started devouring it eagerly.

At this moment, Qin Yu was completely bewildered. Having temporarily lost his memory, he had no idea where his backpack came from.

He also forgot that the yellow paper wrapped what was actually his ancestral secret recipe for stinky tofu.

All he knew was that this little black dog was so cute, he really wanted to pet it!

In the main hall of the sect,

The Sect Master and the various Elders were also dumbfounded.

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They realized that the Dream Phantom Dog's strange behavior was caused by the mysterious object wrapped in yellow paper.

But…

What was this object? Why did it possess such magical power to attract the Dream Phantom Dog so strongly?

"As a divine beast, the Dream Phantom Dog is extremely sensitive to spiritual plants and medicinal herbs. Could it be that the object wrapped in yellow paper is some kind of spiritual plant or medicinal herb?" The Third Elder speculated.

"It shouldn't be!" the Sect Master replied. "Our Xuantian Sect has every kind of spiritual plant and medicinal herb. These Dream Phantom Dogs are always fed spiritual plants and herbs. Ordinary ones wouldn’t attract them so much."

"And if it were some extremely rare heavenly treasure, it would definitely emit spiritual energy waves. There’s no way the Dream Phantom Dog could detect it without us noticing."

The Grand Elder nodded in agreement, adding, "The object wrapped in yellow paper doesn’t look like a heavenly treasure either."

The Second Elder seemed to be pondering, "Then what could possibly attract the Dream Phantom Dog so much?"

"Actually, there is something that can attract the Dream Phantom Dog even more than heavenly treasures," said the Sixth Elder, who had remained silent up until now.

The Sixth Elder, the head of the Beast Taming Peak, had spent his whole life studying spirit beasts and divine beasts. He was undoubtedly the one who knew the Dream Phantom Dog best in Xuantian Sect.

"What is it?" Everyone looked at the Sixth Elder curiously.

The Sixth Elder cleared his throat and said, "Have you ever heard the old saying in the common folk: 'A dog can’t stop eating... that thing'?"

The others immediately widened their eyes, surprised, and said, "You mean that filthy thing?"

"Exactly!" The Sixth Elder nodded. "Although the Dream Phantom Dog is a divine beast, it can’t escape the cravings from its bloodline origin."

"Also, after all these years, we've been feeding the Dream Phantom Dogs food rich in spiritual energy. As the saying goes, the more you can't get something, the more you want it. This has made them increasingly crave that filthy thing."

"And looking at that yellow paper-wrapped object, it really does look like it."

"Not just like it, it’s exactly the same!"

"Why would that filthy thing be in this young man's backpack?"

"Could it be a leak of information?" The Grand Elder said. "Did this young man know in advance and prepare this thing?"

The Second Elder firmly said, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"I only told the Dream Phantom Dog tribe about the third test. Only I and the Dream Phantom Dog tribe knew about it. There’s no way anyone else could know."

"Even if they knew, how could they know that the Dream Phantom Dog likes that filthy thing?"

The Sect Master and the Elders had no idea about this matter, let alone this mortal young man.

"Then there’s only one possibility!" The Seventh Elder, who was quick to speak, said, "This little guy actually carries poop with him. Does he have a weird obsession with it? Hahaha, this is so interesting."

The Seventh Elder, the head of the Body Refining Peak, was straightforward, strong, and physically imposing, with exceptional combat power.

The others were all speechless, thinking, "What’s so interesting about this..."

In the illusion, after the little black dog devoured the stinky tofu, it didn’t turn back into a monster and continue working. Instead, it acted like an affectionate dog, running around Qin Yu, making whining noises, seemingly begging for more stinky tofu.

Apparently, the joy of eating this delicious food had made it forget about its task.

Qin Yu squatted down and began petting the dog’s head with both hands, enjoying the fluffy feeling.

The Sect Master covered his face. It seemed there was no need to continue watching this illusion.

The Second Elder, on the other hand, was so angry that he started cursing, shouting that he would definitely go find the leader of the Dream Phantom Dog tribe.

"Refund!"

"Is this young man going to pass or not?" The Third Elder brought the conversation back on track.

This caused the Elders to hesitate.

The third test didn’t really test his character.

If they didn’t let him pass, it would be Xuantian Sect's fault. It wouldn’t be right to make the young man take responsibility, since Xuantian Sect always upheld reason.

But if they let him pass… could a person who liked playing with poop really be normal?

Finally, the Sect Master asked, "Second Brother, what’s this young man’s talent?"

"Just a low-grade spiritual root!"

"A low-grade spiritual root should be a servant disciple. It doesn’t matter. Let him pass!"

"Carrying poop and running into the Dream Phantom Dog—this must be his opportunity."

"Bringing in a lucky disciple is also a good thing for the sect."

The Sect Master's casual words changed Qin Yu’s fate and also altered the fate of the entire cultivation world.

The wheel of fate began to turn.

From then on, the cultivation world started to become… rather strange.