The Undying Immortal System

Everything was happening too suddenly. I stepped into the Trial, but I immediately appeared back outside the Trial. What was going on? Was this the Trial? Was it some strange recreation of the world outside?

“Fire. Or. Earth.” The scribe enunciated each word, bringing my focus onto the topic at hand.

Whether I was still inside the Trial or not, I had to move forward and make a decision.

Fire or earth. I had thought about this decision a few times over the years. Which would be best? What did I want to accomplish in this life?

I needed a way to advance quickly as a Martial King. That meant having access to both Rank 5 formations and pills, so both peaks could help me progress in that regard. Pills had the advantage of speed, but formations required fewer resources. Overall, I considered both options somewhat balanced for helping me advance.

There was also the promise I had made to the person in charge of the Earth Peak Trial to consider. I told him I would be joining the Earth Peak. It was a consideration, but not one I put too much emphasis on. This was a disposable timeline, so if he smashed me to pieces for breaking my promise, it would only give me more information about the sect and its people.

More important was the reason I had given him for wanting to join the peak. I wanted to learn more about how spatial bags and the Trials were constructed. Learning to turn my storage space into something greater was far more important than the extra credits I might earn from joining the Fire Peak.

The scribe was getting impatient, so I needed to give him my answer.

“Earth Peak…”