Chapter 22's advertising effect was absolutely phenomenal!

"No, impossible!"

"She...she cheated! She must have cheated! Otherwise, how could a Foundation Establishment Stage 2 cultivator instantly kill our Senior Brother Lin?!"

"That's right! Even if our Senior Brother Lin is just a pill cultivator, his cultivation level is still impressive. No matter how useless he is, he couldn't possibly kneel down so easily!"

"Exactly! No matter how useless he is, he should at least be able to hold out for three seconds, right?!"

Lin Qingyuan: "..."

Your swearing is really vulgar.

Do we need to keep bringing up the fact that he knelt down so quickly?!

Shen Zhaozhao completely ignored the few jumping-up outer disciples of the Tianyan Sect. With a flick of her wrist, the tip of her sword slowly pointed towards the huge Qingyun Ranking Spirit Wall.

"Why don't you open your eyes wider and take a good look?"

Everyone's gaze instinctively followed the sword tip and focused on the spirit wall.

The line of blue light representing Shen Zhaozhao's name flashed wildly, its ranking number jumping wildly, and with unstoppable momentum, it forcefully squeezed into the top of the list, settling firmly in fifth place.

The cultivation level indicated after the name was even more dazzling—Seventh Level of Foundation Establishment!

"!!!"

Dead silence.

The silence was so profound you could hear a pin drop.

Yun Wan'er's meticulously drawn face was no longer a matter of whether it looked stiff or not.

Her body swayed suddenly, and her vision blurred. If it weren't for the sturdy pillar next to her, her trembling hand would have gripped the relief carving on the pillar so tightly that her fingernails almost dug into the wood. She was afraid that she would collapse on the spot and lose consciousness.

Foundation Establishment Stage 7?!

How is that possible?!

It's already outrageous enough that a sword cultivator at the second level of Foundation Establishment could instantly knock a pill cultivator at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment out of the arena with a single sword strike!

Now they're suddenly telling her that Shen Zhaozhao is actually at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment?!

What exactly happened?!

impossible!

She couldn't believe that anyone could improve their cultivation level so much in an instant!

Shen Zhaozhao, that damned bitch must have used some evil magic!

"cough."

Shen Zhaozhao withdrew her sword, which was pointing at the Qingyun Ranking. Her gaze swept over the bewildered faces below the stage, and finally landed precisely on Pei Lang, who was still carrying several junior brothers on his back.

At this moment, Pei Lang's eyes were filled with a clear yet foolish confusion. Shen Zhaozhao casually pointed at him and recited her lines with ease: "Hey, this family member asks a good question~ Why has my cultivation level suddenly soared?"

"In truth, it's all thanks to the Spirit Refining Spring in the back mountain of Yunqi City."

Pei Lang: "???"

No, when did he ask that?

and--

"The Spirit Refining Spring?"

"You don't know? That place behind Yunqi City, you can jump down and absorb some spiritual energy, but how much you absorb depends entirely on luck. Most people who jump in just soak for two or three hours and waste their time. Even if you give them spirit stones, not many people will go down there."

These words expressed the sentiments of many cultivators, and many nodded in agreement.

Shen Zhaozhao shook her finger: "A while ago, didn't my senior brother challenge Chief Gu of Tianyan Sect to a duel? I was curious, so I went to see what was going on."

"Who would have thought that when I passed by the Spirit Refining Spring behind Yunxi Mountain, I saw a swarm of mosquito worms hovering over the spring. Out of curiosity, I went closer..."

She deliberately lowered her voice to create an atmosphere of "seeing it with her own eyes": "Then she watched as the cultivation level of those mosquito worms soared upwards."

Pei Lang's lips twitched: "Are you seeing things?"

"Well, that's what I thought too."

Shen Zhaozhao glanced at Pei Lang, feeling quite pleased. This boy was teachable; he could speak on his own without her prompting. "However, I thought it was better to believe it than not, so I went down to soak for a while. When I came back up, it was indeed useless. I immediately thought I must have misread it, or that the mosquito worm was exceptionally gifted."

She shrugged, her expression completely innocent: "As you all have seen, the results today were due to the spiritual spring taking effect too late. After careful consideration, I've concluded it's because the spiritual spring's effects were delayed."

"Delay?"

"The Spirit Refining Spring has this effect?"

"You never know, look at Zui Xian Lou's Zui Yun Dian, didn't it also have to be buried and fermented?!"

"hiss?!"

Shen Zhaozhao's words caused an uproar in the audience. After all, the person in front of them had a solid Foundation Establishment level of seven, which was genuinely listed on the Qingyun Ranking, leaving no room for doubt.

Besides, it won't hurt to give it a try, and what if it works?

The crowd instantly stirred, many people's eyes lit up, they rubbed their hands together, and turned to rush out of the city!

"Hey, fellow Daoist, wait a moment."

With a soft call, Shen Zhaozhao abruptly stopped those raised feet in place.

Her expression instantly turned serious, and she forcefully pointed her finger towards the direction of the Spirit Refining Spring.

"Everyone, use your brains and think about it carefully. If that spiritual spring really has a delaying effect, then when I first saw the mosquito worms, they were already at the second level of Foundation Establishment. During this time, when I came to the competition, they were soaking in the spring without moving."

"How much time has passed? Think about it, what level of cultivation do those mosquitoes have now?"

Someone subconsciously swallowed: "It's just a mosquito... a mosquito worm, how much harm can it do..."

Shen Zhaozhao remained expressionless, but a deep sorrow flashed in her eyes, as if she thought, "How could you be so naive?" She continued, "It's better to be safe than sorry. What if those mosquito worms break through to the Golden Core stage? What will you all do then? Run? Will it be too late?"

"?!"

A mosquito gu at the Golden Core stage?!

Some cultivators only thought about it for a moment, and then they saw swarms of mosquitoes, each one exuding the terrifying pressure of a Golden Core cultivator, their buzzing sound like a demonic siren calling for death...

This is hardly a search for opportunity.

This is a group of people delivering food to mosquito worms!

A burly body cultivator's face turned pale, but he still stubbornly insisted, "Impossible! A mosquito gu at the Golden Core stage? I've never heard of it!"

Shen Zhaozhao crossed her arms and slowly looked at her own shining "Seventh Level of Foundation Establishment" on the Azure Cloud Ranking.

"..."

The body cultivator instantly fell silent, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word.

Yes, Foundation Establishment Level 2 instantly becomes Foundation Establishment Level 7. Isn't that even more outrageous than the mosquito worm?

But it's really hanging there now.

When something that is "absolutely impossible" is presented to us in real life, the boundary of "absolutely impossible" becomes blurred instantly.

All that's left is the speculative feeling of "what if?" and "what if I'm the next one to be hit?!"

Looking at those faces filled with "greed and fear," Shen Zhaozhao's heart trembled with excitement. Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! The effect was ten times more explosive than she had originally anticipated.

Yes.

Who is Shen Zhaozhao?

How can anyone trust her conscience?

Her original plan was to anger an unlucky guy by staging an accident, create a commotion, and attract a large audience.

After his cultivation level soared by "chance" and he "inadvertently" revealed the "fortuitous encounter" he had with the Spirit Refining Spring, Second Senior Brother would no longer have to worry about selling his mosquito-repelling pills.

As for the mosquito worms, she did release them in the back mountain before dawn this morning.

But who could have imagined that Yun Wan'er would insist on instigating Lin Qingyuan to put her down, and that Lin Qingyuan would insist on putting on his hypocritical "for your own good" act in public.

The dramatic reversal, the irrefutable evidence displayed on the Qingyun Ranking, and the advertising effect were all off the charts!