Chapter 89: Starting with a raft, no one holds anyone back...
She went out? She went out?
The first person to emerge from the Qiankun Maze competition was none other than Ji Mingran from the Dingsheng Sect!
"What's going on? Has anyone seen this?" The cultivators on the observation platform whispered among themselves.
How did she get out?
"Has she discovered the key to escape the maze? Is it because she passed the trial of the inner demons?"
Everyone was completely baffled.
The scene of the disciples challenging the inner demon trial was really boring. Although the initial viewers were quite interested, the scene shown in this trial was just the disciples slowly climbing the steps with blank expressions.
Without intense battle scenes or exciting duels of wits and courage, the attention of most of the spectators soon began to wander, gradually drawn to the competition scenes of disciples in other levels.
Only a small number of people remained to continue watching the projected image on the stone.
Ji Mingran's speed initially gave her a significant lead, drawing everyone's attention and keeping them on the edge of their seats as she swiftly and effortlessly approached the torch at the end of the steps.
She stopped just a step away and remained motionless for a long time. The disciples behind her, some faster and some slower, gradually closed the distance to her, but then all of them stopped.
About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the remaining observers suddenly saw the gray figure standing at the highest point move, and the scene of the inner demon trial had disappeared.
Those who were paying attention to Ji Mingran immediately began searching for her traces on the images projected by the other projection stones. But soon, the images on dozens of projection stones throughout the venue began to flicker, erratically going out and on, or switching between extremely unstable images.
The maintenance workers responsible for the projection stones rushed onto the scene.
The projection stone also returned to normal at this time.
The images projected by those dozens of projection stones all changed, not only showing different participating disciples, but more importantly, all the participating disciples who were originally in the pavilions entered the labyrinthine level at the same time.
The projection stones are now displaying images of the disciples participating in various challenges.
What's going on? In the Mystery of Heaven and Earth, the time it takes for each participating disciple to enter the checkpoint is not the same. Some leave and some enter, some stay in the pavilions and some are stuck in the checkpoint. In any case, they are not all concentrated at one end.
But now, how come all the participating disciples have entered the challenge?
The sudden change in the projection image surprised the participants. Just as they were discussing it with others, a white shooting star streaked across the dark night sky with a long arc of light and disappeared into the distance where the sky meets the sea.
Then, countless meteors streaked across the sky, their falling like rainbows.
This is a sign that someone has passed the third round of the competition!
The leader of the Class A seats was secretly alarmed, his eyes constantly searching the projection stone screen, trying to find the person who had passed the competition first.
The first to discover this was naturally the cultivator who had been paying close attention to Ji Mingran's competition.
Dong Lu stood up and nodded to the team leaders present: "My Uncle Zongji won first place, please accept my humble opinion."
Concession? Who made a concession? They didn't! The leaders of each sect had mixed feelings, quickly exchanging glances to confirm that none of those who had advanced were their disciples.
Could it be?
Venerable Chongjue closed his eyes to sense the movement, his chest rising and falling almost imperceptibly, and said, "Indeed, the Dingsheng Sect is quite good."
As the judge of the competition, he was able to receive messages from the spiritual consciousness generated during the spiritual competition.
It was her! The team leader could only grit his teeth, trying to keep his expression calm, and nod in response.
Venerable Chongjue's announcement caused an uproar of disbelief among the audience on the viewing platform.
"I've been keeping an eye on this little darling's competition, mainly to see how the chosen one will fare. Uh... although I can't see the specific scene of the inner demon trial, she was indeed the first to reach the inner demon trial steps. I saw that she finally moved and touched the torch. And then it's like this now."
Upon confirmation, one of the observers clapped his hands and exclaimed, "This little prodigy may seem ordinary, but he has passed through all the trials smoothly so far. He is indeed not to be underestimated."
Only a very small minority hold this view. Most people analyze that: "She has extraordinary luck and everything goes smoothly for her. She has powerful senior brothers to protect her and elite fellow disciples to safeguard her. It is only natural that she has an open mind. As such, she can pass the inner demon trial more easily than other participating disciples."
"If I were as lucky as her, I wouldn't have any worries, so why would I have any inner demons? Why would I need any trials?"
The observer remarked sourly, "Lucky people are truly lucky forever."
However, no one will say things like "Let's see how long she can survive" anymore, since she has indeed survived to the final match of the Spiritual Cultivation Competition.
"Look!" one of the observers exclaimed, "They're about to pass the inner demon trial too!"
The observer squinted, trying to discern the moving attire of the participating disciples. "It's the Nameless Sect. The disciples of the Nameless Sect are all moving. Oh? The Hongqi Sect too. They're also moving without any hindrance, just like Ji Mingran did earlier. Could it be that they've also completely broken through their inner demons?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the observers saw the Hongqi Sect and the Nameless Sect disappear from the inner demon trial and reappear in the pavilion.
Meng Yingyang's face was cold and stern. He raised his gaze, which had been lowered and staring at his palm, and looked towards the direction of the Nameless Sect and the others. Then, with his thin lips pressed tightly together, he took a step in a certain direction without saying a word.
The other disciples of the Hongqi Sect who were participating in the test also took a step in different directions.
Another meteor fell from the night sky. All members of the Hongqizong sect advanced.
On the other side, Ji Xingyang, who had just emerged from the trial of his inner demons, cried out, "Father, I just saw Mother say that winter is coming, and that she might as well eat me! I was so scared that I ran away for a long time before I saw you... But you actually caught me and told Mother it was okay!"
The observers who were watching him were quite surprised to see him like this, and their gazes toward his projection showed sympathy: even tigers don't eat their cubs, so the inner demons of this young boy are terrifying. What has he been through in the past?
No wonder he swore so easily at such a young age; it turns out he had such a past.
Although Ji Xingyang was crying out, he smoothly turned in a certain direction and took a step forward, as did the other three disciples of the Nameless Sect.
The nameless sect also passed.
Clearly, passing the Inner Demon Trial is essentially equivalent to passing the Mysterious Universe. The observers are now keeping a close eye on the remaining disciples participating in the Inner Demon Trial.
"Two sects have caught up now. How come the other three members of the Dingsheng Sect haven't made any progress at all?"
"Now Zhu Shibai is the last one behind, and I think the other sects are ahead of him."
"He's made great strides, but he'll need to catch up with the others!"
"Alas. This is the drawback of practicing multiple Taoist arts at the same time." A cultivator with higher cultivation level sighed, "It's one thing to be unable to compete with the Hongqi Sect and the obscure Nameless Sect externally, but internally, we can't even compare with Ji Mingran, who has just established his foundation."
"With an unstable Dao heart and a chaotic mind, how can they compare to other cultivators who are single-minded and focused on the Dao? They are probably doomed."
"Dingsheng Sect has truly harmed many people."
Criticism of Dingsheng Sect came one after another, quickly spreading throughout the entire observation platform.
Zhu Shenglin's expression grew increasingly somber as he looked at the projected image of Zhu Shibai on the projection stone.
Zhu Shibai's performance in the inner demon trial was inferior to that of the Zhu family disciples. How will he establish himself in the Zhu family from now on?
Zhu Shengli, his face contorted with anger, questioned Donglu: "Your Dingsheng Sect is truly ruthless! Before these three joined your sect, weren't they all outstanding individuals? Yet now you've turned them into this, their minds unstable, even inferior to Ji Mingran, who has the lowest cultivation level!"
Dong Lu replied calmly, "Master Zhu, you are mistaken. The disciples of my sect have unwavering Dao hearts, which are unmatched by ordinary people. In my opinion, it is not them who have unstable Dao hearts, but someone else."
With a loud boom, a muffled thunderclap resounded.
Why is it thundering all of a sudden? There was no sign of it going to rain.
Thick, overlapping dark clouds completely obscured the lightning within, until the blue-purple lightning accumulated to an even greater size, finally pushing over the edge of the clouds and revealing itself.
In an instant, dozens of thick bolts of lightning struck down one after another with ferocious force.
A thunderclap shook the earth.
Who will advance?
Guan Wangzhen stood on the railing: "Hey, I went first."
Zhu Shibai, holding onto the railing with one hand, said, "I think it's me."
Shen Qingluo smiled slightly: "I am the first Golden Core cultivator; you will all follow me."
The three exchanged glances, smiled, turned to a corner, and stepped out of the Mysterious Universe.
As the dark clouds dispersed, shooting stars, seemingly real yet illusory, once again graced the sky above the cultivators.
The final match of the Dingsheng Sect's All-Staff Advancement Spiritual Cultivation Competition.
The observers and practitioners were still reeling from the series of changes.
"My God, the Dingsheng Sect!"
"They've advanced? All three of them at the Golden Core stage? Has this ever happened in previous spiritual cultivation competitions?"
Zhu Shengli's lips parted slightly, the anger in his eyes first faded with surprise, and then his face lit up with joy.
Golden Core! Zhu Shibai of the Zhu family has finally reached the Golden Core stage! And he's a unique Golden Core cultivator in the entire spiritual cultivation world, skilled in both magical artifacts and cultivation!
Zhu Shengli smiled and said to Donglu in a friendly manner, "What the True Man of Donglu said is all true. Dingsheng Sect is skilled in teaching, and the disciples have firm Dao hearts. Now, the three of you are all at the Golden Core stage at such a young age. This is truly a cause for celebration!"
He changes his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book, as if he wasn't the one who was angry just moments before.
Those leading the delegations present were genuinely impressed by Zhu Shenglin's shamelessness, thinking that he truly deserved to be the head of a great family.
A smiling tiger, with a skin thicker than a city wall.
......
The other end of the meteor's trajectory.
Ji Mingran looked up at the magnificent meteor shower, then lowered his head and slowly sighed.
She looked away from the horizon and curled up to avoid getting her shoes and socks wet from the seawater.
A faint, salty smell lingered at the tip of her nose; the sound of the waves rose and fell, and she rose and fell with them.
The raft beneath them was more or less submerged in seawater, and their clothes inevitably got wet.
Meteor showers are beautiful.
But who can tell her why she appeared on a small raft on the vast ocean right after escaping the Mysterious Universe?
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