Chapter 69 Targeted prohibitions cannot be implemented using conventional spells...
I never expected that she would have such a connection with everyone.
Ji Mingran looked up and down, left and right, staring at Shen Qingluo, Guan Wangzhen, Zhu Shibai and others who were on different floors of the attic.
The attic is hollow, with no visible top or bottom. The railings and staircases on each floor are intertwined and point in different directions, making it difficult to discern the internal structure.
The figures of all the participating disciples appeared one after another, either by the fence or in the corridor.
It is everywhere, up, down, left, and right.
Standing on the top floor is Meng Yingyang.
The second floor from the top floor is where Shi Jinle lives. Continuing down, Fu Daolan and Shao Qing are located.
Shen Qingluo was on the left staircase, three floors down from the top floor, while Guan Wangzhen was diagonally opposite her on the floor below.
Zhu Shibai is closest to Ji Mingran, located one level to her left and to the side.
Therefore, different entrances correspond to different floors. The central entrance corresponds to the top floor of the attic, and then the floors are arranged in order of left, right, left, right from the central entrance.
Those from the same entrance will appear in different locations on the same floor.
The strangest thing about the attic is that, even though they are on different floors, they can see each other clearly.
The distance was so close that each disciple leaning against the railing upstairs seemed within reach, yet no matter how they stretched out their hands, they could not reach them.
The space, seemingly near yet not near, seemingly far yet not far, with its overlapping layers, leaves one dizzy and bewildered.
Space folding.
This is the Mystery of Heaven and Earth. Each disciple is in the same pavilion, but due to the folding of space, even if they are on different floors, the participating disciples can still see each other's location.
Due to the spatial folding, Zhu Shibai was only about five meters away from her, seemingly within reach with a single leap.
Many of the participating disciples shared similar thoughts and took concrete actions.
He jumped over the fence, intending to leap to his fellow disciples on the next level, who were only three meters away. But when he did, he appeared in mid-air on the other side, paused for a moment, and then disappeared.
The other disciples dared not try again rashly. However, since it was a maze, they needed to find an exit and also find a way to reunite with their teammates. The participating disciples began to move around, trying to reach their fellow disciples by walking through the corridors.
People walked down the stairs smoothly, quickly reaching the nearest person. However, the joyful smiles of successful reunion were still on their lips when the person had already disappeared.
Those who encountered opponents along the way, cautiously stopped, and then disappeared.
Ji Mingran stood still, leaning against the fence, watching the disciples rushing to and fro on each floor disappear into thin air one by one.
Once a person starts moving, they will disappear if they stop.
He's the only one who doesn't know.
Zhu Shibai's eyes showed helplessness, while Shen Qinglu raised her hand to make a "stop" gesture. Ji Mingran picked up the sect's jade token and knocked on it hard, but there was no response.
Well, it's another place where we can't communicate with each other.
Ji Mingran simply shouted, "Don't wander around!"
The sound echoed in the pavilion, and Guan Wangzhen shouted loudly, but Ji Mingran could only see his mouth movements and could not hear his voice.
She looked at Zhu Shibai, who shook his head again.
He can't hear either.
Even Zhu Shibai, who seemed to be closest, couldn't hear her shouts, let alone Guan Wangzhen and Shen Qingluo, who were farther away.
But we should still give it a try.
"Huh?" Everyone shouted at him, but no one could hear them. Guan Wangzhen braced himself on the railing with both hands and tried to get closer to Shen Qingluo.
"It is forbidden for Shen Qingluo of Dingsheng Sect to use military tactics."
"Forbidden! Dingsheng Sect is forbidden from using magic."
"Forbidden, Zhu Shibai of Dingsheng Sect shall not use magic."
"Forbidden. Ji Mingran of Dingsheng Sect shall not use array techniques."
What's going on?
Not only did Ji Mingran and the others look on with suspicion, but the surrounding disciples also looked over with astonishment.
The hand seals and techniques were performed, but there was indeed no response.
Ji Mingran: "Oh ho."
Zhu Shibai: "Oh ho."
Shen Qingluo: "Oh ho."
Guan Wangzhen wore a pained expression: "...Sob sob."
Overwhelmed with excitement, Guan Wangzhen was so focused on making faces at his friends that he lost his balance and fell off the railing.
The three of them watched helplessly as he disappeared.
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They shouted it for nothing. Ji Mingran and Shen Qingluo simultaneously lowered their hands from their mouths.
"Haha, they must have been shocked."
"I didn't expect that the Dingsheng Sect is so feared. Out of dozens of random tasks, four of them dropped the challenge ban reward, and all four participating disciples chose them."
"The opposing team is all from the alliance and won't choose their own people. They're fighting one-on-one, and three of them are even eye-catching Foundation Establishment Peak members, so of course they'll be chosen."
"So what did this little darling say?"
"It's because its luck is so bad that people dislike it, so it was banned."
"If they can't use their usual spells, they're doomed to lose. It's not worth watching."
"Not necessarily. They can use readily available talismans, pills, and magical artifacts. They haven't even taken a single step yet. Perhaps they'll encounter a challenge that will allow them to break the seal."
"We can't use our usual spells. We'll be lucky if they don't get eliminated when they encounter the maze challenge."
"They won't just sit still, will they? This isn't the first match; you can't just win by hiding."
"Although the Mystery of Heaven and Earth changes every year, there are still some general rules that remain unchanged. Experienced disciples from various sects have already begun to explore it. The Flourishing Sect has not participated in the competition for many years, so it naturally dares not make any rash moves."
"Don't move? The other participating disciples won't let them off so easily."
Sure enough, on the projection screen, Ji Mingran, who was leaning against the railing, suddenly flipped over. A gust of wind swept past her gray robe and struck the ground, raising a pile of wood chips.
This is the first wave of probing.
The news of the ban spread like wildfire, reaching all the participating disciples, not to mention those on the same floor as her.
Her inability to use formations meant it was the best time to strike.
Ji Mingran glanced at Zhu Shibai and Shen Qingluo out of the corner of his eye. The two of them were also half-turned to the side, presumably having been attacked by disciples from the same level.
Another spell struck. Ji Mingran stared intently at the disciple taking the test opposite him, tilted his head to dodge, and the spell missed, striking the space behind the fence, its destination unknown.
This is the other one on the right diagonally.
Including herself, there were a total of three disciples participating in the test on her floor.
Two others followed her into the same entrance. They stood diagonally to her left and right, guarding the two staircases, effectively blocking her path.
"You really can't use formations." The disciple in dark green brocade robes who was a little closer laughed. He clenched his palm, and cold ice spikes emanating frost suddenly appeared, spreading rapidly along the ground and arriving in front of Ji Mingran in the blink of an eye.
The female cultivator in the gauze dress on the right raised her five fingers, and countless fine lines suddenly sprouted from her fingertips. "This time you can't dodge it."
The fine threads continuously fractured, spreading out like a vast net.
Ji Mingran blinked, grinned, and said easily, "That's not necessarily true."
Lift your foot and take a step to the side.
The person also disappeared.
That's how you avoid it.
The attic, fences, stairs, and figures around him collapsed rapidly, and everything around him was thrown into chaos. Ji Mingran was as if he were caught in a whirlpool, swallowed up and sinking.
A moment later, as if she had been spat out by something, she suddenly fell out of a wall.
Ji Mingran almost fell face-first to the ground, but fortunately, his physical fitness had improved a lot after he established his foundation. He nimbly turned around and landed steadily.
She wasn't alone here. On the contrary, five other disciples were gathered together in front, vying to see what was going on ahead, and no one turned around to notice her.
Ji Mingran looked around. In the pitch-black space, only faint clusters of light flickered in various places.
She and the five other disciples stood on a large ball of light.
A calm, even voice suddenly echoed in my mind: "Opportunity Challenge: Starry Sky Floating Bridge. The one who crosses the bridge within fifteen minutes wins and receives a reward for stopping. The loser is forced to retreat ten meters from their original position."
Oh, I see.
Therefore, the disciples who disappeared in the attic just now also fell into another world, completed a similar "opportunity", and obtained the forbidden reward, which was used on them.
The backs of the disciples crowding at the front of the line looked familiar. Ji Mingran walked forward and patted one of them on the shoulder.
Turning around, his face was still very childlike. When he saw the person taking his picture, his eyes widened and he blurted out, "Grandma Ji, you're here too."
The other four disciples also turned around upon hearing this.
They all wore the same style of brocade robes, had similar childish faces, and their heads were all wrapped with blue stripes.
They were indeed the disciples of the Zhu family participating in the examination. Ji Mingran had met them in the first round of the "All Beings Realm" and they were acquainted. They listened to Zhu Shibai quite a bit, and when Zhu Shibai called her "Grandma," they followed suit.
"What are you all doing here? What are you looking at?" Ji Mingran asked.
One of the children, with a particularly round and honest face, replied, "We all entered through the same entrance, and after arriving at the pavilion, we all took a step to the left and arrived here. The disciples who arrived earlier are currently trying to pass the test, and we are all watching."
The five Zhu family disciples squeezed together to make room for Ji Mingran to see.
In the vast, dark space ahead, countless orbs of light were scattered about. Several participating disciples hovered above different orbs, staring at them with serious expressions, as if considering their next move.
A tall cultivator made his choice, leaping into the air and landing on the ball of light a hundred meters away.
A sudden blast of cold air erupted from beneath the feet of the tall disciple, instantly freezing the robes that came into contact with the air.
"Wow!" The tall disciple was startled and hurriedly used fire magic to fight against the cold air. It seemed that he wouldn't be able to calm down for a while.
“That’s how it is.” The young disciple of the Zhu family raised his hand, his sleeve slipped down a bit, revealing an arm also bound with blue stripes. “If you go the wrong way, if you’re lucky, something unexpected will suddenly pop out of the ball of light under your feet. If you can withstand it, you won’t fall. If you’re unlucky, the ball of light will go out directly, and you will fall down.”
"We guess that the person who falls will be eliminated immediately."
Ji Mingran: "So you're all just squatting here and not leaving, watching whether others leave correctly?"
The young disciple of the Zhu family said, "Yes, they came first, so they have to go first. But we can't wait for too long, after all, we only have a quarter of an hour, and we have to get going eventually."
As they spoke, they stood up one by one. "We've been looking for a while now, but we can't figure out which road is the right one. We can only give it a try."
In front of the large ball of light at my feet, there were ten other balls of light surrounding it, and they were indistinguishable from each other in appearance.
Each of the Zhu family disciples looked dejected as they chose a direction, intending to try their luck.
However, they've never been very lucky.
The round-headed, round-faced young disciple of the Zhu family took a deep breath and solemnly lifted his foot to take a step forward, but his left shoulder suddenly felt heavy.
He turned around again and looked at Ji Mingran, who was patting his shoulder for the second time.
The person before me had clear, bright eyes, reflecting a ball of light like countless stars. She smiled brightly and asked in a friendly manner, "How about I try it first?"
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