Upon hearing this, everyone looked eager to try. They had been cultivating diligently all along, just to prove themselves. Now, they had the rare opportunity to enter the Land of Life and Death to participate in the trial. They were all waiting to unleash their accumulated strength and show their skills.
Lingyun controlled the crowd to begin queuing in an orderly manner, but her peripheral vision kept glancing at Jiyue, observing her every move.
Qinghe whispered to Lingyin beside him, "Go to the Gate of Death."
The two stood in the line of the Death Gate. Soon, Lingyun walked over and said sarcastically, "I say, Ruxing, you really are Jiyue's dog. You go wherever Jiyue tells you to go. You're very obedient."
However, Ru Xing stared blankly in the direction of the Death Gate, showing no intention of paying any attention to her.
Lingyun was humiliated, feeling like she'd punched cotton – utterly powerless. She glared at Jiyue resentfully and said, "Jiyue, how do you discipline your dog? Doesn't it even know basic courtesy?"
However, Ji Yue was just as focused on looking ahead as Ru Xing, not even glancing at Ling Yun.
People craned their necks to look in their direction, and Lingyun immediately felt her cheeks burning. At that moment, she looked exactly like a clown being watched and laughed at.
She glared fiercely at Ji Yue, then turned and stood at the very back of the Death Gate line.
"Damn Ji Yue, just wait until we get to the training grounds, I'll beat you to a pulp! You'll never dare ignore me again..."
The vicious words caused the people in front to turn around and look. Lingyun glared at her and said, "What are you looking at! Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out!"
The man shuddered in fright and quickly turned around.
After a long wait, there were finally signs that the gates of life and death were about to open.
As everyone looked over, they saw the two doors open simultaneously with a loud crash.
Inside the door was a vast expanse of white. The first person in the group swallowed hard with excitement. After the door was fully opened, he stepped inside, his figure slowly disappearing into the white light.
One by one, two by three, the group entered the two doors one after another until the last person completely disappeared into the white light, at which point the two doors slammed shut again.
The Land of Life and Death, as the name suggests, is a place where one has a slim chance of survival.
Although it is a trial ground, its difficulty is dozens of times greater than that of the Mirror of Reincarnation and the Weigu Trial of the Qingyun Sect.
This level of trial ground is indeed more suitable for cultivators with higher cultivation levels. Most of the disciples Qinghe selected this time were novices with intermediate cultivation levels who were here for the first time. They had not yet figured out the rules and boundaries, so the process was more difficult.
Qinghe didn't know how many times Jiyue had been to the Land of Life and Death, but since this was her first time here, she had to be extra careful and not expose herself.
She doesn't seek out trouble, but trouble comes to her in droves.
Qinghe frowned, looking at Lingyun blocking her way.
I wonder what grudge Lingyun has against Jiyue, why does she keep targeting her?
"I don't want to fight you, you'd better not mess with me."
Lingyun snorted coldly: "I used to be inferior to you and always lost, but now that we are both in this place of life and death, those with higher cultivation levels will be restricted. I want to see if you are still my match this time!"
Qinghe tilted her head; she had only just learned about this setting.
With a slight turn of her fingertips, she mobilized her spiritual power and clearly felt a sense of restraint suppressing her. It seemed that what Lingyun said was true.
Qinghe said calmly, "What do you want?"
Lingyun: "Of course I'm going to defeat you!"
Only at this moment did she realize what was different about the Jiyue before her—her temperament.
She had never taken this so-called senior sister seriously before, even though her cultivation was much more advanced than hers. She always thought that the two of them were the same kind of people.
Pretentiousness and hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness, are just different ways of doing things.
Ji Yue chose to feign aloofness, while she was eccentric and unrestrained.
Therefore, in her eyes, Jiyue was just an insignificant person of the same kind.
For some reason, ever since Ji Yue returned from her mission down the mountain, she seems like a completely different person. Although she still looks arrogant, she has gained a touch of aloofness and coldness, which is completely different from her previous affected and coy demeanor.
She stood there, like the cold snow of a frozen mountain, descending upon the world.
She couldn't help but suspect that the Jiyue in front of her was someone else in disguise, and that her provocation was a test.
In a moment of silence, Lingyun unleashed her spiritual power, tapped her toes on the ground, and leaped into the air. Countless lotus needles formed from spiritual power instantly pierced towards Qinghe.
Qinghe swiftly dodged to the side, drawing his sword to block the incoming lotus needles.
The lotus needles materialized, converging in the air into several fine, hair-like golden threads that surrounded Qinghe and began to coil around her.
Qinghe swung his sword and severed the golden threads. The threads, though broken for only a moment, reassembled and continued to surround Qinghe.
Seeing this, Lingyun gathered spiritual energy in both palms and suddenly attacked Qinghe.
Qinghe cut the golden threads and faced Lingyun's palms head-on, his sword leaving his hand to block the golden threads that were wrapping around him from behind.
During the battle, Qinghe gradually felt a bit irritated, and his brows furrowed even deeper.
It wasn't because she couldn't defeat Lingyun, but because her movements were reckless and she kept pestering her. In addition, the suppression of her cultivation level made her gradually become impatient.
After exchanging another blow, Qinghe said, "I'm not fighting anymore," and turned to leave.
Lingyun wasn't about to let her have her way. She sneered, "What, you're trying to run away just because you can't win? I won't let you off so easily!"
Suddenly, he charged forward and raised his palm to strike Qinghe on the back of the head. However, when his palm was a meter away from Qinghe, he was suddenly knocked back by the red light emanating from Qinghe's body. His body flew backward and crashed into a thick tree trunk, falling to the ground unconscious.
Qinghe turned around, her palm touching the bracelet on her wrist, and said quietly, "I already said I wouldn't fight anymore, but you asked for this."
He glanced at Lingyun with pity, then turned and drifted away.
...
Protected by a red light, Qinghe and Lingyin moved freely through the Death Gate. Monsters and birds of prey approached them, but none dared to get close because they were afraid of the red light.
Qinghe chose an open space closest to the Death Gate to stop and rest, so that he could leave immediately when the Death Gate opened.
He casually drew a barrier, enveloping the two of them. Qinghe caught a rabbit and put it on the fire to roast, letting the surrounding magical beasts keep approaching and roaring. Anyway, they were isolated by the barrier and couldn't hear any noise.
Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere became awkwardly silent for a moment.
Looking at the terrifying and ferocious-looking magical beasts around her, Lingyin said dryly, "This place is quite scary, huh?"
Qinghe was focused on roasting the rabbit, not responding to her words.
Anyone can say that, but not you, a demon princess.
There was no reply. Lingyin gave an awkward laugh and said no more.
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