Shi Xuan walked around the entire eighth floor twice, and it was completely empty, with no stairs leading to the ninth floor.
How could the test levels of the formation be empty? There must be another secret here. Only by finding the crux of the problem can we pass through the eighth level and enter the ninth level.
At this moment, Chen Qi, who was also on the eighth floor, was facing the same problem: he could neither find a way out nor identify the source of the problem.
"Has the eldest brother cleared this eighth level before?"
“Passed,” Lu Shenzhi nodded and said, “However, the formation is different every time. In my year, the eighth level was the Yin-Yang and Four Symbols Combined Formation.”
"Hmm," Shi Xuan indicated that she understood, and she murmured to herself, "It is said that the formation assessment will last for as long as fifteen days..."
Lu Shenzhi didn't know why she was saying this, but he saw Shi Xuan walk to the middle of the eighth floor and sit down, saying, "Since we are now in the formation and can't see any trace of it, I don't know what kind of formation it is either, so I can only use a clumsy method."
As she spoke, she first sat in the very center of this floor and used her divine sense to perceive every inch of the tower, but she did not obtain any clues. Then, Shi Xuan stopped trying to break the formation and instead sat in the very center of the eighth floor to cultivate.
He has already reached the fifth level of the Golden Core stage. The Myriad Things Life has grown stronger as Shi Xuan's cultivation has progressed from Qi Refining to Golden Core, and now it is passively operating every moment.
However, after Shi Xuan entered the Golden Core stage, her Qi Palace expanded too much. She had only advanced three minor levels by absorbing the spiritual power of the Wood Source Pearl for three years in the illusion. The Wood Source Pearl was such a treasure, and she had almost drained it dry...
Back on the eighth floor, Shi Xuan was thinking: Today I'll cultivate here and see if the spiritual energy supply of this formation is enough.
The person who created this Mysterious Tower probably never imagined it would be treated like this. The tower contains more than 7,800 sets of arrays of various sizes. Its original purpose was to test the ability of array cultivators. As for the spiritual power used in its operation, someone who could create such a high-level magic artifact would naturally not have neglected to use spirit-gathering talismans.
The outer layer of this Mystery Tower is indeed covered with spirit-gathering talismans, constantly absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy to power its operation.
Although there are many spirit-gathering arrays, they cannot keep up with the number of arrays operating at the same time, and there is not much spare spiritual energy available.
Moreover, no one had ever done this before in the Mysterious Tower. Everyone was seriously thinking about how to break the deadlock. Anyone who attacked the tower or violently broke the formation would be forcibly sent out of the tower.
However, Shi Xuan did not attack the tower. She did nothing but sit in the middle of the tower and cultivate...
But she might as well do something else. As soon as she sat down in the middle, the spiritual energy in the tower swirled and converged around her like crazy.
This Mysterious Tower is nothing like the illusionary realm in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm, where you can even produce a Wood Source Pearl. After Shi Xuan's actions, it couldn't maintain the illusion of this level for more than half an hour.
When his spiritual power could no longer sustain him, Shi Xuan saw several things appear, and then he seemed to try his best to hide them back, but he failed. They appeared again after several flashes of light.
It turned out that the eighth level was set up with a four-corner pillar formation. The hidden formation was concealed by the highest-level illusion technique. Under the double concealment, not even a trace of the formation could be found, let alone breaking the formation. It was really too difficult.
But at this moment, the spiritual energy in the formation was no longer enough to maintain the illusion, so the traces of the formation became visible.
Seeing that it had already manifested, Shi Xuan stopped making things difficult for it. After all, if he damaged the tower, it would be hard to explain to the sect after he left.
Once the formation was revealed, it became simpler. Although the Four Pillars Formation was already a seventh-order formation, it was still a bit difficult for Shi Xuan to set up, but breaking it was no problem at all.
"My God, look! Shi Xuan has reached the ninth floor! My God!"
"Nine levels? Impossible! She passed the eighth level? Isn't it said that the formation at the eighth level is a major obstacle? Isn't it said that formation cultivators are always blocked at the eighth level? How did she pass it so quickly?"
"Chen Qi hasn't made a move yet, but Shi Xuan has already passed!"
"What kind of monster is she? Isn't anyone going to do anything about her?"
"Even if it can be passed, it won't take this long!"
...
But the facts are undeniable, and they have become true.
In front of the Mysterious Tower, several array cultivator elders stood up abruptly.
They've reached the ninth level?! Hundreds of years ago, anyone who could reach the ninth level was a genius among geniuses in the array cultivation world, the kind of person who only appeared once every few years. The last person to reach the ninth level was Lu Shenzhi from the Lianfeng Sword Sect.
Thinking of this, two elders immediately looked in Shi Mingxiu's direction. What kind of good fortune did the Lianfeng Sword Sect have? Even the Luoyin Sect, which specializes in talisman arrays, didn't produce as many geniuses as their Lianfeng Sword Sect.
Shi Mingxiu was both in pain and happy. This time, Shi Xuantai had brought honor to the sect. As the sect leader, he could feel the envious, jealous and hateful gazes from all directions just by sitting here.
But then he thought about how Shi Xuan, that little rascal, would ask him for a reward after he came out, and his heart started to ache again.
He glanced at Lin Daozi beside him. This guy hadn't stopped talking since the Six Sects Tournament started, and he changed his small wine jug every day, filling it with different kinds of fine wine. His intention to show off was very obvious.
Shi Mingxiu transmitted his voice secretly: "Why are you still leisurely watching the show? Aren't you about to break through? Why don't you go and break through? Don't let yourself get carried away and blow up the venue of the Six Sects Grand Competition."
Lin Daozi smiled and took another sip, replying, "No rush, I can still hold back. I've waited for so many years, why be in such a hurry? Once my little disciple wins a few more championships, I can go through my tribulation in peace."
Shi Mingxiu twitched his cheek. How many more first places did he want to win? His mentor really dared to dream.
After this formation, only the individual battles and team competitions remain. He wants his little disciple to take them all. How greedy!
Shi Mingxiu thought with a hint of envy that he had also tried his best to invite Shi Xuan when he joined the sect, but in the end, it was this lazy Lin Daozi who got the job! How infuriating, so infuriating!
Even after so much time has passed, Shi Mingxiu still took his anger out on Lin Daozi because of this incident. He glared at Lin Daozi fiercely, leaving Lin Daozi bewildered. Could it be that even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage are experiencing menopause like ordinary mortals?
I don't understand, let's watch his junior disciples compete instead.
At this moment, Shi Xuan stood on the ninth floor in a daze. The appearance of the ninth floor was very different from what she had imagined before, and it was not even as shocking as the seventh floor with its starry sky.
On this floor, there is only an ordinary table with a miniature array model on it.
The model was exquisite; everything was scaled down proportionally and made to look incredibly lifelike.
Shi Xuan stood in front of the table, yet felt a subtle sense of familiarity.
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