Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Chapter 138 A Battle Across the River of Time with an Ancient Prodigy!
This layer was then divided in two, creating two separate areas, to prevent one side from being disrupted by the other's battles.

It must be said that the Longevity Sword Sect is quite thoughtful in this regard.

The projection of Ji Jingfang did not immediately make a move, but instead bowed respectfully in a human manner and said:
"Fellow Taoist, please!"

Ji Jingfang let Cao Meng make the first move as a sign of respect.

Looking at the projection of Ji Jingfang in front of him, Cao Meng had to admit that the Longevity Sword Sect was indeed capable, even more so than the virtual AI in his hometown.

"Don't worry, I'll help you get out of this predicament!"

After Cao Meng finished speaking, he charged towards Ji Jingfang.

There is actually only one way for Ji Jingfang to escape the projection: to push Ji Jingfang off.

Ji Jingfang being on the 801st floor is enough to show that he is at the bottom, and as soon as a new projection appears, Ji Jingfang will be pushed down.

To become the new projection—the gatekeeper—all you need to do is defeat Yoshikazu's projection and gain his approval.

That's right. As long as we defeat Ji Jingfang's projection, the guardian of the 800th floor will be his projection, and Ji Jingfang's projection will be pushed down.

When what is liberated is only the projection of Ji Jingfang, it has nothing to do with the real Ji Jingfang, since the real Ji Jingfang may have died long ago.

Just as Cao Meng was about to make his move, Shi Shi had already finished. She directly tore apart Ji Jingfang's projection, turning Ji Jingfang into someone who tore apart Ji!

No matter how talented they are, they are all nothing compared to Shishi's absolute strength.

"Wind and Snow Divine Slash!"

Cao Meng unleashed a flurry of snowflakes with a single sword strike, aiming for Ji Jingfang's projection.

"White Rainbow Sword Technique!"

Although Ji Jingfang was a projection, he was not stupid. He slashed out a white rainbow that melted away the wind and snow!
"what!"

Cao Meng was somewhat surprised. Although he hadn't used his full strength, he knew that his sword strike was capable of killing a sword servant puppet at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage!

Ji Jingfang caught the projection so easily, which was somewhat disrespectful!

As expected of an ancient prodigy of the Longevity Sword Sect, he is truly amazing!
Ji Jingfang: Perhaps it's not that our ancient geniuses were so powerful, but rather that you later cultivators are too weak.

You all do things pretty much the same way, always content with just getting by, which results in everything falling a little short!
After receiving Cao Meng's attack, Ji Jingfang did not rush to retaliate. Instead, he beckoned to Cao Meng and said:

"Fellow Taoist, please!"

"Protruding!"

Cao Meng was furious. Even a projection was acting so arrogantly. This projection was going too far!
Today, I, Cao Meng, cannot defeat you, so I will voluntarily crush the teleportation jade talisman and abandon the secret realm.

"Sonic Killing Sword Technique!"

Cao Meng charged toward Ji Jingfang with his sword drawn, the Liuhong sword emitting a continuous hum.

"Good swordsmanship!"

Ji Jingfang reacted quickly, immediately covering his body with spiritual power to resist the attack of the Sonic Killing Sword Technique while heading towards Cao Meng.

After exchanging blows with Cao Meng for several rounds, Ji Jingfang seized an opportunity and thrust his sword into Cao Meng's chest.

However, Cao Meng reacted extremely quickly, grabbing the spirit sword in Ji Jingfang's hand and preventing him from advancing even an inch.

"Fellow Daoist, what a magnificent physical supernatural power!"

Seeing that Cao Meng had locked up the spirit sword in his hand, Ji Jingfang couldn't help but sigh.

"Take this punch!"

Cao Meng shouted and punched Ji Jingfang in the chest with his backhand, sending Ji Jingfang's illusory figure flying backward.

After Ji Jingfang stood up, his figure dimmed considerably. He sheathed his spirit sword and bowed, saying:
"Congratulations on passing the test, fellow Daoist!"

Ji Jingfang was defeated. If he were a real person, Cao Meng's punch would have shattered his internal organs long ago. After all, Cao Meng possessed the innate Geng Metal Body, which had already reached a minor level of mastery. Coupled with his Nascent Soul stage cultivation, he was essentially a humanoid fourth-tier spiritual weapon.

You are free!

After bowing respectfully to Ji Jingfang, Cao Meng waved his hand, indicating that the other party could get lost.

Then Ji Jingfang's projection dissipated, transforming into a sword light that entered Cao Meng's brow.

"Ji Jingfang, you're only worth this much insight into swordsmanship? It's really worthless!"

The sword light that Ji Jingfang transformed into was a wisp of sword dao enlightenment, which was provided by the Sword Inquiry and Dao Seeking Ladder.

Where do the insights into swordsmanship gained from the "Seeking the Dao through Swordsmanship" come from? Naturally, from those who have undergone the trials.

During the process of climbing the tower, the trial participants will constantly fight against puppet sword servants and projections of ancient geniuses. In this process, their own insights into swordsmanship will be copied by the Sword Seeking Path Ladder invisibly.

The Sword Seeking Path Ladder then refines these copied sword insights, removing impurities, and the remaining sword insights become rewards.

The spirit of the rules of the Sword-Seeking Dao Ladder is a cold, emotionless Dao:
"Trial participant, state your name!"

"Cao Meng of the Hehuan Sect!"

After Cao Meng revealed his name, a humanoid phantom materialized, radiating golden light and wielding a Liuhong sword.

That's right, the Sword-Seeking Ladder replicated Cao Meng's projection.

Of course, the projected innate Geng Metal body and Liuhong Sword are fake, but although these are fake, the combat power is real!
And so, Cao Meng's projection became the guardian of the 801st floor.

Cao Meng was puzzled when he saw that the Sword-Seeking Path Ladder had only copied his own projection and not Shi Shi's.

However, a thought quickly popped into his mind: Shishi might already be pregnant!

Just as Cao Meng was about to enter the next level, he saw Chi Liyu, who had been on the 500th level, forming a hand seal.

Then she started to grow taller, from 1.5 meters to 1.6 meters.

As Chi Liyu's height increased dramatically, her cultivation level also surged, and a terrifying aura emanated from her.

Chi Liyu had been observing for so long, and now she was ready to climb the tower.

She transformed into a streak of purple light and began frantically climbing the tower, instantly killing any sword servant puppets that appeared along the way!

"Her strength is actually that terrifying?"

Zi Rou'er, who was on the 589th floor, was stunned to see Chi Liyu instantly kill the sword servant puppet on her floor.

You should know that she fought the sword servant puppet on this floor for a long time before defeating it, but Chi Liyu killed it with a single blow.

That despicable woman, Chi Liyu, is skilled in using poison, and now she's so powerful. How am I ever going to get revenge?
Cao Meng is formidable, but Chi Liyu is even more so.

Now that both of Zi Rou'er's enemies are so powerful, her revenge plan is a long and arduous journey!
"Is this her true strength? No wonder Cao Meng is so wary of her!"

An Yingji watched as Chi Liyu, after surpassing her, continued to climb the tower at top speed, and couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, An Yingji finally understood why Cao Meng was so wary of Chi Liyu.

However, she believed that her bastard junior brother was more powerful than Chi Liyu, after all, he was the bastard junior brother that An Yingji had raised with her own body!
Just as Cao Meng and Shi Shi were about to head to the next level, Chi Liyu had already fought his way through the 800th level and arrived at the 800th and 1st level, catching up with them.

"Cao Meng, don't rush to the lower level. How about we watch the show on this level?"

Chi Liyu called out to Cao Meng, and Cao Meng did indeed stop, because the guardian of this level was now his projection, and he wanted to see what methods Chi Liyu had in order to judge the other party's strength!

"The trial participant is Cao Meng of the Hehuan Sect, with a cultivation level of Nascent Soul Stage 3!"

After Cao Meng's projection appeared, he immediately attacked Chi Liyu without the slightest hesitation.

It has to be said that the projection is incredibly accurate; it's as if even the personality has been copied!

(End of this chapter)