A life of clearness

Chapter 442 Mirror Cave
It is a happy event to be promoted to the ninth dan.

Liu Qiancui narrowed her eyes slightly. The elders who had received the news must be preparing a celebration banquet outside... but the ninth stage was still just beginning.

The names of the nine sections written on the Xuanjia list still have a certain order.

The further ahead you rank, the stronger you are.

Although both are ninth dan, there is quite a big gap between the first and the last one.

Why? Because there is no more thunder tribulation after the ninth turn. Some rare geniuses may have reached the level of "tenth turn". But because there is no thunder tribulation, they are still classified as ninth turn, but their strength can definitely beat the normal ninth turn.

And according to the information Liu Qiancui got: at the ninth level, this ranking is based on the opponents of the same ninth level, as well as the evaluation of the trial field itself. Therefore, this ranking is authoritative.

When she was promoted to the ninth dan, it was not the time to breathe a sigh of relief, but instead she had to face even stronger opponents.

But Liu Qiancui didn't expect that someone would send her an invitation so soon.

Was it because she was promoted too quickly? Indeed, it was somewhat shocking that she was promoted from the third dan to the ninth dan in one go.

But who is this person?

"Yuan Cheng, ninth dan, currently ranked third."

Liu Qiancui’s pupils shrank.

What does it mean to be ranked third on the list? There are only a thousand or so people on the Xuanjia list who have reached the ninth level, and all of them are the top figures in their world. However, among these thousand or so geniuses, he is still ranked third.

This strength is beyond doubt!

"Yuan Cheng..." Liu Qiancui slowly clenched her right hand, "It's him."

She was quite uneasy.

Although the Xuanfeng Realm is stronger than the Qinghang Realm in terms of overall strength, it still cannot compare to the Zun Realm. A genius like Yuan Cheng who has the strength to compete for the final position in the sequence has long been known to all the spiritual realms. So Liu Qiancui knows who Yuan Cheng is, but conversely, Yuan Cheng may not know who Liu Qiancui is.

In particular, Liu Qiancui's popularity in the Xuanfeng Realm was not as high as Yan Wuji and Feng Ze before today.

So, she was confused, why did Yuan Cheng take the initiative to invite her to compete? Was it really because she was promoted too quickly?
Liu Qiancui closed her eyes, then opened them again: "I agree."

The white mist in front of her quickly dissipated, and a young man in white with a black sword hanging from his waist stood there quietly.

With delicate features and handsome looks, he was a beauty created by the bloodline of aristocratic families. But compared to his looks, the greater blessing his bloodline gave him was his strong talent and qualifications, which made him superior to others since birth.

This is the original inheritance.

Even though Liu Qiancui was the jewel of the clan, having been cared for and raised since birth, with resources and treasures at her fingertips, she was no match for Yuan Cheng, and she could not even feel jealous, only envy.

The young man in white looked at Liu Qiancui with a distant expression.

It’s a phantom…and it’s not a phantom.

In the trial field, all trial participants are transformed into phantom forms, so that they can fight without any worries, because they can be resurrected in full health even if they die.

However, since the trialists are not in the trial field all the time, they basically only come here for a few short hours to test their strength, and the rest of the time they are busy trying to increase their strength, so the opponents they challenge during the upgrade process are actually phantoms created by the trial field to retain the original owner's combat status. Some strategies against the enemy are replicas of what the original owner has used, and then the trial field will determine which strategy is the best solution at the moment.

If Yuan Cheng was not at the trial field, Liu Qiancui would only be fighting his shadow if she challenged him. But since she received his invitation to compete, the meaning was different.

The Yuan Cheng who appeared in front of Liu Qiancui at this moment was the original owner. And the target of her battle was not the rigid phantom, but the real Yuan Cheng!
This difficulty... Liu Qiancui couldn't help but feel bitter in her mouth. To be honest, she didn't have any confidence at all.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Qiancui bowed and said, "Liu Qiancui, I greet Donglin Zong Daozi."

Yuan Cheng returned a gift as an equal.

Then, he said, "You can choose the trial venue."

"Okay." Liu Qiancui was not stupid and agreed immediately.

Different from Rong Qing who always chooses the arena as the venue, Liu Qiancui is a pure magic practitioner. In the process of rapid advancement, she uses as many as ten trial venues to target different opponents. All of them are suitable for her to release high-level magic in different terrains and scenes.

It seemed that she advanced from the third level to the ninth level without stopping, but behind this was the excellent intelligence ability of the Liu family. They had arranged the best plan for Liu Qiancui, and knew which opponents to challenge in each level to give her the greatest chance of winning.

But facing Yuan Cheng? The huge gap in strength brought pressure. Even with detailed intelligence, she could only be prepared, but could not erase the gap.

Liu Qiancui thought: Maybe his real strength is even stronger than what he showed in the trial field. Although the ranking list in the trial field is authoritative, it is only judged based on what he has displayed. As long as Yuan Cheng's trump card is not used, even the trial field has no way of knowing or judging.

"For the trial venue, I choose the Mirror Cave."

The Mirror Cave simulates a secret realm. This secret realm is made entirely of mirror stones, which are extremely smooth and hard. I'm afraid that only the peak of the virtual realm can cause any damage to the environment of the Mirror Cave.

As Liu Qiancui's voice fell, the world changed, and Liu Qiancui was already in the mirror cave. However, Yuan Cheng's figure was not seen in the field of vision. Up and down, left and right, front and back, the mirror stone reflected Liu Qiancui's figure of different sizes.

Behind Liu Qiancui was a huge mirror, and in front of her was a long and narrow passage. The walls of the passage were covered with many protruding spikes, which were also mirror stones.

There was a dead end behind her, and she had to move forward.

The manager's voice counting down ten breaths echoed in her ears.

The rules for fighting between ninth-stage warriors are different from the previous ones. The preparation time is also ten breaths, but the two combatants have been sent into the venue, but their positions are extremely far away and will not refresh very close.

"I can move in these ten breaths." Liu Qiancui had only a few options: "Either hide, or go find him and fight him directly, or..."

The mustard seed domain was slowly released, and countless shadows ignored the obstruction of the mirror stone and spread all the way.

A crescent moon rose slowly from behind her, and the cold moonlight was transmitted to an extremely far place by the mirror stone. The moonlight was no longer limited to the small range of a few feet, here, the moonlight could be transmitted almost everywhere.

This is why Liu Qiancui chose the Mirror Cave as the trial site. Under the effect of the Mirror Stone, her "moonlight" can play a great role, and the hardness of the Mirror Stone is destined not to be easily damaged, even if the opponent is Yuan Cheng.

"Mirror Cave is the place I feel most comfortable using." As Liu Qiancui unfolded the Mustard Seed Domain, the shadows quickly explored the surroundings, trying to find the best combat area. "It's a pity that even if it's the same trial site, the trial site will modify some details every time the battle takes place, so that the participants won't become too dependent on the trial site."

That is why the shadow keeps searching.

This is why the administrator directly refreshed them in the trial venue during the ten breaths of preparation time.

(End of this chapter)