I lent my brother 500 yuan, and he offered his wife as collateral.

……

After the Taiyi Spirit-Seeking Mirror fully rose, the energy in the hall simultaneously sank.

Several grandmasters subconsciously activated their cultivation techniques. Warnings immediately popped up around their seats.

[The release of high-level gases is prohibited during the review process.]

The exit channel is temporarily closed.

The last few array gates slowly closed.

Someone stood up and asked why.

The recorder only said that this was a normal isolation procedure for the first-sequence review.

Qin Feng looked at the mirror.

The Divine Eye of Mirroring automatically unfolded, and layers of information surfaced.

[Item: Taiyi Spirit-Seeking Mirror]

[Current Applications: Phoenix Life Waveform Reading, Carrier Binding, Directed Input of Life Energy.]

[Control Terminal: Santa Local Array Hub.]

[Unbinding interface: None.]

[Reverse appeal interface: None.]

[Historical source verification interface: Reserved.]

[Risk: Once the resonating entity completes the control chain, it will be considered a subordinate power supplier that voluntarily joined the connection.]

Qin Feng stared at the words "subordinate energy supplier," and the doubts in his mind were finally resolved.

The Grand Master had no intention of verifying Su Qingxue's qualifications.

What he wanted was for Su Qingxue to touch the mirror on her own initiative.

As long as the Phoenix Fate waveform is fully written, the Holy Tower can call it as a local control terminal for an extended period. The so-called compensation for the ley lines is merely a reason for her to actively connect.

The previous death sentence charge failed, so the other party changed their qualification to investigate.

It's still the same goal.

The Grand Master said, "Su Qingxue, although the Earth Vein Case has been dropped, if you request to investigate the First Bearing Sequence, you must accept the verification by the Taiyi Spirit-Seeking Mirror."

"By accepting the review, you will gain the right to check the source."

"Refusing to undergo review will be considered as voluntarily giving up candidate status, and you will not be allowed to access first-tier related files in the future."

Two options appeared before the Su family's seat.

On one hand, there is resonance.

One option is permanent withdrawal.

No one from the old guard in the Fengyi branch was surprised. For years, all candidates had to take this step.

They only knew that some people succeeded and some people failed, but no one had ever seen the procedure for unbinding.

Su Lie looked at the control chain on the mirror, and his qi moved uncontrollably.

Red lines immediately lit up around the seats.

[Warning: The accompanying bodyguards may interfere with the review process.]

[A second violation will disqualify Su from presenting evidence.]

Su Lie took a breath and forced his energy back into his body.

He neither touched the knife nor charged forward.

"There's something wrong with this broken mirror."

"I know," Qin Feng said.

"Then should we still let the patriarch go up?"

"First, figure out what rules it uses for binding."

Su Lie felt extremely uncomfortable.

In the past, he would have drawn his sword long ago in such a situation. But now, the entire hall was filled with the oppressive atmosphere of the Holy Tower.

Drawing a sword won't solve the problem of the mirror; it will only destroy the Su family's legitimate status first.

He walked over to Shen Banxia.

"You check the code, I'll protect the box."

Shen Banxia has already connected to the reading end.

"The outer layer is entirely made of modified Shen family calibration codes."

"Can you stop it?"

"We can't stop it directly; it's currently connected to the main array of the Holy Tower. Forcibly cutting it off would be considered an attack on our core recovery program."

She continued investigating at the lower levels and quickly found an old interface that had not been deleted.

Historical provenance verification is given priority.

Shen Banxia passed the result to Qin Feng.

"This one is still here."

"Can it be used?"

"You can make requests, but you can't change the mirror."

That's enough.

Qin Feng checked the data box's entry records.

The Shen family copy has been registered at the access control point as a legal guardianship attachment. Its serial number, sealing status, and scope of use have all been written into the agenda of this morning meeting.

As long as it does not extract activity or cover the Spirit Mirror, it is eligible to submit source verification.

That's precisely the value of the seizure at the gate.

Santa originally wanted to force them to refuse the inspection, but the guards dared not sign a death warrant and instead personally confirmed the legal status of the data box.

Wu Jie didn't understand everything, only catching one sentence.

"Are you going to use this box to hold the mirror in place?"

Qin Feng said, "It's not about blocking the mirror, it's about asking the mirror something first."

"What is it?"

"On what basis does it judge Qingxue?"

Wu Jie glanced at the center of the hall, then looked at the recording area.

The two prepared recorders had already enabled the original record shielding, leaving only the external results.

"They want to delete the process."

"Don't move yet," Qin Feng said. "Remember who turned on the jamming."

Su Qingxue kept looking at the two options.

There would be risks going up there.

The main control meridian that the mother brought back to Yanjing, the current array core of the Holy Tower, and the twenty-year life legacy of the Shen family, all cannot be separated from the first bearing sequence.

If I withdraw now, I can save myself, but I will also give up my right to investigate.

What's more troublesome is that Santa has already marked her refusal as "voluntary withdrawal." Any future attempts to investigate will be blocked by all procedures.

She turned to Qin Feng and asked, "Brother Feng, will this mirror keep me here?"

"It wants to."

"Can you let me down?"

"able."

Qin Feng didn't make any absolute statements.

The program is already set up, and no one can guarantee that every step will be error-free. But he saw the historical source interface and the legitimate registration of the data box.

The most crucial point is that Santa has not truly gained control and authorization.

If source verification is completed before binding is completed, the mirror must check its own qualifications.

"If you don't want to go up, we can take another route," Qin Feng added.

Su Qingxue looked at him.

"How long will it take by the other route?"

"have no idea."

"Can I wait any longer for what my mother left behind?"

Qin Feng did not answer.

The main control meridian has been marked as abnormally persistent, and no one knows what that state is. The Shen family's legacy is also nearing its limit, and the Holy Tower is still discharging wastewater every day.

Some things can be delayed, but some things cannot be delayed.

Su Qingxue gently squeezed his hand.

"Then let's go."

She stood up and walked towards the central platform.

The Grand Master reminded everyone: "Once a full review is initiated, you may not voluntarily exit the process midway."

"Can."

"Please confirm acceptance of the Taiyi Spirit-Seeking Mirror reading."

Su Qingxue did not directly press the "Agree to Resonance" button provided by the system.

She opened the pending rights section she had just confirmed and submitted a statement as the person being reviewed.

"I accept a full source verification."

"I do not accept any unexplained subordination, nor do I acknowledge the Holy Tower's permanent trusteeship of my Phoenix Fate."

The Grand Master said, "The Spirit-Seeking Mirror is only used to confirm the first carrier sequence."

"Then include my statement."

"The review process has been finalized."

"The standard procedures should be written out more clearly."

Su Qingxue stood in front of the mirror without reaching out.

"If I disagree with the record, I will apply for a review of the entity's eligibility."

People in the hall were whispering among themselves.

The Grand Master paused for a moment before finally allowing the statement to be entered into the additional record.

In his view, such a statement is meaningless.

Once the Taiyi Spirit-Seeking Mirror obtains the complete Phoenix Fate waveform, the local control chain will automatically generate. Verbal refusal cannot stop the formation.

[The statement from the person whose review was conducted has been recorded.]

[Full source verification is about to begin.]

Su Qingxue raised her hand.

The Phoenix Fate Reading Lines within the mirror lit up segment by segment.

The closer she got to the mirror, the stronger the Nine Yin Phoenix Life Force within her became.

A continuous pulling sensation emanated from the depths of her Qi Sea, as if a hand was pulling outwards, causing the waveform of her life force to surge.

It didn't stop.

Now that we're here, we need to see clearly what Mother took away back then, and what Santa is afraid of.

Just as her hand was about to land on the mirror, Qin Feng walked to her side.

The on-site recorder immediately issued a warning.

"Co-signers shall not interfere with the review process."

"I will not touch the Spirit Mirror."

Qin Feng took out the Shen family's array bone data box and placed it in the legally protected area below Su Qingxue's wrist.

"This is the guardianship document I registered when I entered the tower."

There is only a short distance between the data box and the mirror.

Su Qingxue's palm fell.

The Phoenix Fate Waves instantly filled the mirror surface!