Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

thump--

Kneel on both knees.

She never imagined that the second level of the Tower of Trials would be so difficult; the oppressive force emanating from the entire tower made it hard for her to breathe.

As if gravity had been amplified tenfold, she knelt down, her spiritual energy surging forth, attempting to use it to resist the storm-like pressure within the tower, just as she had on the first floor.

However, it was no use.

The Tower of Trials tests the character of those who attempt it. The pain will not kill them or have any negative impact on them. The only manifestation of this pain is unparalleled suffering, which is not only physical but also mental. The Tower of Trials tests resilience.

Just as the Seven Dream Tree said, only the first level of the Trial Tower can be overcome by using spiritual energy. After that, no matter how strong your spiritual energy is, it can no longer provide protection. You can only rely on your spirit to get through it.

Therefore, all the spiritual energy that Ye Yuchan unleashed was as useless as throwing a pebble into a fire. Moreover, as soon as a trace of her spiritual energy surfaced, it would be instantly crushed into fragments by the pressure inside the tower.

"Holy crap..."

Ye Yuchan tried to utter a curse, but unfortunately, her stiff lips prevented her from even finishing a sentence for a short time.

Not to mention the pressure that made every inch of her skin tremble and her blood vessels feel like they were about to burst.

Ye Yuchan truly felt as if she were about to die. The pain was even more intense than when she was cultivating the Thousand Blades, tormenting her mental will. She was almost unable to bear this excruciating pain that was keeping her calm.

I'm dying, I'm dying, I'm dying, I'm dying...

For a fleeting moment, she considered giving up, and then this desire to give up slowly rose in her heart and took over her mind.

The idea of ​​giving up was amplified infinitely.

—Up to this point, that is everything the Seven Dream Tree had foreseen.

He did not anticipate what would happen next.

Five seconds, ten seconds, twenty seconds... one minute.

A minute passed, and still no one appeared outside the Tower of Trials.

This surprised the young man who was waiting outside the tower, eager to prove Yun Ping wrong. In his opinion, Ye Yuchan could only last for ten seconds, but a minute had passed and she still hadn't come out.

What happened?

He subconsciously turned his gaze to Yunping, hoping to get an answer from him.

Yunping didn't laugh. Instead, he glared at the young man with unusual seriousness. "What are you looking at? Why are you looking at me for no reason?"

"No, I just want to know what kind of magical artifact you gave her?"

“I told you, I didn’t give her any magical artifacts.”

"Impossible!" Qi Mengshu denied firmly, "Her mental fortitude simply couldn't withstand the second level of the Test of Heart Tower. She would have been crying and begging to go home to her mother in less than ten seconds. How could she still be here now..."

"Take your eyes off me and look carefully inside the Tower of Trials, and you will know the answer."

Gone was his usual roguishness and arrogant demeanor; Yunping now frowned and looked solemn.

The young man seemed startled by his unusual emotions. He turned his head and looked into the Trial Tower to observe the girl's condition.

Everything was as usual, her face was covered in sweat, her complexion was pale, she clenched her teeth tightly, and her body trembled from the intense pain.

What are the differences?

The Seven Dream Tree did not understand, nor did it know.

It looked at Ye Yuchan, trying hard to see her, at her stubbornly holding on, at her slowly tempering soul, and at the black aura rising behind her.

……etc?

Black mist?!

"Holy crap! That's..." Qi Mengshu exclaimed, his eyes wide as he stared intently at the black mist. "This... why is this thing..."

Yunping also focused his gaze on the faint black aura and sighed, "Even if you asked me, I wouldn't know the answer, but that's the fact. This thing is inside her body."

"You knew this thing was inside, so why did you send her to the Trial Tower?!" The young man was nearly scared to death by Yun Ping and shouted, "Aren't you afraid she'll be eaten?"

"I just wanted to double-check. I've seen this junk before, but I wasn't sure. Just to be on the safe side, I decided to check it again carefully."

"So you came to me? Using my Tower of Trials?!"

Yunping reached out and patted the angry young man, trying to calm him down. "Calm down first. Its flame is still very weak. For Yuchan at the moment, it can only be beneficial and not harmful. The more cruel the adversity, the more it will urge her to grow. You should understand that too."

"But the more adversity she faces, the more desperate she becomes. Despair is the fuel for that flame, and one day she will completely erupt. At that time, even a saint might not be able to stop her."

"Isn't that what I am?" Yunping patted the young man on the shoulder again: "I'm much more powerful than a saint."

"Yes, of course it is!" the young man sneered. "But let me ask you, when that time really comes—"

"Are you still willing to do it?"

Yunping: "..."

……

On the other side, Ye Yuchan, who had been at her wit's end, suddenly felt that the pain all over her body had lessened considerably, but in its place was a feeling that made her feel cold all over.

Although the feeling wasn't particularly painful, it brought back some unpleasant memories for her.

Blood... spiritual root... came from the bloodied hand of my fellow disciple...

The sect elders issued a death order, demanding his execution...

Lying on the ground, a tragic experience of near death.

In that world, she was isolated, abandoned, and forgotten—an utterly lonely girl…

—All of it all came rushing to my mind.

Her body stopped trembling, her lips stopped moving, and she knelt on the spot like a corpse, motionless.

An atmosphere of despair swept through the entire Trial Tower. Her once dazzling silver-white hair no longer seemed smooth, but had become dry. She just sat there, and the pressure inside the tower could not get any closer.

Fortunately, this despair did not last long.

Like a bad nightmare, after a brief period of depression, Ye Yuchan returned to her usual self. However, at this time, she found that she seemed to be able to bear the pain around her.

Instead of the initial pain that made it impossible to breathe—

Now, she walks leisurely through the second level of the Trial Tower, the pain unable to stir up any thoughts of giving up.

but……

"I feel like I had a bad dream..." Ye Yuchan rubbed her aching head and muttered to herself without realizing it, "Could I have fallen asleep in this tower?"

After thinking about it, it seems unlikely, but if we investigate further, we don't have any clues.

Ye Yuchan frowned, somewhat puzzled, but ultimately decided to put this ridiculous problem out of her mind.

She pushed open the door and walked towards the third floor of the Test of Hearts Tower—

Once you get past this level, you've successfully completed the challenge.

With this thought in mind, she felt filled with determination and, taking steps contrary to despair, stepped into the third level.

Ring ring~

42. Minor Heavenly Thunder Body

The third level of the Trial Tower was unexpectedly not as painful as Ye Yuchan had imagined.

To be precise, there wasn't even anything here that could cause her pain. The only things worth noting were the dark clouds covering the empty space and the pale red metal cauldron directly below them.

Breathing in the slightly damp air, the silver-haired girl frowned and sniffed a few times.

"Why does this smell weird? Is this going to test my sense of smell? I don't want to smell any weird odors."

Having already been tricked once on the second level of the Trial Tower, Ye Yuchan was more vigilant this time. Since this was a trial, there was no reason why it would be so easy for anyone to pass.

She tiptoed past the large cauldron, glancing at it as she passed.

Aside from its indescribable metallic sheen, she discovered that the cauldron had no base and was floating entirely in mid-air. She tried to probe it with her spiritual energy, but ultimately found nothing, as if it was meant to float there.

Looking up again at the huge dark cloud that covered the entire field of vision, it did not seem special at first glance; it was just like any other cloud you could see on a cloudy day.

She pouted, somewhat confused about the situation, and simply rushed to the door leading to the next floor, placing her hand on the icy cold door panel.

The moment the soft, warm hand touched the door, a sudden change occurred.

Suddenly, a loud explosion rang out in the sky, as if someone had dropped a nuclear bomb. The violent sound startled Ye Yuchan so much that she jumped up from the ground.

"W-What's going on?! Has the sky fallen?!"

Startled, Ye Yuchan turned around and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

—And so the girl saw something rather frightening.

Countless bolts of purple lightning flashed and roared in the dark clouds. This was not just one or two bolts, but hundreds and thousands of lightning bolts that converged and intertwined, forming light patterns that were almost blinding. The deafening explosions were also constantly assaulting her hearing.

The sky was dyed with a mix of blue and purple lightning, and the lightning, which was faster than the human body could perceive, struck down in an instant. The burst of lightning in that instant was enough to destroy anything that was unfortunate enough to be struck by it.

Wow!

Amidst lightning and thunder, Ye Yuchan only saw a flash of white light pass before her eyes. When she came to her senses, blackened gas was emanating from the ground less than half a meter away from her.

……

Huh, what is that?

"How did it start thundering? How can it just start thundering like that?!"

Before Ye Yuchan could even recover from her shock, another bolt of lightning struck a spot a dozen meters to her left, indicating that the direction of the lightning strikes seemed to be random.

—Boom boom boom!

Three more bolts of lightning struck, and by sheer coincidence, one of them struck Ye Yuchan from behind, less than half a meter away from her silvery-white hair.

"Hiss—what the hell, is this level all about luck?!" Ye Yuchan was so scared that she didn't dare to move, afraid that the lightning would strike her head the next second. Her voice even sounded like she was about to cry, "Why is there lightning? I didn't swear or offend the heavens... Don't play this game!"

Just as she was feeling sentimental, the thunder above continued to rumble, and countless bolts of lightning continued to strike down. In a short time, this originally barren open space was transformed into a lightning pool, with almost no patch of open ground remaining intact.

No, to correct you—except for that large cauldron.

Clearly, the appearance of this giant cauldron was no accident. When Ye Yuchan discovered that no matter which angle the lightning struck from, it would not hit the cauldron, she was overjoyed, her eyes gleaming with golden light.

At first, she wondered why there was a huge cauldron in this weird place. Turns out it was there to protect her from lightning!

Although you might get struck by lightning while running there, once you get inside, you should be able to avoid disaster, right?