Chapter 75: Reactions from All Sides

After chatting with his senior sister for a while, Xu Xing put away his phone and stood up.

He then walked to the small garden in the backyard and looked upward.

In his perception, above the sky-obscuring realm, twisted countless eerie purple threads.

“I suppose… that old thing has seen it too.”

That’s exactly what he wanted.

If not for this reason, he wouldn’t have moved the realm to the edge of reality.

Withdrawing his gaze, Xu Xing turned to another direction.

That was the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall building, where Zhang Yunlu had already completed the third stage of the Gathering Method.

“Not bad.”

This pace wasn’t slow at all; if you counted properly, Xu Xing hadn’t given her much.

Just one sword art, a training space for constant combat, and a single Gathering Method.

The sword art was average at best, the training space wasn’t unique to her, and the Gathering Method meant nothing at all.

If you yourself are weak, no matter how good the Gathering Method is, it’s useless.

If he were one of those protagonist’s grandpa figures, he’d really be a terrible mentor.

But cultivation has always been this way—the most important thing is always yourself.

“Let’s see how it turns out.”

Zhang Yunlu’s innate Dao foundation is within reach, but going further won’t be this simple.

And Xiao Fan… will soon reach the third stage.

Xu Xing sat on a reclining chair, and in his hand appeared the small yellow duck sent to him by Chi Jiuyu.

He gave it a gentle shake.

“She really knows how to think.”

…

…

At this moment, Chi Jiuyu had no idea her uncle had betrayed her—she was still happily scrolling through posts.

The realm appearing over Xuanjian City had naturally become another hot topic of discussion.

At first, everyone was speculating.

Some suspected another demonic elder was causing trouble, while others lamented how cursed Xuanjian City was.

Under the posts, people who had moved from Hengjian City to Xuanjian City were crying out in heartfelt anguish.

Others thought it was the ancient cultivation master’s hidden lair about to emerge.

MostLovesHeaven: “Hehehe! Fellow cultivators, this is the ancient master’s secret realm opening—enter my banner and follow me to investigate! /Image”

In the image was a small silver-white banner, surrounded by pure qi, with dragons and phoenixes soaring.

ZhenLovesQiang: “Isn’t that the Ten Thousand Souls Banner displayed on the Taishang Dao Sect’s official website?”

MonkeyOnMountainsOnlyMyAssRed: “MostLovesHeaven? If you’re not joking, your taste is insane.”

MostLovesHeaven: “How could you ordinary cultivators understand the wonders of the Heavenly Ones?”

They began arguing over this topic.

A bunch of idiots—what’s so interesting about those demons and spirits?

Chi Jiuyu stepped away and kept scrolling, this time after the mayor had issued an official notice.

Someone then posted.

【Question: Aren’t large events supposed to be reported to local authorities beforehand? Has this third-round trial been reported?】

MonkeyOnMountainsOnlyMyAssRed: “Poster is an idiot. Confirmed.”

QingyueTalismanWholesalePM: “It’s just a small place with a max Nascent Soul cultivator—why should the big shots care about your opinion?”

Further down, every comment was mockery and ridicule.

Evergreen (Not Taking Alchemy Requests Now): “At this point, we need to ask one person.”

Evergreen (Not Taking Alchemy Requests Now): “Does your Sword Sect even regulate this kind of behavior? @FutureSwordSectMaster”

Shit! How is this idiot here too? Chi Jiuyu typed furiously.

FutureSwordSectMaster: “A bunch of idiots—who told you it wasn’t reported beforehand?”

CanWeTearDownThatStupidSectArena: “You know?” FutureSwordSectMaster: “Of course I know—I’m the one who submitted the application!”

Evergreen (Not Taking Alchemy Requests Now): “So this trial was actually set up by a senior of the Sword Sect? /Confused”

For high-level cultivators, even over the internet, people become more polite.

FutureSwordSectMaster: “Why should I explain to you guys? /NosePicking”

Is this guy lying?

Some in the crowd doubted it, but no one actually asked.

After all, someone using the username “Future Sword Sect Master” and acting this boldly already speaks volumes.

If he had no substance and dared to flaunt that name, he’d have been beaten into the ground long ago.

…………

At noon, in the center square of Xuanjian City.

The realm hung high in the sky, like a small asteroid ready to crash down.

Yet the square was incredibly lively—everywhere you looked, crowds surged, jostling shoulder to shoulder.

Except for Jiang Yujiu, most of the Hehuan Sect’s charm cultivators who had come to Xuanjian City were here, and all were live-streaming.

A bit farther out stood disciples from external immortal sects.

They stood in less crowded areas, gazing upward, observing the realm they would enter tomorrow for their trial.

Beneath a large tree stood two young men whose presence was so faint, others barely noticed them.

“Brother, you’ve come to observe this realm too?”

The speaker was Yang Lin, one of the cultivators who had followed True Person Xiao Ning, at the early Nascent Soul realm.

The one he called brother was Han Yun, also a disciple of the Taishang Dao Sect, at the mid-Nascent Soul realm.

“Aren’t you here to observe the realm too?” Han Yun smiled.

Both spoke in hushed tones.

“I barely made it through this trial by luck—I don’t know what conditions await inside tomorrow, so I came early to observe.” Yang Lin sighed.

He’d studied for days but found no way to withdraw—he’d have dropped out long ago if he could.

As for why he didn’t just fail deliberately during the trial…

Obviously!

The trial only counts as failure if you die—who knows what consequences await if you die inside? Even though everyone online says it’s harmless, as a cautious cultivator, he had zero interest in testing it.

He’d originally planned to drag his feet in the second round to avoid qualifying for the third.

But that damn second round was absurdly intense—he couldn’t even slow down to lower his score.

He had to fight at full strength and kill his opponent.

“Sigh~.” Han Yun also looked gloomy.

His situation was much the same as Yang Lin’s.

The two brothers exchanged a glance and sighed again.

At that moment, a large brown dog came to Han Yun’s feet and lifted its hind leg.

Huh? “Shoo! Shoo!”

The dog shuddered in fright, looked up with terrified eyes—as if wondering where these two humans had come from—then tucked its tail and yelped as it ran away.

The commotion drew attention from nearby people.

Yang Lin glanced again at the sky—the realm was clearly visible to the naked eye, yet after activating his spiritual senses, he could no longer perceive it at all.

He frowned slightly: “This realm reveals nothing even when observed—brother, I’ll take my leave.”

“Go slowly, brother,” Han Yun nodded slightly.

Watching Yang Lin depart, he didn’t linger long either, soon leaving the central square.

He twisted through alleys until reaching a secluded corner, confirming no one was around.

Puff! With a soft sound, Han Yun’s entire body turned into a paper doll, slowly floating down.

Whoosh~ Flames ignited on the paper doll, burning it to ash before it even touched the ground, scattering with the wind.

In a place this crowded, how could one possibly come in person?

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