“But ……” Xin Cai’s tone was a little hesitant, she didn’t think JI and were faking it. JI and she knew him well, and she had not spoken with JI and him together once or twice. Even after so many years, she still vaguely remembered the aura of JI He’s cultivation technique without any change.
Not long after the top twenty-five were decided, the qualification token on Ning Cheng’s body lit up again, and the row of small characters on the qualification token made Ning Cheng almost laugh out loud in surprise. When this luck came, it was simply unstoppable.
The qualification plate clearly read, “JI He, number ninety-five, this round is empty, direct entry to the top thirteen.”
The fact that JI He had failed in this round and directly entered the top thirteen had long been displayed on the formation display at Tian Su Sacred City Square. Even some of the cultivators who did not know JI He, marvelled at how lucky JI He was. He did not meet any strong opponents in the first and second rounds, and he was actually blanked in the third round.
Seeing that JI He had entered the top thirteen with a blank round, the green-skirted female cultivator standing with Ceng Caixuan finally voiced out her doubts, “Caixuan, JI He’s kung fu aura hasn’t changed, could it be that you’re overthinking it? After all, it’s not impossible to find some opportunities in the Tai Su secret realm. Although JI He’s strength is much stronger than before, he’s barely winning every time, far less than the average eternal powerhouse.”
JI He had entered the top thirteen, and there was still some longing in her heart for JI He to return to the Cen family again.
Cen Caixuan opened her mouth, not thinking of words to retort. In fact, she also felt that JI He’s aura had not changed much. The reason why she was so sure that JI He was a fake, apart from the fact that JI He’s personality had changed drastically and his strength had increased wildly, was also because JI He was no longer looking at her with the same kind of infatuation that he once had.
JI He was not very verbal and was very mute, but he was extremely infatuated with himself. Sometimes she could feel JI He’s excitement just by giving him a slight smile or even a slight nod of her head. And JI He, who had returned from the secret realm again, never gave her that feeling again.
Even when Guo Haoge’s hand was holding hers, JI He didn’t have that kind of fluctuating emotion in his eyes that he should have. Was it really as Xin Cai had said, simply because JI He’s personality had changed?
“Caixuan, people will always change. Guo Hao Ge is too hateful, he obviously doesn’t have that kind of heart, but he has to do it for JI He ……” Xin Cai was suddenly a bit annoyed with Guo Hao Ge, if it wasn’t for Guo Hao Ge, JI He would still be a member of the Cen family.
Cen Caixuan shook her head, “Xin Cai, don’t talk about Guo Hao Ge, he is not what you think.”
Xin Cai knew of Cen Caixuan’s infatuation with Guo Hao Ge, even if she knew that Guo Hao Ge had no meaning for Caixuan, she could only stop her mouth.
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The battle for the top thirteen turned into a hard-fought battle, and Ning Cheng saw the fight on the tournament stage from the side and knew that if he hadn’t drawn an empty lottery ticket, I was afraid that he would have to bring out some of his strength to break into the top thirteen.
The first of the twelve sons of Taisu, Ke Ke Lou Xie, ran into Yin Jie, who was also one of the twelve sons of Taisu, but Yin Jie was more than twice as strong as Ke Ke Ke Lou Xie.
Yin’s magic treasure was somewhat similar to Ning Cheng’s Seven Bridges Realm Book, which was also a book. Because his divine sense could not penetrate the stage, Ning Cheng only knew that Yin Cheng’s book had only opened three pages, and the golden aura emanating from the book covered Ke Ke Lou Xie.
Ke Ke Lou Xie also knew that he was no match for Yin and immediately conceded defeat after being covered by the golden aura.
Yin’s easy victory over Ke Ke Lou Xi did not cause much debate, as everyone seemed to think it was normal.
What Ning Cheng wanted to see the most was the battle between Yin, Lu Yixian and Yatian. Ning Cheng was a little disappointed by Yin’s quick victory over Keke Lou Xie, as he only saw her magic treasures, and did not see any further means.
Next on the stage was Yatien, whose opponent was a disciple from the Liyu Divine Mountain of the Ten Great Sects. Ning Cheng knew Peng Shan and Peng Rui Mei from the Liyu Divine Mountain, but it seemed that neither of the two siblings had come over.
Yatien’s black smoke magic treasure intrigued Ning Cheng, and ever since Yatien took to the stage, Ning Cheng’s gaze was simply fixed on Yatien’s every move.
Just when Ning Cheng was thinking about what Yatien’s black smoke was refined from, he suddenly felt an extreme discomfort. It seemed that there was a danger that would fall on his head at any moment. Ning Cheng subconsciously looked to his left and right, and everyone around him was paying attention to the fight on the tournament stage. Apart from Ceng Caixuan, who was standing on the opposite side, whose divine sense fell on him from time to time, he did not notice any danger.
Ning Cheng no longer had the heart to focus all his energy on the tournament stage, his origin aura was very sensitive to danger, and he did not feel that this dangerous instinct of his was unwarranted.
He looked at the few powerful people on the main stage and hesitated for a moment before walking over.
Eternal realm bouts, even the highest level of Eternal realm bouts in the Tai Su Realm, still did not attract Dao-attesting powerhouses. As soon as Ning Cheng came over, he was noticed by the few powerful people on the main stage.
Ning Cheng always felt that the old man with a red face who looked as if he was an ordinary person was better to talk to, and he had always thought that this old man was a little more powerful than Barbarian Huishan. At this moment, the old man’s position was also at the edge of the main stage. So he came directly to the old man not far away and bowed and gave him a salute.
The old man smiled and nodded to Ning Cheng, “JI He, you are lucky to have gotten a chance to go to the Extra-terrestrial Divine Spring to transform your divine essence. Remember not to waste this opportunity, the Extra-terrestrial Divine Spring is not a place that ordinary people can go to.”
The red-faced old man was as ordinary as his ordinary image and did not ignore Ning Cheng just because he was a hundred thousand miles away from him.
Hearing these words from the old man, Ning Cheng was somewhat puzzled in his heart. He had clearly only entered the top thirteen, didn’t the Extraterrestrial Divine Spring require the top ten?
However, he knew that he had not come here now to ask about this matter, but for the uneasiness in his heart.
Now that the old man had taken the initiative to speak to him, Ning Cheng hurriedly bowed once again, “Thank you for your encouragement, senior, junior is just a little worried.”
“Oh, what are you worried about?” The old man continued to ask with a smile.
This was what Ning Cheng wanted, and now that the old man had asked this question, he hurriedly said, “Just now, someone sent me a voice saying that I would be told to suffer death later, but I am participating in the Great Tai Su Competition, and I don’t know if I should escape right away.”
Ning Cheng didn’t care if his intuition was true or not, he would find refuge first. He would rather believe in this dangerous intuition. If the few powerful people on this main stage could not help him out, he would give up even if the Extra-dimensional Divine Spring was good.
“Hmph, who has the guts to cause trouble at the Great Tai Su Competition?” This time, it was not the plain old man who coldly snorted, but a middle-aged female cultivator sitting; not far from the old man.
With just a cold snort, Ning Cheng felt disturbed, he hurriedly steadied his mind and said, “Back to senior, just now someone did send me a voice, saying that I should wait and that they would come for my little life in a moment.”
The voice transmission was that no one had transmitted a voice to Ning Cheng, and Ning Cheng was saying this as an excuse. Later on, if no one came to threaten him, then he could say that because he had reported to a few powerful people who were presiding over the tournament in advance, that person did not dare to appear. If someone showed up, then it would be just the right time for his strategy to succeed.
Ning Cheng believed that with so many people here, the great powers of the sect alliance also wanted faces. To dare to transmit a voice to threaten him at the Tai Su Grand Competition and then actually dare to come to the Tai Su Grand Competition Square to make a move against him, this was clearly not looking at all the people here in the eye. It was tantamount to nakedly slapping the face of the Sect Alliance, and I was afraid that even the Patriarchs of the Ten Great Sects would not dare to come here in such a manner to slap their faces.
Because Ning Cheng’s voice was not small, many cultivators around heard Ning Cheng’s words, and many people immediately paid attention over.
No matter what, Ning Cheng was at least a figure who had entered the top thirteen of the Great Tai Su Competition, so it was normal for someone to pay attention. Some of the cultivators were a little speechless when they heard Ning Cheng say that someone had sent him a voice saying that they would come to finish him off later, and they even started to whisper about it.
How could such a voice transmission be trusted? To take out a disciple who had entered the top thirteen in the Tai Su Grand Competition’s square, even if that disciple was a casual cultivator, was absolutely impossible to happen. If such a thing really happened, then the Great Tai Su Competition would be a joke. Even if people really wanted to finish you off, they wouldn’t be able to send you a voice to greet you first.
The red-faced old man looked at Ning Cheng with a meaningful smile, and smiled warmly again, “Don’t worry, at least no one will do anything to you until you come out of the Extra-terrestrial Divine Spring.”
“JI He thanks a few seniors, choosing to come to the Great Tai Su Competition is the most right thing JI He has done in his life.” Hearing these words, Ning Cheng hurriedly bowed once again in thanks. The purpose had been achieved, and whether his premonition was true or not, he should stop here.
He had a hunch that this old man could tell that he was lying, and that no one should have passed on the message to him. It was a good thing that this old man did not count on it, which made Ning Cheng’s heart greatly grateful.
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On the ground floor lobby of the Star Treading Building, Xin Xiu and Wu Qihong were checking out of their rooms. Since Woo Qihong’s consciousness had recovered very quickly, and since Ning Cheng had said that he would not come back to the Star Treading Building either, Xin Xiu felt that there was no need for them to stay in such an expensive place and check out early to leave Tian Su Holy City.
By checking out early, the divine crystals could only be refunded half. Neither Xin Xiu nor Wu Qihong would care about this matter, these divine crystals were all paid for by Ning Cheng. It was already very good to have some refunded.
“Senior Sister Xiu, do you know where Eldest Brother has gone?” Wu Qihong looked at Xin Xiu as he returned the rent and asked with some doubt.
Xin Xiu sighed and was about to speak when she heard a startled eep ring out, followed by a figure suddenly solidifying in front of her and Wu Qihong. It was a woman in black with a veiled face and a slender figure.
Xin Xiu, however, knew this woman, and she hurriedly bowed and saluted, “Junior Xin Xiu has met senior Nie, thank you for your help last time.”
Wu Qihong had long heard from Xin Xiu that the owner of the Star Treading Tower was a woman surnamed Nie, and that she was extremely powerful. Now that Xin Xiu had saluted, he hurriedly bowed and saluted as well.
The woman in black nodded and her gaze fell on Wu Qihong’s body for a moment before she asked suspiciously, “Your sea of consciousness is shattered and is now in the process of being repaired?”