Chapter 75: Is this not her limit yet?
Of course, this thought flashed through Cheng Hong Ling’s mind, but she genuinely disdained such underhanded tricks from the bottom of her heart.
“Is this still not her limit?”
Mu Ruoyi exclaimed, but whether it was a genuine exclamation or an attempt to pressure the opponent, only she herself knew.
‘How did this stinky girl cultivate? This is too heaven-defying.’
Sect Leader Yan felt even more pressure upon hearing this. Sweat dripped into his eyes, causing him extreme discomfort, and he had to wipe it away in a flustered manner.
“Sect Leader, keep it up! If you lose and can’t solve the problem of Cat’s Eye Tears, our sect is doomed.”
The surrounding disciples were secretly anxious and cheered him on desperately, as the Cat’s Eye Tears were related to their lives and fortunes.
Hearing this, Sect Leader Yan gritted his teeth and held on. However, under the dual pressure of psychology and Spiritual Sense, his old back gradually stooped, as if he had aged several decades in an instant, and his feet began to tremble violently.
‘I’m going to be humiliated now.’
Sect Leader Yan had reached his limit. Just as he was about to concede, he suddenly felt the pressure on his body disappear, and he felt so light as if he were about to ascend.
Sect Leader Yan truly understood what it meant to be relieved of a burden. He took a greedy breath and then looked back with lingering fear at the expressionless genius girl in front of him.
“Sect Leader Yan is indeed as famous as they say. We’ll call it a draw, but we still have Elder Zhao, a master of the Huashen Realm, on our side. The choice to stay or leave is yours.”
Cheng Hong Ling spoke immediately. Although she always acted decisively, that was against enemies. The WanShan Sect was not considered a mortal enemy. Since victory was already assured, there was no need to be aggressive. Of course, if the other party was still oblivious, that would be another matter.
“Huffs!”
Sect Leader Yan breathed deeply again. He understood that she was giving him an out, so he did not hesitate at all and said, “Thank you, Junior Niece Cheng, for your magnanimity. We will leave now.”
“Farewell!”
Cheng Hong Ling politely moved aside.
“Junior Niece Cheng, although your strength is great, you must be careful in the next trial. They are not as easy to deal with as we are.”
Sect Leader Yan hesitated for a moment before reminding her.
“What is their identity?”
Cheng Hong Ling inquired.
“They are from the Changxing Sect. Although this time they only have an Elder surnamed Bao leading the team, he is also a master of the Huashen Realm Fourth Layer. I don’t know who is stronger between him and you.”
To repay the favor, Sect Leader Yan did not withhold any information.
“Hmph! Relying solely on someone in the Huashen Realm Fourth Layer won’t be everlasting!”
Cheng Hong Ling snorted coldly and walked forward with graceful steps. She had an impression of the Changxing Sect; their strength was slightly greater than the Yuxiao Sect, and they were probably ranked around third or fourth in Yongning Prefecture.
“What’s the point of being in the Huashen Realm Fourth Layer? Just a few hours ago, my sister Hong Ling killed someone in the Huashen Realm Fifth Layer.”
Mu Ruoyi pouted slightly and then followed them, carrying “Pang Pang.”
“What? She killed someone in the Huashen Realm Fifth Layer too? Could her cultivation level be in the late Huashen Realm?”
Sect Leader Yan gasped and muttered to himself, “A genius in the late Huashen Realm at the age of sixteen! This HuXiao Sect naively thought they could cover it up! The Xihui Dynasty… no… the entire Cultivation World is about to undergo a major change.”
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Cheng Hong Ling continued to move forward with the women from Shuiyu Valley. After walking about two more Li, she suddenly stopped.
At this moment, a sturdy figure descended from the sky, looking down from above. His eyes were slightly closed, and his face, with a slight stubble, was devoid of any emotion.
From the dense forest on both sides of the mountain path, twenty to thirty figures leaped out. They were all wearing uniforms, holding standard long swords, and exuding a murderous aura.
“As expected, the people from WanShan Sect are all useless. They can’t even stop a group of women. No wonder they are ranked outside the top ten in Yongning Prefecture.”
The older disciple leading the group said contemptuously.
“Elder Zhao of Shuiyu Valley, I presume? Stop here! For the sake of you being women, turn back the way you came, and I can spare your lives.”
The sturdy figure in the sky said coldly, opening his eyes a sliver.
“That should be Elder Bao from the Changxing Sect.”
Mu Ruoyi guessed in a low voice.
“I don’t like looking up at people. If you have something to say, get down first!”
Cheng Hong Ling said without looking up, and her powerful Spiritual Sense pressed towards the sturdy figure above.
Elder Bao of the Changxing Sect was caught off guard and lost his balance in the air. He fell more than a Zhang before he managed to stabilize himself, so he quickly urged his Spiritual Sense to resist.
The two immediately locked in a struggle, and Cheng Hong Ling’s Spiritual Sense was still much stronger, so she gradually gained the upper hand.
Elder Bao began to fall again. It was then that he looked at Cheng Hong Ling properly and exclaimed in shock, “You are Cheng Hong Ling? Have you really reached the Huashen Realm?”
“Don’t believe me?”
Cheng Hong Ling furrowed her brows slightly and placed her hand on her sword hilt.
“Wait! I concede! Please come in!”
Elder Bao was self-aware and surrendered immediately, a stark contrast to his previous arrogant demeanor. In fact, there was no fault in him surrendering. The Spiritual Sense and cultivation level of cultivators increased in tandem. Since he couldn’t win with his Spiritual Sense, his combat ability wouldn’t be much better, not to mention he had an Elder from Shuiyu Valley watching.
“Hmph!”
Cheng Hong Ling snorted coldly and continued to lead the way forward. She was not like that thick-skinned clone who relied on acting. Even if she had to fight, she could defeat any cultivator below the Huashen Realm Sixth Layer. If she used all her means, she might even be able to put up a fight against a strong cultivator in the late Huashen Realm.
Thus, the group continued to advance and soon arrived at the third trial.
Although Cheng Hong Ling’s expression remained unchanged, one could faintly discern a hint of seriousness. After all, according to common sense, the closer they got to the “Mountain King” of Yuxiao Sect, the stronger the opponent would be, so this trial would definitely not be as easy as before.
“Strange! Why haven’t we encountered anyone after walking so far?”
After walking three Li forward, they still hadn’t seen anyone, and Mu Ruoyi began to lose patience.
“Perhaps it’s because the sects here are too powerful, so they occupy a larger area.”
Zhao Li couldn’t help but speculate.
“Look, the sun is coming out.”
Just then, a female disciple cheered.
Cheng Hong Ling looked up at the sky and found that the mist above had gradually dispersed. The bright sunlight pierced through the gaps, passing through the leaves and scattering speckledly on the ground, indicating that the Yin Energy around was very thin.
“Since the sun is out, let’s go!”
Cheng Hong Ling slightly raised the corner of her lips and walked forward confidently.
Mu Ruoyi and Elder Zhao exchanged glances but chose to believe Cheng Hong Ling unconditionally, quickly following with all the female disciples.
“Hmm?”
After walking a few more dozen Zhang, Cheng Hong Ling suddenly stopped her graceful steps, her fine brows furrowed.
“What’s wrong? Sister Hong Ling? Is there an enemy?”
Mu Ruoyi immediately became vigilant and asked cautiously, while tightly protecting “Pang Pang” in her arms.
Cheng Hong Ling did not reply, but walked straight in one direction. The women from Shuiyu Valley followed closely, their swords unsheathed.
After walking a few more dozen Zhang, a gust of wind blew, and a dense black dust rushed towards them, almost obscuring the already sparse sunlight.
“What is this thing? Ashes?”
Mu Ruoyi frowned, fanning her delicate nose with her jade hand.
Cheng Hong Ling did not answer, but her expression became even more solemn.
Not long after, the group found that the field of vision ahead suddenly opened up. In the midst of the dense forest, a large circular clearing had inexplicably appeared, with a diameter of about one Li.
“What… what’s going on?”
Mu Ruoyi’s beautiful eyes widened in surprise. The other female disciples of Shuiyu Valley had similar expressions, their mouths agape as if they could swallow duck eggs.
This clearing was too strange. It was covered with a thick layer of black ash, as if a great fire had burned there. Whenever a breeze blew, it would stir up a cloud of black dust.
Cheng Hong Ling pondered for a moment and led the way into the clearing. Beneath her skirt, her slender legs showed no hesitation, but the black dust could not approach half an inch.
“It looks like a wildfire. Look, some places are still smoking.”
A female disciple pointed out. Upon closer inspection, they saw that several places in the clearing were indeed shrouded in black smoke.
“That’s not smoke, it’s Yin Energy!”
Cheng Hong Ling said abruptly.
