The Eternal Rise
Chapter 15

Miracles Emerge From My Hands (Part 1)

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Chapter 15: Miracles from My Hands (Part 1)

"You've done very well, there's no need to force yourself," Protector Xu comforted his disciple.

Yu He also nodded and said, "At this age, to reach the seventh layer, you're already first-class among the younger generation disciples in the sect!"

Xu Hui snapped out of his disappointment, took a deep breath, and glared at Li Qiye with a sinister look. "It's your turn!"

"Heh, you can still admit defeat now," a disciple from the Nine Sacred Demon Gate jeered. "For a trash like you who hasn't even cultivated any Dao techniques, being able to pass the first layer is already a miracle."

Xu Hui spread his legs, stared at Li Qiye, and grinned sinisterly. "If you crawl past on your knees right now, I won't make things difficult for you. If you crawl past later, it might be a different story!"

Nan Huairen and Protector Mo turned away, no longer willing to watch this scene. There was no doubt that Li Qiye was destined to lose. Even if a miracle occurred, even if there was a one in a hundred million chance for Li Qiye to pass through the seventh layer of the Chaotic Heart Forest and clear this written examination, he would still have to crawl under Xu Hui's legs.

Li Qiye, however, didn't care at all. He said slowly, "No, I'm waiting for you to crawl under my legs." With that, he stepped into the Chaotic Heart Forest.

The moment he entered the Chaotic Heart Forest, Li Qiye's vision was filled with a sea of fire. He instantly plunged into a world of lava and flames. With a "sizzle, sizzle, sizzle," sound, in the illusion, his feet were already emitting smoke from the intense heat, and the pain was unbearable. Yet, Li Qiye didn't even groan and continued forward.

Li Qiye didn't take the Chaotic Heart Forest seriously at all. He had endured countless hardships over millions of years. In the desolate era, when he transformed into the Shadow Crow, he couldn't yet scheme against the world. He didn't know how many hardships he had experienced. He had fallen into the hands of celestial demons, he had fallen into the clutches of the ancient underworld, he had been imprisoned for ten thousand years, unseen by the sun and moon, and he had endured countless tortures. Although the Shadow Crow's body was immortal, the pain never lessened!

Over the past ten million years, he had visited burial grounds, entered immortal lands, and ventured into demonic and ghostly realms. These were the truly most dangerous places in the world. Compared to these places, the Chaotic Heart Forest, a place for tempering one's Dao heart, was nothing, utterly insignificant!

The mere Chaotic Heart Forest couldn't shake Li Qiye's Dao heart in the slightest!

"Heh, a mortal physique trash who hasn't even cultivated Dao techniques, to pass the first layer—" a disciple said, sneering as he looked at the Chaotic Heart Forest. But before he could finish his sentence, he couldn't go on.

In the blink of an eye, Li Qiye had already passed the first layer. In the illusion, the sea of fire vanished, and Li Qiye immediately plunged into the coldest, most frozen world...

Outside the Chaotic Heart Forest, countless disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate were eager to see Li Qiye appear. However, what happened next caused everyone to gape with their mouths wide open.

Protector Mo and Nan Huairen had turned away, not wanting to witness Li Qiye's humiliation firsthand. But then, a profound silence fell, so quiet that the sound of a pin dropping could be heard. This made them curious, and they didn't know what had happened. They couldn't help but turn around to see, and when they did, they witnessed an unbelievable scene.

"Th-the, the eighth layer..." At this moment, a disciple shivered and spoke obsequiously.

"First layer, second layer, third layer..." disciples stared blankly, their eyes following Li Qiye's footsteps, murmuring.

"Ninth layer, tenth layer, eleventh layer..." An unbelievable event unfolded. Li Qiye walked through the Chaotic Heart Forest as if strolling through his own backyard, his pace unhurried, his figure not slowing down at all. It was as if he wasn't walking through the Chaotic Heart Forest, but along the paths of his own garden!

"Th-the, the, the, the fourteenth layer—" Finally, Li Qiye calmly passed through the Chaotic Heart Forest, emerging from the other side. He walked out of the final layer of the Chaotic Heart Forest with an air of ease and contentment.

At this moment, everyone present was petrified. He had passed the fourteenth layer of the Chaotic Heart Forest! This, this was absolutely impossible! In all of history, among the younger disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate, no one had ever heard of anyone passing the fourteenth layer of the Chaotic Heart Forest. Even Li Shuangyan, who was known as the most talented and the most resolute in Dao heart among the Nine Sacred Demon Gate throughout history, could not pass the fourteenth layer!

"Impossible, impossible, this is absolutely impossible—" Xu Hui was completely in disarray. This was simply impossible, yet it was presented before his eyes as reality!

Xu Hui's master, Protector Xu, had his mouth agape, unable to close it. Passing the fourteenth layer of the Chaotic Heart Forest was something even their sect leader, the Demon Emperor Lunri, could not achieve. Such a Dao heart was terrifyingly firm!

"An appetizer, tasted mediocre," Li Qiye walked back, calm and composed, as if he hadn't just passed through the Chaotic Heart Forest but a garden path.

"So, are you going to kneel and crawl over?" Li Qiye glanced at Xu Hui and said indifferently.

"No, no, this is absolutely impossible!" Xu Hui shouted. At this moment, let alone Xu Hui, everyone present couldn't believe it! This was absolutely impossible.

"This is impossible—" Even Protector Xu couldn't believe it. He said, "Could it be that the Chaotic Heart Forest has a problem?"

"It must be, it must be like this, the restrictions of the Chaotic Heart Forest have failed!" Xu Hui exclaimed, as if he had grasped a lifeline. "This round doesn't count, the Chaotic Heart Forest must have failed!"

"This is impossible." Even Chief Protector Yu He took a long time to recover. He shook his head and said, "The Chaotic Heart Forest has never had a problem since the sect was founded. Let me try." With that, he personally entered the Chaotic Heart Forest.

Yu He was indeed very powerful, worthy of being the Chief Protector. He easily passed through the first nine layers. His Dao heart was extremely firm, and only at the tenth layer did his speed slow down.

With a "bang," Yu He still could not pass through the entire Chaotic Heart Forest. Before he could even finish the eleventh layer, he was repelled. His Dao heart also could not withstand the interference of the Chaotic Heart Forest!

"The Chaotic Heart Forest has not failed," Yu He finally shook his head and said with certainty. At this moment, Yu He looked at Li Qiye with great strangeness. He completely couldn't believe this fact.

Li Qiye was just a thirteen-year-old boy. To pass the fourteenth layer of the Chaotic Heart Forest, there was either something fishy going on, or his Dao heart was so firm that nothing could shake it! However, for a thirteen-year-old boy, this was simply impossible. To possess such a Dao heart, how much tempering would he have to endure? To possess such a Dao heart, even with the worst aptitude, his future achievements as a Great Sage would likely only be a matter of time and opportunity! The problem was, a thirteen-year-old boy simply couldn't possess such a Dao heart!

At this moment, everyone present was dumbfounded, somewhat at a loss!

"You possess a powerful treasure?" Protector Xu stared hatefully at Li Qiye. He simply didn't believe that a thirteen-year-old boy could pass the Chaotic Heart Forest; this was impossible.

"It must be!" Xu Hui exclaimed loudly. "The Washing Yan Ancient Sect is an Immortal Emperor lineage. Perhaps he has an Immortal Emperor treasure on him!"

At this moment, countless people looked at Li Qiye. Many disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate felt it was possible. After all, the Washing Yan Ancient Sect was once founded by Immortal Emperor Mingren. Perhaps the Washing Yan Ancient Sect still possessed one or two Immortal Emperor treasures today! If they truly possessed an Immortal Emperor treasure, using it to cheat and pass the Chaotic Heart Forest might indeed be possible.

"Cheating with treasures, this round doesn't count!" Protector Xu said coldly. At this moment, he was determined to accuse Li Qiye of cheating!

"Protector Xu, your words are too much!" Protector Mo recovered his senses. At this moment, he didn't have time to question how Li Qiye passed the Chaotic Heart Forest. He said in a deep voice, "The written examination was stipulated by you, and the Chaotic Heart Forest is also from your Nine Sacred Demon Gate. Now that you've lost, you're going back on your word!"

"Cheating with treasures, of course, it doesn't count!" Protector Xu said coldly!

Protector Mo naturally had to defend Li Qiye. He said in a deep voice, "Whether it was with treasures or not, it doesn't matter. Your Nine Sacred Demon Gate has no rule stating that treasures cannot be used to pass the Chaotic Heart Forest. Our disciple passing the Chaotic Heart Forest means winning this round!"

"Shameless, cheating! The Washing Yan Ancient Sect is a bunch of shameless scoundrels!" At this moment, the disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate simply didn't believe that Li Qiye could pass the Chaotic Heart Forest, so many disciples started to heckle.

Protector Mo didn't want to argue with them. He turned to Yu He and said, "Protector Yu, has our disciple from the Washing Yan Ancient Sect won this round?"

"This..." Yu He couldn't help but feel a bit hesitant. He didn't quite believe that Li Qiye could truly pass the Chaotic Heart Forest, but the Nine Sacred Demon Gate also had no rule against using treasures to pass it.

"I stand upright, sit straight, and have a clear conscience before heaven and earth," Li Qiye said leisurely at this moment. "Unlike the people of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate, who can bet but can't afford to lose and deny it when they lose. Since you think I'm hiding treasures, then search for them. If you find such treasures, they belong to you!"

Yu He pondered for a moment, then looked up and said to Li Qiye in a deep voice, "If you truly want to clear your name, my Nine Sacred Demon Gate has a method. Our ancestor once left behind a treasure called the Immortal Bone Mirror, which can reveal all origins! If you are willing, you can let the Immortal Bone Mirror shine upon you. If you are truly carrying an Immortal Emperor treasure, this mirror will definitely reveal it!"

"I agree, let's use the Immortal Bone Mirror to check!" Protector Xu was the first to agree and said, "If the Immortal Bone Mirror doesn't detect anything, it means you're not carrying any treasures!"

"That's right, if you don't dare to be checked, it means you're cheating!" The other disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate echoed in agreement.

"You are truly pitiful," Li Qiye looked at everyone and smiled. "Alright, if you want to check, I'll let you check! Bring it here."

Seeing that Li Qiye agreed, Yu He immediately sent someone to fetch the Immortal Bone Mirror! The Immortal Bone Mirror of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate had a great origin. It was said to be passed down from the desolate era, and even polished by an Immortal Emperor. This Immortal Bone Mirror could reveal origins, being tens of thousands of times more powerful than the True Form Mirror!

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