Miracles from My Hands (Part One)

Miracles from My Hands (Part One)

"You've already done very well. There's no need to force it." Protector Xu comforted his disciple.

Yu He also nodded and said, "At his age, reaching the seventh level already makes him first-rate among the younger generation of disciples in the sect!"

Xu Hui recovered from his disappointment, drew a deep breath, and stared coldly at Li Qiye. "Your turn!"

"Heh, it's not too late to admit defeat now." A disciple of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate jeered. "For trash like you, who hasn't even cultivated any Dao arts, passing the first level would already be a miracle."

Xu Hui spread his legs apart and stared at Li Qiye with a sinister grin. "If you kneel and crawl through now, I won't make things difficult for you. But if you wait until later to crawl through, then that might be harder to say!"

Nan Huairen and Protector Mo turned away, unwilling to watch this scene any longer. Without a doubt, Li Qiye was doomed to lose. Even if a miracle descended from heaven, even if there was a one-in-a-billion chance that Li Qiye could pass through the seventh level of the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest and clear this written test, he would still have to crawl beneath Xu Hui's legs.

Yet Li Qiye did not care in the slightest. Slowly, he said, "No, I'm waiting for you to crawl beneath my legs." With that, he stepped into the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest.

The moment Li Qiye entered the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest, a sea of flames appeared before him. In an instant, he fell into a world of blazing fire where magma erupted everywhere. A sizzling sound rang out. Within the illusion, smoke was already rising from his scorched feet, and the pain was almost unbearable. Yet Li Qiye did not even grunt as he continued forward.

Li Qiye did not take the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest to heart at all. Over millions upon millions of years, he had endured suffering beyond suffering. During the Desolate Era, when he had become the Shadow Crow and could not yet scheme against the world, he had suffered countless hardships. He had fallen into the hands of Heavenly Demons, into the claws of the Ancient Ming... He had been imprisoned for ten thousand years without seeing daylight, and he had endured innumerable cruel tortures. Though the Shadow Crow's body was immortal and undying, the pain did not lessen in the slightest!

Over the countless ages, he had visited burial grounds, entered immortal lands, and gone in and out of demon territories and ghost domains—the truly most perilous places in the world. Compared to those places, what was a place like the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest, meant only to temper one's Dao Heart? It was simply beneath notice!

The mere 'Chaotic' Heart Forest could not shake Li Qiye's Dao Heart in the slightest!

"Heh, a Mortal Physique piece of trash who hasn't cultivated any Dao arts, and he wants to pass the first level—" A disciple watched the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest and sneered. But before he could finish, he could no longer continue.

In the blink of an eye, Li Qiye had already passed through the first level. Within the illusion, the sea of flames vanished, and he immediately fell into an icy world of utmost cold...

Outside the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest, countless disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate had wanted to watch Li Qiye make a fool of himself. Yet the scene that followed left every one of them gaping.

Protector Mo and Nan Huairen had turned away, unwilling to witness Li Qiye embarrass himself. But then, all was silent—so silent that even the sound of a silver needle hitting the ground could be heard. Puzzled, they turned back to see what had happened. When they did, they saw an unimaginable sight.

"The, the, the eighth level..." A disciple shuddered, stammering as he spoke.

"The first level, second level, third level..." Another disciple stood dumbfounded, his gaze following Li Qiye's footsteps as he muttered.

"The ninth level, tenth level, eleventh level..." Something inconceivable was happening. Li Qiye walked through the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest as though strolling through a courtyard, taking a carriage at an easy pace. Neither his speed nor his movements slowed in the slightest. It was as though he was not walking through the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest at all, but along a little path in his own backyard.

"The, the, the, fourteenth level—" In the end, Li Qiye calmly passed through the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest and emerged from the other side, walking out of the final level with complete ease.

At this moment, everyone present was petrified. He had passed through fourteen levels of the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest! This—this was absolutely impossible! Since time immemorial, among the younger disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate, no one had ever been heard of passing fourteen levels of the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest. Even Li Shuangyan, hailed as the most gifted and most resolute in Dao Heart throughout the Nine Sacred Demon Gate's endless history, could not pass fourteen levels of the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest!

"Impossible, impossible, this is absolutely impossible—" Xu Hui was completely thrown into chaos. This was something that simply could not happen, yet it was vividly displayed right before his eyes!

Xu Hui's master, Protector Xu, had his mouth hanging wide open and could not close it. Passing through fourteen levels of the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest—why, even their sect master, the Sun-Turning Demon Emperor, could not achieve that! How terrifyingly resolute did one's Dao Heart have to be?

"A mere appetizer. The taste was ordinary." Li Qiye walked back, calm and composed, utterly at ease. It was as though he had not just crossed the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest, but merely walked along a garden path.

"Well? Kneel and crawl over." Li Qiye cast Xu Hui a sidelong glance and spoke with utter indifference.

"No, no, this is absolutely impossible!" Xu Hui cried out. At this moment, not only Xu Hui, but everyone present found it impossible to believe. This was absolutely impossible.

"This is impossible—" Even Protector Xu could not believe it. "Could something have gone wrong with the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest?"

"It must be! It has to be! The restrictions of the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest have failed!" Xu Hui said urgently, as if clutching a lifesaving straw. "This round doesn't count! The 'Chaotic' Heart Forest must have malfunctioned!"

"That's impossible." Even Yu He, the chief protector, took a long while to recover his senses. Shaking his head, he said, "The 'Chaotic' Heart Forest has never had a problem since the founding of the sect. Let me try it." With that, he personally entered the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest.

Yu He was indeed powerful, worthy of being the chief protector. He passed through the first nine levels with ease. His Dao Heart was extremely resolute, and only upon reaching the tenth level did his pace begin to slow.

Bang! Yu He still could not pass through the entire 'Chaotic' Heart Forest. Before he had even finished the eleventh level, he was abruptly flung out. His Dao Heart, too, could not withstand the interference of the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest!

"The 'Chaotic' Heart Forest has not malfunctioned." In the end, Yu He shook his head and spoke with absolute certainty. At this moment, even he looked at Li Qiye strangely. He simply could not believe such a fact.

Li Qiye was merely a thirteen-year-old boy. If he could pass through fourteen levels of the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest, then either there was something fishy going on, or his Dao Heart was so resolute that nothing could shake it! But for a thirteen-year-old boy, that was simply impossible. To possess such a Dao Heart, how much tempering must one have endured? With such a Dao Heart, even if one's aptitude were poor, becoming a great sage in the future would only be a matter of time and opportunity! The problem was that a thirteen-year-old boy simply could not possess such a Dao Heart!

At this point, everyone present was dumbstruck and at a loss.

"Are you carrying some great treasure?" Protector Xu glared hatefully at Li Qiye. He simply did not believe that a thirteen-year-old boy could pass through the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest. It was utterly impossible.

"That must be it!" Xu Hui said loudly. "The Washing Yan Ancient Sect is an Immortal Emperor lineage. Perhaps he has an Immortal Emperor Artifact hidden on him!"

Countless people looked toward Li Qiye. Many disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate felt that this was possible. After all, the Washing Yan Ancient Sect had once been founded by Immortal Emperor Mingren. Perhaps the present-day Washing Yan Ancient Sect still possessed one or two Immortal Emperor Artifacts! If he truly had an Immortal Emperor Artifact, then using it to cheat his way through the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest was indeed possible.

"Using a treasure to cheat means this round doesn't count!" Protector Xu said coldly. At this moment, he had firmly decided that Li Qiye had cheated!

"Protector Xu, that is going too far!" Protector Mo recovered his senses. He had no time to investigate how Li Qiye had passed through the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest. In a deep voice, he said, "You set the rules for the written test, and the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest belongs to your Nine Sacred Demon Gate. Now that you have lost, you're going back on your word and refusing to admit it!"

"Cheating with a treasure naturally doesn't count!" Protector Xu said coldly.

Of course, Protector Mo had to defend Li Qiye now. He said in a deep voice, "Whether he used a treasure to pass through the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest is not important. Your Nine Sacred Demon Gate never stipulated that treasures could not be used to pass through the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest. Our disciple passed through the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest, so we won this round!"

"Shameless! Cheating! The Washing Yan Ancient Sect is a bunch of shameless scoundrels!" The disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate simply did not believe Li Qiye could pass through the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest, so many of them began to jeer.

Protector Mo did not wish to waste words with them. Turning to Yu He, he asked, "Protector Yu, did our Washing Yan Ancient Sect disciple not win this round?"

"This..." Yu He could not help feeling troubled. He did not quite believe that Li Qiye had truly passed through the 'Chaotic' Heart Forest either, but the Nine Sacred Demon Gate had never forbidden using treasures to pass through it.

"I walk upright and sit straight, with no shame before heaven and earth." Li Qiye said leisurely. "Unlike the people of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate, who can afford to gamble but cannot afford to lose, and refuse to admit defeat after losing. Since you believe I'm hiding a treasure, then search me. If you find such a treasure, it belongs to you!"

Yu He pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said gravely to Li Qiye, "If you truly wish to clear your name, our Nine Sacred Demon Gate has a method. Our ancestor left behind a treasure called the Immortal Bone Mirror, which can illuminate all origins! If you are willing, we can use the Immortal Bone Mirror on you. If you truly carry an Immortal Emperor Artifact, this mirror will certainly reveal it!"

"I agree. Use the Immortal Bone Mirror!" Protector Xu was the first to approve. "If the Immortal Bone Mirror detects nothing, then that proves he isn't carrying any treasure!"

"That's right! If he dares not be examined, then he's cheating!" The other disciples of the Nine Sacred Demon Gate all echoed the sentiment.

"You people are truly pitiful." Li Qiye glanced at them and smiled. "Fine. Since you want to examine me, I'll let you take a look! Bring it out."

Seeing that Li Qiye had agreed, Yu He immediately sent someone to fetch the Immortal Bone Mirror! The Nine Sacred Demon Gate's Immortal Bone Mirror had an extraordinary origin. It was said to have been passed down from the Desolate Era and may even have been polished by an Immortal Emperor. The Immortal Bone Mirror could illuminate one's origin, and it was unknown how many tens of thousands of times stronger than the True Form Mirror!

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