This time, the test hosted by the Yellow Realm was rather peculiar. The phantom's cultivation level was slightly higher than that of the people being tested, and it could also copy secret techniques they had already used. Fortunately, Po Qiong had noticed this early on. The phantom Ling Tian faced could only use Four Consecutive Arrow Strikes and the footwork technique for dodging arrows.
Following Po Qiong's advice, Ling Tian kept clashing with his phantom using low-powered arrow techniques. With his footwork, he could easily hold out. By their estimate, there would be no problem if he simply kept this up; once three hundred cultivators had been eliminated, he would pass the test with ease.
"I wonder how Lin Er and the others are doing. This test is strange, and it seems to target people from Northern Profound in particular—no, people from our Lingxiao Pavilion in particular." Ling Tian murmured, his expression growing slightly solemn. "In this Small World, the more secret arts you know, the more dangerous things get. But our Lingxiao Pavilion's creed is to embrace all rivers, so we've learned a great many secret arts."
After a moment's thought, Po Qiong and the other Artifact Spirits understood as well. Po Qiong gave a cold laugh. "That's right. It feels like they're deliberately targeting you. Ling Tian, it seems your Lingxiao Pavilion has already made the Yellow Realm wary."
Before Ling Tian could speak, Po Qiong continued, "No, that's not right. I feel this test is specifically targeting you, Ling Tian. You've learned nearly the most secret arts in the entire Immortal Realm, and the widest variety. If you'd let your guard down at the start and used powerful secret arts—if you'd used all sorts of techniques—and then failed to realize the phantom could reform, you probably wouldn't