It wasn't easy for a Primordial Spirit to defeat its own illusion. Having a higher cultivation realm or peerless talent didn't guarantee success. Ninth Brother of Po Family, for example, had been defeated by his own illusion and eliminated.
As for Fairy Huan Cai passing the test, Fairy Meng Shang guessed that she hadn't surpassed her own illusion through sheer strength. Instead, she had used her understanding of illusions to influence the illusory realm and, in turn, her illusion. That was how she had defeated it. After all, the Huan Xin Pavilion excelled at illusion techniques.
The truth was much as Fairy Meng Shang had guessed. Fairy Huan Cai had used her understanding of illusion techniques to "cheat" a little and defeat her illusion, giving her the chance to pass the test after Ling Tian and Fairy Meng Shang.
Fairy Huan Cai had long coveted Ling Tian's Corpse Incense Demon Lotus. She had even dispatched Huan Xin Pavilion experts to hunt him down on a massive scale. Although Ling Tian and Fairy Meng Shang had now joined Fengyun Pavilion, he knew she hadn't given up, so he didn't want her to pass all of Fengyun Pavilion's tests and become their fellow disciple.
Ling Tian smiled faintly and nodded. "I heard the seniors say that Fengyun Pavilion will accept no more than two disciples this time. Fairy Huan Cai's talent is decent, but she still falls a little short of Po Tian, Chi Xue, and the others. Even if you and I do nothing, she won't have much of a chance."
Fairy Meng Shang knew that was true, but her expression remained cold as ice. "Even so, we can't let our guard down. We mustn't give her the slightest chance."
"Don't worry. We'll see how things stand when the time comes.