Not long after Zhao Feng returned to the courtyard.
A visitor arrived at his door. It was Gu Yanran.
She looked conflicted, hesitating to speak. "Miss Gu, if you have something to say, please speak freely," Zhao Feng said calmly.
"Senior Sister Su has broken through to the Profound Mastery Realm."
"I noticed. Congratulations to her." Zhao Feng nodded.
"She now bears a heavy burden within the sect," Gu Yanran said pointedly.
"Miss Gu, that is your sect's business. There is no need to discuss it with me."
Gu Yanran froze slightly. A trace of sadness entered her beautiful eyes. She bowed slightly to Zhao Feng, then turned and left.
The next day, Zhao Feng and his two companions arrived at the plaza beneath the Heavenly Mechanism Tower on the summit.
Almost everyone from the various Hidden World Sects and lineages had already arrived.
On the stone platform in the plaza, seats had been arranged for the honored guests, along with spirit wine and spirit fruit.
These were all prepared for the Profound Mastery Realm experts leading their groups.
Standing beneath the nine-story Heavenly Mechanism Tower, Zhao Feng felt the inexplicable pressure emanating from heaven and earth.
"Besides divination and astrological predictions, which I told you about before, the Heavenly Mechanism Tower is also used for trials. Whenever a great age arrives, on an auspicious day marked by particular celestial signs, ascending the Heavenly Mechanism Tower becomes a trial to compete for fortune," Lu Bing explained beside him.
"May I ask, senior, how exactly does this trial work?" Zhao Feng asked.
"Each floor produces illusory opponents. They might be martial artists or exotic beasts, and they grow stronger with each floor. You must clear one floor before advancing to the next, and the opponents keep coming endlessly. The longer you