Within the Eerie City, the examinees successively encountered new games.
At the examination grounds outside the Eerie Ground, the watching commoners buzzed with discussion, their eyes full of anticipation as they stared at the gate in the middle of the great arena.
The examinees' families sighed endlessly, some crying until their tears ran dry.
The examiners gathered together, waiting for an imperial command while discussing how to deal with the aftermath.
As time passed, more and more people who had hurried over from afar appeared around the examination grounds.
Jiang Youfei, dressed all in white with her face hidden beneath a bamboo hat, stood atop a treetop within the dense forest, gazing into the distance at the black spatial rift gate.
If Uncle Zhou had not deliberately sent word, I would never have come here to wait in vain. She watched silently.
In the distance, two elderly men in Heaven's Mandate Sect Daoist robes stood beneath a great tree, looking toward the examination grounds.
"Senior Brother, Master has only just entered seclusion, and now the Myriad Phenomena Diagram has been eroded by the Eerie Realm. Will this affect Master's plans for Ye Han?"
"Junior Brother, do not overthink it. Even if the Eerie Realm has eroded it, it does not matter. Ye Han is blessed with abundant Fortune. Though there were twists and turns before, perhaps his fate was ordained. Haven't you noticed that he has grown increasingly steady lately?"
"True. Fortune is easily gained, but temperament is hard to temper. Still, the Eerie Ground is ultimately fraught with unexpected dangers."
"For people like us, it is indeed full of unforeseen perils. But for those blessed with great Fortune, it is instead a treasure ground. Not just Ye Han—even Bone Filth Child, Monument Inscriber, Eastern Peak Lin Zhenyuan, Scabbard, Impermanence,