When Du Siwen heard that she was to enter the Rank-Challenging Competition, she refused outright. What a joke! She was an impostor. If she really succeeded in challenging the ranking, her name would become widely known overnight. When the real person came looking for her, what could she possibly say?
Shen Haotian was stunned to hear that Du Siwen was unwilling to challenge the ranking! In his mind, the moment he proposed that she participate, she should have agreed immediately, showered him with thanks, and sworn all manner of solemn oaths.
Instead, things had not followed the script he had devised!
"Miss Dongfang, challenging the ranking is a good thing. The other students are fighting tooth and nail for a chance to participate! Won't you reconsider?" Still hoping to persuade her, Shen Haotian patiently counseled her.
"Thank you for your kindness, Sect Master. I have only just advanced to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and my foundations are unstable. I still need some time to consolidate them, so I'm afraid I cannot participate!" Du Siwen answered firmly.
Shen Haotian pondered for a moment before saying, "Since you are unwilling to participate, I won't force you. Go back and focus on your cultivation!"
Du Siwen bowed, thanked him, then turned and left the Cloudwater Retreat.
Watching Du Siwen recede into the distance, Shen Haotian wondered to himself, Why turn down such a good opportunity? Is she afraid of becoming famous, or is there something else behind this?
Du Siwen returned to her cave abode and resumed meditating and cultivating. Leaving that matter aside for now, let us return to Xu Qingtong.
On the seventy-first layer, Xu Qingtong was locked in an evenly matched battle with Lü Wenqiu's Clone Phantom, completely unaware that two Spirit Transformation mighty figures had already set