Seeing that he had no chance of winning if he pushed any higher, Xu Qingtong crushed the jade talisman and returned to the entrance of Tianhua Tower.
"Patrol Instructor Xu, in all my years guarding Tianhua Tower, I've never seen anyone as fierce as you! You have my admiration!" Steward Zhou said. "No wonder the Sect Master agreed to let you challenge the tower without restriction. You truly do have extraordinary abilities!"
"You flatter me, Steward Zhou. Has my senior sister not come out yet?" Xu Qingtong asked.
"No, she's still on the seventieth layer!"
"Oh? She reached the seventieth layer?" Xu Qingtong asked.
"Yes, your esteemed wife is quite formidable too! I remember she only reached the sixty-second layer last time. This time, she's climbed a full eight layers higher!" Steward Zhou said.
Xu Qingtong smiled faintly, found a spot, and sat cross-legged in meditation. As he recovered his magic power, he recalled his progress through the tower, reviewing his experience and searching for shortcomings.
After reaching the eighty-third layer, he had stirred up the power of heaven and earth, yet it had little effect on the clone's phantom shadow. His opponent could still draw upon the power of heaven and earth just the same!
In the end, it still comes down to a gap in strength! If I could reach the peak of the late stage, I could make it to the eighty-sixth layer too! Xu Qingtong remained very confident in himself.
Four hours passed, and Xu Qingtong had fully recovered, but Third Senior Sister was still on the seventieth layer!
At that moment, Du Siwen stood on the seventieth layer, facing the phantom shadow of Zhong Ziqing's clone. They had already fought for about a quarter of an hour.
Du Siwen's hand trembled slightly around her long