"Tut, tut..." Only then did one of the four cultivators smack his lips. With a wave of his hand, he swept the pile of number plates on the ground into his storage pouch. "That tenth-layer Qi Cultivation cultivator just now got eight number plates and was already puffed up with pride, calling everyone Senior Brother this and Senior Brother that. This one is also at the tenth layer of Qi Cultivation... yet he actually got so many number plates. Who knows... how many cultivators died at his hands in the illusion array!"
"Then... may this junior take the door on the left?" Xiao Hua asked weakly.
"Go on. If even you cannot pass, then I fear none of the cultivators participating in the third trial today could leave!" The Foundation Establishment cultivator waved his hand, and a flash of light entered the jade slip in his hand, recording Xiao Hua's name and other details.
Xiao Hua cupped his hands and leisurely walked through the door on the left.
Beyond the door lay a corridor. Several young boys at the Qi Cultivation fifth and sixth layers stood within it. When they saw Xiao Hua enter, their faces blossomed with smiles. Raising their hands, they said, "Senior Brother... this way!"
"Hehe, thank you, Junior Brother!" Xiao Hua felt somewhat relieved. Smiling, he returned the greeting and followed the boy through the long painted corridor. The corridor was filled with images: some of spirit beasts, some of cultivators, and others of exotic flowers and strange herbs. There were even scenes of combat lit by flashing lightning. Xiao Hua looked around as he walked before entering the hall doors at the end of the corridor.
These hall doors were exceedingly tall and broad. Beyond them stood an incomparably immense palace. At the head of