Ying Huaixu got beaten up again.
And this time, it was a mixed doubles match.
Ying Huaixu couldn't understand it. Didn't I just set the difficulty a little higher? Was this really necessary?!
Wasn't I doing this for the future of the Divine Firmament Sword Sect?!
What Ying Huaixu didn't know, however, was that Lü Qingyi and He Xixiang were beating him up simply because disciples needed beating early.
But what Lü Qingyi did next left Ying Huaixu somewhat stunned.
"The difficulty you've set is far too extreme. I think it still needs adjusting. After all, not everyone can complete something this difficult. In fact, I suspect no one can!"
"If this goes on, I'm afraid no one will come to this training ground, because those disciples won't believe anyone can pass a trial this difficult!"
"Once very few people pass, or no one passes at all, this trial will become nothing more than a decoration. The disciples won't have any motivation to attempt it, either!"
Ying Huaixu thought that made sense.
"Then adjust it as you see fit, Senior Sister!"
Lü Qingyi nodded.
Then she discussed it with the Tree Spirit and changed the trial's difficulty levels to Easy, Hard, Nightmare, Hell, and Ridiculous!
She also set up a leaderboard in the middle of the Illusory Dream Mountain Range.
It had separate rankings for the Meridian Opening, Qi Sea, and Spirit Sea realms!
There was no helping it. The Illusion Tree's current level was too low. Even after Lü Qingyi paid a hefty price, the Illusion Tree could only create Spirit Sea Realm illusions.
Of course, the Illusion Tree was stunned, too.
Because Lü Qingyi had taken out a small pile of the xirang she had once desperately yearned for.
"I'll give you this much for now. Take your