The Nine Mysteries Saint Realm is a perilous place that only Eternal Sage can set foot in.
Leng Qianshuang stood on the edge of a cliff, holding an ice-blue longsword in her hand, the tip of which was still covered with lingering frost.
Hong Ling and Zi Yuan stood not far behind her, their clothes slightly disheveled, indicating that they had just fought with the powerful Variant here.
Just as the three were about to continue their journey, they suddenly received a message from the token at the same time.
Hong Ling was the first to open it, and after just one glance, she exclaimed, "Wow!"
" Qianshuang! Your junior brother actually managed to open up the Ten Directions Sacred Domain! How long has it been? What is his cultivation level? This... this... what kind of monster is he?!"
Zi Yuan also leaned over for a look, her eyes gleaming with wonder, and sighed:
"I originally thought it would take him at least a hundred years to complete the game, but I never expected him to do it so easily."
Leng Qianshuang did not reply immediately, but simply sheathed her longsword. Her face remained cold, but she couldn't suppress the upturned corners of her lips.
She hadn't actually had much contact with Han Xuanji and didn't know him very well, but after a few encounters, she had a fairly good impression of this junior brother.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so generous in lending Han Xuanji points, nor would they have expected Han Xuanji to repay them.
Since Han Xuanji entered the Ten Directions Sacred Domain, she had some worries in her heart. It wasn't that no peerless geniuses hadn't tried to enter the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm, but all of them had failed.
Now that the news has arrived, I can finally relax.
"That kid."
Leng Qianshuang gave a soft hum, a hint of barely perceptible smugness flashing in her eyes:
"He didn't embarrass me or my master."
The two people beside him couldn't help but roll their eyes upon hearing this.
Leng Qianshuang and her two companions entered this dangerous place to search for an extremely rare sacred artifact of the cold attribute, and incidentally to hone their Dao.
But I don't have that thought anymore.
Zi Yuan smiled and looked at Leng Qianshuang, saying meaningfully:
"Some people, they just talk about 'that kid' and their tails are practically wagging in the air."
Leng Qianshuang glanced at her sideways, the slight smile on her face quickly disappearing, returning to her aloof and distant demeanor.
She turned around, making a move to leave, and said indifferently:
"His success in clearing the pass is his skill, it has nothing to do with me. If you still want to search for treasure here, then don't stand on the edge of the cliff in the wind."
Hong Ling wasn't about to let her go, and quickly caught up, laughing:
"Yes, yes, it has nothing to do with our Saintess Leng. I've known you for so many years, and I've never seen you laugh like that for any man."
Hearing the other party deliberately make things so ambiguous, Leng Qianshuang said coldly:
" Hong Ling, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll tell him about how you secretly drank your martial uncle's spirit wine last month when we get back."
Hong Ling's smile froze, and she quickly begged for mercy:
"No, no, no, dear sister, I was wrong. Junior brother is so promising, as his senior sister, I am naturally proud, right?"
Leng Qianshuang remained noncommittal, only letting out a soft hum.
"But to be honest, we all know how difficult the Ten Directions Sacred Domain is."
Zi Yuan stepped forward and walked alongside Leng Qianshuang, her tone now more serious:
"Especially the Seventh Heaven, where countless geniuses perished in the past."
Han Xuanji to clear all the levels is no small feat.
Qianshuang, your junior brother will probably go very far in the future.
Leng Qianshuang paused for a moment, then whispered:
"If he doesn't go far, Master won't take him in."
It must be admitted that the master's favoritism was understandable; this junior brother's talent was probably far more exaggerated than he had imagined.
It could even be said that the master was fortunate to have such a disciple.
Meanwhile, in a trial area of the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm.
Although Chi Yuan and his companions had left the Ten Directions Sacred Domain, they did not leave the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm, but instead went to other areas to seek fortuitous opportunity.
However, everyone seemed distracted at this moment.
Everyone glanced down at the token every now and then, then quickly put it away, as if they were afraid to face something.
Chi Yuan walked at the front, his steps steady, his expression still calm and composed.
But Liu Wanxu, who had followed him for many years, could see how much anger was suppressed beneath that calm surface.
Since they left the Ten Directions Sacred Domain, Chi Yuan has never publicly mentioned what happened inside.
He didn't mention it, and no one else dared to, so this oppressive silence has continued to this day.
But now that the news of Han Xuanji's breakthrough in the Ten Directions Sacred Domain has come out, everyone has lost their composure.
"How do you think he did it?"
Wan Kun finally couldn't hold back any longer and broke the silence in a low voice:
"I would never believe he fought his way up from there on his own."
Another person chimed in, "How else could he have done it? The Nine Mysteries Holy Lord is the nominal guardian of the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm. If he wanted to do something underhanded, who would know? Do you remember his behavior since entering the secret realm? This is abnormal."
"But no matter how strong the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord, he is still just Holy Lord. The rules of the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm originate from the Saint King. If he really dares to arbitrarily change the difficulty of the trial, wouldn't that alarm the Sacred Court?"
Wan Kun frowned.
"What kind of deal did the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord make with the Spirit of the Saint Realm?"
One of them lowered his voice and said.
Chi Yuan finally stopped. He remained silent for a moment before speaking:
Whether Han Xuanji used underhanded tactics should be determined by the Sacred Court. I will report the matter.
Clearly, he was also Qi Ingestion.
If Han Xuanji had spent hundreds of years, that would be one thing, but how long has it been?
That's outrageous! They're really not pretending at all.
Liu Wanxu's heart tightened slightly. He took two steps forward and whispered:
"But we have no empirical evidence; all our inferences are just guesses."
If the Sacred Court finds out there's no such thing, then in the end, they'll have offended the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord...
It is true that Han Xuanji passed the level, and his performance was indeed beyond the norm, but being beyond the norm does not mean breaking the rules.
If this matter blows up and no concrete evidence is found, it will be like shooting oneself in the foot.
Upon hearing this, Chi Yuan's expression remained unchanged. He remained silent for a moment before slowly saying:
"If I don't say anything, will others not know?"
Whether Han Xuanji is innocent or not, let the Sacred Court Judgment Hall investigate. If he truly opened a back door, then don't blame me for being ruthless.
If he had gotten this far on his own—"
He paused, a hint of reluctance and stiffness in his voice:
"With an opponent like that, my defeat wasn't unjust."