Chapter 60: Chapter 60 Trial List No. 1
Trial Tower Interior.
Lu Yi had reached the 13th floor, feeling somewhat pleased.
When he looked at the Qi Cultivation Trial List before, only his second senior sister was on the 13th floor, and now he was there too.
At this thought, Lu Yi suddenly remembered something.
That was, he hadn’t posted a Trial List task yet.
Lu Yi hurriedly muttered to himself in his mind, “I want to be the first on the Qi Cultivation Trial List.”
[Task]
Climb to the first place on the Qi Cultivation Trial List
Task Reward: Top-grade Magic Artifact Spirit Jade Mirror, one drop of Wind Spirit Liquid, random Skill Level +1
Accept Task: Yes/No
Such a generous reward?
Lu Yi looked at the task in surprise, top-grade magic artifacts, heavenly materials and earthly treasures like the Spirit Liquid, these were all excellent items.
And there was also the reward of a random Skill Level +1.
It was known that Lu Yi’s White Cloud Stance, White Cloud Sword Technique, and the White Cloud Qi Refining Art were still at lv9. After so many days, they hadn’t been upgraded to lv10, it goes without saying how difficult this improvement was.
Lu Yi suspected that without several months of cultivation, it wouldn’t be possible to advance.
If this Skill Level increase was applied to these three Magic Skills, it would mean Lu Yi could save himself several months of strenuous cultivation!
Lucky he thought of this task, otherwise he would have missed out.
Lu Yi felt relieved in his heart.
He quickly accepted the task.
And in front of Lu Yi, the 13th floor’s opponent had already appeared.
It was also a young man in a green robe.
The moment this green-robed youth appeared, he formed a spell with his hands, and the next second, howling gales shrieked through the space, with sharp, semi-transparent wind blades appearing one after another, slicing through the air, and slashing towards Lu Yi.
A Cultivator who practiced wind-based Arts.
Lu Yi felt the dense, innumerable wind blades, making even his scalp tingle for a moment.
His figure fluttered, turning into multiple phantoms, dodging the wind blades; the phantoms torn by the wind blades disintegrated into fragments, while Lu Yi himself remained completely unharmed.
Lu Yi inwardly exclaimed, truly worthy of being a Cultivator on the third layer of Foundation Establishment, indeed powerful.
This indiscriminate wind blade attack was something even he found somewhat dangerous.
If he had used the power he wielded on the previous 12 floors, it definitely wouldn’t have been enough to withstand such an attack, and he would have been defeated in no time.
Thinking this, Lu Yi took a deep breath, a surge of sword intent far surpassing his previous output burst forth, the terrifying Sword Cloud roiled, covering an area of over twenty meters in radius, creating a domain formed of the Sword Cloud.
After having completely drained the sword intent task from Bai Yulong, Lu Yi’s sword intent was far beyond anything from the time of the great competition.
Such immense sword intent now fully utilized by Lu Yi, with the increase from the sword intent, allowed the White Cloud Sword Technique, which was merely at the Returning True Realm, to also exponentially increase in power.
The wind blades that hit the Sword Cloud Domain clanged, the Sword Cloud vibrated and wafted about, before gradually dissipating.
Lu Yi took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and in the next moment, the Green Spirit Sword chopped towards the green-robed youth, with the Sword Cloud almost instantly piercing through the entire room, sweeping towards the green-robed youth.
Just then, a wild wind surged around the body of the green-robed youth, his speed increased dramatically, and he vanished from the spot.
Even to Lu Yi, this speed seemed to surpass the Returning True White Cloud Step, extraordinarily swift.
Lu Yi raised an eyebrow, Spiritual Energy circled around him, his body remaining motionless, and wave after wave of Sword Cloud followed each slash of the Green Spirit Sword, cutting towards all directions of the room.
The Sword Cloud descended upon the room’s floor and walls, etching cloud patterns into their surfaces.
Under such a concentrated barrage of attacks, the young man in the green robe could only keep dodging, unable to even counterattack.
However, the speed of the youth in the green robe was undoubtedly swift, and he persisted stubbornly even amidst the relentless onslaught.
This situation lasted for a moment until Lu Yi finally cornered the youth in green, engulfing him completely with the Sword Cloud.
Lu Yi, watching the young man in green dissolving into a slow-fading white light, felt the remaining half of his own Spiritual Energy and sighed inwardly. A cultivator at the Third Layer of Foundation Establishment indeed possessed great strength; were it not for the environmental constraints here, Lu Yi would have been unable to defeat him.
His speed was too fast; if he chose to flee, Lu Yi wouldn’t be able to catch up.
Of course, that was on the premise that Lu Yi did not use the Level 7 White Cloud Stance. With a higher-level Art, he felt confident that he could easily kill a cultivator at the Third Layer of Foundation Establishment.
When the white light dissipated, the staircase to the 14th floor appeared. Lu Yi’s lips curled into a smile as he stepped forward and walked over.
……
Outside the Trial Tower, everyone on the plaza was quietly watching the Qi Cultivation Trial List.
More precisely, they were focused on the top two names on the Trial List.
In first place, Donggong Ming Yue, followed by the second, Lu Yi.
Donggong Ming Yue had held the number one spot on the Qi Cultivation Trial List for over three years, with no one ever challenging him.
But today was different; in his first attempt at the Trial Tower, Lu Yi had stormed through to second place with a highly aggressive stance, identical to Donggong Ming Yue, both at the 13th floor.
Now, everyone was curious, which of the two, Donggong Ming Yue or Lu Yi, was the stronger.
As time passed, the crowd remained silent.
At that moment, the letters on the Trial List stirred, and the name that had been in second place—Lu Yi—surged to the first, pushing Donggong Ming Yue’s name down.
Lu Yi, 14th floor
This scene left everyone wide-eyed and astounded.
“He made it up! He really did.”
“The 14th floor! Junior Brother Lu Yi has actually defeated a cultivator at the Third Layer of Foundation Establishment and reached the 14th floor!”
“Incredible. Can an Eighth Layer Qi Cultivation cultivator really be this formidable?!”
“This is probably what a genius looks like.”
“…”
Exclamations were incessant, and those who previously didn’t know Lu Yi merely marveled, but for people like Jiang Fan who knew him, they were utterly dumbfounded.
Bai Yulong stared blankly at the Trial List where Lu Yi was now number one, his folding fan having ceased its motion.
Tie Man, Lin Wan’er, and others were similarly silent.
Even Jiang Fan was plunged into shock, exclaiming, “Junior Brother Lu Yi is really formidable. After this Trial Tower attempt, he’s likely to become the new leader of the younger generation in the White Cloud Sect after Senior Sister Ningshuang.”
Having said that, Jiang Fan sighed, adding, “Junior Brother Lu Yi must have gone all out. High-profile act like this, I’m not sure if it’s a good thing?”
Jiang Fan believed that the path of cultivation was fraught with danger, and it was always advisable to hold back somewhat, ensuring one had enough means to counter any peril one might face.
Even for a young prodigy like Lu Yi, Jiang Fan disagreed with such an approach.
Jiang Fan sighed again, feeling a bit worried for Lu Yi. Within the sect, it wasn’t much of an issue, but once outside, if encountered by those with ill intentions, Lu Yi’s high profile might not be advantageous…
It seemed necessary to find an opportunity to discuss this matter with Junior Brother Lu Yi. Lu Yi’s talent was indeed exceptional, but in terms of experience, he still had shortcomings.
Jiang Fan made a silent decision in his heart.
Amid the crowd’s commotion, the door of the Trial Tower swung open. Lu Yi, with a slightly pale face, flew out, flipping in midair before landing gently on the ground.