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Chapter 323 - 27 The First Glimpse of Prominence
Chapter 323 - 27 The First Glimpse of Prominence
Chapter 323: Chapter 27 The First Glimpse of Prominence
In front of the Seal Spirit Tower, another cultivator was ejected from the Illusion Space.
“Brother Lin, I knew you’d definitely make it into the top ten thousand. I just didn’t expect you to reach the 22nd floor; truly exceptional,” a young cultivator who seemed to be acquainted with the just-eliminated cultivator immediately came up to him and admired.
“It’s indeed tough to clear the Seal Spirit Tower,” Lin Kui glanced at the cultivator who approached him and asked with a smile, “What about you, how did you fare?”
As he spoke, Lin Kui also took the opportunity to check his own ranking.
Lin Kui (Southern Territory)
Floors: 22nd floor
Overall Ranking: 4631
Domain Ranking: 441
——Although not particularly satisfied, at least he had passed the re-examination.
“I knew my limits and never imagined I could pass the re-examination to dash into the top ten thousand.” The young cultivator familiar with Lin Kui shook his head helplessly and said, “So as soon as I entered the Seal Spirit Tower, I exploded with full force, not even bothering to recover my spiritual power, doing all I could to sprint in one go.
While everyone hadn’t started to make their move yet, I thought to temporarily surge to a high ranking and maybe even catch the attention of one or two top sects.
And it turned out just as I’d thought, very few people would go all out from the start, showing all their cards, even ignoring the depletion of spiritual power, which is why my ranking rose quickly, at one point reaching over two thousand.
But the higher you go in the Seal Spirit Tower, the harder it gets, and my pace increasingly slowed, rankings plummeting crazily.
Moreover, since I hadn’t used the one-day recovery period provided after each floor to restore my spiritual power, by the later stages, the depletion of spiritual power was too great, and one day’s time was simply not enough. Hence, my ranking dropped to three hundred and ten thousand in a tumble.
Eventually, I was eliminated on the 11th floor. I just don’t know if my early performance caught the attention of one or two sects. If not, then I can only resign myself to fate.”
Strong cultivators have their own tactics, and weaker cultivators have their own strategies too.
To Lin Kui at least, the young cultivator’s strategy seemed unproblematic.
Because with his strength, if he had played it safe, he could’ve advanced one or two more levels at most.
There is no essential difference between forty percent and fifty percent, in the eyes of others, both are failing marks.
But if that fifty percent is the first one handed in the exam, maybe it would leave an impression on others.
“Forget about me, I came here more to see the world. If a top sect takes an interest in me, then it would be like my ancestors’ tombs billowing with green smoke. If not, it was to be expected. But Brother Lin, you’ve really distinguished yourself this time, truly bringing honor to us cultivators from Qing State,” the young cultivator was very open-minded.
“Bringing honor to the cultivators of Qing State…” Lin Kui muttered, and suddenly a name flashed through his mind.
Lu Qingshan!
Right, that young cultivator who outperformed him during the preliminary trial, how did he do in this re-examination?
Thinking this, driven by an uncontrollable curiosity, Lin Kui hurriedly checked the rankings.
Lu Qingshan (Southern Territory)
Floors: 21st floor
Overall Ranking: 7835
Domain Ranking: 729
…
The young cultivator, seeing Lin Kui’s suddenly solemn expression, shifted his gaze as well and then smiled, “This Lu Qingshan, after all, is still too young. Although he managed a minor victory over Brother Lin in the initial trial, his performance in this retest seems to be a bit lacking compared to you.”
“Look at his name,” Lin Kui didn’t continue the conversation but shook his head and said in a deep voice.
The young cultivator felt surprised upon hearing this, took another look at the rankings, and the next moment, couldn’t help exclaiming, “He… he’s still in the Seal Spirit Tower!”
The names of cultivators who were eliminated in the Seal Spirit Tower would turn into a dull gray.
Yet, Lu Qingshan’s name remained a shining gold color.
This indicated that he had not yet been eliminated, and it also represented that Lu Qingshan still had a chance to improve his ranking!
“He… can’t be…” The young cultivator stuttered involuntarily.
“Let’s see what happens,” Lin Kui’s eyes flashed with a keen light, and he pulled up the scene of Lu Qingshan in the Seal Spirit Tower. As the first and only person among all the cultivators to pay attention to Lu Qingshan, he began to watch Lu Qingshan’s battle situation seriously.
Curious, the young cultivator also leaned in to watch.
One hour later.
Watching Lu Qingshan in the Seal Spirit Tower slaughter all the guardian illusions and break into the twenty-second level, Lin Kui exchanged a look of disbelief with the young cultivator.
“What is he doing…?” the young cultivator asked, bewildered. “This Lu Qingshan couldn’t possibly have misunderstood the rules, thinking he has to kill all the guardian illusions to advance to the next level, could he?”
Lin Kui’s intense gaze was fixed on Lu Qingshan, who was in the process of recovering, on the screen. It was visible to the naked eye that a layer of blood-red malevolence was swirling around him.
“Perhaps…” Lin Kui paused for a moment and made the most reasonable guess, “He knows the rules; he’s doing this deliberately!”
“Doing it deliberately? Who would do such a thankless task…” The young cultivator started to object instinctively, but in a split second, a terrible realization dawned on him.
“If he has been tackling the Seal Spirit Tower like this before, then that would mean…”
“Yes, the twenty-second level is definitely not his limit,” Lin Kui nodded firmly and said with certainty, “I have a feeling that in this retest of the Seal Spirit Tower, Lu Qingshan… is very likely to become famous in a single battle!”
….
Lu Qingshan continued to methodically slay the guardian illusions, spending a long time on each level, slowly progressing layer by layer.
The twenty-second level, three hours, cleared!
On the twenty-third level, the guardian illusions had increased to a hundred Third Grade Initial Stage demon beasts and fifteen Third Grade Mid Stage demon beasts. Even though these were the most regular and common, sans any special talents or methods, such a sheer number was nevertheless terrifying.
Lu Qingshan glanced at the ever-ready-to-erupt guardian illusions, carrying an almost physically manifest killing aura, and slowly sat down, circled his cultivation technique, and began restoring his condition.
Time continued to pass, and as it did, the rate at which the remaining cultivators were being eliminated quickened.
Four thousand… three thousand… two thousand… one thousand… five hundred…
When Lu Qingshan had recovered his condition, rose from the safe area, and drew his sword to attack the guardian illusions on the twenty-third level.
The number of cultivators still in the Seal Spirit Tower had dwindled to just eighty-nine!
At this stage, the cultivators remaining in the Seal Spirit Tower, excluding Lu Qingshan, had at least reached the thirtieth level.
His being at only the twenty-third level stood out from the crowd, attracting the attention of a large portion of the cultivators in a rather eerie manner.
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