who knows

"Young Sect Master!" Tan Xinjue, on the surface, looked like a handsome young master, but he never expected to be so noisy - in Zhong Liqing's heart, he never had a positive image to speak of.

She was looking at Tan Xinjue who was screaming angrily, but Zhong Liqing's gaze involuntarily fell on Yu Yao who calmly stretched out a hand in front of him—that white dress was her My favorite style, at first glance, is simple and unpretentious, but it uses dark lines to outline the scenery of the orchids in the empty valley. Under different lights, it will also show different outlines of orchids, elegant and unique-but it is wonderful The designs I thought of were not as brilliant as that of the wearer. It was not because of the patterns that set off her, but because of her that sublimated the dark and light patterns.

No one or anything can cover up the brilliance of this young lady... including herself.

"Tan Xinjue, don't let me say it a second time," Yu Yao coldly glanced at Tan Xinjue, who looked like a mad bull. As if being watched, he unconsciously puffed out his chest, "In the cloud pool, there must be no mistakes."

"Young Sect Master, if you get out of this Yunchi, you can...?" Tan Xinjue was taken aback, his face suddenly beamed with joy, as if he understood Yu Yao's good intentions, and turned to stare at Zhong Liqing's cold gaze made her frown involuntarily.

Yu Yao looked at Tan Xinjue expressionlessly, then slowly moved away under his expectant gaze, and looked at Zhong Liqing, those deep eyes were full of light, making Zhong Liqing subconsciously hold her breath ——For a long time, or just for a moment, a smile flashed across her eyes so quickly that Zhong Liqing almost thought it was her own illusion—then she heard her say lightly: "Don't worry, the competition is not over yet, It's time to fight."

"What the Young Sect Master said is true!" Tan Xinjue only thought that Yuyao was hinting that he would find an opportunity to beat Zhong Liqing to the ground in an upright manner, and happily agreed, before threatening the two of Qionghuazong, " Just wait, I will show you the strength of the number one sect in the Four Regions!"

"Okay, I'll wait and see." Zhong Liqing stretched out her hand to stop the aggrieved Ao Qianyin, not caring about Tan Xinjue's provocation, but bowed slightly to Yuyao, smiling like a spring breeze.

"Let's go." Looking at her again without any trace, Yu Yao turned around and left Yunchi, and everyone in Tianyi Sect quickly followed.

"Hmph!" He gave Zhong Liqing and Zhong Liqing a warning look, and Tan Xinjue hurriedly chased after them.

But Zhong Liqing was still reminiscing about the indistinct arc of Yu Yao's mouth before she turned around, and fell into deep thought... It wasn't until Ao Qianyin called her several times that she came back to her senses.

"Sovereign, is your injury healed?" Originally, he had made up his mind to temporarily forget the emotional fluctuations caused by Yu Yao, and focus on the follow-up competition, but because of Ao Qianyin's words, he couldn't do it again. She naturally thought of the figure who restored her soul, the delicate and smooth skin, and the scarlet cherry blossoms blooming on the white snow... He clenched his fists tightly, and his nails pinched a shallow crescent in the palm of his hand. , and finally dragged her back from that charming reverie.

Zhong Liqing coughed lightly, her eyes returned to clarity, and she shook her head: "Don't worry, it's all right now."

"That's good." Ao Qianyin didn't notice Zhong Liqing's absence?

She was even keen and noticed Zhong Liqing's eyes looking at Yu Yao differently - focused, obsessed, and heart-wrenchingly serious.

And there was nothing she could do except hide the bitterness silently.

"Qianyin, besides me, how is the situation of the others? Also, has the content of the next round of competition been announced?" Sensing that Ao Qianyin is different from the usual preoccupation, Zhong Liqing attributed it to her love for her. Worried about the future of the Qionghua Sect, he was not only pleased with his brilliant idea of ​​kidnapping her to be the guest elder, but also blamed himself for his incompetence as the suzerain.

"The disciples have all improved, especially Miaomiao and Meier. One has been able to unlock [-]% of the organs and treasures of the Temple of War, and the other has been able to predict the outcome within [-] moves. If they meet the Beihai clan again Even if Jiuying doesn't fight, he still has the power to fight." When Ao Qianyin said this, she saw that Zhong Liqing was just listening silently, but didn't speak, and she didn't care about her at all—although she expected In the middle, his heart sank, and he finally managed to control his expression, and continued, "As for the content of the second round of competition, Xiao Yingwu only revealed four words - the Nine Demon Refining Tower; besides, I won’t say any more.”

"Jiulian... Demon Tower?" Just from this name, people have a somewhat ominous premonition for no reason.

Zhong Liqing thought for a while, but she had no clue, so she had to order the little demons to practice more, while she seized the time to refine some useful talismans and formation disks for everyone in the Qionghua Sect—now Miaomiao has even more control over the Temple of War. Furthermore, with the support of the treasures in it, Qionghuazong can be said to be rich and powerful, and it is not a problem to have a manpower array. Even if they are separated, they can resist it and wait for rescue.

From the perspective of financial resources alone, Zhong Liqing is confident that Qionghuazong will not fall behind.

However, three days later, the second round of competition started quietly, and when everyone was forcibly thrown into the Nine Demon Refining Tower, Zhong Liqing realized that no matter how much money, no amount of preparation, They couldn't resist the torture that directly hit people's hearts - in this second round, the test is not about the cultivation and combat power of the contestants... it's about the heart.

"Competitors, when you enter the tower, you will be randomly sent to any floor. As long as you can pass the test of suppressing monsters on that floor, you will pass the level—only those who pass the level can participate in the final round of competition. "Xiao Yingwu smiled and shook the feather fan in his hand, looked at the people gathered in front of the pagoda, glanced at the little monsters of Qionghuazong, especially noticed Zhong Liqing, his smile deepened, and his voice became softer "So, good luck to everyone."

After finishing speaking, he nodded towards the maid beside him, and the latter manipulated the formation disk in his hand, touching the formation disk with his fingers, and a soft halo emerged from the formation disk, turning into a huge circle of light, instantly covering all Everyone is covered in it.

In an instant, the ball of light became dazzling again——Zhong Liqing couldn't help raising her hand to cover her eyes, and then tightly closed her eyes.

But when she mobilized all other senses to try her best, she just felt as if she was trapped in a glass cover, and she lost the right to autonomy no matter it was sight, smell, hearing, touch, or taste.

Man has six desires, namely life, death, ears, eyes, mouth, and nose, that is, the mouth is to eat, the tongue is to taste, the eyes are to see, the ears are to hear, the nose is to smell, and the hands are to touch, they are the desire to see, the desire to hear, and the desire to smell Desire, desire for taste, desire for touch, and desire for desire; human beings have seven emotions, which are joy, anger, worry, fear, sorrow, love, and hatred; , Can't find the five aggregates of acquisition; when all these things are added up, there is the so-called "door of life and death of seven emotions and six desires, nine refinements and eight sufferings to seal the magic tower".

——Nine Demon Refining Pagoda, Nine Deaths and One Life.

Suddenly, such an explanatory text was forcibly branded into the consciousness. It was not known by any senses, but suddenly and profoundly appeared in the sea of ​​consciousness. Although it did not do any harm to the consciousness, it taught people from I felt trembling in my heart.

The caster was able to tamper with the thoughts in his consciousness so easily, so it can be seen that it only takes a single thought to kill these contestants... It's not a good feeling to have your life in the palm of your hand.

Zhong Liqing opened her eyes displeased, but found that there was no other figure around, only her alone.

In a dark cave, one can only vaguely see the place half a foot away from her. If it is farther away, it seems to be shrouded in a thick black mist, and even the consciousness protruding out is like a mud cow entering the sea. sound.

Looking around, she immediately covered her whole body with spiritual power, forming a thin protective film, and even activated the defense array she had prepared long ago to protect herself tightly—it was precisely because she couldn't feel it. It was only when she saw the slightest other existence that she became extra vigilant.

Not right.

It's not right.

Zhong Liqing held her breath, turned her footsteps, and took a step back slowly.

Nothing had changed, not even a trace of the damp moss on the ground where her footprints should have been... It was as if she had never stepped on it.

—Could it be a hallucination?

Zhong Liqing clenched her fist with such force that her joints ached, and the lines of the storage ring were clearly imprinted on her skin, causing a dull pain; the pain could not be ignored, but her senses were real.

——So does it mean that this cave is an illusion?

She was about to draw out the Juechi Sword to try to guess, but suddenly felt a chilling crisis approaching behind her.

That sudden fear came from her intuition and was groundless, but it taught her to leap forward almost instinctively, avoiding that attack.

"Hey la la——" After the loud noise, the place where she was standing seemed to be swept away by dozens of sword qi, and it collapsed, leaving only a piece of bare land and vertical and horizontal scratches.

If she hadn't dodged in time, I'm afraid there would be an extra puddle of minced meat.

Zhong Liqing's heart skipped a beat, she held the Juechi sword in one hand, and knocked on three talismans with her back, staring vigilantly at the corner of the clothes looming in the shadow, and asked in a cold voice: "Why don't you come out and see me? You hide your head and show your tail like this , Xiao Xiao’s actions, don’t teach people to underestimate them.”

The man didn't reply, and the corners of the pure white and flawless clothes showed a bit of indifference. With Zhong Liqing's expression tensed to the extreme, he stepped forward leisurely to the faint light... more glaring than the corners of her clothes But it was the light crimson transparent sword in her hand.

The blade of the sword was like a rainbow, shining brightly, reflecting Zhong Liqing's shocked face, "W-how...is it you?"

The author has something to say: Guess who it is~ There are hints in the text~

That's right, I just stopped here on purpose O(∩_∩)O

In fact, it should have been put together with a large section of fighting, but I was too tired to move ╮(╯_╰)╭

(Not in a hurry to beat the king, serious face