49: Mirror Heart Trial Tower

Chen Xuan gave a "heh." "Are you teaching your Revered Master how to do things?"

"Of course not, this Disciple is just giving Revered Master a small suggestion." Mu Wanqing grabbed Chen Xuan's sleeve and acted like a spoiled child, whimpering softly.

"Don't forget the purpose of coming to the Spirit Void Secret Realm this time; you aren't treasuring such a good training Opportunity. In the future, the gap between you and Pingan and the others will only grow wider."

Mu Wanqing giggled and said, "It's fine, Revered Master. As long as this Disciple's seniority is there, it's enough."

"Even if Ye Hao and the others reach a higher Realm in the future, won't they still have to obediently call me Senior Sister?"

Chen Xuan broke free from Mu Wanqing's slender, jade-like hand and urged, "Go quickly, don't waste time. Have you forgotten the feeling of powerlessness when facing the Yin Yang Sect?"

Mu Wanqing curled her lip. "Understood! You must definitely back your Disciple up. If your Disciple is gone, who will serve you in your old age in the future?"

Just as Mu Wanqing landed, two Red-Striped Leopards, sensing their territory had been intruded upon, let out a roar and instantly pounced toward that slender figure.

Mu Wanqing lightly tapped her toes and retreated about ten feet. Her slender hands immediately formed a seal, and the surrounding air suddenly condensed into fine ice crystals: "Go!"

Several silver-bright ice lines shot out from her fingertips, accurately entangling the hind legs of the lightning leopard on the left. Just as the Yao Beast was about to break them, the ice lines had already burrowed through the gaps in its scales, instantly freezing its joints and meridians.

The Red-Striped Leopard on the right took the Opportunity to pounce close, its golden patterns lighting up as it prepared to spit out lightning.

An ice wall half a zhang high suddenly rose around Mu Wanqing. The lightning struck the wall and exploded into a sky full of electric sparks, but the ice wall only gained a layer of scorch marks.

"Awoo!"

With the attack missing, the Red-Striped Leopard let out a series of roars, declaring its fury.

In an instant!

Two ice spikes erupted from the ground, piercing through the bodies of the two Red-Striped Leopards. The fierce light in the eyes of the two Yao Beasts froze at this final moment.

Chen Xuan nodded slightly; it seemed this girl had already become proficient in using that God-Tier Divine Ability.

With a casual reach, several snake saliva fruits flew toward Chen Xuan. The taste was sweet and sour, reminiscent of a green apple.

Mu Wanqing wiped the sweat that hadn't even appeared on her forehead, glanced at the corpses of the two Red-Striped Leopards, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

She turned around, just about to harvest the fruits of victory, only to see that the snake saliva fruit tree was already empty.

The young girl raised her eyes and happened to see a fruit pit being tossed down.

"Revered Master, this is something your Disciple worked so hard to defeat; let me have a taste too!" Mu Wanqing shouted to stop him.

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Who was it that said these snake saliva fruits tasted terrible, being both bitter and astringent?"

Mu Wanqing immediately defended herself, "Revered Master, this Disciple remembered incorrectly. The one that's bitter and astringent is that Heavenly Spirit Fruit."

Chen Xuan gave a "hehe" laugh and tossed down a fruit.

The two continued their journey by riding the wind.

In less than half an hour, the silhouette of a towering treasure tower emerged in the distance.

The tower was built entirely of an unknown gilded material and was divided into nine levels. The tower's body was covered in profound golden runes, flowing with a glaze-like luster under the sunlight.

Many Cultivators were stopping in front of the tower to observe.

"Fellow Daoist, what tower is this? What are so many people doing here?" Chen Xuan found a Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator to ask, naturally taking out ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

After taking the Spirit Stones, the Fellow Daoist saw Chen Xuan's extraordinary bearing and glanced at the beautiful maidservant following him.

He had no impression of the clothing the two were wearing, so he simply took him for a Young Master from a nearby immortal cultivation Family.

"Has the Young Master ever heard of the mirror heart trial tower?"

"mirror heart trial tower?" Chen Xuan was somewhat puzzled.

The Fellow Daoist explained, "I only fortunately heard someone mention it. It's said that a hundred years ago, a Disciple of the Bamboo Mountain Sword Sect encountered this tower in the Spirit Void Secret Realm."

"This tower is very miraculous. Upon entering, a Puppet doll will be manifested. As long as you defeat it, you can obtain an unexpected Opportunity."

An unexpected Opportunity?

Chen Xuan followed up by asking, "This tower has nine levels. Could it be that the further up you go, the stronger the Puppet's strength becomes?"

The Fellow Daoist was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting the other party to be so intelligent as to discover the tower's secret so quickly.

He nodded. "It is indeed as you say, Fellow Daoist. However, I've been watching here for nearly two hours and have never seen anyone defeat a Puppet."

"Not a single person."

Chen Xuan smiled. "You can't do it either, Fellow Daoist?"

He gave an embarrassed smile and said with a righteous Face, "To be honest, Young Master, I actually think the Puppet dolls manifested by this tower simply cannot be defeated. Unless one can use a Magical Artifact or win through numbers."

"That Bamboo Mountain Sword Sect Disciple's boast about reaching the second floor was purely for the sake of Face."

Mu Wanqing laughed crisply. "Just because others can't doesn't mean my Revered Master can't."

"In a moment, you'd better keep your eyes wide open and see how my Revered Master goes to the ninth floor."

The Fellow Daoist laughed. One doesn't slap a smiling Face, and since he had taken the ten Spirit Stones, it wasn't right to advise this Young Master to give up.

After all, among those who came here, who wasn't high-spirited at the beginning?

"Then I shall wait and see!"

Chen Xuan glanced at his Eldest Disciple who was boasting on his behalf and commanded, "Wanqing, go!"

Mu Wanqing's eyes widened. "Ah? Revered Master, it's me again?"

"This is training!"

Mu Wanqing regretted her big mouth. She glanced at her Revered Master's urging gaze and looked at the towering golden tower.

Gritting her teeth, she walked toward the tower.

"Someone else has come to challenge it, and it's actually a little girl."

"This woman's temperament is extraordinary. Could she really have a chance of succeeding in the trial?"

"Heh, extraordinary temperament? Nearly a hundred people have already challenged it one after another, and the result remains the same. In my opinion, this bullshit trial is just a joke. Better not to waste time and go find other immortal opportunities."

"There are always some people who fantasize about being a once-in-a-century cultivation Genius. If she can succeed in the trial, I'll directly cripple my cultivation base and become a Mortal."

The crowd discussed animatedly, but they weren't very optimistic about the yellow-dressed woman's challenge to the mirror heart trial tower.

It wasn't their fault for thinking so; human nature is like this. If it's an Opportunity they can't obtain, they would rather believe that the Opportunity was just a visible but untouchable illusion.

If you were to take the Opportunity all for yourself, how would the others feel?

Mu Wanqing tapped her toes and stepped through the pale golden light screen into the tower.

The clamor outside instantly vanished, as if the whole world had gone silent.

As the light and shadow shifted, a figure in plain clothes already stood on the stone steps opposite her. The curve of the falling black hair and the moonlight flowing in the eyes were exactly the same as hers.

Even the cold spiritual energy surrounding her was identical, as if another Mu Wanqing had stepped out from a mirror.

Before Mu Wanqing could observe further, the Puppet struck first. The arc of the ice condensing at its fingertips was exactly the same as when Mu Wanqing raised her hand. A bone-chilling aura spread out, and even the air began to crackle as ice crystals formed.

A flash of surprise crossed Mu Wanqing's eyes, and then a smile curled on her lips.

Although she usually liked to bicker with her Revered Master, when it came to cultivation and improving her strength...

Mu Wanqing had never forgotten that feeling of powerlessness when she and Li Pingan faced the Yin Yang Sect that day.

She didn't want to experience it again.

That was why, when Chen Xuan said "This is training," Mu Wanqing gritted her teeth and entered the tower.