192: Mirror Trial

In the Eastern Region, at the old site of the Heavenly Feather Sect, two figures stepped onto the familiar ground, one following the other.

"Revered Master, is this the Heavenly Feather Sect?"

Looking at the ruined main hall and the collapsed statues, Su Mengyao could instantly picture what the Heavenly Feather Sect looked like during its Peak era.

At the very least, it wouldn't have been much worse than the Chess Sword Pavilion.

Shen Lian, however, was full of disdain: "A Sect that willingly fell into depravity deserves this fate."

Su Mengyao said, "Revered Master, do you really not feel any regret? After all, you lived here for hundreds of years."

Shen Lian replied without hesitation: "All I have here is deep-seated hatred. Seeing it reduced to this laughable state,

the only feeling in my heart is why I didn't wake up sooner!"

Hearing Shen Lian say this, Su Mengyao remained silent and followed him to the front of the ruined main hall.

"For the next month, your task is to surpass your own limits. Only then will you be qualified to participate in the Heavenly Dao Sword Exhibition Assembly."

"Revered Master, what should I do?"

"Focus your Qi Condensation and concentrate your spirit. Don't be distracted. You will soon know what to do."

Su Mengyao immediately followed Shen Lian's instructions, calmed her mind, closed her eyes, and prepared to meet the upcoming challenge.

Shen Lian performed hand seals, instantly forming a World-Separating Barrier around Su Mengyao.

"Two Principles and Four Symbols, transform the Qi of Yin and Yang, manifest the shadow of the mirror image."

With a single pointing motion, the Spell Technique directly struck Su Mengyao's mind.

"Ugh~"

Su Mengyao, feeling her Divine Sense violently fluctuating, couldn't help but let out a soft moan.

"Revered Master..."

When she opened her eyes again, the scene before her had drastically changed.

In front of the broken walls and ruins sat an identical figure.

"Who is that?"

Su Mengyao was startled and slowly stood up.

The figure opposite her also stood up the instant Su Mengyao rose.

"Me?"

Su Mengyao was horrified when she clearly saw the figure standing opposite her.

Because that person was herself.

Everything—her clothing, appearance, and attire—was exactly the same as her current self.

When she smiled, the figure also smiled. The same movements, the same reactions, completely mirroring Su Mengyao's own actions.

"Is this the trial Revered Master set for me?"

Thinking this, Su Mengyao raised her right hand, and the famous blade sword appeared, spinning above her palm.

And the mirror image opposite her similarly manifested a famous blade sword circulating in its palm.

Instantly, Sword Qi vibrated within the space, bringing immense pressure.

Su Mengyao calmed her mind and immediately launched a chain of swift sword strikes toward her mirror image.

The Four Symbols Limitless Steps, a creation of ingenious craftsmanship.

However, the mirror image moved almost simultaneously with Su Mengyao, stepping with the Four Symbols Steps, holding famous blade, and unleashing the exact same Sword Moves.

*Clang~*

The two famous blade swords clashed, and the Sword Qi immediately swept through the space, creating bursts of ringing sounds.

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged thirty moves.

With a powerful sword thrust, the two separated simultaneously, and the battlefield fell into a brief silence.

"Her attack frequency is exactly the same as mine. No matter how I change my move, the opponent perfectly imitates it the moment I initiate it,

It seems further probing is unnecessary. What I need to do now is execute a higher-level Sword Technique."

With a thought, Su Mengyao's Sword Qi surged, and she raised her sword, charging toward the mirror image once more.

At the same moment, the mirror image also moved. As Sword Qi enveloped its body, its Sword Edge struck against famous blade.

"Mistaken Sword Art: Wrist Bone!"

After ten feints failed to gain even a slight advantage, Su Mengyao decisively changed her Sword Moves, directly employing the Mistaken Sword Art, intending to win through risk.

However, the mirror image seemed to have anticipated Su Mengyao's change of moves, and the instant she struck, it also executed the Mistaken Sword Art.

*Clang~*

Following a ringing metallic clash, the two separated simultaneously again, entering a state of confrontation.

"Why? Every time I miss by a hair's breadth. That last sword strike clearly could have..."

During the recent exchange, she vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but she couldn't pinpoint what it was.

"No, I must be extremely cautious."

Thinking this, Su Mengyao slowly closed her eyes, beginning to build up her next round of attacks.

And after Su Mengyao stopped attacking, the mirror image also slowly closed its eyes... Shen Lian lightly fanned his Folding Fan, sitting atop the Heavenly Feather Sect ruins, quietly waiting for Su Mengyao to break out of the array.

"If you can't break this array, you will never be able to surpass your current self. Su Mengyao, if you don't want to die, you must unleash all your potential."

Suddenly, a wisp of strong wind struck.

Shen Lian raised a finger, and instantly a letter was clamped between them.

"Hmm?"

He opened it and looked; there was only a single short line of text: Meet me at Heavenly Sword Peak.

"Heh."

Shen Lian chuckled lightly, glanced at Su Mengyao inside the Barrier, and decisively transformed into a streak of light, heading to Heavenly Sword Peak.

On Heavenly Sword Peak, the two individuals from South Sea Penglai Island had long been waiting respectfully.

"What do you want with me?"

With a cold shout, Shen Lian slowly descended from the Void Realm.

"I am Ji Yun."

"I am Huo Jie."

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Shen."

Shen Lian looked them over: one was at the first level of the Immortal Realm, and the other was at the second level of the Immortal Realm.

"Cut the nonsense. State your purpose."

Ji Yun replied, "Fellow Daoist Shen, we are looking for you today regarding one matter."

Shen Lian manifested his Folding Fan and gently swayed it, listening quietly to what Ji Yun had to say.

"We hope Fellow Daoist Shen can spare our Island Master Xu."

"People from South Sea Penglai Island?"

Shen Lian glanced at the two, and killing intent immediately rose in his eyes.

Huo Jie replied, "Since Fellow Daoist knows about South Sea Penglai Island, that's good. Our Island Master wants to tell you that she hopes the past can be let go, and that you stop pursuing the matter."

Shen Lian: "Then why didn't she come to talk to me herself? And what is the meaning of sending a bunch of simps like you?"

Huo Jie was enraged upon hearing this: "Shen Lian, we are speaking to you respectfully. You had better know your place."

"Hahaha? You want face, but not your life, is that it?"

The chill radiating from Shen Lian's eyes grew stronger.

When Ji Yun saw this, his heart immediately began to pound.

That look was truly terrifying.

"Go back and tell that bitch Xu Feifei that Shen Lian's human emperor cauldron only lacks one strand of her soul,

If she is willing to commit suicide to atone for her sins, I can make an exception and leave her corpse intact."

Huo Jie was furious upon hearing this and immediately channeled his Spiritual Qi, preparing to strike Shen Lian.

"Junior Brother Huo, calm down."

Crucially, Ji Yun managed to stop Huo Jie.

"Shen Lian, Junior Sister said she apologizes for her past actions and promises never to do anything to harm you again. Please forgive her."

"You came to see me just to say this bullshit? Then you can scram now. The relationship between her and me is destined to be a struggle to the death.

If Xu Feifei has the ability, she should kill me immediately, otherwise, the next person to die will be her!"

After speaking, Shen Lian couldn't be bothered with the two of them, turning to return to the ruined Sect main hall of the Heavenly Feather Sect.

"Shen Lian!"

Huo Jie quickly called out to stop him.

"The Island Master said that if you are willing to give up seeking revenge against her, she will return Shen Chuyun to you."

"What did you say?"

In an instant, Shen Lian's eyes became extremely sharp and cold.

"Tell me again, what happened to Shen Chuyun!"