The Spirit Tool was overly concerned. Lin Qiubai showed signs of awakening, but he had not fully awakened.
After a sudden surge in his cultivation, Lin Qiubai's mind became clear and bright. This was a special state where his comprehension increased severalfold, and his thinking speed was three times faster than when he had consumed the Spirit-Enhancing Ginseng!
Lin Qiubai was ecstatic, his consciousness diving deep within as he tirelessly began to grasp Martial Arts.
After ten days, Lin Qiubai remained like an old monk in meditation, with only the rise and fall of his chest indicating life.
A month later, Lin Qiubai had turned into a solid stone, with only the increasingly dense blood energy field behind him indicating that he still had vital signs...
Time passed unnoticed during cultivation.
Eighty-six days flew by in a blink, leaving only five short days until the end of the trial in the Yuyun Secret Realm.
Yet Lin Qiubai continued to sit cross-legged within the formation, focusing intently on comprehending Blood Battle in Hell.
With the rise and fall of his breathing, the blood-colored field slowly contracted and expanded, releasing strands of suffocating sharpness.
...
At the entrance of the Yuyun Secret Realm, tens of thousands of elders from various sects and clan leaders gathered together.
Every day they came to monitor the score rankings and the situation within the secret realm.
The rankings were tied to the honor of their sects and families. The families and sects of disciples who ranked high would bask in glory.
Take two years ago as an example.
The true disciple from the Louluo Palace, Sun Feng, achieved first place on the Yuyun Secret Realm score leaderboard.
After the Yuyun trials concluded, gifts piled up at Louluo Palace overnight!
Almost all the sects and prominent families in Youyun Prefecture sent teams to congratulate, with some leaders of Inferior Sects personally leading the way.
This shows just how significant the Trial ranking in the Youyun Secret Realm is within Youyun Prefecture.
Therefore, when the thousands of elders present saw their disciples ranking unexpectedly high, they couldn't help but cheer with excitement.
"Hahaha, how delightful! My Axe King Sect True Inheritor actually ranked seventy-third! The younger generation is truly formidable!"
The elder leading the Axe King Sect had a rosy complexion as he boasted loudly, attracting a wave of admiring glances.
"Seventy-second place! That level of combat power must be incredibly terrifying, with potential to reach the peak of Creation Realm in the future. The Axe King Sect is sure to secure its position as a mid-tier superior sect soon!"
"Anyone who ranks in the top hundred is exceptional. Those in the top twenty are true prodigies, and as for the top ten, each one is a Peerless Genius destined to lead Youyun Prefecture in the future."
"Indeed, the Axe King Sect has truly struck gold!"
Many elders from other sects cast envious and jealous glances at the elder from Axe King Sect.
The elder from Axe King Sect reveled in these looks, feeling as if he was floating on clouds. He couldn't stop smiling.
This trip to the Youyun Secret Realm brought them a tremendous surprise thanks to Chen Han! They would return with heavy rewards!
Meanwhile, not far away, Elder Xiong was filled with worry.
Why hadn’t Lin Shishu made any move yet?
Lin Shishu's score had already fallen to the bottom! Out of ten thousand Trial Disciples in the entire Youyun Secret Realm, Lin Shishu was ranked 9940th.
This was after sixty had been eliminated. So Lin Shishu was essentially in last place!
"What is Lin Shishu doing? Could he be trapped by some Formation? That would be quite unfortunate..."
Elder Xiong felt a deep sense of bitterness.
In this Trial, the Elders of the Sect only hoped that Lin Shishu could turn the tide and save the Beast Taming Sect from its decline.
However, at present, Lin Shishu was quite unreliable; only Zhen Xian seemed somewhat strong, but he was still ranked outside the top one hundred.
"Sigh, once again... we will have to return defeated."
Beside him, Liu Elder slightly furrowed her brows, her ample chest gently trembling, indicating her inner unrest.
With Lin Shishu's strength, it was impossible for him to still be in a state of silence.
No matter how unfortunate things were, it was unlikely for his points to stagnate for over two months.
Perhaps something truly bad had happened...
At this moment, all the Elders outside the Youyun Secret Realm felt that the situation was already determined. Many began to pay attention to the more amusing news from this year's Youyun Secret Realm.
For example: the first disciple to be eliminated belonged to a lower-tier Sect—Dark River Sect.
He was eliminated just one day after the Youyun Secret Realm opened!
This was quite embarrassing!
Moreover, since his surname was Ying, he earned the nickname "Win a Day," which phonetically sounds like "hard day."
Because of this incident, he became a topic of conversation among thousands of Elders from various Sects outside the venue.
This joke even spread throughout Youyun City, making the tale of "hard day" well-known among men and women alike.
For three months, staying and dining at any hotel has been free!
Even ordinary people have rushed from the inner city to the outer city just to witness the bizarre spectacle of this event.
However, another joke is about to emerge.
Someone has already noticed the bottom-ranked Lin Qiubai.
Since the first day the secret realm opened, his score has never changed!
This situation is unprecedented. However, the thousands of elders outside the Yuyun Secret Realm have already deduced the 'truth' in their hearts.
This guy must be extremely timid and afraid of death, so he hid as soon as he entered the secret realm. Others can't find him, and he doesn't come out to show his face!
Thinking of this, the thousands of elders burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, this disciple is really amusing; he found a place to hide on the first day of entering the Yuyun Secret Realm. Does he think he's an ostrich?"
Some elders mocked loudly, mixed with ridicule.
Their disciples didn't achieve good rankings; how could they not strike at other sects to find balance?!
Impossible!
"This trial disciple named Lin Qiubai is also quite unique; he will surely become the biggest joke in the cultivation world of Yuyun Prefecture in the future."
"Oh my, which sect does this peculiar junior belong to? He's killing me with laughter!"
"I can't take it anymore; I'm laughing so hard that my breath is disordered. I'm about to Going Astray."
As the first discussion began, all the elders burst into loud laughter, their laughter like a tidal wave, creating a tsunami at the entrance.
Elder Xiong covered his face, which was turning pale from anger, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
At this moment, it felt as if a million-pound weight was pressing down on his chest, making it hard for him to breathe, as if he were suffocating.
...
"I remember Lin Qiubai seems to be a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, right?"
Someone knowledgeable shouted loudly.
Then, thousands of gazes fell upon the flushed faces of Elder Xiong and Liu Elder.
Indeed! In the next moment, the wave of mockery grew even stronger.
"So it turns out to be the once-glorious Beast Taming Sect..."
"Wait a minute, even if the Beast Taming Sect has fallen, they shouldn't throw such a peculiar disciple in there."
"Yeah, the Beast Taming Sect still has a disciple ranked 124th. That's quite impressive."
"Who knows? Let me laugh first. This time, the Beast Taming Sect is really making a name for itself; who knows, it might rise again!"
Elder Xiong was fuming, his eyes red as he stared at the Ranking Stele, looking at the three characters at the very bottom and couldn't help but bitterly murmur: "Lin Shishu, what on earth are you doing..."
...
Inside the Cloudy Secret Realm.
Lin Qiubai finally opened his tightly shut eyes. Two hundred and forty Blood-colored Spears appeared behind him and slowly dissipated. The fierce aura struck against the Formation, causing several Sealing Arrays to shatter piece by piece.
The damage was indeed explosive. Lin Qiubai thought to himself that even the peak experts of the Origin Realm would be pierced with blood holes when facing this yet-to-be-fully-formed Blood Battle Heaven Prison!
"However, I'm still a bit short of reaching full mastery; I still need the Enlightenment Stone."
With a slight sigh, Lin Qiubai stood up, suppressing the surging blood and energy within him.
He slowly walked out of the formation.
This time, his steps were much more composed.
It was no longer as strenuous, but he still felt a bit fatigued.
Outside the formation, within the enormous dragon eyes of the ten spirit veins, disbelief filled their gaze.
The formation that they had been unable to break for a hundred thousand years—Lin Qiubai could actually move freely inside it!?
It completely overturned their understanding!
"Are you ready to dive into the spectacular Three Thousand Great Realms!?"
A warm smile crossed Lin Qiubai's lips, and his words carried an enticing charm.
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