[Wang Feiyu — cleared the third floor in eighteen hours]
[Lin Qiye — cleared the sixth floor in ten hours]
[Xiao Huohuo — cleared the seventh floor in six days and six hours]
[Wang Buqun — cleared the fourth floor in three days and three hours]
One by one, the disciples entered the trial.
It was time for the next challenger.
The Sect Elder paused and called out:
"Murong Bing!"
At the sound of her name, the disciples present, the elders of the sect, and even the Sect Leader watching from above — along with Wan Jianfeng and Elder Jian Wuhen — all turned their eyes toward her.
Murong Bing held a pink longsword and wore a black skirt.Even though she was dressed in black, as she walked, her figure swayed in a way that stirred the imaginations of more than a few.
"Look again, and I'll dig your eyeballs out!" Murong Bing said coldly to the Sect Elder.
Looking was fine — drooling was not! She couldn't stand it.
The Sect Elder quickly withdrew his gaze, not even daring to open his eyes.
"Humph!" Murong Bing snorted and stepped into the trial tower.
One minute passed.
Murong Bing did not emerge.
Two minutes passed.
Still no sign of her.
The crowd began to wonder — had something happened inside? No one had ever taken this long before. Even Zhang Fan was puzzled.
Then, the next moment, a system prompt appeared in Zhang Fan's mind:
[Ding! Contract partner Murong Xue has obtained the Earth-grade cultivation technique "Heaven-Burning Scripture" with a hundredfold bonus. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Heaven-grade cultivation technique "Heaven-Devouring Inferno ."]
Zhang Fan was momentarily stunned.
An adventure? Inside the trial tower?
How was this possible? This was the trial tower of Myriad Sword Sect, and they were members of Blazing Heaven Sect! Why would Myriad Sword Sect grant benefits to someone from another sect?
In an instant, Zhang Fan understood.
It was a matter of vision. Myriad Sword Sect, as the number one sect in the Eastern Region, could easily spare a minor cultivation technique. And naturally, those rewards would go only to geniuses among geniuses.
Which sect wouldn't want to recruit such talent? And how could they tempt away someone without first offering benefits?
"Look! Murong Bing is coming out!" someone shouted.
"She doesn't look injured. Did she even fight the demonic beasts in there?"
"Everyone, look at the stele!!"
The crowd's eyes turned to the stone tablet.
Murong Xue's name had turned gold, gleaming brilliantly, and shot straight to first place in the rankings!
[Murong Bing — cleared the ninth floor in seven days and seven nights]
"What!?"
"She actually cleared the ninth floor, fighting alone against a thousand demonic beasts — all one realm higher than her! How did she do it?"
"Genius!"
"Murong Bing is truly a once-in-a-million prodigy!"
Even Elder Jian Wuhen nodded slightly from above. "Impressive — she's no less talented than the prodigies of my Myriad Sword Sect."
The Blazing Heaven Sect Leader smiled with pride. "Thank you for the acknowledgment, Elder Jian. But, such a woman… my sect has another one."
"Oh?" Jian Wuhen's interest grew.
He looked down and blinked in surprise.
"Twins?"
Li Guang, the Blazing Heaven Sect Leader, smiled.
"Yes! Twins."
"The one who just cleared the ninth floor is the elder sister, Murong Bing. She has only been cultivating for three months, yet she's already on the eleventh level of the Qi Refining stage."
"This little sister of hers is no less gifted — she's at the tenth level of Qi Refining!"
"When my Blazing Heaven Sect took them in, no one else dared to accept them as disciples."
"I wonder, Elder Jian… do you have any interest in taking a new apprentice?"
"Apprentice?" Jian Wuhen frowned slightly.
Someone who could slay a thousand demonic beasts stronger than herself, after only three months of cultivation, was a rare talent indeed.
With enough resources, her future achievements would be unimaginable.
He was tempted. But—
"No," Jian Wuhen shook his head firmly. "I am not worthy to be her master."
"What?!" The Blazing Heaven Sect Leader was stunned.
Jian Wuhen was a cultivator of the Soul Formation Realm, barely a thousand years old, with the Great Ascension Realm and Tribulation Transcendence Realm within reach. His sword was famous throughout the land, feared by both demons and beasts
Yet he claimed he wasn't worthy to be her teacher? Then who could possibly be worthy?
"Next!"
"MURONG XUE!"
The announcement snapped the crowd back to attention. All eyes turned to the younger twin.
Completely different from her elder sister, Murong Xue wore a pink dress, carried a pink longsword, and had long hair flowing over her shoulders. With her bright smile, she looked like the girl next door.
"Brother Xiaofan, I'm going!" she said.
"Go for it!" Zhang Fan replied, giving her a playful pinch on the cheek.
Murong Xue blushed and trotted toward the trial tower, her lively movements catching the eyes of many.
"Stay away from my little sister!" Murong Bing suddenly stepped in front of Zhang Fan, her voice cold. "Or I won't be merciful!"
"I didn't do anything. We're just friends," Zhang Fan said lightly.
"Don't get the wrong idea. She likes me, but I haven't agreed yet."
Murong Bing's teeth clenched. "What do you mean, 'she likes you'?! Nonsense!"
"Zhang Fan! How can you deceive yourself like this? My sister is a prodigy destined to ascend to the Immortal World — you're not even from the same world as her!"
"In short — if you get too close to her again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Her glare was fierce, but her eyes were still strikingly beautiful.
Zhang Fan just smiled and ignored her, focusing instead on the system prompt in his mind:
[Ding! Contract partner Murong Xue has obtained the Earth-grade cultivation technique "Water Dragon Art"with a hundredfold bonus. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Heaven-grade cultivation technique "Way of the Boundless Waters"
Excellent — another Heaven-grade cultivation technique!
He just wondered what exactly had happened inside.
Before long, Murong Xue emerged.
Like her sister, she was clean and unharmed, as if she had never fought any beasts inside.
"Look! Murong Xue is out!"
"Check the stele!"
Sure enough, her name now gleamed in gold as well:
[Murong Xue — cleared the ninth floor in seven days and seven nights]
"Incredible! Both sisters cleared the ninth floor, each slaying a thousand beasts alone!"
"The Murong sisters are terrifyingly gifted — they'll soar to the Nine Heavens one day!"
"In the future, their names will echo across the entire Azure Cloud Continent!"
"Hahaha! When I'm old, I'll brag to my grandchildren that I once met them!"