Published: February 24, 2025
At the same time, in the Eternal Immortal Sect, at the Eternal Time-Space Holy Ground.
On the Number One Jade Tower, Ru Yan Wu Ji, along with hundreds of inner sect and immortal sect elders, was restless.
On the Number Two Jade Tower, Zhuge Yu and nine inner sect elders from the divine soul celestial palace also wore anxious expressions.
At this moment, within the Eternal Time-Space Holy Ground, everyone, from the two hundred thousand inner sect disciples of the Eternal Immortal Sect to the high-ranking members of the three great ancient sects, were fixated on the time-space tunnel that had opened in the void, their anxiety palpable!
To be clear, the trial disciples were supposed to return to the Eternal Immortal Sect via the time-space tunnel in no more than half an hour!
But now?
The time-space tunnel had been open for a full hour, and no one had emerged!
This was the first time in fifty thousand years that such a situation had occurred during the trials of disciples from the three great ancient sects!
In the past, when the time-space tunnel had been open for half an hour, there would already be disciples appearing alive!
“Could it be that all the trial disciples have encountered misfortune?”
Everyone pondered the same grim thought.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the Eternal Time-Space Holy Ground was so oppressive it was difficult to breathe; everyone gazed intently at the time-space tunnel, their expressions revealing three parts hope and seven parts dead silence!
Time passed slowly, and everyone's hearts were suspended in dread!
Finally, half an hour later, suddenly, Shen Subing, sitting on the Third Jade Tower, exclaimed excitedly, “Sovereign, our Danmai disciples have come out!”
In the next moment, under the gaze of the crowd, Luo Fan, Song Hong, and 253 other Danmai disciples nearly simultaneously flew down from the time-space tunnel onto the high platform below!
“Whoosh!”
Shen Subing instantly disappeared from her seat and reappeared on the high platform, where Luo Fan, Song Hong, and the other disciples knelt and said, “Disciples pay respects to the Chief Elder!”
“Good, good, good, quickly rise!” Shen Subing scanned the crowd, her brows furrowing, “Where are Tan Yun and Mengyi?”
“Reporting to the Chief, Junior Sister Mu is behind,” Luo Fan answered respectfully. Just then, more figures shot out from the time-space tunnel.
Among them was Mu Mengyi.
Xue Ziyan from the Five Spirits Lineage.
Huangfu Tingfeng from the Talismans Lineage and three other disciples.
Gongsun Ruoxi, Zhong Wu Shi Yao, and five from the Artifact Lineage.
Lord Tsukkomi Lu Ren from the Wind Thunder Lineage.
Ke Xinyi from the Holy Spirit Lineage.
Shangguan Bingbing, Jun Bu Ping, Xiao Qingxuan, and Baili Longtian from the Ancient Soul Lineage.
“Whoosh!”
At that moment, the Five Soul Daoist vanished from the Third Jade Tower and appeared beside Xue Ziyan, asking, “Good disciple, where are the other disciples from our Five Spirits Lineage?”
“Master… they all died,” Xue Ziyan said, choking back tears.
The Five Soul Daoist was struck like a bolt from the blue; he never expected that of the 150 disciples from the Five Spirits Lineage that participated in the trial, only Xue Ziyan had returned alive!
At this time, the other seven chief elders from the Huangfu Sacred Sect also appeared on the high platform, inquiring about the trial results of their respective lineage disciples.
Huangfu Tingfeng reported to the talisman practitioner that only four disciples, including him, survived.
Gongsun Ruoxi and Zhong Wu Shi Yao bowed to Murong Shishi, stating that only seven from the Artifact Lineage were alive.
Lu Ren also informed the Wind Thunder practitioner that all other trial disciples had died.
At this moment, when the Holy Spirit practitioner heard Ke Xinyi say she was the only one to survive, tears streamed down his face!
The Ancient Soul practitioner felt somewhat comforted upon hearing that the strongest among his Ancient Soul Lineage—Xiao Qingxuan, Shangguan Bingbing, Baili Longtian, and Jun Bu Ping—had survived.