NOVPUBChapter 310: Chapter 14, Level 8
The name called Lu Qingshan, with a stable and shocking speed, advanced step by step without seeming to be affected by anything at all.
“The Sixth Layer!”
A light exclamation came from the crowd, followed by another burst of surprised outcries.
The name had already steadily ascended to the Sixth Layer, while Lin Kui’s name was still hovering above the Third Layer.
All the other Cultivators’ names were in the Second Layer region.
Half an hour later, when Lin Kui’s name squeezed into the Fourth Layer region, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Kui was catching up.
“It’s moving again, it’s moving again!”
But no sooner had the hushed breath settled than the exclamation exploded once more.
Then everyone saw that name on the Sixth Layer, once again climbing up, unwaveringly moving toward the position of the Seventh Layer.
“Family Head, this Lu Qingshan is really no simple character. It’s just that we don’t know his background, why he was always unheard of before this,” said an elder beside the Lin Family Head, his face showing a contemplative look and he spoke with a grave tone, “A Golden Core Cultivator this young shouldn’t be unknown. Could he be the disciple of some reclusive great cultivator?”
“He is indeed no simple matter.” Although the Lin Family Head’s heart was heavy, he wouldn’t deceive himself and nodded slowly, “Is Qing State truly so filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers?
I had thought that with Kui’er’s Golden Core Perfection, he would undoubtedly be the first in Qing State, and even making it into the top thousand of the Southern Territory would not be difficult…
Now it seems, I was rash, underestimating the Cultivators of the world…”
….
On the Giant Spirit Stele, golden light shimmered, with more and more people fixing their eyes on the name at the top of the list.
As if the name Lu Qingshan contained an infinite attraction, they could not take their eyes off it.
Golden light flashed again, and that name crawled upwards again.
“The Seventh Layer!”
The noisy square, at this moment, eerily became much quieter.
Because at this time, Lin Kui, who was in second place, was still on the Fourth Layer!
When would this unstoppable momentum come to a halt?
This question flashed through everyone’s mind.
Sometime later, they numbly found that the name’s climbing momentum hadn’t stopped, shining with golden light once more and climbing up another position.
The Eighth Layer: Lu Qingshan!
Some people groaned out loud right away.
What demon or specter was this Lu Qingshan?
An extremely conspicuous discontinuity had appeared before them.
Lin Kui, whom they had the highest hopes for, had only just made it to the Fifth Layer, the sole person there.
There were seventeen names on the Fourth Layer, all Golden Core Cultivators.
Further back, they were all concentrated in the Third Layer region.
……
Lu Qingshan, with a lunge and a crash, burst out of the violent Spiritual Energy Storm layer and had already leapt onto a Suspended Sea Island, which was hundreds of times narrower than the one before.
On this island, even the Spiritual Energy Storm layer below was right in front, visible to the naked eye.
Because, this was the Eighth Layer of the Suspended Sea Islands in the Giant Spirit Realm.
His forward steps never stopped.
So in just one short day, he had almost entirely swept through the Giant Spirit Realm.
Throughout his journey, he had encountered several cultivators on the suspended sea islands of the first layer. But from that point on, he stood out from the crowd, never seeing anyone else again.
Lu Qingshan once again took control of his sword and flew upward, rushing towards the last layer, the Spiritual Energy Storm layer.
An almost imperceptible sense of wildness emanated from the thick storm layer even before he entered, which was truly alarming.
As far as the eye could see, countless massive groups of Spiritual Energy roamed, an astonishing sight indeed.
In this last layer of the Spiritual Energy Storm, the attacking power of these Spiritual Energy groups was comparable to that of a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator.
The only relief was that these Spiritual Energy groups lacked consciousness; they were merely pure violent Spiritual Power collisions, not particularly draining mentally to deal with, as it sufficed to simply disperse them with strikes.
However, on this final storm layer, the frequency and power of the Spiritual Energy groups increased, becoming so great that even Lu Qingshan could no longer handle them effortlessly.
Nevertheless, he knew that reaching the eighth layer of suspended sea islands would signify not just securing one of the thousand places for Qing State’s secondary trial, but also undoubtedly securing a spot among the top ten in the preliminary trial.
Yet, gazing at the seemingly perilous storm layer before him, Lu Qingshan’s heart stirred.
He realized that the intensity of this Spiritual Energy Storm layer seemed to be on par with the Meteorite Formation in the Great Yan Hall—didn’t it?
What was insurmountable for others was not an obstacle for him.
But that wasn’t what he was thinking about.
—Perhaps he could use this Spiritual Energy Storm layer as his own Meteorite Formation to practice his Myriad Swords Art?
With this thought, Lu Qingshan decisively leaped into the fray. A gale whirled around him, buffeting his figure, while the violent groups of Spiritual Power began to sprint about.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, Sword Qi Filaments crisscrossed, confronting the oncoming assault of Spiritual Energy groups.
….
Above the Giant Spirit Stele.
One name after another began to fade.
Then, one cultivator after another was eliminated, appearing in the square.
At this moment, no one cared about that scene.
All that remained in everyone’s mind was a single thought.
Would that name be able to make it to the final layer?
Everyone’s gaze heated up, staring unblinkingly at that seemingly unremarkable name.
They knew that if that name kept advancing with the momentum it had shown earlier, then he would be the undisputed number one among the young generation of cultivators in Qing State!
Everyone was well aware of the tremendous commotion it would cause in Qing State should the next scene unfold.
An eighteen-year-old topping the Qing State preliminary trials!
…
Yet, under the watchful eyes of so many, that name didn’t leap upwards as expected. Instead, it stopped, standing firm and unyielding.
After a long time, when it became certain that this was the end, everyone’s emotions were somewhat complex.
There was both regret and some schadenfreude.
The regret stemmed from the miracle they hoped for not materializing.
The schadenfreude came because everyone harbors negative thoughts at times, not wanting to see others succeed.
“Has he reached his limit?” The Lin Family Head murmured upon seeing this scene, “Indeed, while his momentum has been earth-shattering, with his Golden Core Middle Stage cultivation, the eighth layer must be his limit, right?”
“If that’s the case…” A gleam flashed in the eyes of the Lin Family Head as he looked at the name of Lin Kui, who had made it to the sixth layer while Lu Qingshan’s name had come to a halt.
“Then Kui’er still has a chance!
Though his speed is much slower than Lu Qingshan’s, as long as Kui’er can break through to the ninth layer in the end, the title of Qing State’s number one will still belong to Kui’er!
After all, no matter how fast one runs, if the finish line isn’t reached in the end, it counts for nothing…”
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