Chapter 16

Chapter 15: A Miracle from My Hands (Part 1)

"You've done well enough; there's no need to push yourself," Xu Hufa consoled his disciple.

Yu He also nodded and said, "At your age, to reach the seventh level is already top-notch among the younger generation of disciples in the sect!"

Xu Hui recovered from his disappointment, took a deep breath, and glared at Li Qiyi, saying, "Your turn!"

"Heh, it's not too late to admit defeat now," a disciple of the Nine Holy Demon Sect jeered. "With someone like you, who hasn't even practiced Dao techniques, being able to pass the first level is already a miracle."

Xu Hui spread his legs, stared at Li Qiyi, and said with a sinister smile, "If you crawl over here on your knees now, I won't make things difficult for you. If you crawl over later, it might be a bit more complicated!"

Nan Huairen and Mo Hufa turned away, unwilling to witness this scene. Without a doubt, Li Qiyi was already destined to lose. Even if a miracle happened, with a one in ten million chance, allowing Li Qiyi to pass through the seventh level of the Heart-Disturbing Forest and pass the literary exam, he would still have to crawl under Xu Hui's legs.

But Li Qiyi didn't care at all. He said slowly, "No, I'm waiting for you to crawl under my legs." With that, he stepped into the Heart-Disturbing Forest.

As soon as he entered the Heart-Disturbing Forest, Li Qiyi saw a sea of fire. He fell into a world of surging lava, and the sizzling sounds echoed. In the illusion, his feet were already smoking from the heat, and the pain was unbearable. However, Li Qiyi didn't even flinch and continued moving forward.

Li Qiyi didn't take the Heart-Disturbing Forest seriously at all. Over millions of years, he had experienced countless hardships. In the primitive era, when he was a Yin Crow, he couldn't yet manipulate the world. He had endured countless sufferings, falling into the hands of Heavenly Demons and ancient spirits. He had been imprisoned for ten thousand years, deprived of sunlight, and suffered countless tortures. Although the Yin Crow's body was immortal, the pain was no less intense!

Over the millennia, he had visited burial grounds, entered immortal lands, and ventured into demon and ghost realms, the most dangerous places in the world. Compared to these places, the Heart-Disturbing Forest, which tested one's Dao heart, was insignificant!

The mere Heart-Disturbing Forest couldn't shake Li Qiyi's Dao heart in the slightest!

"Heh, a mere mortal who hasn't even practiced Dao techniques, to pass the first level—" a disciple looked at the Heart-Disturbing Forest and sneered. However, before he could finish his sentence, he was speechless.

In the blink of an eye, Li Qiyi had already passed the first level. In the illusion, after the sea of fire failed, Li Qiyi fell into the coldest ice world...

Outside the Heart-Disturbing Forest, countless disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect were waiting to see Li Qiyi's performance. However, the scene that followed left everyone with their mouths agape.

Mo Hufa and Nan Huairen had turned away, unwilling to witness Li Qiyi's humiliation. But then, a silence fell, and even the sound of a silver needle dropping could be heard. This made them curious, and they turned around to see what had happened. When they turned, they saw an unbelievable sight.

"Th-the eighth level..." a disciple shivered and stammered.

"First level, second level, third level..." another disciple was in a daze, his eyes following Li Qiyi's steps, muttering to himself.

"Ninth level, tenth level, eleventh level..." an incredible thing happened. Li Qiyi walked through the Heart-Disturbing Forest as if he were strolling in a garden, his pace unhindered, as if he were walking on a path in his own backyard.

"Th-th-th-thirteenth level—" finally, Li Qiyi calmly and composedly walked out of the Heart-Disturbing Forest, emerging from the last level with a relaxed and contented air.

At that moment, everyone present was petrified. Li Qiyi had passed the thirteenth level of the Heart-Disturbing Forest! This was absolutely impossible! Throughout the ages, no young disciple of the Nine Holy Demon Sect had ever passed the thirteenth level, not even Li Shuangyan, who was said to have the best talent and the strongest Dao heart in the sect's history!

"Impossible, impossible, this is absolutely impossible—" Xu Hui was completely in a state of confusion. This was something that simply couldn't happen, yet it was happening right before his eyes!

Xu Hui's master, Xu Hufa, had his mouth wide open, unable to close it. Passing the thirteenth level of the Heart-Disturbing Forest was something even their sect leader, Lunri Demon Emperor, couldn't do. Such a strong Dao heart was terrifyingly firm!

"An appetizer, not bad." Li Qiyi walked back, calm and composed, as if he had just strolled through a garden path.

"Well, how about you crawl over here now?" Li Qiyi glanced at Xu Hui and said calmly.

"No, no, this is absolutely impossible!" Xu Hui shouted. At this moment, not just Xu Hui, but everyone present couldn't believe it. This was absolutely impossible.

"This is impossible—" even Xu Hufa couldn't believe it. "Is there something wrong with the Heart-Disturbing Forest?"

"It must be, it must be that the Heart-Disturbing Forest's restrictions have failed!" Xu Hui said urgently, as if he had found a lifeline. "This round doesn't count; the Heart-Disturbing Forest must have failed!"

"This is impossible." Chief Protector Yu He took a long time to recover and shook his head. "The Heart-Disturbing Forest has never had a problem since the sect was founded. Let me try." With that, he entered the Heart-Disturbing Forest.

Yu He was indeed very powerful, worthy of being the chief protector. He easily passed the first nine levels, his Dao heart extremely firm. However, his pace slowed down at the tenth level.

With a "bang," Yu He was still unable to pass the entire Heart-Disturbing Forest. He was ejected before he could finish the eleventh level, his Dao heart unable to withstand the interference of the Heart-Disturbing Forest!

"The Heart-Disturbing Forest is not malfunctioning." Finally, Yu He shook his head and said definitively. At this moment, he looked at Li Qiyi with a strange expression, unable to believe the fact.

Li Qiyi was just a thirteen-year-old boy. To pass the thirteenth level of the Heart-Disturbing Forest, either there was something fishy, or his Dao heart was unshakable by anything. However, for a thirteen-year-old boy, this was simply impossible. To have such a firm Dao heart, one must have endured countless trials. With such a Dao heart, even with poor talent, achieving greatness would only be a matter of time and opportunity. The problem was, a thirteen-year-old boy simply couldn't have such a Dao heart!

At that moment, everyone present was dumbfounded, at a loss for what to do!

"Do you have a great treasure on you?" Xu Hufa glared at Li Qiyi with hatred. He simply couldn't believe that a thirteen-year-old boy could pass the Heart-Disturbing Forest. This was simply impossible.

"It must be!" Xu Hui shouted. "The Ancient Xianyan Sect is an imperial lineage. Perhaps he has an imperial treasure on him!"

At that moment, countless people looked at Li Qiyi. Many disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect thought it was possible. After all, the Ancient Xianyan Sect was founded by Mingren Immortal Emperor, and perhaps the current Ancient Xianyan Sect still possessed one or two imperial treasures. If he really had an imperial treasure, using it to cheat and pass the Heart-Disturbing Forest was indeed possible.

"Using a treasure to cheat, this round doesn't count!" Xu Hufa said coldly, determined to accuse Li Qiyi of cheating.

"Protector Xu, that's too much!" Mo Hufa recovered and said. "The literary exam was your rule, and the Heart-Disturbing Forest is your sect's. Now that you've lost, you're reneging on it!"

"Using a treasure to cheat, of course it doesn't count!" Xu Hufa said coldly.

Mo Hufa, of course, had to stand up for Li Qiyi. He said solemnly, "Whether or not he used a treasure to pass the Heart-Disturbing Forest is not important. Your sect didn't specify that treasures couldn't be used. Our disciple passing the Heart-Disturbing Forest means we've won this round!"

"Shameless, cheating! The Ancient Xianyan Sect is a bunch of shameless people!" At that moment, the disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect didn't believe Li Qiyi could pass the Heart-Disturbing Forest, so many of them started to jeer.

Mo Hufa didn't want to argue with them and turned to Yu He. "Protector Yu, did our Ancient Xianyan Sect's disciple win this round?"

"This—" Yu He was somewhat at a loss. He didn't quite believe Li Qiyi could pass the Heart-Disturbing Forest, but the Nine Holy Demon Sect didn't have a rule against using treasures.

"I walk with integrity, and I have no regrets before heaven and earth." At that moment, Li Qiyi said calmly. "Unlike the people of the Nine Holy Demon Sect, who can't admit defeat, if you think I have a treasure, go ahead and search. If you find one, it's yours!"

Yu He pondered for a moment, then looked up and said to Li Qiyi, "If you truly want to clear your name, we have a method in the Nine Holy Demon Sect. Our ancestor left behind a treasure called the Immortal Bone Mirror, which can reveal all origins! If you agree, we can use the Immortal Bone Mirror to check. If you really have an imperial treasure, the mirror will definitely reveal it!"

"I agree, use the Immortal Bone Mirror!" Xu Hufa was the first to agree. "If the Immortal Bone Mirror doesn't reveal anything, it means you don't have a treasure!"

"That's right, if you're afraid to be checked, it's cheating!" The other disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect chimed in.

"You are all pitiful." Li Qiyi looked at everyone and smiled. "Fine, if you want to check, I'll let you. Bring it over."

Seeing Li Qiyi agree, Yu He immediately sent someone to fetch the Immortal Bone Mirror. The Immortal Bone Mirror of the Nine Holy Demon Sect had a great history, said to have been passed down from the primitive era, even refined by an Immortal Emperor. The Immortal Bone Mirror could reveal origins, far surpassing the Origin Mirror by millions of times!

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