Chapter 35

Not far from the lake where An Shiyi was, Nie Tian noticed several unfriendly gazes converging on him, even though he was still dozens of meters away.

Nie Tian remained unperturbed, following An He, walking calmly and composedly.

When they were close enough, he opened his mouth and smiled brightly, raising his voice to An Shiyi, "Beautiful sister, we meet again."

"Ha!" An Shiyi smiled, "A few days ago, we could have met in Heiyun City. Unfortunately, you suddenly fell ill. Otherwise, I might have personally brought you here."

"It's all my fault," Nie Tian's face showed some embarrassment, "I know you are good to me. This opportunity to participate in the Qinghuang Realm trial is so precious that even our Nie family doesn't have it. You gave me such an opportunity, and I, Nie Tian, will remember it forever. If you encounter any trouble in the future and I have enough strength, I will do my best for you!"

"Smooth talker!" An Shiyi hadn't even had a chance to speak when An Ying snorted, mocking, "If something happens to my sister, why would it be your turn to help? Your Nie family is the weakest in Heiyun City, even being suppressed by the Yun family. What makes you think you can help my sister?"

"Who are you?" Nie Tian asked in surprise.

"She is my younger sister, An Ying, also from Heiyun City. You should have heard of her," An Shiyi smiled.

"An Ying..." Nie Tian's heart stirred, and he nodded lightly, "Of course, I have heard of her."

An Ying is An Shiyi's cousin, and in recent years, she has been the most outstanding figure among the younger generation of the An family. At just thirteen years old, she broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refinement last year and left Heiyun City to become a disciple of the Lingbao Pavilion.

It is said that her cultivation talent is even more outstanding than An Shiyi's!

The entire An family privately believes that her future achievements might even surpass An Shiyi's!

"You are right. I am indeed at a low realm, and the Nie family is not strong. However, the world is unpredictable. Who can say what will happen in the future?" Thinking of the mysterious place, Nie Tian said with confidence, "Perhaps one day, when you encounter trouble, I will be able to help you!"

"Then I'll thank you in advance." An Shiyi teased, giving An Ying a glare to stop her from continuing to mock Nie Tian, and then said, "It's about time. I'll summon the other three sects and tell them to come over."

With that, she took out a token from her sleeve and lightly touched it with her slender fingers.

A faint spiritual light spurted from her fingertips, instantly enveloping the entire token.

A light chirp suddenly sounded from within the token.

Nie Tian focused his attention and noticed that the token she held was not made of jade but of some strange metal.

Clearly, An Shiyi's token was different from the one he held.

"Since you are holding the Lingbao Pavilion's token to enter the Qinghuang Realm, you must follow my orders once inside. You are not allowed to resist!" An Ying said to him, looking very domineering.

Nie Tian chuckled but did not respond.

"I don't care what you think. Once we enter the Qinghuang Realm, I will naturally make you obey me." An Ying, seeing through his evasion, slightly tilted her head, looking very confident.

The young people around her all followed her lead and looked at Nie Tian with unfriendly gazes.

Nie Tian chose to ignore them.

Not long after, a group from Lingyun Sect, led by Li Fan, appeared from the waist-high weeds.

"Uncle Li..."

Seeing that the leader was Li Fan, who had recently been at the Nie family, Nie Tian felt a bit uneasy, instinctively shrinking his head and quietly blending into the group of young people around An Ying.

He is a member of the Nie family, and his sudden appearance here, especially with the Lingbao Pavilion, would seem very strange.

He was worried that Li Fan might overthink it.

"Ha ha." Seeing his discomfort, An Ying laughed heartily, grabbed his arm, and forcibly pulled him out of the crowd, "What are you hiding for? Lingyun Sect didn't have an extra spot for you, but the Lingbao Pavilion, being wealthy, gave you one. What's the big deal?"

"Come, come, let Mr. Li have a good look at you!"

Her small hand tightly gripped Nie Tian's arm with surprising strength, pulling him out of the crowd.

Nie Tian's face was very awkward, but he was surprised by her strength and regarded her as a formidable opponent.

He was sure that An Ying did not use any spiritual energy when pulling him, and although he did not react immediately, he subconsciously resisted once he realized her intention.

He did not use his full strength, but even so, an ordinary woman would not have been able to budge him.

But An Ying did!

As he was secretly alarmed, Li Fan's eyes flashed with surprise, immediately noticing him, "Nie Tian? What are you doing here?"

"Hello, Uncle Li." Nie Tian smiled awkwardly, knowing he couldn't avoid it, and stepped forward to greet Li Fan, "An sister gave me a token, allowing me to participate in the Qinghuang Realm trial. Uncle Li, I didn't mean to hide anything, but..."

"You don't need to explain." Li Fan interrupted him, frowning as he looked at An Shiyi, who was smiling, "It must have cost a lot, didn't it?" The moment he saw Nie Tian, he knew what An Shiyi was thinking.

An Shiyi remained calm, smiling, "I have a good connection with Nie Tian and value him highly. Since the Lingbao Pavilion has many trial spots and I can make decisions, giving him one is no big deal."

As Li Fan and An Shiyi exchanged words, Nie Tian noticed Jiang Lingzhu, whom he had seen at the Lingbao Pavilion, standing behind Li Fan, waving at him with a smile.

Among the nine people next to Jiang Lingzhu was Nie Xian, who had recently been accepted by Lingyun Sect.

At that moment, Nie Xian was looking back and forth between Jiang Lingzhu and him, his expression very strange.

"Nie Tian, it's me, don't you remember me?" Jiang Lingzhu called out.

Noticing Nie Xian, Nie Tian's attention was on him, and he forgot to respond to Jiang Lingzhu. Only after hearing her call did he react.

"Oh, you're here too!" He waved back.

Nie Xian's expression became even stranger.

"How do you know Jiang Lingzhu?" An Ying turned her head, staring at him in surprise, "Since you know Jiang Lingzhu, you should have been able to get a token even without my sister's help."

"Is Jiang Lingzhu that capable?" Nie Tian was surprised.

"She is the daughter of the Lingyun Sect's leader and the leader of their trial team. If she wanted to, she could have gotten you into the Qinghuang Realm," An Ying explained.

Nie Tian was shocked, "She is Jiang Zhisu's daughter!"

Previously, he had only met Jiang Lingzhu once and did not know her identity was so noble.

He thought Jiang Lingzhu was like Nie Xian, a member of one of the families that relied on Lingyun Sect, never imagining she had such a high status.

As he was secretly alarmed, the trial participants from Huigou and Xuanwu Palace also arrived.

From Huigou, a gray-robed old man led the group. Behind him, a young man stood like a spear, exuding a sharp aura!

Yun Song, whom he had fought in Heiyun City, was standing next to the young man, pointing at him and whispering something to the young man.

The young man's piercing gaze, like a sword, shot at him from a distance.

Nie Tian met his gaze and immediately felt his eyes sting, his expression suddenly becoming serious.

He immediately realized that the young man was the Feng Feng that Nie Donghai had mentioned, the leader of Huigou's trial participants.

"A year ago, he broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refinement and was grandly accepted by Huigou. Indeed, he lives up to his reputation." Nie Tian secretly took note of Feng Feng, knowing he would be a strong opponent in the Qinghuang Realm.

From Xuanwu Palace, a old woman led the group, the last to arrive.

As soon as she arrived, she said anxiously, "An girl, quickly open the secret realm gate! I have things to do and need to return after sending these children to the Qinghuang Realm."

"Sure," An Shiyi smiled.

The token she had used to summon the three sects suddenly shone brightly with her spiritual energy.

"Whoosh!"

The token flew from her hand, floating over the clear lake, releasing waves of astonishing energy.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Silver-white beams of light splashed from the token, all landing in the center of the lake.

The calm lake rippled, the ripples growing larger, gradually forming a vortex leading to the bottom of the lake.

Soon, a constantly spinning water vortex formed in the center of the lake.

"An Ying, you lead the Lingbao Pavilion's trial participants and jump into the vortex to enter the Qinghuang Realm," An Shiyi instructed.

"Understood."

An Ying, who seemed delicate, accelerated and leaped into the air, flying into the water vortex and disappearing in a blink.

After her, the two Lingbao Pavilion disciples who had reached the ninth level of Qi Refinement also leaped high and disappeared into the vortex.

The young men and women from the various families, urged by An Shiyi, also rushed into the vortex one after another.

As they entered one by one, Nie Tian, under An Shiyi's meaningful gaze, also leaped into the water vortex like a cannonball.

"Strange, there was no spatial change at all. Did I get it wrong?"

An Shiyi, who had been watching him, felt suspicious when she sensed no abnormality as he completely disappeared into the vortex.

"Is it our turn now?" Li Fan asked.

"Yes, your Lingyun Sect can go," An Shiyi replied, somewhat disappointed.

"Go, and if you encounter Nie Tian in the Qinghuang Realm, remember to take care of him. He is with the Lingbao Pavilion and will likely be targeted. If possible, try to bring him to your side," Li Fan whispered to Jiang Lingzhu, "After all, he is a member of the Nie family, and we should look out for him."

"Be careful, he might encounter the Huigou people first." Jiang Lingzhu glanced at Feng Feng, "I noticed that guy has been harboring murderous intentions toward him since he confirmed his identity."

"Be more cautious."

"Alright."

Subsequently, the trial participants from Lingyun Sect, Huigou, and Xuanwu Palace also rushed into the vortex in the lake.

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