The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 145 - 144 I Think I’ve Seen You Before

Chapter 145: Chapter 144 I Think I’ve Seen You Before

The large stone monument erected in the middle of the square was akin to the Battle Peak’s power ranking in the Outer Sect.

This monument was a top-grade Magic Artifact.

It displays a thousand names, with the person who completes the challenge in the shortest time appearing on the list.

The timing starts as soon as a tryout Disciple enters wearing the Wooden Token, and the top ten are all famous figures within the Sect.

At the top of the list is Qiansha?

In her previous life, she had not paid attention, but now, taking a look, it was truly remarkable.

Xie Jiuniang blurted out, "Master Qiansha is really amazing."

"Yes, very amazing. Lord Qiansha has been at the top for nearly four thousand years, unbeaten," someone said with a sigh nearby.

Xie Jiuniang turned her head to look.

It was a dazzlingly handsome cultivator, whose mere presence seemed to exude an air of serenity.

Upon a second glance...

And another look, she felt he seemed vaguely familiar.

Xie Jiuniang tried hard to recall.

Oh, it was Mo Chuan!

It was the way he looked back when he worked as a Beast Healer in the Crane Garden.

Xie Jiuniang pretended not to recognize him and blinked, "Have we met before?"

"Once before, on the day you were rejected by all the Immortal Cranes, leaving quite the impression," his voice had changed, now a very clear tone.

This Face-changing Technique was too impressive.

Xie Jiuniang guessed that Mo Chuan might have received some related inheritance.

Mo Chuan pointed to the hem of her robe dusted with powder and reminded her, "You have some dirt here, would you like to remove it? It looks like you’ve been tracked."

"Which bastard is trying to mess with me?" Xie Jiuniang exclaimed in mock surprise, but internally she was speechless.

Just waiting for an enemy to fall into the trap, only to have it spoiled by Mo Chuan?

Now that it had been pointed out, she could no longer pretend to be unaware. Xie Jiuniang cursed a few times for show, then wiped the powder off her Vestment robe cleanly.

Noticing Wu Shuangshuang not far away, with eyes that almost seemed to shoot flames, Xie Jiuniang’s irritation instantly vanished.

Being able to infuriate Wu Shuangshuang—wasn’t that a victory in itself?

Jian Lingyan chuckled in the Contract Space, "Dog owner, your plan has been ruined by Mo Chuan."

"Yes, maybe he thinks he helped me, and I should be grateful to him," Xie Jiuniang suspected that she had a clash of fate with Mo Chuan. Every time, his good intentions messed things up and brought her nothing but trouble.

Jian Lingyan laughed again, "Look at Wu Shuangshuang and them, about to die of anger."

"No problem, knowing Wu Shuangshuang, she won’t give up easily," Xie Jiuniang knew Wu Shuangshuang was very obsessive, almost like a lunatic.

Jian Lingyan continued to gloat, "Wu Shuangshuang is asking around about Mo Chuan, saying he ruined her plans and she’s going to kill him next."

"Wow, that’s an unexpected delight," Xie Jiuniang finally heard some good news.

At this moment, Xie Jiuniang glanced over the names and feigned surprise, "Wow! Brother Mo Chuan, Brother Lin Wangchen, and Sister Ren Bingyan’s names are all up there."

All ranked within the top one hundred.

This showcased the tremendous potential of these three individuals. Among them, Ren Bingyan ranked ahead, followed by Lin Wangchen, with Mo Chuan in ninety-eighth.

Then Xie Jiuniang added, "Brother Mo’s potential doesn’t seem to match Sister Ren and Brother Lin."

Mo Chuan smiled with a calm and composed air, as if someone was not stepping on him.

Xie Jiuniang then turned back and asked, "Don’t you think so? Or maybe it’s Brother Lin who is incredible."

"Perhaps Brother Mo doesn’t like empty fame? Or maybe he left his mark very early..."

Mo Chuan defended himself.

He couldn’t be inferior to anyone, especially not to Lin Wangchen.

He had never paid attention to the rankings before, and the names listed were the same as when he first arrived over a decade ago; he had no idea that Lin Wangchen, that damn dog, had climbed over him.

Xie Jiuniang smiled but remained silent.

It was actually Jian Lingyan who laughed cheesily, "Master is too naughty, hahaha..."

"How am I naughty? I merely spoke the truth." Xie Jiuniang was in high spirits.

Using a light-body technique, she headed towards a large gate on the left side of the square.

Upon entering through the gate, she saw a mist before her. The disciples participating in the trials entered the mist and made no further sound.

This was the well-known first trial, the Mist Array.

Everyone’s first challenge was the same, but it was said there were many exits in the Mist Array, and each exit led to a different challenge. Without the cheating device that was Jian Lingyan, Xie Jiuniang wouldn’t dare to guarantee that she could find an exit.

Wu Shuangshuang and the others caught sight of this and quickly followed.

Mo Chuan’s gaze lingered on Wu Shuangshuang and the others for a moment, and he flicked a strand of his Divine Sense, landing it on Wu Shuangshuang’s vestment robe.

Then, unhurriedly, he too entered the Mist Array.

Not long after Xie Jiuniang had entered, Jian Lingyan reminded her, "Master, Wu Shuangshuang has followed in, eh, and there’s Mo Chuan following them."

"Continue monitoring, and immediately report any movement."

Xie Jiuniang intended to get rid of Wu Shuangshuang and the others, but she hadn’t forgotten the main reason for her visit.

The danger in the Mist Array was minimal; it primarily caused disorientation and hindered the projection of Divine Sense.

Those not well-versed in formations could end up trapped for days, eventually expelled from the training ground.

To pass the test, one had to find an exit.

Rumor had it that there were many exits in the Mist Array, and anyone with the most basic understanding of formations could find one.

It was said that each exit led to a different trial.

Xie Jiuniang remembered that in her past life, the second trial she faced was a sea of fire.

Now the biggest problem was how to find the same exit from her past life?

Just this point alone gave Xie Jiuniang a headache.

In her past life, without the golden finger that was the Sword Spirit and with no fixed method to break the Mist Array, which specific exit she took was truly unclear to Xie Jiuniang.

Does she need to try each exit?

Until she finds the one from her past life?

This truly is a task requiring patience.

Xie Jiuniang asked, "Little Jianjian, can you find an exit to the Mist Array?"

"Sure, Master, there’s an exit about ten zhang to your left," Jian Lingyan reported truthfully.

Xie Jiuniang was surprised.

She had just entered the array and had not walked far; could it be that close to the entrance?

She definitely didn’t take this exit in her past life, having wandered for half a day before finding one.

So, she asked further, "Then, do you know what formation lies beyond that exit?"

"I’m not sure about that, do you want to go in and see?"

"No need. What I really want to know is how many exits are there in this Mist Array?"

"Let me count them, Master. Please wait. One, two, three, ... eighty, eighty-one," Jian Lingyan uttered a number that made Xie Jiuniang despair.

Xie Jiuniang truly turned pale. She originally thought there would only be a few at most.

How crazed must those great beings have been to create so many exits for just a mere Mist Array?

No wonder there were people in her past life who sought to gain experience from others breaking through the trials.

Yet those who had passed the training ground remarked that encountering the same path twice was not easy.

Even if you came across the same trial, the next one might be different.