Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 1169: Chapter 1169: Lady Mu Is Lost

”Yes, I will be cautious.” Although there was still some reluctance in her heart, Jiang Qiling didn’t argue any further and respectfully retreated.

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Three days swiftly passed, and with a melodious bell toll, the ancient heavy door of the Illusion Dragon Hall, engraved with runes, slowly opened.

Hundreds of Academy Disciples had been waiting for some time, standing in eight teams according to their different tokens, ready to enter the hall for trials.

Han Yan was surprised to discover that Jiang Qiling was actually in the same team as herself.

After a brief thought, Han Yan understood. Jiang Qiling had always presented herself with the image of an arrogant and unreasonable, privileged lady, afraid to expose too much of her true strength. So besides the Sword Dao Trial Order, the other two tokens were respectively from the Array Dao Hall and Sword Casting Hall.

The Array Dao Hall was under the jurisdiction of the Soaring Dragon Branch, whereas Sword Casting Hall’s Nie Fangsheng and Qiu Yongcheng were linked by marriage. Jiang Qiling had once had a marital arrangement with the Qiu Family. Her obtaining of these two tokens would make others suspect Jiang Yunhe’s interference behind the scenes, never suspecting her natural talent could be so strong.

Noticing Han Yan’s gaze, Jiang Qiling turned her head to meet her gaze, and sparks flew once again.

”Han Yan, you should know the secret of the Illusion Dragon Hall. Although your strength was a bit stronger than mine before, after passing the meridian clearing and marrow washing at the Illusion Dragon Hall, I, Jiang Qiling, will surely keep you forever under my foot!” Jiang Qiling boldly said to Han Yan through Gathering Qi Transmission.

”That’s also what I want to say to you.” Han Yan replied with a faint smile, countering.

”Then let’s see who will succeed in meridian clearing and marrow washing this time!” Jiang Qiling gave Han Yan a contemptuous glance and spoke confidently.

”The Illusion Dragon Hall has eight halls, each containing a cave-heaven. Usually, you won’t encounter other disciples; just focus on your own training. However, there’s always an exception. If you encounter another disciple, absolutely no private fighting. If violated, your cultivation will be abolished, and you will be expelled from the academy.” An instructor explained the rules of the Illusion Dragon Hall trials while inspecting the tokens and letting them pass one by one.

Han Yan handed over the token and followed the other disciples into the Illusion Dragon Hall.

Just as she stepped through the hall’s entrance, suddenly, Han Yan felt another throb in her heart; that instinctive sense of crisis surged up once again.

This was definitely the Qi of a temple master; this time, Han Yan could confirm her intuition was not wrong.

Instinctively turning her head to look around, but at this moment, the light and shadows changed, Han Yan felt her body lighten as if passing through an invisible gate into another space, and that presence disappeared.

No way, let’s not pay attention to it now. Just be extra cautious. Han Yan withdrew her mental state and began to observe her surroundings.

Before her eyes was a solemn and majestic hall, spanning several miles around, at least a hundred times larger than the outside view. What the instructor said about the cave-heaven inside was not just empty talk. This hall obviously has a spatial array; only then could such a grand sub-hall be hidden within the Illusion Dragon Hall, which appeared merely ten yards tall and wide.

What surprised Han Yan the most was how the hall was entirely different from any hall she had seen before; peaks and ridges rose and fell, strange flowers and herbs grew everywhere, and the air was filled with a relaxing fragrance of plants, refreshing the spirit.

At first, Han Yan thought after the hall was built, someone deliberately created such mountains and rivers within, but after walking a few steps, she realized her guess was wrong.

The mountains and streams before her were naturally formed by Heaven and Earth, without a trace of human crafting. On closer inspection, the Array Sealing faintly visible around, Han Yan suddenly realized that actually, the place where Illusion Dragon Hall was situated was originally a vast mountainous area but sealed with a spatial array and then covered externally by building the Illusion Dragon Hall.

Realizing these, Han Yan was both surprised and amazed, thinking how much effort and time the predecessors of the Long Yan Academy might have spent to build such a hall.

All around grew various strange flowers and herbs, and occasionally, there were glimpses of high-quality Outer Heaven Meteorite Gold, but Han Yan was not very interested. Her main concern was the meridian clearing and marrow washing.

In the Illusion Dragon Hall, Heaven and Earth Power was extremely abundant, plus the unique fragrance of those strange flowers and herbs not only refreshed the mind but increased Qi circulation speed, if cultivated here, it would surely be twice the effect with half the effort, and would also have some purification effect on the meridians and body quality. However, only so far, it’s still far from meridian clearing and marrow washing.

What exactly needs to be done to achieve meridian clearing and marrow washing? Han Yan simply sat cross-legged, exercising the Divine Martial Refining Soul Technique to probe the Illusion Dragon Hall with strong Divine Sense while pondering.

Suddenly, Han Yan felt a stirring in her heart.

In the Illusion Dragon Hall, not only was the Heaven and Earth Power extremely abundant, but the Power of Laws contained was also noticeably clearer and more distinct than elsewhere.

Concentrating her Divine Sense, continuously comprehending those Heaven and Earth Rules, Han Yan’s face gradually showed a hint of a smile.

She felt that the Power of Laws seemed to be converging towards a certain point in the Illusion Dragon Hall. If not mistaken, the converging point of the Power of Laws should be the exact spot for meridian clearing and marrow washing.

According to the instructor earlier, the trial in Illusion Dragon Hall lasts ten days. When the time is up, the doors will automatically close, and everyone will be sent out of the hall.

Ten days may sound long, but who knows how long it takes to find the Power of Laws and then perform the meridian clearing and marrow washing. Han Yan sometimes enters into meditation lasting several days, so she can’t afford to waste any time and immediately rose, following the Power of Laws, walking briskly.

Of course, along the way, Han Yan was not idle, continuously moving energy and cultivating. With such abundant Heaven and Earth Power, seizing the opportunity to cultivate is certainly not a waste.

As for those high-quality strange flowers and herbs, Outer Heaven Meteorite Gold, Han Yan would never waste them, anyhow in the Star Plate space in her chest there is plenty of room; not using it would be a waste.

A few hours flew by quickly, and Han Yan stopped at a valley. She had been continuously cultivating along the way, and although not with full effort, she could feel the subtle enhancement of her strength, which would take months to achieve through normal cultivation outside.

In the Star Disk Space, there were now hundreds of top-quality strange flowers and herbs, nearly a hundred Outer Heaven Meteorite Gold pieces; Han Yan’s harvest was indeed rich, yet her face showed no sign of joy, but rather a solemn look.

Arriving at this valley, the Heaven and Earth Power suddenly became chaotic, almost like chaos, making it impossible to determine where the Heaven and Earth Power was converging. Simply put, Lady Mu was lost.

After a careful inspection, several seals appeared in front of her; Han Yan could be sure that the change in Heaven and Earth Power was a result of these seals. Only by breaking the seals could the Heaven and Earth Power return to normal, and she could find the correct direction.