Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 1218: Chapter 1198: Scattered

As night fell, it was increasingly evident that the Land of Light stood out even more in the darkness, shining several degrees brighter than the moon in the sky.

A few people, wearing serious expressions, tidied up their clothing before they slowly stepped forward onto the Land of Light.

Feeling the hardness of the ground beneath her, Luo Qianqian had a look of surprise on her face. Indeed, the wonders of nature cannot be easily described in a few words.

”The conditions for entering the Star Path are age and strength.” The Nine Serenities looked quietly at the circle of people around: ”Those over fifty years old, stay behind.”

Three of Huangfu Yihui’s Guards hesitated for a moment before staying behind.

Luo Qianqian was full of surprise. Over fifty years old? It was completely unnoticeable! She had always thought these people were at most in their thirties.

”Anyone who has made it here has decent talent, but those below the Second Order, please stay behind.”

This time, Haan Yun silently stepped aside. He was quite aware of his abilities; he had no talent whatsoever.

Seeing Haan Yun step aside, the Nine Serenities raised his eyebrow with satisfaction.

”Why do these people have to stay?” Luo Qianqian was silent for a moment, still unable to comprehend. If it’s about strength, that could be understandable, but age, there’s no sense in that?

The Nine Serenities seemed unprepared for Luo Qianqian’s question and was silent for a moment: ”People of older age have meridians that cannot withstand the pressure, and those lacking strength will become useless, their meridians completely destroyed.”

What? What kind of pressure? Why does it seem like this Star Path has an unusual origin?

”If you enter anywhere other than the endpoint, the pressure will be greater. Starting here, the pressure gradually increases,” the Nine Serenities explained.

”Nine Serenities, how do you know this?” Huangfu Yihui looked at the Nine Serenities, puzzled. These kinds of details aren’t even written on the tree, yet the Nine Serenities not only led them past danger but also seemed to know everything about this place.

”I used to live here,” the Nine Serenities pointed to the mysterious, glowing black road in front of them. ”I just ran away later.”

Since it was a serious matter, no lives could be risked. Huangfu Yihui sighed, left some food for a few people, and as for Haan Yun, Luo Qianqian wasn’t stingy either, leaving him some food and drink.

”Why can you only enter here at night?” Luo Qianqian was full of confusion; it seemed that at night the place glowed with ethereal light, making it all the more disconcerting.

”The entrance only opens under the starry sky. During the day, you can only break in from other locations.” The Nine Serenities had a calm expression.

Luo Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was because during the daytime it was like an oven or steamer inside...

Facing the doorway glowing with a halo, slowly opening, the Nine Serenities took a deep breath, ”Star Path, I’ve returned.”

After a few people stepped into the Star Path, those abandoned outside found hidden places to rest, and when they weren’t paying attention, several figures also walked in through the light gateway of the Star Path.

Luo Qianqian couldn’t feel at ease at all; she suddenly understood why those words were spoken before they entered.

The sudden increase in pressure made it impossible for Luo Qianqian to observe her surroundings, instead causing her to struggle for breath. She already had restrictions on her body, but here, for some reason, it was as if all restrictions were nullified, making her kneel on the ground, gasping for air, sweat beading on her forehead.

Taking deep breaths made her feel somewhat better, urgently observing her surroundings, aware that the Nine Serenities still had injuries.

To her astonishment, there was no one around? It was as if she were the only one who had entered this space?

But that was impossible; she clearly remembered to prevent such a situation, she was holding onto Tang Tianyi, yet now she couldn’t see a single figure.

It was as though she had entered a void of white space, with nothing to be seen besides the light around her.

At this moment, there wasn’t time to explore. She supported herself and planned to adapt to the environment through cultivation, but instead...

There was unexpectedly no Spiritual Energy here. The atmosphere felt full of Spiritual Energy, yet not a trace could be harnessed!

”... huff huff, Shiqi.” As Luo Qianqian was in a daze, she heard a similarly breathless voice. Huangfu Yihui was sweating profusely as if he were about to collapse any second.

”Are you okay... huff huff.” Luo Qianqian was also breathless, unable to muster the camaraderie of a teammate, managing only a grimace worse than a crying face toward Huangfu Yihui.

”Storage, ring... huff huff, can’t open.” Huangfu Yihui showed a struggle on his face, like it had been this way for a long time.

Luo Qianqian was stunned. In this state, wasn’t it a dead-end road?

No food, no water, and such immense pressure... was this a struggle unto death?

”There’s no Spiritual Energy here either.” Yan’s similarly laborious voice resonated, but compared to Luo Qianqian and Huangfu Yihui, he seemed much better off, although his gaze at Huangfu Yihui was somewhat strange.

Luo Qianqian raised her head and saw Yan standing, albeit on the verge of collapsing at any moment.

”You’re, still here... huff huff, where, are the Nine Serenities?” Luo Qianqian still had a piece of chocolate in her other hand. Afraid it would upset the Nine Serenities, she had taken it out in advance, intending to give it to him at any moment. But now, finding herself in this situation from the very start was simply unbelievable.

”Not here.” Yan lightly shook his head, ”We might have been separated by the formation upon entering.”

”A formation?” Luo Qianqian’s eyes widened as she coughed violently: ”Cough cough cough...” She lay back on the ground, as if it was the most conserving position.

”There is, but I’m not clear on the classification method.” Huangfu Yihui seemed to have noticed, frowning slightly: ”Such an, important, huff huff... matter, Nine Serenities, why not mention it?”

Luo Qianqian was stunned for a moment, her small fist clenching tightly. She had genuinely considered the Nine Serenities like a sister, so now her heart was truly conflicted.

After a moment, she shook her head: ”Perhaps, the Nine Serenities didn’t, know either.”

The three of them didn’t have the energy for much conversation at this point; it seemed all vitality had been severed.

No food, immense pressure, and even an unknown environment. Faced with the unknown things they might encounter, she was at a complete loss.

The surrounding whiteness seemed to deepen, Yan breathing steadily, frowning after a moment: ”Standing seems to reduce the pressure.”

Impossible.

Luo Qianqian wanted to blurt out.

But when she looked up, she saw that Yan’s face no longer bore the same mix of red and blue, while her own breathing felt increasingly labored.

After a moment of silence, she turned to Huangfu Yihui, noticing that his breathing, while sitting down, didn’t seem as exaggerated as hers.

She couldn’t say anything besides gasping for breath.

Struggling to sit up, her entire skeleton creaked, as if under any more pressure, it might shatter any moment.