Chapter 376: 374. Sudden Victory (1/4)
It’s not enough to just watch.
Especially during the final moments of competition.
Experiencing the trial from the perspectives of Zhantian Qingxuan and Lin Kewu is definitely more interesting than just watching the screen projection in the Viewing Room. It can also provide some trial experience.
The feeling brought by the trial cannot be fully understood by just watching; you might see how he reacts, but only by being there can you truly perceive it yourself.
It’s as if you’ve gone through a trial yourself.
"Zhao Keqing, take your time watching, I’m leaving now." After saying this, Yun Liao headed toward Yunlan Mountain.
Long Ke was taken aback for a moment and just about to ask what the immersive area was, but Yun Liao was already far away.
After leaving Churao Mountain, Yun Liao noticed that Tingyu Pavilion was still shrouded in white mist, so he went to the dormitory area to search. Naturally, he didn’t find anyone there; it was only when he returned to Churao Mountain and encountered Chimu that he learned where the Sect Leader was.
"Sect Leader, the final battle might be starting, aren’t you going to watch?" Yun Liao shouted loudly from outside Jianmu Forest.
Inside Jianmu Forest, Wenping opened his eyes, "So soon?"
When Zhantian Qingxuan and Lin Kewu came to find him just now, they didn’t mention any final battle.
"Sect Leader?"
"Not watching." What he wanted was just the result.
"Alright... By the way, Sect Leader, can we watch it in the immersive area?"
"No."
This isn’t a TV show?
If you could be there immersively, wouldn’t that be like possessing them?
"Alright." Yun Liao turned around a bit disappointedly, "Then Sect Leader, continue your cultivation, I won’t disturb you."
Saying this, he walked back leisurely to Churao Mountain.
"Elder Yun, you came just at the right time." Upon entering the Viewing Room, Yu Mo quickly spoke.
"Where are we?"
Yun Liao immediately found a seat and focused his gaze on the screen.
Yu Mo replied, "Elder Qingxuan is about to break through the second to last tornado... now it’s Kewu’s scene. I feel Kewu might not be able to beat Elder Qingxuan, after all, it’s not easy to break free from the shackles of the wind."
He had tried under the stone gate and failed to escape its binding within an hour.
Don’t underestimate these ten steps from entrance to exit.
Those ten steps are like a celestial abyss.
In the scene, Lin Kewu stood beneath the third stone archway.
Compared to the massive stone archway, Lin Kewu’s body appeared quite small. Bound by the wind, a sense of powerlessness hit him. Fortunately, he held a Red Stone in his hand.
The Red Stone increased his resistance to the wind, although moving forward was difficult, Lin Kewu was always on the road to the endpoint.
"Fire Rod, wait for me."
Even though he had reached the Profound Realm now, meeting Wanyan’s requirement to reach the Profound Realm at age 25, staying long in the Immortal Sect made him realize that the Profound Realm was nothing special, and he refused to be an ordinary Profound Realm practitioner.
The Fire Rod was one of his chances to be extraordinary.
Additionally, the Unlimited Wind Restriction Vein Skill was another opportunity.
He wanted to be a Lower Profound Realm practitioner without an Anomalous Vein who could surpass levels in combat to prove himself to his family, and to Wanyan.
"I need to be first."
Lin Kewu roared aggressively and suddenly took a step.
In the Viewing Room, Yang Lele and the others immediately cheered loudly.
"Kewu, you can do it!"
"Junior Brother Lin, go for it!"
"Defeating the Elder is up to you."
Hearing these words, Yun Liao and the others exchanged helpless smiles.
In the world, only the disciples of the Immortal Sect shouted about defeating elders.
Long Ke, watching this scene from the side, felt a bit complicated. Seeing Lin Kewu’s legs trembling already indicated that he had exerted his strength to the maximum, possibly nearing collapse.
"He’s fighting hard."
Even she couldn’t help but give Lin Kewu an appreciative look.
Suddenly, the scene changed.
Zhantian Qingxuan was in the middle of two tornadoes, constantly dodging wind blades.
The two remaining tornadoes didn’t merge as easily as when there were more; it didn’t give a gap to attack the eye of the storm. So, Zhantian Qingxuan was continuously throwing wind blades, trying to forcefully break the storm eye.
But the wind blades, whether blown away or deflected due to the wind’s effect, veered off the storm eye’s location. However, Zhantian Qingxuan never stopped.
"It’s broken!"
The sudden disappearance of a tornado caused excitement in the entire Viewing Room.
Because it represented victory being within reach.
The wind blades released by the Wind Demon hidden in the tornado were easily dodged, enhancing concentration. No chance for a collision to create a gap, yet it allowed her focused time.
"Elder Qingxuan is bound to win."
Qin Mo spoke somewhat disappointedly from his seat.
"If Elder Qingxuan gets the Fire Rod and ascends the Thousand Layers, killing a Half-Step Divine Profound would be no problem."
Yun Liao also sighed.
"Kewu! Keep going!"
"Kewu, keep it up!"
Immediately, Zhao Qing and the others in the Viewing Room shouted loudly.
As Elders, Yun Liao and the others naturally couldn’t join in shouting encouragement.
They could only smile and watch quietly.
Long Ke stood by, watching the two struggling in Wind Valley, as well as the earnest effort of the disciples in the Viewing Room. She didn’t know what to say. She knew it was a competition, but what was the point?
Surely it wasn’t just for winning or defeating an Elder’s false fame?
"Look quickly!"
Just as Zhantian Qingxuan broke the tornado after half an incense stick’s time, suddenly, the scene changed, and Yang Lele exclaimed.
Lin Kewu appeared on the screen.
But this time, the scene revealed Lin Kewu had already passed through the stone arch, lying on the grass, breathing heavily.
"What happened?"
"How did this brat suddenly reach the endpoint?"
Yun Liao and Yu Mo immediately stood up, utterly shocked and unable to believe this fact.
Wasn’t he still five or six steps away?
The first five steps took two days.
Did the last five steps only take half an hour?
"Yeah!"
"He won."
Yang Lele and the others excitedly stood up.
The scene turned again, within those ten breaths, Zhantian Qingxuan appeared in view.
The last tornado was also broken.
The interval was really just ten breaths.
"Wow, losing like this?"
"Isn’t this a bit too capricious by fate?"
Qin Shan, Yu Mo, and Yun Liao’s smiles vanished.
Qin Shan immediately asked, "How did Lin Kewu suddenly get through the stone gate?"
"We’ll ask him when he comes out."
Yu Mo shook his head, indicating a sense of regret.
At the same time, he was curious about Lin Kewu’s sudden overtaking.
Half an incense stick to walk five steps.
Did the wind’s shackles disappear?
At Wind Valley, Lin Kewu smiled happily.
"I think I won?"
Looking at the sky, still panting heavily.
Suddenly, inspiration struck his mind—the Technique of Wind’s Shackles appeared.
A quarter of an hour later.
Lin Kewu breathed normally and opened his eyes.
Wind’s Shackles was deeply imprinted in his mind.
The Unlimited Vein Skill—no grade, the stronger the power, the greater the effect of the Vein Skill.
"Let me try." Lin Kewu opened the Meridian Gate. With a wave of his hand, the surrounding wind suddenly solidified and concentrated towards one point, causing Lin Kewu to burst into laughter. Because once Wind’s Shackles were imprinted in his mind, he had already reached the entry level.