Chapter 516: My Sister

The powerful cultivators at the Mahayana stage who later took the cableway soon encountered illusion attacks one after another. One of them, just like Tian Qi before, stopped moving while fighting against the illusions, standing motionless on the steel cables. The Mahayana cultivators behind him all sighed in dismay: “Friend Zi Li is done…” Indeed, after more than twenty breaths, relying on his mental strength as a Mahayana cultivator, he managed to overcome the illusions. Yet, this effort only led to the mad laughter of the mysterious old man. His laughter meant death, it meant a death sentence! Another Mahayana cultivator perished in this way.

Soon after, another person fell victim to the illusions, flying high into the air. With loud roars, he unleashed his offensive powers into the void, shouting, “Hand over your life, Old Wu Yu! I’ve been searching for you for six thousand years—today is the day of your doom!” The price for leaving the steel cables was equally tragic; yet another person died.

In just a few dozen breaths, a total of five Mahayana cultivators violated the game rules in various ways and were executed by the mysterious old man. Su Che analyzed in his mind, “It seems these Mahayana cultivators all possess the ability to overcome illusions. But the problem is that they all need time to regain their clarity, and it’s uncertain what they might do during that time.”

Lao He, on the other hand, laughed maliciously, “These guys don’t even know there’s a way to spare them from the illusion tests. All they need to do is let that woman Xue Yu knock them out so they can be brought here one by one. It’s just a bit more work.”

People without consciousness are unaffected by illusions, as proven by Tian Yin’s experience. Su Che also believed that although Lao He’s suggestion seemed like a joke, it was actually the best solution.

Coincidentally, Tian Yin sent a message at that moment, asking, “Did I not have to go through the illusion test because I was in a coma back then?” Su Che nodded and replied, “That’s probably why.” Tian Yin then asked, “So what was your illusion test like?” Su Che hadn’t explained it in detail earlier at the temple, and Tian Yin had always been curious. Taking advantage of this idle moment, she asked now. After a brief hesitation, Su Che described the terrifying illusion experience he had gone through.

Hearing that he had tried to fly high despite being swept away by the wind tornado, completely ignoring his own life and death, Tianyin was deeply moved. She quietly took his large hand and whispered two sweet words in his ear: “So silly!”
Su Che smiled silently; of course, he could sense the deep affection hidden in those words…
After a little over fifteen minutes, the Snow Jade Fairy, who had gone through the illusion test, was the first to complete the hundred-mile cable car ride. She arrived like a graceful fairy, finally stepping onto the soft clouds and standing in front of Su Che and the others.
Her first words were not addressed to Su Che but rather a gentle smile at Tianyin as she asked, “Your sonic powers are truly amazing. Snow Jade has witnessed them.”
“It’s nothing.”
Tianyin also smiled faintly and replied in her unique soft voice, “Due to my limited strength, I haven’t even unleashed one ten-thousandth of its power.”
Implied was that if the true power of such abilities were unleashed, there would be no chance for conversation between them anymore.
The Snow Jade Fairy nodded with a smile, then turned her gaze to Su Che and said, “Tianyu, your ability to control the Dark Whisker Beast to intercept us makes me see you in a new light. You truly are a formidable opponent.”
“Please.”
On the surface, Su Che remained calm, but inwardly he was alert: “Tianyin said that the Dark Whisker Beast is a nearly extinct magical beast in the universe. Even in the immortal realm, few people know about it. And this Snow Jade actually knows about it too…”
Moreover, Su Che always felt that this woman seemed familiar, but he couldn’t recall where or when he had seen anything related to her. It seemed he hadn’t even seen her portrait.
As they spoke, the mad laughter of the mysterious old man rang out in the sky again, signaling that someone else had violated the game rules and been punished with death.
“Nine already!”
Su Che deliberately said to the Snow Jade Fairy, “Nine people have died. Now I must also see you in a new light.”
Obviously, this was sarcasm—meaning: While the five of us younger ones made it through the cable car unscathed, you so-called senior experts at the Great Vehicle stage keep suffering losses. How disappointing!
The Snow Jade Fairy wasn’t annoyed and calmly asked, “If I’m not mistaken, you relied on the power of that pagoda to pass safely, right?”

Su Che surely wouldn’t answer such a question. Instead, he retorted, “I heard that over a dozen beings at the Mahayana stage perished in the struggle for that pagoda. Did you also take part in that battle?”
Su Che wanted to know if this woman was involved in that act of destroying their homeland.
“No,” replied the Snow Jade Fairy, shaking her head. “But my twin sister participated in that struggle and unfortunately died. So, I must fulfill her last wish by finding that pagoda. Moreover, my sister was reborn in the cultivation world of Qiyuan Star, precisely to continue searching for the pagoda’s whereabouts…”
“And you moved all the intelligent beings on Qiyuan Star into your magical space. In a way, that’s like capturing my sister as well. So, no matter from which perspective, you owe me an explanation, understand?”
“Oh?”
Hearing this, Su Che was momentarily stunned: Was that really the case?
“Her sister was reborn on Qiyuan Star after her death, clearly with the aim of continuing to search for the Immortal Prison Pagoda. Does that mean her sister has already been taken into the Immortal Prison by you?”
Thinking of this, Su Che pointed at those beings at the cable car and asked, “Your sister died tragically. Clearly, it was these guys who killed her. Why don’t you avenge her instead of cooperating with them? Doesn’t that seem unreasonable?”
“That battle for the treasure wasn’t as simple as you think,” said the Snow Jade Fairy slowly. “The deaths of those dozen Mahayana-stage beings couldn’t have been caused by opponents of the same level. It’s not their fault. In any case, I must get that pagoda and retrieve my sister’s reborn body from you.”
Su Che laughed. “Aren’t you afraid that I’ll find your sister’s reborn body and use her to threaten you?”
The Snow Jade Fairy smiled silently, clearly unbothered by Su Che’s threat.
At this point, Su Che finally figured it out. He had always felt she seemed familiar, but it wasn’t because he had seen her before—it was because he had seen her sister.
“Her sister died in that battle for the treasure and was reborn after her death, probably after the Great Heaven Collapse. Calculating from that, she must be at least fifteen years younger than me… So, who is she? When did I meet such a girl?”
“Hahahahah…”
The mysterious old man’s laughter rang out again, as another person suffered the consequences.

By now, more than a dozen cultivators at the Mahayana stage had passed this trial and reached this end of the cable car. Su Che and his group’s earlier judgment was completely correct—even when standing close together, they didn’t dare attack each other.
To attempt to murder the winner of this competition in front of the mysterious old man was nothing short of provoking him outright! Who among those present would have the courage to do so?
After waiting a short while, a total of fifty cultivators at the Mahayana stage safely arrived at Yunzhong Temple, thus completing this journey competition. In other words, during this cable car journey, twelve powerful Mahayana cultivators had perished.
Twelve cultivators who were on the verge of attaining immortality had died like this!
Even those who witnessed it firsthand found it hard to believe.
In the earth-shattering battle decades ago, only a dozen Mahayana cultivators had died, yet today, just a seemingly absurd journey competition had caused such heavy losses among the people of the Spirit Realm. Of the nearly two thousand who came, were they about to die out completely?
So, could this competition end now?
The last ten Mahayana cultivators who arrived at Yunzhong Temple were filled with hidden fear. If the mysterious old man declared the competition over now, the ten of them would face death.
The agonizing feeling at this moment made them feel as if they were sitting on needles, enduring it extremely difficultly.
However, just a few breaths later, each of them showed joy, as if they had seen a savior.
On the ground at the other end of the cable car, a group of people appeared—about a hundred of them, precisely those who had survived from the Tentacle Forest, belonging to the Tribulation Stage and Void Refinement Stage.
It was obvious that the last ten losers would be determined among them.
“My father is among them…” Lin Feng said in a low voice. He had a very clear sense of his own life soul.
Although Lin Feng harbored resentment toward Lord Lintian, he was still his biological father. He could easily imagine the cruel competition Lord Lintian would face.
Among the more than a hundred survivors, there were 86 at the Tribulation Stage and only 43 at the Void Refinement Stage.
Even though everyone could only exert the combat power of the late Yuan Ying stage at this point, the Tribulation Stage cultivators clearly had far more advantages in terms of accumulated strength and foundation in all aspects. Therefore, their chances of survival were greater.
When these more than a hundred people arrived in front of the cable car and used their Divine Eye technique to gaze toward Yunzhong Temple, the massive head of the mysterious old man suddenly appeared high in the sky.

His huge head bore a gloomy expression, as if he were extremely displeased. He roared, “The performance of you ants is utterly boring. It’s deeply disappointing. Therefore, I need to change the previous rules and establish new ones!”
At these words, Su Che and the others’ hearts tightened. They thought to themselves, “This mad old man surely won’t completely overturn the previous rules; instead, he might reverse them. The last ten losers might get rewards, while the first ten winners would have to face punishment, right?”
Who knows?
You can never predict what a madman is thinking!