Chapter 365

Chapter 365: Kid, Get Over Here!
The child-sized man with the old face had only just appeared when he curled his finger at Ji Han Zhou and shouted in a provoking tone: “Kid, get over here!”

Ji Han Zhou: “…”

So this was Senior Xuan Yuan’s test?

Was it still too late to give up now?

Lou Yushan said sourly at the side: “The trials Xuan Yuan Bupai set up are just you defeating his clone technique over and over. Only if you defeat him can you enter the next level.”

Ji Han Zhou took a deep breath to calm himself, then looked at Xuan Yuan Bupai with a serious expression.

“Senior, please guide me.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he sent out a probing sword slash.

Swoosh.

A streak of white light flashed.

Xuan Yuan Bupai was cut in half by the sword qi, his body split cleanly into two.

Ji Han Zhou was shocked, but Lou Yushan burst out laughing beside him.

“Junior Brother Ji, the first clone of the clone technique has only just guided qi into the body. Its cultivation level is only at the First Layer of Qi Refining. You do not have to be so nervous.”

Ji Han Zhou nodded slightly.

Xuan Yuan Bupai’s corpse soon disappeared. In the blink of an eye, another clone appeared. It looked a bit taller than before.

He stretched out a finger with a proud look and shouted the familiar line: “Kid, get over here!”

This time, Ji Han Zhou used less than one percent of his spirit power and easily dealt with him.

After each clone of the clone technique died, a new clone soon condensed. Its strength kept growing. From being completely unable to fight back at the beginning, later it could use spiritual energy to form a sword shape and even use sword manuals.

When the twelfth clone fell and the thirteenth clone appeared, Ji Han Zhou did not attack again. Instead, he stopped to think.

According to Lou Yushan’s experience, from here on he would keep facing the continuously evolving Xuan Yuan Bupai. Nothing would change halfway through.

If Senior Xuan Yuan had other conditions he wanted to test, those conditions had to be hidden in the battles just now.

What could they be?

Seeing Ji Han Zhou lost in thought, Lou Yushan held his breath and did not dare interrupt.

In his heart, he both hoped Ji Han Zhou could notice something and also felt that if Ji Han Zhou spotted the problem as soon as he came, it would make him look very useless.

His heart rose and fell, and his mind was a complete mess.

…

Giant Stone Plaza.

Long Fei Fei lazily stretched her back in boredom. Out of the corner of her eye, she happened to see the tense expressions of the Shao Clan siblings, and her eyes rolled.

When she returned the Shao Clan Heirloom, her grudge with the Shao Clan should have been cleared. Yet the Shao Clan people still wanted to cause her trouble!

[If I do not repay this, I am not the heir of the Lightfinger Sect!]

The corners of Long Fei Fei’s mouth lifted into a wicked smile. With one hand behind her back, she quickly formed hand seals.

The shadow under her feet stretched out, silently snaking toward the Shao Clan siblings.

Just as the black shadow was about to touch the Shao Clan siblings, Yu Zhao lightly stomped her foot.

“Ah!”

Long Fei Fei let out a cry. The stretched shadow shrank back under her feet as if frightened.

Si Tu Jian Nan and the Shao Clan siblings all looked over at once.

Long Fei Fei reacted very quickly. She raised her eyebrows and said in a displeased tone: “How much longer do we have to wait here?”

Si Tu Jian Nan and the Shao Clan siblings silently withdrew their gazes.

Long Fei Fei huffed at Yu Zhao in anger, cursing her in her heart.

[She is really an annoying woman, always ruining my fun!]

[Once Yu Zhao removes the Illusion Art on me, I must… I must… hmm, what should I even do to her?]

After snuffing out Long Fei Fei’s little scheme, Yu Zhao no longer paid attention to her. Her eyes stayed fixed on the stone door, and her brows knit together ever so slightly.

After Ji Han Zhou went in, there had been no more movement. She had no idea what the situation was inside.

Bai Ran’s body temperature kept rising. Even without touching him, she could feel the heat coming off his body.

Yu Zhao felt they could not keep waiting.

If Ji Han Zhou still had not come out after one more day, she would have to leave first.

Just as she thought this, the tightly closed stone door suddenly opened. A figure staggered out, and then the stone door snapped shut again.

Shao Yiman and Shao Yichuan’s hearts sank.

The one who had come out of the stone door was none other than their brother, Shao Yiming.

Shao Yiming looked up at them and showed a smile that looked worse than crying.

The result was obvious. Shao Yiming had failed.

The two of them were disappointed, but they could still accept it.

After all, they had already prepared themselves for the worst.

The two siblings each patted one of Shao Yiming’s shoulders to comfort him.

Long Fei Fei deliberately ruined the mood. She raised her voice and said: “Yo, how did someone come out so fast? Looks like the War God Xuan Yuan’s Inheritance is nothing special after all.”

The disappointment of the Three Heroes of the Shao Clan instantly turned into anger and focused on Long Fei Fei.

Long Fei Fei was not scared at all. She even lifted her chin at them proudly and silently mouthed: “Idiots.”

Shao Yichuan’s eyes went cold and fierce. His fists clenched so hard his knuckles cracked.

Long Fei Fei was just about to add fuel to the fire when the stone door that had only just closed opened again.

This time, two figures walked out from inside.

Everyone stared in shock at the suddenly appearing Ji Han Zhou.

After Shao Yiming’s dejected appearance, they had subconsciously assumed that Ji Han Zhou would be the final winner. They had not expected him to come out so soon as well.

Could it be that he had also failed?

The Three Heroes of the Shao Clan suddenly felt much better.

Their own failure was painful, of course.

But their rival’s failure was even more comforting.

Yu Zhao’s gaze, however, was fixed on the stranger behind Ji Han Zhou.

She was stunned for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and bowed. “May I ask if you are Senior Uncle Lou Yushan of the Five Elements Dao Sect?”

Yu Zhao’s tone sounded calm and steady, but her slightly faster speech gave away the unrest in her heart.

Lou Yushan looked Yu Zhao up and down, then said with a cheerful smile: “You must be Yu Zhao, right? I have heard Junior Brother Ji mention you. You… hey, y-you, you already reached Nascent Soul Formation?”

Lou Yushan was too excited. His voice cracked on the last sentence.

Ji Han Zhou had said Yu Zhao was his good friend, so he had instinctively treated her as the junior generation. He had not expected that as soon as they met, he would find that her cultivation level was the same as his.

[Are today’s young cultivators all this amazing?]

[I really am old.]

Yu Zhao said respectfully: “Thanks to Elder Gu’s care, this disciple was lucky enough to reach Nascent Soul Formation.”

Lou Yushan snorted. “Do not stick gold on his face. I know him. Back then he was so stingy he wanted to split one spirit stone into two. If you borrowed a trashy storybook from him, he could nag you for several days.”

Yu Zhao was left speechless.

She suddenly felt how cruel time was.

The Elder Gu that Lou Yushan called stingy and fussy now no longer cared about worldly things. His only obsession was finding Lou Yushan.

Luckily, Elder Gu had not waited in vain.

The person he wanted to find had finally come back.

Yu Zhao looked at Ji Han Zhou, gratitude shining in her eyes. “Ji Han Zhou, this time it was all thanks to you. You helped me find Senior Uncle Lou. I really do not know how I should thank you.”

Ji Han Zhou felt as if he had just swallowed a Fifth Grade Great Nourishing Pill. His mind was clear and his whole body felt relaxed and comfortable.

He tried hard to press down the corners of his mouth that wanted to rise. “Senior Sister Yu, there is no need for thanks between us. This is what I should do.”

“Oh, oh, oh! ‘This is what I should do between us’.”

Lou Yushan pinched his throat and dragged out his words, imitating Ji Han Zhou’s tone.

Ji Han Zhou put on a fake smile. “If Senior Brother Lou does not want to hear me talk, I can send you back right now.”

In the span of a single breath, Lou Yushan put away all his expressions and obediently stood there like an emotionless log.