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Chu Qingcheng did not continue to ask about the Four Directions Technique and the miraculous pill refining technique, but instead pointed her question towards the mysterious Celestial Phenomenon Mirror that had yet to appear. This meant that Chu Qingcheng was a very intelligent woman, and she did not force Xia Xingchen to speak about those fatal secrets, but instead used another secret that could not be considered as fatal to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"This …" Xia Xinghe wanted to say something, but hesitated.

"Let me guess …" "Actually, that mysterious fourth-level Grandmaster in the Celestial Phenomenon Mirror didn't exist at all. It was you who used some mysterious method to disguise it, right?"

Now, it was Xia Xinghe's turn to be shocked.

Staring with widened eyes, Xia Xinghe stared at Chu Qingcheng. After a long moment, he finally broke into a relieved smile.

In the past, Nangong Xian was extremely smart. After she was reborn, how could she become stupid?

After all, in a certain sense, Chu Qingcheng's soul was still Nangong Xian!

"How did you guess that I was the one who faked the fourth level of the Celestial Phenomenon Mirror?" Xia Xinghe interestedly chatted with Chu Qingcheng.

Chu Qingcheng had a smile on her face as she sat cross-legged in front of Xia Xingchen. As she meditated, she spoke in a gentle tone, as though she was chatting with an old friend, "I heard from Yiyi about your matters …"

However, during the day, you didn't ask that expert to kill the members of the three great families. Tonight, even though you have the absolute advantage, you still didn't invite that expert who's at the fourth level of the Celestial Phenomenon Mirror to kill Fang Ruyu and Xue Long directly.

"My guess is that the mysterious expert at the fourth level of the Celestial Phenomenon Mirror might not even exist!"

"As for the Four-sided Art you passed on to me, it's amazing. Compared to it, even my Falling Cloud Sect's best Heaven level technique is inferior."

"Since you possess the divine art of alchemy and are able to pass it down to me, it's not impossible for you to disguise yourself as a Celestial Phenomenon Ascendant."

After speaking so much in such a fluent manner, Chu Qingcheng involuntarily started to pant. If it weren't for the fact that she scared Xue Long off, she would have already vomited blood.

After all, the Great Emperor Art wasn't something that could be used that easily. Not only that, the Four-sided Art Chu Qingcheng executed was even more powerful than Xia Xingchen's Non-Phase Divine Art!

Xia Xinghe shrugged his shoulders as he straightforwardly told Chu Qingcheng, "Indeed. The first level of the Fang family's Celestial Phenomenon Mirror and the fourth level of the Celestial Phenomenon Mirror that forced the three great families to retreat were both disguises created by me using special techniques. In actuality, that so-called expert doesn't even exist."

Back then in the Fang family, I had disguised myself as an expert at the first level of the Celestial Phenomenon Mirror, and I was unable to kill Fang Zhen at the second level with a single palm. If it was really the Celestial Phenomenon Mirror, then with a single palm strike, I could have easily turned Fang Zhen into meat paste.

"And there's also the time when I scared off the three great families. At that time, I couldn't even defeat the weakest of the three great families. Once I make a move, I will definitely be exposed. I just want to scare them off."

"However, you must believe that I have absolutely no ill intentions toward you."

Xia Xinghe's honesty caused Chu Qingcheng to be taken aback.

"Of course I believe you." Chu Qingcheng smiled, "Then with your current combat prowess, will you be able to defeat the Celestial Phenomenon Mirror?"

Even Chu Qingcheng herself didn't know why she would reveal such a mischievous smile when she was so incomparably aloof.

In front of Xia Xinghe, Chu Qingcheng seemed to have let her guard down. Not only that, she was in a strange state, completely unguarded from the depths of her soul.

"Celestial Phenomenon Mirror?" "That's impossible." Xia Xinghe shook his head, saying, "I'm not that heaven-defying, to the point of directly surpassing two realms to fight."

Chu Qingcheng tilted her head and smiled as she stared at Xia Xingchen for a long time. Finally, her lips curled up, as she slowly stood up, "I won't be delaying you from your pill refinement. There's still a little more than a day until the entrance examination to the TianChu Martial Academy.

After speaking, Chu Qingcheng turned and walked out of the ancestral hall.

In the previous battle with Xue Long, Chu Qingcheng had exhausted a lot of her energy. She needed the Spirit Breaking Pill given to her by Xia Xinghe to recover her spiritual energy as soon as possible. After all, Xue Long wasn't dead yet.

After Chu Qingcheng left, Xia Xinghe's gaze turned ice-cold, "In the admissions examination, I will give the TianChu Martial Academy an unforgettable lesson … "Lady Chu is right. I am a cold and cruel person who views human life as ants. Other than those who are related to Xian'er, everyone else is but ants to me."

After saying this, Xia Xinghe closed his eyes and began to wholeheartedly immerse himself in alchemy and breaking through.

In the Lan family, the wind was calm and the waves were quiet. The Ye family was also silent.

However, the citizens of Eastsea City had gathered around the Lan and Ye Families, Xia Xinghe and the TianChu Martial Academies, and were engaged in a heated discussion. Everyone was waiting for the arrival of the Heavenly Chu Martial Arts Academy's admissions examination; after all, Xia Xing had said that the TianChu Martial Academy would be given the most special entrance examination …

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

When the sun rose over the new day, several hundred thousand citizens of Eastsea City once again made their move. They surrounded the martial arts practice field in the center of Eastsea City so that not even a drop of water could trickle through!

A martial arts practice field that could accommodate hundreds of thousands of people had never been filled since it was built, but today, this practice field was packed to the brim with people. Even the surrounding area was packed to the brim with martial artists.

The atmosphere was one of unprecedented fervor.

It was because today was the day that the Martial Arts Academy's entrance exam was going to start. The Central Martial Arts Practice Field was also the location for the examination. Most importantly, Xia Xinghe had made a promise to the TianChu Martial Academy two days ago!

"So many people?" Could it be that the whole city is here? "

"Xia Xinghe turned Eastsea City upside down in just a few days, and now he even challenged the TianChu Martial Academy. This is the most important event, who would miss this opportunity?"

"There's also the grudge between Fang Ruyu and Xia Xingchen. It's about time for a conclusion."

"Why aren't you starting?"

"There's still another two hours before it begins!"

"Didn't you see? The people from the TianChu Martial Academy and the participants have not arrived yet! "

"This is something worth waiting for."

The crowd surrounding the central training field erupted into a cacophony of wild wolves.

…

Suddenly, a loud and excited shout erupted from the crowd, "Look, it's the people from the TianChu Martial Academy and the three great families!"

The moment this voice sounded, the gazes of several hundred thousand people all fixed onto the only path that led to the central training field …

They saw dozens of people walking slowly towards the center of the training field, as though they were worshipping, on a path that was paved with limestone and large enough to accommodate ten people walking side by side.

The ones leading the group were Xue Long, the leaders of the three great families, as well as Fang Ruyu, He Yu, and other talented youths from the TianChu Martial Academy.