No one knew what method was used, but after two hours, the Immortal He finally conceded.
Looking at Zhao Shuning beside him, who was beaming brightly, the Immortal He thought to himself, Are all people with the surname Zhao tough nuts to crack these days?
According to the rules of the Misty Rain Tower.
Zhao Shuning had never attended any spiritual art lectures. If she were to be teleported to an area where there were mentors leading students on a mission at this moment, she might very well put herself in mortal danger due to her insufficient spiritual power.
When the Immortal He sent Zhao Shuning away, he looked up at the sky above the Misty Rain Tower.
He murmured softly, "Is the sky over the Eastern Wilderness about to change?"
Previously, the Immortal He had never met Zhao Shuning. He only knew that Zhao Huai's arrival was already an astonishingly extraordinary event. But now, after interacting with this little girl who was not even seven years old, he realized that with her talent, aptitude, and above - all, her twelve - fold effort, she was truly the most terrifying one.
When the Immortal He asked Zhao Shuning how she managed to get out of the Dark Marshland, she said that she took advantage of the spiritual power fluctuations and then repaired the teleportation array.
As she said this, the little girl looked as calm as could be, but the Immortal He almost had a heart attack upon hearing this.
Repair the teleportation array? This was something only the in - charge people had the ability to do. When Zhao Shuning entered the Dark Marshland, at most, she was just a spiritual pharmacist who had recently broken through to the second rank. How could she possibly have the ability to repair such a powerful formation as the teleportation array?
That little girl was just a child under seven years old!
When the Immortal He placed his hand on the little girl's shoulder and sensed the surging spiritual power within her body, he was even more astounded.
This was the power that only a third - rank spiritual pharmacist could possess. Zhao Shuning had actually advanced to the third rank within such a short period of time.
But this was not the most terrifying part. The truly scary thing was that Zhao Shuning, with the power of a third - rank spiritual pharmacist, had repaired a teleportation array that only a fourth - rank spiritual pharmacist could repair.
Repairing beyond one's rank.
To describe such a girl as extraordinary would not even be enough praise.
"It seems that we are, after all, getting old. This world now belongs to them."
This year, the Misty Rain Tower had welcomed two astonishing individuals.
One was Zhao Shuning, and the other was Zhao Huai.
Now, Zhao Shuning had been teleported to the area under the charge of Teacher Su Nian. No one knew if she could find Teacher Su quickly.
When doing tasks in the wild, there were many things to face.
Although they had only been together for a short time, the Immortal He could already tell that Zhao Shuning was a kind - hearted girl who would probably stand up for the weak.
When she learned that Teacher Su Nian only had five students this year, she still insisted on joining her class. So, in this territorial task competition, there was likely to be even more intense friction.
Since Zhao Shuning had returned in a hurry, this news had not yet been passed on by the in - charge people in the academy to the places where Huang Sheng and Su Nian were.
The students led by Huang Sheng and Su Nian were all third - level students.
Here, they were clearly divided into two groups.
Most of the students surrounded Huang Sheng.
Around Teacher Su Nian, there were only Kong Shishuang, Se Se and a few others coming and going.
After they arrived at the territory and set up their tents, they didn't care at all that Su Nian was a teacher or that there were few people on their side. They just sat down on the spot and started preparing lunch. Kong Shishuang looked over there for a long time, but no one came to help. They were not the type to beg for help, so they gritted their teeth and managed to set up the tents that should have been in Teacher Su Nian's territory. Then they arranged traps around and some cages for hunting.
After getting all the magic spells ready, they were finally able to sit down. By then, all six of them had hungry stomachs growling.
"It's already early morning. Let's rest for the night and talk about other things tomorrow."
"Teacher Su, Teacher Huang Sheng is going too far. He clearly saw us setting up the magic spells during the day, but he just ignored it and called all the students who were supposed to be assigned to you to his camp. The food they brought was also taken away by those students. Teacher Su, Teacher Huang Sheng is so blatantly targeting us. When we get back, I'm going to report him to Dean Chen."
Se Se tugged at Shuang'er's sleeve, signaling her to talk less.
Teacher Su Nian was a woman and had done nothing wrong, but now she was being targeted by Teacher Huang Sheng like this. She must be feeling very bad.
"I'm sorry, kids. You've suffered by following me."
Kong Shishuang said, "Teacher Su, we know what kind of person you are and we know you have the ability. But why don't you confront Huang Sheng head - on? It's still unknown who will win or lose."
Su Nian shook her head, with a trace of unwillingness on her face.
She stroked Shuang'er's hair and said softly, "Go to sleep, kids. Some things are not as simple as they seem."
Huang Sheng's methods were extremely despicable.
The reason why Su Nian endured was not for herself, but for the five children around her.
They had chosen her, so she had to be responsible for them.
Kong Shishuang tightened the collar of her clothes and lay down. Su Nian looked at Kong Shishuang's back. There was a time when her temper was exactly the same as Kong Shishuang's.
However, because of her arrogance and her failure to consider the consequences, she had fallen into the trap of that despicable Huang Sheng.
At that time, both Su Nian and Huang Sheng were students at the Misty Rain Tower. Su Nian's popularity had once far outshone Huang Sheng's.
Huang Sheng had tried several times to make friends with her, but she had refused him because she knew what kind of person Huang Sheng was. She disdained to associate with such a despicable person. But because of one incident, Huang Sheng had held a grudge ever since. Just when they were about to graduate from the Misty Rain Tower, ready to accept tasks assigned by the great families and earn spirit stones with their own abilities, everything changed.
Because some of their classmates suggested having a farewell banquet to thank the teachers of the Misty Rain Tower for their guidance.
Su Nian thought that after three years, she had received a lot of guidance from her mentors, so it was time to organize this event.
But this decision almost ended her spiritual power career at that farewell banquet.
With Su Nian's abilities back then, she should never have been just a third - rank spiritual pharmacist now. Her magic spell - using ability was almost flawless. But at that farewell banquet, she had drunk the spiked mellow wine that Huang Sheng had switched. Although it was just one sip, her spiritual root had been damaged. So after that, no matter how hard she tried, she had never been able to break through to the fourth rank.
The feud between her and Huang Sheng was completely set.
But because there was no evidence, even now, she had no way to deal with Huang Sheng. She could only endure and pray that one day she could catch that despicable Huang Sheng's tail and wipe him out once and for all.