“Your sister, is she doing well now?”
After learning the general story, Chu Feng asked.
He did not care about Yin Daifen, nor about their mother. Chu Feng only cared about Yin Zhuanghong.
“Of course my sister is doing well. She is the person my master values most. She is being groomed as the future successor of Cloudsky Immortal Sect.
“If my sister had not been in secluded cultivation, the one who came today would not have been Fu Feiyue. It would have been my sister and me.”
Yin Daifen said.
“Alright, I have asked what I wanted to ask.
“Now, let us proceed with the assessment.
“And by the way, do not try any more tricks on me, otherwise I will not be so polite.”
Chu Feng said to Yin Daifen.
After that, Chu Feng and Yin Daifen resumed studying the enormous stone tablet that hung in the void.
Both knew that the details of this assessment must be recorded on the tablet.
The tablet was simply too large, and the characters on it extremely complex. Comprehending them was no easy task.
For a time, apart from the sound of waves and wind, the entire space was silent. Both of them were completely absorbed in their observation.
“Well, Young Master Chu Feng, have you discovered anything?”
About an hour later, Yin Daifen turned to Chu Feng and asked.
A trace of delight showed on her face, as if she had already understood something.
“I have no clue at all.”
Chu Feng shook his head helplessly.
“I have actually managed to work out a few things.”
Yin Daifen said.
“Oh? What have you discovered? Would you be willing to share?”
Chu Feng asked.
“Of course. Earlier I offended Young Master Chu Feng many times and have felt deeply ashamed, wondering how I might make amends.
“Now that I understand how the assessment works, I am naturally willing to share it with Young Master Chu Feng.”
Yin Daifen said with a sweet smile.
Truth be told, when this girl smiled, she really was quite captivating.
She was a little seductress capable of bringing chaos to the world.
“In that case, please tell me.”
Chu Feng asked with clear anticipation.
“Young Master Chu Feng, according to the patterns recorded on the stone tablet in the void,
to pass the assessment, one must challenge one’s own heart demon. Only by defeating one’s heart demon can one pass.
“However, there are only two locations where the challenge may take place: one at the southwest boundary of this world, and the other at the northeast boundary.
“One must reach a specific point at the edge of the world, then close one’s eyes and focus the mind to begin the challenge against the heart demon.
“Unfortunately, the tablet is too complex. I could only grasp the general directions, not the precise locations.
“Young Master Chu Feng, if you do not mind, you could head southwest while I go northeast. How does that sound?
“Of course, if Young Master Chu Feng does not trust me, you may continue studying the tablet and make your own judgement.”
Yin Daifen said.
“To be honest, I really do not trust you that much.
“So, Miss Yin, let me say this upfront: do not try to play tricks on me. Otherwise, although you may not fully understand what kind of person I, Chu Feng, am, I will make sure you do.
“If you dare scheme against me, even if you leave this place, I will not let you off.”
Chu Feng said.
“Young Master Chu Feng, please believe me. I am absolutely not lying to you.
“I would never deceive a friend of my sister.”
Yin Daifen replied.
“Very well. I will trust you just this once. I hope you are sincere about becoming friends with me, Chu Feng. Otherwise, you will certainly regret it.”
With those words, Chu Feng leapt into the air. His speed was astonishing, raising a massive wave across the sea below that followed in his wake.
He flew towards the southwest, exactly as Yin Daifen had suggested.
Yin Daifen also set off immediately, heading northeast as she had claimed.
Yet after flying for a while, she suddenly stopped. Instead of continuing towards the edge of the world, she veered south.
Eventually, she halted above a certain stretch of ocean, a smile lifting the corners of her mouth.
Beneath her, a small vortex had appeared on the sea surface. Though tiny, it was precisely what she had been looking for.
Swish.
Yin Daifen plunged down into the water.
She dove deeper and deeper until she reached the very bottom of the seabed.
There, at the deepest point, a strange current of air flowed.
After landing, Yin Daifen sensed the current, glanced in the direction Chu Feng had gone, and curled her lips into a triumphant smirk.
“Fight me? You are still too green. I do not care whether you know my sister or not. An ugly fellow like you can only be toyed with in the palm of my hand.
“The only one who will pass this assessment is me.”
With that, she sat cross-legged, formed hand seals, and began cultivating using a special method.
The surrounding air current started pouring into her body.
Yin Daifen had deceived Chu Feng.
She had indeed comprehended something from the stone tablet.
But she had not told him the truth.
The real truth was that in this assessment world, only one person could succeed. The other would be eliminated.
There were multiple assessment locations, but all lay beneath the sea, not at the so-called edges of the world.
She had deliberately sent Chu Feng on a wild goose chase to waste his time.
Meanwhile, she had found the real assessment point and begun the true trial.
As long as she passed, she would be the victor, and Chu Feng would be eliminated.
As for the nature of the trial, she had not lied to Chu Feng.
Upon arriving here and cultivating according to the method on the tablet, one would enter another space. In that space, one faced an opponent, oneself, one’s heart demon. Only by defeating one’s heart demon could one pass.
But it was far from simple.
Time passed little by little. Two hours went by in the blink of an eye.
After two hours, Yin Daifen finally opened her eyes.
Though her face was pale and her aura weak, as if utterly drained,
she was beside herself with joy and excitement.
“I did it! I did it! I passed the assessment!”
Yin Daifen shouted in exhilaration.
She was so happy because she had defeated the version of herself in that space.
She had overcome her heart demon.
And in her view, succeeding in such a short time surely made her the winner of this assessment.
“Where is it? Where is it?”
After her brief celebration, Yin Daifen grew anxious and began searching around.
She knew that upon passing, a certain object would appear as proof of success.
Yet no matter how she looked, she could not find it.
Because of her limited perception, she had not fully comprehended from the tablet what the object was or where it would appear. This made her extremely worried.
“Damn it, I was too hasty.
“But it does not matter. Since I have already passed, the object must have appeared. Chu Feng must have been eliminated. I am now the victor. As long as I find that object, I can leave this place and accept the real trial.”
With that thought, she stopped searching blindly. Instead, she shot upwards, leaving the seabed and flying back towards the area directly beneath the stone tablet.
She wanted to return and continue studying the tablet to discover where the proof object was hidden.
“Chu Feng?”
To her surprise, when she returned to the tablet, she found Chu Feng already there beneath it.
Should he not have failed and been eliminated by now?
Of course, her confusion remained only in her mind. She did not show it.
“Young Master Chu Feng, why have you come back?”
Yin Daifen asked knowingly, her attitude perfectly friendly.
“Did you not come back as well?”
Chu Feng looked at Yin Daifen, his gaze carrying deep meaning.
“Yes, I searched for more than two hours but could not find the exact assessment location. I was too impatient. But Young Master Chu Feng, do not worry. I will keep studying. Once I find the precise spot, we can continue.”
After saying this, Yin Daifen quickly turned her attention to the stone tablet.
She really did resume studying it.
But she was not looking for any assessment location. She already knew where that was.
She had already passed the trial and defeated her heart demon.
What she sought now was how to locate the object that proved she had passed.
“Miss Yin, what you are trying to find is not the assessment location, is it?”
Suddenly, Chu Feng’s voice rang out, tinged with a hint of mockery.
Hearing this, Yin Daifen’s heart tightened. She felt she might have been exposed, yet she still feigned confusion and looked at Chu Feng.
“Young Master Chu Feng, what do you mean?”
Although she suspected Chu Feng might already know she had tricked him,
as long as she did not admit it, he could do nothing to her.
“You are looking for this, are you not?”
As Chu Feng spoke, he turned over his palm. A purple key appeared in his hand.
Yin Daifen also possessed a purple key of this kind.
It was the very key the old woman had given them earlier.
However, Chu Feng’s key was different from hers.
His key glowed with sacred light, and its aura was connected to the entire world.
