Chapter 112: Under the Mirror of Judgement

Chapter 112: Under the Mirror of Judgement

“What’s the matter?” Yan Luo turned around and asked Yi Xin.

Yi Xin looked somewhat embarrassed but gathered her courage and said, “Senior Sister, I heard that the selection for cultivating spiritual power is about to be finalized. How many people are they going to choose this time?”

Yan Luo was momentarily surprised. “Why do you ask?”

Yi Xin hesitated for a moment and then said hesitantly, “Um... I have a friend who also wants to compete for this opportunity.”

Yan Luo smiled and asked, “Are there candidates from your family among the miscellaneous disciples accepted for spiritual power cultivation this year?”

Yi Xin quickly shook her head. “No, it’s not from my family. It’s a friend of mine.” She stole a glance at Yan Luo and continued, “I just wanted to ask if you could give him a chance...”

Looking at her, Yan Luo smiled faintly. “Little girl, are you asking me to bend the rules?”

Yi Xin was startled. “Of course not, Senior Sister. It’s just that, according to the rules, as a direct disciple, I have the qualification to recommend candidates for spiritual power cultivation. So I just wanted to ask if you could consider...”

Yan Luo thought for a moment and said, “Well, the selections are going to be announced in three or four days. I remember the quotas are almost filled.”

“Oh?” Yi Xin was surprised and then looked disappointed. She murmured, “Oh no! I’m too late.” She looked somewhat disheartened and glanced at Yan Luo with a hint of pleading in her eyes.

Yan Luo looked at her and suddenly chuckled. “Little girl, why are you pretending to be pitiful? Forget it, forget it. It’s because you’re likely to become a true disciple soon, so you have quite a lot of face.” She then said, “Tell me the name of your friend. Let me see if I can squeeze him in. But I must remind you, spiritual power cultivation has certain requirements on the foundation of Dao. If he fails during the inspection later, there’s nothing I can do.”

“Of course, I understand,” Yi Xin said eagerly, nodding repeatedly. She smiled and said, “Thank you so much for your kindness, Senior Sister. My friend’s name is Lu Chen.”Fôll0w current novÊls on n/o/(v)/3l/b((in).(co/m)

“Lu Chen?” Yan Luo furrowed her brows slightly.

“Yes, that’s right. 6 as in the number, and Chen as in dust. Lu Chen,” Yi Xin repeated quickly, fearing that Yan Luo might misunderstand.

Yan Luo nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll make a note of it.”

Yi Xin smiled with joy, unable to contain her happiness. After chatting with Yan Luo for a while in the quiet hall, she bid farewell and left.

Watching the cheerful figure of the girl as she left, Yan Luo shook her head with a smile. Then, she sat back and pondered for a moment before standing up and walking to a cabinet nearby. She opened one of the drawers and took out a letter.

The smile on Yan Luo’s face had disappeared by now. With a calm expression, she opened the letter and quickly found a page where several names were written.

Yan Luo read through each name one by one until her gaze stopped at the last name.

It read “Lu Chen.”

Yan Luo stared at the two words, her eyebrows slightly raised. After a moment, she muttered to herself in a low voice, “Who is this Lu Chen? Why are so many people trying to secretly help him?”

***

In legends, during the judgment of the Immortal Mirror, extraordinary geniuses might witness auspicious signs.

The heavens roared, the earth trembled, rainbow lights crossed the sky, cloud dragons and mist tigers soared, and auspicious beasts flew. These were miraculous phenomena rarely seen in the cultivation world, mostly reserved for the one in a thousand Five Pillars geniuses.

Those fortunate enough to be blessed by heaven during the judgment appeared majestic and awe-inspiring, earning reverence and admiration from others. Ordinary cultivators, however, typically only manifested a few rays of spiritual light corresponding to their Five Elements spiritual power.

Today, within this grand hall, such unexpected occurrences were improbable. Most of the miscellaneous disciples were one-pillar disciples, possessing the lowest aptitude. In their spiritual seas on the divine disk, there was usually only a solitary ray of spiritual light, forever limited to this single connection.

The hall was filled with these solitary and simple rays of light, each person silently bearing their fate and accepting this reality as the most basic individuals in this world.

Lu Chen placed his hand on the mirror.

His face remained calm and natural, showing no signs of nervousness or tension. He appeared like an ordinary mortal who had long accepted his fate, simple and unremarkable.

The Immortal Mirror artifact trembled slightly.

Standing next to the Immortal Mirror was Zhou Kui. His expression was serious, though inwardly somewhat bored. After all, he had seen it all before, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. He had even forgotten that when ordinary one-pillar disciples came for inspection, the Immortal Mirror merely reflected light without any tremors or unusual signs.

In that moment, like a flash of lightning passing through the sky in an instant.

In that moment, like the blink of an eye.

In that moment, as if it were an instant, the Immortal Mirror suddenly emitted a faint light, trembling as ripples spread across its surface, several strange lights interweaving into a chaotic and bizarre image resembling scribbles. Then, in that indescribable tiny moment, a swath of black suddenly spread, erasing all radiance.

That black was as deep as the sea.

That black light was like the eternal loneliness of the deep night.

However, after a moment, everything dissipated. Like a momentary daze, like flowing clouds and wind, all those phantom images vanished without a sound.

There was no faint light, no unusual colors, and no darkness.

The Immortal Mirror returned to calmness, as usual, as if nothing had happened. After that fleeting moment, everything was like a dream or bubble, even too fast to be remembered or seen clearly, especially that eerie scene.

On the mirror’s surface of the Immortal Mirror, a gentle yellow light slowly lit up.

Solitary, yet bright.

***

Zhou Kui nodded and said, “Pure earth attribute spiritual power, quite good.”