Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

Boom!

A burst of spiritual light soared into the sky, and a chilling intent filled the air.

Immediately after, the dense swarm of black scorpions was swept away by the surge of spiritual light, turning into ashes and disappearing.

"Phew—"

"I finally passed!"

The young girl took a deep breath, gently wiping the sweat off her forehead. Her crescent-shaped eyes curved into a sweet smile, adding a touch of vitality to the desert.

"I wonder what rank I've reached now..."

The girl bit her lip lightly, then exited the trial space and opened the ranking plate.

Before long...

A silver light appeared.

She glanced at it and found her own name in the front, along with the names of two other familiar people.

25th place, Wan Dao Ge - Mo Changgong (Fu Feng Hall), four-star symbol master!

28th place, Wan Dao Ge - Tong Feier (Qi Shan Hall), four-star formation master!

39th place, Wan Dao Ge - Ji Boying (Tian Lei Hall), four-star symbol master!

"39th place?"

A hint of surprise appeared on the girl's face.

"This result is quite unexpected..."

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One month later...

6th floor of the Wan Dao Tower.

Boom!

Four talismans entwined with flames and thunder rapidly circled in Ji Boying's palm, then slowly ascended from bottom to top.

Until...

The flames and thunder had formed a round purplish-red halo.

He suddenly shouted, forcefully pressing his right hand downward.

"Return to the origin!"

In an instant...

The purplish-red halo crashed down, and the flames and thunder, like waves, rolled rapidly towards the surroundings with Ji Boying at the center.

The dazzling red and purple lights alternated continuously, causing the entire assessment space to tremble violently under the rampage of this spiritual power.

Countless black scorpions, comparable to peak-level martial artists, were instantly annihilated into countless fragments under the erosion of these two rounds of light.

After half a cup of tea...

The purple light dissipated.

A nearly 300-zhang-wide area of the White Stone Square had been smashed into a giant pit, and the scorching air wave continued to churn.

However...

There were still dozens of scattered black scorpions lingering around the edge of the pit.

"It's still not enough..."

Ji Boying looked at the black scorpions rushing towards him, his face showing a hint of bitterness.

The power of his innate divine symbol, Bing Huo Yang Lei, was already strong enough. After using the Divine Ability of symbol mastery, it had been further enhanced by 40%.

It was more than enough to deal with those black scorpions.

But...

To pass this fourth level assessment, he needed not only power but also sufficient attack range and time.

Just a one percent improvement in either of these two aspects would be enough for him to pass the sixth level assessment.

But...

Unfortunately, there was no room for improvement in this one percent.

Unless...

Within two hours, Ji Boying could draw five derivative symbols of Bing Huo Yang Lei.

Ji Boying let out a sigh.

Then he exited the assessment space.

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Main hall...

Xiao Ninger and Ye Qingqing sat on either side of Ji Boying, watching him absentmindedly picking at the dishes on the table.

In the past, whenever Ye Qingqing prepared new dishes, Ji Boying would always enjoy them heartily, gobbling them up.

But...

For some reason during this period of time...

Even though Ye Qingqing had prepared several delicious dishes, and even made some tasty snacks, Ji Boying still couldn't muster any interest.

Seeing Ji Boying like this, they were worried, but they didn't know what to say.

After all...

If Ji Boying had any difficulties, they knew they couldn't help much. They could only try to wear the clothes he liked during their daily conversations and use some new techniques.

Like this...

After eating.

Ji Boying didn't say anything and went to the living room next to him in silence, preparing to refine the Supreme Harmony and Ming Pill.

During this period, because he had used up the second chance and failed to pass the sixth level assessment, he was somewhat restless, which resulted in a significant decrease in the quality rate of pill refinement.

Fortunately, there was the Fire Spirit.

After such a long period of adaptation, it was already capable of automatically refining medicine, even fusing pills.

This ensured that the success rate did not decrease.

Ji Boying took out the pill furnace, threw the Fire Spirit into it, and started heating the furnace.

However...

Just as he was about to prepare the medicinal materials, he found that two main ingredients were missing.

Ji Boying frowned.

An inexplicable frustration made him feel uncomfortable.

He suddenly waved his sleeve.

Intending to extinguish the pill furnace.

However...

A terrifying force even produced a sharp sound in the air.

Bang!

Only a crisp sound was heard, and the pill furnace was instantly knocked over to the ground.

Flames overflowed.

Before long...

They ignited the surrounding floor.

Ji Boying stared at this scene in a daze, feeling somewhat confused for a moment.

"Did I use that much force just now?"

He quickly approached, circulated his spiritual power, and extinguished the gradually uncontrollable flames.

After putting the pill furnace into the storage ring, he quickly started drawing Dust-Cleansing Talismans in the air to clean the floor.

After about ten breaths...

Ji Boying looked at the floor in front of him, which had been cleaned but still had glaring scorch marks, and couldn't help but fall into contemplation.

"During this period, my mentality has unknowingly gone wrong because of striving for a higher ranking."

"It's not scary to have problems, but what's scary is... that I still don't realize it!"

"Today, I was lucky that I only knocked over the pill furnace. What if one day I accidentally hurt Ning'er and Qing'er..."

"Hoo—"

Ji Boying let out a long breath.

After hesitating for a moment, he took out his identity token from the storage ring.

"Number 91, Jia District, gather your sisters immediately! Right now!"

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Headquarters of the Trading Company...

In the main hall of the Fufeng Palace, in a certain side hall.

Mo Changgong slowly opened his eyes. He saw his name flickering slightly on the silver light column in front of him, and then slowly rising, finally... landing in the 19th position.

"Hahaha... not bad! Not bad!"

"To enter the top twenty in the Ten Thousand Dao Tower on the second attempt, even for me, it's quite unexpected!"

Just at this moment, a vigorous and hearty voice sounded from the side.

Mo Changgong saw the face of the Fufeng Palace Master, which was both weathered and dignified, now filled with a smile.

"Greetings, Master!"

Mo Changgong quickly stood up and bowed to the old man.

"No need for formalities."

The Fufeng Palace Master nodded slightly and then said:

"There is still half a month until the ranking is settled. During this time, although the geniuses of the major main halls will still strive for a higher ranking..."

"But the top thirty-six on the list should not change much."

"You should rest well during this period and not put too much pressure on yourself. It's not too late to strive for a higher ranking when your state is fully restored to its peak."

"Yes!"

"Alright, continue with your cultivation."

"After you finish striving for a higher ranking this time, I will open the Xunfeng Secret Realm for you."

Upon hearing this, Mo Changgong's eyes immediately lit up, and even his hands hidden in his sleeves trembled.

He took a deep breath and bowed deeply to the old man.

"Disciple thanks Master!"

The Fufeng Palace Master nodded slightly and then disappeared directly from the hall.

Mo Changgong saw that the old man had already left, and the gleam in his eyes continued to flicker.

"If I can enter the Xunfeng Secret Realm again, I will definitely completely master the Wind After Qi Jing!"

"When that time comes..."

He looked at the name on the formation plate and smiled slightly.