The Orchid Borough Celestial River King had an average appearance, with a big nose and small eyes. However, the ribbon of a Celestial River King tied around his head gave him a bit of an imposing aura. Compared to the average-looking Celestial River King, the woman beside him surprised Ning Cheng.
"That beautiful woman should be Imperial Concubine Xuan Yu, right? No wonder this place is called the Revolving Jade City. "Ning Cheng whispered. This woman was so beautiful that it made sense for the Orchid Borough Celestial River King to dote on her.
The beauty of Imperial Concubine Xuan Yu and Shi Yulan were completely different. One was like a flower bud that had not yet bloomed, while the other was a dazzling rose that had already bloomed.
"Keep your voice down. Don't talk casually in this place." Shi Yulan quickly spoke up. She had seen a Celestial River King before and knew the terror of a Celestial River King. Even if they whispered here, it might reach the ears of the Orchid Borough King.
Ning Cheng just smiled and did not continue to speak. Since his words were muffled, even if the Orchid Borough Celestial River King was a Heaven Seated Cultivator, he would not be able to hear his voice. However, Shi Yulan's words might have been overheard.
The Orchid Borough Celestial River King, along with his beautiful concubine, landed on the main altar of the Orchid Borough Public Square and swept out with his Spiritual Consciousness.
When the Spiritual Consciousness swept past Ning Cheng, Ning Cheng felt a chill run down his spine. It felt as if he was standing naked in front of someone else's eyes. Ning Cheng knew that it was just an illusion, but it also showed the terror of this Celestial River King. Moreover, this was just an ordinary Celestial River King. If it were a powerful Celestial River King, he could not imagine how powerful he would be.
When the public square turned silent, the Orchid Borough Celestial River King spoke up with a clear voice, "I am very happy today. The people here today are the elites of my Orchid Borough Celestial River. In the future, the Orchid Borough Celestial River will belong to you, and the Striking Order Starry Skies will also have your shadows. I hope that in the future, outside of the Striking Order Starry Skies, there will be powerhouses saying that they came from the Orchid Borough Celestial River. It would be the happiest thing for me.
"The reason why the Striking Order Starry Skies hosts the Celestial Scryer Genius Tryouts is to rush out of our starry skies and into the vast universe. My Orchid Borough Celestial River has many geniuses, and the ones selected to participate in the Orchid Borough Celestial River Division's selections number 1.06 million Celestial Scryer Realm geniuses. I can't wait for all these geniuses to enter the Time Wilderness. However, the Striking Order Starry Skies has too many celestial rivers, not just our Orchid Borough Celestial River.
Our Orchid Borough Celestial River can only select 10,000 geniuses from the more than 1 million geniuses to enter the Time Wilderness. Everyone understood what it meant for a starry skies' decorator to enter the Time Wilderness. That means that you can go further in the future and rush higher … "
The thunderous cheers indicated that the Orchid Borough Celestial River King still had a certain level of support.
The Orchid Borough Celestial River King showed a smile, raised his hand, and continued, "Because there are too many geniuses participating in the tournament, we will use a one-off method to decide the winner in one day ….."
Ning Cheng already knew the method of selection, but he still paid attention to it. If possible, he also wanted to help the Jing Wuming trio. As for Ruan Mingshu, he was sure that she would be able to pass the selection, so there was no need for him to worry about her. Completing the selection of a million cultivators in a single day was indeed very fast.
"Many people already know that this selection will be conducted through the Orchid Borough Celestial River's 9-Step Profound Array. The Orchid Borough Celestial River's Grand Array was established by the Striking Order Starry Skies' Premier Mysterious Array Grandmaster, Xuan Mingzi. It is fair and just for all of us. The 10,000 geniuses who can walk the furthest in our Orchid Borough Celestial River's 9-Step Profound Array will represent the Orchid Borough Celestial River to head to the Striking Order Starry Skies ….. "
While the Orchid Borough Celestial River King spoke from the stage, some whispers had already broken out.
Ning Cheng had never seen an Obscure Array before; however, he had heard from Ruan Mingshu that there were some differences between Obscure Arrays and Array Formations. To pass through the Obscure Arrays, one did not mainly rely on one's attainments in Array Formations, but on one's Celestial Essence, Spiritual Consciousness, perception, and the ability to calculate and combine them. It was somewhat similar to the gambling arrays in casinos, which were a branch of the Obscure Arrays.
The ranks of the Obscure Arrays were uncertain, but the Orchid Borough Celestial River's 9-Step Profound Array meant that this Obscure Array had nine gates. Each gate was related to a cultivator's Celestial Essence, Spiritual Consciousness, and perception.
"The Orchid Borough Celestial River's Obscure Array's entrance and exit have already been set up on the Orchid Borough Public Square. The results of the participating geniuses will also be displayed on the Orchid Borough Public Square's Array Formation Display. The tournament will now begin ….."
After the Orchid Borough Celestial River King finished, he immediately flew up from the high altar with his concubine and landed on the main viewing platform.
A moment later, the main altar he had just stood on automatically caved in, and a huge Transfer Array Entrance appeared. A long-bearded old man appeared next to this array entrance, took out a jade pillar and erected it before speaking, "All the cultivators participating in the selection, please take out your identity jade card and hang it on your chest before entering the Transfer Array Entrance. If you are not a participant, please do not enter. Otherwise, you will be directly blocked and killed on the spot ….. "
After the old man finished speaking, he quickly stood to one side. Many of the participating cultivators hung their identity jade cards on their chests and walked into the Transfer Array Entrance.
The ten blank array formation screens in the middle of the Orchid Borough Grand Public Square also quickly showed some names.
"Senior Apprentice Brother Ning, let's go in together. We can look after each other." Ruan Mingshu walked to Ning Cheng's side and whispered.
Ning Cheng took out the jade card and hung it on his chest before asking, "Junior Apprentice Sister Mingshu, are you sure you can enter the top 10,000?"
Ruan Mingshu nodded, "I've entered the Obscure Array before, so I'm sure I can enter the top 10,000."
"How about this, you go in first, I'll discuss it with a few friends." Ning Cheng rejected Ruan Mingshu's proposal.
Ruan Mingshu looked at Jing Wuming, Lan Ya and the others before speaking up with some disappointment, "Okay, then I'll go in first. Senior Apprentice Brother Ning, no matter what, you must pass through this selection ….."
Although Ruan Mingshu's words did not contain any threat, Ning Cheng still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. It was a disguised message to him that he and the Ruan Clan were cooperating, and that he should not fail the selection because of others.
After Ruan Mingshu left, Ning Cheng turned to the Lan Ya trio and asked, "Are you sure about it?"
Jing Wuming hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I'm not sure about it, but I still have some confidence."
Lan Ya also nodded, "I'm the same as Wuming, I'm not sure about it. We have to go in and see for ourselves before we know anything. However, I believe that we still have a chance to pass."
Shi Yulan remained silent until Ning Cheng looked at her. She then spoke up, "I'm not sure about it."
Ning Cheng pondered for a moment before speaking up through sound transmission, "Let's do it this way. I'll be in a group with Shi Yulan, while Wuming and Senior Apprentice Sister Lan will be in another group. We'll go in first. Wuming, you and Senior Apprentice Sister Lan will follow me closely. Whether we succeed or not, let's give it a try first. Remember, don't move after going in. If you don't receive my message, it means that you cannot cheat in this Obscure Array, and everyone can only rely on their luck to break through. If you can receive my message, then don't worry about it. "
"Okay." Jing Wuming and the other two responded at the same time, agreeing with Ning Cheng's statement. If the four of them went in together, then they would be able to look after each other.
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The Orchid Borough Public Square's Transfer Array Entrance was massive; even if hundreds of people entered side by side, it would not feel crowded. More than a million participants quickly poured into the Array Entrance, and soon half of them had entered.
Ning Cheng and Shi Yulan lined up side by side in front, while Jing Wuming and Lan Ya followed closely behind Ning Cheng and Shi Yulan as they entered the Transfer Array Entrance.
As soon as they stepped into the Transfer Array Entrance, Ning Cheng felt his body turn empty, and a moment later, he landed on the ground.
Ning Cheng looked at the surrounding scene, it was a spacious hall, and in front of him was a wall more than ten meters away, the wall and the floor of the hall were covered with some mysterious patterns. He was the only person in the entire hall, and no one else could be seen.
Not to mention Jing Wuming and Lan Ya, even Shi Yulan, who came in with him, could not see him.
Although the hall in front of him did not have an exit, Ning Cheng was not in a hurry. Since it was an Obscure Array, then he would have to choose his own exit. He carefully extended his Spiritual Consciousness out, but when his Spiritual Consciousness touched the wall of the hall, it immediately blocked.
Ning Cheng did not take it back just because it blocked his Spiritual Consciousness. He had tried many times and found that his Spiritual Consciousness could penetrate some of the Array Formations that shielded Spiritual Consciousness, or even the Natural Restrictions that restricted Spiritual Consciousness. He had already verified this when he obtained the Fire Origin Bead.
Sure enough, when Ning Cheng's Spiritual Consciousness forcibly penetrated the wall, his Spiritual Consciousness slowly penetrated through the wall. He then saw a frowning Shi Yulan, as well as Jing Wuming and Lan Ya on the other side. In addition to that, he also saw some other participating cultivators.
Ning Cheng gave out a sigh. The starry skies' Sea of Consciousness truly was powerful, and he felt sure that there was no one else like him. This Rank 9 Obscure Array should also be a huge spacial treasure. Moreover, it contained so much space within it.
Shi Yulan stood in the middle of the hall in a daze. Her Spiritual Consciousness could only wander around the hall, so how could she receive Ning Cheng's Spiritual Consciousness message? Moreover, this was only the first level, yet she did not know how to deal with it. What should she do next?
At this moment, she felt Ning Cheng's Spiritual Consciousness message, "Don't worry, you can pass the first level by calculating and using Celestial Essence. From here to the wall of the hall, there is a layer of Celestial Essence resistance in the middle. You must not retreat. Once you retreat, you will immediately be sent out.
Moreover, there is also a pattern under your feet. As for the specific landing position, you will need to calculate it through the patterns in the hall. If you make a mistake, you will also be sent out. You should be able to pass this first level. However, if you can't pass it, don't rush to leave. Just stay where you are. "
Shi Yulan felt pleasantly surprised. She did not think that Ning Cheng's Spiritual Consciousness could penetrate through the hall and reach her. It was just too powerful.
At the same time that Shi Yulan received Ning Cheng's Spiritual Consciousness message, Jing Wuming and Lan Ya also received the same Spiritual Consciousness message. Did Ning Cheng have the lowest cultivation? How could he have such a powerful Spiritual Consciousness? Or did he have a special cultivation method?
In any case, Ning Cheng's strength was a good thing for them. The few of them immediately followed Ning Cheng's instructions and tried to break through the first level.
What Ning Cheng did not expect was that when he used his Spiritual Consciousness to pass the message to the Shi Yulan trio, Imperial Concubine Xuan Yu, who stood next to the Orchid Borough Celestial River King, suddenly frowned and her eyes fell on the Transfer Array Entrance in the middle of the Orchid Borough Public Square.
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