Ning Cheng had already checked it and found that the first level only involved Celestial Essence resistance and simple calculations. This kind of calculation was too simple for him. Through the patterns on the ground of the main hall, he could calculate the correct landing position based on the permutations. When landing, there would be a strong Celestial Essence resistance. However, this Celestial Essence resistance was not a problem for an ordinary Celestial Novice Cultivator, let alone a threat to him.
After reaching the wall of the main hall, there was also a permutation calculation. Once the calculated numbers were engraved on the wall, the first door of the main hall would open, allowing them to enter the second level.
This first level was too simple, and Ning Cheng estimated that only a few people could not pass it; therefore, he did not help.
The first level of the Rank 9 Profound Array immediately sent out many cultivators and once again landed on the Orchid Borough Public Square.
Ning Cheng easily stood on top of the 2nd Pass, the 2nd Pass was a barren canyon. Ning Cheng had just come in when a powerful force pushed against him. If one did not pay attention to this force, one would end up falling backwards. As long as one fell backwards, one would immediately be transported to the Orchid Borough Public Square.
In addition to the force, there was also a stone stele at his feet, which also had some complicated patterns carved on it. With the experience from the first level, Ning Cheng understood that this stone stele was the correct way to deduce the second level.
Under this powerful force, it was indeed difficult to use one's Spiritual Consciousness to infer the correct path. One could only use one's powerful Spiritual Consciousness to evolve it step by step and calculate the correct path. Under normal circumstances, as long as one had enough time, a Celestial Novice Cultivator would be able to calculate the correct path.
However, the longer one stayed in the same place, the longer one calculated the path, the greater the force. This gradually increasing force prevented any cultivator from using the time loopholes to calculate the correct path.
Although Ning Cheng calculated the correct path, he did not move and continued to wait for Jing Wuming, Lan Ya and Shi Yulan.
Ning Cheng waited for a full hour before the three people appeared within the range of his Spiritual Consciousness, one after another, each appearing in a different canyon.
As the force grew stronger and stronger around Ning Cheng, he did not let the three people deduce the correct path by themselves. He simply calculated the correct path for the three people and transmitted it to the three people using his Spiritual Consciousness.
The Jing Wuming trio felt pleasantly surprised and even arrived at the third level before Ning Cheng.
The third stage only had six steps, and each step had a pushing force. Moreover, the pushing force would be stronger with each step.
However, Ning Cheng soon discovered that his Spiritual Consciousness could block a part of the thrust, which made it a lot easier for him to climb up the stairs. Walking on these steps was not only a test of one's Celestial Essence but also a test of one's Spiritual Consciousness. The stronger one's Divine Sense was, the smaller the force would be.
If Ning Cheng had to pass through these six steps by himself, he would not have felt that it would be too strenuous for him. However, his Spiritual Consciousness could clearly sense that Jing Wuming and Shi Yulan could not hold on; even Lan Ya was barely holding on. To guarantee a spot in the Striking Order Starry Skies, one had to pass this third level.
Ning Cheng's Spiritual Consciousness immediately spread out, helping the three of them resist some of the pressure. At this moment, the pressure on him had increased by several times. If not for his powerful starry sky Sea of Consciousness, he would not have been able to hold on for so long.
Ning Cheng walked up the steps very slowly. Although his Spiritual Consciousness was powerful, but in the case of helping Jing Wuming and the other two at the same time, each step was extremely strenuous.
When the four of them passed through the sixth step and entered the fourth level, Ning Cheng felt a sharp pain in his Sea of Consciousness. By the time he recovered, his Spiritual Consciousness could no longer penetrate it. At this moment, he could only see the situation in front of him.
Ning Cheng knew that Shi Yulan and the other two must have been sent out. As such, it should not be a problem for him to pass through the fourth level alone. However, he only had a Celestial Novice Cultivation. If he showed too much, it would definitely attract attention. Thinking of this, Ning Cheng took a step back under the pressure.
The next moment, Ning Cheng felt his body lighten as he was teleported out.
"Ning Cheng ….." Lan Ya was the first to arrive in front of Ning Cheng. Seeing Ning Cheng's pale face, she immediately understood what was going on.
"Are you okay?" Jing Wuming also came over anxiously. If not for Ning Cheng's help, not to mention entering the fourth level, they would have found it difficult to pass the second level.
"What about our ranking?" Ning Cheng asked the first question.
Shi Yulan's voice arrived, "We're in the top 100."
Ning Cheng felt surprised. Wasn't this a bit too much? Four people entered the top 50 at the same time? Seeing that Jing Wuming wanted to speak, he quickly spoke up, "Let's talk about it when we get back. Let's take a look at the others' matches."
Jing Wuming immediately understood and quickly shut up. He, like Lan Ya and Shi Yulan, felt shocked by Ning Cheng's Spiritual Consciousness. However, he also knew that this was not a good place to talk.
Ning Cheng looked at the rankings on the Array Formation Screen, and his heart slowly calmed down. In just a short time, the rankings of these people had fallen from the top 100 to a few hundred, and the rankings were still falling. Ning Cheng knew that this was because he had only cleared the stages for a short time. Moreover, his computing ability was something that few people could compare to.
As more and more people were teleported to the public square, the rankings of Ning Cheng's group of four also continued to fall.
"Hey, how come your ranking is so high?" Ruan Mingshu, who just got teleported out, came to Ning Cheng's side and spoke up in amazement. She was even more shocked to see that the rankings of Ning Cheng's group of four were not far apart from each other. Moreover, none of them were low. Although the rankings of the four people were not as high as hers, it was still outrageous.
Ruan Mingshu did not continue to ask. She felt sure that this matter was not as simple as it seemed. Moreover, she vaguely felt that this matter should have something to do with Ning Cheng. If this was the case, was it a good thing, or a bad thing?
This was the fastest selection method Ning Cheng had ever seen. More than a million people finished the selection process in just one day, and at the same time, the top 10,000 were selected.
Among them, the cultivator ranked first was already close to the seventh stage, while the cultivator ranked ten thousand had just reached the second step of the third stage. The ranking of Ning Cheng's group of four stopped at around 3000, while Ruan Mingshu's ranking was around 500.
Ning Cheng, on the other hand, felt relieved. Ranking in the top 3000 and ranking in the top 100 were two completely different concepts. Among more than a million people, if one ranked in the top 100, it would be impossible not to notice.
The Orchid Borough Celestial River King felt very happy. A Celestial Scryer Cultivator approaching the seventh stage of the Rank 9 Profound Array was a very remarkable thing.
He stood up and spoke, "Next, I will be giving out the rewards to the top ten of our Orchid Borough Celestial River Division. First place, Helian Pengbo ….."
Although the top thousand of the Orchid Borough Celestial River Division received a reward, only the top ten could receive a personal reward from the Orchid Borough Celestial River King.
Ning Cheng also paid special attention to Helian Pengbo. This cultivator looked very young, with a medium build and a slightly yellow complexion. However, this fellow almost entered the seventh stage. This result was definitely a powerful one. No wonder the Orchid Borough Celestial River King felt so happy.
The award ceremony lasted even longer than the tryouts. Although Ruan Mingshu was in the top 500, she still received a reward.
After the award ceremony, the Orchid Borough Celestial River King spoke up, "Three days later, the top 10,000 will gather at the Orchid Borough Public Square. We will then head to the Man Lun Starry Skies. This time, I will personally lead the team."
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"Now you can go and buy some of the things you need." Ning Cheng said to the Lan Ya trio. Even if that Celestial Lord Miao Pu had the courage, he would not dare to make a move against Lan Ya.
The Orchid Borough Celestial River's 10,000 participants were personally selected by the Orchid Borough Celestial River King. If anyone dared to make a move against these 10,000 participants, it would be equivalent to courting death.
Shi Yulan and Lan Ya knew that even if they asked Ning Cheng, they guessed that Ning Cheng would not say anything about it. As such, they simply did not ask anything and bid farewell to Ning Cheng before heading out to buy the things they needed. Although they had also signed up for the qualifiers, they had never thought that they would really be selected before this. Now that they were selected, they felt very excited in their hearts.
Jing Wuming patted Ning Cheng's shoulder and was about to leave when he saw Ning Cheng's expression change. He immediately stopped. He did not ask Ning Cheng what was going on, nor did he continue to leave.
A moment later, Ning Cheng sent a sound transmission to him, "Orchid Borough Celestial River King's Imperial Concubine Xuan Yu sent me a sound transmission and asked me to meet her at the Revolving Jade Mountain tonight? What's going on? "
Hearing Ning Cheng's words, Jing Wuming's expression immediately changed. This was not a trivial matter. Regardless of the reason for Imperial Concubine Xuan Yu inviting Ning Cheng, it definitely was not a good thing. Once the Orchid Borough Celestial River King came to know about it, Ning Cheng would definitely be finished.
"Do you want to go?" Jing Wuming looked at Ning Cheng and carefully asked with a sound transmission.
Ning Cheng calmed down and tried to think about why Imperial Concubine Xuan Yu sent him a sound transmission. It did not make any sense at all. He did not know Imperial Concubine Xuan Yu at all. Moreover, she was a Celestial River King, while he had just advanced to the Celestial Novice Realm.
"I have to go. If I don't go, then not to mention going to the Striking Order Starry Skies to participate in the tryouts, I wouldn't even be able to walk out of the Revolving Jade City alive." Ning Cheng took in a deep breath and slowly sent a sound transmission to Jing Wuming.
Jing Wuming also tried to come up with a solution in his heart. However, after thinking about it for a while, he could not come up with a better idea and spoke up, "I'll go with you."
Seeing Ning Cheng hesitating, Jing Wuming spoke up in a firm voice, "We are two brothers in this life. If we die, then we die. What's there to hesitate about? Let's go."
Ning Cheng nodded, "Okay, let's go together."
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The Revolving Jade Mountain was one of the three mountains in the Revolving Jade City. The dust in the Revolving Jade City was worth an inch of gold, not to mention a tall mountain in a bustling place.
However, the Revolving Jade Mountain ignored this rule because it was the place where Imperial Concubine Xuan Yu lived.
Ning Cheng and Jing Wuming walked all the way to the Revolving Jade Palace at the top of the Revolving Jade Mountain without anyone stopping them. From this, one could tell that the people here had already received orders from Imperial Concubine Xuan Yu.
The higher Ning Cheng went, the richer the starry skies' Essence Qi became. The starry skies' Essence Qi in this place was not only rich, but also gentle, without any traces of deliberate effort.
It truly was a good place, Ning Cheng and Jing Wuming sighed in their hearts.
"Ning Cheng, you are just a little Celestial Novice Cultivator, yet you have such courage." A crisp and pleasant female voice reached Ning Cheng's ears.
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