Chapter 157 - 82: Celestial Heart Mirror, Illuminating All

Chapter 157: Chapter 82: Celestial Heart Mirror, Illuminating All

The first to stand up and voice her doubts was, naturally, Lin Rongjin, who had been keeping a close eye on Su Linyin and was the first to notice something was amiss.

"Something’s not right! Why are both the Demon Beasts and the natural disasters avoiding them? They haven’t been attacked once!"

"You must be using some kind of trick!"

Quite a few people had come to watch the exam in person. Most of them had close relationships with the disciples on the Road of Purgatory. As such, they were paying the utmost attention to this exam and were even less likely to tolerate any form of cheating.

Hearing Lin Rongjin’s words, many people immediately turned their gazes toward the Road of Purgatory.

Then, they discovered that compared to the other disciples from the three schools who were struggling to survive, the way Jiang Xuan’s group of three strolled leisurely through the volcanic, scorched earth was indeed rather different.

It felt completely out of place, as if everyone else was undergoing a life-and-death trial, fighting tooth and nail, while Jiang Xuan’s trio was just out for a casual walk.

Anyone who saw such a scene would grow suspicious.

"It really is a bit strange... The three of them don’t even have any dust on them."

"Their expressions are different from everyone else’s, too. There’s no tension on their faces at all?!"

"Even Chen Qianjun is warily watching the ground and the sky, isn’t he? What gives those three the right to be so relaxed!"

This peculiar scene caused quite a few people to start clamoring.

As the voices of doubt rose one after another, growing ever more intense, the matter even alarmed Song Zhou, Cheng Jin, and Chen Chengguang, who were standing guard by the Gate of Purgatory.

Cheating in an exam was no small matter.

Daoist School lecturers held considerable authority. They could decide how resources were allocated, how exams were conducted, and what the difficulty of those exams would be.

But there were two things the Sect would absolutely not tolerate.

One was embezzling resources the Sect distributed to its disciples, and the other was cheating in an exam to compete unfairly.

The Sect could tolerate a skewed allocation of resources where the strong received more. As long as they were truly powerful and could achieve good results in the Hundred-Day Exam, the Sect wouldn’t interfere.

But if someone reported cheating or embezzlement, people from the Shenxiao Sect’s Law Enforcement Hall would come down to investigate.

Therefore, upon hearing talk of cheating, all three lecturers turned to look at Jiang Xuan’s figure on the Road of Purgatory.

At first glance, Song Zhou’s brow furrowed slightly.

Jiang Xuan walking through the volcanic, scorched earth was indeed too abnormal, inevitably inviting suspicion—well... this was also related to the difficulty his Nether Abyss Dharma Eye had in probing him.

Soundless, lightless, and colorless. Lecturer Song Zhou and the others were not in the same world as Jiang Xuan. As such, even with their Dao Foundation Cultivation, they couldn’t tell at a glance that Jiang Xuan had, in fact, made a move.

A Righteous Level Spiritual Pupil, it must be said, was truly in a class of its own.

...

A quick glance revealed no sign of Jiang Xuan having taken action, which made Chen Chengguang’s eyes light up. The same was true for Cheng Jin beside him.

Now that Chen Qianjun was on the verge of no longer being a threat, the alliance between the Rooster Daoist School and the Chen Daoist School was also declared over.

Now, they were competitors once again.

At this moment, she even hoped that Song Zhou was helping Jiang Xuan cheat.

But just as Cheng Jin was thinking this, she suddenly noticed Song Zhou narrowing his eyes and looking coolly in her direction.

This first made Cheng Jin freeze for a moment, but she quickly understood. The realization made her laugh in exasperation. "Senior Brother, surely you don’t think I’m the one secretly interfering, helping those three little ones cheat?"

The moment he noticed something was off, Song Zhou had indeed suspected Cheng Jin of secretly trying to frame him. After all, he was certain he hadn’t interfered.

But he didn’t say that. Instead, he smiled and said, "Junior Sister, you jest. I didn’t mean that. Besides, it has yet to be determined whether those three are cheating or not..."

Before he could finish speaking and look back toward the Road of Purgatory, a voice rang out from the high platform, answering in his stead.

"Junior Sister Lin, you truly haven’t improved at all over the years."

"When you encounter something, it’s one thing not to see the deeper meaning. You’re naturally dull and your perspective is shallow; no one would blame you for that."

"But to not see the full picture, to know nothing, and yet jump out screaming and making baseless accusations—that’s just embarrassing yourself."

These words made Lin Rongjin’s eyes redden from the tirade, and her chest heaved uncontrollably.

However, this sight didn’t intimidate Su Wanyi in the slightest. Gazing at her coolly, the mockery in her eyes was undisguised. "What, you’re not convinced? Or do you think I was wrong?"

"Of course you were wro—"

"Ahem..."

Just as Lin Rongjin was about to say more, the sound of a cough suddenly came from the side.

This time, it was Chen Qianjun’s mother, Mu Shu, who had spoken.

Although she, like Su Wanyi, believed Lin Rongjin to be simple-minded, unrefined, and reckless to the point of brainlessness, she also knew that despite her many faults, the woman had married a very capable husband. Moreover, Mu Shu was quite fond of her daughter, Lin Yiyi.

’Yiyi isn’t qualified to be Qianjun’s principal wife, but being a co-wife would be no problem.’

With this thought in mind, she naturally couldn’t just stand by and watch Lin Rongjin be publicly humiliated.

Stepping forward, her expression was cool and aloof as she interceded, "Senior Sister Su, your words are a bit too harsh. Rongjin simply didn’t look carefully enough. Besides, the Purgatory Mirror isn’t showing the entire trial scene, so it’s understandable that she misjudged the situation."

"..." Seeing someone from the Chen Family step up to support Lin Rongjin, Su Wanyi furrowed her brow but ultimately said no more.