Chapter 158 - 82: Celestial Heart Mirror, Illuminating Everything

Chapter 158: Chapter 82: Celestial Heart Mirror, Illuminating Everything

Meanwhile, Mu Shu also pulled Lin Rongjin aside.

Lin Rongjin wasn’t a complete fool, after all. Once she was back in her seat, she realized what was happening.

"So Su Linyin wasn’t cheating?"

"No. That boy walking in front of Su Linyin must have achieved Mastery in investigation-type Techniques. If you had watched closely, you would’ve noticed it’s not that dangers aren’t heading his way. It’s that he detects them just before they arrive and dodges them."

"As for the Demon Beast attacks, he’s been neutralizing them with a few simple tricks."

Realizing her mistake, Lin Rongjin felt a little embarrassed, but her anxiety quickly took over. "With him protecting her, Su Linyin isn’t actually going to make it to the end, is she?"

Back during their Cultivation at the Daoist School, she had been defeated by Su Wanyi several times.

She refused to fail again.

Especially since she had openly taunted them before this assessment, which made the thought of losing even more unbearable.

"..." Mu Shu found the rivalry between Lin Rongjin and Su Wanyi tedious, but for the sake of her son smoothly taking Lin Yiyi as a wife, she still offered some words of reassurance.

"It’s not that simple. Investigation Techniques are important, but what ultimately decides the victor in the Daoist School’s trial is a Cultivator’s direct combat prowess."

"For that boy to have achieved such Mastery in an Investigation Technique, he must have spent a great deal of time and effort on it. A Cultivator’s time is limited, especially for new students who have only been at the Daoist School for a single month. If he focused on an Investigation Technique, his combat strength is bound to be lacking. That is his greatest weakness."

"Furthermore, the trial’s difficulty hasn’t reached its peak yet. When only twenty or thirty people remain, those left will inevitably try to clear the field to secure a spot in the top eighteen. They’ll eliminate anyone who made it that far through sheer luck or other tricks."

"That is when they will be eliminated for good."

These words initially encouraged Lin Rongjin, but her expression quickly clouded with worry.

Seeing this, Mu Shu knew instantly what she was worried about. "Are you worried about Yiyi and Qianjun?"

"Mhm." Lin Rongjin nodded and couldn’t help but complain, "Your Qianjun is too reckless. He shouldn’t be protecting those people and wasting his own strength..."

Before she could finish, Mu Shu shook her head and chuckled. "Don’t worry. We’ve naturally considered that... Qianjun’s difficult battle right now could very well be part of a larger strategy."

"As for the issue of exhaustion..." Mu Shu glanced toward the Road of Purgatory. Seeing that the trial was already well underway with little chance for things to change, she considered the Chen Family’s scheme a success.

With that, she no longer kept it a secret, deciding instead to reveal a few things to Lin Rongjin.

"We solved the problem of exhaustion long ago. Qianjun doesn’t grow weak from battle—he only grows stronger. Of course, in front of everyone else, he will indeed feign Weakness for a time."

"But I can guarantee you, your Yiyi will absolutely place among the top ranks of this joint examination!"

"As for Su Linyin and that boy, they will be eliminated just when success is within their grasp!"

"There is no way they will make it to the end!"

Mu Shu’s tone was filled with absolute, unshakable confidence as she spoke these last words.

After listening, Lin Rongjin nodded in agreement.

With only thirty days total for Cultivation, time was extremely limited. Since Jiang Xuan had poured so much energy into his Investigation Technique, it stood to reason that his direct combat abilities would suffer. At first glance, this logic seemed flawless.

This filled Lin Rongjin with renewed hope as she looked up at the projection screen above the Gate of Purgatory.

And she didn’t have to wait long for something to happen that made her even more ecstatic.

"Su Linyin is about to be eliminated," Mu Shu said coolly, her eyes on the screen above the Gate of Purgatory. "The trial’s difficulty has increased again—by an entire tier. And this time, tricks won’t be enough to get through."