Chapter 56: Now It Seems He's the One Who's Out of Touch
Chapter 56: Now It Seems He's the One Who's Out of Touch
This gate is named "Sever Self"!
It seems that the trial focuses more on one's ability to observe and interpret subtle facial expressions, as well as control their own micro-expressions. It tests their skill in discerning lies from others while concealing their own.
Additionally, it examines the richness of one's life experiences up to this point.
The Mock Heaven Sect is a pure sword cultivation sect. It's understandable that a sword cultivator would need to experience the mortal world to prove their dedication, but assessing others' micro-expressions seems a bit puzzling. Does a sword cultivator really need to learn this?
Actually, he has a decisive move.
That is—
The Multicolored Entries!
If he had said, "I've seen my younger aunt bathing, and I possess the Multicolored Entries," it would have been a decisive move. His opponent would have been eliminated, leaving them with only two choices.
Either they choose to expose him or continue with the trial.
Whichever choice they make, it's almost certain to result in their loss.
Even if you are bold enough to follow through, guess whether your opponent will believe you? Unless they also possess the Multicolored Entries.
It's just not necessary.
After all, it's just an Ancient Earthfire Pill of Superior Grade, not worth exposing his Multicolored Entries. If the rule was that all eliminated participants on the arena would die, and the news wouldn't leak out, he wouldn't mind showing the remaining people what true despair is.
After saying this, Chen Qiu calmly sat cross-legged, not even glancing at his opponent.
To be honest,
He hadn't seen his younger aunt bathing; he didn't even have a younger aunt to see.
But since he couldn't determine if his opponent was lying, he had no choice but to continue. As long as his opponent didn't challenge him, they could coexist peacefully, and it would come down to a test of luck.
Fortunately,
It was evident that these people had low moral standards.
His opponent didn't doubt for a second that he had peeped on his younger aunt bathing; they assumed it was normal and had already started thinking about their next move.
"I've seen my younger aunt bathing, and I possess the Green Entry. I even advanced from Qi Condensation First Stage to Foundation Establishment Stage in just three days!"
After a moment of thought, the opponent expanded on this statement.
The challenge now passed to the next person in line.
This trial was easiest for the first few participants, becoming increasingly difficult as it progressed. Everyone's life experiences are unique, and if you've gone through all the distinctive pasts these people have thought up, your life must have been incredibly complex.
It was a difficult situation to navigate.
The next opponent was dressed in expensive clothing, exuding a calm and quiet aura. Although they didn't seem arrogant, there was still a subtle sense of unintentional superiority.
In this situation, advancing from Qi Condensation to Foundation Establishment in three days didn't seem suspicious.
The next person in line continued, "I've seen my younger aunt bathing, and I possess the Green Entry. I advanced from Qi Condensation First Stage to Foundation Establishment Stage in just three days, and during Qi Condensation, I even killed a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!"
Everyone was wracking their brains to come up with the most unique experience from their lives.
They tried their best to eliminate their opponent.
The next person in line, with a somber expression, thought for several breaths before choosing to challenge, only to be eliminated on the spot. Perhaps even they couldn't believe that their opponent's statements were all true, but there was nothing they could do; they lacked the courage to continue.
The more he spoke, the more outrageous it became.
If this guy wasn't from a noble family, who else could have experienced these four things?
The first two were still somewhat believable, but the latter two were complete nonsense for a wandering cultivator like him. His clothes were all cheap, and even if he dared to continue, his opponent wouldn't dare to believe him.
".
Chen Qiu calmly glanced at his two opponents. Both of them had just admitted to peeping at their younger aunt while she was bathing. If they were telling the truth, then including his previous opponent, all three of them had done this.
To be honest...
How should he put it? He always thought that peeping at one's younger aunt while bathing was a rather niche thing to do.
Now it seemed that he was the one who was niche.
As time passed, soon, only three people remained on the 19th arena where Chen Qiu was, as the rest had been eliminated. A new round began, and the other two contestants had already wracked their brains, their faces turning slightly pale from the intense thinking.
Each incident couldn't be repeated.
In the previous rounds, they had already recounted all the unique experiences they had in their lives, and in this round, they were at a loss for what to say.
Just like now, they had already taken turns several times among the three of them, and no one challenged their statements. At this point, no one wanted to risk betting that their opponent was lying.
Chen Qiu's previous opponent, with a stiff expression, spoke word by word:
"I have eaten six bowls of rice in one meal, chopped firewood, used an invisibility spell to peep at a stranger bathing, eaten six steamed buns in one meal, killed someone, used an invisibility spell to peep at a neighbor bathing, eaten six dishes in one meal, slain a demon beast, used an invisibility spell to peep at a relative bathing—and I possess five or more entries!"
His voice turned hoarse as he spoke the last few words.
There was no choice; in the final round, everyone started telling the truth.
His opponent was like a madman, either chopping firewood or killing people.
His previous opponent was an idiot, either peeping at neighbors or relatives bathing. Your father sending you to cultivate was truly a curse on your ancestors!
Seeing that this could go on for who knows how many more rounds, he couldn't bear it anymore and took out his trump card, preparing for a decisive move!
Normally, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could only have two entries.
Having five or more entries, like him, meant he had encountered several fortuitous opportunities. It was something not to be revealed lightly, to avoid attracting deadly trouble, but at this moment, he was a bit tipsy and didn't care about the consequences.
His eyes turned bloodshot, and he stared intently at Chen Qiu, grinning as he spoke word by word: "Do you want to challenge me? Or do you dare to follow?"
".
Chen Qiu casually glanced and then withdrew his gaze, speaking softly: "I have eaten six bowls of rice in one meal, chopped firewood, and possess five or more entries, as well as haggled over prices."
With a casual wave of his hand, five panels shrouded in mist appeared in mid-air, displaying five of his unimportant entries.
"Just five entries, who doesn't have something similar?"
He really didn't want to do this, but he had no choice.
In his opponent's eyes, learning an invisibility spell and then using it to peep at others bathing was a normal thing.
So, he had never doubted him because of this.
But having five entries was something that would raise suspicions. He was worried that his opponent would challenge him on this, exposing his lie, and then he would truly be eliminated. After all, his last statement was true.
But all the previous statements about peeping while bathing were false.
(End of Chapter)
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