Chapter 132: Chapter 132

Zhang Jingwei laughed and said,

"The fourth layer, that’s not their limit!"

Everyone looked at the Demon Refining Stele again and were astonished to find that Zhang Zhiwei from Enlightenment Peak had reached the fifth layer! Read complete versıon only at nοvelfire.net

Li Chuan from Enlightenment Peak closely followed behind.

Mei Jinqiu took a deep breath and asked,

"What cultivation level are those two...?"

"Eighth layer of Qi Refining."

"But... the fifth layer is guarded by beasts with the strength of the Qi Refining Peak."

Zhang Jingwei thought of Fan Wubing’s miraculous methods of manipulating beasts and was still somewhat shocked. He sighed and said,

"If they fight with beasts of Qi Refining Peak strength every day, what difference does the eighth layer of Qi Refining make?"

No one understood this statement.

But what they did understand was,

What made all this possible was Fan Wubing, who repeatedly performed unexpected feats.

Gradually, the rankings of the Enlightenment Peak disciples stabilized.

Two reached the fifth layer, and the remaining eight all reached the fourth layer, occupying positions from the fourth to thirteenth based on the clearance time, claiming ten spots within the top twenty!

Enlightenment Peak dominated the rankings.

This was something unimaginable to everyone.

Lin Xing cleared his throat,

"Sect Leader Senior Brother, the last time Enlightenment Peak dominated the rankings was fifty years ago, right?"

"Yes." With an excited heart and trembling hands, Mei Jinqiu found it hard to express his feelings at that moment.

What he saw was not just a group of Phase One Qi Refining Realm students, but hope, the resurgence of Enlightenment Peak, and even the rise of the Eternal Immortal Sect!

This event was so overwhelming that even Luo Qingyao breaking through the twelfth layer seemed less dramatic.

With the sound of a bell, the Phase One students’ practical examination at the Demon Refining Tower ended!

All eleven Enlightenment Peak disciples made it to the top twenty. Luo Qingyao was in first place with her twelfth-layer achievement, far ahead. Looking below, besides the second and third places being the best disciples from Immortal Performance Peak and Fate Peak’s Phase One students respectively, positions from fourth to thirteenth were occupied by Enlightenment Peak.

Such dreamlike results.

Zhang Jingwei couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

And accomplishing all this was the master senior brother of Enlightenment Peak, Fan Wubing.

So, where was Fan Wubing?

At that moment, Fan Wubing was standing at the betting stand with his betting record in hand.

Forty middle-grade Spirit Stones, with a two hundred times leverage, stirred a betting pool of over eight thousand middle-grade Spirit Stones.

Everyone gathered around him with heated gazes and exhilarated expressions.

"Wow, fellow cultivator, you really have some insider information!"

"It’s too unbelievable! The final result is even more shocking than the odds!"

The fifth-phase student responsible for the betting was already sweating profusely. He never expected such a situation to occur, which resulted in his failure to properly adjust the odds, leading to potential losses now!

"Uh... fellow cultivator, there’s not enough money in the pool, so could you..."

Fan Wubing said calmly,

"I understand, I understand, just give as much as you have, we’re all just trying to earn a living."

You’re here to destroy people’s livelihoods!

The fifth-phase student responsible for the betting was already cursing inwardly, but what could he do? Could he refuse to pay? Not to mention how those who placed the winning bets would react, but other peers might also put pressure on him. Then it wouldn’t just be about whether he could continue running the betting, but his reputation throughout the Eternal Immortal Sect would be ruined.

Cursing internally, smiling externally.

He shakily pulled the Spirit Stones out of the pool, handed them over with both hands, and even added,

"Fellow cultivator, come and play again next time."

"I will. This is just the first phase; there are four more phases ahead!"

Everyone assumed he had insider info and flocked to him, trying to get some clues.

But Fan Wubing quickly shook them off, mixed into the crowd, then removed his disguise and restored his aura.

From afar, he heard Luo Qingyao’s voice,

"Senior Brother, twelve layers, twelve layers! Praise me, quick!"

Fan Wubing was beaming, then directly ignored her and approached the ten triumphant newcomers,

"Very well done! You all did very well! Our Enlightenment Peak has truly regained prestige this time!"

The crowd was also very happy, chatting animatedly,

"Ah, I feel we didn’t perform well; with more effort, we could have reached the fifth layer like Li Chuan and Zhang Zhiwei."

"I even think if given me a bit more time, I could have checked out the sixth layer."

"Stop bragging, the sixth layer is at Golden Core level."

"I only got thirteenth place, really set everyone back."

"No worries. Let’s take this as a practice round; next year, we’ll get serious."

Hearing the enthusiastic exchanges among Enlightenment Peak’s disciples, everyone else was dumbfounded, realizing they hadn’t been serious, they were just having fun?

Luo Qingyao stood aside, feeling aggrieved, thinking, I wanted to be praised too...

She began to mutter to herself.

After talking to the ten little guys one by one and asking about their thoughts, Fan Wubing turned to Luo Qingyao,

"What level were the beasts on the twelfth layer?"

"It’s a Nascent Soul level demon beast, but its realm has been suppressed to the Golden Core Peak by the Demon Refining Tower."

"So, it has the strength of a Golden Core Peak but the battle experience of a Nascent Soul?"

"Yes, it’s very formidable. Had I not sparred with Senior Brother several times before, it might have been more difficult." Luo Qingyao said, "The thirteenth floor is definitely a genuine Nascent Soul level, so I didn’t even think about challenging it."

Fan Wubing gazed at the thirteenth floor of the Demon Refining Tower,

"A real Nascent Soul..."

"Senior Brother, do you want to give it a try?"

"Then... can you praise me?"

"Alright, you’re the best! How about that?"

Luo Qingyao had this kind of personality. Even if she knew it was just a perfunctory compliment, she would still be very happy. Easily satisfied, yet never content.

Fan Wubing felt a gaze fall upon him.

In this place, many were looking at him.

But this gaze was so special. So special that it gave Fan Wubing goosebumps, and when he tried to find the owner of the gaze, he felt nothing, leaving only an indelible confusion in his heart.

At this moment, he remembered clearly.

In the Eternal Immortal Sect, someone wanted him dead.

After the first round of the Demon Refining Tower test for the first-phase students, it was immediately followed by the second-phase students.

There weren’t many topics about the second-phase students, and it had nothing to do with Enlightenment Peak.

Therefore, Fan Wubing didn’t know much and didn’t pay particular attention, so he didn’t place any bets in this round.

Ai Yinian won the championship for the second-phase students.

After restarting his cultivation, he formed a Golden Core in just three months, and now he was at the Third-Layer Golden Core.

To be honest, if he had cultivated freely, he might already be at the Late Stage of Golden Core.

The reason he did not was that he remembered Fan Wubing’s advice: not to cultivate too quickly and to always restrain his aura.

The reason is none other than,

his Rootless Body is too domineering, too wild!

A humanoid mobile Spirit Gathering Array, spiritual energy keeps pouring into his body even while he sleeps.

Who wouldn’t be stunned by that?

Fan Wubing’s intuition told him that Ai Yinian’s physique should never be known by others, not even family.

third-phase students.

Enlightenment Peak once again became the focal point of all attention.

Because Fan Wubing was a third-phase student.

Everyone wanted to know, what level was this recently famous Senior Brother of Enlightenment Peak?

Not only the disciples, even the Elders on the stage were very curious.

For Fan Wubing, who had led a team of just ten new students to dominate the first-phase student ranking chart in less than three months since joining the sect, what was his own power level?

Middle Stage of Golden Core?

Late Stage of Golden Core?

The betting round concerning Fan Wubing was quickly set up.

Given the deep-seated impression Fan Wubing left on the disciples of the Eternal Immortal Sect, the betting was relatively conservative.

Just slightly lower than Luo Qingyao’s tier.

Can he break through the tenth floor?

The odds for yes or no were 1.75 to 1.75.

Evenly matched, indicating that the overall expectation for Fan Wubing was generally between the tenth and eleventh floors.

More than half a year ago, if someone asked whether Fan Wubing could reach the tenth floor of the Demon Refining Tower, they would be cursed as a fool.

Now, everything was different.

Such odds did not interest Fan Wubing; betting too little would earn nothing, while too much would attract attention, so he did not participate. He just wanted to go for those high-odds with absolute confidence.

"Senior Brother, good luck!"

"Senior Brother, good luck!"

Fan Wubing smiled at them and walked towards the Demon Refining Tower.

Mei Jinqiu and a group of Elders were all watching him.

They were all wondering,

how many floors could he reach?

With Luo Qingyao clearing twelve floors before him, a trail had already been blazed.

They mostly thought it unlikely he could exceed twelve floors.

After all, above the twelfth floor were demon beasts with genuine Nascent Soul strength.

The gap between Nascent Soul and Golden Core is as vast as day and night.