Reversing the Milky Way

As the sixth level of spiritual light illuminated, time passed little by little.

Bai Cheng looked towards the sixth floor, feeling a sense of loss.

'What a pity. It would be wonderful to see the battle inside. These are experts at the Opening Meridian Realm; it's a rare sight. But then again, if they're at the Opening Meridian Realm, the aftershocks of the battle should be enormous. Why is there not a single fluctuation emanating from the tower?'

After a while, the light was still shining on the sixth floor. The time it takes for an incense stick to burn was almost up, but the light still did not move upward.

Upon seeing this scene, all the students began to communicate telepathically.

Student 1: "Sigh, Wu Yazi is really something. He only has two basic spiritual energies, yet he insists on doing this heaven-defying thing. If it weren't for the good temper of the academy's elders, they probably wouldn't have let him do this."

Student 2: "Yes, he's almost a hundred years old, but his cultivation level is still at the early stage of the Pulse Opening Realm. In a few decades, our cultivation level will definitely surpass his."

The admission requirement for the White House Academy is that one must have at least two spiritual power attributes. Most people present have two or three spiritual power attributes, and their highest cultivation level is only the mid-stage of the Meridian Opening Realm.

Even so, these people are still a minority among all the cultivators in White Maple City. The vast majority of the rest are cultivators who basically only have one basic spiritual power attribute, and their cultivation level can only remain at the late stage of Qi Condensation for their entire lives.

As time passed, the time it takes for an incense stick to burn was up, and the spiritual light on the sixth floor of the outer side of the Trial Tower gradually went out.

The gate opened, and Wu Yazi walked out with a silent expression, clearly in a very bad mood.

He calmly surveyed the crowd, and most of them remained silent, communicating quietly through telepathy.

A moment later, Bai Wenzhe was about to step forward and say something, but Wu Yazi did not give him the chance. Instead, he quickly took off and flew away into the distance.

After he left, the students began to whisper among themselves.

Student 1: "Tsk tsk tsk! Wu Yazi has clearly already opened his Yuan Meridian, yet he still can't beat a spirit puppet of the same realm. This is truly laughable."

Student 2: "That's right..."

As Bai Cheng listened to the discussions around him, his mind was filled with a multitude of thoughts.

The next person was also ready, and Bai Cheng was surprised to find that it was Bai Fengze.

Bai Fengze's trial also attracted everyone's attention.

Student 1: "Look, the young master of the Bai family has gone inside!"

Student 2: "The young master of the Bai family recently broke through to the Great Perfection of the Qi Condensation Realm. The fifth level should be a piece of cake for him. It just depends on whether he chooses to challenge the sixth level."

And as this person said, the first five levels were basically without suspense. As the light on the fifth level went out, the light on the sixth level suddenly shone.

Student 1: "No way, Young Master Bai is actually going to challenge the Opening Meridian Realm?!"

Student 2: "But even if he has a special spiritual power physique, he still can't be defeated, right?"

Opinions varied among the crowd, and Bai Cheng also pondered this possibility. He had witnessed the methods of experts in the Qi Condensation Realm. Even those at the Great Perfection of the Qi Condensation Realm might not be able to defeat cultivators in the Qi Condensation Realm unless they relied on external forces, such as spiritual artifacts or high-level talismans, in which case it would be possible to defeat a spirit puppet with a higher realm than oneself.

The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passes in the blink of an eye, but after the light on the sixth floor went out again, the seventh floor did not light up.

A moment later, Bai Fengze walked out of the Trial Tower.

Bai Muwan: "Brother, how is it?"

Bai Muwan immediately stepped forward.

Bai Fengze sighed.

Bai Fengze: "Alas, it's a pity. If I had another quarter of an hour, I should have been able to find the flaw."

Bai Cheng: "Is that spirit puppet at the Qi Opening Realm really that powerful? You can't even contend with it using a spirit weapon?"

Bai Fengze: "Although I have a spiritual artifact, I cannot use it. Moreover, that spirit puppet is not so simple. Once spiritual power is injected, the spirit puppet will use all the moves of the corresponding attribute, whether you have seen them or not. All the techniques recorded in the academy's technique pavilion are engraved into the spirit puppet's array patterns."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng felt a surge of nervousness.

As time passed, the trial continued. As the morning sun shone on the earth, Mo Rui raised his hand and retrieved the spirit storage pearl from the air.

The number of trainees present dwindled, but most of them only managed to get past the third or fourth level; very few passed the fifth.

Shangguan Zhi was among this group, but he only made it through the third level.

Shangguan Wenbo: "Hmph! I told you to train your body regularly, but you insisted on playing with insects! What would Second Uncle think if he knew you still couldn't pass the fourth level of the Trial Tower?"

Shangguan Wenbo's words caused a stir among the Shangguan family members, leaving Shangguan Zhi looking embarrassed.

Shangguan Zhi: "Cousin, you are mistaken. Although I cannot defeat a spirit puppet that is one level higher than me, in a battle between cultivators, even if the opponent's realm is higher than mine, I can still defeat them."

After saying that, he recalled what had happened that night.

'Damn it, if it weren't for that assassin, the substitute executioner, who killed all my poisonous insects! How could I have been insulted like that by my cousin?'

Thinking of this, he turned his head to Bai Cheng, his face full of resentment.

'That guy is definitely connected to this kid! You just wait!'

Bai Cheng felt that chill coming from behind him again.

'It seems Shangguan Zhi still has his eye on me. If I act alone, I might really get into trouble with these people. But with so many elders watching here, he wouldn't dare do anything.'

Soon, another half day passed. Besides Wu Yazi, there were several older students, some of whom had reached the early stage of the Meridian Opening Realm. A few others had even reached the middle stage. All of these people had now become heads of cultivation families.

As the day passed and evening approached, the number of trainees present dwindled to less than a hundred. Soon, it was the turn of one of the two men in black. Due to the distinctive black attire, Bai Cheng couldn't distinguish whether the man in black entering the training ground was the same one from before.

After the man in black entered, Hongyun and several elders began to communicate telepathically.

Bai Wenzhe: "The dean has already gone in. Are we really going to let him participate in the trial?"

Hong Yun: "This person does not have the academy's identity token. Even if he enters and defeats the spirit puppet, he will not receive any rewards."

Mo Rui: "Now that he's inside, this person outside will be easy to capture. The dean only needs to give an order, and we'll immediately take him into our hands!"

Hongyun pondered for a while, his gaze fixed on another man in black.

Hongyun: "No rush. We'll make other plans for this. Since he's not going to take action, it's best if we don't break off relations."

The spiritual light of the Trial Tower shone brightly all the way up to the seventh floor.

After witnessing this scene, everyone became more cautious.

Student 1: "My God! That person really is a late-stage Qi Refining Realm expert! He actually made it all the way to the seventh level!"

Student 2: "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the first person to reach the seventh level in this trial, right?"

Student 3: "The seventh level is also at the late stage of the Meridian Opening Realm. I wonder if he can defeat him?"

Amidst the discussions, Bai Cheng also kept his eyes glued to the seventh floor of the Trial Tower.

After a while, while everyone was waiting, a wave suddenly emanated from the seventh floor of the Trial Tower.

Hongyun and the elders were all surprised when they saw this.

Lu Xuzi: "How is this possible? Even I can't get the attack to spill out of the tower! How can this person have such great ability?!"

Bai Wenzhe: "Could it be that this person, like the Dean, is about to reach the Great Perfection of the Meridian Opening Realm?"

Hong Yun stood to the side with a solemn expression. However, after this powerful fluctuation, the spiritual light on the seventh floor of the Trial Tower suddenly went out, while the eighth floor suddenly lit up.

Upon witnessing this scene, the trainees could no longer help but gasp in surprise.

Student 1: "Look! The eighth floor! It's actually the eighth floor!"

Upon seeing this, the elders stood there dumbfounded.

Mo Rui: "If I remember correctly, the eighth floor is the former vice dean's avatar puppet, right?"

Hongyun: "That's right! For nearly fifty years, no one has been able to pass the eighth level!"

Amidst the chatter of the crowd, Bai Cheng also curiously inquired about the eighth floor from those around him.

After some investigation, Bai Cheng learned about the special nature of the last three levels of the Trial Tower. It turned out that the eighth level of the Trial Tower housed the avatar of former Vice Dean Chu Xiaohe, while the ninth level housed the avatar of Dean Bai Muxuan. Although both avatars were at the Great Perfection of the Meridian Opening Realm, Bai Muxuan's avatar was crafted based on the wind attribute.

Since the Trial Tower was established, it is said that only one person has passed the ninth floor and reached the tenth floor. This person is not from the White Palace Academy, but from the Qin family. His name is Qin Ao, and he is also the current head of the Qin family.

However, Qin Ao did not reveal what the tenth floor was at the time, only saying that if someone else could reach the tenth floor later, they would naturally know.

But that sentence isn't the most important thing. What's important is that Qin Ao, who was not even a hundred years old at the time, had already broken through to the Tonghai Realm, and his reputation was well-known throughout the entire Huoyun Kingdom.

Bai Cheng was also shocked by this news, because Bai Muxuan was known as the founder of the Bai family and could be considered the number one person in Baifeng City. However, when he broke through to the Tonghai Realm two years ago, his lifespan was already over two hundred years old, which was incomparable to Qin Ao.

Bai Cheng was shocked once again after noticing this.

Just then, the spiritual light on the eighth floor of the Trial Tower suddenly went out, and soon after, the gate of the Trial Tower opened, and the man in black flew out from inside.

The two men in black began communicating telepathically as soon as they met.

Si Nanchen: "Is everything settled?"

"Young Master, I've taken care of everything. I've left them in every corner of each floor."

Si Nanchen: "Very good!"

Soon, the license plate lit up again, and this time it belonged to another man in black.

The man in black quickly stepped forward.

Si Nanchen: "Dean Hong, I am still considered a disciple of the academy now. If I receive a reward, you won't be stingy with it, will you?"

Hong Yun: "Hehe, Young Master Si Nan, please rest assured, I didn't set the rules of the Trial Tower."

After Bai Cheng used his divine sense to detect the conversation between the two, he was startled. He murmured to himself as he watched the black-clad man enter the tower.

Bai Cheng: "He really is Si Nanchen! But I clearly remember that when I saw him last time, he wasn't even at the Qi Condensation Realm. It seems that he has broken through during this period."

Soon, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the first level of the Trial Tower lit up with spiritual light and then immediately went out, while the second level began to light up.

Lu Xuzi: "Dean, you should directly deny his student status!"

Hong Yun: "The matter of the Si Nan family is still unresolved. Even Bai Feng City is not capable of breaking the great formation. I am doing this to plan for the future of the academy. Since Si Nan Yu is not dead, he is very likely to bring the Si Nan family back to Bai Feng City. This way, we will not offend either side and will have some breathing room in the future."

Just as they were speaking, the light from the second layer went out, and the light from the third layer began to shine. Bai Cheng watched this scene, feeling a faint sense of anxiety.

Even if Si Nanchen's current cultivation level is at the early stage of Qi Condensation, then this third level should already be his limit.

Just as he was thinking this, the light on the third level suddenly went out, and the fourth level began to light up.

Bai Cheng was also surprised to see this.

'Is Si Nanchen really that powerful? He actually defeated a mid-stage Qi Condensation Realm spirit puppet? And in such a short time at that. Could he be carrying some kind of magical artifact?'

After a short while, the light from the fourth level went out, and the light from the fifth level began to shine.

Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng also realized that something was completely wrong.

'That's impossible! Si Nanchen is at most at the early stage of Qi Condensation. Could he have some hidden trump card?'

At this moment, Lu Xuzi saw this scene and began to transmit his voice to Hongyun.

Lu Xuzi: "Dean! This is going too far. Isn't this blatant disregard for the rules?"

Hongyun glanced slightly at the man in black outside the arena.

Immediately afterwards, a surge of spiritual energy erupted from Hong Yun's body, and then a phantom transformed into a beam of light and flew into the Trial Tower.

At this moment, the students around him also started to discuss among themselves. Most of them had not investigated the conversation between Hong Yun and the man in black. Only a small number of people had heard it, including Bai Fengze and a few other members of the Bai family.

Bai Fengze: "If I'm not mistaken, the person who just went in should be Si Nanchen."

Bai Yue: "That's right, but how could he have reached the fifth level? That's impossible unless he cheated."

After hearing the conversation, Bai Cheng slowly spoke up as well.

Bai Cheng: "If this involves using a magical artifact, would that be considered cheating?"

Bai Fengze's expression tightened.

Bai Fengze: "Before the fifth level, it is not allowed to use spiritual artifacts. Only after the fifth level can one be allowed to use spiritual artifacts. This is for the sake of fairness."

Bai Cheng: "So, in that case, Si Nanchen really did use a spiritual treasure?"

Bai Fengze: "It's unlikely. You don't know this, but there are array patterns in this tower that can detect spiritual artifacts. Once used, the array patterns in the tower will appear, directly teleporting the trial participant out of the tower and canceling their trial qualification."

Bai Cheng: "So meticulous, how did he get through all those levels? Does he really have some trump card?"

Just then, Si Nanchen, inside the Trial Tower, arrived at a corner. After making a hand seal, a small array appeared in the corner. The hand seal he used was also a secret technique of his family, undetectable to outsiders.

Within the formation, a powerful sphere of spiritual energy began to appear.

This was the attack method left behind by the man in black, Dong Gu, and Si Nanchen was able to pass through the levels so quickly thanks to this attack.

After receiving the attack, Si Nanchen swaggered to the spirit puppet in the center of the hall. Just as he was about to touch the button on the spirit puppet, a voice and a phantom began to appear.

Hong Yun: "Si Nanchen! Don't push your luck!"

The person who arrived was Hong Yun, but at that moment his whole body looked like an illusory projection.