The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

The moment Yun Yici successfully killed the Wind Chaser Pig, the originally clear and open sky darkened.

Immediately afterward, a faint light appeared in front of her, the same one she had seen when she passed through the first level.

Yun Yici knew that this was the entrance to the third level.

A voice from the depths of her being told that she was the first person to complete the trials here.

As a reward, she can choose a companion to bind with and ascend to the third level passage together, provided that the other person also participated in the kill.

This mechanism, originally intended to prevent fraud, was exactly what she wanted.

Just now, Mu Yunjian stood aside and watched as she was chased by the Wind Chaser Pig, so naturally he did not participate in the killing.

She stood behind Mu Yunjian, and she could clearly see the obscure expression on his face.

Yun Yici wasn't afraid of offending people too much; she did even more outrageous things.

Right now, it's more important to get rid of Muyunjian and conduct the disciple selection, especially since the reason is already there.

She walked around behind the twilight clouds and headed directly towards the faint light.

Mu Yunjian was still standing there watching her back, while Yun Yici had already merged into the dim light heading towards the third level.

Before her consciousness completely left the second level, she heard Mu Yunjian chuckle softly, "Then Junior Sister, you go ahead first. I'll come find you later."

No, please don't come. I'm begging you.

Unfortunately, before Yun Yici could say anything, she had already reached the third level.

A thin mist hung in the air, and a tall, white figure slowly emerged from it.

Yun Yici's guard was completely lowered when she saw his face.

The newcomer was Xie Qianjue. He was dressed in white with black hair and had the same carefree expression as usual. However, the dice cup he always held in his hand was gone, and he carried a spirit sword on his back.

It seems Xie Qianjue arrived here before her.

Yun Yici immediately extended an invitation: "Senior Brother Xie, do you know the objectives of this trial? If possible, why don't we join forces?"

Xie Qianjue said, "I originally went up to the third floor with Xiong Biao, but someone must stay here."

What does it mean that someone has to stay behind? Where did Xiong Biao go? Did he go up?

Before Yun Yici could ask any further questions, Xie Qianjue raised his hand and said, "I, Xie Qianjue, voluntarily admit..."

Before he could utter the word "lose," Yun Yici's mind raced, and she instinctively interrupted him, saying, "Wait."

"The rule of this trial is that the two people who arrive here compete, and the winner goes to the fourth level, while the loser stays."

"Those who remain will compete with the next person to ascend this level. Similarly, the winner will ascend to the fourth level, and the loser will remain."

In other words, there must be someone who stays on this floor.

Yun Yici wants to go to the fourth level, that's fine, but she wants to go up on her own merits, not by stepping on her fellow disciples.

Xie Qianjue was surprised that Yun Yici could accurately deduce the rules of this level from just a few words he had spoken, and a look of admiration flashed in his eyes.

Xie Qianjue opened his mouth, about to finish conceding defeat, when he heard Yun Yici say, "Wasn't Senior Brother Xiong the first person to pass the third level?"

Given Xiong Biao's honest and simple nature, if he were the first person to pass and had the right to bring someone along, he would definitely bring Xie Qianjue along.

Xie Qianjue shook his head and said, "No."

They initially thought they were in the first group to reach the third floor.

Xiong Biaomu couldn't understand the rules and was so arrogant that he wanted to fight him. But Xiong Biaomu was too lazy to fight and wanted to take advantage of the rules, so he simply admitted defeat.

As a result, he was left there.

It seems that two other people had been here before them, but they were lucky; the winner used the reward system to take the loser away.

However, the reason he came to participate in the disciple selection was twofold: firstly, he could not disobey his master's orders, and secondly, with Xie Shiqing watching him from behind, he had no choice but to come.

He won't be able to explain himself if he can't even get past the first level.

This third layer suits him perfectly; he can leave things undone without leaving a trace, and even gain a reputation for caring for his fellow disciples when he leaves.

Yun Yici was the first fellow disciple he encountered after Xiong Biao left.

After hearing Xie Qianjue's words, Yun Yici realized that Xiong Biao was ahead of her, and since Xiong Biao wasn't the first person to reach the fourth floor, it meant that she had fallen behind.

Seeing that Xie Qianjue had lost all fighting spirit, Yun Yici also wanted to conserve her energy.

She said, "Perhaps I have a way to get us both to the fourth level. Would you be willing to give it a try, Senior Brother Xie?"

She guessed that the judgment here was based on the result of the competition, but the rules inside the tower were fixed, and the winner was determined by whether one person admitted defeat or the loser completely lost the ability to fight.

The winner of the first group to pass can take the loser away, proving that this level does not necessarily require one person to be left behind, but rather that two people can pass together.

So as long as a draw is achieved where both players are rendered unable to fight, the rules of the tower will be unable to determine who is the winner and who should stay.

One out of two possibilities is that either they all go up to the fourth floor, or they all stay on the third floor and wait for the third person.

Yun Yici leans towards the former possibility, since the rules of this level are based on winning and losing, and it's easy to determine the outcome between two people. Three people would directly break the rules of this level.

Therefore, in order to maintain the rules of this level, there is a high probability that the entrance to the fourth level will appear, allowing the two of them to walk together.

That's right, Yun Yici wanted to exploit a bug to take Xie Qianjue away, and ideally make him her teammate.

Xie Qianjue was stunned for a moment. At this moment, their actions were being broadcast live to the entire sect, so he certainly couldn't say something like "Leave me alone, I want to give up" in front of everyone.

After all, once he said those words, he had offended all the disciples from Ligou Peak who hadn't been selected.

Xie Qianjue had guessed a bit, but he couldn't imagine how Yun Yici would act. He said, "Junior Sister, please speak."

Yun Yici took out a porcelain bottle from her sleeve, poured out two black pills, and said, "I'll count to three, two, one, and we'll eat them together."

This is a discarded pill she bought from her senior sister, Danxiu, for fun. It will cause the user to lose the ability to move for a short period of time after consuming it.

The reason it's considered useless is because the time limit is too short. Yun Yici tried it and found that it might only take half a cup of tea, or even less.

However, this item is perfect for this situation.

If her guess is wrong, she will have a fair fight with Xie Qianjue to test the difference in their abilities.

"Three, two, one!"

As soon as Yun Yici finished speaking, the two of them swallowed the pills at the same time.

After taking the medicine, her body slumped forward, and her face bumped into Xie Qianjue's shoulder, who was standing in front of her, causing her to instinctively cover her face.

Xie Qianjue looked surprised. Before he could catch her, he was knocked backward by the effects of the drug in his body.

Yun Yici, who had fallen, lay half-lying on Xie Qianjue's body, her long black hair flowing down her back, one hand supporting herself on Xie Qianjue's chest.

The two were in an ambiguous position. Xie Qianjue, smelling the pervasive fragrance, couldn't help but blush and turn his head away, not daring to meet Yun Yici's gaze.

"Xie Qianjue's favorability +5, currently at 40, host's luck value +1, total 21 points."

Although Yun Yici was somewhat embarrassed, at the moment they fell, the sky was about to darken and the fog was about to dissipate.

The faint white light that marked the entrance to the next level flickered in and out, seemingly struggling to determine the two's affiliation.

As the white light grew larger, Yun Yici was overjoyed.

The next moment, a male cultivator in white robes and with white hair, untouched by dust, stepped out from the dim light. He looked serene, but when he saw everything clearly, an inexplicable anger suddenly surged up.

Looking at the two people lying on the ground, leaning against each other, Mu Yunjian smiled and said, "Isn't this Junior Sister? What a coincidence."

System: Mu Yunjian's favorability -30, currently 0; Host's luck value -3, currently 18 points. Take care, Host!!

Yun Yici: Knock, that's not the passage that led her and Xie Qianjue up, it's the passage that came up from Muyunjian.