Chapter 493 Third Trial Passed (2/2)

“In my opinion, Saint Genesis Peak’s main gates will still remain tightly shut.”

“……”

Countless whispers continuously spread across the mountains.

On the dilapidated old plaza, Shen Taiyuan and Lu Song’s disciples wore grave expressions on their faces. They were naturally itching to retort after hearing the many whispers, but the words were ultimately unable to leave their mouths.

Because they clearly understood how difficult this trial was. If not, Saint Genesis Peak would not have declined more and more with each passing year.

Zhou Yuan was indeed a very outstanding disciple, but even they did not believe that he would succeed.

The only thing they could do now was silently wait for the results.

In contrast to their anxious waiting, Lu Hong’s disciples watched with the cold eyes of a bystander, while Lu Hong wore a sneer on his face. Zhou Yuan had been the cause of their current predicament, and Lu Hong naturally hated the former. However, he did not dare to take any action due to the laws of the sect.

But if he could watch Zhou Yuan fail this trial, it would definitely release some of the negative feelings in his heart.

Aren’t you supposed to be very awesome? You even managed to take the chief disciple position, but at the end of the day, won’t it all end in failure?

Next year, the various chief disciples from the other peaks would be allowed to participate. When that happened, what face would Saint Genesis Peak have left?

High up in the sky.

Sect master Qing Yang and the five peak masters were seated on their glowing lotuses, their deep gazes focused on the majestic misty main peak. They could naturally hear the spreading whispers, but did not take any steps to curb them. After all, they likewise clearly understood the difficulty of passing three trials.

Peak master Ling Jun suddenly remarked, “He seems to be taking a little too long.”

“What’s the rush?” Retorted peak master Lianyi in a nonchalant manner.

Sect master Qing Yang raised his hand to cut them off before it escalated any further, when his expression suddenly concentrated as if trying to hear something. Moments later, he abruptly said, “The Xuan bell is ringing!”

The eyes of peak master Ling Jun, Lianyi and the others widened slightly.

After a few dozen breaths of silence, the resonant ‘dong’ of an old bell slowly spread from the misty main peak, and echoed across the land.

All the noises stopped at this moment.

Countless gazes were abruptly raised, staring at the main peak as they attentively listened for the bell.

They knew that the bell signified the end of the trials.

Only when the Xuan bell rang seven times did it mean that the challenger had successfully passed all three trials. Over the years, innumerable disciples had been stopped before the seventh ring.

Elder Shen Taiyuan and Lu Song’s aged faces were filled with nervousness.

Amidst the silence, only the sound of a bell could be heard.

Dong!

Dong!

Dong!

……

A bell rang continuously, quickly reaching six rings.

Countless individuals held their breaths, not daring to breathe too loudly.

There was a slight pause after the sixth ring.

The sneer that hung from Lu Hong’s mouth abruptly widened as he breathed a deep sigh of relief inside.

However, just as he was about to exhale a physical sigh from his mouth, another loud ‘dong’ unhurriedly echoed from the main peak...

The seventh ring!

*Uproar*!

The entire place seemed to explode at this very moment.

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