Chapter 98: Tianyin Cave

Otherwise, Liu Huili and Huang Ping, Zhang Lin, and others would definitely not dare to let anyone kill Yun Ze.```
The second round of selection will again be held at Qingming Peak. In front of the square on the middle tier of Qingming Peak, more than 1,200 disciples who have achieved the third rank of Enlightenment and above have gathered.
These are the disciples who passed the first round of selection, while the rest have been eliminated. Among those eliminated, there were even some at the fourth and fifth ranks of Enlightenment.
```htmlAfter all, not all disciples with a cultivation level above three realms can pass the first round of selection.
In the second round of selection, a significant number of disciples will be eliminated. Only the remaining elite will qualify for the final round of selection.```
The location of the middle layer of Qingming Peak is where the three places for the second round of selection are situated.
Here, there are Tianyin Cave, Chongshui River, and Knife Mountain. Compared to the lower layer's Gravity Valley, Beast Valley, and Thunder Valley, the training sites in this middle layer are even more dangerous.
If you're not careful, there is a possibility of falling into it, so for disciples in the Transcendence Realm, this place is indeed a dangerous area.
On the other hand, those in the Void Breaking Realm often come here to cultivate. However, the required contribution points are quite high, at eight thousand contribution points per hour, which is not something an ordinary Transcendence Realm disciple can afford.
就算是破虚境，也没有几个能够随意消费。而每年的选拔，倒是给了脱凡弟子免费进入其中修炼的机会。
The matters are still overseen by Chen Qingyi and five other elders, three from the Internal Affairs faction and three from the Transmission faction.
The Internal Affairs lineage is led by Yun Kun, while the Transmission of Skill lineage is headed by Chen Qingyi. They hovered in the air, looking down at the group of Transcendence Realm disciples, their eyes revealing a sense of pride.
```htmlAt the same time, their gazes towards Yun Ze were filled with disdain. Yun Kun even had a hint of malice in his expression.
He deliberately and unconsciously glanced at the crowd of disciples at the Transcendence Realm, noting one disciple who had just advanced to the eighth level of Transcendence, a strange smile playing at the corners of his mouth.```
The other party seemed to sense Yun Kun's gaze and looked up, giving Yun Kun a barely noticeable nod.
At this moment, Yun Kun noticed that some elite disciples who had reached the Immortal Ascension Nine Levels and the Void Breaking Realm had appeared nearby. These were all participants in the Ascension Ranking Conference.
However, their cultivation level has already reached a point where they don't need to undergo the selection process and can directly participate. They are probably here to see the results of this selection.
However, in previous years, not many disciples above the ninth level of the Transcendence Realm would come to join in this excitement; it's unclear what has changed this year.
云坤在这些人当中，看到了黄平和张林，这两人满脸玩味的看着云泽，又跟人群中几名脱凡八重的用眼神交流。
This situation made Yun Kun feel a slight sense of joy; it seemed that there were others who wanted to kill Yun Ze, not just his side. He had heard about the significant loss Huang Ping and Zhang Lin suffered at Yun Ze's hands.
It seems that these two guys are probably looking to find someone to kill Yun Ze during this selection round. With this thought, a sense of smugness deepened on his face.
This time, Yun Ze is likely to die for sure. Yun Kun feels an urge to laugh maniacally at the heavens.
Chen Qingyi also noticed that something was off, a playful expression on his face. Since someone was acting on his behalf, that was even better. As for Yun Ze's life or death, he couldn't care less.
He didn't want to bother with whatever his ancestor desired; he only wanted Yun Ze to die.
“Now, I announce that the second round of assessment begins. The first challenge, Tianyin Cave. All contestants, please head to Tianyin Cave. The requirement to pass this round is to stay in Tianyin Cave for at least one hour. Those who do not meet this requirement will be eliminated. Each of you will have a transmission jade symbol in hand. If you cannot endure, you may crush the jade symbol.”
Yunkun stood out from the crowd and addressed the group of Disengaged Realm disciples below.
The disciples responded eagerly, and everyone began to head towards the right side of the Tianyin Cave.
Yunze walked among the crowd, accompanied by several disciples at the Eighth Level of Disengagement. They looked at Yunze with expressions of malice and mockery.
Yun Kun and Chen Qingyi exchanged a glance, secretly agreeing to pretend they hadn't seen anything.
The other four elders sensed that something was off, but they didn't realize what it was. Therefore, they didn't pay much attention to it.
As long as Yun Kun and Chen Qingyi don't cause any more trouble this time, just let them bear the consequences. Seeing that these two are behaving, they feel much more at ease.
At this moment, a massive square screen appeared in front of the square. The entire screen displayed the scenes from within the Tianyin Cave.
The massive Tianyin Cave covers at least ten thousand square meters, and with over a thousand people inside, it doesn't seem crowded.
Moreover, the Tianyin Cave has seven layers, and each layer doesn't have a ground; the footing consists of several bridge-like pathways that intersect within the cave.
Below is a massive abyss, with faint light visible below, and streams of energy like fierce winds blowing upwards.
What can be seen from the outside is a general view of the Tianyin Cave; to fully explore its entirety, one must enter the Tianyin Cave.
At the entrance of the cave, many people were looking at the seven-layer bridge. Some went to the lowest layer of the bridge, while others headed for the upper layers.
There were also those who chose the middle layers of the bridge. The only layer that nobody chose was the topmost bridge surface.
No matter which layer of the bridge you choose, you must find a spot on the bridge surface to stay and endure the baptism of the Celestial Sound of the Cave.
Withstanding it for one hour without dying means you've passed the test. The Celestial Sound endured on the seventh-layer bridge is vastly different; if there is any difference, it is that the Celestial Sound endured on the middle bridge is slightly smaller.
The sound from below is significantly stronger, while it weakens somewhat as you go higher.
The sound originates from all around, and the bridge in the middle is protected by the bridges above and below, so the sound it experiences is naturally less.
Therefore, the most people head to the middle bridge. The upper or lower layers have the least traffic.
However, Yun Ze chose to go to the top level of the bridge. Compared to the bottom and middle levels, the top level of the bridge endures a greater amount of Tianyin.
Because most of the heavenly sounds come from above, facing the heavenly sounds directly, the very top layer naturally bears the strongest heavenly sounds.
At this moment, the crowd outside the square stared in astonishment as Yun Ze chose the topmost bridge deck.
Even those in the Broken Void realm would not dare to casually choose the bridge surface at the very top of the Tianyin Cave.
The sounds of Tianyin there can even scatter the spiritual power of those in the Broken Void realm, severely damaging their souls, and if one is not careful, their soul could even be directly annihilated within the Tianyin.
Those at the sixth level of transcending the ordinary and below all chose the middle layer of the bridge, while only Yun Ze chose the uppermost layer of the bridge.
As for those at the eighth level of transcending the ordinary, almost no one dared to choose the uppermost layer of the bridge surface.
However, after Yun Ze chose the top bridge, several people at the Eighth Layer of Transcendence followed him onto the top bridge. Their eyes gleamed with a ruthless expression.
However, their expressions seemed somewhat contemptible when compared to Yun Ze, who remained calm and collected.