Killing God - Chapter 405

Chapter 405 Top Five

Shen Shi paused for a moment before stopping. He stared at the crack in the stone door and carefully looked at it again. After confirming that it was not his own eyesight, but the stone door that had been closed all year round had suddenly opened a crack today, he was also somewhat stunned.

For a long time, this cave had been sealed without any movement. Shen Shi had gradually grown accustomed to being alone in this quiet valley, but now, it seemed like he really had a neighbor. This fact made Shen Shi feel strange in his heart. At the same time, he hesitated in his heart. For a moment, he was not sure if he wanted to go over and greet this strange and unmasked neighbor.

However, he stood there for a while, only to see that the stone door had remained the same. There was no sign of people entering or leaving. Looking at the situation, if it wasn’t for the opening of a crack in the door, it would really be the same as when the stone door was tightly closed. It didn’t seem like anyone was living here at all.

Shen Shi took a step forward, but after hesitating for a moment, he still shook his head. He thought to himself that since the owner of the cave had not contacted him for such a long time, he must be someone with a quiet personality. If he rashly disturbed him like this, he would probably make him unhappy. Besides, unless this Golden Rainbow Mountain cultivator really had a good relationship with him, no one would be able to study in seclusion after returning to the immortal’s cave, nor would there really be many people who came to visit him everywhere.

Thinking of this, Shen Shi turned around and continued walking in the direction of his immortal’s cave. Anyway, everyone was cultivating their own dao, so it was fine that no one would provoke anyone. Little Hei followed behind him and trotted. He didn’t seem to have much interest in the cave either. However, when the two of them gradually disappeared into the depths of the valley, after a long time, a series of light footsteps suddenly sounded from behind the stone door. Then, they suddenly stretched out a hand behind the stone door and placed it on top of the stone door.

A rumbling sound came from below the stone door. Slowly closing, everything seemed to be about to return to its original calm. Under the illumination of the valley, one could see that the palm beside the stone door was not big, but the skin of the entire palm looked very rough, as if it was the hand of a farmer who had been doing heavy farm work all day in the mortal world, gently closing the stone door.

With a loud bang, the stone door closed seamlessly again, returning to its previous cold and deserted appearance.

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In the blink of an eye, two days had passed. It was time to announce the final ranking of the Black Crow Ridge Trial in the Hundred Mountains Realm.

Shen Shi hadn’t gone out for a few days. He had been cultivating in the cave to recover his body. With the help of the extraordinary Golden Tiger Pill that Zhong Qinglu had given him, his injuries in Black Crow Ridge had basically healed.

In the middle of this, Young Master Sun came to look for him again, but it wasn’t a big deal. He was just here to chat. He also took a look at Shen Shi’s injuries. Taking this opportunity, Shen Shi also asked him about the identity of the owner of the cave next door. He didn’t know if Young Master Sun, a well-informed person, would know about this.

Unexpectedly, Sun You really didn’t know who was living next to him. At that time, he was stunned. He also said that he thought that the cave next to him was abandoned and uninhabited. Shen Shi was also helpless. He said that he saw that there seemed to be a movement at the stone door that day. Sun You agreed and went back to find someone to ask who was living inside.

On this morning, he woke up and calmed down in his cave. After finishing his daily homework of drawing talismans, Shen Shi felt full of energy. When he opened the stone door and walked out, a cool breeze blew past. He couldn’t help but stretch his waist. Beside him, a black shadow rushed over. It was Little Hei. He ran to his feet and rubbed it hard. He was very affectionate.

Shen Shi smiled and bent down to touch its head, saying, “Little Hei, let’s go. Let’s go to the viewing platform and see what rankings we can get this time.”

As he said that, he closed the stone door of the cave. he led Little Hei along the mountain path, if you really want to say it, In fact, Shen Shi himself had some expectations for this ranking. Not to mention the other two intact Fourth Grade demonic beasts’ demonic pills, they were extremely valuable. Coupled with the scattered but numerous Fourth Grade demonic beast shell spirit materials, Shen Shi was confident that this harvest would be at the forefront among all the disciples participating in the trial.

If he could really enter the top five, then he would definitely be able to obtain a treasure bestowed by the sect. That would definitely be beneficial to his strength and even his trip to Wentian Secret Realm half a year later.

As he pondered this, he took Little Hei out of the valley and unknowingly walked to the cave with the stone door closed. When he reached this point, Shen Shi subconsciously slowed his footsteps. He glanced at the entrance of the cave and saw that the stone door was already closed, and the stone path outside the cave was still filled with fallen leaves. It was almost the same as before.

If he hadn’t personally seen a crack open in the stone door yesterday, Shen Shi would have thought that nothing had changed.

After a few silent glances over there, Shen Shi shook his head slightly. He wondered which senior brother or senior sister from the same sect lived here with such an odd temperament, but it was actually so strange. However, there were tens of thousands of cultivators who were obsessed with exploring the Grand Dao. It was not surprising that some of them had weird temperaments. Therefore, Shen Shi didn’t take it too seriously. Anyway, everyone normally didn’t interact with each other, so it didn’t matter if they didn’t disturb each other.

He walked all the way over. Behind him, the cave was a lonely place. It was only in this secluded valley, as if it had turned into a part of that mountain range.

Along the way, Shen Shi passed through the mountain paths and layers of stone steps. Finally, he arrived at the wide and flat viewing platform.

Shen Shi was shocked by the scene in front of him. On the normally lively viewing platform, there was actually a dark shadow. It seemed that there were many times more people than usual. It gave off the impression that the entire Golden Rainbow Mountain Lingxiao Sect disciples had come here to see the liveliness.

Seven enormous Hongjun stone pillars stood tall on the plaza. From afar, one could see a yellow cloth banner hanging at the center of the platform, the one at the center of the seven Hongjun stone pillars. On the banner were words written in vermillion brushes. Rows and rows of them could be clearly seen. Countless disciples of the Lingxiao Sect were gathered below and looked up.

Shen Shi’s heart skipped a beat. Knowing that it must be the announcement of this trial, he hurriedly squeezed inside and subconsciously glanced around, only to see that the crowd was swarming. He didn’t see any familiar faces for the time being. Sun You, Zhong Qinglu, Zhong Qingzhu, and the others were nowhere to be found. Perhaps they were also somewhere in the crowd.

Shen Shi felt somewhat nervous. He smiled bitterly and said, He thought to himself that he still valued this ranking, Slowly squeezing closer, Shen Shi saw that the handwriting was visible. He hurriedly looked up and saw that the bright yellow cloth banner recorded a lot of names and harvests. However, there were dozens of names on the top and most conspicuous list. These were the most crucial and important disciples who could enter Wentian Secret Realm this time. Apart from that, there was also the largest line of handwriting on the top of all the names. There were only five of them.

Five names.

Shen Shi’s heart beat inexplicably. He didn’t even care about the crowd around him. He only waved his hand along with the crowd, and his gaze was fixed on the yellow banner.

From top to bottom, the top five.

Five names:

Zhong Qinglu.

Zhong Qingzhu.

Shen Shi …

Shen Shi! Third place.

Shen Shi held his breath for a moment and carefully looked at it a few more times. Only then was he sure that there was indeed no mistake. Instantly, joy surged in his heart and he couldn’t help but clench his fists and wave his hand forcefully.

Although he had anticipated and anticipated it, when it really appeared in front of him, Shen Shi couldn’t help but be overjoyed. The ranking of third place was even higher than he had expected. After all, he had originally only wanted to enter the top five.

He took a closer look at the remaining two places in the top five. The fourth place was also a familiar name. Gan Ze, the fifth name was completely unfamiliar. Kang You Ling, it sounded like she was also a female disciple’s name.

At this moment, everyone on the viewing platform was gazing at the top five rankings on the yellow cloth banner. No one would question the fairness of this. After all, it was all personally supervised by the Origin Core Realm elders, and when counting the harvests, there were also several people who looked at it. They were practically unable to cheat.

However, in everyone’s hearts, the results of this trial, especially the top five rankings, were far beyond the expectations of many people. Of course, the two rankings that were discussed the most were the first two rankings.

Zhong Qinglu, Zhong Qingzhu.

No one would have imagined that two female disciples from the Liuyun Zhong Clan would be able to obtain the top two spots. This was a small chance, but the truth was right in front of them. At this moment, countless people would secretly speculate in their hearts. Could it be that the Liuyun Zhong Clan, which had been weakened for a long time, really had to rely on these two junior women to rise again?

Shen Shi slowly calmed down after his excitement. He also noticed this and was slightly shocked. He then remembered that when he saw Zhong Qinglu return that day, she seemed to have casually said that she had good luck and found some treasure. At that time, he didn’t care too much about it, but now, it seemed that the treasure he picked up was really something extraordinary.

Recalling his own experiences, the corner of Shen Shi’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. He thought to himself that both his and Zhong Qingzhu’s names were almost lost in the Black Crow Ridge. They had finally made a trip to the Gate of Hell. How many dangers were involved, and how many schemes were used to exchange for those valuable spirit materials.

But compared to Zhong Qinglu’s side … Shen Shi bitterly smiled in his heart, wondering if luck was indeed an indispensable attribute of a cultivator …

Apart from that, Ganze’s entry into the top five wasn’t too surprising. In fact, most people were more optimistic that he would be ranked first. For some reason, when Shen Shi saw Gan Ze under him, his mood suddenly became somewhat happy again.

As for Kang You Ling, who was ranked fifth, Shen Shi wasn’t familiar with him, so he didn’t pay attention to him. At this moment, the crowd on the viewing platform was crowded. As everyone was discussing, a deep voice suddenly came from above Guanhai platform, instantly suppressing everyone’s voice. It was like the sound of a bell and drum, floating far away.

“The announcement has been made. Everyone will return to their seats. Those in the top five will go to Yunxiao Palace to pay their respects to the Sect Leader.”