My Arts Evolve When Perfected

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Snow shot straight to the Ninth-Layer of the Spirit Body Realm. It was almost instantaneous; her Realm skyrocketed upward without the slightest hesitation!

When the fluctuations of her Ninth-Layer Spirit Body Realm’s Nether Dark Spirit Charm radiated from Snow, it was like a stone dropped into a pond. The resulting ripples washed over the crowd, making every single person’s pupils tremble in shock.

Instantly, countless disciples leaped from their seats, their eyes wide as they stared at Snow on the stage. The sheer astonishment on their faces was unprecedented. "How is that possible?"

"Holy shit, how is that possible?! She just broke through multiple layers in a row, skipping eight layers to reach the ninth! How is that possible?!"

"The Spirit Body Realm... It took me decades just to glimpse the threshold of the Ninth Layer! How could she cross so many layers in an instant? It’s impossible! Impossible!"

Countless people cried out in shock. Their blood pounded in their chests, and their breathing grew ragged. They had never in their wildest dreams expected to witness such a scene.

That was a jump of eight layers in the Spirit Body Realm! Even the Sect’s Elite Disciples require decades of honing. And that’s not even including the time spent fostering a bond with one’s Cultivation Dish. If you factor that in, the Cultivation process becomes even more prolonged!

One could say that anyone who can cultivate from infancy to the Ninth-Layer of the Spirit Body Realm within ten years is already a genius, truly worthy of the aptitude granted by the Yin Yang Summoned Life.

Of course, even that wasn’t quite enough to be considered a top genius from the Yin Yang Summoned Life. But this was Snow we were talking about—a person who had been proven incapable of Cultivation!

And now, she had jumped eight layers right in front of everyone to reach the Ninth-Layer of the Spirit Body Realm. Who was this a slap in the face to?!

"It’s impossible to reach the Ninth-Layer of the Spirit Body Realm in an instant. She must have used some Secret Technique to conceal her Talent. In reality, she could always cultivate and started long ago, only revealing it now..."

Just as someone voiced this theory, they were immediately cut off. "What kind of bullshit are you spouting? Why would she pretend she can’t cultivate? Besides not getting more Cultivation Resources and being denied her rightful status, there’s absolutely no benefit to doing that!

Only a complete idiot would pretend they can’t cultivate! Besides, the Sect had countless high-ranking members examine her. Are you questioning the judgment of those who exist above the Dao Entry Realm?

Are you saying they couldn’t even properly assess a newborn, unconscious infant back then?!"

"Exactly! Instead of saying she was pretending, it’s more likely she came across some heaven-sent opportunity—a truly world-altering one—for her to have undergone such a metamorphosis!"

"What kind of opportunity? She hasn’t left Elder Bell Fish’s mountain peak in ten years! The farthest she’s ever gone is the border where two mountains meet. What kind of fortuitous encounter could she possibly have there?

Besides, what kind of encounter could change the destiny of someone unable to cultivate and allow her to reveal such terrifying Talent?"

"Could it be possible that Snow was a peerless genius all along? Maybe the method to activate her abilities was just wrong, which made it seem like she couldn’t cultivate. But now that the right method has been found, she can?"

"Possible my ass! Who are you trying to kid? Do you have any idea how few resources Snow has? How much Nether Dark Ore could she have possibly absorbed?

While serving as Elder Bell Fish’s handmaiden, she would have had no access to Cultivation Resources. After all, why would someone with no ability to cultivate be given any?

And yet, under those exact circumstances, she somehow cultivated to the Ninth-Layer of the Spirit Body Realm. Do you take us all for fools?"

For a time, clamorous arguments echoed throughout the Duel Secret Realm. Countless disciples debated the matter until they were red in the face, and even the Elders were drawn into discussion. "What in the world is going on? How can that Snow cultivate to such a high Realm?"

Of course, to the Elders, the Ninth-Layer of the Spirit Body Realm was certainly not a high level of Cultivation. It was the fact that this event completely defied their understanding that they found so chilling.

Out of nowhere, someone universally acknowledged as trash incapable of Cultivation had just revealed the power of the Ninth-Layer of the Spirit Body Realm. There hadn’t been the slightest hint of this beforehand!

Faced with the other Elders’ questioning, Elder Bell Fish truly didn’t know how to respond. Her heart was pounding faster than it ever had before; how could she possibly think of an excuse?

"I have no idea why Snow can cultivate now. I never gave her any resources. It wasn’t until today that I sensed the aura of Nether Dark Spirit Charm from her..."

She explained everything she knew, but the other Elders had no interest in her explanation, assuming she was hiding something for her own benefit. "You must know something!"

"Before Snow went to live with you, there was no possibility of her cultivating. But only ten years have passed, and now she’s at the Ninth-Layer of the Spirit Body Realm. You’re definitely hiding something!"

No matter how Bell Fish tried to defend herself, it was useless. The selfish desires of the other Elders were plain to see on their faces; they were convinced she was at the heart of this matter.

Even now, the Duel Elder didn’t try to mediate. Instead, he stared intently at the stage, his gaze profound. At some point, a cold sweat had broken out on his neck.

’I’ve completely lost control of the situation. I’m being led around by the nose by Snow, and I have no idea what’s going on.’

From the moment she revealed her Nether Dark Spirit Charm, she had been shattering everyone’s preconceptions, one after another. And now, she was displaying the aptitude of a peerless prodigy!

’When exactly did she become able to cultivate?’

’Ten years ago?’

’Impossible. Everyone tested her back then. It couldn’t have been then. She was just a good-for-nothing who couldn’t cultivate.’

’But if it happened sometime in the last ten years... nothing major has occurred within the Sect that could have provided Snow with such an opportunity.’

’Could she have truly awakened due to some special reason?’

’No, impossible. There’s no such thing as a sudden awakening. In the Yin Yang Great Realm, all things are preordained. Everything that happens has a source.’

’In other words, Snow must have possessed the potential to cultivate all along. Was she hiding it?’

’For instance, what if a peerless expert emerged from the Yin Yang Summoned Life? Someone intimately familiar with the Laws of the Yin Yang Great Realm, who used those Laws to become a baby, concealing herself from everyone’s perception and hiding within the Hundred Ghosts Sect.’

’It’s not like there isn’t a precedent for an expert of that level. A major Sect was once massacred by a peerless powerhouse reincarnated through the Yin Yang Summoned Life.’

’Of course, a powerhouse of that caliber would certainly have a strange temper. She shouldn’t have been able to endure ten years as a handmaiden without making a single move.’

’So just what could explain everything that’s happening?’

"After this Duel is over, no one is to make any rash moves against Snow. I suspect she possesses a power that surpasses the Dao Entry Realm..."