For a moment, everyone was talking all at once, discussing who had reached the eighteenth floor of the Haotian Tower.

Some speculated it was Lu Chi, others thought it was Zheng Yao, but most people believed it must have been Jiang Yixing who passed the trial and opened the eighteenth floor.

Lin An stood among the crowd, feeling somewhat dissatisfied after hearing their discussions.

Almost all thirty-six True Disciples were guessed, so why was Chu Nan left out?

So he loudly said, "Did you all forget about someone, the Sect Leader's only disciple, with Emperor Level Martial Vein, Chu Nan!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was first taken aback, then someone shook their head and said, "It's true that Chu Nan has an Emperor Level Martial Vein, but he joined too late and his cultivation is too low. How could he possibly reach the eighteenth floor of the Haotian Tower?"

"With his strength, he's unlikely to reach the seventh floor, let alone the eighteenth!"

"But look, there are no light spots below the tenth floor. I think Chu Nan has long since perished inside the Haotian Tower."

"I agree, boasting about talent but recklessly barging into the Haotian Tower, he deserves the calamity he brought upon himself."

Chen Kaiyang looked somewhat grim. Although he had faith in Chu Nan, he was also uncertain.

There are almost no light spots below the tenth floor, and with Chu Nan's strength, reaching above the tenth floor is nearly impossible.

"Could Chu Nan really have died inside?" Even Chen Kaiyang felt pessimistic, feeling immense regret in his heart.

Had he truly lost a suitable Sword Dao genius halfway?

Gu Nianxue's father Gu Qiu was also anxious, though Chu Nan had promised him to retrieve the Nine Flames Lotus, hearing the crowd's chatter inevitably made him worry.

"Chu Nan's cultivation is still too low. Not to mention retrieving the Nine Flames Lotus, even reaching the sixteenth floor is tough."

"How could I have been so foolish? If Chu Nan fails, wouldn't my daughter be doomed?"

To Gu Qiu, nothing was more important than his daughter's life and death.

Only Lin An continued to argue with the crowd, but his words were treated as a joke, and some even declared, "If Chu Nan can reach the eighteenth floor, I'm willing to kneel and lick his shoes, hahaha~"

Listening to the laughter, Lin An's face flushed with anger, his beard trembling uncontrollably.

Yet he couldn't find a reason to refute them, wishing he could kill someone on the spot.

Suddenly, the Haotian Tower trembled, and several light spots on the eleventh floor dimmed, followed by three True Disciples being teleported out.

"The Haotian Tower has opened!"

"Great, we can finally know who reached the eighteenth floor."

Lin An silently clenched his fists, feeling a growing tension.

The Haotian Tower's transmission was from bottom to top, with the eighteenth floor's True Disciples appearing last.

Chen Kaiyang and Gu Qiu also gazed at the Haotian Tower, unable to avoid feeling tense despite their cultivation.

Shush!

Lights flashed across the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth floors...

Almost all the True Disciples appeared.

Gu Qiu closely watched the sixteenth floor, hoping to see Chu Nan holding the Nine Flames Lotus.

However, to his disappointment, another golden flash appeared, and Gu Qiu didn't see Chu Nan.

"It's over, Chu Nan really died inside. What will happen to my daughter!" Gu Qiu's face turned pale, filled with despair.

Even Lin An showed a slight change, while Chen Kaiyang secretly tightened his fists, staring intently at the seventeenth floor.

Shush!

The True Disciple from the seventeenth floor was teleported out, still with no sign of Chu Nan.

Within the Haotian Tower, only three individuals remained on the eighteenth floor.

Someone immediately deduced, "It seems the three on the eighteenth floor must be Jiang Yixing, Jia Yu, and Lu Chi."

Gu Qiu was utterly desolate, not believing Chu Nan could reach the eighteenth floor.

"Do I really have to ask Lu Chi?" Gu Qiu thought with great reluctance.

Chen Kaiyang felt his body weaken, appearing decades older at that moment.

Chu Nan's death was a huge blow to him, as Chu Nan was, in his eyes, the future of the Cyan Mountain Sword Sect.

The disciples who had previously argued with Lin An looked at him and said, "Lin An, do you still have something to say?"

"What a pity that Senior Sister Zheng Yao, ranked fourth among the True Disciples, also died in there," some lamented, noticing Zheng Yao hadn't emerged.

Shush!

Just then, a light on the eighteenth floor extinguished, and Zheng Yao appeared before everyone.

"Zheng Yao, she's not dead?" Someone exclaimed in surprise.

Zheng Yao's survival implied that one of the top three True Disciples had died, a matter significant enough to shock the entire sect.

"Senior Sister Zheng, how did you reach the eighteenth floor?"

"Who else is on the eighteenth floor, Senior Sister Zheng?"

In an instant, a large number of disciples gathered around, bombarding her with questions.

Zheng Yao frowned, just about to explain when the Haotian Tower lit up again, and Jiang Yixing appeared.

"Indeed, it's Senior Brother Jiang!"

"It's certain that Senior Brother Jiang passed the trial, leading others to the eighteenth floor of the Haotian Tower."

In that moment, everyone thought Jiang Yixing had passed the trial, and this unprecedented event made many disciples lose their senses and gather around Jiang Yixing, discussing fervently.

"Senior Brother Jiang, how did you pass the trial?"

"Senior Brother Jiang, what is the eighteenth floor of the Haotian Tower like?"

"Senior Brother Jiang, what treasure did you obtain on the eighteenth floor?"

Facing the crowd's queries, Jiang Yixing furrowed his brow, somewhat impatiently saying, "I wasn't the one who passed the trial."

"How is that possible?" Some couldn't believe what Jiang Yixing had said.

Others asked, "Then who was it, Senior Brother Jia or Senior Brother Lu?"

Instantly, everyone looked at Jiang Yixing, wanting the final answer.

Jiang Yixing took a deep breath, his face showing admiration, "It was the Sect Leader's disciple, Chu Nan."

Upon hearing this, silence fell around the Haotian Tower, with Chen Kaiyang and Gu Qiu's faces showing immense joy.

Lin An jumped up excitedly and laughed, "I was right, the one who passed the eighteenth floor was indeed Chu Nan!"

"How can it be, why him?"

"If it was Chu Nan, did Senior Brothers Jia Yu and Lu Chi both die?"

Shush!

At that moment, a golden light flashed, and Chu Nan walked out from the Haotian Tower.

At this moment, many looked at Chu Nan with awe, and those who had proclaimed Chu Nan dead now wore embarrassed expressions, their faces flushed.

Speculations about Jiang Yixing, Jia Yu, and Lu Chi had ended up being a slap in the face to everyone.

The vast difference made some feel as if they were seeing an illusion.

"Chu Nan, how did you pass the trial?" Finally, someone questioned, "Did the Sect Leader give you Emperor Grade Spirit Martial?"

If Chu Nan had an Emperor Grade Spirit Martial, it would explain how he could pass the trial.

This explanation received agreement from many, refusing to believe Chu Nan did it on his own.

"So he just relied on external forces, huh?" Some were relieved, feeling it could be accepted that way.

However, Zheng Yao showed displeasure and said, "Emperor Grade Spirit Martial? What a joke!"

"Chu Nan broke through continuously in the Haotian Tower, now at the ninth level of Spirit Pill, and like Jiang Yixing, he has mastered Martial Intent."

"The Yang Wheel Realm Corpse Monster guarding the seventeenth floor was slain by Chu Nan with two sword strikes right before my eyes!"

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