Absolute Resonance

"Jiang Qing'e, who are you?"

Bright light that was exceptionally dazzling shone throughout the hall. The doppelganger of Jiang Qing'e that had walked out had a faint smile on its face. That combined with its soft words echoing through the hall brought about a hint of a chill.

Jiang Qing'e gripped her sword with even greater strength and glared coldly at the doppelganger with her golden eyes as she muttered, "Meaningless distraction."

The doppelganger shook its head. "This question has always been buried in the depths of your heart. Why do you continue to deceive yourself even now?"

She responded with a single concise sentence. "I am Jiang Qing'e, House Luolan's Jiang Qing'e, Li Luo's wife. That Jiang Qing'e!"

"'Jiang Qing'e' was a name given to you by Li Taixuan and Tan Tailan. Then who is the real you?" the doppelganger calmly asked.

Jiang Qing'e was gripping her sword so tightly that creaking sounds could be heard and green veins protruded from the back of her hands.

"You are someone who Li Taixuan and Tan Tailan pulled out of the ruins of the Sacred Void Resonance Sect. You are the Genesis Seed and perhaps also the last remaining descendent of the final Sect Master. Of course, you might also be... the main culprit that led to the collapse of the Sacred Void Resonance Sect!"

A look of coldness surfaced from the depths of Jiang Qing'e's eyes and a beam of light energy shot out from her heavy sword, skewering the chest of the doppelganger. The beam continue to pierce forward, impaling the mirror pillar as well.

"Jiang Qing'e, your heart is in disarray. You know that my guesses have always been something you have deduced yourself in the depths of your heart. You're afraid, afraid that one day, you'll lose the name and identity known as Jiang Qing'e. At that point, you'll lose House Luolan. You'll lose Li Taixuan and Tan Tailan. And most importantly, you'll lose Li Luo. Everything that was given to you can be taken away."

Before the doppelganger could say more, Jiang Qing'e emotionlessly strode forward, stretching out her palm and lifting it up by its throat. She then glared at the exact replica of herself, and her golden eyes flowed with cold light. "No one can ever take away my identity as Jiang Qing'e. And no one will force me to lose it either."

The faces of Li Taixuan and Tan Tailan appeared in her mind, then the picture soon changed to Li Luo's face. The latter's smile was warm and gentle, allowing her eyes to regain their usual calm.

In the end, she squeezed tightly.

It was as if a scintillating light had burst out from Jiang Qing'e's chest, causing the doppelganger to be smashed apart like a rock striking glass.

Crack! Crack!

The mirror pillar before her and the mirrors beneath her feet started to crack rapidly, akin to a spiderweb. In a few short moments, the entire area was fully covered in hairline fissures.

In the end, everything shattered.

......

"Li Luo.

"Jiang Qing'e."

Standing in front of a clear and bright mirror pillar, Lu Qing'er frowned as she saw two people walking out of it.

However, what caused her expression to turn cold was that the duo were holding hands. In the depths of her heart, she was almost fuming. Did these two plan to show off in front of her? Lu Qing'er then took a deep breath and her chest heaved slightly. However, her eyes suddenly widened because she saw Li Luo stretching his free hand towards her, still holding Jiang Qing'e's with the other. A confident smile surfaced on his handsome face. "Come here, Qing'er."

As she looked at the outstretched hand, she fell into a trance. Perhaps this was what she most deeply desired. Her feelings had already been sown during their time in Southwind Academy. She had an inkling of a feeling, but because of this uncertain situation, she hesitated and didn't know what she should do.

However, the love in her heart had mellowed out over time.

When they met again after being apart for so long, she truly did feel a looming sense of sourness. After all, she could sense the improvement in the relationship between Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e. Thus, she could only use her frost powers to freeze the deepest feelings in her heart: her discomfort and envy.

Looking at the situation before her, even though she knew that it was just a projection, Lu Qing'er couldn't help but take a step forward. However, she woke up at this point.

Her snow-white skin suddenly turn crimson and she felt a hint of humiliation and anger at this sight. What was this "Li Luo" trying to do? He was holding Jiang Qing'e with one hand and offering the other to her?

Bonechilling frost blasted out of her body and she glared resentfully at the clone's handsome face.

"Li Luo! You can have your grandiose dreams back!"

With a voice full of annoyance, the frost energy poured out of her like a tide and directly froze the duo into two icy sculptures.

Crack!

The ice statues then shattered, raining onto the ground as a heap of frosty rubble.

Crack! Crack!

At the same time, cracks began to spread from under her feet and the entire hall shattered a few breaths later.

Looking at the reflections on the fragments, Lu Qing'er could see her own embarrassed and furious expression.

"Was that a reflection of my inner heart? How could that be!?" Lu Qing'er gritted her teeth and her chest heaved heavily. At the same time, she activated the Permafrost Sacred Seed, its piercing cold filling the air. Only then were her emotions slowly frozen.

In the end, she snorted coldly, stomping the fragment of ice that held Li Luo's face into dust.

The scene before her began to change. A few moments later, the radiant light dissipated and Jiang Qing'e found herself standing on an ancient square. Numerous people were gradually appearing around her. They should have been the ones who had successfully passed the thirty-second layer.

Looking at the numbers, it seemed as though there were fewer participants.

Clearly, those who had reached this point were all distinguished experts from their respective colleges.

Of course, the number of individuals who had reached the thirty-third layer was higher than expected. As a result, she could only say that the Celestial Mirror Pagoda's trials was always unpredictable and it was impossible to figure out its rules.

"Sister Qing'e." She heard a familiar voice behind her and turned her head. It was Li Luo, and her cold appearance softened slightly when she saw him.

However, she then realized that Li Luo was averting his gaze, seeming a little sheepish, so she asked curiously, "What did you encounter?"

"Huh? Haha... The trial was simply too dangerous for me. I didn't expect the trial to be so vicious! Just a single wrong step and I would have been lost. Fortunately, I am a determined individual and wasn't shaken in the slightest." Li Luo laughed with twinkling eyes.

Could he truly tell her what he had encountered? After all, he would never admit that these were his deepest thoughts and thus, it must have been the Celestial Mirror Pagoda attempting to test his will! It had to be!

Li Luo didn't want Jiang Qing'e to continue probing, so he quickly asked a question in response. "What about you, Sister Qing'e? What did you encounter?"

Jiang Qing'e's expression turned a little unnatural and she stiffly changed the topic as well. "I suppose we've reached the thirty-third layer?"

She similarly did not want to tell Li Luo what she had experienced.

Li Luo attentively nodded and then he swept his gaze around in a circle. He saw Jiang Qing'e, Li Hongyou, and Chi Chan appear. All of them had also managed to overcome the thirty-second layer's trial.