[The enemy is clever.]

[Unable to launch a direct assault, they set a trap instead.]

[A black hole suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The Nine Provinces Cauldron was flying too fast and couldn't stop in time, so it plunged straight in!]

[The surroundings turned pitch black, then strange lights appeared, constantly twisting and deforming in indescribable ways.]

[The Ten Thousand Souls Banner took on a "nothing left to lose" attitude.]

["Attention, passengers! Next stop ahead: Spatial Turbulence!"]

[Inside the Cauldron Realm, everyone's hearts were in their throats.]

[Spatial Turbulence was no joke. Even Martial Kings and Martial Saints would face a one-in-a-million chance of survival if they fell into it!]

["Can this cauldron hold up...?" someone asked worriedly.]

[Da Chun answered truthfully, "It can't."]

[Everyone's scalps went numb.]

["Little fatty! You're the artifact spirit, right? You gotta hold on!"]

[Da Chun was already drenched in sweat.]

[From the external view of the cauldron he provided, they could see the Nine Provinces Cauldron's shape oscillating between distorted and normal.]

[It looked like it would be affected by the powerful spatial forces at any moment, shattering into pieces.]

[At this moment, even you were helpless.]

["Da Chun..."]

[Either this simulation ended here, or a miracle happened that could bring them back to the normal world.]

[Just then, the Qiankun Mirror, which had been soaking in the Star Source all along, let out a deep and arrogant voice.]

["Thirty years of soaking, and today I finally get to show my worth..."]

[In the Star Source, the Qiankun Mirror radiated dazzling brilliance.]

["Hahaha! You think you can kill me, a Great Dao Immortal Artifact like the Qiankun Mirror? Not so easy!!!"]

[The next second, it charged straight out of the Cauldron Realm, carrying thousands of divine lights as it surged forth.]

["The universe bends to my will!!"]

[The Qiankun Mirror floated above the Nine Provinces Cauldron, casting a radiant glow that stabilized the space around the cauldron.]

[You wiped the sweat from your brow, and the hanging weight in your heart finally dropped.]

["I almost forgot—when it comes to spatial matters, the Qiankun Mirror is the top dog among Great Dao Immortal Artifacts!"]

[This old mirror had never accomplished a single merit since it started following you.]

[Today, at this critical moment, it neither went crazy nor let you down.]

[That wasn't easy.]

[The immediate crisis was resolved.]

[Everyone inside the Cauldron Realm stood in a circle, staring at each other with wide eyes.]

["What do we do next?" someone asked.] 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

[You cleared your throat and spoke with a serious expression.]

["Before we discuss that, I want you all to understand one thing: you've already seen many things you shouldn't have."]

[Long Yang, Baili Su, and the group of Saint and Saintess candidates were all sharp individuals.]

["Brother Chen, rest assured. You've saved our lives. We all know very well what to say and what not to say, what we saw and what we didn't see!"]

["Brother Chen, you're overestimating us. You alone hold three Great Dao Immortal Artifacts. With a background like yours, even if I had a hundred times more courage, I wouldn't dare cross you."]

["Brother Chen, to be honest with you, I'm both deaf and blind."]

[Wang Mingbai placed the large stone he had brought in front of you, then split it open with a palm strike, retrieved the Saint Token inside, and presented it to you with both hands.]

["For saving my life, I have nothing to repay you with at the moment! Please, Brother Chen, you must accept this. If I'm fortunate enough to return alive one day, I will offer heavy gifts to express my gratitude!"]

[As long as these people had any conscience, they should follow Wang Mingbai's example and remember this life-saving grace.]

[If so, twenty connections would easily fall into your hands, right?]

[You realized you had an innate talent for this, as if you were born with a "Networking King" trait tag.]

[You took the Saint Token.]

["Sigh, now that we're trapped in this desperate situation, what use is this thing to me?"]

[With that, you set the Saint Token aside and had the crows guard it.]

["Speaking of which, Brother Wang, I didn't expect that although your cultivation level is the lowest among us twenty, you were the first to obtain the Saint Token."]

[Wang Mingbai smiled. "I pulled some strings before the competition."]

[Long Yang, Baili Su, and the others gritted their teeth.]

["Wang Mingbai! You cheated! Did you bribe the examiners??"]

[Wang Mingbai's face reddened a bit.]

[You raised your hand. "You guys don't understand. Bribing examiners is within the rules. Being able to bribe successfully with resources—how is that not a form of strength? The Holy Land needs a Saint with the best overall abilities, not just the best combat strength."]

[No one had anything to say to that.]

[Someone spoke pessimistically, "We've already fallen to this state. Competing for the Saint position is utterly meaningless..."]

[Wu Yue said, "Spatial Turbulence is extremely unstable. We can think of it as being caught in the cracks of countless Void Realms. If a world has a spatial rift caused by some factor, we might fall out. So, as long as these two Great Dao Immortal Artifacts can hold up and not collapse in the Spatial Turbulence, we won't be trapped here forever."]

[Baili Su frowned upon hearing this. "So even if we do fall out, it might not be our original world?"]

[Long Yang sighed. "Brother Baili, just getting out would be good enough. It's better than spending a lifetime here, right? This place is way too small. My Divine Sense can cover the entire thing."]

[Wang Mingbai blushed as he looked at Wu Yue. "Spending a lifetime here wouldn't be so bad..."]

[Considering that you might be staying in the Cauldron Realm for a long time, you allocated separate areas to everyone. Unless there was an urgent matter, they were not to disturb each other and should focus on their cultivation.]

[There was plenty of food inside.]

[With Da Chun around, there was no worry about the cauldron's usual food reserves running out.]

[However, with twenty people, you couldn't just live off existing supplies forever.]

[So you assigned them tasks—each person had to tend a plot of land.]

[Just like the last simulation when you were in the Demon World, you had to be self-sufficient within the Cauldron Realm. Otherwise, given enough time, even the reserves would run out.]

[Having these pampered young masters and ladies do farm work was something they weren't good at.]

[You had to teach them hands-on.]

[They didn't complain, because they knew that without work, they would eventually starve.]

[Even if some had brought items like Fasting Pills in their storage Spirit Artifacts, those would eventually run out.]

[Wu Yue was the fastest among everyone to learn farm work, as if she already knew it and was just reviewing it now—she got the hang of it immediately.]

[Even she was a little surprised. "Why..."]

[You seized the opportunity. "Do you really not remember? Your origins?"]

["I was an orphan picked up by the Holy Land. Do you know about my origins?"]

["How old were you when the Holy Land found you?"]

["Two years old."]

["Are you sure? Has anyone else seen you at two years old?"]

["Of course. Many senior brothers and sisters on Divine Sword Island know."]

[You were baffled.]

[Could it really just be a resemblance?]