Three weeks and five days passed and on this day Ah Chun opened her eyes as she finished the last rotation of her cultivation method. She inwardly frowned, she had yet to break through to the Six Stage of Qi Sea. She could feel she was on the border edge of the Fifth Stage of Qi Sea but she was not able to take that last step just yet. It looked like she was going to need to wait for an opportunity to breakthrough.
When one gets higher in cultivation the slower one's progress would be. Even though Ah Chun's cultivation speed was considered outstanding it would still slow down once reaching a certain point. This was a normal thing for all cultivators and even during her samsara her cultivation had slowed down as well, when she reached this same stage and realm in her cultivation. It was just that she wanted to get stronger as fast as possible and hated when her cultivation slowed. But despite her displeasure, she just sighed, stood up and stretched her arms.
Ning Shen still had yet to come out of his cultivating state. Seeing this Ah Chun put on a mischievous grin as she squatted down next to him resting her elbows on her knees using her hands to hold up her head. She stared at Ning Shen, trying to see if he was truly cultivating and not pretending. Once she decided he was really still cultivating she moved her face closer to him and with a smile, she blow on his face! The air from her breath made Ning Shen's hair flutter a bit but nothing more.
Seeing that she got no reaction, she lifted her little finger and lightly stroked his cheek. But even doing this she still got no reaction. Ah Chun smiled evilly she put her finger in her mouth and made sure it was good and wet. Ah Chun slowly reached over with her finger aiming for Ning Shen's ear and right as she was about to stick her finger into his ear. Ning Shen eyes popped open and grabbed her hand and without warning started tickling her sides with no remorse!
Ah Chun screamed as she started laughing: "Ahahaha! Okay! Okay! Shen, you win! Stop! I can't breath!" Ah Chun's face was beat red as she tried to catch her breath. Ning Shen had finally let her off after listening to her cries.
The entire time Ah Chun was messing with him, he had already finished cultivating. He felt someone blowing on his face and knew right away who it was. Wanting to know more of what she would do, he stayed quiet and waited. But when he slightly opened his eyes to see what she was up to. He saw her put her finger into her mouth and knew exactly what she was about to do. He inwardly smiled as he thought 'Since you want to play I will tickle you to death!'
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At this time there was already a lot of other cultivators here. The Dragon Mist Realm could open at any time now. Ning Shen and Ah Chun did not have to wait too long at all before they heard a loud humming sound coming from the distance. Someone screamed and pointed in the direction of the Dead Lands. Ning Shen and Ah Chun both looked over to see the grey clouds rise up into the air spinning around in a circle, making it look like a massive tornado. It spun faster and faster until finally it shot from the sky towards the ground smashing into it before exploding outwards in all directions. The grey clouds rapidly spread throughout the entire Dead Lands. Quickly reaching all corners without leaving a single spot uncovered. The area in front of Ah Chun and Ning Shen opened up creating a path that led off into the horizon. The Dragon Mist Realm had finally opened.
Not too far away on the path that led towards the Dead Lands was a large stone. This stone stood one hundred meters tall and Fifty Meters wide at the bottom and only ten meters wide at the top. On this stone were many glowing symbols. These symbols were the rank and names of each person who survived the Dragon Mist Realm the last time it opened and now these names were disappearing left and right. This was the ranking board for the Dragon Mist Realm. It represented the strongest cultivators for their generation. Just having ones name on this board was enough to gain prestige for one's clan or sect and if one could make it into the top three they would become known throughout the entirety of the Primordial Lands.
Ah Chun and Ning Shen looked at the pathway in front of them and then at each other They both smiled as Ah Chun grabbed Ning Shen's hand and step forward entering the Dead Lands. Ah Chun's goal was to be ranked first. She had no idea how the rankings were decided but she did know there was a lot of tests that she would have to go through. Some that could even take her life. But Ah Chun was still resolute and her determination to grow stronger was stronger than anyone's.