The silver-haired woman followed Arthur and Lucy, paying close attention to them as they started climbing the illusory stairs. They intentionally advanced with a slow yet steady pace. As one would expect, the higher the one climbs, the harder it is to continue.

Some kind of formless pressure would press their bodies on the ground, rendering them unable to continue any further. Arthur saw a dozen or so cultivators fail and teleported all the way to the base of the stairs, way below.

Unlike what Lucy's sister expected, Arthur was able to reach the end of the stairs albeit with a bit of difficulty. As for his sister, she seemed completely fine as she helped her brother when he started struggling at the end.

The ghost and Jace had no problems as such thing wasn't a challenge to them, same thing for the annoying woman, who gazing at Arthur from the back.

Upon arriving at the end of the illusory stairs, a huge platform was presented before them. It had some cultivators waiting for the silver gates of the garden to open.

Fortunately, the old butler was nowhere to be seen, which made Arthur a bit relieved. Some familiar faces could be seen waiting on the platform. Emily, the princess, and Shu Ru were all present, however, they could recognize neither Arthur nor Lucy.

Seeing the newcomers, many people were startled, especially after glancing at the ghost and the silver-haired woman. Obviously, not everyone knew them, however, most did.

The princess and Emily exchanged a few words with the silver-haired woman, they seemed to be acquainted. The ghost took an empty spot and sat, ignoring all the gazes he was getting.

Jace accompanied the siblings, who were quickly ignored as they weren't really eye-catching. It would have been fine if it continued like that, unfortunately, this sister of Lucy was like super glue, once she latches on you, she never let go.

Many people wondered about Jace and the siblings' identities, wanting to know how they managed to win the woman's favor to the point of making her stay with them. One must know that Lucy's sister is known to be a lone traveler, she rarely interacts with people and almost never makes friends.

…

Time peacefully passed without any fights or commotions occurring. When the opening time finally arrived, everyone stood up and prepared themselves.

A fair distance away from the Paradise Garden, there was a floating silhouette that was shrouded in a white fog, barely even noticeable.

This person stared at the bunch of cultivators in the platform before rubbing his chin as he pondered.

"The divination can't be incorrect. It said that she'll enter the garden, as for who she is… I'll have to carefully look at each and every one of them."

This was none other than the scarred butler who accompanied Lucy's sister. His real mission was to find Lucy and protecting her sister isn't necessary as she's strong enough to protect herself.

Although he paid a heavy price for the divination, it'll be worth it if he finds his target. It couldn't be the young miss, however, everyone else is a suspect, even Emily and the princess.

He gazed at the cultivators who, one by one, passed through the wide gates if the garden and entered this dangerous place.

The moment Arthur stepped into the garden, he was separated from Lucy but it'll not be a problem as they'll meet at the second level.

The first level of the garden isn't particularly hard, it's tricky and needs a good pair of eyes. It wasn't some kind of boss fight but a maze, a big and threatening maze.

Arthur, using his senses and eye abilities, easily and almost immediately located the exit. Despite the size of this maze, it was still within the range of his [Sixth Sense]. He could see the energy of the invisible traps so avoiding them is a piece of cake.

He couldn't locate any other cultivator even when his sense covered the whole maze so he leisurely made his way toward the end. Arriving first wouldn't be favorable for him so he only arrived at his destination after three hours.

Sadly, the moment he was teleported out of that place and sent into a large circular room, he could see none but himself. It was then that he understood that he was the first to arrive, obviously.

Shortly after, Lucy appeared a distance away. She waved her hand and softly smiled, happy to see him here too.

Arthur appeared before her and used his Space Magic, making both of them invisible as they entered a spatial dimension.

It would need an expert in Space Magic to locate them and even then, it'll not be a certainty as Arthur activated three more Stealth skills.

Thirty minutes after Lucy's arrival, the silver-haired woman appeared. She was followed by the ghost, who was as silent and gloomy as ever.

The two ignored each other and sat in a corner of the room. The fourth and fifth person appeared exactly at the same time, it was the two females friends, Emily, and the princess.

Shu Ru managed to arrive too albeit a bit later. From the sixty-two that entered the maze, only thirty-eight came out alive.

Surprisingly, Jace was the last to arrive but he seemed unscathed, just a bit annoyed. As for Arthur and Lucy, they disabled the Space Magic when the normal cultivators started appearing.

No one noticed them hiding, which was a good thing. Like always, Jace and the silver-haired woman joined them, even the Ghost decided to approach them.

People started grouping up for it was more efficient in a place like this, were joining hands is beneficial and would increase the chances of survival.

When everyone arrived and things calmed down, a small, bright creature appeared at the center of the circular room. She looked similar to a fairy, her body glowed with a green light as her small illusory wings flapped with abnormal speed.

"Greetings, contestants!"

She politely bowed before waving her hands, causing flashes of light to fall in the people's hands.

"I've handed you the rewards for the first level. The less time it took you to clear the maze, the better the reward."

The flash of light soon transformed into a grey item, a ring, to be more specific. Arthur inspected it for a few seconds before using appraisal

The Star Ring (Unique): Increase the power and efficiency of Space Magic by 30%

Grants a new stat: Camouflage +1.5

Camouflage: A stat that allows the user to escape the sense of his enemies. Every point is a realm higher than the user 'Arthur MoonStar'.

Arthur frowned as he read the description of the ring, it seemed this was tailored just for him. It couldn't be just a coincidence. Lucy nudged his sleeve and passed the item she received.

It was a ring similar to his but pure white and a bit cold.

The Moon Ring(Unique) : Increase the power and efficiency of Yin Magic by 10%

Grants a new stat: Splash 10%

Splash: Every attack of the user will cause a splash damage t nearby enemies. If an Aoe Skills is used, the damage will be doubled.

'It really isn't a simple garden.'

Lucy never used her powers in this floating land yet it knew everything about her, just like him. Moreover, the rings were quite powerful and granted them new stats. These were just the rewards of the first level, what about the other ones?

Arthur imitated Lucy and put the grey ring on his finger. Some people got weapons, while others got artifacts. Even Jace got something useful despite being the last.

He got a consumable which tripled his strength for a day, it wasn't as good as their rings but it was still a fascinating item.

After handing the rewards, the fairy-like creature covered her mouth and giggled as she saw their surprised expressions.

"Hehehe~~ this is nothing compared to future rewards. If you can clear the third level, you'll even get Godly items."

She clapped her hands to grab their attention then resumed talking with a melodic and sweet voice

"The second level this time is actually a game!"

She waved her hand, changing their location. They were transported to a rectangular room that was a bit similar to a baseball court.

"What is better than dodge ball?"

She heartily laughed and spawned a normal ball from nothingness then added:

"I prefer teams with eighteen players each so two will be left out but don't worry, you won't be disqualified but you'll be granted access to the third level though you won't gain any rewards."

Just as she said that, two robbed men raised their hands, clearly wanting to skip this level.

The fairy shook her head and said

"To make it fair, the two lucky ones will be chosen at random."

She then waved her little hand, causing two arrow of light to start spinning in the air before they randomly hit two people, startling them but not hurting them.

The two people were Shu Ru and the ghost, the former was surprised and a bit delighted, as for the bandage man, he showed no reaction.