Chapter 1 Rebirth

  The entire square was filled with a fighting atmosphere, one by one coming down from the arena, some failed and some succeeded. Those who failed became disheartened, while those who passed were ecstatic. From morning till dusk, over 5,000 matches took place.

  "Unexpectedly, this puppet is even harder to deal with than a real person."

  Xun Yun walked over and exchanged a greeting with Chen Xuan.

  "Passed, Da Ge," Chen Xuan smiled and said.

  "Made it through, don't know if I can make it through the next level. The next level we're facing is a Lingwu realm opponent, must support ten moves to pass, damn it, if I don't join Danxuan Gate, when I go home my old man will skin me alive." Zhai Yunsheng gritted his teeth and said.

  Unexpectedly, there were also quite a few participants with similar qualifications to his own. With just one move, he knocked down the puppet, and Chen Xuan paid extra attention to each of the young men whose strength was similar to his own, as they would be competing against each other in the future when they entered the sect.

  The game is proceeding with great enthusiasm on this side, and in the council hall of Lian Shanfeng, there are also intense debates.

  The conference hall was filled with more than twenty young men and women, as well as some elderly people. A man in his forties sat on the throne of the conference hall, while a group of disciples stood below him, arguing with each other.

  "Master brother, don't you still believe that this time we brought back a disciple who is a hundred times better than the ones you brought back."

  "What qualifications do you have to say that the disciples we brought back are better than ours? This time, we brought back seven who have reached the ninth rank of postnatal cultivation, each one a rare talent that appears only once in a hundred years."

  A young man standing beside the senior brother argued.

  "Zhu Shaogun, there's no point in arguing now. We'll see who wins once the competition is over."

  "You just brought back a disciple, and you still have the nerve to say that the quality of your disciples is 100 times better than ours. Don't you feel ashamed? You went out for a year and couldn't find anyone, so in the end, you just found someone mediocre to fill the spot."

  Zhu Shaoyou laughed at these four people and said.

  "Zhu Shaoqun, you're just jealous of the disciple we brought back. Ours is better than yours, but don't worry, once the disciple selection ends, you'll see how freakishly talented Chen Xuan is. It's pointless to argue here now."

  "I'll be waiting with bated breath, just how monstrous is the thing you've brought back." Zhu Shaogroup continued to mock the four.

  "Alright, stop arguing. The few of you who came back said that someone intercepted the young people who came to participate in the recruitment meeting. I have already reported this to the sect leader and he has sent people to search a radius of one thousand miles, but for now there are no black-clad men. This time it is possible that other factions intercepted our Danxuan Gate's recruitment of disciples, but we don't have any evidence, we're just speculating."

  The middle-aged man sitting in the first seat said.

  "Wang Yuqing, tell me about the disciple you brought back this time. How is it possible for him to kill a Lingwu realm expert in just nine days? Wasn't someone secretly helping him?"

  The middle-aged man sitting in the first seat continued to speak.

  "Yes, Master Feng!"

  Wang Yuqing immediately told everything that had happened this year.

  "This time we went out to find a qualified disciple, we thought we were going to hurry back. Coincidentally, we passed by Hongling Town, where three small families were fighting over an iron mine. In the end, it was a young man named Chen Xuan who turned the tide single-handedly and saved his family from crisis by defeating two Lingwu realm experts. We were also shocked that he could defeat Lingwu realm masters with his current strength, and what's even more bizarre is that he can release a 10-meter-long knife aura. When he encountered the second Lingwu realm expert, he had released spiritual energy to take shape, which is a power only available to Zhenwu realm cultivators. We asked him how he could release spiritual energy to take shape, but he didn't say anything, maybe it was because of some kind of encounter. We didn't ask further, fearing that he would become suspicious and think we had ulterior motives."

  "You've done a good job this time, and the young man has also agreed to join our Lian Shanfeng. And you, Ye Yun, are not bad either. Bring back seven post-heavenly nine-grade youngsters, and each of them will receive 10,000 yuan ling dan."

  Thank you, Master Feng.

  The one called Ye Yun is also the senior brother whom Pei Wenliang just shouted at earlier.

  "All of you go down first. I'll personally come down the mountain later to take a look at these few young men you've brought back, lest other peaks snatch them away."

  About twenty people simultaneously retreated from the hall.

  "Feng Zhu, what do you think of this young man named Chen Xuan?"

  There were four or five old men left, all of whom were some of the elders who had passed on the teachings of Lian Shanyu. One of them was Elder Dao.

  "If what they said is true, this young man is not simple. That place is extremely remote, with no good cultivation resources. He was able to reach postnatal ninth rank at the age of fourteen, I suspect there's a master supporting him from behind."

  "Is his background clear? Could he be a spy sent by another faction? Should we test his loyalty to the Danxuan Gate?" said another elder.

  "This doesn't count, they've also done investigations, this kid hasn't left their town since birth, I suspect whether he's had some kind of strange encounter that allowed his strength to soar in just half a year."

  "If we can really produce a disciple like this in the next sect competition, Lian Shanjian may be able to move forward several places."

  "That's all for today, I'll head down the mountain immediately, or else all the good disciples will be snatched away."

  "Master brother this time you guys are going to wash our socks for us, haha..."

  After coming out, Shi Yuanshang opened his mouth and laughed loudly.

  "Shi Shidi, who washes whose socks is still uncertain. It's possible that the ones you brought back have already been eliminated without your knowledge."

  Zhu Shaoyong was ridiculed by him.

  "Alright, stop arguing. Whether it's good or bad, we'll know in two months at the sect's grand competition. As long as what you've brought back is true to your words, I, Ye Yun, will even wash your socks for a year if need be. These past few years, our Lian Shan Peak has been declining, not improving. I truly hope that we can produce a talented disciple who can raise the ranking of our Lian Shan Peak."

  Yue Yun's words were heavy with emotion and her tone was long and drawn out.

  "Big Brother Master."

  Others fell silent after hearing Big Brother's words, and didn't expect Big Brother to be so broad-minded.

  "Master brother, rest assured that this time in the Grand Competition, we will definitely reach the top ten on Mount Liuxing. Let's go back and close our doors to cultivate, it just so happens that each of us has obtained a thousand Yuanling Dan."

  Everyone replied.

  The competition on the mountain square is still going on. Chen Xuan and Sai Yunsheng also arrived at the back of the square, preparing for tomorrow's competition events.

  Dozens of senior examiners stood on the high platform for a whole day, watching the young people below competing in match after match, and praising them whenever they saw something impressive.

  "It seems that this year's batch of young people is much better than in previous years."

  Xuanyuzi stroked his white beard and said.