Chapter 1 Rebirth

  Each arena was engaged in fierce battles, some disciples were even injured but insisted on lasting ten moves. Chen Xuan also understood the cruelty of the cultivation world over the past few days, where swords and knives were drawn at the slightest disagreement, and every day was a walk along the edge of life and death, not what he had thought about before - cultivating to seek the way of longevity.

  When it was halfway through, Chen Xuan also chose to go on stage for assessment.

  "Are you ready?" said the judge.

  Chen Xuan nodded in agreement with the referee's decision.

  "Alright. Let's start."

  At the sound of the order, the puppet rushed towards Chen Xuan. The puppet's power was at the level of Lingwu Boundary, and Chen Xuan hastily used his Shadow Nine Changes to dodge to the side. After a month of rushing on the road, Chen Xuan's Shadow Nine Changes had become even more mature, and when he used it, only a faint shadow could be seen, making it difficult for the puppet to attack his body.

  Moreover, Chen Xuan does not want to expose his strength too early now. Although he can also defeat the spiritual martial realm's strength, as long as he can persist for a little longer, he can almost enter the top 50. This way, he has not exposed his strength and can still choose his own mountain peak.

  The puppet's attack is getting stronger and stronger, no wonder many people can't hold on for ten moves. The puppet's strength is almost the same as that of a real person, and even surpasses it in some ways. From start to finish, Chen Xuan didn't draw the beheading knife from his back, and instead continued to fight on the stage with his Wind and Thunder Fist.

  Huang Jie's Wind and Thunder Fist has brought me to the realm of great completion, comparable to the lower levels of Xuan Jie. If it weren't for Huan Ying's nine transformations, I would really struggle to hold on for ten moves. Even if I could hold on, I wouldn't dare guarantee that I wouldn't get hurt, unless I used Qi Sha Dao. The Qi Sha Dao is overbearingly powerful, but I don't want to use it for now. Anyone on the high platform can see it with one glance.

  "Boom."

  Chen Xuan's fist hit the puppet's left chest, and the puppet shook. The puppet's left foot also kicked towards Chen Xuan's right side.

  "Shadow Division."

  Chen Xuan shouted loudly, and the puppet's foot kicked onto the split shadow. This time Chen Xuan's split shadow did not choose to attack, but only played a confusing role. Generally, light body techniques all have a confusing effect. Chen Xuan was not afraid of being seen through. If the split shadow had attacking power, it would be a different story.

  "I've almost fought with a puppet for about twenty rounds, and I'll admit defeat in just a few more rounds."

  At this time, a middle-aged man standing on the high platform frowned, according to their description, Chen Xuan's strength wouldn't be just that much. Why did this kid hide his strength? The level of his footwork wasn't low, it seemed that this kid hadn't had an ordinary encounter, even the master of the mountain peak, Yi Sheng, said in a low voice.

  "Sound of thunder and lightning!"

  Chen Xuan once again displayed a move of the Wind and Thunder Fist, two fists intersecting. Chen Xuan retreated over ten steps before stabilizing himself, already thirty or so moves had passed.

  "Not bad, let's have another."

  Chen Xuan swung his fist and charged forward again.

  "Let you taste the final move."

  "The winds and thunders gather!"

  "Bang......"

  A large pit appeared on the stage, with dust swirling everywhere.

  Chen Xuan flew backward, this time retreating twenty or so steps before stabilizing himself. A thread of fresh blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. It seemed that relying solely on the Wind and Thunder Fist would be insufficient to defeat it. That was about it; Chen Xuan called out to the referee and then stepped down from the stage. As for recording the outcome, Chen Xuan didn't bother with it. After all, someone else would take care of it, and he wasn't afraid that anyone would tamper with the records.

  Chen saw that Yuncheng had also returned, sitting on the ground with his whole body covered in wounds, apparently having gone through a fierce battle earlier.

  "Did you pass, Big Brother?"

  Chen Xuan spoke as he retrieved a healing potion from his storage ring and sprinkled it onto Zhai Yunsheng's wound.

  "Made it through, persisted for fifteen rounds, more than I budgeted for. Didn't expect the difference between 9th rank and Lingwu realm to be so great. This is still a puppet not using killing moves, if a real person were to use killing moves, at least 90% of people would have been killed in this assessment."

  Yun Sheng's face twisted in pain as he gritted his teeth and snarled.

  "No, the gap between the two realms can't be made up for by techniques and skills. These puppets are specially crafted, once chosen to retreat they won't attack again on their own initiative. If we really encounter an enemy, very few of us can get through. It seems that we need to quickly improve our strength, otherwise even if we join the Dan Xuan Gate, it will be difficult for us to have the power to protect ourselves."

  All the participants in the assessment have entered the final stage, almost all disciples have participated in the arena battle. Those who passed are standing in the center of the square, while those who failed were separated and sent away. This time, more than 2,000 people passed the assessment, each one seemingly having the ability to challenge higher levels, even if they can't win, they can escape under their hands.

  "Everyone, quiet down. All the matches have ended. Those young men who did not pass the assessment can each receive twenty Yuanling Dan. Those who passed the assessment, please wait a moment, and someone will announce the rankings. Only the top fifty contestants' names will be announced. These fifty people have the right to choose their own mountain peak, while others will be assigned to various peaks on average. Now, everyone just waits where you are." said Xuan Yuzi.

  After waiting for nearly half an hour, all the statistics came out.

  "Now I will announce the list of the top 50 personnel. The top four have already been taken by four young men in the Lingwu realm, and now we start from fifth place."

  "Fifth place, Xuan Yuan Li"

  Chen Xuan found out that the young man who defeated the puppet with a knife was called Xuan Yuan Li, Chen Xuan remembered this name in his heart, and in the future, he would also be his greatest competitor.

  "Sixth place, Ma Yun."

  "Seventh place, Li Zong; Eighth place, Sheng Yuanqiu; ... Fifteenth place, Chen Xuan."

  Didn't expect I was only ranked 15th, looks like there are many masters.

  "Fiftieth place, Xue Qing."

  After a while, the examiner on the high platform had read out all the names.

  "Now starting from the first name, it's your turn, you four youngsters who have already reached the Spiritual Martial Realm. Which one of you will come first?"

  The examiner asked the four of them.

  The four of them looked at each other, and finally Han Jiang, who was wearing blue clothes, spoke up.

  "I want to join Qiankun Hall."

  As soon as this was said, Xuan Yu Zi and Ye Zhang Lao of the Law Enforcement Hall both let out a sigh. What a pity that we had all taken a liking to him, but in the end he still chose the Qian Kun Hall.

  The grey-clothed youth continued to speak.

  "I choose the elder hall."

  "Well, no big difference in qualifications compared to Han Jiang."

  Xuanyuzi stroked his beard and looked at the grey-clothed youth.

  "I'm joining the Law Enforcement Temple." said the purple-robed girl, Feng Ling.

  "Not bad, not bad."

  Hong Tou Fa Ye Nu Ye Bi Jiao Man Yi.

  "You've all made your choices, so I can only choose Dantang."

  A young man in a long gown walks lazily along.

  "Now next are the other forty-six choices of mountain peaks, starting from the fifth."

  "I choose Shuiyun Peak."

  The young man named Xuan Yuan stood up and said this. As soon as the words came out, the muscles on Li Jinshan's face, who was standing on the high platform of Douling Peak, twitched a few times.

  "I didn't expect this kid to choose Water Cloud Peak, which is ranked third, instead of our number one Dou Ling Peak."

  The building next door was also hit by the impact.

  "Li brother, didn't you say this young man would choose your Douling Peak? Haha..."

  "I choose Douling Peak."

  At this time, the second-ranked Li Shan opened his mouth and said that after listening to the second person choose their own mountain peak, Li Jinshan's face was a little better.

  The selection of mountain peaks was quick, and the first dozen or so people all chose one of the top five ranked mountains. It soon became Chen Xuan's turn.

  "I choose Lian Shan Peak."

  As soon as this was said, the faces of the people on the high platform all showed incredible expressions.

  "This kid doesn't know that even the mountain peaks are almost at the bottom of the sixteenth peak, and there are very few disciples in the entire mountain. In recent years, I haven't received any good disciples."

  A murmur of discussion erupted from the high platform, but Chen Xuan didn't bother to pay attention and instead walked towards the direction where the disciples of Lian Shan Peak were being received.

  "Yi Sheng, I heard that you expelled dozens of disciples a year ago to go find good seedlings. Is this the one you've been searching for?"

  The master of Douling Peak is Li Jinshan.

  "Unexpectedly, Brother Li's news is so well-informed, even when I sent someone out to find the disciple, he knew about it. No wonder, this young man is indeed the one our people found and brought back."

  The main peak of Lianhua Mountain is clothed in victorious clouds.

  "It seems that the disciple you sent out doesn't have much potential either. I didn't expect that your sect would even resort to having the disciples go out and find their own successors."

  "It's still too early for Brother Li to draw conclusions, isn't it? Two months from now is the sect's annual grand competition. At that time, we'll come and discuss again. As for his qualifications, I naturally have a number in my heart, so there's no need for Brother Li to worry."

  "I'm eagerly waiting to see, I don't know what ranking you'll get in the Lian Shan Feng competition this year. Do you need me to lend some of my good disciples to participate in the competition for you? Haha, Li Jinshan burst into a fit of laughter."

  "I'm so angry I could die."

  This Li Jinshan is getting more and more arrogant, Yi Sheng thought angrily in his heart.