The entire arena land had unknowingly turned into a dead silence.
Only the Nine Heavens Gang Wind roared past, blowing away the dust on the ground, revealing a pitted surface, like a doomsday scene.
"I lost....."
Gai Rong lay powerlessly on the ground, struggling to lift his head, looking at Chen Zhixing walking step by step from afar.
Defeated.
Never before had he been defeated.
He had already used all his skills, but even so, he was still crushed effortlessly by this person named Xiao Ping before his eyes.
"How hateful! But... did I hold on for ten breaths?"
Inwardly, Gai Rong sighed, then glanced at Chen Zhixing standing before him, lowering his head with some disheartened spirit and said:
"Are you planning to humiliate me? I have nothing to say, only that my skills are inferior....."
Before he could finish speaking.
Suddenly.
A hand was extended in front of him.
Gai Rong was stunned at the sight and looked up in confusion.
"It’s not that you’re weak, it’s just that I’m too strong." Chen Zhixing said earnestly, thought for a moment and added:
"Losing to me isn’t shameful."
"This guy....."
Hearing this, Gai Rong couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. He really wasn’t fond of that confidence emanating from this guy!
However.....
Pa!
Gai Rong reached out and grabbed Chen Zhixing’s offered hand, using his strength to prop his body up.
"You’re right."
Chen Zhixing glanced at him and said, "So, where’s the stuff I want?"
"...Do you have to be so hasty?"
A flash of light appeared on Gai Rong’s storage ring, and several pills appeared in his hand.
He swallowed them, and a rosy tint gradually appeared on his face.
The next moment.
Gai Rong closed his eyes and formed hand seals.
A thin black scripture slowly emerged from the center of his forehead.
"Rest assured, I won’t shortchange you."
Gai Rong handed the black scripture to Chen Zhixing.
Chen Zhixing took the scripture and frowned slightly.
The scripture had no words or illustrations, no content at all.
Chen Zhixing looked towards Gai Rong.
"... Don’t look at me like that, this cultivation technique could very possibly not be man-made, hence naturally no writing. Or perhaps the contents require your own comprehension."
Gai Rong explained, "This is only the first volume of the ’Unmoving Bright King Scripture’. As for the lower volume, I do not know its whereabouts. However, even if you can cultivate this method, just the upper half will be endlessly beneficial to you."
Pausing, Gai Rong suddenly smiled and said:
"Xiao Ping, cultivating this method is not that simple. In fact, I’m not the only one who has obtained this method in the world, but only I have truly succeeded in cultivating it!"
,
"It requires luck, and even more so, comprehension!"
Chen Zhixing put the ’Unmoving Bright King Scripture’ away and smiled slightly, "Don’t worry, the last thing I’m lacking is comprehension and luck."
"Okay, then I wish you success." Gai Rong nodded.
Chen Zhixing smiled at Gai Rong, "Hmm, if you ever want to duel again, feel free to find me anytime, it’s quite thrilling battling with you."
After speaking.
Chen Zhixing turned around, waving his hand at Gai Rong.
Bang!
Chen Zhixing stomped with his right foot and turned into a stream of light, disappearing from the arena’s land.
"This guy..."
Gai Rong shook his head helplessly, then took a deep breath, transforming into a black ray, leaving the arena land.
...
...
Outside Kunhe Hall.
White Jade Plaza.
"Xiao Zhenchuan!"
As Chen Zhixing appeared on White Jade Plaza, numerous South Peak disciples looked at him with an unparalleled fervor.
Victorious!
For the first time in a hundred years, South Peak has won in the grand competition between the two peaks!
In an instant, countless South Peak disciples couldn’t help but let out a long shout, releasing the suffocation in their hearts.
Even the disciples on the other side, those of the North Peak, looked at Chen Zhixing with awe in their eyes.
There’s nothing more to say.
The strength of this Xiao Zhenchuan is undeniable.
Such a powerful individual is enough to make them abandon everything, to respect and to revere!
Guann Tianyu and Li Ran looked at Chen Zhixing, their expressions alternating between excitement, apprehension, and a bit of restraint, as if having a thousand words to say.
However, after several attempts at speaking, ending up just exchanging a glance, Guann Tianyu and Li Ran merely let out a wry smile and said:
"Junior Brother Xiao, you hide really deep..."
They aren’t fools.
The strength Chen Zhixing displayed clearly isn’t something someone from a servant background could have.
The astonishing Dharma Image of Chaos Bull Demon was something achieved in just a few months.
Thus, how could they not guess that Chen Zhixing was likely a great cultivator of the True Self Realm who had entered the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands long before.
"..." Chen Zhixing smiled, yet unsure how to respond, he could only smile and nod.
"Junior Brother Xiao, does Master know your true identity?" Li Ran asked with a complex expression.
"Yes." Chen Zhixing replied.
Upon hearing this, Li Ran and Guann Tianyu exchanged a look, their hearts relieved.
Since Master knows Junior Brother Xiao’s true identity and still allows him to remain here, it naturally implies acceptance of Xiao’s identity.
"That’s good then!"
Guann Tianyu decided not to think too much, punching Chen Zhixing lightly on the chest with a laugh, "Boy, your strength is excessively extraordinary! In all my years, I’ve never seen someone as powerful as you!"
After pausing, Guann Tianyu laughed, "Hey, Junior Brother Xiao, shouldn’t you find some time to properly explain to me what’s going on?"
Li Ran also laughed upon hearing this, "Junior brother, you kept it so well-hidden from your Senior Sister, you owe me an explanation too."
"Alright." Chen Zhixing nodded with a smile.
These two are his friends made on this trip to Celestial Wave Sacred Lands.
He doesn’t have many friends, these two count as such.
So, at this point.
He didn’t mind hiding his identity anymore.
As they were conversing.
"The Holy Master orders, summon South Peak’s True Inheritor Xiao Ping to enter the hall for bestowal!"
A loud cry suddenly echoed outside Kunhe Hall.
"Bestowal?"
Chen Zhixing’s eyebrows slightly arched, looking at Guann Tianyu and Li Ran.
Guann Tianyu and Li Ran exchanged glances, both flashing a trace of confusion in their eyes.
"Usually after the grand competition between two peaks ends, it’s about adjusting resource allocations, never heard of any bestowal ceremony!"
"Junior Brother Xiao, just go inside the hall and see, it’s certainly not a bad thing."
Hearing this, Chen Zhixing nodded and walked into Kunhe Hall.
...
...
Inside Kunhe Hall.
Numerous Supreme Elders were spread along both sides of the hall, whispering to each other.
Celestial Wave Saint Master, Qin Tianzhong, sat high on the principal seat, eyes slightly closed, pondering something.
The old man in black clothes stood respectfully behind Qin Tianzhong, unable to resist asking in a low voice:
"Holy Master, are you sure you want to bestow that title to Xiao Ping? This is equivalent to betting the future of Celestial Wave Sacred Lands in his hands!"
"Please reconsider, Holy Master!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Tianzhong, with eyes still closed, slowly said:
"It’s rare for our Celestial Wave Sacred Lands to encounter such an unprecedented talent, so why not take a gamble?"
"This Third Young Master of the Chen Family has the potential to prove the path to Great Longevity in this era. If we can hitch onto this fast train, Celestial Wave Sacred Lands will truly return to the summit! Even if we can’t reach it, we’ll still forge a genuine friendship with a future great Longevity cultivator. No matter how you look at it, it’s beneficial for us."