73: Chapter 72: One Palm 73: Chapter 72: One Palm Shi Kun and others were somewhat worried as they looked at Lin Xuan, fearing that he would be scared away.
To their relief, Lin Xuan had a calm expression, showing no reaction.
“Hmph, this kid looks foolish and dares to challenge Brother Zhang Qian, he really must be tired of living!” Shi Kun’s companion sneered.
“Don’t worry, I’ll teach him a lesson right now!” Shi Kun said with a cruel face.
“Brother Lin, how about we spar a bit?” Shi Kun asked.
“Hmm…” Lin Xuan pretended to ponder for a moment before saying, “Alright, but please go easy on me, Senior Brother.”
Shi Kun waited nervously, afraid that he would refuse.
Once Lin Xuan responded, Shi Kun’s chubby face burst into a smile.
“Humph, I’ll let you see just how formidable I am shortly!”
They found an empty arena, and Shi Kun and Lin Xuan stepped onto it.
Instantly, the surrounding Inner Sect Disciples gathered around.
“Ah, it’s too foolish, Lin Xuan is actually going up!
Doesn’t he know that Shi Kun is a Cultivator at the Seventh Level of Pulse Condensation?”
“Shi Kun is one of Zhang Qian’s followers, and Lin Xuan has provoked Zhang Qian.
He probably won’t even last till the three-month life-and-death battle before someone cripples him!”
There was a buzz of conversation below the platform, while on the Challenge Platform, Shi Kun smirked coldly: “Kid, since you dared to offend Brother Zhang Qian, you might as well wait for death!”
You’re one of Zhang Qian’s men?” Lin Xuan pretended to be shocked.
“Hahaha!” A group of disciples from the Divine Power Group laughed loudly, their faces filled with the thrill of a cunning plan.
“Alright, you’ve seen what you expected, let’s get started!” Lin Xuan’s originally fearful expression disappeared, replaced by calmness.
“What do you mean?” Shi Kun and the others had a bad feeling, as Lin Xuan’s change was too eerie.
“What I mean is, I was just playing with you all just now!
Also, thanks for the five hundred spirit stones you gave me!”
A layer of golden light emerged under Lin Xuan’s feet, and he suddenly executed Illusion Thunder Step, turning into a golden flash of electricity, disappearing from the spot.
“You, a sixth-tier Cultivator, dare to talk big!” Shi Kun drew out a high-grade treasure sword, forming a ring of Sword Waves around him.
Shi Kun is really cautious, he even defends first against a new Disciple,” observed several disciples recognizing the sword technique.
“My Water Wave Sword Wave is unmatched in defense, even cultivators of the same rank can’t break it, I will counterattack after he appears and attacks!” Shi Kun quickly thought of a way to counter Lin Xuan.
Shi Kun’s plan was good, but he encountered Lin Xuan.
A crisp cracking sound arose, and the crowd looked in surprise, only to see the blue Sword Waves in front of Shi Kun forcefully torn open, a golden Thunder ruthlessly destroying it.
“Impossible, how could this be?” Shi Kun’s eyes bulged, “How can a sixth-tier kid break my defense?”
Before he could ponder further, a fair handprint appeared on his chest, and golden Thunder instantly spread all over his body.
Intense tingling pain caused Shi Kun’s body to convulse continuously before he fell to the ground, losing the ability to fight back.
With a single strike, Shi Kun was utterly defeated!
“Is this the strength of the top new Disciple, how terrifying!”
“When did the newcomers become so powerful?”
“I’m sort of looking forward to the life-and-death battle in three months!”
Lin Xuan’s strength stunned everyone; this seemingly frail young man struck with the ferocity of Thunder.
“Five hundred spirit stones, hand them over,” Lin Xuan said to Shi Kun’s companions.
Reluctantly, the group handed over the first-generation spirit stones and quickly left with Shi Kun, eager to inform Zhang Qian that Lin Xuan was more formidable than they had imagined.
As Lin Xuan descended from the platform, he noticed that the way people looked at him had changed.
This change was quite normal; in this world, strength was revered—a rule no exception even within the Inner Sect of the Xuantian Sect.
Having obtained five hundred spirit stones, Lin Xuan was in a great mood and hummed a tune as he left the challenge area.
In a luxurious courtyard, a few disciples of the Divine Power Group were quietly speaking with Zhang Qian, among them Shi Kun.
“Are you saying that Lin Xuan is a rare Thunder attribute cultivator and he can fight above his level?” asked a young man in blue standing next to Zhang Qian.
“Yes,” Shi Kun said, still frightened, “his Thunder power is formidable, and upon contact, it leaves one unable to muster any strength.”
Here’s a bottle of healing elixir pills, take them,” Zhang Qian said, his face unperturbed.
After Shi Kun and the others had left, the young man in blue remarked, “It seems this lad is not so weak; maybe he can provide us with some entertainment.”
Just an ant,” responded Zhang Qian, his eyes devoid of emotion, “In some time, I will be ready to attempt reaching the Ninth Rank of Congealing Veins, and my goal will then be becoming a Core Disciple!”
Upon hearing ‘Core Disciple’, a flicker of light passed through the eyes of the young man in blue and he chuckled softly, “It seems this mission bodes well for you…”
Without the Cultivation Tower, Lin Xuan’s pace of cultivation had slowed, and he now urgently needed pressure to stimulate his potential.
Hence, he went to find Ye Qing to inquire about good places for cultivation.
When Ye Qing heard that he needed pressure to spur himself on, she looked at him oddly.
“You’re truly a madman, to be so desperate for cultivation!”
“No choice, between Zhang Qian and me, only one can survive!” said Lin Xuan helplessly.
“Your mad zeal is a lot like Senior Luo’s!” said Ye Qing, curling her lip.
“Senior Luo?” Lin Xuan remembered he had another senior brother under Instructor Murong.
“What kind of person is this Senior Luo, exactly?
I haven’t met him yet,” Lin Xuan asked curiously.
“Come with me, I’ll take you to a great place.
You’ll be satisfied!” Ye Qing said, her voice filled with mystery.
Confused, Lin Xuan followed Ye Qing as they quickly headed out.
Before long, they arrived at the sect’s inner area where spirit beasts were kept.
“Why have you brought me here?
Are you saying I should fight these spirit beasts?” Lin Xuan was even more bewildered.
“Fool!” scolded Ye Qing, rolling her eyes, then she approached the steward responsible for the spirit beasts and rented a Spiritual Crane.
“Hey, Brother Lin, hurry up and pay!” urged Ye Qing.
“How much?” Lin Xuan asked.
“Five hundred low-grade spirit stones.”
“What!” Lin Xuan glared at the Spiritual Crane, then resignedly handed over the spirit stones, realizing that in the Inner Sect, spirit stones were spent faster than running water!
“Get on!” Ye Qing said with a smile once Lin Xuan had paid.
This was a first-tier Spiritual Crane, equivalent to a first-rank Demon Beast or a human cultivator at the Spirit Sea Realm.
The crane, over a dozen meters long, had a little house firmly attached to its back.
Lin Xuan climbed into the little house and watched as Ye Qing activated the Beast Taming Token; with a flap of its wings, the crane took off.
“Where are we going exactly?”
“I’m taking you to meet Senior Luo!” Ye Qing declared, “And I’ll introduce you to a great place for cultivation—a haven for madmen!”
“A good place for cultivation?” Lin Xuan’s eyes lit up, “Is it as good as the Cultivation Tower?”
“Almost, but even more interesting than the Cultivation Tower!” Ye Qing mysteriously smiled.