"What? Challenge Meng Fang?"
"Who would dare challenge Meng Fang?"
"He... he is Lu Changsheng, right? Entered the sect through the Heavenly Ladder just over four months ago, couldn’t even maintain his seed disciple status, avoided returning to the mountain to accept challenges, and now he’s thinking of challenging Senior Brother Meng Fang?"
"Is there a chance he doesn’t know who Senior Brother Meng Fang is?"
For a moment, the multitude of outer disciples stared at Lu Changsheng with peculiar expressions.
One of the three great ’forbidden’ existences among the outer disciples.
Who dares challenge Meng Fang?
That would only be courting humiliation!
"Are you sure, challenging Meng Fang?"
The outer sect steward’s eyes widened.
He knew Lu Changsheng, and he knew Meng Fang even more.
He couldn’t believe Lu Changsheng hadn’t heard of Meng Fang.
After all, Lu Changsheng had been in the outer sect for more than four months, and anyone who’s an outer disciple would certainly know a thing or two about the three great forbidden figures.
But now, Lu Changsheng actually wants to challenge Meng Fang, one of the three great forbidden figures?
"Yes, I want to challenge Meng Fang. What, is there a problem?"
Lu Changsheng said calmly.
"Of course there’s no problem. Meng Fang hasn’t been challenged by anyone this month, you can certainly challenge him."
"Since you’re determined to challenge Meng Fang, I’ll register it for you."
"If nothing unexpected happens, Meng Fang might agree to your challenge today."
The steward began registering Lu Changsheng’s challenge, then waved his hand to have someone deliver the news to Meng Fang’s courtyard.
Meng Fang lived in Courtyard Eight, not far from Lu Changsheng’s Courtyard Twelve.
But Lu Changsheng had never met Meng Fang.
Only once, when he first used his Perception Domain, it seemed to have been noticed by the other party.
After that, Lu Changsheng stopped using his Perception Domain to cover Meng Fang.
In the outer sect, there were many places and people who could detect Lu Changsheng’s Perception Domain.
If discovered even once, Lu Changsheng would not continue using the domain on them.
He would deliberately avoid those places or people.
After all, releasing the Perception Domain to probe others, strictly speaking, could even be considered a form of provocation.
"Today, he’ll accept? Then I’ll wait here for the news."
Lu Changsheng didn’t leave the Deacon Department; instead, he sat cross-legged and waited quietly.
At this moment, in the Deacon Department, many outer disciples were surprised to witness this scene.
Looking at Lu Changsheng’s demeanor, he seemed truly determined to challenge Meng Fang—this was no joke.
Moreover, the Deacon Department had already sent someone to deliver the message to Meng Fang.
This was a big event!
The three great ’forbidden’ figures among the outer disciples—no one had attempted a challenge in the past three years.
Now, for the first time in three years, an outer disciple was challenging one of the three forbidden figures, Meng Fang!
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"What is going on with Lu Changsheng? Entered the sect four months ago, lost his seed disciple status, and now he wants to challenge Senior Brother Meng Fang? Crazy!"
"Indeed, this is madness. In terms of talent, Senior Brother Meng Fang also entered the sect through the Heavenly Ladder and spent years in the outer sect before erupting and securing seed disciple status. Later, he became one of the three great forbidden figures, undefeated. And yet, Lu Changsheng hasn’t been here long and already wants to challenge Senior Brother Meng Fang, aiming to make a name for himself?"
"Senior Brother Meng Fang even defeated Inner Sect disciples before. What chance does Lu Changsheng stand?"
Many outer disciples sneered, thinking Lu Changsheng didn’t know his limits.
But a few outer disciples showed peculiar expressions.
"Perhaps... there might be a miracle."
These outer disciples exchanged glances, their eyes calm as though expecting the outcome.
In truth, they were the ones who had personally witnessed Lu Changsheng defeat three Inner Sect disciples with a single strike in the Heavenly Abyss Canyon.
Yet when Lu Changsheng returned to the outer sect, he had remained low-key and hadn’t stirred up any commotion.
They dared not casually spread the tale of Lu Changsheng’s accomplishment.
Previously, they even speculated that Lu Changsheng’s failure to return to the North Region Heavenly Sect within three months might have been due to some unforeseen delays.
They had always felt that Lu Changsheng was planning something big.
And finally, Lu Changsheng was making his move.
"Miracle? Impossible!"
"Oh, is that so? Then dare to bet?"
Instantly, a few outer disciples smirked.
Unexpectedly, their reluctance to speak of Lu Changsheng’s feat ended up working in their favor.
Now, they had wagered almost every last piece of wealth they owned.
They intended to make a massive profit!
What about the possibility of Lu Changsheng losing to Meng Fang?
They didn’t believe it at all.
In fact, they were more confident in Lu Changsheng than he was in himself.
Back then, Meng Fang may have defeated Inner Sect disciples, but it had been with considerable effort—nothing like Lu Changsheng’s swift, one-strike victory over three Inner Sect disciples.
Who was stronger? They could see it clearly.
This time, they would rake in a fortune!
Soon, the Deacon Department’s messenger reached Courtyard Eight.
In Courtyard Eight, Meng Fang was cultivating a secret technique.
His ten-year term as an outer disciple was down to just two years.
The time left for him was extremely limited.
Meng Fang had immense ambition.
Like the other two great forbidden figures of the outer sect, he could already condense Divine Power and ascend to become an Inner Sect disciple.
But he wanted to ensure he retained seed disciple status upon entering the Inner Sect.
Thus, he continued to build his strength in the outer sect.
Secret techniques, martial skills—he had pushed these to their limits.
Now, only his Domain remained.
Meng Fang’s Domain was extraordinarily strong!