Chapter 270

Before the Freshmen Competition, Chen Yu had reached the late-stage Houtian Realm.

After the competition, he had gained a lot of insights. On top of that, he had just achieved a breakthrough in his Copper Statue Divinity Body, and he had also learned a new battle technique, the Demonic Demon Sword Art.

As a result, Chen Yu had spent the past few days cultivating and comprehending the Demon Sword Art. His Demon Sword Art had also improved further.

Among them, Chen Yu even attended a lecture from a mentor.

During the lecture, the mentor would talk about his experiences in cultivation, then give pointers on the students' cultivation techniques and martial arts, and give some suggestions.

Liu Xuanzong's explanation allowed Chen Yu to have a deeper understanding of the Demonic Demon Sword Art, allowing him to avoid many detours.

Chen Yu also realized that although he was not accepted as a disciple by a mentor, Liu Xuanzong's care for him far exceeded the other students, second only to his disciple, Duan Hao.

Soon, the lecture ended, and the students left.

"Have you heard? There's a private 'Darknight Exchange' in the Demon-Free Academy tonight!"

"I've heard about it too. It's a gathering among the elite seniors. I heard that those without the strength of the Xiantian Realm are not qualified to participate!"

The students discussed excitedly, then shook their heads with sad expressions.

The Darknight Exchange was a private event, and the venue was small, unable to accommodate too many people. Therefore, there was a limit to the exchange, which required the strength of at least the Xiantian Realm.

"Exchange?"

Now that Chen Yu thought about it, Yang Zhang had mentioned this to him before.

"I can go and take a look!"

Chen Yu was slightly interested.

The level of the Darknight Exchange was relatively high, and the strength of the participants had to be at least at the Xiantian Realm.

Furthermore, Chen Yu had only used one of the spots to exchange for artifacts. He wanted to sell the other spot.

Secondly, he had obtained many precious materials from hunting demonic beasts in the Demonic Bone Wasteland, which could be sold.

At that time, Chen Yu might even come across some treasures.

Even if he didn't buy anything, he would be able to meet the true elites of the academy.

For example, during the Freshmen Competition, although many seniors watched it, some geniuses who were focused on cultivation or some top geniuses were not interested in it.

After all, it was already not bad if there were three early-stage Xiantian Realm in the previous Freshmen Competitions. For the true experts, such a competition was meaningless, so there was no need to waste time.

After returning to the cave, Chen Yu went into seclusion for a period of time.

As night fell, Chen Yu walked out of the cave.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As soon as he came out, Chen Yu saw a lot of people, either alone or in groups. They were moving quickly towards a certain place, dragging a gust of evil wind and Devil Qi.

"All of them are Xiantian Realm students!"

Chen Yu could not help but be surprised.

Usually, the students were either out on missions or cultivating in seclusion, so it was not easy to see them.

Whoosh!

Following these people, Chen Yu soon arrived at a relatively short mountain peak.

The mountain peak was shrouded in a dark purple mist, concealing everything. It was impossible to see the situation from the outside.

"Chen Yu?"

At this moment, a clear and melodious voice of a young girl came from behind.

"Nie Xuan?"

Chen Yu turned around and looked at the young girl in front of him. Her black clothes perfectly outlined her exquisite figure. In this dim and hazy purple night, it had a unique flavor.

At the same time, Chen Yu felt a strong fluctuation from Nie Xuan's body. Obviously, she had broken through to the Xiantian realm.

"I didn't expect that the champion of the grand competition would also come to participate in the exchange. Let's go together!"

Nie Xuan revealed a teasing smile.

She was not convinced that she had been defeated by Chen Yu, but she had no choice because Chen Yu had finally won first place in the grand competition.

"Okay!"

Chen Yu did not care about Nie Xuan's joke.

Coincidentally, he did not know anything about this dark night exchange. It was good to have someone with him, and it was such a beauty.

Not long after, the two saw a pavilion connected to each other, with figures walking back and forth.

Seeing Nie Xuan coming, the eyes of the two students at the entrance of the pavilion suddenly lit up.

However, the two gatekeepers were only at the Houtian realm. They could only look at Nie Xuan a few times and did not dare to casually strike up a conversation.

"Hey … wait, boy, you haven't reached the Xiantian realm yet!"

One of the tall youth's eyes moved away from Nie Xuan and fell on Chen Yu.

He had gone to see the beauty just now and almost let this Houtian boy sneak in.

If the organizer were to find out, he would have to bear the consequences.

"Boy, get out of here! Only Xiantian realm students are allowed to participate in the dark night exchange!"

The other student immediately shouted. But just as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that Chen Yu was somewhat familiar.

Chen Yu and Nie Xuan were not close, so outsiders did not think that they were together. But, these two were eager to show off in front of the beauty, so their attitudes were very low.

"How do you know that my strength hasn't reached the Xiantian realm?"

Chen Yu sneered.

Bang!

A terrifying infernal energy burst out from Chen Yu's eyes, faintly forming two swords of infernal energy.

In front of him, the two Houtian realm students felt as if their minds had been pierced by something. They couldn't help but tremble in fear, their legs shaking.

Nie Xuan's eyes flashed with a strange light. The freshman competition had just ended, but the infernal energy on Chen Yu's body was even stronger and more condensed.

"He is this year's freshman competition's first place!"

Nie Xuan said.

"It's him … Chen Yu!"

One of them seemed to have seen the freshman competition and remembered.

He couldn't help but bitterly smile. The night was too dark, and his mind was focused on the beauty, so he didn't immediately recognize him.

The other person cursed in his heart. Didn't they say that this year's freshmen were stronger than the previous years? How come the freshman competition's first place was won by a student who wasn't even at the Houtian realm?

After intimidating the two, Chen Yu and Nie Xuan walked in.

"All of them are Xiantian realm students!"

Chen Yu's eyes swept over them.

Among them, most of them were in groups of three to five, talking and laughing. Some of them had already begun trading in private.

Chen Yu and Nie Xuan were both freshmen. There weren't many Xiantian realm students in their circle, so they came alone.

"Are you selling your Ascending Dragon Pill?"

Nie Xuan took the initiative to ask.

As an assassin, the requirements for one's physical fitness were extremely high. Therefore, she was also very eager for the freshman competition's first place Ascending Dragon Pill.

"I've already taken this pill!"

Chen Yu said frankly.

At the same time, he was also wondering if this girl took the initiative to come with him for the Ascending Dragon Pill?

Nie Xuan didn't have much hope, so she wasn't disappointed and didn't ask further.

"Let's wait for a while. There will be some large-scale trading activities later!"

Nie Xuan said again.

Therefore, the two of them strolled around the pavilion.

Some places even provided free food and wine.

Moonlight, fog, fine wine, and a beautiful woman. Chen Yu felt pretty good about this.

When the two of them passed by a pavilion.

"Nie Xuan, you're here?"

A voice came from the pavilion.

A young man in white stood up and walked over quickly.

"I invited you here a few days ago, but didn't you say you weren't interested?"

The young man in white asked with a smile.

"I need some materials recently, so I'm here!"

Nie Xuan replied coldly.

"What do you need? Tell me, I'll ask around for you!"

The young man in white maintained a gentle smile, looking rather dignified.

It could be seen that the young man in white was interested in Nie Xuan, but Nie Xuan wasn't interested in him at all.

"Eh? Who's this next to you? "

The eyes of the young man in white suddenly fell on Chen Yu, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

He knew that Nie Xuan wasn't interested in him, so she rejected him.

But Nie Xuan actually came to participate with another man, which made the young man in white a little unhappy.

Moreover, Chen Yu didn't look like much. Could it be that Nie Xuan liked this kind of country bumpkin?

"I'm Chen Yu, also a freshman!"

Chen Yu replied.

"Nie Xuan, come over and have a seat. Tell me if you need anything. I have a lot of connections, I'll ask around for you!"

The young man in white took the initiative to invite her, ignoring Chen Yu.

In the pavilion.

"Chen Yu, you're Chen Yu from the freshmen competition?"

A beautiful girl said.

"It's indeed him!"

A man with a hooked nose said. He had recognized Chen Yu long ago.

"Huh?"

The young man in white thought for a moment. Could this boy have some sort of background?

Suddenly, his eyes flashed. It seemed that the first place of the freshmen competition was a student named Chen Yu.

"No wonder junior apprentice brother could come in with a mere Houtian cultivation. So you're the champion of the freshmen competition. You really can't judge a book by its cover. A Houtian martial artist actually won first place in the freshmen competition, how surprising! "

"You two, come over and have a seat!"

The young man in white invited the two.

"Alright!"

Nie Xuan nodded in agreement.

Nie Xuan had already refused the young man in white once. If she refused again, it would be inappropriate.

Chen Yu had nowhere to go, so he didn't refuse the young man in white's invitation.

Besides him and Nie Xuan, there were a total of five people here. The young man in white had the highest status among the five.

The young man in white took the initiative to chat with Nie Xuan, but Nie Xuan had a cold expression.

"Junior apprentice brother Chen, I heard that the reward for the champion of the freshmen competition is a Rising Dragon Pill, is that true?"

The young man in white suddenly looked at Chen Yu.

"Yes, junior apprentice brother, take it out and let senior apprentice sister see it!"

The beautiful girl's eyes lit up.

The other three revealed looks of anticipation.

"I've already taken the pill!"

Chen Yu chuckled.

Hearing this, the others were suddenly unhappy.

In their opinion, Chen Yu just didn't want to take it out, so he used this as an excuse.

The young man in white glanced at the hook-nosed young man.

"There's a rule in the Darknight Exchange Meeting. If two people agree to compete, the winner can buy something from the loser at a low price, or forcefully sell his own item to the loser at a high price!"

The hook-nosed young man suddenly said.

"Junior apprentice brother was able to win first place in the freshmen competition, so your strength must be comparable to the early Xiantian realm. Why don't the two of us compete? If I win, I don't need junior apprentice brother to sell the Rising Dragon Pill to me, just take it out and let us see it!"

The hook-nosed young man said with a smile.

This idea came from the young man in white. Firstly, he wanted to suppress Chen Yu and embarrass him in front of Nie Xuan. Secondly, he wanted to confirm if Chen Yu had really taken the Rising Dragon Pill.

The hook-nosed young man was also at the early Xiantian realm, so it was not unreasonable for him to make such a request. He even seemed to be deliberately giving in to Chen Yu.

"Yes, if junior apprentice brother loses, just take out the pill and let us see it!"

The beautiful woman chimed in.

"Oh? There's such a rule? "

It was Chen Yu's first time participating, so he didn't know about it.

"That's right. If junior apprentice brother doesn't believe me, you can ask around!"

The young man in white said with a smile.

"Alright, I happen to have a lot of items to sell. I hope senior apprentice brother has enough Primary Stones!"

Chen Yu smiled and accepted the hook-nosed young man's suggestion.

"Hehe!"

The hook-nosed young man's expression turned stern as he sneered.

Chen Yu's confidence made him very unhappy. He had decided to humiliate him mercilessly.

It had been more than a year since he reached the Xiantian Realm, and his cultivation had reached the peak of the early Xiantian Realm. Those students who had just reached the Xiantian Realm could not even last ten moves against him.