Chapter 16

Zi Chen shook his head and insisted, "No, I can't even lend it to you."

"What?" Lin Xue's expression changed and a trace of resentment appeared, "Are you willing to stay in the outer sect for another two years?

I've heard about what happened to you. It doesn't matter that you were betrayed by your friends. The most important thing is that you have to take responsibility and have confidence.

Don't tell me that for your self-esteem, you don't even want to find a more suitable platform to grow in the inner sect? "

Lin Xue's eyes were filled with disappointment as she said loudly, "Zi Chen, I, Lin Xue, have misjudged you. Before, I always thought that you had self-esteem, but also ambition and self-improvement. But now it seems that you just have low self-esteem. Even your self-esteem is a pitiful inferiority."

"Wuwuwuwu"

After saying that, Lin Xue actually squatted on the ground and started crying.

Zi Chen stood there awkwardly. He originally wanted to tell Lin Xue that he had broken through, but unfortunately, before he could say it, he made her cry.

"Zi Chen, are you still a fucking man? You actually made Lin Xue cry. I think you're just a guy who lives off a woman."

"Trash, what qualifications do you have to make Junior Sister Lin Xue cry for you?"

Reprimands sounded in the distance.

Those who dared to speak in this situation were naturally at True Qi Stage Five. Only those who were about to enter the inner sect dared to speak like this.

"Scram."

Zi Chen angrily shouted in the distance, "Don't fucking let me meet you during the exam, otherwise I'll beat you until even your mothers won't recognize you."

"What, you?"

In the distance, the people who had just roared changed their expressions.

"What about me, I'm also at True Qi Stage Five, and stronger than you." Zi Chen angrily said.

Swearing like this was naturally not Zi Chen's strong point. But at this moment, he said this to tell Lin Xue that he had broken through, so he didn't want her True Qi Dan.

"Good boy, you have guts. Let's see who will beat who, I, Ke Xue, will beat the shit out of you." Leaving behind these words, Ke Xue left.

"Boy, see you at the exam. Let's see if you can still be so arrogant at that time." The others also left one after another.

As for those below True Qi Stage Five, when they heard that Zi Chen had broken through, they all left dejectedly, not daring to say a single word.

"You really broke through?"

Xue Lin had stopped crying, but there were still traces of tears on her face.

"Yes."

Zi Chen nodded and joked, "I wanted to tell you, but you made it sound like it was worthless."

"You're bad!" Xue Lin stood up and swung her little fist towards Zi Chen's chest.

Zi Chen stood there motionless, letting Lin Xue hit him.

"Idiot! Idiot! Stupid pig! Idiot! You should have hugged her in this kind of situation!" Inside the room, Miao Kong gnashed his teeth in hatred when he saw Zi Chen standing there motionlessly.

After repeatedly assuring Xue Lin that he would definitely be able to enter the Inner Sect and obtain a good ranking, Xue Lin finally gave up the idea of giving Zi Chen a True Qi Dan. Afterwards, she turned around and left.

Zi Chen returned to the room but found that Miao Kong's complexion was not good.

"What's wrong?" Zi Chen asked in a puzzled manner.

It didn't matter if he didn't ask, but once he asked, it was like a flood being released. Miao Kong rushed towards Zi Chen and said, "Are you stupid? Such a good opportunity, yet you didn't grasp it. You really are a stupid pig. You don't even know how to pick up girls. Even if you don't know how to pick up girls, you should have grabbed this opportunity to please Xue Lin, which is equivalent to pleasing Su Mengyao. When you enter the Inner Sect, with her protecting you, who would dare to touch you?

Who cares about Wang Xiong? "Miao Kong's roar made Zi Chen feel very moved. Obviously, Miao Kong was thinking for him. He knew that he had offended Wang Xiong, so entering the Inner Sect would not be easy.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Zi Chen could only smile and say.

"You don't even know how to pick up a girl. Lin Xue is so beautiful, so pure, like a green lotus. To think that she would take a fancy to a pile of cow dung like you. Sigh, I carried Lin Xue back with a heavily injured body, with no one to rely on, looking so delicate and pitiful. With that small body on my back, I felt as light as if she had no bones. Walking on the bumpy mountain road, how could such a good thing happen to you? To think that I, Miao Kong, am so handsome and elegant, so how could I not encounter such a good thing?"

"Bah!"

Zi Chen was speechless.

Wang Xiong did not find trouble with Zi Chen again. The news of Zi Chen breaking through to the fifth level of the Zhen Qi Realm had also spread. During this period of time, Xue Lin had come twice. Every time she left, Miao Kong would roar at Zi Chen as if he had expected better from him, and then teach him some techniques to pick up girls.

However, no matter how Zi Chen listened to these techniques, he felt that they were somewhat despicable. It was not how to push down, but how to hug, and how to create an atmosphere.

A few days later, the Inner Sect Examination began with a bang.

The Nimbus Martial Ancestor's Outer Sect had a huge square that could hold nearly ten thousand people.

Around the square were many Outer Sect disciples who did not have the qualifications to participate in the examination. At the center of the square were hundreds of Outer Sect disciples who did have the qualifications.

Zi Chen was one of these hundreds of people. On his left stood Miao Kong, and on his right stood Xue Lin.

Their gazes were all fixed on the high platform in front of them.

They were quietly waiting for the Inner Sect Examination Elders to appear.

The Elders of the Nimbus Martial Ancestor were all in the Innate Realm. Among them, the Great Elder was the strongest, in the True Yuan Realm.

In the absence of the Sect Leader, everything in the Nimbus Martial Ancestor was decided by the Great Elder.

In the past examinations, the Great Elder would not appear at all. Only the Elders who were in charge of managing the Inner Sect would appear. However, today, the first to appear was an old man wearing a red robe. He had white hair and a youthful face, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. As soon as he appeared on the high platform, an invisible oppressive aura spread out.

True Yuan Realm.

A realm higher than the Innate Realm. The oppressive aura made it difficult for the Outer Sect disciples to breathe.

"This is the aura of a True Yuan Realm master?"

After personally feeling the aura of the True Element Mirror, Zi Chen's heart shook. However, it was not the aura that shook him, but the aura of the figure that had appeared in his sea of consciousness that day. That figure was comparable to the heavens and earth, and that aura was many times stronger than the aura of the True Element Mirror.

"Great Elder, the Great Elder actually appeared in this examination."

"Oh my god, the Great Elder is in charge of the Core Disciples. He actually came to participate in the Inner Sect Examination."

"Could it be that this time's examination is different?"

The atmosphere in the crowd became even more heated, and the sounds of discussion constantly rang out.

The Great Elder's aura was enough to suppress all the other Elders. Therefore, after the exclamations, the other Elders appeared, but they seemed much calmer.

On the high platform, the Great Elder standing in the middle waved his hand slightly, and the crowd instantly quieted down.

"The biennial Inner Sect Examination has begun once again." The Great Elder's vigorous and powerful voice rang out, "But this time it is somewhat different from the previous examinations."

Before the Great Elder's voice had even faded away, the crowd once again became noisy, and the sounds of discussion once again rang out.

"Different? What's different?"

"Could it be that the rules have changed?"

"Quiet."

The Great Elder's voice reached everyone's ears, and the huge square once again became silent.

"The rules haven't changed. There will still be two rounds. The first round will test strength, and the second round will test combat strength. Everything is the same as before, but the rewards have changed."

Everyone pricked up their ears, clearly paying close attention to the rewards.

"In the second round of the previous years, the first place would receive three True Qi Pills and a second-rate Battle Skill. The second place would receive two True Qi Pills and a second-rate Battle Skill. The tenth place would receive a second-rate Battle Skill.

But this year is different. The first place this year will receive five True Qi Pills and a first-rate Battle Skill. The second place will receive three True Qi Pills and a second-rate Battle Skill.

The third place will receive two True Qi Pills and a second-rate Battle Skill. The fourth place will receive one True Qi Pill. "

The reward for the first place was doubled, and aside from that, there was also a first-rate Battle Skill. But before the crowd could cheer, the Great Elder once again said, "Aside from that, there is also the highest reward. Us Elders, after some discussion, have solemnly decided that among the Inner Sect Disciples, we will find a disciple with the highest potential, and let him directly enter the core and become a core disciple."

"Hua!"

After the Great Elder's words, the crowd was in an uproar, and then it was once again silent.

In the Nimbus Martial Ancestor, the core disciples were the ones who received the highest treatment. But for the Outer Sect Disciples, they didn't even dare to think about becoming a core disciple, because that was a place where even the Inner Sect Disciples would break their heads in order to enter.

Even Wang Xiong's ultimate goal of obtaining Zi Chen's five hundred year old Snow Ginseng was to enter the core and become a core disciple.

It could be said that becoming a core disciple was the ultimate dream of all the Nimbus Martial Ancestor disciples. In the past, they could only enter the Inner Sect and then pass the test to enter the core.

But this time, there was a spot given to an Outer Sect Disciple. In other words, among the thousand people, there would be one person who would become a core disciple. It could be said that they had reached the heavens in a single bound.

"I must become a core disciple." A cyan-clothed youth clenched his fists, and his eyes emitted a blazing light.

"Idiot, in your dreams." Someone next to him sneered.

"Core disciple, this spot is mine." Another youth's eyes were filled with fanaticism.

At this moment, the light in the eyes of all the youths was the same.

Including Wang Xiong, Miao Kong, Zi Chen, and Lin Xue. Becoming a core disciple was the ultimate dream of every disciple.

Waves of battle intent rose from the center of the square, but outside of the square, there were sighs of sorrow. The reward for this test was too precious, but they didn't have the qualifications to participate.

"Good, very good.

The future of the Nimbus Martial Ancestor will depend on you. "Feeling the rising battle intent below, the Great Elder nodded his head in satisfaction.

"Now, the first round of the test will begin. Successfully enter the Inner Sect passage, and from now on, you will be an Inner Sect Disciple."

Just as the Great Elder's voice faded away, another round of the Inner Sect Test began.

After all, it was a test for disciples, and not a cruel selection. Therefore, the first round of the test was relatively safe. It was just a test of one's strength, and whether or not one had reached True Qi Stage Five.

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