Chapter 22: The Return of the Heavenly Sword Sect (Part 2)
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Xuantian felt the corpse's chest and soon found a stack of silver notes, over 10,000 taels, as well as 26 second-level demon cores. However, there were no elixirs, indicating that this person had stayed in the Yin Wind Mountains for some time, killing many demons and exhausting their elixir supply.
He put away the silver ticket and the demon core, and Xuan Tian picked up the sword in that person's hand.
The sword body is cold and smooth as snow, with two characters engraved on the hilt: Cold Snow.
"Good sword, the sword body has added a special material called Cold Iron, it's actually a famous sword that is even higher than top-grade Huang level, although the amount of Cold Iron added is not much, but this sword is worth at least 50-60 thousand silver coins. A good sword should be in the hands of a good swordsman, Frost Snow Sword, from today on, you will follow me."
Xuān Tiān put the cold snow back into its scabbard, holding it in his hand with great satisfaction. The sword in his hand was only a yellow-grade upper-class sword, which he had obtained after killing the martial artist of the Fu Wei gang last time. Before that, he had always used the yellow-grade middle-class swords provided free by the sect.
Killed a blind one, the road behind Xuantian was relatively smooth, only received once blocked, but the other side saw the 'Tianshen Sect' sign, and hurriedly apologized, turned around and escaped.
An hour later, Xuan Tian returned to Qing Shui Town and upon inquiry, the Fu Wei Gang had indeed disappeared without a trace.
Having spent 2,000 taels of silver, Xuan Tian bought a black Qilin horse and left Qing Shui Town. That night, he returned to Jian Nan City.
Jiannan City was where Xuantian arrived after leaving the Tiānjiàn Sect, and it is the city closest to the Tiānjiàn Sect. It is named Jiannan City because it lies south of the Tiānjiàn Sect.
Arriving at Jian Nan City as night fell, Xuan Tian sold the black Qilin horse and stayed overnight. The next day, early in the morning, he returned to the Tian Jian Sect.
Xuantian rushed straight to the Merit Hall, where disciples who had gone out for training could exchange their demon cores or materials from demon beasts for merit points or silver.
Although it's still early, Gonglao Temple is already bustling with activity.
The outer disciples of the Tianjian Sect number in the thousands, and among them are around a thousand elite disciples who have reached the seventh level or higher in their martial arts cultivation. Every day, there are disciples coming to the Merit Hall to receive sect tasks and go out for training. As long as there are disciples returning from training, exchanging demonic cores for merits or silver, it will definitely attract onlookers.
The moment of harvest always sparks everyone's interest.
As soon as Xuán Tiān entered the outer courtyard of Gōng Láo Diàn, he faintly heard voices coming from inside the hall, such as "Yáng Shī Xiōng" and "so many yāo hé"...
"Is that perverted Young Master Yang inside? What a coincidence, did he also come back from killing demonic beasts?"
Xuantian heard the sound and stopped in his tracks for a moment, but after a brief pause, he continued walking forward.
If it were in the past, Xuántiān would have definitely avoided Yáng Shīxiōng temporarily, but now, there's no need for that at all.
“497，498，499，500，501——”
"Wow! 500 already, and it's been less than two months. Yang Shixiong has killed over 500 demonic beasts."
"It's still being counted, look at that pile, there might be 100 more, and the total number will exceed 600."
"Yang Shixiong is indeed formidable. This time in the ranking competition, he will definitely defeat Bai Shixiong and become the number one outer door disciple."
"That's for sure, Yang Shixiong had just reached the 9th rank of Wudao Realm last year and was already one of the top ten disciples of the outer sect. This year, he broke through to the 10th rank of Wudao Realm and absolutely swept across the entire outer sect, with no one under the heavens able to defeat him."
“548，549，550，551——”
"It's already over 550, and the remaining ones are absolutely more than 50. In less than two months, Yang Shixiong has killed more than 600 heads of second-level demon beasts. It's really terrifying, I wouldn't be able to kill that many in a year."
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In the Merit Hall, everyone gathered in front of the counter.
Inside the counter, a meritorious official of the Gonglao Temple was counting a pile of demon cores.
Tianjian Sect disciple, after thirty years old, if the cultivation has not reached the Fourth Heaven of Xiantian Realm but is above the First Heaven of Xiantian Realm, can be transferred to serve as an executive.
If one's cultivation is above the fourth level of the Pre-Heaven Realm and below the seventh level, they can be converted to an Outer Sect Elder.
Cultivation in the Pre-Heaven Realm above the 7th level can be converted into an Inner Sect Elder.
In front of the counter, a young man in his mid-sixteen to seventeen years old stood wearing a crimson robe. His entire skin was also crimson like his clothes, as if he were a ball of fire. The outer sect disciples crowded around to see the situation with the demon core inside the counter, but not one person dared to squeeze past this crimson-robed youth.
The attention of all the outer disciples was focused on the counter, and no one noticed Xuan Tian entering.
"558, 559, 600, 601, 602, 603 - a total of 603." The attendant counted quickly and finished counting the pile of demon cores, just over 600.
Disciples who couldn't see the inside situation from the outside suddenly cheered: "Really broke 600, in less than two months, killed 600 second-level demon beasts, among all the outer door disciples, who can still compete with Yang Shixiong?"
"Yang Shifu is invincible outside the door."
"Quiet!"
The auctioneer shouted, "189 second-grade lower-tier demon cores, 201 second-grade middle-tier demon cores, 192 second-grade upper-tier demon cores, and 21 second-grade overlord demon cores. The total value is 8733 merit points or 87,330 taels of silver. Young Master Yang Ding, what would you like to exchange for them?"
That red-robed youth who was like a ball of fire was none other than Yang Dingjun. He said, "Reward points."
The official in charge of the Merit Hall took out an account book, recorded it, and said: "Yang Dingjun, your contribution to the sect has increased by 8,733 points. Your total contribution value is now 103,533 points. With a total of 100,000 contribution points, you are qualified to learn a Xuanjie stage cultivation method secret manual."
"Congratulations, Master Yang! Congratulations, Master Yang! With the cultivation of the Xuanji method, it won't be long before you enter the Pre-Heavenly realm and become an inner disciple!" The disciples beside him immediately began to offer their congratulations.
Young Master Yang's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of a smile.
While all the fellow disciples were congratulating Yang Dingjun, Gonglaodian's attendant's gaze fell on Xuantian's body in the distance. To be precise, it was the demon beast fur bundle that Xuantian had on his back.
The attendant of the Merit Hall said: "That disciple, are you also back from hunting and killing demonic beasts to exchange for merit points?"
Xuantian nodded and said: "Yes!"
Whoosh——
As Xuan Tian's voice rang out, dozens of outer sect elite disciples turned their gaze towards him with sparkling eyes.
"Is it you - Huang Tian?"
"It's him, he and Zhang Long have a three-month agreement, they will duel in the ranking tournament, and there are about ten days left before the ranking tournament begins."
"He refused Yang Shixiong's invitation, it was simply impossible, he would definitely be beaten to pieces by Zhang Long."
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As soon as Xuan Tian appeared, many of his disciples who knew him couldn't help but exclaim loudly. Those who didn't know him heard others talking and also learned about Xuan Tian's identity.
Xuantian and Zhang Long made an appointment for three months, and he had already shaken the outer gate, people who didn't know him also heard his name.
Everyone's eyes fell on him, and Xuan Tian only felt a gaze like a fierce fire burning, which was Yang Ding Jun's gaze.
However, Xuan Tian's expression remained unchanged, and everyone's gaze and voice had no effect on him at all.
Xuantian walked forward and said, "Disciple Huangtian also has some demon cores that need to be exchanged."
"He can have at most 20-30 demon cores in exchange, absolutely no more than 50."
"I heard he disappeared for almost two months, probably went out to temper himself. Two months, hunting and killing demonic beasts, should be around thirty or forty heads."
"Hunting and killing demonic beasts isn't that easy, this is his first time experiencing it, I think he'll at most get seven or eight, absolutely no more than ten."
"Good heavens! His cultivation has advanced again and reached the 8th level of Martial Dao Realm!"
"When he went out for training, I heard that his cultivation had just broken through the seventh level of martial arts. It's been less than two months since then, how could he possibly break through the eighth level of martial arts so quickly?"
"It's fake, absolutely impossible for it to be that fast, he must have cultivated some kind of technique to create this illusion."
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Many disciples went from initial disdain, slowly shocking, and then to disbelief.
Xuantian treated all his disciples as if they were invisible, and even Yangding Jun was no exception. He walked directly to the Merit Hall attendant and went forward. The outer door disciples in front of him made way one after another, and soon Xuantian arrived in front of the counter.
He took down the beast skin package from his back, opened a slit, pulled out a large bag and placed it on the counter in front of the attendant, which was even larger than Yang Dingjun's previous one.
Xuantian Dao: "There are 811 demon cores in total, including 136 lower-grade second-level demon cores, 479 mid-grade second-level demon cores, and 196 upper-grade second-level demon cores."
"What? How is this possible? How can this be?"
"Eight hundred and eleven demon cores? Even Brother Sun Yang only obtained six hundred and three demon cores. How could he possibly obtain so many?"
"It's actually over 800, and it's still less than two months, yet it's more than 200 more than Master Yang, this is absolutely impossible."
"He must be using crystal stones as substitutes."
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In an instant, the entire Merit Hall was like a pot exploding, with cries of surprise and questioning voices rising one after another, unceasing.
The Gonglao Temple executive opened the bag and poured out its contents, clattering - a string of beads the size of thumbnails, appeared on the counter.
Each one is crystal clear and full of the aura of a mythical beast.
"All of these are genuine second-class demon cores." The official in charge of the Merit Hall immediately made a judgment and began to categorize and count them.
"What? Is it true? Is it really more than Young Master Yang?" The crowd of disciples were all stunned, disbelieving.
Crack! - Yang Dingjun's face was suddenly filled with a burning pain, as if he had been slapped in the face. His eyes, looking at Xuan Tian, suddenly became sharp and fierce.
If Yang Dingjun's gaze was a raging fire just now, then at this moment, it is like a sharp dagger.
Xuántiān immediately sensed the change in Yángdǐngjūn's gaze, and his eyes turned to look at him. Like a sharp sword being unsheathed, a fierce edge cut down, eliminating Yángdǐngjūn's gaze without a trace.
The voice of the Gonglao Temple executive sounded: "That's right, 136 second-level lower-grade demon cores, 479 second-level mid-grade demon cores, and 196 second-level upper-grade demon cores, a total of 811."
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