Chapter 23: Shocking Outer Gate (Part 1)

  The Gonglao Hall attendants confirmed it once again, and the outer sect disciples let out wave after wave of astonished cries.

  Looking at Xuan Tian's gaze, unbelievable.

  In less than two months, over 800 second-grade demon cores were obtained, averaging the killing of a dozen or so demons every day.

  Killing such a demon beast would easily attract a third-level demon beast, posing an extremely great danger. Therefore, unless aided by a master with Innate Realm strength, a martial artist in the Martial Dao Realm could not possibly engage in a massacre of demon beasts in the Yin Wind Mountains.

  Moreover, among the third-class demon beasts, there are strong and weak ones. Even a master of the Innate Realm may not necessarily be a match for a formidable third-class demon beast, so one must still exercise caution in the Yin Wind Mountains.

  What virtue and ability does Xuantian have? When he left the sect, he had just stepped into the seventh level of the Martial Path. This was his first time going out to gain experience, yet he achieved such a harvest, making every single outer gate elite disciple present feel shocked, amazed, unbelievable, jealous, and dissatisfied!

  "Hmph! Over 800 secondary demon cores, not even one primary demon core, let alone a secondary demon overlord's core. Yet, Yang Shixiong killed 21 secondary demon overlords, he's indeed more formidable."

  At that moment, someone dissatisfied hummed and saw that the demon core inside Xuantian did not have a second-level demon beast master demon core. Immediately, they found an excuse to elevate Yangding Jun and strike at Xuantian.

  "That's natural, just him, how can he compare with Young Master Yang?"

  "Yang Shixiong is invincible below the Xiantian realm, and can easily kill second-level demon beasts. Except for his senior brother in the inner sect, no one outside can compare to him. This year, he will definitely take the first place in the outer sect."

  "Compared to him, Yang Shixiong is like heaven and earth. Yang Shixiong can kill a second-level demonic beast overlord with just one finger, let alone him!"

  ……

  ……

  The envy in the hearts of the outer disciples had nowhere to vent, one person started and immediately sarcastic voices surged endlessly, one wave covering another.

  Yang Dingjun's mouth was curved with a smile, and his mood had improved a lot. With these words from the disciples, the gap in the number of demon cores he and Xuan Tian had obtained suddenly disappeared from his mind, leaving only the thought that Xuan Tian was not as good as him.

  In the face of ridicule from his fellow disciples, Xuan Tian's expression remained calm and unruffled, neither retorting nor ignoring them.

  The Gonglao Temple executive let out a soft sigh. When he was young, he also started as a disciple and had the same youthful vigor and competitiveness.

  After a while, the official of the Merit Hall said: "811 second-level demon cores are worth 11,714 merit points or 117,140 taels of silver. Huang Tian, what do you want to exchange for?"

  Although all the disciples were attacking Xuan Tian verbally, they were actually envying him to death. 11,714 merit points! How long would it take them to earn that much?

  Xuantian Dao: "Exchange silver coins, but I also have some demon cores here, let's exchange them together!"

  "What? There's still a demon core?" Not only the numerous disciples, but also the stewards of the Merit Hall couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

  Among the crowd's gasps of surprise, Xuan Tian once again pulled out a bag from the fur of that demonic beast.

  This bag is slightly smaller in volume than the first one taken out by Xuántiān, but it's also roughly the same size as the demon core that Yángdǐng Jūn had previously.

  Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine.

  Xuān Tiān slightly smiled, placing the bag on the counter in front of the executive, saying: "Inside here are 33 second-level lower-tier demon beast cores, 107 second-level middle-tier demon beast cores, 355 second-level upper-tier demon beast cores, and 139 second-level overlord demon beast cores, totaling 634 cores."

  This is the second month that Xuan Tian has killed a demon beast, and it's near the activity range of third-level demon beasts. The ones that appear are basically all upper-second level or dominant-level demon beasts.

  Because Ling Xingyue, Bai Ling, Chu Feng and Deng Fei hunted down third-grade demon beasts in that area, so for a month, Xuan Tian didn't encounter any third-grade demon beasts, and instead harvested a large number of second-grade upper-tier and Overlord-level demon beast cores.

  Secondary Overlord Demon Beast Demon Core 139 pieces!

  This sentence was like a thunderclap, resounding in the ears of every single disciple present.

  They just said that Xuántiān is not as good as Yáng Shīxiōng, the reason being that Yáng Shīxiōng took out 21 second-level Overlord Beast Cores, while Xuántiān didn't have a single one.

  But in just a few sentences, Xuantian actually took out 139 second-level Overlord Beast Cores, the difference between 139 and 21 forming an enormous contrast.

  Xuantian finished speaking, his eyes moved around and swept across the faces of the disciples.

  Clap clap clap clap clap clap...

  In the ears of all the disciples, a slapping sound seemed to have appeared out of thin air. They felt as if they had been slapped in the face by Xuan Tian with great force, and this slap was extremely heavy.

  Especially Yang Dingjun, his chest was shocked, only one mouthful of blood didn't spray out, he was slapped in the face, and the one who was beaten the most on the scene was him.

  No, this is more serious than a slap in the face. Yang Dingjun felt like he was being trampled on by Xuan Tian's disdainful gaze, his face being ruthlessly stepped on, this wasn't just a slap in the face, it was almost like having his face trampled on.

  The Gonglao Temple executive poured out the demon cores from the bag, his voice excited: "It's really second-level Overlord Demon Beast demon cores, how can there be so many? Huang Tian, how did you kill so many second-level Overlord Demon Beasts?"

  Xuantian smiled and said, "It's just luck."

  Xian Tian did not want to say more, Gong Laos' eyes returned, and he said: "Those who have good fortune must have great achievements."

  He finished speaking and began to check the number of demon cores.

  Soon, the official in charge of the Merit Hall finished checking and said: "The quantities of all kinds are correct, a total of 634 pieces, with a total value of 126,150 taels of silver. Adding the previous 117,140 taels, it's a total of 243,290 taels of silver. Huang Tian, you can learn the Xuanjie Sword Technique with merit points. Are you sure you want silver and not merit points?

  Xuántiān nodded and said, "Alright!"

  Life-saving elixir, why is it always more expensive than ordinary elixirs?

  Xuan Hong's internal meridians are broken, and he is almost crippled. To repair the meridians and restore him to his original state is extremely difficult, requiring many priceless, precious spiritual medicines. For now, Xuan Tian can only try to earn as much money as possible to buy better spiritual medicines, allowing Xuan Hong's injuries to recover a bit first; otherwise, the longer he delays, the harder it will be to recover.

  Soon, Gonglaodian's executive counted out a large stack of silver bills, totaling 243,290 taels, and handed them over to Xuantian.

  Looking at the over 240,000 taels of silver notes, the eyes of all the outer sect disciples shone with envy. How long would they need to work hard to earn so much silver?

  It's completely impossible in a year, it may take more than two years and is extremely dangerous, maybe even fatal.

  Yang Dingjun watched as Xuan Tian took down more than 240,000 taels of silver notes, his breathing becoming increasingly urgent, his anger unrelenting.

  Yang Dingjun went out this time, just to chase Xuan Tian, but didn't catch up. However, he stayed in the Yin Wind Mountains for nearly two months and gained quite a bit. Although he didn't catch up with Xuan Tian, his mood was very good.

  However, with the emergence of Xuantian, he was thoroughly struck, and at the same time, he only harvested more than 8,000 merit points, worth more than 80,000 taels of silver, while Xuantian harvested more than 240,000 taels of silver, which is three times his!

  Yang Dingjun was extremely proud and strong, in order to surpass others in martial arts and achieve great success, he castrated himself, making it impossible for him to be with women, so that he could focus on practicing 'Pure Yang Skill'.

  At the age of fourteen, his cultivation had already reached the ninth rank of the Martial Dao realm. In last year's Outer Disciple Ranking Competition, he defeated many tenth-rank disciples and successfully entered the top ten, ranking ninth.

  This year he has just turned fifteen, his cultivation had broken through to the tenth level of the Martial Path several months ago. Even Zhang Long, who was ranked eighth in last year's ranking tournament and was ahead of him, would have to retreat three steps when seeing Yang Dingjun.

  "What I pursue is only the first place, only I can surpass others, it's impossible for others to surpass me!" At this moment, Yang Dingjun's heart was roaring.

  Although he was self-castrated, his cultivation far surpassed those around him. The entire outer sect had no one who dared to be disrespectful to him. A large number of elite disciples from the outer sect were willing to surrender under his command and serve him. However, today he was severely slapped in the face by Xuan Tian, a young man who was unknown just half a year ago, and almost completely defeated. This made Yang Dingjun unacceptable in his heart.

  Yang Dingjun's aura suddenly surged, his eyes shooting out two sharp beams of light that landed on Xuan Tian's body. "These demon cores weren't obtained by you killing the demon beasts, were they?" he bellowed. "Either you picked them up or a pre-heavenly realm expert took you to kill them. With your abilities, it's impossible for you to obtain so many demon cores."

  Xuantian shrugged at Yangding Jun and didn't care about him, walking towards the outside of the Gonglaodian.

  "You haven't answered me yet! Are you leaving?"

  Yang Dingjun was furious, his palm stretched out and grabbed towards Xuan Tian's back.

  Hearing the sound, Xuantian turned around and slapped with one palm.

  Two palms facing each other, pressed together.

  Bang!

  A loud explosion sounded in the air, and Xuan Tian felt a surge of immense power rushing towards him, entering his body.

  Xuantian retreated two steps in accordance with the momentum, merging this force into the earth, dissolving it without a trace.

  Yang Dingjun's body didn't move at all, seeing Xuan Tian block his palm, the anger in his eyes grew stronger, and with a flip of his hand, he was about to slap out again.

  "How dare you!" A voice suddenly rang out. The official in charge of the Merit Hall stood up and said, "Yang Dingjun, is the Merit Hall a place for you to act wildly?"

  The Gonglao Temple is very large, divided into the inner temple and outer temple. The inner temple is located in the Tianjian Sect's Nei Peak where the inner disciples reside, with an elder stationed to guard it. The outer temple is located in the outer peak where the outer disciples reside, also with an elder stationed to guard it.

  Normally, the elder does not come out, but if something happens, it will definitely disturb the elder.

  Yang Dingjun has some connections within the inner gate, and ordinary attendants can't do anything to him. However, if he were to disturb the elder of the Gonglao Temple, he would be in for a world of trouble.

  "Hmph!" Yang Dingjun let out a heavy hum, gazing at Xuan Tian, gritting his teeth and saying: "Just wait and see, in the ranking tournament, you will receive special treatment."

  With that said, Young Master Yang heavily swung his sleeves and walked out of the Merit Hall.

  "'Pure Yang Skill' indeed lives up to its reputation as the only skill that can be compared to Innate Skill, its internal energy is indeed rich and thick. He has practiced Pure Yang Skill to the highest level of the seventh layer, while I have only practiced Innate Skill to the fifth layer. In terms of internal energy, I would lose to him. If I don't break through to the ninth rank of Martial Dao before the ranking tournament, I will have to use the Absolute Shadow Sword Technique in order to win against him."

  Xuantian took two steps back, seemingly at a disadvantage, but in his heart, he had made an assessment of Yang Dingjun's strength.

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