Chapter 24: Shocking Outer Gate (Part 2)

  As Yang Dingjun left, his followers also quickly left the Gonglaotang, looking at Xuantian with shock and admiration in their eyes.

  Other disciples, those who should receive the task received it, and those who should exchange their demon cores exchanged them. However, they couldn't help but glance at Xuan Tian from time to time, with a hint of envy that they couldn't hide. Everyone was secretly wondering: Why wasn't it me?

  Xuantian didn't linger and left the Merit Hall, heading straight for his own residence.

  The outer peaks of Tiānjiàn Peak are numerous, with over a dozen mountain peaks lined up in succession. On each peak, there live four to five hundred outer sect disciples, as well as outer sect attendants who teach the outer sect disciples their skills and martial techniques.

  The mountain peak where Xuántiān lived was not very far from the Gōngláo Temple, only separated by two mountain peaks. Before long, he returned to his residence.

  Xuantian and Huangshi lived in a room together, but when he returned home, Huangshi was nowhere to be found.

  However, soon after, I heard Huang Shi's voice, echoing from afar: "Tian Ge, Tian Ge——have you come back?"

  It's been two months since he last saw Huang Shi, and Xuan Tian's face revealed a relieved smile. In the Tianjian Sect, Huang Shi was his only relative, while the other Huang clan disciples had joined the other sects of the Shendao Wang Dynasty.

  Xuantian walked out of the house and saw Huangshi and Lindong hurrying towards him.

  "Brother Tian (Huang Shixiong)!" Seeing Xuan Tian, the two of them cheered loudly, seemingly extremely happy and excited.

  "Cousin, Lin Dong's junior brother." Xuan Tian's face revealed a smile as he beckoned to the two of them.

  The two of them quickly ran to the front of Xuan Tian, and Huang Shi panted: "Tian Ge, I heard that you were in the Merit Hall, and you exchanged a palm with Yang Shixiong without getting hurt. Is it true?"

  Huang Shi said as he turned around in a circle with his arms wrapped around his body, patting himself on the arm, seemingly checking if he was injured.

  Lin Dong nodded desperately beside him.

  Xuantian nodded and said, "The news spread quickly, let's talk inside!"

  "Really?" Upon Xuan Tian's confirmation, Huang Shi let out a surprised cry: "Tian Ge, your eightfold cultivation in the Martial Way, can actually withstand Yang Shixiong's one palm? He cultivates the renowned 'Pure Yang Skill'!"

  Lin Dong was also amazed on the side, repeatedly clicking his tongue in surprise.

  Who is Young Master Yang? The notorious Young Master Yang's name, throughout the entire outer sect, who doesn't know, who isn't aware?

  That is the most promising person to win the first place in the outer gate this year. In secret, all the outer door disciples have already regarded Yang Shixiong as the number one master among the outer door disciples.

  Xuantian was actually able to exchange a palm strike with Yang Shixiong, and what's more, he didn't suffer even the slightest injury. For an outer sect disciple, this was not only shocking, but utterly astonishing.

  Although more than two months ago, Xuan Tian defeated Niu Zhi Gao with his cultivation of Wu Dao Jing Liu Zhong and made an appointment with Zhang Long for three months. From being unknown to becoming famous outside the sect overnight, but compared to Yang Shixiong, Zhang Long and other top disciples in the outer sect, he still lags far behind.

  More than two months ago, Xuan Tian and Zhang Long made an appointment for three months. No one looked good on Xuan Tian. The time of three months was too short. A martial artist in the sixth realm of the Martial Way could not compete with a martial artist in the tenth realm of the Martial Way within just three short months.

  Even three years is very difficult, because when you are growing in cultivation, others are also growing.

  However, after the news that Xuan Tian and Yang Shixiong clashed without either of them getting hurt spread out, all the outer sect disciples were shocked. Xuan Tian's cultivation and strength had exceeded everyone's expectations.

  Young Master Yang's cultivation of Pure Yang Skill has the greatest advantage, which is that his internal strength is extremely dense. Even if he casually slaps with one palm, among the disciples of the Nine Heavens Martial Arts School, there are hardly a few who can withstand it without suffering any harm at all.

  So, as soon as the news came out, the outer disciples' impression of Xuantian deepened. They had remembered Xuantian's name before because he had made a three-month bet with Zhang Long, not because he was particularly powerful.

  And this time, Xuan Tian was with great strength, making all the outer door disciples shocked.

  In the hearts of outer sect disciples, Xuan Tian has already become a representative of strength. Even if he hasn't reached the level of Yang Shixiong, Zhang Long and other giants, he is still a first-rate existence among thousands of outer sect disciples.

  Xuantian and Zhang Long's appointment in March was originally just a joke among the outer door disciples, but now every single one of them is looking forward to the ranking tournament, hoping that Xuantian can make it through and finally have a showdown with Zhang Long.

  Although in the hearts of outer disciples, they still thought Zhang Long would win, this duel finally had something to look at and wasn't a one-sided affair.

  Three people entered the room, Xuan Tian's eyes carefully sized up the two of them and said: "Not bad, after not seeing you for two months, both of your cultivations have increased by one realm, reaching the fourth level of Martial Dao."

  Huang Shi said: "I was given a lot of elixirs by Lin Dong for the past two months, which allowed me to cultivate with elixirs all this time and quickly reached the fourth stage of the Martial Path. But how can I compare to you, Tian Ge? In just a few months, your cultivation has advanced four stages from the fourth stage of the Martial Path to the eighth stage! Ah, taking a dip in Yinxian Pool really had such a great effect. Shouldn't I also go take a dip in Yinxian Pool tonight? But it's already November now, and the weather is cold, the pool water is too cold."

  Lin Dong excitedly said: "I heard from the senior brothers that Brother Huang took out more than a thousand second-level demon cores in the Merit Hall, which is more than twice as many as Brother Yang's. Even Brother Yang was surpassed by you, Brother Huang, you're really amazing."

  Huang Shi burst out laughing and said: "My brother is the most powerful among all the outer sect disciples, of course he's powerful."

  Huang Shi got excited and almost spilled the beans, but was glared back by Xuan Tian before he could say anything.

  As for the two people's flattery, Xuan Tian smiled happily and thought to himself that it was no wonder people said that a thousand praises or ten thousand praises were not as good as one praise from someone who truly understood him. Being flattered by others was always a pleasant thing.

  Huang Shi and Lin Dong excitedly chatted with Xuan Tian for nearly half an hour before Lin Dong bid farewell and returned to his room.

  There was no outsider in the house, and Xuan Tian closed the door.

  "Brother Tian, is there something good for me to see?" Seeing Xuan Tian close the door and window, with a cautious expression, Huang Shi excitedly said.

  Xuantian walked back to Huangshi's side and said, "Forget my name from your mind. If it gets out, the entire Huang family will be finished. Even if we escape, there will be nowhere to hide."

  "Oh, never again." Huang Shi nodded solemnly.

  Xuantian took out a bundle of cloth from his bosom and slowly untied it.

  Huang Shi's eyes suddenly lit up: "What is this? Is it Astragalus membranaceus? This is a spiritual herb?"

  Huang Shi also came from a fifth-grade family and had a discerning eye. At a glance, he recognized the Qi Huang Cao and was shocked.

  Xuān Tiān nodded, plucked a piece off, and handed it to Huáng Shí, saying: "Qí Huáng Cǎo can quickly enhance your cultivation. If you eat it, your cultivation will immediately break through the fifth level of Wǔ Dào Jìng, and the medicinal effect will last for a long time. It may even allow your cultivation to break through the sixth or seventh level in a short period."

  Xuān Tiān ate a leaf of the Qí Huáng grass and knew its medicinal effect was incredibly powerful, not only did it allow his cultivation to break through from the Seventh Realm of Martial Arts to the Eighth Realm, but also in less than a month's time, his cultivation reached the late stage of the Eighth Realm of Martial Arts, seemingly on the verge of breaking through to the Ninth Realm at any moment.

  Huang Shi's martial arts cultivation was at the fourth level of Wu Dao Jing, but after consuming a single leaf of Qi Huang Cao, his cultivation rose by two to three levels in a short period. Even Xuan Tian made a conservative estimate.

  Huang Shi took the Qī Huáng Cǎo and was overjoyed, but hesitated for a moment, saying: "This piece of Qī Huáng Cǎo is extremely valuable, let's be conservative, it's worth at least 100,000 taels of silver or more, even selling for 200,000 per piece wouldn't be unusual. Tiān Gē, with such severe injuries, could this precious Qī Huáng Cǎo possibly be exchanged for a miraculous healing medicine to treat your injuries?"

  Xuantian Dao: "The healing medicine, the price starts at one million, a single leaf of Qihuang grass is far from enough. I will think of a way to get the healing medicine, but first, you should eat this Qihuang grass to temporarily boost your cultivation, which is the most important thing right now. The silver our family provides for us to cultivate every year is at least 200,000, if we save this money, in a few years we can buy the healing medicine, but our family doesn't save it, do you know why?"

  Huang Shi nodded and said, "Because we are the future of our family."

  "It's enough to know."

  Xuantian patted Huangshi's shoulder and said, "Take the Qihuang grass and eat it. For the next few days, focus on refining your medicinal powers. In ten days, the ranking competition will begin. The reward for being the first among the outer sect disciples should be very generous. I also need to prepare well and participate in the Outer Sect Disciple Ranking Competition in my best state."

  "Huang Shi's eyes widened in shock, exclaiming: 'No way, Tian Ge! Are you trying to take down the number one outer gate? Yang Shixiong's freakish strength is incredibly powerful, his pure yang technique has reached the highest level! He's only one step away from breaking through to the pre-heavenly realm.'"

  Xuantian smiled slightly and said, "I have confidence."

  His eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of something. "I forgot that I haven't gone to the Dan Medicine Hall to collect my reward after entering the eighth level of martial arts. The dan medicine that was supposed to be distributed over the past two months hasn't been collected either. Let's go get it first. My cultivation will break through quickly, but since dan medicine is precious and expensive, leaving some for you to cultivate in the future would also be good."

  Patted Huang Shi's shoulder, Xuan Tian opened the house and went out.

  Huang Shi stared at Xuan Tian's disappearing back, and after a while, he exclaimed: "What? My cultivation is about to break through again! Good heavens, isn't that going to reach the 9th level of the Martial Dao Realm?"

  In the following period of time, Xuan Tian did not desperately impact the ninth layer of the Martial Path, forcing a breakthrough, but instead went with the flow, relaxing everything, and adjusting his body to its optimal state.

  He could feel that he was just one layer of membrane away from the ninth level of martial arts, and when the time came, he would naturally break through.

  Due to the cultivation of Wudang's eighth layer, relying on the Qi Huang grass greatly shortened the time, and forced breakthroughs were extremely difficult and unfavorable to the body, so it's better to follow the natural course.

  Time flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, ten days have passed. The long-awaited Outer Disciple Ranking Competition that all the disciples have been looking forward to has finally arrived on its opening day.

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