Chapter 63: Qin Xuan

  "One minute has passed, a new challenger can come on stage." Judge Jin's voice was heard by all the monks in the field.

  "Chūyún Fēng Zhāngxīn!" A male cultivator threw his token to the Golden Judge, jumped onto the battlefield, and a fireball shot straight towards Luoyu.

  Luoyu had long seen that this man was the robust cultivator who fought on the same stage three days ago. It seemed that her group attack talisman had enraged him, but he was able to hold on until the end in that last battle, showing that his strength was indeed extraordinary.

  Her mind was racing, but it didn't affect her summoning the earth shield of Qingyun Sword, protecting her body all around. With her left hand pinching a seal, a water ball extinguished the fireball.

  Zhang Xin drew out a broad knife and hacked at Luo Yu's neck, but was blocked by her Qingyun sword. The two began to exchange blows, coming and going, and after fighting for a moment, they were still evenly matched.

  This bout, Luo Yu fought with ease and speed, but didn't want to drag it out any longer. With a sudden burst of strength, she chopped Zhang Xin's broadsword out of the way, and the sword tip instantly extended a long vine that snapped around his right arm. Luo Yu pulled hard, sending him flying into mid-air.

  Wang Xin didn't panic either, his left hand threw a fireball that struck Luo Yu's face, and his body took advantage of the momentum to flip over behind Luo Yu.

  Luoyu was well-prepared and lightly shook her earrings. A water mask blocked the fireball, and although her body wasn't afraid of the fireball, being burned bald was still quite unsightly.

  "I give up!" came Zhang Xin's voice from behind.

  Luo Yu turned around and smiled at Zhang Xin, who was tightly bound by the iron thorns.

  "You still have the power to counterattack!" Of course, you will also be beaten by Luo Yu even more miserably.

  "I give up, I give up," Zhang Xin said helplessly with a lowered head. "I know that three days ago, the young lady had shown mercy, otherwise I would have been eliminated long ago."

  "Haha, you're indeed much more refreshing than that little white face!" Luo Yu laughed and said, the iron thistle withered instantly and finally turned to dust.

  "Number 33 battle platform, Zhang Xin loses, Huang Luoyu wins!" The golden judge's announcement finally woke up the disciples below.

  "Really didn't expect Zhang Xin to actually lose!"

  "How could they have lost when they were evenly matched just a moment ago?!"

  "Zhang Shixiong is the best among our Yunfeng Outer Sect disciples, and even in the entire sect, he's a top-notch expert. How could he lose to this little girl?"

  "Zhao Shixiong, you said the girl on stage is your sister? But she has the surname Huang, not Zhao. Is she really your sworn sister?" teased one of Zhao Yucheng's acquaintances.

  "Are you looking for death?!" Zhao Yuchen punched the other person, "This is Huang Zixi's sister, isn't she my sister too?!"

  "Huang Zixi?" An acquaintance was taken aback. "If there's an older brother, then there must be an older sister. No wonder she's so formidable!"

  Who is Huang Ziyu? Some people are puzzled, of course, there are also those who know and will proudly tell others that this Master Huang, at the age of 19, has already built his foundation for over a year. Last year, after he built his foundation, it caused quite a stir in the sect. After all, among the outer sect disciples, he is the first to build his foundation before the age of 20 in a hundred years. Even compared to those who have been in the inner sect since childhood, his foundation-building is still relatively early. So, as soon as he entered the inner sect, he was taken in by Golden Elixir True Person as a direct disciple...

  The audience below sparked a discussion about Zǐ Xī, with voices of admiration and envy that did not stop, completely forgetting Luo Yu on the stage.

  At this time, Luo Yu sat down to adjust her breath and thought back to a year ago when Zi Yun closed the door to build his foundation. She was worried that Zi Yun's change in temperament would bring trouble. Unexpectedly, after Zi Yun successfully built his foundation, he immediately sought out Huo Yun Peak's master Qin Xuan, hoping to become his nominal disciple.

  Two years ago, Zi Ye had already entrusted the outer gate with the task of finding a disciple to help Qin Xuan, a master refiner in the late stages of his golden elixir cultivation, manage his refining room. Qin Xuan was a great master of refining, but he had never taken on an apprentice, so he asked the outer gate's manager to find him an outer sect disciple with some innate talent for refining to help him manage his own refining room.

  After Zi Yun entered the middle stage of Qi practice, he became enthusiastic about learning to refine equipment and had a certain talent. Two years ago, he was able to refine a first-class superior artifact, which also caught the attention of Guan Shi. Upon receiving the news, Zi Yun exerted himself even more and refined an extreme-quality artifact, sending one piece of superior spirit stone to Guan Shi. He finally squeezed out other competitors and obtained the opportunity to approach the Peak Master.

  Qin Xuan stared at the young Jiedan cultivator kneeling in the courtyard, somewhat dazed.

  When Zi Ye first came to him, he found that Zi Ye was very young, but his cultivation had already reached the 12th layer of Qi Refining. At that time, he checked his records and found that he had a Three-Spirit Root, with a medium to high-grade talent, from the side branch of the Huang family in Qingzhou. He secretly thought that this child must have consumed a large amount of spiritual stones to be able to advance so quickly.

  A month ago, Zi Ye took a leave of absence to retreat and cultivate in seclusion. He didn't think much of it, as young people are often full of vigor and eager to make rapid progress. However, most of the time they fail. But today, this young man actually succeeded in building his foundation, and what's more, his foundation is stable.

  "Why do you want to take me as your master?" Qin Xuan asked, "I'm not fond of taking on disciples, nor am I good at it. Now that you're asking me to accept you as a nominal disciple, it means I'll only be giving you a title, and in the future, when you encounter problems during your cultivation, I won't help you resolve them; the resources needed for cultivation, I also won't provide for you. If you were to join another Golden Elixir True Person's sect, considering how young you are, they should give you the status of a personally transmitted disciple...... Tell me your reasons."

  Zi Yun replied respectfully: "Disciple has always admired Master Feng——"

  "This reason is not enough, I want to hear the real reason." Qin Xuanxing's eyes slightly opened, a sharp light shot towards Zi Yun.

  As for this cold and majestic Peak Master, Zi Ye still had some understanding of him. Seeing that he was displeased, Zi Ye immediately bowed down to the ground: "There is another reason that is not convenient to speak of, please, Peak Master, examine my disciple's body."

  "Hmm? It seems that the previous judgment of this disciple was not necessarily correct. Qin Xuan took a step forward, his right hand placed on top of Zi Ye's head, using his divine sense to carefully examine him, but the more he looked, the more shocked he became."

  "There is no residual dan medicine and meridian damage in the body, this child is a perfect foundation!" Qin Xuan secretly admired, and then checked Zi Yun's spiritual root, which was still three spiritual roots unchanged, but the purity of the spiritual root was very high, reaching the top grade, and there was also a substance that was subtly refining the spiritual root, although this substance was very small and should be consumed soon.

  "Get up!" Qin Xuan swept his sleeve, and a stream of spiritual energy lifted Zi Ye.

  "I'm fully aware of your reasons, ... you can rest assured, I swear on my honor that I won't let a third person know about this matter —"

  "The Master doesn't need to make an oath, the disciple trusts the Master, that's why he came to see the Master." Zi Yun hastily stopped him, in case something unexpected happened and the Master inadvertently revealed this matter, causing the Master to go back on his Heart Demon Oath, the consequences of which would be unbearable for Zi Yun. After all, if he hadn't come to find the Master, the Master wouldn't have had to take this risk.

  Qin Xuan slightly curled the corners of his lips, rarely smiling: "Today, only your last sentence moved me, so I decided to take you as a nominal disciple. If in the future you satisfy me, I will make you my direct disciple."

  "Thank you, Master!" Zi Ye was overjoyed and hastily knelt down to pay his respects.

  Qin Xuan brushed his sleeve: "No need to kneel again. After you become a direct disciple, I'll notify the sect leader to prepare a ceremony for you."

  "However, I still have to make this vow, just so that there's no misunderstanding between us as master and disciple." Qin Xuan ignored Zi Xi's urgency and began his oath: "I, Qin Xuan, hereby swear with my heart demon today, not to voluntarily reveal the results of what I saw about Huang Zi Xi... If I do, the heart demon will descend upon me, and I will never be able to advance in rank."