Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
In the outer court, the triennial Selection Battle had begun.
A large number of Outer Court disciples had gathered around the huge Martial Arts Practice Arena. There were even a few core disciples who showed up on the spur of the moment.
The Outer Court Selection was the only chance to become a core disciple. To the outer court disciples, it was too important.
With so many outer court disciples gathered, the Martial Arts Practice Arena became very lively.
"This year's Selection has begun again. I wonder who will be the final winner?"
"Is there even a need to ask? It'll definitely be Senior Brother Yin Long. Who else in the Outer Court can be his opponent?"
"That's true. With Senior Brother Yin Long's strength, it shouldn't be a problem for him to sweep through the Outer Court. The only one who can give him some trouble is probably Senior Brother Qian Xia. However, Senior Brother Qian Xia has fought with Senior Brother Yin Long many times and was always at an absolute disadvantage."
The outer court disciples discussed animatedly. Almost ninety-nine percent of them thought that the one who would emerge victorious in the Selection would be Yin Long.
It was true that only Yin Long had the strength to sweep through all the Outer Court disciples. Compared to Yin Long, there was a certain gap.
Right at that moment …
"Oh right, where's that Jian Wushuang?"
No one knew who it was, but someone suddenly roared, causing a commotion around the Martial Arts Practice Stage.
"Yeah, where's that Jian Wushuang who has the Elder's Token and has more resources than the core disciples?"
"He has resources that even the core disciples are envious of. He must have extraordinary skills and strength. It's only the Selection, why isn't he here?"
"Could it be that Jian Wushuang is scared?"
Many outer court disciples searched around the Martial Arts Practice Arena carefully, but there was no sign of Jian Wushuang.
Soon, they received news that Jian Wushuang had no intention of participating in this year's Selection!
"Bastard, I wanted to find out how capable Jian Wushuang is through this Selection. How dare he not participate?"
"From what I see, he must know that he's not strong enough. Even if he participates in the Selection, he'll just be humiliating himself. That's why he's not participating on purpose."
"This Jian Wushuang really has no guts!"
"That's right. Since he has obtained more cultivation resources than a core disciple, then he has to find a way to prove that he is more outstanding than a normal core disciple. No matter how bad it is, he has to prove that he has some extraordinary aspects. But now, he is clearly lacking confidence!!"
"Alright, alright, stop talking. Everyone knows that Jian Wushuang has a special relationship with Elder Wujian. Maybe he is Elder Wujian's descendant in the outside world, or even Elder Wujian's illegitimate son. It is normal for Elder Wujian to favor him."
These outer disciples discussed among themselves, and their words were filled with disdain towards Jian Wushuang.
But soon, this wave of discussion gradually dispersed, and the selection battle truly began.
In an independent courtyard in the Outer Court.
Jian Wushuang sat there with his eyes slightly closed. He opened his mouth and swallowed an elixir that could increase his divine power.
In less than two breaths of time, the pill was completely absorbed by Jian Wushuang.
"My divine power is getting purer. At this rate, I should be able to make another breakthrough and reach the Middle Stage Chaotic Realm within a month." Jian Wushuang smiled and was quite satisfied.
Before coming to Narcissus Island, he already knew that he would only need a few years to fully recover his peak strength.
Now, in less than three months, he was only one step away from the Middle Stage Chaotic Realm. At this rate, he would be able to recover to his peak strength within three years.
"Looking at the sky, the selection battle should have already begun. The selection battle will last for two days, but the outcome will be known today. I hope that Senior Brother Yin Long will be able to defeat all the outer court disciples." Jian Wushuang smiled, closed his eyes again, and began to comprehend the insights in the jade slip.
Under this kind of research, a day quickly passed.
In the blink of an eye, the sun set in the west and the sky darkened.
The outer court disciples that gathered on the martial arts arena dispersed one by one.
Jian Wushuang sat in the courtyard and his expression suddenly changed.
"Senior Brother Yin Long."
Jian Wushuang's body moved and appeared in front of Yin Long who had just returned from the martial arts arena.
"Junior Brother Wushuang." Yin Long raised his head to look at Jian Wushuang and forced a smile on his face.
"The first day of the selection battle has ended?" Jian Wushuang looked at Yin Long.
"Yes." Yin Long nodded slightly. "Junior Brother Wushuang, I still have something to do, so I won't talk to you anymore."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yin Long headed straight for his courtyard.
Jian Wushuang stood there with a strange look on his face.
"Logically speaking, with Yin Long's strength, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to sweep through the Outer Court and obtain first place in this year's Selection. He can also fulfill his wish of becoming a core disciple, but why does his expression look so bad? Could it be that he's in trouble? "Jian Wushuang was puzzled. Just then, he saw a hunchbacked old man coming from afar.
Jian Wushuang quickly walked forward.
"Elder Yu Yang." Jian Wushuang greeted him humbly.
"Oh, it's Wushuang. What's the matter?" The hunchbacked old man, Yu Yang, smiled warmly.
"If I'm not mistaken, Elder Yu Yang should be participating in this year's selection battle, right?" Jian Wushuang asked.
"Of course." Elder Yu Yang nodded. "This selection battle is only held among the outer court disciples, and I'm in charge of many matters in the outer court. Naturally, I need everyone's attention to this selection battle."
"If that's the case, then you should know what happened in today's selection battle. I just don't know what happened in the selection battle. Why did Senior Brother Yin Long look so bad when I saw him?" Jian Wushuang asked.
"Well …" Elder Yu Yang pondered for a moment, then said, "It's actually very simple. Originally, with Yin Long's strength, he could easily defeat the outer court disciples in this year's selection battle. Almost everyone thought so, including the higher-ups of Narcissus Island."
"However, in today's selection battle, Qian Xia, who had challenged Yin Long several times and was a threat to him, made his move. The moment he made his move, his cultivation base was exposed. He's actually at the Peak Chaotic Realm!"
"You should know that the difference between the Middle Stage and the Peak Chaotic Realm is beyond imagination."
"Although Yin Long wasn't able to truly fight Qian Xia today, the outcome can already be seen," said Elder Yu Yang.
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