When the people from the Rising Sky Mansion heard the mocking words from the surrounding people, apart from Xu Cen, their expressions turned grave.
Xu Cen sneered as he looked at Xu Jing's back.
In his opinion, it would be better if Xu Jing did not participate in the Rising Sky Ranking Battle since he was such a coward. At the very least, he would not embarrass the Rising Sky Mansion.
Naturally, he could only think about this in his heart. He did not dare to voice it out.
Among the group of people from the Rising Sky Mansion, there was no doubt Xu Jing and the hunchbacked young man behind him had a normal expression on their faces.
After Xu Jing's gaze left the Blossom Monk and Jing Xu Zi, he swept his gaze past Yin Xu Zi, Yu Xu Zi, the Wine-Meat Monk, and the others before he finally locked his gaze on a proud and aloof figure.
This figure carried a saber on his back that was wrapped in cloth. He was dressed in plain clothes and looked simple and unadorned.
However, his eyes shone brightly like the stars in the night sky.
"Zhong Gu!"
Finally, Xu Jing opened his mouth and locked on to his target.
Zhong Gu was one of the two strongest sectless cultivators who participated in the Rising Sky Ranking Battle.
Previously, the people present on the scene thought Zhong Gu was the strongest sectless cultivator below the age of fifty in the Rising Sky Mansion's district. However, they no longer thought so due to the existence of Li Feng whom Duan Lingtian had disguised as.
Li Feng had killed Xu Can and survived the terrifying shockwaves. This proved that his strength was not below Zhong Gu's.
Sometimes, a sectless cultivator who was unknown only needed an opportunity to make a name for himself.
Becoming famous in a single battle was the name of Li Feng whom Duan Lingtian had disguised as.
When the people present on the scene saw Xu Jing challenging Zhong Gu, they could not help but be stunned before they regained their senses.
"In the Rising Sky Mansion's district, it's said that Xu Jing, the Young Mansion Master of Rising Sky Mansion, and Zhong Gu, the sectless cultivator, are mortal enemies. It seems like it's true."
"That's right. When both of them were at the peak of the Pristine Saint Stage, Zhong Gu had the upper hand. However, after Xu Jing broke through to the Early Refined Saint Stage first, Zhong Gu was no longer a match for him. "
"A year ago, Xu Jing was at the Early Refined Saint Stage. Even if he has the resources from the Rising Sky Mansion, he should only have broken through to the Intermediate Refined Saint Stage now. Facing Zhong Gu who has also broken through to the Intermediate Refined Saint Stage, isn't he afraid of being defeated by Zhong Gu like he did when his cultivation base was at the peak of the Pristine Saint Stage?"
"In our Rising Sky Mansion's district, almost everyone thinks that Xu Jing is no match for Zhong Gu if both of them have the same cultivation base. Don't tell me Xu Jing wants to break this rule today?"
"Humph! It's good to be confident, but if you're overconfident, you'll become arrogant. "
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When the crowd came back to their senses, whispers spread throughout the Nimble Chess Set again.
No matter what, Xu Jing, who had descended from the sky and appeared in the chess piece Zhong Gu was in, had become the focus of the crowd's attention.
Xu Jing was the Young Mansion Master of Rising Sky Mansion.
Would he be able to clear his name today?
Everyone present on the scene was looking forward to it.
Even Duan Lingtian was paying attention to the battle between Zhong Gu and Xu Jing.
He had a good impression of Zhong Gu after all.
As for Xu Jing, he was his target this time. He had to kill him.
If he could decide the outcome of this battle, naturally, he hoped Zhong Gu would be able to defeat Xu Jing or even kill him.
"Zhong Gu, you killed my Rising Sky Mansion's disciple, so I'll have to settle this score with you!"
Xu Jing said coldly as he stood in front of Zhong Gu.
"Cut the crap. If you want to fight, let's fight!"
Zhong Gu said nonchalantly.
If he had not broken through to the Intermediate Refined Saint Stage, he might be afraid when he faced Xu Jing since Xu Jing had most likely broken through to the Intermediate Refined Saint Stage.
However, now that he had broken through to the Intermediate Refined Saint Stage, he was no longer afraid of Xu Jing.
Just like the rumors said, if they had the same cultivation base, he was not afraid of Xu Jing at all.
Xu Jing could be considered as his old rival.
He knew very well what Xu Jing was capable of.
Unfortunately, it did not cross his mind that the current Xu Jing was a completely different person compared to the Xu Jing in the past.
The reason for this was because Xu Jing had cultivated the Devouring Dark Devil Technique.
In this one year, although Xu Jing would occasionally return to the Rising Sky Mansion to enjoy the resources, most of the time, he would stay outside. He called it training, but in truth, he was devouring the vital energies and blood of young women.
In this one year, the number of young women who were turned into dried corpses by him was close to three digits.
Due to this reason, his cultivation base had been raised to a terrifying level until he had broken through to the peak of the Refined Saint Stage.
What did the peak of the Refined Saint Stage mean?
If he took another step forward, he would be at the Eminent Saint Stage!
Under the watchful eyes of the others, the moment Zhong Gu's words left his mouth, Xu Jing did not seem to have made any move at all. However, a storm seemed to have appeared in a 100-meter radius around him.
Many people, including Duan Lingtian, did not even have time to react before they saw a rapidly twisting tornado had appeared where Xu Jing was standing. It was moving toward Zhong Gu at an extremely fast speed.
When they saw Zhong Gu making his move to block it, most of them thought he would be able to block the tornado.
Who knew the moment Zhong Gu touched the tornado, it seemed to have been injected with chicken blood as it spun even faster, causing the air to tremble.
At this moment, the tornado seemed to have transformed into a gigantic primitive beast as it swallowed Zhong Gu in just one gulp.
Pa!
As a loud sound resonated in the air, under the watchful eyes of the others, as the tornado gradually weakened, Zhong Gu who was originally still alive instantly turned into a rain of blood that filled the sky.
He was dead!
Everything happened in just a blink of an eye. It did not even take a breath.
Due to this reason, everyone, including Duan Ling Tian, could not help but be stunned.
In the sky, the hosts, Ren Zhong and Liu Hong Guang, looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
They knew about the Young Mansion Master of Rising Sky Mansion. They knew his innate talent was not top-notch. Even with the Rising Sky Mansion's resources, he had only broken through to the Intermediate Refined Saint Stage at most.
However, the Young Mansion Master of Rising Sky Mansion had displayed a strength that far surpassed the Intermediate Refined Saint Stage in his attack.
When the tornado seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, the aura they sensed with their Divine Consciousness did not belong to an Intermediate Refined Saint Stage Martial Cultivator. Only a Mastery Refined Saint Stage Martial Cultivator would be able to give them such a feeling.
"Mastery Refined Saint Stage!"
At this moment, Ren Zhong and Liu Hong Guang were almost certain Xu Jing was a Mastery Refined Saint Stage Martial Cultivator.
Naturally, this was also because they did not probe Xu Jing's cultivation base with their Divine Consciousness. Otherwise, they would have realized their mistake.
It was impolite to probe a person's cultivation base with one's Divine Consciousness. Most people would not do that.
Moreover, due to their preconceived notions, whether it was Ren Zhong or Liu Hong Guang, both of them felt Xu Jing had broken through to the Mastery Refined Saint Stage. It was already shocking enough.
They did not dare to continue thinking about it.
"Mastery Refined Saint Stage? How's that possible? "
Among the people present on the scene, the strongest were undoubtedly Ren Zhong and Liu Hong Guang. The person below them was undoubtedly Xu Cen, the Grand Elder of Rising Sky Mansion.
At this moment, Xu Cen's Divine Consciousness had also confirmed the aura Xu Jing released earlier was at least a Mastery Refined Saint Stage Martial Cultivator.
Due to this reason, he was filled with shock.
As far as he was concerned, this was something that was practically impossible!
As the Grand Elder of Rising Sky Mansion, he knew very well how strong Xu Jing, the Young Mansion Master of Rising Sky Mansion, was.
He knew very well that even with the resources from the Rising Sky Mansion, it was impossible for Xu Jing to break through to the Mastery Refined Saint Stage in such a short time. In fact, Xu Jing was only an Early Refined Saint Stage Martial Cultivator a year ago.
It was extremely shocking for him to break through to the Mastery Refined Saint Stage from the Early Refined Saint Stage in just a year!
'He must have had a fortuitous encounter in this one year!'
Xu Cen was almost certain of this.
However, it did not cross his mind that Xu Jing's fortuitous encounter was due to him cultivating the Devouring Dark Devil Technique.
The original owner of the Devouring Dark Devil Technique was also the culprit who had caused the Rising Sky Mansion to be demoted from a quasi third-rate force to a fourth-rate force.
When Xu Cen regained his senses, Duan Lingtian had also regained his senses. At the same time, Duan Lingtian's expression turned solemn. "Xu Jing's cultivation base seems to have broken through to the Mastery Refined Saint Stage? How's this possible? "
Apart from Xu Cen, even Duan Lingtian was shocked by Xu Jing's cultivation base.
'Is the resources from the Rising Sky Mansion really that great?'
This was the first thought that appeared in Duan Lingtian's mind when he learned Xu Jing had most likely broken through to the Mastery Refined Saint Stage. After all, he was different from Xu Cen. Xu Cen knew about the cultivation resources from the Rising Sky Mansion, but he did not.
"I can't believe he's actually broken through to the Mastery Refined Saint Stage … It's going to be difficult to kill him now."
Duan Lingtian's originally calm expression turned solemn at this moment.
With his current strength, he was confident he could defeat most Intermediate Refined Saint Stage Martial and Dao Cultivators. However, when it came to Mastery Refined Saint Stage Martial and Dao Cultivators, he could only defeat those who were slightly weaker and had an unstable foundation.
If he used all his techniques, he might be able to defeat those who were slightly stronger.
As for those who were slightly stronger, he would only be able to fight them to a draw at most. He might even be defeated.
However, he was not confident he could defeat those who were at the Mastery Refined Saint Stage.
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