Qingyun Peak was located on the eastern side of the Hundred Chi Gate's thirty-eight peaks. It was seven peaks away from the Hall of Merit, which was about thirty miles away.
Therefore, after leaving the cafeteria, Yu Haoran asked for Wu Zhengjun's permission and directly used Gale Steps to bring him to the Hall of Merit.
The seven peaks seemed very far away, but with the support of Gale Steps, it took less than two hours for Yu Haoran to bring Wu Zhengjun to the Hall of Merit.
Unlike the other peaks where the buildings were either at the peak or halfway up the mountain, the Hall of Merit was built at the foot of the mountain.
Looking at the dense crowd in front of him, Yu Haoran couldn't help but frown.
In the Hundred Chi Gate, the Hall of Merit had the most authority. For example, it was responsible for distributing the benefits of the disciples, arranging the missions that the disciples needed to carry out, issuing the missions and rewards for the elders and the upper echelons of the sect, being responsible for the exchange of resources, and so on.
It could be said that the Hall of Merit was the most lively and bustling place in the entire Hundred Chi Gate.
But even if the Hall of Merit was lively, it was impossible to gather so many people like today. Moreover, these people weren't moving around inside the Hall of Merit. Instead, they were all crowded outside the Hall of Merit. It was obvious that they were watching something.
Because the scene was very noisy, Yu Haoran couldn't tell what was going on.
Although he did not want to get involved in these miscellaneous matters, these people were blocking the path to the Hall of Merit. Helpless, he could only let Wu Zhengjun stand behind him, and then use his powerful physical body to forcibly squeeze forward.
At first, the people who were pushed aside weren't happy, but because of their strength and status, they could only choose to endure when they saw the green robes unique to inner sect disciples.
However, when Yu Haoran squeezed into the inner circle, and the people he pushed aside were all wearing the same robes and had stronger auras, these people were immediately unhappy.
Not only did they turn their heads and stare fiercely at Yu Haoran, but they also used their powerful strength to block in front of Yu Haoran again.
"Get out of the way, I want to enter the Achievement Hall!"
To be able to rely on their strength to block him, apart from inner court disciples who had reached the Martial Master realm, outer court disciples who had reached the Martial Warrior realm did not have the ability to do so.
Even so, Yu Haoran was not afraid in the slightest.
"Aiyo, I didn't expect you to be so arrogant. Why don't you tell me where you came from and let me broaden my horizons?"
Yu Haoran's cultivation base was completely unfathomable as he had only used his physical body and not a single trace of elemental energy.
However, judging from Yu Haoran's youthful face, he was at most sixteen or seventeen years old. It was impossible for him to break through to the Martial Master realm at such an age.
Therefore, the other party suspected that Yu Haoran might have relatives in the sect. Furthermore, they were also inner sect disciples in the Martial Master realm. He was just borrowing their clothes.
"My name is Yu Haoran. I don't have any backing in the sect!" How could Yu Haoran not know what the other party was up to? However, he was not afraid that the other party would find out about his background.
"Yu Haoran!" After hearing Yu Haoran's introduction, the other party could not help but ponder. However, he did not have the slightest impression of him.
"I am the champion of this year's new disciple aptitude test and ranking competition!" Knowing that the other party would not be able to recall who he was, he took the initiative to remind him.
"So you are the peerless genius with the highest talent, potential, comprehension and perseverance among this year's new disciples!" After hearing Yu Haoran's reminder, the other party instinctively took a step back and pointed at Yu Haoran as he exclaimed in surprise.
Among the previous disciples of the Hundred Chi Gate, most of the disciples with the highest talent, potential, comprehension and perseverance were only at the middle or peak of the Martial Emperor realm. If a disciple with the potential to become a beginner Martial Sage, it would cause a sensation in the entire sect.
However, this time, the number of new disciples with the potential to become beginner Martial Sages had reached five. Yu Haoran, who had won the double championship, was a peerless genius whose talent, potential, comprehension and perseverance were all at the peak of the Martial Sage realm. Of course, this would cause a huge sensation in the thirty-eight peaks of the Hundred Chi Gate.
Although he knew that with his Martial Master realm, it would be easy for him to defeat Yu Haoran, he knew even more clearly that he could not make a move.
If he made a move, not only would the Martial Ancestor realm senior brothers behind Yu Haoran find trouble with him, even the Law Enforcement Peak would not let him off.
After all, he was only an ordinary inner sect disciple. The highest achievement he had ever achieved in his life was only a Martial Ancestor.
What about Yu Haoran?
He was a peerless genius who could become a Martial King, a Martial Emperor or even a Martial Sage. The sect would definitely side with Yu Haoran.
"You can go in!" Relying on his strength, he forcefully pushed back a person and opened up a path forward. The inner court disciple admitted defeat as he spoke.
He only wanted to use the Magic Weapon to temper his physical body before going into the depths of the mountain range to train. Furthermore, the other party did not offend him too much. Thus, Yu Haoran did not push his luck. He nodded at the other party and led Wu Zhengjun past him.
The conflict just now had attracted the attention of a portion of the surrounding people. After learning of Yu Haoran's identity, these inner sect disciples dressed in green robes who had reached the Martial Master realm all chose to avoid him. They allowed Yu Haoran and Wu Zhengjun to squeeze into the innermost part of the crowd.
When Yu Haoran stood in the innermost part of the crowd, he finally understood the reason for the crowd's gathering.
It turned out that at the main entrance of the Hall of Merit, a youth dressed in tattered green robes was standing at the entrance with a sharp sword in hand.
Furthermore, from the dense killing intent that constantly emanated from his body, it was obvious that he was looking for trouble with the Hall of Merit.
"So it's him!"
After seeing the youth's appearance clearly, Yu Haoran's face flashed with a hint of surprise.
The youth standing at the entrance of the Hall of Merit was called The Sword Without Trace. He was eighteen years old this year and was a Loose Cultivator who had entered the Hundred Chi Gate through the sect's selection competition three years ago.
To be able to enter the Challenge Competition as a Loose Cultivator and eventually enter the Hundred Chi Gate, a second-rate sect, was enough to show that The Sword Without Trace had his own fortuitous encounters.
Thus, after understanding his situation, some people in the upper echelon of the sect had nominally accepted him as a disciple. In reality, they were trying to deprive him of his fortuitous encounters.
However, The Sword Without Trace was a shrewd person. Although he was still young at the time, his mind was very meticulous.
Thus, he rejected all the attempts of the upper echelon of the sect to rope him in. Then, as a servant disciple, he cultivated step by step from the Trial Peak. In less than two years, his cultivation had directly broken through the Martial Master realm and he had been promoted to an inner disciple.
However, according to the rules of the Hundred Chi Gate, disciples who had been promoted to an inner disciple had to choose a peak as the target of their loyalty in the future. This also meant that even if he wanted to hide his fortuitous encounters, it would be impossible.
However, The Sword Without Trace's method was both within and outside of everyone's expectations!
The Sword Without Trace had chosen the weakest of the thirty-six peaks, second only to Clear Cloud Peak in terms of numbers. Its status and strength were ranked last, and it was not allocated any cultivation resources at all — Beastmaster Peak.
Beastmaster Peak belonged to the Hundred Chi Gate's faction in name only.
This was because the mountain range where the Hundred Chi Gate was located was under the rule of strange beasts. It was only because of an agreement between the upper echelons that the Hundred Chi Gate was given the opportunity to establish a sect.
However, if they enslaved strange beasts in the area ruled by strange beasts, wouldn't that be provoking the strange beast emperor in the depths of the mountain range?
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