In front of the Blue Cloud Sect's mountain gate, Sect Master Chen Xuanhua and the four Imparting Elders made a rare appearance. Sect Master Chen Xuanhua had already received a talisman from Xu Lingyun and learned that the disciples of the Blue Cloud Sect had completed their training and would arrive at the mountain gate in thirty minutes. Thus, he immediately invited the four Imparting Elders to wait here together.
Four Elders with four different expressions. Elder Iron Like Madness chuckled, his black beard trembling non-stop. Elder Xiao Shan River, whose face was pale and beardless, had a gloomy expression. He lowered his eyes and did not say a word. Elder Literature Valley, who looked like a scholar, had a helpless expression. Elder Qing Niao, who was dressed in a red robe, had a calm expression. His gaze was fixed on the horizon, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Although the disciples had not arrived yet, they had already received the results of the training from the disciples' talismans. It was simply shocking. They had to confirm it several times before they believed that the results were correct …
In previous years, whether it was training or other competitions, the Mountain Valley had always been the first, the Vermilion Cloud Valley second, and the Literature Valley and the Makshin Valley had fought for three and four respectively. After all, the two true disciples, Xiao Shan and Xu Lingyun, had played an extremely important role and could not be ignored. This time, they had thought that the disciples of the four valleys would give them a huge surprise.
Out of the forty-one disciples of the Blue Cloud Sect who went to the Desolation Mountains, only twenty-nine submitted the talisman. This meant that twelve disciples had lost their lives, and another ten or so were injured. Four of them were even so seriously injured that they would no longer have the chance to cultivate from now on. In this way, it could be said that sixteen disciples had died. If they could no longer cultivate, they would be as good as dead.
What was unexpected was that the one who lost the least people was actually the True Forging Valley.
Ten people had gone out. In the end, one had lost his life, and one had lost an arm. Taking everything into account, they had only lost two people.
Then there were the disciples of the Vermilion Cloud Valley. One had violated the sect's rules and was captured. One had lost his life, and one was seriously injured.
On the other hand, the Mountain River Valley and the Literary Valley had suffered heavy losses. Five people from the Mountain River Valley had lost their lives, and one was heavily injured. The Literary Valley had also lost one disciple, and six of their disciples had died. Including Pi Junzi, only four of them had returned in one piece.
If it was only the loss of manpower, it would be fine. After all, training was training. How could there be no deaths?
However, the resources that each valley obtained from hunting were too terrifying …
From the rough records on the jade booklet, the Makshin Valley's harvest was actually more than the Mountain River Valley and the Literary Valley combined. Even when compared to the Vermilion Cloud Valley's disciples, whose harvest was not bad, it was about thirty percent more!
All of a sudden, Elder Tie Rukuang was overjoyed. For the entire day, his grin had not closed at all.
"This little bastard, I knew he had some ability!"
Elder Iron Like Madness said with a chuckle while looking in the direction where the spiritual boat flew from.
The elders beside him didn't want to talk to him, but they rolled their eyes inwardly.
Someone was the one who regretted sending the disciples of the four valleys out. He stood on the top of Hidden Cloud Peak every day and looked in the direction of the Barren Mountains, afraid that the disciples he sent out would all die …
"Lingyun has already sent me a letter saying that Fang Xing's performance is indeed not bad. He helped Lingyun kill the Fire-Scaled Monster Snake, which shows that his strength is not ordinary. He saved people under the threat of a Foundation Establishment Stage Great Demon, which shows that he cares about his fellow sect members. He used a scheme to force the foreign experts to leave, which shows that he is wise and resourceful. This time's experiential learning will undoubtedly be his merit. Elders, I would like to recommend him as a Successor Disciple, what do you all think?"
Faction Master Chen Xuanhua glanced at Iron Like Madness and said with a smile. His words were shocking.
For so many years, Blue Cloud Sect only had two direct disciples. Now, they were going to have one more?
Iron Like Madness froze for a second and then said with a smile, "I think it's a good idea. If this little bastard becomes a direct disciple, he will bring glory to our Blue Cloud Sect!"
"It's more like he will ruin the Blue Cloud Sect's reputation!"
Xiao Shan He suddenly said in a gloomy tone, "This little bastard did make some contributions, but he cut open the Vermilion Cloud Valley disciple's stomach and took the elixir, took the Dream Soul Grass that belonged to the disciples of the four valleys, and kept the storage bags of the Mountain River Valley disciples … Even when he forced away the foreign cultivators with mysterious origins, he kidnapped them … Don't we need to punish him for these things?"
For a moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Faction Master Chen Xuanhua's expression didn't change. He smiled and asked the other two elders, "What do you think?"
The Elder of Scripture Valley sighed and said, "We must reward him for his contributions and punish him for his mistakes. Faction Master, you can think about it!"
What he said was as good as not saying anything.
Faction Master Chen Xuanhua didn't mind. He looked at Elder Blue Bird, but she seemed to be in a difficult position. After a while, she said, "I heard that this little bastard helped many of our Vermilion Cloud Valley disciples, but he also cut open the stomach of one of our disciples and took the elixir. He really is a little reckless. I don't know if I should punish him or reward him, so I can only ignore him for now. Faction Master, you can deal with this matter as you see fit!"
Faction Master Chen Xuanhua smiled helplessly when he heard that. He said, "If that's the case, I also have an idea!"
He said he had an idea, but he didn't say what it was.
Xiao Shan He's expression was indifferent. He suddenly said, "The origin of that Foundation Establishment realm demon is unknown, so we can't find any clues about it. However, we found some clues from the foreign cultivators' storage pouches. They should be from Bo Hai Nation's Hundred Beasts Sect. Our two sects have a grudge. Faction Master, how do you plan to deal with it?"
Faction Master Chen Xuanhua smiled and said, "Bo Hai Nation is poor in resources, and Hundred Beasts Sect is a small sect. I heard that their Faction Master is a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, but I haven't heard that they have any experts. So what if we have a grudge? Their sect's disciples came from another region and were disrespectful to Blue Cloud Sect's disciples first. Even if they suffered a loss, they wouldn't dare to make it public! "
Hearing that, Xiao Shan He's expression was somewhat displeased. He snorted softly and said, "They have provoked a strong enemy for the sect. They cannot go unpunished!"
Faction Master Chen Xuanhua couldn't help but frown when he heard that.
Iron Like Madness sneered and said, "This is provoking a strong enemy? The other party is already so overbearing. Are we really going to let our disciples hand over all their storage pouches to the other party? Our Blue Cloud Sect doesn't need to show weakness, does it? "
Xiao Shan He said coldly, "Even if we don't need to show weakness, it's enough to force them to retreat. Why must we kidnap their Faction Master's daughter, slash her face, slap her in public, and kill her beast-slave? I've met the Hundred Beasts Sect's Faction Master Situ once when I was young. She's not someone who will swallow humiliation. She will definitely take revenge in the future! "
"Even if we go overboard, I still think it's a good thing!"
Suddenly, someone spoke. Everyone looked over and saw that it was the Elder of Literary Valley. This scholarly elder said faintly, "The Hundred Beasts Sect crippled one of my Valley's disciples, Shen Jian. Fang Xing killed the beast-slave, which can be considered as revenge for my Valley of Literary Valley. Therefore, I can ignore other things, but this matter, I must definitely cheer for it. It's good that he killed it, good that he beat it up!"
He didn't know much about the specifics of the matter. He only knew the gist of it. He didn't know that Shen Jian was killed by Fang Xing's schemes. He thought that Fang Xing killed the fierce slave because he couldn't bear to see Shen Jian being crippled. Therefore, he was somewhat grateful to Fang Xing for this. However, he didn't know if Shen Jian, who had become a cripple, would vomit blood in anger after knowing his Master's thoughts …
Xiao Shan River looked uncertain. When he was about to speak again, Elder Blue Bird suddenly interrupted him and said, "They're here!"
He looked up and saw a huge spiritual boat suddenly appearing on the horizon. Around the spiritual boat, a black eagle, a golden crow, and a white crane flew around the boat. It was a beautiful sight. When the spiritual boat landed in front of the mountain gate, the disciples of the Blue Cloud Sect swarmed out. Three people with flying mounts also landed. The disciples of the four valleys stood in front of the four elders and bowed in unison.
"Disciple has returned after completing the talisman. Greetings, Faction Master, Four Elders!"
After bowing, the disciples of the Blue Cloud Sect shouted in unison.
The four elders glanced at the disciples in front of them with complicated feelings. Only Tie Ru Kuang was laughing loudly, extremely pleased with himself.
Faction Master Chen Xuanhua glanced at the disciples and took a step forward. His voice was loud and clear, and it spread throughout the mountain gate.
"The path of cultivation has never been easy. It's not a bad thing for all of you to gain more experience. You can distribute the spoils among yourselves. There's no need to hand them over to the faction. In addition, according to your performance on this trip, ten people will be chosen for outstanding performance, and they will receive additional rewards from the faction. Other than Lingyun and Jianming, three more people with the best performance will be chosen to enter the Heavenly Worship Palace directly!"
Hearing this, the disciples of the four valleys were stunned. Then, joy appeared on their faces.
Ten people would receive additional rewards from the faction, which meant that more than one-third of the people who survived would receive it. In addition, three people would be sent directly to the Heavenly Worship Palace, which was the most desirable place in the Blue Cloud Sect apart from the True Disciples …
After that, Faction Master Chen Xuanhua glanced at Fang Xing, who was standing in front of the disciples of the Makshin Valley, and said expressionlessly, "Fang Xing, I've received the message. I know that you've repeatedly contributed to the training and saved your fellow disciples. This merit needs to be rewarded, but you've also made mistakes. This mistake needs to be punished, and your merits and demerits cannot offset each other. From tomorrow onwards, you'll go to the Hidden Dragon Valley to reflect on your mistakes. The time limit is one year!"
"Swoosh …"
Everyone in the Blue Cloud Sect looked at Faction Master Chen Xuanhua in astonishment.
Fang Xing could be said to be the person who had made the greatest contribution in this training, but the Faction Master actually wanted to confine him without saying anything?
Even Fang Xing could not help but want to speak, but Wu Xiangtong, who was behind him, tugged at his lapel, signaling him to calm down.
Sure enough, after Faction Master Chen Xuanhua said this, he fixed his gaze on him again and said slowly, "After the one-year period of reflection is over, I want to make an exception and promote you to be the third True Disciple of the Blue Cloud Sect. Are you willing?"
When the disciples of the Blue Cloud Sect heard this, they were even more shocked. Ignoring the presence of the Faction Master and the four Great Elders, they began to whisper to each other.
On the other hand, Iron Like Madness of the Makshin Valley laughed out loud. He reached out and patted Fang Xing's head, who was in a daze, and scolded jokingly, "Aren't you going to thank the Faction Master?"
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