"How dare you!"
"Arrogant!"
"Ignorant!"
"Big Brother is willing to recruit you. That's a great opportunity for you. How dare you refuse and boast shamelessly?" Sima Rou was like an enraged tigress. She was extremely ferocious and wanted to rush up and tear Chen Zong apart.
Sima Li glared at Chen Zong. His murderous intent soared. His sharp eyes seemed to pierce through Chen Zong.
But no matter how angry he was at Chen Zong, Chen Zong's expression did not change at all. He completely ignored him.
Young Master Sima!
Sima Huanyu!
Ninth on the Netherworld List!
So what?
Chen Zong had great ambitions. How could he be willing to be inferior to others and become a vassal?
"You're brave." The young man in black gilt armor secretly said with some appreciation in his eyes.
If he was overjoyed and kowtowed to Sima Huanyu as soon as he was recruited, he would be a waste. It would be an insult to the Netherworld List.
Chen Zong's refusal made Sima Huanyu's eyes flash with a cold light. The cold light was extremely cold and sharp, as if it could tear the world apart and traverse through time. Chen Zong suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
It was like the feeling when he was very weak and was targeted by a fierce tiger in the forest. It was incomparably strong.
Sima Huanyu wanted to kill him.
Chen Zong was very sure of this.
However, Sima Huanyu would not make a move on such an occasion because of his identity and so on. But if it were other places, it would be different.
In any case, Sima Huanyu's current strength was much stronger than his. Unless he used the Asura doppelganger, he would not be a match for him with his own strength.
However, Chen Zong was not afraid. If Sima Huanyu really wanted to kill him, he would have to use the Asura doppelganger's power in a life-and-death crisis. It was not impossible for the doppelganger to make a move directly.
Everything was based on the premise that he was alive.
It was undeniable that this battle made Chen Zong completely famous.
He had defeated the Sima Family's direct prodigy, Sima Li, and rejected the First Young Master Sima, who was ranked ninth on the Netherworld Ranking, in front of countless people. Was there anything more shocking than this?
"Well done, as expected of the representative of us loose cultivators." The rogue cultivators were all excited. Unknowingly, Chen Zong had been regarded as the representative of the younger generation of rogue cultivators, sharing honor and disgrace with them.
"What an idiot, to actually reject Young Master Sima's invitation."
"Indeed. His confidence must have swelled, and he believed himself to be infallible. He actually took a step on the path to heaven."
To many people, following a Heaven's Favorite like Young Master Sima was the same as stepping onto a path to heaven.
As a result, those who already disliked Chen Zong began to mock Chen Zong even more, while those who already admired Chen Zong began to admire him even more.
Who would have such courage? Even if they wanted to refuse, they would refuse tactfully for fear of offending Sima Huanyu, instead of directly refusing with lofty words like Chen Zong.
This was the aura!
It was also the belief!
Chen Zong did not feel that he was arrogant, because what he said was not false, but a goal, a goal that he had the confidence to achieve.
Since his heart was like this, there was no need to hide it.
Even though Chen Zong had offended Sima Huanyu and became the focus of everyone's discussion in Xuanming City, Chen Zong had a feeling that he had been enlightened from inside out. His heart was at ease, like a stream of water that broke through the mud, gurgling endlessly.
After defeating Sima Li, Chen Zong moved into No. 76 Xuanming Courtyard. This Xuanming Courtyard was bigger, and the Qi of Heaven and Earth was richer and purer, which was more beneficial for cultivation.
Zheng Tuo brought Nan Wu Kong to visit, and Chen Zong naturally welcomed them warmly.
"Although I was a little unhappy with you before, now I can only say that I admire you." Nan Wu Kong stared at Chen Zong and said seriously. It was not sarcasm, but a kind of words and admiration from the bottom of his heart.
If he was personally invited by Sima Huanyu, would he accept or refuse?
Nan Wu Kong himself was not sure. Even if he wanted to refuse, he would not be as bold as Chen Zong.
In the eyes of most people, Chen Zong was arrogant and ignorant, but a few people could see that Chen Zong's confidence came from the bottom of his heart and soul.
"I have long admired you." Zheng Tuo said with a smile.
"Then you came here to express your admiration. Are you not afraid of being remembered by Young Master Sima?" Chen Zong asked with a smile.
Chen Zong's rhetorical question made Zheng Tuo and Nan Wu Kong slightly startled. When they came, the two of them didn't consider so much. Now that they said it, it was indeed possible that they would indirectly offend Young Master Sima and be remembered.
"Humph, although my strength is not as good as Young Master Sima, but if he wants to deal with me, I will tear off a piece of his flesh." Nan Wu Kong snorted coldly, and his words were sharp, revealing an indescribable decisiveness and ruthlessness.
"The name Mad Zhan is not made up." Zheng Tuo said with a smile.
Although he was not as good as Sima Huanyu, he was not afraid.
Every genius who could be listed on the Netherworld List had a strong will.
If they were afraid of this and that, how could they talk about cultivation? It was better to disperse their cultivation and become an ordinary person, marry a wife, have children, farm, and hunt.
They were not afraid, and Chen Zong naturally would not refuse them. Instead, he took out the ten-year-old Sun and Moon Wine to entertain them.
The two shouted and were immediately shocked. Chen Zong just smiled and did not explain. In their eyes, this was even more unfathomable.
Zheng Tuo and Nan Wu Kong did not stay long after their visit. After Chen Zong sent them out of the Xuanming Courtyard, he activated the protective power of the Xuanming Courtyard again. After closing the courtyard door, he continued to cultivate.
His Qi Cultivation had just broken through to the middle level of the Half-Saint Realm, and his Body Cultivation was only at the limit of the lower level of the Half-Saint Realm. There was still a lot of room for improvement.
Moreover, several Qi Cultivation martial arts could be further improved.
Time!
Chen Zong felt that time was very important. He wished he could use one day as two or three days.
From the beginning, his growth environment was not as good as many of his peers. Especially after coming to the Tianyuan Sacred Territory, the gap was even more obvious.
The geniuses of the Tianyuan Sacred Territory not only had a better growth environment than him, but also a better cultivation environment. The inheritance and guidance of experts were all better than him.
Naturally, they would be very strong.
Most of the time, he relied on his own ability to cultivate step by step until now. Now that he had come to the Tianyuan Sacred Territory, he also had to rely on his own ability to cultivate, strive, and improve.
If he was lazy, he would fall behind others.
He did have some talent and was improving, but others were not bad and were also improving.
Cultivation was a competition with oneself, with others, and even with the world.
Three days later, a big event happened.
In the No. 73 Xuanming Courtyard, Chen Zong looked at the dark token in his hand and stared at the words on it.
"Xuanming Token."
The irregular triangular black token was about half the size of a palm. It was made of an unknown material that was cold to the touch and very heavy. It had been sent by a Saint Rudiment Stage powerhouse not long ago.
The Saint Rudiment Stage powerhouse claimed to be from the Xuanming Palace.
Any prodigy on the Dark List was qualified to receive a Xuanming Token like this.
According to the Xuanming Palace powerhouse who sent the Xuanming Token, the Xuanming Token was related to the Xuanming Small World. The Xuanming Small World was a Small World controlled by the Xuanming Palace. It was a Small World filled with opportunities.
For any cultivator below the Saint Rudiment Stage, the opportunities in the Xuanming Small World were enough to allow them to improve significantly and even be reborn.
The Xuanming Small World of the Xuanming Palace had always been closed to the public. Only the outstanding disciples of the Xuanming Palace were qualified to enter. This time, for some reason, the Xuanming Token was given to the prodigies on the Dark List.
Naturally, a few of the prodigies on the Dark List were disciples of the Xuanming Palace. They were originally qualified to enter the Xuanming Small World.
At the same time, a rule was spread. Before the Xuanming Small World opened, any cultivator below the Saint Rudiment Stage had a chance to obtain a Xuanming Token and enter the Xuanming Small World.
That was a challenge!
As long as one defeated any prodigy on the Dark List, one would be able to obtain a Xuanming Token from them.
There was even a rumor that when the Xuanming Small World opened, it would only recognize the token but not the person.
In other words, the prodigies on the Dark List would obtain the Xuanming Token at the beginning. However, when the Xuanming Small World opened, one would be qualified to enter as long as one had the Xuanming Token.
It seemed simple, but the mystery behind it was worth investigating.
In other words, it was not only limited to defeating the prodigies on the Dark List and obtaining the Xuanming Token. One could also obtain the Xuanming Token through other methods such as theft, threats, and even more despicable means.
One would not ask about the process but only the results.
The Xuanming Palace did not admit or deny this rumor. They maintained their silence, causing people to speculate. Some of it seemed true, but some of it seemed false.
People would always be tempted by benefits. They would even take risks out of desperation and do things that violated the rules.
The Xuanming Small World's importance and attraction were beyond imagination.
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"As far as I know, the Xuanming Small World is one of the most important places in the Xuanming Palace. It only opens once every 100 years. There are many rare opportunities inside. We must not miss them."
"That's right. That's why we have to obtain at least one Xuanming Token and let our most outstanding disciples in."
The forces that did not have any prodigies on the Dark List held an emergency meeting to discuss how they could best obtain the Xuanming Token from the prodigies on the Dark List.
"These are the disciples of the Xuanming Palace. Don't provoke them. These are the disciples of the four major forces. Don't provoke them either."
"Then, the remaining people we can make a move on first are these people."
As they spoke, they outlined the list of names.
There were 108 prodigies on the Dark List. Among them, more than 30 were from the five major forces in the Xuanming Territory. Most of them were from the powerful forces in the 32 prefectures. A small number of them were from small forces or were rogue cultivators.
The five major forces in the Xuanming Territory were the most powerful. They were not to be trifled with. Therefore, if one wanted to obtain the Xuanming Token, they had to target the prodigies on the Dark List who were not from the five major forces.
The best targets were the rogue cultivators. Next were the prodigies on the Dark List from the small forces. Next were the prodigies on the Dark List from the major forces. As for the five major forces, which were considered super forces, they were directly excluded.
The Xuanming Small World was extremely important and attractive. Naturally, people would be tempted.
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