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The soundproofing effect of the Ming Feng Building was good, but the stairs were connected, so the sound naturally spread down.
On the second floor and the first floor, everyone near the stairs looked up, as if they wanted to see something, but they couldn't see anything. They could only hear some conversations.
When they heard the words esoteric disciple and Elder Mingyi, they felt their scalp tingle and their hair stand on end.
Did this matter involve so much?
Although esoteric disciple and core disciple were only one level apart, the difference was like heaven and earth. Elder Mingyi was an elder with real power in Mingguang Mountain, and his status was second only to Mingguang Mountain Lord.
"Who dares to make a ruckus here? You even disrespected esoteric disciple and Elder Mingyi in your words." The sound of scolding came from upstairs. Immediately, with the sound of footsteps, three people walked down from the fourth floor.
Zhou Shaoqi used his father's favor and prepared a generous gift. An esoteric disciple used his authority to directly become a core disciple of Mingguang Mountain after a test.
As for Su Mingxi, her treatment was not so good, but she also became an elite disciple.
Zhou Shaoqi knew the importance of connections, so he invited several core disciples to eat and drink on the fourth floor of the Ming Feng Building. On the one hand, he wanted to celebrate with Su Mingxi, and on the other hand, he wanted to build a good relationship with these core disciples.
Although Su Mingxi was an elite disciple, she was led by a core disciple, so she naturally wouldn't be driven away when she entered the fourth floor.
Hearing the noise on the third floor, Zhou Shaoqi and the others went downstairs to take a look. Immediately, Zhou Shaoqi and Su Mingxi's eyes fell on Chen Zong's face.
"It's him."
"He even became a preparatory disciple of Mingguang Mountain."
"I didn't expect you to be so good at taking advantage of loopholes. You actually came to Mingguang Mountain." Zhou Shaoqi said with a sneer on his face, but there was a trace of fierceness in the depths of his eyes. He looked directly at Chen Zong.
"Junior Brother Shaoqi, do you know him?" Another core disciple's eyes also fell on Chen Zong and asked.
"There were some grudges on the way here." Zhou Shaoqi said, "Junior Sister Mingxi and I met him when we were on the boat. We saw that he was only using a wooden raft to cross the sea. We pitied him and invited him to join us on the big boat. We didn't expect that he would have evil intentions and try to steal our big boat. Fortunately, my strength is still good, so I was able to beat him into the sea. I didn't expect that he would come to our Mingguang Mountain and even become a preparatory disciple through the back door."
"Senior Brother Huang, this person is indeed extremely detestable. He repaid kindness with ingratitude. If it wasn't for Senior Brother Shaoqi's extraordinary strength, I'm afraid he would have succeeded." Su Mingxi said with a pitiful look. There was a look of fear on her face which made people feel pity for her. "Moreover, he also spoke rudely to me and tried … tried …"
As he spoke, he was on the verge of tears. Although he did not say the rest of his words, everyone had already filled in the gaps in their minds.
At this moment, the way everyone looked at Chen Zong changed.
Disdain!
They were all looking at him with disdain.
A person with low status and strength would be looked down upon, but in most cases, they would not be looked down upon. However, repaying kindness with ingratitude was undoubtedly despised by everyone, except for some people with special temperaments.
The disdainful gazes were like daggers stabbing at him, but Chen Zong's expression did not change at all.
What Zhou Shaoqi and Su Mingxi said was completely inverting black and white and twisting the facts, but they still looked indignant and pitiful, completely treating themselves as the victims. However, Chen Zong could still see a trace of sneer and cunning in the depths of Zhou Shaoqi and Su Mingxi's eyes.
Chen Zong did not open his mouth to refute because he was a preparatory disciple and the other party was a core disciple. Moreover, this kind of verbal refutation was pale and powerless. Unless there was any strong evidence, a verbal battle was obviously not what Chen Zong was good at.
"No matter what means you used to become a preparatory disciple, a person with bad conduct like you is not qualified to stay here." The core disciple surnamed Huang's eyes were sharp and cold, directly pressing on Chen Zong as if he wanted to pierce through Chen Zong. His words did not hide his inner disdain and disgust. Between Chen Zong and Zhou Shaoqi, he instinctively chose to believe Zhou Shaoqi.
"Junior Shaoqi, let me tell you one more thing. As a core disciple, not only do we have a higher status and enjoy better resources, but we also have some unique rights. One of them is that we can directly recommend others to enter the Sect and directly participate in the official disciple assessment." The core disciple surnamed Huang's eyes moved away from Chen Zong's face and fell on Zhou Shaoqi's face, speaking neither slowly nor quickly.
Being directly recommended to participate in the official disciple assessment was tantamount to saving several steps. For those warriors who were qualified to become official disciples but missed the Sect Gate Ceremony, it was undoubtedly very suitable. Of course, this right was not unlimited, and it was only available once every three years.
Therefore, some core disciples would sell this right and let others bid for it, and the highest bidder would get it. This way, they could make some extra money.
"Another right is that we can directly demote an official disciple to a preparatory disciple and expel a preparatory disciple," the core disciple surnamed Huang said again, but his eyes moved to Chen Zong's face again.
The core disciple surnamed Huang agreed to Zhou Shaoqi's invitation to the party because he naturally knew how Zhou Shaoqi entered Mingguang Mountain. Mingguang Mountain had the backing of an esoteric disciple, so he naturally wanted to make friends with Zhou Shaoqi.
Hearing this, Zhou Shaoqi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stared at Chen Zong with a somewhat playful look, "Do you think I should wait until you become an official disciple, and then demote you to a preparatory disciple?"
Hearing this, many people showed pity and ridicule.
Although an official disciple could still pass the assessment and become an official disciple after being demoted to a preparatory disciple, it was like a stain on his record, and he would become a laughingstock.
"Brother Shaoqi, I don't want to see him again." Su Mingxi had a pitiful look. She hugged Zhou Shaoqi tightly with both hands, and half of her body was attached to him. Her body twisted and rubbed against him, making Zhou Shaoqi feel hot all over. He thought of some wonderful things, and the heat burned like fire.
"Okay." Zhou Shaoqi took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the desire to explode. His eyes became colder and more ferocious, "Today, I will use my rights as a core disciple to expel you. Now, get out of here immediately, and get out of Mingguang Mountain."
Chen Zong frowned slightly. This was not the result he wanted, but things seemed to be changing in an unexpected direction.
"Get out. People like you don't deserve to stay in our Mingguang Mountain. If you don't leave, I will call the Mingguang Guards. At that time, you won't be able to leave even if you want to." The core disciple surnamed Huang sneered again and again, and his face was full of ridicule.
Mingguang Guards!
The faces of the more than a dozen elite disciples, as well as the official disciples and preparatory disciples downstairs, changed drastically.
The Mingguang Guards were the guards of Mingguang Mountain. Every Mingguang Guard was at least a Grandmaster. Moreover, they were not ordinary Grandmasters. They were those who were older and had little hope of advancing to the Transcendent Realm. They chose to cultivate the unique Secret Art of the Mingguang Guards and received special training. This completely cut off the possibility of advancing to the Transcendent Realm, but it would dig out their own potential and become very terrifying. They would also experience all kinds of life and death battles, and only by surviving would they be qualified to become a Mingguang Guard.
In short, every Mingguang Guard was like a person who had returned from hell. Each one of them was a terrifying master among Grandmasters.
The vast majority of core disciples were not the Mingguang Guards' opponents.
The Mingguang Guards would not usually be dispatched, but if they were, there would be bloodshed.
Chen Zong's expression was calm. He did not say anything, but his gaze swept over the core disciple surnamed Huang, Zhou Shaoqi, and Su Mingxi, making them feel uneasy.
Turning around, Chen Zong walked down the stairs.
"I thought you were going to make a move. I didn't expect you to give in so easily. What a coward." Zhou Shaoqi's voice sounded in Chen Zong's ears, full of ridicule, "I think your father is also a coward. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given birth to a coward like you. Waste, scram as far as you can."
Chen Zong's footsteps suddenly stopped, and then he turned around. Without warning, a sword light flashed, like the rising sun rising into the sky, shining a blazing light.
Everyone's line of sight was filled with endless light, as if they were staring directly at the sun.
Following that, a miserable shriek rang out.
"Junior Brother Shaoqi!"
"Big Brother Shaoqi, how are you?"
The light dispersed, and everyone looked over with horror. They saw core disciple Zhou Shaoqi lying on the stairs with a long wound between his chest and abdomen. Blood was gushing out like a fountain, and his face was pale and he was on the verge of death.
Su Mingxi quickly took out a pill, crushed it, and sprinkled it on the wound, slowly stopping the blood from flowing out. She then stuffed another pill into Zhou Shaoqi's mouth, applying it externally and taking it orally.
"You dare to attack a core disciple, I'll kill you today." The core disciple surnamed Huang was furious, and the elite disciples were horrified and retreated one after another.
The core disciple surnamed Huang threw out a palm, fiercely aiming at Chen Zong. A terrifying pressure rushed out, and there seemed to be a ball of light rotating in the palm, bringing with it endless pressure.
"It's the Dazzling Light Palm!"
"Senior Brother Huang has already reached the Triple Dazzling Realm."
In the midst of the exclamations, the palm carried with it an astonishing power that was enough to smash a hill. This kind of terrifying power was concentrated in the palm print, and it was even more terrifying.
As the astonishing light rotated, it brought with it a terrifying suction force that completely sealed Chen Zong's body, making it impossible for Chen Zong to dodge. He could only face the palm directly. The strangling power contained in the palm would disperse Chen Zong's counterattack and crush it.
It was a very exquisite palm strike, but it was also a very terrifying palm strike.
Chen Zong's eyes flashed. This core disciple surnamed Huang's strength was probably even stronger than Mu Tianfeng's.
However, his strength was not the same as when he fought with Mu Tianfeng. He was much stronger.
Once again, the sword light shone like the sun in the sky, making it difficult for everyone to look directly at it. In their blurred vision, they could vaguely see a beam of extremely condensed light tearing through the sky, piercing towards the Dazzling Light Palm. Then, it pierced through the Dazzling Light Palm like a hot knife through butter, and pierced towards the core disciple surnamed Huang.
Another scream sounded. Everyone could clearly hear that it was the voice of the core disciple surnamed Huang.
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