As He Shu and the other two watched Zhao Tianxing leave, they dashed toward Chu Li excitedly as they were overjoyed.
Zhang Ya bounced his chubby body and danced with joy as he laughed out loud. "I'm going to the inner cliff, I'm going to the inner cliff!"
Chu Li shook his head calmly. "I haven't passed the challenge stage."
"Junior Brother Lu, you've defeated Senior Brother Zhao Tianxing. Who else can defeat you? You'll succeed!" Zhang Ya exclaimed excitedly. "The inner cliff! The inner cliff! The inner cliff, the inner cliff! "
Chu Li replied, "The inner cliff isn't that great, I don't have that much freedom."
"If you want freedom, you'll have to master your martial arts. If your martial arts aren't good, you won't be free no matter where you go, whether you're dead or alive!" He Shu shook his head and chuckled. "Junior Brother Lu, why aren't you happy at all?"
Chu Li replied, "It's only natural, there's nothing to be happy about."
"Haha." He Shu laughed out loud. "Great, that's a great spirit!"
Sun Jia smiled. "Junior Brother Lu, wait for us in the inner cliff. We'll go in too."
Chu Li nodded.
Zhang Ya quickly waved his hand. "Don't, Senior Brother Sun, I can't go in. I can't defeat someone like Senior Brother Zhao!"
"Look at how useless you are!" Sun Jia grumbled.
Zhang Ya replied, "One must be down-to-earth. I'm already satisfied that I'm able to enter the outer cliff, it's impossible for me to enter the inner cliff. I won't have wishful thinking and torture myself. In short, happiness is the most important thing in the inner cliff or the outer cliff."
"No wonder you're so fat!" Sun Jia scoffed.
Chu Li fist saluted and returned to his house to continue cultivating Fillip Swift Thunder.
Since he had overcome the Dancing Crane Technique, he did not use Fillip Swift Thunder, but he knew he had to rely on it during crucial moments. Since he had a deep understanding of the Petrifying Finger, he was particularly enthusiastic about cultivating Fillip Swift Thunder.
At dawn the next day, just as Ou Yangming completed a full circulation of Fillip Swift Thunder and walked through the first six levels, Lu Zhengjun strode into the house and waved his hand. "Let's go to the Challenge Ring."
The challenge stage was located at the easternmost precipice of the island.
The cliff was like a long sword that pierced the sky. It was more than 200 meters tall and was more than 60 floors high. It towered majestically.
A circular platform was built under the stone wall, which was usually used for sacrificial ceremonies.
Ascending from the outer cliff to the inner cliff was a big event that had to be announced to the ancestors. That was why the challenge was held here.
More than five hundred people stood below the stage, and Chu Li was amazed.
He did not expect there to be so many people in Green Deer Cliff. He thought there were only a few dozen of them. After all, they had never shown themselves to the world, which gave him the impression that there were not many people.
Almost all of them were young and middle-aged, with only a few elderly people.
He noticed that the disciples of Green Deer Cliff were skilled in maintaining their youthful looks. Even though they were more than a hundred years old, they still looked like they were in their forties. Only those who were more than two hundred years old showed signs of aging, with their hair and eyebrows all white. As for those who were more than three hundred years old, they rarely showed themselves, so he had no chance to meet them.
An old man with a white beard and eyebrows stood on the stage and said a few words in a deep voice. It was nothing more than an outer cliff disciple finally stepping into the inner cliff, which was a great event worthy of celebration. As long as he succeeded in the challenge, he would be the first outer cliff disciple to step into the inner cliff in a hundred years and would become a pillar of Green Deer Cliff. As an elder of Green Deer Cliff, he sincerely wished him success in the challenge.
Then, Chu Li stepped onto the stage and looked down at the crowd. He gave a fist salute and said, "Senior Brothers, please give me your guidance!"
His gaze swept across the crowd below the stage, and he discovered that most of the young disciples he had met once before, and had already sparred with.
After a while, a tall and thin young man glided onto the stage. He was stabbed in the shoulder by Chu Li in a few moves and was forced off the stage.
After that, no one else stepped onto the stage to challenge him. It was different from what everyone had expected. It was not as lively and exciting as they had expected. It was as if no one was interested in challenging him or they were working together to help him pass.
The old man with a white beard and eyebrows stepped onto the stage again. He looked down at the crowd and said, "Disciples, you should know the rules. If Young Lu enters the inner cliff, all of you will be fined a year's salary and have a year's supply of pills deducted. Think about this carefully!"
The crowd looked at him helplessly.
They could tell that Honorable Master Ning thought they were going easy on him and that they were giving in to Master's Junior Lu on purpose. However, he did not know that most of them had witnessed Chu Li's Great Heaven-deriving Sword Technique and were no match for him.
Even if they had other martial arts, they would not be able to win against the Great Heaven-deriving Sword Technique. Since Zhao Tianxing was no match for him, they did not have to waste their time.
"From now on, come up one by one. Everyone must fight with Young Lu!" Ning Caiyi, who had a white beard and eyebrows, scoffed. "Zhao Tianxing, you go first!"
Zhao Tianxing gave a fist salute. "Honorable Master Ning, I fought with him yesterday and was injured."
He pointed at his right shoulder to indicate that he could not fight.
"Did you really lose to Young Lu?"
"Yes, his Great Heaven-deriving Sword Technique is very exquisite. I was no match for him."
"You weren't careless, were you?"
Zhao Tianxing shook his head. "Indeed, I was no match for him. Honorable Master Ning, you can take a look at his sword technique. Junior Brother Xu, you can go and have a try."
A handsome young man gave a fist salute and glided onto the stage to stand in front of Chu Li.
Ning Caiyi glanced at Chu Li, then at Zhao Tianxing. He frowned and remained silent.
In terms of cultivation alone, Chu Li's cultivation level was still slightly lower than Zhao Tianxing's. If Ning Caiyi had not cultivated the Great Heaven-deriving Sword, he would have suspected that Zhao Tianxing had lost on purpose to help Lu Guangdi enter the inner cliff.
Nonetheless, the ancestors were wise enough to prevent such a situation.
Junior Brother Xu met Chu Li's sword technique with his fist and palm. Combining the Nature Restoration Manifestation and the Great Heaven-deriving Sword, Junior Brother Xu was forced to use the Dancing Crane Technique after more than twenty moves. However, his Dancing Crane Technique was not as powerful as Zhao Tianxing's, so it was soon countered by Chu Li and his shoulder was injured.
Ning Caiyi was shocked when he looked at Chu Li. Then, he turned to look at Lu Zhengjun, who was standing in a corner as calm as still water. Lu Zhengjun's illegitimate son was truly a genius. He was the first person in a hundred years to be able to use the Great Heaven-deriving Sword to this extent.
It was no wonder that Zhao Tianxing and the others were defeated. It would be very difficult to win against such a powerful Great Heaven-deriving Sword.
Subsequently, more than a hundred young disciples went up to the stage one by one to exchange blows with Chu Li.
Chu Li did not rest at all. His Great Heaven-deriving Sword became more and more powerful. Initially, it was more than twenty moves. Later on, it was more than ten moves, a few moves, and even three moves.
Chu Li fought from dawn to noon. When the sun was at its zenith, he had completed all the challenges.
"The next stage is the Conscience Hall." Ning Caiyi landed on the stage and announced, "The top ten disciples will enter the Conscience Hall!"
"Yes." Zhao Tianxing and the others gave him a fist salute.
They knew that they would have to go to the Conscience Hall to answer whether Chu Li had deliberately given in. If there was no problem, Lu Guangdi would become an inner cliff disciple!
Chu Li followed the others to the base of the stone wall. Then, he used his Light-body Technique to climb up. The stone wall was covered with slippery moss, but it could not stop them from ascending.
Everyone climbed up the stone wall in one go. When they arrived at the peak, they saw a small thatched hut in the middle of a few rocks.
The simple and old thatched hut looked like it would be blown away by the wind or broken by the rain at any time.
Under Ning Caiyi's lead, the eleven of them slowly walked to the front of the thatched hut. Ning Caiyi said, "Master's Junior Hua, I've brought him here."
"Come in." A weathered voice came from inside.
Chu Li and the others pushed open the simple door and slowly entered. It was clean and bright inside. It was as warm as spring. It was as if they were in another world.
An old man with white hair and a ruddy complexion sat on the wooden floor. His round face was as rosy as a baby's, and his eyes were bright. When he glanced at them, it was as if he could see through everything.
"Master's Junior Hua, this is the new inner cliff disciple, Lu Guangdi," Ning Caiyi said respectfully with a fist salute.
"Hmm, it's been a hundred years, right?" Master's Junior Hua asked gently.
Honorable Master Ning nodded.
"Young Lu, take a seat." Master's Junior Hua pointed at a cattail hassock opposite him.
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