Early in the morning, the spirit fire chicken in the Fire Spirit Sect crowed early in the morning. Almost all the disciples woke up much earlier than usual, and the entire Fire Spirit Sect was restless.
Amidst this restlessness, the spirit energy in the air seemed to have become denser, and the temperature suddenly rose. Some disciples whose stagnant cultivation seemed to have begun to jump slightly.
All of this indicated that the Spirit Spring of Flame was about to erupt, and it also indicated that this year's inner sect ceremony would begin!
This year's ceremony had attracted even more attention from the entire Fire Spirit Sect because of the eruption of the Spirit Spring of Flame once again.
Every five years, there would always be a batch of peerless geniuses born under the baptism of the Spirit Spring of Flame, and there would also be a batch of losers who would quietly withdraw from the competition.
Of course, there were also an extremely small number of young cultivators who usually kept a low profile, but their strength was abnormally shocking. They would appear out of nowhere during the ceremony and become the dark horse of every ceremony with a crushing momentum.
When something was certain, people would naturally discuss it less enthusiastically. Instead, they would discuss who would be the biggest dark horse of the ceremony. This was the most popular topic before every ceremony.
In every ceremony, there would always be an unexpected dark horse that would step on some of the seeded contestants. The seeded contestants were naturally unwilling to be the stepping stones of others. This was also the reason why Nangong Lingfeng, Yu Meiyan, and the other seeded contestants did not dare to be careless at all.
However, this year's ceremony seemed to be a little different.
However, the focus of everyone's discussion had shifted from the topic of the dark horse to a small odd-job worker.
This fellow dared to register for this ceremony as a servant and even dared to bet 20,000 spirit stones with someone. He even borrowed 10,000 spirit stones from the Benevolence Hall and threatened to repay double the spirit stones if he did not take first place in the ceremony!
With such "boldness", it was difficult for him not to become the focus of attention.
In the tens of thousands of years of history of the Fire Spirit Sect, there were indeed precedents of outer sect servants being promoted to inner sect disciples. However, they had all been promoted through the previous two methods. This was the first time someone had planned to advance through the trial of the Spirit Spring of Flame!
This servant was called Yun Fan!
Yun Fan's matters were deliberately publicized by some people, and everyone knew about it. It even reached the ears of many elders. Of course, these elders all came to the same conclusion: "Nonsense!"
…
Early in the morning, Yun Fan finished washing up and changed into a brand new handyman uniform. He pushed open the door and walked out of the wooden house calmly.
Behind him followed a fat odd-job worker. However, his fat round face was filled with uneasiness and anxiety.
"Yun Fan, I, I think it's better if we don't go. If there's really no other way, we can go and plead with Zhou Tao now and write off the previous bet …"
Yan Hu wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said nervously.
"Damn fatty, even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up. What are you afraid of?"
Yun Fan glanced at Yan Hu from the corner of his eyes. Looking at the latter's timid appearance, his face was filled with disdain.
"Yun Fan, at most, I'll just ask my family for the tens of thousands of spirit stones from the gambling debt. I'd rather take a beating from my father. I'm just afraid that you won't be able to come back once you leave …" Yan Hu advised earnestly.
"Damn fatty, are you cursing me?"
Yun Fan glared at him.
"No, no!"
Yan Hu shook his head like a rattle-drum. Then, he lowered his head and said, "You know that my aptitude is extremely poor. I'm fat and timid. Since I was young, everyone has mocked and ridiculed me. Other than you, no one has treated me as a true friend … I'm afraid that this time, I'll lose my only friend …"
Looking at the disheartened Yan Hu, Yun Fan knew that the former was worried about his safety. He smiled and said, "Fatty, don't worry. I'm very lucky. I won't die."
"Moreover, I promise you that after today, those who once looked down on us will all shake their heads and wag their tails at us!"
Yun Fan smiled confidently and strode away.
Yan Hu did not understand Yun Fan's words at all. He still wanted to say something, but when he saw that Yun Fan had already walked far away, he sighed softly and quickly followed.
After about half an hour, Yun Fan and Yan Hu once again stood beside the iron chain bridge.
At this moment, there were already groups of Outer Sect disciples who quickly stepped onto the chain bridge and sped towards the main peak. When everyone looked at Yun Fan and Yun Fan, they all revealed strange expressions, and there were even disdainful and cold sneers.
"Fatty, do you dare to walk on this bridge?"
Yun Fan directly ignored these people and asked Yan Hu.
Yan Hu looked at the iron chain bridge and the bottomless abyss below. He was so scared that his legs and stomach tensed up. His fat body kept shaking.
"Yun Fan, let's, let's go back. If we fall, we … we fall to our deaths!"
Yan Hu begged with a long face.
"If you don't dare, then go back first. Wait for the news of my victory," Yun Fan said with a smile.
"No, no way. As a … friend … at such an important moment, how can I not go and cheer for you?" Yan Hu said while trembling.
"Alright then. Hold on to my shoulders and I will bring you over," Yun Fan said helplessly as he looked at Yan Hu, whose teeth were chattering.
"Okay, okay …"
Yun Fan first stepped onto the unceasingly swaying rope bridge. In the beginning, it was still a little unstable, but when Yun Fan circulated the Burning Technique, the spiritual energy in his meridians unceasingly flowed and his body instantly became extremely agile. Standing on the bridge was like walking on flat ground, completely different from the first time he stepped on the bridge.
Although the Spirit Qi in his body was still very thin, his meridians were all opened. Coupled with the evolution of the Burning Art, the circulation of Spirit Qi was very smooth. Maintaining balance on the bridge was naturally not a problem.
"Fatty, hold on to my shoulders!"
Yan Hu's face was pale. The moment he stepped on the bridge, he was so scared that he screamed. His fat body directly stuck to Yun Fan and he hugged Yun Fan with both hands, not letting go.
The weight of more than two hundred pounds suddenly pressed down on Yun Fan's body, causing him to lose his balance instantly. He almost lost his footing and fell off the bridge. Fortunately, he adjusted himself in time and managed to stabilize himself.
Fatty kept screaming like a pig being slaughtered. His pair of fat hands tightly gripped Yun Fan's neck. Yun Fan knew that Fatty was so scared that he lost control. He could only bend down, put his hands behind his back, and lift Yan Hu's legs. Carrying Yan Hu on his back, he walked on the violently swaying bridge towards the main peak.
The embarrassing scene of the two made the surrounding people stop and watch with playful smiles on their faces.
When they thought that Yun Fan and Yan Hu would fall off the cliff, they did not expect that Yun Fan would carry Yan Hu's body and steadily walk forward. They could not help but be amazed.
"Damn, this odd-job worker Yun Fan can actually carry that fat pig across the bridge. Am I seeing things?"
"Carrying a living thing that is more than two hundred pounds, and one that is constantly moving around to cross the bridge … Even a mid-stage Meridian Opening Realm cultivator would not be able to do that …"
"I remember that a few days ago, he had a hard time crossing the bridge himself …"
This scene was too different from the previous Yun Fan. Especially on the day of registration, the disciples who had personally witnessed Yun Fan crossing the iron bridge were so shocked that their jaws almost fell to the ground.
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