"This boy is indeed worthy of being the peerless genius of our Fire Spirit Sect. He is indeed extraordinary!"
Mo Qian stroked his beard and looked at Xiang Yunfan with a gratified smile.
Duan Wei said disapprovingly, "Sect Master, it's too early to make a conclusion. This is just a small test that the Ancestor gives to the inner disciples every year. Yun Fan can easily handle it, which means that his cultivation method is more advanced. As the personal disciple of our Fire Spirit Sect's Holy Virgin, it's not surprising that he has such an advanced cultivation method!"
Mo Qian was about to retort when a bright silver light suddenly shot out from the depths of the forbidden area. In the blink of an eye, it merged into the ancient stone tablet.
After the silver light merged, the ancient stone tablet that had been standing still seemed to wake up. The tablet began to tremble slowly, and as time passed, the trembling became more and more intense.
Crack!
After about a dozen breaths of time, a circular energy hole appeared on the surface of the monument. Countless arcs of lightning circled around the hole, and with crackling sounds of energy colliding, the hole grew larger and larger until it reached a radius of more than ten feet.
"The door of the secret realm has been opened. Inner disciples of the four halls, enter quickly!"
Without needing Mo Qian and the others to urge them, some of the older disciples who had participated in the inner disciple season flashed and rushed into the hole without hesitation. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the energy hole.
As time passed, more and more new Inner Sect disciples followed the figures of the older Inner Sect disciples as they wormed their way into the holes with uneasy hearts.
Seeing this, Yun Fan was about to step forward when his wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone behind him. Yun Fan looked back and saw that it was Mu Qingshan, whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Senior Brother Qingshan, why are you grabbing me?"
Yun Fan asked in confusion.
Mu Qingshan said with a serious face, "Don't ask anything. Follow me first!"
Yun Fan allowed Mu Qingshan to pull him into the energy hole. He trusted Mu Qingshan and owed him a favor. Yun Fan believed that Mu Qingshan would not harm him.
Mu Qingshan's other hand was held by another young man. Yun Fan sized him up. This young man's appearance was somewhat similar to Mu Qingshan's, but he was slightly older.
Judging from the three flame marks on his chest, he was an old disciple who had been in the inner sect for three years.
While Yun Fan was sizing up the young man, the latter was also sizing up Yun Fan. Yun Fan responded with a smile, but the latter did not seem to appreciate it. His expression was cold, and there seemed to be a touch of undisguised contempt and disgust in his eyes when he looked at Xiang Yunfan.
"I don't think I've provoked this person before, right?"
Just as Yun Fan was feeling puzzled, the young man had already taken action and rushed towards the energy hole at lightning speed. Yun Fan's body was also pulled into the energy hole passively.
After stepping into the hole, Yun Fan felt as if his body was floating in the void. The colorful light spots around him kept retreating rapidly. This made Yun Fan realize that his body was moving at high speed, but he didn't know when he would reach the end.
Fortunately, this situation didn't last for long. After about the time it took to brew a cup of tea, Yun Fan's eyes suddenly lit up. Together with Mu Qingshan and the old disciple, he was thrown out of the energy hole.
The exit of the energy hole opened in mid-air. Yun Fan immediately summoned the spirit treasure ribbon to support his rapidly falling body. Only then did he avoid ending up in a sorry state.
After coming out of the hole, Mu Qingshan also summoned his spirit flame sword and calmly stepped on it.
As for the old disciple, after his body came out of the hole, he did not have the slightest intention of summoning his spirit treasure. He allowed his body to rapidly fall towards the grass below.
"Be careful!"
Just as Yun Fan was about to save him, he saw that Mu Qingshan had no intention of doing anything. There was no panic or worry in his eyes as he looked at the old disciple.
"Humph!"
When the old disciple's body was less than a meter away from the ground, the old disciple coldly snorted. His palms alternately shot out like lightning, bombarding the ground and creating a powerful recoil, which greatly reduced the speed of his rapidly falling body. His feet finally stepped lightly on the ground.
After doing all that, the old disciple coldly glanced at Yun Fan. He seemed to think that Yun Fan's kind reminder was unnecessary.
However, Yun Fan did not feel anything. He only felt that the old disciple was trying to act cool. However, he did have the ability to act cool. Without using spirit energy, he could use the strength of his palms to offset the falling force. Yun Fan did not believe that he could do that.
"Yun Fan, let me introduce you. This is my big brother, Mu Qingyun. He's one of the peak experts among this generation of inner disciples in the Fire Spirit Sect."
"Big Brother Qingyun, this is the Yun Fan I often mention to you. He defeated Nangong Lingfeng and took first place in this year's inner sect ceremony. Moreover, he opened up the Four Symbols Spirit Seas and was accepted as a personal disciple by the Saintess."
Mu Qingshan, who was standing on the flying sword, introduced him with a smile.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Mu Qingyun."
Yun Fan did not take Mu Qingyun's arrogant and unfriendly attitude to heart. He clasped his hands at Mu Qingyun.
"Hmph, opening up the Four Symbols Spirit Seas and becoming a personal disciple of the Saintess are just icing on the cake for us cultivators. It's not surprising at all."
Mu Qingyun coldly replied with his hands behind his back. He turned around and looked away. He did not return the greeting. He clearly did not take Yun Fan seriously.
Yun Fan asked, "Then what does Senior Brother Mu Qingyun think is the foundation of a cultivator?"
"Of course it's actual combat strength!" Mu Qingyun replied coldly. "No matter what kind of luck some people have to open up a high-level spirit power source or what kind of noble status they have by chance, these things are not worth mentioning in front of a true powerhouse."
"Senior Brother is wise. I've learned a lot!"
Yun Fan clasped his hands again. He could naturally hear the sarcasm in Mu Qingyun's words, but there was no need to lose his temper because of it. Moreover, Yun Fan agreed with Mu Qingyun's point of view very much.
In this world where martial arts were respected, it was impossible to win respect by talking big. Only a strong fist was the way of the king. He, Yun Fan, wanted to become the strongest and use facts to make those who had once looked down on him tremble in fear!
Seeing that the situation was a little awkward, Mu Qingshan smiled apologetically at Yun Fan. "Yun Fan, my Big Brother Qingyun is not good with words. If he offends you, please don't take it to heart."
"It's okay." Yun Fan shrugged indifferently. Even if he was a little unhappy with Mu Qingyun, he would naturally not lose his temper for Mu Qingshan's sake.
Yun Fan asked in confusion, "Oh right, Senior Brother Qingshan, why did you insist on pulling me just now?"
"Of course it's because I want you to join our team! If we don't pull each other, we'll be scattered in the space-time tunnel and land in different places. It's not easy to gather the team. "
"Join your team? Can we form teams in the inner sect season? "Yun Fan blinked.
"Uh … You really don't know some of the unspoken rules of the inner sect season …"
Seeing that Yun Fan did not understand, Mu Qingshan explained, "In this secret realm, there are many fortuitous encounters, but there are also many dangers. In order to reduce the risk and increase the competitiveness, every year before the new season, all the disciples will form teams with their trusted partners in advance to help each other in the secret realm and fight against the 'Evil Soul' and other contestants together.
This unspoken rule is also tacitly accepted in the sect, but each team can only be formed by five people. If the number of people exceeds the limit, the sect will deem it as a failure and there will be severe punishment! "
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