Zhengdao Peak.
Halfway up the mountain, in an empty square.
This was the location for signing up to become a core disciple and also where core disciples would compete. On most days, there weren't many people here, as the actual competition had not yet begun.
But today was different.
Li Xun and Han Feng were walking from a distance, but before they even got close, they saw a group of inner disciples crowded at the registration desk.
"Everyone give way, Senior Brother Li Xun is here!"
Still a little far away, Han Feng shouted at the top of his voice.
"It's really Senior Brother Li Xun!"
"I know Senior Brother Li Xun, he will definitely not miss this year's core disciple competition!"
"With the strength of Senior Brother Li Xun, he must be the first among the core disciples this year. There is no doubt about it. The others only need to compete for second place."
"Have you noticed that Senior Brother Li Xun's strength seems to have become stronger again? Even being so far away, I feel a huge pressure!"
"Hey, when you say that, it seems true."
Not far away, many people gathered around, whispering, looking at Li Xun with awe and admiration. Among them were many female disciples with peach blossoms in their eyes.
Some of the people here are the inner disciples who were rescued by Li Xun.
There are also some people who want to come and see Li Xun's true face in Lushan purely because Li Xun has become so famous during this period.
As Li Xun gradually approached.
The inner disciples who were originally gathered in a group made way for Li Xun.
Han Feng led the way with a rather arrogant look on his face. Looking at the entire inner sect, there were probably only a few people who could be as close to Senior Brother Li Xun as he was.
This kind of thing will be your own bragging rights from now on!
"Junior brother, please register. Senior Brother Li Xun will take part in the core disciple assessment tomorrow."
Coming to a jade table, Han Feng spoke.
Behind the jade table.
It was an inner disciple. After seeing Li Xun approaching, he quickly stood up and said with a smile on his face: "Senior Brother Li Xun, I have already registered your information for you."
"This is your number plate. With this number plate, you can participate in the competition tomorrow."
Said.
The disciple handed over a palm-sized jade plaque with an eye-catching word written on it.
Li Xun took the jade token and glanced at the roster spread out on the table out of the corner of his eye. He suddenly discovered that his name was ranked first.
And behind him, there are more than ten names.
Is this because the disciple in front of me has already registered for me before I even came?
"Thank you, junior brother."
Li Xun said with a smile.
"Senior brother, you are too polite. This is what a junior brother should do. Moreover, more than a month ago, without Senior Brother, junior brother's life would not have been saved."
The inner disciple continued respectfully: "Furthermore, Senior Brother later gave junior brother a healing elixir. It was such a great kindness that junior brother will never forget. It is my honor to be able to do something for my senior brother."
"Um."
Li Xun glanced at this person.
Keep his appearance in mind.
After experiencing the incident with the foreign demon, even he himself didn't know how much influence he had in Xuanyang Sect.
Maybe it doesn't matter now.
But after waiting for decades or hundreds of years, these inner disciples will grow up.
The entire Xuanyang Sect would probably become his one-word hall.
"Senior brother, your first opponent tomorrow is a senior who is in the late stage of the Spiritual Yun Realm. I wonder what you think, senior brother? If you are not satisfied..."
The inner disciple had a flattering smile on his face.
At the same time.
He picked up a writing brush in his hand. As long as Senior Brother Li Xun spoke, there were more than a dozen people here for Senior Brother Li Xun to choose at will. He could hit the one he wanted to hit.
"I'm determined."
Li Xun took a deep look at this junior brother, reached out and patted his shoulder, then turned and left.
The moment he turned around, he recognized; Zhun Ruo Shui Shoufa, which means "accustomed to slaughtering people; don't disturb that."
"Buzz!"
A heavy pressure came from a distance.
In the eyes of countless people, there seemed to be a majestic mountain, with sword intent lingering in the sky, rising slowly from the end of the horizon. "Tap! Tread! Tread!"
The crisp sound of footsteps reached everyone's ears.
On the steps at the end of the square, a burly figure strode up with a giant sword on his back. His eyes were full of wildness and coldness.
The majestic body was flowing with divine light, and he was wearing the strength of the late stage of the Mysterious Core Realm. He barely concealed it. He just let it go and suppressed all the inner disciples in the square in an instant.
"Zhao Heng!"
An unknown inner disciple said something in a deep voice. "Who is Zhao Heng?"
There are many people who have never heard of the name Zhao Heng, but those who know Zhao Heng turn pale almost the moment they see him...
It seemed like I remembered some bad impression.
"Zhao Heng is Bai Shaowei's backstage, and he has many people like Bai Shaowei. It can be said that the spiritual stones that Bai Shaowei and others squeezed from the hands of the outer disciples ended up in Zhao Heng's hands!"
An inner disciple whispered.
As soon as these words came out, many people's expressions changed.
There were all inner disciples present, and everyone had come here step by step from the outer disciples. Maybe they had never met Bai Shaowei.
But I have met people like Bai Shaowei.
And a large part of these people were ordered by Zhao Heng.
This can be regarded as being indirectly bullied by Zhao Heng.
"I heard that Senior Brother Li Xun had some grudges with Bai Shaowei, and Bai Shaowei was protected by Zhao Heng. In this way..."
Many people took a breath of cold air and looked at Zhao Heng with some solemnity.
If nothing else, Zhao Heng walked over so openly today, probably because he wanted to avenge Bai Shaowei.
After all.
He had many younger brothers. Bai Shaowei was crippled, and he didn't know who killed him in the end. If he didn't ask for an explanation, I'm afraid the people under him would complain.
Logically speaking, the first person he was looking for was Lu Changhe.
It's a pity that Lu Changhe has never gone down the mountain since he entered the law enforcement hall. With no choice, he could only find Li Xun first.
"Zhao Heng has been an inner sect disciple for one hundred and ninety years. He does more than thirty sect missions every year. He has already redeemed two copies of the Earth-Level Kung Fu Technique when he heard about it!"
Someone else said worriedly.
One hundred and ninety years as a disciple of the inner sect, which is already an exaggerated number of years. The Xuandan realm only has a lifespan of four hundred years. This Zhao Heng is equivalent to having stayed in the inner sect for half a lifetime!
Each year, he completes more than thirty sect missions, which is more than twice the number stipulated by Xuanyang Sect.
Just thinking about the foundation accumulated over such a long period of time makes one's scalp numb.
Many core disciples have only one local-level skill, but Zhao Heng, as an inner disciple, obtained two local-level skills by completing the master's tasks.
To some extent, his background already surpasses that of many core disciples.
It is precisely because of this that when he appeared, many people's hearts suddenly raced. "Senior Brother Li Xun, I'm afraid it's dangerous this time. This Zhao Heng is coming with bad intentions!" Many people thought in their minds.