"Heh, looks like those people from the Zhao Family really don’t know the value of things. If this Mixed Elent One Qi Body were to be presented in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud... tsk tsk!"
Upon hearing Tan Yun’s tragic narration of Ling Wan’s life, a cold sneer flitted across Yun Xiao’s eyes as he recalled an individual with the Mixed Elent One Qi Body physique who had appeared in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud Realm, sparking a frenzied contest amongst many powers.
Such a Mixed Elent One Qi Body physique is seen once in ten thousand years. Obtaining one is like having a guarantee from a Holy Rank Third Realm powerhouse, a potential resource that no sect or family could overlook.
Yet this Mixed Elent One Qi Body erged on the Hidden Dragon Continent, and not only do these people fail to recognize its value, they have turned Ling Wan into a monster. To Yun Xiao, this was utterly laughable.
Yun Xiao’s anger and disdain towards the Zhao Family stemd from seeing shadows of himself in Ling Wan, feeling a sense of shared suffering.
Back when he was with the Shang Family, wasn’t he treated just the sa? Even after displaying a talent stronger than Shang Huiyu’s, people from the Shang Family still called for his head.
From this point on, Yun Xiao made up his mind. No matter what, he had to try. If he could truly control Ling Wan’s Mixed Elent One Qi Body, allowing him to wield that formidable energy at will, he might gain a powerful ally by his side one day.
It seed Tan Yun also held great dislike for the Zhao Family. Hearing Yun Xiao’s sneer, she chid in, "I really want to see the day when Ling Wan achieves greatness and then returns to slap the Zhao Family in the face."
At her words, Yun Xiao felt a surge of motion in his heart, and suddenly asked, "Since Ling Wan is so despised by the Zhao Family, how did he manage to obtain the status of an Outer Disciple of the Jade Pot Sect?"
As Yun Xiao said, the slots for the Jade Pot Sect, even just an examination slot for an Outer Disciple, are not distributed carelessly. The Shang Family had only ever received one such slot after many years.
Since Ling Wan was neglected by his family just like Yun Xiao had been, he understood that this valuable opportunity would definitely not fall into Ling Wan’s lap. There might be sothing fishy going on.
Sure enough, upon Yun Xiao’s inquiry, an angry expression surfaced on Tan Yun’s face, and she said indignantly, "This makes furious. This ti, Family Head Zhao Huan used so underhanded thod, and the Zhao Family actually got three Jade Pot Sect slots. Do you know why he gave the third slot to Ling Wan?"
Tan Yun’s companions clearly understood why, and seeing Yun Xiao’s questioning gaze, they angrily said, "That old man Zhao Huan wanted to use it as an opportunity to send Ling Wan to his death in the Yulin Mountain Range!"
"Damn it!"
Yun Xiao clenched his right fist onto his left palm. Even soone as composed as him felt a flare of rage as he said, "There’s a saying ’even a tiger wouldn’t eat its cubs’. Is the heart of this Zhao Family Head just too ruthless?"
Tan Yun glanced over at the unconscious Ling Wan and added, "It’s all because of that bizarre disease. From a young age, the Zhao Family has treated Ling Wan as a monster. They couldn’t take actions against him at ho, so they plan to do it here in the Yulin Mountain Range!"
"So, besides the Cao brothers, our enemies now include the Zhao brothers too?" Yun Xiao’s eyes flickered with a cold sneer, apparently reaching the peak of his anger.
"Yun Xiao, did you say ’us’? Do you agree to join our team?" Tan Yun’s face showed a trace of joy, and her three teammates also seed excited.
"Of course. Those Cao brothers will not let us off easily, and I am indeed curious to et the Zhao brothers and see what sort of characters they are," Yun Xiao continued with a sneer, but this smile contained an indescribable chill.
Seemingly becoming harsher after being ravaged by the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad’s poison, it was now ti for Yun Xiao to have a bout with those so-called geniuses of the Xuanyue Empire.
After several hours of rest, they waited until Ling Wan awoke and then proceeded deeper into the dense forest. Along the way, Tan Yun inford Ling Wan about the "Mixed Elent One Qi Body", earning Yun Xiao much gratitude from him.
Ti quickly passed, and during these few days, Yun Xiao and his group noticed young figures all heading in the sa direction, as if sothing in that direction was luring them.
Only after Ling Wan couldn’t resist asking soone did they learn that these young talents participating in the examination were all rushing to a place called "dicine Valley". There, it was said that countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could be found, as well as many dicinal herbs listed in the exam’s Pill Recipes.
Ard with this information, Yun Xiao and his group naturally did not act against the tide. Now a team of six, they had many more dicinal herbs to gather, so they might as well try their luck in dicine Valley.
"Big Brother Yun Xiao, do you think we will really find the dicinal herbs we need in dicine Valley?"
Ling Wan’s face bore a trace of curiosity as he asked while walking. It’s worth ntioning that at this point, his way of addressing Yun Xiao had shifted from "brother" to "big brother".
While Ling Wan and Yun Xiao were close in age, Ling Wan’s attitude towards Yun Xiao underwent a fundantal change after the latter defeated Cao Ju and helped him relieve the pain of the Mixed Elent One Qi Body.
Especially after learning that Yun Xiao was a ridian Refining Master, Ling Wan felt it was no longer appropriate to address him as a brother. Furthermore, Yun Xiao’s rich experience had led them to find many of the herbs listed in the Pill Recipes, which made the whole team view him in a new light.
So besides Tan Yun, the other team mbers all addressed him as "Big Brother Yun Xiao," subtly indicating a tendency for Yun Xiao to beco the leader of this small team.
Hearing Ling Wan’s question, Yun Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Since it’s called dicine Valley, there must be a wealth of dicinal herbs. However, getting those rare herbs might not be so easy!"
"Why?" Ling Wan, simple-minded, didn’t think too much and directly asked. But after he spoke, the other team mbers looked at him oddly.
"Ling Wan, haven’t you seen? Right now, almost seven or eight out of ten people participating in the Jade Pot Sect examination are heading towards dicine Valley. When the ti cos, cultivators will gather, and it might turn into a fierce battle of dragons and tigers!" Tan Yun kindly explained in detail, finally enlightening Ling Wan, whose expression changed slightly.
"Does that an the Cao brothers, as well as... my first and second elder brothers, could all possibly be in dicine Valley right now?" Ling Wan was sowhat panicked and, speaking to the end, he even stopped in his tracks and added, "Then, should we not go there?"
"Why shouldn’t we go? I’m actually quite interested in eting your two so-called good brothers!" No sooner had Ling Wan finished speaking than Yun Xiao interjected without a hint of worry in his voice.
"Big Brother Yun Xiao, what you don’t know is that my eldest brother has already broken through to the ridian Gathering Realm, and... he’s also a low-level Mortal Rank ridian Refining Master. I’m afraid... we might not be his match!" Ling Wan, anxious, hurried to catch up with Yun Xiao and revealed the situation.
"Oh? ridian Gathering Realm? ridian Refining Master?" Yun Xiao murmured, then smiled and said, "In that case, I’m even more interested now!"
Seeing that Yun Xiao paid no heed to his advice, Ling Wan had no choice but to follow his steps, while Tan Yun and the others beside him didn’t have as many worries. It seed that having Yun Xiao in the team gave them great confidence.
While Yun Xiao and his team were rushing towards dicine Valley, centered around dicine Valley, other young geniuses participating in the Jade Pot Sect examination were also streaming continuously towards this central area, perhaps soon to be engaged in a fierce battle of dragons and tigers.
...
At this ti, deep on the outskirts of Yulin Mountain Range, a valley exuding a special aura stood tall in front, and hundreds of young figures stood about several tens of feet away from the mouth of the valley called dicine Valley, yet none dared to step closer.
Because at the mouth of dicine Valley, there lay a ferocious ridian Demon of considerable size, and the aura it emitted had almost reached the low-level of Third Rank.
A Third Rank ridian Demon, that’s equivalent to a cultivator of the ridian Gathering Realm of humanity, and with the ridian Demon’s formidable physical strength, in a battle of the sa level, human cultivators generally tend to be at a disadvantage. This unchanging truth has rarely been broken.
Most of the Xuanyue Empire’s young geniuses participating in the Jade Pot Sect’s examination this ti were of the ridian Introduction Realm, with the majority in the Middle Stage of ridian Introduction Realm.
There were quite a few young geniuses in the Late Stage of ridian Introduction Realm as well, but cultivators at the Peak of ridian Introduction Realm were rare. If there were any young genius of the ridian Gathering Realm amongst these nearly a thousand examinees, they would certainly stand out as the cream of the crop.
Swoosh!
Just as everyone was feeling intimidated by the sight of the giant ridian Demon, a sudden whooshing sound pierced the air, followed by the addition of a tall, black-clad figure in front of the many young geniuses.
"ridian Gathering Realm..."
And when everyone sensed the ridian Qi aura of the black-clad figure, they couldn’t help but collectively inhale sharply, as this person turned out to be a top genius who had reached the ridian Gathering Realm.
"Hey, isn’t that Cao Luo from Luoxing City’s Cao Family? It truly is better to see once than to hear a hundred tis!"
"Heh, I just wonder if this Cao Luo has the courage to fight that low-level Third Rank ridian Demon?"
"I heard that not only is Cao Luo’s ridian Qi Cultivation substantial, but he is also a low-level Mortal Rank ridian Refining Master; I wonder if it’s true?"
"If he indeed has the Fire Attribute Ancestor Vein, he might not necessarily be weaker than that low-level Third Rank ridian Demon."
"..."
Upon seeing this black-clad young figure, after a brief mont of silence, there erupted a flurry of intense discussion. It seed that they were all quite familiar with this young man in black.
"Big brother!" "Big brother!"
However, just as Cao Family’s eldest, Cao Luo, was enjoying the attention of all around him, two voices imbued with special significance suddenly ca from sowhere, capturing his attention in an instant.
But as Cao Luo looked over, the smile on his face suddenly vanished without a trace, replaced by an extrely sullen expression.
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