Chapter 93

"Yang Qian"

Upon hearing this name, Gao Chong's expression changed slightly.

"However, Chong'er, you now have strength, but you still lack much in terms of combat experience. Therefore, starting from tomorrow, I will have the two senior brothers accompany you in day and night training. By the time of the grand competition, you should have gained considerable practical combat experience," the sect leader of the ManGui Sect pointed to the two young men behind him and said with a smile.

"From now on, I will rely on the two senior brothers," Gao Chong bowed to the two young men, his demeanor quite courteous.

"We dare not, being able to help Senior Brother Gao is also an honor for us two brothers," the two young men, seeing this, hurriedly returned the bow without any delay.

"Alright, Chong'er, you have been in seclusion for such a long time, you must be tired. Go back and rest well today!" After a few words of concern, the sect leader of the ManGui Sect led the two young men away.

After respectfully seeing off the sect leader of the ManGui Sect, Gao Chong sat cross-legged on the spot and closed his eyes to meditate.

After an unknown amount of time, he opened his eyes again, and beside him stood a young man with several rings on his arms.

"It's Senior Brother Xin. You came so urgently, has something important happened recently?" Gao Chong, recognizing the young man's face, asked with a flash in his eyes.

"Junior Brother Gao, indeed, something has happened recently, but I'm not sure if I should speak about it," the young man with arm rings hesitated for a moment and then said.

"Is it related to Mingzhu?" Gao Chong's eyes flashed, and he asked calmly.

"How did you know?" The young man with arm rings was taken aback.

"Hehe, I am a wandering cultivator by origin, with no family to burden me. The only thing that could make you hesitate so much must be related to Mingzhu. Speak, what is it?" Gao Chong said with a chuckle.

"A few months ago, news came that the Mu family had betrothed Sister Mingzhu to someone else and had already set the engagement," the young man with arm rings said hesitantly.

"The Mu family didn't even inform me before marrying Mingzhu to someone else. They really have the nerve. They think that just because they have a few Spirit Disciples, they don't need to consider me. Who did they betroth Mingzhu to? I want to see who dares to snatch the woman I have my eye on," Gao Chong's face turned grim, and he said in a sinister tone.

"It's a disciple named Bai Congtian from the Bai family. He is said to be a new disciple who entered the sect with you and is now under the Nine-Headed Serpent lineage," the young man with arm rings replied hastily.

"Bai Congtian, a new disciple! Let me think, yes, there is such a person, and he was brought into the sect by the welcoming envoy along with me and Mingzhu. But if I remember correctly, he is just a Third Spirit Vein disciple. This matter has been going on for half a year. Don't tell me that you and Senior Brother Wu couldn't deal with a mere Third Spirit Vein new disciple and make him break off the engagement," Gao Chong, after hearing the name, pondered for a moment and then said with a sudden realization.

"Junior Brother, you don't know, this Bai Congtian is not an ordinary disciple. He seems to have already reached the middle stage of the Spirit Disciple realm a year ago and has even defeated a well-known talented disciple from the Nine Apertures Mountain. He also completed dozens of sect tasks in a few months without any failures. We couldn't use force against him within the sect, so we recently asked Sima Tian from the Yin Sha lineage to deal with him," the young man with arm rings explained.

"Sima Tian, I've heard of him. He is one of the top twenty core disciples on the Great Yin Stele. Dealing with a mere middle-stage Spirit Disciple new disciple should be easy for him. Has he succeeded?" Gao Chong's expression eased slightly upon hearing this.

"No, a few days ago, I received news that Sima Tian actually returned the pre-paid spirit stones through someone else and said that if we really wanted him to act, the reward must be ten times higher, and he couldn't guarantee success," the young man with arm rings said with a bitter smile, his face showing disbelief.

"Is that what Sima Tian really said?" Gao Chong's expression also changed upon hearing this.

"The person who brought the message is my good friend, so there can't be any falsehood," the young man with arm rings said with certainty.

"Interesting. It seems this Junior Brother Bai is no ordinary person, to make even a core disciple like Sima Tian so cautious. Fine, don't ask about Bai Congtian for now. When the grand competition comes, we'll see if he's a cat or a tiger. At that time, I will make him personally break off the engagement with Mingzhu in front of everyone," Gao Chong suddenly said with a cold laugh.

"Since this person is strong, he might not easily give in even if he can't defeat you," the young man with arm rings hesitated.

"If he really plans to do so, he shouldn't stay in this world. As I recall, the grand competition requires signing a life-or-death agreement. Accidentally killing an opponent during the competition is not unheard of. Although there will be some public punishment, with my status as a core disciple of the Earth Spirit Vein lineage, can I really be severely punished?" Gao Chong replied expressionlessly.

Upon hearing this, the young man with arm rings drew in a breath of spiritual energy and could only repeatedly agree, but his gaze towards Gao Chong had a hint of surprise.

When Gao Chong first entered, his personality and character were vastly different from now. After being taken by the sect leader for over a year of intense cultivation, although his cultivation rapidly increased to the late stage of the Spirit Disciple realm, his personality changed as if he were a different person. Only when he was with Mu Mingzhu did he maintain his original behavior.

Although the young man with arm rings knew that this was likely due to the cultivation technique passed down by the sect leader, the stark contrast in personality still gave him a sense of shock.

After a few more words, the young man with arm rings took Gao Chong's instructions and left.

Gao Chong walked to a nearby small tree and fell into deep thought, not leaving immediately.

After an unknown amount of time, a graceful figure suddenly appeared on a nearby path, waving at Gao Chong from a distance.

"Great, Senior Brother Gao, you really came out of seclusion."

The graceful figure quickly ran over, reaching Gao Chong in an instant, and revealed a beautiful face, her expression full of joy.

"Mingzhu, why did you come? Didn't I say I would find you after coming out of seclusion?" Gao Chong, seeing the young girl, felt a warmth in his chest and said without thinking.

"Hehe, I heard from Senior Brother Wu that you would come out of seclusion today, but I didn't dare come too early, or I would be scolded by the sect leader. Come, it's been so long, you need to spend some time with me," Mu Mingzhu said, sticking out her tongue, then grabbed Gao Chong's arm and pulled him away without hesitation.

Gao Chong smiled bitterly and did not struggle, allowing the girl to lead him away as she chattered on.

...

In a valley of the Yin Sha Mountain, where black mist constantly swirled, a long dragon-like roar echoed. The black mist parted, and a massive skeleton over ten zhang tall emerged, with a bull's head and human body, four arms, and three legs, looking extremely fierce.

On the white, skeletal bull's head, a gray-robed man stood, playing with a fist-sized bone ball in his hand. He wore a silver ghost mask, and his eyes glinted with a faint green light.

"Pay respects to Senior Brother Yang."

"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on your great success."

...

At the entrance of the valley, over a hundred male and female disciples of the Yin Sha lineage had already gathered. Upon seeing the gray-robed man, they all bowed with great joy.

"Junior brothers and sisters, please rise. The first place in this grand competition will definitely be ours, the Yin Sha lineage." As he spoke, the massive skeleton beneath him stomped the ground with one foot, causing a dull sound. The entire valley shook, and the nearby ground cracked with a "crack." The black mist "hissed" and a black, swirling wind rose into the sky, changing the color of the heavens and earth.

Seeing this, the other disciples of the Yin Sha lineage were both shocked and overjoyed, bowing again and praising him.

"Nine Spirit Vein, Earth Spirit Vein, I, Yang, will truly have to see what you are made of this time." The gray-robed man looked up at the sky, muttering to himself.

...

Under a hidden waterfall descending from the sky at the entrance of the ManGui Sect, a bald man with a bronze-colored body sat, unmoving as the torrential water rushed over him.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly roared, and the protective black mist condensed around him. He then punched the sky with a powerful strike.

"Boom!"

A black mist shot out of his hand, instantly transforming into a black ribbon that rose into the sky. It coiled around a few times and tightened, shattering the waterfall into several pieces. The black ribbon then coiled back, wrapping around the bald man's body, resembling a black robe from a distance.

"Haha, I have finally discovered the secret of the Nigro Bone Technique. With this Yin Soul King's refined Soul Chain, I, Gu Jue, might have a chance to compete for the first place among the core disciples this time," the bald man raised his hands to look at them and suddenly burst into a mad laugh.

The laughter was like thunder, shaking the entire waterfall.

A few days later, a dragon-headed wooden boat flew from the distance and landed slowly in front of the ManGui Sect's mountain gate.

Several figures descended from the sky, flying into the ManGui Sect, and Liu Ming was among them.

"Is that Liu Ming, Daoist friend Liu?"

Near the mountain gate, a white mist suddenly swirled, and a person blocked Liu Ming's path, smiling.

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