Chapter 48

One Yuan Sect's main sect, although the conditions for joining are at the Seventh Level of the Postnatal Realm and above, according to One Yuan Sect's standards, even the Ninth Level of the Postnatal Realm can only be an outer sect disciple. Those at the Innate Realm are inner sect disciples. As for those below the Ninth Level of the Postnatal Realm, they are all miscellaneous disciples, which means they are slave disciples, with a very low status in One Yuan Sect. While outer sect disciples, although their status is also relatively low, at least they don't have to do a series of miscellaneous tasks and can have some resources to cultivate. At fixed times, they can also have the opportunity to listen to lectures from senior disciples with deep cultivation.

For subordinate forces directly under One Yuan Sect like Green Peak Mountain, they are different from ordinary scattered cultivators. Most of them will choose to join One Yuan Sect only after reaching the Ninth Level of the Postnatal Realm. No one is foolish; they would rather call the shots in their own territory than go to One Yuan Sect's main sect to work hard for others. As long as they aren't foolish, no one would do such a thing.

"Come, I'll introduce you to a few senior and junior brothers!" Ye Feng said.

Ye Feng took Ye Xiwén to meet a few of the top core disciples. Generally, the number of true top experts among core disciples represents the strength of the core disciples.

In this batch of core disciples, there are not many who can be considered top-tier, only three people: Zhang Yang, Qian Wanru, and Wu Hao.

Among them, Zhang Yang is the strongest, with the same peak Ninth Level of the Postnatal Realm strength as Ye Feng, strong and robust like an iron tower.

Qian Wanru is a beautiful woman, slightly weaker, at the late Ninth Level of the Postnatal Realm.

Wu Hao is a young man with a slender build, with strength similar to Qian Wanru, also at the late Ninth Level of the Postnatal Realm.

Including Ye Feng, there are only four in total. The Zhang family, besides the five well-known disciples, has two more people who have reached the late Ninth Level of the Postnatal Realm this year, entering the ranks of top disciples.

In terms of numbers, they have an overwhelming advantage, so this time the Zhang family is ambitiously hoping to use the Blood Essence Fruit in the Blood Essence Realm as a bet, hoping to completely overwhelm One Yuan Sect.

On the One Yuan Sect side, even with the addition of Ye Xiwén, there are only five in total, a significant difference.

These few are the acknowledged top experts among core disciples, who will enjoy the most resources from the sect.

Now, Ye Xiwén has also been tacitly included in this small group, becoming the highest hope for all One Yuan Sect disciples. Whether they can defeat the Zhang family this time actually depends on this small group.

As the days passed, Ye Xiwén continuously adjusted his state amidst the passing time, and finally, the day of the core disciple competition arrived.

On this day, the core disciples were gathered on the square. Compared to the spacious square, the over a hundred core disciples seemed rather sparse.

Not long after Ye Xiwén and the others arrived, the elder leading this trip soon appeared, a fat and a thin elder standing before everyone.

Seeing them, there was no need for an introduction; Ye Xiwén knew they were the well-known fat elder and thin elder of One Yuan Sect. Because these two elders' characteristics were too obvious, and they always appeared together, over time, many people even forgot their real names and simply called them the fat elder and the thin elder.

"This time, the lineup of core disciples participating in the trial is relatively weak!" The fat elder's opening words made the core disciples feel somewhat embarrassed.

"I won't say more unnecessary words!" The fat elder became serious, speaking coldly, "The location of this trial is different, it is in the Blood Essence Realm. What the Blood Essence Realm is, I believe you all have some understanding! Countless people from One Yuan Sect have died there. I hope more of you can return this time. I will ask once, who wants to withdraw, can do so now!"

After the fat elder finished speaking, more than forty core disciples chose to withdraw, but no one ridiculed their choice. After all, this is a journey to death. Although the Blood Essence Realm has many benefits, and those who can survive and come out will gain great benefits, the prerequisite is to be able to survive. So many experts have perished there in the past, even including Innate Realm experts, let alone them.

This time, those who withdrew were all core disciples below the Eighth Level of the Postnatal Realm. Their strength was poor, and they thought that even if they went, they wouldn't be able to achieve good results and might even die, so they naturally chose to give up.

Among the newly promoted core disciples in this batch, only Ye Xiwén and Dongfang Bai continued to participate. Dongfang Bai looked spirited, clearly his previous injuries had mostly healed.

"Each of you who participates will receive a waist tag, which will record your points. Killing a Postnatal Eighth Level beast rewards ten points, a Postnatal Ninth Level beast rewards fifty points, and an Innate Realm beast rewards a thousand points. In the Blood Essence Realm, there are fifteen tokens placed by our ancestors, red, yellow, and green, corresponding to one hundred, five hundred, and one thousand points, respectively!" The thin elder explained, "In addition, the treasures you find in there will also be converted into points when you come out. The top three disciples in total points will receive the Blood Essence Fruit as a reward!"

This news immediately caused a stir among the core disciples. The fact that the Blood Essence Fruit would be rewarded was unknown even to the core disciples, a decision made by the higher-ups of the two forces. Only Ye Xiwén, who knew the result in advance, remained relatively calm.

This is the Blood Essence Fruit, a treasure that can even increase the realm of an Innate Realm expert. Many disciples who had already withdrawn secretly regretted it!

"However, if you are defeated or killed by someone, the points will also be transferred to that person. So you must be careful. I hope more of you can return alive this time!" The fat elder added, his tone somewhat melancholic. This time, it is unknown how many will die or be injured, but those who can survive will undoubtedly become the best among them.

Ye Xiwén was silent. This rule indeed... encourages mutual slaughter. There are many ways to score points, such as hunting beasts or finding treasures, and the tokens, but none of these are as fast as killing. No matter how many points the other person has earned, they can be instantly transferred to oneself.

Core disciples are truly stepping into this cruel martial world. Whether they were inner sect disciples or outer sect disciples before, although they received fewer resources, they were relatively well-protected.

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