Chapter 87

One of the three major factions, Ice Island, is located in this courtyard.

Chu Xun stood at the door with a cold expression, occasionally glancing at a room inside the courtyard.

Beside him stood a young man in a blue robe, tall and imposing, with a smile on his face. He looked at Chu Xun and said, "I heard that you were defeated by someone from a rural area not long ago!"

Chu Xun gave the young man in the blue robe a cold glance. This young man, named Gong Yao, was also one of the top disciples of Ice Island, even stronger than Chu Xun.

"Tsk tsk, this matter has become a laughingstock. Now, people everywhere are mocking our Ice Island branch. We have lost face! Should we take action?" Gong Yao said with a tsk.

"This matter doesn't need your interference!" Chu Xun said coldly, "I will find a way to regain my honor myself!"

"Can you really do it?" Gong Yao laughed and said, "I heard that for three whole days, thirty people challenged him, and none of them were his match!"

Ever since Ye Xiwén defeated Chu Xun and the three Zong brothers, many people came to challenge Ye Xiwén, hoping to defeat him and become famous overnight by stepping on Ye Xiwén.

"None of you should go and cause trouble for Ye Xiwén recently!" At this moment, a man in his twenties, with a cold expression, wearing a deep blue robe, and a tall, imposing figure, pushed the door open and walked out of the room.

"Why?" Chu Xun asked, but he did not dare to show any disrespect. The man in front of him was the top disciple of this generation of the Ice Island branch, Shangguan Xianyi, whose cultivation was unfathomable and ranked among the top three disciples of the branch.

"The entrance examination will be held in two days. Don't cause any unnecessary trouble!" Shangguan Xianyi said indifferently, "Everyone is watching us, and you may not be his match. We will have time to deal with him later!"

"Prepare well, and you must make a breakthrough in this examination!"

"Yes!"

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Ye Xiwén took stock of his gains over the past three days. He had collected three thousand medium-grade spirit stones, which made him suddenly very wealthy. Even ordinary experts at the fourth or fifth level of the innate realm would not have as much wealth as Ye Xiwén now.

Because Ye Xiwén defeated Chu Xun and the three Zong brothers, who were well-known figures among the branch disciples, his reputation spread quickly.

Chu Xun, being one of the top disciples of the Ice Island branch, was already famous. The three Zong brothers, though despicable, could not be denied their strength. When the three brothers worked together, they were even more powerful than ordinary top disciples.

These disciples are often referred to as seed disciples, who exist at various levels of disciples. There are seed disciples among the outer disciples, inner disciples, and core disciples.

Seed disciples are often the most powerful group of people. Chu Xun and the three Zong brothers are seed disciples.

Previously, when Ye Xiwén defeated Wen Shiyang, he was only a quasi-seed disciple, so defeating Wen Shiyang was not a big deal.

But truly defeating Chu Xun and the three Zong brothers in succession greatly enhanced Ye Xiwén's reputation.

Many disciples who wanted to become famous overnight wanted to challenge Ye Xiwén, but Ye Xiwén had no time to accept so many challenges. Therefore, he set a rule: anyone who wanted to challenge him had to pay one hundred medium-grade spirit stones, otherwise, it was out of the question, and he would only accept ten challenges per day.

This directly eliminated those who wanted to become famous but lacked the strength. Over three days, Ye Xiwén accumulated more than three thousand medium-grade spirit stones.

It can be said that he became suddenly very wealthy. For seed disciples like Chu Xun, one hundred medium-grade spirit stones were almost half of their wealth.

Not to mention ordinary disciples, especially those who had just advanced to the innate realm, owning ten medium-grade spirit stones was already considered good.

Among those who challenged Ye Xiwén, there were also some seed disciples, including some who were even stronger than Chu Xun. Ye Xiwén barely managed to win.

However, Ye Xiwén gained a lot from these challenges. Each seed disciple had their own powerful trump cards, making them very difficult to deal with. This was another significant gain besides the spirit stones.

Battling these people allowed Ye Xiwén to fully unleash his skills, greatly honing his martial arts, making him more proficient than before.

As Ye Xiwén continuously defeated strong opponents, his reputation spread throughout the branch in just three days.

Many people knew that there was such a figure in the Qingfeng Mountain branch.

Ye Xiwén naturally ranked among the seed disciples of the branch, and this status was recognized by almost everyone. Whether they liked or disliked Ye Xiwén, they had to admit that he indeed had the strength.

Ye Xiwén could already feel the surging power within his body, knowing that he was on the verge of a breakthrough, ready to cross over and become a second-level innate existence.

If he could break through to the second level of the innate realm, Ye Xiwén's strength would immediately make a significant leap, allowing him to contend with third-level innate experts who had converted 60% of their innate true qi.

Now, the spirit stones Ye Xiwén had were sufficient to support his breakthrough, with no issues at all. As long as there were enough spirit stones, the breakthrough would not be so difficult.

After entering the main sect, the competition would be even more intense.

"Boom!" A powerful aura emanated from the Qingfeng Mountain branch courtyard, and the surrounding spiritual energy rushed in.

A breakthrough to the innate realm!

A look of surprise appeared on Ye Xiwén's face. At this moment, the only one who could be breaking through to the innate realm was his second sister, Ye Ruxue. No matter how intense the battles Ye Xiwén had outside, Ye Ruxue had not come out, always in seclusion preparing to break through to the innate realm.

With the innate pill in hand, breaking through to the innate realm was almost certain, not as dangerous as for those without the innate pill. This is why the price of the innate pill is so high.

Just as Ye Xiwén was about to head to Ye Ruxue's courtyard, a hoarse and angry voice came from the sky: "Ye Xiwén, come out for this old man!"

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