Chapter 68

The young man in the purple robe issued an order: if Lin Xuan were to perish here, it would be a significant loss for the sect.

"Among the wolf pack, there must be a leader. We haven't found it yet, but perhaps this leader is with Lin Xuan," said one of the inner disciples.

"Hmm, we've already searched the east and south, leaving only the west and north. The west is close to the forest, so the likelihood of the leader being there is high," the young man in the purple robe said, heading west.

Thirty inner disciples, along with over a dozen outer disciples who had been rescued, followed the young man in the purple robe to the western part of the battlefield.

The group moved quickly, slaying all the Red Flame Wolves that tried to attack them along the way.

"Hmm?" The young man in the purple robe frowned slightly. The closer they got to the west, the fewer Red Flame Wolves there were. In other directions, they would always encounter many Red Flame Wolves rushing at them like mad, but in the west, although some Red Flame Wolves still attacked, their numbers were clearly reduced.

"There's a spiritual energy fluctuation ahead; everyone, speed up!" The young man in the purple robe was delighted, suppressing his doubts.

However, when the group of forty to fifty people reached the source of the spiritual energy fluctuation, they were all stunned.

The ground was covered with the corpses of Red Flame Wolves, and the earth was stained red with blood, emitting a pungent odor. In front of them were two figures, one shimmering like golden light, each strike sending a group of Red Flame Wolves flying, and these flying wolves all fell into a silver sword formation.

A delicate girl was maintaining the sword formation, with silver sword beams dancing like silver snakes, swiftly slaughtering the Red Flame Wolves within the formation.

"Lin Xuan!" someone called out.

Whoosh!

A figure stopped in mid-air, it was Lin Xuan. He turned around and saw forty to fifty people standing behind him, led by a young man in a purple robe.

"It's people from the sect!" Lin Xuan struck the Red Flame Wolf beside him with a sword and then went to Yin Qingyi's side, stopping her sword formation.

"Did you two kill all of these?" an inner disciple asked uncertainly.

"Yes, thank you all for coming to help!" Lin Xuan said.

Sigh!

Upon Lin Xuan's confirmation, everyone drew a sharp breath. So many Red Flame Wolves, all killed by two outer disciples, it felt almost unreal.

"What about the leader?" an inner disciple asked, still not giving up.

"Dead!" Lin Xuan pointed to a corpse on the ground.

Everyone looked over and indeed found a Red Flame Wolf corpse, three times larger than the others.

"Monster!"

"Freak!"

"Beast!"

These were the evaluations everyone gave Lin Xuan. They also praised Yin Qingyi, who no one expected to be so formidable with her sword formation.

"We found a total of nineteen people; the remaining six disciples have already died," the young man in the purple robe sighed. "Let's return to the base."

...

Elder Gu was furious, and all the elders of the Xuantian Sect at the outpost were furious.

Never before had a trial resulted in the loss of nearly a third of the disciples.

"This was a mistake by the sect, to be ambushed by the Red Flame Wolf clan," Elder Gu said solemnly. "The sect will definitely avenge this! And all of you will enter the inner sect!"

The inner sect! The outer disciples who participated in the trial were all excited; they had worked hard to enter the inner sect.

"Junior Brother, rest assured, I will avenge you!"

"Once I become strong in the inner sect, I will definitely cleanse the Red Flame Wolf clan!" Many disciples made silent vows in their hearts.

"You survived by luck and strength! A few people performed exceptionally well in this trial, and they will receive rewards from the sect."

Everyone looked at a few people in front, including Lin Xuan, Yin Qingyi, and Shangguan Liuyun. But most eyes were on Lin Xuan and Yin Qingyi.

The news of them slaying hundreds of Red Flame Wolves had spread, and everyone looked at them as if they were monsters. Tang Yu's gaze towards them carried a hint of jealousy.

Lin Xuan was relatively calm, but Yin Qingyi was nervous, gripping the hem of her clothes and blushing.

Since Lin Xuan and Yin Qingyi had killed the most beasts, they were tied for first place. Adding Lin Xuan's previous performance, he was declared the first place winner in this inner sect selection.

The rewards would be distributed upon returning to the sect. After resting for half a day, they returned to the Xuantian Sect under Elder Gu's lead.

After resting for three days in the outer sect, these disciples entered the inner sect, becoming inner disciples.

The treatment for inner disciples was excellent. They could choose a martial technique from the Martial Arts Pavilion every three months, and each month, they would receive guidance from the sect's elders.

Their living conditions were also much better than in the outer sect. Each disciple had their own small courtyard, with a small practice room inside to ensure undisturbed practice.

In other aspects, besides the mandatory monthly sect task, there were no other compulsory tasks for inner disciples. Of course, if you wanted to exchange for more treasures, you needed a stone tablet ranking and battle merit points.

The stone tablet ranking was a major feature of the inner sect. In the inner sect square, there were several stone tablets over ten feet tall, inscribed with names. Different tablets represented different fields, and the order of names represented the disciples' rankings.

The higher the ranking, the more resources one enjoyed, creating a positive cycle.

When Lin Xuan and the other outer disciples first entered the inner sect, they specially went to view these unique stone tablets.

There were three major stone tablets: the Inner Ranking, the Cultivation Tower Ranking, and the Battle Merit Ranking.

The Inner Ranking was the ranking of disciples at the annual inner sect assembly, recording the top one hundred.

The Cultivation Tower Ranking was based on each disciple's performance in the Cultivation Tower. Lin Xuan learned that the Cultivation Tower was a place that could assist in cultivation and conduct various tests.

The specifics would only be known after he tried it himself.

The last one was the Battle Merit Ranking, where battle merit was earned by hunting beasts on the front lines or completing related tasks.

These three stone tablets only recorded the top one hundred inner disciples. Lin Xuan noticed that the first name on all three tablets was the same.

Wan Jianxing!

The top inner disciple and one of the ten core disciples. The top ten disciples were core disciples.

The three major forces in the outer sect, which were very strong, had their roots in the inner sect, and each force had a core disciple behind it.

Lin Xuan and the others understood the basic situation. Now it was up to their individual efforts. Lin Xuan's goal was to enter the top ten in all the rankings.

Only by entering the top ten could he become a core disciple and successfully return to his family.

In the evening, Lin Xuan returned to his independent small house. His reward had already been distributed, granting him five hours of access to the Cultivation Tower.

"Is the Cultivation Tower really that amazing?" Lin Xuan felt a sense of anticipation.