Chapter 71

"Three months from now, a life-or-death battle!" Lin Xuan's voice was firm and powerful, stunning everyone around him.

"This kid must be crazy, actually challenging Zhang Qian?"

"Haha, I'm dying laughing. Does he think he's some kind of genius?"

The people around shook their heads, and those who followed Zhang Qian burst into laughter.

"Kid, you've got guts, daring to challenge me." Zhang Qian's eyes were full of disdain. "Fine, I'll let you live for three more months. Three months from now, I'll torture you to death in front of everyone!"

"Damn! Zhang Qian actually accepted the challenge, and it's a life-or-death battle!" The crowd erupted.

Lin Xuan's eyes showed no ripple; he was confident in himself. In three months, he would definitely win.

Thinking about this, Lin Xuan ignored the gazes of the crowd and left the cultivation tower with Ye Qing. After Lin Xuan left, the news quickly spread throughout the inner sect.

Almost everyone mocked Lin Xuan's arrogance, and some had already predicted his miserable fate in three months.

"Lin Xuan, you're too reckless. Zhang Qian is an Eighth Stage Condensation Pulse cultivator, and he often goes on missions, so his combat experience is very rich. How can you dare to challenge such a person?"

The later stages of cultivation are slower, and Ye Qing didn't believe Lin Xuan could advance to the Eighth Stage Condensation Pulse in three months, so she couldn't help but worry for him.

"Don't worry, Senior Sister. I have my own plans." Lin Xuan was very calm.

After bidding farewell to Ye Qing, Lin Xuan returned to his small courtyard. Today's challenge was just a small episode; he knew this day would come sooner or later. As long as he comprehended one layer of the sword intent seed within three months, killing Zhang Qian would be as easy as turning over his hand.

His greatest gain was in the mental space, where he relied on his own strength to fight, pushing his abilities to the limit.

This virtual battle could still provide feedback to his body after he returned to reality, a method that Lin Xuan couldn't help but admire.

In the path of the sword, when sword techniques are perfected, a trace of sword momentum appears. Sword momentum is divided into four stages: beginner, minor accomplishment, major accomplishment, and perfection. After sword momentum comes sword intent.

When Lin Xuan was in the outer sect, his sword momentum with Jiang Yulong and others was only at the beginner stage, not very powerful. Now, Lin Xuan had a seed of sword intent in his body. If he comprehended just one part of it, he could crush most people.

According to his estimation, the sword intent power he could currently exert was only equivalent to minor accomplishment in sword momentum, which was to say, he hadn't even touched the surface of sword intent.

Tomorrow, he would go to the cultivation tower again and strive to comprehend it as soon as possible. Lin Xuan made up his mind.

The next day, Lin Xuan walked alone.

The inner sect disciples pointed and whispered when they saw Lin Xuan, but he just smiled it off.

He headed straight for the third floor of the cultivation tower, found an empty room, and went in.

Sitting on the array, Lin Xuan entered the mental space again.

For four consecutive days, Lin Xuan spent an hour each day in the mental space. Now, he had passed the Fourth Stage Condensation Pulse level.

Rumble!

The bronze door slowly opened, and Lin Xuan walked out with a thoughtful expression. He no longer had any extra time, having spent five hours in the mental space.

With a thought, he went to the management office inside the cultivation tower to ask how to obtain usage time.

The person in charge of the third floor was a thirty-something attendant. Hearing Lin Xuan's question, he answered expressionlessly, "There are three ways. The first is to buy with spirit stones, one thousand lower-grade spirit stones for one hour."

"One thousand lower-grade spirit stones!" Lin Xuan's eyes widened. Now he understood why Ye Qing had that expression at the time. This was way too expensive!

"What about the other two ways?" Lin Xuan asked.

The attendant glanced at him indifferently and continued, "The second way is based on the ranking on the stone tablet. Different ranks have different usage times."

"The third way is to exchange with battle merit points, one hundred battle merit points for one hour."

"I see." Lin Xuan understood. With the three methods, he couldn't achieve any of them in the short term. It seemed he could only use other methods to cultivate for now.

He left somewhat disappointed. At this moment, a few disciples looked at Lin Xuan's back and said with a sinister smile, "That's Lin Xuan, daring to oppose Big Brother Zhang Qian. Shi Kun, go teach him a lesson!"

A slightly chubby youth smiled, "I haven't had a good fight in a long time. I'll use this kid to practice!"

This chubby youth, Shi Kun, smiled and chased after Lin Xuan, while the other youths followed at a leisurely pace.

"Junior Brother, please wait a moment!"

A voice came from behind Lin Xuan, and a white, chubby figure appeared in front of him.

"Is there something?" Lin Xuan asked, looking at the fat man.

"Junior Brother, are you interested in a sparring match?" The fat man smiled, "There are some good prizes for the winner."

"Oh? A sparring match." Lin Xuan glanced at the Divine Might Group emblem on the fat man's chest and wore a half-smile, "What kind of prizes? Can we bet cultivation tower time?"

"Cultivation tower time?" Shi Kun's chubby face froze. What a joke, this guy must be crazy!

"Junior Brother, you might not know, but cultivation tower time is bound to the individual and cannot be transferred."

Lin Xuan shrugged, "Then I'm not interested."

As he was about to leave, Shi Kun flashed in front of him again.

"Junior Brother, don't be in a hurry. We don't have cultivation tower time, but we have other good things." Shi Kun tempted, "Like some materials."

"Do you have materials for soul restoration?" Lin Xuan asked indifferently.

Shi Kun was almost driven mad. What kind of person was this kid, asking for such rare materials right away? If he could attack here, he would have already beaten him up.

"No." Shi Kun's expression was unnatural.

"Nothing, no interest!" Lin Xuan turned and left.

Shi Kun was almost desperate. He was supposed to teach this kid a lesson, but the kid wasn't falling for it.

In the inner sect, to fight, one had to go to the arena.

There were two types of arenas: one for sparring, where no one could die, and the other for life-or-death battles, like the one between Lin Xuan and Zhang Qian in three months.

"Hey, Junior Brother, wait!" Shi Kun cursed inwardly but still called out to Lin Xuan.

"Fine, five hundred spirit stones!" Lin Xuan turned and said.

Shi Kun hesitated; five hundred lower-grade spirit stones was not a small amount.

"Agree to it!" the other disciples urged from the side.

"Fine! Five hundred it is!" Shi Kun gritted his teeth. Kid, once on the arena, I'll beat you up!

"Lead the way." Lin Xuan was delighted. Getting five hundred spirit stones, how could he refuse?

Soon, the group arrived at the sparring arena.

Sparring was very popular in the inner sect, as it could both improve one's strength and win prizes. Many disciples were very enthusiastic about it.

Lin Xuan and Shi Kun's sparring match naturally drew the attention of the crowd.

"Huh, this kid is only at the Sixth Stage Condensation Pulse, and he wants to spar with Shi Kun?"

"He must have been tricked by Shi Kun. Poor kid."

The nearby disciples whispered, some with sympathy, some with ridicule. To them, Lin Xuan was just a deceived newcomer, destined to be beaten.