Chapter 90

Meng Rong Qianling looked at Lin Xuan's back, her eyes flickering. The palace lady behind her sighed, "With his strength, he will soon challenge the core disciples. By then, he might be able to enter the Blood Trial Ground."

"Blood Trial Ground!" Meng Rong Qianling exclaimed, "The trial ground that opens every seven years!"

The palace lady smiled, "This time, a batch of promising disciples will be sent in, including you. You must seize this opportunity!"

"Blood Trial Ground?" Meng Rong Qianling's eyes showed a hint of excitement.

Lin Xuan was unaware of these matters. He returned to his residence, activated a simple defensive array, and then tended to his injuries and consolidated his realm.

Inside his body, his spiritual energy, under the pressure from Elder Xue, had its potential unleashed, and the eighth spirit meridian had loosened considerably. Lin Xuan took this opportunity to continuously运转 the Longevity Decree. After two hours, he broke through to the Eighth Stage of the Spirit Meridian.

The hidden injuries on his body quickly recovered under the effects of the Longevity Decree. Lin Xuan then turned his attention to the sword intent seed.

The golden sword intent seed had grown much larger, emitting a breath-taking aura. Lin Xuan knew that he had finally comprehended a thread of sword intent, not just sword momentum.

"I didn't expect your sword intent seed to sprout so quickly," Old Drunkard marveled, "Now that you have both lightning and wind attributes, you can consider fusing them into a wind-lightning attribute."

"Since you recognize me as your master, I will teach you well!" Old Drunkard said seriously.

Next, Old Drunkard began to inquire about Lin Xuan's cultivation progress, including the martial arts and techniques he had learned. Lin Xuan answered one by one, and through his communication with Old Drunkard, he learned that his Longevity Decree was only at the first level.

Apart from the Long Sword Decree, the Illusory Lightning Step was almost complete, capable of forming lightning point illusions. The Swift Wind Sword Technique was missing only the final move, and the Body Protection Sword Decree was at the peak of the first level.

However, Lin Xuan's greatest gain was the sword intent seed. The thread of sword intent he had comprehended increased his offensive power several times over. Now, even if he faced a Ninth Stage Spirit Meridian martial artist, he could still fight.

Moreover, the sword intent seed had many potential benefits. For example, Lin Xuan's mental strength and willpower were extremely strong, which would give him powerful resistance against mental illusions and temptation attacks in the future.

Under Old Drunkard's guidance, Lin Xuan began to consider merging the Swift Wind Sword Technique and the Lightning Movement Sword Technique...

The next morning, Lin Xuan went to the Herb Hall as usual.

His main purpose was to pay attention to a special mission, a rescue mission for the Hundred Herbs Hall, where he could obtain soul-restoring herbs. Although Old Drunkard had awakened, Lin Xuan wanted to have more of these herbs in case of emergencies.

This mission had been ongoing, but based on previous attempts, the chances of success were low.

When Lin Xuan inquired again, the Elder Steward informed him that the team that had taken the mission had failed, and he could now take it.

Without hesitation, he immediately accepted the mission.

However, this was a Level 6 mission, extremely dangerous, far beyond what a single disciple could accomplish.

It was a five-person mission. Lin Xuan took a token and then returned to wait.

Three days later, the Herb Hall sent a message that the mission had new developments.

Lin Xuan prepared everything and went to the Herb Hall, but the next thing he saw left him stunned. The Elder Steward stood to the side with a bitter smile, explaining the situation to Lin Xuan.

It turned out that the number of disciples who had come to take the mission far exceeded the specified number.

"Isn't this mission very dangerous? Why are there so many people?" Lin Xuan was puzzled.

"Because a core disciple has taken the mission, all the other disciples are flocking to it," the Elder Steward explained, "Now, a simple competition is needed, and only the strongest can get the mission opportunity."

"I see!" Lin Xuan understood. He strode forward and said to the crowd, "I have a token for the Hundred Herbs Hall mission. Anyone who disagrees can challenge me!"

The crowd, which had been arguing, fell silent at Lin Xuan's words. The disciples looked at him cautiously, their eyes filled with fear.

They had personally witnessed Lin Xuan kill Zhang Qian and face Elder Xue without backing down. Such a formidable person was not someone they dared to provoke.

"It turns out that Junior Brother Lin has one of the tokens. In that case, we will compete for the remaining three," a disciple said with a smile.

The Elder Steward was surprised. He thought these people would forcibly take the tokens or even gang up on him, given that Lin Xuan's cultivation was not particularly high.

But unexpectedly, when they saw Lin Xuan, they treated him like a core disciple, speaking to him carefully.

"What a strange thing!" The Elder Steward marveled.

Soon, three people emerged victorious in the competition. All three were at the Eighth Stage of the Spirit Meridian, two young men and one young woman.

The three greeted Lin Xuan and then stood together, waiting for the core disciple. Through the three disciples, Lin Xuan learned that the core disciple was named Fan Chong, with cultivation at the Ninth Stage of the Spirit Meridian, ranking ninth on the stone tablet.

Core disciples were the existence that all inner disciples had to look up to. Each core disciple was exceptionally powerful, considered the king of their rank. Even cross-rank battles were not a problem for them.

Therefore, with the participation of a core disciple, this difficult Level 6 mission became highly sought after.

The mission was a rescue operation. The Hundred Herbs Hall was located in a border town in Yunzhou, which had been attacked by beast demons, putting the town in crisis.

Most of the Hundred Herbs Hall members had escaped, but several pharmacists were trapped in the town, along with over a hundred precious herbs.

The surviving members of the Hundred Herbs Hall sent a distress signal to the Xuantian Sect, leading to this mission.

Lin Xuan was learning about the mission while waiting for the core disciple. However, after a while, no one appeared. After half an hour, still no one appeared.

"Could Senior Brother Fan have forgotten?" the disciples speculated. Lin Xuan frowned but said nothing.

After a full hour, the core disciple finally appeared.

This was a proud young man, his eyes always looking upward, his chin raised. He casually glanced at Lin Xuan and the others, then frowned and said, "Your cultivation is so low, you'll just be sending yourselves to your deaths!"

The three young men behind Lin Xuan's face changed. They didn't expect the core disciple to say such things right away. Although they were not as strong as the core disciple, his words were too hurtful.

Lin Xuan also frowned. He glanced at the few people behind the core disciple and immediately understood. This guy wanted to bring his own people.

But the mission was taken by him first, and it was important to him. He couldn't just give it up.

At this moment, the core disciple sneered, "Hurry up and hand over your mission tokens, or you'll bear the consequences!"