Chapter 69

The core area of the Azure Dragon Sect is where the core elders and disciples live.

Here, it is a restricted area for inner sect elders and inner sect disciples. However, there is a place here that even core elders and core disciples are forbidden to enter.

This is a grand palace, majestic but not luxurious, instead exuding an ancient and simple aura, even a sense of mystery.

And here, it is the residence of the Azure Dragon Sect's only boundary spirit master, guest elder, Zhuge Liuyun.

Inside the grand hall, Zhuge Liuyun sat on an ancient stone chair, still wearing the white robe covered in runes. The white robe concealed everything about him except for his deep, penetrating eyes.

In front of him, a man knelt on one knee. He was a core disciple, looking to be in his late teens, but exuding a maturity and experience beyond his age. He was the only core disciple with mental energy, Leng Wuzui.

“Wuzui, how many years have you been with me?” came the deep voice of Elder Zhuge from within the white robe.

“Master, as of today, I have been with you for exactly three years,” Leng Wuzui replied respectfully.

“Time flies. These past few years, you have served me well, and I am quite satisfied with your performance. Now, I will give you one last task. If you complete it beautifully, I will formally take you as my disciple and teach you the boundary formation techniques.”

“Master, what is the task? I will not hesitate to risk my life for it,” Leng Wuzui replied, overjoyed to learn that Elder Zhuge would formally take him as a disciple.

“Find a person for me,” said Elder Zhuge.

“Who is the person you are looking for, Master?” Leng Wuzui asked.

“A boy around fifteen years old, who has mastered the Azure Dragon Sect's three lightning techniques. This boy, like you, possesses mental energy, and has met me once, though I do not know his name or whether he is a disciple of the Azure Dragon Sect.”

“A boy with mental energy who has mastered the Azure Dragon Sect's three lightning techniques?” At this moment, Leng Wuzui's expression changed, and he said, “There is no such person among the core disciples.”

“That's why I need you to investigate. Whether he is an inner sect disciple or not, you must find him for me.”

“Once you find him, you can formally become my disciple. I believe this task will not be difficult for you.”

“I will do my best.”

“Dismissed.”

“Yes, Master.” After a respectful response, Leng Wuzui got up and left the palace, but his face was now grim and cold.

“Junior Brother Leng, what did Elder Zhuge want with you?”

“Yes, Junior Brother Leng, do you have another task?”

Outside the palace, two core disciples approached. They were a man named Gao Le and a woman named Liu Bing. Despite being older and having joined the sect earlier than Leng Wuzui, they were actually his confidants.

“Go to the inner sect and investigate if there is a boy who has practiced the three lightning techniques. If you find him, eliminate him secretly. No one must know it was you, not even Zhuge Liuyun.” Leng Wuzui said coldly.

“We will do it immediately.” Gao Le and Liu Bing did not hesitate, and quickly left.

Leng Wuzui turned and looked at the palace where Zhuge Liuyun resided, his narrowed eyes emitting a cold light:

“Old man, I have served you for three years, and now you want to take someone else as a disciple. Since you are not being fair to me, don't blame me for not being loyal. You won't get to take anyone else as a disciple.”

No one in the inner sect knew about the core area, but the crowd outside the martial arts pavilion was growing larger, all drawn to the emerald house on the high platform.

Especially the elders of the martial arts pavilion, who were all tense, staring intently at the cultivation array. It had been three hours since Chu Feng entered the cultivation array.

“Head Elder, is Chu Feng in any danger? It has been three hours, and even you...” some of the elders began to worry about Chu Feng.

“No, if Chu Feng had fainted due to exhaustion, the cultivation array would have stopped. But the array is still running, and even more powerfully, which means Chu Feng is still holding on. At least he is still fine,” Elder Ouyang shook his head, but his eyes also showed amazement.

Three hours, even he, with his current cultivation, could probably only last that long in the cultivation array, as it was personally set up by Elder Zhuge, who was only slightly weaker than the sect master.

But Chu Feng, with his Seventh Level Spirit Martial cultivation, had held on for three hours, surpassing the limit that core disciples could endure, and was still holding on, which greatly impressed Elder Ouyang.

However, when Chu Feng held on for four hours in the cultivation array, the admiration turned to shock.

Especially when Chu Feng walked out of the cultivation array, looking completely relaxed and with a joyful smile, people began to doubt whether he had really been in the array for four hours.

They doubted whether the cultivation array truly had the unbearable pressure it was rumored to have. To test this, someone walked into the array after Chu Feng came out.

But the result of that attempt made it clear that the cultivation array was indeed as formidable as rumored, as the curious disciple fainted after just a moment inside and had to be carried out by the pavilion elders.

“Heavens, so Chu Feng really stayed in the cultivation array for four hours without any effect?”

“Too terrifying, is that guy even human? It seems our inner sect has produced a prodigy.”

Seeing the disciple carried out by the elders, foaming at the mouth and rolling his eyes, people were amazed, but not by the disciple, rather by Chu Feng, who had walked out so calmly.

After this, Chu Feng undoubtedly created another legend in the inner sect. However, he did not care about these things. He was happy because he had initially mastered the Air Control Technique.

Although it was only at the beginner level, the speed like the wind satisfied him. At least with this technique, he could escape from a Primordial Martial realm expert, even if he couldn't defeat them, making it a crucial means of survival.

Time passed, and soon it was the day of the core disciple assessment. The night before the assessment, Su Mei, who had been missing for several days, came to see him.