Chapter 35

Lu Shaoyou only felt a lightness all over his body, and then he fainted completely.

On the Broken Sky Ridge, Luo Fanchen stood atop the mountain peak, spotlessly clean, and looked at the few people who had been teleported out with a playful gaze.

"Ye Ku, the successor of the Treasure Light Bodhisattva, with the strength of the Great Perfection of the Ninth Heaven of Qi Cultivation... Hmm?" Luo Fanchen's eyes swept over the group, "Li Yuchen, possessing a high-grade Daoist artifact, it's not surprising that you managed to come out. Hmm, your cultivation has advanced further, not bad, not bad at all." Luo Fanchen looked down at the group, evaluating them one by one, revealing all the secrets of the few demon races that had come out. However, Luo Fanchen's strength was formidable, so it was normal for him to see through them at a glance.

"Huh...?" A look of confusion flashed in Luo Fanchen's eyes, "Why can't I see through you? Strange, strange? I don't believe it!" As he spoke, he channeled his power into his eyes, and two beams of divine light shot out, scanning over Lu Shaoyou. At that moment, a powerful force erupted from Lu Shaoyou, blocking Luo Fanchen's divine sense. Luo Fanchen's calm eyes flashed with a hint of playfulness.

"Hmph, brat, probing you in front of your pig grandpa, you must be full and bloated..." the divine pig grunted in Lu Shaoyou's mind. Lu Shaoyou rolled his eyes and didn't respond to the divine pig's words. He secretly thought, it was fortunate that the old ghost Wei was scared away by him; otherwise, he would have had to rely on the divine pig. Thinking about his extraordinary encounter in the small dimensional world, Lu Shaoyou couldn't help but sigh.

Luo Fanchen glanced at Luo Qingyin and said, "Now, hand over all the spirit herbs you have collected. I need to check if your spirit herbs have reached a thousand merit points. According to the rules, those who haven't reached a thousand must leave immediately."

Luo Fanchen's words were extremely oppressive. Just by speaking, a terrifying pressure came down, making the demons feel suffocated.

"I, I'll leave... I, I haven't collected a thousand merit points!" A snake demon trembled and fled out of the Broken Sky Ridge in a panic.

"Leave the spirit herbs behind before you go!" Luo Fanchen's eyes were like knives, piercing the snake demon, "You took the spirit herbs of the Flame Crow Clan and plan to leave?!" As he spoke, he waved his sleeve, and a massive pressure surged like a tidal wave, causing the snake demon to stumble and fall to the ground. Clumps of spirit herbs flew out and landed in Luo Fanchen's hands.

Seeing this, Lu Shaoyou couldn't help but think that the Flame Crow Clan was truly domineering, treating everyone like medicine-gathering children. He decided to hand over only a thousand merit points worth of spirit herbs and keep the rest for himself. As if reading Lu Shaoyou's thoughts, Luo Fanchen smiled at him, "As long as you pass my test, the thousand merit points worth of spirit herbs will be returned to you. So, there's no need to feel resentful."

Lu Shaoyou knew that Luo Fanchen was targeting him, and his face showed a hint of awkwardness.

"Is there anyone else who wants to leave?" Luo Fanchen's eyes swept over the remaining demons, "If you want to leave, do so quickly, don't linger!"

Intimidated by Luo Fanchen's terrifying pressure, the demons left one by one, leaving only a bull demon standing there, who was only at the Sixth Heaven of Qi Cultivation.

"Did you collect a thousand merit points?" Luo Fanchen raised an eyebrow, his words tinged with a hint of hostility. "I already said that those who haven't collected a thousand merit points should leave."

Under Luo Fanchen's massive pressure, the bull demon's large body trembled, and sweat poured down his face.

"Lord Luo Fanchen, this little demon is determined to seek the Dao. This is a rare opportunity, and this little demon will not give it up!" He knelt down, his entire body's power circulating to resist the terrifying pressure like a vast sea.

After half an hour, the bull demon was still kneeling, but his body was trembling violently, almost collapsing to the ground. Luo Fanchen continued to look at him coldly.

Suddenly, Luo Fanchen burst into laughter, and the overwhelming pressure vanished.

"Ha ha ha ha—" Luo Fanchen laughed loudly, "Good, I now announce that the Flame Crow Clan's outer disciples are Lu Shaoyou, Li Yuchen, and Ye Ku. As for you, the bull demon, you will be a miscellaneous disciple of the outer gate."

Lu Shaoyou narrowed his eyes, sensing something amiss. Wasn't there supposed to be two tests? Clearly, there was only one, yet Luo Fanchen announced that they had become outer disciples. This didn't seem like a deception. What had he missed? Lu Shaoyou narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment. Could it be...?

Luo Fanchen's expression turned serious as he looked around the group and said slowly, "Indeed, the so-called second test is actually designed for those demons who haven't collected a thousand merit points. If they pass this test, they can become miscellaneous disciples and earn merit points to become true outer disciples. This test is to evaluate your determination to seek the Dao! If you don't have the basic resolve to seek the Dao, how can you talk about cultivating to become a immortal?!"

Luo Fanchen looked at the bull demon lying on the ground and asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Niu Man," Niu Man replied, panting heavily, his face flushed with excitement.

"Good, Niu Man, you withstood one-tenth of my pressure for a full half hour. I will allow you to enter the Flame Crow Clan's inner sanctum," Luo Fanchen nodded. "That's all."

A look of dissatisfaction flashed in Lu Shaoyou's eyes. Where was Qingyin? Why didn't Qingyin enter the Flame Crow Clan's outer gate?

Just as Lu Shaoyou was about to react, Luo Qingyin started complaining, which left Lu Shaoyou momentarily stunned.

"Brother Luo Fanchen, why didn't you let Qingyin in?" Luo Qingyin pulled Luo Fanchen's right hand, pouting and whining, "Does Brother Luo dislike Qingyin? Humph, Qingyin will tell her sister! Brother Luo is ignoring Qingyin!" Luo Qingyin pouted, her face flushed with anger.

Luo Fanchen's originally indifferent expression instantly crumbled, and he looked distressed, "Sister Qingyin, Brother Luo didn't mean it..."

"You did, you did, you did!" Luo Qingyin shook Luo Fanchen's hand, "Qingyin will tell her sister!"

Hearing that, Luo Fanchen's face turned mournful, and Lu Shaoyou silently mourned for him for three seconds.

After a while,

"Princess, please spare me," Luo Fanchen said dejectedly, surprising the onlookers. They never thought that the usually cold and aloof Luo Fanchen would have this moment!

"Hmph, this time, I'll spare you. If it weren't for Brother Lu, Qingyin would have been... been killed by that Shadow Killer..." Luo Qingyin pouted, her large eyes welling up with tears.

"Who? Who dared to provoke our little princess?!" Luo Fanchen's eyes almost shot out flames, "They must have the gall of a leopard!"

Luo Fanchen then turned to Lu Shaoyou and nodded, "Thank you."

Lu Shaoyou nodded, saying nothing. It was already a great honor for such a powerful expert to speak to him. Only Luo Qingyin was still pouting, muttering complaints about Luo Fanchen.

PS: The little demon is back! This time, the little demon is typing with one hand, so it's very unskilled. Therefore, the little demon needs everyone's support even more! Thank you!