Chapter 24: Reversal, the Holy Master Descends!
At Nine Heavens Holy Land, on Green Bamboo Peak.
"I am a core disciple. You have not yet ascended to the status of a Holy Son, so both you and I hold the status of core disciples. Yet you ignore the sect rules and ask me to accept punishment. Could it be that you think you already have the qualifications to be an elder of the Nine Heavens Holy Land?"
Lin Xuan ignored Zhuge Qing's fire-spitting gaze and spoke with a calm and nonchalant demeanor.
Even for inner sect elders of the Nine Heavens Holy Land, the most basic condition was to have Nascent Soul Realm cultivation.
Moreover, they had to undergo personal assessment by the Sect Master to become an elder. The process was extremely arduous, which also served to prevent spies from other races from mixing into the disciples of the Nine Heavens Holy Land.
Seeing Lin Xuan's fearless appearance caused Zhuge Qing to involuntarily clench his fists.
Immediately, Zhuge Qing's divine consciousness moved, and the five One-Horned Spirit Rhinoceroses pulling the carriage suddenly broke free from the binding reins.
Their burly bodies, nearly thirty feet tall, trod through the air like five small mountains. Their eyes, larger than copper bells, were filled with crimson rage.
Hu, hu.
The several spirit beasts, fallen into a rage, panted heavily. They firmly locked onto Lin Xuan's figure and charged up.
Zhuge Qing looked at Lin Xuan, who was momentarily stunned in place, and a trace of smugness flashed in his eyes.
Each of his spirit rhinoceroses possessed the strength of the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm. They harbored Desolate Ancient bloodlines and were rare spirit beasts.
Under the close-combat siege of five spirit beasts, even if one was a powerhouse at the Void Core Realm, they should not expect to have an easy time.
"This candidate Holy Son really dares to make a move on the thirty-six core peaks. It has truly broadened our horizons!"
"This candidate Holy Son, who was spoiled growing up by the elders, is there anything he does not dare to do!"
Outside, the dozen or so disciples several hundred meters away all looked emotional. Although they all had opinions about that candidate Holy Son, they only dared to talk about it verbally. They did not dare to provoke this young master with a background.
At this time, Lin Xuan saw these five beasts galloping over. His eyes were full of indifference.
The One-Horned Spirit Rhinoceros running at the very front thrust the sharp single horn on the tip of its nose towards Lin Xuan.
Carrying nearly one hundred thousand pounds of massive force, it even emitted a burst of piercing sound of breaking through the air.
As for Lin Xuan, he raised his right hand and very casually extended an index finger, pressing it against this single horn that was close at hand.
Crack!
At the same time, a crisp sound of bone fracturing rang out.
On that spirit rhinoceros horn, whose hardness was comparable to a second-grade magical artifact, a shocking crack actually appeared.
Moreover, the crack spread to the entire horn at a rapid speed.
The next moment, that single horn actually exploded with a bang.
Fresh blood surged wildly out of the spirit rhinoceros's wound, filling the surrounding area of several dozen feet with a thick smell of blood.
Roar!
That One-Horned Spirit Rhinoceros let out a tragic roar. Its internal organs and bones had already been shattered by Lin Xuan. Its crimson eyes instantly turned a dead gray, its life force dissipating.
At the same time, it crashed down like a giant boulder, smashing ruthlessly onto Green Bamboo Peak.
Then, the aftershock of the strength released from Lin Xuan's finger rippled out a circle of visible whitish ripples in the void.
It even affected the other four One-Horned Spirit Rhinoceroses. Furthermore, they unsurprisingly followed the same path as the first One-Horned Spirit Rhinoceros, falling from the sky one by one.
"How is this possible..."
The group of disciples watching from a hundred meters away felt their pupils contract, and a trace of shock appeared in their eyes.
Although they could guess that these five One-Horned Spirit Rhinoceroses might not defeat him, they did not expect that in a close-combat situation, the five rhinoceroses could not match even one of Lin Xuan's fingers.
The ripples of strength did not diminish and surged towards Zhuge Qing, who was dozens of steps away.
Zhuge Qing raised his hand and waved his white robe, dispersing this strength.
"Hmm!"
At the same time, Zhuge Qing frowned and looked down to see a newly appeared tear on his robe.
"Solving those five livestock with one finger... just relying on this move, this Lin Xuan's strength can already reach above the third level of the Void Core Realm!"
"Could it be that this Lin Xuan's talent is really this terrifying? He is only at the first level of the Foundation Establishment Realm and is already so abnormal. If he grows up in the future, he will surely become a huge danger to me. This child cannot stay!"
Zhuge Qing waved his sleeve, and the tear on the robe healed naturally as if it had never been there.
When he looked up again, there was a trace of aggression in Zhuge Qing's eyes.
Zhuge Qing really had killing intent this time. Even if he could not kill Lin Xuan now, burying a hidden danger in Lin Xuan's body and killing this guy during the trial battle a few days later would also be fine!
"You want to make a move on me? You better think carefully. This is the thirty-six core peaks at the foot of the sect's main peak. By acting so recklessly, aren't you afraid the Sect Master will blame you?"
Lin Xuan did not care about Zhuge Qing's man-eating gaze at all. Instead, he maintained a calm attitude, looking down on everything in the world.
This made Zhuge Qing very annoyed!
"So what? I am the future Holy Son of the Nine Heavens Holy Land, the person who can become the Nine Heavens Holy Master in the future. So what if I make a move on you? I will make you understand that provoking this Holy Son will be the most wrong decision of your life!"
Zhuge Qing smiled.
Then, Zhuge Qing took out his body-protecting magical artifact, the Seven Birds Li Fire Fan. This fan was a high-grade imitation of the Nine Heavens Holy Land's sect-guarding artifact, the Geng Metal Li Fire Shroud.
It had absorbed a wisp of Li Fire Sun and was refined with spirit bird feathers containing the Green Luan bloodline. It was a fourth-grade magical artifact.
This was a folding fan embroidered with a Green Luan divine bird. With spirit bone as the frame and feathers as the paper, flames escaped upon activation with spiritual energy, creating an amazing momentum.
"Heh, under my Li Yang Fire, even Golden Core Realm cultivators must retreat three points. I do not believe you still dare to be so rampant!"
A cold light flashed in Zhuge Qing's eyes. Spiritual energy was crazily injected into the Seven Birds Li Fire Fan. At the same time, he raised his hand and waved abruptly.
A flame divine bird ten feet wide flew towards Lin Xuan. The momentum was terrifying, making the surrounding hundred feet feel like a furnace.
The many disciples a hundred steps away all circulated body-protecting techniques to resist the heatwave.
"This Zhuge Qing probably wants to kill Lin Xuan!"
"Now I feel this candidate Holy Son is playing too big. This Lin Xuan is a peerless genius favored by the Sect Master!"
Many disciples discussed in low voices.
Just then.
"Audacious! Daring to commit murder within the Holy Land!"
Boom...
A deep voice like a loud bell exploded in everyone's ears, deafening them and making the blood and qi in their bodies surge!
At the same time, a peerless sword beam descended from the sky. It split the divine bird constructed of Li Yang Fire in half, causing it to dissipate and disappear.
Zhuge Qing and the numerous disciples looked towards the sound.
Entering their eyes was a refined man wearing a blue long robe. His deep eyes looked at Zhuge Qing with blame.
Zhuge Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly thought that this was bad.
"Disciple pays respects to the Holy Master!"
The many disciples a hundred steps away were surprised. They revealed looks of respect, half-knelt in the air, and spoke in unison.
"En, rise!"
Gongsun Chi nodded and responded.
Immediately, Gongsun Chi looked at Zhuge Qing below. He flicked a finger, and a spiritual energy chain flew out, binding Zhuge Qing like a spirit snake.
"As a candidate Holy Son, yet committing such acts violating sect rules, I should have stripped you of your status, demoted you to an inner sect disciple, and punished you with ten years of hard labor.
However, seeing that the trial battle between the two sects is about to open, I will let you go with a guilty body to atone for your crimes with merit. If you do not reach the top ten in the trial, even your grandfather cannot protect you!"
"Before this, go to White Bone Cliff to receive punishment for three days!"
Gongsun Chi announced a few sentences on the spot. Raising his hand, Zhuge Qing below was submerged by a ball of spiritual energy.
Without waiting for Zhuge Qing to retort a single sentence, he transformed into a shocking rainbow afterimage and headed towards the White Bone Cliff of the Nine Heavens Holy Land.
White Bone Cliff was a gloomy and cold place with very arduous conditions. Usually, disciples who violated rules would be imprisoned there. Due to the spiritual energy seal, it could make them taste the full bitterness of freezing!
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