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nChapter 17

n“Old Xie, tell me honestly, did Su Chen really step into the Forbidden Stage?”

nElder Wang glared at Elder Xie.

nElder Li also stared at him. Even the two monitoring elders were equally shocked.

nIf it wasn’t for the fact that they had to monitor the other outer sect disciples’ trials, they would have wanted to get to the bottom of this question.

nThe outer sect elders were powerful, so they could hear the discussions of the many disciples below.

nMoreover, He Jing and the others weren’t far from them, so the discussions couldn’t be hidden from them.

nThey didn’t mind that Su Chen was surrounded by so many outer sect disciples.

nHowever, those outer sect disciples actually said that Su Chen had already entered the Forbidden Stage. This made them raise their spirits.

nAll the elders present knew very well what the Forbidden Stage meant.

n“Why are you all looking at me? I never told anyone that Su Chen had stepped into the Forbidden Stage!”

nElder Xie’s face was filled with innocence.

nIndeed, he had never told anyone that Su Chen had entered the Forbidden Stage.

nCao Yun had this headcanon and then spread it. It had nothing to do with him.

n“I’m not asking if you’ve told anyone. I’m asking if Su Chen has stepped into the Forbidden Stage.”

nElder Wang was still staring at Elder Xie with an anxious expression.

n“Well… If you believe it, then it’s true. If you don’t believe it, then it’s false. I don’t know how to explain it.”

nElder Xie stroked his beard meaningfully and continued, “Also, can’t you see it by yourself? Why are you asking me?”

n“To advance from the seventh level of the Qi Gathering Realm to the Forbidden Stage in two months, the probability is so small that it can be completely ignored…”

nElder Wang frowned and muttered in a low voice.

nElder Xie’s expression gave him an ominous feeling.

nHowever, his rationality told him that the probability of such a thing happening was infinitely close to zero.

nElder Wang subconsciously looked at Su Chen who was exuding charm and overpowering everyone present.

nElder Wang noticed that Su Chen’s attention was on Liu Yang.

nAlthough Elder Wang was far stronger than Su Chen, it was impossible for him to see through Su Chen’s cultivation when Su Chen was concealing his aura.

nUnless he had some very powerful eye technique!

nUnfortunately, eye techniques were very rare in the East Barrens and were not something that an outer sect elder like him could cultivate.

nTherefore, before Su Chen released all his aura, he couldn’t know what realm Su Chen had reached.

nSu Chen did not notice Elder Wang’s gaze.

nWith his top-notch charm, countless gazes were on him at all times. He gradually got used to it.

nAt this moment, he was analyzing the gap between Liu Yang and himself.

nLiu Yang was very powerful!

nHe was one of the top cultivators in the same realm. Otherwise, he would not have been able to defeat thirty puppets without suffering any injuries.

nHowever, in Su Chen’s eyes, Liu Yang would not be able to block more than five of his moves!

nThe actual combat test was difficult for Liu Yang, but for Su Chen, it was not difficult at all.

nWhat he was more curious about now was how powerful Lu Zhen and Mu Qingxue were.

nThe outer sect of the Great Mystery Sect was very vast. These two people didn’t belong to the same area as Su Chen, so it was rare to meet them.

nHowever, Su Chen had heard of these two people’s names because they had a well-known reputation.

nBased on the rumors in the outer sect, Mu Qingxue’s strength should be on par with Liu Yang’s.

nThere was a high chance that Lu Zhen was the strongest among the three!

nHowever, this was not absolute!

nBecause there were always people who liked to hide their strength.

nBefore Su Chen’s strength was completely exposed, most of the outer sect disciples thought that Lu Zhen was the strongest in the outer sect!

n“It’s the talent test now!”

n“It’s finally time for the talent test!”

n“I wonder what level of talent Senior Brother Liu Yang has, and what kind of cultivation methods and martial arts he can comprehend?”

n“I’m looking forward to it!”

n…

nWhile the outer disciples were whispering to each other, Liu Yang came to the mysterious stone tablet and put his palm on it after taking a deep breath.

nElder Xie, Elder Wang, Elder Li, and the two monitoring elders also looked at Liu Yang quietly.

nNot far away, Lu Zhen and Mu Qingxue also kept their eyes nailed on Liu Yang.

nCompared to Liu Yang’s expected strength, everyone was more concerned about his talent.

nThe stone tablet cast a hazy light.

nIn the next moment.

nBuzz…

nFour golden words appeared: Top-Grade Lower-Class!

n“Top-grade talent!”

n“He has a top-grade talent. It seems that I didn’t guess wrong!”

nThe hazy light cast by the stone tablet did not dissipate.

nLiu Yang slowly withdrew his palm and sat down cross-legged. He faced the mysterious stone tablet with his eyes closed.

nEveryone knew that he was going to start comprehending the information in the mysterious stone tablet!

nAt this moment, both the disciples and the elders all held their breaths and stared at him.

nEvery disciple participating in the outer sect trial could stay under this mysterious stone tablet for half the time it took to brew a pot of tea.

nIf one could not comprehend any cultivation method or martial art after this time, it meant that one was not talented and intelligent enough.

nLiu Yang sat down cross-legged for a few breaths before the mysterious stone tablet released even more hazy light.

n“He made it!”

n“He successfully comprehended it! Senior Brother Liu Yang is so powerful!”

n“He does have the top-grade talent. No wonder he can comprehend something so quickly!”

n“I wonder what grade of cultivation methods and martial arts he comprehended?”

n…

nThe more hazy light the stone tablet emitted, the higher grade the cultivation methods or martial arts one comprehended.

nNot long after.

nThe golden characters on the mysterious stone tablet suddenly changed, revealing new information: Yellow-Level Upper-Rank Mountain Shaking Fist!

n“The yellow-level upper-rank Mountain Shaking Fist, that is within my expectations,” Elder Wang said with a nod after glancing at the characters on the mysterious stone tablet.

nThe other elders nodded in agreement.

nIt had been a long time since anyone had been able to comprehend a black-level martial art. To be able to comprehend a yellow-level upper-rank martial art, Liu Yang was worthy of his top-grade talent.

nAt the same time.

nUnder the mysterious stone tablet, Liu Yang slowly opened his eyes. There wasn’t much excitement on his face.

nThe yellow-level upper-rank martial art was enough for him to use after he broke through to the Qi Sea Realm, but he was not satisfied with this result.

nHe originally thought that with his talent, he would at least be able to comprehend a black-level cultivation method and martial art.

nHowever, the truth disappointed him greatly.

nPondering for a while, Liu Yang prepared to break through to the Qi Sea Realm on the spot and comprehend with the help of the mysterious state of his breakthrough again.

nBut after thinking about it, he dismissed the idea.

nHe felt that he could improve his cultivation for another period of time to become stronger.

nThinking of this, Liu Yang slowly stood up.

n“Challenges completed. You are rated excellent in the tests! Liu Yang is promoted to an inner disciple!”

nThe monitoring elder saw Liu Yang stand up and announced the results.

nLiu Yang didn’t look too happy when he heard that. He quietly returned to his original position.

nTo him, even if he didn’t pass the outer sect trial, he could still be promoted to an inner sect disciple.

nFollowing that, another three Level Nine Qi Gathering Realm outer sect disciples went on stage.

nTwo of them succeeded with difficulty, and one failed in the actual battle test.

n“Next, Lu Zhen!”

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