Chapter 11: Going Out for Training (Part 1)

  One month later! Dan Yao Tang.

  Zhang Hu's injuries had long since recovered, and after a month of time, his cultivation had further advanced, reaching the sixth level of the Martial Path.

  The disciples of Tiān Jiàn Zōng can receive ten corresponding elixir rewards in the Elixir Pavilion when their cultivation breaks through a level.

  At this moment, Zhang Hu was surrounded by a group of outer disciples and arrived at the Dan Medicine Hall.

  Zhang Long is one of the few big shots among the thousands of disciples outside the gate, and even some elite disciples above the seventh level of martial arts are willing to be his underlings in order to get close to him as a backer.

  As for ordinary disciples below the seventh level of martial arts, they don't even enter Zhang Long's eyes. Wanting to be Zhang Long's follower is something Zhang Long doesn't even want.

  Zhang Long didn't want to, but he still had a younger brother named Zhang Hu.

  Those ordinary disciples who wanted to follow Zhang Long but couldn't find a way in naturally all ran to Zhang Hu's side.

  More than a dozen outer sect disciples followed behind Zhang Hu, among whom were those with cultivation in the sixth level of the Martial Dao.

  "Zhang Hu has been a disciple for four and a half years, at the age of 15, his cultivation has already reached the sixth level of martial arts, later he will definitely follow in Zhang Long's footsteps and enter the Innate Realm before the age of 20, becoming an inner sect disciple."

  "That's for sure, Zhang Hu is a natural talent, with an understanding beyond ordinary people. He will definitely become an inner disciple in the future."

  "Zhang Hu, Shixiong, if both of you brothers become inner disciples, your family will surely be proud of you."

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  Listening to the crowd behind him flattering, Zhang Hu's mood was extremely comfortable. He laughed and said: "With my qualifications, becoming an inner door disciple in the future is definitely a certainty. However, before I become an inner door disciple, I must catch up with that waste Huang Tian and beat him into a cripple on the arena."

  A outer sect disciple of the Sixth Realm of Martial Arts said: "Elder investigated, Huang Tian had a small fortuitous encounter, possibly absorbed some spiritual medicine's aura, which is why his cultivation rose two levels in a short time. This kind of cultivation that relies on external forces to boost it can't be compared with Zhang Hu's."

  Another outer sect disciple said: "Zhang Hu, you have now reached the sixth level of martial arts and caught up with Huang Tian's cultivation. Huang Tian relied on external objects to improve his cultivation, but it will be very difficult for him to make progress in the future. Zhang Hu has exceptional talent and won't need much time to surpass Huang Tian and reach the seventh level of martial arts, becoming an elite disciple. Huang Tian will never be able to catch up with Zhang Hu's footsteps."

  Knowing that Zhang Hu had a grudge against Huang Tian in his heart, the followers seized this opportunity to flatter him and win his favor.

  "With Zhang Hu's qualifications, in another half a year, he will reach the Seventh Realm of Martial Arts and become an elite disciple. By then, even Huang Tian won't be able to catch up with him."

  "Zhang Hu is also a genius who can transcend levels, and after entering the seventh realm of martial arts, even the elite disciples of the eighth realm may not be his match. He can trample Huang Tian in minutes."

  "Afterwards, Zhang Hu's achievements will be an existence that Huang Tian can't reach even if he looks up to the sky, and compared to Zhang Hu, Huang Tian is like a firefly compared to the moon."

  "It's not just the moon, it's like fireflies compared to the sun."

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  The crowd swarmed around Zhang Hu and entered the Dan Medicine Hall together.

  At this moment, in the great hall of Dan Yao Tang, a handsome young man of thirteen or fourteen years old was standing there, who was Xuan Tian.

  Xuān Tiān's hands were clasped together in front of his chest, with the long sword slung behind his back. The sword had not yet been unsheathed, but a sharp aura similar to that of a sword emanated from him, spreading out in all directions.

  Compared with a month ago, Xuan Tian's temperament has undergone an extreme change, becoming ten times stronger. He is now like a sword out of its scabbard.

  Zhang Hu and more than a dozen followers entered Dan Yao Tang and immediately caught sight of Xuan Tian.

  The flattering voices praising Zhang Hu and belittling Xuan Tian suddenly stopped.

  They saw an aura of danger on Xuan Tian's body that was almost as intimidating as Zhang Long's, and they didn't dare to profane.

  Zhang Long was a cultivator with a cultivation base of the tenth level of the Martial Path, and his strength was among the top three in the outer sect. Yet, on Xuan Tian's body appeared an aura that was not inferior to Zhang Long's, including Zhang Hu, all the outer sect disciples who had just entered the Dan Medicine Hall felt shocked.

  "Could it be... his cultivation has broken through again?" A thought suddenly emerged in everyone's mind.

  "No! Impossible! He was only at the Fourth Realm of Martial Arts just a month ago, and due to some fortuitous encounter, his cultivation rose by two realms in a row, reaching the Sixth Realm of Martial Arts. How could he possibly break through to the Seventh Realm of Martial Arts so quickly?"

  Everyone suddenly shook off the idea that had suddenly popped up in their minds.

  At this moment, a disciple of Dan Medicine Hall walked up to Xuan Tian with two medicine boxes and said: "Huang Tian Shixiong, inside are seven pieces each of low-grade Washing Marrow Pill and Condensing Qi Pill. Five pieces of each kind are your reward for breaking through the Seventh Realm of Martial Dao. The other two pieces are next month's pill distribution."

  After the Seventh Realm of Martial Arts, two types of elixirs are needed to cultivate and break through: Washing Marrow Elixir and Condensing Qi Elixir. The sect's reward is still ten elixirs, but they are divided into two types, with only five of each. The distributed elixirs are four, one more than the ordinary disciples below the Seventh Realm of Martial Arts, but also divided into two types, with only two of each.

  Xǐ máo dān and níng qì dān are expensive, so the sect can't give out too many for free. After outer disciples enter the seventh level of martial arts, they can do tasks for the sect, go out to train, hunt and kill demonic beasts, earn money and sect contribution points.

  Money is the guarantee for buying elixirs, and merit points are the key to cultivating Xuanjie secret books.

  "Buzz......", Zhang Hu's mind buzzed with a loud noise, his face felt like it had been slapped, burning pain.

  Just now there were people who flattered and said that Zhang Hu could break through the seventh realm of martial arts as soon as possible, become an elite disciple, and trample on Xuan Tian.

  As a result, the one who broke through the Seventh Realm of Martial Arts was Xuan Tian. The one who got trampled on was Zhang Hu.

  The crowd of disciples who were just flattering him now had one by one gloomy faces, as if someone was choking their necks and they could hardly breathe.

  They just lifted Zhang Hu to the sky, but now it turns out that not only is Zhang Hu not in the sky, but he was also trampled underfoot by others. This is simply a huge irony, and the object of the irony is none other than Zhang Hu himself.

  Xuantian took over the elixir and his eyes turned to Zhang Hu and others, his ears were clear and he had heard what they said earlier.

  With disdain in his eyes, Xuantian walked up to the crowd, swept them with a glance and said, "A bunch of trash!"

  Finally, Xuan Tian's gaze fell on Zhang Hu's face: "You—are a waste among wastes."

  The facts are before their eyes and they cannot refute them.

  At this moment, the other disciples in Dan Yao Tang burst out laughing, their voices full of ridicule. Zhang Hu's sidekick, who was trying to flatter him, ended up slapping the wrong place, which was indeed a laughable moment.

  Xuan Tian strode past Zhang Hu and others, walking straight out of the Dan Medicine Hall, cursing them as useless trash, but it was just a casual remark, not worth stopping his footsteps.

  Leaving Dan Yao Tang, Xuan Tian directly headed towards Gong Lao Dian to select a sect mission.

  The sect's tasks include hunting and killing demonic beasts, searching for herbs and minerals, pursuing and killing bandits, escorting goods and personnel, temporarily safeguarding the family's safety... and so on.

  Outer sect disciples can only receive a limited number of sect tasks, mainly hunting and killing demonic beasts and searching for herbs and minerals. Many things on the demonic beast's body are treasures: the demon core can be used to refine medicine or equipment, the fur can be made into clothes, the blood and flesh are great tonics, and some bones can be used to refine medicine or equipment.

  Depending on the level of the demon beast, the materials that can be exchanged for merit points and money are different. Generally speaking, a first-level demon beast can obtain 1 to 5 merit points, a second-level demon beast can obtain 10 to 50 merit points, and a third-level demon beast can obtain 100 to 500 merit points. If converted to silver coins, it is ten times the merit points.

  First and second-level demonic beasts are equivalent to the strength of a martial artist in the Martial Path realm. Third-level demonic beasts have strength equivalent to that of a martial artist in the Pre-Heavenly realm.

  As for herbs and minerals, their value is determined by the quality of elixirs and weapons that can be refined from them. Similarly, money is worth ten times as much as contribution points, so it's up to you to decide whether to earn money to buy elixirs or accumulate contribution points to learn more advanced martial skills.

  Xuantian accepted the sect's mission to hunt and kill demonic beasts and search for herbs and minerals, so he went to the Elder of the Merit Hall, received an exit token, left the Merit Hall, and prepared to head to the Yin Wind Mountains.

  The Yin Wind Mountains are over a thousand miles away from the Tianjian Sect, and it is the closest place where demonic beasts gather. Usually, when disciples of the Tianjian Sect go out to hunt and kill demonic beasts, they head towards the Yin Wind Mountains.

  Xuantian had just left the Tiānjiàn Sect and had only traversed four or five mountain peaks, still six or seven miles away from the nearest town. As he advanced, his body suddenly came to a halt. His eyes shot out a beam of intense light, gazing at a patch of grass about twenty yards ahead that was as tall as a person. "Who's there?"

  The grass parted on both sides, and a young man about seventeen or eighteen years old walked out.

  This man is about 1.73 meters tall, wearing a green robe, with very long arms, holding a long sword, the sword in its scabbard.

  The young man walked out of the bushes, his eyes gleaming like a sword, staring straight at Xuan Tian's face.

  This person has a cultivation of Wudao's Eighth Layer Boundary, and Xuantian raised his vigilance.

  Xuantian's gaze fell on the young man's left chest, where there was a circle with a straight small sword inside, which was the symbol of the Tianjian Sect disciples.

  "This senior brother, instead of taking the main road, is hiding in the bushes, as if waiting for me on purpose?"

  Xuantian's eyes flashed with a questioning gaze, and from that person's eyes, he got an affirmative answer. Xuantian continued: "What brings you to find me?"

  The young man said: "On the orders of Master Yang, let your junior brother go see him. Master Yang wants to have a talk with you."

  "Not interested!" Xuan Tian said coldly.

  "That young man said: 'Whether you're interested or not is unimportant, what's key is that Young Master Yang is interested.'"

  "He's interested or not, what does it have to do with me? You want to take me to see him? I'm afraid you don't even have the ability to do that."

  That young man smiled and said, "As soon as you leave the Tianjian Sect, someone will go to report to Young Master Yang. Young Master Yang will arrive quickly. I've heard that you can issue a super challenge. Perhaps it's difficult for me to defeat you, but keeping you here is enough!"

  "Not good enough just because of you!"

  The profound heavens suddenly burst forth with a sharp, piercing light in his eyes, the long sword behind him fell into his hand, the long sword left its scabbard, a dazzling ray of light flashed, the sword light flew like a shooting star, and in an instant it stabbed towards that young man.

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