Chapter 47: Challenge (Seeking Recommendations and Favorites)

  "A strong cultivator of Qi Refining Realm is acting as a bodyguard; this little girl's background isn't simple."

  Lin Xi secretly pondered in her heart.

  This man in green clothes is obviously protecting the little girl. With his opponent's strength, even if he didn't take action himself, he could still rescue her in time. So his opponent was clearly not very aware of his own emotions.

  "Miss, it's time, we should go. You forgot, Master and the others are still waiting."

  The man in blue clothes said, his eyes gazing at Lin Xi, with a hint of estrangement in his expression.

  "This guy seems to have misunderstood."

  Lin Xi glanced at the magic sword on the ground, and the other party's attitude was clearly due to this magic sword. However, Lin Xi was also a proud person. Although it is difficult to see people in the Refining Qi realm, Lin Xi was confident that with his cultivation speed, reaching the Refining Qi realm was only a matter of time.

  "Okay, fine."

  The little girl tilted her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly pulled out something and stuffed it into Lin Xi's hand.

  "Big brother, thank you for saving me. This is my token of gratitude. From now on, if anyone dares to bully you, just tell me and I'll help you teach them a lesson."

  Lin Xi lowered his head and took a look. It was a dark golden token, carved with ancient and simple flower patterns. One side of it was engraved with the character "Xian".

  Lin Xi originally wanted to refuse, but seeing the little girl's expectant face, he couldn't bear to disappoint her. He hesitated for a moment, then nodded his head:

  "Alright, little sister, I'll take it then."

  On the side, the man in green saw the little girl hand over the token to Lin Xi, his face suddenly changed:

  "Miss!!......"

  "Alright, no need to say anything more. I've already sent it out. Big brother, if you stop me again, I won't be happy."

  The little girl pouted her mouth, puffed up, with a look of I'm very angry.

  The man in blue hesitated for a moment before finally nodding his head:

  "Alright. But you can't stay here anymore. Let's go."

  The man in the green robe ignored Lin Xi, picked up the little girl, and with a sudden burst of energy, he soared into the sky, transforming into a black dot that drew a huge arc across the horizon before landing at the edge of the sky.

  "What a strange combination."

  Lin Xi shook his head, glanced at the dark gold token in his hand, shook his head again, and put it away.

  This mysterious man in green and the naive little girl didn't even report their names. Nor did they explain where they came from, so even if this token had any use, Lin Xi couldn't use it anyway, and could only laugh at them.

  "First take your medicine, then talk."

  Lin Xi quickly threw the strange little girl behind him, drew out his sword of law, and swiftly cut open the body of the Golden-backed Peng Bird, taking out an inner elixir from inside.

  The inner elixir of the 9th-level ferocious beast was bright red like fire, as if flames were burning. When it came to the 10th-level ferocious beast's inner elixir, it turned dark red instead. The refracted light shone on his palm, a deep crimson color reminiscent of fresh blood.

  This is the golden-backed peacock's beast pellet!

  The ferocious beasts of the avian species are light in body and extremely fast, coming and going without a trace, making them very difficult to deal with. However, it is also because of this reason that the strength of the avian ferocious beasts is relatively weak.

  This Golden Backed Peng Bird only has around 100,000 jin of strength, in the core of the Fierce Beast Mountain Range, it's considered very weak. Its internal pellet is also no match for those top-tier fierce beasts that possess powers of over a million. However, for Lin Xi, its use was sufficient.

  This was his first Tenfold Beast Dan.

  Hiss!

  A wisp of smoke rose into the air, and Lin Xi quickly absorbed the beast core of the Golden Backed Peng Bird, along with its flesh and blood.

  "Uh, good. Added 20,000 jin of strength."

  Lin Xi nodded in satisfaction.

  A Golden Backed Peng that can increase its strength by 200,000 jin with a single head is already extremely terrifying. This is mainly due to Lin Xi's first absorption of the inner pellet of a tenth-grade fierce beast. If he absorbs a second and third pellet, the effect will inevitably decrease in sequence.

  Collecting his thoughts, Lin Xi continued towards the core of the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range.

  Lin Xi didn't delve into the very core, where the ferocious beasts with a strength of millions of kilograms resided. Those were not something Lin Xi could handle. However, the "ordinary" ferocious beasts on the periphery could still be hunted.

  For three consecutive days, Lin Xi wandered around the edge of the Fierce Beast Mountain Range. In those three days, he finally managed to capture and kill a Blood Python with 100,000 jin of strength, a Golden Crowned Snake with 120,000 jin of strength, and a Flame Lion Bull with 200,000 jin of strength.

  Among them, the battle with the Flame Lion Bull was the most arduous, and it took half a day to fight. Lin Xi used "Tri-Strike Style" to finally kill this Flame Lion Bull.

  Three pellets of the Tenth Order Thunder Beast's inner dan caused Lin Xi's strength to soar, increasing explosively at an unbelievable speed.

  By the third day, Lin Xi finally felt his own strength reach a limit.

  "Fifteen thousand kilograms of strength has already reached my limit. It can't be increased any more."

  Lin Xi felt that he had already reached the peak of the Ninth Layer of Dragon Force, and every cell in his body had reached a state of energy saturation.

  This is the bottleneck in martial arts!

  Lin Xi wants to increase his power again, he must enter the tenth level of Lei Ming.

  The first nine levels of martial arts are all about absorbing a large amount of energy from the outside world, whether it's absorbing medicinal materials or beast dan, they all involve taking in the heavenly and earthly yuan qi into the body.

  By the tenth heavy thunder period, it is no longer about absorbing a large amount of energy, but rather refining and tempering the existing energy within the body, striving for perfection in quality, cultivating internal thunder power, with every move having the effect of thunder.

  Upon reaching the tenth stage of thunderous roar, a warrior's physical body has reached a state of great perfection. This requires patience and meticulous refinement.

  "It's time, let's go to Lieyang Mountain for the appointment!"

  A flash of snow-like radiance flickered in Lin Xi's eyes, exceptionally bright against the night.

  It has been half a month since the Battle of Xiangyang, which is exactly the time stipulated in Lin Xi's battle book.

  Lin Xi stood up, his eyes piercing through the layers of space, gazing in the direction of Lieyang Mountain.

  "Auntie, I'm here to pick you up."

  Bang!

  A burst of air exploded, and Lin Xi immediately bounced up, rushing towards the direction of Lieyang Mountain in the dark night.

  …………

  August 15th's Lieyang Mountain is bustling with people, crowded like a swarm of arrows.

  The majestic and magnificent mountain range, like a giant beast crouching, is covered with temples everywhere, just like beehives scattered all over the mountain. The mountain is filled with fluttering flags, each with golden flame patterns, which reflect dazzling light under the sunlight.

  Compared with it, Wu Lei's humble abode was like a thatched cottage.

  The Liuyang Sect has nearly 10,000 disciples. It was originally a giant sect in the southeastern region, with many people coming and going. However, compared to usual times, today is even more lively.

  In front of the gate of Lieyang Sect, there were horses and carriages everywhere. Many horse-drawn carriages with colorful flags appeared on Lieyang Mountain, including Long Snake Sect, Five Kills Sect, Demon Subduing Sect, Wind Cloud Faction, Tide Watching Faction, Qinglong Faction... almost all the famous sects in the southeastern region had arrived.

  Lieyang Sect Master was a master of Lei Mengqi, who had reached the tenth level nearly twenty years ago and had not made a move for over ten years.

  Among the leaders of various sects, the master of Lieyang Sect, Chi Lian, has always been ranked among the top two in terms of martial arts skills. There are rumors in the sect that the master of Lieyang Sect is about to break through to the Refining Qi Realm.

  Its prestige can be imagined.

  Now that someone has personally challenged the Crimson Forge Sect, it's a big deal in the sect world no matter what. Whether they want to see the Crimson Forge Sect's current skills or take advantage of the opportunity to curry favor with the Luminous Sun Sect, or whether they want to watch the young man challenge the Crimson Forge Sect, all have flocked to the top of Luminous Sun Mountain to prepare for battle.

  Liyang Sect didn't mind either and set up a canopy on the mountain to entertain the masters of various sects.

  At this time, the scorching sun was getting higher and higher, but Lin Xi still didn't show up. On Liet Yang Mountain, the masters of various sects were gradually becoming impatient.

  "Is it possible that the new leader of the Five Thunder Sect is suddenly afraid and won't come?"

  "That's hard to say, young people often act impulsively and lack consideration. He might be regretting it now. The strong ones of the Thunderous Era aren't someone just anyone can challenge."

  "Hmph! The declaration of war has been made, but the person hasn't arrived. Are they playing us? If the Wu Lei Sect really dares to do this, we don't need the Lie Yang Sect, our Xiang Mo Sect will be the first to not let them off!"

  "That's right. Who is the greatest under heaven, but with just a few words from our people, the Five Thunder Clan will be left with no place to stand."

  …………

  On the mountain of Lieyang, people were discussing and speculating. The arrivals were all prominent figures from various sects and factions, mostly elders or even some sect leaders.

  When these people speak, they always have a tone of superiority and control over life and death, as if just a few words can really make the Five Thunder Sect disappear.

  But just at this moment, someone suddenly spoke up.

  "Everyone look quickly, it seems like someone has arrived."

  The mountain was quiet, and the crowd looked up to see a horse galloping towards them on the official road leading to Liet Yang Mountain, kicking up clouds of yellow dust. On its back sat a young man in brocade clothes, with a golden sword at his side, sitting as still as if he were riding a sedan chair.

  In this young man's right hand, a makeshift flag fluttered in the wind, with only two ink-brush characters "Five Thunder".

  "He's from the Thunder Five Sect!"

  In the cool pavilion, people exclaimed in surprise, and after a moment, many immediately went towards the mountain gate.

  Rumors in the martial arts world, the one who challenged the Red Lotus Sect is the son of Lin Xiong, the former leader of the Five Thunder Sect, only 17 or 18 years old, coincidentally joining forces with that horse-riding youth.

  "It's the boss."

  Not far from Lieyang Mountain, many Wu Lei Pai disciples disguised themselves as ordinary people and blended in with the crowd. Seeing Lin Xi approaching on horseback, they were all very excited.

  Nothing!

  The war horse let out a long whinny, and Lin Xi's figure leapt up, immediately swooping down from the horseback. His hand tossed the long banner, whooshing out like a sharp sword, inserting itself outside the mountain gate of Lieyang Sect.

  "The newly appointed leader of the Five Thunder Sect is here, Red Furnace Sect, come out!"

  In the clear sky, a thunderbolt seemed to explode, Lin Xi's voice shook the earth and resonated through heaven and earth.

  Now, everyone had no doubt and immediately knew that the young man outside the mountain gate was the one who issued the challenge letter.

  "He really came!"

  Everyone's heart moved, and they all rushed out.

  At this time, the disciples of Lieyang Sect also knew the identity of their opponent. A large group of disciples immediately swarmed over like a tide, surrounding the person and horse outside the mountain gate in layers.