by Aixia Deyu
As he was speaking, the attendant, Lin Hai, also walked over with a smile, "Yuncheng, I specially let your sister ride on a Snow Winged Eagle. I didn't mistreat her, did I!? "Haha."
"Big Brother Lin, thank you so much. Cloud City will never thank you enough." Huayun City replied politely.
"It's fine, it's fine. It's just a small matter." Lin Hai was a bit more polite. In his opinion, it was necessary for him to have a good relationship with some talented disciples. Especially talented people like the Huayun City, they should try their best to rope him in.
"Deacon Lin." The man called Luo Zhong subconsciously opened his mouth and asked, "Among this year's new inner court disciples, who is the number one?"
Luo Zhong's words could not help but attract the attention of the majority of the people around, and all of them revealed expressions of anticipation. This was also something the inner sect people were more concerned about other than finding acquaintances.
"The first person?" "Lin Hai turned around and after searching for a while, he pointed his finger at her." Yes, it was him. It seems to be called Han Chen. "
"Han Chen?"
All gazes gathered on Han Chen's body in an instant. Just a moment ago, even though there was no one around, at this moment, he had directly become the focus of attention. After a brief pause, boos erupted from the crowd.
"No way!" 1st level of the Refinement Stage? "
"Deacon Lin Hai, are you sure you're not mistaken?" A mere 1st level Refinement Stage cultivator can actually become the number one? "
"He was already at the 2nd level of Refinement last year! It's really getting worse with each passing year. "
All sorts of doubts rose up, and hearing the discussions of the crowd, Han Chen's heart was filled with unhappiness, and a bitter smile appeared on the corners of his mouth. It was only the first day, but he had already reached the heart of the struggle.
"Haha, Deacon Lin, are you joking with us?" Lu Bai, who was beside Huayun City, laughed disdainfully, "You can even become number one at the first level of Qi Refining? It can't be that he got sucitle due to his close relationship with an elder, right? "
"Is there a need to ask?" Luo Zhong said as well, "I don't think he can even compare to Junior Sister Mei Ling, the first person? "What a joke."
Mei Ling's red lips slightly pursed, as if she wanted to explain something? However, she did not say those words out loud.
There were pairs of colourful eyes, while there were scornful discussions. Han Chen felt as if he had returned to the days when he was ridiculed in the outer sect back then. Who had he provoked? What did he do wrong? He'd just arrived at the inner court and had already become the target of public criticism.
Xin Lan and David hurriedly ran over and comforted her, "Han Chen, don't mind it. They don't know the truth, that's why they say that. "
"That's right!" Han Chen, you are the best in our eyes. "
Han Chen forced out a smile and nodded, "Don't worry! "I'm fine."
In the midst of the discussion, the crowd slowly dispersed. Lin Hai had also arranged for many disciples to receive him. They would bring the newbies to take care of their residences, so he was happy and free.
However, as everyone split up, they did not forget to take another look at Han Chen. Entering the inner sect with the title of the number one person in the outer sect would only bring him trouble.
"Heh, number one, disgraceful." Luo Zhong laughed, and then called out to his comrades to leave.
Just as he turned around, he felt a cold chill behind his back, "Have you said enough?"
When these words were spoken, many people were stunned. All of them looked over curiously, only to see Han Chen staring at him with dissatisfaction.
"What is it? You say that you have an objection? " Luo Zhong turned his head, his eyes narrowing, he never thought that Han Chen would dare to refute him, and walked forward with an inexplicable smile on his face.
In his heart, he was secretly blaming Han Chen for being too impatient. Of course, most of them were unsatisfied with Luo Zhong and the others ridiculing him.
It was a very normal thing for an inner disciple to bully a newcomer. However, since they had just arrived, it was rare for suching to happen. Quite a few people revealed an expression of amusement. Even Lin Hai did not have the intention to stop him. He was also confused. How did Han Chen come in as the number one person in the outer sect?
"Sigh!" Senior Brother Luo Zhong, don't be angry. " Not far away, Wu Jun ran over, and stopped him from smiling, "This junior has just entered the sect, please forgive him."
Luo Zhong's strength was at the third level of the Refinement Realm, so he could not be considered outstanding amongst the inner sect disciples. However, his relationship with the Huayun City was quite good, to the point that not many people were willing to provoke him. Wu Jun originally did not want to bother with this matter, but seeing that Xin Lan and Dazzling Spring were very familiar with Han Chen, he braced himself and decided to be a good person.
However, Luo Zhong did not even put Wu Jun in his eyes, coldly glanced at him, and chuckled: "I have just started, and my anger is still relatively strong. As your senior, I should be teaching you the rules here. " Then, he turned his gaze towards Han Chen, and said solemnly: "Brat, don't take yourself too seriously, this is not the outer sect, you should pay attention to what you say."
"Enough, Luo Zhong." Huayun City shouted to stop the other party. To openly bully a newbie here, it really wasn't a good thing. He had only come here to pick Mei Ling up, not to disarm others.
Luo Zhong spread out his hands, shrugged his shoulders, and a look of disdain flashed past his eyes. He extended a finger towards Han Chen, "This time, I won't bother with you.
With that, he left with Huayun City, Lu Bai and the rest. When Mei Ling turned around, he looked at Han Chen who had an ugly expression on his face. He had a feeling that he couldn't say it, but he didn't think too much about it.
As for the others in the square, they also slowly dispersed. Han Chen took a deep breath, the coldness in his eyes surging.
Chapter 22 - Pagoda
At night, the stars in the sky flickered with a dazzling light. On the first night he came to the inner sect, Han Chen unexpectedly lost sleep. He sat in the courtyard with his head raised, looking up at the boundless starry sky.
Behind him waelatively luxurious house. This was the treatment of inner court disciples. The place they lived in was several times larger than when they were living in the outer court. The structure of the houses were also a lot more imposing than when they were in the outer court.
Originally, Xin Lan and Da Wei had invited Han Chen to Wu Jun's residence, but he politely declined them. Perhaps he was already used to living such a lonely and lonely life. A few days later, Han Chen gradually understood the rhythm of life for the inner sect disciples. Basically, there were many differences between the disciples who cultivated here.
Walking in a wide training plaza, Han Chen, Xin Lan, and Dahwei all looked at the disciples who were stacking on the ground in surprise. He randomly found a place witiece of cloth in front of him. Strange items were placed on it.
There were magical beast cores, medicinal pills to increase his strength, weapons, martial skills, etc. It was exactly the same as the market at the foot of the mountain.
"I didn't expect all the seniors in the inner sect to start a business. "Haha." Dawei said half-jokingly.
"That's right!" When I first came here, I was also very surprised. " The one who answered was Wu Jun, and it was also he who took the initiative to bring the three of them to become familiar with the inner sect's environment.
The lives of inner disciples were quite plentiful, they set up stalls here to trade. Generally, people wouldn't charge money, but rather used things to exchange for items. For example, if someone had an extra Body Refinement Pellet, they could use it to exchange for a weapon that they liked. Of course, both sides would determine the price themselves.
Xin Lan's eyes moved, and said with a smile, "Senior Brother Wu Jun, then what is the favorite place for inner disciples to go?"
"There are two places that everyone loves to go to. One is the Colosseum, and the other is the Spirit Gathering Tower. "
As the name implied, the Colosseum walace for sparring. As for the so called Spirit Gathering Tower, it did not stop Han Chen, which made the three of them look confused.
"Wu Jun, what's a Spirit Gathering Tower?"
"Haha, the Spirit Gathering Tower iower designed by the headmaster and several elders for the inner court disciples to train in." There arotal of seven floors in the tower and the Spiritual Energy that can be absorbed is extremely dense. If you cultivate there, you will be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort. "
"Is it that magical?"
"Of course, not only does the tower have sufficient spiritual power, the most important thing is that there is a Martial Cultivation Insight left behind by a senior from a school. If one can understand the mysteries within, they would definitely benefit greatly from it."
Hearing Wu Jun's words, even Han Chen was moved. He was filled with anticipation for the Spirit Gathering Tower.
Dawei's eyes widened as he hurriedly said, "Then what are we waiting for? Bring us there quickly! "
"Haha, alright."
After about half an hour, with Wu Jun leading the way, Han Chen and the rest arrived in front of the Spirit Gathering Tower. What they didn't understand was that the Spirit Gathering Tower should be high up in the clouds. But what appeared in front of them was only a twenty-meter tall building.
"Wu Jun, you aren't teasing us, right?" The corner of Dawei's eye twitched as he asked unhappily.
"Exactly." Xin Lan curled her lips in dissatisfaction, "What about the seventh floor? "No matter how I look at it, it's only one level."
Wu Jun only smiled without saying a word, as if he had already expected this would happen. Han Chen, who was at the side, raised his eyebrows. After pondering for a moment, he asked tentatively, "Could this Spirit Gathering Tower be upside down?"
"Oh? Have you been here before? " Wu Jun was obviously startled.
"No. It's jusandom guess. " Han Chen laughed and shook his head.
Judging from Wu Jun's expression, Han Chen was right. Xin Lan and Dazzling Spring looked at each other, feeling a little helpless. Wu Jun secretly nodded, thinking that Han Chen, the number one disciple in the outer sect, was not as simple as he looked on the surface.
"Let's go in!"
When the four of them stepped into the Spirit Gathering Tower, they immediately felt a strong surge of Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth rushing towards them. Han Chen could not help but be startled, and checked his surroundings.
The light inside the tower was very dim. Other than an entrance, there were no other doors or windows. Even the walls were dark. However, the area was very large and, according to the rough estimate, it could accommodate hundreds of people. Not far away, there were more than a dozen disciples cultivating.
"This is the first level." Wu Jun explained, but he suppressed his words slightly. Presumably, they were afraid of disturbing the disciples who were currently cultivating. Then, he pointed to Xin Lan and Dazzling Spring and continued, "You are still at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Stage, so you can only enter the first level. The lower down he went, the denser the spiritual energy became, but the pressure on his body increased. "You guys can't take it."
"Alright!" Xin Lan shrunk her neck. She knew that Wu Jun would not lie to her, so there was no need for him to lie. Wu Jun, then take Han Chen on a stroll! He should be able to go down. "
"Mm, alright." Wu Jun nodded happily.
Then, Xin Lan and Da Wei stayed on the first floor as the two of them found a place where there were fewer people and sat down. Then, they tried to comprehend and absorb the Spirit Gathering Tower's spirit energy.
"Han Chen, let's go to the next floor!"
"Thank you, Senior Brother Wu Jun."
"There's no need to be courteous, you are Xin Lan's friend, and also my, Wu Jun's friend. Just call me by my name, hur hur. "
The two of them chatted as they walked to the far left. The stairs to the lower level, there. Han Chen was still somewhat grateful towards Wu Jun. On the first day, Luo Zhong had come to him, wanting to make things difficult, and only Wu Jun had stepped forward to help.
After walking down the long and narrow stairs, the face of the person in front of Han Chen appeared from the second floor. Compared to the first floor, the layout was about the same, and there were more people. Other than that, Han Chen could clearly feel that the spirit force in the air was extremely dense, and it had a slight pressure on his body.
"How is it? Han Chen, is there anywhere that you aren't feeling well in? " Wu Jun asked with a smile.
Han Chen shook his head, "It's not a very big feeling, can I go to the third floor to take a look?"
"Eh?" Wu Jun was slightly stunned, he looked around, thought for a moment, and asked tentatively: "Do you really want to go to the third floor?"
"Is therroblem?"
"You can go, but if you can't handle it, come back immediately."
The two of them did not say much and directly went to the entrance of the third floor. As they walked up the stairs, Wu Jun seemed to look at them with a nervous expression. From time to time, he would remind Jiang Chen not to show off. Although Han Chen did not understand what the other party was worried about, he nodded in agreement.
Not long later, the two of them arrived at the third floor. There were even more people on this floor than on the second floor. It was obvious that most of the inner court disciples were concentrated at this level.
"How do you feel?" Wu Jun asked.
Han Chen frowned, he felt a stifling feeling in his chest, as though it was blocked by a huge rock. It was also as if he was underwater, and the surrounding spirit energy created a series of pressures on him.
"Seems like it still won't work." Wu Jun shook his head and muttered softly, "Only those at the third level of Qi Refining or higher can stay here. I'll bring you back to the second floor! "
Wu Jun's strength was also only at the 3rd level of the Refinement Realm. The third floor was his limit as well. Initially, he did not want to bring Han Chen down, but after hearing the other party say that the feeling of being in the second floor was not very great, he wanted to give iry.
Han Chen knew how powerful the Spirit Gathering Tower was and was preparing to go back. Just as he turned around, he suddenly felt a slight power fluctuation coming from his body. Han Chen felt his body tremble slightly, and in the next moment, all of the discomfort was swept away.
"Wait."
"What's wrong?" Wu Jun revealed a look of confusion.
Han Chen rubbed his nose, and laughed uncomprehendingly: "I'm fine."
"Huh?" Wu Jun was shocked, he opened his eyes wide and looked at the other party in disbelief, "No way? Are you really okay? "
"Really." As Han Chen spoke, he nimbly swung his arm. His expression was calm, without the slightest bit of pressure.
Wu Jun was so shocked that he was stunned. Even a level two Qi Refinement cultivator did not dare to casually come down. The other side was at the first level of Qi Refinement, but he was completely fine. Weird, truly weird!
Han Chen also knew that this was most likely related to The Supreme Divine Diagram, so he couldn't explain any further to the other party. Senior Brother Wu Jun, I want to train for a while. "
"Alright, it's been a few days since I've come here. I'll go with you!"
The two of them found a seat with fewer people and sat down. Han Chen immediately closed his eyes and started to absorb the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth from the tower. As for Wu Jun, his heart was in turmoil, and it was difficult for him to calm down.
This was probably the first time a level 1 Refinement Stage disciple had come to the third floor of the Spirit Gathering Tower! Could it b
e that Han Chen's strength was more than just at the first level of the Refinement Realm? Soon he rejected the idea.
"Forget it, I won't think about it." Wu Jun shook his dizzy head, looked around, and muttered, "This third floor haype of sword force hidden, let's see if I can comprehend it today."
Chapter 23 - One Sword
The Spirit Gathering Tower was quiet and peaceful. The disciples that had come were also whispering, and did not dare to makuckus so as to not attract the attention of others.
Third floor of the tower, in a remote corner. Han Chen's entire body was surrounded by a layer of faint light aura, and the nature spirit energy in the air was pouring into his body unceasingly, and then transforming into martial elemental energy for him to use.
Sitting beside him was Wu Jun. The latter didn't absorb the spirit energy like Han Chen did. Instead, he looked at a wall behind Han Chen with a serious expression.
When one looked around, they would discover that almoshird of the people in the surroundings were all staring at the wall. Everyone's expression was tense and their faces were serious and solemn.
"Hu!" After an unknown period of time, Han Chen gently moved a little, and then, he opened his eyes and deeply breathed out.
Wu Jun turned around and smiled, "You really shock me. Cultivating the first level of Qi Refining on the third level, you are definitely the first."
Han Chen rubbed his nose. Speaking of which, he did not rely entirely on his own strength, but on the power of others. However, the Spirit Gathering Tower really did have an astonishing effect. In just a short period of time, he felt his strength had increased by a bit.
"How long have I been cultivating?"
"Hmm? Two hours! "About the same."
"Oh? It's been so long? " Han Chen was slightly surprised, he had originally thought that it would take at most an hour, but then he asked, "You haven't cultivated yet?"
Wu Jun shook his head, then pointed to the wall, "I'm trying to comprehend the profound principles left behind by senior, you can try."