The grand competition of the cultivation world is about to begin; it will be a contest that symbolizes the status of a sect.
Therefore, everyone was eager to participate in the secret realm before the competition, because if someone could get a small opportunity before the competition, wouldn't they be soaring to new heights?
Countless disciples had already arrived at the edge of the steep cliff, densely packed together, their colorful sect robes intricate and varied.
Xie Jiuchuan, Yin Yue, He Yan and their group stood in the crowd of Taiqing Sect. Although there were many people, their outstanding appearance, temperament and special identity made them stand out.
The Taiqing Sect members said, "Oh my god, even the three poor little devils of the Living Yama have arrived."
Each sect can only send twenty people, and Xi Xingxue's three disciples took up three of those spots.
Everyone knows that Xi Xingxue is vicious and domineering, and he always beats and scolds his disciples. Therefore, their stereotype of Xi Xingxue's disciples is that they are pitiful little devils who have been tortured.
Some people complained:
"Aren't those three wasting their spots in the secret realm because they're so weak?"
"Yeah, no, I have to talk to the elders. Why should good-for-nothings be allowed to enter the secret realm? We earned this spot through our own abilities."
Others said, "But they are very talented, they are not useless, they just lack cultivation resources."
For example, Xie Jiuchuan has a mutated fire spirit root and possesses dragon blood; Yin Yue has a top-grade water spirit root and possesses the Qiankun Bone; and He Yan has a single gold spirit root and is born with sword bones.
Xi Xingxue managed to acquire all three of these extraordinary disciples.
As soon as the man uttered his praise, someone scoffed at him.
"So what if they're talented? You're only saying nice things because they're so good-looking, you must have a crush on them."
The disciple blushed, glanced subconsciously at the faces of Xi Xingxue's disciples, and said to him, "Don't talk nonsense!"
The disciples' disagreements were quite loud and did not escape the ears of Xie Jiuchuan and the other two.
Xie Jiuchuan remained expressionless, while Yin Yue secretly noted down the disciples who had spoken rudely. He Yan glanced at them with a smile until they fell silent.
Suddenly someone shouted, "The secret realm is about to open!"
The room fell silent instantly, drawn by the light ahead.
A mysterious tunnel emitting a ghostly blue light appeared in mid-air, and the sect disciples jumped in one by one without hesitation. In an instant, half of them disappeared from the spot.
"Senior Brother, Junior Brother, let's go." He Yan smiled at the two of them and took the lead in walking towards the barrier.
But just then, someone suddenly grabbed his wrist.
He Yan frowned, and with a slash of his long sword, he was about to cleave the attacker's hand in two.
"Hey, hey, hey, why are you being so fierce!" The boy who was pulling He Yan's hand quickly dodged away, looking at him with dissatisfaction.
He Yan narrowed his peach blossom eyes slightly, his face devoid of any smile: "Please don't touch me, I have mysophobia."
This was the first time Xi Xingxue had ever seen He Yan so fierce.
Although I knew he wasn't truly gentle, I still experienced his tenderness and affection every day.
However, this proves that his disguise skills are good enough; He Yan couldn't tell who he was at all.
Moreover, he had already passed the system's test, so as long as his three disciples didn't know that he was Xi Xingxue, he wouldn't need to maintain his persona.
System: Damn it, I can't even hear your inner voice anymore, what a loss of fun.
Xi Xingxue looked at the group and got to the point: "I know you. You are from the Taiqing Sect. I'm here to team up with you."
He Yan, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks, while Yin Yue looked at Xi Xingxue as if he were joining in the fun.
He looked him up and down, then looked away, uninterested.
Tch, not even worth a single hair of his master's.
Seeing that He Yan ignored him, Xi Xingxue secretly made a mental note of his second disciple's name and said to Yin Yue, "Your name is Yin Yue, I know that."
Yin Yue's eyes flickered slightly, then he smiled brightly, "Is that so? What else do you know?"
Don't let Yin Yue's sweet talk and good looks fool you; his childhood was actually worse than He Yan's. He grew up wandering the streets and was even captured by evil cultivators and used as a poison test subject, where he was tortured to the point of near death.
Of course, everyone who knew about his tragic past except Xi Xingxue was dead.
Xi Xingxue gave him a cryptic look, then smiled gently.
"I also know... you're a man."
Yin Yue: "..." He curled his lips and mocked without any politeness, "This brother seems to be a fool."
Yin Yue no longer took Xi Xingxue seriously. After all, he seemed to be just a rogue cultivator, and in the cultivation world, it was not difficult to buy jade slips to find out gossip.
He walked up to He Yan like a good buddy and said, "Second Senior Brother, let's go, the secret realm is about to close."
He Yan gave a perfunctory reply: "Okay, let's go."
After seeing that his two junior brothers had left, Xie Jiuchuan also walked towards the entrance of the secret realm.
Xi Xingxue thought to herself, "Those two disciples are really troublesome. I'd better stick with this eldest disciple."
He stepped forward and stopped him, "Xie Jiuchuan, wait a minute, let me team up with you."
Xie Jiuchuan turned his head to look at him. The dappled sunlight fell on his high nose bridge, creating distinct shadows. His beautiful phoenix eyes held a deep emotion: "Why?"
Xi Xingxue puffed out her chest: "Because I'm very useful. I have many magical treasures on me, and I guarantee I can help you clear the level."
The boy had a pair of bright, round cat eyes that were very pleasing to the eye. He was animated and spoke wittily.
For a moment, Xie Jiuchuan thought of his master, Xi Xingxue.
However, his master always appeared aloof and cold on the surface.
He glanced down at him and nodded: "Okay."
Xi Xingxue: These are his good disciples. Those two were just freebies when I topped up my phone credit.
He put the red ropes he had prepared on Xie Jiuchuan's and his own hands respectively, and then led him toward the entrance of the secret realm.
"With this magic weapon, we can teleport together and never be separated again."
The words "never to be separated again" inexplicably made Xie Jiuchuan's brow twitch. He glanced at him with his dark eyes but said nothing.
The two jumped together toward the entrance to the secret realm, and in an instant, the tunnel sucked them away.
Suddenly, the world spun around him, and the blinding sunlight shone into Xi Xingxue's eyes, causing him to quickly cover them with his hands.
The surrounding temperature suddenly rose, and Xi Xingxue, feeling the heat, quickly circulated his spiritual energy to protect himself. He asked the person next to him:
"Little Chuan Chuan, where are we?"
"Don't call me that."
Xie Jiuchuan, who spoke up from the side, had a dark expression. His already sharp and handsome appearance now looked even more imposing.
Xi Xingxue, somewhat bewildered, removed her hands from her eyes: "What's wrong with you? Why are you so fierce?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to turn around when he suddenly felt a huge gripping force on his wrist. He staggered, forgetting that he was a cultivator, and subconsciously pulled to the side, pulling Xie Jiuchuan down to sit on the ground with him.
And he even sat on someone's lap.
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