Supreme Emptiness

For the tenth move.

Jiang Fan casually thrust his sword, aiming at Zhong Qizhen's throat.

The sharp sword tip pierced his skin, revealing a trace of crimson.
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He shook his head and indifferently wrote down the final comment:

"In summary, it's just a facade. Disappointing."

What he thought would be a trial and duel for himself.

Ended up being less intense than the pressure the Sub-Altar Master gave him initially.

The entire crowd was dead silent.

Staring blankly at the eight characters on the ground, they couldn't help but swallow nervously.

They agreed Jiang Fan would withstand Zhong Qizhen's ten moves.

But in the end, it was Zhong Qizhen who barely withstood Jiang Fan's ten moves, and he was in disgrace!

No, it was evident that Jiang Fan held back; otherwise, Zhong Qizhen would've lost within ten moves.

Xu Youran cried with joy and rushed into his arms: "Fan! You did it! You did it! You can also join the Green Cloud Sect now!"

The burden that suffocated her had finally lifted.

Xu Yining stood in a daze: "Jiang Fan… Jiang Fan is this powerful?"

Could he easily defeat Senior Brother Zhong Qizhen?

Zhong Qizhen couldn't believe it either. He stared, eyes vacant, at the blood drop falling from his neck.

He lost!?

Lost to someone he considered trash?

Impossible!

This can't be possible!

How could he lose?

As Jiang Fan turned his back on him, rage filled his heart, casting fear aside.

Suddenly he raised the Golden Blade, viciously slashing at Jiang Fan's back, shouting, "You little beast, I didn't lose!"

But Jiang Fan had already anticipated this.

A despicable coward like him wouldn't surrender so easily.

He had been secretly preparing his movement technique and immediately utilized it upon hearing the blade's whoosh.

Holding Xu Youran, he easily dodged the slash with a sideways move.

At the same time, he instantly kicked him in the face without hesitation.

BANG——

Zhong Qizhen's would-be fatal blow missed, how could he fend off this kick?

He was kicked, tumbling back, and smashed heavily to the ground.

Blood flowed from his mouth.

Xu Zhengyan furiously witnessed the scene, angrily scolding, "Zhong Qizhen! You, an Inner Sect Disciple, couldn't accept defeat and resorted to a sneak attack!"

"Don't you have any shame?"

Li Qingfeng, too, felt deeply humiliated.

He kicked Zhong Qizhen off the ground, sending him flying to the rooftop, only to fall heavily back down, writhing in pain.

His face turned fearfully grim: "You useless thing!"

Losing was already shameful enough!

Not being able to accept defeat and attempting a sneak attack was even worse!

Even worse was getting beaten down after the sneak attack!

How did I teach such a disgraceful disciple?

"Xu Youran! Xu Yining! Pack your things and come with me now!"

He couldn't bear to stay there any longer.

Xu Youran saw his unpleasant expression and timidly asked: "Master, what about Fan…"

Li Qingfeng angrily glanced at Jiang Fan.

His original intention was to let his disciple make Jiang Fan retreat after realizing the difficulty.

Instead, it ended up embarrassing him as the master.

How could he have any good feelings towards Jiang Fan?

But as a dignified elder, having made a promise, how could he not honor it?

After a brief consideration, he responded, "Although his strength is high, it's ultimately through dubious means that he overextended his potential."

"I can't take him as a disciple, but I'll bring him back to the Green Cloud Sect."

"If an elder there takes a liking to him, he can become an Inner Sect Disciple."

"If no one does, he'll be an Outer Sect Disciple."

Disciples of the Green Cloud Sect can be roughly divided into three categories.

True Inheritors, Inner Sect, and Outer Sect.

The first two are the sect's elite, the true disciples.

The latter, although also called "disciples," are essentially laborers.

As long as you're willing to spend money or pull some strings, you can get an Outer Sect Disciple identity.

Outer Sect Disciples don't have access to the sect's core resources.

They're just there to do free labor for the Green Cloud Sect.

Xu Youran's face changed but, recalling Li Qingfeng's previous promise, she realized it was only an opportunity for Jiang Fan to join the Green Cloud Sect.

No promise to accept him as a disciple was made.

So she had no further objections.

Jiang Fan, however, was delighted. Regardless, entering the Green Cloud Sect would give him a chance to access resources.

Not entering meant no chance at all.

"Thank you, Elder Li!"

Li Qingfeng nodded: "You go pack your things too. We'll depart soon."

Jiang Fan's eyes darted around and he said, "I heard that the Chen Family's daughter, Chen Silin, has a Sixth Grade Spirit Root."

"Elder Li, are you interested in taking her as a disciple?"

Sixth Grade?

Li Qingfeng was taken aback: "A small city like Lonely Boat City, how could there be so many high-tier spirit roots?"

In small, remote cities like Lonely Boat City,

finding a single Sixth Grade Spirit Root was considered extremely fortunate.

Now, several appeared in succession.

Jiang Fan said, "Elder Li, you can ask your disciple Zhong Qizhen about it."

Li Qingfeng immediately looked at him.

Zhong Qizhen, not daring to conceal anything, nodded in pain: "Yes, yes, it is a Sixth Grade Spirit Root."

"But this has nothing to do with Jiang Fan."

He hurriedly added, fearing that Jiang Fan would gain any advantage from it.

"Nonsense, could Jiang Fan give her a spirit root?" Li Qingfeng glared at him and excitedly flew on the White Crane to the Chen Family.

Jiang Fan also gave Zhong Qizhen a cold look.

As long as Chen Silin could also go to the Green Cloud Sect, he didn't care about any advantage or disadvantage.

Seizing the moment when Li Qingfeng left,

Zhong Qizhen's face twisted in hatred, gritting his teeth: "Jiang Fan!"

"Today's humiliation, I will repay a hundredfold at the Green Cloud Sect!"

"In the Green Cloud Sect, as an Outer Sect disciple, you'll be at my mercy, an Inner Sect disciple!"

Jiang Fan responded indifferently, "We'll see when we get there!"

He didn't believe at all.

That he didn't really have a spirit root.

Even more, he didn't believe that among the many elders in the Green Cloud Sect, not one would recognize his worth.

Shortly after,

Li Qingfeng returned with Chen Silin, full of laughter: "Haha, although we didn't find a Ninth Grade Spirit Root this time, the gains are immense!"

"Two Sixth Grade Spirit Roots and one Seventh Grade Spirit Root, the old fellows at the sect will be green with envy!"

"Hahaha!"

"Let's go!"

Everyone followed him, jumping onto the flying beast and soaring into the sky!

Meanwhile,

at the Green Cloud Sect.

At the Sect Master Peak, in the great hall.

Liu Qingxian looked downcast, listening to her father, the Sect Master, scold her.

"It's one thing not to find a Three-Star Soul Master! Such an existence likely wouldn't come to our Green Cloud Sect! Even if found, it would be useless."

"But you couldn't even find that supreme prodigy from Dragon-Rising Path! He has already defeated Nangong Liuyun; do you not know what that means?"

"Alright! It's fine if you couldn't find that supreme prodigy, but how could you not find the Nine-Grade Spiritual Root you once met?"

The Green Cloud Sect Master was so furious his chest heaved.

Poking her forehead, he lamented:

"You missed all these great opportunities for our Green Cloud Sect!"

"Have you grown too accustomed to comfort?"

"Go! Greet the new disciples at the square; you'll handle this task!"

Liu Qingxian, with reddened eyes, left the great hall.

Feeling extremely aggrieved.

She had tried her best to search, but the Nine-Grade Spiritual Root seemed to be playing hide-and-seek, impossible to find.

Because of this, she was being punished, tasked with the hard work of welcoming new disciples.

"Damn Nine-Grade Spiritual Root!"

She bit her teeth: "It's all your fault!"

"If it weren't for searching for you, I wouldn't have gone to Lonely Boat City again, wouldn't have missed the Three-Star Soul Master and the supreme prodigy, wouldn't be scolded, wouldn't be punished!"

"You better pray I never meet you; otherwise, you'll regret it!"

After speaking, she couldn't help but mock herself with a smile.

"Such existence must have gone to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion."

"Why would he come to the Green Cloud Sect?"

"If he did come, I'd even be willing to be his wife!"