HBWnovel Chapter 039 Making Things Difficult
Chapter 039 Making Things Difficult
Chapter 039 Making Things Difficult
Since Mingtong voluntarily conceded defeat, Lin Fei naturally wouldn't pursue him. He stood still, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled a cloud of purple energy.
This breath of purple energy was the true energy that Lin Fei had previously stored within his meridians. This battle allowed the true energy that Lin Fei had stored within his meridians to be fully released. Lin Fei felt that his seven seas of dantian, which had already reached their limit, seemed to have expanded even further.
If Lin Fei were to attempt to break through to the Body Tempering Realm now, with his current accumulation, he would probably be able to connect more than a hundred acupoints!
"Very good, you two come up here!" Master Yongcheng above waved to the two people in the arena, a satisfied look on his face.
In previous sect competitions, the Wenquguan sect had always been at the bottom, but unexpectedly, this time, two people with extraordinary potential emerged one after another.
“Originally, only the top student from each lower academy was qualified to become a personal disciple. However, considering your extraordinary potential, I have granted you both special permission to become personal disciples.” Master Yongcheng looked around and asked the abbots of the eighteen temples, “Abbots, would you be willing to accept these two as personal disciples?”
The abbots of the eighteen temples, as well as the elders within the sect who had reached the Dharma Aspect realm, were all somewhat tempted to take these two exceptionally promising individuals as their personal disciples.
However, in each sect competition, each abbot and sect elder only has one opportunity to accept a personal disciple. While these two are formidable, who knows if even more powerful figures will emerge next? After all, they are merely disciples of the Wenqu Temple, yet they are already so skilled. Many sect leaders also have higher expectations for the upcoming competition.
Seeing the hesitation among the many sect leaders, Master Yongcheng understood their thoughts and said with a smile, "Then let's watch the next competition first! You two step aside and decide on the matter of observing your personal disciples after all the competitions are over!"
Next, the disciples from each sect's lower courtyards will compete. With such outstanding figures as Lin Fei and Ming Tong preceding them, the sect leaders are all filled with anticipation for the upcoming competition.
However, it turned out that it wasn't that the Jade Emperor Sect's overall level had leaped forward, but rather that the Wenqu Temple had indeed produced two exceptional individuals. The disciples who appeared afterward never again displayed the same level of brilliance as Lin Fei and Ming Tong, who immediately captivated everyone's attention.
After the entire competition concluded, the winners from each of the lower courtyards appeared before the crowd.
Apart from Wenqu Temple, each temple's lower courtyard selected a top performer who qualified to become a direct disciple. However, Wenqu Temple made an exception because Lin Fei and Ming Tong both performed exceptionally well. Therefore, in addition to Lin Fei winning first place, Ming Tong was also granted the qualification to become a direct disciple.
During the sect competition, nineteen disciples with outstanding talents stood quietly to the side, waiting to be selected by the sect's leaders.
Among the eighteen temples of the Jade Emperor, there are also differences in strength. Although everyone can see the talent of Lin Fei and Ming Tong, those temples ranked in the middle and lower ranks know that they cannot select such talents, so they take the initiative to give up and choose other disciples.
In the end, only a few Taoist temples that were among the top in strength within the Jade Emperor Sect remained.
Master Yongcheng suddenly spoke up: "This Mingtong is pure of nature and has the heart of a child. I intend to take him into Zixiao Temple. What do you all think?"
Zixia Temple is one of the Three Immortal Temples, personally managed by the sect leader, Master Yongcheng. It is a lineage that has the opportunity to inherit the sect leader's mantle in the future. When the abbots heard this, they couldn't help but gasp – this little Taoist boy is too lucky to have gained the favor of the sect leader, Master Yongcheng!
Master Yongcheng was the head of the Jade Emperor Sect, and the Zixiao Temple lineage had always been small in number, rarely accepting disciples. Since Master Yongcheng had spoken, the other elders naturally couldn't refuse him, and they all replied, "We are willing to obey Master Yongcheng's orders!"
Master Yongcheng nodded with great satisfaction and asked Mingtong, "Little fellow, would you be willing to join the lineage of my Zixiao Temple?"
Mingtong was momentarily stunned; to be valued by the sect leader was like a carp leaping over the dragon gate. It wasn't until Lin Fei quietly nudged him that the little guy snapped out of his shock, becoming extremely excited and immediately kneeling before Master Yongcheng: "Disciple, disciple is willing! Thank you for your high regard, sect leader!"
"Good, good, good! From this day forward, you are the personal disciple of my Zixiao Palace lineage!" Master Yongcheng stroked his beard and laughed. "Now there is only one disciple left—Mingxin of Wenqu Temple. Elders and abbots, which of you is willing to take him as your personal disciple?"
Since the sect leader personally asked Mingtong to leave, the many sect leaders naturally couldn't refuse the sect leader's request. Lin Fei instantly became a hot commodity in everyone's eyes.
It's important to understand that Lin Fei, with his "Qi-gathering in the meridians," possesses potential in no way inferior to Ming Tong, who has achieved "Ultimate Emptiness and Clarity," and his combat abilities are even superior. It can be said that after defeating Ming Tong, Lin Fei is not only the top disciple of Wenqu Temple, but also arguably the top disciple in this sect competition.
As soon as Master Yongcheng finished speaking, the last few abbots were moved. Abbot Zhenwu spoke first, saying, "Fellow disciples, Zhenwu Temple wants this young disciple. Please give us the honor!"
"Hehe, I'm afraid your Zhenwu Temple doesn't have that much influence!" The abbot of Wuqu Temple chuckled and said, "Although this young disciple is a disciple of Wenqu Temple, as far as I know, he has also cultivated in my Wuqu Lower Temple. It is indeed a matter of fate between him and my Wuqu Temple. Why don't you senior brothers give me some face and let him join my Wuqu Temple?"
"Young man, my Seven Stars Temple is in dire need of the Heavenly Power Star Master. If you join my Seven Stars Temple, once you reach the Acupoint Realm, this old Daoist will directly pass on the position of Heavenly Power Star Master to you, how about it?" The kind-faced Seven Stars Temple Master suddenly spoke, actually preparing to directly entice Lin Fei with benefits.
The various sect leaders vied for the position, none willing to yield. At this moment, there was no one like Master Yongcheng who could directly subdue the others; none of the sect leaders were willing to submit to the others and relinquish this rare talent.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Fei went from being a disciple of Wenqu Temple to a highly sought-after figure in the eyes of many sect leaders. This made Yuanzhen, the abbot of Xingzhi Temple, who was determined to make things difficult for Lin Fei and prevent him from participating in the sect competition, turn ashen-faced.
Just as several sect leaders were arguing endlessly about who would get Lin Fei, Yuanzhen suddenly stepped forward from the side.
When Yuanzhen came out, everyone else's eyes also fell on him.
Several sect leaders laughed mockingly, "What, Senior Brother Yuanzhen, does your Xingzhi Temple also intend to take this young Daoist as a disciple?"
"I'm afraid that even if Junior Brother Yuanzhen wants to take him in, others might not agree!"
“Nephew Yuanzhen, judging from your conduct, you shouldn’t get involved in this mess!”
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Xingzhi Temple holds an extraordinary position within the Jade Emperor Sect, feared by all, solely because Yuanzhen wields the power of punishment. In truth, it holds little appeal for the sect's disciples.
Lin Fei didn't believe that Yuanzhen really wanted to take him as his personal disciple. When he saw Yuanzhen come out, his heart skipped a beat—this damned Taoist priest, even at this point, was he going to make things difficult for him?