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Chapter 52

Looking at the thousands of people kneeling on the ground and cheering, Yun Fan was touched. He was standing beside the Saintess. If the crowd bowed down to the Saintess, it meant that they were bowing down to him.

"One day, I, Yun Fan, will become the strongest person in this world. I will make everyone bow down to me!"

While Yun Fan was deep in thought, many people in the crowd looked at him with envy, jealousy, and even resentment.

"What did this Yun Fan do to deserve the Saintess to accept him as her personal disciple?"

"If I could accompany the Saintess every day, I would be willing to lose ten years of my life!"

"Ahhh! I'm going crazy with jealousy. Why is it that Yun Fan gets all the good things? "

Amid the crowd's discussion, two sharp gazes shot at Xiang Yunfan from the crowd.

"Yun Fan, I'll let you be proud for a while longer. The higher you fly, the worse you'll fall!"

Looking at Yun Fan, who was standing beside the Saintess with his hands behind his back, Nie An's face was ferocious. He stabbed all ten of his fingers into the ground, making ten holes in the hard stone floor.

At the same time, among the inner disciples of Medicine Refinery Peak, there was a disciple in white.

He looked young, but he had long, pale hair. His face was as pale as paper, and his skin was thin. At the same time, he was looking at Yun Fan, who was in mid-air, with a burning gaze.

The resentment in his eyes was no less than Nie An's. It was Nangong Lingfeng.

"Yun Fan, you've caused me so much trouble. The glory that originally belonged to me was taken away by you. You've made me a laughingstock in the sect and family. You've taken everything that originally belonged to me. I, Nangong Lingfeng, will take it all back from you!"

A low voice came from the corner of Nangong Lingfeng's mouth, sending chills down one's spine.

At the same time, besides Nie An and Nangong Lingfeng, in an inconspicuous corner of the crowd, there was an ordinary-looking young disciple in the inner disciple uniform. He looked at Xiang Yunfan with a different gaze.

Although this young man was smiling, if one looked closely, his smile was even more horrifying. There was an indescribable strangeness to it.

Especially in the depths of his eyes, they carried a strand of horrifying icy coldness. That icy coldness didn't seem like a human's, and it seemed like a nether beast from the Ninth Hell instead.

The disciple stuck out his scarlet tongue and licked his lips. He let out an inhuman laugh. "Jie Jie, Jie Jie, the hunt is about to begin …"

…

Looking at the thousands of inner court disciples kneeling on the ground, Su Mengqi raised her hand lightly, indicating for them to rise. Then, she turned her beautiful head slightly, looked at Mo Qian, and said in a clear voice, "Sect Master, I came a step late with my unfilial disciple, I hope you can forgive me."

Mo Qian hurriedly bowed and said respectfully, "Saintess, you're exaggerating. The time is just right. Saintess, please bring your personal disciples in."

Su Mengqi's beautiful eyes glanced at Yun Fan beside her and said coldly, "Evil disciple, hurry up and leave!"

Then, in a voice that only Yun Fan could hear, she said in a low voice, "Be careful."

Yun Fan rolled his eyes. In his heart, he thought, 'In front of so many people, I'll give your cheap master some face.' Soon after, he cupped his fists together in a hypocritical manner. Only then did he control his magic treasure to fly down and stand at the front of the crowd of disciples.

Now that he was the Saintess' personal disciple, he could naturally stand at the front of all the disciples. Even those senior disciples who had been in the inner court for nearly three years had to stand behind him.

And this action undoubtedly made everyone hate Yun Fan even more. Especially those senior disciples, they were even more eager to fight. They planned to teach Yun Fan a lesson in this inner court season.

The gazes with which the four great hall masters looked at Yun Fan were also filled with complicated expressions.

A few months ago at the Inner Sect Grand Ceremony, Yun Fan not only did not accept the olive branch that they had thrown out in front of all the Outer Sect disciples, he had even brushed them off, causing them to be rather embarrassed.

However, this matter had already happened a few months ago. Their resentment towards Yun Fan had already faded. After all, as a Peak Master, they still had this bit of tolerance.

Moreover, Yun Fan's current status was not what it used to be. He was not someone they could easily shake.

"Yun Fan, will you be able to create another miracle in this year's inner court season?"

Xiang Yan looked at Yun Fan, who was standing in front of all the disciples, and said softly as if he was talking to himself.

"No matter how talented he is, he has only just entered the inner court. He has only been in contact with combat skills for a few months. He has almost no actual combat experience. If they really fight, I'm afraid that any senior disciple can completely defeat him."

Zhong Bu 'er sneered and shook his head. He still held a grudge against Yun Fan's arrogant attitude back then.

"I agree with Bu 'er. This kid might only have some talent in cultivation, but he might not be good at actual combat. Perhaps this inner court season will make him fall from his pedestal."

The Hall Master of the Medicine Refinery Hall, Duan Wei, agreed. Then, he added with a fake smile.

"Moreover, haven't you noticed? Almost all the senior inner court disciples are jealous of Yun Fan, the 'prodigy' who appeared out of nowhere. In the new season that is about to begin, I'm afraid that Yun Fan will be besieged by everyone. In the battlefield of the inner court season where everything is based on strength, I'm afraid that he will be eliminated early."

As soon as Duan Wei finished speaking, the Hall Master of the Body Tempering Hall, Qiu Ji, who had been silent for a long time, glared at him with her big charming eyes.

"I see that the two of you are still holding a grudge against Yun Fan because of what happened in the inner court ceremony. In the path of martial arts, the most taboo is cowardice. How can a person who dared to fight for survival in the Spirit Flame Spring be a weakling?"

"I have a feeling that Yun Fan will become a core disciple in less than three years! Even if he might not be able to compete with the top ten inner court disciples in this inner court season, he won't be eliminated so quickly! "

"Haha, Qiu Ji, you're really confident in Yun Fan. Aren't you afraid that you'll be slapped in the face later?" Duan Wei sneered.

"Hmph, I wonder who was the one who got slapped in the face during the inner court ceremony!" Qiu Ji crossed her arms over her plump chest. She did not back down at all.

"You …"

Duan Wei still wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by Mo Qian's cold snort. Mo Qian glared at the four Hall Masters, then took a step forward and looked at the crowd.

"Since all the inner court disciples are here, I announce the official start of this year's inner court season!"

After Mo Qian finished speaking, he led the four Hall Masters to bow in the direction of the forbidden area. He called out respectfully, "Ancestor, please lift the seal!"

The four Hall Masters behind him responded in unison, "Ancestor, please lift the seal!"

After a few breaths, there was a buzzing sound, and a fierce wave of spiritual power suddenly burst out from the forbidden area. The pressure was so strong that it made everyone present tremble.

Most of the inner court disciples' cultivation methods were at most Advanced Yellow Level. They could not dissolve such a strong pressure at all.

After a while, some of the disciples in the front row had turned pale. Their foreheads were oozing with cold sweat as they stood on the spot bitterly.

Yun Fan stood in front of the disciples and naturally felt the pressure more strongly. Fortunately, he secretly operated the Burning Skill to dissolve most of the pressure and avoid making a fool of himself.

Mo Qian and the four Hall Masters saw most of the disciples' painful expressions and saw that Yun Fan, who was standing at the front, looked normal. They could not help but feel surprised.

Chapter 53

"This boy is indeed worthy of being the peerless genius of our Fire Spirit Sect. He is indeed extraordinary!"

Mo Qian stroked his beard and looked at Xiang Yunfan with a gratified smile.

Duan Wei said disapprovingly, "Sect Master, it's too early to make a conclusion. This is just a small test that the Ancestor gives to the inner disciples every year. Yun Fan can easily handle it, which means that his cultivation method is more advanced. As the personal disciple of our Fire Spirit Sect's Holy Virgin, it's not surprising that he has such an advanced cultivation method!"

Mo Qian was about to retort when a bright silver light suddenly shot out from the depths of the forbidden area. In the blink of an eye, it merged into the ancient stone tablet.

After the silver light merged, the ancient stone tablet that had been standing still seemed to wake up. The tablet began to tremble slowly, and as time passed, the trembling became more and more intense.

Crack!

After about a dozen breaths of time, a circular energy hole appeared on the surface of the monument. Countless arcs of lightning circled around the hole, and with crackling sounds of energy colliding, the hole grew larger and larger until it reached a radius of more than ten feet.

"The door of the secret realm has been opened. Inner disciples of the four halls, enter quickly!"

Without needing Mo Qian and the others to urge them, some of the older disciples who had participated in the inner disciple season flashed and rushed into the hole without hesitation. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the energy hole.

As time passed, more and more new Inner Sect disciples followed the figures of the older Inner Sect disciples as they wormed their way into the holes with uneasy hearts.

Seeing this, Yun Fan was about to step forward when his wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone behind him. Yun Fan looked back and saw that it was Mu Qingshan, whom he had not seen for a long time.

"Senior Brother Qingshan, why are you grabbing me?"

Yun Fan asked in confusion.

Mu Qingshan said with a serious face, "Don't ask anything. Follow me first!"

Yun Fan allowed Mu Qingshan to pull him into the energy hole. He trusted Mu Qingshan and owed him a favor. Yun Fan believed that Mu Qingshan would not harm him.

Mu Qingshan's other hand was held by another young man. Yun Fan sized him up. This young man's appearance was somewhat similar to Mu Qingshan's, but he was slightly older.

Judging from the three flame marks on his chest, he was an old disciple who had been in the inner sect for three years.

While Yun Fan was sizing up the young man, the latter was also sizing up Yun Fan. Yun Fan responded with a smile, but the latter did not seem to appreciate it. His expression was cold, and there seemed to be a touch of undisguised contempt and disgust in his eyes when he looked at Xiang Yunfan.

"I don't think I've provoked this person before, right?"

Just as Yun Fan was feeling puzzled, the young man had already taken action and rushed towards the energy hole at lightning speed. Yun Fan's body was also pulled into the energy hole passively.

After stepping into the hole, Yun Fan felt as if his body was floating in the void. The colorful light spots around him kept retreating rapidly. This made Yun Fan realize that his body was moving at high speed, but he didn't know when he would reach the end.

Fortunately, this situation didn't last for long. After about the time it took to brew a cup of tea, Yun Fan's eyes suddenly lit up. Together with Mu Qingshan and the old disciple, he was thrown out of the energy hole.

The exit of the energy hole opened in mid-air. Yun Fan immediately summoned the spirit treasure ribbon to support his rapidly falling body. Only then did he avoid ending up in a sorry state.

After coming out of the hole, Mu Qingshan also summoned his spirit flame sword and calmly stepped on it.

As for the old disciple, after his body came out of the hole, he did not have the slightest intention of summoning his spirit treasure. He allowed his body to rapidly fall towards the grass below.

"Be careful!"

Just as Yun Fan was about to save him, he saw that Mu Qingshan had no intention of doing anything. There was no panic or worry in his eyes as he looked at the old disciple.

"Humph!"

When the old disciple's body was less than a meter away from the ground, the old disciple coldly snorted. His palms alternately shot out like lightning, bombarding the ground and creating a powerful recoil, which greatly reduced the speed of his rapidly falling body. His feet finally stepped lightly on the ground.

After doing all that, the old disciple coldly glanced at Yun Fan. He seemed to think that Yun Fan's kind reminder was unnecessary.

However, Yun Fan did not feel anything. He only felt that the old disciple was trying to act cool. However, he did have the ability to act cool. Without using spirit energy, he could use the strength of his palms to offset the falling force. Yun Fan did not believe that he could do that.

"Yun Fan, let me introduce you. This is my big brother, Mu Qingyun. He's one of the peak experts among this generation of inner disciples in the Fire Spirit Sect."

"Big Brother Qingyun, this is the Yun Fan I often mention to you. He defeated Nangong Lingfeng and took first place in this year's inner sect ceremony. Moreover, he opened up the Four Symbols Spirit Seas and was accepted as a personal disciple by the Saintess."

Mu Qingshan, who was standing on the flying sword, introduced him with a smile.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Mu Qingyun."

Yun Fan did not take Mu Qingyun's arrogant and unfriendly attitude to heart. He clasped his hands at Mu Qingyun.

"Hmph, opening up the Four Symbols Spirit Seas and becoming a personal disciple of the Saintess are just icing on the cake for us cultivators. It's not surprising at all."

Mu Qingyun coldly replied with his hands behind his back. He turned around and looked away. He did not return the greeting. He clearly did not take Yun Fan seriously.

Yun Fan asked, "Then what does Senior Brother Mu Qingyun think is the foundation of a cultivator?"

"Of course it's actual combat strength!" Mu Qingyun replied coldly. "No matter what kind of luck some people have to open up a high-level spirit power source or what kind of noble status they have by chance, these things are not worth mentioning in front of a true powerhouse."

"Senior Brother is wise. I've learned a lot!"

Yun Fan clasped his hands again. He could naturally hear the sarcasm in Mu Qingyun's words, but there was no need to lose his temper because of it. Moreover, Yun Fan agreed with Mu Qingyun's point of view very much.

In this world where martial arts were respected, it was impossible to win respect by talking big. Only a strong fist was the way of the king. He, Yun Fan, wanted to become the strongest and use facts to make those who had once looked down on him tremble in fear!

Seeing that the situation was a little awkward, Mu Qingshan smiled apologetically at Yun Fan. "Yun Fan, my Big Brother Qingyun is not good with words. If he offends you, please don't take it to heart."

"It's okay." Yun Fan shrugged indifferently. Even if he was a little unhappy with Mu Qingyun, he would naturally not lose his temper for Mu Qingshan's sake.

Yun Fan asked in confusion, "Oh right, Senior Brother Qingshan, why did you insist on pulling me just now?"

"Of course it's because I want you to join our team! If we don't pull each other, we'll be scattered in the space-time tunnel and land in different places. It's not easy to gather the team. "

"Join your team? Can we form teams in the inner sect season? "Yun Fan blinked.

"Uh … You really don't know some of the unspoken rules of the inner sect season …"

Seeing that Yun Fan did not understand, Mu Qingshan explained, "In this secret realm, there are many fortuitous encounters, but there are also many dangers. In order to reduce the risk and increase the competitiveness, every year before the new season, all the disciples will form teams with their trusted partners in advance to help each other in the secret realm and fight against the 'Evil Soul' and other contestants together.

This unspoken rule is also tacitly accepted in the sect, but each team can only be formed by five people. If the number of people exceeds the limit, the sect will deem it as a failure and there will be severe punishment! "

Chapter 54

"There's actually such a saying …" Yun Fan suddenly understood. After digesting the information, he asked again, "The 'Evil Soul' you mentioned just now, what is that?"

"You don't even know about the Evil Soul? Didn't you ask the senior disciples about the secret realm? " Mu Qingshan looked at Yun Fan with his eyes wide open. His face was filled with disbelief. He didn't expect there to be such a weird guy like Yun Fan.

"Uh …"

Yun Fan shrugged his shoulders. He was speechless to Mu Qingshan's question. He was captured by the Saintess during the inner sect ceremony and brought back to the Saintess' Mansion. He had been busy cultivating for the past few months and had almost no contact with the other inner sect disciples. Naturally, he had no source of information.

The most infuriating thing was that cheap master of his. She had disappeared for a few months. After she came back, she didn't teach him any combat skills or combat skills. Even the rules of the inner sect competition were only explained to him perfunctorily.

If it wasn't for the fact that she gave him the Heavenly Silkworm Crane Feather Clothes, he would have long divorced this cheap master of his. Yes, divorced!

Mu Qingshan touched his forehead helplessly and explained, "The Evil Soul is a human-shaped remnant soul that is floating around in this Ancient Tablet Secret Realm. It's very beneficial to a cultivator's cultivation. However, the Evil Soul's combat power is very strong. The strong Evil Soul is comparable to a human peak Origin Realm master. Therefore, it's best not to capture the Evil Soul alone to avoid being devoured by the Evil Soul."

"What a terrifying feeling …"

As a modern person, he was still a little scared when he heard that there were really souls in this world.

"Hmph, as timid as a mouse! What bullshit inner sect ceremony's first place? A peerless genius that only appears once in a hundred years. It's really disgusting. "

Mu Qingyun, who was not far away, saw that Yun Fan was actually frightened by the Evil Soul. He was even more disgusted with Yun Fan in his heart. He was even more certain that Yun Fan was just a piece of trash who got lucky and would soon reveal his true colors.

"Yun Fan, there are two more points you must remember!"

Mu Qingshan said seriously, "First, there's a deserted town in the center of the Secret Realm. There's no one there. The participants can rest in the town. Fighting is forbidden in the town. Those who break the rule will be disqualified and punished by the sect. This is the only absolute safe zone in the Secret Realm!"

Yun Fan nodded in understanding.

"Secondly, you should have seen the 'purple miasma' in the sky and outside of the secret realm, right? It originally covered the entire secret realm, but the ancestor used the power of the ancient monument to expel it to the edge of the secret realm. But as time passes, it will continue to spread towards the center and eventually cover the entire secret realm once again. Don't stay in this miasma for too long, otherwise you will become an evil spirit without consciousness and stay in the secret realm forever!"

Yun Fan raised his eyebrows and said, "In other words, as time passes, our range of activity in this secret realm will become smaller and smaller …"

"That's right!"

Mu Qingshan nodded and said, "This shrinking process will last for about half a year. After half a year, all the survivors will finally gather in the small town, and the safe zone will no longer exist. All the contestants will have a final battle, and the last person remaining in the secret zone will be the champion of the inner sect season!"

"That's interesting …"

Yun Fan rubbed his chin and nodded with a smile. "The shrinking of the purple miasma will make everyone's range of movement smaller and smaller. In the end, they will inevitably meet at the center and the final battle will begin. Before that, the most important thing is to seize the time to improve ourselves in this secret realm and prepare for the final battle!"

"That's right!"

Mu Qingshan looked at Yun Fan with admiration. The latter was indeed a peerless genius. He had a strong sense of understanding and understood everything with just a hint.

"So, Senior Brother Qingshan, you're afraid that I will be killed early in this secret realm, so you want to form a team with me, right?" Yun Fan teased.

By now, Yun Fan also knew Mu Qingshan's real intention. His impression of Mu Qingshan increased by several times.

"Yun Fan, our team is still short of one person anyway. I know that you don't have many friends in the inner sect, so why don't you join us?"

Mu Qingshan smiled and tried to persuade him.

However, before Yun Fan could speak, Mu Qingyun, who was next to him, said with a cold face, "Qingshan, our Mu Clan's team is originally full. Why do you have to forcefully kick out one of our clan members and form a team with an outsider? I really don't understand what you're thinking."

"Big Brother, Yun Fan is a very good person. During the inner sect ceremony, he risked his life to help me. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have been able to open my Spiritual Sea. Now that Yun Fan is alone in this secret realm, it will definitely be difficult for him to move forward. How can I just sit back and watch? "

Mu Qingyun smiled disdainfully and said, "Hmph, don't be silly, little brother. You were able to open your Spiritual Sea because of your extraordinary talent. It's not the result of external forces at all. He just wants you to owe him a favor, so he pretended to help you. Why can't you understand?"

Mu Qingshan still wanted to defend Yun Fan, but Yun Fan spoke first. "Senior Brother Qingshan, I appreciate your kindness, but I'm used to being alone, so I won't be joining the Mu Clan's team. Please forgive me, Senior Brother.

Thank you for telling me so much about the secret realm. In the future, if you need me, Yun Fan, in the future, please let me know as soon as possible. "

After saying that, he cupped his fists and bowed to Mu Qingshan, and took the lead to walk to the core of the secret realm.

Yun Fan understood that Mu Qingshan was a person who knew how to repay kindness. He wanted to use his family's power to protect him. However, Yun Fan was not a shameless person. Since the Mu Clan looked down on him, there was no need for him to stick to them.

"Yun Fan!"

Seeing that Yun Fan had walked far away, Mu Qingshan shouted. However, the former had already walked further away and didn't turn back.

Mu Qingyun went forward and stopped Mu Qingshan who was about to chase after him. "Qingshan, since he doesn't want to be on the same team as our Mu Clan, don't waste your effort."

Then, Mu Qingyun turned his gaze and looked at Xiang Yunfan's back. He sneered and muttered to himself.

"My Mu Clan is one of the top clans in the South Flame Region. Why would the Mu Clan beg a piece of trash like you who got lucky? What a joke … "

"That's enough, Big Brother. I'm really disappointed in you!"

Mu Qingshan shook off Mu Qingyun's arm and said with a pale face, "Let me tell you. Yun Fan is my friend. I won't allow you to slander him!"

"Haha, friend?" Mu Qingyun laughed disdainfully. "Qingshan, you actually want to be friends with this kind of trash. You're really getting worse and worse!"

Mu Qingshan gritted his teeth and said, "Although Yun Fan comes from a humble background, his tenacity and perseverance are a hundred times stronger than ordinary people. This kind of cultivator has endless potential. Why are you so sure that Yun Fan won't become a top expert in the Fire Spirit Sect or even the South Flame Region in the future?"

At this moment, Mu Qingshan's eyes were filled with wisdom. He turned back to look at Mu Qingyun and asked coldly, "Do you really think there's no need to be on good terms with such a genius youth with unlimited potential?"

…

While the Mu brothers were arguing fiercely, Yun Fan had already flown far away on his flying spiritual treasure. He was about to reach the small town that Mu Qingshan had mentioned earlier.

According to Mu Qingshan's information, Yun Fan knew that reaching the small town meant that he had reached the safe zone. At least, he could temporarily rest and adjust.

However, at this moment, a group of people flew over from the southeastern horizon. In a few breaths, they had already arrived beside Yun Fan.

Before Yun Fan could see clearly who it was, the laughter of the leader of the team sounded. His voice was filled with excitement and gloominess.

"Hahaha, isn't this Junior Brother Yun Fan? You and I are really enemies on a narrow road!"

When Yun Fan heard this voice, he knew who had come. His eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"Nie An!"

Chapter 55

"Haha, it turns out that you, the pro-disciple of the Holy Maiden, are here. You really made me look for you!"

Nie An said gloomily. He directed the other four members of his team to quickly fly around Yun Fan and block all of Yun Fan's escape routes.

"I was wondering who it was. It turns out to be Senior Brother Nie An. Did Senior Brother know that I'm short of money recently and specially come to give me Spirit Stones?"

Yun Fan replied with a smile.

Since they had already met, there was no need to hide anymore. It was time to settle the matter of Nie An torturing Yan Hu!

"You didn't run away when you saw me. That's really surprising!"

Nie An's smile revealed an indescribable gloominess.

"Why should I run? Shouldn't you be the one who should run? "Yun Fan shrugged.

Nie An's smile suddenly disappeared and his face became gloomy. "Yun Fan, you used your identity as the disciple of the Holy Maiden to rob me of 50,000 Spirit Stones. Today, I'll take it back twice as much.

If you know what's good for you, you'd better hand over a hundred thousand spirit stones to me, and then kowtow three times in front of me. Maybe I'll be happy and let you go. Otherwise, don't blame me for not having eyes! "

At this time, many disciples who were planning to go to the small town saw the situation with Yun Fan and the others and changed their route. They stood far away and watched the development of the matter.

There were also those who knew the details of this matter. After explaining it to the surrounding disciples, everyone understood what was going on.

"It seems that Senior Brother Nie An is not going to let it go today."

"Haha, Yun Fan used his identity as the pro-disciple of the Holy Maiden to offend Senior Brother Nie An. I'm afraid he will be humiliated and get revenge."

"If you know what's good for you, Yun Fan should quickly kneel down and kowtow to admit defeat. In this Secret Realm, everything depends on strength. The status of the Sect has no use. Even if Yun Fan is killed today, the Sect will not punish Senior Brother Nie An."

"You dare to offend an old disciple in your first year in the inner sect? You really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth."

Vaguely hearing everyone's conversation, Nie An felt a lot better. He made up his mind that even if Yun Fan were to kneel down and beg for mercy, he would break one of his legs today. Today, he would make an example out of him and let everyone see the consequences of offending him.

Just as Nie An was thinking about how to establish his authority, Yun Fan sneered and replied, "Nie An, if you kneel down and give me two hundred thousand Spiritual Stones now, I'll take it that you just let out a fart. Otherwise, I'll settle the matter of you injuring my brother Yan Hu today!"

Yun Fan's words made everyone suck in a breath of cold air. They didn't expect that Yun Fan would still dare to provoke Nie An under such circumstances.

"How dare he provoke an old disciple in this secret realm? Does he want to die?"

"I've never heard of a new disciple daring to challenge an old disciple. Today, I've seen it for myself."

"Hehe, I reckon that this hothead will be beaten so badly by Senior Brother Nie An that even his own mother won't be able to recognize him. The gap between the strength of a new disciple and an old disciple isn't something that can be closed with just words."

Nie An also didn't expect that Yun Fan would still dare to be so stubborn. He couldn't help laughing in anger, "Well said! I hope you can still say such tough words to me after ten breaths! "

He made up his mind that even if he didn't want Yun Fan's life today, he would break all his bones and make him a cripple forever!

Nie An growled and immediately clenched his fist. Air billowed around him as the aura of a late-stage Origin Realm master swept out!

…

At the same time, outside the secret realm, in the sky above the sect's forbidden area, a huge energy screen was slowly opening, projecting an image of the entire secret realm so that the outer disciples and elders outside the secret realm could see the situation inside.

When all the inner disciples stepped into the space-time tunnel, some of the elders also relaxed and began chatting.

"Looks like this year's new disciples are quite good. None of them made a fool of themselves in their first time entering the secret realm. I still remember that last year, there was a new disciple who didn't dare to step into the space-time tunnel no matter what. In the end, he was directly kicked in by Elder Zhou, haha."

"I guess the good times won't last long. I hope these new disciples don't meet the old disciples too early. Otherwise, I'm afraid they'll be kicked out too early."

As soon as the voice fell, the figure of a disciple shot out from the energy hole on the ancient tablet and fell to the ground in a sorry state.

The group of elders, who were in the midst of a conversation, suddenly turned silent. Everyone's gazes were gathered on that figure.

"It's actually Gan Ping. This disciple is one of the most powerful among the new inner disciples today. He opened a Spirit River during the inner sect ceremony. I didn't expect him to be the first to be kicked out!"

"Haha, looks like this kid isn't lucky enough to meet an old disciple so soon …"

Gan Ping's face was flushed with shame as the crowd whispered among themselves. He originally planned to show off his skills in this inner sect season. Even if he couldn't compete with the other old disciples, he wanted to not be kicked out too early and once again show his potential to the sect.

However, he didn't expect that his secret realm's landing point would coincide with a group of old disciples. Before those old disciples approached him with ill intentions, he could only crush the jade strip in grief and indignation and be sent out of the secret realm.

"Gan Ping, failed!"

The elder in charge of this inner sect season crossed out Gan Ping's name on the name list and wrote '1' behind his name, noting that he was the first to be kicked out.

Gan Ping gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. He wanted to push aside the surrounding disciples and escape, but in the end, he decided to stay here. He wanted to personally see the other new disciples being kicked out to heal the wound in his heart.

Especially Yun Fan, Nangong Lingfeng, Yu Meiyan and the others. As long as these seeded contestants were also kicked out, his wounded heart would be somewhat comforted.

In fact, it didn't take long for Gan Ping to kick out many new disciples one after another. They fell through the energy holes and onto the ground.

Among these defeated disciples, a small number of them looked normal, but most of them were injured.

There were also two disciples whose clothes were torn to shreds and were beaten black and blue. Their bodies were covered in bruises. It was obvious that after meeting the old disciples, they still wanted to put up a fight, but they ended up being beaten up even more miserably.

When Gan Ping saw this scene, his heart calmed down a little. At least compared to these battered new disciples, he was still considered to be in a good state.

He was now waiting for the moment when those seeded contestants were defeated. He wanted to see with his own eyes the outstanding newcomers like Mu Qingshan and Wan Li being kicked out like him. This way, it would cover up all the pain of his failure.

While many onlookers were discussing the disciples who were kicked out, there were also many people looking at the huge energy screen in the sky.

The real-time movements of the entire secret realm were projected on it. As long as one focused their attention on a certain area, the scene of that area would be magnified in one's mind.

At this moment, one of the onlookers shouted, attracting everyone's attention.

"Look over there, another new disciple is being surrounded by a group of old disciples. Hehe, it looks like this kid is going to be kicked out."

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When the group of elders and disciples heard this, their curiosity got the better of them. They subconsciously focused their gazes on the area that the person had pointed out. The scene of that area immediately magnified in their minds.

"Haha, this new disciple is really unlucky to have met Nie An. You should know that Senior Nie An's combat strength is ranked at the top among all the inner disciples!"

"Eh? That unlucky guy in the middle looks so familiar … "

"It's … Yun Fan!"

"Yun Fan? The Yun Fan who was the champion of this year's Inner Sect Ceremony? "

"Haha, this is going to be interesting. You don't know that this Yun Fan has offended Senior Nie An. Senior Nie An has long wanted to teach him a lesson. However, due to his identity as the Saintess's personal disciple, he has been holding back until now. Now that they have met in the Inner Sect Competition, it's a good opportunity for him to avenge his previous humiliation …"

Gan Ping, who had been ridiculed by everyone because he was the first to be kicked out, was actually excited when he heard these words.

"If the champion of the Inner Sect Ceremony, Yun Fan, is kicked out so early, then my situation is not too awkward."

Thinking of this, Gan Ping's eyes were filled with anticipation as he looked at the light screen. He was actually eagerly anticipating the moment when Yun Fan was kicked out.

The lively chatter of the crowd also reached the nearby ears of Mo Qian and the four great hall masters who had yet to leave.

When Mo Qian heard the words "Yun Fan," he frowned and immediately looked at the light screen in the sky. The four Hall Masters looked at each other and also looked at the light screen in the sky.

Su Mengqi, who was originally standing beside Mo Qian and planning to return to the Saintess Mansion, frowned when she heard the news. She looked at the light screen with a hint of nervousness in her eyes …

…

At this moment, in the Secret Territory, on a spacious grassland not far from the small town of the safe zone, Nie An and the other four surrounded Yun Fan in the middle. They all released their spiritual energy, as if they were ready to attack at any time.

In the forest not far from them, more and more disciples had gathered from all directions. They all appeared to be in a state of tacit understanding. They did not attack each other, nor did they step forward to interfere. Instead, they quietly watched.

The reason for this strange phenomenon was the enmity between the two famous disciples on the field.

Nie An was an old disciple who had made a name for himself in the inner sect for a long time. He was a powerful existence who had the potential to become a core disciple in the future.

Yun Fan, on the other hand, was a peerless genius who had risen to prominence in this year's Inner Sect Ceremony.

The clash between the two of them was very interesting to watch. Everyone wanted to see the final result of the struggle between the two of them.

On the Primordial Chaos Continent, heroes were determined by success or failure. Everything else was fleeting.

"Yun Fan, you used your status as the Saintess' personal disciple to severely injure my personal servant and extorted 50,000 spirit stones from me. Do you really think that I, Nie An, am a pushover?"

Nie An deliberately scolded loudly in an attempt to let everyone know the reason. He paused for a moment, then sneered at Yun Fan and said, "Now, I'll give you two choices. The first is to kneel in front of me and kowtow to admit your mistake in front of everyone. The second … "

Nie An smiled sinisterly and continued, "The second one is for me to beat you half to death and then throw you out of the secret realm like a dead dog. I want everyone outside to see that the champion of the Inner Sect Ceremony is like a stray dog!"

Nie An knew that the image of the secret realm would be transmitted to the outside world through the energy screen. Everyone in the sect would be able to see this scene. After this battle, his prestige would spread throughout the entire sect. Naturally, his status would rise as a result.

No matter what Yun Fan chose in the end, he would be the biggest winner.

When he thought of this, the corners of Nie An's mouth subconsciously revealed a victorious smile. He seemed to have expected that when he walked in the sect in the future, those who saw him would lower their heads and look at him with reverence.

However, before he could fully reveal his smile, Yun Fan's answer made his expression turn uglier and uglier.

"I did beat up your personal errand boy, Zhou Tao, but that was because Zhou Tao was instigated by you to use private torture to interrogate my brother, Yan Hu, in an attempt to steal the secret of the inheritance from me!"

Yun Fan said with certainty and asked in a deep voice, "Nie An, how should you be punished?"

"Nonsense! I'm a disciple on the Inner Sect Combat Strength Ranking. Why would I covet the inheritance of a new disciple like you? "

Nie An denied flatly. The Fire Spirit Sect hated rumors of stealing other people's inheritances the most. If this matter was confirmed, he would be severely punished by the sect. He might even be directly crippled of his cultivation.

Yun Fan already knew that he would defend himself. He continued, "That day, you tortured my brother and beat him half to death. Now that you're worried about being exposed, you want to use the opportunity of the Inner Sect Competition to kill me in this secret realm. You really have a good plan!"

Seeing that the crowd around him was shaking and whispering, Nie An became anxious. With a pale face, he defended himself loudly, "Yun Fan, don't slander me. Don't think that just because you're the Saintess's personal disciple, you can use your glib tongue to distort the truth! You've framed me. No matter what, I won't let you leave safely today! "

Looking at the slightly flustered Nie An, Yun Fan sneered and took a step forward. He said, "Nie An, you're relying on everything because you think that I, Yun Fan, a new disciple, have low combat strength and can't defeat you, an old inner sect disciple, right?"

Yun Fan stood up straight and hooked his finger at Nie An. He said, "I'll ask you one question today. Do you dare to fight one-on-one with me?"

As soon as he said that, everyone was stunned …

Shouldn't he crush the jade slip and run away after saying those words?

However, Yun Fan didn't run away. Instead, he took the initiative to challenge Nie An to a one-on-one battle?

He really doesn't take Nie An, a figure on the inner court's combat strength rankings, seriously?

Could it be that Yun Fan isn't afraid of death?

The more everyone thought about it, the more confused they became. No one had imagined that Yun Fan would make the most inconceivable choice in the end.

That was Nie An, an existence that was renowned on the inner court's combat strength rankings. Yet Yun Fan, a new inner court disciple, actually dared to go head on against him. They didn't know if his courage was commendable or if he was a rash youth …

Nie An was stunned for a few seconds when he heard this outcome, and then a wisp of wild joy surged onto his face. Moreover, beneath that wild joy was a strand of unconcealable savagery.

At the beginning, he was worried that Yun Fan would crush the jade slip and run away. In this way, the effect of establishing his might wouldn't be so obvious. Now that Yun Fan took the initiative to challenge him to a one-on-one battle, he could let go of his scruples and make a move against Yun Fan. Even if he heavily injured Yun Fan in the end, then he could only blame Yun Fan for being rash.

At that time, even if the Holy Maiden was enraged, she couldn't be too harsh on him. Because this was the rule of the inner court season, and no one had the right to change it. Otherwise, it would cause the hearts of all the disciples to turn cold.

Yun Fan, since you're courting death, then don't blame Senior Brother for being ruthless!

Nie An thought gloomily, and the joints of his fingers cracked. He'd already made up his mind to go all out and kill Yun Fan with a thunderous strike!

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At this moment, outside the secret realm, Saintess Su Mengqi was looking at the light screen in the sky. Her eyes were about to spit fire.

She had told Yun Fan before that he shouldn't stand out in the Inner Sect Tournament and shouldn't compete with the older disciples. He should focus on preserving his own life. But now, Yun Fan wanted to duel with Nie An. He completely ignored her advice.

"Lecher, it's better if you die!"

Su Mengqi snorted. She flicked her sleeves and turned around, no longer looking at the light screen.

Mo Qian and the four Hall Masters, who were standing not far away, were shocked when they saw this. It was the first time they saw the Saintess, who was usually indifferent to everything, so angry.

At this moment, Mo Qian was also secretly anxious. He did not expect Yun Fan to be so straightforward.

If something happened to Yun Fan during the inner sect competition, he would not be able to explain it to the Laozu and the Saintess. However, now that things had come to this, no one could interfere with the situation in the secret realm. They could only wait and see.

He could only hope that Nie An would restrain himself and embarrass Yun Fan. He would not really cripple Yun Fan.

…

"Stop it!"

In the secret realm, just as Yun Fan and Nie An were about to fight, a figure shot out from the crowd and rushed toward them.

Yun Fan turned around and saw that it was Mu Qingshan!

"Yun Fan, don't be rash. You're no match for Nie An now!" Mu Qingshan rushed over anxiously and summoned the Spiritual Flame Sword, ready to help at any time.

However, at this moment, a slender figure appeared directly in front of Mu Qingshan and blocked his way. Everyone looked at it and saw that it was Mu Qingyun.

"Brother, why are you blocking me? Go and stop Nie An. Don't let him hurt Yun Fan! "

Mu Qingshan shouted anxiously.

Mu Qingyun smiled lightly and said, "Qingshan, this is between the two of them. It's not appropriate for outsiders to interfere. Let them settle it themselves."

Mu Qingshan was stunned. He did not expect his brother to be so unrepentant. Not only did he not help him save Yun Fan, he even blocked his way and did not let him help Yun Fan. It seemed that his brother did not take his previous advice to heart. This made him feel disheartened.

"Mu Qingyun, get out of my way!" Mu Qingshan called Mu Qingyun's name coldly.

"What if I don't?"

Mu Qingyun sneered.

"If you don't, don't blame me for being rude!"

Mu Qingyun said in a low voice, "Qingshan, are you crazy? You're actually going to attack your clan brother for an outsider? "

"Yun Fan is not an outsider. He's a friend who has gone through thick and thin with me. He risked his life to help me during the Inner Sect Ceremony. I can't stand by and do nothing when he's in trouble!"

Mu Qingshan clenched his fist and grabbed the Spiritual Flame Sword. Then, he pointed it at Mu Qingshan's chest and said in a bone-chilling voice, "Get out of my way. Otherwise, don't blame my sword for being blind!"

"Qingshan, you're really stupid. I don't understand what you like about this kid. Is it worth it to offend a direct descendant of the Nie Clan for him?" Mu Qingyun snorted.

"It's worth it as long as he's my friend!"

Mu Qingshan replied firmly. Then, without saying anything else, his body swayed and charged at Mu Qingyun with the Spiritual Flame Sword.

"Stubborn!"

Mu Qingyun snorted and also made a move to block Mu Qingshan's sword.

Because of the appearance of the Mu Clan's brothers, the situation here had reached another peak. The onlookers were even more interested to see how things would develop next.

Through the conversation between the two, everyone understood that Mu Qingshan was loyal and wanted to help Yun Fan. However, helping Yun Fan meant offending Nie An.

Not only was Nie An a well-known expert in the Inner Sect, but he was also a direct descendant of the Nie Clan, one of the Four Great Clans of the South Flame Continent. Mu Qingyun did not want to offend Nie An because of Yun Fan, nor did he want to offend the Nie Clan. Therefore, he chose to stop Mu Qingshan from interfering.

When Nie An saw this scene, a smug smile rose from the corner of his mouth. He said to Mu Qingyun, "Brother Qingyun is truly righteous. I'm extremely grateful. I will definitely repay you in the future!"

Then, he turned his head and looked at Xiang Yunfan. He said in a sinister voice, "Now, no one will disturb us!"

Just as he finished speaking, a majestic Spiritual Energy fluctuation burst out from his body. Then, he flew up and pounced at Yun Fan. His ten fingers flickered with a dazzling light.

"Silly boy, in your next life, be smarter!"

As he spoke, Nie An's palm roared like a tiger and struck Xiang Yunfan's chest. He had used his full strength from the start!

This attack caused everyone who saw it to be greatly shocked. They did not expect that Nie An would use his full strength right from the start. Clearly, he did not intend to hold back, nor did he intend to give Yun Fan any chance to catch his breath. He wanted to use a thunderous method to kill Yun Fan!

…

"This Nie An is actually going for the kill!"

Outside the secret realm, Sect Master Mo Qian was so angry that his white hair fluttered. Yun Fan was the hope of the Sect's rise. Naturally, he did not want to see Yun Fan killed.

However, at this point, even the Sect Master could not interfere. Moreover, even if Nie An really killed Yun Fan, the Sect could not really punish Nie An. This was because Yun Fan had initiated the one-on-one challenge. If he was killed, he could only blame himself for being inferior. This was the rule that had been passed down for generations in the Fire Spirit Sect!

He sighed softly. In his heart, he had already accepted the fact that Yun Fan had been killed.

The world of cultivators had always been this cruel. Not all talented young cultivators would be able to grow up to become experts that could dominate a region. This required luck, courage, tenacity, unyielding, and many other factors …

However, the most important thing was to have a clear mind. If one always acted impulsively and could not control their greed and impulsiveness in the face of benefits and traps, it was only a matter of time before they lost their lives.

From his point of view, Yun Fan, this rising star, had already been obliterated by his own arrogance and conceit.

When the four Hall Masters saw this scene, their actions and expressions were all different.

Xiang Yan shook his head regretfully. Qiu Ji was filled with anger and her chest heaved up and down. Zhong Bu 'er looked at Qiu Ji provocatively, as if he had known this would happen. Duan Wei's expression was calm, but he could not hide his gloating smile.

As for Su Mengqi, after hearing Mo Qian's words, she suddenly turned around. Her starry eyes were like lightning as they once again looked towards the light screen.

When she saw that Nie An did not show any mercy to Yun Fan, her jade-like pretty face turned as cold as frost. The supreme might of the Fire Spirit Sect's Saintess spread out, causing the expressions of the surrounding people to change.

In particular, the Sect Master and the four Hall Masters were the closest to her, so they could feel it the most.

Although Su Mengqi did not say a word, they could already feel the violent anger contained in her delicate body. It was like a volcano that was about to erupt, and could erupt with destructive energy at any time.

The Sect Master and the four Hall Masters were shocked. They hurriedly lowered their heads and bowed. Their expressions were extremely respectful, and they did not dare to do anything strange.

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Mo Qian and the others looked at each other. They had never seen the Holy Maiden so angry. The reason why she was so angry was naturally because Nie An wanted to kill Yun Fan.

Everyone finally understood how important Yun Fan was to the Holy Maiden. It seemed that the Holy Maiden did not take Yun Fan as a disciple for fun. She really treated Yun Fan as her personal disciple.

If something really happened to Yun Fan, Nie An would not have a comfortable ending.

Mo Qian sighed softly and said to himself in his heart, "Alas, Nie An, I hope you can stop in time and leave Yun Fan alive. Otherwise, even with the protection of the sect rules, he will not be able to escape the Holy Maiden's thunderous anger …"

…

At the same time, in the secret realm, under the gaze of more and more disciples who came to watch, Nie An jumped up high with a ferocious smile. His palms formed into claws, and with a biting cold light, he pressed down hard on Yun Fan's vital parts.

Before the attack arrived, the fierce wind had already caused Yun Fan's hair and clothes to flutter. Even his face and clothes had been scratched by the wind, causing light scratches.

In the face of such a powerful attack, many people were so scared that their faces turned pale even though they did not experience it personally. Especially those new disciples, they were breathing rapidly and trembling.

If such an attack landed on their bodies, they would probably instantly have their internal organs shattered and die.

Among the crowd, there were also many inner sect experts who were hiding in the crowd and watching this duel without any suspense. The moment they saw Yun Fan being enveloped by the wind of Nie An's move, they had already sentenced Yun Fan to death.

Under such circumstances, Nie An had already locked down all of Yun Fan's escape routes. The latter could only use his moves to fight head-on.

However, how could a new inner sect disciple's cultivation and combat strength be compared to an old disciple who had been in the sect for three years? Fighting head-on was tantamount to throwing an egg at a rock.

Just as Nie An's palm was about to touch Yun Fan, who everyone thought was scared out of his wits, suddenly moved!

He clenched his fist, and a ghastly white flame that caused one's heart to palpitate suddenly sprang out from between his fingers. That kind of high temperature caused one to have the illusion that it was extremely cold, causing even Nie An to feel a trace of unease, and even caused the hearts of everyone present to tremble.

"Is this the powerful flame that Yun Fan has?"

"I heard that it is a type of earth fire!"

"It is indeed powerful …"

Under the cautious and envious gazes of Nie An and the crowd, Yun Fan's right palm was instantly covered by the Bone Ice fire. Yun Fan immediately twisted his waist and abdomen, and slapped out with a lightning speed.

. Due to the impact, Yun Fan's body was pushed back a few steps. Every step left a deep footprint on the ground.

However, after this, Yun Fan was still standing firmly. His back was straight and he did not bend down at all.

"He actually … withstood Nie An's attack?"

"Yun Fan is actually so strong?"

"Damn, even an old disciple might not be able to withstand Nie An's attack. Is this Yun Fan really a new disciple who just entered the inner sect this year?"

This result made everyone look at Xiang Yun Fan in shock. Just now, they all saw that Nie An had used his full strength. They did not expect Yun Fan to be able to withstand it.

Although Nie An did not use any combat skills, even an old disciple might not be able to withstand Nie An's full strength attack, let alone a new disciple.

Now, Yun Fan had withstood Nie An's attack. Although he was pushed back a few steps, he did not seem to be injured. His expression was normal and his breathing was not disorderly.

"Is that all you've got?"

Yun Fan sneered.

With these words, the crowd was once again in an uproar. They did not think that Yun Fan would actually dare to provoke Nie An. He was truly arrogant.

They believed that regardless of the outcome of this battle, Yun Fan's title of the most arrogant disciple in history was definitely well deserved.

Nie An was furious when he heard this. Being mocked by Yun Fan in public made him feel like he had lost face.

However, anger was anger. After that short exchange, he understood that Yun Fan was not an easy bone to chew.

"Not only has your cultivation reached mid Origin Opening, your body has also reached the Bone Forging realm. You're really something!" Nie An said with a sunken face.

He did not know that Yun Fan possessed a Heavenly Flame that could continuously temper his body and evolve his physique. That was why his body was so tough.

The crowd could not help but gasp when they heard this. They were even more amazed by Yun Fan's cultivation speed. No wonder he could withstand Nie An's full force attack. This Yun Fan did have the qualifications to be arrogant.

"Nie An, you heavily injured my brother back then. I'll let you experience what it feels like to be heavily injured!"

Yun Fan clenched his teeth. He did not forget the scene of Yan Hu being beaten half to death. If he had not arrived in time, Yan Hu would not have been able to keep his life. And the cause of all of this was Nie An!

"Just you?"

Nie An was furious when he heard this. His robes fluttered and boundless Spiritual Energy was attached to his palms. He struck out again and again, attacking Xiang Yun Fan's vitals. He swore to kill Yun Fan in one hit.

"Just me!"

Facing an aggressive opponent, Yun Fan's face was as calm as water. He calmly responded and summoned the Bone Spirit Ice Fire. It was attached to his palms and he once again faced Nie An head-on.

In an instant, bangs and pops sounded. Waves of air exploded from the collision of the two people's hands and feet. The grass and trees on the ground shook and swayed.

And this kind of battle scene made everyone dumbstruck. The entire place was silent.

"Yun, Yun Fan can actually fight Nie An head-on?"

"Too, too strong … too strong!"

This place was not far from the small town. More and more disciples heard the sounds of battle and gradually came over. When the crowd saw the two people fighting and saw who they were, they were also indescribably shocked.

And in the crowd, there were some familiar figures that Yun Fan appeared. For example, Wan Li, Yu Meiyan, Nangong Lingfeng and the rest.

"This …"

Wan Li was indescribably shocked. His pair of thick meaty palms were trembling slightly. He was originally firm and fearless in martial arts. But today, after seeing Yun Fan's performance, he felt fear from the bottom of his heart.

Yu Meiyan's mood was also not calm at this moment. Her small mouth was slightly open and her beautiful face was pale. She did not expect Yun Fan to be so powerful now.

Beside her stood a female disciple who was two to three years older than her. Her appearance and temperament were better than her by three points. She was a rare beauty. It was just that this beauty's small mouth was slightly pouted, highlighting a spoiled and unruly character.

"Meiyan, is this the person you told me about?"

"Yes, Senior Sister Xu Jing. He is Yun Fan." Yu Meiyan immediately replied respectfully. She did not dare to show the slightest disrespect to the former.

"This kid's opportunity is also not bad. It's just that his edge is too bright. This kind of character usually dies early."

"This Yun Fan is stubborn. During the Inner Sect Grand Ceremony, he was tempted to help but he was not willing!" Yu Meiyan's words carried a hint of resentment and anger.

Xu Jing chuckled and said disdainfully, "Why do you care about this kind of hothead? But you don't have to be angry for him because he is about to die at the hands of Nie An! "

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"Senior Sister, what do you mean?" Yu Meiyan was stunned when she heard this. "Yun Fan isn't at a disadvantage at all!"

Xu Jing sneered. "That's because Nie An is too arrogant. He hasn't used any combat skills yet. Once he does, the outcome will be decided in an instant!"

"Senior Sister, you're right." Yu Meiyan came to a realization. "I've been painstakingly cultivating the 'Spirit Snake Tail' that Master taught me for the past few months. Only then have I made some progress. Yun Fan's cultivation has already reached the middle stage of the Origin Source Realm. This means that he has been raising his cultivation these days and neglected the cultivation of combat skills. His actual combat ability is definitely not strong! "

"You're worth teaching."

Xu Jing's fair finger tapped between Yu Meiyan's eyebrows and smiled faintly. "No matter how talented Yun Fan is, it's impossible for him to multitask in such a short time to raise his cultivation level and cultivate combat skills at the same time. A cultivator who doesn't know combat skills is like a tiger without its teeth. Even if he were to fight you now, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to win, let alone Nie An. "

Yu Meiyan smiled flatteringly. "Senior Sister, you're right. I've learned a lot!"

Xu Jing snorted softly when she heard that. Her pretty face lifted slightly, and her small lips curled up even higher. She seemed to enjoy Yu Meiyan's flattery.

…

Outside the secret realm, everyone was looking at the light screen in the sky with mixed feelings.

Judging from the current battle situation, Yun Fan was indeed a rare seedling. However, everyone present was a veteran of hundreds of battles. They all knew the importance of combat skills in actual combat. Yun Fan had entered the inner sect for less than half a year. It was unknown if the Saintess had taught him a move or two.

Everyone stole glances at the Saintess Su Mengqi. However, the latter's jade-like face was solemn. Her sandalwood lips were tightly shut, and no one could guess what was going on.

Su Mengqi's gaze was fixed on the light screen, and her slender hands were clenched again.

In the past few months, she had neglected teaching Yun Fan combat skills because she had to deal with some of her own matters. This made her feel a little guilty.

However, she also knew that Yun Fan had secretly cultivated a kind of battle skill, and that battle skill was quite powerful. However, could Yun Fan really rely on it to defeat Nie An?

Su Mengqi's heart was a little uneasy. However, she had already secretly decided that if Yun Fan showed signs of weakness and Nie An still did not stop, she would have to use her status as the Saint to enter the secret realm to stop Nie An.

Even if he had to violate the sect rules, he would not hesitate!

…

"Yun Fan, you forced me to do this!"

Inside the Secret Realm, Nie An was unable to break through for a long time. The more he fought, the more frightened he became. Not only was Yun Fan's cultivation speed terrifying, but he also possessed an extremely powerful white flame. As long as he came into contact with it, he would feel a heart-burning heat and a bone-piercing chill.

He never thought that Yun Fan would be so difficult to deal with. This kind of tricky situation caused Nie An to no longer hold back.

He decided to quickly end this battle!

After a heavy palm strike, Nie An borrowed the force of the rebound and shot high into the air.

His body was upside down, and his right trouser leg suddenly swelled up like a balloon. The veins on his leg were exposed. Borrowing the force of landing, he heavily chopped down at Yun Fan, and the sound of air exploding could be heard.

When he used this move, it was as if he could collapse a towering mountain. Even the faces of those inner court experts changed when they saw it.

"It's Nie An's ultimate skill, the advanced yellow-ranked combat skill … Mountain-crushing Kick!"

"With a kick, the mountain will collapse and the earth will split. This Nie An has obviously been immersed in this combat skill for a long time and has already mastered it to the advanced stage!"

"Nie An actually used this move to deal with Yun Fan. How ruthless! Yun Fan is dead for sure! "

Listening to the exclamations around him, Nie An revealed a smug grin. "I originally planned to save this move to deal with those guys in the top five of the inner court combat strength list. Today, I'll let you have a taste of it!"

After saying that, Nie An's eyes flashed fiercely. He added 30% more strength to his leg, and the Mountain-crushing Kick was as fast as lightning towards Yun Fan's face!

"It's over!"

Nie An's mouth had a cold smile, and his cold voice was like the judgment of the Grim Reaper.

However, at this critical moment, Yun Fan, who had been expressionless all this time, suddenly moved. Seeing Nie An's momentum, Yun Fan bent his front leg slightly and straightened his back leg. His body was in a charging position.

Immediately after, a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy suddenly burst out from his body.

Almost in the next moment, all of his spiritual energy was concentrated at his elbow. His sleeves suddenly puffed up, and the veins on his arm under the cloth were exposed. Immediately, his front leg stomped on the ground, and with a shocking momentum, he rushed towards Nie An's right leg that was falling down quickly.

"Octane Blast!"

This scene caused everyone inside and outside the secret area to explode!

"It's a combat skill! Yun Fan also used a combat skill! "

"Damn, he still dares to meet force with force. This is crazy!"

In the uproar of the crowd, Yun Fan's elbow and Nie An's right leg heavily bombarded together, and a shocking muffled sound broke out.

Boom!

Accompanied by this sound wave, an amazing energy wave spread out from between the two. For a time, grass was flying, branches were rolling back, and the huge wind wave made many people around raise their arms and squint their eyes.

The huge energy wave made Mu Qingshan and Mu Qingyun, who were in the midst of the sword light, slightly stunned. They looked at the core area with a look of astonishment.

When the wind wave passed, everyone couldn't wait to look at the core area. The result also made everyone's jaws drop.

They saw that the two people in the core area stood back to back, and both of them maintained the posture of ending their moves.

After a few breaths, Yun Fan spat out a mouthful of blood, but he still stood in the same place tenaciously.

Nie An, on the other hand, stood there unscathed, and the complacent smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more intense.

Just when everyone thought that this collision had ended with Nie An's victory, everyone heard the word "explode" from Yun Fan's mouth!

Accompanied by this word, a low energy explosion came from the inside of Nie An's right leg!

Boom!

"Ugh!"

Immediately after, the smile on Nie An's face instantly froze, and he wailed in pain. Then, he staggered and knelt on one knee. His face turned pale, and bean-sized beads of sweat flowed down from his forehead.

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned for a few seconds, and then the crowd boiled over again.

"Damn it … Yun Fan actually had the upper hand in the collision just now?"

"Damn, what did I just see? A new disciple is actually going to defeat an old disciple on the Inner Sect Combat Strength List?"

"Yun Fan's combat skill is obviously a hundred times better than Nie An's Mountain-shattering Leg. What level of combat skill is that?"

Waves of agitated discussions rose one after another, and no one dared to believe what was happening in front of their eyes.

Outside the secret realm, it was also boiling over with noise. Amidst the noise, Mo Qian took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled. Then, his lips moved slightly, and he said two words …

"Hidden Force …"

These two words caused the expressions of the four Hall Masters to change. 'Hidden Energy' was a special force that could only be cultivated from High Profound Level Battle Skills and above.

Injecting spiritual energy into the opponent's body, and exploding when the opponent relaxed, and severely injuring the opponent, was the manifestation of a Advanced Profound Level combat skill.

Even they had never learned such a technique, but today, they saw it from a new disciple who had just entered the Inner Sect. How could this not be shocking?

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"How could this little guy know how to use the hidden force?"

Zhong Bu 'er could not believe it. Only cultivators who had been immersed in Profound-level combat skills for several years could master such a high-level technique. Yun Fan had just entered the inner sect less than half a year ago, but he had already mastered it?

Qiu Ji rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't forget that his master is our Saintess!"

As soon as she said that, everyone immediately fell silent. They looked at Su Mengqi, who was silent on the side, with respect and admiration in their hearts.

She was indeed the Saintess of the Fire Spirit Sect to be able to let a disciple who had just learned combat skills for a few months learn such a high-level combat skill as the hidden force.

At this moment, Su Mengqi, who had a calm expression on her face, was actually more shocked than everyone else. It was just that she hid her emotions very well and did not let anyone notice it.

She knew best what she had taught Yun Fan these days, and it was precisely because of this that she was even more shocked by Yun Fan's performance.

"This lecher. How did he cultivate? Even I have a whole new level of respect for him now …"

Su Mengqi bit her thin lips and looked at Yun Fan's figure on the light screen, becoming more and more entranced …

…

In the secret realm, amidst the exclamations of the crowd, Nie An gritted his teeth and struggled to stand up. The words of praise for Yun Fan stimulated his fragile mind.

He had thought that he would definitely win, but Yun Fan had turned the situation around. The unwillingness and resentment in his heart had already broken through the sky.

He had never expected that Yun Fan would master such a high-level combat skill. When he realized that the latter had left a hidden force in his body, it was already a little too late. Although he immediately mobilized his spiritual Qi to protect his bones and meridians, his muscles were still injured by the hidden force, and now it was difficult for him to move.

He looked around and saw that the four inner sect disciples who had sworn to follow him had already disappeared. Obviously, they did not want to get involved in the grudge between him and Yun Fan.

"Nie An, the winner takes all. What else do you have to say?"

Yun Fan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared sharply at Nie An.

Half a month ago, he had spent more than ten thousand Spiritual Stones to cultivate the Eight Extremities Blast to the Advanced Level. With the help of the hidden force in the Advanced Level Eight Extremities Blast, he had successfully injured Nie An and finally avenged Yan Hu.

Back then, because he was weak, he did nothing when Yan Hu was bullied. Now, he was no longer the little errand boy on Yan Peak. He would not let himself and his brothers be bullied by anyone.

Yun Fan's sharp eyes scanned the surroundings. Under the contrast of the blood and fighting spirit, many people took the initiative to lower their heads. Even some of the older disciples did not dare to look him in the eye.

Looking at the high-spirited Yun Fan, Nie An's chest heaved up and down violently, his eyes almost spitting fire.

"Damned thing, do you think you've won? How could I, a dignified direct descendant of the Nie clan, be defeated by a piece of trash like you?! "

With that, Nie An directly bit his right index finger and used his blood to quickly draw a complicated rune on his forehead. The rune was filled with an indescribable sense of vicissitudes and ancientness.

Immediately after, Nie An formed a seal with both hands and let out a low roar.

"Bloodline power, open!"

As his voice fell, Nie An's originally declining aura suddenly rose. The surrounding stones and plants on the ground began to tremble. Everyone's eyes once again focused on him.

This strange change made even Yun Fan feel a sense of danger. With a tap of his foot, he immediately retreated several feet.

As time passed, the veins on Nie An's entire body bulged. Traces of blood-red energy drilled out of his pores and circled around his body like red thunderbolts. Crackling sounds could be heard from time to time.

What was even more shocking was that Nie An's injured leg was rapidly recovering under the nourishment of the red energy. In the blink of an eye, only a shallow scar was left!

Nie An's face was gloomy as he slowly stood up. His hair was standing on end, making him look like an ancient demon god, causing people to be intimidated by him.

"Yun Fan, to be able to die under my Nie clan's secret technique can be considered a worthy life. Although after using this technique, my cultivation will regress by one level, my lifespan will be damaged, and I will have to lie in bed for a year before being able to walk, being able to kill you with my own hands is enough to make my name known throughout the sect!"

As Nie An spoke, the stones on the ground seemed to break free from the shackles of gravity under the guidance of his powerful blood-red energy and danced around him.

This kind of strength caused the faces of the top experts in the inner sect to turn solemn.

"Blood Sword!"

Following Nie An's low roar, blood began to flow from his right palm. The blood did not drip down and finally condensed into a blood-red longsword, which Nie An grasped in his hand.

"I want you to die under my Nie clan's strongest attack. Only in this way can the hatred in my heart be appeased!"

This sudden turn of events caused the originally noisy crowd to turn sluggish. No one had expected that Nie An actually had a trump card up his sleeves.

Outside the secret realm, Mo Qian and the others were also shocked.

"As expected of the direct descendant of the Nie clan that has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. He actually possesses such a powerful Blood Sacrifice Secret Technique. This kind of strength is almost beyond the Profound Rank and is close to the Earth Rank!" Zhong Bu 'er exclaimed.

"Rumor has it that the bloodline of a clan that has been passed down for a long time will undergo an amplification mutation because of the appearance of a peerless powerhouse above the Heavenly Venerable Realm. There is a probability that the descendant will activate this bloodline and greatly increase their combat strength. It seems that these rumors are true …"

Mo Qian also sighed.

"I didn't expect Nie An to be able to activate the power of the bloodline. You can only blame Yun Fan's bad luck for encountering such a strong opponent," Duan Wei said indifferently with his hands behind his back.

"Nie An's current combat strength is probably comparable to a powerhouse at the Perfect Origin Realm. Yun Fan is doomed this time!" Zhong Bu 'er also echoed.

This time, facing the cold words of the two, even Qiu Ji, who had always been optimistic about Yun Fan, remained silent. For the first time, a nervous and uneasy expression appeared on her face.

However, just as Mo Qian and the four hall masters were thinking about their own thoughts, they suddenly sensed a powerful flame fluctuation coming from behind them. Then, a wave of fire passed through them and headed straight for the secret realm's entrance.

"Oh no!"

Seeing the direction the flame was flying in, Mo Qian's expression suddenly changed. He wanted to stop it, but it was too late. The flame was so fast that it directly disappeared into the space-time tunnel.

"Come with me to persuade the Saintess to return!"

Mo Qian shouted anxiously. The four hall masters behind him looked at each other. Then, under the astonished gazes of all the disciples, they followed Mo Qian into the tunnel entrance.

They all knew that the Saintess was going to interfere in the competition, but this was not in line with the Fire Spirit Sect's rules. If the Saintess really did that, it would make many disciples angry, which would be extremely detrimental to the sect's development. Therefore, they had to stop her.

Just as the Saintess, Mo Qian, and the others rushed into the secret realm, Nie An had already raised the blood sword above his head. The entire blood sword emitted a dazzling red light, and the sword was trembling violently.

"Hehe, after you die, I can take your secret inheritance for myself. When I succeed in cultivating it, I will become the strongest person in the inner sect!"

Nie An grinned as he looked at Yun Fan, who had been standing silently in front of him, with sand and stones flying around him.