Chapter 41: Astonishment of the Distinguished Figures in the Sect

The boss is indeed the boss; merely a minor leader granted Wu Tian thirty thousand experience points. He is now just a few thousand experiences away from leveling up to a first-level Martial Spirit.

Moreover, it seems that he also dropped two excellent pieces of equipment: a ground-level superior-quality Gale Boots and a ground-level medium-quality Lightweight Cloak. Ground-level equipment is rarely seen in the market, and only elite disciples in the family or sect are qualified to equip them. Wu Tian, in one fell swoop, obtained two ground-level pieces, which is quite commendable.

After acquiring the equipment, Wu Tian promptly examined the attributes of the two items.

Gale Boots (Ground-level Superior): Suitable for assassins and warriors, providing a ten percent increase in basic agility and a ten percent increase in accuracy. It comes with the skill "Ride the Wind," allowing a burst of three times the speed for half a minute, with a cooldown of one hour.

Lightweight Cloak (Ground-level Medium): Suitable for assassins and warriors, capable of reducing weight by ten percent and increasing speed by five percent. It comes with the skill "Night Concealment," allowing self-concealment of aura at night, making it impossible for cultivators below the eighth-level Martial Spirit to detect.

Truly ground-level equipment, not only enhancing attributes but also equipped with skills. Currently possessing only the magical Black Dragon Blade, these two pieces of equipment arrived at the perfect time, significantly boosting Wu Tian's combat power. Therefore, Wu Tian immediately donned the two pieces of equipment.

Although Wu Tian's appearance did not change after wearing the equipment, he clearly felt that his body became much lighter, especially in terms of speed, feeling like it had ascended a level.

"Leader, leader! You're incredible! You effortlessly slayed a first-level Martial Spirit assassin. I truly admire you!" At this moment, Niu Wuji excitedly rushed over and exclaimed.

"If he claims to be a first-level Martial Spirit, you believe him. You're too naive!" Wu Tian shrugged and said.

"Uh... I thought..." Niu Wuji suddenly paused, "Regardless of whether he is a first-level Martial Spirit or not, the leader is genuinely formidable. Even if I don't know their cultivation levels, I can guess that they are at least sixth-level Martial Masters. You effortlessly dealt with them with a single strike. The cultivation is definitely above sixth-level Martial Master, leader, this cultivation is outstanding among the younger generation of the Qi Tian Sect!"

"No! I don't want to be outstanding," Wu Tian shook his head.

"Alright, forget I said anything..."

"If you want to do something, be the best. There's no fun in being outstanding!" Wu Tian added.

"Leader is the leader. I always said that the leader would never accept being inferior to others. The leader is my lifelong idol, in the future..."

"Enough, stop the nonsense. We've already wasted a lot of time. If we continue, other disciples will have crossed the Hengduan Mountains!" 

...

At this moment, deep in the forest, two pairs of eyes watched in astonishment as Wu Tian's figure receded.

"Senior brother, this disciple is too powerful! Four assassins, three of them reaching the fifth-level Martial Master, and the last minor leader's cultivation suddenly leaped to the first-level Martial Spirit. Yet, they were all single-handedly killed by this disciple. Isn't this disciple too formidable? He's just a disciple from the Qi Tian Sect branch in Pingyang City. I think even disciples from the headquarters might not have such cultivation!"

A slightly younger person took out a piece of paper, looked at it, and then frowned, "According to the information, this disciple is indeed from the Qi Tian Sect's Pingyang City branch. His master died due to demonic cultivation a year and a half ago. As for him... his dantian was shattered by a mysterious person, causing him to lose his cultivation. However, for some unknown reason, his cultivation recovered a few months ago. Based on his current situation, his cultivation should be even more powerful than before!"

"Senior brother, generally, one cannot continue cultivating if their dantian is shattered. Could it be that there's a powerful person behind him assisting?"

"We're only responsible for covertly monitoring the disciples during the sect competition. We don't need to speculate on this matter. Now, immediately convey this matter to our master and the sect master of the branch, and don't miss a single word, understand?"

"Yes, senior brother, I will report this matter to our master immediately!"

Thus, the junior disciple swiftly dashed down the mountain back to the Qi Tian Sect. Upon returning, important tasks from the Qi Tian Sect and several judges from the headquarters were discussing matters.

"Lord Ye and master, I now have an important matter to report to you!"

The disciple's master was a woman with an exquisitely beautiful appearance. Looking at her, one could not guess her age, seemingly 18 yet also appearing 30. In short, her beauty defied description in words.

"What urgent matter is it, reporting at this time of descent?" The woman raised her eyebrows slightly and asked.

"Yes, as you oversee the disciples participating in the competition, has there been any issue?" Lord Ye inquired.

Indeed, there are some issues. We were monitoring a disciple named Wu Tian, and he encountered an assassination attempt by the Luo Luo Sect while crossing the Hengduan Mountains!" The disciple reported.

Hearing this news, everyone's expressions changed, including He Jiang, who was sitting in the corner, his eyes showing a hint of satisfaction.

"What did you say? Encountering an assassination attempt by the Luo Luo Sect? Has this disciple, Wu Tian, met with an unfortunate incident, Lord Ye? You are the branch master; what has this Wu Tian done to provoke the Luo Luo Sect?" The woman asked in surprise.

Speaking of Wu Tian, the branch master pondered and said, "Among those participating in the sect competition this time, only one person is named Wu Tian. He is the disciple of my junior brother Huang Fei. Our branch has a total of 16 gates, and only Junior Brother Huang's gate recruited a disciple named Wu Tian. Unfortunately, a year and a half ago, Junior Brother Huang, while cultivating, encountered a mishap and lost his life due to demonic cultivation. His disciple was also attacked by a mysterious person, and his dantian was shattered. A year and a half ago, this Wu Tian was still a beginner, but alas..."

The woman furrowed her brows. Just listening to Lord Ye's words made her feel that something was amiss. "Since his dantian was shattered, why would he provoke the Luo Luo Sect's assassins? Also, why would he be allowed to participate in the sect competition with a shattered dantian?"

"According to the sect's regulations, each gate must have a disciple participate in the sect competition. Junior Brother Huang's gate only had Wu Tian as its disciple. In addition, Wu Tian himself insisted on participating. Unexpectedly, he encountered an assassination attempt by the Luo Luo Sect. I also find this matter perplexing." Lord Ye shook his head.

In the corner, He Jiang's mouth involuntarily curled up. Why provoke the Luo Luo Sect? It's because he provoked me, hmph. Now,

 this kid is finally in trouble!

The woman frowned and looked at the reporting disciple, asking, "When Wu Tian encountered the Luo Luo Sect's assassination, you should have taken action to rescue him. Why did you come down the mountain to report?"

"Master, there was no need for us to take action. Wu Tian alone killed four Luo Luo Sect assassins, three of them at the fifth-level Martial Master, and the last minor leader took some kind of pill to advance to the first-level Martial Spirit. Despite that, Wu Tian still killed him! My senior brother and I found this matter extremely important, so we decided to report it immediately!"

"What? Wu Tian killed an assassin with first-level Martial Spirit cultivation?" Everyone present, including He Jiang, was shocked, and He Jiang, already excited, stood up.