Examination(1)

"Have you heard? An Inner Disciple died in the sect."

"Oi, you mean the genius with the White Tiger Spirit?"

"He was supposed to be accepted by Elder Bai. How unfortunate."

The sect was filled with all sorts of talk. For three days straight, many Black Lotus Guards, responsible for upholding justice, had been investigating, and the outer court and inner court were turned upside down.

Unfortunately, the sect still couldn't find the murderer.

Today, the chaos seemed to have subsided. Perhaps it was because the outer disciple examination was about to begin.

The examination venue was set in front of the wild forest within the mountains behind the sect. At this moment, the venue was already filled with a sea of people, approximately a few thousand in number.

They were many laborers of the sect.

Most of them were at the 2nd stage of body refinement, though a few at the 1st stage had come to join the fun.

There were also some people at the 3rd stage of body refinement around, and everyone's eyes were fixed upon them.

One of them was a sturdy youth, the number one laborer, Zhou Yan. He was staring at someone who was clad in white and looked sinister with his pale complexion.

"Xiao Feng, to think that you've also reached the 3rd stage of body refinement," Zhou Yan's brows furrowed as he said that.

"Kekeke, are you scared? I might steal your spot, you know..." The sinister-looking youth, Xiao Feng, smiled.

"Steal my spot?" Zhou Yan sneered. "You better not let me catch you. Otherwise, I'll cut you into a million pieces."

"Likewise," Xiao Feng said, still with a smile on his face.

In this tense atmosphere, a snow-haired youth quietly blended into the sea of people. This was Leng Feng.

For the past three days, he had kept a low profile due to the investigation. He never expected that Li Chang was favored by an elder of the sect. No wonder that guy had so many spirit pills and spirit crystals.

Leng Feng had also temporarily given up raising his cultivation further for fear that someone might notice his abnormality.

He wasn't as foolish as Meng Chuan.

As such, Leng Feng focused only on stabilizing his cultivation and exploring his newfound spirit.

Thanks to that, he was a bit closer to understanding the use of this weird second spirit he had.

"These slaves really have big mouths."

"What can you expect of a laborer?"

"Heh. A meager 3rd stage of body refinement dared to claim the number one spot?"

Aside from the laborers, there were also menial disciples present.

In the Black Lotus Sect, everyone starts as a laborer. Once they reached the 3rd stage of body refinement, they could become a menial disciple and be excused from tedious tasks.

As for why Zhou Yan and Xiao Feng had not registered as menial disciples, it was because today was the yearly outer disciple examination.

Becoming a menial disciple at this time would be a waste of time.

Hearing the arrogant tone of the menial disciples, the laborers couldn't help but feel offended.

Even Zhou Yan and Xiao Feng's brows furrowed, clearly offended by the statement.

"How arrogant. If we all band together, do you think the ten of you can handle us?"

The laborers responded with murderous intent, causing the menial disciples to shrink back a little bit.

The 3rd stage of body refinement was hard to reach among the laborers. As such, only ten menial disciples had been promoted this year.

"Everyone, calm down. I apologize on behalf of these guys."

The speaker was a young man with long raven hair. He seemed to be around 15 years old and had a refined aura around him.

"It's Wei Ling! The only one at the peak of 3rd stage of body refinement!"

The laborers were a bit afraid of this person, so they could only bow their heads.

What's the use of banding together to defeat the menial disciples?

Not a single one of them had the courage to sacrifice themselves.

Especially when one of them was at the peak of 3rd stage of body refinement.

Leng Feng stared at Wei Ling and couldn't help but take note of him.

In the past three days, one of the things Leng Feng had learned about his second spirit was that it gave him a sort of sixth sense.

He could feel that this Wei Ling was not as simple as he appeared.

There was this dreadful aura around him that Leng Feng could not understand.

While Leng Feng was deep in his thoughts, sounds of exclamation suddenly rang around him. In the distance, three figures were floating in the air.

As they approached closer, their appearances became clear. The two older men had beards and didn't attract much attention. It was the woman leading them who captured everyone's eyes.

This woman wore a crimson dress that flowed from her chest to her white, slender legs. She had an oval face and an enchanting smile, captivating everyone in the area. She seemed young, too, perhaps around 17 years old.

"How beautiful! Is this the Goddess Ling Yue who is known as one of the Five Beauties of the Wilderness?"

"She's so pretty, oh my god. She looks like a succubus. Just one gaze from her sucked all my energy. My legs are shaking..."

Everyone was full of praise for the woman in the crimson dress. All of them had expressions of admiration and desire. Some were even daydreaming.

They just couldn't help it. Ling Yue was not just beautiful, she was also a genius in cultivation!

She was rumored to have a heaven-rank spirit. When she was sixteen, she was already at the Essence Refinement Realm. At that time, she entered the Black Lotus Palace, becoming a core disciple of the sect!

Now that she was 17, no one knew what progress she had made!