First Place

"Xingjue, what else have you got?" The Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet asked with anticipation. Because at this moment, he actually felt that Xingjue might take out something very remarkable.

"May I ask the elders, if the body isn't retrieved, but there are other vouchers, does it count?" Xingjue smiled slightly and asked instead of answering.

"If there's no body, if there's something that can prove the identity of the magical beast, it can also count." The Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet hurriedly said.

"That's good." Xingjue smiled slightly and then, under the narrowed gazes of everyone, slowly inserted his hand into his bosom and then slowly took it out.

And when the tightly clenched palm opened, a red water crystal shining with a faint light emerged.

"Beast soul?" After seeing the beast soul in Xingjue's hand, the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet exclaimed in shock.

And after hearing his words, almost everyone present was like being struck by lightning, instantly paralyzed.

"This is the beast soul of the Nine-tailed Fox. Xingjue, did you kill the Nine-tailed Fox deep in the Magical Beast Mountain Range?" After a moment of silence, the elder of the Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa said to Xingjue in shock.

And after hearing the words of the elder of the Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa, the other three elders also turned the same gaze to Xingjue.

Because in this Magical Beast Mountain Range, there indeed was a "Nine-tailed Fox", which was a primary-level Divine-rank magical beast and had survived in this Magical Beast Mountain Range for hundreds of years.

"Well, it was indeed a fox with nine tails." Xingjue smiled slightly and replied noncommittally.

And after hearing Xingjue's words, the four elders gasped. They had a deep impression of the Nine-tailed Fox.

Many years ago, the Nine-tailed Fox had repeatedly attacked and killed disciples of the four major forces. To ensure the safety of the disciples, the four major forces even joined forces to try and kill the Nine-tailed Fox.

And at that time, the four elders were precisely these four. But because the Nine-tailed Fox was too cunning, the attempt ultimately failed. However, the Nine-tailed Fox was thus driven to the deepest part of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

It was unexpected that the Nine-tailed Fox, which the four elders couldn't handle, would now be defeated by Xingjue. How could they not be shocked.

"Ha ha, good, good, good. You truly deserve to be a disciple of my Windy Pavilion." Suddenly, the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet laughed loudly. Xingjue's ability to kill the Nine-tailed Fox was definitely an earth-shattering event. After all, Xingjue's current strength was only at the initial stage of Martial Honor.

"Humph, just based on you, could you kill the Nine-tailed Fox? Was someone secretly helping you?" Just then, the Grand Elder of the Nangong Family suddenly asked skeptically with a disbelieving expression.

"Elder of the Inner Palace, what do you mean by that?" And after hearing the words of the elder of the Nangong Family, the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet pointed at him and shouted loudly. Looking at that posture, it seemed that he was ready to act at any moment if there was a disagreement.

The usually kind Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet could have such a reaction, which even surprised the other three elders. It seemed that Xingjue was indeed special to this elder.

"Xingjue, did you really kill this Nine-tailed Fox by yourself, and no one helped you?" Just then, the elder of the Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa also said to Xingjue.

"Not hiding from the elders, in fact, my master once left me a protective charm. I killed the Nine-tailed Fox with that charm." How smart Xingjue was. He naturally knew that they wouldn't easily believe him, so he had already thought of a response.

"What kind of charm could have such great power to kill a Divine-rank magical beast?" The elder of the Nangong Family said again.

"Elder of the Inner Palace, when that disciple of your Nangong Family killed the Divine-rank magical beast, wasn't it also with a charm? How? Your Nangong Family has advanced charms, but my Windy Pavilion doesn't?" Seeing that the elder of the Nangong Family intentionally made things difficult for Xingjue, he immediately retorted, and the anger on his face was clearly shown.

"You..." And after hearing the words of the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet, the elder of the Nangong Family was speechless. Indeed, that genius disciple of his Nangong Family also killed the Divine-rank magical beast with a charm back then.

But facing a Divine-rank magical beast, even with such a powerful charm and being able to successfully kill it was already a remarkable thing.

After all, there was a level difference between the Honor rank and the Divine rank. If it were a disciple with slightly weaker strength, they probably wouldn't even have a chance to attack. But Xingjue could do it, which also showed Xingjue's extraordinariness.

"How? Could it be that your Nangong Family can't accept the loss?" The Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet once again taunted.

"Humph, you underestimate my Nangong Family too much." Being said so by the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet, the elder of the Nangong Family snorted and then slowly walked to the front of the disciples and said: "I announce: The final results of this hunting competition are Windy Pavilion in first place, Nangong Family in second place, Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa in third place, and Nether Palace in fourth place."

After announcing the results, the elder of the Nangong Family didn't stay any longer. With a wave of his sleeve, he turned and walked towards his Swift Eagle Beast.

Seeing this, the disciples of the Nangong Family hurriedly followed. After the Swift Eagle Beast took off, Liu Teng still from time to time cast a malicious gaze at Xingjue. It seemed that he hated Xingjue to the extreme at this moment.

"Oh~ Xingjue, you're amazing." Just after the people of the Nangong Family left, Gao Hao and Ma Qiang of the Windy Pavilion excitedly ran towards Xingjue and shouted loudly.

Then Wang Yanyan, Zhao Yue, and the disciples of the Hidden Medicine Mountain Villa also came to congratulate one after another. Only Hu Bin was too embarrassed to come over. After all, he had some conflicts with Xingjue. But at this moment, there was also a touch of excitement on his face.

No matter how much he disliked Xingjue, Xingjue had indeed done something he admired this time. Winning the first place in the hunting competition was the first time in hundreds of years. As a disciple of the Windy Pavilion, he also felt honored.

After a brief celebration, the group from the Windy Pavilion also boarded the Swift Eagle Beast and left this city, heading towards the Windy Pavilion.

The Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet was the first to convey this good news to the main pavilion through the "Windy Order". And when this news reached the main pavilion, it also caused quite a stir. After all, this was a great and joyous event.

At the very top of the Floating Cloud Mountain, there is a towering peak that pierces the clouds, resembling a ladder connecting heaven and earth, standing between heaven and earth. And this peak is the most famous one in Floating Cloud Mountain, named "Tongtian Peak".

At the top of Tongtian Peak, there is an extremely magnificent palace. Against the backdrop of the vast sea of clouds below the palace, it looks like a celestial palace, floating above the sea of clouds. And this is the highest-level palace of Windy Pavilion, the "Windy Palace".

At this moment, in this Windy Palace, four white-haired elders are respectively sitting in the upper seats of the main hall. The auras of these four elders are terrifyingly strong. They are the core fighting forces of Windy Pavilion, four of the five elders of the main pavilion.

They are respectively the master of Li Xiaohan, the second elder of the main pavilion, Elder Jishui.

The third elder of the main pavilion, Elder Chihuo.

The chief elder of the Law Enforcement Pavilion, Elder Lei Li.

And the chief elder of the Martial Skills Pavilion, Elder Qiantu.

"The disciple of the Inner Cabinet, Xingjue, scored 900 points in this hunting competition and won the first place for our Windy Pavilion. This is the first time in hundreds of years. I wonder what you all think about the reward for Xingjue," Elder Jishui, sitting in the upper seat, stroked his fair beard and said slowly.

"This Xingjue has only been in our Windy Pavilion for one year, but his growth has been rapid. If given enough time, he will surely become a top disciple of our Windy Pavilion. So I think such a disciple should be directly admitted to the main pavilion exceptionally and given the best training." The chief elder of the Martial Skills Pavilion, Elder Qiantu, said slowly.

"Qiantu, you know the rules of our Windy Pavilion. To enter the main pavilion, one must rely on one's own strength. There has never been an exception."

"Even Li Xiaohan, the granddaughter of the Supreme Elder and the daughter of a hero of our Windy Pavilion, didn't she enter the main pavilion relying on her own strength?" The chief elder of the Law Enforcement Pavilion, Elder Lei Li, suddenly retorted.

"Then what do you say?" After hearing Elder Lei Li's words, Elder Qiantu glanced at Elder Lei Li, clearly displeased that he had refuted him.

"This son has indeed made a great contribution this time. So I think a town-level martial skill of our Windy Pavilion should be rewarded to him." After a moment of silence, Elder Lei Li said slowly.

"Well, that's fine. But there are quite a few town-level martial skills in our Windy Pavilion. I wonder if you have any suggestions?" After hearing Elder Lei Li's words, Elder Jishui also agreed and said.

"I say, give him the 'Windy Skill'." Just then, the third elder of the main pavilion, Elder Chihuo, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.

And when hearing Elder Chihuo's words, Elder Jishui frowned slightly and then said: "The 'Windy Skill' is extremely difficult to practice. Giving it to Xingjue would be like not rewarding him at all?"

The "Windy Skill" is the top martial skill of Windy Pavilion, created by the first pavilion master of Windy Pavilion. However, the difficulty of practicing the Windy Skill is extremely high. Even now in this vast Windy Pavilion, there is only one person who can use the Windy Skill, and that is the Supreme Elder who travels outside all year round.

"That Xingjue is not an easy person either. He also has a bad reputation in the Inner Cabinet. Giving him powerful martial skills might be used by him to deal with other disciples."

"And this son has good talent. Maybe he can succeed in practicing the Windy Skill. And in that case, it might not be a happy event for our Windy Pavilion." Elder Chihuo smiled slightly, but there was a hint of difficulty in that smile.

"What Elder Chihuo said is true. I also agree to give the Windy Skill to this son." Just then, Elder Lei Li also nodded and said.

After Elder Lei Li, Elder Qiantu also nodded in默认.

"Since that's the case, then give the 'Windy Skill' to Xingjue." Elder Jishui, although being the second elder of the main pavilion, has a similar status to the other four. So in this situation of three against one, he had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

"But compared to Xingjue's matter, there is another major event, that is the mysterious powerhouse who appeared in the Magical Beast Mountain Range." After the discussion about Xingjue was over, Elder Jishui said again. And then he even swept his gaze over everyone.

And after he said this, the faces of the other three elders all showed solemn expressions.

After more than ten days of traveling, Xingjue and others returned to the Windy Pavilion...

"Why are there so many people?" Xingjue, sitting on the Swift Eagle Beast, looked at the densely packed crowd in the square below and said in puzzlement.

And after seeing Xingjue's puzzled look, the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet sitting beside him smiled slightly...

When the Swift Eagle Beast landed on the square, before Xingjue and others could get off, the thousands of disciples of the Inner Cabinet rushed over like a swarm and charged towards Xingjue and others.

In the end, they even lifted Xingjue up and cheered loudly. At this moment, Xingjue finally understood that the news of their winning the first place in the hunting competition had already spread to the Windy Pavilion.

So at this moment, Xingjue has clearly become a hero of the Windy Pavilion, an object of worship for the male disciples and an object of love for the female disciples.

Faced with such a warm welcome from the disciples, Xingjue had nothing to say. He was only constantly lifted up by the crowd, asked questions from all directions, and was so busy that he was dizzy.

What made Xingjue most helpless was that someone even asked for an autograph. Especially those female disciples even wanted to pull Xingjue to visit their residences. In the end, it was only when the Grand Elder of the Inner Cabinet couldn't stand it anymore and dispersed the crowd that Xingjue was saved.

Dragging his somewhat tired body, Xingjue hung his head and slowly walked towards his residence.

"Oh, the big hero of our Windy Pavilion is back." Just then, a voice like a wind chime suddenly rang out behind Xingjue.

And when hearing this voice, the originally tired face of Xingjue instantly became excited. Then he hurriedly turned around to look.

And at this moment, behind Xingjue, a charming young girl wearing a golden pavilion robe was leaning against the wall on one side. A pair of big, watery eyes were looking at Xingjue. And on that fair and charming face, there was also a charming smile.