Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 222 Inner Sect Competition
You're saying he defeated Mingxiaozi with a single punch?

In the dimly lit, secret room, someone asked a question.

"Yes," the person on the other end confirmed.

"I saw it with my own eyes," the man confirmed.

The person on the other end confirmed again: "I saw it with my own eyes."

"This is truly unexpected," the man chuckled. "Not even twenty years old, already at the Nascent Soul stage, possessing dual spiritual bodies—such talent would place him among the elite in the imperial dynasty and even the immortal dynasty. I never imagined he'd appear in such a small place."

"Shall we make a move?" the person on the other end asked. "After all, they are from the Xuantian Sect."

"That's hard to say." The man stroked his chin. "After all, he joined halfway through. Given Yunxiaozi's personality, he'll definitely prioritize maintaining stability. So, this Lingzhuzi won't stay in Xuantian Sect for long."

"It's not worth exposing yourself just to kill him."

“Even if he’s gone, there will still be a connection to the sect. He might become an unpredictable factor in the future destruction of the Xuantian Sect,” the person opposite said.

"Do you think there's a high chance that your sect will destroy the Xuantian Sect?" the man asked in return.

The person on the other end paused for a moment: "Not much."

Under Yunxiaozi's leadership, the Xuantian Sect was thriving, while the Shengxin Sect, due to being besieged and forced to hide, had to break up into smaller groups, and its situation was deteriorating day by day.

Under these circumstances, the chances of the Sacred Heart Sect destroying the Profound Heaven Sect are practically nonexistent, so whether or not that Spirit Pearl Child cherishes this incense offering is actually irrelevant.

"That settles it then." The man clapped his hands and said meaningfully, "The sect belongs to the sect, but our lives belong to ourselves."

"I understand," the person on the other end said after a moment of silence. "But the message still needs to be delivered."

The man nodded: "Of course, otherwise how would we profit from both sides?"

"But what if the sect orders us to take action?" the person on the other end asked.

"Delay it," the man said. "I have a feeling this Spirit Pearl disciple won't stay long. Once he reaches outside the Xuan Tian Sect, that's the sect's own business."

"Well, that's all we can do." The person on the other end sighed. "I really envy that Lingzhu disciple's talent. If we had even half of his talent, why would we need to hide our identities?"

"Yes," the man sighed.

Talent and resources are both indispensable on the path of cultivation.

the other side

"The Inner Sect Grand Competition?"

Lin Le frowned as he looked at the message sent directly through his identity jade token. He was just about to go out and break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, so he had no time to participate in the competition.

However, after looking at the rewards, Lin Le thought it wouldn't hurt to participate. The first prize was actually a bottle of precious pills, the Nascent Soul Heavenly Spirit Pill.

This precious pill can greatly reduce the time required for spiritual cultivation in the Out-of-Body Realm, and Lin Le needs this precious pill.

As the inner sect competition begins to heat up, the atmosphere within the entire Xuantian Sect is gradually becoming tense.

After all, this is not the usual five-yearly Inner Sect Competition. Since we need to divide the Heavenly Peak and Earthly Peak, we naturally have to consider many factors.

The disciple's level of excellence is also one of the evaluation criteria.

How do you judge whether a disciple is outstanding? Naturally, you look at the disciple's competitiveness among their peers.

Therefore, this Inner Sect Competition has become the best stage for judging, and all the peaks are working hard to shine in this Inner Sect Competition.

Tianqing Peak was no exception. Although the sect leader, Xu Lingzi, was very famous in the Xuantian Sect, he was devoted to cultivation and never paid much attention to Tianqing Peak.

This also means that Tianqing Peak, as a whole, can only be considered to be in the middle range among the seventy-two peaks.

This position is neither high nor low; it could place them in the Heavenly Peak or the Earthly Peak. Naturally, the disciples of Azure Sky Peak don't want their sect to be relegated to the Earthly Peak, otherwise their resources would definitely be reduced.

To increase their chances of winning, Qingfengzi, Hanshanzi, and Hongjizi, the three most outstanding inner disciples of Tianqing Peak, had no choice but to join forces and approach their "senior brother," Lingzhuzi Lin Le.

Lin Le also agreed to meet them.

I'd like to ask about the inner sect competition.

At the foot of Tianqing Mountain, Lin Le transformed into a rainbow of light and descended before a stone table. The three people beside the table immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Senior Brother Lingzhu!"

Lin Le glanced at the three of them and said, "Speak, what is it?"

The three exchanged glances, and Qingfengzi spoke up: "Is Senior Brother Lingzhu aware of the sect's plan to re-divide the Heavenly Peak and Earthly Peak?"

"I know." Lin Le nodded. "What, would my Azure Peak possibly fall to Earth Peak?"

In his view, given Xu Lingzi's strength, Tianqing Peak should never have ended up in the Earth Peak.

“Possibly, Senior Brother Lingzhu.” Qingfengzi nodded. “The division of heaven and earth is not only based on the cultivation level of the sect leader, but also on the foundation of the peak.”

"Our Tianqing Peak is a sword cultivation lineage, which tends to focus on arduous cultivation. Therefore, we don't have many spiritual lands or treasures, which makes our score in this area somewhat lower."

"All things considered, we are generally in the middle range, possibly at the top of the mountain, or possibly at the bottom of the mountain."

"So what are your plans?" Lin Le's tone was unreadable. "You want me to move the sacred land from Jiubao Mountain?"

Qingfengzi lowered his head: "We wouldn't dare. We didn't mean to make things difficult for Senior Brother Lingzhu."

"This inner sect competition is our only chance to raise our scores as much as possible, so we earnestly request that our senior brother open the Sword Cleansing Pool in advance so that our inner sect disciples can advance further."

"We beg you, senior brother, to have mercy!" the three said in unison.

Lin Le's expression remained calm, then he nodded slightly: "Understood. Have someone prepare. We'll enter the Sword Washing Pool the day after tomorrow."

The Sword Washing Pool is a treasure trove on Tianqing Mountain, opening only once every hundred years. Many spirit swords have been placed inside, all belonging to the disciples of Tianqing Peak who died in battle.

In the Sword Cleansing Pool, these spiritual swords will be dissolved, leaving only the purest sword intent.

Those who enter this place can undergo a baptism of will, thereby making their sword will more outstanding, which is very tempting for sword cultivators.

However, each opening consumes a great deal of resources, so it is generally opened only once every hundred years. It has been seventy-six years since the last opening.

The three of them beamed with joy and said in unison, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

"Okay." Lin Le nodded. "Have someone send me some information about the Inner Sect Competition later."

After saying that, he took a step and disappeared from the spot.

After watching Lin Le disappear, Hong Jizi breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, our senior brother doesn't seem too difficult to get along with, and he agreed to open the Sword Washing Pool so quickly."

To persuade Lin Le, they even prepared some gifts, but Lin Le agreed so quickly that they didn't even have time to give them away.

Han Shanzi shook his head and said, "I guess he needs it too, after all, his sword intent is very weak."

It's not that it's faint, it's that it's practically nonexistent.

Han Shanzi practiced a pure sword heart secret technique, making him very sensitive to the willpower and cultivation of others.

However, he could hardly sense any trace of willpower cultivation in Lin Le.

If Lin Le hadn't been a true disciple of Tianqing, he wouldn't have even added the word "very bland" and would have simply said "nothing."

After all, Tianqing Peak is a lineage of sword cultivators, and the fact that the senior disciple of that lineage is not a sword cultivator is a bit too much of a joke.

(End of this chapter)