You promised yourself to be a caged bird, but you became the supreme young master?

"Is this the secret technique?"

Sensing the astonishing aura emanating from the young master before him, Lu Heng subconsciously thought...

The other party was at the same level as him, at the fourth level of the Body Refinement Realm, but the aura he was unleashing at this moment far surpassed that of someone at the fourth level of the Body Refinement Realm.

It could even reach five or six floors.

If the combat techniques are both at the beginner level, even if there is a difference of one level in proficiency.

However, the nearly two-level difference in cultivation level was enough for the young man from the main family to completely overwhelm the opponent in terms of strength under normal circumstances.

Unfortunately…

His swordsmanship was already beyond the beginner level three months ago.

"Let's begin." Lu Heng's expression remained unchanged as he looked at the Confucian youth opposite him and spoke slowly.

"You laughable fellow, I don't know why you're so calm now, but I'll make you stop laughing soon!"

The young man from the main family looked even colder.

He slammed his foot into the ground, wielding his longsword, and transformed into a blur, unleashing astonishing power as he hurtled towards Lu Heng.

They planned to use absolute power to crush their opponent in one blow.

"Clang—" A huge sound erupted the moment the two swords clashed.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, at the moment of impact, Lu Heng's Azure Nether Sword was not directly severed due to its superior grade.

In fact, it could be said that nothing has changed.

"What's going on?" Due to the unexpected turn of events, even the young master who had initially chosen to retreat abruptly could no longer remain calm.

I thought victory was assured, but what happened now?

It's just an ordinary weapon; how could it possibly be qualified to clash with a superior spiritual weapon!

At the same time, he instantly realized that the reason why Lu Heng's Azure Nether Sword could collide with his superior spiritual weapon was not because he was hiding it.

It's because the two swords didn't even collide!

A light red layer was visible on the surface of the longsword in Lu Heng's hand.

"Proficient Level 'Basic Swordsmanship'?!"

The young master gritted his teeth, his face contorted with rage, a mixture of contempt and jealousy towards the other man's blue eyes.

Two months ago, he wasn't present for the challenge and didn't have time to learn about Lu Heng before choosing to take on the challenge.

He was wondering what Lu Heng's confidence was based on.

The meaning is now very clear.

With his proficient level of combat skills, Lu Heng is not only a cultivation genius, but also a combat genius!

But he hasn't lost yet.

With his overwhelming power amplified by the secret technique, he still has a chance of winning!

"Proficient-level combat tactics".

Lu Guhong, who was sitting in the audience, realized the truth almost immediately.

For cultivators in the Body Refining Secret Realm, to enhance their weapons with their own blood and qi, they either need the blood and qi of the late stage of the Body Refining Secret Realm or the proficiency of the Basic Sword Technique.

The former is obviously impossible, so only the latter is possible.

What amazing combat talent! He couldn't help but marvel at it in his heart.

Regardless of whether Lu Heng is a genius of combat tactics, or even a top-tier genius of combat tactics...

There is no doubt that he has an exceptional talent in combat tactics!

In just two months, the "Basic Sword Techniques," which was originally at the beginner level, has reached the proficient level, which can only be described as very reasonable.

Therefore, Lu Guhong was not particularly shocked this time.

The young master on the stage was likely to lose; he made this judgment almost the instant Lu Heng displayed his proficient swordsmanship.

The reason is simple: perhaps due to the explosive power generated by the secret technique, even if Lu Heng displayed a proficient level of "Basic Sword Technique", the young master of the main family was still able to hold his own against him.

However, it should be noted that the burst of power from secret techniques is short-lived.

After unleashing the secret technique, you either win quickly or lose quickly.

It is clear that even if the secret technique is unleashed, the young master of the main family will most likely not be able to defeat Lu Heng quickly.

Since that's the case, the outcome is already decided!

as predicted…

After several unsuccessful attempts to overwhelm Lu Heng with sheer power, the young man from the main family's family instantly lost his aura.

"How could your power be so terrifying?!" the other party asked through gritted teeth.

If Lu Heng's superior skill defeated him, he would not question it, even if he was unconvinced.

Even though he hadn't used any secret techniques, Lu Heng, who was at the same level, was able to clash head-on with him in terms of strength.

Otherwise, he would have had a chance to win.

"My bloodline has reverted to its ancestral form, which has also enhanced my physical body."

Lu Heng calmly answered and casually knocked the high-grade spiritual weapon out of the opponent's hand with his sword.

He looked calmly at the young man from the main family, without saying anything to cause any further trouble.

The young master, gritting his teeth and about to utter a harsh threat, glanced at Lu Qingyan, who had already arrived nearby.

He left the training ground without looking back.

The restrictions imposed on separate family members are useless for the main family members, just like the martial arts exercise two months ago, which he was not present at.

"Is this the young master of the family? Is this all..."

Lu Heng thought to himself, feeling rather bored.

Aside from the secret technique, nothing else brought him any surprises throughout the entire process.

Below the martial arts arena, all was silent.

A boy from an ordinary branch family actually defeated a boy from the main family!

Even Lu Qingyan couldn't help but feel a stirring in her heart.

………………

The training ground remained unchanged despite the departure of the young master; everything proceeded as usual.

Lu Heng rightfully eliminated a top 25 young master from the main family and promoted him to first-class treatment.

That means you can get one medium-grade spiritual food per day from the outer courtyard canteen!

His resource situation has improved to some extent.

Time quickly passed to afternoon, just before the many teenagers from the outer courtyard were about to set off for the Changyun Mountains.

Lu Heng followed Lu Qingyan to Lu Guhong.

At the same time, all of the dozen or so young boys from the host family in the outer courtyard were present.

"Could this matter possibly be handled with special consideration?" Lu Heng wondered.

He asked Lu Qingyan, but she didn't know anything about it either.

After clearing his throat, Lu Guhong began to speak.

"I called you guys here not to give you special treatment, but because the family has given you a hidden challenge in this ranking."

This time in the Changyun Mountains, in the hunting area we cleared in advance, there will also be five demonic cultivators at the fourth level of Body Refinement…

Killing a demonic cultivator will grant you additional rewards from your family.

"What's the extra reward?" a young boy from the main family asked directly.

As the head of the family, one need not show excessive respect to even the Qi Refining Realm cultivators from the branch family, nor should one worry about offending them.

Lu Guhong's expression turned cold, but he still answered.

"The secret realm of Qinghe City is about to open ahead of schedule for some reason. If you can complete the hidden challenge in this ranking, you will be eligible to participate in the selection process for the secret realm three months later."

Upon entering the secret realm, Lu Heng's heart stirred. Could this be the destiny event triggered by the Chosen One's fate this time?

The early opening of the so-called secret realm may be due to the influence of luck.

But is the Destiny Incident really only about this?

For some reason, Lu Heng felt that this was not the case.

Instead, I had a premonition.

Perhaps this incident involving destiny is related to the demonic cultivators that Lu Guhong mentioned.