Six Realms Immortal Emperor

"Haha, looks like you've had quite a haul tonight!" the man in gray laughed at Xu Jingtian.

But while he said that, he was actually a little jealous of Xu Jingtian. With such good qualities, if he were in a cultivation sect, wouldn't he be a genius?

"Haha, thank you so much! I've finally broken through to the third level of the physical body realm!" Xu Jingtian exclaimed in surprise.

In fact, his ability to break through the third level of the physical body realm so quickly was inseparable from his hard work in martial arts in the early stages. He had been practicing diligently for years without interruption, which laid a solid foundation for his breakthrough.

"Hmm! It's just the third level of the physical body realm, don't be too happy yet!" the gray-robed man said with a hint of sourness.

"But I am now twice as strong as those best disciples from the East! I am stronger and faster than them, and I can easily defeat them." Xu Jingtian didn't think so. He was already very happy with this achievement.

Xu Jingtian stretched his fists and feet a few times, his joints cracking, his voice full of confidence.

"Alright, it will be dawn in about an hour." Seeing that his cultivation had made some progress, the gray-robed man felt that the plan was more than halfway done. He nodded in satisfaction: "I have another purple pill here. Take it when you get back and consolidate your martial arts level by following the cultivation method I taught you."

"There's another one?" Xu Jingtian was overjoyed and quickly reached out to take it. He actually managed to get two of these precious items at once. It seemed he was going to make a big splash on the arena tomorrow.

The man in gray glanced at the gradually brightening sky and instructed, "Alright, you can go back now. Don't forget our verbal agreement!"

"Don't worry, I won't forget!" Xu Jingtian, ever the opportunist, tucked the pills into his robes. He flew and dodged, heading towards the Eastern Mansion. This Illusory Wave Movement Technique was truly effective; Xu Jingtian felt as light as a wild goose when using it, leaping several feet high in a single bound.

But after he left, little did he expect that the gray-clad man in the woods, with a ferocious expression, would watch his departing figure and sneer, "You brat, don't be too smug. Sooner or later you'll have to pay for it all back, with interest!"

Xu Jingtian was cautious all the way. Fortunately, everyone in the mansion was still asleep due to exhaustion from the day's work, so he returned to his room without much effort.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Xu Jingtian impatiently swallowed the second Vajra Pill. Perhaps it was because the effects of the previous pill were still present, but with this one added, he felt that the heat in his body was even greater than before, with the heat surging through his body like torrents.

Oh no! I didn't expect the second pill to be even more potent. Xu Jingtian felt as if countless long snakes were thrashing around inside his body, and he was completely powerless to control them.

Everywhere the air currents reached, they caused Xu Jingtian excruciating pain, as if his heart were being burned by fire. Only then did he realize how unbearable time was.

However, no matter how fierce the airflow was, it couldn't escape his body, which gave Xu Jingtian a glimmer of hope.

"Hold on, you must hold on!" Xu Jingtian clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth.

What's a little suffering compared to achieving his goal!

Despite the pain, Xu Jingtian slowly guided his cultivation according to the method taught by the man in gray, and unknowingly entered a state of selflessness...

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking.

dong dong dong...

A knocking sound came from outside the door.

"Hey, Xu Jingtian, you lazybones, get up! The competition is about to start!" Zhao Jingcai's voice, as loud as a chicken being slaughtered, came from outside the door. Xu Jingtian usually got up before dawn, what was wrong with him today? The door was still closed.

With a creak, Zhao Jingcai pushed open the door and entered.

"Wow! It stinks!" A fishy, ​​foul smell hit Zhao Jingcai, who quickly covered his nose.

However, the scene inside the door made him both laugh and cry. On a straw mat, Xu Jingtian was sitting cross-legged with his hands outstretched, looking half asleep.

"Hey Xu Jingtian, are you out of your mind today? Why are you chanting scriptures?" Zhao Jingcai said, reaching out to tickle his ear.

"Ouch!" With a strange cry, Zhao Jingcai had just touched Xu Jingtian's ear when his body was thrown against the wall by an inexplicable force, as if he had been seriously injured.

With a loud thud, Zhao Jingcai took a really solid fall, making intimate contact with the ground. It took him a while to recover, and he turned his head to look at Xu Jingtian with a grimace, as if he were looking at a monster.

Xu Jingtian finally opened his eyes and, seeing Zhao Jingcai's disheveled appearance, burst into laughter: "Are you so hungry today that you've gone dizzy and come here to gnaw on the wall?" As he spoke, he sniffed hard and shouted, "What's that smell? It stinks! Zhao Jingcai, did you step on a brick wall and come here to polish my shoes?"

He got up, intending to help Zhao Jingcai up and see what was wrong.

"Stop!" Zhao Jingcai, as if he had seen a ghost, hurriedly got up and hid to the side.

"What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? I knew it was you who did this. Otherwise, why would you be here so early in the morning?" Xu Jingtian became even more suspicious of him.

After confirming that Xu Jingtian was alright, Zhao Jingcai called out to him while rubbing his aching shoulder.

"You just now, you just now..." Zhao Jingcai still felt a little scared when he thought about it.

"What exactly happened to me just now?" Xu Jingtian himself was also very curious.

"You were sitting there without moving a finger, and I was thrown all the way here!" Zhao Jingcai was furious. It seemed that Xu Jingtian was just messing with him.

"Oh." Xu Jingtian seemed to understand something, but of course he didn't show it. He changed the subject and asked, "So, what are you doing here so early in the morning, shouting and yelling?"

"What are you doing? Are you still half asleep...?" Zhao Jingcai was about to twist his ear, but then quickly pulled his hand back, pointing at him and saying, "You stink!"

Xu Jingtian sniffed his clothes intently, and sure enough, the stench was coming from himself. He wrinkled his nose and quickly realized what was going on. He then feigned ignorance, saying, "I haven't showered for days, and I was busy so late last night. So what if I smell? You're not much better off!"

Zhao Jingcai gave an awkward smile: "Didn't I just tell you yesterday that there's a family martial arts competition this morning? The head steward said everyone can go watch. Don't you want to go?"

"Oh, that's true, let's go, let's go." Xu Jingtian slapped his forehead, then remembered the important matter, and pulled him along, running towards the arena.

The entire Dongfang Prefecture had several hundred servants. With so many people, they built a square arena, each as tall as a person, overnight.

The arena was not small, but there were even more people around it.

Ever since the Grand Steward spread the news of the martial arts competition, the place has been packed with people, completely surrounded by crowds.

This martial arts competition was a rare and grand event, and no one wanted to miss it. Moreover, Dongfang Siyu was a disciple of the Brahma Sect, and had cultivated in the sect for several years. Her cultivation had probably already broken through the physical body realm. Who wouldn't want to witness her ethereal beauty?

The arena was set up in the front yard. Although it wasn't far from the back yard where Xu Jingtian lived, it was still several hundred feet away. Xu Jingtian pulled Zhao Jingcai and ran there in one breath.

"Hey, I'm telling you... I'm telling you, you little brat, it's just a martial arts competition, why... why did you have to run so fast? You almost killed me!" Zhao Jingcai was already out of breath, bending over and resting his hands on his knees as he spoke.

He was a year older than Xu Jingtian, so he was qualified to call him "older brother." It was unexpected that Xu Jingtian, with his thin arms and legs, seemed to have a more robust physique than him.

Xu Jingtian ignored him and craned his neck, trying to find a gap among the crowd, but the crowd was so enthusiastic that he couldn't squeeze in.

But this didn't stop him. He yelled in his hoarse voice, "Stinky ****! Stinky ****! Who stepped on stinky ****!"

A strong stench suddenly filled the air, and the crowd, bewildered, quickly made way for him. Xu Jingtian, grinning, squeezed through the gaps in the crowd.

"It stinks! It stinks!"

After Xu Jingtian passed through, everyone covered their mouths and noses, and a path was actually carved out of the crowded area. Zhao Jingcai, who was following behind him, naturally followed suit.

"Let's go here. We can see the ring clearly." The two of them, one in front of the other, struggled for a long time before finally squeezing into the middle of the crowd. They couldn't squeeze any further in.

The two arrived at just the right time. Dongfang Shanzhan, who was sitting in the center, stood up and walked towards the center of the arena.

When Dongfang Shanzhan stood on the arena, his imposing presence, though not angry, immediately silenced the surroundings.

"Gentlemen, thanks to the blessings of my ancestor from the East, my daughter was able to enter the Brahma Sect, one of the seven great immortal cultivation sects, to cultivate. My daughter, Dongfang Siyu, is not only intelligent and talented, but she has also lived up to the expectations of my Dongfang family. Since entering the Brahma Sect at the age of ten, she has cultivated day and night without slacking off. Hard work pays off! A few days ago, my daughter finally perfected her cultivation technique, made some progress, broke through the Physical Body Realm, and became an inner disciple of the Brahma Sect!"

"Ah, I've broken through to the Physical Body Realm!"

"You've become an inner disciple!"

The crowd below was abuzz with discussion, especially the disciples of the Eastern Clan, who were utterly shocked. Each advancement to the seventh level of the Physical Body Realm was incredibly difficult. For example, their patriarch, Dongfang Shanzhan, a martial arts prodigy, had only reached the fourth level after decades of cultivation.

Having broken through the physical realm, wouldn't that mean transcending the mortal realm? And the next step is to cultivate into an immortal?

What Dongfang Shanzhan said earlier was enough to cause a sensation throughout the Dongfang family.

Dongfang Siyu has actually become an inner disciple of the Brahma Sect. Doesn't this mean that the Dongfang family has produced another formidable figure in this generation, one who has even surpassed their ancestor?

Looking at the reactions of the crowd below the stage, Dongfang Shanzhan seemed quite satisfied and continued, "Everyone! Everyone! My daughter's cultivation level is a great honor for our ancestors, and she has not disgraced my Dongfang forefathers. It is precisely because of this that, thanks to my daughter becoming an inner disciple, the Brahma Sect has shown great favor to my Dongfang family and is preparing to recruit more of my Dongfang disciples as outer disciples."

"What? Recruiting more disciples from the East?"

This was undoubtedly another piece of great joy, and everyone in the audience was filled with happiness, as if this hope had fallen on their own shoulders.

Dongfang Shanzhan nodded in satisfaction, saying with a touch of pride, "However, the Brahma Sect is, after all, one of the seven major immortal cultivation sects of my Zihan Kingdom. The sect only has a limited number of openings—only three!"

"Three spots available!"

"Three spots?"

Some were excited, some were disappointed, but most were filled with fervor, especially the martial arts practitioners from the East, who all secretly clenched their fists.

The crowd below the stage included Dongfang Sifeng, the eldest son of the Dongfang family. Upon hearing this, he glanced at the other Dongfang disciples, his face full of confidence.

If Dongfang Sifeng were to rank in the top ten, that might be possible, but the top three were simply out of the question. For some reason, he seemed quite confident at this moment.

"Hmph, you can't even make it into the top three, what's there to be so smug about!" Xu Jingtian muttered under his breath. He had already seen Dongfang Sifeng, and he knew very well how weak the other was; he couldn't possibly be in the top three. Although he was far away from Dongfang Sifeng, he still managed to see the expression on the other's face.