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Outside the cave...

"Boom!"

The heavy stone door slowly opened...

Ye Chen led Lü Luo out, and as soon as he looked up, he saw a large group of disciples gathered outside the gate, numbering at least several dozen...

Lu Luo's expression froze, and he unconsciously tensed up, his eyes warily fixed on the disciples outside the door. If it really came to a fight, he wouldn't hesitate...

I wondered when Senior Brother Xu had offended so many people.

Am I going to get beaten to death?

Having acknowledged Ye Chen as their leader, there was no reason for them to back down in the face of battle...

"Who's looking for me?"

Ye Chen glanced at everyone calmly and spoke indifferently.

As soon as he finished speaking, a lean man with shifty eyes and a pair of particularly prominent front teeth stepped out from the crowd.

"Disciple Wu Liang greets Senior Brother Xu!"

He respectfully clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ye Chen...

Seeing this, Ye Chen's gaze fell on him, and he sized him up. He seemed to remember him somewhat; when Ye Chen challenged Cave Number Ten before, the other person had been watching the excitement nearby...

This disciple's appearance was unusual, like a reincarnated rat spirit; anyone who saw him would leave an impression.

"Is there something you need from me?"

Ye Chen asked, feigning confusion.

Upon hearing this, Wu Liang hurriedly took out a storage bag from his pocket and nervously handed it to Ye Chen in front of him...

"My senior brother displayed his skills earlier, defeating Senior Brother Sun in one move. I watched from the sidelines with great admiration..."

"This disciple is not as well-off as Senior Brother Wang, but I offer these fifty Grade Two Spirit-Replenishing Pills in the hope that you will lend a hand in challenging Cave Number Thirty..."

"Please, senior brother, don't be offended and help me this time!"

He presented the storage bag with both hands, looking at Ye Chen nervously, afraid that he would refuse.

After all, Wang Fugui had previously given Ye Chen a full one hundred Grade Two Spirit Replenishing Pills to ask for his help, but he only had fifty Spirit Replenishing Pills left. He wondered if he could persuade Ye Chen to help him...

"A Spirit-Replenishing Pill?"

Ye Chen's eyes lit up as he looked at the storage bag in front of him and reached out to take it without hesitation...

"Seeing how sincere you are, I, the Great King, will grant you this favor..."

He readily agreed.

Although the quantity is a bit small, there are still fifty Spirit Replenishing Pills. Besides, the opponent is going to challenge Cave Number Thirty, which makes the difficulty of the attack much lower, so it is reasonable to accept less.

"Really? Thank you, Senior Brother Xu..."

Upon seeing Ye Chen agree to help, Wu Liang was overjoyed and expressed his gratitude.

Seeing this, the surrounding disciples immediately had their own ulterior motives...

"If fifty Spirit-Replenishing Pills can get Senior Brother Xu to help, then I should be able to gather enough..."

"Does that mean the lower the ranking of the cave dwelling, the lower the price Senior Brother Xu asks for?"

"The first hundred caves on Tianling Peak all offer a chance to enter the inner sect... The caves not so far ahead seem pretty good too..."

"Unfortunately, I only have ten second-grade pills. I'll have to save up some more."

......

Lu Luo, standing behind Ye Chen, stared in disbelief...

When Ye Chen mentioned earlier that it might be a disciple delivering pills, he thought it was impossible for such a good thing to happen, but it turned out to be true...

He threw out fifty second-grade pills in one go!

Does this work too?

"Let's go, we'll head to Cave Thirty now..."

Ye Chen put the storage bag into his pocket and looked at Wu Liang in front of him, speaking calmly.

"Yes, senior brother..."

Wu Liangxing led the way excitedly, already fantasizing about moving into Cave Number Thirty, successfully entering the inner sect a month later, and becoming an inner disciple...

Ye Chen closed the stone door of the cave, turned to look at Lu Luo, who was still in shock, and calmly spoke.

"Why don't you come along too..."

"Consider it... a chance to familiarize yourself with the place beforehand!"

He already had a plan in mind...

With Lu Luo's cultivation level, challenging the top thirty caves might be a bit difficult, but he could easily handle caves below the top thirty...

When more disciples come seeking his help, he'll definitely be overwhelmed by the sheer number of people. Having this top subordinate is perfect; he can delegate some of the weaker challenges to Lü Luo...

"Huh? Yes..."

Lu Luo paused for a moment, then agreed without much thought.

Following behind Ye Chen, they headed towards Cave Number Thirty...

The disciples who had been watching the spectacle all crowded around, eager to see which unlucky fellow was about to get beaten up, which was quite amusing for everyone...

Cave number 30 isn't far; it's just a short walk down a flight of stairs...

Wu Liang arrived at the entrance of Cave Number Thirty as quickly as possible and eagerly raised his hand to knock on the stone door...

"Knock knock knock!"

"People inside, come out..."

"I challenge you!"

A tremendous sound echoed within the cave...

"Boom!"

The next second, the stone door opened, and a burly man walked out. His body was covered in strong muscles, and he was over two meters tall, standing before Wu Liang like a mountain...

An overwhelming sense of oppression washed over me...

The aura emanating from the other party had already reached the tenth level of Qi Refining!

With such strength, they would have a very high chance of winning even if they challenged a cave dwelling ranked in the top twenty. Clearly, the opponent has been staying in the same cave for too long and is too lazy to change...

"Gurgle!"

Wu Liang, who was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, felt the oppressive aura emanating from the burly man and trembled all over, his face turning completely pale in an instant...

Zhao Jingang stared down at the thin Wu Liang with a gloomy face and an unfriendly expression.

"Was it you who just shouted that you wanted to challenge me?"

As he spoke, he unleashed his full power, rubbing his fists together, ready to teach this arrogant, skinny guy a lesson...

How dare they come to his cave and cause trouble...

Reaching level six from level ten in Qi Refining is a piece of cake...

Upon meeting Zhao Jingang's gaze, Wu Liang's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly waved his hand in denial.

"Wait...wait a minute!"

"It wasn't me, it was Senior Brother Xu who wanted to challenge you..."

He was terrified. Facing this huge man, one punch from him could turn him into a pulp...

He immediately regretted running so fast; he should have waited for Senior Brother Xu to come along.

"What... Senior Brother Xu?"

"It was clearly you who shouted, did you think I didn't hear you?"

Zhao Jingang frowned and muttered unhappily.

His eyes remained fixed on Wu Liang, ready to strike at any moment...

He was certain he hadn't misheard; it was indeed this kid outside the door shouting that he wanted to challenge him...

Do you really think he's a fool?

Wu Liang was extremely flustered. When he turned around and saw Ye Chen and the others coming, he felt as if he had seen a savior and hurriedly shouted.

"Senior Brother Xu, over here..."

"Come quick, this big guy's going to beat me up..."

Zhao Jingang was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked over, completely dumbfounded...

Dozens of disciples walked towards this direction...

"No...no..."

"Sect rules forbid group fights!"