Xiao Chen's eyes widened at the sword that reached his face in an instant. He held his breath. Not only was he exhausted from battling the snow creature earlier, but he was also hiding some of his cultivation. Taking on this attack wasn't a walk in the park. He unleashed his Immortal-override Steps at once, leaving only his shadow behind as he reappeared a hundred feet away.
Even so, the wind carrying the sword managed to graze his cheek, making him feel suffocated. A loud explosion rang beside his ears as a floating island was cut into smithereens. The pavilions and kiosks on the island were all reduced to dust.
Xiao Chen was shocked. What unadulterated power would it take to destroy a floating island fitted with a defensive barrier from such a distance?
Just pure strength wouldn't cut it. No matter how strong one was, if his strength wasn't pure, his power would surely scatter after traveling such a distance. He would, at most, push away the
"I… It's my loss."Bai Ling still looked pale. After uttering those words, she lowered her head in silence as if she was sinking into a deep pool of water. The old and new students at the academy looked at each other, shocked at her loss. It turned out that the newcomer had been hiding his strength all along. His cultivation was on par with Nirvana Realm.Under the Long-Gate Pass, Ji Shangfei and another Nirvana Realm disciple were similarly astounded. If even Bai Ling lost to the newcomer, that meant they were all the more so no match for him. And he was still laughing at him earlier..."Thank you for letting me win, Senior Sister."Xiao Chen put away his Unsullied Sword. He had planned this all along. Even though Bai Ling's cultivation was in the second level of the Nirvana Realm, her power was purer than his. To make things worse, he hadn't recovered from his injuries from battling the snow beast. Had he displayed the entirety o
"How are the Mystic Sky Rankings determined?" Xiao Chen asked, looking at Baili Xiaohualuo.Baili Xiaohualuo chuckled. "It's not battle-based, but Mystic Power-based. You can test your power by entering that stone chamber," he replied, pointing at the stone chamber nearby.Xiao Chen's brows furrowed. So, the rankings were determined by Mystic Power. The rankings were quite authoritative for the disparity between the Mystic Power of a Nascent Soul Realm and a Nirvana Realm cultivator was pretty significant."There are two main factors that determine one's Mystic Power," Baili Xiaohualuo continued to explain. "The first is your cultivation realm, the second your cultivation grade. Elder Wu will explain cultivation grades to you in a while. Let's talk about the Mystic Sky Rankings first.""To enter the Mystic Sky Rankings, you have to take the Mystic Power test. The results will be automatically reflected in the three steles. Those wh
Xiao Chen turned his head, dodging the banana that was flying toward his face, and asked, "What's wrong?""Um…" Elder Wu looked apologetic, but his expression soon returned to normal. He coughed and smoothened his beard. "Um, ahem, ahem. Nothing. Nothing at all."Xiao Chen frowned, finding his behavior to be odd. Elder Wu seemed to be keeping a secret from him, but it didn't matter. "Oh, that reminded me," he said. "What's my grade?"Elder Wu picked up the other banana on the table and peeled it as he replied serenely, "It's on the Mystic Sky Rankings outside. Look at it yourself. But I suggest you start looking from the Human Ranking lest you should waste your time.""Tsk, show-off."Even though Xiao Chen found Elder Wu to be scary-looking, the man was pretty humorous. He chuckled and then walked out.Stepping outside felt like walking into a different domain. Bai Ling and the older disciples were still s
Noticing the relaxed smile and thoughtful look on Xiao Chen's face, Elder Wu asked, "What? Did you think I'm just scaring you, young man?""Of course not."Xiao Chen laughed. He still possessed Bai Ying's Wisdom-forsaking Technique, you know. People laughed off the technique before the Annihilation Times, but this cultivation method would prove to be a supreme one right now!It would be hard for him to raise his cultivation grade and the Mystic Stones wouldn't be of much help either. But what if he paired the stones with the Wisdom-forsaking Technique? "Terrifying" would be the only appropriate word to describe the outcome.The technique didn't simply involve degenerating one's cultivation. If that was the case, everyone was free to undo cultivation as they pleased. Rather, it was about using a special cultivation method to remove the dross of the cultivation, leaving behind only its essence. The same logic applied to steelmaking.
"Third, Third Grandmaster!"Everyone, old and new disciples alike, swiftly stood at attention. They lowered their heads and saluted to show their respect. Only a few of the more courageous disciples were standing in a corner, secretly laughing and engaging in an inaudible conversation.Xiao Chen turned around and saw a woman dressed in white gradually getting closer. Right then, it felt like his vision was being enveloped by a fog so thick it could only have appeared in winter. It was only after he peeled away the layers of fog that he could finally see her face."Ma-master…" an emotional Xiao Chen muttered.The woman in white glanced at him and chuckled. "You're quite an interesting kid. The worshipping ceremony hasn't even started yet, but you're already calling me your master?"Xiao Chen was startled. He then trembled, as if there was a jolt of electricity running through his body. Only now did he see that this woma
"What do you think..."The voice was extremely gloomy. Outside cave house, the woman in green trembled and hurriedly lowered her head. She did not even dare to breathe, but her chest kept rising and falling. It was obvious that she was extremely scared."Please, please... Senior Brother, don't, don't be angry..." Because of fear, the woman's voice was intermittent and could not be heard clearly."Don't be angry? I never expected that you would lose to a newcomer. You really made your Senior Brother so disappointed..."There was a little light at the entrance of the cave, but the sound was still mixed with a ghastly atmosphere. It was creepy in such a cold night.The woman trembled with fear and knelt with a flop. Her face was pale and her voice was trembling. "Please... Senior Brother, please forgive me... Please give me another chance... Next time, I... I will never...""You're saying, give you... another
"Puff!" The two senior disciples could not help but laugh and the young boys and girls burst out laughing too."Ehh..." Xiao Chen quietly walked back to the team. He coughed twice to cover his embarrassment.Shui Yue swung her sleeves, and her eyes quickly swept through the crowd. Her face immediately became serious. "No matter where you used to be, from now on, you are my disciples!"After a pause, Shui Yue continued, "My purpose is to that the master brings you into the sect but one will cultivate by himself, so I won't supervise you every day like the other three masters. Whether you cultivate or not depends on you!""But!" Shui Yue did not allow the newcomers to interrupt. She changed the topic and said, "If you want to go to Mystic Sky Rankings List and want to be a strong person, you have to work hard. All I can do is give you some guidance, or fight for a good place for cultivation for you. Well, I'm done talking."
"Well, these are all things that happened a long time ago. With the current strength of the Cloud Mist Academy, no one dares to offend us. Don't worry, everyone. You just need to focus on your cultivation." The old man stroked his beard and said.Of course, no one would worry about it. They were just curious. Who could shake Cloud Mist Academy? 30 minutes later, the teacher finally finished his draggy lecture, and the new students also dispersed like a gust of wind.And the two Senior Brothers waiting outside could not wait any longer, so they led the hundreds of new students to the public training area. Of course, everyone was more interested in cultivation than the literary class.The public cultivation area was not on the floating island of the Wind-heeding Pavilion but on the back mountain of the main peak, where countless Energy-gathering Formations were at.Mist Mountain was very big. Fortunately, with the help of teleportati