Three Thousand Chu Xinghes
Chu Xinghe, who had cried all night, went to the Artifact Refining Palace early this morning without even eating breakfast.
The sound of the oven exploding had already started early this morning...
Mu Bai, you ungrateful wretch! Look at Ouyang Ming!
Both are considered lucky stars, but the Ouyang Lineage is diligent and hardworking, galloping forward on the mission of destroying the sect.
And what about the people of your Muyue Kingdom?
Do you realize how ungrateful you are?
After observing a minute's silence for the people of the Muyue Kingdom, listening to ten minutes of the exploding furnace sounds, and then praising the Ouyang siblings for fifteen minutes, Chu Xinghe felt his mood had calmed down a bit.
After running to the kitchen and eating three bowls of braised pork to suppress his sadness, Chu Xinghe then plunged into the Technique Repository Tower to begin his slacking-off journey.
In order to calm his heart, which had been repeatedly battered by the Muyue Kingdom over the past few days, Chu Xinghe decided that he had to lie down and give up.
As long as I lie down and accept things, what happened before will never happen again.
But as it turns out, the people of the Muyue Kingdom really have a lot of staying power. I was bedridden for half a month, but all sorts of bad news still kept coming.
Ma Liang wouldn't let me go even if it meant death; he even found me hiding in the Technique Repository Tower.
"Senior Brother Xinghe, have you heard about the new disciples' first trial?"
I don't want to hear this at all! Do you believe that if you say anything more, the other fellow disciples will easily hear tomorrow that you were killed by Senior Brother Xinghe with a single sword strike?
But Ma Liang did not stop his storytelling at all because of Senior Brother Xinghe's calm demeanor.
He brought news that nearly made Chu Xinghe's heart explode.
The new disciple trial has begun this year. This so-called new disciple trial is the same one I participated in last year with Chu Cheng's team.
As in previous years, the trials for new disciples were held in the Abyss of Trials.
Following the usual pattern, this kind of trial for newcomers is more about giving disciples from different palaces an opportunity to interact and also a small chance to gain experience.
But this year's rookie trials are completely different from the past.
Whether it was spurred on by the disciples of the Muyue Kingdom or not, the disciples of each palace were putting in all their effort to break through the Abyss of Trials, and the atmosphere of the trials suddenly changed completely.
Everyone was chasing and overtaking each other, charging fiercely through the Abyss of Trials.
But the most formidable of them all has to be the three hundred geniuses of the Muyue Kingdom.
Good heavens! The trial was supposed to last about a month, but in just half a month, the three hundred geniuses from the Muyue Kingdom gave the entire sect a demonstration of what a bulldozing trial looks like.
Three hundred disciples from the Muyue Kingdom, along with other trial disciples, managed to break through the Abyss of Trials in just half a month...
The last time the Abyss of Trials was breached was over four hundred years ago, and the leader at that time was apparently the tenth generation Great Emperor Haotian...
Even the tenth generation Great Emperor Haotian took nearly a month to lead his team through the Abyss of Trials.
However, the disciples from the Muyue Kingdom directly surpassed this record.
When the news reached the sect from the Abyss of Trials, it was said that the sect leader was stunned for a full minute.
Mu Bai led everyone to the bottom of the Abyss of Trials, eventually becoming the second group of disciples in the history of the Vast Heaven Sect to see the Trial Heavenly Stele at the bottom of the Abyss of Abyss of Trials.
Similarly, they became the second batch of disciples in the history of the Vast Heaven Sect to be qualified to have their names engraved on the Trial Heavenly Stele.
However, Mu Bai remained silent for a long time before the Trial Heavenly Stele. Finally, in front of all the Vast Heaven Sect's trial disciples, Mu Bai spoke eloquently.
"Fellow disciples! I believe that although we were fortunate enough to break through the Abyss of Trials, we are not qualified to have our names engraved on the Heaven Stele."
"What are our achievements compared to Senior Brother Xinghe?"
"The reason we were able to be among the second batch of disciples to see the Trial Heavenly Stele this year is not because we are outstanding, but because of Senior Brother Xinghe's benevolence. Last year, Senior Brother Xinghe completely disregarded the Trial Heavenly Stele in order to trap and kill the disciples of the Demonic Sect. If it weren't for the Demonic Sect, Senior Brother Xinghe's name would definitely be on this Trial Heavenly Stele!"
"So, compared to Senior Brother Xinghe's righteousness, we only have a little bit of strength. How can we compare to Senior Brother Xinghe?"
"I propose that we engrave Senior Brother Xinghe's name on this as a memorial!"
As soon as Mu Bai spoke, he won high praise from all the trial disciples.
Everyone gave Mu Bai a thumbs up.
Senior Brother Mu Bai spoke so well! Everyone already knows about Senior Brother Xinghe's scheme to kill the Demonic Sect last year. Just as Senior Brother Mu Bai said, if it weren't for the Demonic Sect, Senior Brother Xinghe could have single-handedly broken through the Abyss of Trials.
Compared to Senior Brother Xinghe, how could we, with so many people, expend so much effort to break through the Abyss of Trials? Do we even deserve to be called geniuses?
In the end... only one more name was added to the Trial Heavenly Stele at the very bottom of the Abyss of Abyss of Trials.
Chu Xinghe!
That's right! None of the disciples in this batch chose to have their own names engraved; instead, each of them engraved the name Chu Xinghe...
Three thousand different versions of Chu Xinghe appeared on the Trial Heavenly Stele, each with a different font and style...
Ma Liang said with a serious expression, "These new disciples have indeed lived up to Senior Brother Xinghe's kindness; they know what it means to be grateful."
Senior Brother Xinghe guided them into the Vast Heaven Sect, and they will forever remember Senior Brother Xinghe's kindness.
Three thousand names of Chu Xinghe appeared on the Trial Heavenly Stele. What an honor this was! This was an achievement that could never be surpassed.
When the news reached the Vast Heaven Sect, both the sect leader and the senior elders of each palace couldn't help but nod in approval upon hearing that all three thousand disciples had willingly inscribed Chu Xinghe's name.
These children truly live up to their reputation as recruited by Xinghe Sect. Not only are their cultivation levels high, but they are also of pure and virtuous character. With such disciples, how could Vast Heaven Sect not flourish?
Chu Xinghe sat on the Technique Repository Tower with a look of utter despair.
Do you guys even know how much damage those three thousand Chu Xinghes caused me?
Can you imagine what it would be like if future disciples of the Vast Heaven Sect were fortunate enough to reach the bottom of the Abyss of Trials, and all they could see was the awe-inspiring presence of Chu Xinghe...?
Chu Xinghe told Ma Liang, who delivered the message, to get lost immediately, and said that he should stop sending him messages like this in the future!
Ma Liang was filled with admiration as he walked out of the Technique Repository Tower.
Senior Brother Xinghe is indeed extraordinary. If my name were engraved on the Trial Heavenly Stele by three thousand disciples, I could brag about it until I die.
But when he looked at Senior Brother Xinghe, he remained completely unmoved upon hearing the news, and even showed a hint of sadness.
Ma Liang knew that Senior Brother Xinghe had never been one to seek fame or fortune. His sorrow was probably because his junior brothers hadn't cherished this opportunity and instead chose to carve his name on their own.
Senior Brother Xinghe is someone who forgets himself for the sake of his junior brothers.
Chu Xinghe didn't know what Ma Liang was thinking, but he could almost see lightning on his left arm... Chu Xinghe knew that if he listened to Ma Liang talk for a little longer, Ma Liang would at most be left with a complete corpse, whether it was his big toe or his thumb.
The following days were relatively peaceful, Chu Xinghe had to go to the Artifact Refining Palace every day to listen to the sounds of exploding furnaces and heal his wounded heart.
Just when things were almost completely healed, Ma Liang showed up again!
Brother Ma... you're my Brother Ma... are you fucking never going to stop?!
Sure enough, nothing good ever comes of Ma Liang's appearance.
This time, Ma Liang brought even more exciting news.
"Senior Brother Xinghe, you know about the opening of the Spirit Tomb these past two days, right? Mu Bai didn't disappoint you; he actually obtained the Divine Sword Marquis of Xinting all by himself, and the other three hundred Muyue Kingdom disciples all received extremely powerful spiritual weapons."
Chu Xinghe was not surprised at all by the news brought by Ma Liang.
"Not letting down those who have shown such great favor? Then that must be the Grand Elder's mastermind!"
Mu Bai obtained the divine sword in the Spirit Tomb, which caused all the spirits in the Spirit Tomb to celebrate. However, Mu Bai did not feel proud at all because he had become the Marquis of Xinting. On the contrary, Mu Bai looked sad when he walked out of the Spirit Tomb.
Last year, Senior Brother Xinghe obtained the Haotian Sword Casket from the Spirit Tomb, shaking the world. I, on the other hand, only obtained a minor sword, the Marquis of Xinting. What is there to be proud of?
As expected, I, Mu Bai, am far inferior to Senior Brother Xinghe!
No! I've gotten too arrogant! I actually dared to compare myself to Senior Brother Xinghe? I deserve to die!
Who is Senior Brother Xinghe? He is the guiding light of our Muyue Kingdom, a peerless genius that appears only once every thousand years in the entire Vast Heaven Sect. How can I compare?
I heard that Senior Brother Xinghe has been staying in the Technique Repository Tower these days. Senior Brother Xinghe is already so outstanding, yet he is still studying hard. And looking at myself... how can I become arrogant because of this little achievement?
As expected, the gap between my cultivation level and Senior Brother Xinghe's is still too great.
Ma Liang was kicked away by Chu Xinghe, who warned him that if the guy dared to tell him such information again, he would kill him. Only then did Ma Liang finally leave.
Chu Xinghe clutched his chest as he walked out of the Technique Repository Tower and made his way to the Artifact Refining Palace, intending to listen to the sound of the furnace exploding to recover his strength.
"Senior Brother Xinghe, why aren't you coming in?" Ouyang Ling suddenly appeared from some corner, her eyes shining as she looked at Senior Brother Xinghe standing Artifact Refining Palace.
Sure enough! Senior Brother Xinghe cares about our Artifact Refining Palace. He probably sneaks over here often to observe us!
There were rumors circulating that Senior Brother Xinghe had been focusing his attention on the disciples of the Muyue Kingdom lately.
Absurd!
Our Ouyang Lineage are the most important people to Senior Brother Xinghe.
Now that she saw Senior Brother Xinghe hiding here secretly watching the Artifact Refining Palace, Ouyang Ling knew that Senior Brother Xinghe was just not saying it, but in reality, he cared most about the Artifact Refining Palace.
"I was just looking around..." Chu Xinghe said calmly, showing no sign of panic after being caught.
"Our Artifact Refining Palace has been working hard, so please rest assured, Senior Brother Xinghe, I will give you a huge surprise soon!"
Surprise?
No need, Junior Sister Ouyang. I'd be very pleased if your Ouyang Lineage just made steady progress.
Look... Mu Bai, your Muyue Kingdom is unworthy of being called human! Look at the Ouyang Lineage and then look at your Muyue Kingdom! Where is your conscience?!