Exempted from the Trials, Advanced Directly

Silence! All around was silent! Everyone was still reeling from the moment the flying sword dismembered a person. No one could have imagined that a flying sword could be used to such a bloody degree, dismembering a person until not a single piece of flesh Root Bone could be found. Most terrifyingly, with Yue Qianchou's cultivation level, he had actually managed to break the mid-grade top-level defensive Law Treasure, the Vajra Bracelet. No one saw how he broke it; the person inside was simply killed by him.

The first to regain their senses were several elders who were supervising the competition. The matches at Yue Qianchou's place had been so captivating that several undecided matches had already been stopped. Now, under the elders' reprimands, the competition resumed, but no one dared to kill the other.

Yue Qianchou's previous actions already spoke volumes: those who intend to kill should avoid him, or they will suffer a terrible fate. Lu Guang and that disciple are a stark contrast; the former was unscathed, while the latter was completely wiped out. This competition was decided by drawing lots; who could guarantee they wouldn't run into Yue Qianchou if they went too far? Who still believes that their late Core Formation stage cultivation can defeat Yue Qianchou?

The remaining contestants competed peacefully, and after the winner was decided, they all remained calm. The spectators, however, found the competition somewhat lacking and lost interest. Immediately after the match, someone came to the arena to repair the damaged ground.

The atmosphere at the Cultivation Pavilion was oppressive. The disciples who were to compete were all secretly pondering, wondering who would be unlucky enough to run into Yue Qianchou. Those who had taken lives in the first two rounds were especially anxious.

Xiao Wanqing at Myriad Fragrance Garden was acting strangely. She stopped talking, her smile radiant, her eyes blinking as she watched the disciple who had just won in the Alchemy Pavilion crowd. Her expression was quite thought-provoking. In fact, she wasn't the only one looking in that direction; there were countless disciples from various branches, but their gazes were different from hers.

The disciples of the Alchemy Pavilion stood there, full of energy, as if afraid others wouldn't know they were from the Alchemy Pavilion. Yang Qian smiled and said, "Yue Qianchou, you've been hiding it well! What? Are you planning to take down all the disciples of the Cultivation Pavilion?"

Upon hearing this, the nearby disciples all craned their necks to hear how Elder Guan's personal disciple would respond. Yue Qianchou scratched his head and said modestly, "Uncle Yang thinks too highly of me. I was just lucky just now. The Cultivation Pavilion of hidden talents, and it's already quite good that I made it into the top ten."

"Ha! Martial Uncle Yue is too modest." "Yes! Yes!" "Uncle Yue, please don't hold back when the time comes! Strike while the iron is hot!"

Martial Uncle Yue is usually very kind and approachable, never putting on airs. At this moment, the disciples of the Alchemy Pavilion were all laughing and joking, fanning the flames, making the disciples from other branches extremely envious.

"Disciples participating in the fourth round of the competition will draw lots," Dongfang Changao announced. Yue Qianchou cupped his hands to the crowd and, as always, strolled over leisurely. Many disciples sighed inwardly, thinking, "Look at his calm and collected demeanor; he was clearly confident all along. This is the demeanor of a master, this is true composure!"

After three rounds of competition, those who relied on luck or chance were almost completely eliminated, leaving only top-tier experts at the late Core Formation stage. Yue Qianchou glanced at the remaining hundred-plus people, slightly taken aback, and noticed they were all standing by the lottery box looking at him, wondering what they wanted.

Yue Qianchou was still wondering, Dongfang Changao glanced at the disciples in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Yue Qianchou, come and draw lots."

"Ah! Oh!" Yue Qianchou hurriedly ran over. No matter what the reason, he had already offended the old man once, and he couldn't let it continue now. Just as his hand was about to reach into the lottery box, someone upstairs suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute, Chang Ao, bring Yue Qianchou up here."

The two people who were called looked up and saw that it was none other than the sect leader Feng Xiangtian. Yue Qianchou was stunned again, and then followed Dongfang Changao into the main hall of the Cultivation Pavilion. When they reached the top floor, they hurriedly bowed to the sect leader and the elders, wondering in their hearts why they had been called up.

All the old guys' attention was on Yue Qianchou. Feng Xiangtian waved his hand lightly and said, "Chang'ao, convey my decree: Yue Qianchou is directly promoted to the top ten of the Core Formation stage. He doesn't need to participate in the remaining competitions. The competitions of the others continue. You can go now!"

Dongfang Changao paused for a moment. This was completely against the rules of the competition, but since the sect leader had already said it was an imperial decree, there was naturally no problem. He immediately clasped his hands in a salute and said, "I obey the sect leader's decree." After saying that, he withdrew.

What are these old guys up to? Yue Qianchou was puzzled when Dongfang Changao's voice came from below. "By the sect leader's decree, Yue Qianchou is directly promoted to the top ten of the Core Formation stage. He does not need to participate in the remaining competitions. The others will continue to draw lots for the competition."

There was an uproar outside at first, then quieted down. Everyone thought about it and agreed that with Yue Qianchou's strength, getting into the top ten would be no problem at all. To put it bluntly, who among the remaining people could handle his bunch of flying swords? The lessons learned from the past were evident.

The remaining disciples who were competing breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; it was much safer without that guy!

Little did they know that Sect Leader Feng Xiangtian had other plans. For thousands of years, the Cultivation Pavilion had been the foundation of Fu Xian Island. If the competition continued and Yue Qianchou defeated him all the way and took first place, that would be a huge mess. The Cultivation Pavilion would lose all face. So, he simply stopped him from competing in the later rounds and used the sect leader's privilege to let him directly enter the top ten.

The old guys were also aware of the situation. After watching two matches, they knew that probably none of the Cultivation Pavilion Core Formation stage Pavilion could Yue Qianchou. They naturally understood the sect leader's intentions.

Feng Xiangtian looked at Yue Qianchou and smiled, "Yue Qianchou, don't overthink it. I'm going to ask you a few questions. Answer me honestly, can you do that?"

Yue Qianchou's mind raced for a moment before he bowed and said, "When the sect leader asks a question, this disciple will answer to the best of his knowledge."

"Very good!" Feng Xiangtian nodded and smiled, "Then let me ask you, the sword technique you cultivate is quite powerful, what is its name? Where did it come from?"

Yue Qianchou had already anticipated these problems. Since he had brought them up to show off, he knew this day would come sooner or later, and he was well-prepared to deal with them. He respectfully replied, "The sword technique I cultivate comes from the Scripture Pavilion and is called the 'Returning Origin Sword Art,' but..." He paused and continued, "However, during my cultivation, I discovered that this sword technique still has some flaws, so I put in a lot of effort to improve it considerably. I don't know if it can still be considered the Returning Origin Sword Art now?"

He was unaware of these matters and the consequences of his words. Everyone gasped in shock. This kid had actually modified the sword technique! Such talent was truly... Even those at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage wouldn't dare to casually modify and practice a technique! Truly, a newborn calf is fearless! The Guan family has produced another talent!

Guan Wei Wu and Fei Denan exchanged bewildered glances. Feng Xiangtian smiled slightly, revealing an expression that said, "I knew it," and continued, "How many flying swords can you control now? And where did you get these flying swords from?"

"I've reached the limit of the number of flying swords I can control today, a total of one hundred. As for the flying swords... I've reached a certain level in my sword technique cultivation, but I've run out of flying swords to use. I almost gave up on cultivating this sword technique. In the end... in the end, I used the thousand high-grade Spirit Stones Cheng Gengqing the sect leader gave me back then. The flying swords were bought from outside by my senior brother Cheng Gengqing from the Mundane Things Hall." Yue Qianchou said, as if he had no other choice.

"I see." Feng Xiangtian nodded, glancing expressionlessly at Guan Wei Wu, his heart Yue Qianchou had started with alchemy, and in just a few years, his cultivation had reached the early stage of Core Formation. Now, he had even created his own cultivation Method Formula. Such talent was rare in the entire Cultivation World, perhaps only seen once in a thousand years. And this muddle-headed master knew nothing of this! He had almost forced his disciple to abandon his study of this sword technique simply because he had no flying sword to use. If he had truly given up, who would have seen such a powerful sword technique on Fu Xian Island today? That fool!

"Elder Mo, Yue Qianchou can go directly to the Artifact Refining Pavilion to obtain any Law Artifact he needs for his future cultivation. Please cooperate as much as possible." Feng Xiangtian's voice was somewhat gloomy.

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