Chapter 14

After leaving the Animal Husbandry Garden, the time within the Soul Suppressing Pagoda had reached 73.5 years.

Lin Xuan directly entered the Soul Suppressing Pagoda with his mind and spent 5.5 years completely absorbing the qi and blood he had just harvested.

His cultivation at the middle stage of Body Tempering had advanced by leaps and bounds, seemingly touching upon the bottleneck of the late stage. Unfortunately, he had failed to break through.

Remaining time: 68 years.

"Don't disappoint me, Niu Fang. A servant steward must be quite lucrative, right? Once I kill you, everything you own will be mine."

"What I still lack is a blade technique, a movement technique, and a handy ordinary weapon."

Sixty-eight years gave Lin Xuan ample confidence.

Even if it were a high-grade Yellow-rank martial technique, he was now confident he could cultivate it straight to the mastery level.

By then, no one in this Servant District would likely be able to fight him. After all, those in the Blood Refining Realm were already qualified to become Outer Sect Disciples.

Just as Lin Xuan headed toward the Life and Death Arena, Niu Fang also received news that he had been challenged.

"Lin Xuan wants to challenge me for my position, and it's even a Life and Death Battle? He has set his sights on everything I own?"

"Doesn't know the height of heaven or the depth of earth, just a useless—"

"Wait... How did that piece of trash Chen Ze handle things? He still isn't dead?"

Niu Fang flew into a rage the moment he heard the news, but his face soon filled with astonishment.

"Damn it, taking benefits and not doing the job. Chen Ze, very good. Once I slaughter Lin Xuan, your death day will come next."

Niu Fang simply could not believe that Lin Xuan had completely subdued Chen Ze. That was nothing short of a fantasy.

If he saw how respectfully Chen Ze now treated Lin Xuan, who knew whether he would be frightened to death on the spot.

At the same time, two figures in flowing white robes arrived in the Outer Sect area.

The man was handsome and the woman beautiful. Yet the young woman's face brimmed with anticipation and delight, while the man's face was full of arrogance.

"True Disciples? Why have True Disciples come to the Outer Sect?"

Wherever they passed, countless people bowed in salute.

The golden Disciple Tokens at their waists were simply too eye-catching.

Because of their realms, True Disciples also held the status of either Inner Sect Disciples or Core Disciples.

But regardless of which identity they held, they were beings as lofty as the heavens in the Outer Sect.

"Ninth Junior Sister, Lin Xuan is merely a useless body. He only entered the sect because you persuaded Master to show mercy. Why must you remain so obsessed with him?"

The man suddenly spoke, his words brimming with disdain for Lin Xuan.

The young woman paused, and her delighted expression darkened slightly. "Eighth Senior Brother, Brother Lin Xuan is not useless. I believe in him."

"From now on, I hope Senior Brother will not say such things again. Junior Sister does not like hearing them."

The young woman was none other than Yu Bing.

Her peerless face was lightly veiled by white gauze, yet her bearing at this moment surpassed what it had been at the Floating Training Grounds by an unknown measure.

Wherever she went, countless people turned their heads and stopped in their tracks, as though they had witnessed a breathtaking sight beneath the heavens.

The arrogant man was Liu Ruyan's eighth True Disciple, Lu Xun. Possessing Ninth-Grade Talent, he had entered the sect three years ago and had already reached the second minor realm of the second major realm—the Spirit Solidification Realm!

Lu Xun gave a slight nod. "Useless bodies are even rarer than peerless talents. There have been such cases in history, but their lifelong achievements could at most reach the middle or late stage of Body Tempering."

An existence no different from an ant! Lu Xun added inwardly after saying that.

He would not say those words aloud, lest Yu Bing become displeased.

After all, from the moment this little junior sister appeared, her peerless beauty had already been deeply etched into his heart.

In his eyes, other than himself, no one else was worthy of her.

"I will protect Brother Lin Xuan!" Yu Bing lightly bit her lip, tossed out those words, and strode away.

She did not want to continue tangling with Lu Xun. After the past few days, she was no longer a complete novice to cultivation.

She understood clearly that talent determined everything. In this world, the one thing that could never be changed was one's innate aptitude.

Yet she had never given up. As Liu Ruyan had said, if this realm did not have it, then the next realm certainly would.

There was no other reason. The next realm was the ultimate destination of all cultivators, a world where immortals lived.

There, endless possibilities existed.

She would not give up a single chance to grow stronger. Within her lifetime, she would surely ascend to immortality and defy the heavens to change Lin Xuan's fate.

This was the only ideal in Yu Bing's heart.

Unfortunately, Liu Ruyan had not told her one thing: no one in this realm had ascended to immortality for tens of thousands of years.

Lu Xun slowly followed behind Yu Bing. He said nothing more, but his gaze flickered slightly, as though he were plotting something.

At this time, a piece of news spread wildly through the Servant District.

"Lin Xuan, the Useless Body of Ten Thousand Years, has challenged servant steward Niu Fang..."

"What? Is he seeking death?"

"Damn, wasn't he the one who killed that Outer Sect Zhang Tao yesterday?"

"Hiss... Zhang Tao died unjustly. If he had only waited one more day, Lin Xuan would have died."

"Damn, he got lucky and made a breakthrough, stepping onto the immortal path. Does he think no one dares kill him? Or does he think his talent is outstanding enough that someone will protect him?"

"Hahaha... He has no self-awareness at all. Let's go, let's go watch the show at the Life and Death Arena."

Yu Bing and Lu Xun soon heard the news as well.

"Wait..."

Panic rose in Yu Bing's heart, and she hurriedly stopped a servant.

When that servant saw Yu Bing's white robes, then noticed the golden Disciple Token at her waist, his pupils suddenly shrank.

"Disciple greets True Disciple Senior Sister. What are Senior Sister's orders? This disciple would not hesitate to die ten thousand deaths!"

"Y-you said Lin Xuan challenged a servant steward? Wh-what exactly happened?"

Yu Bing hurriedly asked.

The disciple did not dare conceal anything and told her everything.

"Overestimating himself!"

"Does he still want to use a useless body to strike down an immortal?"

After hearing it, Lu Xun only felt that Lin Xuan was an idiot. He could not understand how Yu Bing had taken a liking to someone like this.

It would be good if he died. At least I will not have to dirty my hands.

Lu Xun thought to himself.

"Brother Lin Xuan has already reached the early stage of Body Tempering? I knew Brother Lin Xuan wasn't useless!"

"No, you said Steward Niu is at the late stage of Body Tempering. How could Brother Lin Xuan challenge him?"

"Do you know where Brother Lin Xuan is? Tell me quickly..."

Yu Bing's little mind raced at top speed, and in an instant, who knew how many emotions passed across her face.

Hearing her call him "Brother Lin Xuan" again and again, the servant was utterly numb, his jealousy nearly bursting into flames.

"Judging by the time, the challenge should be about to begin. True Disciple Senior Sister can go to the Life and Death Arena to find... Lin, Lin Senior Brother."

The servant disciple finally said.

"Alright, thank you!"

Yu Bing's figure turned into a phantom as she shot away, her speed leaving people tongue-tied.

"She is at least at the middle stage of Body Tempering, right? Is this the one with peerless talent? Too terrifying."

The servant disciple watched Yu Bing's retreating figure, his eyes filled with envy.

Smack!

But at that moment, a slap sent him sprawling to the ground.

"Don't look at what you shouldn't!"

Lu Xun took a single step that carried him more than ten meters away, his calm voice drifting back.

The servant disciple was on the verge of tears...