Insight

Ice God Peak's main hall. Liu Ruyan sat elegantly in the main seat, her cool gaze fixed on Xu Qin, the outer sect elder, below.

Xu Qin didn't dare to raise his head. Liu Ruyan's aura, unintentionally leaking from her body, already made his legs tremble slightly.

"About Lin Xuan?"

Liu Ruyan was the first to break the silence.

"Yes!"

Xu Qin hurriedly responded, "Peak Lord Liu, that Lin Xuan is going to the Life and Death Arena today with a disciple who has a fifth-grade aptitude. Given his relationship with your beloved disciple, this junior doesn't know how to handle it."

"Does he think he can contend against a cultivator with a mortal body?"

Liu Ruyan frowned slightly.

"I observed that his physical fitness is very strong; he should have undergone systematic training, far surpassing ordinary people,"

Outer Sect Elder Xu Qin replied.

Liu Ruyan nodded slightly; this point naturally didn't escape her notice.

"Even so, the Useless Body's aptitude makes it impossible for him to comprehend Body Forging methods in a short time, making it difficult to enter the Body Forging Realm. He is too arrogant."

Xu Qin didn't speak, tacitly agreeing.

Aptitude is the stepping stone on the path to immortality. The more outstanding one's aptitude, the smoother their cultivation journey.

Talent and aptitude have stopped countless seekers of immortality throughout history.

The withered bones fallen on this path are denser than the sands of the Ganges.

"Go, let him suffer a little, let him know the cruelty of the path to immortality. Hopefully, he will retreat in the face of difficulty and, in the future, no longer affect Yu'er's path to immortality."

In the end, Liu Ruyan left these words before disappearing.

"Yes!"

Although Liu Ruyan had left, Xu Qin still maintained a respectful posture, slowly retreating from the main hall.

At the same time, Lin Xuan had already arrived at the handyman's square. Handyman Manager Niu Fang was gathering all the new handymen.

Zhang Tao was already standing beside him. The moment they saw Lin Xuan, both Zhang Tao and Niu Fang revealed cold glares.

"Lin Xuan!"

Niu Fang called out directly.

Hearing this, Lin Xuan walked in front of Niu Fang, not saying a word.

Niu Fang didn't care and directly said, "Your task from now on is to raise Wild Boar in the feeding grounds."

"Complete the task of providing one thousand catties of pig feed and slaughtering twenty Wild Boar every day. Completion earns you one sect contribution point."

"If you fail to complete the task three times, you are not worthy to stay in the Divine Firmament Holy Land."

After Niu Fang finished speaking, he turned to look at Zhang Tao, "Senior Brother Zhang, are you satisfied with my arrangement?"

Before Zhang Tao could speak, a dense murmur suddenly arose from the surroundings.

"Hiss..."

"This Lin Xuan is too miserable. Raising Wild Boar is the most troublesome task; there's almost no time to cultivate."

"But isn't this a task that Body Forging Realm senior brothers do? Lin Xuan, like us, has only just entered."

"Tsk, who told him to offend an outer sect disciple?"

"Speaking of which, doesn't he have a Life and Death Arena challenge later?"

"Haha, can't Senior Brother Zhang beat him half to death, then make it impossible for him to complete the task? He might even be bitten to death by the Wild Boar in the subsequent pig slaughtering process!"

"Hiss, the path to immortality is truly cruel!"

Countless people gasped, becoming cautious at this moment.

Zhang Tao also heard many things from the surrounding discussions and immediately looked at Niu Fang with great satisfaction.

"You did well. If anything comes up in the future, you can come directly to me."

"Then I thank Senior Brother Zhang." Niu Fang grinned.

Lin Xuan, however, was calmly looking at the two of them, not refuting.

Both Niu Fang and Zhang Tao were already on his must-kill list.

The path to immortality is cruel, then he would carve out a bloody path.

Lin Xuan was fearless!

However, I wonder if slaughtering Wild Boar can seize more time?

Wild Boar have the bloodline of demonic beasts. Even those raised are early-stage Body Forging Realm demonic beasts. I wonder what's different compared to ordinary pigs.

Lin Xuan inexplicably began to look forward to it.

Soon, Niu Fang assigned tasks to everyone and then dismissed them.

Some handymen also went to their respective posts.

Of course, some people still stayed behind, waiting to watch the show.

"Lin Xuan, let's go! Zhang Shao is already waiting for you at the Life and Death Stage."

Two handyman disciples from Clearwater Town, who were following Zhang Tao, came to Lin Xuan's side, one on the left and one on the right, looking at him mockingly.

"Heh heh, killing pigs in Clearwater Town, and still killing pigs when you get to the Holy Land Immortal Sect. Lin Xuan, ah Lin Xuan, your whole life is only fit for killing pigs."

"Shua!"

Lin Xuan suddenly made a move, and a clear, bright flash of the blade pressed against the speaker's neck.

"Do you believe I'll kill you like a pig right now?"

"Ma San!"

The other person exclaimed in alarm, and at the same time shouted, "Lin Xuan, stop! Do you dare to disregard even the sect rules?"

Ma San didn't dare to breathe loudly at this moment. Lin Xuan's blade had already cut a gash in his neck. A little deeper, and it would immediately sever his carotid artery.

His body trembled, and the fear of death spread through his heart.

"Shua!"

Just then, Ma San felt the coldness at his neck disappear.

The next second, Lin Xuan appeared next to Liu Qi, who had just spoken up for him, and the sharp blade was pressed against Liu Qi's neck.

"Drip!"

Fresh blood slid down the blade and dripped to the ground.

"You, you..." Liu Qi was startled and his face turned pale instantly.

"In my eyes, you're no different from a pig. A pig relying on the power of a dog. Please choose your target carefully, understand?"

Lin Xuan's faint voice entered Liu Qi's ears, his words as cold and sharp as a blade.

Liu Qi and Ma San didn't dare to speak, feeling extremely humiliated and angry inside.

But, they dared to be angry but dared not speak!

"Cowards!"

Lin Xuan put away his blade and slapped out with his hand.

"Pa!"

Liu Qi was slapped directly to the ground.

Then Lin Xuan turned back and slapped the dumbfounded Ma San again.

Ma San only felt a burning pain in his cheek, and when he reached out to touch it, it was already swollen.

"Damn it, damn it!"

"Zhang Shao will kill him, will kill him."

Lin Xuan had gone far away before the two of them uttered their venomous voices.

Around them, a group of handyman disciples had slightly complicated expressions.

Lin Xuan's decisiveness was a bit frightening to them. They had no doubt that if there were no sect rules restricting him, these two would probably already be two cold corpses.

Life and Death Stage, Lin Xuan arrived quickly.

Zhang Tao stood on the nearly three-hundred-square-meter Life and Death Stage, arms crossed, his eyes looking down arrogantly.

All around, words full of envy were constantly being heard.

"Fifth-grade aptitude, early Body Forging Realm after entering the sect for three days, envious."

"Heh heh... it can only be said that he deserves to be Senior Brother Zhang. If only I could get on his good side."

"Who doesn't want to? Unfortunately, we're just handyman disciples, where would we have the chance?"

Listening to the surrounding discussions, Zhang Tao's vanity was greatly satisfied.

But suddenly, his brow furrowed, and a burst of anger erupted in his eyes.

Ma San and Liu Qi bypassed Lin Xuan and were the first to arrive below the Life and Death Stage. He took in their miserable state.

"Who did this?"

Zhang Tao asked in a cold voice.