Hidden Master

Foundation Establishment Realm, sixth layer!

Feeling the surging spiritual energy within him, Qin Jun could not help wanting to let out a long howl, but he restrained himself. He could not act too smug!

"He actually broke through!"

Great Elder Xu Hai cried out, stirring an uproar among the others.

Breaking through during a match—such a thing existed only in legends!

Most importantly, Xuanling Sect's number one genius, Zhuo Junjie, had lost!

It was no exaggeration to say that Zhuo Junjie was the number one genius of the Gan Yue Kingdom, a legend among the younger generation. Yet that legend had been defeated by a mysterious young man, making them feel as though their dreams had been shattered.

"Junjie..." Zhong Ling murmured, covering her mouth. Looking at the miserable Zhuo Junjie on the stage, she could not help feeling a sense of sorrow for one of her own kind.

Qin Jun swept his gaze over the crowd, then called out, "Xuanling Sect's geniuses are pretty impressive!"

Crack—

The disciples' proud hearts were shattered by his praise. Calling the opponent he had defeated impressive was simply too vicious!

Chang Tianyou took a deep breath. Zhuo Junjie's defeat hurt him more than it did the other disciples, because Zhuo Junjie was the disciple he had been most proud of in his life.

Especially since Zhuo Junjie had been defeated so easily by Qin Jun, making his face burn with humiliation.

The other disciples dared to be angry but did not dare speak. Although they felt Qin Jun had used underhanded means, none of them had the confidence to face that bizarre rain of peach blossoms.

Looking again at Zhuo Junjie, more than half his hair had turned white, and many wrinkles had appeared on his face. He looked ten or twenty years older.

Had they not witnessed everything with their own eyes, the disciples would never have believed that the person on the Martial Arts Arena was their Senior Disciple Brother.

It was too cruel!

Many female disciples could not bear to look at Zhuo Junjie. It would have been one thing if he had been wounded all over after an intense battle, but this was far too strange. His vitality had been severely damaged, chilling their hearts.

Qin Jun did not continue provoking them. The only reason he had defeated Zhuo Junjie was entirely due to the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits Transformations. If he forced other Foundation Establishment Realm disciples to jump onto the Martial Arts Arena, that would be awkward.

"Nothing else now, right?"

Qin Jun came before Chang Tianyou and smiled. After speaking, he turned and walked toward the stone steps. Daji and the Howling Celestial Dog followed at his sides. Wherever they passed, Xuanling Sect's disciples consciously made way, terrified of ending up as miserably as Zhuo Junjie.

Chang Qianqian hurriedly followed Qin Jun. Xu Hai and the other elders wanted to stop him, but Chang Tianyou held them back.

"Let him go. Let this matter end here! No one is to trouble him again!" Chang Tianyou sighed as he watched Qin Jun's departing back.

Although Qin Jun's defeat of Zhuo Junjie made him feel terrible, he now leaned even more toward arranging an engagement between Qin Jun and Chang Qianqian. From the perspective of a future father-in-law, Qin Jun was actually quite good.

He could easily defeat even the Gan Yue Kingdom's number one genius, and he had a Void Transformation Realm expert under his command. Xuanling Sect could not afford to provoke him; they could only try to curry favor with him!

For Xuanling Sect to have remained so prosperous for so long, the Sect Master had certainly contributed greatly.

"Then... what about Junjie?" an elder asked hesitantly. In their eyes, Zhuo Junjie had already been crippled. Seeing his half-aged appearance, he likely would not have much of a future.

"Don't worry. His vitality and spiritual energy are recovering. The technique Qin Jun used earlier was clearly of a very high grade, but his cultivation is too low to unleash its full power yet." Chang Tianyou waved his hand. As a Mortal Transformation Realm expert, he had immediately seen through the flaw in Blossom in an Instant.

More precisely, it was the flaw in Qin Jun's cultivation.

Turning back toward Zhuo Junjie, Chang Tianyou's face showed displeasure. He snorted coldly. "Junjie has become too arrogant these past few years. If he had been cautious, he could have completely avoided those peach blossom petals. Let this be a lesson for him."

The elders exchanged looks and did not dare say anything more. They could only arrange for disciples to help Zhuo Junjie away.

Chang Hao, who stood among the crowd, remained rooted to the spot, looking completely dumbfounded.

"How could this be... How could Qin Jun... possibly defeat Senior Brother Zhuo..."

Chang Hao muttered in a daze. Even Zhuo Junjie was no match for Qin Jun, so how could he still dare fight Qin Jun?

Just like that, Qin Jun strolled down the mountain. Chang Qianqian, walking beside him, kept exclaiming, "Wow! You're amazing! Were those peach blossom petals just now all created by a technique?"

The sight made Xuanling Sect's disciples feel sick to their stomachs.

Their Senior Disciple Brother had been defeated by an outsider!

Their Junior Sister had been stolen away by that same outsider!

The entire Xuanling Sect had been utterly disgraced!

"I'm not telling you. Stop following me, I need to return to the royal capital." Qin Jun waved his hand. Having just advanced, he was in a good mood and, unusually, did not trade barbs with Chang Qianqian.

The moment Chang Qianqian heard that, she became dejected. Tugging at Qin Jun's sleeve as she walked, she asked, "When will you come see me?"

"Forget it. I'm not coming to see you. Everyone in your sect treats me as an enemy. Do you think I'd still dare come?"

"Then I'll come find you, okay?"

"No. Otherwise, someone might chase me down to kill me again!"

"I don't care. I'm going to the royal capital to find you, and I'm even going to become..."

"Become what? Get lost, and stop seeing me off!"

Qin Jun waved his hand. Yet he still felt a trace of reluctance in his heart. How could he fail to see Chang Qianqian's feelings for him?

Once he ascended the throne, he would marry Chang Qianqian too!

A harem of three thousand beauties was a must, otherwise it would hurt his prestige!

Chang Qianqian escorted Qin Jun to the pavilion halfway down the mountain. Reluctantly, she said to Daji, "Sister Daji, take good care of yourself. Don't let Qin Jun take advantage of you."

Pfft—

What was this brat saying such painfully honest things for?!

Qin Jun glared at Chang Qianqian as though fire would burst from his eyes, but she ignored him completely.

"Hehe, don't worry. The Young Master still doesn't have the ability to take advantage of me." Daji said with a seductive smile, dealing Qin Jun another blow.

Wasn't that basically saying he was incapable?

"Hmph!"

Qin Jun gave a cold snort, pretending to be angry, then turned and walked toward the foot of the mountain. Daji and the Howling Celestial Dog quickly followed him.

Chang Qianqian watched their departing backs, tears glimmering faintly in her beautiful eyes.

She suddenly began to miss the days when she and Qin Jun had bickered.

After leaving Xuanling Sect, the Howling Celestial Dog asked Qin Jun curiously, "Young Master, the technique you used earlier carried the profound essence of a divine ability. What exactly is its origin?"

"The Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits Transformations!" Qin Jun said proudly. Overall, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits Transformations counted as a divine ability, but his cultivation was too low, so what he could unleash still fell within the scope of techniques.

The Howling Celestial Dog and Daji exchanged a glance. Both could see the confusion in the other's eyes.

Clearly, neither of them had ever heard of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits Transformations.

Qin Jun could not be bothered to explain. The Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits Transformations were one of his life-saving trump cards, and unless absolutely necessary, he would not reveal them completely.

"However, Xuanling Sect is hiding an expert. Even the Sect Master probably does not know about them," the Howling Celestial Dog suddenly remarked, immediately piquing Qin Jun's curiosity.

Anyone the Howling Celestial Dog called an expert was certainly no ordinary person!