Departure, Ambush

Chen Fan merely waved his hand and said modestly,

"Nearly all the senior true disciples are at the tenth level. My little cultivation has only barely caught up to everyone else—it is nothing worth mentioning!"

Yu Jin waved her hand. "Junior Brother is a genius who has comprehended the Sword Domain. How can he be compared to ordinary people?"

Her eyes curved into crescents as well, and she was overjoyed.

She had been the one to bring Chen Fan into the sect. The more outstanding Chen Fan performed, the happier she felt.

Lian Yangshuo gave Chen Fan several extra looks upon hearing this.

Yet he could not tell whether Chen Fan's breakthrough had come with the help of the Enlightenment Pool, or whether he had broken through even before that.

He even felt the former was more likely...

He narrowed his eyes and said, "Since Junior Brother is a tenth-level martial artist who has comprehended a Sword Domain, he will most likely pass this test."

Chen Fan shook his head and stepped forward, looking directly at Lian Yangshuo. "How will the test be conducted?"

Since those were the rules, he had no intention of breaking them.

Lian Yangshuo narrowed his eyes slightly, smiled again, and stepped forward. "I will be Junior Brother's opponent. If Junior Brother can last a quarter of an hour against me, you may join the team!"

Yu Jin shouted angrily,

"Lian Yangshuo! You have already comprehended a triple Dao Domain and are not far from the Stormcloud Rankings. Even I am no match for you, yet you want Junior Brother Chen Fan to last a full minute against you? That is going too far!"

Lian Yangshuo hurriedly said, "Junior Sister, you misunderstand. I will suppress my cultivation and will not activate more than one level of