The Seventh Name

Lei Ba was taken away by an elder from Seventh Peak, looking as if his parents had died.

The fist print on his chest was deep enough to see bone, and the cracks in his Golden Core were difficult to heal. His cultivation had fallen from the middle stage of Golden Core back to the early stage. Even if it could be repaired in the future, he would never be able to return to his peak.

More critically, his qualification as a True Disciple had been revoked, meaning he would have to move out of this Spiritual Energy-rich Thunder Peak, lose his generous monthly resource supply, and lose those followers and attendants who flocked around him.

"Qin Yuan... Qin Yuan..." Lei Ba's eyes were filled with venom, but more than that, it was a bone-deep fear.

That punch had not only shattered his chest bones and Golden Core, but also the pride of being a prodigy of Seventh Peak.

In the plaza, Wang Lin, Zhang Hai, and Li Mo sat slumped on the ground, their faces ashen.

They watched Lei Ba being taken away, watched Qin Yuan's retreating back, and then looked at the mocking gazes of the surrounding disciples. Regret washed over their minds like a tide.

"We... we were wrong..." Wang Lin mumbled.

"What's the point of saying that now?" Zhang Hai gave a bitter laugh. "Senior Brother Qin won't want us anymore, and Lei Ba is crippled. We... have nothing left."

Li Mo even burst into tears. "If only... if only we hadn't been greedy for those Spirit Crystals..."

Alas, there was no medicine for regret in this world.

In front of the True Disciple stone tablet, the surrounding disciples had not yet dispersed.

On the stone tablet, the words "Sixteenth Place: Qin Yuan, Fifth Peak True Disciple, Golden Core Middle Stage" seemed to possess a kind of magic, firmly capturing everyone's attention.

"Three days..." a disciple murmured. "From the True Disciple Grand Competition to now, only three days have passed. From twenty-seventh to sixteenth, from Golden Core early stage to middle stage... this cultivation speed is simply unbelievable."

"Did you notice? Senior Brother Qin used the same punch to defeat Lei Ba. Simple, straightforward, unadorned, but unstoppable."

"Lei Ba's Heavenly Thunder Incantation is a Mysterious Grade Low Rank spell! Even those in the late Golden Core stage wouldn't dare to take it head-on! Senior Brother Qin crushed it so casually..."

"Monster... this is a true monster..."

Amidst the discussions, Wen Ruofeng and Jian Wuhen quietly departed.

Returning to Wenyuan Peak, where Wen Ruofeng resided, the two sat opposite each other in the quiet room, silent for a long time.

"Senior Brother Jian, what do you think now?" Wen Ruofeng broke the silence, fanning himself with his folding fan.

Jian Wuhen held his sword, his eyes complex. "Before, I said 'it has nothing to do with me,' but now... I'm afraid that's not necessarily true."

Wen Ruofeng gave a wry smile. "Indeed. Qin Yuan's rise is unstoppable. Although Lei Ba was reckless, his strength was not weak. To defeat him with one punch, Qin Yuan's true combat power is probably close to the late Golden Core stage."

"Not close," Jian Wuhen said slowly. "He has reached it."

He paused and added, "I can feel that he didn't use his full strength in that punch."

Wen Ruofeng's folding fan paused. "You mean..."

"He still has reserves," Jian Wuhen's eyes flashed with a hint of apprehension. "And the timing of his breakthrough to the Golden Core middle stage is too coincidental."

The two looked at each other, seeing the solemnity in each other's eyes.

Qin Yuan only stayed on Blazing Peak for one day before breaking through to the Golden Core middle stage. Was it accumulated potential, or... was there some hidden secret they didn't know?

Regardless of the reason, it meant that this young man, who had only entered the True Disciple ranks less than three days ago, already possessed the strength to threaten them, the veteran True Disciples.

"It seems we need to re-evaluate our stance," Wen Ruofeng sighed.

In Elder Li's quiet room on Seventh Peak, the atmosphere was suffocatingly oppressive.

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Elder Li's face was ashen, with Wen Ruofeng and Jian Wuhen standing before him.

"You two..." he stared at them, his voice icy cold. "Lei Ba is defeated, and you are happy?"

Wen Ruofeng bowed. "Elder, please calm your anger. Senior Brother Lei's defeat was truly unexpected. Who could have imagined that Qin Yuan would break through to the Golden Core middle stage in just one day? This matter is not the fault of the battle."

"Not the fault of the battle?" Elder Li sneered. "Then what is it? Is it that my Seventh Peak's luck has run out? Or are all you True Disciples spineless cowards?"

Jian Wuhen looked up, his voice calm. "If the Elder thinks we are spineless, he can replace us."

"You!" Elder Li was furious, but seeing Jian Wuhen's indifferent gaze, he eventually suppressed his anger.

Jian Wuhen was eleventh among the True Disciples, his strength unfathomable, and his status on Seventh Peak was extraordinary. Even as an elder, he could not easily offend him.

"Enough," Elder Li waved his hand and took a deep breath. "Let's put the matter of Lei Ba aside for now. But Qin Yuan must be suppressed. Otherwise, my Seventh Peak will have no standing in the True Disciple ranks."

Wen Ruofeng frowned. "Elder, Qin Yuan is already in the Golden Core middle stage, and his strength is not weak. If we make a move again, what if..."

"There is no 'what if'," Elder Li interrupted him. "This time, I won't involve you."

Wen Ruofeng and Jian Wuhen were stunned.

"Seventh place, Duan Tianlang," Elder Li said slowly. "That madman from Eighth Peak who 'takes money to do things'."

The pupils of the two contracted.

Duan Tianlang, seventh among the True Disciples, cultivation in the late Golden Core stage, from Eighth Peak. He had a perverse personality and no bottom line in his actions. As long as he was paid enough Spirit Crystals, he would take on any dirty job. Among the True Disciples, he was a ruthless character that everyone avoided.

"The Elder wants to hire Duan Tianlang?" Wen Ruofeng hesitated. "The price will likely not be small."

"No matter how great the price, it must be paid," Elder Li's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. "This Qin Yuan's growth rate is too fast. If he is not eliminated now, he will become a serious threat in the future."

He looked at the two. "You two go to Duan Tianlang's place and deliver the message. The conditions... let him name them."

Wen Ruofeng and Jian Wuhen exchanged glances, seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.

"Elder," Wen Ruofeng finally advised, "to suppress one Qin Yuan, is it too much to involve someone like Duan Tianlang..."

"Too much?" Elder Li slammed the table, "What do you understand?! Fifth Peak has been silent for a hundred years, and now Qin Yuan has emerged. If he gains a foothold, Fifth Peak will surely rise! By then, Seventh Peak's resources and status will be threatened! This isn't personal animosity, it's a battle between two peaks!"

He stared at the two men and said word by word, "Will you go, or not?"

Wen Ruofeng was silent for a moment, then finally bowed, "...As you command."

Jian Wuhen said nothing, merely turning and leaving.

Blazing Peak, inside the main hall.

Qin Yuan sat cross-legged within the Spirit Gathering Array, a system panel floating before him:

[System of Gaining Twenty Years of Cultivation Per Day]

[Current Level: 2 (3478/5000)]

[Cultivation Storage: 0/60 years]

[Today's cultivation has not been extracted]

After defeating Lei Ba, he had obtained some of Lei Ba's resources—as the challenger who won, he had the right to confiscate thirty percent of the loser's wealth. Lei Ba had accumulated quite a few good items among the True Disciple ranks over the years. Although most had been consumed, the remainder was still considerable.

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