Junior Brother, Can We Change the Plan?

Spirit Yang City.

Ye Chen received a message from his master and took out his identity token. He found a great deal of information in it, and it turned out to be a Secret Method.

"The identity token can transmit the contents of a Secret Method too?"

He read through the Secret Method, but it was tiring. When he sensed the identity token with his mind, he could see only a few lines at a time and had to read them slowly, line by line. It took him a long while to finish reading everything.

"The Formless Secret Method can change the Qi around me and even slightly alter my appearance to a certain extent. What a marvelous Secret Method."

Ye Chen soon understood what the Formless Secret Method did. Whenever he used the Pure Yang Finger or Pure Yang Claw, people always mistook them for demonic martial arts. Even if he explained, others might not believe him, but with the Formless Secret Method, the problem could be solved.

"Fourth Junior Brother."

Ye Chen called out to Yang Yang, who was eating. "Master sent us a Secret Method."

"A Secret Method?" Yang Yang immediately checked his identity token. After reading it, he too looked delighted. "Hahaha, this Secret Method is great! If it changes my Qi, doesn't that mean it can change my bearing?"

His bearing was so fierce that he had frightened quite a few children to tears in Spirit Yang City. In fact, he was neither ugly nor fat, and he had a good figure. The problem with his bearing was just hard to fix, but now it was no problem. He only needed to master the Formless Secret Method.

Ye Chen and Yang Yang immediately began cultivating the Formless Secret Method. Neither of them lacked comprehension, and the Formless Secret Method was not very difficult to get started with. They also discussed it with each other from time to time, and in just two days, they both successfully grasped the basics.

"Pure Yang Finger!"

Ye Chen used the Pure Yang Finger, and there was no longer any sign of that blood-colored Qi. Instead, the Qi was very gentle and looked perfectly ordinary, but that was enough.

Yang Yang also activated the Formless Secret Method. The Qi around him changed somewhat, becoming very ordinary, without that terrifying Qi.

Black-Yellow Sect.

Lin Ye's other disciples also mastered the Formless Demonic Body one after another. Only Han Bing, who was still absorbing Corpse Sha Qi in Changping Valley, had yet to begin cultivating it.

Only after Han Bing came out of Changping Valley did Lin Ye pass the Formless Demonic Body on to him.

Another day passed.

Spirit Yang City.

The Bai Household's martial arts contest for a bride began. Ye Chen and Yang Yang came to the venue, where a huge martial arts arena had already been built. Many people had come to watch, making it a lively scene, a sea of people.

Soon, the Bai Household's patriarch, elders, and others emerged and stood on a pavilion. A woman dressed in a white gown also came out, wearing a thin veil. Her youthful face was still visible through it, and her eyes seemed capable of stealing a person's soul; one look was enough to draw someone in.

When Ye Chen saw the Bai Household's young lady, his breathing quickened. "So beautiful."

He turned to his fourth junior brother beside him. "Fourth Junior Brother, should we change our plan?"

"Change what?" Yang Yang did not quite understand.

"I mean, if I take first place, can I choose not to refuse?" Ye Chen admitted that his heart had been stirred. In terms of looks, neither Luo Susu nor Xu Yan could compare to her.

"Eldest Senior Brother, I forgot to tell you, this is the Bai Household's third martial arts contest for a bride. The winners of the first two both died. They say it was because they had too much sex and died of exhaustion," Yang Yang said.

"What..."

Ye Chen instantly came to his senses. Such a beautiful woman had already married twice, and this was her third martial arts contest for a bride. It was not that he minded, but the affection he had just felt vanished in an instant. Besides, both winners had died, which was somewhat unusual. He had better refuse.

"Fourth Junior Brother, pretend you didn't hear what I just said."

Ye Chen decided to stick to the original plan after all.

"Everyone, today is the joyous day of our Bai Household's martial arts contest for a bride. Whoever takes first place may marry my daughter, Bai Xuan'er, and will also receive a dowry of two thousand taels of silver from our Bai Household, as well as our Bai Household's high-grade yellow-rank martial art."

"Even those who lose will receive a gift."

The voice of Bai Jiuzhong, patriarch of the Bai Household, rang out all around, and many people were itching to try. Quite a few had heard about Bai Xuan'er, but they believed the two winners' bodies simply had not been up to the task. They thought their own bodies were more than capable, so naturally they dared to give it a try. If they could not handle it when the time came, they could also exercise restraint.

And so, martial artists climbed into the arena one after another and began competing.

Most of the martial artists who went up were in the Body Refining Realm. How many martial artists under twenty could break through to the Body Forging Realm? Only sect disciples, and relatively talented ones at that. Geniuses of that caliber might not even fancy the Bai Household's daughter.

"Eldest Senior Brother, it's your turn," Yang Yang urged.

"Okay!"

Ye Chen leaped straight into the arena and announced his identity. "Ye Chen, inner disciple of the Black-Yellow Sect. Please enlighten me."

"The Black-Yellow Sect? What sect is that?"

"It should be some one-star sect near our Spirit Yang City, right?"

"Near Spirit Yang City, are there other sects with room to survive besides the Blazing Sun Sect? Only the Iron Wolf Sect has anything going for it. As for the others, I really haven't heard of them!"

"I heard there used to be a few one-star sects, but later they all ran into trouble. They no longer met the one-star standard, so they were shut down one by one."

"An inner disciple of the Black-Yellow Sect. Let's see what level he's at."

While the people were discussing him, Ye Chen made his move. Without using any martial art, he sent his opponent flying with a light slap, displaying his Body Forging Realm cultivation.

"Body Forging Realm." Bai Jiuzhong, the Bai Household patriarch, looked surprised. The contest was restricted to those under twenty, and judging by the young man's face, he was certainly under twenty. Otherwise, he would not be able to hide it when his bone age was tested later.

A Body Forging Realm martial artist under twenty—this was a genius!

"Daughter, what do you think of him?" Bai Jiuzhong asked.

Bai Xuan'er looked delighted and put on a shy expression. "He's very good!"

"Then that's wonderful. If no one challenges him later, he's the one!" Bai Jiuzhong was delighted. The previous two arena winners had only been at the Body Refining Eighth Layer. How could they compare to this one?

Soon, martial artists went up one after another, only for Ye Chen to slap them all flying.

After that, no one dared challenge him.

"Congratulations to Young Hero Lin of the Black-Yellow Sect on taking first place."

Bai Jiuzhong came over with his daughter Bai Xuan'er and announced before everyone, "From today onward, Young Hero Lin is the Bai Household's son-in-law."

"Young Hero Lin, are you willing to take my daughter Bai Xuan'er?" Bai Jiuzhong asked merely as a formality. After all, since he had entered the contest, he was surely willing!

"I'm not willing. This isn't a competition? I thought I could get a reward from the competition. So it was a martial arts contest for a bride. Sorry, I got it wrong," Ye Chen said apologetically, cupping his fists.

"What did you say!!!"

Bai Jiuzhong flew into a rage. He felt that Ye Chen was making a fool of him and the Bai Household.