12 The Outer Sect Trial Begins

"What? The Forbidden Stage?"

"How is this possible? I remember that he just broke through to the seventh level of the Qi Gathering Realm not long ago. How was it possible for him to step into the legendary Forbidden Stage all of a sudden?"

"You can't brag like this, okay? Although I heard that he was blessed with great providence, how could he enter the legendary Forbidden Stage?"

"Believe it or not, you'll see the answer later."

"Don't be too confident. Be careful or it will be a slap in the face!"

…

On the Trial Peak, many disciples gathered together to discuss.

The Great Mystery Sect was extremely vast and had tens of thousands of outer disciples.

As a result, the outer sect disciples enjoyed a very large residential area, which meant Su Chen was only relatively famous in a certain area of the outer sect and not everyone knew him.

On the Trial Peak.

Two outer sect elders showed up at some point.

They were the monitors of this month's outer sect trial.

After the appearance of the two outer sect elders, dozens of outer sect disciples swarmed over and began to sign up.

They were all disciples who had made up their minds to participate in the outer sect trial.

Boom!

At this moment.

A pressure wave came from the foot of the mountain.

In the eyes of countless people, there seemed to be a huge mountain, surrounded by the soaring sword intent, slowly rising from the end of the horizon.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Heavy footsteps struck everyone's ears.

On the stairs of Trial Peak, a burly figure with a huge sword on his back strode toward the peak.

His eyes were filled with wild coldness, and his majestic body was glowing with divine light. His aura of a Level Nine Qi Gathering Realm cultivator was almost unconcealed and was emitting without any restraint.

As soon as he appeared, he suppressed all the outer sect disciples on the Trial Peak.

"It's Senior Brother Liu Yang!"

An outer sect disciple shouted in a deep voice, which immediately attracted a wave of discussion.

"Senior Brother Liu Yang is really here! I heard that he had broken through to Level Nine of the Qi Gathering Realm a month ago. After a month of training, he should not be far from the Qi Sea Realm, right?"

"Is there a possibility that Senior Brother Liu Yang has also stepped into the Forbidden Stage?"

"Him? Impossible! I know he gets lots of talent, but it's not that easy to enter the Forbidden Stage!"

"His aura is getting stronger and stronger!"

"We all have the same foundation and joined the Great Mystery Sect at the same time. Why is he always one step ahead of us?"

"Bang!"

A deafening noise sounded from the Trial Peak.

Liu Yang ignored the discussions around him and went straight to the two elders. His heavy footsteps made the ground under his feet crack, and his vigorous blood and Qi stirred up waves of strong winds.

After signing up, he crossed his arms and waited silently at the side with his eyes closed.

The disciples who were standing close to him somehow felt pressured, as if there was a huge mountain beside them that could collapse at any moment.

There were two or three Level Nine Qi Gathering Realm outer sect disciples coming to sign up after Liu Yang, but none of them caused a sensation.

"Look! That's Senior Brother Lu Zhen!"

At this moment.

An unknown outer sect disciple shouted, which immediately attracted the attention of many disciples.

A tall and slender man was walking towards the top of the mountain with a confident smile.

Liu Yang, who was resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and looked over with a serious expression.

"He indeed came…"

"I'm afraid he could have broken through to the Qi Sea Realm long ago, but he deliberately hid it for the outer sect trial."

"His true goal is not for the outer sect trial, but for the mysterious stone tablet in the third test!"

"Senior Brother Lu Zhen is a publicly acknowledged genius. Even if he enters the inner sect, he can still shine. I wonder what level of cultivation methods and martial arts he can comprehend this time?"

"It should be easy for him to comprehend the black-level lower-rank cultivation methods and martial arts. He is even very likely to comprehend the black-level middle-rank cultivation methods and martial arts!"

"Compared to this, I'm more curious about how long it will take him to pass the second test."

"15 minutes, I guess!"

"Hehe, then you're underestimating Senior Brother Lu Zhen too much. With his strength, it definitely won't take more than ten minutes!"

…

Many outer sect disciples had a heated discussion while looking at Lu Zhen who was strolling leisurely in the courtyard.

Lu Zhen maintained a confident smile on his face from the beginning to the end.

After he heard his junior brothers and sisters' guesses and brags, the smile on his face became even wider.

Along the way, Lu Zhen smiled as he passed by many junior brothers and sisters. He went straight to the two elders to sign up.

Then, he nodded at Liu Yang with a smile and waited quietly on the other side.

Not long after.

There was an uproar in the crowd.

"Senior Sister Mu Qingxue!"

"Senior Sister Mu Qingxue is still so beautiful!"

"Hehe, I'm not afraid of being laughed at. Today, I came mainly for Senior Sister Qingxue."

"You are one of us!"

"A simple glance at Senior Sister Xue clearly will make my day."

"Senior sister, look at me. I'm your loyal fanboy!"

"Senior sister is very cold. You're not worthy of her attention!"

"I really don't know who can match up to Senior Sister Qingxue, who is peerless in appearance and talent…"

…

Amidst ripples of praises and exclamations, a beautiful woman holding a long sword ascended the peak.

She was tall and slender, with a delicate nose, red lips, and smooth skin. Her long black hair was simply tied up, revealing her swan-like neck.

Mu Qingxue moved with light steps, exuding a peaceful aura, like a quiet orchid blooming in a deep valley.

She calmly arrived in front of the two elders, signing up, and waited quietly at the side.

Countless gazes of admiration were cast on her, but she was still unmoved and her expression was calm.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Three consecutive air-piercing sounds rang out.

Three figures moving as fast as flowing lights landed on the peak, attracting the attention of many disciples.

"They are…"

"Elder Xie, Elder Wang, and Elder Li!"

"Why are the three of them here?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense? Of course, they are here because there are disciples they value in the outer sect trial!"

"It's better to say the disciples they invest in rather than the disciples they value!"

"That's right. Whether it's Senior Brother Liu Yang, Senior Brother Lu Zhen, or Senior Sister Mu Qingxue, it seems like they are all valued by the elders…"

"Because they are highly gifted! Perhaps they will become elders of the Great Mystery Sect in the future."

The disciples' voices were filled with envy.

The number of outer sect disciples was huge.

If disciples were valued by the outer sect elders, it meant that they would have more opportunities to be taught alone!

The guidance of an outer sect elder!

Ordinary disciples like them usually would only be guided by the elders for a very short period of time, and they might not even have the chance.

As for these three disciples on the stage, they could get the opportunity to be taught alone at any time.

It would be a lie to say that they weren't envied by the others!