Chapter 94: The Selection Begins

  Ten days later, Xia Chen sat in his bedroom, slowly opening his eyes, a night of cultivation complete.

  He didn't get up immediately, but took out a light blue tight-fitting undergarment from the storage space and looked at it with satisfaction.

  Xia Chen gently rubbed the light blue inner garment with his hand, and his fingertips transmitted a smooth and delicate feeling. He thought that after spending five days, he had finally refined this Wind-Resistant Inner Garment, which was far superior to the original Ripped Bear Skin Inner Garment in terms of strength and toughness, and also had excellent shock resistance. It's estimated that even if it were a sword symbol, it would be difficult to cut through...

  The Wind-Defying Inner Garment was made from that strange piece of cloth obtained by Xiaozhu from the Lianyunzi's cave mansion.

  It's called Wind-Resistant Undergarment because the fabric is made from a type of silk woven from the cocoons of a creature called Wind-Resistant Silkworm, which has a tenacity far surpassing that of bear skin. Of course, this knowledge also comes from Xia Chen's study of the Heavenly Book of Wonders.

  The deeper Xiatian immersed himself in the Tian Shu's mysterious techniques, the more he discovered that this supreme classic was boundless and unfathomable. Even if he devoted himself to studying it every day, he could only grasp a tiny part of it.

  For these ten days, Xia Chen has been comprehending the Seventh Realm of the Post-Heavenly stage. Although his cultivation hasn't made any progress, his realm has become even clearer and more refined, extremely solid and already very stable.

  He advanced to the Seventh Heaven in just seven days, which was completely unexpected. Although his cultivation didn't inflate, the time interval between advancing to the Sixth and Seventh Heavens was too short, so he would need a long time to consolidate his foundation.

  If it weren't for a gathering where I had a good talk with Chen Qiushui and gained insight, I'm afraid it would have taken even longer to solidify.

  Apart from consolidating his boundary and refining equipment, Xia Chen also spent the rest of his time cultivating a divine ability left behind by Lie Yunzi called the Tongtian Palm Technique.

  Of course, in just ten days, even with the help of the聚宝盆, Xia Chen only learned the surface of the Tongtian Palm Technique, but it was enough to use against his enemies.

  At the same time, Xia Chen also deepened his Lian Tian Feng Mo, Lei Ting Yin and Da Jin Gang Shen, after all, this is his true trump card!

  Wearing the Wind-Chasing Inner Garment, Xia Chen walked out of the Medicine Garden and reunited with Sun Li and others. They chatted and laughed as they headed straight to the Arena.

  Yesterday, Han Dongyu informed him that today is the day when the Beast Garden Selection Tournament officially begins, and he has already registered for it.

  The crowd arrived at the arena, and the stands were already packed with people.

  The Beast Garden Selection Tournament was only open to disciples of the Sixth Order and above, but naturally, other disciples wouldn't miss this great opportunity to observe and learn. Almost all the disciples had come.

  "Xia Chen, let's go up, you have to try your best!" Sun Li and the three others laughed as they walked up to the viewing platform.

  Xia Chen's gaze swept across, and he saw that the disciples of the sixth rank and above were not sitting in the viewing platform, but were gathered at the edge of the arena, as if waiting for something.

  Compared with nearly a thousand disciples of the fifth grade or lower, there are far fewer disciples above the sixth grade, only a few dozen people.

  Senkudoku and other divine transcendence cultivators have also arrived, currently saying something in the center of the arena.

  Xia Chen walked up to Han Dongyu: "Master, your disciple has arrived."

  Han Dongyu nodded: "You go over there and gather with the disciples of the sixth rank or higher, wait a moment, the selection match is about to begin!"

  "Yes." Xia Chen replied. He walked up to Zhan Kongchen's face, and respectfully said: "Disciple Xia Chen, greeting the sect leader."

  Zhan Kongchen was overjoyed to learn that he had broken through to the Sixth Heaven, and laughed loudly: "Haha, good, good, good! Xiaochun, you are indeed the most outstanding post-heavenly disciple of our Zhengxuan Sect. With time, who knows, you might even surpass your senior sister Chen Qiushui and become a master brother beyond compare!"

  "Xia Chen only used a short half year to break through the sixth stage of post-heaven, his future prospects are boundless, and it's not impossible that he'll surpass us old guys in the future, haha!"

  "No wonder he's a genius of the ancient yuan saint body! When Master Han said it before, I didn't quite believe him, but now it seems that I was greatly mistaken! Haha!"

  Having Xia Chen is a blessing for our Zhengyuan Sect. At such a young age, he has made such rapid progress, I'm afraid even the Haoran and Lianyu Sects may not have produced a talent like him! It seems that this trip to the Beast Garden will give us something to brag about as well!

  The gods and immortals swarmed around, lavishing praise on Xia Chen. Every pair of eyes shone with a green light, as if they couldn't wait to take Xia Chen back as their own disciple.

  "Master Feng, Master Li, Master Tian..." Xia Chen bowed to each of them with respect, not missing a single one. However, when he encountered Yue Zifeng and Xu Fang, Xia Chen directly ignored them, pretending they didn't exist, which made the two's faces turn green with rage, as if they wanted to slap Xia Chen to death.

  "This little beast, I really want to slap him to death!" Xu Fang said with hatred, "He actually dared to seriously injure Yuan Yao and Bu Fan, and unfortunately, the Master knows that the Law Enforcement Hall is unfair and biased. We can't help but tolerate it, I'm really fed up! Brother Master, this little beast has grown too fast, we've sent disciples several times to deal with him but couldn't eliminate him. Now he's even broken through the Sixth Heaven of Mortal Realm, if he really becomes a big shot, it'll be even harder to kill him!"

  Yue Zifeng's facial muscles twitched: "I didn't expect this little beast to grow up so quickly! We are constrained by our identities and can't take action ourselves, but it doesn't matter. If we can't deal with him within the sect, we can think of a way outside. I think this Beast Garden trial is a good opportunity. If this little beast can pass the selection, we can let Zi Qing and the others quietly get rid of him in the Beast Garden!"

  "Not bad." Xu Fang's eyes lit up, "Brother's plan is excellent. The Beast Garden training already has a death quota, if he gets killed inside, no one can say anything."

  At this time, Xia Chen was walking towards the gathering place, his body suddenly stopped, and a cold smile appeared on his face.

  Yue Zifeng and Xu Fang spoke in low voices, but they didn't intentionally conceal their conversation. Xia Chen used the "Shun Er Gong Fa" technique and immediately heard everything clearly.

  "You want to kill me? It's not that easy... Yue Zifeng, Xu Fang, you two wait and see, I will make you pay the price sooner or later, this day is not far away!" Xia Chen thought, walking to the gathering place, casually finding a spot to sit down.

  The eyes of all the disciples above Grade Six immediately turned to Xia Chen, with most of them filled with jealousy, discontent, and even provocation.

  As a post-heavenly disciple of the sixth rank or higher, each and every one of them is a dragon or phoenix among men, exceptionally gifted and existing in a state of superiority, naturally they are proud and arrogant, with no one submitting to anyone else.

  Although Xia Chen was a ancient Yuan Saint Body, in the eyes of others, he was just a new disciple who had only been practicing for half a year, and wasn't taken seriously at all.

  Especially when hearing the collective praise of the divine cultivators, everyone was filled with energy, thinking to themselves: "What's so great about you? You're just relying on the ancient sacred body, aren't you? Wait a bit and I'll beat you until you're picking up your teeth from all over the ground."

  In these eyes, there are several sharp and stern murderous intentions, like a thorn in one's back.

  Xia Chen knew it was Yu Xiulian and Wu Feng, among others, even without looking. It had been several months since they were severely injured. He couldn't help but sneer, thinking to himself: You've just crawled out of bed, if you don't know life from death, I'll let you crawl down, then crawl back up again.

  Of course, there were also individual gazes filled with reverence. Zhang Yingfeng, a sixth-level Heavenly Law disciple from the same sect as the Law Enforcement Temple, was among the crowd. Seeing that other sixth-level Heavenly Law disciples had somewhat disbelieving expressions, he couldn't help but slightly shake his head, thinking to himself: "A group of fools, just wait until you witness Xia Chen's terror and you'll understand."

  Suddenly, a deep and profound gaze fell upon him, filled with unspoken expectation and warmth. Xia Chen felt a sense of resonance, turned his head to look, and saw Chen Qiushui sitting in the center of the new disciples, smiling and waving at him. Xia Chen's heart stirred, and he also smiled back.

  Chen Qiushui is the only posthumous tenth junior disciple, with a special status, so he does not need to participate in the selection.

  After a moment, seeing that all the disciples had arrived, Zhan Kongchen and others stopped talking and laughing. With a slight wave of his hand, the entire scene fell silent.

  With a sweep of his eyes across the room, War Empty Dust said, "No need for me to say more, I'm sure everyone already knows that the Beast Garden training is a grand event in the Daliang Kingdom's cultivation world. Not only are the seven major sects participating, but many powerful cultivation organizations and individual cultivators are also taking part. However, the number of spots available to enter the Beast Garden is limited, so we will have to go through a selection process to determine the final list."

  He paused for a moment, then said: "There are 54 disciples of the sect with six or more layers of Houtian, and the selection quota is 30. I hope that the disciples of Houtian Six Layers or above will do their best to participate in the Beast Garden training. Of course, the disciples below Houtian Five Layers should not belittle themselves. You are watching the selection match, which is also a process of observing and practicing cultivation. In the future, you will have the opportunity to participate in the Beast Garden training as well. I declare that this selection match has officially begun, and the entire competition will be presided over by Li Chen Dong Shixiong."

  Zhan Kongchen nodded at a stout old man and then walked up to the viewing platform with other divine transcendence cultivators, taking a seat in the central position.

  That fat old man, Li Chen, faced the crowd with an expressionless face. Although he was obese, there was no benevolence in his eyes, and his rigid face was filled with icy seriousness, which was quite suitable for hosting the selection of these post-heavenly elite disciples.

  "All contestants come here to draw numbers, and I will pair you up according to the numbers. No switching or abandoning of numbers is allowed midway. As for the rules of the competition, I don't want to say more - you are all elites of your respective sects and should know not to use excessive force, nor use hidden weapons, magical artifacts, medicinal pills, or other auxiliary items... The competition time is unlimited, until a winner is determined. If one is forced out of the arena or admits defeat voluntarily, the competition ends." Li Chen Dong said solemnly.

  The six disciples of the crowd lined up in a row, neatly and in order, to receive the numbered cards distributed by Li Chen Dong.

  Xia Chen took out number thirty-two, he only glanced at it and then put the number plate away, after which he began to meditate with his eyes closed.

  Everyone was looking at their own numbers, and before Li Chen Dong announced the match, no one knew who their opponent was. They looked at each other, with a hint of unwillingness to lose in their eyes.

  "Xia Chen, I didn't think you'd also break through to the Sixth Stage of the Post-Heaven Realm! You really are lucky, but you'd better pray that you never run into me, or else I'll beat you to a pulp!" A cold voice suddenly came from beside him.

  Xia Chen turned his head and saw Zheng Yi staring at him with an evil gaze, his eyes revealing a murderous intent without any concealment.