Chapter 65: Tempering

  The Mo family clan, martial arts arena.

  In the center of the martial arts arena, hundreds of young boys and girls from the Mu clan's younger generation stood neatly.

  As his gaze swept across, he saw Mu Han Yu, Mu Han Qing, Mu Kun and Mu Sheng among others, while in an inconspicuous corner, Mu Feng was also standing there, listening to the teachings from the high platform in front of the martial arts training grounds.

  In front of the martial arts arena, on a high platform, stood an old figure. That figure was none other than Mu Chuan Dao, the elder and leader of the Mu clan.

  "You are all the young and talented of the clan, the hope of the clan's future. In order to welcome the Qingying Competition in half a year, the clan has decided to send you to Luoxia Mountain Range for training, for a period of two months."

  The Qingying Competition is a competition among the young generation of various schools in Mocheng. In previous years, the champion was always a disciple of the Mocheng clan, but since Mingyuetang Zheng Jian appeared out of nowhere and snatched the championship from the Mocheng clan at the last Qingying Competition.

  If the championship is taken away by other sects this year, the Mu family will be humiliated, so the high-level leaders of the Mu family attach great importance to this Qingying competition and specially organize young people from the clan to practice in the Luoxia Mountains.

  "The clan has decided that after the trial is over, five of you will be selected to participate in this year's Qingying Competition. The five participants will be allowed to enter the Clan's Xuanli Room for cultivation."

  As soon as this was said, the entire martial arts arena suddenly boiled over, and the eyes of all the boys and girls present emitted a scorching light.

  The Xuanli Room is a special training room built underground by the Mu Clan, filled with Xuanli energy produced from the earth's core, which has great benefits for martial artists. The Xuanli Room opens every two years and can only accommodate five people to cultivate at a time.

  Xuān Lì Shì is a place where the heart's energy gathers, and it goes without saying that cultivating here has great benefits. Moreover, cultivating here is an excellent opportunity to break through one's own boundaries, as many of our clansmen have achieved breakthroughs in their cultivation within this very place.

  Mo Chuan Dao looked at the reactions of the young men and women below, knowing that his words had achieved the expected effect. He said: "If you win the championship in the Qingying Competition, you will be rewarded with 100 Xuanli Dan and the Tianyun Sword Manual, a mid-grade martial art of the Zongzhong Xuanjie."

  "Boom!" The entire martial arts arena erupted!

  The Tianxun Sword Manual is a great temptation, even for the elderly of the Mu family clan. What about these young disciples? Not to mention adding 100 Xuanli Pills. This also shows that the Mu family clan has indeed invested heavily in this Qingying Competition.

  Mo Chuan Dao saw that he had achieved his goal and continued: "You will enter the Luoxia mountain range from Liujiatun, and your destination is Qinglintun. The clan will send someone to meet you there."

  The Luoxia mountain range covers an extremely vast area, stretching from east to west for tens of thousands of miles. The peaks rise and fall, passing through the entire Great Wu Dynasty. The mountains are densely forested with many towering ancient trees. There are also many ferocious demonic beasts in the mountains, which ordinary people dare not enter deeply.

  Liujiatun and Qinglintun are separated by the Luoxia mountain range to the south and north. To get from Luoxiatun to Qinglintun, one must cross the entire Luoxia mountain range. However, this section of the mountain range has also been repeatedly cleaned up by high-ranking experts sent out by the Mu clan, and some high-level demon beasts have been eliminated or driven away, leaving only some low-level demon beasts for the clan's younger generation to practice on.

  However, this exercise is still quite dangerous after all, facing a ferocious demon beast, and one carelessness may result in death.

  However, the trials of blood and sweat are necessary for the noble-born clan children who have grown up in luxury, otherwise they will be at a great disadvantage in the struggle with other forces, which is also detrimental to the future development of the entire Mu Clan. The high-level members of the Mu Clan also recognized this point, so they organized this trial.

  "This exercise is based on the principle of voluntariness. If anyone feels it's too dangerous, they can withdraw, but they will also automatically lose their qualification to participate in the selection match." Mu Chuan Dao still said with a smile.

  After hearing this, hundreds of young men fell silent. After a while, more than ten young men felt that this exercise was too dangerous and retreated from the martial arts arena.

  Mo Chuan Dao's expression didn't change after seeing this, he had expected this scene, after all not every young man has such confidence and courage.

  "Tomorrow, the clan will send someone to escort you to Liujiatun, where you will be sent in batches to Luoxia Mountain Range." Mu Chuan Dao said with a smile, looking at these still slightly childish faces.

  "If everyone has no questions, then go back and prepare, we will gather here again tomorrow."

  With Mu Chuan's departure, the young men and women in the martial arts arena burst into a heated discussion.

  Mu Han Yu and Mu Han Qing, the two girls, arrived in front of Mu Feng. Mu Han Qing smiled and said: "Little pervert, tomorrow's trial, do you want to follow us? With Sister Han Yu covering for you, I guarantee you'll pass this trial smoothly."

  With the arrival of the second girl, Mufeng clearly felt the hostile gaze passing by from around him. Mu Hanqing and Mu Hanyu, as the two shining pearls of the Mu clan, were always in the spotlight wherever they went. Now that these two pearls were standing beside him, how could they not ignite the jealousy of other young men?

  Mu Kun and Mu Cheng exchanged a glance, tacitly understanding each other, and quickly walked up to the three people.

  With their arrival, the entire martial arts arena's attention followed, and facing the gaze of the crowd, Mu Feng also felt somewhat uneasy.

  However, he who did not want to cause trouble seemed to be liked by trouble in general. No matter where he went, there was always a heap of trouble.

  Although his cultivation looks low, he has the Devouring Heart Flame, and possesses several profound stage martial arts such as the Blazing Sun Dominance Technique, the Mysterious Spirit Copper Body Technique, and the Fierce Flame Fist. After this period of cultivation, he is not without a chance to fight against Mu Kun and Mu Cheng.

  "Qing Mei, Mu Feng Tang's younger brother is very capable, why would he need our help? Why don't the four of us go together tomorrow?" Mu Cheng said with a soft smile, but his words were tinged with a hint of displeasure.

  "Who wants to go with you?" Mu Han asked coldly, giving Mu Cheng a glance. She wasn't very interested in this pursuer of hers, so she spoke without being polite.

  "Jade sister, tomorrow we five will form a team to cross the Luoxia mountain range. This way, we can take care of each other and be safer." Mu Kun's tone was very calm, but inadvertently, Mu Feng still caught the ferocity flashing through his narrow eyes.

  Mo Feng glanced at the two men in front of him, and compared to Mo Cheng, Mo Kun's city was much deeper. However, Mo Feng believed that a dog that doesn't bark is more likely to bite, and if given the chance, Mo Kun would absolutely not show mercy to his subordinates.

  Because he didn't want to cause some unnecessary trouble, Mu Feng said lightly: "Sorry, this time crossing the Luoxia mountain range, I want to temper myself, so I decided to cross alone." After speaking, he wanted to turn around and leave.

  Mufeng was still in the Refining Body realm, but he often trained himself on the outskirts of Luoxia Mountain Range, killing countless ferocious beasts. Therefore, for this kind of training, although this time he faced a demonic beast, it was still a familiar path, and he had a clear plan in mind.

  "What a arrogant little bastard." Mu Cheng cursed viciously at Mu Feng's back, but unexpectedly, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his foot. He looked down to see that Mu Hanqing had stepped on the back of his foot with great force.

  Mo Feng merely turned around and gave Mo Cheng a cold glance without saying anything before turning away.

  Mu Feng glared at him fiercely, and Mu Cheng's back was instantly covered in cold sweat, his heart racing wildly. Only when he saw Mu Feng leave did he finally breathe a sigh of relief, unsure why, but earlier Mu Feng had given him an extremely terrifying feeling.

  After Mufeng left, Muhanching also pulled Muhan Yu away, leaving behind a embarrassed-looking Mukun and Mucheng.

  However, this only further fueled Mu Cheng's anger, and he said fiercely: "Mu Feng, if you encounter me during the selection match, then you're dead for sure!"