Chapter Thirty-Four: The Elite Within the Gate

  "Senior brother, who do you think will win? I heard this time there are many highlights?"

  "Who knows? Those elders, the disciples of the protector, each and every one of them has an ultimate skill, which one doesn't have a secret method up their sleeve? They are all like monsters, it's not clear who will die in whose hands until the very end."

  "This is also true."

  "Didn't you just kill a dark horse like Fengchen Shixiong last time?"

  ....

  A few days ago, Lu Yu Feng's daily necessities and cultivation materials were used up, so he came to the Menpai side to collect some materials. This conversation is what Lu Yu Feng has heard the most in these few days, no matter where he goes, he can hear this kind of conversation. After asking around, he found out that the Resource Competition will be held at Yujianmen two years later, but Lu Yu Feng wasn't interested at all.

  Resource contention competition, when held in the early days, was still very rule-abiding, all just a matter of formality, but with the division of interests between schools, hatred also evolved within it, and this competition caused an endless scene, however, there were still many referees who would stop it at the last moment.

  Although the resource contention competition is accompanied by many dangers, there are still many people who participate in it. The resource war has many dangers, and as long as you participate, regardless of success or failure, the sect will give a great reward, so it will attract many people to contend for it.

  "Big brother, you've come so early? You're quite enthusiastic!" Lu Yufeng said to Feng Chen.

  "That's right, Brother Feng doesn't know, but for the sake of his brother, he'll just take this one step, of course, he's very enthusiastic!" Wind and dust spread out with both hands, saying with a face full of nonchalance.

  Originally, when Lu Yufeng came to the door faction to prepare supplies, he always had to prepare some wine. However, somehow Fēng Chén found out and, in the name of his senior brother, asked Lu Yufeng to invite him for a drink every day. As a result, the two brothers would come to this hidden place in the back mountain at this time every day to have a drink. Why not drink within the faction? You'd have to ask Fēng Chén about that.

  "Junior brother, how is it? Are you confident this time?" Feng Chen raised a cup of wine and clinked it with Lu Yu Feng's after asking.

  "What's going on?" Lu Yufeng looked puzzled.

  "It's a battle for sect resources!" Feng Chen asked loudly, "Does Shidi have any confidence in getting selected?"

  "Brother, you're joking! I've only just entered the Huayuan realm a few years ago? With my meager skills, how dare I participate in the competition for a spot in the Resource War?" Lu Yufeng said, finishing his cup of wine.

  "Junior brother is just joking, relying on junior brother and me fighting evenly, and close combat is even better than me, has the qualifications to participate, don't say it must be that dark horse." Feng Chen obviously didn't believe what Lu Yu Feng said.

  "Never mind, senior brother. I didn't want to participate in this competition anyway. With only five spots available, what can my Hundred Rivers Transformation Initial Stage cultivation accomplish? On the other hand, senior brother, do you have confidence in getting which rank?" Lu Yuefeng wouldn't participate in this grand battle no matter how much Feng Dust spoke. The combat skills he could currently use were only Deviating Wind Seal and Overlord's Slash, and even Deviating Wind Seal couldn't be used yet. How could he go? It was better to hide his clumsiness.

  "Since my junior brother really isn't participating, I won't force it. Originally, after this selection, there would definitely be a great opportunity, and the sect would give some benefits. However, it's precisely because of this selection that many talented people will emerge. Last time I was able to participate, it was because many people were in closed-door training, so I could join. This time, it's hopeless. Moreover, I had an injury a few years ago and haven't been practicing much, I'm afraid I won't be able to get the spot this time." Feng Chen said with a disappointed face.

  Feng Chen also wanted to participate, because in the Sect War, he could fight against the elites of other sects. Although there was danger, it could make people progress. Just like last time, although Feng Chen was injured, his cultivation had advanced a step further after recovering from his injuries.

  "Oh? There's such a thing? Then who are the formidable figures this time?" Lu Yufeng refilled Feng Chen's cup with wine, asking with great interest.

  "Haha, this time some characters are not simple." Feng Chen took a sip of the wine poured by Lu Yu, put down his cup and said slowly, "Xiao Ba Wang Yu Cheng, with one spear he can conquer the world, has reached the state of Huayuan Dazheng, is a disciple of the Great Elder, because his spear technique is so bold, people gave him the nickname Xiao Ba Wang, not that others are like a little overlord."

  "Jian Junzi Qing Shan was originally a loose cultivator, exploring his own path of cultivation. Later, he received guidance from the two elders and was grateful for their kindness, so he joined under their name. His long sword is unmatched by anyone, and his actions, temperament, and demeanor are elegant, earning him the title of 'Junzi'."

  "Kuang Dao Sun Cheng is the son of a strong man in the school, and also the realm of Huayuan Dazhuan. This person is like his fellow disciple, good with knives, and his knife skills are fierce. His fellow disciple can go find him to exchange blows." After finishing speaking, he picked up his wine cup again to drink.

  "Senior brother, is it over? Even with these people, you still have a chance to enter the top five and get a ranking." Lu Yu Feng didn't dare to say too much, because who knows if this time there will be a dark horse like Feng Chen.

  "It's not that simple, let alone whether there are some hidden figures, such as your junior brother. Feng Chen paused for a moment and looked at Lu Yu with a different gaze, "Do you think our sect's elite is so scarce? Although our Yunyang Sect ranks low among the lower nine sects, we attach great importance to cultivating young disciples."

  "Who else is there?" Lu Yufeng asked with a questioning face, understanding more about these people would not harm himself.

  "There were also two unbearded heroes, one named Biyun, who was the chief disciple of Luoyan Peak, and also the eldest disciple of the elder of Luoyan Peak. He liked to wear a suit of pale green clothes, and was known as the Green Immortal. His round moon hook was very powerful, and he had also reached the state of Huayuan Dazhuan. " Fengchen said to Luyu Feng, then looked at his empty wine cup. Luyu Feng understood, and poured another cup for Fengchen."

  "This last one, her status is extraordinary, she's the daughter of the sect leader, and her cultivation has reached the Great Perfection of Huayuan. What's most special about her is that she wields a three-zhang-long red whip." Fengchen said to Lu Yufeng, "These five people in the sect are known as the 'Three Heroes and Two Sages', they're all hot contenders for this competition."

  "By the way, Brother Feng, you've mentioned the cultivation of the other four people. Why haven't you mentioned Sword Gentleman's cultivation?" Lu Yu Feng asked Feng Chen.

  "Hehe, I knew you'd ask that, Brother. This green robe is special, just like you." Feng Chen said with a mysterious tone.

  "What's so special about it?" Lu Yifeng asked.

  "His cultivation is only in the middle of Huayuan, but he has already made a name for himself among the younger generation, which is not easy at all!" Fengchen said with a face full of admiration.

  "Oh, so powerful!" Lu Yufeng was also shocked, he was able to rival his senior brother Hua Yuan's later period because on one hand, he had tempered himself for a long time in the Qi Refining stage and even reached the 9th layer of Qi Refining, accumulating an extremely dense spiritual energy, which could be described as "thick accumulation and thin emission", so when he just broke through to the Hua Yuan realm, he already possessed an extremely robust True Primordial Qi. On the other hand, it was because during his breakthrough, he received the assistance of Spiritual Liquid, directly tempering his meridians to the level of mid-Hua Yuan period, and also received the assistance of green spiritual energy, that's why he was so powerful. This young man in green clothes probably had some kind of extraordinary encounter as well.

  "Ah, right, junior brother, you also know this Sect Master's daughter. Speaking of which, she's still your benefactor, the one who led you into the sect back then, Heart-Elder Sister, named Nangong Xiner, known as Heart Fairy." Fengchen gazed at Lu Yifeng with an unusual look in his eyes.

  "Xīn'ér shī jiě?" Lù Yǔfēng had always wanted to know where Xīn'ér Shījiě was, so he could express his gratitude to her. Originally, Xīn'ér Shījiě had paid attention to him for a period of time after Lù Yǔfēng joined the sect, but seeing that Lù Yǔfēng hadn't achieved anything significant in a long time, she stopped paying much attention to him.

  "By the way, Brother Feng, where is Xiner Shijie now? I want to go thank her right away." Lu Yufeng asked Fēng Chén.

  "Now? Junior brother, let's just forget it. You won't be able to see her unless it's during the trial." Feng Chen downed another cup.

  "Why?" Lu Yufeng's face was filled with confusion.

  "Because she was cultivating in the sect's secret land, where the spiritual energy is extremely dense, about five times that of the outside world. The Three Talents and Two Saints, as well as some elites, were all cultivating there, it's a place where no one is allowed to enter without permission." Feng Chen said lightly.

  "Isn't Senior Brother also among the elite? Why cultivate outside?" Lu Yufeng was puzzled, why would relying on the cultivation of the wind and dust not be cultivated inside.