Chapter 60: The Key to Advancement

  When Fang Tiannan arrived at the intersection and gathered with everyone, Xiao Ruo and Di Jianming were already waiting anxiously on this side. When they saw Fang Tiannan's arrival, both of their eyes showed a hint of joy. On the other hand, Wu Yuncai's face was slightly strange when he saw Fang Tiannan, seemingly surprised by Fang Tiannan's punctual arrival, or shocked by some battle scars that had not yet faded from Fang Tiannan's body.

  Apart from that, there were over a dozen people standing nearby where Xiao Ru and the others were, some chatting idly or meditating with their eyes closed, and they didn't pay much attention to Fang Tian's arrival.

  Fang Tian Nan pondered, this group of people should be his teammates for the upcoming task assigned by their sect.

  "How is it?" Zhai Jianming came to Fang Tiannan's side and asked in a low voice, "Did you encounter any danger?"

  "Hehe, danger is definitely encountered." Xiao Ruo said with a smile, "Look at Tian Nan's clothes. It's clear that he has been through an intense battle. However, being able to arrive on time also makes the two of us feel much more at ease inside."

  "What? What did you say?" Fang Tian Nan was taken aback and asked.

  "Actually, we were originally going to come with you together." Xiao Ruo thought for a moment and said, "At the time, when I saw so many names on the task list, I had some suspicions in my heart that some people might do something before the task." As she spoke, Xiao Ruo couldn't help but glance at Wu Yuncai.

  Fang Tian Nan and Zhai Jian Ming were also two of a kind.

  "But this time, he should be targeting only you. Xiao Ruo continued to explain, "I and Zhai brother have always been together, and he can't make a move easily. Besides, if the three of us don't show up for a task, it will inevitably attract the attention of the sect's elders, and then he'll be in trouble too."

  "So when we arrived smoothly on this side and didn't see your figure, I started to worry that you would encounter some trouble." Zhai Jianming added.

  Fang Tian Nan heard this, couldn't help but smile wryly, spread out his hands and said: "It's indeed a bit of trouble. Along the way, we encountered an ambush by several people, had a fight, and barely made it here. Fortunately, those few didn't have any intention to kill. They were simply looking for trouble and stalling for time."

  "Hmm." Xiao Ruo nodded, "Among fellow disciples, it's rare to see someone as ruthless as you. Unless absolutely necessary, such a situation wouldn't normally occur." Then, Xiao Ruo looked at Fang Tian Nan with some surprise and said, "It seems that your strength is truly unexpected, Tian Nan."

  Xiao Ruo Ke wouldn't have thought that since Wu Yun Cai had already arranged for people to ambush Fang Tian Nan, he wouldn't consider Fang Tian Nan's actual strength in defeating Wu Yun Bao. Yet Fang Tian Nan was still able to arrive on time for the gathering, clearly having some astonishing abilities or exceeding Wu Yun Cai's expectations.

  Fang Tian Nan did not offer any explanation for this. Xiao Ruo and the others also tacitly chose not to pursue the matter further.

  Who doesn't have secrets in their heart?

  Later, Zhai Jianming explained that when the two were about to set out to find Fang Tiannan, they were suddenly held back by an acquaintance from outside the sect. The person insisted on coming here first and even used the pretext of testing their skills. In the end, Xiao Ruo sighed that after staying in the outer sect for a long time, human relationships had become complicated. Many times, even when faced with choices, one cannot help oneself.

  Fang Tiannan heard this and smiled, not blaming the two of them. However, for Wu Yuncai who would occasionally glance over at him, Fang Tiannan was undoubtedly more mindful.

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  When the time was about to arrive, Fang Zhanglao of the sect finally arrived with two attendants.

  Elder Fang first glanced around at the crowd, counting the number of people. There were exactly twenty people, just as on the list. Only then did he nod in satisfaction and say: "This time, the task assigned to you by the sect is more an opportunity for you than a test."

  "Director Fang, what's going on?" someone asked loudly.

  "Hehe, the specific task will be revealed when you arrive at the location. What I want to say is that among all the outer sect disciples of Qingyun Sect, you twenty are the most promising ones to advance to inner sect disciples, which means you have the highest hope to break through to the Human Yuan Realm and become a True Person."

  At this point, Fang Zhang's voice paused for a moment before continuing to explain, "I'm saying this, and perhaps some of you will be puzzled. Aren't there many people in the outer sect who are not inferior to you in terms of strength? And aren't there those who cultivate even harder than you? But today, I'll tell you a secret about how warriors can advance to become true men."

  "Whoa——" The old man's words had just fallen when the crowd erupted into a commotion.

  Among the twenty outer disciples present, although they differed in strength and had certain differences in their innate talents. However, Fang Tian Nan had already discovered that each of these people possessed innate attribute energy. Moreover, according to Xiao Ruo's inference, among all the outer disciples of the sect, this group was the youngest but had achieved the highest accomplishments.

  To put it bluntly, this group of people is the most promising to advance to the realm of Yuan and Zhen among all the outer disciples of the sect, and what Fang Zhang said was not wrong at all.

  But is there still a secret unknown to many people from the warrior's promotion to becoming a true person?

  Not only Fang Tian Nan's eyes were filled with doubt and expectation, but even Xiao Ruo, a late-stage martial artist in the realm of transformation, was also bewildered. From this, it can be seen that Fang Zhang Lao's words had brought a tremendous shock to everyone's minds.

  In Fang Tian Nan's current understanding, it means constantly cultivating and making unremitting efforts, accumulating strength to a certain extent. For example, when the martial artist reaches the peak of the Hua Jin realm, they can directly break through to become a Ren Yuan realm True Person.

  And as far as Fang Tian Nan's information goes, the vast majority of warriors have this kind of notion.

  Fang Tian Nan is like this, Zhai Jian Ming is like this, Xiao Ruo is also like this.

  But Fang Zhang's words seemed to be explaining that things were not like that.

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  "Alright, settle down." Fang Zhanglao stretched out his hand and gently pressed down on the air, waiting for everyone to quiet down before speaking. "I can understand your current mood. I think that since you all have become outer sect disciples of Qingyun Sect, you must also be aware of the situation regarding disciple promotions within each of the three major sects in this region?"

  "This is naturally clear to us." Wu Yuncai, with a proud face, said, "Just like the Qingyun Sect, among the three major sects, it has the highest probability of outer door disciples advancing to inner door disciples."

  "Yes, indeed...". A woman beside him nodded and said, "Moreover, it seems that every once in a while, among the outer sect disciples of our school, several exceptionally talented inner sect disciples will emerge."

  "Not bad." Fang Zhen said with a slight nod, "Our Qingyun Sect is able to maintain its position as one of the top three sects mainly because we have more Yuanying-stage True Immortals within our sect. Although the probability of outer sect disciples advancing to inner sect disciples may not be the highest, in terms of the number of people advancing, it's definitely the most."

  The people present all nodded in agreement.

  At this point, Fang Tian Nan in Qing Yun Town, was still an ordinary disciple, had some understanding. If it's just based on the number of Qing Yun Sect disciples who advance to Ren Yuan Jing every year, then Qing Yun Sect is indeed the most among the three major sects. And what Elder Fang said about the probability, doesn't necessarily have an advantage, that's also because the number of outer sect disciples in Qing Yun Sect sometimes slightly exceeds the other two major sects.

  All along, Fang Tian Nan has been pondering whether it was the guidance of the outer sect masters of Qing Yun Sect that was superior or if it was the innate talent of the outer sect disciples themselves.

  After hearing Fang Chang's words, Fang Tian Nan suddenly discovered that he might have the opportunity to understand some of Qing Yun Sect's secrets through this task!

  This made Fang Tian Nan's mood suddenly become excited!