Chapter Twelve: Stunning the Entire Audience

  Today is destined to be an extraordinary day, today determines the fate of all disciples under the age of 30 in Fei Long Peak's Qi Refining stage. Five years of hard work since entering the sect was all for this day. Perhaps after today you will soar to the sky and become a core disciple, perhaps after today you will be expelled from the peak and lose your chance at immortality, or perhaps you will remain ordinary and unremarkable. The only thing that can decide the outcome is strength.

  Flying Dragon Peak Summit

  This is a square of tens of thousands of square meters, and it is said that the first master of Feilong Peak created this wonder with his unparalleled magical power by cutting off the entire peak top with one sword.

  At this time, dozens of arenas have been set up on the platform, and more than a thousand Qi-refining disciples from all over Feilong Peak have gathered here.

  Today is the day of the small comparison within the peak.

  And before the internal assessment of Fei Nai was the internal assessment of Feng Nei, only those who had reached the third layer of Qi Gong could continue to stay in Fei Long Peak.

  In the very center of the square, on top of a platform stood a gigantic stone monument as tall as a person, which was the Verifying Spirit Stone.

  On one side of the central ring's spectator stand sat the five most important figures of Fei Long Feng, with four elders on either side and Peak Master Qi Tian Lie sitting in the middle.

  Under the central stage, a long queue had already formed at this time. These disciples numbered two or three hundred people, all of whom were miscellaneous duty disciples of Fei Long Peak.

  At this time, most of these miscellaneous disciples were crying with gloomy faces, and few had confident smiles on their faces, while Chu Yan's face was as calm as an ancient well.

  "Li Yun ~"

  On the stage, a thin old man spoke in a light tone, and a young servant disciple who was lined up at the front hastily walked onto the stage.

  "Place your hand on the spirit stone and pour all the spiritual energy in your body into it."

  The thin old man looked at his disciple's face with a look of disdain and said coldly.

  It is ~

  The disciple placed one palm on the Spirit Testing Stone, and a bright light burst forth from his palm. A faint red glow surged into the stone. After a few seconds, the disciple's face turned red, but no matter how hard he tried, not a single thread of red glow flowed out from his palm again.

  Only then did the spirit-testing stone above burst forth with a brilliant light, followed by several ancient, golden characters floating out.

  "First layer of Qi Refining!"

  Upon seeing the words on the Spirit Testing Stele, that disciple's face turned deathly pale and he sat down on the ground.

  "Strength has not reached the third layer of Qi training, unqualified, next one~"

  "Elder, give me another chance, Elder~"

  "Pull it down"

  ……

  Reality is cruel, nearly three hundred miscellaneous disciples have been reviewed for more than half, but those who reached the third layer of Qi Refining Period are few and far between. Disciples who did not meet the standards were directly pulled down and expelled from Fei Long Peak.

  "Wang Xiong"

  Upon hearing the elder's shout, Wang Xiong excitedly walked onto the stage, and even shot a provocative glance at Chu Yan.

  Wang Xiong placed his palm firmly on the Ling Stone, and a thick, yellowish-brown light continuously surged into it.

  "Three layers of Qi Refining!"

  "Haha, I passed! I passed!"

  Seeing the big words on the Spirit Stone, Wang Xiong burst out laughing. Since being brutally beaten by Chu Yan, Wang Xiong had been practicing all night and unexpectedly reached the third layer of Qi Refining last night.

  "Go ahead~"

  "Thank you, elder!"

  Wang Xiong walked down from the stage with a triumphant smile, and as he passed by Chu Yan's side, he whispered in his ear: "You little brat, you'll be kicked out of the mountain soon. When that happens, no one will care even if I kill you. You made me lie in bed for a month and spend all my family's fortune on medical treatment. Today, you're dead meat."

  Chu Yan's expression changed slightly, and he treated Wang Xiong as if he were air. Wang Xiong was annoyed: "Hmph, good-for-nothing, just wait to be ridiculed by others!"

  "Chu Yan"

  An elder on the stage spoke in a low voice, and instantly all eyes in the audience were focused on a young man. This person was none other than Chu Yan.

  The son of the previous Flying Dragon Peak Master, one of the former top ten talented disciples of the Feather Transformation Sect, had his spiritual root crippled and was abandoned for three years. One day, he was struck by lightning and unexpectedly regained his ability to cultivate, but became a waste with five spiritual roots. His affair with Hua Mengqi, his feud with Qi Diaomu, and his entanglement with Peak Master Qi Tianlie's grudges all destined that Chu Yan would be the focus of attention from the crowd today, not for admiration, but for ridicule.

  In a few breaths, the square was silent as a ghost town, but the next moment it erupted:

  "Isn't that our Chu Da Shao? Haha ~ Really embarrassing for Lao Feng Zhu!"

  "You're just a stray dog now, yet you still dare to oppose our great Master?"

  "There may be women protecting him behind his back ~ haha"

  "This rubbish is about to be kicked off Feilong Peak, let's enjoy the show~"

  ……

  The square was filled with jeers and laughter, but Chu Yan seemed to have not heard them, step by step he walked onto the stage.

  On the platform above, a young man with an extraordinary aura stood beside Qitian Lie, his eyes fixed intently on the arena.

  Qitian Lie looked at his disciple and couldn't help but say, "Muer, this remnant of the Chu family will be driven out of the peak soon. You can handle the aftermath then!"

  Qī Diāo Mù looked at Qí Tiān Liè's eyes with a murderous intent and respectfully said: "Yes, Master."

  Qī diāo mù's heart was filled with an inexplicable sense of unease today, a feeling of crisis that seemed to come from nowhere. This feeling intensified when he saw Chǔ Yán today.

  "Can this kid still make some waves? Impossible!"

  Qīu Diāo Mù immediately negated his own thoughts, thinking he was overthinking. Three months, from the first layer of Qi Refining to the third layer of Qi Refining, still a top-grade waste with Five Spiritual Roots, even if it were a disciple of Tiān Líng Gēn, it would be impossible to achieve, unless an ancient demon had possessed him, otherwise it was absolutely impossible.

  Hua Mengqi stood on the other side of Qi Tianlie and listened to his words, her face suddenly turned pale. She knew that Qi Tianlie had already made up his mind to kill Chu Yan. Today, after being expelled from the peak, Chu Yan would have no way out.

  "What else can I do?"

  Huā Mèng Qí sighed in her heart, others envied herself as the big sister of Fei Long Peak, but in front of Qi Tian Lie she was so powerless. Although Huā Mèng Qí wanted to save Chǔ Yán, she knew she didn't have the ability, and at this time she couldn't give up everything she had now for Chǔ Yán either.

  Under the gaze of thousands, Chu Yan stepped onto the stage.

  He turned his head, his gaze sweeping over the thousands of disciples on the square, then looked at Qitian Lie on the viewing platform, looked at Huameng Qi, looked at Qi Diaomu, and finally a hint of a strange arc hung from the corner of his mouth.

  "He's laughing, this kid must have been struck by lightning and become an idiot!"

  "He's just pretending to be tough, he'll be crying soon!"

  "Enjoy the show!"

  ……

  Unlike those disciples who were discussing heatedly below the stage, Qi Tianlie's heart suddenly rose with a sense of unease, this feeling came inexplicably.

  Qī diāo mù xīn zhōng yī zhèn, kàn dào le Chǔ Yán duì zhe zì jǐ nà guǐ yì de xiào róng xīn zhōng yǒu zhǒng bù hǎo de yù gǎn. Huā Mèng Qí měi mù zhī zhōng shǎn chū le yī sī yì sè, nà shì lěng xiào, tā zài duì wǒ lěng xiào, zhè shì wèi hé? Yī dìng shì zài hèn wǒ ba!

  Translation:

  Qiudiao's heart skipped a beat as he saw Chu Yan's eerie smile directed at him. He had a bad premonition in his heart. A hint of cold color flashed in Huameng Qi's beautiful eyes, that was a sneer, he was sneering at me, why? Must be because he hates me!

  Chu Yan turned his head and gently pressed his palm against the Verification Spirit Stone.

  Then a very dense pale blue light surged in, and in an instant...

  "Three layers of Qigong practice"

  Five golden characters on top of the Ling Stone pierced the eyes of everyone present, and the entire square suddenly fell silent.

  PS: The results are not very good, Xiao Qian is a bit disappointed, everyone give some encouragement, thank you!