Chapter Thirteen: The Power of the Iron Rod

  "It's impossible"

  "Slap!"

  Qitian Lie was both shocked and enraged, slapping his palm on the table beside him that held tea water, shattering it.

  Qitian Lie was shocked to the extreme at this moment, Chu Yan had actually reached the third layer of the Qi Refining stage. What concept is it that he has risen two layers in just three months? How could this be the talent of a Five Spirit Root? Qitian Lie's eyes revealed a killing intent, and he felt a sense of crisis in his heart. If this child were to grow up, he would become a great calamity, and must be eliminated.

  Qī Diāo Mù's face was equally gloomy, Chǔ Yán had always been a thorn in his side. As long as Chǔ Yán didn't die, Huā Mèng Qí's heart would still have his shadow. So Qī Diāo Mù couldn't wait to get rid of him immediately. Originally, today was the perfect opportunity, Chǔ Yán was about to be expelled from the peak, but unexpectedly, the test ended with this result.

  "Could it be..."

  Huā Mèng Qí's eyes widened, her beautiful eyes filled with an incredulous color. Chǔ Yán had recovered his innate talent? Huā Mèng Qí's heart was now in a state of utter confusion.

  "How is this possible?"

  "It must be that the spirit stone is broken, it must be like this!"

  "Could it be that the Spiritual Stone is something passed down by our ancestors? How could that be?"

  "Could that trash be possessed by an evil spirit?"

  ……

  The square suddenly boiled over, and everyone looked at Chu Yan with suspicious eyes, some of whom had already secretly thought that Chu Yan was possessed by the thousand-year-old demon.

  That thin old man in charge of detecting cultivation was also full of surprise at this time. There were many examples of ancient monsters with thousands of years of cultivation whose bodies were destroyed and then found a new body to guard, if there really was an ancient monster in Chu Yan's body, "Come here~"

  Looking at the surprise in the eyes of the thin old man, Chu Yan did not feel unexpected.

  That thin old man grasped Chu Yan's wrist with one hand, and a thread of divine thought pierced into his body.

  The thin old man also had the cultivation of the middle period of building the foundation. If Chu Yan was really an old demon attached to his body, then that old demon was also seriously injured all the time. Moreover, this Fei Long Peak is his own territory, so he didn't fear and prepared to investigate thoroughly.

  A moment

  The elder's face was full of shock, and he spoke with some difficulty: "Chu Yan, Qi Refining Stage, third layer, passed the assessment!"

  "What? That guy actually reached the third layer of Qi Refining?"

  "How is this possible?"

  "This guy..."

  ……

  The pot exploded again on the square, and the elder personally identified it. This means that Chu Yan really reached the third layer of the Qi Refining stage. In just three months, he reached the third layer of the Qi Refining stage. At this time, everyone's gaze at Chu Yan was no longer disdainful, but astonished.

  Chu Yan stepped down from the stage step by step, with no joy on his face. After that fleeting cold smile just now, Chu Yan's expression returned to calmness once again.

  "How is that possible?"

  Wang Xiong looked at Chu Yan walking towards him, a look of terror spreading across his face.

  "Get out!"

  Chu Yan's faint smile made Wang Xiong's body tremble with fright, and he subconsciously took a step back.

  "This is just the first step of rising, the good show is yet to come!"

  A faint smile spread across Chu Yan's face, with a heroic spirit in his heart.

  Chi Tian Lie's eyes were now able to spout fire at this moment, today's events had far exceeded his expectations.

  "Master, I have a way to get rid of this child," said Qi Tianlie's heart.

  "Oh? Come on and tell me!"

  Qī Tiān Liè's face revealed a sinister smile after hearing Qiū Diāo Mù's faint words by his ear.

  "Leave it to you, Mu Er."

  "Understood!"

  ……

  After each peak assessment, it is the most important moment for all disciples, that is, the intra-peak competition.

  The threshold for participating in the internal peak competition is not high. Any disciple who has reached the third layer of Qi training and is under the age of thirty can participate.

  The last ten young talented disciples will represent Fei Long Peak in the sect's grand competition, if they can show their skills in the grand competition, that is called one fly to the sky.

  This time, the Flying Dragon Peak has 684 qualified disciples to participate in the inner peak competition, with a total of 50 arenas, divided into 50 groups, each with over 100 people.

  Chu Yan sat on a thick, coarse iron rod as big as an adult's calf, with a large black chicken standing on his shoulder. The black chicken was looking around and occasionally let out a cry, making for a very eye-catching combination.

  Chu Yan opened the paper slip he had just drawn, 'Twenty-third group eighteen!'

  "Number twenty-three, stage is ready! Number eighteen, Chu Yan, number sixty-three, Sun Mingwei, come on up!"

  "Is it finally going to start?"

  Chu Yan muttered to himself, he had been waiting for this moment for three years. He patted the big black chicken that was sleeping on his shoulder.

  "Black girl, get up quickly, it's our turn."

  The big black chicken was woken up by Chu Yan and felt somewhat displeased, raising its proud head.

  "Isn't that Chu Yan?"

  "Is that him? The one with the crow on his shoulder, the legendary fat crow?"

  "What's that thing?"

  ……

  Under the gaze of astonishment, Chu Yan shouldered the large black iron rod that was over 1.8 meters long on the ground and walked towards the arena. The crowd looked at the iron rod, which was not much smaller than Chu Yan's figure, and felt a chill in their hearts. How strong was this Chu Yan?

  This large black iron rod was the so-called 'Flying Sword' that Chu Yan had previously bought from the old man at the stall. Chu Yan had already wiped off the rust on it, because this iron root was really too big, and after putting the Dragon Turtle Shield in his savings bag, there was no place to put it, so the iron rod wasn't stored inside either.

  Sun Mingwei's strength was only at the third layer of Qi Refining, and he couldn't control any magical weapons either, so he could only use ordinary ones. He grasped a wide-backed large knife in his hand, which was originally quite domineering, but when Chu Yan appeared on the stage with that ridiculously domineering iron rod, he suddenly felt a bit stunned. How heavy must that thing be? Was it a scam?!

  "One side admits defeat or is knocked off the stage, the trial ends, the trial begins!"

  The elderly judge on the stage waved his arm and opened the curtain of this competition.

  "Who do you think will win this game?"

  "Of course it's Sun Mingyao who is talking nonsense, Chu Yan has just broken through to the third layer of Qi Refining!"

  "Right, that guy might have taken some kind of potent elixir, how could he be a match for Sun Mingwei at the same level of Qi training?"

  ……

  Hearing the discussions of people around him, Sun Mingwei was overjoyed:

  "I've long heard that our trash Chu Da Shao has recovered his talent, but I don't know how strong he really is. Is he just pretending to be strong after taking some kind of forbidden medicine? Today, I, the young master, will..."

  "Hey girl, what's wrong? You seem a bit down."

  Chu Yan ignored Sun Mingwei and started talking to the big black chicken on his shoulder instead.

  "Kid, are you pretending to be stupid? Haha, no wonder people say..."

  "Black girl! What did you say? There's a dog barking loudly? Oh, I see~"

  Chu Yan's expression of sudden realization made Sun Mingwei's face turn purple with anger.

  "Let you have a moment of verbal satisfaction, just for now~"

  "Hey, hurry up and start already, I'm in a rush, nagging like an old lady!"

  Chu Yan's face was lazy and somewhat impatient.

  "How dare you look down on me, die!"

  Sun Mingwei was enraged, the long knife in his hand instantly covered with a red flame-like spiritual energy, he charged towards Chu Yan, the knife tip pointing directly at Chu Yan's chest.

  "Great to be here~"

  Chu Yan's lazy expression on his face instantly retracted, and he felt Sun Mingwei's killing intent.

  "It seems someone wants to buy my life? I'd like to see who can kill me today~"

  Chu Yan thought to himself, his face cold and expressionless, his feet not moving an inch.

  Sun Mingwei, who was rushing over, saw the situation and was overjoyed in his heart. He couldn't help but think: "Big Brother Master wants me to be careful, I must take this kid's life, this stupid fool is already scared silly!"

  "Kill me~"

  Sun Mingwei's knife tip was getting closer and closer to Chu Yan's chest, the referee naturally saw his murderous intention, but did not stop him.

  Just as the knife tip was less than an inch from Chu Yan's chest, Sun Mingwei, who had already won the game, suddenly felt a chill come over him.

  "Hmm"

  A metallic crash echoed through the air, accompanied by Sun Mingwei's anguished wail.

  Sun Mingwei's heavily-built body crashed to the ground below the stage, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. His last thought before he passed out was "Damn it, that iron rod wasn't fake!"

  Chu Yan grasped a large iron rod with both hands in front of him, still in a rotating posture, and a cold smile hung at the corner of his mouth.

  Everyone under the stage is stunned like a wooden chicken.

  PS: The results are not very impressive, the wonderful part of this book has been unfolded, and it will be more impressive later. I hope you all give some support, don't be stingy with collecting and thanks!