Chapter 8: The Mountain Gate Opens

  "Old Five, I heard you slept for three days and three nights, how impressive!"

  A teasing voice came from behind Kong Yan, and he, who was still a bit drowsy, raised his head, looked at the person asking the question, and chuckled, "Ashamed, ashamed, I've been really tired lately, and it's actually made Fourth Brother laugh!"

  The question was asked by Yu Xuanji, the fourth-ranked core disciple, who is a direct disciple of Bao Qingtian's Five Swords, and Qing Fengjian's true disciple. However, Qing Fengjian is one of the five swords of Bao Qingtian, with whom Mo Xiou has the worst relationship. As a result, Yu Xuanji's relationship with Kong Zhuo also became somewhat subtle.

  Kong Zuo himself was not interested in the fight, but Yu Xuanji seemed to be quite enthusiastic about it. The nickname "Lu Fu's Pig" for Kong Zuo also originated from his mouth.

  As for the intentional or unintentional provocation of this mystery, Kong Zhuo has always been evasive. In his view, conflicting with this idiot who doesn't understand life is really detrimental to the scenery and also damages his reputation.

  However, he wanted to make peace and calm things down, but Yu Xuanji thought that Kong Zhuo was afraid of him, and his actions became more and more excessive. However, Kong Zhuo was a gentle person and had good relationships with the other disciples, especially Fang Shaobai and Zhou Xue. The three of them formed a small group due to Kong Zhuo's culinary skills, which also made Yu Xuanji somewhat concerned. As a result, he only criticized Kong Zhuo occasionally in front of others, but no major conflicts ever occurred.

  This time, Kong Zhuan suddenly enlightened to the sword and searched for a suitable stream in the depths of Naluofu Mountain to practice his sword. He was indeed exhausted, so after returning, he slept for three days and three nights until this morning's opening ceremony of the mountain gate. He finally woke up and lived up to the reputation of being called "Nalo Pig". As a result, Yu Xuanji couldn't help but come over and tease him with a few words.

  In Kong Zhan's heart, he had always regarded Yu Xuanji's mouth as an anus, so he just smiled and didn't take it to heart.

  Na Yu Xuanji saw Kong Zuo's calm and gentle expression, then looked at Zhou Xue and Fang Shaobai who were following behind Kong Zuo, their eyes showing undisguised discontent. Not wanting to cause trouble with the three of them at the same time, he said a couple more sentences before hurrying ahead.

  "Eldest Brother Wu, your temper is too good, if he dares to provoke me, I will definitely give him a sword!"

  Kong Zhan smiled, "We're all fellow disciples, why make things so awkward? Fourth Brother's mouth is a bit foul, but he has his own way of doing things. Today is the day we open the mountain gate, many people from various sects have come to watch the ceremony. If we were to cause trouble among ourselves, it would only bring ridicule!"

  "Lao Wu is right!" A person who was originally standing not far away walked up to the three people after hearing Kong Zhan's words.

  "Second Master!"

  "Second Master!"

  ……

  The three of them saw each other and hurriedly paid their respects. The one who had arrived was none other than Lin Yufeng, the second-ranked core inner disciple among the top ten.

  Lin Yufeng's face was handsome and elegant, his figure tall and slender, wearing a green robe, with a long sword on his back adorned with blue tassels, its style ancient and peculiar, like an immortal among mortals. Except for the slightly older Chang Yue, Lin Yufeng had already become the first among the young disciples of this generation in Luofu, and it was unknown how many female disciples in Luofu regarded him as their dream lover. In the entire Luofu Sect, he could be said to be the most admired third-generation disciple.

  "Ah ha, being able to get Second Master's praise is worth sleeping for another ten days or half a month!" Kong Zhan laughed and said.

  "You little scamp, you're quite lazy... huh?!"

  Na Lin Yufeng was about to laugh and scold when he suddenly stopped, his eyes fixed on Kong Yan with a look of surprise.

  "Second Brother, what's wrong?!" Kong Zan was made to feel somewhat uneasy and asked nervously.

  "Good for you, Old Five!" Lin Yufeng exclaimed, "If I'm not mistaken, your innate purple energy has already reached the second layer's Great Perfection realm! It seems that in less than a year, you'll be able to reach the third layer, won't you?!"

  "Good eyesight, brother!" Kong Zhuo said with a smile.

  Lin Yufeng's innate purple energy had already reached the third layer, so he could naturally sense Kong Yan's current strength.

  "What, you've already reached the second layer of the Great Perfection Realm!" Zhou Xue exclaimed, her eyes wide with surprise as she stared at Kong Zhan. "No way, weren't you also stuck on the first layer just half a year ago? Why are you advancing so quickly now and about to break through to the third layer? Did you have some kind of incredible encounter or eat some kind of magical pill? Fine, you have a magical pill but didn't even bring me any to eat. You're dead, you fat pig, you're definitely dead!"

  Zhou Xue shouted from the side, making Kong Zhuan's face covered in cold sweat. "Uh, that's not it either, there's no magic pill or anything. It's just that Master helped me out a bit when I was cultivating before he left the mountain because my cultivation level was too low!"

  As soon as she heard this, Zhou Xue's face was filled with disappointment. "So it was Master Mo who helped out, geez, Master Mo is really great, if my dad were that good too!"

  "Don't be discouraged, Little Sister!" Lin Yufeng said with a smile. "Cultivation is a long-term accumulation process. If Eldest Brother hadn't reached the Great Perfection realm of the first layer, Master Mo wouldn't have lent him a hand either. You're young and a girl, so it's natural that you're a bit slower in your cultivation of the Innate Purple Qi. However, your swordsmanship is actually much better than ours, who are senior brothers!"

  Lin Yufeng's words made Zhou Xue laugh with joy, as if she had already become the number one female swordswoman of her generation.

  The four of them walked into the martial arts arena inside the Luofu Mountain Gate, laughing and chatting.

  This school's martial arts arena was originally a large peak, extremely thick and sturdy. Later, it was cut off at the waist by a senior fellow of Luofu with great divine power, giving birth to today's large platform. This place is spacious and can accommodate tens of thousands of people. Therefore, it was later built into the current school martial arts arena. The Luofu sect holds its grand opening ceremony and other celebrations here every time.

  Kong Rong and his group were not the first to arrive. The first to arrive were those newly admitted disciples and outer sect disciples, followed by the inner sect disciples.

  Kong Rong and his ten as the privileged class among this generation of disciples naturally arrived last.

  And the clothes on their bodies also showed a difference from those of ordinary disciples at the same time.

  Ordinary disciples are inner door disciples, and their clothes are all uniform. Luofu Sect disciples have four sets of spring clothes, four sets of summer clothes, four sets of autumn clothes, and four sets of winter clothes every year, all with fixed styles. Only those like Kong Zhuo and the other ten who have their own fixed masters do not need to dress like other disciples, so now these ten people are dressed differently, standing out especially among thousands of disciples.

  As the time of entry was relatively short, among the ten disciples, starting from Kong Zhuan, no one had seen such a grand opening ceremony, so they couldn't help but feel curious. As their eyes wandered around, they looked at the thousands of other disciples, but unexpectedly, the thousands of other disciples' eyes were also focused on them. At this moment, except for Chang Yue who stood in the first position with an unchanged expression, the other nine people, including Lin Yufeng, all seemed a bit unnatural.

  "Although they don't know us, for them at this stage, all ten of us are their highest goal and role models, so lift your heads up and don't let others laugh at you!"

  Chang Yue's voice entered the ears of the nine people at this time, and the nine people were shocked for a moment. The tense emotions that had been somewhat suppressed began to be pressed down, and one by one, they lifted their heads and puffed out their chests, forming a bright and beautiful scene.

  "Chang Yue is a good kid!" Not far away, the middle-aged man who had just brought this group of new disciples into the sect said to the thin and withered old man beside him.

  Chang Yue had just used the Secret Voice Transmission Method, which deceived the several thousand disciples, but it couldn't deceive those two.

  The thin old man nodded, "Yes, this child is indeed good, and will definitely be better than you and me in the future!"

  The middle-aged man smiled, "That's natural, if I couldn't surpass you, hehe——!" The words that followed were left unspoken, but the tone conveyed a hint of vicissitudes and desolation.

  ………

  Another bell rang out, far away, with several flashes of crystal light and whistling sounds cutting through the air, heading straight for this arena.

  Those several rays of light tore through the sky, causing the hearts of the thousands of birds in the field to flutter with excitement.

  That was the sword immortal of the Luofu Sect and the masters of various sects who came to pay their respects, with their swords and various magical treasures in tow, a dazzling display of color and light that made one feel envious.

  Kong Zhan was even more moved.

  After twenty days of hard work, his congenital purple energy had already been completely stabilized. As long as he made a bit more effort, it wouldn't be too long before he could break through to the third layer. Once he entered the third layer, part of his congenital purple energy would transform into magical power, allowing him to control objects.

  And as for the Imperial Sword, it is the most basic skill of the Imperial Swordsmanship, thinking about it, I seem to be not far from this level of sword flying.

  So he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  His smile, however, looked rather silly to others. A fat guy who resembled a pig, with his big head raised and mouth agape, was grinning foolishly at the senior who had descended from the sky on his sword, even drooling slightly.

  Is this the standard of the inner disciples of the Luofu Sect?

  In an instant, thousands of disciples' expectations for Luofu Sect immediately dropped a level.

  The opening ceremony of the Luofu Sect was a big event in the entire cultivation world, so the six major sects of the Central Plains naturally also gave face and sent people to attend.

  Apart from the six major sects of Zhongtu, some renowned seniors in the cultivation world were also invited. Even representatives of overseas scattered immortals came. To put it simply, it was a grand occasion. Latest chapter available now!

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