"Where is that rogue cultivator?" Xia Mu's face was unsightly, but he didn't quite believe that Zeng Houyi would do such a thing.

Rhode sighed, "This matter came out in the hall of a restaurant. There were too many people in the restaurant at the time, and everyone only knew about spreading the news, and no one noticed who said it."

Speaking of this, Rhode paused, "Young Master, Shao Yin said that rogue cultivator 2705 has very poor aptitude. A person with such poor aptitude was actually able to defeat Shao Yin, who ranked first on the Human Board, in the Transcendental Realm. This shows that this person must have a great secret. If Elder Zeng sensed his secret, it's hard to say what might have happened."

Gu Shao Yin suddenly shuddered. He was somewhat fortunate that he had left early. If he had left later, he might have been silenced.

Xia Mu already somewhat believed Rhode's words. Seeing this, Rhode further embellished the story, "Rogue cultivator 2705 has such high contribution points, always ranked at the top. Why does he never show himself in such high-profile matters? I'm afraid this person is worried that his secret will be discovered. If Cen Shuyin hadn't looked for him this time, we wouldn't have been able to find him either."

Xia Mu felt even more resentful. Zeng Houyi was a member of his Xia family, yet he had become greedy upon seeing treasure. After killing rogue cultivator 2705, he didn't return the treasure to the Xia family, but instead betrayed the Xia family. He deserved to die.

"Forget it, prepare to go to the Wentian Academy to climb the Wentian Steps, and then return to the True Morrow Continent." Xia Mu's expression changed several times, and he could only sigh.

Zeng Houyi had almost half-step Immortal King cultivation. Now that he had betrayed them, there was no one around him who could subdue him. Protector Xu could indeed kill Zeng Houyi in seconds, but Protector Xu was a Human Immortal King, and not a family retainer of his Xia family. He couldn't command him.

If it were for official matters, Protector Xu might help him. But now it was for his private affairs, Protector Xu might not even bother with him. He shouldn't go looking for trouble, lest he be rebuffed.

As for Zeng Houyi being killed, he didn't even consider it. Could anyone in the Lost Continent kill Zeng Houyi? Don't be ridiculous. If there were such a strong person, wouldn't they have come out when the Hundred Sect Alliance was almost destroyed?

...

Mo Wuji was currently on his way to the Yulin Lei Clan. He believed that no matter how much Xia Mo trusted Zeng Houyi, he would be suspicious of Zeng Houyi's disappearance. Precisely because no one in the Lost Continent could restrain Zeng Houyi, the White-Bearded Angler's strength might not even be known to the Wentian Academy.

The only thing that puzzled Mo Wuji was, was the White-Bearded Angler's strength really that of a Human Immortal King?

Wasn't it said that it was difficult to even enter the True God Realm in the Lost Continent? How could there be a Human Immortal King?

Mo Wuji thought of the Wentian Steps at the Wentian Academy, and thought that since there were things like the Wentian Steps, why couldn't there be a Human Immortal King? Maybe he came from somewhere else.

Fortunately, Cen Shuyin was taken away by this White-Bearded old man. He only hoped that the White-Bearded old man could save Cen Shuyin's life. In any case, after he established the Heavenly Secrets Sect, he would go to the Wentian Academy to ask about Cen Shuyin.

...

Yulin, was an area. It belonged neither to a lord's country nor to a county. Although Yulin was located at the junction of the Star Han Empire and the Celestial Commerce Empire, it was not governed by the two major empires.

There was a huge family here, called the Yulin Lei Clan.

The Lei Clan had a longer history than some ancient sects. It was said that in ancient times, the Lei Clan was one of the top families, a place where a large number of True God Realm experts existed.

It was only in recent years that the Lei Clan had gradually declined. Even so, the Lei Clan was still the top-level Earth Grade Sect here. With more and more talented disciples in the Lei Clan, the Lei Clan was expected to return to the ranks of quasi-Heaven Grade Sects.

In the Yulin area, the Lei Clan represented one sentence: whatever this sentence said, everyone in Yulin had to do.

No one dared to oppose the Lei Clan, including some Earth Grade Sects.

Among all the families, the Lei Clan's combat power was the strongest among cultivators of the same rank. Because the Lei Clan inherited the Thunder-type spiritual root, once this spiritual root appeared, it was one of the top experts, with almost no opponents of the same rank.

It was said that the Lei Clan's surname also originated from the Thunder spiritual root and had been used ever since.

Liyi was a small town on the edge of the Yulin area. Because of the power of the Yulin Lei Clan, Liyi Town had always been very prosperous. Except for the Lei Clan's disciples, almost no horse thieves or cultivators dared to cause trouble here.

Mo Wuji, disguised as an ordinary middle-aged rogue cultivator, walked into Liyi Town. In this place, there were almost no traces of extraterritorial cultivator invasions.

Mo Wuji walked into a restaurant and casually ordered a pot of wine in the restaurant's lobby. He originally wanted to ask the waiter here for some information, but he heard two people next to him discussing Lei Hongji. Unfortunately, these two only discussed it for a few sentences before changing the topic.

Mo Wuji gave up asking the waiter for information, picked up his wine pot, came to the table of the two people, and said with a fist, "Greetings, two friends, if you don't mind, I'll treat you to this wine."

These two people didn't know Mo Wuji at all. Hearing Mo Wuji's words, they looked at Mo Wuji in surprise. Naturally, it was okay to treat people to wine, but there had to be a reason, right?

"Two friends, don't think too much. It's because my favorite genius is Lei Hongji, Senior Brother of the Lei Clan. To think that Senior Brother Lei Hongji is so young and is actually a top Thunder-type cultivator, there are not many even in my Lost Continent. I think that Lei Hongji's joining the Great Evolution Sect doesn't increase the glory of the Great Evolution Sect, but rather he adds glory to the Great Evolution Sect. By the way, I just heard the two of you say that Senior Brother Lei Hongji has passed the selection and is going to the True Morrow Continent?" Mo Wuji looked like he had found a common language, and he babbled as soon as he sat down.

The two cultivators who were discussing Lei Hongji were immediately relieved upon hearing Mo Wuji's words. In the Yulin area, Lei Hongji of the Lei Clan had a large number of fans.

The slightly fat cultivator clapped his hands and said, "Friend is right. Senior Brother Lei Hongji has passed three rounds and has become a genius who can go to the True Morrow Continent. I also heard people say that when the Human Immortal King from the True Morrow Continent heard that Senior Brother Lei was an excellent Thunder-type spiritual root, he specifically praised him. He said that with this kind of spiritual root aptitude, even if he hadn't passed the selection, he would still be qualified to go to the True Morrow Continent."

"Good!" Mo Wuji also imitated the slightly fat cultivator, clapping his hands and praised loudly, and then said with some depression, "It's a pity, I didn't go to Yindu Square, otherwise, I could have witnessed Senior Brother Lei's unparalleled demeanor, how cool would that be."

The two of them didn't know what cool meant, but it must be a praise. The other cultivator with fairer skin nodded, agreeing and saying, "Friend is right, but now many people are going to Wentian Academy, and Senior Brother Lei has also gone. If friend goes to Wentian Academy now, maybe he can still see Senior Brother Lei from afar."

"Why go to Wentian Academy?" Mo Wuji was startled and quickly asked. He originally wanted to inquire about the Lei Clan's news, but he found out that everyone was going to Wentian Academy. Could it be that his scheme of shifting the blame had failed?

The fair-skinned cultivator laughed, "It seems that friend doesn't know yet. The special envoy of the Star Emperor Mountain in the True Morrow Continent greatly admires the Wentian Steps of the Wentian Academy. So he is going to climb the Wentian Steps to see if he can take first place. At the same time, all the geniuses going to the True Morrow Continent must also climb the Wentian Steps once. This is to determine everyone's development potential. Senior Brother Lei entered the top 100 in the competition, so he will naturally go to Wentian Academy."

Hearing that it was the Wentian Steps, Mo Wuji breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a slightly surprised expression, "Then the experts of the Lei Clan are not going to Wentian Academy?"

The slightly fat cultivator shook his head and said, "On the contrary, the experts of the Lei Clan will not go."

"Why? Senior Brother Lei Hongji is the Lei Clan's number one genius, why isn't anyone going? This is too disrespectful." Mo Wuji looked indignant and spoke passionately.

The slightly fat cultivator laughed, "Friend is truly a sentimental person. I'll tell you the truth, the third day of next month is the ancestor of the Lei Clan's incense day, and all the disciples of the Lei Clan must come back to offer incense and worship."

Hearing this, Mo Wuji was overjoyed. Heaven was going to destroy the Lei Clan, and he had seized such a good opportunity.

"Then Lei Hongji will also come back?" Mo Wuji still asked blankly.

The slightly fat cultivator said, "He was originally going to come back, but the special envoy from the True Morrow Continent casually said that the 100 selected disciples were not allowed to leave the team. Once they left the team, it would be treated as a withdrawal. The Lei Clan's patriarch could only let Senior Brother Lei Hongji temporarily not go back and follow the team from the True Morrow Continent to climb the Wentian Steps."

"I heard that the Lei Clan's patriarch is at the Perfection of Virtual God Realm, I don't know if it's true," Mo Wuji rambled.

"Hehe, you are wrong, the Lei Clan's patriarch is said to be at the third level of the Virtual God Realm, the true Virtual God Realm Perfection is Senior Lei Guang, the Lei Clan's first elder," the slightly fat cultivator laughed, very satisfied that he could educate Mo Wuji.

"Haha... It seems that I pay too much attention to Lei Hongji, so I didn't pay attention to other things. Come, drink." After finishing speaking, Mo Wuji raised the cup in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

The other two were resonated by Mo Wuji's boldness and also raised their cups and drank it all in one gulp.

...

Wentian Academy once again regained its former prosperity and bustle, and the area in front of the Wentian Steps was even more crowded. Many people had rushed over from Yindu Square, specifically to watch the Lost Continent experts climb the Wentian Steps. Moreover, everyone had also heard that the special envoy from the True Morrow Continent would also participate in climbing the Wentian Steps.

Therefore, Wentian Academy was open to the public these days, and anyone could enter Wentian Academy and come to the Wentian Steps Square. Of course, they could only come to the Wentian Steps Square, and other places were off limits.

The Wentian Board in front of the Wentian Steps was covered by a huge piece of red cloth, waiting for the special envoy from the True Morrow Continent to announce the start of the climb.

Xia Mo stood on the Wentian Steps Square, looked up at the Wentian Steps that were not visible at the top, and suddenly a sense of impulse and heroism surged in his heart. He wanted to climb to the top of the Wentian Steps, so that his name would always be engraved on the first place on the Wentian Steps Board, so that the future geniuses of the Lost Continent would first think of him, Xia Mo, when they came here.

"Remove the red cloth, reveal the Wentian Board." Xia Mo waved his hand with high spirits, throwing the blows of a few days ago aside.

The red cloth was blown away by a strong wind. After the Wentian Board rankings came out, a sound of surprise rang out on the square under the Wentian Steps.

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