"Li Xuan?"
When Li Xuan's name was heard, the disciples of the Six Peaks, and even those in the central area, were stunned. Li Xuan had only joined as a new disciple over four years ago, and he was actually going to participate in this disciple competition? One had to know that Li Xuan's strength was only at the peak of the Martial God realm when he joined the Body Sect.
"Is the sect planning to give up completely this time? Sending someone like him to participate, isn't that clearly an act of conceding defeat?"
"That's not necessarily true. After all, there's been no news about Senior Brother Li Xuan in the past few years. And someone who can be accepted as a disciple by six Peak Masters must have some skills."
"Let's wait and see. When the disciple competition approaches, this Senior Brother Li Xuan will also appear. We'll know his strength at a glance then."
"That's right. After all, the nine Senior Brothers before him are all quite formidable. Perhaps, this is meant to let Senior Brother Li Xuan broaden his horizons."
"..."
When names like Song Tao were called out, no one had much objection. After all, their strength was evident, and they were the senior disciples or core disciples of their respective peaks. Li Xuan, however, was too junior. Moreover, his strength made people worry.
In fact, even the Grand Elder Yang Wenlin was somewhat confused at this moment. Yang Wenlin knew when Li Xuan joined the Body Sect. In just over four years, even with extraordinary talent, he couldn't have possibly reached the Primordial Yuan realm, which was a strict requirement for the disciple competition of the Three Sects and One Palace.
"Never mind, perhaps the sect has other intentions." Although Yang Wenlin did not hold the same status as Peak Master Shen Shan and the others, he was still a Grand Elder of the sect. After a moment of thought, he immediately turned and left.
Meanwhile, Li Xuan, who was still in the second layer of the Prison Suppression, had his aura climbing to the peak of the Martial Saint realm. He was only one step away from the Primordial Yuan realm. The Heavenly Dao Brush and the Azure Spirit Pagoda were both guarding him on either side, and the spiritual energy from the second layer was continuously pouring into the spiritual stream in Li Xuan's dantian.
"Bratty brush, will Master's breakthrough cause any problems to his body?" The Azure Spirit Pagoda asked.
The Heavenly Dao Brush's body swayed slightly upon hearing this and then said, "No, Little Master's foundation is solid, and after years of accumulation, these spiritual swords are all readily available for Little Master to absorb. Furthermore, Little Master's physique has already reached the peak of the Divine Might realm, and with Sister Spiritual Stream present, how could there be any problems?"
"Then, according to you, can Master absorb endlessly? Will Master's strength be able to reach extremely high levels?" The Azure Spirit Pagoda said upon hearing this.
The Heavenly Dao Brush said with annoyance, "Are you stupid? How could you absorb endlessly? Right now, Little Master's body is like a giant water vat. Those spiritual swords are like water. Do you think a water vat has no limits?"
"Then where is Master's limit?" The Azure Spirit Pagoda asked upon hearing this.
The Heavenly Dao Brush thought for a moment and said, "From my estimation, Little Master should be able to reach the intermediate stage of the Primordial Yuan realm. And these immortal swords will likely consume four of them."
"Four immortal swords just to reach the intermediate stage of the Primordial Yuan realm? Master's cultivation is too expensive in terms of spiritual swords!" The Azure Spirit Pagoda exclaimed in surprise.
The Heavenly Dao Brush nodded upon hearing this and said, "It does consume quite a number of spiritual swords. Fortunately, these immortal swords were all given by Little Master's several cheap masters. But we don't need to worry, Little Master is not lacking in spirit stones."
The Azure Spirit Pagoda also nodded slightly upon hearing this. Speaking of spirit stones, Li Xuan was indeed not lacking. There was no other way, the patriarch of the Rakshasa tribe had been killed by Jiao Le. Most of the tribe's savings were on the patriarch, so Li Xuan's wealth was imaginable.
Time quietly slipped away, and there was only one month left until the disciple competition of the Three Sects and One Palace. On this day, countless figures arrived at a vast plaza on the mountainside of the main peak. Today was the day for the participating disciples to gather.
The plaza was so large that even all the disciples of the Six Peaks only occupied one-third of the area. A large portion of the area was for the outer disciples of the central region and others.
"Every time the disciple competition of the Three Sects and One Palace takes place, we can gather and rest here for a month. Besides observing the heroic postures of our Senior Brothers and Sisters, we can also witness the strength of the disciples from the other two sects and one palace."
"I hope that this time, our Body Sect won't lose too embarrassingly."
"Senior Brother, that's not entirely accurate. This time, our Body Sect has sent out its strongest core disciple lineup. It is rumored that Senior Brother Song Tao has already stepped into the Qiankun realm. Not only that, but according to reliable sources, at least five of the ten participating Senior Brothers and Sisters have reached the Qiankun realm."
"Junior Brother, is what you said true? If so, our Body Sect will no longer be the last place."
"It is indeed true. Senior Brother Song Tao is said to have cultivated a Stellar Body, and many Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers are aware of this matter, so it is definitely not a baseless rumor."
"..."
The crowd was abuzz with discussion, and soon they were exchanging the news they knew.
"Silence!"
As Yang Wenlin and several elders appeared, a resonant voice immediately spread throughout the entire plaza.
"We pay our respects to the Grand Elder!"
Seeing this, the disciples all bowed. The plaza also fell silent.
Yang Wenlin nodded slightly and then waved his hand, saying, "Today is the day our Body Sect departs for the disciple competition of the Three Sects and One Palace. For the next two months, you may observe here. Now, please have the participating disciples come out."
As soon as Yang Wenlin finished speaking, figures flew through the air. The next moment, several figures were floating in the sky. These figures were precisely Song Tao, Yu Heng, and the others.
"Strange, why hasn't Senior Brother Li Xuan appeared yet?" The crowd looked at Song Tao, Yu Heng, and the others, and after counting the number of people, they asked in surprise.
"I heard they are leaving at noon, perhaps he is still on his way."
"But Senior Brother Song Tao and the others have already arrived. Isn't this Senior Brother Li Xuan being too arrogant? After all, in terms of seniority, he is the lowest."
"Hush, quiet. No matter how low his seniority, he is still a core disciple. How can you and I comment on him freely?"
"..."
Yang Wenlin and the others exchanged glances. Li Xuan's absence was beyond their expectations. However, Yang Wenlin did not ask. There was still an hour before noon.
Time quietly passed, the scorching sun hung high, and the voices on the plaza gradually grew louder.
Boom!
Just then, a rumbling sound suddenly came from afar. Everyone looked up in the direction of the central area.
"The sign of a breakthrough to the Primordial Yuan realm. Which Senior Brother is this?" Someone immediately recognized the cause of the commotion and said.
"I don't know. When did we have such a Senior Brother hidden in our central region?"
"This person's aura is very extraordinary." Yu Heng also squinted his eyes slightly and then looked at Song Tao and the others and said.
Song Tao withdrew his gaze after taking a look and then smiled slightly, "Junior Brother, as expected, you are still not simple."
"Junior Brother?" Yu Heng frowned slightly upon hearing this, but then his face suddenly lit up, "Song Tao, you said this is Junior Brother?"
Whoosh.
As soon as Yu Heng finished speaking, a figure instantly arrived at the plaza.
"Disciple is late, I hope the Grand Elder will forgive me."