Hu.
With a flash of spiritual light, Lin Chu opened his eyes and saw the high platform outside the main hall of the Young Sect. After taking a deep breath, he realized that Bai Yuwei had already left the platform.
"Where did sister go?" Lin Chu murmured curiously, then turned to search the surroundings of the square for Chen Lin Gang's figure. At this glance, he suddenly saw many people shifting their gaze towards him. And in each person's eyes, the look was somewhat different.
"You are Lin Chu? That jade-green lizard beast, did you lead it to our location?" At this moment, Su Jin Long parted the two elite disciples and walked directly towards Lin Chu, saying.
They found me so quickly? Hearing Su Jin Long's voice, Lin Chu's heart immediately sank. He then looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person approaching was wearing elite disciple attire, with a distinguished demeanor, looking like a talented individual.
However, at present, it is not advisable for him to make enemies with more people. Thinking of this, Lin Chu smiled slightly and said, "We don't know what the situation was like within the Glazed Illusionary Realm. Besides, how could I discern any direction at that time? Brother, may I ask if you could have done the same?"
"Furthermore, may I ask, brother, do you and I have any grievances?"
After speaking, Lin Chu looked directly at Su Jin Long, appearing completely unaware of the situation.
"Amazing! I didn't expect Senior Brother Lin Chu's skin could be so thick." Chen Lin Gang, watching from among the crowd, chuckled inwardly upon hearing Lin Chu's words.
Su Jin Long pondered for a moment after hearing this and shook his head somewhat hesitantly.
Although Lin Chu had attacked two of his guard disciples from the Jin Long team, he had ultimately left directly. If this were to attract the jade-green lizard beast to target him, it would truly be unnecessary.
"Captain, Chen Lin Gang was also there at the time..." Just as Su Jin Long was about to leave, a Jin Long team disciple stepped forward and whispered in his ear.
Hearing this, Su Jin Long glanced at Lin Chu, shook his head slightly, and then walked directly towards his team, as if he had let the matter go.
"Alright, the disciple trial competition has concluded. Due to the appearance of the third-tier jade-green lizard beast within the Glazed Illusionary Realm, the Glazed Spirit Stones you have all obtained will be doubled. Now, let's begin the statistics." With Su Jin Long's departure, the Great Elder on the high platform slowly spoke.
As soon as the words fell, several elite disciples shot out, organizing the new disciples for statistics.
"Brother Chu, how are you?" As everyone began their statistics, Bai Yuwei's figure quickly came to Lin Chu's side and asked.
"Sister, I'm fine. Sister, has this disciple trial competition ended? If it has, I'd like to continue practicing," Lin Chu said with a smile and shook his head upon seeing Bai Yuwei's arrival.
Bai Yuwei glanced at the Great Elder on the high platform, then turned back and said, "It has ended. Let's go, we're returning."
As Bai Yuwei's words fell, her flowing sleeves swept Lin Chu up, and they flew towards the Saintess Peak.
After the disciple trial competition concluded, the topics within the Young Sect seemed to increase even more. And more so, there was the topic of the jade-green lizard beast.
In addition, core disciples had been continuously sending followers to the residences of new disciples to recruit those who performed well in the disciple trial competition. For a time, the matter of Lin Chu leading the jade-green lizard beast was gradually forgotten.
Dong.
The long period of tranquility in the Young Sect was finally broken by the sound of a bell. Lin Chu, who was cultivating in the courtyard, frowned slightly upon hearing the bell, then looked towards Bai Yuwei's room.
"Brother Chu, this is a summons from the sect for the stewards to discuss important matters. Wait for sister to return at home," the door opened quickly, and Bai Yuwei came out and said to Lin Chu.
Lin Chu nodded, "Okay."
In the Young Sect's Assembly Hall, Liu Fei Chen and others took their seats. Soon, figures rapidly shot over, bowed slightly to Liu Fei Chen, and then took their seats, also waiting.
Weng.
When Bai Yuwei entered the Assembly Hall, everyone nodded in greeting. Bai Yuwei also returned the greeting, then bowed slightly to Liu Fei Chen and walked to her seat to sit down.
"Alright, the reason for summoning everyone here today is regarding the order within the sect. It's time to rectify it. I need to emphasize a few points regarding the order within the sect." As the discussions gradually grew louder, Liu Fei Chen waved his hand to silence them.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately fell silent and looked at Liu Fei Chen.
Seeing that everyone had stopped, Liu Fei Chen slowly spoke, "Recently, many disciples have reported that certain disciples are relying on their backgrounds within the sect to occupy a significant amount of resources. Moreover, their living conditions are much better than other disciples."
"In order to maintain fair and just competition within our Young Sect, from today onwards, all disciples in the Young Sect will be housed in their respective residences according to their rank. The resources they enjoy must strictly adhere to regulations. Disciples under the tutelage of elders, or their offspring, are absolutely not permitted to overstep. Do you all understand?"
"Understood." Hearing this, all the elders immediately stood up and bowed in response.
Bai Yuwei glanced at the Great Elder, a hint of sarcasm flashing in her eyes. Bai Yuwei understood that Liu Fei Chen's words were directed at Lin Chu, and this was undoubtedly instigated by the Great Elder.
At this moment, Lin Chu, who was practicing in the courtyard of Saintess Peak, had a maidservant rush in.
"Sister Qing Shuang, what's wrong?" Seeing the maidservant run in, Lin Chu immediately stopped and looked at Qing Shuang with some confusion.
"Young Master Lin Chu, a regular disciple came to Saintess Peak and asked me to give you this." Hearing this, Qing Shuang immediately handed the letter in her hand to Lin Chu.
Lin Chu frowned slightly upon seeing this, took the letter from Qing Shuang, and his expression changed immediately after opening it.
"Su Jin Long, you are forcing me!" As Lin Chu's voice fell, his figure instantly shot out of the courtyard.
"Young Master Lin Chu!" Qing Shuang hurriedly shouted upon seeing this.
Meanwhile, the letter that had fallen from Lin Chu's hand drifted to the ground with the wind. It read: "Qing Jian Valley, Su Jin Long made his move, Chen Lin Gang is in danger."
...
Qing Jian Valley, the practice ground for disciples in the rear mountains of the Young Sect. Although Lin Chu knew of this place, he had never been there before. It was still some distance from Saintess Peak. Along the way, Lin Chu asked a regular disciple for directions and then headed directly towards Qing Jian Valley.
"Captain, do you think that Lin Chu will come?" At this moment, in Qing Jian Valley, nearly thirty elite disciples stood beside Su Jin Long, with no less than fifty regular disciples. In front of Su Jin Long, Chen Lin Gang's face was pale, and there was a trace of dried blood at the corner of his mouth.
"Hmph, if that Lin Chu doesn't come, then I'll have underestimated him," Su Jin Long said with a cold snort.
"So, do I overestimate you?"
As soon as Su Jin Long's words fell, a voice suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.
Everyone felt a blur flash before their eyes. Upon closer inspection, Chen Lin Gang, who had been sitting in front of Su Jin Long, had disappeared.
"There!" Soon, someone spotted Chen Lin Gang's figure, and standing beside him was Lin Chu, who had rushed over after hearing the news.
"Senior Brother Lin Chu, I'm sorry... I..." Seeing Lin Chu appear, Chen Lin Gang felt an immense warmth, but thinking of what was about to happen, he couldn't help but worry.
"Heal your wounds with peace of mind. I'm here." Lin Chu patted Chen Lin Gang on the shoulder and looked up slightly, "To attack a fellow disciple like this, if it were reported to the Law Enforcement Hall, I'm afraid everyone present would not escape punishment, right?"
Su Jin Long's lips curled into a mocking smile, "It's just a sparring match between disciples. If the Law Enforcement Hall were to interfere with such matters, they would probably be too busy. Lin Chu, to be honest, I didn't expect you to come. I thought you wouldn't. I didn't expect you to value your friend so much."
"But since you're here, shouldn't we settle our account?"
Lin Chu smiled upon hearing this, "Su Jin Long, you didn't mention it when the disciple trial competition ended that day. To bring it up now, there must be someone behind the scenes pulling strings, right? Being driven by others, isn't that somewhat inconsistent with your status?"
"Driven by others? If he hadn't told me, how would I have known you deliberately led them to the location of my Jin Long team? Lin Chu, I admire you for daring to challenge Senior Brother Qiu Shao Ming. However, if you don't put my Jin Long team in your eyes, I have to step in for this matter."
"If you agree to fight me, win or lose, I can let this matter go."
The smile on Lin Chu's face gradually deepened, but his voice was extremely cold, "It seems I have no other choice. Since you want to fight, then let's fight!"
"Lin Chu, after this battle, I, Su Jin Long, will acknowledge you as a friend. However, you must defeat me!" Seeing Lin Chu readily agree, Su Jin Long was somewhat surprised.
He had originally thought Lin Chu would bring up the Saintess, but unexpectedly, he agreed so readily. To be honest, Su Jin Long had to admit that he had some admiration for Lin Chu.
"As you wish." Lin Chu nodded slightly, his expression gradually becoming calm.
Upon hearing this, Su Jin Long subtly gestured to the Jin Long team disciples around him. All the Jin Long team disciples immediately dispersed, clearing a large open space.
"Make your move." Looking at the actions of the Jin Long team disciples, Lin Chu thought more highly of Su Jin Long. He had initially expected a free-for-all, but it turned out to be one-on-one. Recalling that it was indeed his fault earlier, he felt a little apologetic.
"Be careful." Su Jin Long nodded upon hearing this and instantly struck out with a palm towards Lin Chu.
Seeing this, Lin Chu's figure slightly dodged, evading Su Jin Long's palm. At the same time, he closed his left hand into a fist and quickly blasted a punch towards Su Jin Long's armpit.
With his palm strike missing, Su Jin Long's reaction was extremely swift. He drew his hand back and formed a five-clawed grip, reaching for Lin Chu's throat.
Bang!
In the end, Lin Chu's fist struck first, with Su Jin Long's hand only an inch away from Lin Chu's throat. He was forced to withdraw his hand, instantly pushed back by Lin Chu's punch.
"Not bad, you're very powerful. Come again!" Feeling the pain in his right armpit, Su Jin Long frowned slightly, his gaze towards Lin Chu filled with fighting spirit.
Lin Chu smiled and said, "You're not bad either."
"I hope you can withstand this move of mine. Sky Shattering Fist!" Su Jin Long nodded, his expression becoming more serious. As soon as he spoke, he rapidly raised his right hand, a faint spiritual energy entwining his clenched fist, causing space itself to tremble.
So this is the move you've learned. Looking at Su Jin Long's change, Lin Chu nodded inwardly, exhaled slowly, and raised his left hand. The spiritual power within him circulated rapidly, surging into his left arm and converging into his fist.
"Void Breaking Fist!"
Boom!
Their fists collided fiercely like comets colliding. The Jin Long team disciples watching from the surroundings felt the ground shake. Then, Lin Chu and Su Jin Long were both repelled by the immense recoil force, standing opposite each other.
"I didn't expect Brother Chu's strength to have already reached the advanced stage of Qi Refining. I worried too much." At this moment, Bai Yuwei, who was watching Lin Chu and Su Jin Long's battle from above Qing Jian Valley, looked much more relieved.
After Lin Chu left Saintess Peak, Qing Shuang had rushed to the Young Sect's Assembly Hall. Coincidentally, Bai Yuwei was coming out of the Assembly Hall at that time. Upon learning that Lin Chu had rushed to Qing Jian Valley, she hurried over. She had initially thought Lin Chu would be bullied, but seeing him now, she felt much more at ease.
"Cough cough... You are strong. I can feel that you haven't used your full strength. I lost this battle." A moment later, Su Jin Long coughed twice, breaking the silence first.
As soon as he spoke, Su Jin Long's body swayed slightly, as if he might fall at any moment.
Lin Chu smiled upon hearing this and said, "If you hadn't fought me one-on-one, I'm afraid the one who would have lost today would have been me."
Lin Chu did not deny Su Jin Long's words. In the previous Void Breaking Fist, he had indeed only used seventy percent of his strength. The reason was simply that Su Jin Long's initial words made Lin Chu feel that Su Jin Long was not as disagreeable as he had initially thought.
"Taking advantage of the weak is not my style, nor is it the purpose for which our Jin Long team was established. Lin Chu, I, Su Jin Long, will be your friend. I just don't know if you are willing to acknowledge me as your friend. Also, regarding your friend Chen Lin Gang, I apologize."
Su Jin Long also smiled slightly, seemingly not surprised by Lin Chu's acknowledgment. As soon as he spoke, he looked at Lin Chu with a determined gaze, waiting for Lin Chu's answer.
Hearing Su Jin Long's words, a hint of admiration flashed in Lin Chu's eyes, "Regarding Junior Brother Chen's matter, as long as he is fine, I don't think he will dwell on it. And as for you, I, Lin Chu, will be your friend."
Su Jin Long immediately laughed upon hearing this, "Hello, my name is Su Jin Long."
"Hello, my name is Lin Chu."