Chapter 81: The Outer Sect Selection Begins

In the blink of an eye, another three days had passed. There were only two days left until the Jixian Sect's selection of Outer Sect Disciples.

By now, the number of people who had arrived exceeded five thousand, and there was no shortage of prodigies among them.

However, the pavilions could only accommodate three thousand people, and with the dozen or so small courtyards excluded, over two thousand people had nowhere to rest…

Because of this, conflicts frequently occurred near the pavilions.

Yet, the managing deacons never appeared, as if they were tacitly approving of it.

In fact, as long as these people who had not yet joined the Jixian Sect did not cause too much trouble here, the Jixian Sect generally would not intervene.

As for the incident between Xiao Fan and Shan Yanghui, it was because the commotion was too great—they had even demolished the courtyard—that it drew the intervention of the deacons.

With match after match and sparring session after sparring session, the vicinity was extremely lively.

When night fell, many female cultivators even had to sleep out in the open, without a roof over their heads…

Among them were many newcomers who knew that these dozen or so small courtyards belonged to various prodigies.

However, the No. 9 Courtyard was particularly unique and eye-catching.

Because, other than the small hut, it had neither walls nor a gate…

Many people had designs on this small hut…

But when they heard that The Terror lived inside, and after hearing about The Terror's battle record, they all gasped in shock. Although he had no background, being able to fight Shan Yanghui without suffering defeat proved he was definitely not simple.

They all promptly abandoned that idea…

They didn't know who Xiao Fan was, but they had certainly heard of Shan Yanghui's reputation.

A Genius from Ruwen City, with the strength of the eighth stage of the Huaqi Realm, a truly ruthless person, and a shoo-in for an Outer Sect Disciple—they had no confidence to provoke him.

Two more days passed, and the day of the Outer Sect Disciple selection arrived.

Early in the morning, the sky was just barely brightening.

Everyone participating in the Outer Sect Disciple selection was gathered outside waiting. Xiao Fan looked out at the dense crowd; there were nearly ten thousand people.

These ten thousand people were all disciples of various families from Wuhuang Province, or they were Loose Cultivators with decent cultivation.

Among them, Xiao Fan also noticed Li Dong, and noted that the other's expression was even darker than before…

When Li Dong spotted Xiao Fan, his eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

"Damn it, Xiao Fan, you just wait for me; I will definitely make you pay the price!"

Although the Golden Quenching Fruit wasn't given to Shan Yanghui, he still ended up paying one thousand Spirit Stones as a service fee in the end…

This infuriated him; he had lost both his wife and his army, so to speak.

Shan Yanghui was also there, and apart from his attendants, everyone else consciously kept a certain distance from him.

It was the same near Li Dong and the others. Xiao Fan also noticed that many people were in the same situation; even he was the same, with no one around him except Zhu Gang.

After a moment's thought, he understood the reason; these people surely didn't approach because they were afraid.

In the crowd, Xiao Fan also noticed a young woman. There was no one around her either. She was dressed in white with an expressionless face, giving off an icy feeling of keeping others at a distance, yet her features were extremely beautiful, as if she were a Fairy.

Moreover, Xiao Fan could sense that this young woman was strong, very strong!

Curious, Xiao Fan asked Zhu Gang, "Who is that young woman?"

Zhu Gang looked in the direction of Xiao Fan's gaze and then whispered, "That young woman is named Nangong Lingxuan. Her cultivation is at the eighth stage of the Huaqi Realm, and she is a Young Miss of the Nangong Family. It is said that her strength is the greatest among all the people present."

The Nangong Family.

Xiao Fan was stunned… He had heard of this Family; they were a top-tier, famous great Family in Wuhuang Province. Even some small Sects dared not easily provoke them.

They did not belong to any particular city; rather, their Family internal grounds had formed a city of its own. Moreover, they controlled multiple Spirit Stone mines and were one of the top families in Wuhuang Province.

Nangong Lingxuan seemed to notice that Xiao Fan's gaze had been fixed on her. She looked coldly in his direction, and that icy, disgusted look made Xiao Fan freeze…

He turned away and withdrew his gaze, not continuing to stare.

Little did he know, at this moment in Nangong Lingxuan's heart, she had already labeled Xiao Fan as a lecher.

And a very bold lecher at that!

Afterward, Xiao Fan also noticed several other people who were popular figures participating in the selection, and he asked Zhu Gang about them one by one.

Zhu Gang was like an encyclopedia; he was very familiar with the identities of these people and answered Xiao Fan one by one.

During this time, he hadn't been busy with anything else, and he had done quite well in gathering intelligence.

An hour passed…

The scorching sun had already risen.

At this time, over a hundred Outer Sect Disciples dressed in blue robes walked over, along with four deacons and a middle-aged man with an imposing expression.

The four deacons walked behind this middle-aged man, each with a respectful expression.

Xiao Fan saw that among the four deacons, the one who wanted to break his arm was also there.

As for the middle-aged man with the imposing expression, his gaze lingered on the other party for a long time.

He instinctively felt that this middle-aged man should be the one who spoke up to help him that day.

The hundred or so Outer Sect Disciples wearing blue robes dispersed to the surroundings, standing side by side; the lowest cultivation among them was at the seventh stage of the Huaqi Realm.

Upon seeing the people from the Jixian Sect arrive, the scene immediately quieted down.

Even prodigies like Nangong Lingxuan and Shan Yanghui were the same.

The middle-aged man looked around, sweeping his gaze over the crowd, and his eyes seemed to linger on Xiao Fan for a moment before he said in a deep voice, "I am He Yutang, one of the Outer Sect Elders, responsible for this Outer Sect Disciple selection."

He Yutang's voice was loud and clear, resounding in all directions…

Hearing the other's voice, Xiao Fan confirmed that this was the person who had spoken up to help him that day.

"The Jixian Sect holds a selection every year. Many people come, but the quota for entering the Sect to become an Outer Sect Disciple is only five hundred each time. Those who fail to be selected can choose to become Utility Disciples, Cultivate within the Sect, practice diligently, and wait; there will be opportunities to become an Outer Sect Disciple in the future…"

He Yutang's voice was not loud, yet all ten thousand people present could hear it clearly.

Xiao Fan already knew about these matters, but to become a Utility Disciple was to exist like a servant.

The Sect would not provide resources for free; they would only be issued upon completing the corresponding work.

The status of a Utility Disciple was very low, and they were the most numerous, said to number in the hundreds of thousands, distributed throughout the Jixian Sect.

Although being a Utility Disciple was poor, most people would rather be a servant than leave the Jixian Sect.

The Jixian Sect was a treasured land, where the Spiritual Qi was far denser than the outside world…

Cultivating for one day inside the Jixian Sect was equivalent to three days in the outside world.

"The Jixian Sect's Outer Sect test consists of three items. The first item is to test bone age."

He Yutang paused and explained, "The younger the bone age and the higher the cultivation, the higher the score."

Everyone suddenly understood; the items for the Jixian Sect's Outer Sect test were the same every year.

Or rather, most Sect forces were about the same.

Bone age was to test age; the younger one was, the greater their potential and room for growth proved to be.

Cultivation represented strength and Realm.

"Alright, divide into four groups; the test begins."