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Chapter 93: Chapter 93: Following Brother Ruthless
The truck broke through the mountain's rocky confines without any hindrance and emerged.
Blinded by the sudden brightness, Li Xiaobai couldn't open his eyes, so he exchanged for a pair of sunglasses from the mall and put them on.
[Sunglasses: Can block strong light sources, protecting vision. (One Lower-Grade Spirit Stone)]
"Woof, kid, what's this? Lord Ergouzi wants one too!"
"Giggle, get one for this master as well!"
A chicken and a dog were instantly attracted to the cool look of the sunglasses.
Li Xiaobai, speechless, took out two smaller pairs of sunglasses and threw them to Ergouzi and Ji Wuqing.
Through the lenses of the sunglasses, everything looked grey, and objects appeared very clear; Ergouzi and Ji Wuqing were so enamored with them that they kept looking around non-stop.
The truck charged into a clearing where cultivators that had set out earlier were already waiting.
Seeing a large truck burst directly out from inside the mountain left them with their jaws on the ground, retreating continuously.
The truck's design was too ferocious; the blood remnants on it hadn't been cleaned off, and a strong smell of blood wafted towards them.
What kind of move was this, carving out a hole in the mountain? Was this something a human could do?
Elder Feng, who was waiting on the side, was also stunned speechless. He would never have imagined that someone would use such a method to pass the test, let alone that the Holy Demon Sect's sign, standing for hundreds of years, would have a great hole dug out of it today.
And from that massive hole, disciples were continuously pouring out; it was clear that Li Xiaobai had created a shortcut, and everyone else was following through it.
"Hey there, what are you doing?"
Feng Qingyang's eyes shot flames, and he flashed forward to question the driver near the big truck.
Li Xiaobai hit the brakes, turned off the engine, and opened the door, "Liangchen is passing the entrance exam of the Sect's gate."
"Who are you?"
"I am Ye Liangchen."
"Who allowed you to make holes in the mountainside? That's the face of our Holy Demon Sect!"
"Elder Feng, the rule only states that one must come from over the mountainside, it didn't specify that one had to fly over. Liangchen just wanted to be more down-to-earth," said Li Xiaobai.
"What about them? Because of you, the mountainside's test is virtually meaningless. Disciples that should have been eliminated all came through; how do you explain that?"
Feng Qingyang suppressed his rage and demanded an answer.
"It has nothing to do with Liangchen. If these cultivators hadn't made the effort to come out through the hole Liangchen made, they wouldn't have passed the test either," Li Xiaobai said.
"I..."
Feng Qingyang's blood pressure skyrocketed, his vision swimming with stars; if not for seeing potential in him, he really wanted to slap the life out of him.
"You lot in the back, hurry up and come here! The hole's already been made for you; what are you dawdling for!"
Feng Qingyang wore an unpleasant expression. He had intended to weed out the inferior disciples at the Sect's entrance, but now, not a single cultivator had been eliminated; they had all come through the hole. It seemed he would have to intensify the later tests.
At this moment, cultivators were successively entering the clearing from behind, their faces filled with excitement and joy.
They actually made it across!
"Brother Ruthless is too strong, he carried us all!"
"No more talk; I'm just following Brother Ruthless for the following challenges!"
"Brother Ruthless, your younger brother here bows to you!"
Many cultivators waved their hands and bowed to Li Xiaobai, immensely grateful. If not for him, they would have already been eliminated by now.
Li Xiaobai waved his hand, looking indifferent.
Seeing this scene, Feng Qingyang's anger grew even more intense. Struggling to repress the impulse to explode, he walked to the edge of the cliff, stretched out his hand, and with a distant grasp, pulled all the cultivators out from inside.
Then, he formed a seal with his hands and extracted rocks from the roadside to fill the gaps in the mountain. The broken stones were uneven, and chunks of rock surged into the opening.
It was a crude fix, leaving obvious signs of tampering, and it looked a bit ugly.
"Consider yourselves lucky to have passed this round, but next is the Blade Array. This is not something you can get through just by being clever. Prepare yourselves."
Feng Qingyang snorted coldly and disappeared from everyone's sight.
As soon as Feng Qingyang left, the surrounding cultivators immediately crowded around, showering Li Xiaobai with endless thanks.
A flash of admiration shone in Qin Lan's beautiful eyes. Even she had been stunned by such a unique way of passing the round. It was not something an average person could think of.
"Miss, this Ye Liangchen is way too reckless. Fortunately, the miss didn't join him, otherwise we would definitely have attracted the attention of the sect," said the maid.
"Ah Nu, you are mistaken. The Holy Demon Sect is different from other sects. They appreciate disciples with personality. Ye Liangchen's behavior is actually to their liking," Qin Lan said softly.
"It's a pity the son-in-law didn't come; he also has quite the personality..."
"His performance was acceptable, but there's a hint of showboating. Compared to the son-in-law, he's far from the mark."
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At the same time, atop a certain mountain peak.
Several elders laughed heartily, watching the test unfold below. Feng Qingyang's face was filled with dissatisfaction.
"Damn it, another damn talent!" Feng Qingyang downed a bowl of tea in one gulp, muttering to himself.
"This is the only disciple who made an impression on me since those six Loose Cultivators some days ago. He's got personality," said an Elder in white robes.
"Indeed, he's got ideas and the guts to act on them. The creativity was wonderful, but it's a bit costly for the sect," said another elder, who was meditating with his eyes shut, signaling Feng Qingyang to pour him a cup of tea.
Rushing to brew tea, Feng Qingyang said, "Senior Ouyang, this kid is even more outrageous than those six Loose Cultivators. Those six simply collected Spirit Stones and helped other cultivators pass the test without causing damage, but this kid went ahead and made a gaping hole in the cliff!"
Thinking of those six cultivators from before made Feng Qingyang grind his teeth with even more resentment. How could such shameless people exist in the world?
They brazenly profited under the guise of testing, right under his watch, forcing him to add another round to eliminate unsuitable disciples in the end.
Speaking of which, Li Xiaobai's approach was quite similar to that of those six.
"Let the gap be a gap. Since when did the Holy Demon Sect start to sweat the small stuff? If he's a genius, not to mention one cliff, even if it were ten, I'd bring them all here for him to demolish!"
"Senior Ouyang, do you think highly of this disciple?" the Elder in white robes asked, somewhat surprised.
"Of course, the sect's selection of talents will surely include him. When it's time for the entrance competition, I'm going to take a good look at this kid's methods."
"And you, Xiao Feng, while sect disciples are striving hard in their training, you've been slacking off. I heard that recently in the Divine Beast Mountain Range, you and a few others were toyed with by a group of youngsters, causing the Holy Demon Sect to lose face. Write a self-critique when you get back, and reflect on your recent cultivation issues," said an Elder in red robes, calmly sipping his tea.
Sweat poured out of Feng Qingyang as he faced the Supreme Elder. Whatever you say goes, he thought.
"The junior understands..."
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Below the cliff, Li Xiaobai was feeling quite elated, basking in the feeling of being the center of attention. He swept his arm grandly, "A mere Blade Array, it will be reduced to ash in a flick of the fingers. Follow behind Liangchen, and Liangchen will soar with all of you!"