Chapter 84: Shocking Jianghu
Very quickly, news of Lin Yi killing Old Demon Xu spread throughout Jianghu.
The entire Shenzhou was filled with the stories of him slaying the devil to take revenge for the fallen.
Creating a huge sensation in Jianghu.
Countless youths were inspired to become a great hero like Lin Yi, while countless young girls were enchanted by the great feats of Young Hero Lin Yi.
Many people also noticed that Lin Yi had surpassed his own level to defeat the second-rate expert Old Demon Xu while only being a third-rate expert himself. It was a rise of a new heavenly talent, and everyone in Jianghu now knew of Huashan's Lin Yi.
Lin Yi was quickly becoming nearly as famous as Linghu Feng.
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Huashan.
When news of Lin Yi killing Old Demon Xu reached Huashan, it raised a furor in the sect!
The upper echelons were shocked at the appearance of another heavenly talent who was able to surpass his own level, especially when they discovered that Lin Yi only took 15 days to acquire internal arts.
Huashan's new generation was indeed full of talent.
First, it was Linghu Feng, and now it was Lin Yi.
When Sect Master Ouyang Ming heard the news, he was also pleasantly surprised and spoke a few words of praise with satisfaction.
"I wasn't wrong about Lin Yi being a rare talent, and he has surpassed my expectations for him!"
"With the appearance of Linghu Feng and now Lin Yi, Huashan will surely thrive for the next hundred years!"
These two statements made many sect disciples wonder.
Did Sect Master have his eyes on Lin Yi since the start? Was Lin Yi someone who knew the Sect Master? To think that Sect Master would place Lin Yi together with Linghu Feng and proclaim the both of them as the two heavenly talents of Huashan.
What was Sect Master hinting at? Was Lin Yi qualified to vie for the position of chief disciple?
Being the top expert as well as the leader of Huashan, his words were highly important.
The various factions and clans in the upper echelons started making their moves.
On the other hand, the upper and lower courtyard were shocked once again by the news, and the forty thousand odd disciples from both courtyards started talking about Lin Yi excitedly.
"I've always known that Senior Brother Lin Yi is extraordinary and that he would one day become famous in Jianghu. I just didn't expect him to do it so quickly!"
"That's right, it's insanely fast! He hasn't even left Huashan for more than a month! Not only is it fast, but it is also especially incredible! To kill a second-rate expert of the demonic faction, that's the stuff of legends!"
"Senior Brother Lin Yi is the idol of everyone in the lower courtyards! He is a heavenly talent who rose from the lower courtyard, and he is our greatest pride!"
"Yes, we should all aim to be like Senior Brother Lin Yi and make our name in Jianghu by exterminating evil!"
"Then let's not waste any more time and start our training! I can't wait to acquire internal arts and venture into Jianghu!"
The lower courtyard disciples were now filled with worship for Lin Yi.
As for the upper courtyard, they were also talking about similar things.
"Junior Brother Lin Yi is truly a peerless genius! I knew long ago that he would do something great when he left Huashan, hahaha!"
"Still calling him junior brother? By killing a second-rate expert, he is sure to become a core disciple. When that time comes, you have to call him Senior Brother Lin Yi!"
"So be it! I already expected him to become a core disciple within a short amount of time. In any case, he once called me his senior brother, and that's good enough for me, haha!"
"To think that you still can laugh so happily at being greatly surpassed by others!"
"Why can't I laugh? Junior Brother Lin Yi is a monster, how can we compare to him? If we did that, it would ruin our confidence!"
"I'm speechless, you are actually making so much sense!"
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"Hahaha, I was right about Junior Brother Lin Yi! He has indeed made a great mess in Lanzhou City by messing up a demonic cult elder!" Within the Hall of Internal Affairs, Yu Zecheng slapped the table and laughed heartily.
His face was filled with great excitement, and he did not seem to care that his palm was reddened from slapping the table.
"Senior Brother Yu, I already said that Junior Brother Lin Yi would surely create a sensation in Jianghu sooner or later!" Xiaoliu also nodded in laughter at one side.
The two of them had seen Lin Yi rise from the lower courtyards to killing a demonic cult elder while only being a third-rate expert.
They were genuinely happy for Lin Yi's achievements.
As of now, Yu Zecheng was no longer wearing the white garb of Huashan's upper courtyard, but the violet robes of a core disciple.
Violet was a symbol of nobility in Huashan.
Only the core disciples and the elders of Huashan were allowed to wear violet robes.
In the headquarters of Huashan, among tens of thousands of people, there were less than 500 of them who could do so, and Yu Zecheng was one of them.
As he thought back to half a year ago when a youth asked for his name confidently at the entrance of Huashan, Yu Zecheng couldn't help smiling. "Junior Brother Lin Yi, we will meet very soon!"
Xiaoliu watched him from the side and did not think much of it.
After becoming a core disciple, his Senior Brother Yu often smiled to himself secretly.
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Within one of the courtyards in upper courtyard, Han Bai, Yu Hai, and Jiang Xiaoyu were gathered together. They were actually wearing the white garb of upper courtyard.
In less than a month of Lin Yi's departure, the three of them managed to acquire internal arts and became upper courtyard disciples.
Upon hearing the news regarding Lin Yi, they were dumbfounded.
After cheering for Lin Yi, Han Bai looked towards Yu Hai and Jiang Xiaoyu with an anxious expression: "Senior Brother Lin Yi is progressing too fast, and he is now capable of killing second-rate experts! If we don't our best to catch up, we will be left far behind by Senior Brother Lin Yi. There's no more time for idle talk, I'm going to train in seclusion!"
With that being said, he hurriedly left.
Jiang Xiaoyu looked at Yu Hai and asked in a soft voice: "Are you going to train in seclusion as well?"
Yu Hai nodded and said as a matter of factly: "Of course, what else would I be doing? It's bad enough to be left far behind by Senior Brother Lin Yi, do you think I want to lose to Han Bai as well?"
Then he also left.
"Damn!" Jiang Xiaoyu looked at their empty seats and cursed.
Pacing back and forth, he shook his head and talked to himself: "No way, how can I, Jiang Xiaoyu, lose to the two of them? Senior Brother Lin Yi is a monster, so there's nothing I can do about him! But I definitely can't lose to the two of them!"
"I will also go into seclusion! I won't stop even if the sky collapses, and when Senior Brother Lin Yi returns, I'm going to let him know that I'm not any inferior compared to those two!"
After venting his frustration, he shut the doors and sat down to practice his internal art.
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At the peak of Huashan.
On a large rock on a cliff, there is a young man lying on his back.
He wore a violet robe, while his hair naturally fluttered on his shoulders. One of his hands was grasping a sapphire gourd, while the other hand was held in a sword form.
The gourd was filled with wine.
From time to time, the young man gulped down a large mouthful of wine while making various sword moves with his sword form.
He had a sloven appearance, but it did not seem sloppy.
Instead, it looked cool and romantic.
An angular face and eyebrows which resembled swords.
He was filled with a handsome and romantic temperament.
This youth is Huashan's Linghu Feng!
"Lin Yi? Slaying Old Demon Xu?" Linghu Feng suddenly uttered a few words, then shook his head and smiled: "Interesting, it is interesting."
At this moment, a young girl wearing a violet dress appeared. Upon seeing him, her beautiful eyes lit up, and she dashed towards him while holding a jade-like sword.
Resembling a dancing butterfly.
"Eldest Senior Brother, you came here again to drink!" The girl pouted as she berated him.
"Little Junior Sister!" Linghu Feng smiled and quickly got up to greet her: "You are here!"
This young girl was his junior sister who grew up with him, Liang Rulu.
There were seven of them, all of whom are second-rate experts.
When roaming Jianghu, they were called the Seven Heroes of Huashan.
Liang Rulu was the youngest among them, and Linghu Feng was their leader.
"Eldest Senior Brother, for the last three days that you are back in Huashan, you have spent all three days drinking wine!" Liang Rulu sat next to Linghu Feng and pointed at his nose.
Touching his nose, Linghu Feng said: "It's not like Little Junior Sister doesn't know that Senior Brother has just this hobby."
"Just this hobby?" Liang Rulu glared at him with a disappointed but angry expression: "Eldest Senior Brother, you should know that this hobby is the reason why so many people in Huashan are against you. That's why you are still not the chief disciple by now! I believe you have heard of Lin Yi who is capable of surpassing his level and has killed an elder of Ming Cult."
"It is rumored that there are many people who wish to establish Lin Yi as the chief disciple!"
Linghu Feng said with a nonchalant look: "I have heard of Lin Yi. He is a disciple who rose from the lower courtyard, and he is the new heavenly talent of Huashan. If Sect Master wishes to let him become the chief disciple, so be it."
"I don't have any interest in the position of the chief disciple anyway."
As he said that, Linghu Feng stood up and spread his arms as if he wanted to hold the entire sky in his arms. Laughing loudly he said: "Drinking great wine while being accompanied by beauties, isn't that a great thing?"
"This is what I, Linghu Feng, truly want!"
"The position of chief disciple, the position of Sect Master, whoever wants it, let them take it!"