C23

"Martial Uncle Lu, it's been two months. How come you still have the energy to chop down that tree every day?" Jin Yun said gloomily as he looked at Lu Chen, who was trying his best to cut down a tree as thick as six people.

"Actually, Jin Yun, if you were to come here and train your body, it would be very tempering for you." Lu Chen stopped and said.

"I don't have the tendency to abuse myself." Jin Yun whispered.

"I want to keep a low profile, but I can't keep a low profile. I can't keep a low profile even after completing the twelfth level of the Refinement Stage in ten days. In addition, my cultivation has risen quickly, so in order to let me get a better share of the courtyard, you specially gave me a promotion pill. I've been training in my room for the past two months." Lu Chen said.

"Martial Uncle Lu, this sort of thing, you always push it towards me." Jin Yun said dejectedly.

"There's no other way. I can't reveal my identity now. Plus, you're my uncle, so it's only right that you take responsibility for me." Lu Chen smiled.

"Don't make fun of me." Jin Yun said helplessly.

"Then you can go back first. You just need to come and find me tomorrow morning, so it won't be too convenient for me to go and find you." Lu Chen said.

"Yes."

Thus, Lu Chen went back to prepare for the competition the next day after he finished his chopping of trees.

The next day, Lu Chen woke up very early. Seeing that it was still early, Jin Yun did not sit on the bed and start to absorb the spiritual qi, he could only see the faint spiritual qi continuously surging towards Lu Chen's body. Lu Chen felt his body was now very full and full of energy.

"Martial Uncle Lu, you are truly diligent. How can I endure this?" Jin Yun pushed open the door and saw Lu Chen cultivating and thought about it for a moment. He felt like he had been a little lazy.

"Jin Yun, you've come. Let's go." Lu Chen stood up and said.

"Mm. Alright." With that said, Jin Yun brought Lu Chen to the martial arts sparring ring ring hall.

"Jin Yun, what sort of request does the competition have? Can a person like me challenge someone stronger than me?" Lu Chen asked.

"There are no special requirements. As long as you have the money, you can compete with others as you wish." Jin Yun said.

"Rich? I understand now. I'm afraid those high level people still hope that someone can jump ranks to challenge them. " Lu Chen thought for a moment and understood that this was a competition where both parties had to bet a portion of their spirit stones to win.

"Martial Uncle Lu, you're right. When the time comes, you don't have to worry about high-level cultivators fighting with you." Jin Yun said. " "We're here." Jin Yun saw a building not far ahead of him.

"Mm, Jin Yun will have to trouble you again." Lu Chen said.

"I was just saying that you wanted to find someone to compare notes and see the results of your closed door cultivation. Martial Uncle Lu's Martial Hall does not allow for death." Jin Yun reminded.

"Don't worry, I'm only here to test my strength." Lu Chen said.

"Is it good for Junior Qian to come in?" When Jin Yun and Lu Chen landed at the entrance of the Martial Competition Hall, he brought Lu Chen to look for the manager, Qian Chao. When Lu Chen heard this name, he couldn't help but think how much Qian Chao's parents loved money.

"Senior Brother Jin, why are you free today?" Qian Zhu asked Jin Yun in surprise.

"This isn't my nephew Lu Chen who just came out of seclusion wanting to find someone to spar with and see how his strength is, so I brought him here." Jin Yun pointed to Lu Chen behind him.

"This is Senior Brother Jin's nephew. Lu Chen, your name is very popular amongst the freshmen." Qian Chao said.

"Martial Uncle Qian, you must be joking." Lu Chen said.

"Junior Qian, please arrange some people for us." Jin Yun said.

"I see that Martial Nephew Lu is currently at the 8th level of the Refinement Stage, so I'll arrange for a few of them to be at the 8th level." Qian Chao said.

"No, Martial Uncle Qian, please arrange for me to have a few in the 11th level of the Refinement Stage or those in the 10th level of the Refinement Stage." Lu Chen said.

"What?" Qian Chao exclaimed.

"Junior brother Qian, just do as Lu Chen said. In addition, I think those who are at the 11th level of the Refinement Stage are very willing to compete." Jin Yun said.

"Alright, I'll make the arrangements for you guys later." Seeing that Jin Yun had no choice but to make the necessary arrangements.

Lu Chen and Jin Yun waited at the Martial Competition Hall for about half a cup of tea before seeing Qian Chao return.

"How is Junior Qian?" Jin Yun asked.

I have already arranged a total of three matches according to which the second match would be the eleventh level of the Refinement Stage. The first match would be with the new freshman who would be ranked fourth in this year's ranking competition. Qian Chao said.

"Thank you, Martial Uncle Qian. When can I start?" Lu Chen asked.

"Come with me now." Qian Chao said.

Thus, Lu Chen and Jin Yun followed Qian Chao to the front. Seeing that there were already quite a few people gathered at the arena battle and listening to the discussions of the people around them, Lu Chen understood that they had come to watch his matches.

"Lu Chen, you go up. Be careful, if you can't take it anymore, then call a stop." Qian Chao said.

"Don't worry, I know my limits again." Lu Chen said.

As soon as Lu Chen entered the stage, he saw a person walking up the other side. This person had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a short bed, dark skin, and was wearing a set of white Lingyun Sect clothes.

"I am Lu Chen." Lu Chen clasped his hands.

"I am Luo You." Luo You came up to the stage and said.

"Be careful junior brother Lu." Although Luo You was a righteous gentleman and wanted the ten spirit stones very much, before he attacked Lu Chen, he still warned him.

Lu Chen stood on the spot and watched as Luo You chopped towards him with a saber.

"Has he gone stupid?" These were the words in Luo You's and all the disciples' hearts.

When Luo You's sword was about to slash down Lu Chen, Lu Chen moved. Lu Chen only extended his fist and did not send a single strand of spiritual energy towards Luo You. Luo You wanted to mock Lu Chen, but he was sent flying off the stage by Lu Chen's fist in the next second.

"I see that the strength of my physical body has increased by a lot now." Lu Chen thought.

"I am Kong Xiang, please give me your guidance." Kong Xiang looked at Lu Chen with a serious expression. He had seen what had happened to Luo You. He didn't want to end up like Luo You. Kong Xiang was dressed in white, his hair tied behind his head. He had a pair of peach blossom eyes, a high nose bridge, fair skin, and a fan in his hand.

"I'm Lu Chen." Before Lu Chen could finish his sentence, he felt something fly towards him. He hurriedly turned around and reached out to grab the thing that was charging towards him. When he held them in his hand, he could see that they were extremely thin needles. It seemed like there was poison on the needles. Senior brother Kong really gives junior apprentice-brother a good greeting. " Lu Chen stared coldly at Kong Xiang. He believed that this needle must have come from Kong Xiang's fan when he was introducing him. Fortunately, he had his Aurous Core stage spiritual sense to see through it in advance. Otherwise, he would have been tricked.

"Junior brother Lu, you're really nimble." Kong Xiang exclaimed.

"Senior brother Kong, why don't I return the favor you've given me?" As he spoke, Lu Chen extended his hand, which had a faint flame attached to it. "Flame Dragon!" Lu Chen said in a low voice. The flame in his hand turned into a roaring fire dragon as it charged towards Kong Xiang.

"Ah!" Although Kong Xiang wanted to resist, a portion of the flames still burned his body, causing him to immediately let out a blood-curdling screech.

"Next." Lu Chen turned around and no longer looked at Kong Xiang as he calmly said.

When the crowd saw Lu Chen's appearance as a biting tiger instead of a sheep, none of them dared to make a sound.

"Junior brother Lu, I'm Ye Jingxiang. I should be competing with you in the next match, but I think we'll be competing in the preliminaries in a month. In addition to you and me being freshmen, how about we cancel this match?" Ye Jingxiang asked with a smile.

"We'll do as senior brother Ye says then." Lu Chen said with a smile. " Martial Uncle Qian, please give Senior Luo the ten low-grade spirit stones I used to win Senior Brother Luo as well as the ten low-grade spirit stones I used to win Senior Brother Kong. Martial Uncle Jin, let's go back. " With that, Lu Chen left with Jin Yun. His name was also spread around the hall.

"Martial Uncle Lu, are you alright?" Jin Yun had already noticed that Lu Chen was in a bad state. Seeing that no one was around, he hurriedly asked.

"It's just that the consumption is too great. Let's go to the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, but I'll have to trouble you." Lu Chen said. The reason was that after he used the Flame Dragon Technique, the spiritual energy within his body was almost completely drained.

"Alright, Martial Uncle Lu, sit tight." Jin Yun said as he took out his high grade Spirit Cloud Sword.

"Yes."

Seeing that Lu Chen was ready to sit on the golden cloud, he hopped onto his Spirit Cloud Sword and flew towards the Flowing Cloud Mountain Range.