Chapter 307 - 207: Became Famous

Chapter 307: Chapter 207: Became Famous

"Senior Brother Qin, is Junior Brother Zhang all right?"

Lin Cheng asked, his brow furrowed with concern.

The other three looked over at him, and Qin Zhenyang shook his head.

"I went up to the stone platform to check on him. Junior Brother Zhang’s condition is excellent. So excellent... it doesn’t seem possible for someone at his level."

Lin Zhen looked worried.

"Could it be something strange on this Sword Peak, something that’s... possessing him? I heard there was some trouble with a Sword Spirit during the sword debate with the Sword Storage Pavilion..."

Qin Zhenyang coughed.

"Junior Sister Lin, I can assure you, the Sword Qi on Cloud Mountain soars to the heavens. It’s righteous and pure. There’s nothing like that here."

"A Sword Spirit isn’t necessarily a malevolent thing..."

Lin Zhen murmured, her expression complicated as she looked toward the peak.

’On one hand, I’m worried something went wrong with him. On the other, I almost hope something did go wrong, otherwise the gap between us is just too huge... Of course, if there really is a problem, Senior Brother has to get him out of there right away.’

But Senior Brother Qin had said he was truly relying on his own power to comprehend for so long inside.

Huang Zifeng also had mixed feelings. He told himself it wasn’t a big deal that he hadn’t managed to last on the higher stone platform or that he was slower than him.

But it had been three days now. Could even he stay on the eleventh step for three days, full of energy and in high spirits? He wasn’t sure, since he’d never tried.

But even if he could last three days, it would definitely be a struggle.

Pei Yu, however, clicked his tongue in wonder and said admiringly,

"Damn, this Junior Brother Zhang keeps his skills hidden. He goes out for one trial, and he’s a completely different person!"

A completely different person...

The speaker may not have meant anything by it, but the others nearby all showed a flicker of emotion.

’He should be coming out today. We’ve all started our training in the Inner Sect, so why is Junior Brother Zhang still on Sword Peak... Is he planning to use Sword Peak as his personal training ground?’

「The fifth day.」

The Lin siblings came again.

"Senior Brother Qin, is Junior Brother Zhang really okay?"

"I just went to check on him at noon. He’s perfectly fine."

Qin Zhenyang said, a mix of disbelief and resignation in his voice.

Lin Cheng and Lin Zhen looked at each other, both seeing the shock in the other’s eyes.

Previously, Lin Zhen had wanted to compete with Xie Yuan. After all, fellow disciples who entered Sword Peak at the same time would secretly compare the number of stone steps they climbed and the duration of their comprehension. As the saying goes, in martial arts, there is no second place; Martial Artists always have a competitive heart.

But now, Lin Zhen had completely extinguished that thought, merely whispering to herself,

"Junior Brother Zhang is so incredible..."

Lin Cheng nodded and sighed with emotion.

"Indeed. I was even giving him pointers on his Swordsmanship before. Maybe when he comes out this time, it’ll be his turn to give me pointers."

Hearing Lin Cheng say this, Qin Zhenyang glanced at him silently and said nothing.

News that a new Inner Sect disciple had been on Sword Peak for five days without coming down spread like wildfire.

The gate-keeping disciples craned their necks to look up at Sword Peak every day, secretly betting on when Xie Yuan would come down, but no one ever won. They were already in total awe of this junior brother who hadn’t even formally entered the Inner Sect, and so the news gradually spread from the Inner Courtyard.

When Tian Zhuang saw that Xie Yuan had gone in and not come out, his shock turned completely into admiration. ’No wonder he was able to enter the Inner Sect!’ When Tian Zhuang went back and told the story, the handyman disciples were naturally left with a deep impression of Xie Yuan. They could only look at each other, speechless, and the news spread from the handyman disciples’ compound.

And so, overnight, almost everyone on Cloud Mountain knew that a disciple named Zhang Mountain had been inside Sword Peak for five days.

「The sixth day arrived.」

Lu Pei stood on the second floor of the Back Hall, stroking his long, three-stranded beard and nodding.

"Not bad, not bad at all."

The disciples beside him all stirred. To be praised by the Peak Master of Bamboo Sword Peak meant that Zhang Mountain’s future in the Inner Courtyard was bright... No, he had already been on Sword Peak for so long; as long as he came down, his future was bound to be incredibly bright.

Before long, a graceful figure approached and walked to Lu Pei’s side.

Luo Shuang’s beautiful eyes shifted toward Sword Peak.

"A little interesting."

"What’s this? Junior Sister Luo has also taken an interest in this boy?"

Lu Pei said with a smile.

"I’ve been hearing the disciples talk about it for the past two days, so I came to see for myself. He is indeed quite special."

Luo Shuang and Lu Pei exchanged a look, a deep, unspoken meaning passing between them.

Seeing the Peak Master of Yao Yue Peak arrive as well, the guard disciples lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at her.

Two Grandmaster elders coming for a mere External Training disciple—this was truly unprecedented.

But that wasn’t all. A short while later, Li Xingtuo’s figure suddenly reappeared.

Everyone bowed one by one. Li Xingtuo waved his hand dismissively and asked Qin Zhenyang,

"Has he been like this the whole time?"

"Master, he hasn’t moved at all."

Qin Zhenyang replied in a low voice.

Li Xingtuo fell into deep thought, a faint light flickering in his eyes.

Lu Pei asked,

"Junior Brother Li, this little fellow... how much longer do you think he’ll be before he comes down?"

"I don’t know."

Li Xingtuo shook his head.

"You don’t know?"

Luo Shuang asked coolly, seemingly in disbelief.

"Why would I lie to you?"

Li Xingtuo said with a slight smile.

Luo Shuang and Lu Pei exchanged another look, said no more, and departed.

Li Xingtuo gazed at Sword Peak for a moment, then said to Qin Zhenyang,

"Zhenyang, you don’t need to stand guard here for the next couple of days. I have another task for you."

「The ninth day.」

In the past few days, the name Zhang Mountain had spread all over Cloud Mountain.

Everyone in the Sect knew that an External Training disciple, new to the Inner Sect, had entered Sword Peak for the first time and stayed for nine days without coming out.

Most disciples new to Sword Peak could barely last half a day. Even the elite disciples of the Metamorphosis Realm, who had reached a certain level of cultivation and status, rarely stayed for more than three days.

Nine days?

Only Grandmaster elders, or someone like Qin Zhenyang who was at the very peak of the Qi Blood Third Transformation and approaching the Grandmaster level, would stay inside for so long when seeking a breakthrough.