Chapter 522 - 289: Inner Sect Ranking

Chapter 522: Chapter 289: Inner Sect Ranking

Facing the group’s decision, the young Fairy offered a kind reminder, "Are you certain you want to challenge Jiang Man of Cloud Mist Peak?"

She had no idea how they had come to this decision.

Perhaps it was confidence, or perhaps it was the arrogance that came with joining an Immortal Sect.

But regardless, since they had made the request, she had no reason to refuse.

Besides, this was a good opportunity to teach them that there’s always someone stronger out there.

It would serve to dull their sharp edges.

"Yes," Shen Jinxing said firmly.

And so, the young Fairy had him enter the Array to be teleported into the assessment arena.

In the next instant, Shen Jinxing found himself on a combat platform.

A figure was standing in the middle of the platform.

His entire body radiated a golden light.

It was the True Martial Skill.

’He’s actually using the True Martial Skill? Don’t tell me he’s only at the Foundation Establishment Cultivation realm?’ The moment he saw his opponent, Shen Jinxing became even more certain he had made the right choice.

Then, the assessment began.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he channeled his power and launched an Attack.

However, his opponent didn’t move an inch, which seemed perfectly normal to Shen Jinxing.

After all, he specialized in surprise attacks.

Just as his power was about to land on Jiang Man, joy bloomed in Shen Jinxing’s heart. ’I’ve won!’

BANG!

At the very moment he thought victory was his, one of Jiang Man’s hands moved.

Faster than a bolt of lightning, it shot out to block the Attack.

An immense power erupted, instantly disintegrating Shen Jinxing’s own.

This sudden turn of events stunned Shen Jinxing, and for a moment, he couldn’t react.

But in the next instant, Jiang Man’s figure blurred into motion.

He threw a punch.

In the blink of an eye, the fist filled Shen Jinxing’s entire field of vision, as if heaven and earth themselves were consumed by this single punch.

Just from the wind of the punch, a searing pain shot through Shen Jinxing’s body.

Panic gripped his heart. He knew with absolute certainty that he was about to die.

The next moment, Shen Jinxing was back in the assessment room, standing on the Array.

He was completely dazed, but also overcome with a sense of relief.

"Brother Shen, how did it go?" someone immediately asked.

Hearing this, Shen Jinxing looked at them blankly before forcing a smile. "Heh heh, you’ll understand once you all give it a try."

As he spoke, he forced himself to step aside, silently begging his legs to hold out. ’Don’t collapse now! I can’t be the only one to make a fool of myself, or I’ll never be able to show my face again!’

At this, the others’ confidence surged, and they immediately went to try.

It wasn’t long before those who went in came back out, also forcing a laugh.

This made the remaining crowd even more confident.

One after another, they went in.

The first man who had failed watched on, extremely curious. ’Is this Jiang Man really that easy to beat?’

Just as the last person came out, the one man who was still hesitating whether to take the challenge suddenly saw all nine of them collapse to the ground in unison.

The step he was about to take froze instantly.

’There’s something wrong with this Jiang Man.’

The young Fairy administering the assessment shook her head slightly. "I really don’t know where you all got the courage to challenge a special recruit."

’A... a special recruit?’

The group exchanged glances, but in the end, no one said a word. They all just pretended this incident had never happened.

It wasn’t until their next round of assessments was over that Shen Jinxing and Shen Baimin finally walked out of the assessment room.

The moment they came out, Shen Baimin said with a bitter expression, "Do you think he’s marked us?"

"It’s fine," Shen Jinxing said reassuringly. "Even if we can’t catch up to him, our foundations are deep enough that we won’t fall too far behind. We’re all at the Golden Core realm; the gap can’t be that big. We don’t need to be afraid of him."

Just then, he received a letter. It was an envelope from his prodigy cousin in the Shen Family.

They were curious. Although they were on good terms with their cousin, it was unusual for her to send a letter on their very first day.

After opening the envelope, they found a single sentence written on the page: By all means, do not provoke a person from the Wuyun Sect named Jiang Man. He has reached Great Success in the Hundred Rivers Series and is invincible in the Golden Core realm!

’Cousin, it’s too late. What’s done is done.’

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Meanwhile, Jiang Man had arrived at the lecture courtyard on the Ninth Peak.

Compared to the other eight peaks, the Spiritual Qi here seemed a bit thin.

Perhaps due to poverty, everyone could only desperately absorb Spiritual Qi just to keep up.

Jiang Man sighed. In the Outer Sect, he’d ended up in a place ’with a great night view,’ and now it seemed the Inner Sect was no different.

The Inner Sect was divided into the Upper, Middle, and Lower Courtyards, with a fifty-year term for disciples.

The first twenty years were spent in the Lower Courtyard, which was divided into the Front Ten and the Rear Ten Courtyards.

The middle twenty years were for the Middle Courtyard, which was also divided into the Front Ten and the Rear Ten Courtyards.

The final ten years were for the Upper Courtyard, which consisted of only the Upper Ten Courtyards.

Unlike the Outer Sect, in the Inner Sect, the Tenth Courtyard was the strongest, and the First Courtyard was the weakest.

Jiang Man was assigned to the First Courtyard of the Lower Courtyard’s Front Ten.

Looking at the sign for the First Courtyard, Jiang Man and the others walked inside.

The moment they entered, they felt an oppressive atmosphere.

There were quite a few people inside already.

Zhuo Bufan and his group were all present. There were eight of them in total; two of them Jiang Man wasn’t very familiar with, but he had seen them before.

They were currently situated in the very back.

In another corner was a group of three led by Wei Ran.

In the middle sat two women and one man whom Jiang Man didn’t recognize, but their Cultivation was so high that he could tell they were at the Primordial Spirit realm even without them actively releasing their auras.

Apart from them, there were the three people at the very front.

Every one of them was incredibly domineering.

The aura of the Primordial Spirit realm constantly leaked from their bodies. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

It was one woman and two men, with the woman as their leader.

The moment Jiang Man and his group entered, their gazes fell directly on Ji Shoumo.

"Ji Shoumo?" The leading woman sounded rather surprised.

"Bai Qiufeng," Ji Shoumo said coldly. "What is a genius from the Bai Family doing here?"

"If a genius from the Ji Family can come, why can’t one from my Bai Family?" Bai Qiufeng sneered, then took a step forward.

In the next instant, the immense aura of the Primordial Spirit Perfection realm erupted, pressing down on Jiang Man and the others.

The pressure from a Primordial Spirit expert’s mere thought was enough to crush someone at the Early Stage of Golden Core.

Ji Shoumo snorted coldly and tightened his grip on his sword.