C9 Elder lu
"Is this the strength of a Sixth Martial Stage practitioner?"
Luo Zhen's fist had not even arrived yet, but Ye Daoxuan could already feel a wave of sharp power flooding in, as if he was going to beat himself up. Luo Zhen's fist was not even Luo Zhen's fist, and Ye Daoxuan could already feel a burst of sharp power covering the sky and earth, as if he was going to beat himself up to it.
"Everyone stop!"
At this moment, a stern shout suddenly exploded in everyone's ears like a thunderclap, closely followed by a surge of true essence strength.
The tyrannical power of true essence struck Luo Zhen's body diagonally. As he was in the air, Sage Luo was caught off guard. He gave a stuffy cough and flew three feet to the left.
Luo Zhen's strength was one of the top of the inner and outer disciples. With just a burst of true essence, he was able to push back even a normal core disciple would find it hard to. Who exactly was this person with such strength?
Everyone turned their heads to look at the source of the true essence. They saw a skinny old man with an immortal demeanor walking towards them from afar.
The old man had a benevolent countenance. His long sleeves fluttered, and his feet moved like the clouds and flowing water. At one moment, he was more than thirty meters away. In the next moment, he was right in front of them.
"A warrior of the ninth step?"
Seeing the nine stars embroidered on the golden dragon in the center of the old man's chest, Ye Daoxuan's pupils slightly contracted, as information regarding this person gushed out from his mind.
The skinny old man's name was Lu Hexuan, one of the Elders of the Supreme Sect.
The Immortal Dao Seed had successfully evolved from the stars, and upon stepping into the lesser celestial stage, Lu Hexuan saw that the two of them possessed decent talent, and thus he accepted them as his disciples.
However, experts like Lu Hexuan, who were looked up to by the disciples of the Supreme Sect, would usually concentrate on cultivation in their own residences. They would rarely show their faces, so they did not know why he would suddenly appear here.
Releasing true essence and attacking from a long distance was an ability that many martial artists yearned for in their dreams. Only those with strength above the sixth step could achieve this, and Lu Hexuan could launch an attack from more than a hundred feet away, forcing Luo Zhen back.
Although Luo Zhen was arrogant and conceited, he was still quite fearful of Lu Hexuan. Upon seeing him appear, his expression changed slightly. The inner and outer sect disciples that had followed him also retreated a few steps and stood with their hands hanging on their sides, their faces full of fear.
"Master!"
When Ye Wusheng and Ye Qingtan saw Lu Hexuan, they were overjoyed. With a shout of joy, they walked towards him.
Lu Hexuan nodded slightly. His gaze swept across Luo Zhen's group and said in a deep voice, "Why are you brats fighting here? If I didn't get here in time, I'm afraid we would have already lost our lives. "
Luo Zhen and the others were the first to provoke him, so they knew that they were in the wrong. They looked at each other, but did not dare to make a sound.
"Master, it's like this …" Ye Wushang quickly told them the whole story in a few sentences, and in the end, angrily said, "Luo Zhen really wants to scheme against Qing Tan, he's really hateful! What was even more shameless was that an inner disciple like him actually disregarded his status and wanted to kill Ye Daoxuan! Ye Daoxuan is not a martial artist. If he bullies an ordinary person like this, then it would be truly humiliating for a martial artist! "
"Who said he's not a fighter?" Luo Zhen sneered, "If it wasn't for him being a martial artist, he would already be a dead man!"
He had used fifty percent of his strength to attack Ye Daoxuan earlier, but he hadn't been able to harm Ye Daoxuan in the slightest. He guessed that this medicine boy's strength shouldn't be any weaker than Ye Wushang and Ye Qingtan's.
Ye Wushang said loudly, "If he has not passed the Martial Testing Hall's test, he cannot be considered a martial artist! You bullied him just because you don't want to be shameless! "
Ye Qingtan nodded her head vigorously and said in a clear voice, "Please help us, Master!"
Lu Hexuan's brows furrowed as his gaze landed on Luo Zhen. With a cold expression, he said, "Luo Zhen, as an inner disciple, what you're doing today is really not appropriate! For the sake of your master, Ma Tianhe, I will not make things difficult for you. You should apologize to Ye Wushang and the other two and promise not to bully them in the future.
Luo Zhen's master, Ma Tianhe, was also an elder of the Supreme Sect. He was a ninth stage martial practitioner like Lu Hexuan, and was even slightly stronger than Lu Hexuan. Although Lu Hexuan was famous for his strength, Ma Tianhe wasn't someone who was easy to deal with. No one would benefit from a big issue like this.
As no one had been injured in today's conflict, Lu Hexuan was not in a position to personally teach Luo Zhen a lesson. Thus, he was prepared to lightly take the matter into his own hands and let it go.
"What?" Let me, Luo Zhen, truly apologize to two outer sect disciples and a lowly little medicine boy? I am a dignified inner disciple, a Sixth Martial Stage practitioner. Doing this would be a humiliation to me! "I won't do it!"
Hearing Lu Hexuan's words, Luo Zhen felt infuriated. He straightened his body and raised his eyebrows, indicating that he was unsatisfied.
"What? Luo Zhen, are you not willing?"
Luo Zhen felt as if he was trapped in a raging wave, and was about to be overturned at any time. He was greatly shocked in his heart, and did not dare to be unyielding anymore, as he hurriedly said to Ye Wushang, Ye Qingtan and Ye Daoxuan, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I was wrong! I promise I will not bully the three of you again! "
He could not help but heave a sigh of relief, and felt a burst of fear. He thought to himself, between a warrior of the sixth step and the ninth step, the difference in strength is too great. If Lu Hexuan were to use the name of 'disrespectful elder' to teach him a lesson, he could only concede that he was unlucky.
"You can go now. If you let me encounter such a thing in the future, I won't let you off so easily!" Lu Hexuan waved his hand and said coldly.
Luo Zhen normally had an impressive appearance, but today he had lost face. However, when faced with the authority of an elder, he could do nothing about it. Cursing in his heart, he cupped his fist and bowed to Lu Hexuan.
The disciples of the Supreme Sect that had come with Luo Zhen always followed his lead. When they saw him leave, all of them trembled in fear as they bowed to Lu He Xuan. Then, they quickly followed.
"Master, you … You let him go just like that? " Ye Wusheng looked at Luo Zhen's back as he left, with a face full of unwillingness, he gloomily said, "Even if you don't teach him a lesson, at least scold him with harsh words!"
Lu Hexuan sighed. With a stern expression, he said, "It's not that Master is unwilling to teach that Luo Zhen a lesson, but rather has some concerns for his Master Ma Tianhe. That Ma Tianhe is slightly stronger than Master. If we were to fight, I would lose more than I would win, so unless it is absolutely necessary, I do not wish to have a direct confrontation with him. "
After pausing for a moment, he continued, "Moreover, we have an unwritten rule that conflicts between the younger generation are settled by the younger generation, and the elders cannot interfere. Through this way, the competition among the disciples can be maintained, and the survival of the fittest will be achieved. Therefore, I hope that the two of you will be more diligent in your training, striving to not rely on your master's protection anymore and defeat Luo Zhen in a fair and square manner! Can you all do it? "
"Yes!"
Ye Wusheng and Ye Qingtan straightened their waists as they shouted out in a deep and powerful voice. Their strong fighting spirit flashed in their eyes.
Lu Hexuan nodded, feeling rather gratified. Suddenly, he beckoned to Ye Daoxuan with his hand and said, "Little fellow, come over here."
"Greetings, Elder Lu." Ye Daoxuan jumped off the boulder and walked up to Lu Hexuan, respectfully bowing.
Lu Hexuan chuckled. After sizing him up a few times, he suddenly made his move and grabbed his wrist.
Ye Daoxuan was slightly startled, not knowing what Lu Hexuan wanted to do, but he did not resist. He calmly looked at Lu Hexuan and said, "Elder Lu, you are …."
Lu Hexuan's brows suddenly furrowed, then relaxed. After a long while, he shouted loudly, "Strange! Strange! "How strange!"
"Master, what are you curious about?" Seeing Lu Hexuan grabbing Ye Daoxuan's wrist and shouting out three "Weird" in succession, Ye Qingtan was greatly astonished and couldn't help but ask.
"This kid's physique is quite strange, different from normal warriors..." Lu Hexuan let go of Ye Daoxuan's wrist. With a strange expression, he looked at Ye Daoxuan and said, "Kid, have you cultivated any kind of special mystical technique? Or perhaps you took some miracle medicine? "
Just now, Lu Hexuan had continuously sent a few strands of true essence into Ye Daoxuan's body in an attempt to probe Ye Daoxuan's true strength, but he didn't expect that those strands of true essence were like a rock that sank into the ocean, disappearing without a trace. It was as if Ye Daoxuan's body was a sponge, and no matter how much true essence he poured into it, it would be absorbed.
Lu Hexuan's imported true essence was unable to reach Ye Daoxuan's sea of profound qi, and thus he was unable to probe Ye Daoxuan's strength to what realm it was. However, based on a martial artist's sharp intuition, Lu Hexuan was able to sense that Ye Daoxuan's strength was definitely not weaker than Ye Wusheng's or Ye Qingtan's.
But he did not want to tell anyone about that encounter. Hearing Lu Hexuan's inquiry, he casually said, "A while ago, I went to the back of the mountain to gather medicinal herbs and accidentally found a small jade bottle with a spirit pellet in it. I swallowed it at that time, but who would have known that I would not be able to endure the effects of the pill. I fainted on the spot, and when I woke up, I found that the Longevity Seed in my body had evolved into a star, thus I stepped into the lesser celestial stage, and became a martial artist … "
Ye Wusheng and Ye Qingtan's eyes were wide open as they stared at Ye Daoxuan. They originally thought that Ye Daoxuan had become a martial artist by relying on his own cultivation to break through. They never thought that they would encounter such a fortuitous encounter.
Lu Hexuan did not doubt Ye Daoxuan's words as he sighed, "I heard that for the past few years, the Longevity Dao quality within your body remained still and did not evolve into a star. From then on, you were demoted to a medicine boy. Now that you've finally entered the martial way, it looks like the heavens will never let you go. Since you have this opportunity, you should cherish it well. As long as you work hard in your cultivation, you might be able to become an expert in the future! "
Ye Daoxuan said respectfully: "I will definitely remember Elder Lu's words!"