Chapter 1135: Chapter 1139: Inciting Hatred

Watching the heated discussion among the crowd, Xia Liu remained silent.

These disciples were easy to deal with.

Showing off a bit of cultivation could intimidate them.

The tricky ones were the geniuses and monsters of the Qingyun Sect.

The Xuantian Sect casually produced two young cultivators at the tenth level of Qi Cultivation, so as one of the five great Immortal Sects, Qingyun would definitely be teeming with geniuses.

Just as this thought passed Xia Liu’s mind, he was surprised to see several figures stepping in from the periphery on spiritual artifacts.

Their cultivation was at the tenth stage of Qi Cultivation, with five people, and one of them was even at the twelfth stage!

The young man at the twelfth stage looked a bit older in age, but it wasn’t very clear.

“Look quickly! It’s Senior Brother Yun and the others!”

“Artifact Flight!”

“This is the ability of a High-Rank Cultivator! So envious!”

“The Five Spirits of Qingyun!”

“The five strongest disciples of the Sect!”

“It’s been a long time since the Five Spirits of Qingyun gathered together!”

“Senior Brother Yun is the Chief Disciple of the Sect. Even a newly admitted disciple needs Senior Brother Yun to come, this…”

Many had their doubts, but with Senior Brother Yun there, they dared not say much.

The Five Spirits of Qingyun referred to Senior Brother Yun and four other senior brothers.

They were representative of the Qingyun disciples.

On par with the Six Of Shu Mountain.

Their cultivation surpassed the Six Of Shu Mountain.

If in solo combat, facing the Six Of Shu Mountain was almost a crushing victory.

However, in terms of coordinated attacks, the synergy of the Six Of Shu Mountain was more skillful and refined.

In comparison, the Five Spirits of Qingyun were far superior to the Six Of Shu Mountain.

Senior Brother Yun’s spiritual artifact was a gourd.

After casting some spells, the gourd enlarged greatly.

Standing on the enlarged gourd to fly, with hands behind his back, he had some semblance of a grandmaster.

The other youth were mostly around thirty years old, dashing while treading on flying swords.

After the arrival of Senior Brother Yun and his group, they stood at a higher level of the square.

This action was in stark contrast with the ordinary disciples of the third or fourth stage of Qi Cultivation.

They were a more advanced presence within the sect!

As Senior Brother Yun settled, his gaze immediately locked onto Xia Liu.

He was quite puzzled that, with his twelfth-level Qi Cultivation, he could not discern Xia Liu’s cultivation.

It felt like a layer of black fog surrounded him, preventing his Divine Sense from reaching in.

“A master hiding his strength!”

This was not only the thought of Senior Brother Yun but also of the other four youths.

“Is he the newly admitted disciple?”

“What is the Great Elder up to, gathering everyone for just a newly admitted disciple?”

“Who knows, maybe he wants to announce something.”

“Ha! It’s about time to announce the schedule for the Immortal Sect Grand Competition; the list for this segment hasn’t been announced yet; perhaps today’s the day!”

The four disciples at the tenth level of Qi Cultivation, who came with Senior Brother Yun, chuckled and discussed.

They were the sharpest disciples in the sect, naturally the candidates for the Immortal Sect Grand Competition would be chosen from among them.

“Ha-ha, don’t be too happy yet. Today, the appearance of that junior brother, coupled with the Great Elder gathering everyone, might mean he will compete in the Immortal Sect Grand Competition.”

Senior Brother Yun looked at Xia Liu for a long time before smiling bitterly.

“Ha! Chief Brother, you must be joking. How could a newly admitted disciple possibly compete in the Immortal Sect Grand Competition?”

“Exactly, he doesn’t even have the qualification!”

“Yes! Senior Brother Yun is the strongest Chief Disciple of Qingyun!”

“The newly admitted junior brother probably doesn’t even have any cultivation; how could he participate in the Immortal Sect Grand Competition?”

“I support Senior Brother Yun going; only Senior Brother Yun can make Qingyun shine in the Immortal Sect!”

“Indeed!!!”

…

Following Senior Brother Yun’s bitter smile, the low-rank disciples on the square immediately cast hostile and mocking glances at Xia Liu.

Senior Brother Yun was their idol, their god; no one could replace him!

Xia Liu looked expressionlessly at Senior Brother Yun, who had an old-looking face.

Sure enough, his scheming was deep.

Just a simple sentence immediately got him grudges from the Qingyun disciples.

If it wasn’t intentional, one wouldn’t hear it.

Indeed some disciples did catch it.

But what good does it do to know?

Senior Brother Yun in Qingyun was the Chief Disciple.

Even if he made a mistake, the low-rank disciples would help him clear his name.

Bong…

Just as everyone was about to speak, a loud bell sounded from the main hall above.

Upon the sound of the bell, the crowd on the square immediately straightened up, orderly rearranging their positions. Within moments, the hundreds of disciples stood uniformly.

The Five Spirits of Qingyun turned their backs to the disciples, clasping their fists and bowing toward the grand hall.

After the disciples made the customary gestures, five people emerged from the Qingyun Grand Hall.

Liu Hong and Lu Mu led the way, followed by three white-haired, crane-faced elders.

Their cultivation hovered around the thirteenth stage of Qi Cultivation.

Being able to walk behind Liu Hong and Lu Mu made their identities clear: Qingyun Sect Elders.

“Cough, cough.”

Liu Hong stepped forward, coughed lightly, and scanned the crowd, saying, “We gathered you here today to announce two things.”

“The first is that today a talented individual will be joining Qingyun.”

“A talented individual?”

“The Great Elder actually said that young man is a talented individual!”

“The newly admitted junior brother, a talented individual?”

“A talented individual with no cultivation…”

Though there was a taboo around discussing this kind of thing, many disciples couldn’t hold back their doubts.

They couldn’t detect Xia Liu’s cultivation.

Thus, they assumed he was a mortal.

A mere mortal being labeled as a genius was certainly unacceptable.

The Five Spirits of Qingyun, however, said nothing, subconsciously glancing at Xia Liu.

Among them, Senior Brother Yun felt a slight sense of crisis.

“You must be very puzzled, right? I will now introduce this newly admitted talented individual.”

Liu Hong didn’t blame the disciples for their vibrant discussions, as it was human nature, impossible to suppress.

“Uh, Xia Liu, why don’t you speak for yourself.”

Liu Hong initially wanted to introduce him, but uncertain of what to say since he didn’t know much about Xia Liu.

So it was better to let him handle it himself, bearing the consequences, good or bad.

Under everyone’s gaze, Xia Liu slowly ascended the steps.

Despite moving slowly,

in the blink of an eye, from the lowest step, he was suddenly in front of Liu Hong!

Yes!

In just that blink of an eye, he reached the topmost step.

Furthermore, he stood in front of Liu Hong, suggesting some collusion with the sect’s senior ranks.

“Such a quick movement technique!”

“This movement technique shows no discernible path!”

“At least a Middle Grade Rank movement technique!”

Xia Liu’s performance immediately astounded the Five Spirits of Qingyun.

They knew they definitely couldn’t match such speed.

Within that speed, he displayed a calm demeanor.

With just one look, he commanded respect; even if he wasn’t a master, this movement technique alone could make him one!