25: It's about to get lively!

Within the Clear Wind Sect, atop a high peak.

Grand Elder Yu Huai and his son Yu Feng stood facing each other.

"Son, for this Inner Sect Grand Competition, I want you to at least enter the top ten!" Grand Elder Yu Huai looked at his son and spoke softly.

"The top ten? Father, do you have so little faith in me?" Yu Feng's lips curled up, appearing extremely confident.

Seeing his son's confident demeanor, Grand Elder Yu Huai shook his head.

"You don't understand. This Inner Sect Grand Competition is of great importance! Geniuses from previous years will participate, including many who are in the Profound Core Realm!"

"Being able to enter the top ten already means I have high hopes for you!"

"Is that so?" Hearing his father's words, Yu Feng fell silent.

He had indeed heard of the geniuses from the Clear Wind Sect's previous years.

For this Inner Sect Grand Competition, Disciples under the age of twenty-five can participate, and there are indeed many experts among them!

The Profound Core Realm!

Although his cultivation had already reached the fifth level of the Spirit Aperture Realm, he was confident he could Breakthrough to the seventh level before the competition!

But facing the Sect's geniuses in the Profound Core Realm, he still had no certainty!

After all, the gap between the Spirit Aperture Realm and the Profound Core Realm was no small matter! Even he couldn't easily bridge it!

"Damn it! Why this year!" Yu Feng clenched his fists, feeling very unwilling.

Even though he was very confident and not inferior to the geniuses of previous years, the gap in cultivation time wasn't so easy to make up!

If he were given a few more years, before he turned twenty-five, he was confident he could take first place in the Inner Sect! But time waits for no one!

This Inner Sect Grand Competition was a once-in-a-century opportunity!

"Father! Please, before the competition begins, train me hard!" Yu Feng looked up at his father.

As an Infant Transformation Realm Martial Artist, if his father trained him, his strength should be able to improve significantly before the competition!

"Naturally!" Grand Elder Yu Huai nodded, looking at his son while sighing inwardly, "What a pity!"

If it were any other year's Inner Sect Grand Competition, he would have confidence in his son winning the championship! But this year was extraordinary!

"Hmm? What's going on?" Grand Elder Yu Huai turned his head toward the Back Mountain, gazing into the distance.

"Hmm? Is someone cultivating on the Back Mountain? To cause such a commotion? Could it be a Genius from previous years cultivating there?"

Grand Elder Yu Huai looked at the violent Blade-Wind Circle in the center of the Back Mountain.

Even from such a distance, he could feel that the power of this Blade-Wind Circle was no small matter!

If his son's strength didn't improve again, he would likely struggle even against this Blade-Wind Circle!

At this, Grand Elder Yu Huai couldn't help but wonder: Who exactly was cultivating on the Back Mountain?

"Father, what's wrong?" Yu Feng noticed something was off and couldn't help but ask.

"Sigh! Just focus on your cultivation! I'm afraid that during this period, the geniuses from previous years who want to participate in the Inner Sect Grand Competition will gradually Emerge from Seclusion!"

Grand Elder Yu Huai let out a sigh.

Elder Wang stood in mid-air, looking toward the center of the Back Mountain, rubbing his chin in thought.

"Zhang Yang's cultivation commotion is too large! I'm afraid it has already alerted the Sect Elders!"

"No! I must have him Cultivate elsewhere!"

Elder Wang shook his head, then took a step and arrived before the Blade-Wind Circle in the center of the Back Mountain.

Taking a deep breath, Elder Wang's voice passed straight through the Blade-Wind Circle and entered Zhang Yang's mind.

"Zhang Yang! Wake up!"

Hearing the voice in his mind, Zhang Yang snapped his eyes open and stopped his movements.

"Who's there!"

"It's me!" Elder Wang waved his hand, suppressing the entire Blade-Wind Circle, then walked up to Zhang Yang with a slight smile.

"Elder Wang! I wonder what business you have with me?" Zhang Yang looked at Elder Wang, somewhat puzzled.

He was cultivating just fine here and didn't know why Elder Wang was looking for him.

"Your cultivation commotion is too big!" Elder Wang shook his head, then tossed a Jade Token from his robes to Zhang Yang.

"It's too eye-catching. This is the token for a Jia-rank Meditation Chamber within the Clear Wind Sect. You can go there to Cultivate; it won't cause such a huge disturbance!"

"Just return it to me before the Inner Sect Grand Competition begins!"

Zhang Yang took the Jade Token and looked at it; it carried a faint chill, and its surface shimmered with light, clearly not an ordinary item.

Zhang Yang turned his head to look around and realized the commotion was indeed somewhat large.

For hundreds of meters around the center of the Back Mountain, it was now completely bare, with not a single blade of grass growing.

"Alright! Thank you, Elder Wang!" Zhang Yang cupped his hands.

"It's nothing! You should leave first!" Elder Wang waved his hand.

Zhang Yang nodded and then quickly left the Back Mountain.

Looking at Zhang Yang's departing figure, Elder Wang rubbed his chin.

Zhang Yang's cultivation progress had once again exceeded his expectations.

He could see that the raging Blade-Wind Circle was formed solely by Zhang Yang's physical body.

Such physical strength was no simple matter!

"Could he also be a Body Cultivator Genius?" Elder Wang looked puzzled.

Just then, several streaks of light flew rapidly from the distance and landed before Elder Wang.

"Elder Wang, we wonder what happened here on the Back Mountain?" The newcomers looked at Elder Wang and asked with cupped hands.

"It's nothing, just someone cultivating. I've already sent him back to the Sect. All of you can go back now!"

Elder Wang shook his head and briefly explained what had happened on the Back Mountain.

"Cultivating? Judging by this commotion, the person cultivating is not simple! Could it be a Genius from a previous year emerging from seclusion?" One of them looked around and speculated.

Every year before the Inner Sect Grand Competition begins, many geniuses Emerge from Seclusion, and even some geniuses who went out for Experience come back to participate, making it incredibly lively.

But causing such a large commotion at this time was a first in previous years!

"The Sect's geniuses are indeed emerging in an endless stream!" Several people looked around and exclaimed with emotion.

"Alright, let's go! There's still a month until the Inner Sect Grand Competition! You'll see what you want to see then!" Elder Wang waved his hand and then left.

The remaining people glanced at each other, shook their heads, and also left.

Long after everyone had left, the Third-Rank Demonic Beastss that had fled to the outskirts slowly approached the Back Mountain, and the entire area finally regained its tranquility.

After leaving the Back Mountain, Zhang Yang took the Jade Token and arrived at the foot of a certain peak in the Inner Sect.

This was the Clear Wind Sect's Xuan Yuan Peak, which contained countless meditation chambers opened up by the Sect's experts, even inscribed with Formations.

Inside, the concentration of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi was much higher than on the outside.

The various meditation chambers within were divided into three Ranks: Jia, Yi, and Bing, from highest to lowest.

Ordinary Inner Sect Disciples could only Cultivate in a Bing-Rank Meditation Chamber for about five days a month. If they wanted to Cultivate there at other times, they would have to spend contribution points.

Genius Disciples like Zhang Yang, who were on the war dragon ranking, could Cultivate in a Bing-Rank Meditation Chamber indefinitely, and could even spend half a month each month in an Yi-Rank Meditation Chamber.

As for the Jia-rank Meditation Chambers, only Elders and Profound Core Realm Disciples could Cultivate in them.

The reason Zhang Yang hadn't gone to an Yi-Rank Meditation Chamber to Cultivate before was that he feared it wouldn't be able to withstand the commotion of his cultivation!

If the meditation chamber were damaged, the Sect might not go so far as to punish him, but it would still be a bit of a hassle.