24: Chapter 24 Participating in the Rank Ceremony

Outer Sect, thatched cottage.

Lin Mo sat on a long wooden stool, resting his cheek in his hand in deep thought.

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"So there really is a story behind this Lintan Cliff; it's not just an unfounded rumor."

"I should find a chance to ask Senior Sister Qingleng, but I feel she isn't the gossipy type."

Lin Mo lay flat on the table, feeling incomparably relaxed and comfortable.

The sharp sword hanging over his head, Ye Zhirou, was finally gone; he was a free man now.

Tonight, Lin Mo even specially asked Gu Qinghuan if Qin Changge would thoroughly investigate the matter after finding out that Ye Zhirou died.

At that time, Gu Qinghuan took a sip of tea and snorted coldly, "Do you think he would go to such great lengths for an inferior dog among hundreds of dogs?"

Alas~ Looking at how arrogant Ye Zhirou was as a Second-Class Disciple, compared to a behemoth like the Changsheng Qin Family, she truly was no different from an ant.

In the Hehuan Sect Inner Sect, ninety-five percent of the Disciples were Third-Class or Second-Class, and only a tiny minority became First-Class Disciples, which were the so-called Core Disciples.

One couldn't simply be promoted just by forming a Golden Core; the promotion requirements for these ranks were extremely strict.

Currently, the Hehuan Sect had fewer than two hundred First-Class Disciples.

You must know that the Hehuan Sect Inner Sect had over twenty thousand Disciples!

And he, Lin Mo, was still an Outer Sect Utility Disciple now, which was really hard to bear.

As for the words of threat Xu Fangyan just spoke to him, they were indeed worth noting.

Alas~ It really felt terrible not having someone powerful to lean on.

If Senior Sister Qingleng were still the Saintess, wouldn't he be able to walk sideways in the Outer Sect?

Do you understand the sheer gold content of holding hands with interlocked fingers with Senior Sister Qingleng, hey!

A truly awesome thing is that when you tell others this fact, they think you are just bragging.

"The waters in the Hehuan Sect are too deep; even now, I still haven't figured out what Gu Qinghuan's current situation really is."

"Logically speaking, since Qin Changge struck such a vicious blow and still didn't kill Gu Qinghuan, why wouldn't he hurry up and deliver a finishing strike?"

"Moreover, that day in Feiluan Hall, that Deputy Sect Master was obviously suppressing Gu Qinghuan, yet also gave off a feeling of great apprehension."

"Gu Qinghuan doesn't know yet that Qin Changge sent people to assassinate her; since it's verified by the System with hard evidence, there's no need to doubt it."

Lin Mo pinched the space between his eyebrows; until now, he still hadn't reminded Gu Qinghuan about this matter.

Because judging by Gu Qinghuan's temper, if he told her, wouldn't Gu Qinghuan probably dash over to Qin Changge's Immortal Cave right now?

"Senior Sister is actually quite cute sometimes, a bit tsundere, but very considerate. This time's matter was all thanks to Senior Sister, otherwise it would have been touch and go!"

"The Outer Sect's Ranks Grand Ceremony is three days earlier than the Inner Sect's grand ceremony. Counting the days, excluding tonight, there are four days left."

"I heard that as long as one steps into the Qi Refining Realm, those tests basically aren't a big deal."

Lin Mo took out a piece of xuan paper and carefully looked at the rules and regulations written on it.

This was something he got from the Affairs Hall. Aside from the tests that might be newly added every year, the rest were no secret at all.

These assessment contents were nothing more than evaluating Physical Body strength, movement techniques, and so on.

The rest was combat.

His movement technique was currently not very good. Although his Physical Body was extremely formidable and had strong explosive power, without the blessing of a movement technique, it was equivalent to having a twelve-cylinder engine in vain without any wheels.

Lin Mo took a sip of water, took out the Heaven-Grade Low Grade movement technique 《Thunder-Startling Step》 he had obtained from Senior Sister, and began to study it.

Senior Sister was simply amazing—first she gave an Earth-Grade protective Spiritual Artifact, and then a Heaven-Grade Cultivation Technique.

If the First-Class Disciples of the Inner Sect knew about this kind of treatment, their eyes would turn red with envy.

If a Heaven-Grade Cultivation Technique were thrown into a lower-tier Sect, that Sect would definitely rise directly in their region.

Those Inner Sect Core Disciples might not even have many of them to rely on. How could one not like a wealthy Senior Sister who could casually give them away without feeling any heartache?

"Setting a small goal: since we've already held hands with interlocked fingers, wouldn't kissing her be going too far?"

As soon as the thought arose, the Blazing Flame Sea in Lin Mo's Dantian surged, rise up!!!

Lin Mo let out a long breath. Constantly being like this wouldn't do either. Looking below the poem in the opening prologue of the Blazing Sun Scripture, it was mentioned that for those who Cultivate this Cultivation Technique, as their Realm increased, the True Yang Essence within their bodies would expand to an unimaginable degree.

There must be many, many different objects for Yin and Yang union; only in this way could the Undying Blazing Sun Sacred Body achieve maximum growth.

To put it simply, the Undying Blazing Sun Sacred Body was the hardware, and the Blazing Sun Scripture was the software driver. Neither could be missing.

Therefore, the words above had to be heeded!

Senior Sister Qingleng's difficulty was too high... it was somewhat discouraging...

But the matter of the Sacred Body could not be exposed too early; it was truly troublesome.

Moreover, he was a neat freak and couldn't just get with anyone he saw. Wouldn't that make him a little teddy dog?

Besides, the Undying Blazing Sun Sacred Body was also very picky. If the partner for the Yin and Yang union was not good, the Sacred Body could easily be contaminated.

These matters were still too far away. Lin Mo just thought about them simply, then opened the book and began to carefully look through the movement technique.

For some reason, he felt that this Heaven-Grade Low Grade movement technique didn't have anything difficult to understand, and his mind was exceptionally clear.

Could it be the blessing of the Sacred Body???

An hour later, Lin Mo found a secluded spot and circulated his movement technique. He was seen shuttling back and forth through the woods like a monkey, his speed more than tripled, and he wasn't tired at all.

"Mastered in an hour, I am simply a Genius!"

"With this movement technique, I won't have to feel exhausted every day!"

However... Lin Mo, who had practiced for a whole night, started shaking in both legs by the next morning.

"Therefore, a person shouldn't be too cocky, otherwise it's easy to pull something."

Without the bondage of the witch Ye Zhirou, Lin Mo continued to do chores for the Affairs Hall during the day, and at night he went to Qingxue Pavilion to hold hands with interlocked fingers with Senior Sister.

Senior Sister's hands were not of the weak and boneless type; her fingers were slender, fair, and tender with a bit of definition, and the main point was that they were smooth and moist, feeling just like touching top-quality mutton-fat suet jade.

Senior Sister would usually first urge Lin Mo to practice the saber for a while, then carefully explain the movement technique to him, before starting the treatment session.

Every time, Senior Sister would blush profusely because of the treatment session, then desperately hold back from making strange noises. Several times, Lin Mo even saw her bite her own finger to endure it.

The effect was exceptionally good; he believed that it wouldn't be long before Senior Sister could completely repair the Meridians throughout her body.

With high skies and light clouds, time blinked and arrived at the day of the Outer Sect Ranks Grand Ceremony.

Aside from Utility Disciples, the Outer Sect only had Upper-Class Disciples and Lower-Class Disciples.

Lin Mo, who had resigned from his chores at the Affairs Hall last night, arrived at the gathering place and was immediately led by Outer Sect Disciples to the unimaginably huge Martial Arts Arena.