141: The Demon Zhang Xuan

Soon, the Feiyun City Martial Artist Selection Competition was about to begin.

The morning sun shone on the Lin Family Village's martial arts arena, and the air was filled with a tense yet excited atmosphere.

As the champions of the previous competition, Lin Family Village naturally became the host for this year's event.

On the bluestone path at the entrance of the village, teams from various villages arrived one after another, people gradually gathered, and discussions rose and fell.

Old Village Chief Village Chief led Lu Chen and Lu Xiaohu through the crowd to the edge of the martial arts arena.

Lu Chen's expression was calm, while Lu Xiaohu excitedly looked around, full of curiosity about everything.

In addition, Liu Xiaohua and a dozen young martial arts students from Lu Family Village also came along, both to learn and to cheer for the two.

Xiao Yunfeng, a teacher from Feiyun City Martial Arts Academy, stood in the center of the martial arts arena, dressed in a green robe with a silver belt around his waist, appearing exceptionally dignified.

As the referee for this competition, his gaze was as sharp as an eagle, scanning everyone present.

Xiao Yunfeng was quite famous in Feiyun City, a Martial Master of the seventh Qi Refining Layer, who once single-handedly defeated three Martial Artists of the same Realm, his strength immeasurable.

People from other villages also arrived successively.

The Qingxi Village team was led by Village Chief Li Qingshan, followed by several young Martial Artists;

The contestants from Tiesong Village were all burly, clearly excelling in strength;

Suddenly, a commotion arose in the crowd.

"Look at that child, oh my god, so young, just barely ten years old, coming to participate in the competition so young."

"What do you know? That child is named Zhang Xuan, and I heard he's already reserved a future Immortal Cultivation spot," a villager whispered, his tone full of envy.

"I've heard of him, he seems to be Dual Cultivation!"

The Heishui Village team slowly approached, with Village Chief Zhang Hongtao at the forefront, followed by a boy less than 1.5 meters tall—Zhang Xuan.

Despite his young age, Zhang Xuan's steps were steady and his eyes calm, completely unlike a ten-year-old child.

The teams from ten villages quickly formed a circle, surrounding the martial arts arena.

Lin Han stood at the forefront of the Lin Family Village team, his eyes fixed on Zhang Xuan.

As the Genius youth of Lin Family Village, Lin Han, after a month of intensive Cultivation, even spent a fortune and used connections to obtain a transcendence pill, finally reaching the sixth Qi Refining Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm!

At the age of twelve, this was already a Genius rarely seen in a century.

However, facing Zhang Xuan, he felt an inexplicable pressure.

"He's just a wet-behind-the-ears child, nothing to be afraid of," Lin Han thought to himself, but his clenched fists betrayed his nervousness.

Facing Lin Han's provocative gaze, Zhang Xuan remained unusually calm.

He stood quietly in place, his gaze as still as water, all the surrounding noise irrelevant to him.

Zhang Xuan knew very well that his future path was Immortal Cultivation, completely on a different level from these Martial Artists.

He Cultivated the Fentian Art, a top-tier Cultivation Technique from the Fentian Sect, a Cultivation Technique only Qi Refining Immortals would Cultivate, and for him to be able to Cultivate it at only ten years old showed his Heaven-Defying talent.

Even more astonishing was that Zhang Xuan's Innate Spiritual Root Awakening was the injury gate among the eight gates.

The injury gate belongs to the East Shock Palace, Wood, and was originally not considered a powerful Spiritual Root.

However, Zhang Xuan's Five Elements choice was Fire, and according to common sense, Fire and Wood are mutually destructive, so Dual Cultivation should be impossible. (Setting: in this world, the mutual generation and destruction of the Five Elements have not yet been fully developed)

Yet, Zhang Xuan forcibly performed Fire-element injury gate Dual Cultivation, using wood to fuel the fire, wood generating fire, strengthening the Fire-element Cultivation Technique, and surprisingly succeeded!

This allowed Zhang Xuan to Cultivate the Fentian Art at just ten years old.

Most importantly, the Fire Injury Golden Core position has never been successfully Cultivated by anyone, making it a vacant Golden Core position.

This meant that if Zhang Xuan continued to Cultivate along this path, in a few hundred years, he might be able to exclusively occupy the Fire Injury Golden Core position and reach the Golden Core Realm, with limitless prospects.

No wonder Xiao Yunfeng, the Martial Master of the Martial Arts Academy, was full of smiles, his tone obsequious to the point of being nauseating: "Brother Zhang Xuan, you really don't need to compete in person. The City Lord specifically instructed that you can directly enter the Academy; this is a specially approved spot!"

Zhang Xuan's expression was indifferent, his gaze as calm as water: "This is a rule that Feiyun City has followed for several hundred years; I cannot break it."

The Martial Master's mouth twitched, and he secretly cursed: "Isn't this just beating around the bush, making an unnecessary move? You're already at the first Qi Refining Layer, your Realm completely crushing everyone here, what's the point of competing?!" But on the surface, he nodded and bowed repeatedly: "What breadth of vision! What magnanimity! Impressive! Truly impressive!"

Everyone knew that the two spots for this selection competition were already decided: one was Lin Han, the Genius youth of Lin Family Village, and the other was Zhang Xuan, the Prodigy of Heishui Village.

The remaining sixteen people were merely contending for that pitiful third spot.

Xiao Yunfeng stood in the center of the martial arts arena and announced loudly: "This selection competition has a total of eighteen contestants and will adopt a one-on-one duel format. Now, I announce the first opening match—Liu Qing of Liushu Village (Willow Tree Village) against Zhang Xuan of Heishui Village!"

The sidelines immediately erupted in a clamor.

Contestants who hadn't drawn Zhang Xuan were happy, while those who had turned pale.

Liu Qing, the contestant from Liushu Village (Willow Tree Village), was a tall and slender youth; at this moment, his legs were trembling, never expecting to face that legendary monster in his first match.

Lu Chen turned to Liu Xiaohua next to him and said: "Aunt, it's someone from your Liushu Village (Willow Tree Village). Aren't you going to cheer for him?"

Liu Xiaohua snorted, a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes: "I came to your Lu Family Village with my sister when I was three; I don't know anyone from Liushu Village (Willow Tree Village)." She gently stroked Lu Chen's head, "Besides, I only cheer for my little Chen'er!"

Liu Xiaohua's eyes darkened.

Her parents were forced to draw lots and were chosen as living sacrifices for the "Willow God."

They were sealed alive in the thousand-year-old ancient willow tree in Liushu Village (Willow Tree Village) and eventually starved to death inside the trunk.

Later, her only sister also passed away, leaving her all alone.

She had no feelings for Liushu Village (Willow Tree Village); if she did, it was only hatred.

In the martial arts arena, Liu Qing nervously walked onto the stage, while Zhang Xuan slowly approached, each step steady and powerful.

After the two stood still, Xiao Yunfeng announced loudly: "Let the competition begin!"

Liu Qing quickly raised his hands: "I surrender, I concede!!!"

Zhang Xuan's expression remained unchanged.

Contestants from other villages praised Liu Qing for being smart and knowing his place, saying that surrendering early would prevent him from getting injured.

Liu Qing chuckled: "Zhang Xuan, you are someone I admire. Can I be your friend? My name is Liu Qing."

He extended his hand after speaking.

Zhang Xuan calmly said: "I'm sorry, I don't make friends. It's not personal, it's just that I don't make friends with anyone below the Qi Refining Layer."

As soon as these words came out, Lin Han was so angry his lungs almost exploded—too arrogant, too damn arrogant, more arrogant than himself!!!

Just you wait, I'll make you cry later!!!

Lu Chen's opponent was actually a girl, Li Qingyao from Qingxi Village.

Lu Chen repeated the name, Li Qingyao, Li Qingyao, this name sounded a bit familiar, as if the Saintess of Heavenly Sword Sect in the fourth martial soul civilization was named Chu Qingyao.

He had heard the Village Chief say before that Lin Family Village had produced an Immortal twenty years ago who joined the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Is this a coincidence?