78: Chapter 78 I told you, you have no taste.

Li Yuan frowned and stared at Liang Duqiu for a long while.

Li Yuan had asked that question earlier because he genuinely didn't know the situation.

It wasn't intended to mock the Yan family members.

After receiving Liang Duqiu's answer, everything became clear.

Not only had he beaten Yan Chenyao, he had won by a significant margin.

Yan Chenyao had exceeded expectations by reaching only the ninth floor.

Yet he himself had reached the eleventh floor.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan turned his head to look at the several Instructors.

Specifically, the Instructor who had explained the situation to him earlier.

That man had said himself that Yan Chenyao could reach the tenth floor, and that he would need to reach the eleventh to win.

At the time, he had spoken quite casually.

Li Yuan had assumed that the eleventh floor was no big deal.

But looking at it now, his performance was a bit excessive; he was afraid it would attract a lot of attention.

At that moment, the Instructor who had given Li Yuan the advice was frowning deeply.

When he looked at Li Yuan, a thought suddenly popped into his head.

Could Li Yuan's final result have been fixed at the eleventh floor because of the reminder he gave?

Thinking that the eleventh floor was enough to win, he stopped there.

In reality, could he have continued climbing higher?

When this suspicion arose, he was struck with shock.

If this suspicion were true, what kind of natural talent and potential must this young man possess?

One must know that the floors above the tenth on the Zhai Tian Terrace were known as a Forbidden Ground where none could tread.

From the day it was built, it was never intended for anyone to set foot there.

After understanding the current situation, Li Yuan maintained his composure.

His performance was a bit too good, but what was done was done; he could only go along with it.

Seeing the Yan family members nearby, Li Yuan walked directly toward them.

“After you return, have your elder brother prepare well.

Remember to stop his cultivation practice and have him take daily nutritional supplements and medicinal baths.

In three months, I will arrange for him to help me Drug Trial.”

In front of everyone, Li Yuan spoke so directly.

His tone was very calm, without any deliberate mockery or playfulness.

He just spoke normally, and one could even sense a hint of casualness.

The group from the Yan Family felt their hearts stifled to the extreme.

Although this competition at the Zhai Tian Terrace was held in territory managed by the Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy, it was the Yan Family who had proactively suggested it.

The 'three proofs' were also proposed by that old fellow, Yan Chang.

Under the very rules set by the Yan Family, Li Yuan had completely suppressed them.

The gazes of the surrounding crowd were fixed on them, waiting for the Yan family members' response.

Many people watching this awkward scene felt the hair on their arms stand up instinctively.

How could the Yan Family possibly be willing to let Yan Chenzhou Drug Trial for Li Yuan?

But today, the results were right before their eyes.

Li Yuan had proven his talent and potential; how would the Yan Family respond?

This time, the Yan Family was destined to lose face.

It was just a matter of seeing how they would respond and to what extent they would be humiliated.

“Additionally, won't this Yan Family Young Miss say a few words of thanks?

Helping you suppress your elder brother's advancement—isn't this what you hoped for in your heart?”

Li Yuan threw out two questions, and Yan Chenyao's face turned shades of blue and white.

Without replying, Yan Chenyao kept a dark expression and led her people away quickly.

The Yan Family, which possessed a Ninth-Grade Supreme, had suffered a massive loss this time.

Seeing them leave, Li Yuan shifted his gaze to Yin He in the crowd and strolled over.

“Is your heart aching because you wanted to see me made a fool of but didn't?”

Li Yuan asked Yin He with a hint of nonchalance.

“I said it before: you have no discernment. You simply lack the ability to judge a young person's potential.

Not only are you lazy, but your understanding of the Martial Dao is also shallow.

The only martial talent you recognize is one that completely copies the path of your own cultivation.

But your own martial strength isn't even that outstanding.”

Li Yuan's words made Yin He unable to resist clenching his fists.

In Yin He's heart, the thought of taking action had already formed.

If this place weren't inappropriate, he would have attacked on the spot.

It wasn't just a simple lesson; Yin He truly wanted to kill Li Yuan!

With Li Yuan's exit, the Zhai Tian Terrace competition no longer had any other highlights.

Inside the tower, there were still two academy Disciples who hadn't come out.

But for those two, there was no possibility of further progress.

The fifth floor would be their final result.

Overall, today's Zhai Tian Terrace grand competition was considered over.

Li Yuan had taken the top spot with a terrifying score.

Yan Chang of the Yan Family had publicly said he would give Li Yuan three chances to prove himself.

He had originally wanted to corner Li Yuan so he wouldn't know how to defend himself.

But in this first chance to prove himself, the Yan Family had lost.

Now, it wasn't a matter of watching Li Yuan make excuses, but watching how their Yan Family would try to explain themselves.

At the you hour in the afternoon, the remaining two academy Disciples also exited the tower.

When they heard that Li Yuan had reached the eleventh floor, their minds went a bit dazed.

Only after walking through the Zhai Tian Terrace did they know how great the difficulty was.

To be able to reach the fifth floor, they felt they had encountered some luck.

Before coming out, they had guessed that the seventh floor would take the top spot.

At the very least, the eighth floor would surely secure the position of champion.

The current reality even left them somewhat stunned.

As the sky darkened, the group returned to the Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy.

Several Instructors went to report today's situation to the Dean.

Hearing that Li Yuan had taken the top spot and reached the eleventh floor, Dean Guo was also incredibly surprised.

All of them had entered the Zhai Tian Terrace for training in the past.

They didn't need anyone to describe the difficulty; they knew it themselves.

“Dean, actually, I have one more thing I feel I should mention to everyone.

Regarding this Li Yuan, perhaps the eleventh floor wasn't his limit...”

In the rear hall of the academy, several teachers began to discuss Li Yuan's situation.

They suspected that Li Yuan's result might very well have been intentionally controlled.

Thinking that the eleventh floor was enough, he chose not to continue upward.

“If I had told him then that he needed the twelfth floor to beat Yan Chenyao, that kid Li Yuan's final result would very likely have been the twelfth floor!

Right now, I completely cannot see where his potential ends...”

In the rear hall, the middle and upper management of the academy began to study and discuss Li Yuan's situation.

In all these years, it was the first time they had spent so much energy discussing a single Disciple.

Having run the academy for so many years, they had seen many young people.

This previously overlooked young man was beginning to reveal a terrifying potential.

The kind of potential that had a chance of reaching the level of a Ninth-Grade Supreme.

The Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy had not produced a Ninth-Grade Supreme in many years.

Furthermore, the power behind Li Yuan was quite humble and weak.

The City Lord's Manor of Yingyang Pass seemed to have a connection with that newly ascended Ninth-Grade Supreme.

But during this period, various factions in Da Shun had sent people to investigate.

That Ninth-Grade Supreme was not a person from Yingyang Pass.

There was a relationship, but it likely wasn't very deep.

However, could this young man before them be related to that Ninth-Grade Supreme?

As soon as this suspicion arose, it was quickly suppressed.

Why would a young person with a connection to a Ninth-Grade Supreme need to come to the Meifengshan Martial Arts Academy?

Just look at Yan Chenzhou and Yan Chenyao—would they come?