9: I love keeping track of my expenses.

As the Holy Land's only Saintess, Long Xueyan's status was no lower than that of a Peak Revered Master.

Therefore, she did not tolerate Master of Heavenly Solitary Peak's Yin and Yang sarcasm.

Being retorted by a junior in such a manner, a flicker of coldness immediately filled Master of Heavenly Solitary Peak's eyes.

However, his Qi-nurturing composure was quite remarkable; he did not lose his temper but instead chuckled softly, "Oh? Niece Xueyan seems to be extremely confident in her Junior Brother?"

As he spoke, his Divine Sense inadvertently swept over Jiang Xin, and the mockery in his eyes deepened.

"Qi Refining Great Perfection? It seems he has made some progress since before!"

Upon arriving, Jiang Xin had already activated the Concealing Aura Technique to hide most of his cultivation.

Even Master of Heavenly Solitary Peak, who was at the Mahayana Stage, failed to notice anything unusual for a moment.

Master of Heavenly Solitary Peak's gaze then fell upon Ye Youying, and he said with a smile:

"Is this Fairy Tianyue's newly recruited fourth Disciple? At the Golden Core Stage Peak, could it be that Niece Xueyan intends for her to protect your Junior Brother?"

Long Xueyan said indifferently, "There's no need for Master of Heavenly Solitary Peak to worry about that. You should worry more about the Disciples of Heavenly Solitary Peak, lest they be completely wiped out!"

Master of Heavenly Solitary Peak laughed, "Is that so? Then this old man would very much like to see who can wipe out Heavenly Solitary Peak!"

The strength of Heavenly Solitary Peak's Disciples had always been in the upper ranks of the Twenty-Eight Main Peaks.

Thus, Master of Heavenly Solitary Peak was quite dismissive of Long Xueyan's words.

Long Xueyan ignored him further and took her seat with Su Yurou at the Heavenly Moon Peak section.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xin and his Little Junior Sister, Ye Youying, headed toward the gathering area for the trial Disciples on the square.

Before leaving, Jiang Xin specifically glanced at Master of Heavenly Solitary Peak, his lips curling into a cold arc.

"Old Geezer, you've been acting the most arrogantly these past ten years. Just wait, I'll return the favor with a huge surprise!"

On the square.

There were tens of thousands of Disciples waiting here to participate in the trial.

When they saw Jiang Xin arrive, various expressions appeared on their faces.

Almost all the male Disciples were extremely displeased with him.

In the eyes of some, there was even a faint trace of hostility.

Long Xueyan and Su Yurou were the goddesses in the eyes of almost every male Disciple.

Yet Jiang Xin, this lucky bastard of a pretty boy, could spend long periods in close contact with them.

How could this not fill them with envy, jealousy, and hate?

Furthermore, Jiang Xin occupied the position of a Personal Disciple, yet his cultivation progress was slow.

This made the Disciples even more disgruntled.

The female Disciples, while not harboring any dislike for Jiang Xin, didn't have much of a favorable impression either.

Jiang Xin was indeed dangerously handsome.

But in the cultivation world, strength is respected.

These female Disciples, who had already reached Core Formation, were very pragmatic.

They wouldn't easily fall for a good-for-nothing at the Qi Refinement Stage who only had looks.

"Oh! Isn't this our great Qi Refining expert? Before, you relied on the protection of your two Senior Sisters, and now you have to rely on your Junior Sister for protection?"

A mocking voice rang out from the crowd.

Jiang Xin looked up.

He saw an old acquaintance, Yu Jiang, an Inner Sect Disciple of Heavenly Solitary Peak.

Half a month had passed, and his injuries had mostly recovered.

He was currently staring at Jiang Xin with a look of mockery, making no effort to hide his hostility.

Jiang Xin began to laugh.

The people from Heavenly Solitary Peak were truly rushing to their own deaths one by one.

For an Inner Sect Disciple to dare be so insolent, someone must be backing him.

As for who it was, there was no need to guess.

Jiang Xin was not one to take things lying down; he immediately sent a slap flying toward him.

"Slap!"

Yu Jiang had no time to react before he let out a howl of pain, spinning two and a half times in the air and falling several meters away.

"Hiss!"

Many people around let out gasps of surprise.

Because almost none of them had clearly seen Jiang Xin's movement.

This left everyone feeling surprised and uncertain.

"Isn't he only at the Qi Refinement Stage? Why is his speed so fast!"

"Yu Jiang is at the Core Formation Stage Level 3, yet he didn't even react!"

"He must have been careless and didn't dodge!"

Everyone's Divine Sense scanned Jiang Xin meticulously several times.

But no matter how they scanned, they only detected a Qi Refinement Stage Perfection cultivation.

"Perhaps it's just some kind of movement technique! However, with his Qi Refinement Stage cultivation, he probably can only use it once or twice!"

Yu Jiang crashed to the ground, clutching his swollen cheek, and glared at Jiang Xin, shouting: "You dare to use force and launch a sneak attack in public! This is a violation of the Sect Rules!"

Although they were about to enter the Secret Realm for a life-and-death struggle, it hadn't started yet.

Using force now was essentially a provocation to the Holy Land's authority.

Jiang Xin pulled out a handkerchief and leisurely wiped his palm, sneering:

"My Revered Master is Yue Ruyan! A mere Inner Sect Disciple dares to provoke me with words; you clearly have no respect for my Revered Master! That slap was just a warning. Who dares to punish me?"

"You!" Yu Jiang pointed at Jiang Xin, trembling, but couldn't find any words to retort.

Although he also had backing, he was just one of the tens of thousands of Disciples at Heavenly Solitary Peak.

Jiang Xin, on the other hand, was one of the few Disciples of Heavenly Moon Peak.

If it really came down to it, he, an Inner Sect Disciple, would certainly be the one sacrificed.

Seeing this, Ye Youying looked at her cheap Senior Brother in a slightly different light.

Never letting a grudge last the night was very much in line with her style as a great villain.

At that moment, a youth with a wicked-looking face stepped out and said slowly, "Junior Brother Jiang, Yu Jiang was indeed in the wrong first, but for you to directly hit someone is somewhat inappropriate, isn't it?"

Jiang Xin glanced at him and immediately recognized the youth's identity.

This person was named Shangguan Zhou, one of Master of Heavenly Solitary Peak's Personal Disciples.

Having entered the sect for less than twenty years, he was already at the Nascent Soul Stage.

He was one of the favorite Disciples most likely to take the top spot in this trial.

Facing the questioning, Jiang Xin said coldly, "Do you have an objection?"

Seeing Jiang Xin being so forceful, Shangguan Zhou's narrow eyes couldn't help but squint.

He said with a smile, "I just want to remind Junior Brother not to act impulsively. Know that everything has its karmic retribution!"

Jiang Xin sneered, "My Revered Master is Yue Ruyan! What retribution do I have?"

A flash of killing intent flickered deep within Shangguan Zhou's eyes as he sneered inwardly: No one dares to touch you outside, but once you enter the trial Secret Realm, it won't be up to you anymore!

He didn't say anything more, only stating indifferently, "I've said my piece. Junior Brother, take care of yourself!"

Jiang Xin watched Shangguan Zhou turn and leave.

With a flip of his hand, he pulled out a little notebook from his storage ring and wrote Shangguan Zhou's name in red ink.

Ye Youying glanced at it and found that it was densely packed with all sorts of names.

She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Senior Brother, what are all those things you've written?"

Jiang Xin said indifferently, "It's nothing. I just love keeping a little account!"

As a Huaxia person, keeping accounts was what he was best at.

A history of glory is mentioned in passing, but a history of humiliation fills two volumes!

As soon as the time is right, he will start calling names one by one!

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Ye Youying