Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 376 - 219: The First in Core Formation Early Stage, Qi Chuan!
It made him very displeased.
However, regarding Qing Jianzi, he couldn’t really blame him too much.
Because he knew that Qing Jianzi had already done his best, it was just not possible.
Qing Jianzi was one of the Three Sword Sons of the Cangjian Pavilion, the strongest among the Core Formation Early Stage True Masters.
If even Qing Jianzi was defeated, sending any other Core Formation Early Stage True Masters out would only end in an even more embarrassing loss.
"Sect Leader, I..." Qing Jianzi came before Mu Cangtian, clasped his fists, lowered his head, his face full of guilt, and wanted to speak.
"Return to your place, and reflect well on why you lost this battle, and summarize the lessons learned." Mu Cangtian stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly.
"...Yes." Qing Jianzi’s words were choked in his mouth, he could only agree, then returned to stand at the last position among the others from Cangjian Pavilion.
On the other side, Liu Xi looked at the returning Song Dan, his face beaming with a smile, giving off a refreshing feeling like a gentle breeze.
Just like a kind father waiting for his beloved son to return.
Unlike the situation on the Cangjian Pavilion’s side.
Although Qing Jianzi, like Song Dan, ultimately conceded.
However, it was Song Dan who conceded first!
Therefore, in this Core Formation Early Stage level competition, the last of the Three Sects was the Yin Yang Mansion.
While the Cangjian Pavilion instead took second place.
Song Dan really gave Liu Xi a particularly good gift.
However, although taking the third position this time was greatly disappointing, the most critical thing wasn’t the third position.
It was that Song Dan’s loss was even more disgraceful than Qing Jianzi’s.
It brought more shame to the Yin Yang Mansion than the Cangjian Pavilion.
Thinking back to when Song Dan first proposed cooperation, with that proud look on his face, as if he thought he was so wise, Liu Xi couldn’t help but feel furious.
It would have been better not to cooperate.
Without cooperation, if it were a scrimmage, although Qi Chuan would still have won first place, at least the reputation would have been slightly better, the face saved somewhat.
Song Dan’s "wise" manipulation led to maximizing the Yin Yang Mansion’s losses.
Song Dan, oh Song Dan, you really did well...
When Song Dan saw the smile on Liu Xi’s face, for some reason, he shivered as if seeing something terrifying, his back felt cold.
"Sect, Sect Leader..." Song Dan hung his head low like a quail, stammering for half a day unable to utter a complete sentence.
Liu Xi merely gave him a glance with a smile, without speaking.
Song Dan’s face immediately froze, he dared not make any more noise, and with a trembling body, walked to the last position of the Yin Yang Mansion, his thoughts flying who knows where.
Meanwhile, at the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect side.
Qi Chuan turned into an escape light, flying to Zhao Ming and others in front.
He was greeted by Zhao Ming’s smile, as if a peony blossoming.
At this moment, seeing Qi Chuan return was like a wealthy old man without children seeing his long-lost illegitimate son return home.
Or like a mistress seeing her unfaithful lover walking towards her.
It was a look of close affection.
"Junior Brother Qi Chuan, you did very well."
"This time, you’ve brought great honor to our Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect."
"I’ll make sure to reward you with a few more drops of Celestial Heart Flame Marrow."
Zhao Ming said with a beaming smile to Qi Chuan.
This time, the Three Sects competition determined the distribution of Celestial Heart Flame Marrow.
As an extremely precious resource for Core Formation cultivation, the Celestial Heart Flame Marrow was very important.
However, in Zhao Ming’s view, what Qi Chuan had done this time was crucial, not just providing an opportunity for the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect to obtain more Celestial Heart Flame Marrow.
But it held two even greater significances that surpassed the importance of Celestial Heart Flame Marrow.
After all, although Celestial Heart Flame Marrow is important, it is produced from time to time.
The face of the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect is even more important.
And if Qi Chuan had used the standard approach of melee combat to achieve first place, the honor earned for the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect wouldn’t have been so much.
But to achieve victory by facing two opponents simultaneously, and in such a crushing manner, easily defeating the other two Nascent Soul Major Sect’s Core Formation Early Stage candidates.
The honor and inner merit gained by this are substantial.
And then, the most delightful point for Zhao Ming isn’t the Celestial Heart Flame Marrow, nor the face of Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect.
But the "inner merit."
Which is the astonishing strength demonstrated by Qi Chuan himself, and the even greater potential hidden beneath that astonishing strength.
Within the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect, the battle between Qi Chuan and Wang Tong was very remarkable, successfully defeating Wang Tong and achieving victory.
Zhao Ming had witnessed the whole process firsthand.
Originally, he thought that was the entirety of Qi Chuan’s strength, and was already delighted by it.
However, now at the Three Sects competition, Qi Chuan’s performance proved to him that his true level was beyond that.
A truly outstanding dark horse, in the sense of the entire Great Core Formation Realm tier.
This was truly the major treasure Zhao Ming discovered in this Three Sects competition.
"Thank you, Sect Leader, this is merely what I ought to do." Qi Chuan responded, clasping his fists.
This was indeed what he should do, as he was still repaying his debt of gratitude to the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect.
Now, he had barely managed to repay a small portion.
After all, while from the perspective of the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect, their help to him might have been an easy gesture, not too difficult.
But to him, its significance was monumental.
He would not undervalue it.
"Junior Brother Qi Chuan, you truly are amazing, to think that even I don’t have much confidence when facing that Qing Jianzi, and yet you actually crushed both Qing Jianzi and Song Dan together."
Qu Xuanlei, standing behind Zhao Ming, couldn’t help but express his heartfelt admiration.
Though he was at the Core Formation Late Stage, and handling Qing Jianzi and Song Dan wouldn’t be too difficult.
But if he were at the Core Formation Early Stage, it would definitely be very challenging.
In his time, when he was at Qi Chuan’s level of cultivation, he was far from having such strength as Qi Chuan did.
Thus, having watched Qi Chuan’s entire magical combat process, he was deeply impressed within.
"Indeed, Junior Brother Qi Chuan, you know, I have always had high hopes for you."
"This time, Junior Brother Qi Chuan can be said to have completely fulfilled my expectations for you, you did excellently."
Next to Qu Xuanlei, Hu Tianying gave Qi Chuan a thumbs up, grinning as if he had known from the start about Qi Chuan’s immense strength. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
But in reality, everyone knew there was no way he could have known.
This time witnessing Qi Chuan’s astonishing performance, he too was almost scared.
Qi Chuan was actually this strong?
Yet, no matter how strong Qi Chuan was, and what his future cultivation might be, Hu Tianying was, after all, the first to discover and welcome Qi Chuan within the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect.
Qi Chuan is a fine steed, while Hu Tianying is the one who recognized the talent.
Fine steeds are often found, but expert recognizers are rare.
This is perhaps the situation described.
Come to think of it, was it that the Sect Leader and others were benefiting from his recognition?
"Thank you, Senior Brothers, for the praise, it’s too much, really. But up next, it’s both of your battles, so cheer up and good luck." Qi Chuan expressed his humility and then encouraged his two Senior Brothers.
"This... Junior Brother, you’re putting a lot of pressure on me..." Hu Tianying said slightly choked upon hearing this.
Qu Xuanlei, seeing Hu Tianying’s expression, also smiled slightly.
But he also knew that the upcoming magical combat between them wasn’t going to be easy.
Faced with the likes of Qing Jianzi, Huang Jianzi, and others, both he and Hu Tianying were likely to fall into a challenging battle.
Those people were not to be trifled with, as their cultivation had reached the Core Formation Middle and Late Stages, and their divine techniques and magical treasures were even more powerful and varied.
And they truly didn’t possess the kind of overwhelming strength and complete confidence that Qi Chuan had.
