I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World-Chapter 276 - 243: Shocking Everyone

Kong Clan City, Guest Hall.

Clan Leader Kong Huaizheng extended a wide invitation to Nascent Soul cultivators from various noble families, sects, and the Independent Cultivator Alliance to gather and discuss the Tao, waiting for the inner hunting grounds to open before watching the competitions together in the square.

All the Nascent Soul cultivators were familiar with each other, chatting as they gathered around the tables, taking the opportunity to meet old friends.

In the center of the hall, there was a Flowing Light Illusion, allowing the Nascent Soul cultivators present to see the three stone pillars in the square, facilitating their view of the eliminated disciples.

From dusk onwards that day, the number of eliminations increased, with many being well-known disciples from sects and noble families. The mentors of those disciples felt somewhat embarrassed upon seeing this, though they put on a facade of indifference.

There was only half an hour left until midnight, and the Great Elder of the Kong Family sat contentedly in front of a low table.

"It’s no big deal to be eliminated. You can come back in fifty years. There’s no need to take this Wind and Cloud Meeting too seriously."

Kong Huaide consoled the clan leader of the Wang Family beside him, taking a sip from his tea cup.

"Isn’t that Kong Wenn Rang from the Kong Family?"

Upon hearing this, Kong Huaide choked on his tea, hurriedly looking at the Flowing Light Illusion.

A handsome young man was scratching all over in an unseemly manner, looking terrified. Wasn’t this Kong Wenn Rang, the hopeful of the Kong Family?

"Who eliminated him?"

"The elite disciples from the Fang and Lu families haven’t been eliminated yet, but the Kong Family has ’seized the top spot’?"

A few muffled laughs reached Kong Huaide’s ears, piercing and unpleasant. Kong Huaide put down his tea cup with a bit of force.

"Great Elder, there’s no need to be upset. Being eliminated is no big deal. You can come back in fifty years. There’s no need to take this Wind and Cloud Meeting too seriously."

The Wang Family clan leader returned the words to Kong Huaide without fear.

Kong Huaide feigned indifference, saying, "Wen Rang is young and attending the Wind and Cloud Meeting for the first time. It’s not disgraceful to lose to those in the sect deliberately suppressing their cultivation at the half-step Golden Core level. His two elder brothers, Wenliang and Wengong, are much steadier and will surely lead the noble family disciples to a great victory over the sect disciples."

From afar, a Nascent Soul True Monarch from the Sect Alliance snorted disdainfully, unable to restrain himself.

"Are you so sure your Kong family’s brats can lead the noble families to victory over our sect disciples? Don’t boast too soon if those two brats also get eliminated later. Let’s see what you’ll be smug about then."

Kong Huaide smiled without responding, convinced it was impossible, secretly instructing someone to bring Kong Wenn Rang back to find out who eliminated him.

True Monarch Cang Huo sat with his belly pressing against the low table, gulping down hot tea, causing Lii Jiuchuan to shake his head.

"Tea must be sipped slowly to taste its flavor. Drinking like that wastes it."

True Monarch Cang Huo hurriedly said, "I’m anxious. Look at the current situation. Those disciples from noble families are certainly using their old trick of setting up an array outside the transmission array to surround and eliminate sect disciples. In just this short time, so many sect disciples have been eliminated. Only Song Zhiiang and Yun Shang are left from Heavenly Hero Peak."

"But I’m also puzzled. Our generation of old disciples in Foundation Establishment from Heavenly Interence Sect has been eliminated, yet these younger ones are holding out. Aren’t you worried about our disciple? The fact that the Kong brat got eliminated means there’s a strong opponent."

Lii Jiuchuan remained silent and calm, sipping tea quietly. Yet, every time an elimination appeared in the Flowing Light Illusion, he would slightly perk up and glance, then return his attention to his tea cup without missing a beat.

"You’ve drunk several pots already. Are you tense?"

True Monarch Cang Huo muttered, shaking his head beside him.

"Compared to Foundation Establishment, it’s quite stable over on the Golden Core side. Experienced and full of tricks..."

Before long, two figures appeared one after the other in the Flowing Light Illusion, prompting a wave of overturned cups and gasps from the surrounding crowd.

"It’s... it’s the Kong Family..."

True Monarch Cang Huo couldn’t hold back his laughter, standing up with joy as others dared not speak.

"Whoever this brave hero is, did a great job getting rid of them! Well done, magnificent!"

The face of the Kong Clan Leader, Kong Huaizheng, turned ashen as he clenched his fists in silence.

Kong Huaide stood there, mouth agape in disbelief, "This... this isn’t possible..."

The Nascent Souls from the Noble Family Alliance were shocked, while those from the Sect Alliance felt refreshed, laughing quietly to themselves.

These were the main disciples of the noble families in the Foundation Establishment arena. Before the Wind and Cloud Meeting began, Kong’s Three Heroes had sparred with disciples from other families, with Kong Wenn Gong and Kong Wenn Rang being slightly inferior, while Kong Wenn Liang secured the captain position with absolute superiority.

Well now, even the captain has been eliminated. It’s a resounding upset!

Instantly, everyone whispered and inquired, eager to find out who had eliminated Kong’s Three Heroes.

The person sent by Kong Huaide to retrieve Kong Wenn Rang returned just in time. As Kong Wenn Rang stepped into the hall, he was immediately besieged by the stares of over a dozen Nascent Soul True Monarchs, causing him to collapse weakly, unable to crawl up.

Kong Huaide flickered to his side, lifting him and sternly asking, "Was it an ambush by sect disciples?"

Kong Wenn Rang shook his head.

"Was it a direct confrontation with the leading disciples from the sect?"

Kong Wenn Rang shook his head again.

Kong Huaide’s hand trembled, "Could it have been done by just one person?"

Kong Wenn Rang’s face was mournful as he nodded with his eyes closed.

The crowd gasped in response, looking around at each other, eager to know which disciple was so formidable.

A tremor ran through Kong Huaide’s body, a powerful foreboding rising within him.

"Who... who was it? Chu Yunwei from the Guiyuan Sword Sect? Or Monk Hui’en from the Vajra Platform? Or Fang Yuxing from the Heavenly Interence Sect?"

Among the sect disciples, these three were undoubtedly the strongest.

Kong Wenn Rang gulped and attempted to speak, but the words got stuck in his throat. All he could do was tremble and turn his head towards Lii Jiuchuan, who was blowing on hot tea.

The gaze of more than a dozen Nascent Souls followed Kong Wenn Rang’s line of sight to fix on Lii Jiuchuan, and after a moment of confusion, they all widened their eyes in astonishment.

Jiang Yuebai!

It’s Lii Jiuchuan’s direct disciple, Jiang Yuebai!

This is impossible!

Wasn’t she rather unremarkable during the primary selection, no more than that?

A one-against-three battle, and she’s only at the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment?

But Kong Wenn Rang’s reaction... definitely pointed to her!

Everyone was reminded of the legends of the Heavenly Interence Sect’s ancestor, Lu Xingyun, who had once swept the world with unparalleled might.

"The Heavenly Interence Sect has truly produced an extraordinary genius!"

"Neither master nor disciple is ordinary. Lii Jiuchuan is already fifth on the Nascent Soul Battle List."

"But after a hundred millennia, how many with Five Spirit Roots have truly achieved anything? Even if she’s strong now, whether she can continue remains uncertain."

Unwilling to give up, Kong Huaide asked, "Are you sure your two elder brothers were also... also..."

Kong Wenn Rang nodded vigorously, "The three of us encountered her alone. It should have been her... hopefully..."

Silence filled the air so completely that one could hear a pin drop.

Lii Jiuchuan leisurely sipped his hot tea with a smile, "This tea is truly excellent."

Standing up, Lii Jiuchuan scanned the room with legendary poise, meeting the shocked and envious gazes with a straight spine and hands on his hips, a grin forming at the corner of his lips.

"Clan Leader Kong, Jiuchuan has some matters to attend to and will take his leave."

Kong Huaizheng nodded with a face as dark as iron.

Kong Huaide appeared pale, feeling as if the world was spinning. How could the Kong Family’s wager with Lii Jiuchuan be calculated now?

Even if the noble families won in the end and Jiang Yuebai didn’t take the top spot, they would no longer have the face to accept anything from Lii Jiuchuan.

Looking around at the gloating faces, Kong Huaide longed to storm out, feeling the Kong Family had truly humiliated itself this time!

On the side, True Monarch Cang Huo watched Lii Jiuchuan walk away with wind and confidence, envious to the point of tears.

When would he also be able to walk with such a dashing and bold manner as Lii Jiuchuan? To leave with a flick of his sleeve and stride away, saying nothing more.

True Monarch Cang Huo shook his head, no, if it were him, he’d have to laugh at everyone who looked down on him and his disciple to get rid of this grievance; how could he just leave like that? It was such a golden opportunity!

As he thought about it, True Monarch Cang Huo sharply glared at Ling Guanghan in the distance. If not for the years he was trapped in the array because of Guanghan, how could he have missed such a wonderful disciple?

Ling Guanghan, such an enmity is irreconcilable!