HPDBC Chapter 32 – Chen Xun passes the test, bone age twenty
Chapter 32 – Chen Xun passes the test, bone age twenty
Within Nine Stars Valley, Chen Xun led Black Bull in, surrounded by unfamiliar faces. Cultivators hurried about, their eyes brimming with a thirst for power.
Three days later, representatives from the ten great immortal sects arrived, stirring a buzz of excitement. Chen Xun and Black Bull silently observed the high platform.
The envoys from these ten sects varied yearly, but all were Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"Bull."
"Moo!"
"Let's break through."
Chen Xun, leading Black Bull, approached Noble Sect's platform. The scattered cultivators watched in amazement as he dared to attempt the challenge with a mere mortal bull, a truly amusing sight.
Atop the platform, three women stood with hands behind their backs, their gazes sharp as lightning, amused by the sight of the man with the bull.
The first challenge: Puppet Beasts. Ten Qi cultivation fifth level mechanical puppets. Avoid their attacks, step onto the next level. Chen Xun's presence captured the attention of many cultivators.
A Qi cultivation seventh level cultivator.
As Chen Xun stepped in, the Puppet Beasts glowed red, positioning themselves to attack from all directions, fearless of death.
Chen Xun's feet shook the ground, leaving an afterimage. With one hand lifting Black Bull, he swiftly dodged several spells and appeared behind a Puppet Beast.
Flames covered his palm, melting the back of the Puppet Beast like magma, revealing a crystal core, immobilizing it.
With quick, precise, and ruthless efficiency, Chen Xun dispatched all ten Puppet Beasts with apparent ease.
"What spell did that man use?"
"The Noble Sect's puppets were easily defeated by him, those materials are quite valuable."
"An eye-opener indeed. We usually just dodge, but he destroyed them all. Such terrifying strength!"
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A wave of astonishment swept through the crowd below Noble Sect's platform, having never heard of someone dragging a black bull while defeating ten Puppet Beasts.
Shock flickered in the eyes of the three women atop the platform.
"Sister Yun, isn't this cultivator a bit too much?"
One woman spoke indignantly, as these were Noble Sect's assets, all ruined by him.
"So you're a disciple of the Five Aggregates Sect, I've heard much about you."
Chen Xun greeted with a cupped fist, his eyes showing realization, waiting for what was to come, as this man was a ninth level Qi cultivation cultivator.
"Would you be interested in joining the Five Aggregates Sect?"
Yin Jun asked with a smile. Yongquan Prefecture lacked major sects and was relatively backward in cultivating resources. Typically, scattered cultivators would be honored by such an invitation, without hesitation.
"How can you prove you're a disciple of the Five Aggregates Sect? Surely I can't just follow you based on your word alone?"
"I've been observing for a while. Why do some sects always want those strong in combat but not care about potential? Please tell me the truth."
"What would I need to do after joining the Five Aggregates Sect? There's no such thing as a free lunch, I understand that."
"And most importantly, can I bring my family's ancestral Black Bull?"
Chen Xun spoke gravely, these questions weighing on him for a long time, and the main reason he dared not join the ten great sects.
These mid-level sect disciples were still reasonable, but those Foundation Establishment seniors wouldn't bother with niceties, what if they made him dispose of Black Bull?
When he first arrived, Little Fatty had told him it would be best to deal with Black Bull, but he might as well kill him then.
Yin Jun was dumbstruck, his mouth agape, wondering if this man had some traumatic childhood experience...
"This is the Five Aggregates Sect disciple token, please take a look."
Yin Jun took out a green token from his Storage Bag, inscribed with the word "Five Aggregates," its patterns mysterious and clearly not ordinary.
"Activating this token can summon support from Five Aggregates Sect disciples within a hundred miles."
Yin Jun was somewhat speechless. If it weren't for the benefits of recruiting a qualified disciple, he wouldn't bother so much.
"Then activate it and try. Please don't mind, Fellow Daoist, a scattered cultivator's life is not as privileged as that of a major sect's disciple."
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"When the time comes for seclusion, I will activate it, and then you can verify its authenticity."
"Alright." Chen Xun nodded with a smile, looking forward to Yin Jun's demonstration.
Yin Jun took a deep breath, blinked, and said, "Actually, it's not such a big secret. It concerns the lifeline of Kingdom Qian's lower-level cultivators."
"Please speak clearly."
"It's about the spiritual herbs for Foundation Establishment Pills..." Yin Jun began to explain slowly.