Chapter 342: Chapter 341: The Fifth Spirit Fire
"The world is changing, and the stars descend. The time for our Star Sect to rise has finally come!"
In the grand hall, two figures sighed with faint emotion. The speaker’s voice carried an imperceptible tremor, revealing that he was not as calm as he appeared.
"With this batch of star-reincarnated geniuses, our Star Sect will surely carry on its legacy and push its dominion to a new peak!"
Another voice suddenly spoke up, "Senior Brother, if that is the case, should we adjust the various cultivation plans for All Stars Academy and prioritize the supply of all Spirit Medicines and Spirit Pills for this batch of geniuses?"
After a moment of contemplation, one of the figures waved his hand. "Not for now. The geniuses of All Stars Academy are the best whetstones for this new batch. True gold must still be tempered by fire!"
"As for the other geniuses, although they are destined to become stepping stones for these little ones, we cannot abandon them entirely. Our Star Sect is vast and its operations immense; we need an infusion of fresh blood every year!"
"We need disciples to manage our enterprises and keep the sect running!"
"However, the various cultivation plans could certainly be adjusted with this in mind!"
"Yes, Senior Brother. Coincidentally, the All Stars Martial Competition is about to begin in half a year!"
"Half a year from now... hmm, yes. In half a year, we can also see how these little ones perform!"
...
In the crowd, Qian Kai stood in a black robe, his face veiled by a black cloth. His eyes betrayed a flicker of shock, as well as unconcealable joy.
Qian Kai had reason to be excited.
Any genius from All Stars Academy who learned they were suddenly accepted by the Star Sect as an Inner Sect Disciple would be unable to hide their excitement.
Even if this Inner Sect Disciple status came with no real authority for the time being.
An Inner Sect Disciple of the Star Sect—this was a status of unimaginable prestige.
Inner Sect Disciples wielded immense authority. They commanded tens of thousands of Outer Sect Disciples and controlled the fates of countless mortal kingdoms and empires, capable of reshaping the world with a single thought.
’But why did the Elders from All Stars Academy summon us here?’ Qian Kai’s gaze fell upon the group of black-robed figures around him.
’And what about them? Have they also been made Inner Sect Disciples?’
The spacious hall held nearly fifty or sixty figures in black robes.
These black robes were specially crafted by All Stars Academy; not even the powerful Divine Thought of an Elder could penetrate them to discern the geniuses’ true identities.
These people were also sizing up those around them. However, they had already been ordered not to communicate or reveal their identities before arriving.
’Is Qin Feng among them?!’
This sudden thought made Qian Kai’s expression darken. As he remembered the figure that made him grit his teeth in hatred, his chest began to heave.
"Qian Kai, my boy, it looks like your luck is about to turn!" a voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
’Venerable Elder!’ Qian Kai’s heart skipped a beat. He nervously glanced around, and seeing that the many experts nearby showed no reaction, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Qian Kai frowned. He now felt a deep-seated resistance and wariness toward this mysterious Venerable Elder.
A flicker of anger appeared in Qian Kai’s eyes as he remembered how he’d nearly been goaded into blowing up the Ghostly Evil Nether Spring.
Afterwards, Qian Kai had looked into the Ghostly Evil Nether Spring and realized just how terrifying it would have been to blow it up.
Even a Nirvana Giant would have been blown to bits.
’That old bastard actually goaded me into blowing up the Ghostly Evil Nether Spring!’
A chill went through Qian Kai’s heart.
The Venerable Elder didn’t notice Qian Kai’s growing wariness. His voice was amiable as he said, "Little one, rest assured. I’m very familiar with that brat Qin Feng’s soul aura. Though the black robes conceal everyone’s faces and even their scents, a soul aura doesn’t change. I can confirm that brat has been excluded from this opportunity!"
Hearing this, Qian Kai was momentarily stunned. In the next instant, an intense rush of Blood Qi surged through him. A wave of pure ecstasy washed over him, from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. If he weren’t forbidden from making a sound, he would have thrown back his head and roared at the sky.
This time, he had finally beaten Qin Feng.
The intense joy made Qian Kai temporarily cast aside his reservations about the Venerable Elder.
’Excellent. Qin Feng, so you have a day like this after all!’ An unconcealable, triumphant smirk curled Qian Kai’s lips.
’No matter how arrogant and domineering you are, you’ll still end up trampled under my feet. I am a man of great Qi Fortune! I turn disaster into opportunity and calamity into luck. I am destined to make a name for myself in one fell swoop!’
As he recalled the assessment the unnamed old man in the Scripture Pavilion had given him a few days prior, a fierce glint repeatedly flashed in Qian Kai’s eyes.
’There’s no trace of Qin Feng’s aura. To think that even with his aptitude, he couldn’t get into this place!’ Ji Huang’Er, also clad in a black robe, stood in a corner of the crowd.
Qin Feng had refined Ji Huang’Er’s Heaven-Burning Blood Flame Seed. Although he had used a powerful technique to directly erase the Heaven-Burning Finch’s mark from within the flame, Qin Feng didn’t know that Ji Huang’Er could still sense his presence through the Heaven-Burning Finch if they were close enough.
Among the sixty-odd people present, Ji Huang’Er did not sense that familiar, domineering, and highly aggressive presence.
A peculiar light flashed in Ji Huang’Er’s beautiful eyes; she didn’t know whether to feel relieved or slightly disappointed.
’No matter what, Qin Feng, I, Ji Huang’Er, will never lose to you! Being a Fourth Grade Alchemist means nothing. Only true cultivation allows one to control their own destiny!’
’Qin Feng, I’ll show you what a true prodigy looks like!’
A blazing fire burned in Ji Huang’Er’s beautiful eyes. She had already broken through to the Condensing Vein Realm.
...
All the geniuses present had their own schemes, their hearts filled with ambition.
At that moment, at the head of the great hall, a figure quietly materialized from the Void.
He was a middle-aged man of average height, dressed in a white robe, with a fair, beardless face. He possessed an immense aura of authority. As his gaze swept over the crowd, everyone fell deathly silent.
He revealed no unusual phenomena or aura, but the mere sweep of his gaze sent an immense pressure bearing down on them from the Void.
After a moment, he spoke in a calm, measured tone.
"All of you here are pillars of our Star Sect. Simply being able to come here speaks volumes about your aptitude. I will tell you this plainly: your names are, at this very moment, laid out before the Elders of the various peaks!"
"You know what this means. It means that if you can seize this opportunity, you will utterly crush the competitors at your side!"
"It’s even possible that you could be directly accepted as a disciple by an Elder, becoming a True Inheritance disciple of the sect in one fell swoop!"
"True Inheritance Disciples?"
The crowd stirred, their gazes flickering with unconcealable shock.
...
On Heavenly Red Mountain, by the shore of Celestial Pool Lake, Qin Feng had no idea that he, a future rising star, had already been excluded from the first tier of geniuses.
At this moment, his hands were a blur as he formed Seal Techniques. A ball of Spirit Fire roiled in his palm; the condensation of his fifth Spirit Fire, the True Dragon Separation Fire, had reached a critical juncture.
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