Chapter 194
The next month, Huashui County was as peaceful as usual.
Because they had not waited for Lu Ren to show up, Li Yan and Liu Mushen lost their patience in a few days.
Liu Mushen needed to return to the sect to teach his disciples.
And Li Yan had to continue to practice in seclusion.
Because of Zhao Jiamu's death, he could not count on the extra quota.
Now the last glimmer of hope lies in whether he can successfully break through to the late stage of Qi Condensation.
As long as he breaks through before Qiao Xuefeng before the Tianjiao Hunting begins, perhaps the master will change his mind and return the only quota to him.
As for Wei Chen, a group of Muyang Sect disciples guarded him around the clock and cut a hole in his body on time.
Ordinary people who were subjected to such cruel punishment would probably not be able to bear it in two days.
But Wei Chen was a martial arts practitioner after all. Although his meridians were damaged, his physique was still much stronger than that of ordinary people, and his recovery ability was also relatively strong.
The wound often began to coagulate and scab after bleeding for a while.
After the wound healed, it was cut again, and so on and so forth...
Although it was not fatal in the short term, the continuous pain in his body was also a torture for him.
Because he was cut every hour, Wei Chen could hardly fall asleep and could only close his eyes and rest for a short time in the severe pain.
Many kind-hearted people could not bear to see it, and spontaneously sent food and water to Wei Chen.
The disciples of Muyang Sect were also worried that Wei Chen would die in their hands and it would be difficult to report to their superiors, so they had to turn a blind eye to this phenomenon and barely keep Wei Chen alive.
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Muyang Sect.
There was less than a month left before the Tianjiao Hunt.
The door of the training room was slowly pushed open.
Li Yan walked out with disheveled hair and an expression of great joy on his face.
The old servant bowed respectfully: "Congratulations, young master, for completing the breakthrough."
Li Yan laughed wantonly.
"God will not let down those who work hard. I have finally taken this step."
He successfully broke through to the Qi Condensation Realm after taking the elixir stolen from Wei Chen ten years ago.
It took him more than three years to break through from the early stage of Qi Condensation to the middle stage of Qi Condensation.
Now, after another seven years, he has finally made another step forward and his strength has also improved significantly.
Li Yan clenched his fists, feeling the flow of spiritual energy in his body, and a strong fighting spirit emerged in his eyes.
"Qiao Xuefeng, this time, I must take back what belongs to me!"
He looked at the old servant in front of him: "Uncle Li, find two female disciples with good looks. I want to take a bath and change clothes, and then go to see the master."
The old servant replied: "I will do it right away."
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The master's mansion
In a beautiful garden, Tian Kang was playing chess with an old man with white hair but a strong body.
The white-haired old man held a black chess piece and observed it for a long time.
Tian Kang urged impatiently: "Old Ge, you are too slow. If you play this way, you can't finish a game in half a day."
The white-haired old man named Ge Hong touched his beard with a smile, and finally put the black chess piece in a position that Tian Kang didn't expect.
"Master, you lost again."
Tian Kang was surprised and observed the chess game carefully.
His face changed from doubt at the beginning to shock.
After a long while, he sighed helplessly, looked up and said to Ge Hong: "Your move is a god's move, I really lost."
Tian Kang stretched out his hand and stroked the chessboard, and the black and white chess pieces were clearly separated and flew back to the chess box.
"No, I don't have the energy to play chess with you, it's too slow."
Ge Hong laughed: "Today I won three games in three games, don't forget the little request you promised me."
Tian Kang narrowed his eyes: "Tell me, what do you want?"
Ge Hong pondered for a moment, and slowly said: "I want to see my poor disciple."
"Are you talking about Wei Chen?"
"He won the first place in the sect competition that year, and the elixir he worked hard to get was conspired by Li Yan and Zhang Lanyuer. It is impossible for anyone to remain rational if this happens.
Besides, he didn't commit any big mistakes. Ten years have passed. Just let him go."
There was a hint of pleading in Ge Hong's words.
Back then, Wei Chen was his most valued disciple, and he once thought of passing on all his mantle to Wei Chen.
It's a pity... things didn't go as he wished.
Wei Chen was hunted down for killing his fellow disciples, and he fled for ten years.
Ge Hong has also accepted many disciples in these years, but
Their talents are far inferior to Wei Chen.
He often thinks of some past events about himself and his beloved disciple when he is alone.
Now, he finally heard the news about Wei Chen again, but he never thought that the other party was suffering inhuman torture.
Ge Hong really couldn't bear it, so he put down his face and pleaded with the leader.
Tian Kang said: "These are all grudges between the younger generation. You and I are old bones, so let's not interfere."
"Is there really no room for negotiation?"
"Wei Chen is involved in a very important matter. People must not be let go easily. I can only try my best to ensure that his life is not hurt."
Ge Hong was silent for a while, and stood up with a gloomy look to say goodbye.
As soon as he went out, he ran into Li Yan who came to announce the good news in high spirits.
The latter looked at Ge Hong briefly and instantly guessed the other party's intention.
"Elder Ge, long time no see. Are you here to play chess with my master again? Judging from your expression, you must have lost, right?"
Ge Hong snorted coldly and left angrily.
The reason why his beloved disciple ended up in such a situation was all thanks to the person in front of him.
If Li Yan was not the master's direct disciple, he would have killed him long ago and sought justice for Wei Chen.
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Li Yan walked into the garden and bowed respectfully to Tian Kang.
Tian Kang waved his hand and said, "Elder Ge sent a bag of new tea. You came just in time. Come and try it."
"Thank you, Master."
Li Yan happily sat down opposite Tian Kang.
After pretending to drink a few sips of tea and tasting a few words, he began to get to the point.
"Master, I have broken through to the late stage of Qi Condensation."
"Well, I saw it when you came."
"The Tianjiao Hunt is imminent, Qiao Xuefeng should not have time to break through, Master, why don't you give me the quota?
I will definitely not disappoint you and strive to get a good ranking to fight for our Muyang Sect."
Tian Kang seemed to have anticipated Li Yan's intention.
"The quota has been decided, how can it be easily changed, and I believe that Xuefeng will not let me down."
Considering that Li Yan would be unbalanced, Tian Kang continued: "I heard that you gave the Yingxue Sword to Xuefeng? After a while, I will find a way to give you another high-level spiritual weapon, just as a compensation for this time. "
Li Yan saw that his master had made up his mind and would not change his mind, and the last glimmer of hope in his heart was shattered.
He forced a smile and chatted with Tian Kang for a few more words, then found an excuse to leave.
Outside the door, Li Yan put away his smile, his face was as gloomy as water, extremely scary.
As expected, the master still prefers Qiao Xuefeng.
Even though he is now stronger, the master still insists on letting Qiao Xuefeng participate in the Tianjiao Hunting.
Is he really inferior to that kid who has only been in the sect for three years?
"Can a high-level spiritual weapon make up for the debt to me?"
The Yingxue Sword was originally his.
Qiao Xuefeng used despicable means to force him to "give" the sword to him.
Even if he regains a spiritual weapon, what does it matter?
He just wants to take back what belongs to him!
"Qiao Xuefeng! As long as you live one day, the master will not look at me more, so... you must die!"
Li Yan's bloodshot eyes showed crazy killing intent.
Before, he and Qiao Xuefeng were at the same realm, and once a life-and-death battle was launched, it was hard to say what the result would be.
But now it is different. He has broken through to the late stage of Qi Condensation first.
Although there is only a small realm gap, he is confident that he can kill Qiao Xuefeng with his sword.
Muyang Sect prohibits disciples from fighting and killing each other.
But Li Yan has a special status.
He was once considered the only candidate for the next Sect Master.
As long as Qiao Xuefeng dies, even if the master is angry, he can only accept the reality and shift the focus of training back to him.
After all, looking at the entire sect, Li Yan is the only one who can carry the banner of the younger generation.