Chapter 31: The Threatened Grand Elder

In the illusory projection at the center of the outer sect plaza, each disciple's figure and the scoreboard were clearly visible. The outer sect elders and inner sect disciples on the stands were all shocked to discover that the name at the top of the scoreboard was neither Jiang Hai nor Chu Jiang, but Qin Yu of the Body Tempering Realm.

Although Qin Yu had already shown enough strength to defeat a second-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator, Chu Jiang's side had used a spirit treasure, fully armed, boosting their strength by more than one tier. Jiang Hai's side had teamed up, their core strength was decent, and they could fully resist Chu Jiang and the others. In the demonic beast trial, they basically swept through, provided they gathered together.

Due to random transmission, Jiang Hai's side had only gathered three or four Foundation Establishment disciples, who were now madly slaughtering demonic beasts. Jiang Hai ranked second with thirty-five points. But unexpectedly, Chu Jiang's side had no one on the leaderboard. In the projection, they were all huddled in a rock cave, with mysterious formation lines floating around them, setting up a defensive formation, fully armed, and on guard against something.

"What's going on? At a time like this, Chu Jiang shouldn't be revealing his strength and sweeping through forcefully, should he?" someone wondered.

"Before, Chu Jiang kept shouting, entered the demonic beast trial intending to kill Jiang Hai and Qin Yu to set an example, but now he's shrunk in one place, not even seeking demonic beasts—what does this mean?"

"Even if a demonic beast walked into that rock cave, his points wouldn't be enough to overtake."

All the disciples were somewhat doubtful, but quickly turned their eyes to Qin Yu's projection. Qin Yu wielded the Green Emerald Sword, swinging wide; wherever he passed, not a blade of grass remained. Corpses of ferocious beasts littered the ground, their blood staining the Azure Heaven Ancient Tree. Even a Yellow Rank Second Grade ferocious beast, in Qin Yu's hands, was only a match for a single exchange—after a few strikes, both body and soul were annihilated.

"What the hell... could this be the Body Tempering Realm?" an outer sect elder couldn't help but curse, his mouth twitching continuously. His ferocity made people find it hard to believe, even making them feel Qin Yu was the ferocious beast.

Only those inner sect disciples who had previously witnessed Qin Yu break through four passes in Leize remained calm, showing no ripple on their faces. For this was just a small scene. Countless senior brothers had never cleared the third pass, yet Qin Yu, at the Body Tempering Realm, broke through consecutively, stepping out a hundred meters in one stride, and even trained himself in the Lei Fa Gu Lu.

Just resisting the superimposed pressure and lightning aura was enough to make one suffocate. Yet Qin Yu kept tempering his flesh inside. They had already been shocked into numbness back then. To them, this trifle amounted to nothing.

"Indeed, these three came for this Qin Yu." The outer sect grand elder instantly understood their intentions.

Although Elder Wu and his group were strong, both in status and strength they were top-notch within the Profound Yang Sect. But if they alerted the Sect Leader and a few other core elders, it wouldn't be so easy to snatch disciples.

He glanced again at the inner sect disciples nearby. At this moment he also understood. According to the information he had just sent, these disciples were likely the ones who had witnessed Qin Yu's rise in Leize. These three, feeling uneasy, brought them along together to prevent the news from leaking.

The outer sect grand elder's chubby mouth twitched involuntarily. Although he didn't know Qin Yu's talent, he was absolutely ferocious; otherwise he wouldn't have reached this extent.

However, the outer sect grand elder fell into contemplation… should he send a message to the higher-ups or not? A genius at the ninth layer of Body Tempering, capable of defeating a second-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator, comparable to a third-layer Foundation Establishment. Once he rose, this generation of the Profound Yang Sect would shine brilliantly, overwhelming the Canglan Yu domain. Reporting it would be merit; not reporting would be dereliction of duty.

Qin Yu would definitely draw the attention of these old fogies in the sect, possibly even provoking a fight. If he concealed it, letting them miss the opportunity, he might very well get his legs broken.

At that thought, the outer sect grand elder broke out in a cold sweat, instantly preparing to crush the message jade token to inform the sect's old monsters. But just then, Elder Wu beside him gave a light cough.

"Cough, old man knows what you're thinking." Wu Lao said, "If you temporarily conceal it, we will remember your favor." "If the news leaks out." "Don't speak of those old fogies; we three old fogies will also break your leg—choose for yourself." Qi Tai and the Vice Hall Master, at this moment had subtle qi flowing around them, slowly approaching the outer sect grand elder. This was a show of stance. Having lived over a thousand years, these old monsters were naturally crafty; the outer sect grand elder's previous movements instantly made clear what he intended to do.

But if the news got out, it would certainly be disadvantageous for them. The outer sect grand elder's chubby face showed a mixture of laughter and tears. Neither speaking nor staying silent works. How did I end up in this mess? My head throbbed. He could only wave his hand and say, "What are the three master uncles saying? I, the junior disciple, don't really understand." Then he threw the message jade token to the ground and stomped it to pieces. Now he could only pretend to know nothing.

The inner sect disciples standing in rows behind him witnessed this scene, suppressing smiles while trying not to laugh. Seeing the outer sect grand elder in the same predicament as them, they instantly felt their hearts balanced. In this world, it's not fear of being wronged; it's fear of being the only one wronged.

Elder Wu, seeing this, couldn't help but nod slightly, feeling satisfied. Immediately, everyone's gaze gathered again on the plaza's projection. But… just then, the outer sect grand elder furrowed his brows and hesitated to speak.

"What… is happening?" "Why are all these ferocious beasts gathered in one place?" "This has never happened before." Elder Wu and the others also frowned slightly, puzzled. A single ferocious beast amounts to nothing, and the strongest here is only a fourth-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator. To these outer sect disciples, only by joining forces would there be any pressure; it's not even dangerous.

But… once these ferocious beasts banded together, a major problem would definitely arise. As time passed, the number of gathered ferocious beasts kept increasing, with over a hundred in three locations.

"Oh no! A beast tide is really going to break out! The gathered ferocious beasts keep increasing!" "No, the outer sect grand competition must be halted now; send elders into the secret realm to bring all the disciples out!" The outer sect grand elder's face changed drastically as he bellowed in a low voice.