Chapter 39: Who Is the Supreme Elder? Who Is the Sect Leader?

This... he broke through to Foundation Establishment?

The inner disciples, their faces shocked, watched the scene before them. Since Qin Yu entered the Leize secret realm, they had been standing by. Even counting the outer sect grand competition, it had only been half a day. Yet Qin Yu directly broke through several stages in a row, reaching Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, this heavenly punishment was like a tickle—rumor had it that interfering with the heavenly punishment would make the heavenly tribulation's might even greater, right? Consider this: when they broke through from the peak of body tempering, to successfully reach Foundation Establishment they had prepared Foundation Establishment pills, restorative elixirs, some spiritual armor, defensive formations, and so on, getting everything ready. Is Qin Yu trying to break through, and just did it with a casual flick?

Of course, at this moment they felt no discomfort anymore; they had accepted reality. For when the gap between people becomes immeasurable, requiring one to look up, envy no longer arises. Indeed, their hearts now leapt with joy: 'This generation, our Profound Yang Sect will truly rise!' 'Once Qin Yu cultivates a bit more, the next Azure Wave Grand Competition will surely crush those two families!' 'With the senior sister present this term, even if she can't hold up alone, at least it won't be too dire.' 'Given Qin Yu's strength like this, by then we can simply steamroll them!'

The inner disciples' eyes now glittered with sharp light. These past years, the Profound Yang Sect has had a rough time, since each Azure Wave Grand Competition represents the strength of the new generation. The Profound Yang Sect has fallen out of the top three for several consecutive terms. If it weren't for the sect still having a venerable elder ancestor presiding, those people would surely be dissatisfied and strike the Profound Yang Sect from the records. After all, the resources the Profound Yang Sect controls are not lacking.

When Qin Yu's aura had fully retracted, the outer sect elder appeared on the platform with a kind smile: 'The top three of this outer sect grand competition are Qin Yu, Zhang Wu, and Jiang Hai!' 'Because of Qin Yu's outstanding performance in the demon beast trial—he quelled the beast tide and, with the strength of the ninth layer of body tempering, defeated the true transmission disciple Chu Yu—the reward has been increased to a choice of profound-grade spiritual herb, ten thousand spirit stones, and an inner disciple quota!' 'The latter two receive a choice of low-grade spiritual herb, one thousand spirit stones, and an inner disciple quota.'

Jiang Hai's mouth twitched slightly; this fatty elder was the type to judge people by their looks. Before, the most he'd ever gotten was a medium-grade yellow-rank spiritual herb and a thousand spirit stones. But now, for Qin Yu, it instantly became a choice of profound-grade spiritual herb—take whatever you fancy. What a buddy, this is too biased. You know, a single profound-grade spiritual herb is basically worth a fortune to them; even reaching the upper grade, cultivators who have entered the Spirit Realm would go bankrupt trying to buy one. This is too generous. And this is definitely the elder paying out of his own pocket just to curry favor with Qin Yu. But… this is something you can't envy. After all, Qin Yu's talent is truly monstrous. Still, this time he also fulfilled his dream, successfully entering the inner sect; earlier, when they were in the demon beast secret realm, they had already secured his quota. He also felt especially grateful toward Qin Yu.

At that very moment, below the platform in the square, a spray of blood shot from Chu Yu's mouth: 'Pfft!' He fainted again on the spot. Because the scar in his heart was torn open once more. At this moment, Chu Yu felt he was about to suffocate. The key is, I never even fought him—how can this be called a defeat?! But the facts lie before us. This news is destined to spread far and wide. At this moment, Chu Jiang's mouth corners could no longer be pressed down; he couldn't close his mouth. This cousin of mine… interesting… truly interesting. This is practically digging a huge pit for myself. 'Still, this Qin Yu is indeed sinister; if I see him again, I must detour.' 'No, when I see people, I'll proactively keep three li away.' 'Too terrifying!' 'Just crossing two levels, I almost got my cousin killed.'

Sweat beaded on Jiang's forehead; from now on, if anyone shouts that I'm hostile toward Qin Yu, I'll first give them two big slaps. This guy isn't human—if you can't afford to provoke him, just stay away!

Thank you, Elder.' Qin Yu recovered, a hint of joy flickering deep in his eyes as he clasped his hands in salute. He then glanced at Zhang Wu. 'What a good person—Zhang Wu really is a good guy.' He suggested I join the outer sect grand competition to first secure an inner disciple quota, and ended up with extra rewards besides. Where could one find such a good thing? If not for Zhang Wu's advice, I'd probably still be miserably stuck at the seventh layer of body tempering. Without those three days of martial arts enlightenment, my cultivation wouldn't have progressed this fast. Immediately, the elder's cheeks puffed with flesh as he chuckled, placing the inner sect badge into Qin Yu's palm, then casually tossed the other two to Zhang Wu and Jiang Hai. Anyone could see this was preferential treatment. But Zhang Wu and Jiang Hai pretended not to notice; whoever dared to sow discord would get a slap from them—without Brother Yu, they'd have long been swept away by the ferocious beast tide.

All right, let's wrap up today's outer sect grand competition here.' 'Qin Yu, come with us three old fellows for a trip.'

At that moment, the three martial elders slowly descended from the stands, their figures floating, dao energy surging around them, causing the void to twist. They continually displayed their formidable strength from the side. This was to lay the groundwork for accepting disciples later.

Huh?

Qin Yu blinked slightly, noticing the beggar old man at the Leize entrance, as well as the two old fellows who had earlier appeared in Leize, trying various lures on him—could it be that they were the three core elders everyone had been talking about? Since the stands were far away before, Qin Yu had never paid attention there, never noticed. Moreover, these three old codgers—could they really not be here to seize my Lightning Dao supreme treasure? Earlier, because I feared my strength wasn't enough to guard the Lightning Dao supreme treasure, I didn't bring it out. Of course… not being able to withstand it is also a factor.

Rest assured, it's all for your benefit—don't worry too much.

We wish to take you as our disciple, but you must choose who will be your master.

The beggar elder smiled kindly, tidying his disheveled hair, trying to improve his image. The outer sect elder's mouth twitched slightly open. These three want to take disciples, yet they actually say the choice is yours? You know, every core elder of the sect acts extremely domineering; taking a disciple means pouring in resources and spirit stones—these outer sect elders could never compete. And now, the three of them are actually vying for him?

The outer sect elder couldn't help but feel startled; although he knew these three had come for Qin Yu, he hadn't expected they were all here to take disciples. Seeing this, Qin Yu remained somewhat wary—how long had it been since he first showed promise in the outer sect, and now they're already recruiting disciples? Moreover, his true level, they could see it clearly—at most he could overturn the fourth layer of Foundation Establishment. He then cleared his throat:

Cough, taking a master naturally involves considerations—may I ask… which of the three elders is the Supreme Elder, and which is the Sect Leader?

Upon hearing this, the three people's expressions instantly froze.