Chapter 998: No Doubt

"No!" Sure enough, a refusal voice came straight through the Transmission Talisman.

"Hehe, I know you can't bear to let it go! But you don't have it, the War Dragon Sect does! Not long ago, didn't someone discover a loophole in a War Dragon Sect Secret Realm?" Li Qingyun said this with a mischievous grin.

"Are you really crazy? Sending other disciples to certain death?" The white old man opposite was so angry he was about to burst into a curse.

Li Qingyun rolled his eyes and said, "Calm down, calm down, we can give him individual special training!"

This time the Transmission Talisman was silent for a moment before a voice came, "I don't care, I know nothing! The disciple you favor, you handle yourself!"

Li Qingyun chuckled, put away the Transmission Talisman, and looked at Ye Liuyun with a smiling gaze.

Ye Liuyun felt his gaze and immediately looked back. Seeing his mischievous grin made his heart skip a beat.

"What is he up to this time?"

Li Qingyun's signature move, squinting his eyes with a wicked smile, surely meant he was plotting something again!

Still, Ye Liuyun was looking forward to it. Every time Li Qingyun pulled a nasty trick, Ye Liuyun gained a lot.

Ye Liuyun eagerly stepped onto the Zao Hua Second Realm arena.

The Elder guarding the arena saw that he was at the Zao Hua First Realm level and said outright, "You're at the wrong arena!"

Ye Liuyun bowed and said, "Disciple Ye Liuyun is confident of reaching the Zao Hua Second Realm before the competition."

"Ye Liuyun?" The Elder hesitated as soon as he heard the self‑introduction.

Ye Liuyun's name had been buzzing around the academy lately, and he had heard of it. Moreover, Xia Tianqiong was accompanying Ye Liuyun.

He couldn't decide at that moment, so he turned to look at the judging platform.

"Let him onto the stage!" Li Qingyun sent a Transmission Voice to the Elder.

The Elder, upon receiving the Transmission Voice, immediately told Ye Liuyun, "You may go up. But if you fail the challenge, you will lose any chance for the Zao Hua First Realm selection."

"Thank you, Elder!" Ye Liuyun said gratefully, paying no mind to the latter part.

The disciples below sighed, "How could he possibly lose! Not even the Demon Race Holy Son of the Zao Hua Fifth Realm is his match…"

For a moment, the Zao Hua Second Realm disciples below felt that the three slots weren't many to begin with, and now one fewer.

Moreover, with Ye Liuyun present, there was no doubt the final competition slot would be his.

They now only hoped to obtain a selection slot to train in a Secret Realm.

As soon as Ye Liuyun stepped onto the stage, the disciple who had been on the stage voluntarily stepped down.

He originally had a chance at a slot, having already won several challenges.

But when he saw Ye Liuyun go up, he immediately leapt down.

He didn't dare to clash head‑on with Ye Liuyun. Better to preserve his strength and keep a chance at the slot.

The Elder guarding the arena was also curious, "Is Ye Liuyun really as legendary as they say!"

So he hoped someone would come up to challenge, so he could see Ye Liuyun's strength.

He even urged twice, "Is there anyone daring to step up? If not, Ye Liuyun will get the slot outright!"

However, after waiting a while, he became disappointed.

For that bout, no one came up to challenge Ye Liuyun at all.

Meanwhile, some disciples below grew impatient.

"Let him take the slot and go, so we can continue!"

"Exactly! Stop wasting time, who would dare fight him!"

The Elder, feeling helpless, said, "What a bunch of trash! You so many Zao Hua Second Realm disciples, and none of you dare challenge a Zao Hua First Realm disciple?"

Yet, no matter what he said, the disciples below remained unmoved.

Some young disciples who were quick to catch fire now just shook their heads helplessly; no one wanted to go up and be battered by Ye Liuyun.

If Ye Liuyun is in a bad mood today, it's not a matter of a healing pill; it could even cost lives!

Li Qingyun, watching from the side and getting irritated, sent a Transmission Voice to the Elder, "Just announce it directly, no need to waste time!"

The Elder, helpless, could only announce that Ye Liuyun had earned a competition slot.

After Ye Liuyun stepped down, Xia Tianqiong also laughed, "You're so famous now! If you were to form a guild, its members would outnumber even our Fenglin Pavilion! And the female disciples would definitely outnumber the male ones!"

Ye Liuyun shook his head with a wry smile, "In terms of strength, I can't even beat you."

"Huh? You're being too greedy! You're only at Zao Hua First Realm and you think you can beat me on strength!"

Xia Tianqiong was at a loss for words.

At this moment, Li Qingyun suddenly sent a Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun.

"Regular Secret Realm training won't help you much; I'll find a place for you to get special training, okay?"

"Here we go!" Ye Liuyun felt a spark inside.

He just waited for Li Qingyun to make a move!

"Alright!"

Ye Liuyun didn't even ask, and immediately agreed.

"Then go back and wait for news; we'll set out tonight." Li Qingyun gave no further explanation and sent Ye Liuyun back.

"Let's go. Back we go!"

Ye Liuyun called out to Xia Tianqiong and was about to head back.

"Hey? Aren't you waiting for the notice of when to enter the Secret Realm before leaving?" Xia Tianqiong asked, puzzled.

"No need!" Ye Liuyun smiled mysteriously and left first.

"You…" Xia Tianqiong, seeing Ye Liuyun had already left, could only follow silently.

"You aren't waiting for me to go find out news for you, are you?" Xia Tianqiong kept asking Ye Liuyun on the road.

"No. Li Qingyun just sent a Transmission Voice telling me to go back and wait for news!"

Pressed by her questions, Ye Liuyun had to explain briefly.

Xia Tianqiong immediately became worried: "That Li lunatic? What is he up to again?"

Seeing Ye Liuyun not reply, she continued speaking to Ye Liuyun: "This Li Qingyun trains disciples so insanely that many have been worked to death! That's why he earned the nickname 'the lunatic'. You mustn't take everything he says at face value!"

"Hmm. I know. I have a clear idea!"

Ye Liuyun finally gave a response to his concern.

Li Qingyun's crazy disciple training, Ye Liuyun also had it in mind. When they first entered the outer gate, many new disciples had already been trained to death.

But Ye Liuyun liked Li Qingyun's training method. He also believed that only such cruel training could forge true strong ones.

The facts also prove that whenever Li Qingyun "traps" him, although the risk is great, it always brings him huge benefits.

Xia Tianqiong saw his perfunctory demeanor and knew he hadn't taken it in.

But she quickly let it go: "Sigh! Forget it, I won't say any more! These two, one is the big lunatic, the other the little lunatic, they match each other's temper. Talking too much would only upset him!"

In his eyes, Ye Liuyun never has a day of peace.