Chapter 320: The Tenth on the Heaven Ranking and the Outer Sect Elder

"Crack, crack..."

As Heng Xian spoke, the pressure surged once more, and the wooden tables and chairs in the room began to splinter.

On the ground, Liu Qing and the four others were bleeding from their noses and mouths, their veins bulging tightly.

Opposite them, Zhao Wuming, Luo Sihai, and their group looked as if they were carrying boulders; their faces were ghastly as they struggled to retreat, their entire bodies creaking.

A group of Qi Hai Realm Ninth Level Earth Ranking disciples, unable to hold on any longer, fell to the ground with a clatter.

The physical pressure was secondary; the primary issue was the massive psychological disparity.

They had seemed to play too recklessly during this period, not only with Yuan Dan Realm martial brothers challenging Heng Xian, who was first on the Earth Ranking, but even they, the Qi Hai Realm disciples ranked outside the top thirty, had gone to challenge him as well.

The more Heng Xian refused, the more inexplicably stimulated everyone felt; it seemed that as long as one was on the Earth Ranking, it was a bit shameful not to challenge the top-ranked Heng Xian!

Yet they had completely forgotten that this Heng Xian was a genuine Early Yuan Dan Realm cultivator!

Originally, they had thought that the first place on the Earth Ranking was not so far from everyone, and the gap was not that large.

Now that they had finally encountered him, they never expected... the gap to be so vast!!

Just how terrifying must his Golden Core be, and how powerful his cultivation art, how heaven-defying his physique and bloodline, to be able to suppress forty-nine people single-handedly, including eighteen Yuan Dan Realm cultivators!

The group of Qi Hai Realm cultivators was already prepared to beg for mercy!

Just then, another aura, even more powerful than Heng Xian's, flashed in from outside and slammed violently against Heng Xian's pressure.

A cold sneer appeared at the corner of Heng Xian's mouth; he seemed to have sensed it long ago, instantly retracting his aura and retreating rapidly.

"Hum—"

That aura struck nothing but air.

The "vortex" of pressure in the room immediately dissipated.

Zhao Wuming, Luo Sihai, Zhang Yu'er, and the others, who had been struggling to resist, suddenly found their "force" gone and fell backward, tumbling into a heap.

As for Liu Qing, the four people supporting him, and the group of Qi Hai Realm disciples, they felt a weight lift from their bodies, as if a great mountain had been cast off, and they gasped for air desperately.

"Deng, deng, deng..."

At this moment, dozens of Discipline Hall disciples dressed in black filed in, then sat in two rows, glaring like tigers, surrounding everyone, including Heng Xian.

"Pa, pa..."

A round of applause came from outside the door, and then a young man, also dressed in the black robes of the Discipline Hall, walked in slowly.

This youth was tall and imposing, with a full beard, arched eyebrows, and peach-blossom eyes; to say he was handsome would be a bit rough, but to say he was ugly would be wrong, as his features were those of a handsome man.

At this moment, he sneered while clapping: "Wonderful! Simply wonderful! In the thousands of years since the Tianyuan Sect was founded, this is the first time a scene of dozens of Earth Ranking disciples brawling has appeared; it is truly wonderful!"

Although he said "wonderful," his face was ice-cold.

Heng Xian sized him up; he could not discern his cultivation level, as this person's realm was much higher than his own. Based on his Discipline Hall uniform, one name immediately sprang to mind—

Tenth on the Heaven Ranking, the direct disciple of Blue Wuyan, Master of Dasong Peak, and Discipline Hall supervisor, Yang Shu!

"Senior Brother Yang!" Zhao Wuming said, full of grievances.

Yang Shu coldly reprimanded: "There are no senior or junior brothers here; before the sect's discipline, everyone is equal!"

Saying this, he looked at Heng Xian: "Do you know your crime?"

"Oh?" Heng Xian asked in surprise: "What crime?"

Yang Shu walked closer, his aura rising: "Openly dueling within the sect, why are you playing dumb?"

A heavy, surging pressure descended.

Heng Xian's expression remained indifferent; he raised the Chi Mei Sword, his aura rising, and blocked it with sword Qi.

"Hum—"

The tens of thousands of years of sword momentum inherent in the Chi Mei Sword body forcefully blocked Yang Shu's aura.

Yang Shu frowned slightly, looking at the Chi Mei Sword, a flash of surprise and envy in his eyes, before he dispersed his aura: "What? Do you intend to fight me?"

Heng Xian feigned curiosity: "Not at all, why would I fight you? As the Deputy Hall Master of the Discipline Hall, are you going to knowingly break the law?"

Yang Shu was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "It is you who are violating the sect's laws now, openly dueling; do you really think the sect's decrees are just for show?"

Heng Xian cupped his hands in a salute and said: "Has Senior Brother misunderstood? Is anyone here fighting? Is anyone casting spells? Using magic tools or treasures?"

Yang Shu looked at everyone; indeed, no one was using any magic treasures or casting spells. Dueling purely with intangible aura did not count as violating the law, so he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Heng Xian looked at Zhao Wuming and the others, asking: "Are you fellow disciples dueling here?"

Zhao Wuming, Luo Sihai, and the others opened their mouths, wanting to say yes, but once they admitted it, no one present would be able to escape, so they had to respond with silence.

Heng Xian looked at Yang Shu and blinked, meaning: See, no one is.

Yang Shu smiled: "A self-made Earth Ranking first place; not only are you arrogant, but you are also very eloquent!"

The words "self-made" were a jab at Heng Xian's sudden rise to the top of the Earth Ranking, which was also how the elders and Heaven Ranking disciples evaluated Heng Xian.

Heng Xian also chuckled: "You, of course, cannot experience the thrill of being first on the Earth Ranking!"

Yang Shu's best ranking on the Earth Ranking had been sixteenth; he had indeed never been first!

The honor of being "first on the Earth Ranking" was not something just anyone could obtain.

The smile on Yang Shu's face froze.

Just then, a surge of powerful aura came from outside, and three old men flashed in.

Judging by their attire, they were the three elders in charge of the tens of thousands of outer sect disciples.

The leading white-bearded old man smiled gently: "A group of little ones gathered here, even alarming the Discipline Hall; what is this about?"

Yang Shu did not dare to be negligent and immediately cupped his hands in a salute: "Uncle-Master Sun!"

Heng Xian, Zhao Wuming, Luo Sihai, and the others saw this and saluted together: "Greetings, Elder Sun!"

The old man stroked his beard and laughed: "No need for such formalities!"

Saying this, he looked at Liu Qing and the others still lying on the ground, and Xing Guang and his group in the corner: "The ground is cold, get up!"

With a flick of his right hand, a dozen green auras circled around and entered the bodies of the group. Visible to the naked eye, the group's auras stabilized, and their ruptured, damaged meridians and bones healed, allowing them to slowly stand up.

Heng Xian was secretly shocked; he didn't know what realm this old man was in, but this move was marvelous!

Yang Shu cupped his hands: "Uncle-Master Sun's healing hands are admirable!"

The Sun-surnamed elder shook his head: "I learned a few medical skills in the past, but now I'm old and useless! Yang Shu, these children are the treasures of the Earth Ranking; you cannot wipe them all out, otherwise the Sect Master and the Peak Masters will come to trouble me!

Besides, they didn't actually fight; give me some face, how about that?"

Yang Shu was looking for a way out, so he nodded: "Since Uncle-Master Sun has spoken, of course I will give it!"

After speaking, he glanced meaningfully at Heng Xian, then looked at Zhao Wuming and the others, and left with the Discipline Hall disciples in a swift and decisive manner.

Elder Sun stroked his beard and said to Zhao Wuming, Luo Sihai, and the others: "Do you direct disciples and Earth Ranking members have anything else to do?"

"We disciples will take our leave!" The group took a deep look at Heng Xian and left, supporting each other.

Only Elder Sun and his two companions, Heng Xian, and Xing Guang and the "square-faced" group, who were trembling as they climbed up in the corner, remained in the room.

Heng Xian looked at Xing Guang and made a move to leave, but the three elders looked at him, sizing him up as if admiring some treasure, and laughed: "Little Heng, well done!"

Heng Xian was stunned.

Little Heng?

Suppressing Liu Qing, Luo Sihai, and that group of people, well done?

Seeming to see his confusion, Elder Sun laughed: "At the Jianhai Guji, you suppressed one hundred and eighty people of the same realm single-handedly; the juniors from other sects have already confirmed it. These past few days, elders from various sects have been asking me about you, asking how our Tianyuan Sect cultivated a disciple like you who can run away and has explosive combat power. Tsk, tsk, tsk, I am so proud, hahaha..."

After speaking, the three old men laughed together.

Fine! His reputation had truly spread.

Heng Xian cupped his hands: "It was luck, luck; it was quite miserable at the time, fighting a group of people is not easy!"

The three old men laughed again.

"No matter, no matter, regardless of the reason, defeating them is all that matters!" Elder Sun stroked his beard and looked at Xing Guang and the others: "What is going on with you?"

Xing Guang and his group were trembling with fear; they were terrified when they saw inner sect disciples and direct disciples on weekdays, let alone these three ancestors of the outer sect, so they knelt down in a hurry: "We disciples were wrong!"

The three elders didn't take the six of them seriously at all, but looked at Heng Xian: "Little Heng, if you have anything, just tell us directly; we know all about the small squabbles between outer sect disciples and inner sect/direct disciples, we just didn't want to manage them!"

Heng Xian thought for a moment, cupped his hands and said: "Xing Guang and the girl next to him are old acquaintances of mine; I ask the three elders to give them a task!"

"Easy!" Elder Sun pinched his beard and agreed readily: "Since you, Little Heng, have spoken, we three must give you face; we will arrange a lucrative job for them this afternoon!"

The two, Xing Guang, were overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

The four "square-faced" men, however, looked as if disaster was imminent, trembling with fear.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 321 =====