Chapter 18

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

At nightfall, the Outer Residence of the Lin Clan Sect Residence was still brightly lit.

Soon, Lin Han arrived at the border between the Outer and Inner Residences.

The atmosphere tonight resembled that time when he came to sign up for the competition.

Countless disciples gathered together even though it was already night time. All of them were boiling with excitement while they read the ranking list that hung on the ancient wall.

It included the names of all the younger generation disciples of Lin Clan Sect Residence’s Outer and Inner Residence. The ranking was based on an evaluation of the disciples’ usual performances and cultivation base. It was supposed to serve as a reference.

“Have you heard? It’s said that the upper-level management attaches significant importance to the upcoming Sect Residence Martial Arts Tea Party. In order to motivate the young disciples, they took great pains to make sure that anyone who wins a good place in the competition will receive a generous reward.”

Several Sect Residence disciples were in the middle of a heated discussion.

Lin Han threw a sidelong glance at their direction and was surprised by what he discovered.

The disciple who was speaking earlier was wearing a shirt with the word “Inner” embroidered on the shoulder.

He was a disciple of the Inner Residence!

Lin Han did not expect that the Inner Residence disciples would be here to join in the fun.

However, he thought of it as rather reasonable after giving it a thorough consideration.

By the end of tomorrow’s Outer Residence Competition, the top twenty-five candidates would present themselves at Inner Residence to participate in the Martial Arts Tea Party. They would compete with current Inner Residence disciples for the quota of the new term.

It was understandable for the current disciples of Inner Residence to check out the ranking tonight. They would want to prepare themselves for the strong presence in Outer Residence so they knew what to expect at the Martial Arts Tea Party.

“Brother, you’re definitely worthy of being an Inner Residence disciple, for you’re aware of the confidential information from the sect. Perhaps, Brother, you could reveal what the reward is to enlighten us, disciples of the Outer Residence,” said one Outer Residence disciple with a strong curiosity in his tone.

“In tomorrow’s Outer Residence Competition, the best twenty-five candidates out of hundreds of Outer Residence disciples will be chosen to participate in the upcoming Martial Arts Tea Party.”

That Inner Residence disciple smiled and continued, “In the Martial Arts Tea Party, those top twenty-five disciples are qualified to challenge those fifty disciples of the Inner Residence. Victory would ensure the winner’s replacement of the loser’s position, then they will become a new disciple of the Inner Residence. They’ll also be given a set of high-grade martial arts of their preference from the Sect Residence martial arts hall.”

“Ahhhh!”

Many of the surrounding Outer Residence disciples were taken aback with surprise at the information revealed by the Inner Residence disciple.

One was eligible to choose a set of high-grade martial arts as long as they became an Inner Residence disciple?

Not to mention high-grade martial arts, even medium-grade martial arts were extremely rare to come by for these disciples.

“Besides, I heard that if any of the top twenty-five Outer Residence disciples are able to acquire a position among the top twenty in the upcoming Martial Arts Tea Party, they will also be awarded an Element Condensation Pill in addition to the rewards mentioned earlier!” The Inner Residence disciple once again surprised the crowd.

Element Condensation Pill?!

The Outer Residence disciples were completely shocked.

Element Condensation Pills were a kind of extremely precious medicinal pill that was worth five hundred taels of gold each.

As if still unsatisfied with the crowd’s reaction, the disciple revealed another piece of startling news. “If you can break through into the top ten, in addition to the high-grade martial arts and Element Condensation Pill, the successful person will also get an Element Breakthrough Pill!”

What?

Element Breakthrough Pill?!

At this point, let alone some ordinary Outer Residence disciples, even Lin Han’s eyes were filled with disbelief when he heard what that Inner Residence disciple said.

As everyone knew, spiritual pills were also divided into several grades, namely low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade and top-grade pills.

The Element Condensation Pill was a medium-grade spiritual pill, but the Element Breakthrough Pill which was a whole level higher was a high-grade spiritual pill.

It would definitely cost thousands of taels of gold. Perhaps, one could not acquire that pill even with that much wealth.

One could only come across such things serendipitously!

Besides, the effect the Element Breakthrough Pill had was incredible.

At the consumption of this spiritual pill, any martial arts practitioner was able to progress straight into their next boundary below the martial arts Grandmaster level.

The mention of this caused all the younger generation disciples to burn with fervent passion.

Even Lin Gutian, the mightiest disciple of the Inner Residence, had not set foot into the martial arts seventh tier Grandmaster boundary.

Grandmaster, as the name suggested, was an extraordinary existence in the world of martial arts.

With a physical body fuelled with True Element and long-drawn-out strength, a Grandmaster could fight against a powerful army without feeling weary.

“What if you make it to the top three?” Suddenly, an unusually excited voice rang in the air.

“If an Outer Residence disciple really makes it to the top three of the Inner Residence, in addition to the rewards mentioned earlier, the person will also receive a set of top-grade martial arts specially prepared for the winner by the upper-level management, as well as a rare and powerful Thousand Year Snow Lotus!” replied the Inner Residence disciple immediately.

An unexpected pin-drop silence filled the air.

Top-grade martial arts?

Thousand Year Snow Lotus?

Both were legendary items!

“Top-grade martial arts? Thousand Year Snow Lotus?” When Lin Han, who was standing among the crowd heard this, his eyes twinkled with brilliance.

He had never come into contact with top-grade martial arts before.

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Moreover, there was also the Thousand Year Snow Lotus. If he could acquire that, the powerful phagocytosis ability of the Art of the Ancient Dragon Emperor would definitely absorb the full strength of that spiritual medicine.

Then, his cultivation base would gain a rapid boost.

Lin Han’s eyes were heating with anticipation.

He was unambitious to only think about victory in the Outer Residence Competition before. Instead, he should have set his eyes on the Martial Arts Tea Party where Inner Residence disciples fight for mastery.

That was the stage in which he should shine on.

At the thought of this, Lin Han was no longer anticipating tomorrow’s Outer Residence Competition.

The reason was that at this stage, he was no longer fearful of anyone from the Outer Residence.

At this point, Lin Han’s goal was changed to at least become the top three in the Martial Arts Tea Party.

After all, the generous rewards that included a set of high-grade martial arts, a set of top-grade martial arts, an Element Condensation Pill, and an Element Breakthrough Pill were tremendously tempting.

Lin Han was absolutely convinced.

His ultimate ambition had always been to leap out of the Lin Clan Sect Residence, out of the Broken Sky City, even out of the entire Yan Kingdom and into the vast world of martial arts.

Therefore, he needed to seize every opportunity to improve the strength of his martial art.

Then, Lin Han looked at the ranking on that list.

The person who topped the list was unexpectedly the mightiest disciple recognized by Lin Clan Sect Residence — Lin Gutian.

It was rumored that Lin Gutian had long advanced into martial arts sixth tier about a year ago. He had yet progressed into martial arts seventh tier Grandmaster boundary but was definitely somewhere close by.

Moreover, he was one of the five greatest men in Broken Sky City.

His status was unquestioned, be in the Lin Clan Sect Residence or in the whole of Broken Sky City.

His name represented unchallenged authority!

However, Lin Han reacted nonchalantly regarding this.

By inheriting the peerless mastery of the Ancient First Dragon Emperor, Lin Han believed that as long as he was given sufficient time, any so-called genius or greatest man was destined to be trampled under his feet.

This was the strong mentality of a powerhouse.

Besides, this was also an extremely firm and tenacious martial artist attitude!

Then, Lin Han continued to read the list and he soon recognized some familiar names.

For instance, Lin Tian, the Outer Residence Greatest Disciple was ranked eighteenth; Lin Ruyan was ranked thirty-eighth; Lin Juedao was ranked forty-sixth…

His eyes slowly moved downwards.

Finally, Lin Han saw his name ranked at the sixty-eighth place.

It seemed like his recent performance had been made known to the Sect Residence upper levels.

Otherwise, he, who was a petty and lowly subdivision disciple would only have been ranked after the hundreds.

At this moment, Lin Han had a fixed number in his mind.

He turned and walked into the distance. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the night.