645 Guidance

On the platform, when the black-dressed lady heard the crisp voice behind her,her tightly-shut eyes opened slowly. The corners of her mouth curled upwardsslightly, making her cold-looking face somewhat gentle in an instant.

“I thought you followed Uncle Wu Dao to select the new disciples? Why the longface?” The black dressed asked as her lily-white hands took hold of agreen-colored long sword. Then, she stood up gracefully while looking at YingHuanhuan with a tinge of joy in her eyes.

“Don’t mention it,” Ying Huanhuan furrowed her eyebrows and pouted her lips.She then continued, “Initially, I wanted to see how capable the champion of theHundred Empire War is. In the end, it turns out that he is just an arrogantidiot.”

“Why?”

The black-dressed lady shifted her gaze towards the surging Pill River andexclaimed softly without making a big fuss.

“That fellow actually forsaked the chance to enter the Sky Hall and chose theDesolate Hall instead,”

Ying Huanhuan grumbled angrily.

“Oh?” The black-dressed lady was slightly startled. She was just as surprisedas Ying Huanhuan. Apparently, this was the first time she heard of such anincident.

“That fellow said that he wants to learn the Great Desolate Scripture.”

“He’s quite ambitious,” The black-dressed lady replied softly.

“He’s indeed quite ambitious, but I’m afraid his ambition is what that’s goingto kill him in the end. If the Great Desolate Scripture is so easy to bemastered, the Desolate Hall would have surpassed the Sky Hall a long time ago.That time, Sis meditated before the Desolate Tablet for a month and stillfailed to learn anything from it. How can that fellow succeed then?” YingHuanhuan snorted.

“I have no affinity with the Great Desolate Scripture. Others might actuallybe able to do so,” The black-dressed lady pointed the tip of her green-coloredlong sword towards the Pill River. Traces of powerful sword aura began toemerge from the sword.

“To master the Great Desolate Scripture, one needs more than just affinity.Sis, don’t tell me you think that fellow has a chance of succeeding?” YingHuanhuan asked.

The black-dressed lady turned her head slightly and replied softly,“Twenty-percent chance.”

“Are you saying he has a twenty-percent chance of succeeding? How can it be,you haven’t even met him yet!” Ying Huanhuan exclaimed while her eyes widenedup.

“A person who comes from a low-ranked empire and is able to surpass thosesuper empires’ geniuses is no simpleton. Becoming the champion of the HundredEmpire War doesn’t depend on luck alone,” The black-dresses lady explained witha gentle voice.

“Who knows what will happen? There’s nothing special about that lad…” YingHuanhuan pouted her mouth unbelievably. Then, she continued, “That fellow stilldares to wager with me…”

Ying Huanhuan rolled her eyes upon finishing her sentence. Just as she wasabout to start speaking again, the indifferent voice of the black-dressed ladycame from behind, “Don’t bother me with this kind of issue. There are a lot ofpeople who are willing to stick up for you. You don’t need me. I don’t want tobe distracted by such issues. I have more important things to care about.”

“You merely lost by a single move to that Ling Qingzhu from the Nine HeavensSupreme Purity Palace, ain’t it…..” Ying Huanhuan grumbled. However, just asshe finished her sentence, she could sense the sword aura that was pervadingthe platform intensified in an instant. Following which, she quickly shut hermouth.

“Little girl, if you feel that you have too much freedom these days, I canconfine you for a few days,” The black-dressed lady’s cold voice silenced YingHuanhuan instantly. Upon hearing this, Ying Huanhuan turned her body and leftwithout any hesitation.

Upon hearing Ying Huanhuan scuttle away, the black-dressed lady pursed herlips lightly. The green-colored long sword in her hand bolted upright abruptly.At that instant, the aura of the sword pervaded the entire sky. A ten thousandfeet long rift split across the surging Pill River instantly. After quite awhile, the rift then began to soothe down gradually…

Vigorous Nirvana Qi formed in front of the black-dressed lady. Indistinctly,the Nirvana Qi materialized into an illusory figure. That figure appeared to beLing Qingzhu.

The black-dressed lady’s eyes were as deep as an abyss. She reached out herslender lily-white index finger and dabbed the illusory figure lightly with it.Then, the aura of her sword surged forward and destroyed the illusory figureinto nothingness.

“Ling Qingzhu… I will defeat you….”

….

The next day, as the morning sunshine poured over the Dao Sect, an unusualcommotion broke out stealthily across the enormous mountains of the DesolateHall.

This commotion originated from the spreading of the news that there was aHundred Empire War’s champion among the Desolate Hall’s newly-selecteddisciples. Furthermore, this champion unconventionally forsook the chance toenter the Sky Hall. Instead, he chose to enter the Desolate Hall. Naturally,the issue that the Desolate Hall’s disciples cared about the most was that thisnew disciple was going to receive the Pill River Head Immersion on his firstday!

Generally speaking, only those disciples who performed exceedingly well wouldbe qualified to receive the Pill River Head Immersion. Clearly, a lot ofdisciples had been working hard for this privilege. However, no one hadexpected the privilege of the Pill River Head Immersion this year to be seizedby a newcomer.

Undoubtedly, this issue had infuriated numerous disciples. Even though theyknew a Hundred Empire War’s champion could significantly increase the number ofpotential disciples in the future and such reward was completely deserving,they were still not happy about it. A newcomer like him, who had not evenfamiliarized himself with the place, dared to claim such privilege. From thecurrent batch of disciples’ perspective, he obviously did not show any respectto his seniors!

On the south of the Desolate Hall near to where the Pill River was, there wasan exceptionally enormous mountain. On the mountain summit, there was a vastplatform. At this point of time, the platform was swarming with people’sshadows, appearing extremely crowded.

In front of the platform, there was a group of people crowding around. In thecentre of the group, there was a grey-clothed guy looking gloomily at the PillRiver ahead of him. Everyone could sense the anger within him.

“Senior Tong Chuan, don’t be angry anymore. No one has expected this…”Numerous Desolate Hall’s disciples were consoling the grey-clothed guy,attempting to soothe the anger in his heart.

While speaking, these disciples felt somewhat helpless. Even though they feltthat Tong Chuan had the highest chance of obtaining the privilege of the PillRiver Head Immersion among the direct disciples and he was fully committed togetting it, they did not expect a newly-joined disciple to crash the party.Furthermore, this newcomer was one step faster in seizing the nomination. Itwas no wonder that Tong Chuan was so outraged.

“Humph, he’s merely a new disciple. Even if he is the champion of the HundredEmpire War, he still has to understand the concept of seniority! He has to stayin the Desolate Hall for at least two years to be qualified for the Pill RiverHead Immersion!” Tong Chuan roared coldly.

Upon hearing these words, the Desolate Hall’s disciples surrounding Tong Chuancould only laugh bitterly. It seemed like Tong Chuan had no intention ofletting the matter rest. Soon after, these disciples began to sympathize withthe new disciple. Even though he had done a meritorious deed for the Dao Sect,the Desolate Hall still had its own rules and regulations. Certain privilegeshad to be earned with capabilities. If Tong Chuan was to take action onpurpose, even if the new disciple was able to obtain the privilege of the PillRiver Head Immersion, his reputation would suffer significantly.

With regards to his capability, the disciples surrounding Tong Chuan had notmuch worries about the latter. Tong Chuan had been in the Desolate Hall forthree years and he had reached the Six Yuan Nirvana Stage. He was consideredrather powerful among the direct disciples. Furthermore, that new disciple wasreported to be only at the Four Yuan Nirvana Stage.

At this moment, the number of disciples who had received the news and rushedtowards the platform before Pill River was rather huge. Other than Tong Chuan,there was a lot of other direct disciples. However, these direct disciples werenot as infuriated as Tong Chuan. They merely folded their arms and waitedeagerly for what was going to happen next. They clearly knew that the newdisciple, whose name was Lin Dong, would not obtain the privilege of the PillRiver Head Immersion so easily…..

Swoosh!

As numerous disciples waited on the Pill River platform, the sound of windbreaking echoed through the air suddenly. Soon after, more than ten figuresflew from afar and landed on the platform. The guy leading the group was LinDong himself.

As Lin Dong and his counterparts arrived, the initially rowdy platformquietened down instantly. Numerous gazes converged on them. Most of their eyescontained a playful tinge.

Lin Dong, who had just landed on the platform, could naturally sense theunusual atmosphere. However, his face did not show the slightest bit ofsurprise. He clearly understood that even though he was a direct disciple, anew disciple like him could not easily convince the crowd of his strength.Those disciples who were of higher seniority, were bound to brood over the factthat he obtained the nomination for the Pill River Head Immersion…

Lin Dong also knew how to deal with this kind of situation…

“Such a group of vigorous young men. Seems like you won’t be lonely in thefuture…” Little Marten chuckled as he looked smilingly at the surroundingDesolate Hall’s disciples.

Lin Dong nodded his head slightly.

“Are you the direct disciple that has just entered the Desolate Hall, Lin Dong?

Not long after Lin Dong appeared, Tong Chuan could not help but took a stepforward and asked with a deep voice.

“There’s going to be a good show…”

When the crowd saw Tong Chuan take a step forward, the same words echoedthrough their minds.

“Nice to meet you, Senior,” Lin Dong smiled and cupped his fist.

“Lin Dong, you have indeed done a meritorious deed for the Dao Sect bybecoming the champion of the Hundred Empire War. However, I don’t think it’swise to take credit for this. Every year, only one person is allowed to enjoythe Pill River Head Immersion. Given your current status in the hall, I’mafraid you’re not qualified to enjoy this privilege. Therefore, Senior shalladvise you to come and fight for this privilege again two years later. Thatmight be a better decision for you,” Tong Chuan said indifferently.

“Is it that I don’t have the capability or the qualifications?” Lin Dongsmirked.

Tong Chuan squinted his eyes and replied, “Since you have asked, I can onlytell you that you have neither!”

“Understood….”

Lin Dong nodded his head. Then, under the numerous astonished gazes from theDesolate Hall’s disciples, Lin Dong cupped his fists towards Tong Chuan.

“Senior, please guide me!”

Tong Chuan was not the only one who wanted to establish dominance. As anewcomer, Lin Dong clearly understood the importance of such action as well.And right now, it seemed like the perfect chance to do so.