671 A Talk in the Nigh

The Desolate Hall had an additional senior direct disciple after the end ofthe battle between Lin Dong and Jiang Hao. It was likely that this matter wouldstir quite a great commotion within the Dao Sect should it be spread. Afterall, there was not a single disciple during these years, who successfullybecame a senior direct disciple of any hall, after having just joined for lessthan a month.

Chen Zhen waved his sleeves after announcing that Lin Dong was the fifthsenior direct disciple of the Desolate Hall. Immediately, everyone saw theground beside the four stone platforms rising. A majestic Yuan Power directlycreated a new stone platform that was of the same height as the four others.

That spot would be Lin Dong’s individual seat during the future monthlycompetitions. This was a symbol of status. With regards to that, Lin Dong alsoacted unceremoniously as his body moved and he rushed onto the platform.

“Haha, junior brother Lin Dong, congratulation,” Pang Tong’s sincere face alsohad a smile on it at this moment, as he spoke to Lin Dong.

Fang Yun, Song Zhou and the other senior direct disciples also nodded theirheads at Lin Dong. If they had previously looked down on Lin Dong because oftheir seniority, this mentality had been completely replaced. Lin Dong haddisplayed a shocking fighting strength during the previous battle and even theydid not dare to underestimate him.

“I hope that the four seniors will take good care of me in the future.”

Lin Dong was not stingy with his friendliness in the face of their smiles. Itwas likely that he would train within the Desolate Hall for a long time infuture. Hence, he naturally did not want to have a terrible relationship withhis seniors. After experiencing the various games during the Hundred EmpireWar, he quite enjoyed the atmosphere within the Desolate Hall. After all, noone in this world likes to be constantly fighting with others…

Pang Tong and the three others smiled and nodded when they saw the friendlysmile on Lin Dong’s face. They involuntarily sighed within their hearts. LinDong’s actions finally allowed them to understand the boldness and resolutionthat was buried within his bones. They had also heard about the cruelty of theHundred Empire War. In order for Lin Dong to clear a path one step at a timewith his low-rank empire background, the amount of effort he had to put inwould likely cause them to feel ashamed, should it be described in detail.

“This junior has extraordinary potential. No wonder teacher-uncle Chen Zhenand Wu Dao have such high expectations of him…” The four of them looked at eachother and saw the mutual thought within their minds.

After greeting Pang Tong’s group, Lin Dong finally sat down on his own stoneplatform and raised his head. The height of the stone platform allowed him tooverlook the entire mountaintop. There was a black mass of people when helooked down. Tens of thousands of Desolate Hall disciples sat quietly in thisplace. Their expressions when they looked at him were filled with rich respect.

Chen Zhen once again returned to his stone seat. Next, he waved his sleeve andannounced the start of the monthly competition. However, those subsequentmatches were naturally not as fearsome as the one between Lin Dong and JiangHao. However, due to the large number of people present, the scene was alsoquite magnificent.

Branch disciples were the most numerous amongst the Desolate Hall disciples.These branch disciples were all constantly hoping to become full-fledgedDesolate Hall disciples. This was because only by becoming a true Desolate Halldisciple would they possess the qualification to enter the Desolate Hallmountains and train. Moreover, they would also gain the qualifications to learnthe deep and profound martial arts in Desolate Hall.

Therefore, there will always be quite a number of branch disciples goingall-out during the monthly competition, in an attempt to unleash one hundredand twenty percent of their own strength, hoping that they will be promoted tobecome a full-fledged disciple.

The Desolate Hall monthly competition continued for an entire day. Its finalresult caused the Chen Zhen duo to feel quite satisfied. Amongst the tens ofthousands of branch disciples, there were over a hundred disciples withoutstanding performances, who possessed the qualification to be promoted to afull-fledged disciple. At the same time, this increased the overall strength oftheir Desolate Hall.

As moonlight gradually encompassed the Desolate Hall mountains, the mountaintop, which had been lively for an entire day, finally began to graduallyquieten down. As large groups of disciples began to leave, the sound of rushingwind continued to buzz over the mountaintop.

Lin Dong also stood up from his own stone platform. He stretched his lazywaist and was just about to leave with Mo Ling’s group, when Wu Dao suddenlyappeared beside him.

“Little fellow, you have performed quite well today.” Wu Dao smilingly staredat Lin Dong and laughed.

“Heh, teacher-uncle Wu Dao has overpraised me. It was by chance that Isatisfied the criteria for practicing the Desolate Demon Eye. Moreover, I haveyet to completely master it and have merely gained an initial mastery.” LinDong smilingly said. Although Wu Dao was the deputy hall chief of Desolate Halland he had an extremely high status, Lin Dong did not act in an overlyrestrained manner in front of him.

“You little fellow…”

Wu Dao smiled and shook his head. He mused a little and said, “Currently, youare a senior direct disciple of the Desolate Hall. You should train properlyfrom now onwards. The Great Desolate Tablet will be opened three months later.Whether you will be able to comprehend it will depend on your own fate.”

“Three months later…”

Lin Dong was stunned initially. Promptly, a fiery hot expression surged outfrom within his eyes. He clearly understood that even though he was now alegendary figure in Desolate Hall, it was merely the case within the DesolateHall. The Dao Sect was huge and the number of prodigies in the three otherhalls were as numerous as the stars. If he wanted to stand out amongst all fourhalls, he must successfully comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture.Otherwise, he would definitely end up being at a disadvantage when he facedthose top disciples from the three other halls, who have comprehended the threeother great mysterious scriptures.

However, it was also because of his fame that many disciples in the DesolateHall were anxiously awaiting the day the Great Desolate Tablet opened. If LinDong was truly able to comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture, hisreputation would exceed that of the four senior direct disciples. In fact, hewill even be able to rival the top disciples from the three other halls.

Of course, if he failed, it was likely that he would wound up attracting somenasty gossips. His earlier performances were simply too dazzling and he caneven be comparable to that fellow, who possessed an extremely high position inthe hearts of the Dao Sect’s disciples. Hence, if he failed to comprehend theGreat Desolation Scripture, it would likely cause quite a number of DesolateHall disciple to be secretly disappointed…

Compared to understanding the Great Desolate Scripture, all those previousresults were hardly worth mentioning…

Lin Dong looked at Wu Dao’s earnest eyes before he curled his mouth slightly.For some unknown reason, it seemed like quite a lot of expectations had beenplaced on his shoulders…

“I will do my best.” Lin Dong softly replied.

“Soon after the Great Desolate Tablet opens will be the Hall test. The resultthat our Desolate Hall will achieve would likely depend on the five of you…” WuDao smilingly said.

“How is the strength of that big senior sister Ying Xiaoxiao from the Sky Halllike?” Lin Dong blinked and suddenly asked.

“Xiaoxiao ah… a lady with extremely great talent. Currently, she should beattempting to break through the ninth Nirvana Tribulation.” Wu Dao smacked hismouth. It was likely that even he coveted Ying Xiaoxiao’s talent.

“Attempting the ninth Nirvana Tribulation…” Lin Dong’s heart was slightlyshaken. She is indeed worthy of being the big senior sister of the Sky Hall.Her strength was likely comparable to Ling Qingzhu…

“I heard from your friend Lin Diao that you have a complicated relationshipwith Ling Qingzhu from Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace?” Standing in frontof Lin Dong, Wu Dao suddenly said while Lin Dong was still shocked by thestrength of big senior sister Ying Xiaoxiao.

“Ugh?”

Lin Dong was startled. He raised his head and looked at Wu Dao’s somewhatcomplicated expression. Immediately, he felt his face turn red. He let out adry laughter but was uncertain about how he should reply. Could he really tellWu Dao that he had once taken possession of that lady’s body? If word of thiswas to spread, it was likely that there would be a countless number of peoplecharging to Dao Sect and causing trouble for him within a couple of days…

“Tsk tsk, little fellow, your eyesight is quite good. Ling Qingzhu is arenowned person amongst the younger generation in the Eastern Xuan Region. EvenXiaoxiao… that lass is overshadowed by her. There are a countless number ofyoung geniuses from various super sects chasing after her during these years inan attempt to win the heart of the beauty. However, no one has succeeded.”

Wu Dao patted Lin Dong’s shoulders. His smile appeared a little wretched underthe moonlight, “Your target is really challenging. Good luck. I have confidencein you. If you can capture Ling Qingzhu, I believe that the expressions ofthose from the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace will be extremelyinteresting.”

Lin Dong smiled in an embarrassed manner. Wu Dao really thought too highly ofhim. The former clearly understood the gap between him and Ling Qingzhu. Evenafter several years of bitter training, there was still quite a big gap betweenhim and her. However, the current gap was already one that could be seen and itwas no longer as ethereal and invisible like back then.

His effort during these years was not for nought. The current him was also nolonger the same tender youth who could only look up to her.

Lin Dong inhaled a deep breath of cool air. He turned his head and his eyeslooked into the distance. Moonlight shone on his face, outlining a toughfigure. He had already endured through the toughest time. Currently, there wasno reason to give up.

Ling Qingzhu, I really look forward to our next encounter…