Chapter 150: Interlude of Grandeur

Yet in the entire training ground, only Ye Feng and he —

Oh, and Di Xiaoyao in the ring.

Everyone else simply ignored it, as if this was perfectly ordinary.

Commonplace, even.

In zero seconds, Chu Huaizhou guessed who was behind it.

It had to be that meddlesome little sister of his!

With his memory now restored to the late Nascent Soul stage, he clearly understood the function of his sister’s system.

All he could say was that its effects were powerful. She could break down things like magic tools to obtain points.

Then, she used those points to exchange for items from all heavens and myriad realms.

Though it wasn’t as simple and crude as his own Disciple Recruitment Rebate System, which could even let him slack off.

But its potential was infinite!

He remembered earlier, listening to her rattle off the various items in her system like a menu.

XX Summoning Device, XX Divine Light Stick, and a series of other things, all incredibly cool.

Chu Huaizhou dared not imagine how terrifying it would be if, while two Mahayana cultivators were dueling,

Xu Mengdie, thousands of miles away, pulled out an orbital starship cannon.

Back then, he was so jealous he almost knelt to his sister, begging her to trade him one when she had enough points.

Now, over two hundred years later, the Nine Radiance Profound Abyss Ring probably had plenty of such things.

But the problem was… he couldn’t open it!

Thinking of this, Chu Huaizhou angrily knocked on his ring a few times to vent his frustration.

Luckily, he was having a great time with the Spiritual Armor, a localized adaptation of XX Knight.

It was really cool.

Moreover, after being repaired by Xia Baiqian, it allowed him — with his usual mid-Nascent Soul cultivation —

Under normal activation, to reach the physical cultivation level equivalent to mid-Nascent Soul, matching his cultivation.

He could convert spiritual power into blood energy, so he wouldn’t collapse after using it.

Burst mode, on the other hand, could reach the intensity of a Nascent Soul stage physical cultivator.

The downside was that using it would cause fainting and require a long recovery.

But with pills and Bai Li around, what might be troublesome for others

was just a minor problem in Chu Huaizhou’s eyes.

Before long, the sect’s internal selection quickly ended.

In the end, Loren took first place in the Golden Core group, with Ye Feng coming in second.

It was worth mentioning that, thanks to this battle, Ye Feng also entered the sixteenth place on the Earth Element Ranking!

The Heaven, Earth, and Human Element Rankings were the three levels of disciple rankings within the sect,

corresponding to Nascent Soul, Golden Core, and Foundation Establishment.

If it weren’t for the disciples below cheering for Ye Feng,

Chu Huaizhou would have almost forgotten about the rankings.

Sigh, Chu Huaizhou realized he had truly aged, become an old man.

In terms of physical age.

This chapter of youthful spirit, fighting in arenas, climbing upward step by step —

if placed in a novel, it would take dozens of chapters.

Captivating and stirring, making readers unable to put it down.

But in the eyes of someone like Chu Huaizhou,

fights in the arena were over in an instant, nothing to care about.

That said, throughout the entire selection, Chu Huaizhou was mostly engrossed.

Watching the spirited young men and women below, he occasionally recalled his own participation in past selections.

Back in the day, he’d punch out peak masters’ true disciples and kick the Grand Elder’s relatives.

What heroic boldness!

Then he would lament the passage of over three hundred years, times changed, people moved on.

Chu Huaizhou had passed the age of fighting in arenas and competing for rankings.

He inexplicably fell into a bout of melancholy.

Then he was shocked by the novel techniques and weapons, and found himself watching with renewed interest.

Since waking up from his amnesia, he had mostly seen top-tier battles.

At that level, there weren’t many novel tricks — still the old methods.

Each side’s Dao resonance clashing, seeing who had the bigger fist and stronger spells.

Causing earth-shattering changes.

Throughout this, Bai Li kept exchanging glances with Meng Yinlu, then hesitantly slipped out of his arms.

She ran into Meng Yinlu’s embrace, and the two seemed to be conspiring about something.

Occasionally looking over at him.

Chu Huaizhou didn’t mind. Those two big fools — what trouble could they cause together?

No need to worry.

Unconsciously, the selection ended and the rankings were settled.

The next announcement was to be made by an old peak master and elder from the sect.

In the spectator stand, Chu Huaizhou didn’t want to attract attention,

so Bai Li had used an illusion to conceal him. Everyone knew someone was sitting there,

but couldn’t see who it was, nor did they feel the urge to know.

He looked up at that elder. The man appeared decrepit, exuding authority at first glance.

Carefully sensing the aura he released, it felt very familiar.

If Chu Huaizhou remembered correctly, this elder had been in charge of the announcement three hundred years ago.

He recalled being in this very selection back then, not only taking first in the Golden Core group

but also becoming the youngest ever to top the Earth Element Ranking.

Yet that old man claimed it was pure luck, just a fluke,

and refused to give him the rightful reward for first place.

If Vice Sect Leader Bai hadn’t happened to be present, the reward would have gone to second place.

Furious, Chu Huaizhou had shouted then, “Thirty years east, thirty years west — one day I’ll be first on the Heaven Element Ranking! Just you wait, old geezer!”

He hadn’t expected the old fellow to still be alive. Three hundred years ago, he was at the Nascent Soul stage.

Now, judging by his aura, he had actually reached the Return to Void stage. His cultivation had improved.

But so what? Could he surpass Chu Huaizhou?

Heh heh heh.

Chu Huaizhou laughed maliciously in his heart, suddenly seized by an unusual urge.

Why not let himself go up and make the announcement?

Since he couldn’t experience youthful passion on the arena,

he might as well play at the upper level. And see how the old man reacted.

Surprise? Confusion? Shame?

Heh heh heh.

With this thought, Chu Huaizhou said to Bai Li:

“Bai Li, can you take me up there? I want to announce the results.”

“Mm meow?! Ah, okay meow, can do meow!”

Bai Li was busy pawing at Meng Yinlu’s plump cheeks and whispering something.

When called by Chu Huaizhou, she acted like she was caught doing something wrong.

Her body gave a violent start, all nine tails bristling defensively.

She nearly activated Spiny Back Dragon Mode instantly.

Then, trying to pretend nothing happened, she forced herself to speak calmly.

But her speech, much faster than usual, betrayed her guilt.

Meng Yinlu, meanwhile, straightened her back and stared ahead, acting as if she hadn’t done a thing.

Chu Huaizhou saw it all but paid no attention.

As always, those two big fools together were not worth a fraction of his eldest disciple or second disciple.

Bai Li leaped onto Chu Huaizhou’s shoulder and took him soaring into the sky, gradually dispelling the concealing illusion.

“Clang—”

Nine bell tolls resounded through the clouds. Three thousand disciples in the plaza looked up simultaneously.

A sword light of black and white slashed down from the peak, parting the clouds and mist to reveal a white jade platform.

A man in black robes stood with his hands behind his back. His robes fluttered, and starlight seemed to swirl around him.

It was Chu Huaizhou, who had just teleported far away and was now flying back with full presence.

Bai Li had really gone all out with the spectacle.

Chu Huaizhou swept his spiritual sense over the surrounding phenomena.

The frustration from not participating evaporated, replaced by immense satisfaction.

Haji Bai, your illusions are truly handy.

Why fight? If you’re going to show off, go big!

“Greetings, Sect Leader!”

The sound waves surged like a tidal wave. The moment Chu Huaizhou appeared, the disciples’ breaths caught.

Without any rehearsal, three thousand disciples knelt on one knee in unison.

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