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Ling Feng laughed softly: “I’m just a bit curious. What is the strength of Jiang Yuan, who defeated the Eighteenth Prince Zhou Tuo? Sect Leader Lu, is he your trump card?”

Lu Qingshan nodded frankly: “Exactly! If it weren’t for Jiang Yuan, how could I agree to your condition! I just wonder who is your reliance, Sect Leader Ling?”

After finishing his words, his gaze swept over the team of the Sunset Sect.

Then he shook his head: “I didn’t expect Sect Leader Ling to be so careful, even making them hide their qi. Did they all practice the Concealment Technique or have they used a treasure?”

“Naturally, they’ve used a Concealing Breath Treasure, just like you!” After finishing the sentence, he glanced at Jiang Yuan, clearly implying something.

In his eyes, the cultivation realms of the other nine were clear at a glance.

The highest was only at the eighth level of the Meridian Breaking Realm, not worrisome at all.

The only one with variable factors was Jiang Yuan, as his cultivation realm couldn’t be discerned.

This indicated that he probably possessed a Concealing Breath Treasure or had practiced the Concealment Technique.

However, thinking of Guo Ran’s current realm, anxiety in his heart dissipated instantly.

Guo Ran, having achieved the Spiritual Sea Realm, was enough to sweep away these ten people.

Lu Qingshan probably never imagined in a million years that Sunset Sect could produce such a young cultivator at the Spiritual Sea Realm.

At this time, both men brim full of confidence, feeling that their hand was enough to snatch this spiritual stone vein.

Meanwhile.

Gongsun Zhi was taken aback, gazing both stunned and entranced at the familiar figure in the distance.

She suddenly remembered half a year ago, due to a recommendation letter from an outer sect disciple Li Hong, she had rushed from Dashun Prefecture to Lin’an County.

Then she met the person recommended by Li Hong, who looked similar to the person before her eyes.

However, this person seemed more mature than Jiang Yuan back then, lacking the former’s naivety. With a hint of dominance and authority between his brows, it seemed as if everything was under his control.

She murmured to herself, is he Jiang Yuan?

If he’s that Jiang Yuan from Lin’an County, does it mean I misjudged him?

Did I make a mistake?

I could have taken him into the sect, but I foolishly gave him to the Supreme Mystery Sect!

Did Zhao Li die in the wilderness because of my mistake? Would that have happened if he had entered the sect?

On the other hand, Guo Ran looked at Jiang Yuan in the distance and said faintly: “Is he Jiang Yuan from the Supreme Mystery Sect?”

His accompanying disciple nodded immediately: “Indeed! Elder Brother Guo, he is Jiang Yuan, also our biggest rival this time! If we can eliminate him, then the dispute over the spiritual stone vein will be ours for the taking!”

Guo Ran smiled: “Easy!”

Then he didn’t dare say more. The more one talks, the more likely to slip.

The Sect Master had warned him before coming here not to reveal his cultivation realm to anyone.

Never underestimate the power of the Divine Bridge Realm.

Even if they were several kilometers apart, they could still hear the conversation clearly.

After a while.

Lu Qingshan and Ling Feng finished their conversation and gestured to the people behind them.

“Come on over!”

The two groups immediately rallied here.

Looking at Jiang Yuan in front of him, Guo Ran said unavoidably: “Are you Jiang Yuan? I hope you don’t run away when you see me later. Fight me properly!”

Jiang Yuan, however, was bothered to entertain him.

His secret treasure could hide his divine soul’s qi from even Lu Qingshan. But before him.

Differentiating realms, known as mysterious concealing, held no value.

[Name]:Guo Ran

[Realm]:Spiritual Sea Realm Level One

[Inborn Luck Energy]:Natural Spiritual Body (Blue), Wind-connected Spiritual Body (Blue), Outstanding Talent (Blue), Extraordinary Divine Soul (Green), Formation Apprentice (Green)…

[Wind-connected Spiritual Body]:Has extremely high compatibility with wind elements, can easily comprehend the power of wind rules. A naturally born Son of the Wind.

[Formation Apprentice]:Has good talent in the art of formations.

With the display of Jiang Yuan’s Status Panel, his realm was unable to be concealed.

A Heaven Genius without even the Violet Luck Energy, and merely at the first level of the Spiritual Sea Realm, he wasn’t even qualified for Jiang Yuan to pay him serious attention.

At this moment, while Gongsun Zhi was intently watching Jiang Yuan, Jiang Yuan too was looking back at her.

She suddenly took a deep breath and asked: “Are you Jiang Yuan from Zhenyuan Escort Agency in Lin’an County?”

Seeing her detecting his true identity and his mortal origin, Jiang Yuan immediately thought about the possible consequences.

Then, exhaling gently, he slowly nodded, “It’s me!”

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Zhi’s pupils suddenly contracted.

“So it really is you!” she exclaimed in shock.

Jiang Yuan laughed, “Of course it’s me!”

At this moment, Ling Feng turned to look at Gongsun Zhi and asked, “Elder Gongsun, what’s going on? You two know each other?”

Faced with the Sect Master’s question, Gongsun Zhi could only reluctantly nod her head and say, “Yes.”

At that moment, Lu Qingshan had also turned to look at Jiang Yuan, his expression was somewhat nervous.

“How do you know Elder Gongsun from the Sunset Sect?”

Jiang Yuan replied, “Lin’an County is under the control of the Sunset Sect. Initially, I caught the eye of the County Honour who wanted to recommend me as an inner sect disciple, so Elder Gongsun came to assess my qualifications. Unfortunately, I didn’t meet Elder Gongsun’s standards.”

Upon hearing these words, Lu Qingshan burst into laughter, “We should be thanking Elder Gongsun! If it weren’t for you, how could our Supreme Mystery Sect have recruited such a brilliant disciple!”

The colour of Gongsun Zhi’s face immediately darkened at this.

Right then, Ling Feng suddenly remembered the incident from half a year ago, someone mentioned it to him.

At that time, he mentioned that Gongsun Zhi was near Lin’an County and instructed her to assess a candidate and to see whether he deserved to be accepted as an inner sect disciple.

Looking at it now, the target of the recommendation was Jiang Yuan.

The recently famous Jiang Yuan.

However, luckily he had Guo Ran on his side.

Thinking of this, he exhaled and said comfortingly to Gongsun Zhi, “Elder Gongsun, don’t blame yourself. It’s just that we were not destined to be with Jiang Yuan!”

Gongsun Zhi also admitted, “Master, it was my mistake! I caused the Sect to miss out on such a talent!”

Ling Feng shook his head, “It’s not a big deal!”

Gongsun Zhi gradually controlled her emotions and her complexion gradually returned to normal.

Seeing this, Guo Ran who was already upset for being ignored by Jiang Yuan, felt extremely pleased.

Without any instructions from Elder Gongsun, he knew that if he could successfully cause Jiang Yuan to fall during the competition, Elder Gongsun would surely be grateful.

No matter how talented, the dead wouldn’t amount to anything!

Just then,

Ling Feng said, “Sect Leader Lu, let’s stop wasting words. Please open the cave treasure now so we can determine who owns this spiritual stone mine beneath us!”

“Alright!” Lu Qingshan nodded in response.

Then he immediately threw a fist-sized gem into the air. As the gem met the wind, it instantly grew to a height of one zhang.

“This is a broken cave treasure, it belongs to no one. Therefore, you don’t have to worry that we might cheat!”

The Sunset Sect’s Sect Master, Ling Feng, nodded in agreement, “I trust you in this matter. Moreover, Sect Leader Lu’s character also reassures me.”

Lu Qingshan lifted his hand and tossed twenty tokens in front of the combatants.

“One token counts as one point. The sect with the highest score after one day wins.”

“This object is called a cave treasure. Its interior diameter is a thousand miles large and houses demonic beasts. The strongest amongst them have the combat prowess of the ninth level of meridian breaking. So, don’t take this lightly.”

“If you are in danger, just shout out, ‘I give up!’ and you will be transported out of the cave treasure by its spirit.”

“Did you all understand?”

The crowd nodded in unison, “We understand!”

“Good! After entering, everyone will scatter. Gathering together as quickly as possible would be advantageous!” He then turned to Jiang Yuan and the others and said.

The next moment, the members of the Sunset Sect jumped into the cave treasure first.

Guo Ran, who was at the back, gave Jiang Yuan a look, “Jiang Yuan, I’ll be waiting for you in there!”

After saying that, he jumped right into the cave treasure.

Seeing this, Ling Feng couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.

“Hiding too long is indeed not good! His mentality is not stable, too eager to prove himself.”

One of the elders by the side said, “It’s normal. Guo Ran succeeding in his breakthrough must have made it hard for him to suppress his desire to perform. After he defeats Jiang Yuan and gains some fame, he will settle down.”

On the other side,

“Senior Brother Jiang, we’ll go ahead!” After saying that, the nine other disciples jumped into the cave treasure one after the other.

Lu Qingshan turned his gaze to Jiang Yuan and whispered, “You must win!”

Jiang Yuan smiled, “Don’t worry Sect Leader!”

Then he too jumped into the cave treasure.