I just want to torture you to death, don't force me to beat you to death

Chapter 557: Born as Original Sin
Hong Rongduan was very pleased.

The reason why he said he would be away for several years was that he hoped that during these years, Ji Yang would understand his intentions in arranging all this.

If you understand the path of cultivation, you are not fighting for a short period of time.

Ji Yang's talent is higher than the six disciples before him. As long as he can keep his composure, he can enter the Cave Void Realm.

He was afraid that Ji Yang would lose his balance.

Over at the Hualing Palace, his nephew Lin Nan reported Ji Yang's entry into the Cangtian Realm to the sect. When he saw Ji Yang directly attacking the disciples of the Holy Palace in the market below the Hualing Palace, he was afraid that Ji Yang would be like his previous six disciples, full of pride and strong temper.

For this reason, he arranged this small courtyard and left these slogans and jade slips, especially the first jade slip, which described the genius of Zhongzhou Xuanjian Sect, in order to warn Ji Yang.

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"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu, for clearing up my confusion."

"Junior Brother Ji, you are welcome. Our masters are from the same sect, so we should get closer."

Chu Ning said goodbye to Lin Nan and did not rush back to his residence. Instead, he wandered around the Holy Palace.

"No wonder the master is unwilling to accept a disciple. It turns out that six of his senior brothers died in battle before him."

As he walked, Chu Ning recalled what he had learned from Lin Nan. He was not the only disciple of his master. His master had accepted six disciples before him, but all six of them had died.

Three of them died in the secret realm, two died in battles with others, and one died unclearly. It was suspected that a powerful Dongxu figure had taken action. My master had searched for a hundred years but could not find out which Dongxu figure had done it. The other party was extremely secretive.

"No wonder my master is so disheartened. This blow is too great."

Chu Ning regarded himself as the master, and the six disciples he cultivated carefully died one after another. It would be strange if he was not discouraged.

Boom!
Just as Chu Ning was thinking, a bell rang in the mansion.

The ringing of the bell made Chu Ning's whole body tremble, and he felt that the vitality of heaven and earth in his body became more active.

"I'm afraid this clock is just a fake weapon."

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes slightly. He was practicing the technique of being unmovable like a mountain. The energy of heaven and earth in his body contained the power of a mountain.

Shan Wei is calm and steady, and is the least likely to be affected by external influences. But now, just the sound of a bell can cause the Yuan Qi of heaven and earth in his body to fluctuate and become active, which is enough to show the extraordinaryness of this bell sound.

"I just don't know which one is more powerful, the bell of the Holy Palace or my Soul-Destroying Bell."

While Chu Ning was thinking, a figure landed beside him.

"Junior Brother Ji, the bell for preaching has rung. Junior Brother Ji, you must go with me to listen to the elders' preaching."

"sermon?"

Chu Ning was a little surprised. Lin Nan saw Chu Ning's confusion and explained, "Every hundred years, the sect will arrange for an elder to preach. This bell is to notify all disciples that if they want to listen to the sermon, they should go to the preaching square immediately."

"Master Hong didn't tell Junior Brother Ji. I think it's because Master Hong felt Junior Brother Ji didn't need it."

The ones who were giving the sermons were the elders of the Holy Palace, and as Chu Ning was Hong Rongduan's only disciple, he naturally had no shortage of people to answer his questions.

It’s like having a special teacher at home, so there is naturally no need to attend the senior teacher’s lectures organized by the school.

However, Chu Ning finally went to the Preaching Square with Lin Nan. Firstly, he was a little curious, and secondly, he wanted to take this opportunity to learn about the situation of the Holy Palace's disciples who had reached the state of Divine Transformation.

Only those who can attend this kind of lectures at the elder level are powerful Jindan masters. For those who are at a lower level, such as Yuanying masters, listening to the lectures of Dongxu masters would be a stunt and would disturb their spiritual mind.

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Inside the Holy Palace, disciples were allowed to fly at low altitudes. Chu Ning followed Lin Nan and headed towards the western area of ​​the Holy Palace. A quarter of an hour later, they arrived at the Preaching Square.

The Preaching Square is located in a courtyard, and in the courtyard there stands a mountain. On the mountainside, a figure stands there. Chu Ning recognizes the identity of this preaching elder. He is the fourth elder who had fought for him in the past.

Below the mountain, there were a thousand cushions placed on the square.

At this moment, many figures have already sat on these cushions, and at the same time, there are figures walking out of the yard, looking for a cushion to sit on.

But no one was sitting on the ten cushions in the front.

Chu Ning and Lin Nan entered the yard, and many figures on the futon looked over. When their eyes fell on Chu Ning, there was a look of inquiry in their eyes.

Most of the people present were disciples of the elders. They had also heard about the many elders competing for Chu Ning as their disciple in the Holy Palace's main hall. With the presence of Elder Qi, a big mouth, these things were no secret among the Holy Palace's disciples at the Divine Transformation level.

Some people are envious, some are skeptical, and some have a look of dissatisfaction in their eyes.

Why would a cultivator from a small world be fought over by so many elders?
The cultivators from the Cang Tian Realm are full of superiority towards the cultivators from the small worlds, even within the Holy Palace.

"He is Ji Yang?" "I don't see what's so special about him that so many elders are fighting for him."

"I don't know if he dares to sit in the position of the top ten. In the past, several disciples of Master Hong all sat in the position of the top ten."

Just as these disciples were communicating with each other, another figure appeared in the yard. When they saw this figure, many cultivators at the scene showed surprise on their faces.

Why is this person here?

The young man who walked in exuded a powerful aura and had a defiant look. He never glanced at the surrounding monks from beginning to end. He walked straight to the front and sat down on one of the first ten cushions.

“Junior Brother Ji, this person is the Sixth Elder’s most valued disciple Feng Xing. He has only been practicing for more than 2,000 years, and he entered the late stage of the Spiritual Transformation realm 500 years ago.”

Lin Nan whispered in Chu Ning's ear, and Chu Ning squinted at him. He had only been practicing for more than two thousand years, and he had entered the late stage of the Spirit Transformation five hundred years ago. This meant that he had become a late stage Spirit Transformation expert after only two thousand years of practice. He really had reason to be proud.

In the Ninth Realm, if one could reach the middle stage of Spirit Transformation after two thousand years of practice, he would be considered an extremely talented person.

"Feng Xing is highly valued by the Sixth Elder. In the past, this kind of elder's sermon has never appeared. Unless it is the Mansion Master's sermon once every thousand years, chief disciples like Feng Xing will show up."

"Chief disciple, there are chief disciples and ordinary disciples in the mansion?"

Chu Ning asked curiously. When he was in the Disciple Pavilion, he chatted with Senior Brother Zhang for many days and had some understanding of the sect's situation. The sect did not have any chief disciples, only elder disciples and deacon disciples.

Generally, deacons are disciples of elders, and the disciples of deacons are one generation lower. They are two different circles, and I have never heard of any chief disciples.

"This is an internal evaluation by us elders and disciples. The ten cushions at the front of each sermon are used as the standard. Anyone sitting on these cushions is considered the chief disciple."

"The seats on the futon are not first come first served. Instead, whoever is stronger will sit in the front. If you are not strong enough and sit in the front, you will be challenged by other brothers."

Lin Nan explained to Chu Ning the origin of the chief disciple.

Those who think they are qualified to sit on the first ten cushions can sit there, but if other disciples think you are not strong enough, they can challenge you, and the loser will leave his seat.

Therefore, those who can sit in the top ten positions are called chief disciples by them.

The elders of the sect also knew about this situation, but did not stop it. This was also to give the disciples an incentive to practice. If they want to become the leader, they must have the strength to convince others.

"Although there is no such thing as a chief disciple in the sect, if you really become the chief, the sect will give you some extra resources."

After listening to Lin Nan's explanation, Chu Ning was not interested in the position of chief disciple. The first bird to stick its head out will be shot at. With his own master around, he had no shortage of the cultivation resources that the sect was leaning on.

Seeing that Chu Ning had no interest in the chief position, Lin Nan didn't say anything else. He took Chu Ning to find two empty cushions in the middle and sat down.

Lin Nan sat down and nothing happened. As Chu Ning sat down, everyone else's eyes instantly fell on Chu Ning, with confusion, sneers, and sarcasm in their eyes...

"Brother, I just picked a seat and sat down. What are you looking at me with?"

Feeling the gazes of the people around him, Chu Ning was a little speechless. Lin Nan glanced at Chu Ning, pondered for a moment, and finally transmitted his voice: "Junior Brother Ji, don't worry. These people are surprised because several disciples of Master Hong would choose the chief position when they came here. These people are a little surprised that you didn't choose the chief position."

After hearing what Lin Nan said, Chu Ning curled his lips in his heart. So, were all his previous senior brothers so powerful?

However, even though he knew the reason, Chu Ning had no intention of moving. The senior brothers in front of him were them, and he was himself. Besides, he thought that his master would not want him to be in the limelight.

Seeing Chu Ning sitting there indifferent, the other disciples around him slowly withdrew their gazes. At the same time, Feng Xing, who was sitting in the chief position, suddenly stood up.

"It's so boring."

Feng Xing's eyes fell on Chu Ning, and he said, "I thought someone was going to take the chief position this time, so I'll just be a gatekeeper. It's my fault that I lost the bet with those guys."

After saying this, Feng Xing bowed to the four elders on the mountainside and strode out of the square.

Because of Feng Xing's words, everyone's attention was once again focused on Chu Ning.

Now they knew why Feng Xing appeared here. Those guys Feng Xing mentioned were the chief disciples in the mansion. These chief disciples believed that Ji Yang would sit on the chief cushion, so they asked Feng Xing to come here to guard the door to see if Ji Yang was qualified to sit on the chief seat.

"This guy is really unlike those disciples of Uncle Hong before, who didn't even dare to sit in the chief position."

"How can someone from a small world compare to the geniuses from our Cang Tian Realm? Being cautious will never lead to anything."

"I'm afraid this person doesn't dare to take the chief position. After all, he is favored by so many elders. If he is defeated by Feng Xing and others, wouldn't it be a loss of face?"

Lin Nan, who was standing aside, listened to the undisguised mocking words from others with a hint of worry in his eyes. The reason why these fellow disciples mocked Ji Yang so much was nothing more than because of Ji Yang's background.

If Ji Yang came from the Cang Tian Realm, these people would not be so harsh in their words.

Similarly, if Ji Yang came from the Cangtian Realm, Feng Xing and other chief disciples would not have come to stop Chu Ning from becoming the chief.

There are currently four vacancies among the ten chief positions. In the past, there has never been a vacancy in the chief position. The other chief disciples would guard the door and not let other disciples enter the chief position.

Junior Brother Ji is not wrong, but being born in a small world is a sin.

(End of this chapter)