First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 71: Thunder Spirit

"He's here, he's here! Lu Xu has arrived!"

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the venue.

Shen Mo saw everyone's gaze turn towards the back, so he also took a look.

The person who arrived was dressed in a black robe, thin in stature, and had a somewhat handsome appearance, but nothing too outstanding.

If it weren't for everyone discussing him, Shen Mo wouldn't have noticed him.

"It is rumored that his talent for cultivation is extremely high. During the Body Tempering stage, he has already perfected the Three Gates Immortal Technique. Now that he has just entered the Qi Gathering stage, he should be considered a rare opponent!"

"His strength is not bad, but his record is still lacking. You see, Xu Longxiang once killed a second-stage demonic beast before entering the Qi Gathering stage."

"Even though he relied on talisman power and took some shortcuts, it is still crossing realms and winning against a stronger opponent. Lu Xu has never achieved such a record."

Perfecting the Three Gates Immortal Technique to its highest level?

Shen Mo silently listened to the discussions of others and began to pay more attention to Lu Xu.

With the support of the Destiny System, there were almost no bottlenecks in his cultivation of immortal techniques and martial arts. But even so, he had not yet perfected the "Thunderous Swift Steps."

This person has just entered the Qi Gathering stage and has already mastered three top-level One-Gate Immortal Techniques. He is indeed extraordinary.

For cultivators, the support of immortal techniques greatly enhances their combat power.

No wonder this person is highly regarded.

"And Xu Longxiang, did he really kill a second-stage demonic beast before entering the Qi Gathering stage?"

Shen Mo also analyzed Xu Longxiang, as mentioned by everyone.

The strength of a second-stage demonic beast is similar to that of a human cultivator in the Qi Gathering stage.

However, because second-stage demonic beasts have low intelligence and lack as many means to defend against enemies as cultivators of the same level, their combat power is often weaker than that of human cultivators.

But even so, the gap in realms is still huge.

Under normal circumstances, a second-stage demonic beast killing a cultivator in the Body Tempering stage would be as easy as cutting vegetables.

Xu Longxiang's achievement of killing a second-stage demonic beast with his own strength before entering the Qi Gathering stage is indeed worth mentioning.

However, if he relied on talisman power, then the value of this achievement would be greatly discounted.

"He is talented, but still far from being a top genius."

In Shen Mo's opinion, these rising stars of the inner sect seemed to have good records and overall combat power.

But they were far from being the top figures who could stand at the pinnacle.

At least, Shen Mo felt that if he were to encounter them on the arena, he wouldn't feel too much pressure to defeat them.

After a short while, a red light approached with the wind.

This person's appearance also attracted a lot of attention.

He had a rugged appearance and an extremely tall figure, like a tower, giving off a strong sense of oppression from a distance.

This person was Xu Longxiang, who was previously discussed by everyone.

Unlike the low-key Lu Xu, Xu Longxiang exuded a strong sense of sharpness, showing that he had a proud temperament.

"He must have practiced some kind of body cultivation method. With such vigorous blood energy, he must have opened at least two Profound Gates. His dantian should have more than one gate."

Carefully observing Xu Longxiang, Shen Mo secretly speculated.

Not only was this person tall and burly, but his muscles were also developed to an exaggerated extent. The veins on his body were like coiling dragons. No one would believe that he hadn't specifically trained his physique.

"Liu Qing has arrived!"

"So beautiful, just as rumored, she has a stunning appearance."

Xu Longxiang's arrival did not attract much attention for long.

Soon, when a woman entered the scene, everyone's gaze shifted back to her.

This is Liu Qing, wearing a green dress, with three thousand green silk casually draped.

According to the information collected by Shen Mo from the discussions of the crowd, Liu Qing's past records and various performances are not outstanding compared to Xu Longxiang and Lv Xu.

It is only because of her beauty that she has received more attention than others.

Outside the venue, a group of inner disciples who were watching the competition were engaged in enthusiastic exchanges.

And on the platform, several important figures sitting high in the clouds also had some discussions about the upcoming competition of the new talents.

"It's the selection period again. I wonder how many outstanding talents will appear this year."

The first to speak was Tang Lu, the peak master of Xuri Peak, wearing a purple robe and sitting upright.

"Every year, there are countless new inner disciples, like the sands of the Ganges River, but true talented geniuses are rare."

Peak Master Yuan Jing of Mingyue Peak shook his head and couldn't help but speak, "Old Tang, if there are good talents this year, you must not snatch them from Mingyue Peak!"

"In the past, most of the talented geniuses went to your Xuri Peak, leaving our Mingyue and Xingchen Peaks with a lack of talents and fresh blood."

"Competition for talents cannot be compromised. It's all about individual abilities."

Tang Lu smiled faintly and said, "If your two peaks have the ability, naturally you can snatch talents from my Xuri Peak."

"Tang Peak Master, you are really shameless!"

Yuan Jing's eyes twitched at the words.

Among the three inner peaks, Xuri Peak was the most powerful, so it also received the most resources from the sect.

The usual trials in forbidden areas, demon hunting, blacklisted killings, and various rewards from the sect were all generous.

Mingyue Peak and Xingchen Peak, however, did not have such good conditions to attract these new talented geniuses.

If it really came down to individual abilities as Tang Lu said, how could Mingyue Peak and Xingchen Peak compete?

"Peak Master Zhou, why don't you say something? Isn't Tang Peak Master being too unseemly?"

Seeing that Tang Lu refused to budge, Yuan Jing turned to Zhou Shili, the peak master of Xingchen Peak, hoping that he would stand with him to prevent Xuri Peak from selecting talents first this year.

But Zhou Shili, as the peak master of Xingchen Peak, did not want to get involved in their argument at the moment.

"You two can fight it out. Xingchen Peak has already reserved talented disciples this year, so there's no need for us to compete with you."

He stroked his beard and appeared indifferent.

"Reserved disciples?"

Tang Lu and Yuan Jing raised their eyebrows at the words.

"Where did you find these good talents?"

Yuan Jing couldn't help but ask.

"Don't even think about competing for them. These talents are relatives of the inner disciples of my Xingchen Peak."

Zhou Shili glanced at a young man standing beside him in a black suit, who stood straight and asked, "Lu Yao, has your clan brother arrived?"

"Reporting to the peak master, Lu Ming has already entered the venue."

Lu Yao, the young man who was called, respectfully replied, and then pointed to a position in the crowd below, "This person is Lu Ming, who was detected to have the Thunder Spirit Body in our clan."

The person he pointed to was a young man with a horse-faced appearance, wearing a brocade robe, and he looked to be in his early twenties.

"Thunder Spirit Body?"

Hearing the conversation between Zhou Shili and Lu Yao, the two peak masters exchanged glances and became somewhat restless.

(End of this chapter)