"Such terrifying strength!"
The remaining martial artists' expressions changed drastically. Their faces twitched, and they immediately dared not glare at Chen Jiuyang anymore, quickly averting their gazes.
"Who is this person? So bloodthirsty, killing someone with just a word of disagreement!"
"This person is Chen Jiuyang, the top-ranked from the Heavenly Constellation!"
"The extremely vicious Chen Jiuyang?"
"That's right!"
"Hiss! It's him, damn it, I almost clashed with him!"
"Chen Jiuyang is cruel and acts erratically. It's best we don't offend him!"
Some martial artists whispered amongst themselves, their gazes towards Chen Jiuyang changing.
After Chen Jiuyang cleaved the wooden puppet, a stone tablet slowly rose from the river. Upon it were several words.
"First: Chen Jiuyang"
"Reward: A portion of Cold Marrow Grass!"
Inside the wooden puppet that Chen Jiuyang had split open, a small box was revealed, emitting a strong chill.
Chen Jiuyang's eyes lit up: "A precious material, excellent!"
Only then did Chen Jiuyang slowly walk onto the bridge, pick up the small box, and cross.
A Grandmaster of the Earthly Realm blocked Chen Jiuyang, his expression unfriendly. "Chen Jiuyang, hand over the small box to me, and I can spare your life."
Chen Jiuyang wasted no words. Holding the Cold Spirit Sword, he unleashed a strike!
"Rumble!"
Cold light reappeared!
The Earthly Realm Grandmaster's protective qi shield was shattered by Chen Jiuyang's sword. The Grandmaster's pupils contracted violently, and he immediately began to defend himself, shielding his chest with both hands.
"Bang—"
"Drip! Drip!"
The Earthly Realm Grandmaster's hands were struck with a terrifying wound, revealing bone.
The onlookers' faces changed again, and they gasped in disbelief.
What the hell.
A cultivator of the Profound Realm dared to attack an Earthly Realm Grandmaster!
And he injured the opponent with a single move, without even using a divine intent skill.
Chen Jiuyang's expression was indifferent, and he said faintly, "If you want to snatch something from me, you have to see if you have the life for it."
"Speak more, and I'll kill you."
The Earthly Realm Grandmaster's face shifted multiple times, turning from green to pale. Finally, he gritted his teeth and moved aside. "This is only the first trial, I shall let you off for now!"
"Rumble!"
Chen Jiuyang unleashed another sword strike, his sword qi surging, aimed at the Earthly Realm Grandmaster.
"Damn it! Chen Jiuyang, you just wait for me!"
The Earthly Realm Grandmaster even cursed, not daring to face Chen Jiuyang's sword qi head-on, and turned to flee.
"Still daring to threaten me? This person cannot be kept. While you're injured, I'll take your life!"
To the astonishment of everyone present, Chen Jiuyang, carrying the Cold Spirit Sword, pursued the direction the Earthly Realm Grandmaster had fled.
"..."
"I... I'll be damned..."
"A Profound Realm cultivator chasing an Earthly Realm cultivator, am I seeing things?"
"That sword in Chen Jiuyang's hand is no ordinary item..."
"Putting that aside, Chen Jiuyang's killing intent is so strong, almost demonic. If we encounter him later, we must not offend him."
The crowd nodded solemnly.
...Inside the grand hall on the mountain peak, a group of demonic sect bigwigs fell silent for a moment. A demonic sect bigwig looked at the head of the Chen family. "Patriarch Chen, the one just now, is he truly your young master, Chen Jiuyang of the Shu Mountain Chen family?"
The head of the Chen family smiled, satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
However, a hint of doubt also crossed his mind. When did this brat become so strong? At the peak of the Profound Realm, he could contend with an Earthly Realm Grandmaster and even gain the upper hand.
His heart then burned with anticipation. If Chen Jiuyang survived here, his future would surely lead him to the pinnacle.
Lie Zhuanzun's expression suddenly turned grim, and he looked at Elder Han. "Elder Han, we need an explanation. Why is the Cold Spirit Sword, exclusive to your Han clan's Saintess, in Chen Jiuyang's hands?"
No matter how strong Chen Jiuyang was, he couldn't possibly make an Earthly Realm Grandmaster flee in disarray. These people were all sharp-eyed and knew that Chen Jiuyang's reliance against the Earthly Realm was the sharp sword in his hand.
All eyes turned to Elder Han.
Elder Han's eyes narrowed slightly, and he began to explain, "Regarding this matter, I do indeed owe everyone an explanation."
"You all may not know, but the Chen family's young master, Chen Jiuyang, is my Han clan's Saintess's tribulation transcender in her mortal world travels."
"The tribulation transcender of the Heavenly Charm Physique!"
"Good, so it turns out Chen Jiuyang is the tribulation transcender. No wonder, I thought, why would the young master of the Shu Mountain Chen family, a righteous sect, come to our demonic path to participate in the Saintess selection. So that's what it is."
The expressions of some demonic sect bigwigs who were determined to win Qiu Yihan soured.
Since ancient times, the Heavenly Charm Physique had traveled the mortal world and had tribulation transcenders, but most were executed by the Han clan.
However, this time, the tribulation transcender of the Heavenly Charm Physique was an unparalleled genius in martial arts, and he also came from a prestigious family...
The demonic sect bigwigs felt a pang of unease.
Elder Han continued to explain, "As the Chen family's young master is a tribulation transcender, such a situation has not been seen in thousands of years. After deliberation among our Han clan's high-ranking members, our Saintess, in order to overcome her tribulation, lent the Cold Spirit Sword to Young Master Chen for three days."
"Otherwise, if our Han clan's Saintess does not assist her tribulation transcender, the inner demon trial will be difficult to pass."
"Hmph!"
"Three days, that is also reasonable."
"Then this matter is considered settled."
The Cold Spirit Sword was a sacred sword of the demonic lineage. How could it be lent to someone from the righteous lineage? If Elder Han did not provide a reasonable explanation, they would remember this debt and cause trouble for the Han clan in the future.
But since Chen Jiuyang was the tribulation transcender of the Han clan's Saintess, they had no reason to erupt.
Lie Zhuanzun's expression was extremely unpleasant, and he looked at Elder Han. "Elder Han, you have truly played a trick on me."
Elder Han replied, "Lie Zhuanzun, as I said before, I have a clear conscience towards your Lie clan."
"Hmph!" Lie Zhuanzun snorted coldly, suppressed his anger, and continued to watch the selection competition.
After chasing for a while with the Cold Spirit Sword, the Earthly Realm martial artist escaped. Chen Jiuyang was, after all, only in the Profound Realm, and in terms of speed, he couldn't catch up to an Earthly Realm Grandmaster.
Having passed the first trial, Chen Jiuyang was not in a hurry. He took the beast skin map in his hand and headed to a cave to retrieve a treasure material with pure Yang attributes.
Heaven and earth had Yin and Yang. The Han clan's forbidden area was a Yin place, so it would naturally breed treasures with pure Yang properties.
This was also the only pure Yang attribute treasure material recorded.
With this treasure material, Chen Jiuyang only needed to improve his cultivation and pass the trials, without needing to search for other treasure materials.
"Fire Down Liquid."
Chen Jiuyang entered the cave and immediately felt a warmth. This cave was inhabited by many ordinary animals.
For example, elk, leopards, tigers, pythons, and so on.
In the center, there was a pool that emanated pure Yang intent, which was precisely the treasure material, Fire Down Liquid.
Chen Jiuyang's eyes burned with desire: "As long as the Emperor Yu Divine Body Art is cultivated, I can use this treasure material to attempt to advance to the Earthly Realm."
"This place is also extremely hidden, making it a good place for closed-door cultivation."
Chen Jiuyang thrust the Cold Spirit Sword into the ground. No creatures dared to approach him in the vicinity.