"Xu Yang is here!"
"I heard he almost made it onto the Ten Heroes List. What a shame."
"His luck was just too bad. He was about to make the list, but then a dark horse came out of nowhere."
...
Seeing Xu Yang appear, many people felt sorry for him. To lose the resources from the Ten Heroes List like that—he was just incredibly unlucky.
Not to mention the training time in Tianfeng Valley, just the contribution points and the Profound Yuan Qi Transformation Pills alone were worth almost a hundred contribution points combined.
A Bone Marrow Cleansing Martial Artist could risk their life for the Sect for a whole month and might not even earn that much.
"Congratulations!"
Xu Yang paid no mind to these voices and walked over to Zhang Yong.
"It was just a fluke," Zhang Yong said with a smile.
Although they had all escaped with their lives in the end, that time they captured the Phantom Leopard cubs had been a near-death experience.
"Only someone like you could face something like this with a smile. If it were me, I’m afraid I couldn’t take it," Zhang Yong said, laughing. He also felt it was a pity for Xu Yang.
Back then, he had hated Xu Yang for a long time because a tael of silver that was his share had been given to Xu Yang. It was hard to imagine Xu Yang missing out on so many resources and still having no reaction at all.
"What’s yours is yours. If I had made the list, wouldn’t someone else feel they were just short, and that I shouldn’t have appeared?"
Xu Yang smiled. He had been intentionally hiding his true abilities, so naturally, he wasn’t hung up about it.
"Look, that’s the Young Master Marquis, Jiang Fan, number one on the Ten Heroes List."
Jiang Fan and Jiang Yan arrived together, causing a commotion. With his identity as the Young Master Marquis on top of being first among the Ten Heroes, Jiang Fan had instantly become the number one figure of the Purple Sun Sect—though his reputation had a small stain on it.
"The Young Master Marquis is so handsome and refined. I don’t know if that female Outer Disciple was blind or what."
As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Fan’s mouth twitched, and his smile became a little strained.
Jiang Yan, who was beside him, shot a vicious glare in that direction. The person who had spoken turned pale with fright and hastily covered their mouth.
Jiang Fan’s gaze swept over the crowd. Spotting Xu Yang standing with Zhang Yong, he strode over.
Zhang Yong cupped his fist. "Greetings, Brother Jiang, Senior Brother Jiang."
Jiang Yan gave a slight nod. He wasn’t well-acquainted with Zhang Yong, but knowing he was familiar with Jiang Fan, he didn’t put on airs.
"Congratulations on entering the Inner Sect, Brother Zhang."
Jiang Fan smiled, looked at Xu Yang, and said, "Brother Xu!"
Xu Yang cupped his fist. "Congratulations, Brother Jiang, on reaching Marrow Cleansing Minor Achievement and taking first place among the Ten Heroes in one fell swoop!"
Jiang Fan chuckled. "Brother Xu, coming from you, those words sound a bit like you’re making fun of me."
"How could that be? I am sincerely congratulating you, Brother Jiang." Xu Yang gave a dry laugh.
He was almost certain that Jiang Fan had seen through to his true Cultivation.
When even people like Elder Huoyun hadn’t been able to see his true Cultivation, he had no idea how Jiang Fan knew. But Jiang Fan definitely knew that he had reached Marrow Cleansing Minor Achievement long ago.
’It must be some method from the Marquis Mansion!’ Xu Yang thought.
Previously, he hadn’t fully grasped the significance of Jiang Fan’s status as Young Master Marquis. In other words, he didn’t understand the depth of resources that title represented.
Ever since he learned that Yun Province alone had a population of several hundred million, he finally understood the profound heritage that the title of Young Master Marquis represented.
In an era like this, to have a hereditary peerage meant that one’s ancestors must have had an earth-shattering background. Their reserves ran unfathomably deep.
"Li Chuyang is here!" someone suddenly said.
Everyone turned to look, only to see Li Chuyang walking over with large strides, still carrying himself with the air of a profligate young master, flanked by his two guards.
The two guards’ robes had also changed from those of Outer Disciples to those of Inner Sect Disciples.
Xu Yang had always been curious about Li Chuyang’s origins.
He had heard people say that Du Chuan was a young master of the Du Family, one of the ten great families of Cyan Yang City. As for Li Chuyang’s background, however, no one had ever mentioned it.
For this person to be able to get two of his subordinates promoted to Inner Sect Disciples, his background was likely nothing to scoff at. However, he probably wasn’t from a Cyan Yang City power, because among the ten great families of Cyan Yang City, none were named Li.
Moreover, this guy was constantly at odds with Jiang Fan. Without a certain level of family backing, he would never dare to act like this.
"I can’t believe a few days’ delay allowed you to pick up the scraps. In one year, I’ll show you who the real number one is." Li Chuyang strode up to Jiang Fan, his gaze locked intensely on him.
"If you want to be number one, you can have it. I don’t care," Jiang Fan said with a smile.
He had no interest in being number one, and besides, he already knew who the real number one was.
"I will take first place with my own hands. I don’t need you to give it to me," Li Chuyang snorted coldly.
Jiang Fan couldn’t be bothered to deal with Li Chuyang, but Li Chuyang’s gaze shifted to Xu Yang, who was standing beside Jiang Fan. "What Cultivation Technique do you practice? The Golden Gang Skill, or the Vajra Indestructible Body?"
Xu Yang hadn’t expected this guy to target him. He shook his head and said, "A family-taught technique. I have no comment."
He was always worried something would go wrong with his Golden Gang Skill, and since he hadn’t discovered the technique’s origins, he didn’t dare reveal it. As long as these people didn’t know what Cultivation Technique he practiced, no one would come looking for trouble.
"You’re just from a farming family, where would you get a family-taught technique? Not talking? Then I’ll just have to test it myself. This will be a perfect chance for me to see how your Golden Gang Qi compares to the Silver Gang Qi cultivated from my Three Yin Silver Palace Profound Gang True Technique."
Silver Gang Qi flashed around Li Chuyang’s body as his aura erupted. He slapped a palm straight at Xu Yang’s chest. Since Xu Yang was unwilling to say what Cultivation Technique he practiced, Li Chuyang could only force it out of him.
Everyone’s eyelids twitched. They hadn’t expected Li Chuyang to be so arrogant and domineering even after entering the Inner Sect. The man was unwilling to state his Cultivation Technique, so Li Chuyang was just going to attack him to force it out.
BOOM!
A powerful wind surged as the large, silver hand struck like a bolt of lightning.