We're practicing all martial arts, so why did you switch to easy mode?

"You have slain three Yin spirits at the Divine Power Realm, including one at the Lesser Completion of Divine Power. Not bad. The number of other Yin spirits also meets the requirements. You have completed the assessment. This is your True Inheritance Token. I have already included your information in it and converted the number of Yin spirits into contribution points. In addition, there is the Ziyang Sect's Divine Power 'Nine Yangs Across the Sky.' If you want to cultivate other Divine Powers, you can go to the Cultivation Technique Pavilion to exchange for them yourself."

Inside the mission hall, Elder Liu recognized Su Chen.

However, he did not show much friendliness, and checked the number of Yin spirits that Su Chen brought back without smiling.

After taking inventory, the token for advancing to the position of true disciple and other items such as pills were handed over to Su Chen.

Su Chen took the gourd and examined it closely. He was immediately surprised, not because of how many pills were inside, but because the gourd used to store the pills, though small in appearance, contained a wealth of secrets.

This surprised him, and he couldn't help but look at Elder Liu.

Elder Liu knew what Su Chen was thinking and explained, "This is one of the rewards for being promoted to a true disciple. The gourd is called the Qiankun Gourd. It is not very useful except for storing inanimate objects. The storage space is less than half the size of this hall, but it should be enough for you."

"Thank you, elder."

Su Chen thanked him upon hearing this. The storage gourd was indeed a great help to him. At least he no longer had to carry the large gourd around every time he killed and looted. With this gourd, storing items was much more convenient.

After examining the gourd, Su Chen turned his attention to the True Inheritance Token. As soon as his primordial spirit probed into it, it was separated by an invisible force.

Su Chen wasn't too surprised. He knew this was a method used by the sect to protect its disciples, just like the true inheritance tokens of Hong Yue and the others. If Su Chen died, the token would also inform the Ziyang Sect, and perhaps the Ziyang Sect could use the token to avenge Su Chen.

However, this behavior, especially since it wasn't intended to monitor the disciples, seemed perfectly reasonable to Su Chen upon further reflection.

True disciples, regardless of which sect they are placed on the front lines, are core figures.

True disciples of the Ziyang Sect can compete for the position of sect leader. Even if they cannot compete for the position, they can still become elders of the Ziyang Sect.

This force is enough to be considered the backbone of a sect.

Indeed, most of the elders of the Ziyang Sect today are former disciples who were replaced by other disciples.

This shows the importance of a true disciple to a sect.

Since he is a key figure, it is understandable that the sect would try to restrain him.

After all, it would be a waste of resources if the disciples we painstakingly trained ended up being from other sects.

Training a true disciple requires a considerable amount of resources.

One or two would be fine, but if there are too many, not only would a sect like the Ziyang Sect not be able to withstand it, but even the Ten Great Holy Cities might not be able to.

Therefore, before becoming a true disciple, the Ziyang Sect sets up numerous tests for its inner disciples, including but not limited to strength, character, and talent.

This is also because Su Chen was directly recommended by Yang Jiu, the sect master of the main sect. His background is verifiable, his identity is reliable, and his strength is great, so he can be exempted from many tests and can advance by hunting enough Yin Souls.

If it were anyone else, even if they were strong enough, they might not be able to become a true disciple of the Ziyang Sect without three to five years of assessment.

That's how Bi Tianyu was back then.

He was not recommended by the main sect, but was a disciple recruited by the Ziyang Sect from the front lines.

Upon joining the sect, he displayed extraordinary talent and reached the Divine Power realm in less than two hundred years.

Moreover, he became the most dazzling prodigy of the Ziyang Sect.

Even he, when he became a true disciple, underwent a long assessment, which took nearly a year.

Unlike Su Chen, who only had half a month at most.

"It's alright. You have good talent. I hope to see your name on the list of supernatural powers one day."

Elder Liu spoke, a smile appearing on his aged face.

He quite liked Su Chen's fearless and reckless temperament.

Upon hearing about the list of supernatural powers, Su Chen's expression shifted slightly.

He was familiar with this list; it was said to be the most prestigious list of those at the front lines in terms of supernatural abilities.

It only lists the one hundred strongest geniuses in the Divine Power realm, all of whom are under five hundred years old.

He meets the basic requirements, but his biggest weakness lies in his strength.

The condition of achieving perfect supernatural powers cannot be met in a short period of time.

However, he still smiled and nodded to Elder Liu: "That day will come."

"Haha, good! That's ambitious!" Elder Liu laughed loudly, revealing his admiration without any attempt to hide it.

"By the way, Elder Liu, I'd like to ask you something. What exactly is this so-called demon race hunting?"

He learned this from Wu Mo. He secretly remembered it when he first heard it, and later planned to check the information provided by the sect, but found nothing after searching for a long time, hence this question.

He couldn't help but care. Judging from Wu Mo's words, it seemed that he planned to deal with him during the demon hunt. However, he didn't even know about the demon hunt, which put him in a very passive position.

Elder Liu hadn't expected Su Chen to ask this, and after thinking for a moment, he said:

"The so-called demon hunt is a joint effort by the ten holy cities on the front line and various other forces to go to the world of the demon race."

The demon hunt is held every five years, with the aim of training the younger generation and relieving pressure on the front lines.

Of all the myriad worlds, the Ten Directions World is too small; the demon race occupies at least half of the territory of the myriad worlds.

If it weren't for the human race from other worlds sharing the burden for the Ten Directions World, the demons would have easily conquered it.

That is why no force on the front lines dared to slack off, and thus they held a demon hunt.

Hunting demons is fraught with danger, as you may not only encounter demon attacks, but also face betrayal from your companions.

Therefore, our sect stipulates that those who have not become true disciples and whose strength is not at the level of a fully accomplished martial artist are not allowed to participate.

Even so, the sect always sends out martial artists at the peak of their supernatural abilities, to avoid losing too many true disciples.

After introducing the information about the demon hunt, Elder Liu shook his head and comforted him, "You don't need to worry too much about it. Your primary task now is to grow up as quickly as possible, not to participate in the so-called demon hunt."

Your strength is indeed very strong in the main sect, and you can be called the number one person, but here, you can't even be ranked in the top 100.

Besides, your current level is only at the minor stage of supernatural power attainment, which doesn't meet the requirements for participating in the demon hunt.

"I see." Su Chen suddenly realized.

He didn't take Elder Liu's words seriously.

It's easy for him to reach a higher realm. Give him enough Pure Yuan Pills, and he might even be able to achieve the Great Perfection of the Divine Power Realm in one fell swoop, let alone the Great Perfection of the Divine Power Realm.

"Su Chen!"

Just as they were thinking about how to obtain Pure Yuan Pills, a roar suddenly rang out from outside the main hall.

The sound, like a thunderclap, pierced through time and space, reaching Su Chen's ears and causing him to furrow his brow.

He recognized the voice as belonging to the person who made it.

Seeing this, Elder Liu said with a hint of sarcasm, "Oh right, I forgot to tell you, after becoming a true disciple, you can challenge other true disciples. Of course, other true disciples can also challenge you. Whether you accept or refuse is up to you."

Su Chen did not answer. After bidding farewell to Elder Liu, he flashed out of the hall.

Suspended in mid-air, they quickly spotted the source of the voice—it was Robin, with whom they had clashed before.

Upon seeing Su Chen, Robin snorted coldly and said, "Su Chen, now that you have become a true disciple, I ask you, do you dare to fight me!"

His voice was loud, as if he wanted everyone in the Ziyang Sect to hear it.

"Su Chen has been promoted to a true disciple. Now, he can't avoid Robin's challenge, can he?"

"No wonder Robin didn't make a move earlier; he was waiting for this perfect opportunity." "I heard that Liu Hong attacked Su Chen just now, but she couldn't withstand a single blow and was defeated by Su Chen."

"Really? Su Chen is that powerful?"

"Otherwise, why do you think Robin would personally take action? Not only that, Su Chen also took away Liu Hong's Soul-Slaying Whip."

"Isn't this the token of love that Senior Brother Robin gave to Senior Sister Liu Hong? It's no wonder that Senior Brother Robin is so angry that Su Chen got it."

"Hmph, Su Chen can defeat Liu Hong, but he's no match for Senior Brother Robin. In my opinion, he should just admit defeat and hand over the Soul-Slaying Whip, or he'll be in for a world of hurt."

"You're overthinking it. Let me ask you, if Su Chen doesn't accept the challenge, how will you respond?"

"Forehead……"

"..."

People came upon hearing the news.

Those who knew the inside story about Robin's challenge to Su Chen weren't too surprised, while those who didn't were quite astonished.

It should be noted that while Robin is not particularly strong among the true disciples of the Ziyang Sect, he is far superior to Su Chen.

Unexpectedly, he has now taken the initiative to issue a challenge, and the target of the challenge is Su Chen, who has just joined the Ziyang Sect.

Isn't this bullying the weak?

However, some people think Robin did the right thing. If they weren't too weak, they would love to replace Robin and teach Su Chen a lesson.

"Challenge me?"

Upon hearing this, Su Chen raised an eyebrow, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.

"Not bad, do you dare to fight me on the dueling platform? If you lose, you'll have to hand over the Soul-Slaying Whip and kneel down to apologize to Junior Sister Liu Hong!" Robin sneered, his voice carrying an imposing and oppressive aura.

Su Chen scoffed, "I lose and I have to kneel down and apologize? What about you if you lose?"

"I lost?" Robin hadn't even considered this question; how could he possibly lose?

Seeing this, Su Chen knew exactly what Robin was thinking and retorted sarcastically, "Heh, you've got a good plan. Trying to get something for nothing? No way!"

Upon hearing this, Robin was not angry at all; instead, he began to think about it.

Su Chen did not refuse immediately, which indicated that the other party might agree to accept the challenge.

The reason we haven't accepted it yet is simply because there's no benefit to it.

Thinking of this, Robin asked with a cold expression, "Then what do you intend to do?"

Seeing that the other party had taken the bait, Su Chen chuckled: "Pure Yuan Pills, divine weapons, and supernatural abilities are all acceptable!"

"What a loud tone!"

Robin scoffed. This guy was making outrageous demands right off the bat. Did he really think he could win?

However, he quickly replied, "Alright, if you win, I'll give you 500,000 Pure Yuan Pills!"

"one million!"

Su Chen bargained.

Robin was so angry her hair almost stood on end, but when she thought of the Soul-Slaying Whip, she gritted her teeth and said, "One million it is!"

Su Chen agreed.

"Come with me!"

Robin was eager to go to the arena, but Su Chen stopped her.

"What else do you want?"

Anyone could hear the anger in Robin's words.

Su Chen ignored him and instead said seriously, "Let me tell you in advance, I will not participate in the battle, but I will send my divine weapon to fight. As long as you defeat my divine weapon, it is equivalent to defeating me!"

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing this, Robin flew into a rage.

Su Chen is completely disregarding him.

They actually wanted to fob him off with a broken divine weapon?

Do you really think he wouldn't dare destroy the divine weapon!

Such an attitude and behavior fueled Robin's anger, and he looked at Su Chen with cold eyes.

His voice was icy cold: "Fine, then I'll see what this broken knife of yours is all about!"

"He called me Broken Blade, he deserves to die!" Broken Blade was furious, even more anxious than Robin.

Su Chen reassured him instead, "You can't kill people on the dueling platform. If you want to kill him, there will be plenty of opportunities later. First, earn some Pure Yuan Pills for me."

Enraged, Duan Tian Dao quickly agreed: "No problem."

However, he was puzzled as to how Su Chen obtained Pure Yuan Pills.

Su Chen transmitted his thoughts: "You don't need to worry about that. Just keep him in check for a while, play along, and then take the opportunity to finish him off."

After a pause, Su Chen suddenly remembered something: "By the way, are you confident? What if we end up getting defeated by him?"

"Don't underestimate me. I'm not the same person I used to be. How could he possibly be my match!" Broken Sky Blade retorted with dissatisfaction.

With his current strength, he can even deal with someone at the peak of their supernatural powers, let alone Robin who has reached the pinnacle of their supernatural powers.

"Come up on stage!"

On the dueling platform, Robin looked down at Su Chen and shouted sharply.

With a whoosh, the Heaven-Severing Blade transformed into a streak of light and arrived on the stage.

As soon as the two entered the dueling platform, an aged voice rang out: "Robin and Su Chen's divine weapon duel is about to begin, and the barrier will be activated!"

Fighting is forbidden within the Ziyang Sect. The martial arts arena was built specifically for disciples to compete.

Once the duel is confirmed, a barrier will be activated on the dueling platform to prevent harm to innocent bystanders.

Once the barrier opens, the duel will begin.

At this time, the competition had not yet started, but more and more people received the news and flocked in from all directions.

This level of competition is not particularly attractive to others.

However, the presence of Su Chen, a disciple renowned throughout the Ziyang Sect, naturally attracted the attention of countless people.

Everyone hoped Robin would punish the other party properly and that they would see a good show.

As the number of people increased, suddenly, a loud voice rang out:
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's begin our martial arts betting! Bet on Robin to win, odds 1 to 10; bet on my divine weapon to win, odds 10 to 1. The maximum bet is 10,000 Pure Yuan Pills. First come, first served! Place your bets now!"

The sound spread, causing a huge stir and instantly creating a buzz among the crowd.

When everyone realized these words came from Su Chen's mouth, an absurd thought simultaneously popped into their minds:

This guy is completely insane! (End of Chapter)