Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

Amidst the beating, the guy even gave Xu Yao a smirk.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I won't let this guy keep talking. That's impossible, this guy's brain has been spun out of control by you."

Xu Yao only glanced at them.

"It doesn't matter. Even if you bring more people, the outcome will still be the same. Besides, do you think I won't just run away?"

"Yes, we know."

The guy breathed a sigh of relief after Xu Yao turned around.

At that moment, Du Xuan glared resentfully at Zhang Erhe in front of him.

"What's wrong with you? How can you boost the enemy's morale while diminishing your own? That guy just hit you too. You shameless traitor, you actually turned around and hit me? Are you crazy?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Erhe couldn't help but swallow.

"Ancestor, I beg you, please stop talking! Do you know who that person is?"

"I don't care who he is. As long as he dares to lay a hand on us, he's in the wrong. No matter what, we have to teach him a lesson. Otherwise, this guy won't know what it means to be arrogant."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Erhe couldn't help but shake his head again.

"He is Xu Yao, Xu Yao!"

"I've never heard of him. Who cares who he is, I'm going to take him down!"

"Idiot, it's that disciple who just joined this year! The one who took first place!"

Upon hearing this, Du Xuan was stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"How could it be him?"

"I didn't expect it to really be him, after all, we're not familiar with each other and have never met, but it's definitely true."

Zhang Erhe, who said this, looked like he still had lingering fear.

"I heard that this Xu Yao killed all the magical beasts during the trial. Furthermore, with his cultivation at the first level of Qi Refining, he defeated five new disciples at the fourth level of Qi Refining! What does that mean? He's a genius among geniuses!"

"Aren't we just asking for death by provoking someone like that?"

As he said this, Zhang Erhe couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Moreover, judging from his aura, he is now at the fourth level of Qi Refining. How much time has passed? He's already at the fourth level of Qi Refining?"

Upon hearing this, Du Xuan couldn't help but swallow hard.

"But that's not necessarily true. Didn't the first place winner have five Foundation Establishment Pills? He might have taken Foundation Establishment Pills to reach that level of strength. Besides, maybe the outside world is just hyping him up; perhaps he was already at the fourth level of Qi Refining before."

"Even so, he's not someone we can afford to mess with, do you even understand that? Besides, even if we really intend to take action against him, do you think those elders who value him won't have objections? In that case, something bad is bound to happen."

Upon hearing this, everyone present immediately fell silent.

They dared not say anything more, and tacitly helped each other up, slowly leaving the place.

In the cafeteria, with such a huge sum of money suddenly appearing, Xu Yao could eat whatever he wanted.

Whether he can finish the food or not, serve him a table full of good wine and dishes first, and if he can't eat it, so be it.

While enjoying a delicious meal, Xu Yao overheard several disciples whispering about him.

"This guy is so handsome."

"Yes, even though they eat so fast, it's still so aesthetically pleasing."

"Should we go up and say hello?"

"Oh, I'll be embarrassed."

"Then let us admire it from afar and not touch it."

Xu Yao was taken aback when he heard this. Although it felt a bit strange, he realized that the person was actually praising him.

Never mind, I'll keep eating.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Xu Yao noticed something.

Several familiar disciples were heading in the same direction.

Moreover, the quantity is not just ordinary.

Puzzled by this, Xu Yao quickly followed and asked someone at random.

"Brothers, what are you guys doing here?"

"Of course, we're going to the Combat Skills Pavilion."

"Combat Skill Pavilion?"

Xu Yao asked in confusion, though he did know that this place was used to store combat techniques.

I've heard that the Qingyun Sect has a low-grade Earth-rank combat technique as its grand finale.

However, I have never seen the lineup.

Moreover, given their current level, they should be content if they can cultivate to the upper level of the Yellow Rank.

"Judging from your appearance, you must be a new disciple too? What have you been doing lately? Today is the day to enter the Combat Skill Pavilion to select suitable combat skills, didn't you know?"

"He has been in seclusion for about a month and a half."

Xu Yao replied with a smile.

The disciple who answered Xu Yao gave Xu Yao a strange look.

Judging from this guy's greasy mouth, he's probably gone into seclusion to train his stomach.

The disciple kindly reminded Xu Yao of something.

"I'm not trying to be mean, but the Qingyun Sect's annual food allowance is fixed. If you spend it all, you'll have a hard time getting by."

Xu Yao smiled and waved.

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's nothing. I can live off my savings for a year no matter how much I sit around doing nothing."

There was nothing he could do; after all, he had stolen a year's worth of food money from each of the other four people who were causing him trouble.

He can eat whatever he wants.

Hearing this, the disciple shook his head helplessly, said nothing more to Xu Yao, and walked straight into the combat skills pavilion.

Xu Yao followed him inside.

Although he can only choose Yellow-rank skills now, he might as well take advantage of it. He only has Windwalk and Tiger-Taming Fist techniques anyway, so learning another one won't be a big deal. It's always good to have more skills.

Inside the attic, there was an elder in charge of overseeing the attic and guiding the new disciples.

"Everyone must not be greedy and seize the time to find what suits you. You only have half a month to study, and you will need to return the materials after that."

"If you can't learn it within these two weeks, then you're all doomed. So, you must act according to your abilities and never be overly ambitious. Do you all understand?"

"I understand."

The elder nodded in satisfaction at the disciples' responses.

"Then, let's begin selecting combat skills."

"By the way, I can give you the combat skills you choose for reference, but that's just a reference. The final decision on which combat skills to learn is in your own hands."

Instantly, the disciples rushed in and began scanning the surrounding combat techniques.

Xu Yao also searched quickly.

However, it's actually quite difficult to find something that suits his taste.

This floor is filled almost entirely with low-grade and mid-grade Yellow Rank combat techniques; there are very few high-grade Yellow Rank techniques.

Not only do they look down on it, but the names of some of the combat skills are simply made up, making them utterly uninteresting.

Xu Yao shook his head helplessly, but after a while, he still hadn't found anything.