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Chapter 65: That's Exactly What I Was Thinking

Time passed.

Over a month later...

Li Xun sat cross-legged on his mat, slowly opening his eyes.

In the instant he opened his eyes, the heavens and the earth trembled, and his crystal-clear body radiated a dazzling light, bursting forth with an overwhelmingly powerful aura.

"The Radiant Star Heaven Weaving Scripture is indeed extraordinary," Li Xun muttered to himself.

He stood up and glanced around the room, where the Blood Essence Stones had already turned into powder.

During this past month, he had spent the first twenty days switching from the Purple Sun Heavenly Art to the Radiant Star Heaven Weaving Scripture. The following ten-plus days were spent absorbing the Spirit Connection from the Blood Essence Stones.

In just over ten days, he had consumed more than three thousand Blood Essence Stones.

"Over three thousand Blood Essence Stones have made my strength even greater. I just wonder... "How strong is my current physical resilience?" Li Xun pondered. He held out his hand, and a gleaming, cold light sword appeared in it. Without any hesitation, he slashed it towards his other hand.

Clang!

A sound of metal collision rang out.

Li Xun raised his left hand and saw only a faint white mark on the palm, which quickly faded.

"So strong!" Li Xun exclaimed in amazement. He hadn't used any True Essence just now, nor had he activated the Golden Body Technique. He had relied solely on the defense of his physical body to withstand the strike.

"Now, even if I stand still, many people of the same level won't be able to break through my defense." He hadn't even used his full strength just now.

But even so, he could compare to weaker Profound Core Realm experts going all out.

After all, he possessed innate divine strength and had strengthened his power with the Heavenly Heart Stone Milk and Blood Essence Stones.

"Strong defense is not enough; the main thing is recovery speed!" Li Xun thought of the terrifying regenerative ability of the extraterritorial demons he had encountered before. He gritted his teeth, increased his strength in his hand, and slashed again at his left hand.

Crack!

Phew!

A crisp sound rang out.

The low-quality magic sword in his hand was instantly broken into two pieces, but luckily, it had completed its task just in time.

A two-inch-long wound remained on his left hand.

However, this small wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye and had fully recovered within just three breaths. Li Xun examined his palm and found no traces of injury.

"Now, I should have the ability to regenerate severed limbs," Li Xun speculated.

He had thought about testing it, but after careful consideration, he abandoned the idea. If he really could regenerate severed limbs, it would naturally be cause for celebration. However, if he couldn't, he would have nowhere to cry when the time came.

Losing an arm would significantly weaken his strength.

"It's time to cultivate the Great Yan Divine Technique." Li Xun waved his sleeve, and a strong wind swept through the room, carrying away the powdered Blood Essence Stones. Then he took out the Enlightenment Pill and prepared to start cultivating the Great Yan Divine Technique.

But just as he was about to begin cultivation...

A knocking sound suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

"Senior Brother Li Xun, I seek an audience!" a voice called out.

‘Eh? Who is this guy?’ Li Xun thought for a moment, realizing that he had no impression of this person. He put away the Enlightenment Pill, stood up, and walked to the courtyard gate, opening it.

Outside the gate, Han Feng, dressed in the attire of an inner disciple, stood before Li Xun. When he saw Li Xun, he immediately paid his respects and said, "Greetings, Senior Brother Li Xun."

"No need for formalities," Li Xun said calmly. "What brings you here today?"

"Senior Brother, I have come here on Elder Xie's orders. Firstly, it's to deliver the rewards for your previous demon-slaying efforts. Secondly, it's to inform Senior Brother that today is the day to register as a core disciple. Please don't miss the timing," Han Feng explained.

As he spoke, Han Feng handed over a storage ring. Li Xun accepted the ring and smiled, saying, "Thank you for making the trip personally."

At the same time, he extended his spiritual sense to scan the contents of the storage ring. Inside, there weren't many items, only a thousand high-grade spirit stones and three bottles of pills. Just as he had expected, the main reward was the Earth Ranked Intermediate-grade martial art technique. The current rewards were just a consolation prize.

"Junior Brother is just doing his duty," Han Feng said respectfully. He looked at Li Xun with admiration, thinking to himself that Senior Brother Li Xun was indeed as gentle and approachable as the rumors had it.

Over the past month, Li Xun had been immersed in his cultivation, unaware that the entire Xuanyang Sect had become abuzz with excitement.

The reason for this excitement was Li Xun himself...

After the events a month ago when extraterritorial demons had attacked, many inner disciples had become his staunch followers. Countless people revered him as a deity. Han Feng was no exception, even though he hadn't been one of the survivors of the inner disciples' trial. However, he had been influenced by what he had seen and heard.

"Senior Brother, do you plan to register for the Core Disciple assessment?" Han Feng asked.

Li Xun contemplated for a moment, then nodded and replied, "I have exactly that in mind..."

Becoming a Core Disciple was different from becoming an Inner Disciple. To become an Inner Disciple, one could do so at any time as long as they broke through to the Qi Refining Realm and passed the assessment in the hall. However, becoming a Core Disciple was not so simple.

The Core Disciple assessment required competition, and it only took place once a year.

Missing the registration this year meant waiting for the next year. Moreover, regardless of how many people registered, only the top three would become Core Disciples.

Becoming a Core Disciple was the most prestigious position in the Xuanyang Sect, and many cultivators aspired to it. Typically, those who reached the late Spirit Connection Realm had a good chance of becoming Core Disciples. However, as more and more disciples competed against each other, the bar for entry had risen, with some even reaching the Life-Death Realm.

This year, besides Li Xun, there seemed to be several Inner Disciples who had reached the Life-Death Realm.

Li Xun was not worried, though. With his current middle stage of Spirit Connection Realm cultivation, there shouldn't be any Inner Disciple capable of surpassing him.

"Senior Brother, shall we go? I will lead you to the registration area," Han Feng said with enthusiasm.

"Please lead the way, Junior Brother," Li Xun replied.