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Chapter 37: Cheating?

"Cheating?"

Ye Xiyun, who had just jumped off the pig's back and was helping Yue Lanxin down, heard Yun Lingshuang's words and couldn't help but furrowed his brows.

Ignoring Yun Lingshuang, Ye Xiyun and Yue Lanxin walked up to Xuan Yi, who was in charge of receiving the demon cores, and asked, "Senior Brother Xuan Yi, the time for the trial hasn't ended yet, right?"

"No, it hasn't," Xuan Yi replied.

Ye Xiyun took out four demon cores from his pocket and placed them on the table in front of Xuan Yi. He said, "Then, if I submit the trial now, does it count as me completing the trial?"

"Of course!" Xuan Yi nodded and, somewhat surprised, looked at the four demon cores that Ye Xiyun had handed over. He recorded Ye Xiyun's name at the top of the list of trial participants and announced, "Ye Xiyun, four demon cores, ranked first in the trial!"

"First?" Upon hearing this, Yun Lingshuang's eyes nearly popped out. "What do you mean, first? He stole my demon cores! He's cheating!"

"Where did I cheat?" Ye Xiyun turned to look at Yun Lingshuang and asked, "Everyone is here. Go ahead and explain where I cheated."

"Those four demon cores were stolen from me. You didn't kill those demonic beasts yourself!" Yun Lingshuang argued. "How could a cultivator with a Low Grade Five Elements Spiritual Roots like you kill four demonic beasts? Those four demon cores were all taken from me."

"Did the trial say we couldn't steal demon cores?" Ye Xiyun shrugged and asked, "I seem to remember that the trial's content only mentioned bringing back the demon cores within the specified time. Besides, you should know how I got these demon cores, right? Didn't you get grabbed by the Silver-Armed Demon Apes and couldn't take it anymore, so you voluntarily gave them to me?"

"You're talking nonsense! You clearly ordered the demonic beasts to grab me and forcibly took them..." Yun Lingshuang's face turned ugly, realizing what Ye Xiyun meant.

"Oh~~" Ye Xiyun raised an eyebrow, a smile on his face. "You got grabbed by the monkeys, huh?"

"You– you're slandering me! Don't believe him, everyone. He's slandering me!" Yun Lingshuang finally reacted, and his face turned especially unsightly.

"Um, that monkey sister who grabbed him, can you come out and confirm?" Ye Xiyun called out to the group of Silver-Armed Demon Apes.

One of the Silver-Armed Demon Apes stepped forward, looking disdainfully at Yun Lingshuang. Then it extended its right hand, making a pinching gesture, and returned to the group of monkeys.

Among the crowd, the gazes directed at Yun Lingshuang all became peculiar.

Yun Lingshuang's face turned bright red, and his forehead bulged with veins, giving him the feeling of wanting to faint.

Looking at Yun Lingshuang choking on his words, Ye Xiyun smiled coldly.

Cheating? Did the Sect Master and elders not know that Ye Xiyun had brought so many live demonic beasts here? Wasn't the purpose of the trial to examine the disciples' character and their ability to work together? Of course, if a disciple had real strength and could solo a demonic beast, that would be even better.

Bringing so many live demonic beasts here was even more impressive than killing a single demonic beast and bringing back its core.

"Alright!" At this point, with the commotion below, Sect Master Yun Xiao cleared his throat and said, "We are well aware of whether Ye Xiyun cheated or not. Everything you did during the trial was visible to us."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the disciples in the audience varied from embarrassment to joy. Yun Lingshuang opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

"After all, this assessment, which is said to bring back demon cores, is actually a way for us elders to observe your performance. This helps us determine where to assign you for further cultivation," Sect Master Yun Xiao explained. "Now that we know where you will be practicing, Elder Fu, please make the announcements."

With a nod from Sect Master Yun Xiao, Elder Fu stepped forward and looked at the newly admitted disciples. He said loudly, "Chu Zidan, assigned to the Outer Sect at the Xiao Zhu Peak for cultivation!"

"Yes, Elder!" Chu Zidan saluted Elder Fu.

"Yun Lingshuang!" Elder Fu then turned his gaze to Yun Lingshuang. Yun Lingshuang's spirits were uplifted, and he quickly put on the demeanor of a debonair gentleman. It was worth noting that this guy had impressive psychological resilience. Just a moment ago, he was on the verge of embarrassment, and now, as soon as the elder spoke, he acted as if nothing had happened.

"Assigned to the Xiao Yun Peak at the Outer sect for cultivation."

"Yes, Elder!"

"Yue Lanxin, assigned to the Xiao Lin peak on the Outer sect for cultivation!"

"Yes, Elder!"

As Elder Fu assigned the new disciples to the Outer Peaks one by one, only Ye Xiyun remained without an assignment. Ye Xiyun looked at Elder Fu eagerly, feeling a bit nervous. With his SSS-level passing score, joining Tianxuan Sect should be a sure thing, right?

However, the sixth elder remained silent. Why are you staring at me for so long? I know I'm handsome, and although I can accept being a kept man, it's limited to wealthy women. Sixth elder, don't get any weird ideas about me.

"As for Ye Xiyun..." The sixth elder hesitated for a moment and then said, "We have other arrangements for you! Alright, fellow disciples, follow your senior brothers and sisters from the same peak back for cultivation. You will receive the follow-up cultivation techniques once you have settled in."

After the sixth elder finished speaking, the Sect Master and the other six elders all flew away on their swords, leaving the scene.

Seeing this, Ye Xiyun was dumbfounded...

What's going on?

What's the deal? You're playing with me?

Didn't you say I didn't cheat? Then what's the meaning of this? Are you not accepting me because I have a Low Grade Five Elements Spiritual Roots?

"Hehe, other arrangements?" As the disciples left one by one, Yun Lingshuang came up to Ye Xiyun and sneered, "A cultivator with a Low Grade Five Elements Spiritual Roots, first place in the trial? Did the elders see that you have no future? Are they telling you to leave the sect?"

"Don't speak if you have nothing to say!" On the side, Yue Lanxin stood next to Ye Xiyun, looking at Yun Lingshuang angrily. "The elders said that they could see everything we did during the trial. Compared to Ye Xiyun, you have even less potential! Trash!"

"You—" Yun Lingshuang glanced at Yue Lanxin. "What's the matter? Did you become interested in him just because he helped you once? Too bad, your judgment is not great. Whether he can stay in Tianxuan Sect is still uncertain."

"You can go away!" Ye Xiyun looked at Yun Lingshuang and said, his eyes like a predatory beast.

"You–" Yun Lingshuang was about to say something more but then saw the group of Silver-Armed Demon Apes behind Ye Xiyun, ready to pounce.

"Vulgar, I won't waste my time with a loser like you!" Yun Lingshuang said before leaving the scene.

In the sky above, dark clouds began to gather, and at the foot of the mountain, only Ye Xiyun and Yue Lanxin remained.

"You should go back to Xiao Lin Peak first," Ye Xiyun said to Yue Lanxin. He then smiled and said, "I'll wait here to see what arrangements the Sect Master and the elders have for me."

"Then you have to take good care of yourself!" Yue Lanxin said. "Don't lose hope."

"Alright, even if Yun Lingshuang can't accept it, I won't lose hope," Ye Xiyun said with a smile. He watched Yue Lanxin leave, and then, turning his gaze to the dark cloud forming above him, he couldn't help but smirk.

Lose hope? What a joke! However, the words of Yue Lanxin just now reminded him. What does "other arrangements" mean? This clearly triggered a hidden reward after achieving a Triple S-rank clearance!

The Sect Master even said they're all a bunch of screen-peeping maniacs. Doesn’t this mean that they saw his outstanding performance?

Moreover, if they really didn't want him, couldn't they just take in a Five Elements low-level spiritual root person as a casual sect disciple? Tianxuan Sect is so big; it's not like they can't afford to support an idle person. This is obviously some kind of setup.

And... Ye Xiyun looked at the large cloud covering about four to five square meters above his head.

Could this test be any more fake? If you expand the area of the cloud a bit more, maybe I won't be so sure that the Sect Master and the elders are up to something!

Everywhere else, the moon was shining and the stars were sparse, but I have a dark cloud right above my head. If it weren't for you guys playing tricks, I would stand on my head and eat ****!

Could it be that they think I'm too outstanding and want to set an additional test to assess my character? Like when Sun Wukong waited outside the gate of the Bodhi Patriarch's residence for a long time in the wind and rain before being accepted as a disciple? Are they going to test my mental endurance by making it rain here?

While Ye Xiyun was thinking, he saw the rain already falling from the dark cloud.

Exactly as expected! Your tricks are really something.

Ye Xiyun's lips curled into a smile of confirmation.

It seems that the Sect Master and the elders have indeed recognized my excellence. I should be safe to enter Tianxuan Sect.

In that case, should I perform a melodramatic act for you?

Do you think I will stand here in the rain, kneel on the ground, and put on a show of great perseverance for you?

Who are you kidding? My brain is functioning perfectly well, and I know to run home when it rains!

Ye Xiyun chuckled and, turning around, promptly crawled under the table that Xuan Yi hadn't taken away.

Hehe, didn't expect that, huh? A bunch of screen-peeping weirdos, don't think I don't know you're still watching me. I won't stand in the rain and let you guys enjoy it.

Boom!

From within the dark cloud, a lightning bolt struck down, directly shattering the table above Ye Xiyun's head. In the pouring rain, Ye Xiyun's face was covered in soot, lying on the ground with an expression of frustration.

Can't take a joke, can you? You guys are still flipping tables?

Damn it! Have some sportsmanship!

Inside the Elder's Hall of Tianxuan Sect, the Fourth Elder, Song Zhiming, turned to glare at the Seventh Elder, Liu Muyun, and said, "Didn't we agree to just make it rain?"

The Seventh Elder stuck out her tongue and said cutely, "Well... his expression was just so infuriating, and I accidentally– Senior Brother, don't worry, the thunder had very little power, it won't hurt him at all– it just– might have stung a bit!"