Let me report the battle situation: Wu Lian is currently ranked 11th on the new book list, which means it has made the list, but it's at the very bottom.
Xiao Mo is not satisfied. We must aim higher, always looking for better opportunities. We need to aim for a higher ranking.
So, early this morning, Xiao Mo is once again rolling on the ground, begging for recommendation votes, collections, and member clicks. These three elements seem to be the scoring criteria for the new book list. As the saying goes, voting while reading makes one handsome, and the ancients would not deceive you.
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The next day, a group of Lingxiao Pavilion disciples were gathered together practicing their skills. They were chatting and laughing, finding joy in their hard work. Suddenly, one of them looked in a certain direction with fear and trembled, saying, "Su... Su Shao..."
"What's wrong?" Su Mu asked, puzzled.
"He really came."
"Who came?" Su Mu was getting impatient. Following the direction of the person's finger, he saw Yang Kai walking over with a smile, holding a broom.
The group's expressions changed dramatically.
"Good morning, everyone. You all started practicing so early, truly diligent," Yang Kai greeted everyone, then specifically looked at Zhao Hu and Li Yuntian, who instinctively shrank back, remembering the weight of Yang Kai's punches, their skin tightening.
"What are you here for?" Su Mu's face was losing its composure. Although he knew Yang Kai's purpose, he still asked, as he had boasted in front of everyone yesterday.
"To challenge, of course." Yang Kai smiled brightly, scanning the group, and asked kindly, "Which of you hasn't been challenged in the past few days? Let's have a match."
According to the Lingxiao Pavilion rules, disciples must not avoid or fear a challenge! Violators will be expelled.
With this rule in place, even though Su Mu's group was afraid of Yang Kai, if he issued a challenge and they hadn't been challenged in the past five days, they had to accept, knowing they would be beaten.
That day, Su Mu's subordinate Zhang San was beaten up, and Yang Kai left satisfied. Su Mu cursed at his back.
The next day, Yang Kai came again, and Su Mu's subordinate Li Si was beaten. Yang Kai left satisfied, and Su Mu's threats were in vain.
On the third day, Yang Kai came once more, and Su Mu's subordinate Wang Wu suffered, beaten and bruised. Yang Kai left satisfied again, and Su Mu's curses were weak.
When Yang Kai came again, Su Mu had learned his lesson. He no longer cursed or threatened, knowing it was useless. This Yang Kai was not afraid of his threats.
Su Mu only glared at him with deep-seated hatred.
After being tormented several times, Su Mu's subordinates were no longer willing to comply.
Yang Kai was too overbearing. There were so many ordinary disciples in Lingxiao Pavilion, but he only targeted this group, clearly seeking revenge. Moreover, there were quite a few of them. Yang Kai challenged one each day, in a cycle, and never left empty-handed.
Yang Kai's actions caused a stir throughout Lingxiao Pavilion. This trial disciple's sudden rise to prominence caught everyone's attention. Since the day he beat Zhao Hu, he seemed to have changed completely, no longer the soft target he once was. Every day, he would find someone to fight, and he always won. It was rumored that Su Mu, who had a powerful backer, was completely at a loss against him.
If even Su Mu couldn't do anything to Yang Kai, how could other ordinary disciples dare to challenge him? This led to no one daring to challenge Yang Kai. Everyone knew that this trial disciple, who had been demoted after three years and also served as a sweeper, was not someone to be trifled with.
As these messages spread, everyone speculated about Yang Kai's strength. Some guessed he was at the fourth level of the Body Tempering stage, others at the fifth, and some even at the eighth. After all, he had defeated Li Yuntian, who was at the seventh level of the Body Tempering stage.
But no one knew Yang Kai's true realm.
Only Xia Ningshang knew! She had been secretly watching Yang Kai's battles these past few days and, with her superior strength, could clearly see his realm.
But it was precisely because she saw it that Xia Ningshang was secretly alarmed.
This junior brother was only at the fifth level of the Body Tempering stage when he defeated Li Yuntian, but in just four days, he had reached the sixth level.
How could he cultivate so quickly? Even she, with her special constitution, had taken many pills during the Body Tempering stage, yet her progress wasn't this fast.
To resolve her doubts, Xia Ningshang even secretly ambushed Yang Kai's small house to investigate how he cultivated. But no matter how she investigated, she couldn't find anything unusual. He just practiced martial arts, and often after a few punches and kicks, he was exhausted and drenched in sweat.
Xia Ningshang couldn't understand why the basic Lingxiao Pavilion techniques were so challenging for him. They weren't profound techniques.
After several days of investigation, Xia Ningshang still couldn't find any clues. Although she vaguely felt that Yang Kai had some secrets, she didn't feel right continuing to investigate. After all, spying on someone wasn't something to be proud of, especially spying on a young man who often went shirtless.
Every time Xia Ningshang watched, her face would turn red with embarrassment and anger. This person would take off his shirt when he practiced, as if his bony frame was something to be proud of.
"But, he seems to have become a bit stronger and gained some muscle," Xia Ningshang recalled the first time she saw Yang Kai shirtless, comparing him in her mind. After the comparison, her face turned bright red.
Yang Kai, of course, didn't know he was being spied on. After completing his daily tasks as a sweeper in Lingxiao Pavilion, he would challenge Su Mu's group, then return to his wooden house to cultivate. Although his life was monotonous, it was incredibly fulfilling.
The incense burner was extremely powerful, and combined with half an hour of Body Tempering techniques each day, it had already helped him reach the sixth level of the Body Tempering stage. The qi in his body was beginning to solidify.
Just one more step, and he would reach the seventh level of the Body Tempering stage. At this level, a small amount of primordial qi would form in his body, though not much, it was still primordial qi. As long as he had primordial qi in his body, he could begin to cultivate martial techniques. Then his attack methods would no longer be limited to long punches and kicks.
From the seventh to the ninth level of the Body Tempering stage, the primordial qi would begin to grow and spread throughout the body, integrating with the meridians. Only by forming a grand cycle of primordial qi and connecting the bridge between heaven and earth could he break through the Body Tempering stage and reach a higher level.
Yang Kai trained almost to the point of exhaustion every day, and he could feel his growth very clearly. Today, he could already perform martial arts under the influence of the incense burner, though not for long. Morning cultivation of the Body Tempering techniques was also much easier than before, and he made progress every day.
If the conditions were favorable, Yang Kai believed he would grow rapidly.
However, Yang Kai found an embarrassing situation: his Deadland Withered Wood Grass was used up, and although he still had some Three-Leaf Residual Soul Flowers, they were running low.
These past few days, Yang Kai had been extremely frugal, but the consumption of herbs was too fast, and they were quickly depleted.
With no other choice, Yang Kai had to go to the Contribution Hall and use all his remaining contribution points to exchange for some herbs.