705: A fleeting moment of beauty reveals divine power

Surrounded by everyone like stars around the moon, Huang Ruoyu and her younger brother boarded a massive flying shuttle.

"Whoosh!"

The flying shuttle activated and instantly vanished into the horizon.

"The Lanxian Sect assessment! It seems I need to speed up."

Watching the departing flying shuttle, Yang Lingchen thought to himself, then immediately flew towards the outskirts of the city.

The Lanxian Sect was considered a top-tier power in this region, and countless young Cultivators yearned to join it.

Because once one joined the Lanxian Sect, it meant rising to wealth and prominence, and their Family would also receive protection from the Lanxian Sect.

Although he had the crescent jade given by his Revered Master in his hand, Yang Lingchen did not want to rely on connections to enter the Lanxian Sect.

After all, this favor was owed to his teacher by the other party, so unless absolutely necessary, he would not use it up.

While traveling, Yang Lingchen Cultivated the Undying Golden Body Art.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

After ten days of continuous flight, Yang Lingchen finally arrived before the Mountain Gate of the Lanxian Sect.

"Huh! Why is there no one here?"

Yang Lingchen looked around curiously and discovered that no one was coming over for the assessment.

"Excuse me, big brother, has the Lanxian Sect's Disciple Recruitment Ceremony started?"

Yang Lingchen walked up to a Disciple guarding the Mountain Gate of the Lanxian Sect.

"The Disciple Recruitment Ceremony ended three days ago. You're only arriving now; don't you think that's too late?" A Disciple guarding the gate looked at Yang Lingchen as if he were an idiot.

"Ended three days ago?" Yang Lingchen frowned. He had thought his speed was fast enough, but he hadn't expected to still be three days late.

"Alright, hurry back! Don't get in our way here." Another Disciple guarding the gate waved his hand, signaling for Yang Lingchen to leave quickly.

"Can you two brothers make an exception?" Yang Lingchen said awkwardly.

"Who is your brother?"

The Disciple guarding the gate looked at Yang Lingchen with disdain. "With your trash cultivation level, even if you hadn't been late, you wouldn't have been able to pass the assessment anyway."

"Damn it, you things that look down on people."

Yang Lingchen cursed inwardly, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said, "I would like to ask, are you still accepting Utility Disciples?"

"With your cultivation level, you're only fit to be a Utility Disciple."

That Disciple guarding the gate sneered, pointed to a courtyard beside the Mountain Gate Plaza, and said haughtily, "Go wait in that Labor Courtyard over there! An Elder will come by later to select Utility Disciples. Whether you get chosen or not depends on your luck."

"Many thanks."

Yang Lingchen thanked him and then walked towards that Labor Courtyard.

Since he was already here, he might as well be a Utility Disciple; this way, at least he would have a place to settle down, which was better than wandering outside.

After all, his current cultivation level was truly too low; even a random person could crush him.

When Yang Lingchen entered the Labor Courtyard, there were already forty or fifty people sitting inside.

"pretty boy, get lost to the side."

A sturdy youth with a fierce gaze glanced coldly at Yang Lingchen.

"How should I get lost? Why don't you demonstrate?" Yang Lingchen said coldly.

The people in this courtyard generally had cultivation levels around the third layer of the True Immortal Realm, so Yang Lingchen naturally did not take them seriously.

"pretty boy, you're courting death."

The sturdy youth shouted coldly. He suddenly waved his right hand, and a terrifying wave of energy instantly lashed out toward Yang Lingchen's cheek.

He had been very depressed after being eliminated from the assessment a few days ago. Now, a pretty boy at the first layer of the True Immortal Realm dared to defy him, which made him instantly furious.

"This kid has too much nerve. A mere first layer of the True Immortal Realm dares to provoke Li Yanhui."

"Yeah! Li Yanhui was just a tiny bit away from passing the assessment. This kid provoking Li Yanhui probably won't end well."

"Damn it."

At this moment, a cold glint flashed in Yang Lingchen's eyes. He unleashed a strike of Fleeting Bloom; the Sword Qi, carrying a trace of ancient, vicissitudinous, and destructive power, instantly slashed onto Li Yanhui's Protective Barrier.

"Ah! My Lifespan! pretty boy, what on earth did you do to me?"

Li Yanhui's eyes were filled with terror. Under Yang Lingchen's previous sword strike, he discovered that his Lifespan had directly decreased by a million years.

If it were just a simple loss of a million years of Lifespan, it wouldn't have had much impact on him; after all, the Lifespan of the True Immortal Realm was already as high as hundreds of millions of years.

But these one million years happened to be his youngest one million years. This loss was not just one million years of Lifespan; it also damaged his future talent and potential, which was an irreversible loss for him.

"Damn it, you still dare to be arrogant." Yang Lingchen snorted coldly. The dragon que sword in his hand slashed out again, and that power capable of destroying everything once again entered Li Yanhui's body, instantly stripping away another million years of his Lifespan.

"Ah!" Li Yanhui screamed, his face turning deathly pale.

Although Fleeting Bloom would not cause external injuries, its damage to Lifespan and talent was immense.

In the instant his Lifespan and talent were stripped away, that heart-wrenching pain was something ordinary people could not endure.

As these two million years of Lifespan were stripped away, Li Yanhui's spirit instantly withered, and he no longer had his previous vigor.

At this moment, everyone in the small courtyard involuntarily took a few steps back; no one dared to meet Yang Lingchen's gaze anymore.

"Li Yanhui is finished. His talent and potential have been destroyed. It's almost impossible for him to become a Lanxian Sect Utility Disciple now." A young person watching the spectacle sighed and said.

"Serves him right. Who can he blame? Who told him to be so arrogant?" A youth dressed in white said, gloating.

"That's true. Our cultivation levels are all about the same, yet I haven't seen anyone as arrogant as him."

For a time, the scene was abuzz with discussion, and the eyes of many looking at Yang Lingchen revealed a trace of respect.

After all, this was a world where the strong were respected. When one's strength was sufficient, one would gain everyone's respect.

When one was weak, everyone would look down on them, and some might even step on them.

"Kid, you just wait."

Li Yanhui gave Yang Lingchen a cold, sinister look, then dropped a harsh threat before fleeing the Labor Courtyard in a panic.

At this moment, he was truly afraid. If Yang Lingchen gave him a few more sword strikes, his losses would be too great.

Originally, Li Yanhui's talent was quite good, and he was only a million years old. But after being slashed by these two sword strikes from Yang Lingchen, his age had directly reached three million years.

This injured not only his Foundation and Lifespan but also directly caused him to lose the opportunity to become a Utility Disciple.

One had to know that the Lanxian Sect had age restrictions for accepting Disciples; new Outer Sect Disciples could not be older than 1.2 million years, and Utility Disciples could not be older than 2 million years.

And now his Lifespan had directly reached three million years, which meant he had completely lost the opportunity to become a Lanxian Sect Disciple.

Yang Lingchen found a spot to sit down and patiently waited for the Lanxian Sect Elder to come and select Utility Disciples.

Although Utility Disciples needed to do some rough work, as long as one's cultivation level met the standard, there was an opportunity to be promoted to an Outer Sect Disciple.

Yang Lingchen was still quite confident in himself. As long as he entered the Lanxian Sect, he was confident he could stand out and become an official Disciple.

What he lacked most right now was an Immortal Rank Martial Skill; he already had the Undying Golden Body Art for a Cultivation Technique, so he didn't need one for the time being.

About two hours later, an Old Man in Green Robes walked into the Labor Courtyard.

After looking around for a while, he selected a few sturdy youths with cultivation levels at the third layer of the True Immortal Realm.

Not long after, several more high-ranking members of the Lanxian Sect came to select Utility Disciples, but Yang Lingchen was never chosen.

"Damn it, a bunch of blind old fogies." Yang Lingchen cursed inwardly.

Just at this moment, a mature, charming, and still alluring middle-aged beautiful woman wearing light blue wide-sleeved luxurious robes walked in.

The instant this middle-aged beautiful woman walked in, everyone involuntarily became nervous, and they all looked towards her with expectant eyes, hoping to be chosen by her.

The middle-aged beautiful woman carefully examined all the Utility Disciples and finally let her gaze rest on Yang Lingchen. "Follow me!"