728: Tianxin Academy

"Damn it, you still dare to act tough."

A cold glint flashed in Yang Lingchen's eyes, and a frigid Killing Intent emanated from his body.

Yang Lingchen's hands moved continuously, and strands of Immortal Essence Power swirled in his grasp. A massive amount of power erupted from him, condensing into a giant fist that instantly smashed toward Black Cloud in mid-air.

The speed of Yang Lingchen's punch reached its limit. Before Black Cloud could react, the massive Fist Aura had already slammed heavily into his Dantian.

"Ahhh...!"

Black Cloud let out a desperate scream, his body falling like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily below the Arena.

"Pfft...!"

"You actually dared to destroy my Dantian." Black Cloud spat out a mouthful of blood, looking at Yang Lingchen with venomous eyes.

He truly did not expect that he would be completely powerless before Yang Lingchen.

"Sorry! Before the fight, you acted so tough that I thought you were very strong, so I used a little bit of force. I didn't expect you to be so fragile that you couldn't even take a casual strike from me."

A faint smile curled at the corners of Yang Lingchen's mouth.

If Black Cloud hadn't been so ruthless in his attack, and if Wu Di hadn't destroyed the Lanxian Sect Disciple's Dantian, perhaps he would have shown some mercy.

"What a ruthless brat, daring to destroy a Disciple of my Dayang Sword Sect." Hong Taimeng's expression was extremely gloomy, and an invisible Killing Intent radiated from his body.

After losing to the Zhang Family, he had originally wanted to come to the Lanxian Sect to regain some face. He never expected that in the Outer Sect sparring, he would have three Disciples crippled by a kid at the Seventh Layer of True Immortal Realm.

"Is Brother Hong alright? If you are feeling uncomfortable anywhere, this sparring exchange can end here."

Chu Tianxiong asked with a smile, feeling absolutely refreshed at this moment.

When the Lanxian Sect Disciple's Dantian was destroyed earlier, the opponent's mocking tone had almost made him explode on the spot.

Now that Yang Lingchen had evened the score for him, it was clear how refreshed he felt.

"It is fine. This Little Fellow is indeed exceptionally talented; my Dayang Sword Sect has lost this portion of the Outer Sect exchange," Hong Taimeng said, forcing a smile. "However, for the sparring exchange between Inner Sect Disciples and Core Disciples, we might not necessarily lose, oh."

"That remains to be seen after we compete!" Chu Tianxiong said with a smile.

He was in a great mood right now. He had originally thought that the Outer Sect sparring was a guaranteed loss, but he never expected Yang Lingchen to dominate the field and turn the entire situation around in one go.

There was nothing left for Yang Lingchen to do in the following sparring exchanges, so he headed straight toward his residence. After all, he was only an Outer Sect Disciple; staying here wouldn't help anyway.

"Hey, Yang Lingchen, where are you going?" Huang Ruoyu's voice rang out behind Yang Lingchen.

"Of course, I'm going back to bathe! I hadn't finished scrubbing clean earlier when you smashed my water vat. Remember to compensate me with a new one." A wicked smile curled at the corners of Yang Lingchen's mouth.

"scoundrel, who told you to bathe in the courtyard?"

Huang Ruoyu scolded him coquettishly. Recalling the sight of Yang Lingchen naked, her beautiful face instantly flushed crimson.

"I'm bathing in my own courtyard; do I need to get someone's permission for that?" Yang Lingchen chuckled.

"It's so lively here, why are you thinking of going back?" Huang Ruoyu said, changing the subject.

"The sparring exchange between Inner Sect Disciples and Core Disciples is still too far off for me. Instead of spending time watching them here, it's better to go back and Cultivate." Yang Lingchen said.

Having just reached the Minor Achievement Realm of the Undying Golden Body Art, he was eager to go back and delve into it properly.

"I never expected you to be such a Cultivation fanatic." Surprise flickered in Huang Ruoyu's eyes, and she immediately said, "Right, in two years, it will be the Tianxin Grand Competition. Are you interested?"

"Tianxin Grand Competition? What does that mean?" A trace of surprise flashed in Yang Lingchen's eyes.

"You've never heard of the Tianxin Grand Competition?" Huang Ruoyu blinked and asked.

"I really haven't heard of it." Yang Lingchen said with a smile.

"Then let me tell you about it."

Huang Ruoyu said in a charming tone, "The region where our Lanxian Sect is located is called the Tianxin Realm. There are five major powers in the Tianxin Realm, among which the strongest is Tianxin Academy. The other four major powers are: Fenxian Pavilion, Dayang Sword Sect, the Zhang Family, and our Lanxian Sect."

"In the Tianxin Realm, Tianxin Academy holds a supreme status. Therefore, every million years, Tianxin Academy holds a Tianxin Grand Competition to recruit geniuses from the various major powers. Once you enter Tianxin Academy, it means you have leaped over the dragon gate and stepped onto a higher platform, where you will receive more resources and better training."

"Then will the Sect allow us to join Tianxin Academy?" Yang Lingchen asked curiously.

"Of course they allow it, because once someone joins Tianxin Academy, the power they belong to will receive a large amount of resources in return. The value of this is immeasurable." Huang Ruoyu said.

"Is Tianxin Academy really that strong?" A trace of curiosity showed in Yang Lingchen's eyes.

"Strong, very strong. Tianxin Academy could even send just a few Elders to wipe out our Four Great Powers." Huang Ruoyu said.

"That's outrageous." Yang Lingchen said in shock, "Then I'm actually a bit interested."

"Let me put it this way! In the Myriad Heavens Immortal Realm, all major powers are ranked by level. These power levels are ranked according to strength: Saint-Grade, Imperial-Grade, King-Grade, Heaven-Grade, Earth-Grade, Profound-Grade, and Unranked." Huang Ruoyu explained.

"Then what Rank is our Lanxian Sect?" Yang Lingchen asked.

Huang Ruoyu looked around, and after confirming no one was there, she whispered three words: "Unranked!"

"Ah?" Yang Lingchen looked surprised. "Then what Rank of power is Tianxin Academy?"

"Tianxin Academy is a Profound-Grade power and the absolute hegemon of the Tianxin Realm. Once we join Tianxin Academy, we will have the opportunity to come into contact with higher-level Immortal Arts in the future."

"The Immortal Arts and Martial Skills we Cultivate in the Lanxian Sect are basically Elementary Immortal Arts. This means that if we fight against Tianxin Academy Disciples at the same Realm, our win rate is very low because the Immortal Arts they Cultivate are clearly one level higher than ours." Huang Ruoyu said.

"Then why don't you join Tianxin Academy directly?" Yang Lingchen asked curiously.

"The threshold for recruiting Disciples at Tianxin Academy is very high. They have specialized logistics to recruit geniuses. Whenever they discover top-tier geniuses, they will recruit them immediately. For others who want to join, the conditions are extremely harsh. Therefore, many people have to settle for second best and join the Four Great Powers. If there is an opportunity in the future, they can also enter Tianxin Academy through the Grand Competition." Huang Ruoyu said.

"What are the conditions to participate in the Grand Competition?" Yang Lingchen asked.

"You must be under twenty thousand years old, and your cultivation level must reach the Profound Immortal Realm to sign up through the Sect." Huang Ruoyu said.

"Senior Sister Huang, may I ask, how old are you?" Yang Lingchen asked awkwardly.

"I just turned 1000 years old this year." Huang Ruoyu said.

"So young." A glint of amazement flashed in Yang Lingchen's eyes. Although he knew Huang Ruoyu was very young, he hadn't expected her to be only 1000 years old.

"Did you think I was very old?" Huang Ruoyu said coquettishly.

"How could that be? You are so young and beautiful; one can tell at a glance that you aren't old." Yang Lingchen said with a smile. "By the way, with the age requirement for the Tianxin Grand Competition being so high, doesn't that mean not many people participate?"

"Wrong. Actually, there are many people who can participate in the Tianxin Grand Competition, because it's not just the Four Great Powers participating. There are also Loose Cultivators and Disciples from various major families in the Tianxin Realm. Anyone who meets the age requirement can sign up to participate." Huang Ruoyu said.

"Then how many people does Tianxin Academy recruit each Grand Competition?" Yang Lingchen asked curiously.

"Every time, the number of participants in the Grand Competition is around twenty thousand, but Tianxin Academy generally only recruits about two thousand people." Huang Ruoyu said.

"Then how many people from our Lanxian Sect participate?" Yang Lingchen asked.

"I'm not very sure about that, probably around two or three thousand people!" Huang Ruoyu said softly.