Chapter 346: Once Promised to Be the Best in the World
Lu Xun sat on the high platform, looking at Xu Zhongcheng who was standing in front of the crowd and seemed a little embarrassed, and felt silly.
However, the first time Lu Xun had an impression of him was when he was overdrawn from his spiritual power during the outer sect trial and fell to the ground foaming at the mouth...
The second time he left an impression on me was when he stood up for his fellow disciples in the ancient ruins, although... he was also very scared.
He admires Xu Zhongcheng very much.
Because he knew very well that a sect needed this kind of people to be strong.
We need this kind of fool in the eyes of some people.
Lu Xun smiled slightly, circulated his spiritual power, and made his voice reach the audience, and asked, "What level have you reached in cultivation?"
"My junior uncle, I have rebuilt it to the sixth level." Xu Zhongcheng replied with a paralyzed face.
That means you are only level 6.
"Do you know the content of the inner sect assessment?" Lu Xun asked.
"In reply to Junior Master's words, I know." Xu Zhongcheng answered honestly: "The inner sect deacon suppressed his cultivation and took action to conduct the competition."
Yes, the Demon Sect's inner sect examination is simple and crude.
Send an inner sect deacon to lower his cultivation level to the same level as the examinee, and then use his rich experience and other advantages to beat the examinee up.
Those who are abused the most will definitely be eliminated. Those who can hold on for a while can enter the inner gate.
As for defeating the examiner...that's not very realistic.
After all, the inner sect deacons' cultivation was above the fifth realm, and they were all great practitioners. Even if they suppressed their cultivation, their advantages like sword intent and knife intent still existed.
It's not on the same level at all.
After the competition is over, Shen Yan and others will comment on the match and give guidance to the examinees.
This is a rare opportunity!
Those who perform well will have the opportunity to become their personal disciples!
It feels... a bit like a talent show!
Lu Xun looked at Xu Zhongcheng, nodded and said, "According to the rules, if you don't pass the preliminary selection, you can't participate in the inner door assessment. Do you understand?"
"Disciple...understand." Xu Zhongcheng said.
A little lonely.
"Regret?" Lu Xun asked again.
"What a pity." Xu Zhongcheng said honestly.
"The rules cannot be broken, but I can give you a chance to compete with me." Lu Xun said loudly.
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhongcheng immediately raised his head, with color in his eyes.
There was a moment of commotion below the platform; some people thought it was fun to watch, while others expressed envy.
Lu Xun turned to Shen Yan and the others and said, "Sect Master, Peak Masters, can you point out his shortcomings after the competition is over?"
Shen Yan and the others looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter.
Lu Xun: “???”
What are you laughing at? It's so ugly.
Oh, that’s not right. Peak Master Luo Wanqiu is still very charming, like the most beautiful English teacher in the school.
Shen Yan said, "Uncle Master, even if you didn't say it, I would have made an exception at the end of the assessment and come down to give him some pointers. I didn't expect that Uncle Master would agree with us."
“So that’s it…” Lu Xun finally understood why they were laughing.
Yue Heshan, like many elders who like to stir up trouble, said, "Xu Zhongcheng, now it's good. The Sect Master and Junior Master are both willing to compete with you, so... who do you choose?"
Lu Xun looked at him and complained in his heart: "Wow! You look so greasy today!"
Why make things difficult for a young boy like this?
Although he thought so in his heart, Lu Xun, who was sitting next to Shen Yan, couldn't help but straighten his back.
Choose me!
Xu Zhongcheng felt like he was on a roller coaster. With a paralyzed face, he looked at the ugly Shen Ludan, then at Lu Xun who had a warm smile on his face. He gritted his teeth and said:
"Xu Zhongcheng sincerely asks Junior Uncle for guidance!"
After saying this, he bowed and bent his waist to 90 degrees.
As a fanatical fan of Lu Xun, he chose his idol without hesitation.
Lu Xun nodded in satisfaction, turned to Shen Yan and said, "Sect Master, after the competition is over, you still have to point out his shortcomings."
He sought benefits for Xu Zhongcheng.
The guidance of a top-level practitioner is hard to come by.
Shen Yan laughed and said, "My junior master has already taken part in the battle himself, how dare I be lazy?"
This is the good thing about the Demon Sect: everyone can hold themselves up high in public and put down their pride in front of their family members.
Of course, over the years, Shen Yan, the notoriously bad master, has been repeatedly frustrated in the counter-selection phase by his disciples, and he may have become accustomed to being defeated.
His spring would only begin with the next inner sect assessment.
His image of "Bald Qiang" is very popular among the players of the Demon Sect, and it touches the special hobbies of the sand sculpture players. Players still like to choose him.
Currently, the players are still relatively weak, and only a few are qualified to participate in the inner gate assessment.
Lu Xun stood up, tapped his toes lightly, put his hands behind his back, and let his robe flutter as he walked to the bottom of the platform and stood on the stage.
He suppressed his cultivation to the sixth level of the Qi-Eating Art, and had no intention of using the scabbard or the small sword in the sword core.
Otherwise, as Xu Zhongcheng was a sword cultivator, Lu Xun only needed to look at him once and he would be defeated.
Such advice will be meaningless.
After completing the preparations, Lu Xun said, "Let's get started."
Xu Zhongcheng nodded, drew his sword from its sheath, and attacked with all his strength.
At the same time, he also urged his sword heart.
It stands to reason that once one's cultivation is destroyed, it cannot be restored, and after becoming a mortal, the sword heart and the like are of no use.
But Xu Zhongcheng had his own opportunity and became a special case who possessed the sword heart at level 6 and had one foot in the threshold of sword intent.
Lu Xun raised his right hand, the sword energy gathered at his fingertips, and without any fancy moves, he directly faced Xu Zhongcheng's sword.
It has been said many times before that Lu Xun is a stream-of-consciousness player when playing games, and he is a top-notch one.
His fighting style has always been mature and his experience is profound.
Although Lu Xun traveled through time, his fighting instincts did not decline much. On the contrary, through battle after battle, he became stronger than in his previous life!
Every attack from Xu Zhongcheng could be easily resolved by Lu Xun. Even if he attacked unexpectedly, Lu Xun could handle it calmly.
——I predicted your prediction.
From the audience's perspective, this competition was actually not that spectacular.
Lu Xun didn't even use his signature mist sword.
You know, as soon as his sword intent came out, there was a feeling of being surrounded by clouds and mist, like a dream, like a fairyland on earth.
Looking at it this way now, the visual impact is not that great, but as long as you are not a very inexperienced person, you can see some small details.
Many professional players and disciples with higher comprehension abilities were already mesmerized by what they saw.
"So it turns out that a sword that came at us at that angle can be blocked this way?" someone thought.
"Wow! The move where the sword energy was circling around the fingertips just now seemed to save a lot of spiritual power." Someone couldn't help but speak out.
"You guys have seen a lot. I'm quite superficial. I just think that Zi Dian's every move is so handsome..." A player whispered to the players next to him.
On the high platform, Shen Yan and others nodded frequently.
With their eyesight, they can actually see more subtleties.
"Junior master-uncle is quite thoughtful. In fact, he has been holding back until now. But he has had five opportunities to defeat Xu Zhongcheng, and he deliberately stopped each time." Sima Chuan said.
"It's intentional. This is just like feeding him moves." Gongshu Pan nodded.
Lu Xun was indeed doing this, but when Xu Zhongcheng made a mistake, he did not completely ignore it. He would make him embarrassed for a while so that he would know how many flaws he had just made.
"What do you think... when will Junior Master Uncle take complete action and defeat Xu Zhongcheng?" Yue Heshan said.
Luo Wanqiu slightly turned sideways, raised her white wrist to support her charming cheek, exhaled like orchid, and said softly: "Of course, when Xu Zhongcheng shows a big flaw, I will give him the final word so that he can learn a lesson."
After she finished speaking, she raised her beautiful eyes and rolled her eyes at Shen Yan, saying, "Sect Master, look at Junior Uncle. This is what we call teaching the younger generation moves. It's not like when you instruct your disciples, it's simple and rough, and the disciples can't understand anything at all."
Shen Yan coughed lightly a few times, not having the courage to respond or to refute.
"Huh? Right now!" Yue Heshan said, "This flaw is really huge."
On the stage, Lu Xun frowned slightly, and the sword energy knocked Xu Zhongcheng's sword away, then stopped an inch away from his chest.
“If this were an actual combat, your risky move just now would have cost you your life.” Lu Xun said in a deep voice.
Xu Zhongcheng bowed quickly, feeling uneasy, and said, "Disciple...disciple is grateful for your instruction."
He was afraid that his performance would not be good enough and would displease his junior uncle.
He himself did not realize that the biggest difference after his retaking the course was that he was not as confident.
In the past, he would not have been nervous, because he had his own pride and knew that he was no worse than others.
It is actually very rare to find someone who has experienced ups and downs and still remains confident.
"The performance was good, beyond my expectations." Lu Xun said calmly.
Xu Zhongcheng raised his head, his face expressionless but his eyes filled with astonishment.
"I want to see you here at the next inner sect assessment." Lu Xun said calmly.
Without waiting for Xu Zhongcheng to respond, he continued: "My expectation for you is to maintain the third place and fight for the first place."
He was putting pressure on Xu Zhongcheng and also expressing his expectations for him.
Sometimes, people actually desire other people's expectations of themselves.
When Lu Xun was in school, he was more mature than his classmates. He had seen many of his classmates become worse and worse when their parents and teachers lost hope in them.
Although more of the reasons are definitely due to themselves, Lu Xun feels that expectations from others within a certain range can sometimes really increase a person's self-confidence.
After all, this also represents the recognition of others.
Of course, too many expectations can also become pressure, so we must find a good scale and measure.
Lu Xun felt that he had handled it very well.
What's more...I am his idol!
Young man, accept the positive energy from your idols!
Lu Xun just looked at him and said word by word: " I hope you can break it and then stand up again."
"Destroy and then build, destroy and then build..." Xu Zhongcheng chewed on this word, and there was more confusion in his eyes at first, and then his eyes became brighter and brighter.
He bowed and saluted, and replied at the top of his voice: "Xu Zhongcheng will definitely live up to the expectations of Junior Master Uncle!"
Lu Xun smiled, and for some reason, he recalled a line from "Inscription on Thirty Small Portraits", which was once his motto.
There are many versions of this poem, the most straightforward and easy to understand one is:
——【You must know that when you were young, you had lofty ambitions and promised to be the best in the world! 】
Faint waves of spiritual energy emanated from Xu Zhongcheng's body, and the magic sword closer to him made a slight sword sound.
Xu Zhongcheng made a breakthrough.
——The swordsmanship has achieved some success.
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