Chapter 78 Return to the Sect (2)

  Yi Feng slowly walked into the yard, but didn't see his master Xing Chenzi, only saw his three senior brothers.

  "Haha, little brother you finally came back, Master has been thinking of you all these days."

  First to come forward was Third Brother Liu Yishan, but from his sly smile, Yi Feng knew that this guy still didn't seem too enthusiastic about him. However, Liu Yishan's cultivation hadn't made much progress, probably because he had just recovered from the injuries of last time.

  "Hehe, little brother was delayed by some trivial matters, and Master and three senior brothers had to wait for a long time." Although Yi Feng's strength had already surpassed the other three by a lot, and even his master Xing Chenzi was no match for him at this moment, since he was still a disciple of Yunfuzong, he still had to show respect. He also greeted the three senior brothers out of respect for Master Xing.

  "Little junior brother, you've been gone for nearly twenty years and have actually broken through to the Golden Core stage. You're indeed making rapid progress! The three of us senior brothers are almost about to be surpassed by you." Eldest senior brother Lu Changfeng pretended to praise Yi Feng with a sentence.

  "Little brother was just lucky and accidentally broke through, compared to the three senior brothers, there is still a big gap." Yifeng chuckled and made a casual remark.

  Misfired breakthrough? Lu Changfeng was speechless for a moment, and he would never believe Yi Feng's words. The various experiences they had gone through when the three of them broke through the Golden Dan period were still vivid in their minds, and it could be said that they had stumbled and struggled all the way to complete it. But here, Yi Feng made it seem like a trivial matter, as if he was watching a play. This made Lu Changfeng's face flush with embarrassment.

  After being injured by the primordial infant ghost, with the help of various elixirs and more than 20 years of cultivation, Lu Changfeng's trio finally recovered, but their cultivation had not made any progress.

  "Where's Master? Why haven't we seen him around?" Yifeng asked, not wanting to dwell on his own Golden Elixir stage issues.

  "Heh heh, Master is currently at Fei Lou Peak's Yun Fu Dao Guan, and before leaving, he told us to wait here for him. He should be back soon." Liu Yi Shan and Lu Chang Feng both seemed to be thinking about something, but it was the usually silent Second Brother Zhao Gang who spoke up.

  Everyone was speechless again, silently waiting until nightfall, when Xing Chenzi finally returned on his sword.

  "Disciples, we have seen our master!" Yi Feng and his three senior brothers paid their respects together.

  Xing Chenzi saw Yi Feng return, and also saw that Yi Feng's cultivation had broken through to the early stage of Jindan. He couldn't help but show a joyful expression on his face, saying: "Haha, Yi Feng, you're back just in time. You four follow me inside, we'll discuss this year's martial arts competition. This year's champion will receive an even greater reward than last year."

  Apart from Yifeng, the other three thought at the same time: "No matter how good the reward is, it's not our turn!"

  Upon entering the house, after a brief introduction by Xing Chenzi, Yi Feng finally understood that it was the Yunfeng Sect's biennial Young Disciples' Competition, which would take place next year. At that time, all disciples who had been practicing for less than a thousand years could participate, and Xing Chenzi had already registered his four apprentices.

  This time, the strongest cultivator who participated in the competition has already reached the middle stage of Yuan Ying, and is a genius-level talent from the main gate; while the weakest cultivator only has the initial fusion, mainly to temper himself in the competition, not seeking good results.

  Among the four apprentices, Lu Changfeng was the first to join, and had participated in the martial arts tournament, but like his two junior brothers after him, he had never even made it into the top eight.

  This time, Yifeng was also participating for the first time, and it was clear that Xingchenzi had very high expectations of him. More than 20 years ago, only the initial fusion stage Yifeng could injure the Yuan Ying stage Gui Yao, now he must be even more formidable.

  Xingchenzi didn't say it explicitly, but from his frequent explanations of the tournament format to Yifeng, one can see that his ardent expectations are quite obvious.

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  It's already past midnight.