chapter 13 Outer Martial Arts Pavilion ===

This left Henry Lu dumbfounded, standing still with a dumbfounded look on his face, his expression filled with astonishment.

Tom Ye's power was unexpectedly terrifying. He had actually broken Henry Lu's weapon into pieces?

"Hmph!"

Tom Ye snorted coldly, threw the broken spearhead onto the ground, and strode forward.

At this moment, Henry Lu didn't dare to continue chasing. He now understood how formidable Tom Ye was. Such a powerful force, even as a Level-four warrior, he didn't possess it. What had Tom Ye gone through to gain such terrifying strength?

"This... this is impossible."

Henry Lu shook his head repeatedly, looking dazedly at the fractured spearhead on the ground, his face revealing a touch of horror. However, he understood that this was definitely not a dream. Tom Ye really possessed such incredible strength to break his long spear.

This made him abandon the idea of teaching Tom Ye a lesson. He knew he was no match for the latter.

Under Henry Lu's astonished gaze, Tom Ye disappeared into the distance.

Tom Ye didn't pay any attention to Henry Lu. Right now, what he felt was crucial was to enhance his own strength. This was not only for himself but also for his mother. Today, because of Lily Zhao's father, Grace Li was bullied recklessly. It was all because they knew Grace Li was only a level-six warrior, and Tom Ye had been considered a waste for his whole life. That's why they treated Grace Li this way without any worries.

However, Tom Ye was no longer a waste in martial arts. He now possessed the power to change his own destiny. One day, he would make Lily Zhao's parents regret what they did today, and he would let Lily Zhao know how foolish it was to push him off the cliff.

Tom Ye hurried on through the night and finally returned to the foot of the Qi Yun Sect's mountain in the late night hours. He went straight to the peak, encountering no dangers along the way. It seemed that Lily Zhao hadn't arranged for anyone to ambush him. Or perhaps, the assassins who were lying in wait had left because it was too late.

Tom Ye returned to the dormitory smoothly, securely locking the door. Then, he took out the Qi Condensing Pill from his embrace and swallowed it directly.

After the pill entered his body, Tom Ye felt the vast spiritual energy dispersing within his diaphragm. In just a short moment, his diaphragm was already more than half full. He worked hard to fully refine the spiritual energy inside his body and felt that his strength had increased significantly.

He estimated that he had reached the mid-stage of the level-three warrior.

However, even after taking a Qi Condensing Pill, his diaphragm wasn't completely full. This made Tom Ye feel somewhat helpless. His diaphragm's capacity was too terrifying. An ordinary level-three warrior, upon taking a Qi Condensing Pill, would instantly have their diaphragm filled, whether or not they successfully broke through in cultivation realm. But his diaphragm was dozens of times larger than that of an ordinary person.

Therefore, even a Qi Condensing Pill, such a high-level cultivation realm pill, couldn't completely fill his diaphragm.

"In that case, it will take some time to break through to the Fourth Level. I must work hard to acquire cultivation realm resources within these two months and strengthen myself as quickly as possible."

Tom Ye swore to himself and then fell into a deep sleep on his bed. After a whole day of traveling, he was indeed very tired.

When morning arrived, Tom Ye suddenly jumped up from his bed. After putting on his clothes, he was ready to head to the outer sect's Martial Arts Centre.

Now that he had reached the level-two warrior, he had the opportunity to choose a martial arts skill that suited him. In Qi Yun Sect, disciples who reached the Level-two could choose a lower-grade low-level Flood-grade martial arts skill for cultivation realm.

Tom Ye had been in Qi Yun Sect for five years, and due to his extremely poor aptitude, he had never chosen a martial arts skill that belonged to him. But now, he finally had the chance to pick one.

Tom Ye went straight to the outer sect's Martial Arts Centre, wanting to choose a martial arts skill that was suitable for him.

Upon arriving at the Martial Arts Centre, Tom Ye glanced around and noticed that there were quite a few people here to choose martial arts skills. Most of them were Level-two warrior s, and many had just broken through to the Level-two and came to select a martial arts skill. Some were of higher cultivation realm, preparing to participate in the Centre’s trial to comprehend even more powerful martial arts skills, like the mid-grade Yellow-Rank ones.

Qi Yun Sect had a rule that once a disciple's cultivation realm reached a certain level, they had the opportunity to enter the Martial Arts Centre to choose amartial arts skills. However, the prerequisite was that they must pass the trial arranged by the elders. Only if they successfully advanced could they have the chance to select a martial arts skill.

"I heard that today, the Elder in charge of the Martial Arts Centre has taken out that mid-grade martial arts skill, Wind Demon Slash."

"It's said that disciples at the Fifth Level can participate. If you can challenge and succeed among the top ten participants, and even obtain first place, you'll have the opportunity to comprehend the mid-grade Yellow-Rank martial arts skill."

"It's so difficult to be one of the top ten among ten participants. Let's not even think about it."

As some people passed by Tom Ye, they began to discuss. Their cultivation realm levels were not weak; each of them had reached the Fifth Level. With their cultivation realm, they were qualified to participate in the trial. However, there was an air of resignation in their words.

This made Tom Ye understand that most of these people probably didn't have much confidence.

"This doesn't concern me at the moment."

Tom Ye smiled faintly, clenching his fists. Although he said this, he knew that he would definitely have such an opportunity in the future. As long as he worked hard to improve his cultivation realm and reached the Fifth Level, when the Martial Arts Centre held another competition, he could participate and have the chance to comprehend even higher-level martial arts skills.

Tom Ye entered the first floor of the Martial Arts Centre and came before the Elder to register. Choosing a martial arts skill required registration, as one had to prove that their cultivation realm had indeed reached the Level-two in order to pick a martial arts skill.

However, at this moment, several youths were approaching from a distance, chatting and laughing.

When Tom Ye took a closer look, he was surprised to find that amongst the young people, there was a familiar face.

"This time, we gained quite a bit from the Spirit Medicine Mountain. We got so many spirit herbs; it's enough for us to exchange for several Qi Condensing Pills, right?"

As a few youths passed by Tom Ye, there was one with fair skin and a handsome face. His gaze casually swept towards Tom Ye.

This made him pause, looking at Tom Ye with astonished eyes.

"You're not dead?"

The young man's brows furrowed, his gaze carrying a coldness as he scanned Tom Ye, questioning.

"Charles Zhao, who is he? Do you know him?"

After this young man spoke, the several Qi Yun Sect disciples beside him also turned their surprised gazes towards Tom Ye.

"I know him. This person, like me, is from Cumulus Town. However, he's just a useless brat."

Charles Zhao sneered, appraising Tom Ye with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
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