Chapter 18 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

At nightfall, the Outer Residence of the Lin Clan Sect Residence was still brightly lit.

Soon, Lin Han arrived at the border between the Outer and Inner Residences.

The atmosphere tonight resembled that time when he came to sign up for the competition.

Countless disciples gathered together even though it was already night time. All of them were boiling with excitement while they read the ranking list that hung on the ancient wall.

It included the names of all the younger generation disciples of Lin Clan Sect Residence’s Outer and Inner Residence. The ranking was based on an evaluation of the disciples’ usual performances and cultivation base. It was supposed to serve as a reference.

“Have you heard? It’s said that the upper-level management attaches significant importance to the upcoming Sect Residence Martial Arts Tea Party. In order to motivate the young disciples, they took great pains to make sure that anyone who wins a good place in the competition will receive a generous reward.”

Several Sect Residence disciples were in the middle of a heated discussion.

Lin Han threw a sidelong glance at their direction and was surprised by what he discovered.

The disciple who was speaking earlier was wearing a shirt with the word “Inner” embroidered on the shoulder.

He was a disciple of the Inner Residence!

Lin Han did not expect that the Inner Residence disciples would be here to join in the fun.

However, he thought of it as rather reasonable after giving it a thorough consideration.

By the end of tomorrow’s Outer Residence Competition, the top twenty-five candidates would present themselves at Inner Residence to participate in the Martial Arts Tea Party. They would compete with current Inner Residence disciples for the quota of the new term.

It was understandable for the current disciples of Inner Residence to check out the ranking tonight. They would want to prepare themselves for the strong presence in Outer Residence so they knew what to expect at the Martial Arts Tea Party.

“Brother, you’re definitely worthy of being an Inner Residence disciple, for you’re aware of the confidential information from the sect. Perhaps, Brother, you could reveal what the reward is to enlighten us, disciples of the Outer Residence,” said one Outer Residence disciple with a strong curiosity in his tone.

“In tomorrow’s Outer Residence Competition, the best twenty-five candidates out of hundreds of Outer Residence disciples will be chosen to participate in the upcoming Martial Arts Tea Party.”

That Inner Residence disciple smiled and continued, “In the Martial Arts Tea Party, those top twenty-five disciples are qualified to challenge those fifty disciples of the Inner Residence. Victory would ensure the winner’s replacement of the loser’s position, then they will become a new disciple of the Inner Residence. They’ll also be given a set of high-grade martial arts of their preference from the Sect Residence martial arts hall.”

“Ahhhh!”

Many of the surrounding Outer Residence disciples were taken aback with surprise at the information revealed by the Inner Residence disciple.

One was eligible to choose a set of high-grade martial arts as long as they became an Inner Residence disciple?

Not to mention high-grade martial arts, even medium-grade martial arts were extremely rare to come by for these disciples.

“Besides, I heard that if any of the top twenty-five Outer Residence disciples are able to acquire a position among the top twenty in the upcoming Martial Arts Tea Party, they will also be awarded an Element Condensation Pill in addition to the rewards mentioned earlier!” The Inner Residence disciple once again surprised the crowd.

Element Condensation Pill?!

The Outer Residence disciples were completely shocked.

Element Condensation Pills were a kind of extremely precious medicinal pill that was worth five hundred taels of gold each.

As if still unsatisfied with the crowd’s reaction, the disciple revealed another piece of startling news. “If you can break through into the top ten, in addition to the high-grade martial arts and Element Condensation Pill, the successful person will also get an Element Breakthrough Pill!”

What?

Element Breakthrough Pill?!

At this point, let alone some ordinary Outer Residence disciples, even Lin Han’s eyes were filled with disbelief when he heard what that Inner Residence disciple said.

As everyone knew, spiritual pills were also divided into several grades, namely low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade and top-grade pills.

The Element Condensation Pill was a medium-grade spiritual pill, but the Element Breakthrough Pill which was a whole level higher was a high-grade spiritual pill.

It would definitely cost thousands of taels of gold. Perhaps, one could not acquire that pill even with that much wealth.

One could only come across such things serendipitously!

Besides, the effect the Element Breakthrough Pill had was incredible.

At the consumption of this spiritual pill, any martial arts practitioner was able to progress straight into their next boundary below the martial arts Grandmaster level.

The mention of this caused all the younger generation disciples to burn with fervent passion.

Even Lin Gutian, the mightiest disciple of the Inner Residence, had not set foot into the martial arts seventh tier Grandmaster boundary.

Grandmaster, as the name suggested, was an extraordinary existence in the world of martial arts.

With a physical body fuelled with True Element and long-drawn-out strength, a Grandmaster could fight against a powerful army without feeling weary.