Chapter 368: Just wait, this time we're going with the underdog flow!

Deacon Yang, although just a deacon, is undoubtedly at the forefront among all the deacons in the Grand Sky Sect.

After all, being responsible for the first round of disciple assessments is a significant task, and Deacon Yang's status is self-evident.

It's no exaggeration to say that even many ordinary elders in the sect dare not underestimate Deacon Yang.

After all, Deacon Yang was personally nurtured by the Sect Master and the Great Elder.

The reason Deacon Yang remains a deacon and not an elder is not due to a lack of ability, but because he comes from the outer sect and his innate talent is somewhat lacking, preventing him from reaching the Martial Emperor realm, and thus he cannot become an elder.

Yet, Deacon Yang's status in the Grand Sky Sect is still very high.

And outside the sect, it's even more so.

It's no exaggeration to say that Deacon Yang can decide the fate of many people.

How many people come each year to participate in the Grand Sky Sect's assessment?

So, every year during the first round of disciple assessments, the first thing all the major families who want to send their disciples into the Grand Sky Sect do is to pay a visit to Deacon Yang.

Even if their disciples are outstanding, if they can get Deacon Yang's nod, they have a higher chance of entering the second round and eventually the Grand Sky Sect.

Thus, Deacon Yang's prestige outside the sect is unparalleled.

If your family isn't a particularly renowned one, you don't even have the qualification to meet Deacon Yang.

For these young talents, Deacon Yang is practically someone they dream of associating with.

Today, Deacon Yang was originally meeting with the clan leaders of several major families who had come from afar to send their disciples into the Grand Sky Sect. But suddenly, news came that Zhang Dongkui had been killed at Qingzan Tower.

For a small fry like Zhang Dongkui, Deacon Yang couldn't be bothered.

After all, even our Grand Sky Sect can't handle every dirty affair, right?

There are countless fights and killings in the world every day, and the Grand Sky Sect can't manage them all.

So as long as people like Zhang Dongkui don't provoke anyone related to the Grand Sky Sect, Deacon Yang doesn't bother with them.

But hearing that Zhang Dongkui was killed, Deacon Yang was a bit surprised.

Wasn't it said recently that Zhang Dongkui had reached the Seventh Grade?

Although this guy's abilities weren't much, his luck was pretty good... Of course, mainly because the Millennium Grand Festival led to the revival of spiritual energy.

But a Seventh Grade Zhang Dongkui was killed? Does this mean a strong expert has come to Ice City?

Just as Deacon Yang was curious about who had arrived, he received news that a young man had, with a wave of his hand, caused Zhang Dongkui and all his subordinates' heads to fall to the ground, and Zhang Dongkui, a Seventh Grade Martial Saint, didn't even have time to resist?

Hearing this, Deacon Yang couldn't sit still. He knew that to kill a Seventh Grade Martial Saint, an Eighth Grade Martial Sovereign could do it with ease.

But to make a Seventh Grade Martial Saint's head fall with just a wave of the hand, even an ordinary Martial Emperor would find it difficult.

So which Martial Emperor suddenly came to Ice City?

Deacon Yang hurriedly brought people to take a look. After all, if a Martial Emperor came, they should at least notify the Grand Sky Sect, right? But the other party said nothing, so what was their purpose?

But just as Deacon Yang and his people arrived outside Qingzan Tower, they happened to see the scene of heads flying into the city from outside...

Deacon Yang was utterly confused...

He had heard of ancient sword immortals who could strike from a thousand miles away, but who the hell had seen someone make heads fly from a thousand miles away?

What kind of bizarre technique was this? Wasn't it too outrageous?

Deacon Yang was bewildered, wondering if a powerhouse from the Heavenly Dao list had come to Ice City.

But just as Deacon Yang stepped into Qingzan Tower, he saw Chu Xinghe sitting in the center of the hall, surrounded by onlookers, and the headless corpse of Zhang Dongkui lying around, still bleeding.

Deacon Yang immediately recognized Chu Xinghe.

What? You say Chu Xinghe had used a fox-patterned mask to change both his appearance and aura, so how did Deacon Yang recognize him?

Damn it, even if Deacon Yang didn't recognize Xinghe, could he not recognize Ma Liang?

Look at Ma Liang standing respectfully beside Xinghe.

Who is Ma Liang?

The Ghost Emperor of Fengdu, Ma Liang, is not someone to mess with!

There aren't many people in this world who can sit there calmly and have Ma Liang respectfully serve them tea!

At least Deacon Yang felt he certainly didn't have that qualification!

No matter how glorious Deacon Yang was outside, and no matter how Ma Liang was just an outer disciple, who in the Grand Sky Sect didn't know that Ma Liang was Chu Xinghe's number one confidant?

Deacon Yang had heard that even the Great Elder privately stated that Ma Liang could assist Xinghe in the future.

What did that mean, if not that Deacon Yang understood?

Even if Ma Liang didn't rise high in the future... he'd at least be a Head Elder, right? Ma Liang had even openly declared he would take the Great Elder's position!

To have Ma Liang serve him tea? Deacon Yang felt that if he forced such a thing, when Ma Liang ascended to the Great Elder's position, he'd definitely be exiled to some godforsaken place as a deacon.

So in today's world, to have Ma Liang serve tea, at the very least, you'd need to be at the level of a sect's Head Elder to have that qualification.

Moreover, who in the sect didn't know about Ma Liang's affairs with Chu Xinghe in the south?

Deacon Yang never expected that Xinghe would suddenly run to the north again.

But now Deacon Yang naturally understood why Zhang Dongkui's head suddenly fell and why the Thousand-Faced Fox's head flew in from outside the city.

Because... there was also An Lan...

Although An Lan's shadow couldn't be seen here, An Lan must be hiding beside Xinghe, so it was An Lan who killed and retrieved the heads.

Since no one could see An Lan, they could only see the heads flying in.

As Deacon Yang appeared, the entire Qingzan Tower was in an uproar.

Countless young people wanted to approach and get close to Deacon Yang.

This was someone they might not even get to see on a regular day.

But Deacon Yang ignored all those trying to cozy up to him and walked straight to Chu Xinghe.

"So it's you, Xinghe... Xinghe, you really should have told old Yang here when you arrived in Ice City, so I could arrange a proper welcome for you..."

As Deacon Yang spoke, he turned to the stewards who had followed him and said, "Quick, quick, pay your respects to your Senior Brother Xinghe!"

The stewards' faces changed dramatically upon hearing Deacon Yang's words.

In an instant, all the stewards clasped their fists and saluted Chu Xinghe.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Xinghe!"

With the stewards' greetings, the entire Qingzan Tower fell into a minute of silence.

At this moment, everyone widened their eyes, staring at Chu Xinghe, who was sitting there eating a melon.

This... was the legendary Chu Xinghe?

But wait... we've seen Chu Xinghe on the Grand Sky Mirror, and he doesn't look like this?

Amidst the confused gazes of countless people, Chu Xinghe slowly removed the fox-patterned mask.

At this point, there was no need to hide his identity.

"Xinghe greets Deacon Yang."

"Xinghe... why didn't you go straight to our Grand Sky Sect's branch? You could have told me so I could arrange a proper welcome."

Everyone saw that the usually arrogant Deacon Yang was now incredibly humble.

But no one found Deacon Yang's humility problematic because this was Chu Xinghe!

Although nominally, Chu Xinghe was just a disciple and Deacon Yang was a deacon, was Chu Xinghe an ordinary disciple?

At the Millennium Grand Festival, Chu Xinghe's words, "This prosperous age is as you wish," awakened countless Holy Souls and led to the revival of spiritual energy worldwide, and that wasn't even the most terrifying part.

The most terrifying part was that when faced with the power of inheritance, Chu Xinghe unhesitatingly gave it to Sect Master Gu Mingchao, who then used it to become the world's number one Martial God in a millennium.

What was Chu Xinghe's status in the Grand Sky Sect before?

And after this event, does it matter if Chu Xinghe is a disciple or not?

Didn't you see that while Gu Mingchao was in seclusion, Chu Xinghe was acting on behalf of the Sect Master to oversee the sect? Can you tell me that's something a disciple can do?

Now, the outside world says that Chu Xinghe is beyond the position of Young Sect Master.

After all, even a Young Sect Master might not inherit the sect, and Chu Xinghe's cultivation level hasn't reached the Martial Emperor level to be suitable as Sect Master. Otherwise, Chu Xinghe could just tell Gu Mingchao, "Would you like to be the Supreme Elder?"

On that day, Gu Mingchao would announce that Chu Xinghe was in charge of the Grand Sky Sect!

So no matter how glorious Deacon Yang was outside, could he afford to be arrogant in front of Chu Xinghe? What, is this deacon position not comfortable enough? Does he want to be sent to some godforsaken place?

Qingzan Tower was in chaos, with countless people widening their eyes at Chu Xinghe.

This was the legendary Chu Xinghe... and we got to see him up close.

"Chu Xinghe... I'm from the Bai family in Hexi, and my mother's family is right next to Hillside Village... I'm very skilled in alchemy, please give me a chance to join the Grand Sky Sect..."

"Chu Xinghe... although my talent isn't great... I'm very hardworking. If I can join the Grand Sky Sect, I'm willing to work like a horse for you!"

"Chu Xinghe... give those of us with less than nine points of talent a chance... Even though our talent isn't great, we work hard too!" Google seaʀᴄh ⓝ

"Chu Xinghe... I want to have your children, I can have sons... My first two children were sons..."

Goodness, Qingzan Tower was in an uproar, with people asking Chu Xinghe for opportunities, trying to claim kinship with him, and even some offering to bear his children...

What kind of chaos was this?

However, Chu Xinghe agreed with one person's words.

Give those with less than nine points of talent a chance?

Please rest assured, young hero, I, Chu Xinghe, came to Ice City for this very reason. That bullshit nine-point talent is a thing of the past... just wait, this time we're going with the underdog flow!

The defeat in Grand Sky City last time was my shame, and this time I'm going to cause trouble from the first round.

In the first round, I'll arrange for a bunch of underdogs to enter the second round, so there's room for selection!

When a bunch of underdogs is there for me to choose from, tell me how I can lose!

I, Chu Xinghe, will not rest until I make the underdog flow crystal clear!