Chapter Seventy-Five: The Outer Gate Elder's Hall

  "What's with the 'Tiger's Descent'?" Qin Yong raised an eyebrow.

  This is a very domineering name, and the solemnity in Liu Long's tone also makes Qin Yong understand that this is absolutely a terrible killing move. However, as soon as he heard the name, Qin Yong had a ridiculous feeling, reminiscent of a certain anime he watched in his previous life.

  "That's right, the Fierce Tiger Sword Technique is unmatched in its ferocity, launching attacks with the momentum of a tiger descending from a mountain. Its power is truly formidable. And when it lands, that's the strongest move of the Fierce Tiger Sword Technique, capable of cutting through iron and shattering steel, just like a tiger landing on the ground, unleashing all its stored energy." Liu Long said seriously.

  Even Liu Long, for Ma Wei's fierce tiger knife method has a cautious attitude, the most dreaded is this move, Fierce Tiger Descends to Earth. In terms of cultivation, Liu Long surpasses Ma Wei somewhat, and his strength is also similar, but once Ma Wei uses the Fierce Tiger Knife Method and unleashes the Fierce Tiger Descends to Earth, it is enough to affect the outcome of victory or defeat for Liu Long.

  "I remember." Qin Yong nodded solemnly, although he didn't want to admit defeat as Liu Long had said, but in any case, this was still a kind intention of Liu Long's.

  "Qin Yong, my junior brother, just remember that what we're fighting for isn't temporary glory and pride, but the martial way. Qin Yong's abilities are such that he can rely on his seven-layered Qi Wu realm to fight against Ma Wei without falling behind. His natural talent must be no less than Ma Wei's. Even if you're not as good as him now, there will come a day when you'll surpass him." Liu Long said.

  Qin Yong nodded, at this time the two had almost arrived at their destination, continuing to walk forward would be the task hall, and Liu Long also happened to stop in his tracks at this moment.

  "Qin Yong, Shidi, the Task Hall is just ahead. If you want to go to the Elder's Palace, walk from here and it won't take long." Liu Long pointed to another location.

  Qin Yong glanced at the Task Hall, then followed Liu Long's direction and looked over to see the location of the Elder Hall. He cupped his hands in gratitude towards Liu Long: "I know now, thank you Brother Liu for showing me the way, otherwise I'm afraid I would have had to wait until tomorrow."

  Qin Yong's words were not false, if no one led the way and walked blindly, they might miss the closing time of the Elder Hall. By then, even if Qin Yong found the place, he could only go again the next day.

  "It's nothing, just a small effort. After Qin Yong becomes an outer door disciple, he should choose his skills and martial arts, and work hard to cultivate them. I won't say more, be careful with everything, one month later I will go watch your fight with Ma Wei, hoping that Qin Yong can stay safe. When the matter is over, we can also form a team together to carry out the sect's mission." Liu Long said.

  Qin Yong nodded, but didn't respond. In fact, Qin Yong had no intention of staying in seclusion to cultivate all the time. Perhaps for the first half of the month, he would use the last two Qi Ling Dan to cultivate and familiarize himself with his skills and martial arts. But for the remaining half of the month, Qin Yong was determined to go to the Red Leaf Forest to hunt and kill demonic beasts to obtain spiritual energy, which was the root of his strength. However, all these involved secrets that couldn't be revealed, even after the fact, as Qin Yong planned to become a lone ranger, so it wasn't good for him to respond.

  Liu Long didn't suspect anything else and said a word to Qin Yong before heading towards the Task Hall, as he also came back this time to hand in his task.

  Qin Yong and Liu Long parted ways, then walked towards the direction of the Elder Hall. Before long, they arrived in front of the Elder Hall. This was only the outer gate of the Elder Hall, which had not yet closed, and two outer gate elders could be seen sitting inside leisurely drinking tea. These were the two duty elders, as there were many outer gate elders, but they also needed to cultivate to break through to a higher realm and improve their status within the sect. Therefore, on ordinary days, except for the duty elders, others would not be in the Elder Hall. The duty elders took turns serving, handling some matters in the Elder Hall, and when they were idle, they would drink tea and chat, which was also considered as taking duty as a rest after cultivation.

  "Two elders, miscellaneous disciple Qin Yong requests an audience, hoping to be promoted to outer door disciple, please two elders witness." Qin Yong stood outside the elder hall, his upper body slightly bent in a bowing gesture towards the two elders.

  Two duty elders heard Qin Yong's words and did not show impatience, nor were they enthusiastic, but instead responded calmly, "Come in."

  Qin Yong didn't mind this either. The promotion of miscellaneous disciples to outer door disciples was the most common situation in the Elder Hall, and these duty elders had seen it all before. After striding into the Elder Hall, Qin Yong stood in front of the two duty elders, waiting for their questions.

  "If you want to be promoted to an outer door disciple, you should know the conditions for being an outer door disciple. Show your cultivation." One of the duty elders said indifferently.

  Qin Yong nodded, his true energy circulating as he released his aura, his true energy floating outside his body, unmistakably revealing the seven-layered cultivation of the Qi Wu Realm. This kind of situation is usually only used when inspecting one's cultivation, otherwise it's just for intimidating others or showing off, and generally not used in actual combat.

  "It's indeed the seventh level of Qi Refining Realm, and it has even reached its peak. It seems that it won't be long before reaching the eighth level of Qi Refining Realm." The same elder who spoke first said with a hint of surprise in his tone, "However, what's most astonishing is that this aura is actually on par with the ninth level of Qi Refining Realm. It appears that your actual strength surpasses your cultivation by quite a bit, you might be a combat genius."

  Combat genius, is a special kind of genius, just like alchemy, equipment refinement, and inscription, are all very precious talents, but because they can't increase cultivation speed, they aren't classified among the various levels of geniuses. This special talent may even appear in ordinary martial cultivators, it's as if heaven has given a lifeline to those with insufficient innate talent.

  "What a pity, the combat genius is the most ordinary among the special geniuses. If it were to appear on those geniuses, it would be fine, but at this age, he has only just reached the seventh level of Qi Wu, and his talent is not enough, so he can only be considered a low-ranking ordinary genius. What a pity." Another duty elder also showed some surprise at this time, but more was shaking his head and sighing.

  In actual combat, the genius of application can fight beyond their level, but if their strength exceeds too much, they will still be suppressed. Therefore, a strong foundation is necessary to bring out the true advantage. Qin Yong's current cultivation base is only at the seventh level of Qi Wu, which is no longer impressive. In comparison, the combat genius is also at a disadvantage compared to other types of geniuses such as alchemy, equipment refinement, and inscription. It is a special talent that is extremely good when it appears on a cultivation genius, but extremely bad when it appears on a cultivation waste.

  It was clear that Qin Yong was considered a waste of cultivation. The two duty elders were middle-aged and had the strength of the Xuanwu realm's peak, with extremely high eyesight, so they could naturally see through the tricks inside. Previously, it was just a routine task, and they had to let Qin Yong show himself, until he felt that aura that exceeded his cultivation, and then slightly surprised, but soon shook his head and sighed.

  "Alright, you've met the requirements and can become an outer disciple. State your name, and I'll engrave it on the outer sect token," said the Duty Elder.

  They had never paid attention to Qin Yong's name before, and only asked again at this time. And afterwards, they would probably forget quickly too. The number of outer sect disciples was extremely large, and the elders could only remember a few geniuses, let alone ordinary outer sect disciples who were not worth remembering.