Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique
Chapter 490 - 13 Slander

After a brief wait, the entry-level test at Star Cloud Pavilion finally began, and Lin Feng, Yu Fan, and Han Shuo walked towards the Star Cloud Pavilion.

The road was bustling with people coming and going, exceptionally lively, as the annual recruitment of new disciples at Star Cloud Pavilion was always a major event.

"Brother Lin, Brother Yu, Brother Han," they ran into Mo Shaoye and others along the way, and Mo Shaoye greeted them with a smile.

"Young Master Lin," Shui Xinqi said with a slight smile as she walked up to Lin Feng, a faint scent wafting around her.

Shui Xinqi took the initiative to talk to Lin Feng and stood very close to him, her soft body occasionally brushing against Lin Feng's.

It was unclear whether it was unintentional or deliberate.

Lin Feng felt puzzled, wondering why Shui Xinqi seemed to be trying to seduce him?

Along the way, Wuu Yang, Xue Xun, and Yang Yu were excitedly discussing the upcoming Star Cloud Pavilion entry test, harboring great expectations and hoping to successfully join.

Only by joining a top force like Star Cloud Pavilion could one aspire to rise to the skies and become a true strong practitioner in the future.

The Star Cloud Pavilion was usually not open to the public, but today it was open, and upon entering, one could see layered courtyards and massive halls, all built imposingly and majestically.

Moreover, the spiritual energy inside the Star Cloud Pavilion was abundant, at least two to three times denser than outside.

Song Caijie said, "I heard that Star Cloud Pavilion's Outer Court also has powerful Spirit Array Masters who set up Spirit Gathering Arrays, making the spiritual energy concentration about three times that outside."

Mo Shaoye smiled and said, "And that's just from the Outer Court. If we can become Inner Sect Disciples or Core Disciples, we can enter the ancestral land of Star Cloud Pavilion for cultivation. That place, guarded by Dragon Veins, is truly a Cultivation Sacred Land, where the density of spiritual energy is dozens, even tens of dozens of times higher than outside."

Everyone immediately displayed looks of envy and longing.

After entering Star Cloud Pavilion, they were guided to a large separate courtyard to register. The registration had various forms, such as one place of registration with very few people, all from noble families with at least one powerhouse in the Yin Yang Realm within the family.

Small family disciples, Loose Cultivators, and children of miners under the governance of Star Cloud Pavilion all registered separately.

Now, Lin Feng and Yu Fan were considered Loose Cultivators.

And Han Shuo was a miner's son.

To encourage miners (who essentially served the Star Cloud Pavilion's Spiritual Mine), Star Cloud Pavilion rewarded these "miner villages" with a chance to participate in the disciple test periodically; the larger and stronger the village, the shorter the interval for earning a quota.

Some smaller villages might only get such a chance once in many years.

Han Shuo's village served by mining for Star Cloud Pavilion's Spiritual Mine and was then awarded a test slot.

"Are you all Loose Cultivators? And there's also a miner's son?"

Song Caijie looked surprised at Lin Feng, Yu Fan, then glanced at Han Shuo in the distance and could not help but curl his lip with a disdainful expression, although his family was also a small one but had a few Tenth Level Martial King Realm powerhouses, and perhaps one day an elder could break through to the Yin Yang Realm.

Then Xue Xun, with a smile that did not reach his eyes, said, "Brother Mo, it seems you don't recognize people well, these few individuals you've brought along, this status, tsk tsk…"

The words carried a mocking tone.

Seeing that Lin Feng and Yu Fan were Loose Cultivators, Wuu Yang and others immediately distanced themselves considerably.

Yu Fan just shook his head slightly, not unable to accept this; the World of Cultivators respected the strong, and when everyone's strength was not great, familial background became the competitive edge.

"Birds of a feather flock together," as the saying goes.

Although Wuu Yang and others were not children of a Great Force, they had familial support and thought themselves many times more honorable than Loose Cultivators or miner's sons, disdaining to associate with them.

Previously, they thought Lin Feng and his companions had the backing of powerful families since Mo Shaoye introduced them, but now that they knew this wasn't the case, they showed an utterly different attitude.

Mo Shaoye felt somewhat awkward and could only give a bitter smile.

Lin Feng squinted his eyes while waiting for the person ahead to register. In every corner of the world, there were always those who looked down on others, especially in the harsh world of cultivators. Having seen it often, he no longer cared about their opinions and glares.

...

In the line, Han Shuo clutched the recommendation letter tightly, his heart both excited and anxious.

He was thrilled to have finally arrived at Star Cloud Pavilion, but anxious about his uncertain future.

This letter carried the hopes of his entire village.

Han Shuo told himself that he must stay at Star Cloud Pavilion, must become a powerful cultivator, for only then could he protect his family and fellow villagers, ensuring they were no longer bullied. Han Shuo could never forget how their village, due to its weakness, had its mined ores repeatedly seized by stronger villages. Sometimes, the uncles in his village who resisted were even beaten into disability by those people.

"Strength, strength," Han Shuo muttered, biting his lips tightly.

"Next," a voice called out impatiently.

"Brother, it's your turn."

A young man behind him reminded, and only then did Han Shuo come back to his senses, hurriedly thanking him.

Han Shuo walked up to the desk and handed over the recommendation letter, which was received by a young man in his twenties, clearly a disciple of Star Cloud Pavilion.

"Han Shuo, it's you..." The young man raised his eyebrows slightly as he saw Han Shuo.

"Wei Yantao." Seeing the young man, Han Shuo's expression slightly changed.

This Wei Yantao was from Wei Family Village, the largest village within a hundred miles of Han Shuo's village.

Ten years ago, people from Wei Family Village had forcefully taken ores mined by Han Family Village. Many from Han Family Village were injured while resisting, and during that incident, Han Shuo's father also suffered a leg injury that left him disabled for life.

Han Shuo, then only eleven, had seen his father injured and had lunged at a young man from Wei Family Village, but he was no match. The young man had pinned him down and beaten him until Han Shuo grabbed a stone and smashed it on the young man's forehead, disfiguring him on the spot.

That young man was Wei Yantao.

Wei Yantao had joined Star Cloud Pavilion eight years ago and had achieved some success. Although many years had passed without seeing Han Shuo, he could still recognize him at a glance.

That head injury caused by Han Shuo was something Wei Yantao had never forgotten. Although Wei Yantao had beaten Han Shuo nearly to death afterward, that resentment lingered. Now, seeing Han Shuo, Wei Yantao's lips curled into a cold smirk.

"It seems you've received quite a few spirit stones over the years to have cultivated up to the Martial King Realm."

Wei Yantao said with a veneer of a smile.

It took Han Family Village over a decade of savings to raise Han Shuo alone. Han Shuo said nothing, not wanting to start trouble.

Seeing Han Shuo's ever-dumb image, Wei Yantao sneered, took out a blank sheet of paper, silently switched the recommendation letter with it, and sneered, "Well done, Han Shuo, daring to fool Star Cloud Pavilion with a blank sheet. Who gave you the courage?"

"Blank paper?" Han Shuo's face instantly paled. How could it be blank paper? He checked it several times every day and carefully kept the recommendation letter close to his body. Han Shuo exclaimed, "You're lying! It was a recommendation letter written by Zhuge Mine Owner, it can't be blank paper."

"Me, lie? Why would I, a respected inner sect disciple of Star Cloud Pavilion, slander the son of a disabled miner? See for yourself whether it's blank paper."

With that, Wei Yantao slammed the switched blank paper down on the table, and many looked over, indeed seeing a blank sheet.

"No, it can't be, it must be a mistake, it was you who switched it, you did it,"

Han Shuo cried out incredulously, that recommendation letter was his village's hope.

Han Shuo lunged forward, trying to reclaim his recommendation letter from Wei Yantao.

Wei Yantao sneered, "This is Star Cloud Pavilion. Bringing a blank sheet to deceive Star Cloud Pavilion and even causing a scene here is simply seeking death."

As his voice fell, Wei Yantao struck with a palm, and with a heavy thud, his palm fiercely struck Han Shuo's chest.

Han Shuo was immediately blasted back over ten meters, his face as pale as paper, and he fell to the ground, his body convulsing violently.

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