Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

Ye Qingchen felt a little dazed.

If someone said there was a monster among this year’s newcomers who broke the record for the second trial, he could accept it.

But First-class Immortal Soldier cultivation?

Not even a True Immortal?

Are you kidding me?

"It’s true!"

"That guy is the top scorer in this round’s assessment, and he offended Yang Xiao; from entry up to yesterday, he hadn’t shown his face even once. Earlier, he suddenly came here, and Old Wang didn’t recognize him, even reminded him not to risk the Fire Demon Cave!"

"But before long, he was already on the fire pillar rankings!"

"Look, even the newbies are heading over here after hearing the news."

Ye Qingchen glanced sideways—only to see a large crowd approaching from outside.

"First-class Immortal Soldier!"

He still couldn’t believe it.

How is this possible?

He’d tried the second trial himself back in the Early Stage of True Immortal Realm. The Fire Fiend’s corrosion was terrifying; even with his potential and strength as a seeded disciple, he hadn’t lasted long.

"Offended Yang Xiao? Yang Yuan’s little brother... if that’s true and he has such potential, this could get interesting." Ye Qingchen caught sight of Yang Xiao surrounded by a crowd. A trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.

"It really is that guy."

Lin Yue stared dumbfounded at the fire pillar, feeling like he was dreaming.

He’d smashed the record in the Fire Demon Cave!

"Mr. Wang, was he really still just a First-class Immortal Soldier when he entered?" Lin Yue couldn’t help but glance at Old Wang.

The gap between a True Immortal and a First-class Immortal Soldier was enormous.

"No fake!"

"Hiss!"

Lin Yue couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

For a moment, he even felt a bit hesitant to ask Xu Yang for that second-tier immortal treasure.

His test results were top-notch, and on top of that, he smashed the Fire Demon Cave’s record with such a low cultivation—it was basically seed disciple potential!

"That bastard finally shows his face."

Yang Xiao’s cold voice sounded behind them, snapping Lin Yue back to his senses.

Looking at Yang Xiao, Lin Yue hesitated and lowered his voice, "Mr. Yang, this Xu Yang has the potential of a seed disciple; even that so-called Dragon and Tiger List of the newcomers can’t compare."

"Next, he’s definitely going to catch the attention of the sect’s higher-ups."

Yang Xiao’s brows furrowed.

Duan Tianyang had already been taken by a Golden Immortal as a direct disciple.

Xu Yang, able to reach this level, could only be even more astonishing than Duan Tianyang.

If things blow up, sure enough, as Lin Yue said, it would get messy.

But Yang Xiao couldn’t just let this go either.

"I’ll give him one more chance."

Yang Xiao took a deep breath and said coldly.

Behind him, several figures approached.

It was Duan Tianyang, plus the trio known as the Three Tigers: Wang Li, Ji Qingshu, and Hu Qin.

Duan Tianyang had actually already reached the Late Stage of True Immortal Realm—his cultivation was almost catching up to most of the previous batch’s elder disciples.

Wang Li and the other three, although they were still at the Middle Stage of True Immortal Realm, their auras were noticeably stronger compared to when they’d just joined.

As for Xu Yang, the four of them were certainly very familiar.

"It really is him!"

"I thought the guy was scared off, but turns out he was just building up for this."

"First-class Immortal Soldier cultivation—unbelievable."

"Mr. Duan, how strong do you think he is now?"

"Hard to say unless we actually fight him, but he’s definitely not weak."

Duan Tianyang muttered, glanced at Yang Xiao, then smiled slightly: "Mr. Yang, planning to let this guy off?"

Facing Duan Tianyang, even Yang Xiao had to keep his arrogance in check. He replied with a laugh, "That’ll depend on how he performs."

Duan Tianyang instantly understood.

"Wait a sec, if he already broke the record for the second trial, why the hell isn’t he out yet? What’s he still doing in there?" someone wondered aloud.

"Is he going for another trial?"

"That’s insane! The third trial is for Late Stage True Immortal. Unless he breaks through to True Immortal inside, there’s barely a chance he could last even a little in there."

"Maybe he wants to push the second trial’s record even higher."

"That’s actually possible!"

...

A newcomer smashed the record.

Countless elder disciples were curious; none of them left, and instead, the crowd kept getting bigger.

As for the newcomers, with Xu Yang offending Yang Xiao, even more wanted to hang around and watch the drama unfold.

Duan Tianyang, Wang Li and the other top new disciples now saw Xu Yang as a strong rival—there was no way they’d leave.

"That guy’s got spine—hiding for almost three months without bowing to Yang Xiao. Now, showing this level of potential, the chance of him giving in is basically zero."

Duan Tianyang squinted slightly and cast an unreadable glance at Yang Xiao: "Best case, Yang Xiao gets totally ticked off and gets ruined!"

There were only two seed disciple spots.

Even though Yang Xiao was a bit useless, as Yang Yuan’s little brother, he was loaded with treasures.

If Yang Xiao fought for a spot, that’d be one spot less for everyone else.

Hell, even Wang Li and the others might still be hiding some of their power.

Either way, having Xu Yang as another top rival was bad business.

Time slipped by unnoticed.

At a certain moment—

A breeze swept past, and ranks on the fire pillar suddenly rippled.

One disciple casually glanced at the fire pillar and was immediately stunned.

He gaped, then instinctively rubbed his eyes—seeing no change, he just froze there.

"I—I—I... Look at that!"

He stammered a loud shout.

All eyes turned instantly to the fire pillar.

In an instant—

The entire place went as silent as death—you could hear a pin drop!

Yang Xiao looked like he’d seen a ghost, his throat convulsing violently.

Lin Yue’s eyes bulged out, completely petrified!

Duan Tianyang sucked in a sharp breath.

"How is this possible?" Ye Qingchen muttered, as if in a dream.

On the fire pillar—

A brand-new name replaced Yang Yuan in third place, right beneath Ye Qingchen.

Xu Yang!

It was like a bomb going off!

Everyone’s minds went blank.

"Insane, I’ve lost my mind."

"Even if he broke through to Early Stage True Immortal in there, this is just unreal."

"Not only did he clear the third trial, he also booted Yang Yuan’s ranking—this is nuts."

"But the fire pillar doesn’t lie. If a mere First-class Immortal Soldier newbie can do it, who the hell are the rest of us?"

...

The entrance to the Fire Demon Cave was a chaotic uproar.

And inside the third trial, Xu Yang was cultivating.

Compared to the second trial, the pressure he faced in the third was enormous.

The Fire Fiend was just too ferocious.

Only by wildly devouring with the divine tripod did he manage to lessen it a little.

But as time passed, the strain kept multiplying.

Even when he pushed the divine tripod’s devouring to the limit, it was barely enough to shake the overwhelming fire fiend all around him.

Fire Fiend invaded his body, the Celestial Refining Divine Scripture erupted, his Immortal Seed roiling like the tides—yet even that wasn’t enough to suppress the Fire Fiend.

Like maggots in the bone!

Xu Yang’s eyes reddened, his heart surging with frantic turbulence.

He noticed immediately, decisively snuffed it out, locking down his mind.

"The third trial is much tougher than the second. I’ll need another two hours to surpass Ye Qingchen and claim second place."

"As for Zhao Beilin, I’ll need to go all out for three hours!"

Xu Yang took a deep breath, his crimson eyes twisting, and suddenly exploded with a burst of eerie, pitch-black light.

His figure vibrated, and a formless surge blasted out from his body, stirring the surrounding Fire Fiend just slightly.

Next moment—

He gripped the Four-section Daluo Saber and began cultivating.

At the same time—

Inside the Tripod of Heaven and Earth, with just a thought, he stirred the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, receiving a shock from ancient Evil Qi.

His mind became razor sharp—utter clarity!

"Since I’ve come here, I won’t leave until I’ve hit my absolute limit!"

"I’m going to surpass Ye Qingchen—my Primordial Spirit will definitely break through!"