Tempered Immortal Patreon Available! Get access to up to 9 advanced chapters of TI. GET IT NOW!
After sizing up the cultivators in the stone chamber, Lin Xuan closed his eyes and began to recover his energy, but he was quite surprised in his heart.
Tian Xiaojian was actually not here!
Although he wasn’t clear about that kid’s origin, Lin Xuan was sure that he wasn’t from an ordinary immortal family.
Even he himself was a little bit apprehensive of him. Logically speaking, it was impossible for him not to return. What happened to him?
Just as Lin Xuan fell deeply into thoughts, Zhou Hai’s voice rang out, “Okay, three hours have passed, and the other Fellow Daoists have not yet returned. It seems that they’ve fallen. I am so overcome with grief…”
As Zhou Hai spoke, he squeezed out a few drops of tears in a show of fake righteousness, which made the cultivators below frown secretly. They were the ones who came with the idea of killing one another, but now he started crying here. However, before Zhou Hai could finish his words, the Teleportation Array beside him lit up again.
After a burst of dazzling white light, a figure gradually became clear, handsome and tall, with a slender figure. It was none other than Tian Xiaojian.
Although he was in an awkward position by coming so late, he still wore a smile and didn’t seem to care at all. He cupped his fists and said, “Sorry I’m late, this I had something to deal with and was delayed.”
His expression and slick tongue made Zhou Hai look awkward, but he then returned as normal. He smiled and said, “Thankfully, Fellow Daoist Tian is safe, but congratulations.”
“Big Brother Lin!”
Tian Xiaojian looked up for a moment and immediately found Lin Xuan. He then walked over with a smile.
His actions attracted the attention of the other cultivators, and a few people even widened their eyes. These two men were not only too young. Moreover, their cultivation base was at those who had just recently entered the Foundation Establishment Stage, but then they seemed to have thought of something and turned their faces away with contempt.
Most of them thought these two people were as timid as mice, and that they had cowered after being sent in. Instead of taking part in the fight for the wood spirit fruits, they hid in the side and waited for the time to run out then secretly teleported back.
Faced with the contemptuous gazes of the crowd. Tian Xiaojian still wore a smile, and Lin Xuan’s expression was still as usual. After a faint smile, he began to chat with Tian Xiaojian.
Originally, Lin Xuan wanted to inquire on why the cultivators had risked their lives to get a quota to participate in the Trade Fair. However, before he could say anything, the cultivator from Heavenly Vision Sect coughed and took a step forward.
“I’m very glad that you’ve returned safe and sound. Now, everyone, hand over the wood spirit fruit you’ve obtained. According to the previously stated rules, up to three Fellow Daoists can be eligible to participate in the Core Formation Stage Senior’s Trade Fair.”
Before he finished speaking, the crimson-robed man walked up and held the storage bag on his waist. He opened the bag and poured out a small pile of wood spirit fruits, the numbers were not too much, and there were only more than a dozen, but the cultivators below all showed an expression of envy and jealousy.
With a quick scan of his Spiritual Sense, Zhou Hai said in a congratulatory tone, “This Fellow Daoist Xu Han has picked a total of twelve wood spirit fruits. If nothing unexpected happens, you should get a spot. Everyone else can tell us what you’ve obtained and hand it over.”
The rest of the cultivators were obviously not confident enough and waited for a long time. A thin and gray-haired cultivator finally stepped forward and opened his storage bag. There were only two fruits inside.
The rest either had only one or none, the most ridiculous thing was that there were two cultivators who had been at odds with each other all the time, with wounds all over their bodies. The two walked forward simultaneously, but each held only one half of a fruit. It seemed that the two of them had fought fiercely for it, but in the end, they had obtained half of the wood spirit fruit. Before the battle ended, they each held one half and sent it back together.
Zhou Hai was also a bit stunned and comforted them with a few words. However, they were obviously eliminated.
Looking at the pile of wood spirit fruits in front of him, Zhou Hai frowned. It was much less than expected, but he did not doubt it, perhaps some of the cultivators had perished together. Causing the fruits to be left behind.
“It seems that apart from Fellow Daoist Xu Han, no one else gained anything. Now let me announce which three people have won the qualification to participate…”
The thin cultivator was surprised and happy. He thought that the two fruits were useless, but he didn’t expect the harvest of others would be more miserable.
As for the other three people who only handed over one wood spirit fruit, they were full of hostility against each other. Except for Xu Han and the thin old man, there was one spot left. But the three were tied. Would they need to play one more round? In short, they were determined to win the last quota.
The three didn’t know if the rumor was true, but the news was too tempting. Even if there was one percent of hope, it couldn’t be missed…
The three men waited eagerly for Zhou Hai to finish his words, but before he could, a lazy voice rang out: “Wait, I haven’t handed over the wood spirit fruits along with Lin Xuan. Why the hurry?”
“You guys?”
The eyes of the other cultivators were full of hostility, but they were even more doubtful. Not to mention, even Zhou Hai was a little shocked. Tian Xiaojian and Lin Xuan were only at the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage. Did they also grab the fruits? In the beginning, he thought the two of them were afraid of death, so they hid to survive.
“Big Brother Lin, please!”
“Haha, my younger brother spoke first, so naturally you’re also first.” Lin Xuan said with a light expression.
Tian Xiaojian no longer insisted. He walked up under the complicated gazes of the crowd, patted his storage bag, and countless wood spirit fruits poured down. Zhou Hai counted them with a total of fifteen.
Compared with Xu Han, there was actually more, and everyone’s faces were full of disbelief.
“Big Brother Lin, it’s your turn.”
“Alright!”
Lin Xuan stood up. This time, nobody dared to look down on him.
Lin Xuan took out his harvest and waited for him to count.
Ten…Eighteen, this…” Even Zhou Hai’s mouth grew wide open. The others didn’t know, but he was a steward of Heavenly Vision Mountain. There were only eighteen fruits in each place of transmission. This kid actually obtained them all, which meant
“No one in the same group as this kid came out.”
“Did they all die?”
At this time, everyone also found something suspicious and looked at Lin Xuan with awe.
Translated by: James1kd2
Edited by: UnderTheMoon