" Is he dreaming of becoming a mortal or dreaming of success?”Some of the acolytes were muttering, but there were still some who could not differentiate between Meng Fanchen and Meng Chenggong, the twin brothers.
"It was a dream. Meng Fanchen always had a cold expression on his face. He would never show any signs of nervousness.”Someone answered.
"Oh, that's interesting. Meng Chenggong is the only top-grade genius of our Qingcheng Monastery in the past three years.”Everyone looked over.
Meng Chenggong felt the pressure from their gazes, which made him even more nervous. Standing on the stage, his fingers were trembling slightly. The first round blade was aimed at the grass puppet's chest, but due to nervousness, it missed. In the end, the round blade landed on the neck of the grass puppet.
The youths immediately let out a soft cry of surprise. They thought that Meng Chenggong had intentionally avoided hitting the puppet's chest, which was the easiest spot to hit, and instead hit the puppet's neck. This was a sign of his confidence in his attack technique.
He couldn't help but look forward to Meng Chenggong's next performance. Mo Bei and Chi Cheng's expressions darkened. Only the elder and Meng Fanchen could tell that Meng Cheng had made a mistake.
"That was close!" Seeing this round blade, Meng Chenggong exclaimed in his heart. He felt lucky. He took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down. Then, he sent out two more round blades. This time, he didn't make any mistakes. The two round blades hit the chest of the grass puppet accurately.
This result made the Martial Arts Hall Elder nod, while Mo Bei and Chi Cheng calmed down. Meng Chenggong's result was on par with theirs. It would depend on how the Martial Arts Hall Elder would grade him. The other acolytes sighed. After Dream Success, his performance was not outstanding, which made them slightly disappointed. The next few groups didn't have much to watch. No one could perform better than Mo Bei, Chi Cheng, and Meng Chenggong. The youths began to whisper amongst themselves.
"It seems that the first place in today's assessment should be among the three of them.”
"The three of them have all hit the grass puppet. I wonder who the elder will favor more.”
"Wait, it's the last group. Meng Fanchen is going up.”
"Oh, that middle-ranked genius? Haha." It was only until the last group that Meng Fanchen finally stepped onto the stage.
" It's that Meng Fanchen…" Mo Bei raised his head and glanced at Meng Fanchen before lowering his eyes again. He didn't really care.
"Last time, you got lucky and accidentally chose a weak Green Light Gu, which allowed you to get first place. Let's see how you perform this time!" Chi Cheng crossed his arms, waiting to see Meng Fanchen make a fool of himself.
"Little brother…this time won't be like the last time. I've trained hard for so long, I'll definitely surpass you.”In the crowd, Meng Chenggong pursed his lips and clenched his fists. In the last test to refine the Life's Origin Parasite, he had been ranked second with top-grade aptitude, so he was naturally not convinced. This was especially so when he found out that Meng Fanchen was able to win because he was lucky. This made him even more unwilling. To Meng Chenggong, defeating his younger brother Meng Fanchen had a special meaning to him.
Many gazes were focused on Meng Fanchen. The Martial Arts Hall elders were also staring at him. Meng Fanchen's expression remained cold. After he stood still, his primeval essence poured into the Green Light Gu in his palm, and his palm slashed out the first round blade. The round blade flew very high. Not only did it fly over the grass puppet's head, but it also flew above the bamboo wall. After flying for nearly fifteen meters, the light dimmed and disappeared into the air.
" Pfft…" Someone couldn't help but laugh.
"This is too ridiculous." Someone sneered.
" He is indeed a genius, no wonder he got first place in Gu refinement.”Someone mocked. A few years ago, when Meng Fanchen wrote poems and displayed his early wisdom, it had aroused the dissatisfaction of these people. Later on, he relied on 'luck' to get first place in Gu refinement, this made them even more dissatisfied, and even more jealous. Many people were waiting to watch a good show, waiting for Meng Fanchen, this 'genius' to make a fool of himself. However, Meng Fanchen's round blade did not disappoint them. The crowd burst into laughter.
The Martial Arts Hall elder shook his head slightly and laughed at himself. Why did he pay attention to Meng Fanchen for no reason? He was only a middle-grade talent, he had only won the top spot in refining Gu worms because of luck. He had already made up his mind. Although Mo Bei, Chi Cheng, and Meng Cheng Gong's results were all the same, he would choose Meng Cheng Gong as first. The battle between Mo Bei and Chi Cheng was the epitome of the political struggle between the two elders in power in the sect. The Martial Arts Hall's Elder had always been a neutral person and did not want to get involved in the political whirlpool. The elders of the Martial Arts Hall were more inclined towards the Sect Master, and Meng Chenggong was on the Sect Master's side. In addition, he had top-grade talent. Choosing him as the first place would be biased towards him, which would be acceptable to the higher-ups of the sect.
A warm spring breeze blew over, and the fragrance of flowers wafted into the martial arts field. The sun shone on Meng Fanchen's body, casting a lonely shadow on the ground. His expression was still cold as he stared at the grass puppet ten meters away. The circular blade mark in his hand was emitting a faint green glow. The first round blade, of course, was intentionally missed. Now, he only had two chances to attack. Considering the position of the Martial Arts Hall Elder, if he wanted to obtain the first place, he had to create an attack effect that far surpassed the others in the two attacks.
"There are only two chances left. It's impossible. Little brother, I finally beat you." Meng Chenggong's eyes didn't blink as he stared at Meng Fanchen. The shadow that his younger brother had cast on him since he was young finally faded away at this moment. Meng Chenggong felt that victory was within his reach. He clenched his fists subconsciously, and his whole body trembled with excitement.
"Brother, winning against you this time is just the beginning. "Next, I will beat you again and again until the shadow in my heart is completely dispelled. I want to prove to the sect that a top-grade genius is outstanding!”Meng Chenggong said to himself. However, at this moment, Meng Fanchen made his move. His right palm was like a blade as he slashed at the air. With a soft swoosh, the green light that enveloped his palm broke away and flew into the air, turning into a round green blade that shot towards the grass puppet. In the next second, Meng Fanchen's right palm lit up with a layer of green light again. With a flip of his palm, he sent out the third round blade.
His two attacks were connected smoothly and perfectly. Two round blades flew out one after another, and they were less than half a meter apart in the air. Under everyone's astonished gazes, the two round blades accurately hit the grass puppet's neck.
" This..." Meng Chenggong's pupils shrank. He had a bad feeling. In the next moment, the acolytes slowly opened their mouths in shock. They saw the straw doll's head slowly tilt to one side, then fall from its neck, and finally fall to the ground. It bounced and rolled two to three meters away.
Meng Fanchen beheaded him! This result was beyond everyone's expectations.
"Is this luck or strength?" The Martial Arts Hall Elder frowned. Such doubts also lingered in the hearts of the other students. For a time, the martial arts practice field fell into silence.
" How could this be…" Meng Chenggong muttered. He stared blankly at Meng Fanchen. The surging emotions in his heart suddenly disappeared and he fell into a deep depression.
Meng Fanchen narrowed his eyes, as though he did not notice the gazes of the crowd.
Coo coo coo…Under the blue sky and white clouds, a group of bluebird parrots suddenly flapped their wings and flew into the air. They dragged their beautiful and slender tails, cooed, and flew in the air. Meng Fanchen stood in the middle of the arena and looked up. Under the bright sunlight, the beautiful feathers of the birds were even more dazzling. His expression was indifferent, as if he was not the one who had just cut off the grass doll's head.
" The spring sunshine is really dazzling…" He sighed in his heart.
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