"Senior Brother Gan, what do you mean?" Long Chen asked in astonishment.
"There's no need to keep it a secret. Everyone already knows about it."
Gan Lin forced a smile and said, "We all know what happened just now. I bet the news of you telling Chu Yunxi the truth will soon spread throughout the Green Tribe. It's the biggest news before the selection …"
"Son of a b * tch!"
Long Chen cursed in his heart. He knew it was Liu Lan's doing again.
Of course, she could not reveal the fact that she had tricked Long Chen to watch her taking a bath. She could only use such a ridiculous lie, but it was easy for people to believe such gossip …
"This time, my name is going to shake the entire Nine Outclans. I can't believe I'm going to steal Chu Yunxi's love and trample him underfoot.
However, I'm done for in the selection, Liu Lan! "
Long Chen had the urge to skin her alive.
After bidding farewell to Gan Lin, Long Chen was about to return to his residence. To his surprise, Liu Ling was staring at him coldly from the door.
"Asshole, I won't let you touch my sister!"
After saying this, he slammed the door shut.
"Huh?"
The frustration in Long Chen's heart was indescribable.
"Forget it, do whatever you want. I've been cultivating for the past few days, not only for Ling Qing, but also to save my life. I must pass the selection!"
"However, the pressure of competing with the top geniuses of the Nine Great Outer Clans isn't small at all …"
As he pushed the door open, Lingxi was already waiting for him.
When he saw the worry in Ling Xi's eyes, Long Chen suddenly discovered that his heart had suddenly become incomparably calm.
This feeling was as if he had suddenly returned to his own harbor after wandering and killing for ten years.
"You're back?"
"Mm."
… … …
For ten days, Long Chen spent his time cultivating.
He spent two days hunting beasts in the Sky Martial Realm. He could not deal with fifth-level Beast-ranked beasts yet, so he could only hunt fourth-level Beast-ranked beasts.
In two days, he killed four fourth-level Beast-ranked beasts in total.
Because of what had happened with Liu Lan, the Azure Imperial Hall had already become the laughingstock of the Outer Clans. Everything they did was against the Azure Imperial Hall. Long Chen was very low-key in the Tian Qi layer, so he didn't cause any trouble.
These few days, he was really like a mouse, living his days in hiding. In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he didn't take the beast cores and beast souls he obtained to the Yi Treasure Pavilion to exchange for Contribution Points.
By now, Ling Xi naturally already knew what had happened to Long Chen that day. However, this matter had been covered up. After Ling Xi heard about it, she only felt disdain towards Liu Lan in her heart.
However, the matter of the inner clan selection was already imminent.
"Let's not talk about the fact that Chu Yunxi will attack me during the selection battle. There are many other geniuses who are as strong as Chu Yunxi. My goal is to enter the inner tribe. Reaching the Late Mortal Core realm is not enough."
Sitting in the spacious basement, Long Chen swallowed the blood essence of four Profound rank fourth level demonic beasts. However, it was obvious that the blood essence of the fourth level demonic beasts did not have much of an effect on him. Long Chen used Blood Refinement to Qi, and at most, he would be much closer to the Earth Core realm.
Everyone in the inner clan was looking forward to the inner clan selection.
Every inner clan selection was a big show for the nine outer clans. Those who could stand out in the outer clan selection were all geniuses from the outer clans. Once they entered the inner clan, they would be able to shine brightly. Besides, this was also the platform for the nine outer clans to compete with each other. Although the nine outer clans were united against outsiders, there was still a lot of internal competition. For the sake of this inner clan selection, the nine outer clans had put in a lot of effort. They wanted to gain some face in the inner clan selection and solidify their position among the outer clans.
The ones who were especially looking forward to this inner clan selection were the Green Clan.
In the other clans, the two participants had a good relationship with each other, and they were perfect partners. But in the Green Clan, not only did they have a Mortal Core warrior, Long Chen, who had been promoted as an exception, but most importantly, Long Chen and Chu Yunxi had a huge conflict.
Everyone loved to gossip. The romantic love story of Long Chen and Chu Yunxi fighting each other for the same woman was known by everyone in the nine outer clans.
Among them, the most mysterious one was Long Chen. This young man had actually joined the outer clan in less than two months. Furthermore, his cultivation level had skyrocketed from the eighth level of the Dragon Vein realm to the Late Mortal Core realm.
He was proud in both the training field and the love field. Liu Lan, who everyone thought was a definite match for Chu Yunxi, Long Chen's direct superior, had actually been captured by this young man. It was like a good cabbage being taken by a pig, or a fresh flower stuck in a pile of cow dung.
This pair of love rivals were going to represent the Green Clan in the competition. It was definitely going to be an exciting show. Therefore, everyone was looking forward to the inner clan selection.
There were only ten days left until the first day of November. Most of the people were already living like a year.
However, although Long Chen was proud in the love field, he was going to have a tragic ending in the battlefield.
Because he was the only Mortal Core warrior in the contestant no. 20, Long Chen had attracted a lot of attention.
Long Chen's information had been flipped through countless times. Although he had defeated Feng Wutian, Long Chen was still the weakest contestant in the inner clan selection.
When Long Chen had been out for the past few days, everyone in the Spirit Martial City was talking about the inner clan selection. Long Chen was one of the most talked about people. Although there were many topics, Long Chen was not a promising candidate. When people talked about him, they just wanted to see how Long Chen and his love rival, Chu Yunxi, would stir up a storm in the inner clan selection.
"Chu Yunxi is a peerless genius, and the Chu family has a lot of resources. I wonder if there is something wrong with that beautiful Liu Lan's brain. Why did she choose that pig, Long Chen!"
Every time he heard this, Long Chen had the urge to vomit blood. This was also the reason why he didn't dare go to the Yi Treasure Pavilion. If he was surrounded, he would probably be drowned in their spit.
"What a shameless woman." Ling Xi's face was also puffed up with anger these past few days.
"But, Long Chen, with your current strength, it will not be easy for you to compete with them. But don't worry, I've consumed the Soul Grass, so I can at least launch an attack that even a peak Earth Core warrior can't defend against. If that Chu dares to touch you, I'll kill him!"
Thinking about how he had injured Long Chen, Lingxi was filled with righteous indignation.
Long Chen still felt a little helpless.
"Fine, I can only hope that I have a breakthrough in the inner clan selection. If not, it will be hard for me to have a chance …"
Ever since he entered the Lingwu family, Long Chen's status and identity had been rising. He had never felt fear or fear. But this time, when he had to compete with all the geniuses from the other clans, he felt powerless.
"I guess I won't be able to avenge Chu Yunxi's finger for a while."
Just as this thought appeared in his mind, what made Long Chen feel helpless was that Liu Lan suddenly came to find him.
Long Chen didn't want to see her at first, but he didn't expect her to stay outside.
"Xiao Xi, I'm going out to see what she's going to fart. Don't be rash, this woman is very strong. When I'm stronger, I'll beat her up. What do you think?"
Before leaving, Long Chen saw Lingxi's gloomy and unfriendly expression, so he hurriedly tried to persuade her.
"Hmph, when I recover my strength, I'll make her suffer."
Opening the door, Liu Lan was wearing the black muslin dress she had worn when she entered his room on the first night. Her sexy figure was perfectly displayed, but today she was wearing a black cloak, concealing her seductive appearance.
"The inner clan selection is about to begin. You don't have any trump cards in your hands. The Morning Light Business League of Yuanling City is holding a large-scale auction today. How about we go together?"
Long Chen had actually come out to send her away, lest she angered him and he couldn't help but attack her. But when he heard about the auction, he hesitated for a moment and still decided to go.
After receiving the other cloak from Liu Lan, Long Chen followed her out of Lingwu City.
Among the cultivators, there were many people who had offended others or done something earth-shattering, so they didn't want to reveal their identity. There were many of these people, especially at auctions. Most people were unwilling to reveal their identity, so wearing a cloak to participate in auctions was already a rule.
With this cloak, Long Chen didn't cause a huge commotion when he walked with Liu Lan.
"It's been quite lively these past ten days. Your love history has become a hot topic among the outer clans." Long Chen said indifferently.
"Are you complaining or enjoying it?" Liu Lan smiled faintly.
"Are you teasing me again?"
Liu Lan smiled, but she didn't deny it.
"You shouldn't care too much about these things.
Long Chen … "Thinking of this, she frowned and said," The inner clan selection is far more dangerous than you can imagine. Whether you believe it or not, I don't want you to die in my heart. "
"Do you really want to be an old cow eating young grass?"
After being called an old cow by Long Chen time and time again, no matter how well Liu Lan cultivated herself, she was on the verge of going berserk. However, because of what happened in the past, she owed Long Chen first, so it wasn't appropriate for her to act out now.
Rolling her eyes at Long Chen, Liu Lan continued, "I can only apologize to you for what happened last time. Chu Yunxi's character is even more extreme than I expected. In this inner clan selection, as long as he has the opportunity, I believe that he will do everything possible to kill you regardless of the price."
"What do you mean by that?
Are you gloating? "Long Chen's voice turned cold.
"That's not what I meant."
Liu Lan panicked, "I just want to tell you that it's better for you to control yourself. You're still young, a few years younger than Chu Yunxi, and you've just joined the Lingwu Martial Arts Sect. It's not impossible for you to surpass him in the future."
"That's enough. I won't show mercy to those who deserve to die."
After saying that, Long Chen walked in front of them.