
Yong Ru stared expectantly as she was sure Shun Long would hear her elder sister's name, but when she saw her face, Yong Ru felt like a deflated balloon that had just lost its air.
''Brother Shun, you-don't tell me you don't know who my sister is.''
Shun Long stared and replied without further ado as he nodded his head
'' Mm. Never heard of him before.''
Yong Ru felt like an arrow had just pierced through his heart as he said
'' Then brother Shun, let me explain. My senior sister, Jiao Mingxia is an extremely strong 'ice element' cultivator and probably the strongest of everyone in the examination of this sect. I'm not looking down on you Brother Shun, but you might not be a match for my older sister at all.
Other than my senior brother, there are 2 more people you should be aware of brother.
One of them was the son of the sect master of the 'Iron Toughened Sect', people called him the little giant, Da Chong. You probably saw it when the Da Chao sect master was arguing with the Grand Elder of the 'Flying Sword Sect' when we were at the entrance of the Demon Region. It was rumored that Da Chong was a body cleansing cultivator, as well as the person with the strongest physical strength in this exam.
The last of the 3 was the grandson of the Grand Elder of the 'Flying Sword Sect', Hui Ming. Other than him being a sword cultivator like most disciples in the 'Flying Sword Sect', I have no other information about him.''
As Yong Ru finished speaking, the little Black voice rang out in Shun Long's head
''Master, sword cultivators are usually very proficient in attacking techniques as well as in killing their opponents quickly. I guess the reason why people didn't know much about this Hui Ming was so that he could hide his ace.''
Shun nodded his head as he was now interested in meeting these 3 people. One of them was the woman Yong Ru called the strongest in the examination of this sect. Even though Shun Long did not take his word, there must still be something special in this woman for Yong Ru to say something like that.
The others were strong body refining cultivators like Shun Long, while the latter were the strongest sword cultivators of the 'Flying Sword Sect' who participated in this test.
Yong Ru then continued
'' Other than brother Shun, your floating cloud sect definitely has some peak rank 3 earth class cultivators as well, but not adding from them is a match for the 3 I just mentioned. Brother Shun even though I know you are strong, you cannot take the three lightly.''
Shun Long walked towards Yong Ru and his shoulders while saying
''Thank you''
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Heading deeper into the inner region, the two did not meet with any more surprises on the road. Apart from the magical beasts that were at the initial rank of 2 and required some effort from Shun Long for death, the rest of their journey was easy.
On the fifth day, Shun Long and Yong Ru arrived in front of a vast plain area.
There were nearly 20 people, forming 3 different groups, all of them disciples of the 4 sects.
The people who had already managed to arrive here, were all in the earth class, with some of them having reached the peak of rank 3.
Yong Ru leaked Shun Long while saying
'' Brother Shun, we are now in the inner region. This was a safe area where most of the disciples in the earth class would gather. Because we came too early, it was relatively empty, that's why we didn't see a lot of people here.
But in the next 5 to 10 days, this place will definitely be crowded because no one wants to miss the opportunity to absorb qi from the middle mountain.''
Shun Long's eyes focused forward, deeper within the region of Demon Mountain, as he could vaguely see the shadows of several large mountain peaks, when a small black voice sounded in his head.
''Mastering! I'm sure there are incredible treasures in this Demon Mountain Region!''
Shun Long nodded his head as he responded to Little Black
'' I was expecting it too. The Qi around us has more than double the density and purity, compared to when we were on the outskirts a few days ago. I assume that the deeper in our heads, the purer the qi we absorb, until we reach the central mountain.''
'' You are right sir. But it won't be an easy journey for us.
Master, you should probably leave that Yong Ru fellow here. He will only be a burden to us later and there is a high chance he will die when we go deeper.''
At the same time, Yong Ru's voice rang out as she looked towards Shun Long and asked
''Brother Shun, how about we stay here in this place, while we wait for the qi explosion to begin?''
Yet Shun Long, worked hard as he replied
'' Brother it is better if we part here for now. I will go deeper into the inner region.''
Yong Ru's eyes widened as she asked in a trembling voice
'' Brother Sh-un. Are you serious? Too dangerous for objects around the inner region.''
Shun Long leaked Yong Ru as he nodded his head and said
''I have reason to go deeper in the inner region. Although it is dangerous, this is something I have to do.''
Yong Ru gritted her teeth as she said
''I'll follow you then brother.'