Tian Bugui directly took Ye Chen back to the Bright Hall of the True Martial Hall.

Tian Bugui sighed with some emotion and said, "You sure are bold, kid, directly killing three of them."

Ye Chen said, "The Bright Hall is the strongest of the True Martial Hall, just go for it."

Tian Bugui burst into hearty laughter, appreciating the flattery, and said, "That's right, just some useless people, daring to cause trouble, no need to be polite."

Actually, despite Ye Chen's boldness, he still had his limits. He didn't shout about killing Qi Yue, otherwise, today's situation would have become particularly tricky.

Although Qi Yue was just a peripheral member of the Qi Family, Ye Chen had already killed Qi Chuan. If he continued to kill, it would mean completely disgracing the Qi Family.

These big families greatly value their reputations.

"By the way, how did you pass the assessment?" Tian Bugui asked.

"First place," Ye Chen said calmly.

Hmm?

Tian Bugui glanced at Ye Chen.

Brat, trying to show off in front of me?

"The minimum standard for the Bright Hall is a Six-star True Martial Guard. How did you get into the Bright Hall?" This was the point Tian Bugui was most curious about. Who had the guts to let Ye Chen in without informing him, the Hall Master?

"It was Hall Master Su who went through all the trouble to get me from others," Ye Chen said.

Wasn't that the case?

Su Yun had been silent the whole time, then suddenly made a big move, signing and stamping directly.

Tian Bugui's mouth twitched and said, "So it was Su the Fatty. Well, I like you, kid. Given time, you'll definitely become a Six-star True Martial Guard, so let's make an exception."

"Is Hall Master Su fat?" Ye Chen stared at Tian Bugui, suspecting Old Tian might be an old bachelor!

"You call that not fat? Severely affecting agility. With a few more pounds of flesh, the chances of getting hit by an opponent's attack on the battlefield increase. What's the use of that?" Tian Bugui said.

Ye Chen looked at the figure not far away, looking at Tian Bugui with sympathetic eyes.

Suddenly.

Tian Bugui shivered all over, turned around abruptly, looking embarrassed.

Speaking behind someone's back, and got overheard...

Su Yun's face was covered in a layer of frost.

"Ye Chen, did you bring back what I asked for?"

Ye Chen quickly took out the wooden box from the Storage Ring and handed it to Su Yun.

Su Yun opened the wooden box and grasped the long whip inside it, and immediately, the whip flashed with golden light. Without a word, Su Yun fiercely whipped it towards Tian Bugui.

This was truly an expression of anger.

The space where the whip swept through... exploded.

"Su the Fatty, I'm an old man, won't stoop to your level. There better not be a next time, or I'll severely punish you!"

Leaving this message, a flash of light shimmered on Tian Bugui, and he tore the space barrier, escaping into the void.

"Tian Bugui, if I hear you say that again next time, I'll beat you so badly even your mother won't recognize you!" Su Yun cursed angrily, and then realized her lapse, especially since there was still a youngster nearby. She didn't want to scare Ye Chen.

Retracting the whip.

Su Yun showed a gentle smile, looking at Ye Chen, and said, "Ye Chen, am I really fat?"

"Not fat, just right." Ye Chen quickly shook his head and then took this opportunity to address a long-time suspicion, asking, "Does it squirt water if pinched?"

Su Yun froze.

Then, feeling both embarrassed and annoyed, she glared at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen quickly said, "Something Hall Master Tian said on the way..."

"Tian Bugui, I'm not finished with you!" Su Yun gritted her teeth.

Ye Chen broke out in goosebumps all over.

Was there something wrong with what I just said?

Luckily, he was clever and let Old Tian take the blame.

"Hall Master Su, if there's nothing else, I'll head back to cultivate."

Su Yun put aside the thought of going to whip Tian Bugui and said, "You can go cultivate in the Grotto Heaven."

"Grotto Heaven?" Ye Chen looked puzzled.

"It's akin to a secret realm, but quite different. A Grotto Heaven is a special space that exists alongside our world, possibly contained within a speck of dust or a drop of water.

Each Grotto Heaven is born from the world's fortune, and within them, be it cultivating techniques or practicing martial arts, there are twice the results with half the effort.

As a One-star True Martial Guard, you have an opportunity each month to enter a Grotto Heaven for one day to cultivate.

Plus, since you just completed a task, I'll reward you with nine more days, making it a total of ten days."

Listening to what Su Yun said, Ye Chen realized that the opportunity to cultivate in a Grotto Heaven was quite valuable in the True Martial Hall.

"An ordinary task has such generous rewards?" Ye Chen was curious.

Su Yun said, "This is a task set by our Bright Hall, and the rewards are determined by us. Over the years, the Bright Hall has accumulated a lot of merits. The others are task fanatics and rarely stay in the True Martial Hall throughout the year, leaving our Bright Hall's accumulated merits unused. You and Mu Qingqing have joined, so these resources are naturally yours."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen immediately felt delighted.

Choosing the Bright Hall was indeed the right choice!

With a Seven-star True Martial Guard like Tian Bugui, plus three Six-star True Martial Guards, and the accumulated meritorious resources over decades all given to him and Mu Qingqing... the future days are indeed looking quite comfortable!

Although in the Bright Hall, no one was guiding him to complete tasks and level up, any random task in the Bright Hall had rich rewards, filling in any gaps instantly.

"Where's Qingqing?" Ye Chen asked.

"That girl doesn't have a star rating yet, so many resources can't be given to her. I've set a zero-star task for her, to let her first become a One-star True Martial Guard!"

Ye Chen felt moved in his heart.

As long as you don't say the wrong words, Su Yun is clearly someone compassionate, reliable!

"Let's go, I'll first take you to the Grotto Heaven, and you'll know the way for next time," Su Yun said.

On the way to the Grotto Heaven, Su Yun asked Ye Chen why it took so long for him to go to Celestial Cyan City and back.

Ye Chen explained the situation.

After listening, killing intent surged from Su Yun, saying, "Well done, remember, True Martial Hall people don't cower, and Bright Hall people aren't afraid of trouble!

The same goes externally and internally.

In the True Martial Hall, there's only one rule: when dealing with outsiders, don't fight among ourselves. At other times, as long as there's no death within the True Martial Hall, everything goes.

If you encounter a tough situation that you can't handle, come back to the Bright Hall to call for reinforcements.

Nah... the Bright Hall is often empty, and I'm not usually there either. So, when needed, just go to my place directly, anytime.

Of course, it doesn't have to be a tough situation. If there's anything you don't understand in your cultivation or an obstacle in your mental state, you can come to me."

Listening to this, Ye Chen felt touched.

In comparison, the more he felt Old Tian was lacking.

Moments later.

Su Yun brought Ye Chen to a heavily guarded place, surrounded by True Martial Guards.

Glancing around, there were even several elderly men and women sitting cross-legged, eyes closed, each one of them radiating an aura as deep as an abyss, all at the Heaven-Reaching Realm!

With the Martial Arts True Eye Divine Technique, the power fluctuations of the Heaven-Reaching Realm were unmistakable to Ye Chen's eyes.

At the center of this area, there was a square stone platform where a single-leafed grass was planted.

The leaf was lush and green.

Su Yun said, "This is the Cangzhou True Martial Hall's Green Leaf Grotto Heaven, one leaf, one world."

"Hall Master Su, how do I enter?"

Su Yun said, "Don't be nervous, relax."

As she spoke, a gentle force appeared in Su Yun's hand, directly sending Ye Chen next to the grass.

The next moment, ripples like water waves spread from the lush green leaf.

Ye Chen found that his body seemed to be penetrating an invisible barrier, attracted by a special force.

"Hall Master Su, I'm going in!"

Ye Chen quickly called out and then rushed along with the pulling force.

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