Then he practiced alchemy, selling pills to obtain cultivation resources to support his training.
Unexpectedly, the arena underwent such a change.
He casually earned a batch of cultivation resources at the arena.
He tested the power of the *Golden Scale Wild Elephant Art* and even snagged a spot on the Elite Ranking.
Later, he also obtained basic books on alchemy talent and alchemy principles.
This trip had been quite fruitful.
But since he now had a fair amount of spirit stones on hand,
he decided to go into seclusion and cultivate first, to boost his cultivation level and strength.
Matters of alchemy could wait for now.
With that, Lin Xuan took out the spirit stones and began to cultivate.
With Lin Xuan’s current talent, no one in the entire Flowing Cloud Sect could match him.
Now that cultivation resources were abundant, training went smoothly without any bottlenecks or difficulties.
Time passed slowly.
Lin Xuan’s aura steadily grew.
...
While Lin Xuan was in seclusion, the entire inner sect was shaken by a piece of news.
This news was once again about Lin Xuan.
It was that Lin Xuan, after five days, emerged from seclusion again, reaching the seventh layer of the Qi Transformation Realm.
Then, he returned to the arena to participate in a battle.
First, he nearly instantly defeated Li Quan, an elite inner sect disciple at the eighth layer of the Whirlpool Realm.
Next, he attracted the attention of Hu Yuanhua, ranked twenty-eighth on the Elite Ranking.
In the end, even Hu Yuanhua was no match for Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan first crushed the flame blade slash Hu Yuanhua unleashed.
Then, after Hu Yuanhua exerted his full strength and erupted with two artistic conception powers, he was still overwhelmed by Lin Xuan.
With two palm strikes, Lin Xuan obliterated all of Hu Yuanhua’s attacks with devastating force.
Even the arena platform was shattered into a pile of rubble.
The entire arena was covered in cracks, nearly destroyed.
If Hu Yuanhua hadn’t retreated in time, he could have easily died on the spot.
Even though he actively flew back, he was still severely injured by the shockwave.
When this news spread, the entire inner sect fell into dead silence.
Then, accompanied by countless gasps of disbelief, it erupted into uproar.
“Holy crap, is that for real? That’s way too terrifying!”
“Yeah, Lin Xuan’s talent is high, but not this insane, right? Even Senior Brother Hu lost? How is that possible?!”
“It should be true. I went to check the arena, and it’s just like the rumors—one platform reduced to rubble, the whole place covered in cracks!”
“I also heard that Senior Brother Hu is seriously injured and recovering!”
“And apparently, Senior Brother Lin Xuan has moved into the Elite Ranking zone!”
“Damn, if that’s true, Senior Brother Lin Xuan is way too fierce! Looks like the title of Flowing Cloud Sect’s top genius is solid now!”
“I still can’t believe it. This is too surreal! Not just our sect, but in the entire Cangyuan Kingdom, there’s never been such a record!”
“Believe it or not, just go see the arena and check the Elite Ranking zone to find out!”
“Let’s go, let’s check it out together!”
“...”
In the inner sect, it could be said that disciples everywhere were discussing it, in a state of chaos.
Because this news was too shocking.
It didn’t just break records within the Flowing Cloud Sect—it far surpassed them.
The disciples were naturally deeply shaken.
However, although the news spread widely and caused quite a stir,
and Lin Xuan kept setting records, being hailed as the Flowing Cloud Sect’s top genius,
many disciples still remained skeptical.
After all, the news sounded too absurd.
Then, many inner sect disciples, almost in unison, rushed to the arena.
Before long, a large number of inner sect disciples gathered there.
Looking at the arena, where one platform had turned to rubble and the entire place was covered in cracks like a spiderweb,
almost all the disciples who came to verify the news stared in shock, their hearts pounding, their eyes filled with disbelief.
On the scene, there were also many inner sect disciples who had been present and witnessed everything, and they immediately testified.
It took a long time before they slowly snapped out of it.
The scene was filled with more gasps of disbelief.
Only then did the disciples begin to believe it somewhat.
Plus, with many inner sect disciples testifying on the scene,
including some elite inner sect disciples,
and even those at the late stage of the Whirlpool Realm,
the disciples finally confirmed that the widely spread news was true, with no falsehood.
Instantly, their shock deepened.
They were utterly astounded by Lin Xuan’s terrifying talent.
How long had he been in the sect?
A little over a month, not even two months.
Many new disciples were just getting familiar with the outer sect and barely finding their footing.
But Lin Xuan had not only entered the inner sect but had also defeated top Elite Ranking experts and secured a spot on the ranking.
The gap was like a chasm between heaven and earth.
Truly awe-inspiring and terrifying!
Moreover, Lin Xuan, at just the seventh layer of the Qi Transformation Realm, had crushed Hu Yuanhua, a peak Whirlpool Realm expert on the Elite Ranking.
Hu Yuanhua wasn’t an ordinary peak Whirlpool Realm cultivator; he was among the top of his peers.
He could easily kill ordinary peak Whirlpool Realm opponents.
Yet even so, he lost to Lin Xuan, who was a whole major realm and several minor realms lower.
This further highlighted Lin Xuan’s terrifying talent.
Once again, he exceeded everyone’s expectations.
And once again, he shattered unprecedented records in the Flowing Cloud Sect and even the Cangyuan Kingdom!
The disciples were stunned to the extreme, unable to calm down for a long time.
Lin Xuan’s reputation soared and spread even further.
Throughout the entire Flowing Cloud Sect, he became known to everyone, without exception.
Even discussions about Lin Xuan could be heard everywhere.
Even the sect’s higher-ups and core disciples began to pay attention to him.
Lin Xuan was now openly hailed as the Flowing Cloud Sect’s top genius.
This time, no one dared to object.
Because Lin Xuan’s performance had far surpassed that of the current senior core disciple at the Qi Transformation Realm and early to mid Whirlpool Realm stages.
He was truly deserving and worthy of the title!
...
But Lin Xuan was unaware of all this, fully immersed in his cultivation.
Unknowingly, a day passed.
Early morning.
In the cultivation room, Lin Xuan slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath:
“Peak of the seventh layer of the Qi Transformation Realm.”
Lin Xuan sighed inwardly.
With the consumption of spirit stones, his cultivation speed far exceeded usual.
He was quite satisfied.
At this rate, the batch of spirit stones on hand would at least be enough to reach the peak of the Qi Transformation Realm.
Of course, this also accounted for the consumption from practicing the *Golden Scale Wild Elephant Art*.
The peculiarities of the *Golden Scale Wild Elephant Art* far exceeded his imagination.
Every time he cultivated, it would automatically activate, forcibly absorbing most of the spiritual energy.