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Chapter 344: Su Chen's Sarcastic Remarks
Chapter 344: Su Chen's Sarcastic Remarks
After emerging from the Quicksand Channel, not a single person came to Su Chen's aid.
Su Chen didn't seek help either and walked out of the mud and sand on his own.
All the Heavenly Wind Valley disciples present were stunned and stood frozen in their places.
As they remained in their daze, Su Chen dusted off the mud and sand from his body.
He scanned the surroundings, wanting to see where Master Mu and the other senior apprentices were.
But they wouldn't be found above this canyon, that was for sure.
At this moment, Master Mu and the other senior apprentices were still guarding the outer ring channel, worried that Su Chen and the other two might be washed out by the mud and sand.
Without seeing Master Mu and the other senior apprentices, Su Chen didn't continue searching around.
"Senior Fellow Daoists of Heavenly Wind Valley, I've completed the Quicksand Treasure Ground training. Is there anything else I need to record?"
Su Chen's expression was calm, as if he wasn't particularly proud of being the first to emerge.
He asked with a sense of ease.
The surroundings were quiet, and anyone who wasn't deaf could hear Su Chen's question.
However, no one responded, as if they were still in a daze.
Su Chen looked around, intending to find someone he knew to ask.
Not far away, Long Yunyun and her family of three had ashen faces.
Their family was likely the direct reason why Heavenly Wind Valley looked down on Celestial Capital.
Long Guinye belittled Mu Danying's background, and along with that, he also underestimated the talents of all the martial artists from Celestial Capital.
Long Yunyun was similar; she also held a strong disdain for Celestial Capital.
Last year's performance had made this clear.
Over the years, even Mu Danying herself had started to look down on Celestial Capital.
The idea that martial artists from Celestial Capital were inferior to those from Heavenly Wind Valley had become deeply rooted in her heart.
When she spoke to Su Chen and the others before, her words were filled with disdain.
In their attempt to seize the Quicksand Treasure Ground training opportunity from Su Chen and the others, they even claimed that their strength was inadequate and that the risks outweighed the benefits.
Well, Su Chen's strength was indeed inadequate.
He was the first to successfully navigate the Quicksand Treasure Ground, and upon emerging, he still had ample energy.
At this moment, Mu Danying's heart felt like it had been struck by a heavy punch.
After arriving at Heavenly Wind Valley, she had constantly belittled herself and made compromises.
She even held her own sect, where she grew up, in low regard.
But in reality, it was only Mu Danying who was inadequate, not Celestial Capital.
Long Guinye's words at the start of the training now seemed even more unfounded.
He had claimed that others were brash and incapable.
None of these excuses held any ground now.
As Su Chen walked past the three of them, he glanced at Mu Danying and Long Guinye.
"In the future, don't go around claiming to act in others' best interests while seizing their benefits. It's truly disgusting.
The Quicksand Treasure Ground might be challenging for you, but not everyone has your kind of talent."
His words made their faces turn even uglier.
In this quiet environment, Su Chen's voice also sounded a bit loud.
The people around heard him, but no one spoke up in rebuttal.
After speaking to the two of them, Su Chen looked at Long Yunyun, who was standing nearby.
"Your beloved Ren Xiu Yao might need another quarter of an hour or so to emerge.
He's not bad; when I surpassed him, he was still ahead of another person.
Unless something unexpected happens, he should be the second one out."
Su Chen's words were a commentary on Ren Xiu Yao.
If it were before, Long Yunyun would have already started arguing with Su Chen.
But now, she couldn't bring herself to say anything.
Ren Xiu Yao, the senior apprentice she admired so much, was completely outshone by Su Chen in this training.
Long Yunyun's heart wasn't without the thought of making excuses.
But how could she justify it? Could she claim that Su Chen had help from others?
There were twenty-nine people from Heavenly Wind Valley in the Quicksand Channel, and only three from Celestial Capital.
Could it be that the people from Heavenly Wind Valley helped Su Chen achieve this first place?
Su Chen didn't say much to this family and headed towards Ding Jiujiang, who was not far away.
"Master Ding, I'm the first one out. Is there anything else I need to register?
Will you deny my first place later?"
In front of Ding Jiujiang, Su Chen directly asked these two questions.
These words made the Heavenly Wind Valley disciples feel a bit embarrassed.
But before this, they had tried to take away Celestial Capital's opportunity to participate in the training.
It was normal for others to have doubts.
Ding Jiujiang's face also turned awkward when asked these questions.
After hesitating for a moment, he replied softly, "Go and rest first. We remember your ranking."
After receiving this response, Su Chen continued to ask.
"Master Ding, didn't you say earlier that there would be a surprise after completing the Quicksand Treasure Ground training?
What is the reward? Is it those items covered by the red cloth?"
Su Chen's words once again left everyone present speechless.
Indeed, the items under that red cloth were the rewards Heavenly Wind Valley had prepared for their outstanding disciples.
But they never imagined that this top prize would be claimed by a disciple from Celestial Capital.
Those items were meant for their own sect's disciples.
Master Ding knew that if he didn't answer, Su Chen would continue to ask.
"Under that red cloth are indeed the rewards for this time. Go and rest first.
We won't shortchange you."
Master Ding's face turned ugly, and his voice was low as he spoke.
He only wished that Su Chen would say less and not discuss anything else.
Su Chen usually gave others face and didn't want to embarrass them.
But this time, Tianfeng Valley had already made those disgusting moves.
There were originally seven training qualifications, but in the end, only three remained.
Some of the preparations for the Inner Ring River training could now be borrowed using those flags, without even informing them.
If they didn't want to keep up appearances, then Su Chen could only make them lose face.
"The training qualifications that were ours were snatched back by you, and four of them were taken away."
He hoped that this time, Ding Tangzhu would keep his promise.
"Also, when you give out the rewards later, the first one I got should not be worse than the ones given to those behind me, right?"
"I must be overthinking it. Such a big Tianfeng Valley shouldn't be so shameless."
He said all this in front of so many people.
Let's see if they have any face left.
Ding Tangzhu wanted Su Chen to rest, but Su Chen stood by his side, waiting for the training to end.
When he came out of the Quicksand River, Su Chen didn't show any signs of exhaustion.
His overall state was still good, and he didn't seem weak at all.
Su Chen stopped talking, and the elders of Tianfeng Valley around him also remained silent.
During this waiting process, the elders of Tianfeng Valley had gloomy expressions, sometimes looking at Ding Jiujiang, and sometimes looking at Long Guiye.
Today's events had made Tianfeng Valley lose a lot of face.
If the Tian Gang City disciples performed poorly, then the training qualification they snatched would be meaningless.
Even if the two sects argued, Tianfeng Valley could still say something.
But this time, the first place was taken by a Tian Gang City disciple.
As Su Chen said, it was almost a quarter of an hour.
The bell rang again.
Ren Xiuyao and Xiao Qiying came out one after the other, and the gap between them was not big, just a few steps apart.
The time it took for the two of them to walk through the Quicksand River was actually less than two hours.
The result should have satisfied the higher-ups of Tianfeng Valley.
But right now, the faces of the several elders of Tianfeng Valley were not looking good, and they were gloomy.
With Su Chen's performance as a comparison, the two of Ren Xiuyao and Xiao Qiying didn't seem impressive at all.
When they came out of the river, both of them were exhausted and on the verge of collapsing into the mud and sand.
In the previous session, the disciples who participated in the training walked through the Quicksand River, and the elders of Tianfeng Valley personally went to support them, even specifically calling the only female elder of Tianfeng Valley for this purpose.
But today, the several elders seemed indifferent.
Seeing that the two disciples were not doing well, the two hall masters immediately jumped into the river to help.
They brought Ren Xiuyao and Xiao Qiying out.
Compared to Su Chen's state, the difference was obvious.
At this moment, the warriors of Tianfeng Valley around them all looked at the two disciples.
It wasn't out of concern for them but rather to find out the result of Su Chen's training.
In the hesitation, Ding Jiujiang directly asked.
"What happened? Weren't you two firmly in the lead before?"
Although he didn't mention Su Chen, it was clear that this question was directed at Su Chen.
Ren Xiuyao and Xiao Qiying didn't want to answer, but the elders of Tianfeng Valley around them were looking at them sternly, waiting for their response.
Seeing that they weren't answering, one of the elders of Tianfeng Valley walked up.
"During the training, did you fall behind because your body technique skills are inferior to the disciple from Tian Gang City?"
The crowd hoped that Ren Xiuyao and Xiao Qiying would give a negative answer and then say that Su Chen used some sort of scheme.
But after being questioned like this, the two hesitated and eventually nodded.
"This brother's body technique skills are indeed impressive."
Xiao Qiying's answer made the hearts of the Tianfeng Valley warriors even heavier.
Mu Danying and her family of three felt empty inside.
They wanted to take a few steps, but they felt dizzy.
Body technique skills were difficult to fake.
When they doubted Su Chen, Su Chen could immediately demonstrate his skills.
After the two of them came out, more than a quarter of an hour passed, and more and more Tianfeng Valley disciples started to come out.
When they saw Su Chen, these Tianfeng Valley disciples all avoided him.
This attitude basically explained the situation.
Ren Xiuyao's sister, Ren Xi, also couldn't bear to look at Su Chen.
But when she found out that her brother had also lost to Su Chen, she almost collapsed.
There were a total of eleven people from Tianfeng Valley who walked through the Quicksand River.
The twelfth person who came out was actually Senior Brother Gu Feng.
The faces of the Tianfeng Valley warriors stiffened again, another unexpected outcome."
Gu Feng's state wasn't good, and he must have relied on sheer willpower to persist.
The people of Tianfeng Valley wouldn't help him, and Su Chen immediately jumped in to support Gu Feng to the shore.
The Tian Gang City disciple, who had been looked down upon and belittled by them, had two out of three disciples walk through the Quicksand River.
Tianfeng Valley had twenty-nine participants, and eleven of them walked through.
If you look at the proportion, Tianfeng Valley had even fewer people who walked through.
The middle and upper management of Tianfeng Valley had extremely unsightly expressions.
Today's events would definitely spread far and wide.
The reputation of Tianfeng Valley...
(End of Chapter)
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