You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

"""

"Boom!"

A beam of light descended at the center of the first floor of the Tianxia Building, revealing Lin Yue's figure.

The figure of Daoist Qianshui also appeared nearby, but with bewilderment in her eyes. She couldn't help but look at Lin Yue and asked, "How did you do it just now?"

"Your defensive methods were too weak," Lin Yue replied casually.

Daoist Qianshui fell silent.

Indeed, she hadn't used all her means to set up a protective spell, but she had also cast a spell with the strongest protection. However, in the face of her opponent's terrifying strength, it was instantly torn apart, and her head was taken.

The disparity in strength was too great.

She had at least won a match on the second floor of the Tianxia Building, and was not just the baseline strength for entering the second floor. She originally thought she could easily crush the first floor to earn command arrows.

But unexpectedly, she lost instantly in her first battle against this man named Last Heaven?

However, she understood that even if she had been prepared from the start, she wouldn't have lasted long and would eventually lose.

At this moment—

The faceless stone statue on the stone platform bent down, first looking at Daoist Qianshui. "You lost, so six command arrows should be deducted, but since you don't have enough arrows, only one will be deducted."

The next moment, a command arrow flew out from Daoist Qianshui's Storage Jade Pendant, disappearing from sight.

Immediately, the faceless stone statue turned to Lin Yue and said in a deep voice, "This time in the discourse, you won. Based on your performance, you can receive nine Tianxia Building command arrows."

In the next moment, several command arrows appeared before Lin Yue.

A total of nine command arrows.

This inevitably made many cultivators around a little envious.

In the discourse of the first floor of the Tianxia Building, the amount of arrows obtained or deducted for a win or loss ranged from one to nine.

It depended on performance.

Clearly, this newcomer known as Last Heaven achieved the highest reward!

It made sense, too. A newcomer to the Tianxia Building who instantly killed Daoist Qianshui, who had already passed the second floor of the Tianxia Building, demonstrated an excellent performance.

"Nine arrows?"

Lin Yue waved his hand, storing eight of the command arrows into his Storage Jade Pendant prepared by the Tianxia Building. Then he casually tossed one command arrow toward the faceless person's stone statue.

The command arrow landed precisely into the hole on the stone platform.

"Continue," Lin Yue said, looking toward the faceless person's stone statue.

The faceless figure bowed his head and said, "There is a suitable cultivator present to discuss the Dao with you."

The cultivators present couldn't help but curse silently. Just matching based on records could be called suitable?

The opponent selection in the Tianxia Building simply focused on records.

This newcomer currently had one win, so the Tianxia Building would arrange an opponent without consecutive victories to discuss the Dao.

Unless a strong warrior from the higher floors of the Tianxia Building entered with a new World Token, who among the regular first-floor cultivators could face such an abnormal opponent?

The next moment, the faceless stone statue lifted its head as if looking in a certain direction and announced in a deep voice throughout the Tianxia Building:

"Last Heaven, one win, no losses; Elephant-riding Daoist, four wins, nine losses."

"The discourse will begin three breaths later, the height of the Dao lies solely between life and death. The discourse location is... Purple Leaf Forest."

The cultivator pointed out by the faceless stone statue couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

Fortunately, he was used to consecutive losses, so losing was just losing.

The Ten Thousand Miles Landscape Map reappeared, forming a magnificent Purple Leaf Forest, and promptly absorbed the two within.

Only then did the cultivators below begin to discuss eagerly.

"Does any fellow Daoist know who this newcomer Last Heaven really is? His aura is so vague, it's unclear."

"He must have practiced martial arts. His strength is terrifying, not even using a weapon yet able to instantly kill True Taoist Qianshui?"

"Though True Taoist Qianshui was careless, advancing to the second layer should be easy for him. But how many consecutive victories can he achieve in the second layer?"

"I think he should have no problems with five consecutive wins in the second layer."

"It's hard to say, as each consecutive win increases the difficulty a lot. Anyone who can achieve five consecutive wins in the second layer is considered outstanding among the Outer Hall disciples of Ancestor Hall, right? If under thirty, they might even break into the Inner Hall?"

The discussions among the first-floor cultivators were ceaseless.

Some shook their heads and laughed, saying, "Do you really not pay attention to the major events in Di Hong City? You don't even recognize the Seventeenth Prince who is so sensational recently?"

Everyone paused for a moment, immediately erupting.

"Seventeenth Prince? Xiahong Prince?"

"I remember now, last September, there was a phenomenon of heaven and earth marking the awakening of the bloodline of Xiahong's Prince!"

"This lord is the legendary prince?"

"No wonder, no wonder... But, even if he's a prince, isn't it too outrageous? He's only been cultivating for over a year yet has such power? This..."

"It's said that last month, when His Highness participated in the Ancestor Hall exam, his cultivation had just broken through the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier."

"With cultivation so low yet such strong power? He surely mastered the Martial Arts True Self, and maybe even the Ultimate Killing Skill?"

The cultivators capable of entering the Tianxia Building were generally exceptional in the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier, with good judgment.

In just a few exchanged words, the battle inside the Ten Thousand Miles Landscape Map had already begun and ended in an instant.

Everyone noticed that His Highness casually flicked around and with a casual swipe, took the opponent's head effortlessly.

When Lin Yue emerged, the faceless stone statue once again awarded him nine command arrows.

"Continue."

Lin Yue once again took out one command arrow, continuing to apply for the discourse.

Other cultivators, aiming to save command arrows, might not apply for the discourse actively; instead, they waited in the Tianxia Building for others to apply, using the time to chat with other cultivators, learn some secrets, and enrich their cultivation knowledge.

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