Supreme Emptiness

"Who?"

"Jiang Fan?"

The entire place fell into dead silence for a moment.

Then it erupted into an uproar far louder than before!

"Who is the first place? Jiang Fan?"

"That disciple without a Spirit Root?"

"He could kill eight Foundation Establishment Realm demon beasts?"

"That’s not a funny joke!"

No one had expected that the first place would be Jiang Fan, who nobody paid attention to!

Everyone knew.

Before setting off, Liu Wuchen didn’t even give him any resources.

It was already remarkable for him to come back unharmed.

How could he possibly have killed eight Foundation Establishment Realm demon beasts?

The unrelated disciples were skeptical to this extent.

One could imagine what Tang Tianlong might be thinking!

Finding out that the first place was Jiang Fan, he was stunned for a long time, then burst out laughing towards the sky:

"Ha ha! Jiang Fan, it’s actually Jiang Fan!"

"I, Tang Tianlong, am not as good as Jiang Fan?"

"Ha ha ha!"

The laughter overwhelmed the entire place.

Everyone could hear the suppressed anger within it.

If it had been someone else, it might have been acceptable.

But it had to be Jiang Fan!

The worthless person he disdained to compare to!

Having him placed above himself.

What an insult!!!

Feng Guchan, too, after being momentarily stunned, exploded with anger: "Liu Wuchen!"

"No wonder you were so secretive, you put the first place on your own disciple!"

"Fine! If you want to suppress my Reincarnation Peak, I’ll accept it!"

"But at least pick a more plausible disciple!"

"Putting a disciple without a Spirit Root above my disciple, do you think it’s convincing? Huh?"

The sect elders all looked speechless.

Wen Hongyao couldn’t help but mutter: "Sect Master Liu is dreaming a bit too big, isn’t he?"

"Jiang might be good at alchemy, but with that bit of martial prowess, how could he occupy the first place in kills?"

"Isn’t this making things difficult for Jiang Fan?"

Amidst all the skepticism, Liu Wuchen’s head was about to explode.

He snapped: "I didn’t arrange Jiang Fan’s first place!"

"He did it himself!"

It wasn’t arranged by Liu Wuchen?

Everyone stared at Jiang Fan in amazement.

"How bold! Cheating openly to get himself the first place?"

"If you’re going to cheat, at least make sure it matches your abilities!"

"Ranking above Tang Tianlong, how naive must he be to think no one would doubt it?"

...

Some female disciples with a bit of looks.

Looked at the beautiful Chen Silin, and started making snide remarks.

"Marrying such a worthless cheat, what was she thinking?"

"What a waste of that beautiful face."

"So good-looking, but such poor judgment."

Chen Silin bit her lip.

Though she kept explaining, the condemning voices drowned her out, leaving her unable to defend herself.

Her face turned a shameful shade of blue!

Jiang Fan frowned slightly.

Insulting him was one thing.

Involving Chen Silin, that he couldn’t tolerate.

He wrapped his arm around Chen Silin’s waist, pulling her close to protect her, and said domineeringly:

"Even if it’s cheating, it shows I have the ability to bribe the Reward and Punishment Hall deacon to rig the ranking in public!"

"Can any of you do that?"

"You?"

"Or you?"

"What about you all?"

"If you can’t, then shut up!"

His domineering words shook the area.

Silencing the once chaotic scene.

Many female disciples were grinding their teeth in anger, yet couldn’t retort.

Because what Jiang Fan said was true, getting a deacon to cheat publicly before the sect master, elders, and countless disciples.

What kind of skill would that take?

In the crowd.

Xu Yining clenched her fists tightly.

Watching Chen Silin being tightly protected by Jiang Fan, standing alone against the entire sect, her jealousy peaked.

Unable to hold back, she said: "Talking so grandly!"

"But cheating is cheating!"

"What makes you qualified to rank above Tang Tianlong?"

Jiang Fan looked at her coldly.

"Because I achieved more kills than him!"

"Any problem with that?"

Hearing this.

Tang Tianlong laughed angrily: "Jiang Fan, oh Jiang Fan!"

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"Do you think you can get away with it today?"

"I tell you, it’s impossible!"

He strode up to the Reward and Punishment Hall deacon.

Scanning the scene, he quickly found the pouch Jiang Fan had just handed over.

He grabbed it and held it high in the air, sneering: "Your cheating evidence is all in this pouch!"

"Still want to argue?"

He thought Jiang Fan would be worried.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Fan remained calm: "With a clear conscience, there’s no need to argue."

Still being stubborn at this point?

Tang Tianlong laughed angrily, tearing the rope at the pouch’s opening, announcing loudly:

"Fine! Since you’re not afraid of embarrassment, I’ll fulfill your wish!"

"Let the sect master, the elders, and all the disciples see, the true face of this Sect Master Peak disciple!"

Feng Guchan, of course, seized the opportunity.

He fiercely struck at Liu Wuchen, saying: "Everyone, take a good look."

"Look at what this disciple of our sect master used to fool us!"

Liu Wuchen couldn’t help wiping his face.

He shot an angry look at Jiang Fan!

This guy, was he going to disgrace him and Sect Master Peak completely?

With a flick of Tang Tianlong’s wrist, the pouch turned upside down.

Round objects began to fall out, hitting the ground with a crisp, tinkling sound.

Tang Tianlong didn’t even look, sneering: "Do you all see?"

"This is the masterpiece of our Sect Master Peak disciple!"

"Using stones as demon cores?"

"He’s even capable of that!"

"Ha ha ha... ha ha... ha..."

He gradually couldn’t laugh anymore.

Because, as the contents fell to the ground.

Everyone’s expressions changed dramatically!

Liu Wuchen’s eyes bulged.

Xu Yining’s eyes were wide open.

The disciples’ faces froze.

The beautiful female disciples all covered their mouths, uttering low cries.

Even his own master, Feng Guchan, looked stiff-faced, staring blankly at the items on the ground.

Tang Tianlong was puzzled, muttering: "What’s wrong with you all?"

He followed their gazes and instinctively glanced at the items on the ground.

He had thought they were just some stones disguised to fool people.

But unexpectedly.

The ground was covered with brightly colored, egg-sized round beads.

Each one was rich with demon power.

If not fresh demon cores, what else could they be?

"De... Demon cores?"

Tang Tianlong’s mind went blank.

What Jiang Fan brought back were real demon cores, and there were as many as eight!

The Reward and Punishment Hall deacon hadn’t cheated.

Jiang Fan hadn’t cheated either!

He was truly the first place!

The entire place fell deathly silent.

The earlier doubts felt like sharp slaps to their faces.

The Reward and Punishment Hall deacon, finally getting a chance to speak, said bitterly:

"Even if you gave me a hundred guts, I wouldn’t dare help a mere disciple deceive the sect master and the elders!"

"What enormous benefit would he have to give me to make me take such a risk?"

Everyone came to their senses.

Expressions turned sheepish.

Feng Guchan, who had been the loudest, immediately quieted down, not uttering a word.

And Tang Tianlong, the "whistleblower," turned red in the face.

So they hadn’t cheated after all.

He had truly been surpassed by Jiang Fan.

Recalling all his boastful words earlier, he wished he could find a hole to crawl into!

Today was thoroughly embarrassing!

But he still couldn’t accept the fact that he was inferior to Jiang Fan, stubbornly saying:

"Who knows where these demon cores came from?"

"Maybe you bought them, and they’re not from the demon beasts we hunted this time!"

Hearing this.

Not a few embarrassed disciples started to comfort themselves.

"That’s right, it just shows Jiang Fan’s cheating methods are more covert."

"It’s not that he didn’t cheat, we just can’t prove he cheated!"

Hearing that.

Jiang Fan laughed.

Stubborn to the end!

Luckily, he had a backup plan!

He walked up to the Reward and Punishment Hall deacon.

Placing a fist-sized giant demon core in front of him.

He said loudly: "Deacon, please tell everyone."

"What this is!"