Once the Sect Leaders returned to their seats, Su Yang sat on the platform and closed his eyes to cultivate, quickly restoring his Profound Qi.
For the next four hours, nearly every single individual in the audience speculated about Su Yang's true abilities.
"Disciple Xiao actually managed to defeat one of their top three disciples in less than half an hour. There's a good chance he might actually help the Boundless Yin Yang Sect win this Dual Cultivation Exchange!" One excited disciple said, her voice filled with anticipation,
"I wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you. Although Disciple Xiao has defeated one of their top three disciples, we don't know how many more victories we'll achieve. If none of the Core Disciples can beat their opponent, that would an Disciple Xiao has to cultivate several more tis, and I highly doubt he could last that long against so many elites."
"Even if we don't win this exchange, it wasn't an utter defeat, and we even defeated one of their top three disciples, saving us an unfathomable amount of face."
anwhile, the Mystic Delight Pavilion disciples were seething with anger, cursing at Su Yang under their breath. Most of them believed that he hadn't resorted to so foul play against Feng Ling, convinced that his victory couldn't have been fair.
"Damn it! I can't believe Senior apprentice-sister Feng would lose in such a manner!"
"Nonsense! Senior apprentice-sister Feng did not lose! Foul play doesn't count!"
"There's no way a disciple of the Boundless Yin Yang Sect could defeat our disciples, much less a re Inner Court disciple!"
At the sa ti, Sect Leader Qing's guests were intrigued by Su Yang's existence.
"Fairy Qing, where did the Boundless Yin Yang Sect find such a unique disciple?" A beautiful young woman wearing crimson robes asked.
"The City of Pleasure," she replied.
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Nobody there expected Su Yang to co from such a vulgar background.
"He worked as a masseur there, and he even had his own store. According to the sect elder who recruited him, his business was quite popular. Isn't that right, Elder Chu?" Sect Leader Qing directly ntioned the one responsible for recruiting Su Yang.
Elder Chu, sitting nearby, added, "Yes, that's correct. Not only was his business situated in the Red Light District, the most prominent business area, but he also possessed a dallion of Pleasure."
"What?! His business had a dallion of Pleasure?!"
The woman in crimson robes exclaid, her eyes widening in surprise. Though she had never visited the City of Pleasure, even soone like her had heard of the dallion of Pleasure and understood its imnse significance.
'dallion of Pleasure…?' Sect Leader Shuang frowned after hearing this information.
Before rising to her current position as the Sect Leader of the Mystic Delight Pavilion, Sect Leader Shuang had run a business in the City of Pleasure. This firsthand experience ant she was well aware of the prestige and significance of the dallion of Pleasure.
'The only way for soone his age to have a dallion of Pleasure is through inheritance…' Sect Leader Shuang narrowed her eyes at Su Yang and tried to guess where his dallion ca from.
An hour later, Feng Ling woke up from her slumber.
"Where am I?" she looked around in a daze.
"You're currently at the Boundless Yin Yang Sect's dical hall. How are you feeling, Disciple Feng?"
"Master…" Feng Ling stared at the woman sitting beside her.
Then she rembered about the Dual Cultivation Exchange.
"T-the exchange! What happened?!" she asked.
"You lost after falling unconscious. It's only been two hours since then."
"Is that so… What about that disciple—my opponent?" she then asked.
"Why are you asking about him? Don't tell you…"
Feng Ling blushed as she hastily responded, "What?! Of course not! I'm just curious if he's still able to continue!"
"He's currently cultivating to replenish his Profound Qi, but I doubt he'll be able to achieve another victory."
Feng Ling fell silent. After a mont of silence, she muttered, "I don't know… There's sothing different—strange about him."
"Can you elaborate? What happened during your session? How did he overwhelm you?" Her Master inquired.
"That disciple… he knew our sect's techniques…"
"What?!" Her Master stood up in shock.
"That's impossible! You must've rembered wrong because—"
"No, I am certain that was our sect's technique. I have experienced it countless tis by now, so there's no way I could be wrong about this, and his understanding of the technique is incomparably better than even our elders. I don't understand how he achieved it."
After a mont of silence, her Master said, "Disciple Feng, I don't doubt you. However, take a mont to recall your exchange again."
Feng Ling sighed, "You don't have to believe my words, Master. Just wait until the others cultivate with him. I'm sure they'll say the sa thing."
"Okay… Get so more rest. I'll speak with the Sect Leader."
Feng Ling nodded.
Soti later, formation number seven opened, and only one participant erged. She was a disciple of the Mystic Delight Pavilion, having successfully overwheld her partner and ended the exchange early.
"Look! Senior apprentice-sister Jin has co out! She's overwheld her opponent!"
"That's only natural. She's our number one disciple, after all."
After coming out, Disciple Jin looked around to see if anyone else had managed to co out earlier.
When she noticed Su Yang in the corner of her eyes, her head automatically snapped to look in his direction.
"What…? Why is he out already?" she muttered in a daze.
However, before she could figure anything out, Sect Leader Qing appeared on the stage again with the doctor.
"Sect Leader Shuang, are you not going to confirm the results?" Sect Leader Qing asked when Sect Leader Shuang hadn't left her seat.
"Hah! Unlike the Boundless Yin Yang Sect, I am confident that my disciple would never resort to foul play. There's simply no need, after all. However, if you're worried, you can go ahead and check the results," she said.
"It's not a matter of trust. This is just standard procedure." Sect Leader Qing shook her head as she entered the formation with her doctor.
Hearing this, Disciple Jin raised an eyebrow, puzzled by the situation.
"Foul play?"
She turned to look at Su Yang with a deep frown.
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