Huang Siyu's face turned even paler. She stood there, momentarily lost, while Huang Chen approached to comfort her.

Not long after.

When nearly all the martial cultivators of Yanxu Palace had gathered, finally, under the curious gazes of all the martial cultivators, Lan Dingtian spoke: "Everyone must be curious as to why the Yanxu Bell has rung. Naturally, when the Yanxu Bell rings, it means something significant has happened, but there's no need to worry—it's good news."

Lan Dingtian smiled, but his gaze turned towards Bei Buxiu: "Buxiu, today, you ought to be the protagonist..."

Immediately, all the martial cultivators turned their gaze towards Bei Buxiu.

"Zhan Xuan." Lan Dingtian uttered those two words.

Bei Buxiu's eyes lit up: "Master, are you saying that the upgrade of Zhan Xuan is complete?"

Lan Dingtian nodded with a smile: "It's almost done. Now, we're just waiting for the final stage of quenching. Once that's completed, your new Zhan Xuan will emerge freshly forged. This time, Qi Lao used quite a few top-level materials and some rare, divine techniques for your Zhan Xuan's upgrade, so I'm sure you won't be disappointed with the result."

"Thank you, Master!" Bei Buxiu prided himself on his calm state of mind, yet at this moment, he couldn't help feeling ecstatic.

"If all goes well, Zhan Xuan should be able to be upgraded to the later stage or even peak phase of Mortal Shedding Level! Typically, when a treasure is born, there's a manifestation of heavenly phenomena. Observing these heavenly phenomena is wondrous for us martial cultivators. This is the reason the Yanxu Bell was rung: our sect will observe the upcoming heavenly phenomena together with all the martial cultivators of Yanxu Palace. Everyone should prepare themselves, as such phenomena are a rare opportunity." Lan Dingtian continued.

Everyone finally understood why Lan Dingtian had the Yanxu Bell rung: it was to summon everyone for this bestowed opportunity!

Heavenly phenomena?! Indeed, they are rare opportunities.

Within the heavenly phenomena lie certain law rhymes. If fortunate enough to comprehend even a bit, the benefits would be immense.

For a moment, many of the martial cultivators on the martial training field were subtly excited, though most were envious. Lan Dingtian had made it clear: Bei Buxiu is about to receive a later stage or even peak phase Mortal Shedding Level weapon. It's like adding wings to a tiger!

The Sect Leader's affection for Bei Buxiu is truly unimaginable, more intense than the affection for the three young palace masters.

"Congratulations, Young Master Bei."

"Congratulations."

"Haha...Young Master Bei is truly enviable."

......

The next moment, many people smiled and congratulated Bei Buxiu, mostly those disciples from the underground and heaven palaces, and even some stewards and elders. As for the human palace and Xuan palace disciples, few were qualified to speak here and congratulate Bei Buxiu.

Bei Buxiu's status is exceptionally high!

For a newcomer to have such status is rare in the history of Yanxu Palace spanning tens of thousands of years.

Huang Siyu's eyes sparkled again. Bei Buxiu was becoming more outstanding, like the sun in the sky, dazzling and infinitely radiant.

A man like him, even if he doesn't fancy her, even if he's unkind to her, should she not also persist and vie for even the slightest chance?

Huang Siyu immediately felt bedazzled, as if she'd forgotten Bei Buxiu's previous coldness and merciless nature.

She obediently stood by Bei Buxiu's side again, with not a hint of wanting to distance herself from him, even if Bei Buxiu practically ignored her.

"He's already reached his zenith." From the crowd, Lin Yanran said calmly, her voice carrying a hint of sigh and helplessness.

Apart from everything else, Bei Buxiu's talent for martial cultivation and fortune were indeed despairing. After arriving at Yanxu Palace, Bei Buxiu's performance was truly astonishing; at this rate, Su Chen...

Thinking of Su Chen, Lin Yanran was genuinely anxious; it had already been about a year, and Su Chen was still in secluded cultivation! She also didn't know that Su Chen went to Talent Mountain!

There was not a single hint of movement from Su Chen, which put great pressure on her, almost making her the laughingstock of Yanxu Palace.

Many disciples in Yanxu Palace circulated rumors that both Su Chen and Bei Buxiu liked her, and that she chose Su Chen, which wasn't far from reality, making her the epitome of poor judgment.

'Women! It's not enough to be merely beautiful or talented in martial cultivation. The most important thing is to have keen eyesight and make the right choices. Otherwise, you risk falling into obscurity like Lin Yanran.' This phrase was becoming a famous saying in Yanxu Palace.

Many female disciples used Lin Yanran's fate to warn themselves.

Nowadays, in the entire Yanxu Palace, few dared to speak with Lin Yanran; most steered clear of her. Only Woe Lingyun and Lin Yanran consoled each other, while others avoided them as if they'd seen the plague, afraid of offending Bei Buxiu by associating with Lin Yanran and Woe Lingyun.

As a result, Lin Yanran and Woe Lingyun, the two top beauties, almost became the most tragically beautiful figures in Yanxu Palace's history. The kind of scenes where they would be courted and treated as the center of attention had nothing to do with them.

If it was merely that, Lin Yanran and Woe Lingyun might have endured, perhaps even enjoying the peace; was that not right?

But now, even the martial cultivation resources that Yanxu Palace distributed each month were being withheld by the stewards, and even their teaching masters ignored them.

At this rate, Lin Yanran and Woe Lingyun were really just like onlookers or strangers staying in Yanxu Palace, not knowing how much longer they could hold on.

"Yanran, believe in him, wait for him. He will emerge from secluded cultivation." Woe Lingyun said firmly.

Lin Yanran nodded emphatically.

At this moment.

"Sect Leader, the Yanxu Bell has been rung, so why haven't some people shown up? Do they not care about the rules of Yanxu Palace?" Huang Siyu spoke.

She wanted to be closer to Bei Buxiu. Even if she couldn't win him over right now, she at least needed Bei Buxiu to feel her presence, understand her value, and know her loyalty to him.

Thus, creating trouble for Su Chen in front of everyone was the best method.

She was too aware of Bei Buxiu's resentment towards Su Chen to let this opportunity pass.

Sure enough, when Huang Siyu spoke, Bei Buxiu's eyes brightened for a moment, and even Huang Siyu seemed more pleasing to the eye.

Su Chen truly did not appear!

However, Lan Dingtian slightly frowned, feeling a bit of disdain for Huang Siyu.

The others might not know, but he understood; Su Chen had left the Qianlong First Pavilion and wasn't in Yanxu Palace, so naturally couldn't hear the Yanxu Bell.

Originally, he intended to let it slide without drawing attention, but Huang Siyu was oblivious to the nuances and raised the issue.

Was he to say straightforwardly that Su Chen wasn't in Yanxu Palace? Certainly not; immediately, Su Chen would be targeted again with speculations like 'Su Chen isn't worthy to live in the Abyssal First Pavilion,' among others, inevitably resurfacing.

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