Chapter 1988: Confirmed as an Inner Sect Disciple

"Elder Mu..."Liu Lujie and Wang Jiandong stood frozen in place.Elder Mu and his group had come to handle the situation, but the moment they acted, they were also killed.That was the most powerful group in the Inner Sect!Big Brother...Didn't he feel anything when he killed them? Didn't the sword feel awkward in his hand?Didn't he notice the powerful sword intent within them?People with such powerful sword intent surely weren't simple disciples...He just killed them casually?The key was... Elder Mu and the others clearly resisted, yet they offered no more resistance than Liu Lujie and Wang Jiandong had.It was like crushing ants...He could tolerate that a suspected Core Disciple at the True Immortal realm was not an opponent, but when more than a dozen elders at the peak of the True Immortal realm were cut down with a single sword, it was unbearable!Just how strong was he?It was laughable that Liu Lujie had always thought he was about the same level.Trembling uncontrollably, Liu Lujie's teeth chattered.Honestly, he was starting to doubt his own life.

He looked up again at "I Am Low-Key," who was surrounded by the crowd, and saw him continue fighting others.He seemed completely unaffected by having just slain over a dozen elders; perhaps he didn't even realize they *were* elders!Indeed, ordinary people seemed to have no presence in his eyes.

"So many people..."As his opponents suspected, Zhang Xuan genuinely didn't realize they were elders.They wore the same clothes as Inner Sect disciples and looked to be in their twenties; one would have to *believe* they were elders to consider them so!Originally, fighting slowly wouldn't have mattered, but this physical body's true energy was limited. If he didn't dispatch these many people quickly, their numbers would grow, and he might actually lose!If he lost, he wouldn't get the money... and his thirty-two Sword Pavilion Coins, which were his entire fortune, might also be lost!He couldn't let that happen!Therefore, he couldn't give them any more time.One-on-one duels...Forget it!Idle chatter...Also forget it!No matter who they were, if they could block his attacks, a one-on-one fight was fine. If they couldn't, he would simply kill them!As for Elder Mu and the others... in his eyes, there was little difference between killing them and killing ordinary disciples. It was one sword, one kill, at most these few were just a bit more active.

"One-third of my true energy is depleted; I need to speed up..."He glanced up. The initial crowd of seven or eight hundred had now swelled to four or five thousand. As time passed, more Inner Sect disciples would undoubtedly pour in, and he couldn't afford any more delays!His body transformed into a blur, and Zhang Xuan moved even faster.

"Even Elder Mu wasn't his match. It's almost impossible to find his weaknesses. Let's head back quickly, or the elders will surely be angry..."Liu Lujie said after recovering from his shock."Okay!" Wang Jiandong nodded.The current situation was beyond their control; staying longer would only make them a laughingstock.As the two swayed, about to leave the main hall and the God-Connecting Palace, a sword glint flew out from the crowd.*Thud! Thud!*A sharp pain in their throats, Liu Lujie and Wang Jiandong's vision went black. Their two heads once again dropped to the ground, bouncing like rubber balls.

"Damn it...""This is the third time..."Tears streamed down their faces.Who had they possibly offended to be beheaded three times in a row?This was truly infuriating!For years since they began practicing swordsmanship, nothing like this had ever happened. Yet, this "I Am Low-Key" person had appeared for twenty minutes and "killed" them three times consecutively...The two masters felt a chilling rage, on the verge of losing their minds.

Their consciousness dissipated in the God-Connecting Palace, and when they returned to their rooms, they saw Elder Mu and the others sitting stiffly on their stools, not uttering a word. The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Elders..."He stood up.Only then did the elders react."Killed by that guy?""It seems so...""How could it be so fast?""I didn't even react...""Neither did I..."All ten-plus elders' mouths twitched as if they had seen a ghost.They were True Immortal realm cultivators, and their understanding of swordsmanship, even if not comparable to the geniuses among the Core Disciples, had been cultivated for many years. Both their strength and comprehension of the Sword Dao far surpassed ordinary people. Even at the same Ancient Saint First Layer, they were absolutely not something an Inner Sect disciple could contend with!Yet now... before they could even finish a sentence, their heads were lopped off...They were all doubting their very existence!Elder Mu, in particular, was so ashamed he wished he could burrow into a crack in the ground.He had just sworn confidently that Liu Lujie couldn't stop that person because of his low strength, and that he himself would easily handle it... but he was decapitated before he could even finish his sentence...How disgraceful!He had been an elder for so many years and had never been so humiliated!

"What do we do now?"After a long silence, an elder looked over."This..."Elder Mu hesitated, then turned to look at Liu Lujie: "What's that person's name?""I Am Low-Key!"Liu Lujie nodded."Low-Key?" Clutching his chest, Elder Mu felt tremors throughout his body, almost fainting.One person challenging the entire Inner Sect, causing such a huge commotion, and even killing elders...Low-key...Why did that word sound so grating?

"Don't tell anyone we were here..."Suppressing the urge to explode, Elder Mu stood up."You weren't here?" Liu Lujie was astonished.Did this mean... they weren't going to get involved either?"Let's go..."With that, Elder Mu and the others turned and left. The next moment, they vanished from the courtyard, leaving no trace, truly as if they had never been there.

"Senior Brother..." Wang Jiandong's face turned green."Elder Mu can't do anything about this... As elders, they were supposed to handle this matter, but they were killed... Now they can only pretend not to know, otherwise... how can they possibly live with that?"Liu Lujie forced a bitter smile.It wasn't that they didn't want to intervene; it was that they truly couldn't!Elders, killed by a disciple of the same rank... if word got out, they would die of shame!

"Are we... really not going to get involved?"On the back of a flying sacred beast, the elder who had spoken earlier couldn't help but ask, looking at the silent Elder Mu ahead."Of course not. We're going to Sword Pavilion Kiosk now to check out what exactly is going on with this 'I Am Low-Key'!"Elder Mu shook his head.

"Sword Pavilion Kiosk is where the sect controls the God-Connecting Palace. It can indeed pinpoint the exact location and position of the opponent, but... we are only Inner Sect elders; our authority is too low, we don't have the qualifications to access that information!"The elder who had asked the question paused before continuing.If the God-Connecting Jade Token represented individual household connections, then the Sword Pavilion Kiosk was the server for this local network.Finding the server could indeed reveal the opponent's precise IP address, but... since the Lingyun Sword Pavilion used the God-Connecting Palace format, the opponent's identity was kept confidential!They were merely Inner Sect elders and had no authority to query it whatsoever!Even the Sect Leader couldn't easily inquire, otherwise... it could easily cause unrest among the sect members and lead to irreversible losses.After all, only by hiding one's identity to compete could one fight without psychological burden or worry about the impact of reputation. If this information were exposed to everyone, the entire Lingyun Sword Pavilion's God-Connecting Palace system would collapse.

"I don't need his exact information," Elder Mu shook his head. "I just need to know his specific cultivation level!""Specific cultivation level?"Activating a God-Connecting Jade Token required a blood oath, so a person's true cultivation level could be detected, and very accurately too."You want to... confirm if he's truly an Inner Sect disciple?"Someone realized his intention."Yes. With such high-level swordsmanship, I suspect he might be a Core Disciple playing a prank... If his cultivation hasn't reached the Virtual Immortal realm... then he's a genuine Inner Sect disciple, and we'll no longer interfere with this matter!"Elder Mu explained.Everyone understood.If he were a Core Disciple, their inaction would have a significant impact on the entire Inner Sect.If he were an Inner Sect disciple, while it would be embarrassing, at least an Inner Sect disciple losing to another Inner Sect disciple wouldn't be too demeaning!Even the losses could be recovered.Afterward, if they told other disciples that Inner Sect members could also cultivate to such strength, it might even trigger a greater cultivation frenzy.

The flying sacred beast quickly arrived at the Sword Pavilion Kiosk. Elder Mu handed over his elder's seal, which represented his identity."I want to check the specific cultivation level of someone nicknamed 'I Am Low-Key'!"Taking a deep breath, Elder Mu stated his purpose.A beam of light flashed on the wall in front of them, and then a line of text appeared: "Peak of Shattered Void!""Peak of Ancient Saint Fourth Layer?""So, he really is... an Inner Sect disciple?""The minimum requirement for a Core Disciple is the Virtual Immortal realm, and Peak of Shattered Void clearly hasn't reached that...""When did someone so powerful appear in the Inner Sect?"Everyone was in an uproar.Given the opponent's strength, they had been suspicious that perhaps a monstrously powerful Core Disciple was causing trouble. Seeing this, they now fully understood: he was a genuine Inner Sect disciple!But... how could someone so powerful exist in the Inner Sect without them, as elders, knowing?

"How was it? Did you find the person selling the medicine?"In Elder Bai Ye's courtyard, Bai Feng approached Bai Ruanqing upon her return.He still needed to attend to the master, so after dropping the girl off at the Inner Sect Disciple Trading Hub, he had returned directly."No..."Blushing, Bai Ruanqing shook her head."What happened?"Seeing that her mental state was clearly off, Bai Feng couldn't help but ask."Well... just now, an Inner Sect disciple issued a challenge, and I entered their God-Connecting Palace to compete against him..."Bai Ruanqing recounted what had happened earlier."You mean... you used the Snowfall Sword Art I taught you, and the opponent instantly defeated you with one move?"Bai Feng's eyes widened."Yes..."Bai Ruanqing looked embarrassed: "His sword made me feel that the so-called ultimate Snowfall Sword Art was utterly useless...""How is that possible? This sword art, even if not the most famous in Lingyun Sword Pavilion, when fully unleashed, is absolutely not something an Inner Sect disciple can contend with..."Bai Feng frowned, paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Do you have an Inner Sect God-Connecting Jade Token? I want to go and see for myself!"