Invincible Little School Doctor

Chapter 2331: Chapter 2331: Selection Concludes

Ju Yuqu did not die; he had merely fallen into a faint from sheer exhaustion after suffering a tremendous backlash.

Ye Haochuan did not know how enormous the drain of the Cultivation Technique Divine Ability Subduing Demon was on Ju Yuqu; even if it succeeded, it would still leave Ju Yuqu unable to move for three days after using it.

Now that the Cultivation Technique had failed, the backlash Ju Yuqu suffered was even more terrifying; the fact that he could keep his life was already heaven’s mercy.

Chen Man did not give Ye Haochuan the chance to cut off future troubles; Ju Yuqu was, after all, someone favored by the Temple, how could he just stand by and watch?

The two matches that followed were nowhere near as spectacular as the one between Ye Haochuan and the others, and because their fight came first, these two matches gave people a drowsy feeling.

It’s worth mentioning that in the third match, the victor accidentally killed his opponent; the originally planned bout to pick two out of the three losers was no longer necessary, and Ju Yuqu ultimately entered the South Sect with ease.

After the top five were decided, Chen Man did not rush to have the five selected people enter the South Sect immediately, but vanished as usual.

It was not because there would still be a ranking battle for the top three; that held no meaning whatsoever for the Temple.

However, one thing was true: this selection had not completely ended yet.

Before long, a new Qingfeng List would be updated; anyone who participated in the selection and appeared on the Qingfeng List would still have another chance in the retest.

The past few days of matches had only assessed the contestants’ strength; they had not evaluated their potential based on age.

Just imagine, a thirty-five-year-old True Immortal Late Stage defeating a twenty-year-old True Immortal Mid-Stage—can that really be called fair?

The retest had little to do with Ye Haochuan; the instant his match was over, he went to Tang Yucheng’s side and brought him back to the Jade Gate Tower.

Tang Yucheng’s injuries had yet to fully stabilize and urgently needed treatment.

Originally, Ye Haochuan had been worried about how hard it would be to obtain the medicinal ingredients; who would have thought that not long after he returned to the Jade Gate Tower, a servant would bring him all the ingredients he needed, and more than one set at that.

”Brother, these medicinal ingredients are...?” Ye Haochuan was a bit puzzled.

If it weren’t for how desperately he needed these ingredients, he would have thrown the servant out on the spot. He also liked taking advantage when he could, but he knew full well that pies don’t fall from the sky.

”Young Master Ye, these ingredients were sent by my young master.”

The servant replied with a smile: ”My young master’s surname is Kong!”

”Kong Yanliang?” Ye Haochuan was utterly astonished.

He had only crossed paths with Kong Yanliang during the match; they had no real relationship. The other party had no reason to help him like this!

”My young master said you’re a friend worth making. If he weren’t busy preparing for tomorrow’s retest, he would have personally delivered the ingredients!” The servant gave a brief explanation, then took his leave.

Ye Haochuan noted this favor in his heart and did not stand on ceremony; he immediately lit the furnace and refined the Pills.

After taking the Pills, and with Ye Haochuan’s Silver Needle treatment, Tang Yucheng woke up very quickly.

Tang Yucheng had thought he was already a cripple, his expression bleak beyond words; but when he sensed that his Dantian was intact, he was so excited he nearly grabbed Ye Haochuan and kissed him twice.

”The Qingfeng List is out!”

There was a sudden exclamation below the Jade Gate Tower—no, not just below the Jade Gate Tower. The entire Cangnan City was shouting, which showed just how great the influence of the Qingfeng List was.

”Quick, let’s go see our rankings!” Tang Yucheng was wildly excited, dragging Ye Haochuan outside.

The Qingfeng List was still posted at the Four Venerable Platform.

An old man with immortal poise and Daoist bones, white beard flowing, hovered quietly in mid-air, a wine gourd in one hand and a great brush in the other, already drawing several golden characters in the void.

The first name was still Si Miaoqiu; the second was still the nameless female cultivator; the third...

”Ju Yuqu? How is that possible? Isn’t Ju Yuqu your defeated opponent? How can he still rank third?”

Upon seeing the third name, Tang Yucheng was the first to voice his doubt.

In fact, it wasn’t just him; the onlookers around them also seemed rather surprised.

Ye Haochuan, however, was calm and said slowly, ”My fight with him was basically mutual destruction; my victory was very lucky. As for why his ranking is higher than mine, that’s of course because he’s younger than I am!”

Though a bit regretful, Ye Haochuan remained very objective. If he were the one compiling the list, he would have ranked it the same way.

If there was anything to blame, it was that he had started Cultivation far too late. At Ju Yuqu’s age, he had still been just an ordinary university student.

Besides, he honestly didn’t care much about the Qingfeng List. His goal this time was to enter the South Sect and steal the Diagram of the Two Instruments and Four Images. Now that he had successfully obtained the qualification to enter the South Sect, he had taken an important step.

Ye Haochuan’s name appeared in seventh place; ahead of him were several geniuses who had not participated in this selection but had already made their names famous.

Ye Yixuan’s name appeared at fifty-first; Tang Yucheng had risen from eighty-sixth to fifty-third...

Kong Yanliang’s name was also conspicuously on the list, ranked seventy-second.

As for the remaining names, Ye Haochuan was unfamiliar with them and didn’t pay too much attention; his gaze fell more on that old man.

”That elder is named Gongsun Tai. He’s also a member of the Temple, though he dislikes restraints and is keen on discovering young talent. So he founded a Qingfeng Hall here in Cangnan City, specializing in investigating talents from all regions and updating the Qingfeng List.”

Tang Yucheng, noticing Ye Haochuan’s thoughts, explained.

Upon hearing that he was also from the Temple, Ye Haochuan’s brows furrowed slightly, and his curiosity toward the old man diminished considerably.

Before long, all one hundred names were written. Those who made the list cheered, while those who did not dared not question its authority and could only regret in silence.

Tang Yucheng had the chance to participate in the retest the next day; wanting to perform better, he could hardly wait and hurried back to prepare.

Ye Haochuan did not idle either; while he had the time, he refined a few more Healing Pills.

Entering the South Sect of the Temple might be a source of immense pride for others, but for him, it was undoubtedly a dragon’s pool and a tiger’s den. He had no idea what would happen inside, so he had to be thoroughly prepared.

The night passed without incident. Early the next morning, Ye Haochuan accompanied Tang Yucheng to the retest.

What he had not expected was that Ye Yixuan’s injuries had also recovered more than half, and he was taking part in the retest as well.

The retest format was unlike the previous matches; there was no need for another bout. They were collectively taken to a certain place, and when they returned two hours later, Chen Man had already picked out the list of those who passed the retest.

Tang Yucheng successfully obtained a South Sect quota. Along with him were Ye Yixuan, Kong Yanliang, and that sole True Immortal Peak Cultivator, Zheng Xing.

With this, the selection this time was truly over.

On the verge of entering the South Sect, Ye Haochuan felt a nameless unease stirring in his heart.