Martial Saint with Passives

Everyone was chatting amongst themselves.

Suddenly, the white light of the Restriction at the entrance flashed again, and another figure was teleported out.

It was the Chief of Liufeng Courtyard, Fang Muye!

He simply couldn’t comprehend the Cultivation Technique on the mural, no matter how hard he tried.

And the two-hour time limit was fast approaching.

He had no choice but to brace himself and step forward.

His Fist Technique wasn’t as completely disorganized as Wang Zhenhai’s or Qing Ling’s, but it was still a far cry from the required standard!

The thought of how far he lagged behind Jiang Che...

He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with resentment, humiliation, and a trace of undisguised bewilderment.

Suddenly, he realized that everyone seemed to be looking at him!

He could feel pity in those gazes, along with schadenfreude and confusion...

He didn’t even dare to look up at the high platform, at the grim, stone-faced expression of his own Dean, Feng Zhuyun.

What made him feel even more like he was sitting on pins and needles were the gazes from the guest gallery—from the Fang Family’s Patriarch, Fang Chengxi, and from his cousin who always wore a veil, Lin Shihan.

The Patriarch’s gaze was placid, but beneath that calm, deep disappointment seemed to be hidden.

And though he couldn’t see his cousin’s expression through her veil, he could almost feel the worry and heartache in her gaze.

All of it made him feel like a clown stripped naked, with nowhere to hide his shame!

However, before the crowd could even recover from the shock of Fang Muye’s elimination...

VMMMM—

The light of the Restriction at the cave entrance flared once more!

A figure as straight and tall as a spear, enveloped in white light, materialized outside the cave entrance!

When they saw who it was, the entire arena instantly fell deathly silent!

Everyone’s eyes went wide, unable to believe what they were seeing!

That person... it was... Qin Wuya?!

”Impossible!”

”Am I seeing things?!”

”Qin Wuya... he... he was eliminated, too?!”

After a moment of silence, the crowd erupted like a lit powder keg!

If the failures of Fang Muye, Shi Poyue, and the others were understandable...

...then Qin Wuya’s failure completely upended everyone’s expectations!

This was Qin Wuya they were talking about! Second on the Hidden Dragon List, the undisputed number one expert among the younger generation present!

How could he possibly have failed?!

Up on the high platform, several Elders from the Taiyuan Sect shot to their feet, their faces etched with disbelief.

Qin Wuya stood rooted to the spot, his face pale. A trace of the hollow confusion from the Illusion Realm still lingered in his eyes, as if he hadn’t fully broken free.

He slowly raised his head. As he felt the countless gazes of shock, doubt, and even schadenfreude upon him, his Qi Blood roiled in his chest.

But he was, after all, a man of immense pride.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the humiliation and resentment in his heart. Facing the high platform, he spoke in a voice that was hoarse but clear.

”I was defeated.”

Those three simple words struck everyone’s ears like another clap of thunder!

”Defeated? He was really defeated?”

”Which pass did he fail on?”

Qin Wuya straightened his back, met everyone’s gaze, and announced, word by word, ”The third pass. Heart Inquiry!”

A gasp went through the crowd.

The entire venue was in an uproar!

Qin Wuya had actually been defeated at the final pass—the Temperament Pass!

「At the same time.」

On the high platform, past their initial shock, a sliver of hope began to rise in the hearts of Xu Qingshan, Yue Lingfeng, and the other deans and Elders of the Cangyun Sect!

’Even Qin Wuya was defeated!’

’Doesn’t that mean...’

As if by silent agreement, they all turned their gazes toward the cave.

Everyone knew that at this moment, only four people remained inside the cave.

The Cangyun Sect’s Lingxiao Courtyard Chief, Gu Qingxuan!

The Cangyun Sect’s Yunhai Courtyard Chief, Jiang Che!

The Chen Family’s Young Master, Chen Jiayu!

And the Taiyuan Sect’s last hope, Lin Qingyun!

The final inheritance would be decided among these four!