Chapter 274: Dark Night Exchange Meeting

Chapter 274: Chapter 0270 Dark Night Exchange Meeting

Chapter 274 -0270 Dark Night Exchange Meeting

Before the competition for new students, Chen Yu had just broken through to the Postnatal Late Stage.

After the competition, he gained a lot of insights, and having just broken through with the Copper Statue Gang Body, he practiced a new battle technique, “Shocking Evil Sword Technique.”

Thus, in recent days, Chen Yu spent his time cultivating and pondering, further advancing his “Shocking Evil Sword Technique.”

During this time, Chen Yu also attended a lecture by a master.

In the lecture, the master shared some cultivation insights, then provided guidance and advice on the students’ cultivation techniques and martial arts.

The explanations from Master Liu Xuanzong allowed Chen Yu to gain a deeper understanding of the “Shocking Evil Sword Technique” and avoid many detours.

Chen Yu also noticed that although he had not been taken as a disciple by the master, Master Liu’s care for him far exceeded that of other students, second only to his disciple, Duan Hao.

Soon, the lecture ended, and the students each went their ways.

"Have you heard? Tonight No Demon Academy is hosting an ‘Dark Night Exchange Meeting’ secretly!”

"I’ve heard about it too. It’s an exchange meeting among elite senior students. It’s said that without the strength of the Innate Stage, one wouldn’t even qualify to participate!”

The group of students excitedly conversed, then shook their heads in sadness.

The Dark Night Exchange Meeting was privately organized with a small venue, so it couldn’t accommodate many people. Therefore, the meeting was restricted to those with at least the strength of the Innate Stage.

"Exchange meeting?”

Chen Yu remembered, Yang Zhang had mentioned this to him before.

"It might be worth checking out!”

Chen Yu was mildly interested.

The Dark Night Exchange Meeting was of a higher tier, and the strength of the participants had to at least reach the Innate Stage.

Moreover, Chen Yu had only used one of his treasure exchange slots, and he planned to sell the other.

Previously, he had hunted Demon Beasts in the Demon Bone Wilderness and obtained many precious materials, all of which could be sold.

Maybe he would encounter some treasures there.

Even if he bought nothing, he could witness the true elites of the academy.

For instance, during the competition for new students, although many senior students watched, some geniuses focused solely on cultivation or those top-tier geniuses found it uninteresting.

After all, in previous competitions for new students, having three people reach the Early-stage Innate was already quite good. For these real powerhouses, such a competition was meaningless and not worth wasting time on.

After returning to his dwelling, Chen Yu secluded himself for a period.

As night fell, Chen Yu left his cave dwelling.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

He had just come out when he saw many figures, alone or in groups, dragging trails of evil wind and demonic qi, quickly heading somewhere.

"All Innate-level students!”

Chen Yu was secretly shocked.

Normally, students were either on external missions or secluded in cultivation; it wasn’t so easy to see them.

Whoosh!

Following these people, Chen Yu quickly arrived at a relatively short mountain.

The mountain was enveloped in dark purple mist, hiding everything and making it impossible to see the situation from the outside.

"Chen Yu?”

Just then, a surprised and crisp female voice came from behind.

"Nie Xuan?”

Chen Yu turned, sizing up the young woman before him, her exquisite figure perfectly outlined by black clothes in the dim light and hazy purple mist of the dark night, adding a unique flavor.

At the same time, Chen Yu felt the strong fluctuations from Nie Xuan’s body, clearly indicating she had also broken through to the Innate Stage.

"I didn’t expect the first place winner of the competition to attend the exchange meeting, let’s go together!”

Nie Xuan revealed a teasing smile.

Having been beaten by Chen Yu, she was somewhat unconvinced, but had to accept it since he ultimately took first place.

"Sure!”

Chen Yu was unfazed by Nie Xuan’s joke.

Coincidentally, he had little knowledge about this Dark Night Exchange Meeting, and it was good to have someone to accompany him, especially such a beautiful person.

It wasn’t long before the two arrived at a complex of connected pavilions and towers where figures moved back and forth.

Seeing Nie Xuan, the expressions of two students guarding the gate at the entrance of the towers immediately brightened.

However, being only at the Postnatal Stage, they could only glance at Nie Xuan a few more times, not daring to strike up a conversation recklessly.

"Wait… hold on, kid, you haven’t reached the Innate Stage yet!”

One of the tall young men shifted his gaze from Nie Xuan to Chen Yu.

They had all been looking at the beautiful woman and nearly let this Postnatal Stage kid sneak in.

If the organizer found out, they would be in big trouble.

"Kid, get lost. The Dark Night Exchange Meeting only allows students who have reached the Innate Stage to participate!”

Another student also immediately shouted, but right after he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that Chen Yu looked familiar.

As Chen Yu and Nie Xuan were not close, outsiders didn’t assume they were together, and these two were eager to impress in front of a beautiful woman, so their attitude was quite poor.

"How do you know my strength hasn’t reached the Innate Stage?”

Chen Yu sneered.

Boom!

A terrifying evil Qi burst from Chen Yu’s eyes, faintly forming two Sha Qi Swords.

The minds of the two Postnatal Stage students in front of him felt as if they were stabbed by something, involuntarily trembling in fear, legs shaking.

A flash of surprise flickered in Nie Xuan’s eyes; the competition had just ended, and the evil Qi on Chen Yu seemed stronger and more condensed.

"He’s the first place winner of this new student competition!”

Nie Xuan spoke up.

"It’s him…Chen Yu!”

One of them, who seemed to have watched the competition, remembered.

He couldn’t help but bitterly smile, the lighting was too dark late at night, and their attention was all on the beauty, they hadn’t recognized him immediately.

The other inwardly cursed; wasn’t it said that this batch of new students was stronger than previous years? How did the first place end up with a Postnatal Stage student gaining it?

After intimidating the two, Chen Yu and Nie Xuan walked in.

"All are students at the Innate level!”

Chen Yu scanned the area.

Most people were in groups of three to five, chatting and laughing, some already making private transactions.

As new students, Chen Yu and Nie Xuan didn’t have many acquaintances at the Innate Stage, so they had come alone.

"Are you selling your Ascending Dragon Pill?”

Nie Xuan took the initiative to ask.

As an assassin, she had extremely high requirements for her body’s physical condition, so she was very eager for the Ascending Dragon Pill, awarded to the first place winner of the competition.

"I have already taken this elixir!”

Chen Yu admitted.

At the same time, he wondered if the woman had suggested joining him because she was interested in the Ascending Dragon Pill.

Nie Xuan hadn’t held much hope originally and wasn’t disappointed now, so she did not ask further.

"Let’s wait a bit, there will be some large-scale trading activities soon!”

Nie Xuan spoke again.

Thus, the two of them began to wander around the waterside pavilion tower.

In some places, there were free delicacies and fine wines offered.

With the moonlight, fog, fine wine, and beautiful company, Chen Yu felt quite pleased.

When the two passed by a pavilion.

"Nie Xuan, you’re here?”

A voice came from inside the pavilion.

A young man in white robes stood up quickly and approached.

"I invited you a few days ago, didn’t you say you weren’t interested?”

The young man in white robes asked with a smile.

"I need some materials recently, so I came over!”

Nie Xuan replied coldly.

"Tell senior if you need anything, I will ask around for you!”

The young man in white maintained a gentle smile, quite dignified.

It was apparent that the young man in white had feelings for Nie Xuan, but Nie Xuan had no interest in him.

"Eh? Who is this beside you?”

The young man in white’s gaze suddenly fell on Chen Yu, his look slightly hardened.

He knew Nie Xuan wasn’t interested in him, which was why she had declined him.

But Nie Xuan actually came to participate with another man, which somewhat displeased the young man in white.

Moreover, Chen Yu didn’t seem to be anything special; could Nie Xuan like such a tender boy from the countryside?

"I am Chen Yu, a newcomer!”

Chen Yu responded.

"Nie Xuan, come have a seat, tell senior what you need, I have a wide network, and can ask around for you!”

The young man in white invited, ignoring Chen on the side.

Inside the pavilion.

"Chen Yu, are you the Chen Yu from the newcomer’s tournament?”

A beautiful woman spoke up.

"Indeed, it’s him!”

A man with a hooked nose said; he had recognized Chen Yu early on.

"Hmm?”

The young man in white pondered slightly, wondering if this youngster had some impressive background.

Suddenly, a light sparked in his eyes as he realized that the champion of the newcomer’s tournament was named Chen Yu.

"No wonder, a mere Postnatal Stage yet able to join, turns out to be the champion. Truly, appearances can be deceiving, to think that someone in the Postnatal Stage could take first place in the tournament, truly astonishing!”

"Both of you, come and sit!”

The young man in white invited them both.

"Okay!”

Nie Xuan nodded in agreement.

Nie Xuan had already rejected the young man in white once, and it would seem improper to refuse again.

Chen Yu didn’t have anywhere else to go, so he didn’t refuse the young man in white’s invitation.

Besides him and Nie Xuan, there were five people in total, with the young man in white holding the highest status among them.

The young man in white started chatting with Nie Xuan, but she was rather indifferent.

"Junior Chen, I hear that the prize for the first in this year’s newcomer’s contest includes an Ascending Dragon Pill, is that true?”

The young man in white suddenly looked at Chen Yu.

"Yes, junior, take it out and let senior sister have a look!”

The beautiful woman’s eyes sparkled.

The other three people all showed eager expressions.

"I have already taken this elixir!”

Chen Yu smiled.

Upon hearing this, several people were somewhat displeased.

They believed Chen Yu didn’t want to show it so he used it as an excuse.

The young man in white glanced at the hooked-nose young man.

"There’s a rule in the Dark Night Exchange Meeting, if two people agree to a spar, the winner can buy an item from the loser at a low price, or forcibly sell their own item to the loser at a high price!”

The hooked-nose young man suddenly spoke.

"Junior managed to win first place, suggesting his strength is comparable to Early-stage Innate; why don’t we have a duel? If I win, I won’t ask junior to sell me the Ascending Dragon Pill, just show us all the pill will suffice!”

The hooked-nose young man laughed.

The idea had been proposed by the young man in white, firstly to suppress Chen Yu and embarrass him in front of Nie Xuan, secondly to confirm whether Chen Yu had indeed taken the Ascending Dragon Pill.

The hooked-nose young man was also at the Early-stage Innate, so making such a request wasn’t excessive at all, and it even seemed a bit intentional to give Chen Yu some advantage.

"Yes, if junior loses, just show us the elixir!”

The beautiful woman echoed.

"Oh? Is that a rule?”

Chen Yu was attending for the first time and was unaware.

"Indeed, if junior doesn’t believe it, you can ask around elsewhere!”

The young man in white smiled lightly.

"Good, coincidentally I have many things to sell; I hope senior’s Primordial Stones are sufficient!”

Chen Yu smiled and accepted the hooked-nose young man’s offer.

"Hehe!”

The hooked-nose man’s expression turned stern as he let out a cold laugh.

Chen Yu’s confidence greatly irritated him, and he had already decided to humiliate him mercilessly.

After all, he had been in the Innate realm for over a year, and his cultivation had reached the Peak of Early-stage Innate, where those who had just broken through could not withstand even ten moves from him.