Cultivation Online novel Chapter 1894

Chapter 1894 Passing the Examination

"Your black ribbon?" Yuan turned to face the disciple with amusement.

"Y-Yeah! If I hadn't distracted that magical beast, you wouldn't have been able to defeat it!" the disciple blurted out, his voice slightly unsteady.

Despite his confident-sounding words, there was no conviction in his tone. It was clear—even to himself—that he didn't truly believe what he was saying.

"What an amusing thing to say. Alright. If you truly think you deserve this black ribbon, come get it from me." Yuan extended the ribbon toward the disciple.

"S-Seriously?" The disciple asked with a doubtful gaze.

Yuan smiled and responded, "Of course, I am being serious. However, I won't be giving it to you without a fight."

"You—!" The disciple immediately realized what Yuan was trying to do and halted his movements.

Yuan continued, "There's no rule saying the participants can't steal other participants' ribbons. If you really want this ribbon, come steal it from me."

"..."

The disciple was speechless. He knew he stood no chance against Yuan, who defeated the magical beast in a single strike. He also knew that Yuan would've been able to do the same thing even if he wasn't distracting it.

Without saying another word, the disciple turned around and quickly left the scene.

Shortly after the disciple left, instead of leaving himself, Yuan turned toward a certain direction and spoke out loud, "This goes for you guys, too. If you think you have what it takes to take the black ribbon from me, I welcome you to try!"

"?!"

The participants, who had been hiding and viewing everything from a distance, were shocked when Yuan suddenly called out to them. However, none of them dared to reveal themselves, much less challenge Yuan.

"Then I'll take my leave."

Yuan left the place the next moment, immediately leaving the examination area.

"Huh? Why are you back already? There's still plenty of time left." Elder Sun was puzzled when Yuan returned so soon.

Yuan didn't say anything and showed everyone there the black ribbon.

"He actually hunted a magical beast with a black ribbon this quickly?! The last time someone managed to acquire a black ribbon was seventy years ago!" The other sect elders muttered to each other, their voices full of surprise.

The examiner approached Yuan and said, "Congratulations on passing the examination, Disciple Xiao Yang. You are an Inner Court disciple starting from this moment. You can move to the Inner Court once you find a suitable house."

"Can I stay in the Outer Court?" Yuan asked.

The examiner had never heard of anyone refusing to move to the Inner Court and was quite baffled by Yuan's question.

After snapping out of his daze, he responded, "We can't force you to move, so if that's what you want… but are you sure? The spiritual energy inside the Inner Court is much denser, which will be beneficial to your cultivation. Moreover, it won't be convenient for you when you have to travel to the Inner Court for whatever reason."