Aspiring to the Immortal Path Chapter 689: Failure

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Horizon Ocean Pavilion.

On the large central platform, several thousand Horizon Ocean Pavilion disciples were seated together. Upon a raised platform were the 32 elders of the Elder Council.

In a clearing in front of the Elder Council, several disciples stood, Xin Yue among them.

But the domineering Xin Yue didn't seem very happy at this moment.

His body was covered in bloodstains, and he had a rather dour expression.

He shot a venomous glance at the honest-faced man next to him. His name was Fan Chenglong, his greatest rival in this Young Lord competition.

The Young Lord competition tested candidates on two martial topics—individual combat power and battle commanding—and one civil topic, sect management.

The Elder Council was in charge of the civil examination, while the martial exams had half their points decided respectively by the Disciple Assembly and the Elder Council. The one who had the highest combined score would be declared the winner. Of these, the battle command category required the candidate to recruit their own people. They could only select from members of the sect, and they were limited to twenty, with a maximum cultivation level of Heart Demon Tier. It tested not only one's ability to command, but even more importantly, one's connections and prestige within the sect.

Xin Yue wasn't very confident in the civil exam, but he was quite sure about the martial exams. Whether in terms of his individual prowess or his reputation in the sect, he stood well above the other disciples.

But reality took him by surprise.

How had Fan Chenglong become so strong? In the contest of individual strength, Xin Yue had fought with Fan Chenglong for an entire day before barely managing to beat him out.

But this was fine. After all, in the individual strength category, he still got first place.

But the battle command category was very unexpected.

Xin Yue thought that he had recruited many fine experts within the sect for the battle, but to his surprise, Fa

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