The next day.
A new round of training began.
To accommodate the new recruits from the three sects, Ye Chen slightly reduced the intensity of the training.
However, even after a slight reduction in difficulty, these new recruits were still groaning in pain.
Except for the Heavenly Master Sect.
The disciples of the Misty Immortal Palace and the Artifact Sect, despite having mentally prepared themselves early on, found it difficult to cope once the training truly started.
The Heavenly Master Sect, however, was different.
These Daoist priests only expressed surprise during the first round of training. Afterwards, they barely made a sound, seeming to have fully adapted to the training intensity.
These Daoist priests were truly formidable individuals!
Ye Chen carefully observed the disciples of the Heavenly Master Sect. Each of them appeared not particularly robust at first glance. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that all the Daoist priests possessed muscles brimming with explosive power.
This was also due to the different cultivation methods of the three sects.
The Misty Immortal Palace focused on internal cultivation, strengthening their inner energy.
The Artifact Sect emphasized artifact refining, communicating with heaven and earth through their creations before guiding qi into their bodies.
Upon hearing He Taizu's seemingly arrogant words, Wan Qingshan was the first to object. They were all at the Land Immortal realm. Even if he was the strongest under heaven, even if he was an old monster about to break through to the Heavenly realm, how could he be so arrogant, killing people so readily?
"Senior Brother Wan!"
Zhao Changsheng immediately pulled him back, "Don't be rash."
"Why?!"
Wan Qingshan couldn't understand, "Can't the two of us combined defeat him?!"
The Heavenly Master Sect disciples, on the other hand, were different.
Like ordinary martial artists, they began by training their tendons, bones, and skin. They had their own set of weighted training routines within the sect and on Longhu Mountain. Therefore, they could endure the training methods of the Northern Frontier.
This led to a question.
Were these Daoist priests truly here in the Northern Frontier to vanquish demons and eliminate evil?
This was difficult to say.
What demons and evil were there in the Northern Frontier? Or, perhaps, the purpose of these Daoist priests coming here this time...
Was it for the people of their Northern Frontier?
Ye Chen had been observing them closely. He noticed that the Daoist priests' eyes changed when Lin Xiao arrived, as if their presence there was solely for Lin Xiao.
So, was Lin Xiao the demon they were referring to?
Was it for the True Dragon Qi that appeared a few days ago when Brother Xiao showed up?
Ye Chen raised a reasonable suspicion and also shared his doubts with Lin Xiao.
"It's alright. This is our territory, and the strength of these Daoist priests is not very high. You don't need to worry too much." Lin Xiao nodded, not taking it too seriously.
He was not a demon.
The existence of the True Dragon Qi allowed him to face Divine realm experts without any concern, let alone these Daoist priests whose strength was merely at the Dongxuan realm.
"Yes."
Although Ye Chen harbored some wariness towards these Daoist priests, Lin Xiao's words held the most importance for him.
Naturally, he said nothing further to the Daoist priests.
With the presence of these Daoist priests, the disciples from the other two sects also felt a renewed sense of determination.
Even though they were constantly groaning during their training sessions, whenever they saw these Daoist priests training diligently without a single complaint, they would grit their teeth and try to continue training.
You might think this was a joint training session for the three sects to improve together. However, these three sects had already begun to engage in intense competition.
None of them were willing to concede to the others.