Chapter 85 Pre-Match Events
At this moment, the sky suddenly shone brightly, dozens of rays of light flew from the sky, and they were still on the horizon the moment before, but they arrived here in just a breath, and then they circled and landed on the balcony of the empty pavilion. When the light faded, twenty or thirty monks were revealed, and the leader was an old Taoist with long eyebrows, broad eyes, and a pale and solemn face. He was the head of the Wuliang Sect, Yan Longzi. The rest of the group, both men and women, were the masters of each peak and more than a dozen Jindan elders. However, for a huge sect like the Wuliang Sect, there are at least fifty or sixty Jindan in the sect, but not all of them came. Only the head of the sect who was in charge today and some elders who supervised the competition came. Of course, there were also a few elders who were more interested in the competition and came to watch.
After everyone stood still, Yan Longzi looked down. A strong pressure surged from the sky. The noise on the platform suddenly became silent, and all the spirit beasts began to tremble. But in an instant, the pressure disappeared without a trace. It was released and retracted, coming and going like the tide.
Seeing that the people below had quieted down, Yan Longzi said, "This competition is held for the next year's secret realm picking. The competition is divided into foundation building and Qi Condensation. The significance of the competition must have been conveyed to each peak. There are 200 people participating in the foundation building competition and 430 people participating in the Qi Condensation period. The top 49 in the foundation building competition and the top 108 in the Qi Condensation period will be selected. Five days after the end of the foundation building competition, the Qi Condensation competition will continue. So let's start."
Yan Longzi spoke very concisely. After a few short sentences, he announced the start. His breath was long and his voice was gentle, but everyone in the hundreds of miles could hear it clearly.
After speaking, he took the lead to walk to his seat, and the rest of the Jindan followed and sat down, leaving only a tall and thin old man standing there.
Li Yan was dozens of miles away and could hear it very clearly. He was still unsure about the selection of 108 people from more than 400 Qi Condensation Stage disciples. He had too little practical experience and his mana was only at the late seventh level of Qi Condensation Stage. Fortunately, many people did not come to participate this time, otherwise he would have no confidence.
There were 7,000 or 8,000 Qi Condensation Stage disciples in the Wuliang Sect, and the total number of Foundation Building disciples was only more than 300. However, many Foundation Building and Qi Condensation Stage disciples had requirements for realm and cultivation techniques in this competition. Many non-combat cultivators in Foundation Building did not sign up, and the Qi Condensation Stage was limited to the ninth and tenth levels. Therefore, the number of participants was reduced by more than half. Among the remaining half, many non-combat cultivators were removed, just like the Foundation Building Stage cultivators.
While Li Yan was thinking, a loud voice spread across the sky. Li Yan looked up and saw that the tall and thin old man who had just stood in front of the balcony of the pavilion was actually standing in the air with his hands behind his back, overlooking the nearly 10,000 people on the platform.
"I am Peng Buxing, the head of the sect's law enforcement hall. This competition is divided into ten battle platforms. The opponents are decided by drawing lots. Each person can fight five games. If they win three games and lose two games, they will enter the next round. Otherwise, they will be eliminated. Both sides can fight with all their strength in the competition field. The elders of the battle platform will be responsible for safety at the critical moment of life and death. As for injuries and disabilities, you can go back and recuperate." The tall and thin old man, with a head full of black hair, a purple-black face, a majestic look, and spoke without any emotion. Li Yan was a little frightened when he heard it. In other words, on this battle platform, except for not killing people, it is okay to seriously injure or disable the opponent. All consequences are at your own risk. It is estimated that if it is not a competition between the same sect, then life and death will definitely not matter. "Please ask the foundation-building disciples of each peak to come up and draw lots." After saying this, he waved his sleeves, and a small arrow emitting red light suddenly floated in the sky. Then Peng Wuxing stepped back a few steps and stopped talking. There was silence below at first, and then from the diamond-shaped area below, various lights flashed one after another and rose into the air. Several lights flew out from the side of Li Yan, heading straight for the red arrows in the sky. These red arrows were exactly the same, so the people who went up just reached out to take the ones closest to them. Once these red arrows were in their hands, they turned into red stars and flew into their sleeves. A small word appeared next to the golden logo of each peak on the cuffs of the dark green robe of the sect.
Looking at Lin Daqiao who was flying back and falling, Li Yan glanced at his sleeves. There was a line of bright red small words "Seventy-nine" next to the golden bamboo. He couldn't help but feel moved. No wonder they said that the sect robes must be worn for important matters. It seems that some arrangements need to be completed with the help of these robes.
At this time, his second brother and others had already returned. They all kept silent and stared at the top waiting.
Peng Wuxing saw that he had received all the red arrows in the sky. He clasped his hands in front of his chest, raised them upwards, and then shouted loudly. The sound shook the four directions. Ten huge crystal plates suddenly appeared in the sky without any warning, forming a huge arc. After a halo of light circulated on the ten huge crystal plates, they gradually became clear, and finally ten worlds appeared. They were ten battle platforms. Li Yan and others could see any angle of the ten crystals below.
Although Li Yan had some guesses in his mind, he was still not sure. On Xiaozhu Peak, only he and his three nephews had never participated in the affairs of the sect. Lin Daqiao had also participated in several major and minor events in the sect, so the four of them were a little confused about this change.
"This is the Thousand Mile Flowing Light Mirror. Each of the ten battle platforms is about fifty miles long, and with the intervals in between, the total area is several hundred miles. Therefore, if the disciples want to watch the battle, they must stand in the sky or watch a game at close range. Therefore, Elder Peng uses great magic power to drive the Thousand Mile Flowing Light Mirror. Everyone here can see all the games in the field clearly. You just need to choose a screen that you are interested in to watch. It's just silent here, but generally the last three games will be held on a battle platform separately, and then you can watch directly." Just as Li Yan was thinking, a gentle voice came. It can't help but say that it was Li Wuyi. This person is really thoughtful.
No wonder Wei Chongran handed over all the big and small matters of Xiaozhu Peak to him to deal with. At this time, he could think of Li Yan and other newcomers.
Peng Wuxing drove the Thousand Mile Flowing Light Mirror and flew back to the suspended pavilion. Soon, ten more people flew out slowly and flew to the ten battle platforms respectively. Li Yan thought that they should be the elders who supervised the battles on each battle platform. They were responsible for safety and refereeing.
After the ten people flew over their respective platforms, they also made hand gestures. Li Yan saw that a transparent blue light shield slowly rose from the battle platform on the ten crystals, and it stopped only after it rose to a height of several dozen feet. Then the blue light on each blue light shield began to flow non-stop, and finally condensed into two lines of small characters. The blue light on the crystal screen that Li Yan looked at was "twenty" and "sixty-three". Then at this time, Li Yan heard a loud shout from the air, "First round, one sign, start"
In the suspended pavilion, watching Peng Wuxing arrange matters, dozens of cultivators drank tea and talked, a beautiful woman in her forties smiled and said, "Master, this time Junior Brother Wei didn't come again, is he trying to reach the late stage?" While she was talking and laughing, her beautiful eyes looked around, and she was charming. Her round figure was more like a ripe peach, and her chest was white and smooth, which made people want to take a bite before they stopped. The rest of the people quickly ignored this woman and calmed down to look at the master.
Yan Longzi glanced at her and said, "Junior Sister Li, I can't see through the realm of Junior Brother. Only his physique is suitable for practicing Master's 'Nine Horizontal Sutras'. He has been in the Golden Core stage for more than 200 years. According to the speed, he may be in the peak of the middle stage."
"But when I faced Junior Brother several times, I always felt that the flow of his breath was far beyond my reach. The 'Thousand Faces of Reality' I practiced is not only very sensitive to all scenes, but also extremely sensitive to people's breath. Master has been looking for the 'Nine Horizontal Sutras' for thousands of years before finally finding Junior Brother as a successor. It can be regarded as a wish come true. I also wanted to practice it at the beginning, but it's a pity that Master ignored me." As the beautiful woman spoke, her waist swayed slightly, and her plump buttocks occupied most of the area of the bamboo chair. The Confucian scholar surnamed Feng from Lingchong Peak, the dark and sturdy man from Sixiang Peak, and many elders quickly looked away. Only the woman from Buli Peak, who was ordinary in appearance but seemed to be as solid as ice for thousands of years, frowned, but did not speak.
Seeing that everyone had such an atmosphere every time they discussed matters, Yan Longzi said helplessly, "Junior Sister Li, it has been so many years, and there are many golden elixirs in the sect. How come you don't like any of them?"
"Oh, Master Brother, you think I have damaged the reputation of the Wuliang Sect. I hope you can get married earlier and raise your children earlier. Don't tell me, except for my junior brother, there is really no one I like in this sect. But my junior brother is a romantic man, and he only has Junior Sister Zhao in his heart. This is what I can't find a suitable enemy. If the Wuliang Sect thinks that I have lost face, then I will find Master and ask him to let me leave the sect." The beautiful woman said with a curled mouth, and her plump body leaned back on the chair.
Yan Longzi looked at the others after hearing this. The elders were calm and composed, as if they had not heard anything. The monk surnamed Feng and several junior brothers also lowered their heads while serving tea, as if they were thinking about something. He couldn't help but sigh, "Master, you have a good disciple. Every time we have a meeting, as long as she comes, everyone will be nervous. I don't understand. They have been practicing for thousands of years, why do they act like this when they see Junior Sister Li."
He coughed dryly and glanced around, but no one from Xiaozhu Peak came. "I heard that your niece Changting has a close relationship with Li Wuyi. Why don't you just find Junior Brother to get married? It's also a good relationship."
"I have been looking for Li Wuyi to settle accounts with him several times. Every time he comes last, he is the first to run away. There is no good person in Xiaozhu Peak. Li Wuyi is also entangled with one of his junior sisters. If Changting is betrayed by someone, I will not let Wei Chongran go." The beautiful woman straightened her body, and her chest was three points higher. She said lightly.
Yan Longzi knew that he had gone off topic. Seeing that everyone was afraid to see this junior sister every time he had a meeting, he couldn't help but say something off topic, but now he was getting further and further away.
"Speaking of Xiaozhu Peak, several foundation-building disciples except Li Wuyi participated, including this Condensation Stage competition, and the disciple with the fragmented poisonous body also participated." Yan Longzi said with a serious expression.
"Oh, that disciple really participated. I heard that he has reached the middle of the sixth level of the Condensation Stage. I remember that he just entered the second level of the Condensation Stage three years ago. This means that his cultivation speed is very fast. In addition to the resources given to him by the sect, does the fragmented poisonous body also have a bonus effect on mixed spiritual roots?" The Confucian scholar, the head of Lingchong Peak, said.
"Mixed spiritual roots have reached the third level in three years, which is not much different from the geniuses of the various peaks in the sect. I would like to open him up to see what mutations are going on in his body," said the ordinary-looking woman from Buli Peak coldly.
"If Junior Brother Wei hears what you said, he will definitely not work with you." Another elder said.
"If we study the nature of this physique, it will be more useful to our sect." The ordinary-looking woman had no expression on her face.
"You are going off topic again. Since this child has been handed over to Junior Brother, you can stop talking about it. I hope that there will be one more fighter in the foundation-building period in the sect in the future. The foundation-building competition has begun. Let's watch it." Yan Longzi saw that these lunatics could not say a few words and began to want to dissect a person for research. What do they think this is, is it a monster? If it weren't for the fact that the world of cultivating immortals does not allow people to be used for experiments, these people would probably have started using people to do it long ago. This is also why he always wants to start simply and end quickly every time he discusses things. Most of the elders here have been studying poison skills for a long time and have become a little crazy.
Of course, Li Yan didn't know that after so many years, there were still people who wanted to dissect him and study him.