Chapter 296: Mars Shines High, Destroying the Thunder Palace

"In the second match, Shi Xuan of Penglai Sect will face Nian Hua of Luofu Sect." Yan Qianying announced on the fighting stage.

Although the monks watching thought that Shi Xuan and Xie Fangwei of Penglai Sect, who were ranked seventh and ninth on the Tianji List respectively, should have no problem defeating Nian Hua, the Jindan Grandmaster who was ranked fourteenth on the Tianji List, the Penglai Sect had already suffered a setback. If they were careless and lost another match, it would be difficult to recover. Therefore, they were still looking forward to the start of the next two matches.

Shi Xuan got off his tent and landed on the fighting stage. He looked at Nian Hua, who was dressed in a brocade robe and looked handsome, young but with a sense of vicissitudes. He bowed and said, "Shi, please give me some advice, Taoist Nian."

Nian Hua was born in a wealthy family in the secular world, but unfortunately his family declined after he became an adult, which made him wake up from the women in the backyard. After several hardships, he escaped into Taoism and joined the Luofu Sect by chance. He found his own path. At this time, he smiled and said, "Nian has been looking forward to this competition for a long time." His eyes were full of a sense of worldly wisdom.

After a pause, he said nonchalantly: "Fellow Daoist Shi is a pioneer in swordsmanship. In this respect, he is my predecessor, so I am not overestimating my own abilities and taking action first." As soon as he finished speaking, a glazed sword light shot out. The sword light seemed not fast, but it was hazy and misty, as if it was performing a world of sorrow and joy. The closer it got to Shi Xuan, the more ethereal the sword intent became, as if with the sword's strike, all kinds of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness were sublimated into a carefree and otherworldly artistic conception.

Before the sword light arrived, the sword intent took the lead. If Shi Xuan hadn't wanted to win quickly, he would have had a good fight with him. After the Five Elements Immortal-Destroying Sword turned into five-colored sword lights, it found the trace of the elusive sword light under the guidance of Beidou. Changhong flew in the air, and with one sword, it stopped the elusive Red Dust Sword in an incredible place. As soon as the two intersected, the Five Elements Immortal-Destroying Sword separated into three other sword lights.

These three sword lights ignored the Red Dust Sword and slashed towards Nianhua like a meteor across the sky. The speed was so fast that it even produced afterimages, transforming into thousands of five-colored sword lights. Only three sword lights gave the feeling of thousands of troops attacking the enemy camp, which was exactly the "Mars Shining High" in "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Sword Technique".

Nianhua saw that his own Red Dust Sword was entangled by another sword light of Shi Xuan, and the mighty, thousands of five-color sword lights were extraordinary and powerful, so he immediately performed more than a dozen "Piaomiao Sword and Shield" Taoist magics, and the layers of white sword energy covered his whole body. At the same time, he knew that this third-level Taoist magic might not be able to block Shi Xuan's five-color sword light. He turned into a clear light and wanted to escape while the Taoist magic delayed.

But "Mars Shining" was not that simple. Under the cover of the countless five-color sword lights, one of the sword lights split into another virtual sword light, and then turned from virtual to real. The sword light entangled with the Red Dust Sword turned from real to virtual. The four sword lights were combined, and the small teleportation technique was used. Before Nianhua's escape light just started, he flashed out from behind the "Piaomiao Sword and Shield" and in front of Nianhua.

As soon as Nian Hua performed the escape technique, he felt the Red Dust Sword lighten. He thought to himself that it was not good. Just now, he saw that Shi Xuan only had three sword lights and could not use the small teleportation technique, so he did not use the Taoist technique that could lock the space around him. As soon as he thought of it, the five-colored sword light flashed, and he was chopped out of the escape light, and then four sword lights stopped at his neck.

"Nian admits defeat." Nian Hua smiled bitterly. He did not expect that he could not even take Shi Xuan's sword. Even if there were countless changes in this sword, it was indeed just one sword. In addition, Nian Hua had doubts in his heart. Even if it was a void teleportation, the "Piaomiao Sword Shield" was close to his escape light, and it did not hinder it at all. It was really a bit strange.

Shi Xuan succeeded with a sword, and bowed leisurely, saying: "Thank you for your guidance, fellow Daoist Nian."

Nian Hua shook his head. Although he had not used all his methods yet, he was convinced of his defeat with this sword.

This fight lasted only two or three breaths. Both sides did not even unfold the illusion of the void. It was much shorter than the fight between Shi Xuan and Lou Yi. Some of the onlookers blinked and could not even see the cause and effect. After they came to their senses, they felt a little scared. If they were like Nian Hua, how could they stop Shi Xuan's mysterious swordsmanship?

He had both magnificent frontal swordsmanship and the strange means of moving in the void. To fight with him, one must either first add layers of protection, and must also have the means to lock the space around him, or turn into a light of escape and wander around without stopping. Of course, this escape method must be faster than Shi Xuan's sword light and not be interfered by the sword method.

In fact, what they didn't know was that if the Five Elements Immortal-Destroying Sword did not ignore the suppression of the Five Elements Defense, Shi Xuan's sword would have to go through more twists and turns to achieve its goal. At least part of the "Piaomiao Sword Shield" must be broken before it can be cut on Nian Hua's escape light, and perhaps there will be variables again.

Only the combination of swordsmanship and flying swords made Shi Xuan's sword so shocking.

Back in the tent, Xie Fangwei greeted him with a smile: "Brother Shi, you really won quickly. As soon as I sat up straight, you had already won Nianhua."

Chu Wan'er nodded and said: "That's right, Wan'er just rubbed her eyes, and Master, you won."

Shi Xuan waved his hand and said with a joking smile: "Junior brother has completed his task, and now it's up to you, senior brother. The burden of my Penglai Sect is on you."

Xie Fangwei said with a gentle smile: "Brother, I am an iron man, I can't be crushed."

Next, Nianhua's momentum was taken away, and Xie Fangwei had the advantage in strength. He won the last game without any unexpected situation, and the Penglai Sect took the lead in the Cangmang Dharma Assembly again.

As for the arrangement of the next four sects to challenge the first four sects, because Yaowang Sect, Blood Demon Sect, and Tianhuo Sect knew their own strength, they gave up without hesitation. Only the Nether Sect, if it hadn't met Penglai Sect first, would have been a strong contender for the top two places, so at this time they were in the reed tent, considering which sect to challenge.

There is no doubt that challenging Penglai Sect will bring the most gains, as the first place is two small worlds. However, the King of Samsara looked at the Corpse King calmly and said, "Even if I take down Lingri, do you have a 50% chance of defeating Xie Fangwei and Shi Xuan?"

The Corpse King's face was pale and thin, and he was slightly embarrassed: "No." He was defeated by Xie Fangwei. Recalling the process of the fight, his chance of winning another game was less than 30%. Shi Xuan, through these few battles, has proved his strength, and his combat power is still above Xie Fangwei. He has only a 10% chance of winning at most, and may even have less than 10% under the restraint of thunder magic.

The King of Samsara nodded and said, "I also want to save the face of being defeated by Penglai Sect just now, but now the interests of the sect come first, so don't do things that are not sure, just pick the weakest Yingzhou Sect." The King of Samsara is confident that he can win against Yan Qianying and Dong Mingzi, but Lou Yizi is stronger than Dong Yuanzi, and his strength is not much different from that of the Corpse King.

In fact, the Corpse King had achieved the Golden Elixir more than ten years earlier than Xie Fangwei, but his combat power was mostly above that of several Corpse Kings, and the Corpse Kings' strength grew slowly, so he fell behind.

The Corpse King knew his own business, so of course he nodded in agreement without hesitation.

This contest was beyond the expectations of the King of Samsara, and it was full of twists and turns. The first one to fight against him was Dong Mingzi, who was obviously inferior to him in strength, but there happened to be a Taoist technique "Zhu Tian Qing Qi Hua Lian Shu" that restrained his Liu Hua **, which made him restricted everywhere and almost lost. Fortunately, he had the strength to back him up, and he spent a lot of effort to win half a move with the sword of life and death and the sword technique of sword light differentiation.

The second match between the Corpse King and Dong Yuanzi was even more incredible. Dong Yuanzi changed a spiritual weapon, and this spiritual weapon happened to be the two-level perfect spiritual weapon corpse card that restrained zombies. The Corpse King was caught off guard and lost this game cleanly.

King Samsara was calm on the surface, but he was furious in his heart. This Cangmang Dharma Assembly was really not going well!

Fortunately, the Corpse King was also a Jindan Grandmaster with many years of experience. With preparation, he relied on his overall strength to defeat Dongyuanzi in the third game and ranked fourth in this Cangmang Dharma Assembly.

"Which two small worlds should we choose this time?" Master Zhang asked several Jindan Grandmasters with a smile. He was going to make a private deal that was not convenient for outside cultivators to see.

Shi Xuan spoke first: "Just the Leifu World and Zhenshui World. They are familiar and easy to use." These two small worlds were originally used by Penglai Sect, but they were controversial and had to be re-contested every time the Cangmang Dharma Assembly was held.

Other Jindan Grandmasters had no objection to this. Two familiar small worlds were always better than other small worlds that were taken back and not sure whether they were suitable for their own sects.

When the sky was full of stars, this Cangmang Dharma Assembly officially ended. All the major sects left with their own spiritual weapons, while the cultivators who were watching invited each other to leave in groups of three or two, discussing with each other. It can be imagined that the details of this Cangmang Dharma Assembly will be the topic of their conversation for many years to come and spread throughout the entire cultivation world.

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A year later, Shi Xuan Cave Mansion on Tianji Peak.

"Master, Wan'er is here to say goodbye." Chu Wan'er wanted to make up for the experience of traveling and training, so she was bowing to Shi Xuan to say goodbye.

Shi Xuan nodded and said, "Your strength and life magic weapon are extraordinary. As long as you don't meet a Jindan master, there will be no danger. But you can't be arrogant. Others have worked hard for hundreds of years to practice, and there are always some trump cards. You need to be cautious. This time, see more, think more, and experience more, so as to lay a good foundation for advancing to the upper-grade Jindan in the future."

Chu Wan'er said obediently, "Disciple, remember this." Her life magic weapon is the Destruction Thunder Palace, which was refined with materials provided by Grandma Yu. It is a thing that matches her supreme practice. It is 40% to 50% the same as the prohibition of the Shenxiao Palace. With the life-saving methods such as the small teleportation technique taught by Shi Xuan, she has the ability to escape even if she meets a lower-grade Jindan master.

After a few more words of advice, Shi Xuan waved his hand to let Chu Wan'er leave.

In the past year, Shi Xuan has practiced the first-level Taoist arts of Yin-Yang Thunder and Lightning to the second level, and his strength has improved. He can start to do that thing.