Chapter 885: Great Passion

Sword shadows overlapped, hazy and illusory.

The entire battle stage was filled with dazzling, unreal sword lights.

It was impossible to activate the divine sense to explore through the ancient ban.

No one could see what was happening.

Everyone stared at the stage, not daring to blink, for fear of missing any exciting moments.

The gorgeous attack, like mercury pouring on the ground and light dancing, firmly attracted the attention of thousands of cultivators. Everyone wanted to know what happened behind the heavy sword lights, who had the upper hand, and who would win.

Suddenly!

The sword lights stopped abruptly.

Everything returned to calm.

Gu Zhenhao and his opponent were both standing on the battle stage, motionless.

No one knew who would win or lose.

Or, was this competition over?

Could it be that this was the calm before the storm?

More fierce battles and more brilliant outbreaks were still to come?

However, thousands of cultivators waited for a long time, and there was no movement on the battle stage.

Silence.

Dead silence.

Just when many cultivators could not hold back and began to discuss in a low voice.

Bang!

A figure fell straight back, and his head collided with the extremely hard black forbidden stone, making a loud bang.

Thousands of cultivators cheered like a tsunami.

The winner has been decided!

Lin Mu's tightly tensed face also relaxed at this moment, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

Gu Zhen won!

The white-clothed elder opened the ancient ban, and Lin Mu's mind moved, stepping on the Sui Xin sword and flying onto the battle stage.

As soon as he flew onto the battle stage, a pungent smell of blood surged, and the scene was tragic.

Gu Zhenhao was covered in blood and wounds. His armor had turned into scrap metal, like broken pieces of cloth, hanging on his body. The wounds were so deep that you could see the bones, and in some places, you could clearly see the white bones, but Gu Zhenhao stood upright on the stage.

Like a mountain.

Exceptionally steady.

Lin Mu was in awe.

This was a true sword cultivator. Even if he was covered in blood and fainted, he would not fall down and stood upright.

Facing the two cultivators who were also in a coma, the white-clothed elder glanced at Lin Mu and announced the result without much hesitation, "Gu Zhenhao won this game!"

Originally, the two fought to this point and fainted at the same time, which meant they were evenly matched, but one was lying on the stage like a dead man, and the other was standing upright on the stage like a mountain. The momentum was completely different, and it was simply a world of difference.

There was no need to think about who would win or lose.

In this battle, Gu Zhenhao won so well that people had nothing to say.

Lin Mu was filled with joy.

Gu Zhenhao successfully advanced to the fourth round. Not only was he able to obtain an extra mineral vein, but most importantly, after this battle, he also got to know Gu Zhenhao better.

Such a cultivator who has only been promoted to the fusion stage for more than a hundred years is definitely not an ordinary person.

A hundred years ago, he was able to enter the third round just after being promoted to the fusion stage. It can be seen that his talent is also extraordinary. Today's battle shows his strong character and perseverance.

If Gu Zhenhao is given more concentration beads in the future, he will definitely be able to stand on his own without any problem.

Lin Mu carried Gu Zhenhao off the battle stage.

"I didn't expect Gu Zhenhao to be so strong!"

"His strength is almost on par with that of a cultivator in the middle stage of fusion!"

"Excellent talent!"

"Excellent strength!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, he will have a place in the Jinxiu Realm in the future."

"People like this are likely to become elders of the Mineral Vein Alliance in the future."

"He and Lin Mu have unlimited futures!"

Amid the discussions of the cultivators, he activated the flying sword and took Gu Zhenhao back to Yuelai Inn.

After the third round, there was a seven-day rest period. Lin Mu stayed for a full day before Gu Zhenhao woke up from his coma and regained consciousness.

"I still couldn't hold on to the end." As soon as Gu Zhenhao woke up, his face was full of regret, "I was just a little bit away from winning, but unfortunately I failed at the last minute and wasted the two earth-grade concentration beads you gave me."

"You won!" Lin Mu understood immediately and said with a smile, "You didn't lose. At the last moment, both of you fainted, but your opponent fell straight on the battle stage, and you stood upright on the stage like a mountain. The elder announced your victory, and thousands of cultivators cheered for you."

"Really?" Gu Zhenhao asked in surprise, with an incredible look on his face.

All this was beyond his imagination.

"You have been unconscious for a whole day. Six days later, it will be the fourth round of competition." Lin Mu said with a smile, "Your injuries are not light. You should recuperate as soon as possible in the next few days to see if you can participate in the fourth round. In case your opponent in the fourth round is only about the middle stage of fusion, maybe you can still successfully advance to the fifth round."

"Don't joke with me." Gu Zhenhao waved his hand and said, "My family knows our own business. I have been seriously injured in this battle. It will take more than a year to recover. I am satisfied to enter the fourth round. It's not that I don't want to enter the fifth round, but I can't do it!"

People can be arrogant and proud, but they can't be arrogant and conceited.

If you don't have the strength, you will die if you force it.

"That's right. This matter is not something you and I can control." Lin Mu agreed. "No one can know whether the opponent in the fourth round is strong or weak. If the opponent in the fourth round is very strong, just admit defeat and rest assured to recover. Don't go on stage again."

Gu Zhenhao nodded repeatedly.

Lin Mu stopped disturbing him, said hello to Gu Zhenhao, and returned to his quiet room.

For the next six days, he stayed indoors and concentrated on nurturing and tempering his Sui Xin Sword.

Six days passed, and the Sui Xin Sword was still motionless.

The fourth round of competition was approaching, so Lin Mu had to come out of the quiet room and participate in the competition.

He made an appointment with Gu Zhenhao, and the two went to the opposite platform together.

Gu Zhenhao's injuries had mostly healed, of course, they were only flesh wounds, and it would take a long time for the real internal injuries to be completely healed.

The opposite platform was already crowded.

The fourth round of the mineral vein competition had arrived, and the remaining ones were almost all masters. There were only a few cultivators who advanced by luck, so every competition would be very exciting and worth watching and learning.

As soon as Lin Mu appeared, he immediately became the focus, and most of the cultivators cast their eyes on him.

"You are now carrying the hopes of thousands of Return to Void cultivators. If you keep winning, they will definitely become more and more crazy." Gu Zhenhao smiled with a relaxed face.

Lin Mu looked calm and nodded with a smile.

That was his original intention.

The crazier the cultivators are now, the more popular his jade slips will be in the future.

The competition will start soon.

"Gu Zhenhao, Guan Jiang." The white-robed elder of the fifth battle stage called out.

Lin Mu saw that Gu Zhenhao was standing there without moving, but looked relieved, and couldn't help asking: "Why don't you go up?"

"No need." Gu Zhenhao said with a smile, "Guan Jiang was in the top ten in the last competition, and his cultivation is already in the late stage of fusion. Not to mention that I am injured now, even if I am in my prime, I can't be his opponent."

"Bad luck." Lin Mu smiled and comforted, "You have just entered the fusion stage for more than a hundred years, and you can enter the fourth round. According to this range, you will have the hope of entering the top sixteen within five hundred years!"

"I am very satisfied to obtain three good quality veins this time." Gu Zhenhao was very open-minded, "This fourth round is not bad luck, I think it's very good. If the opponent is a cultivator in the middle stage of fusion, I am afraid I will go on stage to fight, but the outcome is unpredictable. If it goes wrong, the injury will be aggravated, and I will fall to the ground seriously injured, or even die!"

"It's best that you can think like this." Lin Mu said with a smile.

"It's just a pity." Gu Zhenhao suddenly said.

"What's a pity?" Lin Mu asked.

"It's a pity that I was seriously injured. The mineral vein I won with great difficulty is given to you. This is no different from entering the third round." Gu Zhenhao joked.

"Can the mineral veins obtained in the third and fourth rounds be of the same quality?" Lin Mu also laughed, "What's more, you don't suffer any loss if you give me a mineral vein. Now that you are no longer participating in the competition, you only need to move your lips. In the next period of time, I estimate that you can earn at least tens of billions of spiritual stones!"

Gu Zhenhao was startled and turned his head and asked, "Who do you want to trick?"

Lin Mu's face suddenly turned red, and he said awkwardly, "It has always been others who provoke me, and I passively counterattack. I never trick people secretly."

"Even if I trick people, I will do it openly!" Lin Mu added immediately.

"Then tell me, how can I make tens of billions of spiritual stones just by moving my lips?" Gu Zhenhao said with interest.

"It's nothing, actually. These are all tricks I've used many times, but they work every time." Lin Mu said with a smile.

"I'd like to hear more about it." Gu Zhenhao looked like he was listening attentively.

The competition on the battle stage had already begun, but he didn't care.

Not going on the battle stage would be considered as automatically admitting defeat.

"Many people are surprised by my sudden rise this time, right?" Lin Mu asked with a smile.

"Very unexpected, totally unexpected." Gu Zhenhao told the truth.

"They can't tell how strong I am and how far I can go, right?" Lin Mu asked.

"Not to mention them, even I can't see through you and guess how far you can go." Gu Zhenhao said with a smile.

"There must be many people here who are full of doubts about me, and many cultivators in the fusion stage are even full of jealousy and disdain." Lin Mu said with a smile, "I just want to earn these people's spirit stones."

"How to earn?" Gu Zhenhao became more and more interested and asked hurriedly.

"Next, when I start the competition, you spread the word that you firmly believe that I can enter the top 16 in this mineral vein competition. If someone is not convinced, you can bet with him and ask him to give you some spiritual stones." Lin Mu said with a smile, "As long as I lose this competition in the fourth round, you will compensate them with our spiritual stones. If I win, these spiritual stones will belong to you."

Gu Zhenhao was excited when he heard this.

As soon as Lin Mu said it, he understood everything in his heart.

If this is done well, it may be possible to get rich overnight.

"Is this really possible?" Gu Zhenhao said uneasily, "Are you sure you can enter the top 16?"

"I am not sure, but I want to try." Lin Mu's eyes flickered.

Since it is impossible to keep a low profile, then be completely brilliant.

This is a huge challenge.

The more people are full of doubts about him and the more they are unconvinced of him, the more he wants to conquer them.

Once he does it, the benefits in the future are self-evident.

Even now, Gu Zhenhao can immediately earn a huge amount of spiritual stones.