Chapter 135 Chapter 135 Chapter 42

The methods used by the cultivation world to test blood relationships are truly limited, even inferior to those in the more backward secular world. After all, cleansing the meridians and marrow would actually affect such blood connections. Therefore, even an old idiot like Ji Ling didn't have the urge to confirm whether Bai Kang was his biological child.

"Kang'er, are you going to participate in the joint competition? The subsequent competitions will become more and more complicated. This is my experience in formation and cultivation accumulated over the years. Take a look at it first." As he spoke, Ji Ling took out a few booklets from the space ring.

The booklet looked a bit old, but Bai Kang did not dare to look down on it. He reached out to take it with great trepidation but did not accept it directly. Instead, he looked at his mother.

God knows why he always receives generous gifts from others whenever he meets them, especially when they're all old acquaintances of his mother's. Even now, his heart is extremely unstable, filled with the words "everyone wants to be my father", which always feels a bit strange.

Not to mention the difference between the initial attitude of this kind-looking, gentle and considerate man towards him, the difference between before and after was really too big.

Only after seeing that his mother had no intention of stopping him did he carefully put away the booklets as if they were treasures.

Honestly, he truly needed these things. After all, he'd been in the Qianshan Sect for so many years, yet he couldn't access them even if he wanted to, forcing him to explore them entirely on his own. He could ask others for advice on cultivation, but the rest of the Qianshan Sect didn't know about formations, and even if they did, they wouldn't admit to teaching him wholeheartedly.

The competition does not restrict the use of formations, especially in the later stages, even the use of magic weapons will no longer be restricted, so if you want to get a good ranking, you can't just rely on your cultivation.

Bai Kang was aware of this fact, and Yuanrui and Shuiying also thought so, so Shuiying secretly found a lot of good things for him, just to enable Yuanrui to deal with Bai Kang better.

Shui Ying and Baili Qing are almost at loggerheads now. If it weren't for Lianbi requiring her to step in, she would have died at Baili Qing's hands last time.

Shuiying could only hope that Yuanrui would win the competition. However, many of her personal treasures belonging to the Hele Sect had mysteriously disappeared, forcing her to once again target the Qianshan Sect's treasures. Of course, she still carried with her a top-tier Hele Sect magical weapon that hadn't been stolen, and she gave it to Yuanrui, with the caveat that he could only use it against Gu Qifan, now known as Bai Kang, and that he must kill him with a single blow, completely eliminating Bai Kang and preventing any future trouble.

Yuanrui nodded and accepted it all. After all, even if nothing else was mentioned, he personally disliked Bai Kang very much.

The duel between Bai Kang and Yuan Rui did not come so soon but it still arrived. It was the last game of the entire league. Shui Ying could be said to have made a great effort, just to let Yuan Rui win smoothly and not meet Bai Kang so soon.

That day was the second time Ruoruo went to watch the game. After all, others might not know it, but she knew the significance of this competition.

This time the competition was not held on the ring, but in a secret realm. There was a large magic weapon outside that could see everything that happened in the secret realm.

This secret realm was entered by the top ten people together. Many people only discovered at this time that among the children with high cultivation and good talents, there was also a special case like Yuanrui.

"Which sect is this kid named Yuan Rui from? Did anyone pay attention to his competition?"

"have no idea."

"Isn't this cultivation level too low? I want to see what's so special about it."

Although many people were surprised by Yuan Rui's ranking, they did not think of any shady dealings. After all, ranking was important, but if one cheated in such a competition, not only would the entire sect be embarrassed, but one would also be ostracized and despised by all cultivators. No matter how far or how high one went in the future, one would not be able to escape the label of bad character.

"I noticed it. He is from Qianshan Sect and has many magical weapons on him."

"Qianshan Sect? Speaking of Qianshan Sect, I remember that Sect Master Baili had a disciple with extraordinary talent. Why didn't I see anyone who matched that at this tournament?"

"This... To be honest, I did hear a little rumor. You saw Bai Kang walking in the middle. My disciple found out that he was the former eldest disciple of Sect Master Baili." The person who spoke had a weak voice, and except for a few people around him, it was difficult for others to hear clearly.

But the people around were also very surprised when they heard this, "Bai Kang is the eldest disciple of Qianshan Sect? You can't say that casually."

Bai Kang and the others naturally noticed this. After all, he was only fifty years old, but he could reach his current level of cultivation. This must be a combination of both talent and hard work.

Not only that, but even his reaction to difficulties was admirable enough. Privately, they lamented how they had never received such a disciple, and that it was a pity that such a talent went to the Yuding Sect.

But now some people say that he actually said Baili Qing’s eldest disciple?

"I heard about the deeds of Baili Qing's senior disciple not long before the match. Could this be before the match..."

The others hesitantly shook their heads when they heard this. "Forget it, they're not our sect's disciples. Since Baili Qing didn't say anything, why should we worry so much? We might as well pay more attention to our own disciples."

The Qianshan Sect is not easy to mess with, and the Yuding Sect is not easy to mess with either, especially for those cultivators like them who don't know how to make pills. They would rather offend any sect than the Yuding Sect. After all, no one knows when they might have to ask for help from them.

This is also the reason why Yuding Sect can always be one of the five major sects. Even if the disciples of Yuding Sect cannot get a good ranking in the competition, it still does not prevent them from retaining a position.

It would be bad if their random guesses here got to the ears of those people from Yuding Sect.

So they consciously shifted the topic to Yuanrui, since these two people were quite prominent among the ten people.

Bai Kang is outstandingly excellent, while Yuan Rui's cultivation is outstandingly low. Not only does he have the lowest cultivation among the ten, he also doesn't know any formations. It is hard to imagine how he managed to squeeze into the top ten.

"The previous arena matches didn't allow the use of magic weapons! Yuan Rui must have some strength to win all the way here."

That being said, even the others more or less shared this thought. However, when the Cloud and Water Mirror reflected the performance of everyone in the secret realm, they were completely disappointed.

Because, Yuan Rui was nothing special. He would humble himself to everyone he met, pretending he had no intention of competing, yet he would secretly search for spiritual herbs that could be exchanged for competition points. When he found them, he wouldn't give them to his senior brother who had brought him along, but instead kept them for himself. His petty scheming was truly evident, bringing shame to the entire cultivation world.

If he hadn't agreed in advance, others wouldn't have thought anything of it. But in order to have a strong supporter and someone to help him in times of danger, he had agreed from the beginning that everything would be split 10/90, and he only wanted one share to look good. And now he's going back on his word and doing some tricks behind the scenes.

Outside, Baili Qing and Shui Ying both had grim expressions. Baili Qing was genuinely disgusted, especially with his former disciple standing by to compare him. As for Shui Ying, she was filled with frustration. After all, using tricks in a competition was acceptable, but using methods that were too low-brow inevitably led to the perception of a person's character, and even brought shame to the sect. And truly, a child raised in the secular world, lacking any foresight, was willing to take advantage of even this small, temporary advantage.

However, just when everyone thought Bai Kang was almost certain to take first place, Yuan Rui and the person he was clinging to ran into Bai Kang. Bai Kang was fighting a ferocious beast at the time. Yuan Rui's fawning senior brother took one look at the beast and turned to leave. He had no intention of helping, nor would he take advantage of the situation. After all, everyone knew that everyone outside was watching their every move. There was nothing wrong with a proper competition, and even if you were capable, it was fine to compete for the points earned by killing the beast, but you couldn't just stand by and wait for someone to lose after the fight was mutually devastating. That was the most despicable thing to do.

Yuan Rui didn't bother about it. He really couldn't deal with the ferocious beast in front of Bai Kang, so he could only follow the man he was trying to curry favor with. But before leaving, he looked around for a long time as if he was frightened, and then turned and left.

After a while, Yuanrui took out a round ball from his body and crushed it.

[Host, he's holding something that can disrupt the shielding of the Cloud and Water Mirror.] All things are interdependent and mutually exclusive, and the Cloud and Water Mirror also has its own nemesis, but few people know about it. It's unknown where Yuan Rui and Shui Ying got this information and deliberately obtained it.

[Is there a way to fix this?]

[No, but the system can directly project the screen, using the Cloud and Water Mirror as a screen to project everything that happens in the secret realm.]

There are only ten people in the secret realm. Some of them form teams of two or three, so there are even fewer images that need to be projected, which is too easy for the small system.

So everyone just saw the Cloud Water Mirror blur for a moment, then became clearer. Except for Shui Ying, no one thought it was wrong.

In the secret realm, Yuan Rui, who thought that no one would know what he was doing after destroying the Yunshui Mirror, finally revealed a vicious expression, and then hit the man he had been following hard from behind.

He did not use his own cultivation, but the magic weapon for attack given by Shui Ying.

"You... Junior Brother Yuan... Although you and I are not from the same sect, I have helped you a lot in this secret realm. Why do you..." Before the man could finish his attack, Yuan Rui stabbed him again.

"Oh, why aren't you arrogant anymore? Try being arrogant again! Do you think it's great that I humble myself before you, charging into battle tirelessly? Go to hell. People like you who take advantage of their high cultivation to bully others deserve to die without a burial place."

Yuan Rui smiled, his eyes filled with cruelty. He then pulled out a small flag from his pocket and waved it casually. It was as if countless evil spirits and ferocious beasts possessed the man, devouring him completely in a matter of moments, leaving only bones. Then, with another wave of his hand, even the man's soul was collected.

Everyone outside couldn't help but feel a chill in their spine when they saw the scene on the Yunshui Mirror.

"This...what is he doing? Sect Master Baili, this is a disciple of your Qianshan Sect, right? What exactly is he doing now? What exactly is your Qianshan Sect planning to do?"

"Is this guy crazy?" You know, the biggest rule of this competition is not to hurt others maliciously. But he actually did such a bad thing when he knew that everyone was watching their every move.

Deaths during competitions are normal, but not in situations like this. Furthermore, each contestant carries a jade token, which should allow them to exit by simply crushing it. But the kid clearly crushed the token just now, so why wasn't he released?

Thinking of this, many people outside became anxious, especially those in the top ten of their own sect, as they were the hope for the sect’s future!

"Baili Qing, what on earth is going on? What exactly are you going to do? Shouldn't you give us an explanation?"

Baili Qing also saw the scenes emerging in the Yunshui Mirror. He was no less shocked than the others. Although he didn't care much about Yuanrui, he knew that Yuanrui had achieved a very good ranking in this competition. It was already quite good for him to be in the top ten in the joint competition with his cultivation level. Unexpectedly, Yuanrui's performance in the secret realm was not as good as he had imagined. That would have been fine, but now he turned around and did such a thing in the secret realm.

Crazy, Yuanrui is absolutely crazy!

Anyone who could make it into the top ten of the alliance based on their own strength was treated like a treasure in their own sect. Now Yuan Rui had killed one of them right in front of everyone. How could he explain this to the sect? And how could he explain it to the various sects in the cultivation world?

"Bai Li Qing, are you from the Qianshan Sect deliberately trying to murder our sect's geniuses? No, our Tianhai Sect will not participate in this competition. You must quickly open the secret realm and let our disciples out. Otherwise, even if our Tianhai Sect cannot defeat your Qianshan Sect, we will definitely be irreconcilable with you!"

"No more competition, no more competition. That disciple of your sect has too many magical weapons in his hands. He's also pretending to be so arrogant and using ruthless means. He's deliberately trying to murder others. What's the point of competing like this? Is he just waiting to be slaughtered by the people of Qianshan Sect?"

Almost everyone outside was in an uproar. Even Yu and Chen were getting a little restless. "Will Kang'er be harmed in there?" The main reason was that every competition in the past was conducted in an open and aboveboard manner. Although being on guard against others was indispensable and was part of testing one's ability, it was probably difficult for the people inside to imagine that someone would want to kill everyone.

However, Ji Ling, who was on the other side of Ruoruo, was not worried at all. He watched the farce with great interest.

"Ruoruo, don't worry. Kang'er not only has a good talent for cultivation, but also has a very high talent for formations. He has learned a lot of large formations from me these past few days. There is no need to take this rat out of the gutter seriously."

Ji Ling has always been confident, so he is naturally confident in Bai Kang. After all, in his heart, Bai Kang is his and Ruoruo's child. He is talented and intelligent, and is many times better than anyone else except himself and Ruoruo. He can still handle this kind of small situation.

Baili Qing naturally came out to appease people at this time and asked people to open the secret realm and bring Yuanrui out.

At this time, he was almost driven crazy by Yuan Rui. He was simply a disaster. He was a disaster when he was young, and now that he has grown up, he even stole other people's luck to eliminate bad luck. He didn't seem to be much better.

When Baili Qing agreed to Shui Ying's acceptance of Yuan Rui as his disciple, he had no intention of recognizing this son. The reason he accepted him was only because he was worried that if he didn't accept him, people would think he was guilty, and he also cared about the blood relationship at that time.

Now it seems that death is the best fate for this child. He is more likely to cause trouble than to achieve anything!

"Master, the entrance to the secret realm cannot be opened."

"What?" Baili Qing was surprised.

Others also followed suit and started talking.

"Why can't it be opened?"

"How could a secret realm be opened without a trace? No, that's not right. That person just crushed the jade token but still didn't come out. This definitely means that the entrance to the secret realm must have been tampered with."

As for the person who did it - everyone was staring at Baili Qing.

Baili Qing felt uncomfortable being stared at, but he didn't bother to explain. He stood up and went to investigate. Time was urgent. If Yuan Rui harmed a few more people, their Qianshan Sect would not only lose its position as one of the five major sects, but it would be a good thing if it didn't become the next Hele Sect.

When he stood up, he could still hear someone linking today's events with the accommodation issue, and confidently said, "Sure enough, I felt that there was something wrong with Qianshan Sect at that time."

The people from the victim's sect just reacted at this time, and attacked Baili Qing with red eyes.

"It's all your fault! It was you, the Qianshan Sect, who killed my disciple!"

He kept attacking Baili Qing like a madman, and the other disciples he brought with him also looked at the people from Qianshan Sect with resentment.

Now it was difficult for Baili Qing to maintain his aloofness. He could only defend himself while explaining that it was all a misunderstanding.

But the man didn't listen at all.

The others became even more anxious when they saw Baili Qing was entangled. After all, their sect's disciples were still in the secret realm and had not come out yet. The small flag in Yuanrui's hand was so weird. They really couldn't feel at ease until the secret realm was opened.

But they felt uncomfortable helping Baili Qing at this time. Moreover, the people who attacked Baili Qing were the victims. They just heard from the disciples of that sect that the person who died was his most outstanding disciple. Who wouldn't go crazy?

But just as they were discussing how to break into the secret realm outside, they were stopped by people from that sect.

"What are you doing? Someone from your own sect has died, and you're trying to stall for time and prevent others from coming out?"

"Everyone has misunderstood. That's not my intention. I'm just worried that if you seniors forcefully break the secret realm open like this, won't it really collapse? This secret realm is not a small one. If it collapses, the people inside might be..."

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, those anxious people began to hesitate.

If the secret realm really collapsed, there would be few people inside who would survive. It would be better to let Yuanrui move around in the secret realm. In such a large secret realm, he might not necessarily meet disciples of his own sect.

…

Shui Ying breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the group of people who were about to break into the secret realm were stopped. Niao Niao walked up to them and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Yuan Rui is acting like this because he feels oppressed. It's still uncertain whether your disciples will encounter him, not to mention the worry of being harmed by someone with such low cultivation like Yuan Rui. Don't worry, everyone. Once everyone comes out of the secret realm, my Qianshan Sect will definitely give you an explanation. But for now, please be patient. If it is really like what the young disciple said, and the secret realm collapses due to forcing your way through, it would be very bad. After all, the people inside don't know what happened. I am afraid that even if they noticed the collapse, they would not be able to react in time and escape."

After saying this, she turned around and said to the disciples of Qianshan Sect with a cold face: "Why don't you quickly find a way to open the entrance to the secret realm!"

Her cold expression at this moment was not fake at all, because she really couldn't understand why the Yunshui Mirror could still be used normally.

But she could only comfort herself over and over again in her heart, it didn't matter, as long as Gu Qifan died today and his soul was stored in the Soul-Yuan Banner, everything would be fine.

As long as Yuanrui can get all of Gu Qifan's luck, everything will turn around.