【Chapter 121】Family Competition
【Chapter 121】Family Competition
The four great families of Qiyu City hold a competition every ten years. The so-called competition is actually the allocation of cultivation resources. In addition, Taihua Sect and Tianyi Sect will also give additional rewards to the top three in the competition.
To ensure the fairness of the competition, the Qi and Yu families invited elders from the Taihua Sect and the Tianyi Sect to serve as referees and judges respectively.
This competition is hosted by the Qi family.
In order to demonstrate their own strength, the Qi family set up the competition venue in their own martial arts field. In order to make it easier for everyone to watch, the Qi family even demolished the wall outside the martial arts arena.
The training ground, which could originally accommodate only one or two thousand people, could accommodate at least ten or twenty thousand people after the Qi family's renovation.
The expanded martial arts arena was decorated by the Qi family with utmost luxury. The tables, chairs and benches for watching the battles were all made of fine wood, and the snacks and tea came from the best teahouse in Qiyu City.
Although the area of the martial arts arena has been expanded a lot, it is still unable to accommodate the entire city's population. What's more, there are many outsiders.
Therefore, any cultivator who wants to watch the competition needs to hand in entrance spirit stones. Those who want a seat need to hand in five low-grade spirit stones; those who don’t need a seat need to hand in two low-grade spirit stones.
Of course, the people from the Yu, Lu, and Ye families have special seats for watching the battle, and they do not need to hand in spirit stones for admission.
After walking with the crowd for half an hour, Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen finally arrived at the place where the four major families held the competition.
Nangong Chenyu handed in ten low-grade spirit stones and was assigned a position at the back with Ye Yisheng. The front positions are for the four major families, and the middle positions are for those who are on good terms with the four major families.
When the monks who came to watch the competition saw the layout of the martial arts arena, a word unconsciously emerged in their minds - rich and powerful!
"As expected of one of the four great families, just the ten chairs we sit on cost one low-grade spirit stone." The male cultivator pointed at the snacks on the table and continued, "This plate of snacks comes from Lingxi Tea House, and it costs three low-grade spirit stones."
For most of the casual cultivators present, they would not be willing to buy snacks that cost three low-grade spirit stones, let alone ten plates of snacks that could be purchased with just one low-grade spirit stone.
"These are nothing. Do you see the trees around? They are ironbark trees. Each one is worth hundreds of low-grade spirit stones."
As soon as these words were spoken, many people looked at the iron tree with greedy eyes.
At this time, someone else said, "I just saw that on the tables in the front, in addition to Lingxi Teahouse's exquisite snacks that cost fifty low-grade spiritual stones per plate, there were also spiritual fruits."
The eyes of those who heard it looked towards the front like radar.
Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yisheng, who were sitting in the crowd, could clearly hear the sound of people around them swallowing their saliva.
They both: “…”
Someone changed the subject: "Let's talk about Dabi!"
"The Yu family won first place in the last competition. I wonder if it will be the Yu family again this time?"
"That's hard to say. I heard that the eldest son of the Qi family has broken through the foundation-building stage, and the third son of the Qi family has returned."
"I didn't expect the Qi family to call back the Third Young Master Qi. I remember that the Third Young Master Qi came back on a flying sword three years ago."
"I think the Qi family will be first in this competition."
"Not necessarily. I heard that Young Master Yubu of the Yu family entered the Yunjue Palace. He may not lose to the Third Young Master Qi."
"Is there anyone named Yubu in the Yu family?"
"Not many people in the Yu family know about Young Master Yubu. Young Master Yubu has been practicing with the ancestor of the Yu family since he was a child. I know this because when Yubu was still in the Yu Mansion, the nephew of the eldest brother of the brother-in-law of my uncle's third aunt's cousin was in charge of Yubu's meals."
"If Yubu really enters Yunjue Palace, it's hard to say who will be first in the end."
“…”
The cultivators sitting around Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen were all natives of Qiyu City. After listening to these people's discussions, the two got to know the younger generations of the four major families in Qiyucheng.
Just before the competition was about to begin, the heads of the four great families came flying in and sat in their special seats. Also coming with them were four elders from the Tianyi Sect and the Taihua Sect.
The martial arts arena, which originally looked like a vegetable market, suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone looked at those people who came from the air with eyes full of awe and yearning.
Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen immediately set their eyes on the head of the Ye family, but unfortunately they could only see the back of Ye Chenyuan's head.
There were many cultivators present whose cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul stage or above. In order not to attract their attention, Nangong Chenyu did not release his spiritual sense to check.
With the sound of gongs and drums, the competition began.
The big score is three games.
The first match is a battle between cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage. Each person wins a game and gets one point. Each person will fight against three people three times.
The second match is a battle between cultivators in the foundation-building stage. Each person wins a game and gets two points. Similarly, each person fights against three people, three times.
The third game is the challenge game, and only those who have points are eligible to challenge.
Among them, cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage can challenge cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage. However, a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage can only challenge cultivators in the same Foundation Establishment Stage, and cannot challenge cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage.
The party that wins the challenge will get all the points of the opponent.
In the end, the family with the most points will be the first in the Aristocratic Family Competition.
In addition, the age of the monks participating in the competition cannot exceed twenty years old.
The competition arena is one meter above the ground and is located in the middle of the martial arts field. There are formations arranged around the arena to prevent the fighting from being too intense and accidentally injuring people below the stage.
Soon, two monks whose names were called walked onto the stage.
"During the competition, no poison may be used, and the attacking jade tokens given by the family elders may not be used. If one party admits defeat, the other party may not attack again. If you are knocked off the stage, you will also be considered the loser. If the competition has not ended, no one may interfere with the competition..."
After the referee finished reading the rules, he said to the two people on the stage: "The competition officially begins."
"Yuwu, come on, just come over."
"Qi Liu, watch this."
The two people on the ring fought back and forth, and the magical attacks they launched looked magnificent, but not very powerful.
The monks at the outermost edge couldn't help but applaud and cheer.
But the heads of the families could not help but shake their heads.
"Fancy punches and embroidered kicks."
After three rounds of competition, it was the Ye family's turn to compete.
"Now, please invite Ye Rong and Lu Yanghua to compete."
Hearing the name Ye, Nangong Chenyu, who was reading a storybook, immediately looked up at the arena.
Yesterday and today, the Ye family members they saw were all side branches of the Ye family that took care of worldly affairs. They all look different, and none of them looks like Ye Yi. Most of the Ye family members who came here are direct descendants.
Ye Yishen, who had been watching the competition, subconsciously sat up straighter when he heard that the next member to compete was a member of the Ye family.
Ye Rong has reached the tenth level of Qi Refining and is seventeen years old. She has a delicate face and a graceful figure, as soft as a willow, and walks as light as the wind, making it impossible to take your eyes off her.
She looks somewhat similar to Ye Zixuan.
Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen looked at each other, and both saw a hint of confusion in each other's eyes. Logically speaking, Ye Zixuan is Ye Mingze's daughter, so she shouldn't look like anyone from the Ye family.
"Let's take another look."
"Um."
On the ring.
Lu Yanghua's pair of lustful eyes were almost glued to Ye Rong.
Ye Rong's phoenix eyes were full of disgust. When she heard the referee announce the start of the competition, she immediately attacked Lu Yanghua.
Compared to Lu Yanghua, whose cultivation has reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining, Ye Rong is clearly at a disadvantage.
"Sister Ye Rong, if you call me brother, I will let you win this time." Lu Yanghua attacked Ye Rong while teasing her.
Ye Rong's face was as cold as frost. She snorted coldly and launched more and more fierce attacks.
Lu Yanghua is two years older than Ye Rong, and his combat experience is obviously richer than Ye Rong: "Sister Ye Rong, if I beat you, will you marry me?"
Ye Rong was disgusted. Lu Yanghua's eyes were as small as ants and his nose was as flat as a pancake. He was so ugly that he could not bear it.
"You are a toad wishing to eat swan flesh."
Lu Yanghua hates being told that he is ugly the most: "Ye Rong, it is your blessing that my master likes you, don't be shameless!"
He sent out balls of fire that surrounded Ye Rong. The flames looked fierce, but they had no offensive power. He went for Ye Rong's robes, and he wanted to burn them.
"Bah, even though you're ugly, you have beautiful thoughts."
Ye Rong condensed a water dragon that circled around herself, and the flames made a crackling sound when they hit the water dragon. At the same time, a cloud of white mist was produced.
Taking advantage of the cover of white mist, Lu Yanghua quickly approached Ye Rong, the lust in his eyes undisguised.
The Ye family members who were watching the fight were so angry that their eyes turned red and their necks became thick. If this wasn't a big competition, they would all want to beat Lu Yanghua up.
Just as Lu Yanghua's dirty hands were about to touch Ye Rong's proud asset, Ye Rong suddenly raised her leg and kicked Lu Yanghua in the lower body.
The male cultivator who saw this scene subconsciously clamped his legs together.
"Ah!" Lu Yanghua let out a scream and bent like a shrimp. Raising his head, he looked at Ye Rong fiercely: "You bitch, you're looking for death!"
Adhering to the principle of taking advantage of your weakness to kill you, Ye Rong took out a few blasting talismans, activated them quickly and threw them at Lu Yanghua.
In desperation, Lu Yanghua took out a shield and protected himself.
“Bang, bang, bang~”
Seeing that Lu Yanghua was unharmed, Ye Rong knew that she could do nothing to Lu Yanghua. If the fight continued, Lu Yanghua didn't know how to humiliate her, so she turned around and jumped off the ring.
Lu Yanghua, who was about to teach Ye Rong a lesson: "..."
"Lu Yanghua wins."
"Now please invite Ye Zhan and Qi Sheng to come on stage to compete."
Nangong Chenyu and Dr. Ye followed the man named Ye Zhan closely. Only when he walked onto the stage did they see his profile.
Not to mention, his profile alone looks 30% like Ye Yishen.
When Ye Zhan and Qi Sheng started fighting on the ring, Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yisheng finally saw Ye Zhan's front face. Well...it's still only 30% similar.
Among the Ye family members who came on stage next, several of them looked somewhat similar to Ye Yishen.
After the competition was over, the two of them followed the crowd out of the martial arts arena.
Because there were too many people, Nangong Chenyu was bumped by someone. He didn't care at first, but his sea of consciousness suddenly vibrated.
This is a reflection of changes in the storybook.
He turned to look at the person who bumped into him. It was a female cultivator with an unremarkable appearance.
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