Finally the day arrived.

On the Golden Summit of Emei Mountain, thousands of swords appeared, announcing the official start of the sect competition.

Logically speaking, the opening ceremony of the competition should be described in at least a few hundred words.

Unfortunately, to participate in the opening ceremony, one must be led by a master.

Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu didn't have a master, so they thought there was no point in going to watch the ceremony, and they would be looked down upon by others, so they simply decided not to go.

The two of them found a shady pavilion on the hillside of Mount Emei to rest and chat.

An Zhisu patiently explained to Ling Yunpo the various things that needed to be paid attention to in the Shushan Competition.

For example, don't hold back, remember to establish your authority, strike with your sword as fiercely as possible, surrender directly if you can't beat your opponent, don't give your opponent a chance to show your ruthlessness, etc.

Ling Yunpo seemed to be listening attentively, but he was actually looking at Senior Sister An's pretty face.

As for the precautions, let Kunlun Mirror help you remember them first, and listen to them later when you have time.

After the opening ceremony was over, the two men rode their swords to the top of the cloud.

At this time, the cloud top of Mount Shu had already been split into pieces by a master with supreme sword power, making it appear extremely vast.

Ling Yunpo said goodbye to An Zhisu, then lined up with the other disciples to go on stage to draw lots, and at the same time asked Kunlun Mirror to play the instructions that Senior Sister An had just given.

It is said that an elder sister is like a mother, but An Zhisu is a senior sister, so why is she as nagging as other people's biological sisters?

After drawing the lot, Ling Yunpo went to find the corresponding venue on the lot.

In the sword fighting field, his opponent was already standing there, wearing the green sword robe commonly worn by disciples of Shushan, and holding a flying sword.

He stepped forward and saluted, and the fencing competition was officially announced to have begun.

Right at the beginning, Ling Yunpo leaped up, urged the Qingping Sword to make a "White Rainbow Piercing the Sun" move, and stabbed directly at the opponent's chest!

The opponent was horrified and quickly used his natal sword to defend himself, but the Tenth-Rank Qingping Sword crushed him like a chaff. The sword flew away and the sword pierced his heart!

By the time Ling Yunpo put away his sword, the opponent had been banished from the field and declared defeated.

The first battle was a success without any major incidents.

This was normal. In the previous training, Lin Duanshan had introduced him to the 100 elite disciples on this year's Immortal Sword Ranking.

The opponent in the first battle was not in his memory and he thought he must be a supporting role, so he used his killing move directly, which saved a lot of time and effort.

After leaving the venue, Ling Yunpo went to find Senior Sister An.

As a result, on the opposite side of the sword arena, I saw Senior Sister An standing there with her sword in her hand and a gentle smile:

"Brother Yu, can we start now?"

Ling Yunpo also remembered the person opposite him. He should be the 67th in the last Immortal Sword Competition.

At this moment, the other party's face turned pale and he said tremblingly:

"Junior Sister An, I, Yu, have never made things difficult for you from Qingluo Peak. Let's make it clear before the duel. Can I not use my natal sword this time?"

"Oh, you are not going to use your natal sword this time?" Senior Sister An smiled.

The man opposite immediately broke out in a sweat and lowered his head sadly:

"Forget it, forget it. I admit defeat."

The audience around immediately burst into curses, accusing An Zhisu of smiling with a dagger behind his back and intimidating his opponent, and despising the disciple surnamed Yu for retreating without a fight and being a loser.

High in the sky above their heads, the three Nascent Soul elders saw that the duel was over and announced that An Zhisu of Qingluo Peak had won. They then transformed into sword lights and fled away.

An Zhisu came down from the stage and smiled when she saw Ling Yunpo:

"Junior brother, how come the fight is over so quickly?"

"Yes." Ling Yunpo nodded and said in amazement, "Senior Sister, your appearance is really impressive. You are actually supervised by three Yuanying elders!"

"I was just fighting with someone with swords, and there was only one Jindan Zhenren watching nearby."

"Ah." An Zhisu smiled softly, "The elders are worried about the safety of the venue's restrictions, so they came here to take a look."

Ling Yunpo was surprised:

"What do you mean? Isn't it said that the restriction of this venue will send the loser out of the venue in time before he is killed? Will this restriction also become invalid?"

"I am ashamed to say this." An Zhisu said awkwardly, "This place restriction was activated by a magic weapon called 'Xuanguang Ruler'."

"In a previous sword fight, I thought the restriction was safe enough, so I didn't stop when I struck the sword. However, I accidentally broke the restriction, and ended up killing my opponent."

"Since then, the elders have been worried about the effectiveness of the Xuanguang Ruler, so they came to take care of it personally."

Haha, this isn't because I'm worried about the effectiveness of the magic weapon, it's clearly because I'm worried that you'll be too ruthless and even the restrictions of this place won't be able to stop you!

Ling Yunpo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he said:

"I see, the elders are really stupid. Why don't you go to Yuqing Temple and buy a better forbidden magic weapon? My Shushan family is big and powerful, it's not like we can't afford it."

"The Xuanguang Ruler is also a famous magic weapon of the ancient Chan Sect." An Zhisu explained, "If it is used to restrict a single person, even an immortal can lock him for a few breaths. However, it is difficult for the operator of the magic weapon to be distracted when locking thousands of sword fighting venues at the same time, so he was careless for a moment."

The two of them were talking and laughing as they walked, and the crowd automatically parted to make way for them.

Looking at the fearful and resentful faces around him, Ling Yunpo sighed in his heart.

My reputation among my fellow disciples in Shushan is probably about the same as Qiu Changtian's in Kunlun, except that it is negative.

Just as he was daydreaming, he suddenly saw someone blocking the road ahead. It was Senior Brother Lin Duanshan.

Seeing An Zhisu and the other two coming over, he cupped his hands and said:

"Senior Sister An, I have something to say to Junior Brother Ling."

"Yeah." An Zhisu didn't ask any more questions and walked to the side.

Lin Duanshan called Ling Yunpo to the side, and after confirming that An Zhisu could not hear him from this distance, he asked in a low voice:

"Junior Brother Ling, do you know what the 'Huafu Stage' is?"

"I hope senior brother can help me solve my doubts." Ling Yun knew that he had something to say, so he just went straight to the point.

Seeing that he was willing to listen, Lin Duanshan explained in detail:

"The first stage of the transformation palace is to transform the Dantian into a purple palace for the golden elixir to reside in."

"The longer you stay in the Transformation Palace Stage, the more perfect the Purple Palace you build will be under the long-term nourishment of your True Essence, and the higher the grade of the Golden Pill you will create after overcoming the tribulation will be."

"The pills are divided into nine grades. If the pill is of the lower three grades, it is almost impossible to reach the Nascent Soul stage; if the pill is of the middle three grades, even if you can successfully pass the tribulation, it will be difficult to form a high-grade Nascent Soul."

"Only if the elixir is of the third grade can there be a chance to form a high-grade Nascent Soul in the future."

"Your Senior Sister An has a very high aptitude for cultivation. In half a decade, her sea of ​​​​qi was filled, her marrow was cleansed and her meridians were strengthened, and she directly cultivated to the stage of transformation."

"It's only because your master Su Jian is gone that the cultivation resources at Qingluo Peak have been almost cut off, which has caused her cultivation to stagnate for a long time, and the efficiency of nourishing her purple palace is not satisfactory."

"But this Shushan Competition is different. In order to encourage disciples to compete for a place on the Immortal Sword Ranking, the top management has prepared special rewards for the Immortal Sword Ranking!"

Hearing Lin Duanshan's increasingly serious tone, Ling Yunpo asked in surprise:

"What reward?"

Lin Duanshan gritted his teeth and lowered his voice:

"It is said that the rewards for the top three are including mercury elixir!"

Hearing the words "gold-mercury elixir", Ling Yunpo also took a breath of cold air.

This thing is recorded in the "Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill Scripture" taught by Shi Liuli, and is known as the "No. 1 Divine Pill in the World". After taking it, the Huafu-level cultivators can quickly improve the flaws of the Dantian Purple Palace. One spoonful is equivalent to a sixty-year-long nourishment of the true essence.

To put it in a nutshell, there is a high probability that the final elixir grade can be raised one level!

Knowing that this matter was of great importance, Ling Yunpo was startled, but asked in confusion:

"So that's how it is. However, there is no one on the Immortal Sword Rankings who can rival my sister. She will definitely get the Gold Mercury Dan Hua Liquid. Why should you and I worry about her?"

"Alas." Lin Duanshan sighed, his expression becoming melancholy. "If it were normal, there would really be no need for you and me to worry about it."

"It's just that Junior Brother Ling, you also know your Senior Sister An's temperament."

"If she gets the Gold Mercury Dan Hua Liquid, do you think she will take it herself, or will she keep it for you until you reach the Huafu level?"

Lingyunpo: ...

Ah, this, this can’t be true?

If it was anything else, it would be fine, but this matter is related to the future avenue, how could Senior Sister An give it to me so easily...

"Given your Senior Sister An's personality, she will definitely think so." Kunlun Mirror said slowly in his sea of ​​consciousness, "It's not like I can't make pills in the future just because I lack this golden mercury elixir. It's better to leave it to Junior Brother Ling..."

Hearing this, Ling Yunpo broke out in a cold sweat.

“Got it?” Seeing his uncertain expression, Lin Duanshan said in a deep voice, “In this Shushan competition, you must show your full strength and strive for a top spot on the list as much as possible, so that Senior Sister An will have enough confidence in you!”

"Otherwise, as long as her confidence in you is a little weak, she will definitely keep this golden mercury elixir. She would rather sacrifice her own path to ensure your future achievements!"