Soon, it was Xu Yinglian and Lin Duanshan's turn to compete.

From Qiu Changtian's perspective, although Lin Duanshan had extraordinary attainments in swordsmanship, Xu Yinglian's level was really beyond the standard.

The Seven Apertures of the Heart, the Nine Heavens Pure Land Mantra, the Phoenix Blood... together they are beyond the level that a Huafu-level disciple can handle.

To give an example, it is like the top student in elementary school fighting against a high school student. As long as Xu Yinglian does not make a fatal mistake, it will be very difficult for Lin Duanshan to win.

When we arrived at the scene, it was just as Qiu Changtian had expected.

Under the coverage of the Great Bright Fire, although Lin Duanshan used the sword magic of a water-based fairy sword to suppress the Great Bright Fire, he could not withstand Xu Yinglian's more powerful true essence.

After dozens of breaths, Lin Duanshan could no longer hold on and could only stop using his sword skills and make a final struggle by combining man and sword into one.

Then he was ground to death in the bright fire.

The Shushan monks present at the scene were quite upset, because there was a saying among the righteous sect that "Kunlun is strong, Shushan is fierce, and Penglai is strange."

Or to put it more simply, "Kunlun defeats Shushan, Shushan defeats Penglai, and Penglai defeats Kunlun."

The meaning is also very clear: Kunlun is strong in all aspects, unlike Shushan who only focuses on swordsmanship. If Kunlun monks can use Taoism or magic weapons to prevent or delay the attack of Shushan Sword Immortal, they can use their more powerful true essence to grind Shushan Sword Immortal to death.

The battle between Xu Yinglian and Lin Duanshan was undoubtedly the best proof of this statement. The Great Bright Fire covered the entire field, and if Lin Duanshan wanted to avoid being burned to death, he could only suppress the Great Bright Fire with the sword magic of the Water Element Immortal Sword.

However, this method was not a forbidden method, and its effect was not as overbearing as the Qingping Sword's "Green Mist Covering the Green Mountains", causing Lin Duanshan's true energy to be consumed like water from a floodgate. In addition, Xu Yinglian put aside his pride and used a maneuvering tactic with him, so Lin Duanshan no longer had any chance of winning.

It can be seen that once this Kunlun monk loses his shame, he can really be the nemesis of the Shushan Sword Immortal to some extent.

It is also very simple for Shushan to defeat Penglai. It takes time for Penglai monks to use their true essence to activate magic weapons. In the early stage, they often need to use swordsmanship to resist the opponent's attacks and buy time for the true essence to circulate.

Given the poor combat effectiveness of the people in Yuqing Temple, they were often killed before they could even use their magic weapons.

As for Penglai conquering Kunlun, it is purely a joke, which says that the monks of Yuqing Temple have all kinds of messy methods. Although they often show off all over the place and then are killed by a sword, they sometimes have a chance to turn the tables, and even the monks of Kunlun are easy to fall into their traps.

"Penglai is strange" is a more accurate statement.

Xu Yinglian won one game, which opened up the situation for Kunlun, but Guan Zhan and Yan Zhitui were defeated one after another, which poured cold water on the excited Kunlun disciples present.

Ordinary disciples thought, "Sure enough, Chief Qiu and Fairy Phoenix are more powerful," but knowledgeable disciples saw a deeper layer, which is that in today's world of cultivation, many top-level competitions are no longer "beyond human power."

Wasn't Guan Zhan diligent in his training? Wasn't Yan Zhitui hardworking in his training? The former joined the frontline patrol team and was active in the front line of fighting the demon cult every day. His swordsmanship was well-honed; the latter practiced day and night without wasting a single day throughout the year.

However, it is simply unable to make up the gap with "the clear heart of Tao" and "the heart with seven orifices".

The first round of competition is over. Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian from Kunlun entered the winner group, while Guan Zhan and Yan Zhitu entered the loser group.

According to the draw results, the order of tomorrow's winner group battle is:

Qiu Changtian fights against Guan Shanyue, Xu Yinglian fights against Ling Yunpo, An Zhisu fights against Luo Yan.

We can observe a moment of silence for Guan Shanyue and Junior Sister Xu in advance...Oh, I already knew this result, so it's okay.

As for the loser group, Guan Zhan will face Shi Liuli, Lin Duanshan will face Bisheng, and Duan Fenhai will face Yan Zhitui.

As far as Qiu Changtian knows, Junior Brother Guan should have won this time, while Junior Brother Yan suffered two consecutive defeats.

Of course, although he already knew the result, he still pretended to know nothing and reviewed the tactics with his fellow brothers and sisters.

"Lingyunpo is ranked second on the Shushan Immortal Sword Ranking." Qiu Changtian said slowly, "Whether it is the speed, power, rank of the flying sword, or his swordsmanship attainments and combat experience, there is no shortcoming."

"Equivalent to a slightly weaker An Zhisu?" Xu Yinglian asked thoughtfully.

Qiu Changtian: ...

So are you a weakened version of Qiu Changtian, Junior Sister Xu?

"Penglai Stone Glaze, I can't say for sure." Qiu Changtian thought for a moment and said, "The rank of the flying sword, Taoism and magic weapon are all very high, but the combat experience is pitifully little."

"Junior Brother Guan can attack with all his strength from the start, suppress the opponent's rhythm, and fully expose her disadvantage of lack of experience."

"Yeah." Guan Zhan remained silent and just nodded.

“Junior Brother Yan…” Qiu Changtian turned to Yan Zhitui, looking a bit troubled. “Shushan Duan Fenhai doesn’t have any tactical weaknesses, but his advantages are obvious: he was born as a chivalrous knight in the martial arts world in his early years, his moves are extremely decisive and capable, and he also has rich combat experience.”

"When facing a person like this, it is not recommended to use delaying tactics to lure him into revealing his flaws, because you may not be able to outlast him in this regard."

"If possible, try to be surprising."

"I understand." Yan Zhitui said seriously, "All we have to do is try our best."

The discussion ended here and everyone went their separate ways.

No one asked Qiu Changtian how to deal with Guan Shanyue, because everyone knew that Guan Shanyue could not be Qiu Changtian's opponent.

After leaving Kunlun Station, Qiu Changtian wandered around for a while, and suddenly saw a sword light descending.

Guan Shan Yue?

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Qiu." Guan Shanyue landed on the ground and said with a smile, "I am Guan Shanyue from Shushan, and I am also Guan Zhan's cousin. All these years, he has been taken care of by you."

"Why do you say that?" Qiu Changtian said gently, "He is my junior fellow apprentice. Since I am teaching on behalf of the master, I naturally have the obligation to support his cultivation."

It was really shameful to say this, because Qiu Changtian's support for Guan Zhan was far less profound than his support for Xu Yinglian.

On one side is my wife, and on the other side is my junior fellow apprentice. How can they be the same?

"Guan Zhan..." Guan Shanyue pondered for a moment and said, "I know he is usually cold and arrogant, but there are reasons for that."

"If it were someone else, they would definitely reject and dislike him, but Fellow Daoist Qiu regards him as no different from other junior brothers and sisters, and treats them equally. This is why I came here specifically to thank you."

"Ahem." Qiu Changtian suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

It was strange. He didn't feel that Qiu Changtian could respond calmly when he specifically recommended Guan Shanyue. But when he found out that what Guan Shanyue said was indeed the truth, he felt inexplicably ashamed.

"In the battle tomorrow, I hope Brother Qiu will give me some advice." Guan Shanyue smiled at last, then flew away on his sword.

Qiu Changtian: ...

He watched Guan Shanyue disappear into the horizon and wondered if this person just came here to say hello?

If you think about it carefully, Guan Shanyue said a lot of useless polite words, but he only revealed one useful piece of information: something seemed to have happened in Guan Zhan's past that caused him to become so cynical today.

However, what does this have to do with me?

What I need to do is to quickly finish the Baiyujing competition, and then go through the first-grade golden elixir tribulation!