Jiang Li won two consecutive games cleanly, but without killing anyone.
There is no need to offend the one from Cihang Temple in vain, but the independent cultivator still has some value to him.
In addition, in such public occasions, he is more inclined to build a decent personality.
You can kill as many people as you want in private, but on the surface, people would rather see a gentleman who appears to be righteous than a butcher.
If there is a chance in the future, he can find a few unlucky demon cultivators to slay demons and eliminate monsters, and then his legend will be established.
In the current world of immortal cultivation in Dachongshan, the righteous alliance is the only main theme. Those evil sects were torn apart hundreds of years ago and can only survive in the corner.
Therefore, if one wants to climb up in this environment, in addition to strength and power, a good reputation can make those who actually hold power look at him more favorably and can also bring him considerable help.
Ignoring the casual cultivator Wu Shi who had fainted on the ground, Jiang Li continued to move forward with twenty wooden soldiers.
I had just walked for a while when I saw the arena from afar. Before I saw my opponent, I could already smell his scent.
Good... stinky!
Jiang Li frowned. Did someone die there? How long would it take for an ordinary person to not take a shower to accumulate this kind of smell? With this concentration of stench, it would probably burn if a fire was lit.
A green light flashed on his hand, and a moment later a half-face mask appeared in his hand.
Wood Armor Technique, one of the first few spells Jiang Li learned!
After gaining insights into the Nine Nether Wood, his understanding of the two series of spells naturally improved.
Now that the wood armor technique has reached the maximum level, it can be said that it is performed with perfection and ease.
This half-face mask is soft and breathable, and its shape is very much like a mask. It is woven by connecting delicate root structures together, and can filter out poisonous fog and refresh the air.
After testing, the filtration rate of harmful substances can reach 99%, which is fully in line with the health standards of Kyushu mainland.
Jiang Li pressed the mask on his face, and the foul-smelling air immediately became much fresher.
Only then did he continue forward with his wooden soldiers.
It is true that this mountain is very high, but there are a hundred arenas on it, so the gaps between each arena are not very far.
However, this opponent was obviously not as polite as the previous two. Not to mention offering a couch to welcome him, there was no one waiting for him on the stairs.
The man had entered the fighting arena early, but Jiang Li didn't notice him until he walked to the edge of the ring.
And he never says anything nice.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey! My children! Your lunch is here!"
The voice was a little hoarse and a little crazy. Just by listening to the voice, you can tell that this person is somewhat seriously ill.
After Jiang Li saw the situation on the ring clearly, he understood the origin of the stench.
Seventeen domesticated monsters of different species were surrounding a young man wrapped in animal skins, begging for food and taking piece of meat from him.
It only took Jiang Li a short while to fight two matches and then come back.
A large amount of feces had accumulated around the ring, and several groups of flies were flying excitedly over the feces.
The culprits are these seventeen monsters... Judging from the appearance of this young man, he may also be a suspect!
The young man also looked very wild, with a thick layer of dirt on his body, bloodshot eyes, and even the hair on his body was much thicker than that of an ordinary person.
With a mouthful of jagged yellow teeth and a voice that was so crazy that it was not human, no one would doubt that he was a savage.
But don't be fooled by his appearance or his appearance, this guy is actually a very famous and popular contestant.
Man Xiaochuan, a genius disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, a second-rate sect in Dachongshan!
Speaking of the Beast Taming Sect, they really took advantage of the competition rules this time.
Among these second-rate sects, the Beastmaster Sect's performance in the competition at this time can be said to be extremely eye-catching.
He even suppressed the disciples of the four major sects at one point.
The reason is simple: the majority bullies the minority.
These participating disciples from the Beast Taming Sect basically only raised and contracted one or two monsters.
For disciples in the Qi Refining Stage, their energy and wealth are relatively limited. It is normal to select a few monsters with good potential and slowly cultivate them.
But the sudden competition among immortal cultivators in Dachong Mountain made the top leaders of their sect concerned.
So their senior monks took action and captured a large number of low-level monsters in a short period of time.
Then through the Beast Taming Sect's special methods, some inhumane and destructive spells and drugs are used to forcibly wear down the wills of these monsters, allowing them to reach the level where they can be directly contracted within a short period of time.
If Jiang Li guessed correctly, the piece of meat in Man Xiaochuan's hand just now must have something unusual added to it.
This method becomes less effective as one reaches a higher level, but it can be manipulated in the Qi Refining and Foundation Building stages.
Especially in the Qi Refining Competition, the ten Qi Refining disciples of the Beast Taming Sect were forced to contract about ten monsters, which gave them an advantage in the battle! After several rounds of fighting, almost no disciples were eliminated. Even those beast pets that were killed in the fight would be replenished at the fastest speed.
This approach will not be of any benefit to the future growth of these disciples.
It is even possible that the mental pressure caused by contracting too many monsters is too great, resulting in irreparable damage.
The bloodshot in Man Xiaochuan's eyes looked like they were about to burst. Considering the physique and spirit of a Qigong practitioner, he must have been working too hard and without sleep for at least half a month to look like this.
It can be seen that having too many contracts with pets is quite stressful for them! In the end, they will definitely have to cancel the contract.
Otherwise, how could he afford to support so many monsters? Even if he could, his own spirit and spiritual energy would definitely not be able to withstand it, and he would be dragged down sooner or later.
But the situation is special now, and huge benefits are right in front of us as long as we get enough share of the spiritual medicine output.
Not to mention sacrificing potential, what would it matter even if it meant sacrificing a few disciples' lives?
As a way to improve the strength of disciples in a short period of time, this is already very cost-effective. Other sects can't wait to envy it.
Who told them they weren't beastmasters?
The demon beast is equivalent to the strength of the beastmaster himself. Even the joint competition parties cannot find any fault with it. It is simply a bug in the rules of the competition!
Of course other sects also have similar operations, but they are basically limited to providing more talisman paper and better pills, which are disposable items.
Better sects might allow the exchange of spells and magic weapons, but casting spells and controlling magic weapons require the support of the cultivator's own spiritual energy, and it is impossible to directly improve combat power like the Beast Taming Sect.
However, if you take too big a step, you may easily hurt yourself.
Want to top the list with this trick? It's his bad luck to face Jiang Li!
When Jiang Li stepped onto the ring, Man Xiaochuan of the Beast Taming Sect's bloodshot eyes revealed madness and contempt.
But as a group of wood monsters behind Jiang Li rushed into the arena, his expression couldn't help but become solemn.
"Hey, this savage can actually talk? If we catch him, we can definitely sell him for two spirit stones. No, maybe three!"
Jiang Li smiled and retorted.
The two sides started fighting as soon as they had a disagreement.
The green wooden soldiers and the mixed-haired monsters collided directly with each other.
The numbers of both sides were not much different, and they could not form an overwhelming advantage. The monsters on the opposite side were more flexible and ferocious, but the twenty wood monsters were also more tough and sturdy.
They started fighting, and for a while they were evenly matched.
However, as a key figure who could influence the outcome of the battle, Jiang Li himself had no intention of stepping forward to help, and just stood there watching idly.
The other party took the lead, riding a big black wolf with a shoulder height of two meters, charging left and right among the group of wood monsters.
A spear was glowing with spiritual light and was so sharp that it could easily pierce the wood monster's head.
The big black wolf under Man Xiaochuan should also be his first beast pet, and it was trained quite well. The wolf claws were waving and it could actually suppress the two wooden soldiers at the late stage of Qi training.
Amidst the flying wood chips, Man Xiaochuan actually led a group of monsters to slowly gain the upper hand.
More and more wooden demon soldiers were torn to pieces and fell down, and it seemed that the enemy was about to be completely wiped out.
"Incredible, incredible. At such a young age, you can already contract seventeen monsters. Your spiritual talent is really good."
Jiang Li couldn't help but praise him. For other disciples of the Beast Taming Sect, being able to contract ten monsters was already quite good.
Not to mention the death of the contracted monster, the beast tamer's spirit will also be damaged to a certain extent. The opponent has come all the way from the competition to now, and there must have been casualties in the beast taming team.
"Young man, let me put more pressure on you. Maybe you can make a breakthrough in the battle?"
Wood Armor Technique! The Wood Armor Technique has reached the maximum level, and not only can it perform various tricks, it can also be used on other people.
A burst of spiritual light splashed out, and seven of the wood monsters were killed, leaving only thirteen. Green light appeared on their bodies, and in the blink of an eye, they grew a thick full-body wooden armor that wrapped their wooden bodies.
With Jiang Li's current Nine Ghost Qi strength, the wood armor technique he performs is no longer the same as before.
The claws of those monsters landed on the wooden armor, but they couldn't even make a decent scratch. The situation that was once at a disadvantage was reversed immediately.
A violent bear monster pounced on the wooden soldier, scratching it madly with its sickle-like claws, and biting the wooden helmet with its foul-smelling bloody mouth, but it was unable to do anything with the wooden armor.
Puff! The wooden sword, which was much sharper than steel, pierced through the thick animal hide and stirred violently inside.
In this kind of close combat, the advantage brought by one side's failure to break the defense is simply overwhelming.
As the monsters were killed one by one, Man Xiaochuan's spirit became increasingly fragile, and soon, two lines of blood flowed out of his nostrils.
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The bloodshot wild eyes looked past the encirclement of the wooden soldiers and towards Jiang Li who was standing not far away with a calm look on his face.
Their eyes met, and Jiang Li had no doubt that the other party was determined to tear him to pieces.
As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. Even Man Xiaochuan, who seemed to be not very smart, thought of this when he was forced into a corner.
Man Xiaochuan didn't have time to wipe the blood gushing out of his nose. He put away his spear and drew his bow and arrow.
The bowstring trembled three times and three sharp arrows were already in front of Jiang Li's face.
There were dense spiritual characters engraved on the arrows of these three arrows. While carrying terrifying power, they flew through the air without making any sound.
With the skills of a cultivator, there is no problem with accuracy within a thousand meters. If this happens outside, it would be a fatal blow that is impossible to defend against.
After all, they are all Qi Refining cultivators ranked in the top 200 in the entire Dachongshan Immortal Cultivation World, and there are no weak ones among them.
Although Jiang Li caught the three arrows casually and they had no effect at all, this does not mean that this savage is not strong... He is just not strong enough.
Well, this spiritual rune is pretty good. I can analyze it when I get back.
Jiang Li collected the three arrows like a rag picker. This made his act of collecting the black dagger even less noticeable.
This Man Xiaochuan fought with great savagery. Seeing that his arrow attacks were ineffective, more and more demon pets around him died.
He stuffed a handful of pills into his mouth to suppress his brain which was about to explode from the mental trauma, and then urged the black wolf under him to rush out violently.
The encirclement formed by the thirteen demon wood soldiers was not that tight. Under the opponent's fearless charge, he was able to tear through the formation and rush out.
As a result, the black wolf had several wounds on its body, and even its tail was cut off in half by the wooden sword, making it look extremely miserable.
But as long as Jiang Li can be dealt with, all this will be worth it.
He waved the spear in his hand and aimed it straight at Jiang Li's face.
Puff! There was a sound of something sharp piercing through flesh.
You can tell from just thinking about it that the person who was pierced must not be Jiang Li.
A black wooden pole suddenly emerged from the ground and pierced the rushing Black Wolf and Man Xiaochuan one after another, nailing them to the spot and causing them to spit out blood.
This is an attack method that Jiang Li imitated using the magic weapon Tiger Staff and the Nine Netherworld Taoist Scripture.
It can barely be called a magic spell, and its power is decent. Let's call it the Wood Thorn Technique for now.
After the black wooden thorn pierced through them, Heilang and Man Xiaochuan were still struggling desperately. Ignoring the fist-sized piercing wound, Man Xiaochuan took out a dagger and tried to cut off the wooden thorn.
But Jiang Li and the wooden thorn were too stiff, and after several failed attempts, he actually tried to pull himself out of the wooden thorn that was at least five meters long. This really was not afraid of pain.
Jiang Li couldn't bear to watch it any longer, and with a thought, a special poison from the Nine Nether Wood was released, directly poisoning the man and the wolf. They were hung on the wooden thorns and finally stopped moving.
The group of pet animals that were being beaten up had no choice but to surrender under the insidious tactics.
Now, seeing his master defeated, he no longer had any will to fight. He just turned around and ran away, disappearing into the mountains.
I wonder what the monks who will fight on this smelly arena will think in their minds.
After walking out of the third ring, Jiang Li walked a long way forward before taking off his mask.
The three "challenges" among the five people have already been completed, and no one knows what kind of "powerful" opponent will be waiting for them next?
A moment later.
"Eh? Brother Xiujian? Long time no see."
When Jiang Li saw the man standing on the stairs with a sword in his arms, he recognized him as a disciple of Shushan at a glance.
And he had actually seen this person before.
"Rust...Rust Sword? Who calls me Rust Sword!...Junior Brother Jiang, I am Chang Wanzhou, the Golden Light Sword of Shu Mountain."
The Golden Sword was called the Rusty Sword, and the Shushan swordsman's cool expression could no longer be suppressed.
It's written all over my face, "Junior Brother Jiang, although I'm not as famous as you, please don't give me a random name!"
"Haha, sorry, sorry, I remembered it wrongly. Senior Brother Jin Guangjian Chang, I remember it."
Jiang Li laughed. He really didn't remember the other person's name.
The reason why he called the other party a rusty sword was because of the saying "A rusty sword does not rust the heart."
I remember that at the Ascension Conference that year, it was this Chang Wanzhou who stood in front of the small courtyard of the Five Elements Peak of Mount Shu and tested their sword hearts.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Jiang Li did not have the talent for swordsmanship, and thus missed the opportunity to become the number one sect in Dachong Mountain.
I don't know if the Shushan Five Elements Summit will regret missing out on Jiang Li, a disciple who has no swordsmanship, when Jiang Li rises completely and stands at the pinnacle of the immortal cultivation world in Dachong Mountain.
"Forget it, Junior Brother Jiang Li, before we fight, please accept my greetings first."
Senior Brother Jin Guangjian Chang straightened his face and suddenly bowed to Jiang Li.
"Brother Chang, what are you doing?"
Jiang Li was stunned as to why someone saluted him again, and then he quickly stepped forward and helped the other person up.
"Junior Brother Jiang saved Junior Sister Shenshan, and he is indebted to my Shushan Five Elements Peak."
"My junior brother is seriously injured and has not recovered yet. Today's battle is unjust."
"But this battle is my duty, and I will do my best. I bow like this to apologize to you, Junior Brother!"
As he said this, the guy actually took out a rattan stick and was about to hit himself with it.
Jiang Li was shocked and hurried forward to stop him.
The three views of this disciple of the Five Elements Peak of Mount Shu are too positive.
"No, no, no, Brother Chang, please don't do this. Otherwise, just give me this cane as an apology."
Jiang Li snatched the vine and discovered that it was actually a magic weapon.
Although the grade was not high, with the small body structure of the Shushan sword cultivators, they would be torn to pieces on the spot if hit by one.
What kind of education is this to produce such a group of disciples? It's simply unbelievable.
From another perspective, the Shushan disciples with such positive values can sit firmly on the top spot in the cruel Dachongshan immortal cultivation world, which shows how strong their strength and foundation are!
All conspiracies and tricks are useless in front of them.
"This... Junior Brother Jiang is so righteous. If you hurt me in the fight, Chang Wanzhou will definitely pay you back double after the competition!"
Jiang Li was speechless.
. . . .
At the same time, two golden sword lights flew out from a river.
They looked at each other without any expression on their faces, and turned into sword lights and fled towards the nearby capital of the Innan Kingdom.
I'm going to the sanatorium tomorrow, but I can't leave the city. What's the point of staying near my home? (End of this chapter)