Chapter 30: Immortal Sect Competition: Defeat the ungrateful Gu Congxing in one fell swoop...
Above the border of Zhongyuzhou, a sea of clouds surged.
A giant spiritual boat engraved with the spiritual pattern of the mysterious sword sailed in the flowing clouds. The young monks dressed in disciple uniforms were in high spirits, gazing at the scenery in the distance.
A young man in a silver robe stood at the front of the spirit boat, his clothes rustling in the wind, like a white bird about to flap its wings and fly.
A year has passed, and the roundness on Gu Congxing's cheeks has faded, and he has become more calm and dignified, looking more clear-headed and handsome, and radiant.
"Cong Xing." A soft voice called out from behind, and a moment later a sky-blue figure appeared beside him.
"Senior Brother." Gu Congxing looked back and said.
Lan Jue followed his original gaze and saw a huge Sansang branchless tree piercing through the sea of clouds and reaching the sky.
"Cong Xing is thinking about the three mulberry trees without branches?"
"Yes. Big Brother, you came from the human world and now you're in the world of cultivation. Do you want to go to the divine realm in the future?"
Lan Jue smiled and said, "Those who seek immortality and ask for the way naturally want to ascend to heaven."
Gu Congxing raised his eyebrows: "But don't you like the human world very much?"
Lan Jue fell silent upon hearing this. He gazed out at the endless, drifting clouds and said in a leisurely voice, "I've been wandering around the human world for years, not just out of greed."
Gu Congxing was about to ask more, but he saw a hint of sadness in Lan Jue's eyes, a look of nostalgia. He stopped talking and simply moved closer to Lan Jue, silently staying by his side.
"Two senior brothers, would you like some fruit wine?"
Zhong Ming had discovered them at some point, and came over with a smile, holding the spiritual fruit brew, and gave it to Lan Jue and Gu Congxing.
Ever since Lan Jue and Gu Congxing tasted wine together, Zhong Ming had learned the skill of brewing spiritual fruits and would often feed them to Gu Congxing.
Until one time his hand was shaking and he spilled the fruit wine on Gu Congxing's clothes. He then wiped it back and forth with a handkerchief and stroked the skin around it. Only then did Gu Congxing stop him and forbade him to feed her with his own hands again.
"Junior brother, your skills are getting better and better. This spiritual fruit wine can also increase spiritual power. It is really a rare and excellent product." Lan Jue raised his head and drank the fruit wine in one gulp.
The three brothers were chatting and laughing while holding fine wine, and before they knew it, they were overlooking a vast continent.
——The richest place in the Hexu Realm, Donglaizhou.
There were a total of sixteen disciples from the Qingxuan Sword Sect participating in the competition, including Mei Ci, Tao Xueting, Ruan Wei, who had previously participated in the Qingsangzhuang mission, and Lingyao from Lingxu Peak.
The disciples flew down from the spirit boat. Lingyao and Tao Xueting were talking. When they saw Gu Congxing, they raised their arms and said, "Senior Brother Gu!"
Gu Congxing nodded.
"Hmph, your popularity has improved compared to before." Mei Ci, who was not far away, stepped closer and fixed his gaze on Gu Congxing's face, but looked away before he could even make eye contact with him.
Gu Congxing sneered: "Well, it's indeed better than you."
"You!" Mei Ci frowned and was about to continue when he was interrupted by a cheerful voice.
"Hey, Senior Brother Gu." Ruan Wei came over to them, looked around and said, "Why aren't Senior Brother Lan and Junior Brother Zhong here?"
"Elder Duan has gone looking for my eldest brother, and my younger brother is going with him."
"It's really rare. Whenever I want to find you, my junior brother always sticks to you... That look, eh, is quite scary." Ruan Wei shrugged.
Gu Congxing raised his eyebrows and said, "Junior brother? How could he be scary?" He was obviously obedient and cute.
Mei Ci rolled her eyes when she heard that.
"One is a carnivorous plant, and the other is blind."
"Hahahahahahahahaha!" Ruan Wei burst into laughter.
"What are you guys talking about? You look so cheerful."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lan Jue approaching with a smile, followed by Zhong Ming in a black suit.
"Senior Brother Lan." Mei Ci and Ruan Wei both bowed and called out.
Lan Jue and Zhong Ming stood naturally on Gu Congxing's left and right. At this time, the loud and majestic voice of Elder Duan reached everyone's ears: "My fellow disciples, the time has come. Follow me to Shenshan!"
"yes!"
The young men responded in unison and rose up on their swords.
The Ganyang Sect was located south of Shen Mountain, and the giant spirit boat was not allowed to enter. Everyone saw the clouds and mist dissipate before them, and soon they arrived in front of a nearly ten-meter-high black archway, with spiritual energy surging above it.
Elder Duan summoned the Ganyang Sect invitation, and the giant gate slowly opened, revealing a vast realm that seemed like another world.
Before your eyes, there are many pavilions and terraces, with vermilion beams and pillars rising from the ground, and brackets clustered like clouds, supporting the nine-layer flying eaves and tiles.
Everyone looked to both sides and saw three layers of white marble railings standing out like surging snow waves.
“Bang—”
As the morning bell broke through the mist, the figures of flying musicians emerged from the distant twilight.
Their skirts fluttered like fairy music, and behind them was a huge float, on which were carried fairies scattering flowers. Their every frown and smile was so attractive that people could not take their eyes off them.
Behind the float, several gray elephants followed closely. They were dressed in silk and hung with long jewel chains, reflecting gorgeous colorful light.
"Moo—"
The gray elephant raised its trunk and followed the musicians.
The disciples of Qingxuan Sword Sect stared at the scene in front of them in a daze, and only reacted when a few petals fell in front of them.
"Have we... arrived in fairyland?" Ruan Wei murmured.
"It is worthy of being the largest sect in Donglaizhou. It is truly extraordinary." Lan Jue also praised.
Even though Gu Congxing had experienced the scene before him in his previous life, he was still shocked when he saw it again.
At this moment, two dark blue figures flew over from afar. The elder one had white hair and beard, and the other one was a handsome and tall young man holding a silver spear, looking dignified.
The two landed in front of everyone from the Qingxuan Sword Sect. The elder stroked his beard and said loudly:
"Everyone, welcome to the Ganyang Sect--!!"
***
Gu Congxing and others were introduced into the Ganyang Sect and were arranged to stay in a small courtyard on the top of the mountain, which was full of spiritual energy and luxuriously decorated.
"How generous! Each person actually has an independent courtyard." Zhong Ming exclaimed.
"Although the Ganyang Sect is rich and powerful, not every sect enjoys such treatment," Lan Jue said. "I'm afraid the Qingxuan Sword Sect is the only one that occupies a peak on its own."
Zhong Ming said "Oh" suddenly and looked at Gu Congxing eagerly.
"Brother, we won't be together anymore."
Gu Congxing raised his eyebrows and said, "If you want to come, who can stop you?"
Zhong Ming's eyes lit up, and Lan Jue chuckled silently.
At this time, there was a light knocking sound outside the courtyard door. The three of them turned around and saw the young man with a gun walking in.
"Sorry to bother you." He held a stack of scrolls in his hand, looked around and his eyes fell on Lan Jue.
"I am Yaoqi, a disciple of the Ganyang Sect. This must be the Sword Sect's chief disciple—Junzi Jianlan Jue. Nice to meet you."
Gu Congxing looked at him, his eyes moving.
In his previous life, Gu Congxing was surrounded by a hundred people, and Yao Qi and Xiao Wangyou were also present. However, at that time, the two did not attack him, but instead tried to persuade him to give up his magic and return to the right path.
Even though their persuasion was unsuccessful, they still remained neutral, even going so far as to argue with the Tianlin sect disciple who harbored malice towards Gu Congxing.
Thinking of this, Gu Congxing lowered his eyelids.
At that time, in order to pass on his spiritual consciousness to Xiao Wangyou, he even attacked Yao Qi, forcing him to play out a drama of good versus evil with him. Thinking about it now, he really did not do this to him.
"I have long heard of the extraordinary Hunyuan Spear of the Ganyang School." Lan Jue smiled faintly.
"Fellow Daoist Lan has advanced at an incredible speed, and has already reached the Nascent Soul stage."
"It's a pity that I can't compete with Daoist Yao and discuss Dao."
Yao Qi exchanged pleasantries with Lan Jue before turning his gaze to Gu Congxing. As soon as he and Gu Congxing locked eyes, a look of surprise crossed his handsome face, and even his tone of voice paused.
It wasn't until Zhong Ming, who was standing behind Gu Congxing, coughed solemnly that Yao Qi finally laughed and said, "My apologies. This must be Gu Congxing, the youngest son of the Gu family."
He said calmly, "Although I've heard that all of Zhuoguang Sword Master's disciples are extremely talented, I never expected that Fellow Daoist Gu is already a Golden Core cultivator."
Lan Jue narrowed his eyes but kept smiling.
Zhong Ming snorted silently from his nose.
Gu Congxing looked calm as he extended his hand to shake his, "Daoyou Yao, you can call me Congxing."
Yao Qi raised his thick eyebrows and immediately agreed readily.
"Cough, cough, cough!" Zhong Ming started coughing loudly as if he was choked.
"Junior brother?" Gu Congxing immediately let go of his hand and looked at Zhong Ming, "What's wrong with you?"
Zhong Ming coughed so violently that even tears appeared in his dark golden eyes.
"Nothing, Brother."
Zhong Ming leaned very naturally on the arm that Gu Congxing extended to him and smiled at Yao Qi.
"Fellow Daoist Yao, I am Zhong Ming."
"Fellow Daoist Zhong." Yao Qi looked at his movements, nodded with a smile, and said nothing more.
"What is the scroll in Fellow Daoist Yao's hand?" Lan Jue asked.
"Oh, these are the rules of this competition. I'm distributing these to the disciples of the Qingxuan Sword Sect."
Yao Qi distributed the scrolls in his hand to the three people in front of him and introduced them in a loud voice: "This competition has two rounds. The first round is the team competition, and the second round is the individual competition."
"In the team competition, each sect will form a team of four. The winning team will directly compete against the top ten in the individual competition based on their performance. The losers will have to compete against each other in order from the bottom of the ranking."
Lan Jue nodded and said, "It seems that winning the team competition also increases the chances of winning the individual competition."
Yao Qi replied, "That's right. The individual competition is a one-on-one duel. The better you understand your opponent, the greater your chances of advancing."
"But I believe that Fellow Daoist Cong Xing and Zhong will definitely be among the top."
Gu Congxing raised his lips: "Then we'll wait and see."
At this time, another little boy came forward and handed the fortune stick in his hand to Gu Congxing and the other two.
"Everyone, the team competition teams can be drawn now. Would you like to draw now?"
Gu Congxing and Zhong Ming looked at each other and nodded slightly.
The two picked out a fortune stick at the same time and flipped it over together.
They all have the words "Group C" on them.
"Great! Senior brother! We are a team!" Zhong Ming said excitedly.
"Well, it's really good." Gu Congxing also chuckled.
Yao Qi collected the remaining scrolls and retreated, clasping his fists. "Then I will go distribute these to the other disciples. Goodbye."
After Yao Qi left, Lan Jue and Zhong Ming's eyes remained on Gu Congxing, without blinking.
Gu Congxing: “?”
"Senior brother, do you recognize him?" Zhong Ming asked.
"But you should have never met him." Lan Jue continued.
Gu Congxing secretly thought that something was wrong, but his face showed no change. He said calmly: "I have heard of this person before. He is said to be a cultivator who practices the righteous way."
Lan Jue said "Oh", his tone rising slightly, and said no more.
Zhong Ming's eyes also flickered as he moved closer to him.
"Brother, why don't we discuss tactics?"
Gu Congxing breathed a sigh of relief silently and began to discuss with them.
***
Night falls silently.
On another peak, the courtyard at the top was brightly lit.
Tiaotiao, covered in silver, lay sprawled on the carpet, his tail swaying in the candlelight. A young man in a red robe with scales pattern leaned against his neck, silently gazing at the divination stick in his hand.
——Group C.
"Oh my! Why is our Tianlin Sect's leader so unhappy? This is bound to break the hearts of many young men and women."
Si Junjian glanced sideways and saw the leisurely figure holding the wine gourd.
"Xie Duyin, why are you here?"
The young man named Xie Duyin is unrestrained and uninhibited, but he has a pair of smiling fox eyes.
He sat nonchalantly opposite Si Junjian and said with a squinting eye, "Hey, I'm here to give you information. Big news!"
He took another swig of wine, wiped his mouth, and said, "Our opponent in this team competition is the Qingxuan Sword Sect! I've got the list of names: Zhong Ming, Mei Ci, Tao Xueting, and one more person. Can you guess who it is?"
Si Junjian raised his phoenix eyes slightly, and was about to open his mouth to stop him.
But before he could say anything, Xie Duyin spoke up, "And Gu Congxing! I heard she's someone's fiancé?"
Si Junjian's eyes darkened.
Xie Duyin uttered an "Ouch!" and covered his mouth, saying, "Look at my memory. It was clearly the youngest son of the Gu family who refused to be engaged and broke off the engagement. Therefore, he is not considered an engaged partner."
He approached Si Junjian with a sly smile: "Isn't that right?"
“Swish——”
A sharp sword intent passed by Xie Duyin's ear, and a few strands of long hair on his temples were cut off and fell to the ground.
"Shut up." Si Junjian said coldly.
Xie Duyin, however, was completely unconcerned and stood up leisurely. "If you ask me, you were clearly voted the most beautiful young man in the world of cultivation by those guys at Qianyan Hall. The reason you were rejected must be because that guy had never seen you."
"...Or, have I heard that you have a bad temper?"
Si Junjian's face was covered with a cold expression. He sneered, "You came to me just to say this kind of nonsense?"
Xie Duyin shook his head.
"Of course I'm here to help you win back your beautiful heart—oh, don't draw your arrow!"
He turned around and dodged a flying arrow, shouting, "I have a tactic!!"
"Tomorrow we'll take them by surprise! We'll take down that ungrateful Gu Congxing in one fell swoop!!"
Si Junjian paused.
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Author's Note: Zhong Ming: Can I beat Si Junjian?? Thank you for the gift of nature!
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