Chapter 39: Xianmen's new senior brother is very concerned about that pretty boy Si Jun...
The Immortal Gate Competition is already more than halfway through, and the final battle between the quarterfinals and the semifinals has begun.
The opponents are Yao Qi of the Gan Yang School and Si Jun Jian of the Tian Lin School.
"Si Junjian was defeated in the team battle and had to fight his way up from the top 20."
Zhong Ming stood beside Gu Congxing. The two of them sat on a high seat in the Qingxuan Sword Sect, overlooking the two figures in the fighting arena.
"Brother, who do you think will win?"
Gu Congxing propped his chin with his fingers and thought for a moment before saying, "These two are of similar strength, both at the Jindan stage. However, Si Junjian is the first disciple of the Tianlin Sect, so he probably has more resources and magical treasures than Yaoqi."
"Yao Qi doesn't look like an ordinary disciple in the Gan Yang Sect. It turns out he's not the first disciple."
"Yes. Yaoqi has been training in the Ganyang Sect since he was young, and the reputation of his Hunyuan Spear is well known. However, his current first disciple is Xiao Wangyou, who became a disciple of the Ganyang Sect's master four years ago."
"Xiao Wangyou..." Zhong Ming's eyes swept around and fixed on the dark figure on the viewing platform below. "This guy is quite impressive. He has only been here for a few years and has already become the first disciple."
Gu Congxing curled up the corner of his mouth in a sneer.
After all, he is the protagonist of this storytelling world, so naturally he has extraordinary luck.
"Brother, I heard that according to the rules of previous competitions, the host country is entitled to nominate one disciple to advance to the semi-finals. Will this be the case this time as well?"
"Indeed," Gu Congxing nodded. "If nothing unexpected happens, then Xiao Wangyou will be recommended to fight against the top four."
While the two were talking, a fierce battle had already begun on the arena.
Yao Qi and Si Junjian both attacked fiercely, making the whole audience excited as soon as the battle started.
Yao Qi, wearing light armor and holding a silver Hunyuan Spear, swept across the sharp rain of arrows shot by Si Junjian, then leaped and stabbed Si Junjian in the chest!
Si Junjian's spiritual power was fluctuating all over his body. He passed sideways while turning around, then leaped back several steps and put the arrow on the string!
On the lotus bone bow, the red lotus fire suddenly exploded, and the entire fighting arena was filled with surging heat waves.
Si Junjian, dressed in red, had his clothes fluttering, and the scorching flames were reflected on his beautiful face.
“Swish——”
A long red arrow carrying spiritual fire descended from the sky and headed straight for Yaoqi!
Yao Qi grinned, swung the Hunyuan spear, and purple lightning burst out from the silver spear body!
In a flash of lightning, he flew up and faced the spiritual arrow!
"boom--"
A violent spiritual wave erupted in the center of the arena. All people could see was purple lightning and red fire. For a moment, it was difficult to look directly at it, as if the end of the world had arrived.
"Bang!"
The spiritual power of the two dissipated during the confrontation, but the next wave of attack was launched quickly!
“Swish——”
"boom!"
Two figures flew by quickly. Yao Qi wanted to approach Si Junjian for close combat, but Si Junjian would keep his distance and shoot arrows. In the arena, only the surging fighting spirit was surging!
"These two... put up quite a fight." Zhong Ming sighed.
Gu Congxing watched the two duels silently and intently, but his eyes unconsciously followed the red figure.
Yao Qi has a strong physique and moves extremely fast. Although Si Junjian is also extremely agile, as time goes by, his movements are no longer as fast as before.
In a split second, Si Junjian retreated several steps to avoid Yao Qi's attack, but when he was about to string the arrow again, his movements froze.
Now is the time!
Yao Qi's eyes lit up on the stage, and he resolutely threw his spear at Si Junjian!
The Hunyuan Spear, carrying a tremendous force, was thrown out in the lightning, heading straight for Si Junjian!
"! Si Junjian!" Gu Congxing's heart tightened and he couldn't help but shout out.
However, just when everyone thought Si Junjian was doomed to fail, he dropped his arrow and spun around as if he had anticipated this. He suddenly leaped up, opened the Beast Taming Talisman in his hand, and shouted, "Tiao Tiao!"
"roar--"
The silver wolf monster, as big as a hill, descended with a roar and pounced on Yao Qi in an instant!
Yao Qi was shocked and wanted to call back the Hunyuan Spear, but he was knocked to the ground by the monster.
The winner of this battle has been decided!
"The final match of the quarterfinals, the winner is Si Junjian——!"
Following the announcement from the Gan Yang Sect elder, the entire audience erupted in cheers. Seeing that the two men were uninjured, Gu Congxing couldn't help but feel relieved and smiled faintly.
"Brother, you seem to be very concerned about that pretty boy Si Junjian?"
Zhong Ming's voice suddenly rang in his ears. Gu Congxing turned around in surprise and met his gloomy dark golden eyes.
"...We're just acquaintances. Why would I care about him?" Gu Congxing looked calm.
"But, Brother, you clearly spent millions of spirit stones on him and saved that ancient demon beast for him." Zhong Ming moved closer and looked directly at Gu Congxing. "Brother, you may not realize that there was something different in your eyes when you looked at him."
Gu Congxing was shocked.
When did Junior Brother become so perceptive?
But at this moment, a huge water curtain opened in the center of the Jiuxiao Martial Arts Arena, and the voice of the elder of the Ganyang Sect rang out like a loud bell.
"Everyone, the group competition of the Immortal Gate Competition has come to an end, and the individual competition is also progressing smoothly. Currently, the top four of the Immortal Gate Competition have been announced--"
"They are Gu Congxing of the Qingxuan Sword Sect, Jiang Li of the Jiang Clan, Xie Qingnian of the Tianqi Sect, and Si Junjian of the Tianlin Sect!"
Following the elder's announcement, the names of four people appeared on the water curtain, and the huge handwriting made it clear for everyone in the audience to see.
“Wow—”
All the cultivators in the room applauded and cheered, especially those from these four sects. Gu Congxing was also surrounded by disciples from the Qingxuan Sword Sect, and the sound of praise was endless.
Gu Congxing had been in the Qingxuan Sword Sect for four years and had never been treated like this. He still had a reserved look on his face, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised.
Zhong Ming was beside him, also smiling.
"Congratulations to these four newcomers. As the host, I will send Xiao Wangyou to participate in the semi-finals. The next semi-final will begin at noon today."
"Noon today?" All the disciples present were surprised.
"Why early?"
Gu Congxing also frowned in confusion, but at this moment a moist voice came from behind him.
"In order to prevent attacks from the demons, the elders unanimously decided to speed up the competition."
"Big Brother?!"
Everyone looked back and saw Lan Jue standing not far away. He did not come directly to Gu Congxing's side as before, but continued speaking where he was.
"The elders of the eight major sects discussed the matter and were unable to determine the demonic attack pattern. However, according to the eldest son of the Gu family, the probability of a demonic attack is very high."
Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Gu Congxing's eyes.
"Therefore, in order to protect the safety of all the disciples as much as possible, they decided to end the competition as soon as possible and strengthen defenses."
Lan Jue spoke slowly, and only at this moment did he turn to look at Gu Congxing.
"Cong Xing, the next match is between you and Jiang Li. Are you ready?"
Gu Congxing looked into those bright eyes and nodded firmly.
After this battle is over, he will definitely go find his senior brother and have a good talk with him.
***
In the center of the Jiuxiao Martial Arts Arena, Gu Congxing stood with a sword in his hand and nodded to Jiang Li in front of him.
"Qingxuan Sword Sect, Gu Congxing. Fellow Daoist Jiang, make your move."
Jiang Li, dressed in peach pink, became more and more beautiful as she looked closer. She smiled gently and summoned two rings of clear water.
"Gu Daoyou is indeed quite a gentleman. In that case, I won't be polite—"
Before he finished speaking, a green jade ring shot out like lightning!
Gu Congxing reacted immediately, and the golden light of the Whale-Slaying Sword shone brightly, resisting the attack of Yuhuan!
At this moment, another green water ring flew out and hit Gu Congxing's back!
So fast!
Gu Congxing thought so in his heart, and walked as fast as Lingbo. In a blink of an eye, he bent down to avoid the attack of the green shadow.
Seeing the two rings with azure light flying out again, attacking him from both sides, Gu Congxing's spiritual power surged around him, and he shouted loudly: "Liuyun·Wanxiang!"
The sharp sword force rushed out and headed straight for Jiang Li!
Jiang Li frowned slightly, and immediately recalled the two rings, overlapping them, and a spiritual water shield suddenly appeared in front of her.
"boom--"
The gold-type spiritual power and the water-type spiritual power connected, making a loud bang.
The area outside the fighting arena was already crowded with people. The monks from various sects were all watching the battle with bated breath. Their eyes fell on Chuntao's figure and were attracted by her silver robe.
However, just as everyone was paying attention to this spiritual energy fluctuation, Gu Congxing took a step back and shouted: "Illusion Sword Infinite Art!"
At this moment, five long blades reflecting golden sunlight suddenly appeared in the air!
"What!"
"When did Gu Congxing condense these five blades!"
The monks all cried out in surprise, and looked up in astonishment when they saw Jiang Li was about to dissipate the force of the Whale-Slaying Sword.
But Gu Congxing didn't give her any chance to react. He suddenly swung his long arm and said, "Fall!"
“Boom!”
Five long blades fell like meteors, heading straight towards Jiang Li!
A green spiritual wave suddenly appeared, but was still hit by the golden light. For a moment, smoke and dust rose in the arena.
"Senior Sister!" A cry of pain came from a viewing platform very close to the fighting arena. It was Jiang Zhou, the pale young man of the Jiang family.
Gu Congxing held his sword across his chest and looked towards where Jiang Li was, his expression still stern.
——A deep pit had been smashed there, but there was no human figure or blood.
Jiang Li moved to another location in the blink of an eye!
“Ahem—”
A light cough sounded from behind him. Gu Congxing immediately turned around and saw Jiang Li standing not far behind him, bending down and wiping the dust off her face.
"Fortunately, I had already set up a battle formation in the arena in advance, but I really didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Gu was also well prepared."
Jiang Li stood up straight, with two rings of clear water hanging behind her, emitting a bright light.
"But that's all!"
As she finished speaking, a green light suddenly appeared under Gu Congxing's feet. He looked down in shock and found that he had fallen into the formation!
“Swish——”
As the spiritual waves surged, Gu Congxing was swallowed by a huge column of water!
"Senior Brother!" Zhong Ming rushed to the railing of the viewing platform and shouted repeatedly.
However, at this moment, a golden light flowed from the water column. Everyone looked there in disbelief. Suddenly, a golden sword intent flew out like a beam of rising sun and rushed towards Jiang Li in an instant!
"How is that possible!"
Jiang Li's face showed a genuine look of shock. He was about to resist with the two rings of green water, but in the blink of an eye he was hit by the sword!
She let out a cry of pain and fell to the ground.
However, Gu Congxing stepped out from the water column without any scars from being hit by the formation.
"I see, you already knew I had set up the formation."
Jiang Li glanced at the formation and saw that it was indeed broken.
"Your five blades are not only for attacking me, but also for destroying the formation on the ground..." She frowned and sighed, then smiled.
"Really? I lost to you."
Gu Congxing also smiled and said with a fist: "Thank you."
The elder of the Ganyang Sect flew over to the two of them and loudly announced, "The victor is Gu Congxing of the Qingxuan Sword Sect!!"
The monks watching burst into cheers, mixed with exclamations.
What a brave and strategic battle!
Gu Congxing bathed in the sea of flowers and looked towards the high seat of Qingxuan, but he did not find the long moon-white shadow.
——Where did the eldest brother who reminded me to pay attention to Jiang Li’s formation go?
On the other side, Lan Jue walked slowly among the peaks of Ganyang Sect, searching for the fluctuations of spiritual power among every blade of grass and tree.
He firmly believed that Gu Congxing could win, so he did not watch the battle. Instead, he took advantage of the crowd gathering at the Jiuxiao Martial Arts Field and started searching with the disciples of the Ganyang School.
Although it seemed that there was nothing unusual, the disciples became more cautious.
The biggest problem is that there is no problem.
Lan Jue released his spiritual power, and the azure light slowly injected into the air and soil, sensing the fluctuations of spiritual power in the surrounding area.
At this moment, his eyes suddenly opened and he immediately turned around and looked back.
Someone was approaching him silently from behind!
“Who is it?!”
The Sword of Forgetfulness was summoned in the blink of an eye, and the tip of the sword was pointing at a familiar figure.
Wearing the navy blue uniform of a Ganyang sect disciple and with a slightly immature face.
"Are you... Fellow Daoist Cui?"
Cui Jinbao looked at Lan Jue silently, tilted his head towards him, and a red light flashed in his eyes.
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