Chapter 40 Chapter 40 A figure riding a broom appeared out of nowhere
The righteous monks present were all clamoring, extremely dissatisfied. The Tianyan Sect's demon cultivator pretended to be the Liuli Master and was not recognized, and even stole the show on the scene. No one knew the whereabouts of the real Liuli Master.
"Take down this demon cultivator. He must have been sent by the Tianyan Sect to provoke us."
"Fortunately, You Yue discovered it in time..."
"Oh my god, could it be that Ruri from Myoshinji Temple has been killed?"
"We must arrest him. What if he kidnaps some young cultivators and turns them into demon cultivators..."
A voice entered this realm. It was the Palace Master of Yujing Palace who asked in a serious tone, "Five hundred years ago, I met Yan Wuji once. I saw that he was very sharp and brilliant. You seem to have the character of an old friend. I wonder what the relationship is?"
"My Lord." Yan Changming bowed from a distance, but his expression did not seem very respectful. "You are talking about my father."
Sure enough, he is the son of Demon Lord Yan Wuji!
The Lord of Yujing Palace nodded and asked coldly, "I did hear that the Demon Lord had a son several decades ago. I wonder if Sect Master Yan knew that you came to Huanhua Island? Where is Master Liuli now? Was Master Miaoxin Temple murdered?"
People with different ideologies cannot work together, but in recent years, the good and the evil have been living in peace on the surface. Could it be that Yan Changming's move is intended to stir up trouble on behalf of the Tianyan Sect and even all the evil cultivators?
But Yan Changming just said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, Zhen Liuli is fine, she just lost to me on the way and returned to Burning Light Continent as promised. And my father didn't know I came here, I ran away from home. I heard that you had a Juntian Sword Master a hundred years ago, I came here to let you know, don't say that our Tianyan Sect has no one."
The monks watching started to make a commotion again, and many of them had already realized that the purpose of the banquet director seemed to be very simple, which was to go to the mortal world to test his prowess and make a name for himself.
Ever since Huo Xuexiang became famous, not only the demon cultivators, but also countless cultivators from all continents and races wanted to challenge him.
The Red Dust Trial was where Huo Xuexiang won the first prize, and Yan Changming also regarded winning the first prize as the first step to his fame. This was truly the Trial. Knowing his identity, it seemed easy to explain how he could sneak in. The Yan family must have had many magic weapons to conceal their identities.
But Yan Changming is not an ordinary magic cultivator. As a young man who grew up in a noble family, it is unprecedented for him to have achieved such an accomplishment before he is a hundred years old. Naturally, he has no scruples and has not thought about whether this action will lead to a conflict between good and evil. Has he not even thought about the possibility of being captured?
This is not the territory of the demon cultivators, everyone will give them face.
In fact, even Yan Changming didn't know that Juntian Sword Master himself was in the body of a wooden puppet, watching his disciples' competition on the spot. But at the moment, his eyes were only on Bai Lu, ignoring everything else.
Yan Changming looked at the scene where the atmosphere was not right. The other contestants all looked at him strangely. There were countless righteous monks surrounding him outside, but he was not afraid. Instead, he raised his head and said, "I have never violated the rules in the competition. I am even cleaner than your You Yue. Do you dare to let me win?"
You Yue: “…”
The audiences were buzzing with discussion again. What an arrogant demon cultivator! This immediately aroused the emotions of the audiences.
"Demon cultivators are good at sweet talk. They rely on evil ways to improve themselves quickly in the early stages. They are not worthy of participating in the Red Dust Trial."
"Catch them, catch them!"
You Yue also joined in the cursing, but it was a pity that the mask limited his performance.
The cultivators of Yujing Palace all frowned. This was the fault of the organizer. If they had discovered it before the competition, even in the first two rounds, it would not have been a big deal. Now it was already attracting thousands of people's attention. In fact, Yan Changming's goal of becoming famous had already been achieved.
The Lord of Yujing Palace suddenly looked to the other side. It turned out that Pei Zhaoting's side had already decided the outcome in silence at some point. Because everyone was paying attention to Yan Changming, the Lord of Yujing Palace was the first to notice it.
After winning, Pei Zhaoting held up the formation plate and looked at Yan Changming on the other side of the field from afar and said, "Xuanshan Pei Zhaoting, I am willing to compete with you and make you demon cultivators lose clearly - and then escort them to Yan Wuji. I wonder how much ransom he is willing to pay for his son."
The righteous practitioners who were watching cheered, as these words were very satisfying.
Yes, why are you so arrogant? There are still young and talented people in the field. Don’t act as if you can win by continuing to participate in the competition.
A hundred years ago, Xuanshan Huo Xuexiang won the championship. Although Yan Changming is very powerful, he may not be able to win. He may become famous and become a stepping stone for Pei Zhaoting.
Seeing the whole place boiling with excitement, the Lord of Yujing Palace frowned. At this point, he shouldn't have paid any attention. After so many years of verbal and physical battles, how could he not know? The demon cultivators would say that the righteous path was afraid. If they lost, they might say that the righteous path had the advantage of home court. If they won, it goes without saying.
But Pei Zhaoting was a disciple of Xuanshan, so he took over the pressure on behalf of Xuanshan. The organizer Yujing Palace, who had failed in their duties, felt relieved. Besides, this was the son of the Demon Lord...
The Lord of Yujing Palace thought for a moment, but chose to default without saying anything. It would be best if Pei Zhaoting could win. If he lost, he would think about how to make up for it. Anyway, the final right of interpretation lies with Yujing Palace.
Facing Pei Zhaoting's challenge, Banquet Master Minglue waited for two moments, then smiled slightly when he found that Yujing Palace did not stop him.
"Okay, Sword Master's disciple is still in the Foundation Establishment Stage. It would be bullying the weak to compete with him. You are also a disciple of Xuanshan, so it would not be bad if I defeated you." Yan Changming said, glancing in the direction of Bai Lu.
Bai Lu was hiding in a crevice, and Senior Brother Jin was looking for her everywhere. Hearing this, he jumped up and said, "Hey! No need for Pei Zhaoting, I'll protect my master's reputation! Just wait, I'll compete with you after I beat Senior Brother Jin!"
Yan Changming didn't see Bai Lu at first glance, and took it back with a little confusion - he didn't notice that Bai Lu used the magic to shrink her body before, maybe she lost the game?
After all, he is a disciple of Sword Master, and he will definitely be targeted if his identity is revealed.
Bai Lu: “…”
Jin Sunzhi: “…”
In the blink of an eye, Bai Lu saw Jin Sunzhi coming towards her following the sound, and she ran away quickly, ahhhhh how come she had so much energy and wasn't exhausted yet!
"Let's compete now. There's no need to wait any longer." Pei Zhaoting looked at Yan Changming, indicating that there was no need to wait for the drawing of lots.
They were now in the top eight, and Pei Zhaoting clearly did not want to give Yan Changming a chance to move forward. If this were to be spread out in the future, even if the Demon Lord's son sneaked into the third round, he would be eliminated immediately.
Yan Changming had observed all the contestants and knew that Pei Zhaoting was a tough opponent, but at this moment he would not show any weakness and only snorted coldly: "Okay."
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When the two men faced off, Yan Changming no longer hid like he did before, and the magic patterns on his face lit up faintly, which was a symbol of absorbing magic energy for cultivation.
Yan Changming smiled, with a more evil look on his face. For the first time, he used the Tianyan Sect's skills and practiced the Tianyan magic formula. A blood-colored shadow seemed to appear on the outer edge of his body.
The attack from Pei Zhaoting's formation disk hit Yan Changming, but it was like a drop in the ocean, with no effect at all.
Yan Changming would not use his spear, which was once disguised as a Zen stick. He would get close to Pei Zhaoting despite his attack.
If Yan Changming gets close to us, we will lose.
Pei Zhaoting's eyes flashed. He had practiced the formation early for the Red Dust Trial, which was the one that nearly got him into a trance when he was arranging the formation in Xuanshan. He had wanted to save it for the last, but he didn't expect Yan Changming to appear.
However, it is time to use it now...
Pei Zhaoting took out a new formation plate and activated the formation, "The eight wastelands are all quiet, the stars are borrowing magic!"
This formation is called the Heavenly Star Formation. It draws on the treasures of heaven and earth to mobilize the power of the stars!
Regardless of whether they are righteous or demonic, everyone practices according to the principles of the movement of the stars, especially the superior techniques. But the real power of the stars is never so easy to borrow, but Pei Zhaoting is a genius and he really mastered it.
After this formation was activated, the whole world was silent, the heaven and earth were eclipsed, and the entire secret realm seemed to have become Pei Zhaoting's territory.
Pei Zhaoting just moved the array plate lightly, and the star power in this small space was free. Yan Changming suddenly felt that his internal organs seemed to be out of control, and the power in his body seemed to want to break free from his body and was completely out of control!
These powers were originally cultivated by Yan Changming with great effort and were under his control. Now, they were like a mobile army, killing violently in his body. They rushed left and right, and were about to trample through his internal organs and burst out of his eyeballs.
Yan Changming's face suddenly changed, not only because of the severe pain in his body, but also because of the blow he suffered in his heart. He came to participate with full confidence, but he didn't know that there are always people better than him. He had a hidden trick, and so did Pei Zhaoting.
What's worse, how does he know that other contestants don't have any killer moves?
His spirit was like a rising flame, but in an instant it was suppressed to only a tiny bit.
Pei Zhaoting was still moving the formation plate with an expressionless face. Not only Yan Changming, but even the other contestants competing in the secret realm were disturbed and had to pause.
Yan Changming had never suffered any setbacks since he was a child. At this moment, his face darkened. He took out a dagger and cut several cuts on his body. Blood flowed down, and the magic patterns on his face became brighter.
He bit the tip of his tongue and drew a rune with his blood: "Life and death are up to me. Sacrifice!"
——It was just a test of strength in the mortal world, but Yan Changming actually used blood sacrifice, sacrificing part of his vitality in exchange for strength.
Such a reckless way of acting can only be described as worthy of being a demon cultivator.
Pei Zhaoting recited silently. In order to maintain the formation, a large number of calculations had to be performed in an instant. Every factor, the natural world and the stars in the sky were part of the calculation, which took a huge toll on his energy.
The demonic energy grew thicker, and everything in front of him was shrouded in blood. Two young monks were confronting each other, one with monstrous demonic energy, and the other with the power of the stars. When the two sides collided, the entire secret realm shook!
Everyone's eyes were fixed on that side, and they saw a hint of fresh green color appearing in the blood-colored demonic energy.
The slender leaves were the first to appear. They were the vines in the secret realm. They stretched upwards vigorously, struggling to stick their heads out from the evil spirit, as if greedily breathing in the air.
Just looking at this scene, it is a very leisurely spring scene.
There was more and more green, and the pervasive demonic energy gradually dissipated. As a result, everyone discovered that this secret realm seemed to have become translucent. Even without a magnifying glass, everyone could see the scene in the secret realm!
Was it broken by the power of Pei Zhaoting and Yan Changming?
This was created by the combined energy of several high-level monks from Yujing Palace. How could the two of them have such power!
When the evil spirit dissipated, both parties were frozen in place with blood on their mouths, looking like both sides were injured.
The monks with higher realms were the first to notice something was wrong. They stood up and stared. Something was wrong.
The ground in the secret realm was cracked with cracks, but the cracks were not bottomless black, but rather a hollow hole with thin green threads sticking out from it.
These soft filaments look like dodder, floating around like living things, and are the leaves that everyone sees at first.
Where did this plant come from?
The Lord of Yujing Palace was in a bad mood and frowned, saying, "Someone, come and regulate your qi."
He suspected that the secret realm formed by the gathering of qi was not flowing smoothly, and he suspected that a crack had appeared. He didn't know where the secret realm was connected to, and he called for people to regulate the qi.
But before anyone could react, the wooden puppet of Xuanshan Sect flew up, drew out someone else's sword, and slashed towards the secret realm!
The sword light was stunning, flashing before everyone's eyes like a white silk thread. The experienced cultivators could already recognize that this was the technique of Jun Tian Sword Master. However, this sword was still unable to open the secret realm.
Even tens of millions of thin threads flew up into the sky as if frightened!
The crack where the filament came from is still gradually expanding, and looking at its shape... it seems to be covering the original secret realm.
Huo Xuexiang knew that his real body was not here, so he could only strike out with his sword again. At the same time, he turned to the Palace Master of Yujing who was still trying to regulate his Qi and open the secret realm according to the steps and said, "Break through the realm."
It’s not a solution, it’s a breakdown.
“Prince Huo Xue?” The Lord of Yujing Palace came back to his senses and wanted to unlock the secret realm himself, unwilling to believe in it. However, the secret realm had been eroded by half, and its color was getting lighter and lighter. Naturally, it would not obey his command.
Looking inside the field again, those seemingly harmless, dodder-like filaments were flying all over the sky at an extremely fast speed, suddenly entangled the limbs of the creatures present!
Dodder-like threads clung to people's bodies, taking over and controlling their bodies, and even trying to get into their flesh. Several threads wrapped around Pei Zhaoting's array plate, and actually controlled it to move. The power of the stars shook, and all those who wanted to resist tearing the threads found it difficult to exert any strength, and the spiritual power in their chests surged, almost vomiting blood.
And for some reason, with the control of the fine threads, the power of Pei Zhaoting's formation seemed to be amplified, making it even more difficult to resist.
The Jinsun Pinching Token is issued by Yujing Palace at the beginning of the game. If you want to quit, you can activate it by yourself. Generally speaking, more people use it in the first level, and most people who go to the later levels will not want to use it.
This is probably the first time someone has used such a token in the third level.
Jin Sunzhi also felt that something was wrong and wanted to get away temporarily, but when he activated it, it was useless!
Ning Yanhu tried her best to use her spiritual power to block it, but it was of little use. She was so unlucky. What a weird thing she encountered when she came to participate in the Red Dust Trial. She couldn't help but shout, "Pei Zhaoting! It's all your fault for making this broken formation!"
Pei Zhaoting's face was not looking good either. The more powerful the weapon, the more severe the backlash would be. He knew that in the final analysis, he did not have the ability to fully control the formation, and he was just rushing in for the chance of winning.
Jin Sun threw a punch, and the thin threads broke bit by bit, but soon he felt a sharp pain in his meridians, and then was wrapped by the newly generated thin threads, which even tried to drill into his eye sockets.
"Ah!! How come this looks like the Jing Tian Si Di Teng mentioned in ancient books? Hasn't this thing been extinct for many years?!" Jin Sunzhi couldn't help but join in the scolding, "Is this something that the devil repaired?"
Yan Changming also cursed out loud: "Am I stupid? I am also involved in this?"
I saw that there seemed to be many thin threads wrapped around his body, which were piercing his scalp. He was already covered in blood, which made him look even more terrifying.
If it is really the Jingtiansidi vine, it makes sense. This thing was born in ancient times. It is said that it has no soul or consciousness, but it has a very strong instinct, which is to absorb energy. It is said that a flying immortal cultivator was accidentally possessed by this thing and his cultivation was sucked dry, which shows how vicious it is.
Ning Yanhu saw Pei Zhaoting was still trying to regain control of the formation. He looked around and saw many people fighting with the filaments, just like the cultivators outside the secret realm were also organizing a rescue. At the critical moment, he saw that Bai Lu was nowhere to be seen on Jin Sunzhi's side, and he shouted anxiously: "Bai Lu, where are you?"
At this moment——
Just now, because she had shrunk too small and the silk thread could not hold her, Bai Lu was pushed and fell several times in the grass and was now dodging the silk thread all over the ground.
Bai Lu looked up and saw the other contestants were in such bad luck. The eldest sister was almost pierced through by the thin threads. Because the secret realm became translucent, he also saw that the master was breaking through the realm... But at this moment, it was impossible for Bai Lu to sit and wait.
Originally, he wanted to use the magic that his master taught him to get a good ranking, but now he couldn't care less. Just expose it, or rather, Bai Lu felt that she had the confidence to expose herself.
He jumped up to avoid a vine that was crossing the sky and the earth, and without hesitation took out the flying broom from his space ring. As he stepped on the broom, he also released the technique of shrinking objects into inches.
In full view of everyone, a figure riding a broom appeared out of nowhere, his body drew an arc in the air, and the crystal wizard blade in his hand reflected a little bit of light.
The star array is affecting the operation of the cultivator's skills, but fortunately, his magic power can still be used.
The witch blade drew a flame and burned all the Jingtian Sidi vines it touched. It was Bailu from Liuxian Gorge who collected the Bifang Yang Fire that originally belonged to Posaer!
Although Bai Lu is not able to refine this Bifang Yang Fire yet, Yang Fire can restrain Yin Evil and Wood Element, so the Tiansi Di Teng will naturally retreat.
Bifang Yang Fire, broom?
The white dew that passed by carried the ashes of the Jingtian Sidi vine into the air. Ning Yanhu was like being struck by lightning, and suddenly realized something: Could Bai Lu be the mysterious cultivator from Liuxian Gorge? !
Even the spirit of Ning Yanhu's weapon cried out, "Wait, why can Bai Lu move? What realm is he in?"
You Yue almost felt dizzy: What kind of Foundation Establishment cultivator are you? You are such a rip-off!
This really doesn't make sense. Could this guy be the body of a fallen monk?
Not only could it move, Bai Lu led the Yang Fire to sweep across, and wherever it went, all the vines in the sky and on the ground retreated, saving everyone, including Pei Zhaoting and Yan Changming, who were originally going to fight to the death but were suppressed together.
In order to prevent him from making a comeback, Bai Lu used her magic power to gather a huge water curtain. The vigorous power contained in it did not need to be hidden. Others did not know why this power was strange, but they could feel that it was definitely not the strength of the Foundation Establishment Realm!
All the monks from outside were dumbfounded!
It was originally thought that the winners of this trial in the world would be You Yue, Pei Zhaoting, Jin Sunzhi, Ning Yanhu and others. After Yan Changming defeated You Yue, something unexpected happened.
But when Yan Changming and Pei Zhaoting were fighting, others couldn't even control the sword, but the Sword Master's disciple who was in the Foundation Establishment Realm actually controlled a strange magical weapon, a broom, and saved them all from the Jingtian Sidi Vine. How amazing it was.
Wait, isn’t this the legendary mysterious monk from Liuxian Gorge?
Yan Changming looked at Bai Lu in a daze. When he realized that Bai Lu might also be his opponent, he seemed to have already lost...
What puzzled Yan Changming even more was that even Bai Lu's fellow disciples were horrified, and Pei Zhaoting's eyes widened. He thought it was amazing that he kept his identity a secret, but how could Bai Lu hide his true realm from his fellow disciples?
For a moment, Pei Zhaoting did associate Bai Lu with his savior, but one was a magic cultivator who might be able to refine weapons, and the other was a sword cultivator who liked to use talismans and elixirs, so they didn't seem to be related at all, so he rejected the idea again.
Until this moment, the familiar dagger in Bai Lu's hand, and the powerful force of the same type... all made Pei Zhaoting completely realize that Junior Brother Bai Lu from Dianmeifeng was the "senior" in the mountains who had saved him!
No wonder, no matter how hard he looked, there was no trace of him. The person had been circling in front of him, but he had never expected it.
Outside the arena, the screams of the Luo Luo bird completely drowned out the cries of the other Xuanshan disciples, and it howled heartbreakingly: "It's you! How could it be you! How could it be you?!"
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There were so many chaotic voices in his ears, some were surprised, some were enlightened... Bai Lu made a sharp turn, and the broom stopped in mid-air. Amidst countless voices, he looked back to find the figure in the crowd.
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