Chapter 58
With Jitang and Su Jinzhou causing trouble before, Elder Qin simply canceled two rooms, letting Jitang and Xun Jinyi have one, and Su Jinzhou and Wei Shaoxin have another.
According to Elder Qin, Manager Xu can also earn more spirit stones.
A few days passed peacefully, and Ben Luomen did not cause trouble again, but Jitang always had a feeling that a storm was about to come.
The young master has a bad temper and will not give up easily.
Frost and cold weather took place as expected.
The sky cleared up that day, and the light snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped the night before the big competition.
Elder Qin led the sect's disciples to fly up to the Ninth Heaven on their swords. The Ninth Heaven was where the Lord of Dengtian City met with the disciples participating in the Frost Competition.
The Nine Heavens are built among the low clouds. Climbing up 9981 steps will lead you to the spacious stone platform of the Nine Heavens.
The distant mist shrouded the land, obscuring its boundaries and making it impossible to tell how large the stone platform truly was. The city flags fluttered in the wind, and the stone bricks beneath my feet made little sense individually. But if I looked ahead and connected them together, I could see the entirety of Dengtian City, meticulously carved and imposing.
On both sides of Su Xuanzong's team, disciples from various sects and schools flew over on swords one after another.
"Look at them," Elder Qin suddenly said, "They're all like fighting cocks. Learn from them."
Jitang couldn't help laughing.
Elder Qin's words were full of sarcasm, but he asked them to learn. Isn't it because he looked down on them and didn't want to lose face?
Among the disciples, the one who cooperated best with Elder Qin was Wei Shaoxin. He was no different from the day he entered Dengtian City, with one hand in front and the other behind his back, looking like an immortal, with his chin so high that he couldn't lift it anymore.
He noticed the look in Jitang's eyes and asked in a low voice, "How is it?"
Ji Tang: "If you don't know, you might think that Senior Brother is a deity who has come down to earth."
Wei Shaoxin raised the corner of his mouth and followed the team.
Su Jinzhou came to Jitang and said, "You are becoming more and more frivolous in your words."
Ji Tang smiled and said, "So, what do you think of Brother Wei?"
Su Jinzhou tilted his head, "Cockfighting?"
Ji Tang lost his composure instantly, "Senior Brother Wei is about to cry."
They arrived at the central platform of Jiuchongxiao, talking and laughing, and everyone became more restrained.
The Lord of Dengtian City arrived a moment later than them. As soon as he arrived, he sat on the highest throne in the Nine Heavens. He lowered his eyes to look at the elders and disciples of the countless sects and palaces on the platform. He was intimidating without being angry, and his aura was overwhelming.
Ji Tang didn't hear a single word of the lengthy speech. It was not until the city lord announced the official start of the competition that Ji Tang finally came to his senses.
At the signal of the leading elder, the disciples boarded the flying swords. The city lord announced the official start of the Frost Competition. As soon as he finished speaking, the flying swords floated into the air one after another.
Jiuchongxiao erected countless city flags at once, connecting them end to end to form a broad avenue in the sky, pointing the way for the disciples to return to Frost Ridge through the snow.
The disciples flying on swords rushed to fly along the road.
Disciples of Su Xuanzong were also among the huge group.
Behind them, Ben Rommon and his group caught up from behind.
Ji Tang saw the young sect leader surnamed Zou leading the way, looking at Su Jinzhou provocatively, "Do you know what happens to the rats that escape?"
Su Jinzhou's expression was indifferent, not even looking at him, but he was hinting at something. "Die in the snow and frost of the ridge."
"Dead?" The young sect leader sighed regretfully and turned his gaze to Ji Tang. "That won't do. I can keep one alive and play with it."
The two sects met briefly and exchanged only a few words before Ben Luomen, led by the young sect leader, flew towards Xuegui Shuanghan Ridge.
Ji Tang had been beside Su Jinzhou the entire time, hesitantly asking, "Brother, are you really going to kill me?"
Su Jinzhou smiled slightly, "How could that be."
Ji Tang was relieved, "That's what I told you."
The city flag disappeared until it reached the foot of the Snow-covered Frost Ridge.
Everyone wanted to be the first, so they didn't stay at the foot of the mountain for too long and flew straight to the top of the mountain on their swords.
This is also when unexpected events may occur.
The disciple who was flying the sword upwards had only flown over five feet when he was knocked down by something invisible in the air.
As high-spirited as they were when they flew up, they were in such a mess when they fell. They struggled in the air for a moment, summoned their flying swords, and staggered, either standing or grabbing, to avoid falling to the ground.
With the first group in front, the people behind were much more cautious.
Ji Tang and his fellow brothers and sisters flew their swords to the height where they had just knocked down those people. They raised their hands to probe and clearly felt that there was a layer of energy blocking their way.
Disciples from other sects began to attack with elemental spells, but the spells were immediately absorbed by the invisible thing, and the energy was rebounded, knocking the attackers off the flying swords.
Xuan Jinzhi: "It seems that this barrier can bounce back the energy it receives. The energy is small, so the rebound is also small. If we just touch it with our hands, we will only feel blocked, but we will not be knocked down by the flying sword."
Wei Shaoxin: "Then let's run further away and see if this barrier can still separate the entire Snowy Frost Ridge?"
There were many people who had the same idea as him. For a while, sword-wielding disciples were everywhere in Xuegui Shuanghan Ridge looking for a breakthrough.
Until someone flew back and said that the barrier not only blocked the space to go up, but also isolated the entire Snow Returns Frost Ridge. Now they couldn't even leave the Snow Returns Frost Ridge.
Jitang pulled Su Jinzhou, and Su Jinzhou immediately lowered his body.
"Look over there with the surname Zou."
Su Jinzhou followed her gaze, and then looked at Ji Tang.
Xuan Jinzhi came over and asked: "What are you two whispering about?"
Ji Tang: "Senior Sister, let's follow this Roman monk and we will definitely be able to get up the mountain."
She pointed to where Ben Luomen was. "This time, they sent two elders to protect the Young Master. Although only disciples are allowed to participate in the Frost Competition, they can't stop the elders from leaking information about the competition in advance. When my brother and I were imprisoned at the foot of the mountain, I heard from their disciples that on the day we had a conflict with them, these two elders happened to visit the Young Master of Dengtian City."
Xun Jinzhi understood immediately, "I was wondering why they were all gathered together, gathered around for who knows what. Turns out they already knew how to get up there! I'll go talk to Wei Shaoxin, and you and Jinzhou will send a message to our fellow disciples, asking them to come back."
Su Xuanzong and his group gathered quickly. On the surface, they were discussing countermeasures, but in fact they were all watching how Ben Luomen would break through the barrier.
"They're gone!"
"Follow me."
Wei Shaoxin and Xun Jinzhi led the team to fly towards where Ben Luomen was. When they arrived, most of Ben Luomen's disciples had already passed through the barrier, with only one or two left flying at the end.
When the two men saw so many people coming from Su Xuanzong at once, they were so scared that they wanted to call their fellow disciples above, but they were controlled by Wei Shaoxin and Xun Jinzhi one by one.
Wei Shaoxin put his arm around the shoulder of Ben Luomen's disciple like a good brother and said, "Don't be afraid, brother, let's go up together." If you ignore Ben Luomen's disciple who was silenced, they really looked like good brothers.
The disciples of Su Xuanzong quickly passed through the barrier.
Disciples from other sects who were scattered around looking for a breakthrough also noticed them and hurriedly sent a message to their fellow disciples.
Only after they passed through the barrier did they see the key to it.
This was a barrier constructed using the Sky Building Formation, which was actually cast by a magical weapon. As they passed through the barrier, they naturally saw the magical weapon in its original form.
There are five air-building talismans arranged around the magic weapon, which is why it can float in the air without the control of a cultivator.
As expected of Ascending City, even the Frost Competition required the use of aerial formations. However, compared to the vast and magnificent aerial structures of Ascending City, this was a piece of cake.
If they didn't take shortcuts, they would have to find a formation underground to break through the barrier.
As soon as the young master of the Luomen sect broke through the barrier, he saw Su Xuanzong and his group following closely. Their faces were pale and blue, and the sides of their faces were tense with gritting their teeth.
The angrier he got, the happier Wei Shaoxin became. He pushed the Roman disciple he was holding to the other side, removing his silence spell along the way.
The same is true for Xun Jinzhi.
Before the young sect leader could say anything, disciples from other sects flew up on swords behind Su Xuanzong.
Ji Tang laughed: "How pitiful, he's going to be mad to death now."
Su Jinzhou didn't seem to react much. "It's just an appetizer."
The Frost Competition had just begun, so it wouldn't be wise to start a fight here. As long as the young master wasn't completely hopeless, he'd know that heading up the mountain was the better option.
The two sides were deadlocked for a moment, and the young master who was almost angry to death took the lead and left.
Xuan Jinzhi laughed heartily and said, "This Elder Luomen must have paid a lot to obtain information about the Frost Competition, but in the end, isn't this just making wedding clothes for others?"
Wei Shaoxin: "One wedding dress is not enough, let's follow them and ask them to make a few more."
Ji Tang agreed, "Not only the wedding dress, I want to strip him clean off his underwear too!"
Su Jinzhou: "Jitang."
Ji Tang: "...I was just kidding."
Everyone was determined to follow Ben Roma's men, following the route they took to climb the mountain on their swords, and resting near them.
Some smart ones from other sects also followed behind. Now the tail following behind this Roman is getting thicker and stronger.
When they reached halfway up the mountain, everyone's plan to follow was temporarily shelved.
Snow returned to Frost Ridge and a heavy snowstorm began to fall.
The blizzard was coming with such force that the sky, barely gloomy, turned a sliver of gray in the blink of an eye. Dark clouds gathered, and the snow fell thick and heavy. The flakes didn't feel soft to the touch, but rather firm, as if they had already frozen into ice as they fell.
A strong wind came with it, blowing the people flying the swords to and fro.
They quickly used their spiritual energy to form a shield around themselves, temporarily blocking the strong wind and blizzard, but the vast expanse of snow before them made it impossible for them to tell which way was which. At this point, no one wanted to break away from the main group and fly upwards. No one knew what was happening above, but their spiritual energy would eventually run out.
As the senior sister leading the team, Xun Jinzhi immediately asked everyone to find shelter and wait until the wind and snow passed before continuing up the mountain.
They searched around for a long time before they found a place that could barely shelter them from the wind and snow.
The place is not big, actually it is a small space recessed under the jagged rocks. The rocks protruding from the top can block some of the heavy snow, and the rocks are just in the leeward direction, which is just enough.
Disciples from other sects also sought shelter nearby. They were not far away from each other, but when the wind and snow blew, even their shadows could not be seen.
Xun Jinzhi and Wei Shaoxin were discussing how to go up the mountain after the snowstorm when the communication stone suddenly became slightly hot.
She used her spiritual power to activate the communication stone, and heard the excited voice of her fellow disciples, "Senior Sister, I found a cave, come here quickly!"
Xun Jinzhi hurriedly asked for the place, gathered his disciples, and while figuring out the direction with Wei Shaoxin, he searched towards the cave.
Ji Tang and Su Jinzhou followed the team and soon discovered that Ben Luomen's men were following them.
After hearing what Jitang said, Xun Jinzhi snorted coldly, "Follow them if you want. We've endured them for so long, it's time to relax. When we get to the cave, we'll take action."
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