Chapter 709: Life and Death Fight?
The registration process is shockingly simple.
Ning Zhuo was not surprised. He had taken the initiative to collect intelligence on the Wanxiang Sect.
The complete registration is divided into many stages, and now is only the first stage of registration.
After a while, when the second phase of registration begins, the identity cards will be replaced with stone ones instead of the current wooden ones, and they will include more information about the monks.
From wooden plaques, stone plaques, bronze plaques, iron plaques, silver plaques, gold plaques, and even jade plaques, each level of identity plaque represents the Wanxiang Sect's affirmation of the cultivator's present and future.
As for how to successfully register and exchange for a higher-level identity token, it depends on the performance of each cultivator in the Xingyun test.
The registration was successful, and Ning Zhuo, Chen Xi, and Su Lingkou took their respective wooden signs and left on a cloud.
Chen Xi: "Brother Ning, where are you going now?"
Ning Zhuo said, "Of course I'll choose a martial arts hall and experience the atmosphere first. After all, this is my first time in the Wanxiang Sect."
Chen Xi stroked the jade token on his waist and smiled slightly: "Just happened to be going the same way as Brother Ning!"
Seeing Ning Zhuo's slow flight, Chen Xi invited him directly, "Brother Ning, how about riding with me?"
It is better to be clumsy than not.
Chen Xi then released a magical vehicle in the shape of a car. It was not a mechanical device, but bronze in color. The wheels did not turn, and it was a seamless whole.
But after Su Lingkou urged it on, the bronze chariot moved very fast and turned flexibly, and soon arrived at the nearest martial arts hall entrance.
The three of them observed from the car and saw that the hall was crowded with people and the atmosphere was lively.
Ning Zhuo said with emotion, "After the first phase of registration, everyone has an identity token, and participating in the Xingyun trial will have accumulated results. That's why it's so popular."
Su Ling knelt down and said with a worried look: "There are so many people here, are we still going down?"
Chen Xi pondered in silence, just looking at Ning Zhuo.
Ning Zhuo said, "Let's go to another hall."
The main gate of the Wanxiang Sect is vast, with hundreds of various halls.
The bronze chariot sped through the air and soon arrived at the entrance of a martial arts training hall. Because it was not close to any registration location, there were far fewer people there than at other martial arts training halls.
As soon as they landed the bronze flying chariot and stepped onto the square in front of the hall, a monk came out and said, "Who did I think it was? It turned out to be the child of the Shen family!"
Shen Xi is the genius of the Shen family, yet he is being called such a contemptuous name. The spokesperson knows Shen Xi's background, but still maintains such an attitude, clearly harboring ill intentions.
Ning Zhuo remained calm and looked at the monk who was speaking.
Although he looked like a young man, he had gray hair and eye sockets as deep as a skull. He was wearing a wide robe made of python skin. He had an arrogant expression and eyes as sharp as knives, and was provoking others wantonly.
Next to the gray-haired young monk stood a nine-foot tall man with a tiger body and a human head. He was burly, muscular, had wings on his back, and was covered with brown tiger hair.
It turned out to be a tiger demon cultivator.
Chen Xi's face darkened: "Skin covering robbery?"
The Shen family in Jiugong Immortal City is very powerful and has several major enemies, one of which is the Pi family.
The cultivators of this family mainly practiced the magic skill "Seven Talismans Demon Skin Sutra", and were also known to be capable of making talismans and paper-making. Not only was their power enormous, but they also had many vassals.
The young gray-haired monk in front of him, Pi Fujie, had a similar position to Shen Xi in the Shen family. However, because he possessed a medium talent and had undergone three tribulations, he received much more expectations and support than Shen Xi.
Pi Fujie looked at Ning Zhuo, Chen Xi, and Su Lingkou, narrowed his eyes, and said in a cold voice: "Chen Xi, I heard a long time ago that the Shen family sent you to participate in the Feiyun Conference this time."
"Humph, now that I meet you in advance, you are unlucky!"
Anyone who heard these words would know that there was an old grudge between the two families.
Chen Xi sneered, "What you said is exactly what I want to say. This is the entrance to the martial arts performance hall. Pi Fujie, I will fight you to the end. Let's go! Let's have a martial arts performance, regardless of life or death!"
In the Wanxiang Sect, matters in the martial arts hall are not about life or death.
When monks perform martial arts exercises, there are always mistakes, and of course there are also people who deliberately plot against them.
The Wanxiang Sect allows all of this to happen.
There is no way, there are too many people in the Wanxiang Sect.
Admission must be based on merit!
Once, a Wanxiang Sect elder put it rather bluntly, saying that anyone killed in the martial arts arena had, at the very least, bad luck. It was only natural that such people didn't join the Wanxiang Sect.
This statement was so direct that it sparked a wave of public opinion. The elder was immediately demoted. Many years later, he returned to the sect and received a high position.
The true attitude of the Wanxiang Sect can be seen from this.
This attitude and code of conduct is accepted by all real high-level officials or large forces because they all know the pain points of the Wanxiang Sect.
It would be very difficult to really put an end to this situation.
The Wanxiang Sect cannot manage it. The management costs are too high and there are more hidden dangers.
If Wanxiang Zongzi wants to manage this phenomenon, he must give the martial arts judge the authority. This power is too great, and it is a matter of life and death, how can it not be great?
Therefore, corruption is bound to occur, and it will be huge corruption.
Corruption is bound to happen.
This will greatly affect the reputation of the Wanxiang Sect.
If the judgment is unfair, even if it is fair, the bereaved party will resent the Wanxiang Sect and believe that the judgment is unfair. As a result, the Wanxiang Sect will be plagued by conflicts and accumulate countless karma and cause and effect.
It would be better not to intervene. In this way, the conflict would be limited to the two parties performing the martial arts performance, and the Wanxiang Sect would still stand high above.
Chen Xi was very tough and directly took the stance of a life-and-death duel, which in turn made Pi Fujie's momentum stagnate.
Pi Fujie thought to himself, "How can you, Shen Xi, compare with me?"
"You and I are both of equal status in the Shen and Pi families. We are often compared to each other and are both regarded as the face of the foundation building and the hope of the future. But I have talent and you don't. Is my future comparable to yours?"
A life-and-death battle now? Pi Fujie felt like he was at a huge disadvantage.
Why did he do that?
I can't find a reason.
He could have cultivated to the later stages, allowing his talent to show its value, achieving a significant leap in strength, and then seek revenge on Shen Xi!
Therefore, Pi Fujie did not want to agree to a fight to the death, but he was unwilling to give up the opportunity to compete.
This contest is not only about one's own ideas, but also about the grudges between the two families.
The hatred between the Shen family and the Pi family is too deep, it has long been a mortal feud!
Shen Xi and Pi Fujie are the representatives of their respective families, and both take their rivalry very seriously. This is not only a fight between the two of them, but also a battle between the Shen and Pi families, full of strong political implications.
The success or failure of each competition has a huge impact on Chen Xi and Pi Fujie, because they have a lot of support from their respective families!
Pi Fujie didn't want to fight to the death with Shen Xi, but he absolutely couldn't retreat like this.
If he retreated, it would mean he had conceded defeat out of fear. The Pi family would be humiliated, and since they were originally from the demonic realm, Pi Fujie would undoubtedly face a family reckoning.
Seeing that Pi Fujie didn't answer, Chen Xi and Ning Zhuo's eyes shone with a sharp light. They were both very smart and immediately recognized Pi Fujie's thoughts.
A smile played at the corner of Chen Xi's mouth, but he quickly calmed down. He took advantage of the situation and pursued him: "Pi Fujie, you're not afraid, are you? Why, you don't dare to fight me in a life-and-death duel?"
Su Lingkou was extremely worried and couldn't help but quietly tugged at Chen Xi's sleeve.
She was worried that Pi Fujie would actually accept the martial arts challenge, putting her cousin's life in danger.
"My cousin is so brave!"
"He forgot that he's a wealthy man with a bright future ahead of him. Why would he start a life-and-death fight right away?"
Pi Fujie snorted coldly, "Such a shallow provocation, huh! I'm no reckless man, and I bear a heavy responsibility this time, representing my clan in joining the Wanxiang Sect. Chen Xi, wait! You and I will inevitably have a life-and-death battle, but let's leave it for the future."
This statement alone was definitely not justifiable. But Pi Fujie had already made up his mind, and he set his sights on Ning Zhuo.
"Is this the cultivator you are recruiting this time?" Pi Fujie misjudged the relationship between Chen Xi and Ning Zhuo.
"Haha, this guy is quite handsome. Chen Xi, do you like this?" Pi Fujie tried to slander Chen Xi's reputation and divert the blame.
It was difficult for him to deal with Shen Xi's challenge, but Ning Zhuo, who was beside Shen Xi, was dressed simply and had a weak magical power, so he seemed easier to bully.
Pi Fujie knew about Su Lingkou. If he were to deal with Chen Xi's cousin, would Chen Xi let it go?
However, the strange cultivator beside Chen Xi was not mentioned in the intelligence, so he must be an outsider.
Pi Fujie's plan was to bully this outsider, withdraw from the fight, and report to the family.
He planned wrongly.
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhuo couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, revealing a hint of a smile, and exuding a cold murderous intent.
He narrowed his eyes, looked Pi Fujie up and down, and said slowly, "Interesting. To think that a Foundation Establishment cultivator would dare to speak to me like that. Haha, it's been a long time since anyone has done that."
Pi Fujie couldn't help but be secretly surprised, and a question popped up in his mind: "Who is this person, and why is he so arrogant?"
"His magical aura... clearly shows that he is only a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building."
When Chen Xi heard Ning Zhuo's response, he was secretly surprised by the latter's toughness, but he couldn't help but feel happy. This was the scene he hoped to see.
Su Lingkou smiled slightly, and in an instant, she felt much more favorable towards Ning Zhuo.
She suddenly thought of how Ning Zhuo had successfully dealt with Yu Heye and Lin Jinglong, which had kept her and her cousin guessing about Ning Zhuo's true identity. "Isn't this a good opportunity to test him?"
She immediately fanned Ning Zhuo's flames and said, "I think it's Master Pi Fujie who sees that Brother Ning Daoist's cultivation is low, so he wants to pick on you and take advantage of you."
She was telling the truth, but Chen Xi's expression changed slightly, and he thought to himself, "Oh no! Ning Zhuo is such a man, how could he not see what my cousin is thinking?"
Chen Xi quickly said, "Brother Ning, Mr. Pi is blind. Why bother to argue with this blind man? Besides, this is an old grudge between my Shen family and the Pi family. The Pi family is a demonic sect. Many years ago, they slaughtered innocent people and collected souls for cultivation..."
Pi Fujie couldn't stand it any longer and interrupted, "Bullshit! My Pi family is an upright clan. The decree issued by Feiyun Nation itself vindicates our clan! Although this is the Wanxiang Sect, it is also the Feiyun Nation. How can we allow a waiter like you to confuse right and wrong and slander the righteous and kind here?"
Shen Xi sneered.
Ning Zhuo's eyes were cold.
He knew everything about the Shen and Pi families.
During the banquet that entertained Lin Jinglong, he inquired about the Shen family's affairs and knew that what Shen Xi said was right.
Before the Pi family was founded, they were a group of evil monks who were extremely vicious and cruel.
They roamed around committing crimes, slaughtering lives and taking their souls, using the souls as the main material to carve talismans on their skin to increase their own strength.
During this process, the demonic cultivators became enemies with the Shen family. They repeatedly attacked villages within the Shen family's territory, prompting the Shen family to conduct a vigorous investigation and send people to hunt down the culprits.
As the two sides exchanged offense and defense, with gains and losses, the contradictions between them became more and more serious.
The Pi family’s enemies are not limited to the Shen family, but they have the deepest hatred with the Shen family.
The Shen family began to form alliances. After the Pi family experienced a long and fierce battle and found themselves in trouble, they spent a huge price to "persuade" the Feiyun government to approve of their family and whitewash their family into the right path.
However, because of this, the Pi family could no longer carry out their previous massacres.
If they want to obtain souls, they can only set up the Ghost Gate and hunt them from the underworld.
Ning Zhuo's tough attitude was intentional.
Pi Fujie immediately calmed down a bit, his eyes locked on Ning Zhuo: "May I ask your name, sir, and your background?"
Ning Zhuo sneered and raised his head slightly: "You are not worthy to ask. Come, the martial arts arena is here. I took on this life-and-death battle for Brother Shen. You are afraid of Brother Shen, are you also afraid of me, a nobody?"
"How dare you, a nobody, be so confident and speak to me like that?" Pi Fujie was so angry that he wanted to roll his eyes.
"Why do you all keep talking about life and death fighting?"
"Are you still descendants of a powerful family? Don't you know that a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall? Is it fun to shout about fighting and killing all day long?"
"Shouldn't this kind of fighting and killing be done by thugs and subordinates?"
Although Pi Fujie didn't know Ning Zhuo's background, he knew from Chen Xi's attitude of treating Ning Zhuo as an equal that Ning Zhuo was not someone to be trifled with.
Pi Fujie didn't want to fight anymore.
"Fighting him is far worse than fighting Shen Xi."
"At least, I know Chen Xi quite well. But this person is totally unpredictable at the moment."
Thinking of this, Pi Fujie gritted his teeth in anger.
"Damn it, you should dress better."
Ning Zhuo's attire was low-key, not as flashy as Chen Xi and Su Lingkou. Even though he was wearing Pi Fu Jie, the python skin he wore was still a magical weapon-level garment, quite luxurious for a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"What? You don't dare? You don't even dare to accept the challenge of a mere cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building?" Ning Zhuo sneered.
Since Pi Fujie has just revealed his weakness, we must pursue him relentlessly.
Pi Fujie suppressed his anger and once again asked, "May I ask your name, sir, and who you are?"
Ning Zhuo took out the Five Elements Mechanical Fan, unfolded it, and fanned himself gently: "You're so curious? That's good."
"Let's have a life-and-death duel. I'll tell you the answer before I kill you."
"Don't worry, I will make you a wise ghost."
Ning Zhuo would of course not reveal his identity or origins. The Ning family had fled from Beifeng Country and was currently maintaining a foothold in Nandou Country with the help of the Zhu family.
The overall strength of the Ning family is much weaker than that of the Pi family.
Therefore, the Ning family’s identity is not something to be proud of.
Ning Zhuo once again displayed a tough attitude. The main reason was that he really didn't take Pi Fujie seriously.
(End of this chapter)
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