Chapter 706: The Heavenly Bell Rings
Yun Qingqing led everyone from Tianyi Sect out of the teleportation array and saw a man coming towards them, looking at them with a gloomy face.
He was a short and fat monk wearing a white robe with gold patterns. Yun Qingqing recognized at a glance that this was the short and fat junior brother who followed Zhao Chengming in Langhuan Hall, and she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly.
"How dare you, a liar, come to my door!" Sun Zhijian blurted out, his voice sharp with anger.
His heart was in turmoil at the moment. That day in Langhuan Palace, this woman not only cheated the senior brother of the Nine-Colored Magic Ganoderma and the Purple Thunder Mysterious Wood, but also caused them to be kicked out of the palace early for no reason~
What’s even more hateful is that later when the eldest senior brother followed the mark of the Nine-Colored Magic Ganoderma to find Tianyi Sect, he couldn’t even break the mountain protection formation and was instead flung away for several miles. When had their Zhengyang Sect ever suffered such a loss!
If the eldest brother had not just received a message from the sect asking him to return as soon as possible, he would never have given up.
She's so good, she even dared to come to my door...
Sun Zhijian cursed countless times in his heart, but it would be embarrassing to talk about any of these things, so he finally did not tell the details in public.
"Oh, if you insist on saying that you were deceived about the matter of Langhuan Palace, you can find your sect leader and see what he says."
Yun Qingqing was too lazy to pay attention to these minions. She said something in a calm voice, and her eyes passed over him and fell on the bronze bell not far from the mountain gate.
That was the "Heavenly Bell" of the Xuanmen Conference. She walked towards the bell and did not take the Zhengyang Sect disciples who were eyeing her covetously seriously.
"stop!"
Sun Zhijian shouted angrily and reached out to stop him, but he saw the young man who had been lazily following Yun Qingqing suddenly raised his hand.
"Ouch!"
Sun Zhijian slipped and fell heavily.
Feng Yin brushed his sleeves and sneered:
"What? Didn't you learn enough from the last time at the mountain protection formation? You dare to challenge Senior Yun with your level?"
Sun Zhijian got up in a panic, his face flushed red.
He clenched his fists tightly, but did not dare to take another step forward. The strange mountain protection formation was still vivid in his mind. Who knew what other weird tricks these people had?
"Okay, very good!" He gritted his teeth and took two steps back, "Just wait if you dare!"
After saying this, he quickly made hand gestures and a communication talisman turned into a flame and disappeared into the mountain.
Feng Yin burst into laughter:
"I'm so good at making you feel powerful. It's just a matter of calling someone. Just wait and see."
Sun Zhijian gritted his teeth, and saw from the corner of his eye that the teleportation array connecting to the main hall on the top of the mountain had lit up, and sneered:
"You are such a fool, you still think that we are protected by your mountain protection formation? This is our Zhengyang Sect's territory anyway! The eldest brother will be here soon, I want to see how long you can be so arrogant!"
Feng Yin saw that Yun Qingqing had already walked to the Tianming Bell. He was too lazy to say anything more to him, so he shrugged and followed him.
Yun Qingqing stood in front of the Tianming Bell and looked up at the ancient bronze bell.
The entire body of the bell glows with a faint light, and the surface is engraved with intricate cloud patterns and talismans, which exude a faint spiritual charm under the sunlight.
The bell hammer hung aside, seemingly ordinary, but faintly emitting fluctuations that suppressed spiritual power.
She could tell at a glance that there was a restriction on the bell hammer, and a token was needed to ring the giant bell. This was probably to prevent someone from using it at will to spread misinformation.
Of course, there is no token for the challenger, and this restriction can be regarded as a verification: if you want to initiate the challenge contest of the Xuanmen Conference, you must at least have the strength to break through this restriction.
That makes sense.
Yun Qingqing looked up at the sky. The sun was almost at its zenith.
As one of the five rotating organizers, Ji Xuanyuan had sent someone to deliver the detailed rules of the Xuanmen Conference, which stated that the challenge could only be initiated after noon.
Now it was only a matter of a cup of tea, so she waited patiently.
"Big Brother!"
The teleportation array at the mountain gate shone brightly, and Zhao Chengming walked out quickly with more than a dozen disciples of the Zhengyang Sect. Sun Zhijian immediately came to greet them, stepped forward to explain in a low voice, and pointed in the direction of Yun Qingqing.
Zhao Chengming changed into a white robe embroidered with gold cloud patterns today, with a green jade ring hanging around his waist, giving him an extraordinary demeanor.
His gaze slightly condensed when he saw Yun Qingqing, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
"The Tianming Pavilion is also here to participate in the Xuanmen Conference? Ha, just chase them away!"
Zhao Chengming had always known that Yun Qingqing was the head of Tianming Pavilion. The list of participants for this meeting was managed by him, and he did not see the name of Tianming Pavilion at all. It made sense. How could a newly established small sect have enough merits to exchange for a place?
Zhao Chengming had no intention of talking openly about what happened in Langhuan Palace. Even if the woman had used some tricks to succeed, it would still be too embarrassing for him.
"Senior brother, they are using the name of Tianyi Sect!" Sun Zhijian leaned forward and whispered.
"Tianyi Sect?" Zhao Chengming frowned.
He was embarrassed when he didn't see Yun Qingqing in Tianyi Sect before. He just thought that she happened to be doing business in Tianyi Sect and didn't know her relationship with this sect. Therefore, he was somewhat confused when he heard this, but it was soon replaced by contempt.
"Brother, the Tianyi Sect seems to have some news. Do you want to ask the head uncle to come..." Sun Zhijian hesitated.
Zhao Chengming sneered:
"Oh, what can a sect on a mountain where no one even shits have to say?"
He deliberately raised his voice, attracting the attention of monks from various sects around him.
Sun Zhijian paused for a moment, and was about to say something, but Zhao Chengming whispered:
"What is there to worry about? I have already checked. According to ancient books, there was a Tianyi Sect that was once famous, but it has long been ruined and disappeared. Otherwise, how could the sect be so dilapidated?"
"I think the mountain protection formation is just a legacy from the ancient times. It can be used for a while. We didn't know why it was blocked last time."
"So that's how it is!" Sun Zhijian suddenly realized, "I was wondering how such a broken sect could possibly have any powerful means!"
He felt relieved and immediately understood what Zhao Chengming meant. He immediately raised his voice and looked at Yun Qingqing, shouting sarcastically:
"That's right! You don't even know where the Hall of Merit is, right? The Xuanmen Conference is not for rubbish sects like you! Hurry and leave!"
At this moment, more and more sects were waiting to enter in front of the mountain gate, and they were all startled by the sound of the two people talking and gathered around to watch.
When they heard that there was actually an unknown small sect that wanted to sneak into the Xuanmen Conference without even any merit, many people couldn't help but agree.
There were also some who wanted to curry favor with the Zhengyang Sect and spoke most enthusiastically:
"Which idiot sect dares to join in the fun?"
"Are you trying to sneak in and steal my skills?"
"To say they are stealing someone's skills is an overestimation of them. They must have the ability to do that. I don't think they are just sneaking in to steal things!"
"Go back wherever it's cooler, don't embarrass yourself here!"
"Exactly. You have the nerve to come here without even the Black Iron Order?"
Seeing that public opinion was one-sided, Zhao Chengming curled his lips into a sneer.
He straightened his sleeves, raised his chin and shouted:
"Since you can't produce the Black Iron Order, why don't you leave immediately?"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved, and more than a dozen disciples of Zhengyang Sect immediately surrounded him.
Yun Qingqing glanced at the sky and said calmly:
"Who said that only those with the Black Iron Order can participate in the Xuanmen Conference?"
Everyone was stunned.
Just as Zhao Chengming was about to retort, Feng Yin replied with a smile: "Our Senior Yun is here to challenge us!"
"Kick the door?" Zhao Chengming was stunned at first, then laughed out loud, "Just you——"
Before he finished speaking, Yun Qingqing suddenly raised her hand and made a gesture. A beam of spiritual light flew into the air and hit the Tianming Bell, and a loud bell sounded suddenly.
"clang--"
"clang--"
"clang--"
The bell rang, ignoring the restriction of the bell hammer!
The sound of the bell was far away, and each one seemed to strike at everyone's heart. When the seventh bell rang in the valley, the entire mountain gate was completely silent.
Zhao Chengming's smile froze on his face.
The last time the Tianming Bell rang seven times was at least five hundred years ago!
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