Chapter 707 You Are the One
The seven bell sounds echoed in the mountains, and the lingering sound lingered for a long time.
The monks from various sects who were watching were all frozen in place, with disbelief written all over their faces.
"How is this possible..." someone murmured, "Can't the Tianming Bell only be rung by the five major sects holding a token?"
"The last time someone successfully challenged a monk was five hundred years ago!" An elderly monk took a deep breath, "At that time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had not yet dried up to the point it is today..."
"Isn't it? Now that the spiritual energy in this world is so exhausted, even the five major sects themselves may not be able to activate the Tianming Bell without a token..."
"Hush! Don't say that. The people from Zhengyang Sect are still here... Although it's the truth..."
There were discussions one after another, and everyone's eyes were focused on Yun Qingqing.
They were so focused on watching the fun that they saw clearly that this little girl, who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, could actually ignore the restrictions of the bell hammer and directly cause the Heavenly Bell to ring seven times!
Zhao Chengming's expression changed again and again, with some twitching, it was very exciting.
At this moment, the Tianming Bell suddenly burst into dazzling golden light.
The cloud-patterned talismans on the bell seemed to come alive, interweaving into a complex formation in the void. The ground began to shake, and on the open space in front of the mountain gate, an ancient stone door slowly emerged from the void.
"boom--"
The stone door slowly opened, and the mist inside made it impossible to see what was going on. However, the older cultivators present were amazed when they heard the legend about it.
"It's a secret martial arts realm! It's used exclusively by contestants of the Xuanmen Convention to challenge designated sects!"
"Hiss... I didn't expect to see the first challenge in hundreds of years today. It really opened my eyes! Even if I don't get a rank in this line of work, it's still a loss..."
"Keep your voice down. We don't know if Tianyi Sect is looking for another sect to challenge. Let's stand back and don't let them notice us."
"Uh, yes... This little girl can even trigger the prohibition of the Heavenly Bell. It will be troublesome if she targets us. Retreat quickly..."
The discussions in the crowd changed from sighs to whispers, and at the same time, the onlookers all retreated a little further away, which made Feng Yin burst out laughing.
"It's our Senior Yun. Look how scared they are. Luckily I came with you. Master and the others had already entered the mountain first, so they didn't have the chance to see this rare sight that only happens once in hundreds of years~!"
Just as the scene in front of the mountain gate was becoming lively, the teleportation array leading to the main hall shone brightly and several figures walked out of it.
"Who rang the Tianming Bell?!"
More than a dozen figures stepped out, all of them had a deep aura and wore the same white robe with gilded lightning patterns. They were obviously high-ranking officials of the Zhengyang Sect.
The leading man had nine more cloud patterns on his clothes than the other members of the Zhengyang Sect. He had a purple jade token hanging around his waist, a stern face and eyes as sharp as lightning.
It was the leader of Zhengyang Sect, Yi Hengchong.
"Who rang the Tianming Bell?!"
The sect leader's voice was like thunder, which hurt the eardrums of the surrounding monks and made them all frightened.
Someone from the crowd sighed in a low voice:
"Sect Master Yi's skills are even more profound than they were five years ago!"
"Yes, haven't you seen that he looks younger? He is indeed one of the Five Great Mysterious Sects. I'm afraid we will never be able to reach this level in our lifetime..."
“Even though the leaders of the other four sects are unfathomable, they are already gray-haired. Now it seems that the Zhengyang Sect will become the first of the five major sects.”
Yi Hengchong vaguely heard the discussions around him, curled his lips arrogantly, and looked sharply in the direction of the Tianming Bell, trying to find out who caused the ringing.
However, he was obviously stunned when he saw Yun Qingqing and her group. The oldest person in the group looked to be only in his early twenties, and there was even a girl of seven or eight years old, with strange silver hair and silver eyes that were particularly eye-catching.
Yi Hengchong paused, frowned and said in a deep voice:
"Let your elders come out and answer. The Tianming Bell is a serious matter and it is not a joke."
"Of course it's not a joke, I rang the bell." Yun Qingqing's eyes lit up, his gaze fixed, and he spoke in a calm voice. "Tianyi Sect is now launching a challenge, you just need to follow the rules."
"You?" Yi Heng looked at Yun Qingqing suspiciously, and suddenly sneered, "Little kid, do you know how ridiculous your words are? If there is no token, even the masters of the five major sects like us cannot ring the Tianming Bell by ourselves!"
Feng Yin had already become a fan of Senior Yun, so he didn't care whether the other party was one of the five great Xuanmen leaders. He immediately snorted:
"That's because you are old but inexperienced! Just because you can't ring the bell doesn't mean Senior Yun can't do it. If you don't believe me, why don't you ask everyone present, who didn't see who rang the bell just now?"
Yi Hengchong was confronted by this young man without any respect, his eyes became fierce, but he was also shocked by what he said "everyone present saw it", and his expression was uncertain for a while.
Zhao Chengming hurried forward and whispered:
"Master, this woman's name is Yun Qingqing. She was indeed the one who rang the Tianming Bell. However... I was almost frightened by her just now. Now I think that she must have secretly received help from some sect and obtained the token of the Tianming Bell, so that she could ring it!"
The more Zhao Chengming spoke, the more he felt that he had grasped the truth. It must be that one of the other four Xuanmen was secretly doing something, and it was clearly against their Zhengyang Sect!
"Impossible," Yi Hengchong glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "You should know that the number of bell points that the token of the Tianming Bell can ring is fixed, and each point corresponds to a signal... But these seven bells are not within the range of the token's control, so they can only be activated by breaking through the restriction!"
This is also the reason why all the high-ranking members of the Zhengyang Sect rushed over immediately upon hearing the bell sound, without any suspicion that someone had accidentally triggered the bell with a token.
Zhao Chengming didn't expect that there was such a saying about the Tianming Bell token. He was speechless for a moment, and his eyes looked at Yun Qingqing with a little more jealousy.
Why is this woman so weird? How on earth did she get the ability to make such a big fuss?
But he didn't notice that after Yi Hengchong said that, his eyes suddenly became slightly stern when he looked at Yun Qingqing, and then he calmly restrained his expression.
Sect Master Yi stood with his hands behind his back and looked at Yun Qingqing:
"Since you are the girl who rang the Tianming Bell, then we should follow the rules. A challenger to a sect must send people to fight. Two out of three games are played. There is no limit for the rest. Life and death are at your own risk—"
"Which sect do you want to challenge?"
All eyes in the audience were focused on Yun Qingqing.
Because the commotion here was so loud, the newly arrived sects quickly found out what had happened through their predecessors, and all waited in front of the mountain gate, waiting to watch this challenge contest that had not been seen in hundreds of years.
Right now everyone is waiting to see which sect this little girl is going to choose to snatch someone else's quota to attend the conference, while silently telling herself not to choose her own sect.
After all, being able to ring the Tianming Bell is no joke. Even if the little girl did not hide her age at all, one could tell at a glance that she was only sixteen or seventeen years old.
But upon closer inspection, there was not even the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy around her, and her aura was restrained to the extreme. If this did not mean that her cultivation was extremely high, then she must at least be covered up by a top-grade magic weapon.
The Black Iron Orders in the hands of the various sects were obtained through meritorious service, so it was a foregone conclusion that they could attend the conference, and no one wanted to create trouble at this time.
Yun Qingqing did not look towards other sects, but directly looked at Yi Hengchong. She spoke calmly, as casually as if she was talking about today's weather.
The clear and melodious voice echoed throughout the venue.
"Just you guys, Zhengyang Sect."
Everyone: ???
What did this little girl say?
She challenged the organizer directly? ? ?
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