In front of a ring that had just been built.

There were hundreds of disciples from the Changsheng Sect chatting nearby.

And right in front of the arena, rows of seats had already been prepared.

The concentration of spiritual energy between heaven and earth is becoming more and more active, but the top-grade spiritual vein has not yet appeared, so the Changsheng Sect has not yet set up a sect here. It is not very convenient to summon all the disciples of the sect, and of course there is no need for it.

Fortunately, with their arrival, there is no shortage of various spiritual materials, and they can be temporarily arranged when needed.

Today, the Changsheng Sect will select its strongest Jindan genius, who will represent the Changsheng Sect and will also represent the human race in the life-and-death battle with the demon race.

The news has now spread, and at the front line of Qingzhou, where half of the cultivators have been recovered, the demon-killing order that has lasted for four years is about to come to an end.

After years of protracted fighting, naturally many monks died, but some monks took advantage of this opportunity to stand out and earned opportunities that they would not have dared to think about in the past.

I don't know how many unknown people have risen to prominence with the help of this favorable trend, and even gained the favor of the nine major immortal sects. This is an incredible blessing in the world of immortal cultivation.

Of course, even so, it is still difficult for those people to get involved in major events of the level of a life and death arena.

No matter how much you grow, it always takes time to nurture.

The contributions made by the Immortal Sects are like fertilizers. It is true that the vast majority of cultivators have received considerable nourishment, but it will take some time for them to be digested slowly before they bear fruit.

It is naturally quite difficult to directly participate in the top-level confrontation.

In front of the arena set up by the Changsheng Sect, the acting Sect Master, who was presiding over the fight, looked around and said, "Have all the geniuses who want to participate in the fight arrived?"

"Meng Xun has arrived."

"Lou Yan has arrived early too."

"Isn't there another disciple of Master Shen? What's his name? Kong Di, right? Why don't I see him?"

“Maybe he was scared away when he heard that he was going to fight with a genius who had reached the Golden Core Perfection stage?”

The person who said this was none other than Venerable Zheng. He was full of confidence, waved his hand disapprovingly, and said, "Venerable Xu, don't worry about Kong Zhai. The final rank will definitely be between Lou Yan and Meng Xun. How can we let so many people wait here for him?"

"Wait a little longer. I have already informed Venerable Shen, but she is not in Qingzhou right now."

Although Venerable Xu also felt that what Venerable Zheng said made some sense, he still had to give Venerable Shen some face.

Even if it would be embarrassing in the end, there was nothing that could be done. Words spoken could not be taken back. Who made Venerable Shen insist on having his own way and sign up his disciple?

It's too late to regret now.

"Oh well."

Venerable Zheng shrugged indifferently. It would be a good idea to teach that young boy a lesson. He had dared to talk back to him. Did he really think that a genius with a heavenly spiritual root level could ignore the Venerable's face?

About another quarter of an hour passed.

Suddenly someone jumped onto the stage.

"Lou Yan, since you are here, why are you still waiting in the audience?"

Meng Xun jumped onto the stage and his voice was like thunder, spreading everywhere, "Since you want to challenge me again, just come on."

"Um?"

Venerable Xu raised his eyebrows, but he hadn't said start yet.

"cough."

Venerable Bai at the side coughed lightly and said, "Meng Xun is a proud and arrogant kid. He doesn't think a guy who just reached the Golden Core stage can be his opponent, so he only has Lou Yan in his eyes."

As a genius, he usually has his own pride. Sometimes he acts a little out of character, but it is not considered as nonsense in the eyes of his elders. After all, it is normal for a genius to have a bit of temper.

Let them just wait there obediently for Kong Zhai? That guy is nothing.

A fight between the two of them would be enough to throw him off the ring, so why bother with the extra effort and pursuit of formalities?

Before Master Xu could say anything, the Changsheng Sect disciples who were standing by the arena watching the fun had already started shouting excitedly.

"Senior Brother Meng is so mighty and domineering!"

"Brother Meng, beat him up for me! Take away the title of Chief of Changsheng Sect!"

"Senior Brother Meng is the best in the world!"

Various voices of encouragement rang out one after another.

As the protector of the Changsheng Sect, Venerable Bai naturally has many disciples, and the most outstanding one among them, Meng Xun, is a god-like figure in the eyes of many disciples.

In all the sect competitions held in the past, Meng Xun would always win first place without any surprise.

If the Changsheng Sect also had a system of Holy Sons and Holy Daughters like the Tianji Sect and the Hehuan Sect, many people would think that person would be Meng Xun.

But unfortunately, the Changsheng Sect is ultimately an alchemy sect, and even though the guardian sect has extraordinary combat power, they can only get the title of chief.

Of course there are benefits, but they are not as good as the honors of the Son of God or the Holy Daughter, and their reputation is not well-known.

If I can represent the Changsheng Sect to participate in the war this time and severely suppress the arrogance of the demon clan, I might become as famous as that Zhen Chi, and make people feel ashamed when they mention him.

As a genius with natural spiritual roots who has always maintained absolute dominance since he started practicing, Meng Xun has an aura of "no one else can do it but me". His eyebrows are defiant, his waist is as straight as a pine tree, and his handsome face makes many Kun cultivators reluctant to look away. He is a well-deserved genius.

Without waiting for the order from the Venerable, he went on stage to challenge for a fight. This kind of disrespect on his part was not surprising, and people even felt it was natural.

“Oh, I’ve seen a lot of geniuses. It’s okay if they win all the time, but I’m afraid that if they lose once, their Dao heart will be broken, and they will have inner demons in the future when they condense their infant.”

Reverend Zheng snorted coldly, quite unhappy.

After all, Lou Yan is his disciple. Meng Xun is showing off his power and challenging him on stage. He is not only trying to boost his own momentum, but also trying to suppress Lou Yan's spirit.

Although this could not be considered an upper hand move, it still made his master quite dissatisfied.

Just as the Changsheng Sect's disciples were noisily cheering for Meng Xun, a gray-robed figure had already quietly walked onto the stage.

It was Master Zheng’s disciple, Lou Yan.

He didn't seem to have the outward edge like Meng Xun. On the contrary, he had a restrained and calm aura. Facing the noise from the audience and the unceremonious gaze of Meng Xun on the stage, Lou Yan just bowed calmly and said, "Master Zheng's disciple, Lou Yan."

"Come on, Senior Brother Lou!"

"Brother Lou, teach him a lesson!"

"Brother Lou, beat him up!"

Another round of cheers came from the crowd of Changsheng Sect disciples. Although it was not as loud as the ones cheering for Meng Xun, it was still quite loud.

Who made Master Zheng have so many disciples?

Since he is a senior brother from my lineage, I will definitely help to cheer him on.

"I didn't expect that the person competing with me would be you."

Looking at Lou Yan who was going up on the stage, Meng Xun smiled slightly and said nonchalantly: "We have fought each other eight times, if not ten times, right? Can you beat me?"

"No."

Lou Yan shook his head slightly, not shying away from his past failures, but then he added: "But I only need to beat you once."

“That’s a nice thought.”

Meng Xun shrugged slightly and said, "I won't let you go."

"Me too."

Under the gray robe, Lou Yan's eyes were calm and firm.

As a cultivator with superior spiritual roots, he is actually not bad. However, when competing with those geniuses with heavenly spiritual roots, he is bound to be at a disadvantage.

He has lost many times in sect competitions.

But as he said, when it's time to win, winning once is enough.

After more than three hundred years of practice, the time has come for it to bear fruit, no matter who is standing in his way.

"This should be our last fight in the Jindan stage."

It was rare that Lou Yan said two more words, "And I will win."

"Then you have to ask me first if I agree or not."

Meng Xun sneered, his eyes already looking towards the location of the Nascent Soul Masters of the Changsheng Sect.

We have to give the Venerable some face.

Venerable Xu frowned slightly, looking at the two people in the arena who were on edge, and then looked at the excited disciples watching the fight with red faces under the ring, and finally said: "In this case, this sect selection will start with Meng Xun and Lou Yan!"

In fact, he didn't think Kong Zhai would be better than either of the two. Since he hadn't arrived yet and things had developed to this point, there was nothing wrong with starting first.

Maybe Kong Zhai didn't expect his master to be so bold and use the excuse of retreat to not participate in the battle? He couldn't really let so many people wait for them.

On the stage.

After hearing the affirmation from Master Xu, Lou Yan clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Junior Brother Meng, please."

"Brother Lou, I won't be polite!"

Meng Xun took a step forward, and the surging wave of spiritual energy even blew away the clouds in the sky.

Fortunately, this large arena was made of special materials, and could withstand even the aftermath of a Nascent Soul Master's battle, so it was enough for the two of them to fight here.

The two of them were about to fight! "The teleportation array hasn't been repaired yet?!"

In front of the teleportation array set up in Xia Dynasty, Shen Jiangyue frowned and looked extremely dissatisfied.

Everything was ready, except setting off. However, who could have thought that the teleportation array would be in disrepair.

"Please wait a moment, Your Excellency. I have already contacted the cultivators from the Tianyan Sect to come and help. Wait for another half an hour. No, no, no, two quarters of an hour will be enough."

The monk in charge of maintaining the formation had a cold sweat on his face, but he still tried to force a smile and spoke in a flattering manner.

This teleportation array has been in operation for nearly four years, and it never broke down. However, it broke down when the Venerable was about to use it, and Xia Chao did not have the materials to maintain the array, so he could only ask the nearest cultivator to come and help.

"Do you know how many venerables are waiting for us?"

Shen Jiangyue said with a bad look.

She herself hated it when others broke their promises, but she didn't expect that she would be the one making others wait.

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency. We will repair the teleportation array as quickly as possible."

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"Master, wait a moment, it's okay."

Gu Dan spoke up to help him out, "It won't take a while."

"Humph, I'll find out who set up this teleportation array in the first place. If you dare to cut corners, this matter will never end!"

Shen Jiangyue's fists were clenched so hard that they made a crackling sound. However, he knew that there was no need to argue with a little cultivator. He raised his chin and said something harsh. Then he turned to look at Gu Dan and said, "Have you written down all the information about Meng Xun and Lou Yan?"

"Um."

Gu Dan nodded slightly.

As a master, Shen Jiangyue was very qualified. While Gu Dan was adapting to the power of Dao Yun Jin Dan, she also collected the records of Meng Xun and Lou Yan's actions in Changsheng Sect and gave them to Gu Dan.

Only by knowing both yourself and your enemy can you win a hundred battles. Although she thought Gu Dan could fight with her, she did not dare to take it lightly. After all, reaching the perfection of the Golden Core and the half-step Nascent Soul were no joke.

It didn't take too long to wait, perhaps because of that harsh remark, but after only a quarter of an hour, the teleportation array was repaired.

Shen Jiangyue pulled Gu Dan along and stood in the teleportation array without saying a word.

After a flash of light, when I opened my eyes again, the world had changed.

"I'll take you away."

Shen Jiangyue grabbed Gu Dan's arm, and with the surge of spiritual energy, his figure rushed forward like an arrow breaking through the sky.

It's not just because Yuanying Venerable is faster, but also to save the spiritual energy of his beloved disciple and avoid damaging his condition before the fight.

With Shen Jiangyue's urgent help, the two finally saw the arena that the Changsheng Sect had just built not long ago.

However, at this moment, two people were fighting each other on the ring. The magnificent and terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations exploded like thunder. A layer of protective shield had already been raised high to prevent the aftermath of the battle from spreading to the surroundings.

It turned out that Meng Xun was fighting with Lou Yan! Shen Jiangyue's face changed, and he came directly to the side of Master Xu with Gu Dan, trying to suppress his dissatisfaction, and asked: "Master Xu, how did the fight start?"

"You came so late, who knows if you are planning to give up?"

While his disciples were fighting in the ring, Zheng Zun still had enough energy to pay attention and mocked them, "This kid didn't run away. He still looks like a man."

"cough."

Venerable Xu coughed dryly, glared at Venerable Zheng, and then said, "Meng Xun is a little impatient, so let them fight first.

After they decide the winner, if your disciple wants to try, it will be in time."

Venerable Shen's face was mixed with red and white. They were indeed late, but he couldn't just treat them as air, right?

It’s as if it doesn’t matter whether she has a disciple or not. She is so arrogant!

"That's fine."

Gu Dan was quite satisfied with this solution. Fighting one less person would save some trouble, right? "Don't be afraid to step onto the ring later."

Reverend Zheng sneered.

Did you really think you could get something out of fighting the winner? No one took this guy seriously. Both Meng Xun and Lou Yan were strong enough to suppress him with one hand.

Gu Dan ignored Master Zheng and looked towards the arena where the fierce battle was taking place.

As expected, Lou Yan, who had always been at a disadvantage in intelligence, was now at an advantage! Otherwise, Zheng Zun would not have been able to spare the time to mock others.

On the stage, Lou Yan's own golden elixir has already appeared. A huge tree that connects the sky and the earth stands proudly there. Countless green branches sway, and the green leaves sweep across like arrows that break through the air. Even the space is rippling. The seemingly weak green leaves are actually sharp and unmatched! "Junior Brother Meng, it's over."

Lou Yan's voice came from inside the big tree, and the whole world was shaking along with it.

The magical power of the Changsheng Sect is the sky-reaching Jianmu!

According to the legend, the Jianmu tree is a hundred feet tall without any branches, but his practice has not reached that level yet. He has not yet completely mastered the supernatural powers. But at the Jindan realm, it is enough.

"impossible!"

Meng Xun clenched his teeth, and the spiritual energy in his body surged in like a river bursting its banks. A layer of faint golden light appeared in front of him, blocking the branches and leaves of the Jianmu tree that were rushing towards him.

The terrifying spiritual power ripples exploded like fireworks, and a golden illusory sword suddenly appeared in Meng Xun's hand.

"Supernatural powers, I can do that too!"

Meng Xun jumped up, holding an illusory golden sword, and slashed down from top to bottom!

The magical power of the Changsheng Sect, the Gengjin Sword!

An extremely sharp aura emanated from the illusory golden sword, but the Jianmu tree rooted in the ground remained motionless, like a rock.

The sword swung down!

"Squeak~"

A teeth-grinding sound came from the point where the Gengjin sword and the Jianmu sword came into contact. Both of them were magical powers, the former was both attacking and destroying, while the latter was particularly focused on killing.

With the naked eye, one could see that Jianmu was split in half by the Gengjin sword and was moving downwards inch by inch.

The surging green light and the sharp golden light collided with each other. The Gengjin sword pressed down inch by inch, and it seemed that it had gained the upper hand.

However, Jianmu had just been chopped in half when the Gengjin sword in Meng Xun's hand became increasingly illusory. When he gritted his teeth and tried to split Jianmu in half, the Gengjin sword in his hand suddenly shattered.

His figure fell from the sky like a bird with broken wings.

A faint voice followed.

"Junior Brother Meng, I'm grateful for your kindness."

"good!"

In the spectator seats, Master Zheng slammed his left fist hard on his right palm, his excitement evident.

His disciple Lou Yan is the well-deserved leader of the Changsheng Sect! Do you know who his master is? !

Reverend Zheng's gaze was already directed towards Gu Dan. He had already mastered supernatural powers and could even be considered an opponent of some achievement. How could anyone challenge him?

Are you scared, little guy?

However, what disappointed him a little was that Gu Dan's expression did not change much, but Shen Jiangyue's expression darkened visibly.

He can achieve minor supernatural powers in the Jindan stage. He truly lives up to the reputation of being a late bloomer.

I’m afraid this battle will be difficult to fight.

Meng Xun fell on the ring, lying there in a daze.

His supernatural powers were only a small achievement. It was not unfair for him to lose.

He lost the time he should have won.

However, at this time, not many people cared about him.

Cheers always go to the victors.

"Ohhh! Senior Brother Lou! Chief! God!"

"Supernatural power, it's supernatural power! Senior Brother Lou has mastered supernatural power!"

"What do you mean by mastering magical powers? It's clearly a minor achievement of magical powers! How many people can achieve minor achievements of magical powers at the Jindan stage?"

All kinds of praise came pouring in at this moment.

Even Master Xu was very satisfied. "Not bad, very good! He has achieved minor success in his magical powers at the Jindan stage. Before his spiritual power is exhausted, he is invincible even when facing an ordinary Yuanying. He is worthy of being called a late bloomer! In this case, the Changsheng Sect has finally decided on the candidate."

"Haha, that's my apprentice, what else is there to say?"

Venerable Zheng smiled and said, "It's a pity that some people chose the wrong master. It's too late to regret it now."

Amid cheers, Gu Dan took a step forward.

"Kong Zhai, a disciple of Master Shen, comes to challenge me to a fight." (End of this chapter)