Chapter 241: A Trial

The Water Department has three academies: the Sutra Discussion Academy, the Sword Discussion Academy, and the Sutra Collection Academy.

The Sutra Discussion Institute is responsible for discussing the sutras and teaching. The Sword Discussion Institute is responsible for various competitions within the sect. The Sword Discussion Arena in the Sword Hall has always been under the management of the Sword Discussion Institute.

The Qingyun Dharma Assembly, which is held once every sixty years, is a competition for the Qingyun Sect to recruit disciples against the thirty-six sects. It is very important.

The practitioners of the Sword Discussion Academy had already started preparing for this competition several years in advance.

Selling tickets to watch games to the public is a tradition that has been formed over the years and is a good opportunity for the Lunjian Academy to make money.

Most of the competitions in Qingyun Sect are internal. No matter how exciting and lively they are, they will never be open to the public.

Of course, Lunjian Academy would seize this opportunity to make money.

The area around the sword testing platform was divided into several areas, and the price charged in each area was different.

Directly south of the sword-testing platform, they built a viewing platform, which was higher than the sword-testing platform, so that people could watch the battle from a high vantage point.

Except for the most important position in the middle, all other positions are sold to the public. The lowest entry price for the high platform that can accommodate 2,000 people is 500 spirit stones.

Although Qingyun City is rich, not many people can afford to spend hundreds of spirit stones to watch the fun.

Almost all those sitting on the high platform were cultivators from various sects who had participated in the war, as well as their relatives and friends.

Although Yun Qiu Shui is Yun Qingxuan's younger brother, he still has to pay if he wants to go to the stands.

Yun Qiu Shui threw a top-grade spirit stone and bought two of the best central viewing positions.

Although Gao Xian felt that he was rich, he felt a little ashamed now. Compared with Yun Qiushui, he was really a poor guy! "The Lunjian Academy is my sister's subordinate, so I am just trying to show my support." Yun Qiushui also explained superfluously, "I am not usually so extravagant."

"Brother Yun has always been simple, I am very sure of that." Gao Xian said with a smile.

In fact, although Yun Qiu Shui is particular, he is particular only about himself and does not require others to be particular.

For example, when Yun Qiu Shui visited his home, he never complained about the bad tea or the ugly maid... This was very good.

Yun Qiu Shui was also made fun of by Gao Xian. He had so many friends, but no one dared to make fun of him.

Gao Xian was different from others. He really treated him as a friend and was quite casual with him. This casualness was exactly what Yun Qiushui liked. He hated others' deliberate flattery, but this kind of flattery was extremely boring.

Li Feihuang, who was staring at Gao Xian from the side, felt a little uncomfortable at this moment.

Foundation-building cultivators have keen perceptions, and Gao Xian must have sensed her gaze, but he kept chatting and laughing with Yun Qiu Shui and did not respond to her at all.

Compared with various reactions such as disdain and sarcasm, the cold violence of ignoring makes people more angry and uncomfortable.

Just as Li Feihuang was getting angry, he saw Zhang Zhengxin and Lu Shidao both coming up to Yun Qiu Shui, and they were exchanging pleasantries again.

Zhang Zhengxin and Lu Shidao are both born with spiritual bodies, and Li Feihuang has always regarded these two as powerful enemies.

Unfortunately, these two people didn't seem to care much about her, which made Li Feihuang feel even more aggrieved.

Li Feihuang also drew a circle around these two people in her heart, just waiting to meet them on the sword-fighting arena to let these two guys know how powerful she is.

"Don't worry about them."

Li Chengfeng saw that Li Feihuang had a gloomy expression and there was resentment in his bright eyes. He knew that this junior felt that he was being looked down upon and had a grudge against Gao Xian and the others.

He said: "I heard that Xuanyuan Sect's Li Qingfeng is good at flying swords and is extremely powerful. Guiyuan Sect's Luo Xiujun is good at five-element magic and is very wonderful. Although these two people are not born with spiritual bodies, they each have their own talents and must not be underestimated..."

For Li Feihuang, Li Chengfeng asked many friends for information and got a general idea of ​​the talented masters who participated in the Dharma Assembly.

Some preparation ahead of time is better than no preparation at all.

For example, if you know that Li Qingfeng is good at flying swords, you can formulate a response strategy in advance.

Li Feihuang remained silent. She didn't think there was anything to discuss.

Li Chengfeng sighed, "As for the Xuanyuan Sect Li family, they are from the same lineage as our Li family, but they separated two thousand years ago. Until now, we have no connection at all, just like strangers..."

The ancestor of the Li family was a Yuanying Zhenjun, the strongest person in the Qingyun Sect, and left behind a huge family.

After the ancestor passed away, the former No. 1 family was naturally marginalized. The various branches of the Li family left Qingyun Sect and spread out.

Li Chengfeng pointed at a middle-aged man sitting in the middle and said, "This Li Ye is the head of the Sword Discussion Academy and is responsible for presiding over this ceremony. He is the direct descendant of our Li family. He uses the Qingfeng Sword Scripture to condense the golden elixir, and the Qingfeng sword left by the ancestor is in his hands.

"With him here, he will always take care of you for the sake of the Li family's bloodline."

Li Feihuang said impatiently: "What's the use of that? In the end, it all depends on your own ability!"

She then felt that her tone was a little bad, so she explained: "Grandmaster, I don't know why, but I feel restless when I see Gao Xian."

"Gao Xian's flaming bombs, ice arrows, and Qingfeng swordsmanship are all very powerful, but he is born in a poor family and lacks foundation. You have the third-level Scarlet Phoenix Sky Wing Sword, which is compatible with your spirit body. Gao Xian is definitely not your opponent!"

Li Chengfeng tried to comfort her softly, saying that Li Feihuang was only in his twenties after all, and had too little life experience to control his emotions.

The Qingyun Dharma Assembly was too important and she was under tremendous pressure. She was worried about gains and losses, which made her a little abnormal.

Li Chengfeng turned his eyes and saw two beauties in black walking up to Gao Xian. They exchanged polite greetings and seemed to be quite familiar with each other.

One of the women in black was beautiful and charming, and she was actually a Jindan Zhenren.

He couldn't help but be a little surprised. Gao Xian had just come to Qingyun City not long ago, but he had already hooked up with Qingyun Sect's Jindan? It seemed that Yun Qiushui had acted as a matchmaker and was running around for Gao Xian!

Li Chengfeng was quite far away and it was difficult for him to use his spiritual sense to spy on them, so he naturally didn't know what Shui Yuying and Gao Xian were talking about.

Both sides were talking and laughing, but their words were full of hidden swords.

"Xiao Gao, I bet ten low-grade spirit stones on you, betting on you to win. Don't let me down..."

Shui Yuying said with a smile.

Gao Xian had been in the workplace for a long time and was very experienced with this kind of weirdness. He said with admiration: "Master Shui has a good eye. I admire you."

Shui Yuying originally wanted to play a trick on Gao Xian, but Gao Xian's ambiguous words made her at a loss for words.

She snorted softly and said, "I'll be right here watching you win, so don't let me down."

Shui Yuying left with a flick of her sleeves, and Yin Lihua followed her silently.

Returning to her seat, Shui Yuying said to Yin Lihua, “I have a Five Evils Soul Burning Pill, which uses the five evil spirits to stimulate the soul and burn magic power, which can double your consciousness and magic power in a short period of time.

"Although it will damage your foundation, you just need to take good care of yourself for a year or two afterwards."

Yin Lihua said nothing. The better the effect of this kind of medicine, the greater the harm. She didn't want to risk her life for a momentary impulse.

With Gao Xian's ability, it would be difficult for her to win even if she took the Five Evils Soul Burning Pill. Moreover, there were many powerful enemies in the Qingyun Dharma Assembly.

Even if they win by chance against Gao Xian, how will they deal with powerful enemies like Zhang Zhengxin and Lu Shidao? Shui Yuying knew Yin Lihua's thoughts, and she stuffed the pill into Yin Lihua's hand, "Think about the humiliation you suffered at the hands of Gao Xian, and decide whether to use it or not."

This time Yin Lihua did not refuse. She silently put away the pill.

Shui Yuying then smiled. With Yin Lihua's gloomy personality, she must be narrow-minded and vengeful.

If I really have to face Gao Xian, how can I resist using the Five Evils Soul-Burning Pill!

At this time, a jade chime rang softly, and the clear and gentle sound spread all around, suppressing all other sounds.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Wearing an apricot yellow Taoist robe, Lu Jingxu landed on the sword-discussing platform and said loudly, "Today is the third day of the Qingyun Dharma Assembly, and the foundation-building monks from all sides will come on stage to compete.

"When the jade chime rings, both sides must end the fight immediately. The winner will be decided by Master Li and others. The order of appearance in this sword fighting competition will be determined by drawing lots..."

Normally, these words should be said by Li Ye, the head of the Sword Discussion Academy, but Li Ye didn't like it, so Lu Jingxu had to do it for him.

Lu Jingxu announced the rules of the ceremony, and then he took out a wooden barrel filled with bamboo sticks.

The foundation-building monks who signed up to participate in the Dharma Assembly came up on stage to draw bamboo sticks.

When Gao Xian came on stage, he saw a beautiful woman in the East Stand waving to him excitedly. Next to the woman sat a stern-looking, burly man.

It turned out to be the neighbors Wei Shuangshuang and Wei Cheng. The other two neighbors Tong Yan and Yuan Lin were sitting on one side.

Gao Xian nodded slightly. Wei Shuangshuang's enthusiasm always gives people the illusion that this woman likes me!

In fact, Wei Shuangshuang treats all her friends like this.

Tong Yan and Yuan Lin, the two foundation-building monks, also nodded to Gao Xian with friendly smiles on their faces.

From here they could see the south stands, and see Gao Xian and Shui Yuying chatting and laughing. This made them respect Gao Xian even more.

Besides, Gao Xian was well-known in the city during this period. They all bought Gao Xian's books and thought his paintings were really beautiful! They also had a little more sincere admiration for Gao Xian.

There were a total of 471 foundation-building monks participating in the Qingyun Dharma Assembly, a number that exceeded Gao Xian's expectations.

If you count carefully, the number of thirty-six sects plus the foundation-building cultivators from various places, plus the foundation-building cultivators outside of Qingyun Dao, is not exaggerated. After all, it only happens once every sixty years.

Gao Xian returned to the stands and showed the bamboo stick in his hand to Yun Qiu Shui.

"Three hundred and one, that's pretty much at the back."

Yun Qiushui said: "The first two rounds will be a bit boring, after all, there are a lot of fillers. After two rounds, the remaining ones will be elites, and the battle will be more interesting."

According to the rules, numbers one and two are drawn to go on stage first.

The two foundation-building monks who came from nowhere looked to be in their forties or fifties.

Just like Yun Qiushui said, the two foundation-building monks had mediocre cultivation, mediocre spells, mediocre magic weapons, and mediocre combat skills...

The two men were of similar level, and after fighting for a quarter of an hour, one of them narrowly won with one move and ended the fight.

After that, various foundation-building monks appeared one after another. Li Feihuang was at the front. As soon as she appeared, she used wind blades and fire guns to overwhelm her opponents and won in less than ten breaths.

This battle also allowed tens of thousands of cultivators who were watching to get to know Li Feihuang, and realize that he was a natural fire phoenix spirit and was extremely powerful.

Zhang Zhengxin, Lu Shidao, and Li Qingfeng also took the stage one after another. They all defeated their opponents easily and left a deep impression on the practitioners present.

Especially Li Qingfeng's flying sword, the battle was over with a flash of the feather-like light sword.

Gao Xian didn't go on stage until noon the next day.

Gao Xian’s opponent was a very beautiful female Foundation Establishment cultivator. When the female Foundation Establishment cultivator saw Gao Xian, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"The person opposite is Brother Gao Xian, whose name is well-known..."

"I am ashamed to say that I have such a small reputation. I am sorry to have made a fool of myself, fellow Taoist."

The female monk wanted to chat for a while, but Gao Xian didn't want to talk anymore. It wasn't a fan meeting.

He bowed and said, "Please."

The female monk hurriedly drew out her sword, activated the protective Qi, and prepared the golden talisman.

Gao Xian's fame grew, but no one knew how capable he was. The female monk thought that if she could beat Gao Xian, she would be able to make a name for herself.

A flash of red light appeared out of nowhere and instantly hit the female monk's protective Qi.

The flames exploded with a loud bang, and before the female monk could react, her protective Qi and golden talismans shattered and disintegrated in the flames. The violent impact force blasted her directly out of the sword-fighting arena.

The female monk whose hair was mostly burnt stumbled to the ground, looking at Gao Xian on the stage in astonishment.

Gao Xian bowed his hands gracefully: "Thank you."

On the southern stand, Lu Jingxu said in a deep voice: "Gao Xian, Sheng."

It was only then that the many cultivators watching the battle around them reacted and were immediately in an uproar...

(asking for monthly ticket~asking for support~)

(End of this chapter)