Before the powerful ancestor could even utter a cry of alarm, the Heavenly Fire Fusang Bow had already flown back to Zhenru Dantian, and Liu Yunzhao, like a kite with a broken string, crashed heavily to the ground.
Zhenru did not stop. Taking advantage of Liu Yunzhao's inability to say "admit defeat", she covered her palm with immortal power, grabbed Liu Yunzhao's neck, and squeezed it down without any mercy.
"stop!!!"
"boom--!!!"
An angry roar echoed across the square, accompanied by the deafening clash of magical power, as Zhenru was sent flying backward.
At the same time, all the powerful ancestors watching from the cloud platform and the sky above the square began to move.
However, in a very brief moment, before the cultivators below the plaza could see what was happening, the entire plaza was enveloped by clouds, cutting off the view of the cultivators fighting outside the plaza.
At this point, the cultivators watching outside the square realized that the situation had probably changed, and they became even more curious and excited.
If only cultivators from the mainland participated in this competition, people might just be curious and excited for a while, at most discussing and speculating about it in a grand manner, or inquiring about it afterward.
But this is a grand cultivation competition, and in addition to cultivators from the mainland, there are also cultivators from the outer seas participating, and naturally, there are also cultivators from the outer seas watching the competition.
Mainland cultivators are used to being controlled by the five major sects and dare not cause trouble in public, but the overseas cultivators are different. They started making a scene as soon as they saw this.
"What's going on? Why won't people watch? Are you cultivators from the mainland trying to cheat?"
"Bullshit! We wouldn't stoop to cheating. Didn't you see that both of the people on the field are cultivators from the mainland?"
"If it's not cheating, why don't you dare show it to us?"
"Exactly! And the fact that you allowed seniors to interfere in your competition is already unfair!"
"That's because it happened suddenly..."
"Pah!"
Originally, everyone's curiosity was only about what they couldn't see clearly on the stage. But as they talked, the cultivators from the outer sea and the mainland started hurling insults at each other.
The scene in the square quickly descended into chaos, and the conflict soon escalated into physical altercations.
Unfortunately, those who could control the conflict at that moment simply didn't have the energy to manage it.
What's even more awkward is that they don't have the energy to manage the situation below the square, and they want to manage the situation inside the square but can't.
Because they were not facing junior disciples, but powerful ancestors.
"Everyone, calm down!"
Zhenru was sent flying backwards because she was severely injured. Fortunately, she was no longer an ordinary person. Although her physical body was in great pain and her mind was dizzy due to the situation being far beyond her own strength, she found that she had not suffered any real damage after she landed.
Just as her vision cleared and she still felt a slight nausea in her throat from the dizziness, she heard a muffled voice.
At the same time, before he could even stand firmly, he was gently pulled to the side, and then he felt a residual wave of magical power brush past the hem of his robe.
Hearing the enormous roar, Zhenru's mind cleared up, and she couldn't help but let out a mocking smile as she looked up at the opposite side.
Only then did Zhenru see the situation clearly. After a fleeting look of surprise, she understood.
The square is now divided into three camps.
One side stood behind Cheng Yunyun, who was supporting Liu Yunzhao, and the other side stood behind Zhenru. The remaining side was the powerful being from the outer sea, who stood in the middle of the two sides in a triangular formation.
The remaining contestants, who were originally in the air above the plaza, were cut off from sight and divine sense and were trapped above the plaza by their elders.
The three parties were in a standoff, and the entire square was filled with the aura of powerful beings. Even if it couldn't harm Zhenru, it made people feel breathless.
Zhenru looked around and whispered to Chunyu Changfeng, who was supporting her:
"Senior Chunyu, what's the situation now?"
Chunyu Changfeng didn't reply, but shook his head at Zhenru, signaling her with his eyes to ignore it. Then, without making a sound, he moved her behind him and looked at the ground.
Zhenru understood and was moved. She nodded and obediently sat down to meditate and regulate her breathing, ignoring what was happening on the field.
Unfortunately, Zhenru had barely sat down to adjust her breathing when the stalemate on the field was broken.
A powerful figure from the outer seas spoke, his tone somewhat stiff:
"Gentlemen, this is a grand cultivation competition, concerning the quotas for the ancient secret realm. This stalemate can't go on. At least give us an explanation first, right?"
Upon hearing this, one of the elders on Liu Yunzhao's side showed impatience in his eyes and said:
"What is there to explain? Neither side in the competition has any of you cultivators from the outer seas."
Upon hearing this, the powerful figure from the outer sea, who had previously maintained a somewhat composed demeanor, instantly became displeased and turned to glare angrily at the old ancestor, saying:
"Isn't it a bit too early for you to humiliate me, fellow Daoist?"
"I admit that these two young friends are exceptionally strong, but this is not a contest between the first and second place winners. How can it be none of the business of us cultivators from the outer sea?"
If it were a final ranking competition for the top three, there would be no need for outsiders to comment. But now it's just a competition to narrow down the twenty to ten, and there are still three contestants from the outer sea who have made it to the finals.
If no one intervenes, regardless of whether Liu Yunzhao dies in the end, they will be unable to participate in the later competitions, and their chances of entering the top five in the outer sea will be much greater.
However, the competition, which was originally not supposed to be interfered with by the seniors, was interfered with by others. Not to mention the top five, even the top ten spots will be missing at least one from overseas.
That's an ancient secret realm. The benefits of just one spot there are greater than all the most precious secret realms in the Sun Realm combined. How could the cultivators from the outer seas be willing to accept that?
The powerful being who had spoken earlier realized the inappropriateness of his words and could only soften his expression, saying to the cultivator from the outer sea:
"Fellow Daoist, please rest assured, once we have resolved the issue, we will naturally give the fellow Daoists in the outer sea an explanation."
The cultivator from the outer sea exchanged glances with the others, showing no intention of compromising, and coldly snorted:
"From the moment you interfered with the competition, you haven't been able to provide an explanation, unless..."
Knowing full well that the overseas cultivator's deliberate pause wouldn't be followed by anything pleasant, the powerful figure on Liu Yunzhao's side still spoke up and asked:
"Unless what?"
The cultivator from the outer sea smiled and said without any politeness:
"Unless you give us three top ten spots and two top five spots, or if she gets a top three spot, you have to give us one top three spot."
As the cultivator from the outer sea spoke, he pointed directly at the unconscious Liu Yunzhao.
"That's impossible!"
"dream!"
Two voices rang out at the same time.
One is the ancestor on Zhenru's side, and the other is naturally on Liu Yunzhao's side.
It should be noted that there are only ten spots available to enter the ancient secret realm. Of the contestants brought by the cultivators from the outer sea, only three made it into the top twenty, and their rankings were not high.
Even without the unexpected incident involving Zhenru and Liu Yunzhao, it would have been virtually impossible for the remaining three to make it into the top ten on their own. Now, they're making outrageous demands, asking for all three to be in the top ten, and even daring to ask for the top three spots.
It's important to know that the pass tokens obtained by the top three out of the ten ancient secret realm slots are different from those of the others.
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