Su Youxue was very touched when she heard this. This was the first time in three months that her senior brother had cared about her and the first time he had taken the initiative to reach out to her.
In the past, I always took the initiative, but he always disliked me.
Lin Fan didn't think so much. He did this because Long Aotian was already at the ninth level of the Golden Core realm, and Su Youxue couldn't force out his true strength. Testing him was useless, so he might as well admit defeat like he did in his previous life.
As expected, Su Youxue was very obedient and immediately admitted defeat.
The first round of the semifinals ended quickly. The top six disciples were Long Aotian, Murong Xuanqiu, Zuo Yang and Zhou Yuan, disciples of Tianjian Peak, Wang Shisan, the chief disciple of Xiangdao Peak, and Chu Sheng of Xing Peak. Lin Fan received a bye.
Then comes the second round of the semifinals, where contestants will compete for seventh through tenth place. Those who failed in the previous round will compete for the final four spots.
After a series of competitions, the final spots were determined: Qi Feng's personal disciple Liu Kunkun, inner disciple Xiao Hong, Shen Qingqiu, and Zhao Bin. Su Youxue was eliminated and failed to make it into the top ten.
The final battle of the day is Lin Fan challenging one of the top ten. If he succeeds, he will be able to take the place of his opponent.
Lin Fan looked at Long Aotian with a hint of coldness in his eyes, about to speak, but the entire Qingxiao Sect trembled.
A violent, raging power filled the heavens and earth, as if something terrifying was about to be born.
"What's going on?" All the elders stood up and looked towards the forbidden area, where the power was coming from.
The sect leader reached out and grabbed at the void. An elder in charge of guarding the area sent a message: "A monster is attacking the barrier in the forbidden area. We need to reinforce the seal."
He glanced at the top ten disciples and said, "Stop the competition for now, you can all come in."
Lin Fan, Long Aotian, and other disciples followed them to the forbidden area. At this moment, Elder Xingfeng transmitted his voice and asked, "Sect Leader, isn't this inappropriate? Lin Fan and Long Aotian haven't been cleared of suspicion yet. If they take this opportunity to use the Evil Dragon Relic to open the barrier, the consequences will be endless!"
Zhao Kuo laughed and said, "It's precisely because we haven't cleared their names that we let them come along. The forbidden area's barrier isn't so easy to break. I also need to tell them where it is. If the Evil Dragon Relic really was stolen by one of them, they definitely won't be able to hold back and will take action."
After the sect competition, they will send more people to guard the barrier. If anyone gets close, it can be determined that he is the one who stole the Evil Dragon Relic.
“This may be dangerous, but it’s the best way at the moment. After stealing the Evil Dragon Relic, it’s impossible for them not to break the restriction,” Peak Master Xingfeng agreed.
Even if a person is unwilling to take the risk, the Evil Dragon Relic will tempt him to go to the forbidden area. No matter how strong a person's will is, he will not be able to resist the temptation of the Evil Dragon Relic.
Lin Fan followed beside Leng Xingyue, glancing at the others with a solemn and thoughtful expression.
The seal on this forbidden area has loosened ahead of schedule; many plot points from the previous life progressed much faster than in this one.
Knowing full well that he and Long Aotian were the most suspicious and the most likely to steal the Evil Dragon Relic, the sect leader still dared to send them here.
There's something fishy about this. If he deliberately let himself and Long Aotian know their location, then there must be a trap at the forbidden area's barrier.
A cold glint flashed in Long Aotian's eyes. He wanted to lure the snake out of its hole, but he wasn't that stupid. Since they were willing to let him know the location of the barrier, it would save him from searching blindly.
As for what happens next, he will definitely plan it carefully.
Within the forbidden area stands a mountain peak that soars straight into the clouds, its summit invisible, shrouded in gray mist.
"I brought you here today so that you could see the monsters sealed in the sect's forbidden area and understand the responsibility we bear."
The sect leader looked at them and said in a deep voice.
"The peak masters and I will go to the array's core at the summit to reinforce the barrier, while you will need to use spells to assist us from below."
The sect leader and the peak masters of the six peaks rushed to the summit. Elder Xingfeng threw out a diagram and said to the elders and disciples of each peak, "Look at the diagram and see where you will be positioned in the formation."
After understanding the formation diagram, Lin Fan and the others found their own positions and then joined the formation to begin practicing their cultivation techniques.
The heavens and earth shook violently as a terrifying force impacted the seal, causing the mountain peaks to sway from side to side, as if they were about to collapse at any moment.
Long Aotian glanced at Lin Fan, a strange light appearing in his eyes. He suppressed his killing intent before beginning to circulate his energy and combine it with the formation.
A series of dazzling beams of light shot out from around them, radiating light from each person's position. Then the formation was activated, merging the power of everyone and transforming into a tremendous beam of light that soared into the sky.
The intense light illuminated the sky, dazzling and echoing the array's focal point at the summit.
Seemingly sensing that the seal had been reinforced, the mountains shook even more violently. Clearly, they did not want to be sealed any longer, and took advantage of the moment when the altar suppressing the evil dragon relic broke and the seal loosened to launch a frenzied attack.
Lin Fan and the others trembled as they felt a powerful impact. Their auras merged with the formation, and although most of the monsters' power was weakened by the formation, it still affected them to some extent.
Pfft
All the disciples suddenly coughed up blood, including Lin Fan. His face was pale and his breathing was much weaker.
Of the disciples, only Lin Fan and Long Aotian were still holding on; the rest had already fallen unconscious.
Long Aotian's emotions were somewhat agitated, and his aura became chaotic due to the influence of the Evil Dragon Relic.
But he quickly regained his composure. He truly lived up to his reputation as the chosen one; even the evil dragon relic could not affect him.
Many elders are keeping a close eye on him. If the Evil Dragon Relic is exposed, he will likely be doomed once the sect leader finishes strengthening the seal.
"Shut up. It's not the right time yet. I won't do anything. You'd better behave yourself. If you ruin my plan, even if you're the ultimate weapon, I'll destroy you."
Long Aotian angrily rebuked him, saying that the Evil Dragon Relic wanted him to take advantage of the fact that everyone was busy reinforcing the seal and had no time to pay attention to it, so he could take the opportunity to destroy the formation.
The monsters sealed in the forbidden area took the opportunity to break free of the seal and see the light of day again.
But Long Aotian would never do that. If he really broke the seal, these elders and sect leaders could end their own lives before the seal dissipated.
He wouldn't be so foolish as to risk his life to allow those monsters to break free of the seal.
If the evil dragon relic dares to cause trouble at this time, he is not someone to be trifled with; at worst, he will take it with him.
His threat was effective; the evil dragon relic calmed down. Although it had developed sentience, it knew that Long Aotian was not someone to be trifled with.
Half a month ago, when Long Aotian was fusing with the Evil Dragon Relic, it intended to devour his soul, but at the critical moment, it was struck by an indescribable terrifying force that almost destroyed it.
That's why the Evil Dragon Relic obediently merged with him. That power was terrifying. It didn't know if it was Long Aotian's trump card, but it felt the vast heavenly might that was not to be defied.
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