"What?!"
"Just you, a disciple of Tianlong Sect?"
Ding Yan, who had just arrived near the Yanlong Mountains, suddenly stopped in his tracks when he heard Hou Qingning's message.
There were bursts of disbelief in his eyes.
He just came out of quarantine yesterday.
In the past nearly thirty years, he has either practiced in seclusion or stayed in the secret room of laws to understand the laws of fire.
This time, he came out of seclusion to participate in the Tianlong Sect's Hidden Dragon Competition today.
Just now, when he went to handle the admission procedures for Tianlong Sect's inner sect disciples, he heard about Duan Lingtian's great power in the audition three days ago.
At first, he thought it was just a person with the same name, not necessarily the Duan Lingtian he knew.
Although the Duan Lingtian he knew was also outstanding, it should be impossible for him to grow to that level in less than thirty years.
However, when he further heard about Duan Lingtian's origin, he couldn't help but be stunned for a while.
"It's really him!"
Duan Lingtian came from Wuyin Academy in Tianfeng City, and later came to Wuyin Sect, and then moved to the Linghu Family and became a worshiper of the Linghu Family.
And Duan Lingtian, your rise history also scared him.
"Duan Lingtian is actually already a middle-ranked god-king? Moreover, twenty years ago, he was able to refine the ultimate spiritual-level divine elixir, and his elixir strength is not weaker than that of the best among the emperor-level divine alchemists?"
It has to be said that Ding Yan was frightened.
You know, when he was picked up from Wuyin Academy in Tianfeng City, the Najie in his hand was put away by the other party, and then he was asked to practice in seclusion to prepare for today's Hidden Dragon Competition.
Therefore, it was not until yesterday that he came out of seclusion.
He was going to Yanlong Terrace to participate in the Hidden Dragon Competition. When he learned that Duan Lingtian was also there, he immediately summoned Duan Lingtian.
He just got out of seclusion yesterday and got his ring back.
At the same time, he was already thinking about checking in with Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning, two friends he met at Wuyin Academy in Tianfeng City, after the Qianlong Competition was over.
Unexpectedly, before he had time to ensure safety, he learned that Duan Lingtian was in Tianlong Sect, so he stopped waiting and directly summoned Duan Lingtian.
What made him even more unexpected was that after he summoned Duan Lingtian, Hou Qingning also summoned him, and said that he was now also a disciple of Tianlong Sect.
"When did this world become so crazy?"
At this moment, Ding Yan was completely confused.
Hou Qingning's confident tone couldn't be told to be fake, but if it were true, wouldn't this world be a little too crazy?
Although Duan Lingtian was surprised today, he was only slightly surprised.
After all, the talent and understanding that Duan Lingtian showed in the past are there.
But what happened to Hou Qingning?
Hou Qingning's talent and understanding may not even be comparable to his. Although Hou Qingning's strength was stronger than him at first, it was because Hou Qingning was the young master of a god-king sect, while he, Ding Yan, was struggling alone. Only by rolling can one gain strength.
Although he had the opportunity to enter Tianlong Sect, he refused.
It was not until later that his elder came to Tianfeng City's Wuyin Academy and forcibly took him away that he truly began to enjoy the cultivation resources and cultivation environment that he had never dared to imagine in the past.
He originally wanted to say hello to Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning, but his elder forcibly took away his Najie, making it impossible for him to send a message to Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning.
The subpoena needs to go through the soul orb.
The soul beads of both Duan Lingtian and Duan Lingtian are in Najie.
"What's your tone?"
Faced with Ding Yan's suspicion, Hou Qingning was unhappy, "Where are you now? Duan Lingtian said that you are also in the Tianlong Sect?"
"Duan Lingtian and I are both at the place where the Qianlong Competition is being held. Come over quickly so that you can see your brother Ning and my current cultivation level."
"God King, God King, do you know?"
Hou Qingning's tone was full of embarrassment, which made Duan Lingtian, who was standing in front of him, have the urge to flatten him at this moment.
God King?
After hearing what Hou Qingning said, Ding Yan was surprised and said repeatedly, "Just wait, I will appear in front of you after a dozen breaths at most."
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure turned into a big fireball, streaking past at an extremely fast speed, like a flaming meteor, heading towards the direction of Yanlong Terrace.
Yanlong Terrace is the highest martial arts arena within the Yanlong Mountains, and it is also the opponent hosting the Qianlong Competition this time.
Of course, the Hidden Dragon Competition will not really be held on the Yanlong Stage.
Yanlong Terrace is just a landmark for the Qianlong Competition.
In the Hidden Dragon Competition, a group of genius god-kings competed. Even if the bricks and stones used to build Yanlong Terrace were extraordinary, they could not withstand their brilliance.
Therefore, the Hidden Dragon Competition must be held in a large void above the Yanlong Platform.
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"He said his time would be up in a dozen breaths."
After listening to Ding Yan's summons, Hou Qingning said to Duan Lingtian.
"Um."
Duan Lingtian smiled and nodded, but he was also a little confused. How could Ding Yan be in Tianlong Sect? If he also participated in the audition, he should have seen himself and Hou Qingning.
After all, in the third round of the internal sect disciples' entrance examination, his actions were considered to be "high-profile". Anyone who paid attention to the auditions, whether they were present or not, basically knew and heard about it.
"Maybe he just heard about it, so he knew I was there, so he summoned me... But Hou Qingning, he didn't know."
"That makes it easier to explain."
"If he was present, he must have seen Hou Qingning."
Thinking of this, Duan Lingtian felt relieved.
"Duan Chongfeng, what are you talking about?"
Murong Yinyue stood aside with a blank look on her face.
"A friend is coming over."
Duan Lingtian smiled.
A dozen breaths passed quickly.
"Over there!"
Before Duan Lingtian could react, Hou Qingning's voice had already been heard. Before it was time, Hou Qingning was looking around.
Now, following Hou Qingning's gaze, Duan Lingtian recognized Ding Yan at a glance.
Ding Yan is tall and burly, nearly two meters tall, and he is still recognizable to a certain extent.
However, when he saw Ding Yan again, Duan Lingtian found that he seemed to have changed. It was purely a change in his external temperament.
In the past, Ding Yan still seemed to be outgoing.
But now, he is much more restrained.
At first glance, the whole person seems to have matured a lot.
When Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning saw Ding Yan, Ding Yan also saw them. As soon as his eyes lit up, he walked towards them.
In the blink of an eye, Ding Yan arrived in front of Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning.
After nearly thirty years, the three came together again.
The last time we got together was at Tianfeng City Wuyin Academy.
"Hou Qingning, have you really become a disciple of the inner sect?"
The first thing Ding Yan did when he came to Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning was to lower his head and glance at Hou Qingning's waist. When he saw Hou Qingning's inner sect disciple identity token, his eyes lit up and his tone was full of surprise and disbelief.
While Ding Yan was staring at Hou Qingning's identity token, Hou Qingning also subconsciously looked at Ding Yan's waist and saw Ding Yan's identity token at a glance.
"Ding Yan, you...are you also a disciple of Tianlong Sect?"
"No! Your identity token... Logically speaking, it should be in the same group as us."
After Hou Qingning murmured, he couldn't help but frown, "But I never saw you during the audition before."
Duan Lingtian also glanced at the identity token on Ding Yan's waist. It was the identity token of a disciple of the Tianlong Sect, and there was a special mark on it.
This mark was carved by the Tianlong Sect using special techniques and materials. It is almost impossible to forge and can appear for a month.
And the identity tokens of Tianlong Sect disciples with this mark, whether they belong to inner sect disciples or outer sect disciples, mean that they are qualified to participate in this Hidden Dragon Competition.
Of course, it is generally impossible for this kind of mark to appear on the identity token of a sect disciple who has not entered the Tianlong Sect this time.
"Ding Yan, what's going on?"
Duan Lingtian was also puzzled.
"I'll explain to you later."
Ding Yan smiled, then looked at Hou Qingning's Murong Yinyue, "You two haven't introduced this person to me yet."
"This is the third young lady of the Murong family, Murong Yinyue."
Duan Lingtian introduced Murong Yinyue in a timely manner, and at the same time said to Ding Yan through a message: "She likes Hou Qingning, and Hou Qingning is also interested in her... If nothing happens, it won't take long before you and I can drink their wedding wine."
As soon as Duan Lingtian said these words, Ding Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he looked at Murong Yinyue and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Miss Yinyue from the Murong family."
"Hello, I am Ding Yan, a friend of Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning."
Ding Yan introduced himself.
"Hello."
Murong Yinyue noticed Ding Yan's ambiguous gaze flickering between her and Hou Qingning, and couldn't help but blush. She thought that Duan Lingtian must have said something to Ding Yan, otherwise Ding Yan would definitely not be like this.
After all, although she was standing with Hou Qingning now, she was not holding Hou Qingning's arm like before.
"You still know that you are Duan Lingtian and I's friend?"
Hou Qingning glared at Ding Yan angrily, "We left without saying goodbye and didn't say anything. Duan Lingtian and I were summoned many times later, but it was like nothing happened."
"If we hadn't seen your boy's soul pearl safe and sound, we would have thought that your boy was dead in the wilderness."
"Now, is it time to explain?"
After Hou Qingning said that, he glared at Ding Yan fiercely and said angrily.
When Ding Yan heard this, he smiled awkwardly. He was indeed wrong about this matter, "There was nothing I could do about it back then."
"I wanted to say hello to you, but before I could send you a message, the ring was taken away and was not returned to me until yesterday."
Ding Yan's words also verified one of Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning's previous conjectures.
"Who accepted your Najie?"
Hou Qingning asked subconsciously.
At the same time, as if he remembered something again, without waiting for Ding Yan to answer, he asked further: "Also, why are you in Tianlong Sect, and how come you have the same identity token as an inner sect disciple like us?"
