Xu Huaigu was still wondering who that person was and what the strange words meant, but he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried, so he had to give up and just take a step at a time.
Naturally, Liu Waner didn't know who that person was, so she advised Xu Huaigu that he might be talking nonsense after being drunk, but Xu Huaigu felt that the person's background was definitely not trivial, and it didn't look like he was talking drunkenly.
Putting this matter aside for the time being, they did not meet the man again in the next few days and gradually forgot about it.
A few more days have passed, and the Zixia Sect Taoist Conference is getting closer and closer. Zhuang Yeyun still deliberately moved closer to Xu Huaigu as usual, but Xu Huaigu was much more indifferent and did not have much interaction with her. He even went to Wuleitai to visit the competition venue and the world-famous thunder pool with Liu Waner.
It's not that they didn't call Du Lezhan, it's just that he was too unsociable. Last time he was drinking in Qingfeng Valley, he came out, but now he just stayed in the attic and didn't go out.
In this regard, Xu Huaigu and Liu Waner were a little helpless, but there was no other way. As the Taoist meeting approaches, some news is also released.
There are a total of twenty-one sects participating in the Zixia Sect Association this time, of which the three first-rate sects are naturally the first-rate sects, the second-rate sects including Qingfeng Valley, Meihua Sect, etc. are seven in total, and the remaining eleven are third-rate sects. Sect.
There were a total of seventy-two monks participating in the meeting. The opponents were determined by drawing lots. The top eighteen were selected through two rounds of elimination, and the remaining two were redistributed from the eliminated ones.
Since there are also many people from third-rate sects attending the meeting, the average level of the people participating this time is about the middle of the fifth realm. However, there are about thirty people at the peak of the fifth realm, so even if they are at the peak of the fifth realm There is no guarantee that the monks can make it into the top twenty, not to mention that there are some weirdos like Xu Huaigu and Liu Waner in the early and middle stages of the Five Realms, so the competition is still fierce.
After Xu Huaigu made a rough estimate of the people attending the meeting, he made a prediction. With his own swordsmanship, as long as he wasn't unlucky, if he met people like Fan Xuan and Yin Zishi who won the first prize at the beginning, he would probably be able to capture the top ten.
And Liu Wan'er's swordsmanship is no worse than his, and it's not difficult to get into the top twenty. Thinking that Liu Wan'er could also go to Middle-earth, he felt a little relieved.
The next day was the Taoist meeting of the Zixia Sect, and Xu Huaigu and his party went to draw lots. The person Xu Huaigu drew was a little-known monk in the middle stage of the fifth realm. He came from a third-rate sect, so there was no threat to him at all.
Poor that monk in the middle stage of the fifth realm, he was still happy that he had drawn a sword cultivator in the early stage of the fifth realm, but he didn't know what kind of terrifying person he had met.
Liu Wan'er, who was reading the book, was drawn by a disciple of the Xingyue Sect. He was at the peak of the fifth realm, his strength should not be underestimated, and his luck was not good.
The person Du Lezhan drew over there was a mid-level disciple of the fifth realm, nothing special. Due to the limited space in Wuleitai, the thirty-six games in the first round were held over six days. The three games were staggered, and Xu Huaigu's game happened to be on the first day. Liu Waner and Du Lezhan agreed to watch Xu Huaigu's game.
Xu Huaigu is all right, but he has agreed with them in advance that it is definitely not possible to see him show off because he has to hide his strength. Tomorrow's game will probably look very...
"Stalemate", and his final result can only be
"Narrow victory". The day passed without incident again, and soon a new day came. In the early morning, the morning glow penetrated the clouds in the sky and scattered on the mountains of Zixia Sect.
Although it is still early, Zixia Sect has already begun to become lively, because today is the first day of the Taoist meeting.
The outstanding members of East Fuyao Continent are about to decide the outcome at the Zixia Sect's Thunder Pond! The young people were full of enthusiasm. Even the monks who had not participated in many of today's games were curious and planned to go to the Five Thunder Platform to observe a game and see what their own strength was.
Early in the morning, Xu Huaigu and the other three were fully prepared and followed the flow of people towards the thunder pool deep inside the Zixia Sect.
Several people had swallowed the pills in advance, so they were not afraid of the thunderous energy mixed in the spiritual energy. Along the way, they were all monks, not only those who participated in the Taoist meeting, but also local disciples of the Zixia Sect. It was quite lively for those watching.
They squeezed all the way to the thunder pool, and saw that the usually deserted thunder pool was now surrounded by people, and the five thunder platform used for competition was built on one side of the thunder pool, and the monks there were particularly many.
Xu Huaigu felt a little bored when he saw this crowded scene. Competition between monks is not a child's play. So many people watching will inevitably affect the performance. Xu Huaigu is very dissatisfied with this.
Fortunately, not long after, an elder from the Zixia Sect came to preside over the Taoist meeting and said to the sea of people next to the Five Thunder Platform: "Everyone, please step back. I will build a small magic circle here to isolate the sound. . All Taoist friends who came to watch can still see the stage, which also allows us monks on the stage to concentrate on the Taoist meeting. Please step back for a moment. Please forgive me." The monks were crowded with people. At this time, He wanted to retreat again. He had long ignored the monk's demeanor and couldn't help complaining, which made the Zixia Sect elder who built the magic circle on the stage look ugly.
Seeing all this from the side, Xu Huaigu felt amused and said: "Why do I feel that this meeting has a rather urban atmosphere, like the acrobatic competitions I saw in Xingqing City." Liu Waner and Du Lezhan also laughed. At this moment , a familiar female voice suddenly came from behind them, saying: "You are all here, I came early in the morning, and I was looking for you everywhere before." Xu Huaigu turned around to see, it was the sister of the Lu family of the Plum Blossom Sect. His younger sister, Lu Wei, was looking up and smiling at him, her smile was quite clean.
Xu Huaigu politely replied: "Lu Wei, why are you here alone? Where are your sister and Zhuang Yeyun?" Lu Wei said: "They both have performances today, so they have already gone to prepare. Don't you have one too? Why?" Are you still here?" Xu Huaigu asked doubtfully: "What preparations should be made, and no one informed me in advance?" Lu Wei showed a confused expression, and then realized that Xu Huaigu must have been staying in the attic all day, so he even He didn't know the rules clearly, so he hurriedly said: "Didn't anyone tell you? The monks participating in the competition that day must go to the elder next to the Five Thunder Platform to sign in, and then the elder will verify their identity before they can participate in the meeting. If the time has passed, forget it. I voluntarily abstained. You are still stupidly waiting here. The Taoist meeting is about to start. Come with me quickly!" After saying that, Lu Wei didn't wait for Xu Huaigu's reaction, and hurriedly took his hand and hurried to the five thunders. Run to the stage.
Xu Huaigu still felt strange, but he didn't resist and let her pull him forward. It wasn't until the two of them ran to the Five Thunder Platform that they saw an elder in white robe standing there, and around him there were already more than ten people, all of whom were competing today. Zhuang Yeyun and Lu Jin were among them, and Xu Huaigu just Realizing that Lu Wei must have really not lied to him.
Lu Wei pulled him to the elder, stopped, and gasped: "Elder, there is another person here!" The white-robed elder turned to look at Xu Huaigu, beckoned him over, and after verifying his identity, Then he reminded with some displeasure: "Come earlier in the future. If you come a little later today, your qualifications to participate in the conference will be cancelled." Xu Huaigu was inexplicably blamed in this way, and he was unhappy and asked: "Why is no one talking to me?" Did I tell you this?" The man in white robe asked: "Who is the elder who leads your team?" Xu Huaigu replied: "I am from Qingfeng Valley, and the leader of the team is Elder Wu." The man in white robe suddenly realized, haha He smiled and said, "It turns out to be that old man! He drank with others last night and got drunk. He is probably still asleep now. No wonder I didn't inform you." Xu Huaigu couldn't help but smile bitterly. This Elder Wu is really not a reliable person. I don’t know why Xie Qingyun sent him to lead the team. If Lu Wei hadn’t happened to meet him, Xu Huaigu would have been disqualified.
He himself didn't care, but Xie Qingyun's painstaking arrangement was messed up. After making these preparations, the twelve participants on the first day of the competition were brought to a room under the Five Thunder Platform, ready and waiting to play.
Xu Huaigu knew Zhuang Yeyun and Lu Jin, and the three of them got together to discuss today's competition.
The opponent Zhuang Yeyun drew was also a person from a second-rate sect, but that person was only in the middle of the fifth realm, which was one point weaker than her cultivation level, so Zhuang Yeyun was not very worried.
However, Lu Jin did not have her good luck. Her opponent came from the Zixia Sect and was a monk at the peak of the Five Realms. Not only was his cultivation higher than Lu Jin's, but his lightning skills were also more lethal than those of the Plum Blossom Sect. Lu Jin After all the calculations, I felt that I would definitely lose, so I was very depressed.
Xu Huaigu had nothing to do about this. After all, he also felt that this rule was unreasonable. If there were monks who clearly had the ability to enter the top twenty, but met people like Yin Zishi, Fan Xuan and others in the first round, they had no chance of winning. So what?
But he was just thinking about it. After all, it didn't have much to do with him. He was only responsible for getting a good ranking for Qingfeng Valley. As for Middle-earth, he wasn't necessarily interested.
Zhuang Yeyun asked Xu Huaigu tentatively: "The person you drew seems to be only in the middle stage of the fifth realm. Mr. Xu can eliminate him in just a few moves, right?" Xu Huaigu replied: "It's not that simple. Speaking of which, I We are still in the early stage of the Five Realms. They are higher than me. How can I win so easily?" Zhuang Yeyun didn't believe him and said, "You can even defeat Ye Leng of the Fuyao Sect, but you are still afraid of this person? I see you You are too humble." Lu Jin seemed to have figured out the situation that he was bound to lose, so he was not so disappointed, but said: "Master Xu is indeed too humble. I have only heard of the arrogance of sword cultivators, but also I've never seen anyone like you." Xu Huaigu smiled politely back, but it felt very distant.
Both Zhuang Yeyun and Lu Jin looked at their faces and knew that Xu Huaigu didn't want to say anything more, so they kept silent and began to adjust their breath and make final preparations. After all, even if they were going to lose, they had to lose in a good way.
At this time, the magic circle on the Five Thunder Platform had been built, and a white spiritual energy was seen pouring out from the magic circle, turning into a sphere, covering the Five Thunder Platform like a curtain, covering the Five Thunder Platform. shrouded.
Then the aura turned transparent, and there was no difference from the audience. However, the people on the stage could not see the people under the stage, nor could they hear the outside sounds. This magic circle just allowed the monks to concentrate on fighting.
Everything was ready, and a woman wearing a white robe from the Zixia Sect walked onto the stage. Although the woman was just a disciple, she was naturally beautiful, with snow-white skin, smooth cheeks, and a Taoist robe that made her look like an immortal. And she was the host of this Taoist meeting.
As the women came on the court, the atmosphere became lively. Everyone ignored their status as monks. Some admirers shouted the woman's name loudly, while others whistled. The scene looked no different from the secular scene.
The woman smiled like a flower and didn't care about this. Instead, she said cheerfully: "I am Shi Xiaofeng, the host of this Taoist meeting. Next, I will explain to all the Taoist friends the events of the Taoist meeting, and I will also announce that this Taoist meeting will be held." The next Taoist meeting has officially begun!" The woman's voice was not loud, but the people present heard it very clearly, as if the voice was right in front of them, and they couldn't help but sigh at the Zixia Sect's methods.
A snow-white futon flew over, and Shi Xiaofeng sat on it. The futon flew into the mid-air of Wulei Terrace, leaving space on the stage.
She smiled slightly and said passionately: "The first match of this Taoist meeting, between Xu Huaigu from Qingfeng Valley and Sun Yangqiu from Pipa Mountain, starts now!"
