Yunjun Courtyard.
In the courtyard where the members who participated in Xia Lin's championship lived, two beautiful figures were pacing back and forth in the courtyard.
Since the opponents in the last two games, Haoxi and Mingze, had a duel today, the other Yuan practitioners in the academy were taken to Xia Lin Yuandao by the two elders.
"Qing'er, do you think something will happen to little Yuanzi?" Yuan Yao tilted her head and asked in a low voice.
Li Yunqing stopped worrying and said softly: "It shouldn't be the case. Little Yuanzi didn't get into trouble even with such a big commotion before.
"And my Yuan Gu can vaguely sense that he is still in the north."
"Well, I seem to be able to sense it too. But if it's there or not, it should be fine." Nodding slightly, Yuan Yao seemed to suddenly become much calmer.
………
A certain inn in the southern part of Xiayang City.
"Protector Jingxuan, there was a battle between Nirvana strongmen in the north of Xialin Academy just now. Is there any follow-up news?"
Mu Yuting sat in front of the window, picking up and putting down the tea cup several times.
Tapping his fingers lightly on the desk, Zhu Jingxuan looked calm and said calmly: "I don't know yet, I just went out to investigate and received a message from Wenxuan.
"According to the information he found, the fighting between the two sides was relatively short, so no one knows what exactly happened."
Hearing this, Mu Yuting was stunned and murmured: "Defender Wenxuan of Leiyin Valley hasn't left Xia Yang City yet?"
Zhu Jingxuan nodded and said: "There are many disciples in their valley who came to participate in Xia Lin's championship. Although there are other guardians secretly protecting them, this is the area under Jinling Mountain's control after all.
"Every sect has a strong person in the late stage of Nirvana, and Leiyin Valley is Gong Wenxuan.
"He likes to join in the fun of everything. According to what he went to investigate from the scene, one side used explosive bombs during the battle, and there were signs of thunder elemental power. Do you think he could not be concerned about it?
"Unfortunately, neither of the warring parties left any verifiable traces, and the scene was deliberately destroyed."
"Thunder element? Could it be..." Mu Yuting turned her beautiful eyes and boldly made a guess in her heart.
Zhu Jingxuan looked at Mu Yuting in front of the window: "I know what you want to say. Li Yuan is quite capable and nothing will happen to him.
"Counting the days, Diao Zhiyuan from Jinlingshan should be arriving soon."
Mu Yuting turned around and moved to sit next to Zhu Jingxuan, and asked in a low voice: "Protector Zhu, what are your chances of winning against Diao Zhiyuan?"
Zhu Jingxuan said: "I have said before that even though we are both at the peak of the late Nirvana period, the gap between him and me is still not small.
“What’s more, according to the information we have received, he has a vague tendency to reach the peak of perfection.
"If it hadn't been for Tao Dingyang's death, he would have returned to the Jinling Mountains by now and hit the summit of Perfection."
Mu Yuting's eyebrows showed a trace of solemnity, she bit her jade lips lightly and said: "Then Li Yuan..."
"Although that kid has many tricks, he is only in the Yuan Dan realm and has no power to fight back in front of Diao Zhiyuan." Zhu Jing sighed loudly.
Mu Yuting sighed softly: "Unfortunately, I have not yet entered the late stage of Nirvana, and the disparity in strength is too great to be able to take a few moves.
"Can you please ask the protector Wanyue from Bihai Pavilion, who is also at the peak of the later stage, or the protector Wenxuan from Leiyin Valley. If they join forces with you, they should not be afraid of Diao Zhiyuan."
Zhu Jingxuan waved his hand and said: "You don't need to worry about this matter. It is related to important matters in the palace. Nothing can happen to Li Yuan. If Diao Zhiyuan comes, I will do my best to protect him."
………
The northern jungle of Xialin College.
The blue figure sitting cross-legged on a giant tree slowly opened his eyes.
He raised his head and glanced at the sky. Clouds were already rising in the west. Li Yuan was filled with energy at this moment.
Release the soul power and explore the area within a radius of forty miles. Except for some monsters, there are no Yuan beings nearby.
He placed his palms on the huge Shuya, and strong energy burst out from his palms, hitting Shuya, generating a strong thrust, and his body suddenly shot into the sky.
A wisp of nine-color divine light flew from the center of his eyebrows to the soles of his feet. Li Yuan used his Yuan Power slightly and flew in the direction of Yunjun Courtyard.
………
The night sky is full of stars, and the full moon hangs on the remaining clouds.
Li Yunqing and Yuan Yao, who had been in the courtyard for several hours, never returned to the house and looked up to the north from time to time.
"Crunch——"
The door rang and someone entered the courtyard.
Li Yunqing and his two daughters hurriedly crossed the second gate and came to the outer courtyard. At this moment, Li Yuan had already reached the screen gate.
The stone finally fell from their hearts, and Li Yunqing and Yuan Yao felt even more tired than after a fight.
The three of them went back to the house and chatted for nearly half an hour.
Fan Hongtao came back with Qin Chen and others. Today's three duels have ended.
Li Yuan asked them about today's duel.
He fought with two Nirvana players from Jin Lingshan and made too much noise, which directly caused the duel to be postponed for half an hour.
In the first match between Haoxiyuan and Yuyiyuan, the latter did not have a duel in the previous two days. Compared to Haoxiyuan, the condition is much better, and Haoxiyuan experienced a hard battle with Mingzeyuan yesterday.
The two houses were locked in a fierce battle, but in the end Haoxi House had the last laugh thanks to Zuo Yuchen's outstanding performance.
In the second game, Jingshen Courtyard versus Qiyao Courtyard.
There was nothing interesting about this duel. Qiyaoyuan almost won the duel in a crushing way.
The last showdown today is Haoyi Courtyard versus Mingze Courtyard.
Mingzeyuan suffered a defeat at the hands of Haoxiyuan yesterday, so even when facing a team like Haoyiyuan, they did not slack off at all.
They went all out to completely defeat Haoyiyuan and win.
With four wins in five games, they are closely behind Yunjunyuan.
………
at night.
"A visitor is coming."
Li Yuan was about to go to bed when Ling suddenly reminded him and he immediately frowned slightly.
Ling continued: "They should be friends, not enemies."
Li Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, communicated briefly, and at the same time released his soul power to explore.
After a while, he said casually to the two women in the room: "You go to bed first, I'll go out."
"Xiao Yuanzi, what's wrong? Is it..."
"Don't worry, it's not. If Diao Zhiyuan comes, Zhu Jingxuan and Mu Yuting must be nearby, and their aura is not detected yet.
"I'll go back as soon as I go. There was too much noise during the day, and the college arranged for elders to patrol in person. Once a strange Nirvana strongman enters the college, Hou Han will definitely know about it.
"This person can come and go freely in Xia Lin College, and he should have a good relationship with several deans of the college during this time.
"Having cultivated in the late stage of Nirvana, I feel his aura is somewhat familiar. I should have encountered him somewhere before."
After a brief explanation, Li Yuan opened the window and rushed out, then a suction force closed the window without making any sound.
After leaving the room, he jumped up to the eaves, tapped his toes a few times, and arrived outside the small courtyard.
………
In the woods five or six miles away from the small courtyard, squatting on a huge rock was a middle-aged man with white hair falling naturally to his shoulders. He was wearing a black suit with red patterns on the collar and hand guards.
The white hair and black clothes are very recognizable, and the style of clothing Li Yuan has seen before, it is similar to that of a disciple of the Yuzhao Sect.
"Meng Yi?"
Li Yuan frowned slightly, remembering one of the people who fought over the hidden blade at the Qian's auction house.
Could it be that the other party has always had thoughts about his hidden blade?
After thinking about it carefully, I felt something was wrong. The other party was obviously just for fun that day and did not really want to take the knife.
What's more, this person controls the two elements of water and darkness, and the hidden blade can only be reduced to an ordinary top-quality royal weapon in his hands.
Suddenly, a huge monster appeared behind Meng Yi. It was fourteen to fifteen feet long and six feet tall. It should have reached the late fourth level.
The head of this beast is quite similar to that of a wolf, with a pair of cyan eyes and its whole body covered with long gray hair.
On top of the wolf's head, there is a blue spiral horn, and a faint blue mist can be seen on it.
The fur on the neck is not gray but cyan, and the surrounding area of the beast's mouth is cyan fur.
The wolf-headed monster walked slowly to Meng Yi's side, without showing its ferocious face. It was surprisingly gentle, and its eyelids seemed to be drooped.
"Li Yuan, you really have some skills. You can detect my aura from such a distance. I thought I was hiding it very well, but you still discovered me."
Meng Yi stood on the rock, overlooking Li Yuan, his eyes flashing with sharpness.
Li Yuan raised his eyes, cupped his hands towards Meng Yi, and said calmly: "Dragon Protector Meng of the Yushi Sect, you are not here so late just to chat with me."
Hearing this, Meng Yi raised his eyebrows and asked quickly: "Do you recognize me?"
With a flip of his palm, the hidden blade appeared in Li Yuan's hand. He stretched it forward and said, "Are you here for it? If you want it, pay ten times the price."
"Little brother, I'm afraid you may have misunderstood me. I'm not here for Zang Feng. This sword can only exert its power in your hands."
Hearing this, Li Yuan was startled and thought to himself that apart from the Zangfeng Dao, he should have no other interactions with Meng Yi.
Seeing that Li Yuan was silent, Meng Yi continued: "I didn't expect that you could clearly remember my aura when we just grabbed a few items at the auction house. No wonder Senior Sister Zhu asked me to protect you."
"Zhu Jingxuan, the protector of Qingmu Palace?" Li Yuan confirmed.
"Exactly. Now, except for her, there is no one else near Xia Yang City who is worthy of me doing this."
"Defender Zhu Jingxuan has left Xia Yang City?" Li Yuan did not detect Zhu Jingxuan's aura around him, and at the same time he slightly doubted Meng Yi's strength. After all, he was in the late stage of Nirvana. "Do you know who will come to trouble me?"
Meng Yi grinned, knowing what Li Yuan meant, and responded: "She did not leave Xia Yang City, she was just paying attention to Diao Zhiyuan's movements. Although I am in the late stage of Nirvana, I have a fighting beast."
As he said that, Meng Yi pointed to the monster next to the rock: "This is the gray beast, my battle beast."
War beast?
Li Yuan had heard Ling talk about it before, but had never been able to see it with his own eyes.
The gray beast next to Meng Yi seemed no different from an ordinary monster.
Most Yuan people who have heard of the Eight Sects know that the Yuzhao Sect is famous for refining monsters into earthly beasts and occupies a place in the Eight Sects.
But there is no vitality in the earth monster.
The real power of Yuzhi Sect is not the secret method of refining earth monsters, but the secret method of forming a contract with monster beasts that have no bones in their bodies but are somewhat intelligent.
If there is no Yuan Bone in the body, a monster with some intelligence is very rare and must reach at least level three.
Usually able to form a contract, they are usually level four monsters.
Even if there are tens of thousands of powerful Nirvana warriors in Yushi Sect, there are only one hundred Yuan warriors with war beasts.
War beasts do not need to be controlled by soul power. They live with Yuan Zhe for a long time and cooperate with each other tacitly.
When facing an enemy, it is equivalent to two Yuans attacking the opponent at the same time.
However, as the Yuan's cultivation level increases, war beasts become very rare, and it is not easy to find another one, so the battle beast's cultivation level must be improved.
In this way, the cultivation of other Yuans only requires the cultivation resources of the Yuans themselves, and the Yuans who own war beasts must also provide resources to improve the cultivation of the war beasts.
Therefore, it is more difficult for such Yuan practitioners to improve their cultivation than normal cultivators.
Even if Meng Yi possesses a war beast, he may not be a match for Diao Zhiyuan, who is already a strong man who is about to reach the peak of perfection.
After a long exchange, Meng Yi answered Li Yuan's questions.
Meng Yi protected Li Yuan just in case Zhu Jingxuan didn't know Diao Zhiyuan's whereabouts.
If nothing goes wrong, when Diao Zhiyuan comes to Li Yuan, Zhu Jingxuan, Meng Yi and the Gray Beast will join forces.
Li Yuan originally thought that the person assisting Zhu Jingxuan was the protector of the Qingmu Palace, but unexpectedly, it was Meng Yi from the Yuzhong Sect who came.
The two come from different sects, and it is rare to have such a good friendship.
Meng Yi didn't say anything himself, and Li Yuan didn't ask him about the relationship between the two.
"Miss Mu, since you're here, you'd better show up!" Li Yuan suddenly shouted to another part of the woods.
"I really don't know how you do it. We can't seem to hide in front of you."
A rather helpless soft voice sounded from the forest.
Immediately afterwards, a figure wearing a light green dress slowly walked out.
Li Yuan smiled slightly, not noticing Zhu Jingxuan's aura, and immediately asked: "Zhu Dharma protector didn't come?"
Mu Yuting nodded slightly.
Meng Yi looked sideways at Mu Yuting and said in a deep voice: "Girl Yuting! I heard that you have reached the mid-term barrier. When I was at the auction house last time, I wanted to ask you why you didn't practice in seclusion and break through in one fell swoop. But let's go Too hasty."
Mu Yuting said: "I just feel that the barrier is loose, and it will take some time to break through.
"After Xia Lin wins the championship and goes back with the disciples in the palace, he will go into seclusion. I don't know how long it will take."
Mu Yuting left before the auction ended that day in order to chase Li Yuan.
After smacking his lips, Meng Yi sighed: "I really don't dare to compare with you sect's geniuses.
"When you reach the later stage, I'm afraid I won't be your match. I've lived a hundred years longer than you, and I'm useless."
Mu Yuting said: "Senior Meng, please stop making fun of Yuting. Compared with you, I am still far behind.
"Senior is one of the very few Yuanzhao who can form a contract with a war beast in Yuzhi Sect.
"How can I compare with you? Your strength is comparable to the peak of the late Nirvana period.
"Don't use the word Tianjiao on me. I am far different from those Tianjiao in the palace."
Li Yuan didn't expect Mu Yuting to be so humble, but thinking about it, what she said was true, and Meng Yi couldn't be treated as an ordinary person in the late stage of Nirvana.
"When Miss Mu comes here, does it mean that Diao Zhiyuan has arrived in Xia Yang City?" Li Yuan asked with a frown.
Shaking her head slightly, Mu Yuting walked slowly towards Li Yuan and said in a calm tone: "I really don't know whether he has come to Xia Yang City or not. But you have to be careful.
"According to our intelligence estimates, it's almost time for Diao Zhiyuan to arrive.
"Dr. Zhu has no whereabouts of him at the moment, so I'll come over and take a look.
"He probably won't do anything in the academy, so as long as you don't leave Xialin Academy, you'll be safe."
Hearing this, Li Yuan rubbed his chin with one hand, looked at Meng Yi and Mu Yuting with his eyes, pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "Guardian Meng, Miss Mu, you are guarding here, how can Diao Zhiyuan show up.
"You go to the Donglin Mountains, two hundred miles east of the college. I will meet you then."
Li Yuan knew that since Meng Yi was here, Qingmu Palace would not let anything happen to him. It wanted to fight Diao Zhiyuan for him.
If Meng Yi and Mu Yuting kept appearing near him, not to mention Diao Zhiyuan, even the informants collecting information for Jin Lingshan would not act rashly.
"Is this okay?" Mu Yuting asked worriedly.
Li Yuandao: "There will be three duels later in Yunjun Academy, and I will play in all of them.
"If the hidden danger of Diao Zhiyuan is not eliminated, I will not feel at ease.
“When I lead him to the Donglin Mountains, I’ll have to rely on you to drive him away.
"Miss Mu, please also ask Protector Zhu to go to the Donglin Mountains. The two of you working together should not be Diao Zhiyuan's opponent."
Seeing how determined Li Yuan was, Mu Yuting stopped arguing. Meng Yi believed that Li Yuan's words were reasonable.
After chatting for a few more words, Meng and Yi went straight to the Donglin Mountains.
After watching the two people leave, Li Yuan thought carefully.
Diao Zhiyuan should have arrived in Xia Yang City and is near the college.
After pondering for a moment, he decided to try if he could find the other party.
After glancing around the woods, he returned directly to the courtyard.
(End of chapter)
