The rules are very simple. Everyone understands them and steps forward to draw the wooden cards one by one.
Du Zhen was the first to step forward and drew a red card, with joy on his face.
When it was Zhao Lin's turn, he reached into the box, took it out and saw that it was also a red card.
Xu Jingyu asked the monks holding the red cards and the green cards to stand in two rows, twisting his beard and saying: "Actually, it doesn't make much difference what color wooden cards are drawn. In the end, strength will speak for itself."
Pointing at the monk on the green card team, he said, "Let's challenge them one by one in order."
"yes."
The monk at the head of the team stepped out in response and glanced at the red card team.
His eyes did not stay on Zhao Lin and Lu Liancheng. After all, martial arts and physical cultivation were notoriously difficult to deal with, and finally stopped on the face of the last monk.
"In the next chapter, Yunfeng, I will invite this fellow Taoist to compete."
"Wu Tian, please!"
The two walked into the magic circle and each showed their magic weapons.
Coincidentally, both of their magic weapons were short spears over four feet long.
"With the protection of the magic circle, the two of you can do whatever you want until one party admits defeat or is moved out of the field by the magic circle. Do you understand?"
Seeing that the two of them were ready, Xu Jingyu reminded them.
"clear."
"Okay, let's start!"
Zhang Yunfeng and Wu Tian threw short spears at the same time and exchanged hands in the air.
Both of them are at the pinnacle of Qi refining, and their gun control skills are both at the Dacheng level. Their strength is quite close. You come and I go back and forth, and the fight lasts for a quarter of an hour without a winner.
Xu Jingyu shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "The spiritual energy in Bajiang is thin, and a monk in the Qi Refining Realm is in it, and the spell can only last for half a moment at most."
"If you encounter He Shanfeng and you cannot capture him within half a moment, you must retreat immediately, otherwise your life may be in danger."
After speaking, his eyes swept over the faces of Zhao Lin and Lu Liancheng. These two people could fight without relying entirely on the aura of the outside world.
After a meal, the two men finally decided the winner. Zhang Yunfeng defeated Wu Tian.
Xu Jingyu said to Wu Tianda: "You take a rest first, there is still a chance in the second round, the next one..."
One battle after another, the monks holding green cards took turns to challenge.
After one round, the three monks holding red cards were defeated.
Du Zhen defeated a challenger and kept the sign in his hand. No one challenged Zhao Lin.
But in the second round, a monk who looked over fifty years old challenged Zhao Lin.
Zhao Lin stretched his muscles and walked into the center of the field.
As soon as the competition began, the fifty-year-old monk released a long sword and struck Zhao Lin from a distance.
Zhao Lin calmly took out the Zangetsu Sword, blocked it with his cross arm, flew the long sword away, and then threw the Zangetsu Sword.
The fifty-year-old monk felt a powerful attack and his long sword escaped from his control. He quickly drew out his personal dagger and faced it in the air.
There were a few clanging sounds, and the personal dagger fell to the ground.
The fifty-year-old monk suddenly felt a huge pulling force, the scene in front of him changed, and the person was moved out of the field.
Zhao Lin defeated his opponent in just a few breaths. Everyone except Du Zhen and Lu Liancheng were shocked.
After that, no one challenged Zhao Lin anymore.
An hour later, the two rounds of competition ended.
"Congratulations to the eight fellow Taoists, you are the candidates to enter the Ba territory this time. In addition, the fellow Taoists who were not selected should not be discouraged. It is a blessing in disguise. There may be another opportunity waiting for you."
Xu Jingyu is worthy of being the deacon of the Si Litang. His words are impeccable, and even the monks who were not selected feel very comfortable.
After the unsuccessful monks left, Xu Jingyu returned to the meeting hall with eight monks and asked the disciples to bring a map and hang it on the wall.
The map clearly marks various terrains such as mountains, basins, and rivers.
"Historically, the border of Pakistan was our clan's territory, so we also have a map of this small world."
Xu Jingyu called everyone forward and started explaining the map.
Bajiangjie is a very small world. The distance from east to west and north to south is only a few hundred miles. The shape is close to a circle, not much larger than a county of Chenghua Zong.
This small world has not produced humans, only some wild beasts, and very low-level monsters. Only Qi Refining Realm monks can enter.
The geographical location of Bajiang is very good. It is at the junction of six sects, namely Chenghua sect, Nanzhu sect, Mengma sect, Baishan sect, Nibo sect and Mur sect.
Because the spiritual energy is thin, the monks cannot cast a few spells inside. It is relatively safe and is very suitable as a trading place.
There are high mountains in the west, north and south of the Pakistani border, a river in the east, and a large trading market in the middle.
Xu Jingyu spoke for half an hour, looked around the crowd and said, "Do you have any questions?"
Zhao Lin raised his hand and asked, "Senior Xu, it has been six or seven years since He Shanfeng entered the Ba border. Why is the sect so sure that he is still alive and must be in the Ba border?"
"What if he dies or escapes somewhere else secretly?"
The other monks also realized this problem and said: "Yes, what if no one is inside? Wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
Xu Jingyu laughed, "This question is asked almost every time. I can tell you clearly that He Shanfeng is not only alive, but also in the Pakistan border."
"The reason is very simple. Before He Shanfeng escaped, he served as the director of Qingtong Prefecture's Weapon Refining Hall."
"This position is very important and has access to many sect secrets, so according to the rules, the state asked He Shanfeng to provide blood essence and light the soul lamp."
"He Shanfeng's soul lamp has not been extinguished yet, indicating that this person is alive. Using tracking techniques, we are sure that he is in the Ba border."
"I see."
Zhao Lin cupped his hands and thanked him, thought for a while, and asked: "Senior Xu, the spiritual energy in Bajiang is very thin. If He Shanfeng can stay there for a long time, he will definitely not be able to rely on spiritual stones and spiritual rice alone. He must have a very hidden residence."
Xu Jingyu nodded, "You are right. This matter is very strange. We suspect that Nanzhu Sect is causing trouble, but unfortunately there is no evidence."
He sighed and said, "If someone can perfect the Qi Watching Technique, they might be able to find the hiding place of this thief. Unfortunately, the people who come here are all proficient in killing and will not spend too much energy on the Qi Watching Technique." .”
Zhao Lin's eyelids twitched when he heard this.
Once you have mastered the Qi Watching Technique, you can detect external Qi such as corpse Qi, Yin Qi, evil Qi, etc.
If you practice to great success and perfection, you can even survey the earth's veins and detect subtle changes in spiritual energy.
He Shanfeng would definitely not just find a cave to stay in, otherwise his cultivation would slowly deteriorate over time.
In other words, if you perfect the Qi-gazing technique and observe the subtle spiritual energy in the small world, you may be able to find He Shanfeng's hiding place.
"Senior Xu, is there anyone in Wulin County who has perfected the Qi Watching Technique?"
Hearing Zhao Lin's question, Xu Jingyu nodded and said, "How is it possible that in such a huge Wulin County, no one has perfected the Qi Watching Technique?"
"It's a pity that their cultivation level is at least at the Foundation Establishment level and they cannot enter the Ba territory. Otherwise, would they be able to allow this thief to live freely to this day?" (End of Chapter)
