Volume 5: Chu Ming 331: Chengguan Grace (14)

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Today is the fourth day of the Chengguan Enexamination. The competition has not yet started, and Tianshui Lake is still filled with the coolness of the morning. Qian Chao and Tang Ping arrived at the downstairs of Chengguan early. After all, the only way to get there is to arrive early. Only in this way can we get a good position close to the ring. Only by being close can we see the competition on the ring more clearly.

Qian Chao was the first one to come today, followed by Tang Ping and Yan Xuan. However, Tang Ping's expression looked a little different in Qian Chao's eyes today. This girl seemed to be holding her breath with someone, so she asked road:

"Girl Tang, what's wrong with you today? You seem a little unhappy?"

As a result, before Tang Ping could speak, Yanxuan laughed out loud and said first:

"Ha, Aping has a young elder in the sect..."

"Sister Yan..."

"Oh, what's going on? Did your Tang family also send someone to participate in this Cheng Guan En Examination? Are the people who came here senior to you?" Qian Chao obviously understood wrongly.

"Hey, no..."

So Tang Ping frowned and told her about meeting Bai Fu in Tang Bonian's cave last night and that Tang Bonian wanted to accept Bai Fu as his disciple.

"Then...why do you look unhappy when Senior Tang accepts a disciple?" Qian Chao was still a little confused.

Yanxuan smiled and said:

"Brother Qian, you may not know that the temperament of that white girl is almost the same as that of A Ping, and she has such a powerful little mouth. Think about it, when has A Ping lost in a quarrel in the past, but last night In Senior Tang's cave, she didn't take advantage in front of Bai Fu, ha, so A Ping is still aggrieved..."

"Hmph, that little girl is so hateful..." Tang Ping said bitterly.

Just as Li Jian and Lu Pingchuan arrived, as soon as they sat down, Lu Pingchuan said excitedly:

"Hey, Sister Tang, it's time for the two of us to compete on stage today."

Tang Ping said:

"Well, I heard my master say it last night."

Lu Pingchuan continued:

"My opponent is Senior Brother Ping Ketao, who is under the sect of Senior Lutian of Houtu Temple. Sister Tang, who is your opponent?"

"It's Senior Brother Wei Ting whom our Yuling Sect sent to Senior Wan You."

Yanxuan interjected and asked:

"Are these two easy to deal with?"

"Hey, hehe, it's not easy to deal with," Lu Pingchuan said with a smile. "If he were easy to deal with, he was the kind of person who could be defeated with a few fists. His master wouldn't bet with my master. At first, I was worried that someone would be on stage. When I met the two senior sisters from Fang Yang and Fang Han, I found out later that it was Senior Brother Ping. I thought I could win for sure, but later I found out that Senior Brother Ping was also very powerful. It was said that he only played in Fang in Houtu Temple. Under the two senior sisters Yang Fanghan, it seems that we have to work hard today, but we can't let Master and the others lose."

Tang Ping said:

"The senior brother Wei Ting who is going to fight me is also very powerful. Some of the Qi Refining disciples of the Shuiyun Valley Yuling Sect say that Shangguan Hong's methods are the most powerful, while others think that this senior brother Wei Ting is the most powerful. After all, Shangguan Hong was once expelled from the sect, and Brother Wei Ting has been practicing in the sect during those years, so his strength has surpassed Shangguan. I only knew last night that I was going to fight such a powerful person, and the master also said this It was all arranged by my sixth grandfather, so I went to find that old man to settle the accounts, but I met that little girl Bai Fang there!"

After the five people talked for a while, more and more people gathered. Then the big wooden sign with the rankings of the disciples competing today was moved out again. Everyone searched for it, and sure enough they saw Tang Ping and Lu Pingchuan. The names were Tang Ping in front and Lu Pingchuan in the back, but there was still no name for Yanxuan. It seemed that there was no chance for Yanxuan to take the stage today.



Upstairs in Chengguan, Fairy Guhuo sat in front of the window and looked at the pamphlet in her hand. After reading it for a while, Tang Bonian went upstairs and sat down opposite her.

Fairy Guhuo frowned and asked:

"I only found out yesterday that the opponent you arranged for Ping Yatou was Xiang Wanyou's disciple. Are you really not worried that your granddaughter will be defeated if something slips up on the stage?"

Xiang Wanyou, the elder of the Shuiyun Valley Yuling Sect. It is said that Elder Xiang ranks only below Qiu Huahe and Guhuo Fairy in the Yuling Sect, but is his method really inferior to these two? Unknown to everyone, Elder Xiang has lived in seclusion for many years. Apart from practicing, he is dedicated to teaching his disciples. He has many disciples, and all of them can be called talents. He is a very low-key figure in the Wuling Sect and cannot be underestimated. , and I don’t know what method Tang Bonian used to get him to agree to send his disciples to compete with Tang Ping on stage.

"It doesn't matter if you lose, even if you win, it will be difficult for that girl to win this time. If you think about what the five of them have encountered in the past few years, either they were well prepared, or they were lucky, at most It can only be regarded as a near miss, and the journey has been smooth. It is not a good thing if it is too smooth. If you suffer a loss, you must do it early. Failure in the ring is not a big deal. Let them remember it for a long time, which is better than leaving it in the future. It’s much better to suffer a loss outside, right?”

Just when Enhuo was still unconvinced about Tang Bonian's words, Kang Fu's loud voice suddenly sounded from the Chengguan Tower:

"Hey, Mr. Lu, you're here early. Come on, come on, let me see if you've brought anything with you. Let me tell you. Anyway, you'll lose in a while. Why don't you just give it to me now and go back to avoid getting hurt? It’s ugly at times…”

Immediately another loud voice also spoke:

"How can this make sense? Humph, why should your apprentice be sure to win? Let alone whether I brought anything with me or not. It's you, Senior Brother Kang, who can always win but not lose. As long as you lose, you will refuse to admit it. This is not just once or twice. What if we put all the things in the hands of a trustworthy person. When the disciples compete to determine the winner, then all the things will go to the winner, so that you don’t have to worry about it early. He disappeared without a trace, and when he tried to find you again, he began to hide himself away from visitors."

These words made everyone in Chengguan Tower burst into laughter, but how could Senior Kang Fu care about this? He continued:

"Hehe, you have thought carefully enough. Now that you have said it, otherwise, well, the respected elder Tang Bo from Bibotan is right there. Otherwise, we can all put our things at his place and win later. Only people can go to him to ask for it, how about it?"

Unexpectedly, the other party didn't buy it at all and said:

"Bah, Young Master, who doesn't know that you Kang Fu and Tang Bonian are breathing out of the same nose? You two are almost wearing a pair of trousers. If I really give the thing to him, hehe, I'm afraid you will win. You can't get it either, and it will give him an advantage in the end, no..."

These words caused another burst of laughter in Chengguan Tower, and Tang Bonian turned red with anger and didn't know what to say. He didn't expect that he would have such an unreasonable disaster. Fairy Guhuo held back her laughter and asked :

"You should also tell me about the bet you made with Xiang Wanyou, right? Don't forget, I am the master. If Ping Yatou wins, you will have to share at least half of your benefits with me..."

"Ah, you also want half..."



Before the competition started, the dudes had already gathered together. Zong Xi got a booklet, which was in the order of the names of the contestants today. Lou Qingyao was holding it in her hand and looking at it carefully. Soon she He looked at Zong Xi and asked:

"Who is this Wei Ting? Is he very powerful?"

The booklet clearly stated that the person competing with Tang Ping was Wei Ting.

Without waiting for Zong Xi's answer, Feng You said deliberately and diligently:

"This Wei Ting is a disciple of Elder Xiang of the Shuiyun Valley Yuling Sect. I heard that among the Qi Refining disciples of the Yuling Sect, he is either ranked first or second. If he is ranked second, then The first one should be Shangguan Hong."

Zong Xi said:

"Yes, this is true."

Feng You mentioned Shangguan Hong, and Lou Qingyao remembered that she was defeated by Shangguan Hong for the first time in Wuling Sect, and then today Tang Ping competed on the stage again, and her second defeat was by Tang Ping. In her hands, the defeat was ugly. After arriving at Wuling Sect, Lou Qingyao lost two battles with others. This greatly affected her confidence. She was somewhat looking forward to Tang Ping's competition today. Tang Ping can win, but if Tang Ping loses, it only means that Lou Qingyao, who has always thought highly of himself, is really not ranked in the Five Spirit Sect.

Lou Qingyao asked:

"Then Wei Ting's methods are very clever?"

Feng You stared at Lou Qingyao greedily and said:

"That's it. Yuling Sect only has a few disciples in total, but his master is said to be a very powerful figure."

Lou Qingyao looked at Feng You with some disgust, shrank subconsciously and stopped talking.

Jing Jie was not interested in such a conversation at all. He already knew that not only Tang Ping would compete on stage today, but also Lu Pingchuan. Today he would take a good look and fully estimate the strength of these five people.



The competition has begun.

Because she had her own competition today and her opponent was not weak, Tang Ping, who was unsure and uneasy, no longer even thought about placing a bet. Qian Chao saw this and got up and left when Tang Ping's competition was approaching.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Tang Ping asked in confusion.

"Place your bets, it's almost time for you to appear."

"Who do you want to win?"

"Of course I will win if you and Brother Lu win. Hey, I want to place a big bet. You can't let me lose the spirit stone..."

"Hey, let's go, I'll go too, go buy something and win it myself." Lu Pingchuan didn't feel Tang Ping's anxiety at all, and immediately became interested when Qian Chao said this.

Li Jian and Yan Xuan also joined in the fun and took out the bags containing spiritual stones and asked Qian Chao to buy them for themselves.

At this time, Tang Ping was also worried, stood up suddenly and said:

"Let's go, I'll go too, buy all the spirit stones and win myself."

As a result, Tang Ping became angry again with those who placed bets. She found that in the match between herself and Wei Ting, her odds were much higher than Wei Ting's. In other words, in the eyes of these people who were betting, she There was little hope of defeating Wei Ting, and most people had invested their spirit stones in Wei Ting. Only a few people would bet their spirit stones on Wei Ting, so Tang Ping's face was hard to look at.

"Isn't this an opportunity?"

Qian Chao saw the change in her expression and quickly stepped forward to stop Tang Ping who was about to have an attack. He then took out a storage bag and threw it on the desk of the bookkeeper, saying:

"Hey, remember it for me. In the match between Tang Ping and Wei Ting, I'll win with Tang Ping!"

The man put down his pen and opened Qian Chao's storage bag, and his expression suddenly changed. Qian Chao's current net worth was far higher than that of ordinary disciples. For ordinary disciples, betting on dozens or even hundreds of spirit stones would be considered a big deal. There were too many spiritual stones in Qian Chao's bag. Fortunately, the bookkeeper knew Qian Chao and said with a smile:

"Haha, Junior Brother Qian, is this... too much? How about... you think about it again?"

With a "pop", Tang Ping slapped a storage bag on the man's desk, stared and said:

"What are you thinking about? This is mine. Buy it all and I will win!"



"The next match will be between Shuiyun Valley Yuling Sect Tang Ping and Shuiyun Valley Yuling Sect Wei Ting!"

Tang Ping was worried. She stood up and showed the foundation-building monk her jade pendant to confirm her identity, and then walked onto the ring.

This is also a competition that all disciples are waiting for today.

Everyone has watched Qian Chao vs. Bai Lin, and also watched Li Jian vs. Yun Xi, but those two games were not very enjoyable for the disciples watching in the audience. Qian Chao won too easily, and Li Jian won too easily. That match was wonderful, but in the end, most people didn't understand how Li Jian won. In short, Li Jian cut off a hairpin on the stunned Yun Xi's head with one sword, and then Yun Xi started It was like crazy. At that time, people thought that the competition would continue, but they were stopped by Mu Xiufeng's Danjie Elder, and then Li Jian won.

Let's see how Tang Ping performs today. After all, Tang Ping is also a very famous woman in the sect. Everyone has heard that this woman has a bold personality and is nicknamed "Little Yasha".

Tang Ping took the stage first, and then came her opponent today, Wei Ting.

Wei Ting is at the eighth level of Qi refining. Well, this is probably why those who are betting on the market are not optimistic about Tang Ping. After all, Tang Ping's cultivation at the sixth level of Qi refining just doesn't look good in front of him. This man was dressed in a green robe. He was not very tall, neither fat nor thin, and his appearance was not eye-catching. What caught people's attention was his forehead, which was very broad. Under his forehead and under his thick eyebrows, he had a pair of sparkling eyes.

"The competition begins!" The audience announced loudly.

Everyone's noisy discussions suddenly disappeared, and the scene became quiet.

Tang Ping sighed and said to Wei Ting:

"Senior Brother Wei, you, a senior brother at the eighth level of Qi Refining, bully me, a junior sister at the sixth level of Qi Refining, are you embarrassed?"

Wei Ting smiled and said:

"It's hard to disobey a master's order, I have to do this. Besides, Junior Sister Tang's reputation is not based on her cultivation, but on her resourcefulness. Junior Sister Tang is full of wits and clever methods. I have long heard about this. Today's incident Although the competition was arranged by the elders, it is in line with my wishes. If I start my fight, I will definitely give my best."

"Does that mean you won't be merciful?"

"Haha, Junior Sister Tang, it's useless to say more, please!"

After Wei Ting finished speaking, he did not take action, but waited for Tang Ping to take action first.

As the lake-blue figure flashed, Tang Ping had already flown upwards. The ten onion-like white fingers on her hands were intertwined and moving continuously. As her figure stopped in the air, Tang Ping's hand movements began to move. He started to attack Wei Ting, who was in front and below...

First, the cold wind blew by, raising Wei Ting's hair, which made Wei Ting feel that his body was suddenly cold. He couldn't help but tremble with the cold. Wei Ting was a little surprised by the cold wind. He thought it was all from the imperial family. Spirit disciple, Tang Pinghui started a battle between spirit beasts with her as soon as she came up, but why did she strike first with Bibotan's methods? By the way, her sixth grandfather was Elder Tang Bonian from Bibotan. , so it is normal for her to know some ice control techniques. Well, it seems that she is going to test herself.

The cold wind suddenly tightened, like an ice-cold snow prison, and the fierce cold wind blew the back of Wei Ting's robe high, but he did not do anything. After all, he was a senior brother and his cultivation level was higher than that of Tang Ping. This time The situation didn't seem fair, so it was reasonable for Tang Ping to take action first.

Immediately afterwards, the cold fog filled the air, the icy wind howled, and the cold current hit his chest. Others would have been blown off the stage by the strong cold wind. Wei Ting had to brace himself and deal with it seriously at this time. The cold wind blowing out from between Tang Ping's hands envelops a thick cold fog that almost fills the entire arena. Wei Ting's figure was still blurry in the fog at first, but in an instant it was completely covered with cold white fog. , Wei Ting could no longer be seen inside, only a white mist rolled and rolled.

As soon as Wei Ting's body disappeared into the cold mist, fine ice crystals appeared in the icy wind. As the sharp ice crystals became denser and denser, the sharp whistling sound started to sound in the blink of an eye. What happened was that countless ice edges that were one finger long and sharp at both ends shot into the thick cold fog with a sharp sound that pierced the space like a torrential rain!

At the same time, just above Tang Ping's head, there was an ice crystal that was constantly absorbing the nearby water vapor and cold vapor. It was visible to the naked eye that it had grown from a palm length to an arm length and was still growing. The ice-white tip of the front end was facing the position where Wei Ting originally stood in the cold mist.

At this time, the ice crystals as dense as the torrential rain never stopped, but after entering the thick cold fog, there were bursts of water sounds, as if all the ice crystals quickly fell into the cold fog. Like an invisible lake in the middle of the lake, the swishing and rushing sounds of the water have been continuous!

Obviously, under such an intensive offensive, Wei Ting was using his methods to resist.

The ice crystal on Tang Ping's head had grown as thick as a strong man's waist in a short period of time. The palace pillars were long and short, and the front end was as sharp as a silver needle. Tang Ping had already heard the sound of water, and expected that her I don’t know what method Wei Ting used to resist this attack. As soon as the hand gesture stopped, he waved his right arm, and a low whistle sounded, and a thick white shadow penetrated straight into the thick forest. In the cold mist...

There was a "pop", then a "crash", and there seemed to be a sound of water splashing onto the ring!

This attack failed again, and Tang Ping stopped. She was now curious about how the other party resisted the intensive offensive she just had.

The cold fog gradually faded away, and when we could see clearly, countless disciples in the audience almost exclaimed "Wow" in unison...

A huge light blue water polo appeared on the ring, floating there in the air, almost like a two-story building. The sunlight in the air was reflected by it into shining golden colors, and the water polo was firmly blocking the In front of Wei Ting, all the ice crystals that Tang Ping had just emitted fell into the water ball. Even the last and thickest ice crystal was melting rapidly in the water. But the most incredible thing is that in the middle of this water balloon, there is a half-foot-long big fish swinging its fins and tail. It has an iron-blue fish head, eyes as big as a fist, and the scales all over its body are shining with cold light. What is surprising is that the big fish has a fin on each side of its body that looks like a bird's wing. It makes people think that it is the flapping of the strange pair of fins that makes the big water ball hang in the air.

"Win the fish!" Tang Ping recognized the strange fish in the water polo.

At this time, at the window of Chengguan Tower, Fairy Guhuo raised her eyebrows and said softly:

"It's actually a winning fish, which is a bit interesting."

Wei Ting stood behind the big water ball with his hands behind his back, looking very at ease. Tang Ping's test failed. While he moved his hand hidden in the sleeve of his robe slightly, he looked at Tang Ping's face. A smile appeared and he said softly:

"Junior Sister Tang, I will return all my capital and interest to you!"

The water ball suddenly shrank rapidly, almost exposing the big fish!

Tang Ping was facing the big fish. She saw the fish's mouth opened wide and its body quickly swelled up. Was it... drinking water?

Then... from the obviously much smaller water ball, a light blue water force shot towards Tang Ping like a water dragon!

Tang Ping dodged hurriedly in the air.

But the water column as thick as a strong man's waist actually turned around in the air and began to wrap around Tang Ping. The water in the water column did not scatter, but chased Tang Ping's figure, like a python made of blue water. It seemed to be tightly bound to Tang Ping, and the water in the water ball was continuously sprayed out by the big fish, making the water column become longer and longer!

Win the fish and control the water!

Tang Ping thought of this immediately.

Although there is not much water, as long as she is trapped in the water, Yingyu will have the means to make it difficult for her to escape from the water, and Wei Ting will continue to use means against her one after another.

Never become trapped in water.

She has a way.

While launching a quick dodge, the tricks on Tang Ping's hands kept changing. The long light blue water column twisted and twisted to block all the places where Tang Ping could hide. She was about to try it. When she was sucked into the water, a brighter blue light shone out, and a blue light ball the size of a fist was held by Tang Ping's right hand and aimed at the water column that rushed towards her, and then pushed it up!

The blue ball of light exploded, and the cold air suddenly surged!

The nearby disciples watching the battle were almost shivering from the cold. Not to mention the white steam coming out of their mouths and noses when breathing, there was even a layer of frost on the tips of their hair and eyebrows!

At this time, under the power of the blue light ball, the water column that rushed towards Tang Ping froze instantly. Amidst the constant sound of ice cubes cracking, an ice-white extreme cold followed the winding and twisted light blue. The color water column rotated very quickly and spread, like a streak of ice-white chasing a light blue rush. From time to time, ice fragments fell to the ground wherever it passed, and this ice-white extreme cold finally headed towards, It's the winning fish among the water polo!

Tang Bonian, who was watching the battle upstairs in Chengguan, was very satisfied with Tang Ping's response, nodded and said:

"Well, it's not bad, it looks good."

Wei Ting didn't dare to let his spirit beast be hurt by the power of ice. When the ice-white freezing cold followed the water column and saw that it was about to extend to the water polo where Yingyu was, he hurriedly slapped it on the water polo. There was a sound of water, and the big fish disappeared, but the palms of my hands were extremely cold. I quickly retracted my hands. In just such a short moment, the water ball turned into a cold hanging ice ball!

Seeing that Wei Ting had taken away his winning fish, Tang Ping immediately stamped her foot on the winding water column that was frozen solid beside her. Suddenly, the arena started to "crash, clatter, clatter", and all the icicles were falling. It fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

Wei Ting didn't know what Tang Ping meant among the crashing ice. A hurricane suddenly rose above the ring. The wind was extremely fierce. At the beginning of the rotation, all the broken ice on the ring was wrapped up together. In an instant, all the broken ice started whistling and spinning. The hurricane was dyed a dangerous ice-white color, and a large whirlpool filled with cold air and roaring to the sky appeared on the arena. In the middle of the whirlpool, was Wei Ting, whose robe and hair were flying randomly at the same time.

Tang Ping left some room. Within the hurricane, there was a distance of several feet between the high-speed rotating ice fragments and Wei Ting. But if this distance disappeared, Wei Ting's body would be cut by the countless high-speed ice fragments. The flesh and blood were blurred.

Of course, the competition has just begun, and Tang Ping will not think that now is the time to decide the outcome. It is still a test at this time, to test the methods of Senior Brother Wei and to feel his bottom.

If you can't get away, you have to admit defeat, and Wei Ting certainly knows this.

Changes happen.

A thick white vapor gradually rose above the rotating ice-white hurricane. The white vapor became thicker and thicker, and then dissipated when blown by the strong wind. Correspondingly, the hurricane whirled and roared together. The numerous broken ice melted gradually, and the white steam was formed after they melted! Therefore, the ice-white color of the hurricane also gradually faded, from not being able to see Wei Ting's figure at all to gradually being able to see a vague outline. To the disciples watching the battle in the audience, it seemed that just now The cold air is gradually dissipating, and even a heat is leaking out from the hurricane.

It can be said that Tang Ping's method was cracked by Wei Ting again.

Suddenly, a scream of "Ah" came from a witnessing disciple who saw clearly what was happening in the hurricane, and then screams spread everywhere!

Tang Ping saw it clearly and was also frightened.

Everyone was shocked!

The roaring hurricane weakened, and most of the broken ice melted and evaporated. A few were tossed by the wind and disappeared, but Wei Ting inside was terrifying!

Wei Ting's figure did not change, the hurricane disappeared, and his messy robe also hung down, but what was shocking was his head. The broad forehead at the collar of the robe was now replaced by a ferocious head. The big snake head has a red top and green scales, a pair of small shining eyes with a vertical stripe-like eye kernel, the terrifying snake mouth is wide open, the fangs are sharp but not long, and the long black letter is stretched straight forward and slowly It gathered back, and just when the hurricane disappeared, a strong scorching breath was spit out from the mouth of the snake. It was not a flame, but full of scorching heat like a dry wind. It was this powerful heat that blew the hurricane away. The crushed ice evaporated into white steam.

"Is he a monster, a snake monster?" Lu Pingchuan asked.

No one answered, and the other three people were stunned.

Fairy Guhuo nodded again and said:

"Fat Yi, well, it's a hard thing to find. Yes, it would be even better if the kid caught it himself."

"Fat Yi" Tang Ping also muttered two words.

Fat Yi is a big snake with two bodies and one head. It is said that when Fat Yi appears, there will be a severe drought in the world!

Wei Ting's transformation was exactly the result of using the Jade Spirit Technique, using Fei Yi's power of drought to resolve his predicament. Unlike Tang Ping's Jade Spirit Technique, which only transformed an arm, what he changed was his own head!

However, Wei Ting himself understood that even if he defeated Tang Ping's method, this fat beast was his most important spiritual beast. It had only been a short time since the competition began, and Tang Ping had defeated him without using even a single bit of the spirit-controlling technique. I got a clear feel for it.

This made Wei Ting's face feel hot and angry!

When Shangguan Hong came to see him last night, he said:

"Junior Brother Wei, Junior Sister Tang has a very powerful spiritual beast. I really want to know what it is. Junior Brother Wei, could you please force her and let her reveal that spiritual beast so that I can have a look? How about it?"

"That's it...it's too simple..."

Now that I think about it, it’s really ironic!

At this time, in an inconspicuous corner among the dark crowd, Shangguan Hong and Shangguan Xiu were watching the competition together. Seeing the situation on the stage, Shangguan Hong smiled softly.

Okay, Wei Ting is already irritated, and things will get better and better next time.

Maybe she can get Tang Ping to reveal her fox tail!