There are currently 532 disciples in Qingyun Peak. Those over sixty years old cannot participate in the competition. A group of disciples have been selected. Some disciples have gone out to perform tasks, and some disciples have too low cultivation level.
According to the results of previous years' competitions, the top fifty had at least the seventh level of Qi Refining.
The disciples gathered together in twos and threes and were divided into small groups.
As time passed, Qi refining disciples came here one after another, more than three hundred of them. Qian Dafu also came. He walked to Shen Long and chatted with Shen Long and others.
"Senior Brother Chen and Senior Sister Chen are also here. They ranked seventh and fifth in the last competition. They should be competing for first place this time."
Qian Dafu said softly.
Shen Long looked in the direction pointed by Qian Dafu and saw a handsome young man in white and a girl in aqua blue horse-faced skirt. Both of them had the ninth level of Qi refining.
More than twenty Qi Refining monks gathered around them, with the lowest being at the sixth level of Qi Refining.
The young man in white is named Chen Tai, and the girl in blue skirt is named Chen Yue. They are brothers and sisters, sharing the same mother.
After a cup of tea, Qin Shan and a dozen Qi Refining monks walked out of Qingyun Palace.
"The disciples participating in the competition are here to sign up and prepare to draw lots for the competition."
Qin Shan said.
As soon as these words came out, Shen Long and others walked towards Qinshan and lined up to sign up.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, Qin Shan had registered, and a total of 345 Qi Refining monks participated, with the lowest level of Qi Refining being the fourth level.
The chance of reaching the top fifty at the fourth level of Qi Refining is so low that it can be ignored. They participate in the small competition to test their own strength.
Qinshan sent people to get a large number of green bamboo sticks and put them in a green cauldron. Each green bamboo stick had a number written on it. The disciples participating in the small competition drew the bamboo sticks and then registered, and the disciples with the same number were drawn. Showdown in the ring.
After registering, Qin Shan walked into Qingyun Hall, where Liu Xian and a tall man in blue shirt were chatting.
The man in blue shirt is Xu Hai, the master of Qingyun Peak. If Xiao Bi didn't need a foundation-building monk to preside over, he wouldn't even want to leave.
Each outer peak has two foundation-building monks, who are mainly responsible for managing the daily life and practice of the Qi-refining monks, teaching them, and cultivating more talents for the Yuling Sect.
Xu Hai was only interested in the treatment of the peak master and had no interest in supervising the Qi Refining disciples to practice. He basically did not care about anything and left everything to Liu Xian to manage.
Qin Shan walked in and reported: "Uncle Xu and Uncle Liu have registered. A total of 345 people are participating in the competition. Lots have been drawn. There is no problem."
"Then let's get started! I'll tell you again, don't harm your fellow disciples. Even if you make a mistake, this sect will not let you off lightly."
Xu Hai ordered.
If a disciple is killed in the competition, Xu Hai and Liu Xian will also be in trouble.
"Yes, Master Xu."
Qin Shan agreed and left as ordered.
After walking out of the Qingyun Palace, Qin Shan led the disciples to the arena. There were fifty bluestone arenas, each of which was hundreds of feet in size and had the corresponding number written on it.
"Those who have drawn numbers 1 to 50 should go to the corresponding arena and prepare for the competition. Let me remind you that the competition ends until the point is drawn. You must not hurt the lives of the people with the same name. No matter you do it intentionally or unintentionally, the Law Enforcement Hall No mercy, you all know the rules."
Qin Shan said.
All disciples must enter the Tuiye Pavilion to study for a period of time, and must learn the rules by heart.
"Yes, Senior Brother Qin."
Shen Long and other disciples said in unison, their voices shaking the sky.
Shen Long signed the 48th lottery and walked to the 48th ring.
His opponent was a young woman in her early thirties wearing a white dress with three spirit beast bags tied around her waist. The young woman in the white dress had the eighth level of Qi refining.
According to Xiaobi's rules, you can win by breaking your opponent's defense.
Next to each arena is a disciple who is over sixty years old and serves as the referee.
There was a flash of green light, and thick green light curtains emerged, covering the bluestone arenas.
"The competition begins."
Qin Shan said loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Long and others took action one after another.
Shen Long raised his right hand, and a giant fireball the size of a water tank flew out and hit the young woman in the white dress. At the same time, a blue water curtain emerged close to her body, protecting her whole body.
The young woman in the white dress also reacted quickly. The white jade pendant on her chest lit up with a white light, and a thick white light curtain emerged, covering her whole body.
She held out a shield with white light shining in front of her.
She patted the two spirit beast bags on her waist, and an ice crystal scorpion about ten feet in size and a blue giant crane with wings spread out about ten feet in size flew out. They were both in the late first level.
"go!"
The young woman in the white dress pointed her right hand towards the opposite side, and the ice crystal scorpion sprayed out more than a dozen two-foot-long white ice picks. The blue giant crane flapped its wings lightly, and more than a dozen two-foot-long blue wind blades flew out. Come out and go straight to Shen Long.
Shen Long did not dare to be careless and released the fire rock beast and iron-tailed scorpion to deal with the ice crystal scorpion and cyan giant crane.
The fire rock beast opened its bloody mouth and spurted out rolling flames to face the incoming white ice cone.
More than a dozen cyan wind blades hit the blue water curtain one after another, causing ripples on the blue water curtain.
Shen Long raised his hands together, and giant fireballs flew out, hitting the white shield one after another.
After the rumbling sound, the billowing flames engulfed the white shield.
Shen Long drew his hands in the void, and a giant fireball as big as a house appeared, emitting terrifying heat and hitting the opposite side.
The young woman in the white dress frowned, pinched the spell, and the white shield suddenly glowed brightly, and she stepped forward to meet him.
The giant fireball hit the white shield and exploded immediately. The rolling flames enveloped a radius of more than ten feet. Even through the white light curtain, the young woman in the white dress could feel the heat.
Before the flames dissipated, another giant fireball hit, and the fire increased greatly.
The ice crystal scorpion fought with the fire rock beast and the iron-tailed scorpion. The giant cyan crane released a series of cyan wind blades to attack Shen Long, but failed to break the black water shield.
It circled high in the sky, swooped down, and headed straight for Shen Long with a pair of sharp claws at a very fast speed.
Shen Long raised his right hand, and a giant fireball flew out and hit the giant cyan crane.
The giant cyan crane flapped its wings, and more than a dozen green wind blades flew out, smashing the giant fireball into pieces. The giant fireball exploded and turned into billowing flames to cover the giant cyan crane.
The giant cyan crane circled and avoided the flames.
A two-foot-long white ice cone shot out, and the giant cyan crane couldn't avoid it. With a flap of its wings, more than a dozen green wind blades flew out, smashing the white ice cone into pieces.
Taking this opportunity, a giant fireball hit the young woman in the white dress again. The fire increased greatly, and the rolling flames submerged the figure of the young woman in the white dress. The ground was burned red by the flames.
Before the flames dissipated, another huge fireball as big as a house came.
The cyan giant crane wanted to support, and a thick red flame flew towards it. The fire rock beast and the iron-tailed scorpion teamed up to injure the ice crystal scorpion. The ice crystal scorpion's body surface was charred black, its breath was weak, and there were several bloody holes on its back.
When competing with fellow disciples, one must not make a deadly move, and there is no problem with spiritual beasts, insects, and birds. Otherwise, there is no way to compete. Sun Furong did not participate in the competition for this reason.
She is not very sure of entering the top fifty. The level of the spirit beast and spirit insect is not high. If she participates in the competition, the spirit insect and spirit beast may be killed. This kind of thing has happened in previous competitions. My life is not in danger. Training The spiritual beasts and insects that had been around for many years were killed, and their strength plummeted.
The giant cyan crane did not dare to make a direct contact, and quickly avoided it. With a flap of its wings, more than a dozen cyan wind blades hit the Fire Rock Beast one after another. There was a dull sound of gold and iron clashing, and there were many more streaks on the Fire Rock Beast's body. Shallow slash marks.
Shen Long put away the iron-tailed scorpion to prevent him from being seriously injured by the giant cyan crane. It was not a problem for the fire rock beast to entangle the giant cyan crane.
The giant cyan crane was hovering high in the sky, releasing spells to attack Shen Long, but was stopped by the Fire Rock Beast. It wanted to attack Shen Long at close range, but Shen Long just turned out to be a giant fireball.
Shen Long's casting speed was too fast. He attacked the giant cyan crane and the young woman in the white dress at the same time.
A ball of green light flew out from the flames and headed straight for Chen Long.
Shen Long was experienced in fighting skills. He quickly took out two talismans with flashing light and slapped them on his body. A cyan light curtain and a golden light curtain appeared on his body.
When the cyan ball arrived in front of Shen Long, one could clearly see traces of cyan arcs beating on the surface of the ball, emitting terrifying energy fluctuations.
The cyan ball exploded and turned into a huge ball of cyan lightning, drowning Shen Long's figure.
The giant cyan crane swooped down from the sky and headed straight for the cyan lightning.
Four flying knives with flashing yellow light flew out and slashed at the giant cyan crane.
The giant cyan crane flapped its wings and released more than a dozen cyan wind blades, which were chopped to pieces by four yellow flying knives.
At this time, the flames also dissipated, and the white light curtain on the young woman in the white dress loomed, and the white shield had traces of fire.
"Mother Blade!"
The young woman in the white dress was surprised. When she saw the dying Ice Crystal Scorpion, she frowned and put the Ice Crystal Scorpion back into the spirit beast bag.
Shen Long has shown mercy. Even if he kills the Ice Crystal Scorpion, he has not violated Xiao Bi's rules.
The four blades went straight towards the young woman in the white dress, followed closely by a giant fireball as big as a house, hitting the young woman in the white dress.
The young woman in the white dress took two defensive talisman seals on her body and held out a white jade ruler about a foot long. With a slight shake, more than a dozen white ice picks flew out to meet the giant fireball.
With a loud rumbling sound, the giant fireball exploded and turned into rolling flames, drowning the figure of the young woman in the white dress.
Shen Long continued to release giant fireballs one after another, attacking the young woman in the white dress. The giant cyan crane was blocked by the fire rock beast and could not support it. Moreover, Shen Long's casting speed was too fast.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the young woman in the white dress admitted defeat. Shen Long won and advanced to the second round. In the first round, fifty Qi Refining monks were eliminated.
"Congratulations! Senior Brother Shen."
Qian Dafu congratulated Shen Long.
"It's just that I passed one round. Congratulations if you can make it to the top fifty!"
Shen Long said, looking towards a bluestone arena.
Ye Yuqing was fighting a burly man in a gold shirt. The man in a gold shirt released a Scarlet Flame Tiger and a Howling Wolf, both of which were at the late first level.
Ye Yuqing released a Qingfeng Tiger and a Green Thunder Eagle. The Qingfeng Tiger was at the late first level and the Green Thunder Eagle was at the mid-first level. They were fighting together and it was hard to tell who was superior.
She sacrificed more than a dozen fire snake talismans, which turned into a dozen red fire snakes about ten feet long, and pounced on the golden-robed man.
The green spiritual boots under the golden-shirted man's feet glowed brightly. He backed up and avoided a dozen red fire snakes, but soon, dozens of cyan wind blades flew towards the golden-shirted man.
Just as the man in gold shirt was about to avoid it, the ground beneath his feet shattered, and two big yellow hands appeared and grabbed his feet.
He had no choice but to use a golden shield to block the incoming cyan wind blade.
More than twenty red fire snakes rushed over and hit the golden shield one after another.
There was a loud rumbling sound and the billowing flames drowned the figure of the man in golden shirt.
Ye Yuqing sacrificed more than 20 fire snake talismans, which turned into more than 20 red fire snakes about ten feet long and rushed towards the opposite side.
There was a huge explosion, the fire surged, and the high temperature caused signs of melting on the ground.
Before the flames dissipated, Ye Yuqing took out another stack of fire snake charms.
"Stop, Junior Sister Ye, stop, I surrender."
The voice of the man in gold came from the flames.
Ye Yuqing then put away the Fire Snake Talisman, and the flames dissipated. A looming golden light curtain covered the body of the man in a golden shirt, and he was sweating profusely.
"I accept it, Senior Brother Sun."
Ye Yuqing said with cupped fists.
Shen Long nodded. He made a rough calculation. In this competition, the talisman that Ye Yuqing sacrificed was worth more than 800 spiritual stones. With a few hundred more spiritual stones, he could buy a high-grade magic weapon.
Ye Yuqing is not fighting for skills, but smashing spiritual stones.
Shen Long looked at another arena. Gu Tianhong was holding a red flying knife, and seven red flying knives were attacking a thin man in a blue shirt.
An ice crystal scorpion and a red giant toad were fighting on the ground, and a blue thunder falcon and a blue giant crane were fighting fiercely in the sky. It was hard to tell who was superior, they were all in the late first level.
Not long after, seven red flying knives broke through the defense of the man in blue shirt and passed by him.
The man in the blue shirt broke out in a cold sweat, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Junior Brother Gu, for keeping your hand. I admit defeat."
"Senior Brother Xu, I accept the offer."
Gu Tianhong said with cupped fists.
The first round of competition is over. There are still 173 people left. The number is an odd number. There will be an empty lottery. If the empty lottery is drawn, it will directly advance to the third round. Shen Long drew No. 45. His opponent is A young man in red shirt in his early twenties, only has the fifth level of Qi refining.
At the beginning of the competition, Shen Long shook his right hand, and a red fireball as big as a water tank flew out and hit the young man in red shirt.
The young man in red shirt quickly pulled out a red shield, held it in front of him, and released a Fire Cloud Clam and a Blue Thunder Eagle, both of which were mid-level one.
Shen Long's body surface flashed with blue light, and a thick blue water curtain appeared close to his body, protecting his whole body, and released the fire rock beast to attack the fire cloud clam.
The Blue Thunder Eagle opened its mouth and spit out a stream of blue lightning as thick as a baby's arm, heading straight for Chen Long.
Shen Long swayed and avoided the cyan lightning.
The Blue Thunder Eagle continuously released streaks of cyan lightning to attack Shen Long, but Shen Long avoided them all with the help of Dzogchen's wind control technique.
The Fire Cloud Clam and the Fire Rock Beast were fighting together, and it was hard to tell them apart.
While avoiding the attack of the Blue Thunder Eagle, Shen Long released a giant fireball to attack the young man in red shirt.
There was a loud rumbling sound, and the rolling flames drowned the red shield, and the young man in red shirt was also drowned by the flames.
The Blue Thunder Eagle's attacks failed because Shen Long moved too fast. The young man in red shirt did not have the same reaction as Shen Long.
The blue thunder eagle's wings spread out, and it swooped down from the high altitude, heading straight for Chen Long.
Shen Long casually released a giant fireball and hit the green thunder eagle. The green thunder eagle opened its mouth and spit out a stream of cyan lightning, hitting the giant fireball.
After the loud rumbling sound, the giant fireball exploded, and the billowing flames covered the Green Thunder Eagle, but the Green Thunder Eagle avoided it.
Before it had flown far, four yellow flying knives shot out. The Green Thunder Eagle flapped its wings to avoid the four yellow flying knives, and then the four yellow flying knives circled and chased after it.
Shen Long controlled the mother blade to attack the green thunder eagle, and at the same time released a giant fireball to attack the young man in red shirt.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the young man in red shirt was defeated. Shen Long's casting speed was too fast, and Dzogchen's fireball was so powerful that he couldn't stop it. The talisman he purchased was used up in the previous round. .
Shen Long successfully advanced to the third round. This round ended, leaving 87 people, less than 100 people. There was no need to draw lots to compete. They went to the Thousand Demons Tower to pass the level and were ranked based on their performance.
Ye Yuqing, Ye Yutang, Qin Bao, Gu Tianhong, Tang Yuting, Wei Yue, Han Shi, Chen Tai, Chen Yue, Li Lei and others all advanced to the third round. Among the eighty-seven people, there was a fifth-level Qi Refining monk. The opponent in the first round of the competition was on the fourth level of Qi Refining. In the second round, he drew an empty lottery and advanced directly to the third round.
"Congratulations on advancing to the third round. Have a good rest, have lunch, and gather here. Uncle Liu will take you to the Thousand Demons Tower."
Qin Shan said.
"Yes, Senior Brother Qin."
Shen Long and others agreed in unison and left one after another.
It's still early, and there are no classes in the Teaching Pavilion today.
"Junior Brother Shen, Junior Sister Ye, and Junior Brother Li, how many drinks will you have at my residence?"
Qin Bao said enthusiastically.
According to the strength of Shen Long, Ye Yuqing and Ye Yutang, it is not a problem to squeeze into the top fifty.
"Senior Brother Qin, let's drink after the competition is over! Keep the good wine first."
Shen Long said.
"That's right, save the good wine first."
Ye Yutang deeply agreed.
"Okay, now that the competition is over, let's get together and have a few drinks."
Qin Bao said with a smile.
As soon as Shen Long returned to his residence, Sun Furong came over.
Shen Long smiled slightly and asked, "Junior Sister Sun, what's the matter?"
Sun Furong took out a blue jade slip, handed it to Shen Long, and said, "My father asked me to give this to you. I hope some of his experience in breaking into the Thousand Demons Tower can help you."
"Thank you, Junior Sister Sun. Come in and have a cup of tea to relieve your fatigue!"
Shen Long accepted the jade slip and issued an invitation.
"Let's wait for another day! I have to go to Senior Brother Qin and Senior Sister Ye's residence and give them my father's experience of breaking into Thousand Demons Tower. I hope it can help them."
Sun Furong said.
Sun Sen asked her to run errands and made it clear that he wanted her to form a good relationship. Even if there was only one person who accepted the love, it would be enough.
"Okay, if you have time another day, be sure to come and sit."
Shen Long didn't force it.
Sun Furong chatted for a few words, said goodbye and left.
Shen Long walked into a secret room, sat cross-legged on the stone bed, took out the blue jade slip, and placed it between his eyebrows.
At noon, Shen Long walked out of Qingmei Courtyard and came to Lingshan Pavilion. There were not many disciples eating, most of them were disciples who had advanced to the third round. Some disciples were discussing about entering the Thousand Demons Pagoda.
Shen Long glanced around and did not see Ye Yuqing or other acquaintances.
He received the food and found an empty table to sit down to eat.
After lunch, Shen Long came to the entrance of Qingyun Hall. Ye Yuqing, Qin Bao, Gu Tianhong and others had already arrived.
Shen Long walked to Ye Yuqing and started chatting.
Not long after, Qin Shan came out and started to call the names. After confirming that all the disciples who had been promoted to the third round had arrived, he walked into Qingyun Hall and reported to Liu Xian and Xu Hai.
"Junior brother Liu, please run away and take them to the Thousand Demons Tower. I'll go back to practice."
After Xu Hai said this, he walked towards the side hall.
Liu Xian was used to it, nodded and walked out.
"Meet Uncle Liu."
Shen Long and others bowed and said in unison.
Liu Xian nodded, patted the white spirit beast bag on his waist with his right hand, and a snow-winged ice centipede more than ten feet long flew out. Judging from its aura, it was a second-order spirit insect.
"Come up, everyone! I'll take you to the Thousand Demons Tower."
Liu Xian walked onto the back of the Snow Winged Iceworm, and Shen Long and others quickly followed.
The snow-winged ice centipede flapped its wings lightly, blowing a gust of cold wind, and some white ice shards appeared on the ground. It carried Shen Long and others to fly high into the sky.
After the Snow Wing Iceworm flew more than a hundred miles, a gentle female voice sounded: "Junior Brother Liu, why are you leading the team again? Where is Junior Brother Xu!"
A red light flew from a distance and quickly caught up with them. The red light was an eight-winged thunder fire centipede more than ten feet long. More than sixty Yuling Sect disciples stood on it. The leader was a man in his early forties. A young woman in a red dress has delicate features and a beauty mark at the corner of her mouth.
Shen Long glanced around and saw Sun Yao. It seemed that she was a disciple of Qingmei Peak.
"Senior Brother Xu has gone into seclusion to practice. Senior Sister Liang, your Qingmei Peak disciples have entered the final round much less than last time."
Liu Xian asked casually.
The young woman in the red dress is Liang Ying, the peak master of Qingmei Peak.
"There are a little less disciples participating in the competition, so naturally there are a little less disciples who have advanced to the final round. By the way, I heard that one of your Qingyun Peak disciples is very talented in magic. He has also advanced to the final round! "
Liang Ying asked.
"Shen Long comes out."
Liu Xian ordered.
He is in charge of all matters of Qingyun Peak, Xu Hai is just a name. Liu Xian knows exactly which disciples are practicing diligently and which disciples are idle.
"Disciple Shen Long, I have met Sister Liang."
Shen Long took a step forward and bowed.
"It's a good thing to be gifted with magic, but our sect is famous for repelling insects and controlling beasts. Don't give up this advantage."
Liang Ying said.
"Yes, I will follow Master Liang's teachings."
Shen Long quickly agreed.
"We haven't seen each other for many years, but Junior Sister Liang still likes to give some advice to the younger generation."
A rough male voice came from far away.
A golden light appeared in the distant sky, and the flash stopped, revealing a flying boat with golden light. More than seventy Yuling Sect monks stood on it, headed by a big man in a golden shirt with a round waist.
The big man in gold shirt has a rough and resolute face, standing with his hands behind his back, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
"Senior Brother Wang, aren't you out on a mission? I haven't seen you for several years. Why are you leading the team at Qingzhu Peak?"
Liu Xian smiled and said hello.
The golden-robed man whose surname is Wang Mingchong is one of the seventy-two elites of the Yuling Sect. He is powerful and well-known.
"I will come back after completing the mission. I will go to Qingzhu Peak to find Senior Sister Liu and ask her to help refine a furnace of elixirs and help her lead the disciples of Qingzhu Peak to the Thousand Demons Tower."
Wang Chong explained.
Liu Xian suddenly understood and said, "Let's go there as soon as possible! We haven't seen each other for a long time, let's have a good chat."
The snow-winged iceworm under him accelerated its speed, and Liang Ying and Wang Chong controlled the spirit insects and flying magic weapons to follow.
