Chapter 22: Immortal Palace Dog
But the same sentence had a different meaning to Zhou Hao. At this time, he really wanted to try the results of the past twenty years of cultivation. The nine-petal Fire Heart Lotus quenched his heart and soul, and the thousand-year Taoist practice of the Yang Shark Pearl was too much. His cultivation level increased greatly, and even Zhou Hao could feel the breathing rhythm of everyone present.
The two people stood facing each other in the square in Taichung. There was not a single disciple within a hundred meters. Most people were watching the excitement. Originally, the discussion between ordinary disciples like Cheng Yan and Zhou Hao who did not attract special attention would not attract any attention at all. He came to watch like this, but because Su Qing defeated Nangong Ying and stood up for Zhou Hao twice twenty years ago, all the male and even female disciples were filled with hatred.
The male disciples hated the goddess for repeatedly falling for a newbie, while the female disciples were more dissatisfied. Why was there Su Qing everywhere? Whatever she did would cause a sensation.
With this kind of emotion, Yunmiao's disciples were naturally happy to see Zhou Hao being taught a lesson. They were all looking forward to Zhou Hao being severely beaten and crippled. That kind of mental image made many people couldn't help laughing. It seemed to them that Cheng Yan's defeat of Zhou Hao was a matter of course, because in their eyes, Zhou Hao was just a rookie who had just arrived in Yunmiao a few years ago, and any disciple could beat him down.
Just when everyone was watching the game with this mentality, the two of them fought for the first time!
"Chi!"
Since they were competing in swordsmanship, Cheng and Zhou naturally faced each other with their swords. The moment the sword was unsheathed, a cold light suddenly appeared, and the sword energy turned into sword shadows and shot out. Everyone was so shocked that their pupils shrank.
Because the person who cast such a sword shadow was none other than Zhou Hao, Cheng Yan had just pulled out the sword when he saw dozens or hundreds of snow-white air swords slashing at him. The speed and sharpness were simply indescribable. Only when you are in the field can you experience the thrilling feeling.
"Ding!"
There was a crisp sound, and the sword fell to the ground. Cheng Yan's big eyes were filled with fear and doubt. The originally white and clean disciple's uniform instantly opened dozens of holes, and all the holes in the clothes were filled with blood without exception.
"ah!"
The next moment, Cheng Yan screamed, and his originally handsome face turned ferocious and painful. His eyes were wide open, and he stared at Zhou Hao, who was only twenty meters away from him. The latter had an indifferent expression on his face, and the sword in his hand had already returned. sheath.
"Boom!"
Cheng Yan's body fell on the green brick square platform. Only then did the other disciples come to their senses. It was as if an earthquake had occurred here. Everyone was shouting and talking.
"What happened? Cheng Yan... was defeated?"
"How is it possible? Is there something wrong with my eyes? How did Cheng Yan fall to the ground? What did that rookie disciple do?"
"What a fast sword, such a powerful attack. It only took one move, but Cheng Yan was defeated."
"How did this new disciple practice? How could he be so strong in just twenty years?"
The crowd was noisy and full of surprises. Many people didn't even see Zhou Hao draw his sword, and Cheng Yan was already lying on the cold blue brick platform. For them, this was just a dream.
But no matter what, the result of the competition was that Zhou Hao was victorious and Yan was defeated miserably. The little fat Cao Shuang was the first to rush in front of Zhou Hao, his little eyes were slit with laughter.
"Brother, you are so good. I thought you were going to fight dozens of moves with Cheng Yan, but I didn't expect you are much stronger than I thought. Even my senior brother is no match for you. Look. Elder Lai Yunfang really has a good apprentice!" Cao Shuang looked at Zhou Hao's expression as if he had discovered a new world.
"I just want to make a quick decision." Zhou Hao smiled and told the truth.
Cao Shuang glanced at Cheng Yan, who was lying on the ground with his eyes open and looking like a dead man. He didn't have the slightest sympathy. This man was just the son of an elder from the Immortal Palace, but he idled around all day and didn't focus on cultivation. He relied on having a very strong Senior brother Nangong Ying and senior sister Yu Nan were arrogant and arrogant everywhere. Disciples who were weaker than him would straighten them out by themselves. Disciples who were slightly stronger than him would have to be punished even if their senior brothers, senior sisters, and masters were pressured by them. In short, they were just like the second official in the world. They are as dandy and cynical as ever.
"Junior brother, I originally thought that you would have no chance in this battle for the Great Immortal Cave, but seeing your skills like this, senior brother is really worried." Cao Shuang said as if he suddenly remembered something.
"The battle for the Great Immortal Cave Palace? By the way, what's the significance of that? Please let me know, senior brother." After hearing Cao Shuang's words, Zhou Hao also remembered that Yun Fang had said the same thing to him twenty years ago.
At that time, Zhou Hao was just curious and asked Yun Fang a few questions, but the latter did not elaborate. In addition, he was so weak at the time that he was not even qualified to participate, so he did not ask more questions, which also led to the second He had never thought about this in the past ten years. It was not until Cao Shuang brought up the old story again today that he suddenly realized that he had the strength to compete for the place to enter the Great Immortal Cave.
Cao Shuang is not stupid either. Since Zhou Hao asked him, it means that Yun Fang did not tell Zhou Hao everything. After all, no one thought at that time that a new disciple from the mortal world could actually have such strength in just twenty years. .
After all, Cheng Yan is also the parent and son of Elder Cheng Bing. There is no shortage of natural resources and treasures. After hundreds of years of accumulation, no matter how useless Cheng Yan is, he is still a middle-level master. But even so, Zhou Hao can still defeat him with one move. Defeated, this is enough to explain the problem.
"This Great Immortal Cave Mansion was deduced by the joint efforts of the masters of the Sixteenth Immortal Palace. It is hidden in the void and cannot be seen. But today, ten years later, there will be a crack in the space. That may be the great immortal who left it for the destined person. Yes, because the Immortal Family above the Immortal level cannot enter, and the stronger the strength, the stronger the backlash. All the palace masters have tested the starry sky, trying to forcefully open the space crack, and found that there is a great immortal there. The Immortal Rune Array set up by the strong will only open a corner of it at a certain time, and that time will be ten years later when the Immortal Halls of all parties are preparing to determine the strongest disciple."
At this time, the crowd had dispersed, and Cheng Yan was carried back to Elder Cheng Bing's Immortal Mountain Dojo by two disciples. Zhou and Cao talked about the Great Immortal Cave.
"But why did I hear that only three people could finally enter the Great Immortal Cave? What happened?" Zhou Hao asked.
"Well, a great immortal cave will naturally attract the attention of many big shots. Although the Sixteenth Immortal Palace was the first to deduce the location of the cave, there are many masters in this starry sky. Especially the four major forces are even more arrogant and domineering. They learned that This matter had to be intervened forcefully in the future. Originally, even if the number of lower immortals who could enter the cave could not exceed fifty, the number of selected three most outstanding disciples in the Sixteenth Immortal Palace would be almost full. But the four major forces were so greedy that they actually I want to occupy everything for my own selfish desires. If I were not afraid of the Immortal King behind the Immortal Palace, I would not even have these three places." Cao Shuang gritted his teeth when he said these words, clenching his fists tightly.
"Four major forces?" It was obviously the first time Zhou Hao heard this name.
"The four major forces of Wind, Rain, Thunder and Fire are Fengmo, Yuhu, Leishan, and Huoyuan. They are not under the jurisdiction of the Immortal King and are not under the jurisdiction of Tiandu. It can be said that they are a sect force composed of a group of loose immortals. The four major sect leaders are powerful and are all They are masters in the late stage of the Immortal, and the Sixteenth Immortal Palace is relatively uneven. There are mostly masters in the early and middle stages of the Immortal, and there are only two in the later stage. Not only that, there are also many talents among the disciples of these four major forces, and the Sixteenth Immortal is The disciples of the palace have been suppressed and beaten for hundreds of years, and the gap between the two sides is getting wider and wider!"
"But isn't the Immortal Palace entrusted by the Immortal King to manage the surrounding starry sky? Will the Immortal King just sit back and do nothing?" Zhou Hao frowned.
Cao Shuang didn't speak, he just shook his head with a wry smile on his lips.
Seeing this, Zhou Hao was silent for a while. He already had the answer in his heart. He was once a human emperor and also an ordinary citizen, so he could naturally understand the difficulties of ordinary people in peacetime.
War has brought unprecedented disasters to ordinary people. Although peace is very valuable, the lives of the people at the bottom will not be smooth sailing. On the surface, officials support the people to protect people's property safety, but when they are really needed, they find that it is just a joke. !
Similarly, in this immortal realm, this situation still follows. The Immortal Palace only exists for the absolute rule of the Immortal King, and the Immortal King will not care about their life and death. In their eyes, the Immortal Palace is just a road. It was just a good dog that guarded the door. Even if the Immortal Palace really perished, it only meant that the dog was loyal to its master.
"The Immortal King is unkind and treats the Immortal Palace as a humble dog!" Zhou Hao concluded in the end.
"Alas, there is no other way. Just look at it. The strong are respected in the fairyland, and all fairness is based on absolute strength." Cao Shuang said.
"Then how will the Immortal Palace disciples' martial arts be distributed ten years later?" Zhou Hao returned to the topic and asked.
"First of all, each major Immortal Palace must select the top ten elites among their own disciples. Then, the Immortal Palace disciples will compete fiercely, and the 160 people selected will continue to compete against each other until the three strongest ones are selected. Disciple!" Cao Shuang explained seriously.
"So that's it. It seems that the people in the Sixteenth Immortal Palace have come to hate the four major forces. Such a fierce competition is all thanks to them. There are still ten years left, and I have to intensify my practice!" Zhou Hao felt very sad in his heart. Not calm.
Strength is the key to victory. If you want to get a place to enter the Daxian Cave, you must beat the others!
"Hmph, is it up to you? Don't think that you can really participate in the martial arts competition of the Immortal Palace disciples after defeating Cheng Yan, that useless trash. I don't want you to even get the top ten qualifications of the Yunmiao Immortal Palace. !" Suddenly, a female voice sounded behind the two of them, her words full of disdain.
