Chapter 248: Nascent Soul Secret Meeting
As soon as he pointed it out, the golden bell broke and the whole place was silent.
Venerable Fuhu, who had kept his eyes closed since the start of the top ten competition, suddenly opened his eyes, looked towards Xiao Mian, and then slowly closed them again.
The scholar and Qingqiuzi also looked at Xiao Mian in surprise, but the scholar's surprise was more gratifying, while Qingqiuzi's surprise was more appreciative. Others such as Mrs. Yuanyan, Xi Zongjun, Xiang Luming and the three others all had uncertain expressions on their faces. If one could be said to be the calmest among the seven Nascent Soul Ancestors, Dan Qiusheng, the leader of the Five Elements Sect, was the calmest.
It seemed that from the beginning, he had never worried that Xiao Mian would not be able to break the golden bell.
As for the people in the audience, some applauded, some booed, some questioned, and some praised.
There are different opinions and no consensus.
But no matter how noisy they were, they couldn't resist Qingqiuzi's cold snort. Qingqiuzi's cold gaze swept across the entire venue, and the tens of thousands of monks present fell silent. The power of the Yuanying Ancestor and the respect that ordinary monks have for the Yuanying Ancestor can be seen from this.
With the end of the third round of competition, the points of the thirteen people have changed.
Xiao Mian still maintained four wins and ranked first with 12 points;
Lu Chengzhi and Chi Lianxia each won three games and tied for second with nine points;
Followed closely by Xiang Qingqing and Bai Zhenzhen, who won two games and lost one game respectively, accumulating six points;
Then there are Jinlang and Huangfuling, with one win, one loss and one draw, with four points;
Then Hu Yinghe scored three points;
Then there is Zhao Yuanli, with two points;
Next comes Xia Ziyan, who scores one point;
Ranking last are Wan Dongyao and Chu Nangong. These two unlucky guys have no wins and zero points.
After some good people sorted out this ranking, many people put aside their previous contempt for Xiao Mian when they saw Xiao Mian at the top of the list. Coupled with the previous precedent of Huangfuling voluntarily abandoning the competition, they all began to guess that Xiao Mian Perhaps he will be a strong contender for the leadership of this sword fighting club.
Of course, Lu Chengzhi and Chi Lianxia also won completely, but because they temporarily lost one game, they were at a disadvantage in terms of points. Once Lu Chengzhi or Chi Lianxia played one more game, they would probably be tied with Xiao in points. Barely equal.
Lu Chengzhi, Chi Lianxia, and Xiao Mian, the final winner is probably among these three.
That night, in the secret room of Houtuping Zaidetang, Dan Qiusheng sat quietly. Beside him, there were not only scholars, but also Qingqiuzi and Venerable Fuhu - the three elements of Wan Zongyuan's three major sects. The intermediate infant ancestor was actually in the same room as the headmaster of the Five Elements Sect.
Obviously, they were discussing something.
"I don't understand. Why do we make things so complicated?"
The first person to break the silence was Qingqiuzi, who was unusually lazy in front of others. He shrugged his shoulders. Qingqiuzi's face was full of impatience.
"What kind of broken sword fight! It's just a joke of thirteen juniors in the Foundation Establishment stage. Let seven Nascent Soul monks stay here for a month. Do you want to kill them all according to my wishes? Three people are thrown into a corner and left to fend for themselves. Isn't the winner the one who comes out alive? Only the winner has the right to continue to live!"
"Fox! Aren't we trying to get at the bottom of the Demon Shadow Sect?"
After being robbed by Qingqiuzi, Master Fuhu didn't even open his eyes, but Dan Qiusheng's face was expressionless, and the scholar had to explain again.
"It is a well-known fact that the Demon Shadow Sect has two ancestors of Yuanying. However, the news that Wan Tianyun, the leader of the Demon Shadow Sect, is in seclusion to seek a breakthrough and plans to advance to the high level of Yuanying is not something that ordinary monks can know. If we don’t lure Yuan Yan out, how can we do it in the Demon Shadow Sect?”
If the scholar's words spread, I'm afraid it would cause an uproar, but Qingqiuzi's next words were even more shocking.
"Demon Shadow Sect? Humph! I still don't believe it with just two Nascent Soul cultivators. With so many of us rushing over together, we can't destroy even one Demonic Shadow Sect?"
"It is not difficult to destroy the Demonic Shadow Sect, but the difficulty lies in the aftermath." The person who said this was Dan Qiusheng. The strange thing is that Dan Qiusheng, who had recently advanced to the first level of Nascent Soul, was among the three In front of the intermediate Nascent Soul senior, there was not much restraint, but he said quite freely: "Senior Qingqiu, don't forget, this is a sensitive period!"
"That's right! More than six hundred years have passed since the last spiritual war. It is expected that it will be the period of the 'Century Covenant' soon. If we rush to get rid of the Demonic Shadow Sect at this time, not only will we not be able to fight against the local people in Nanyue Prefecture, According to the casual cultivators, it is easy to attract the attention of Zhongzhou or other forces. Today's Nanyue Prefecture is already facing a storm, and the elders of the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce are all a bunch of old foxes who have always been unable to make early gains. Yes, why are they interested in South Vietnam, which has always been famous for its barrenness? "
"Don't you suspect that there are shadows of 'those people' behind the Demonic Shadow Sect? Six hundred years have passed since the last spiritual war. Although the Demonic Shadow Sect claims to have been a sect for a thousand years, it actually only began to rise suddenly hundreds of years ago. Time It just so happens that even if we eradicate the Demonic Shadow Sect, we can still blame it on 'those people', so why go to such trouble?" Seeing the scholar and Dan Qiusheng look at each other and smile bitterly, Qingqiuzi suddenly smiled strangely. : "I'm just worried about people's fearful words and evil people's hearts! You..., you human monks..., tsk tsk..."
"You fox! You know it better than anyone else, but you still pretend to know nothing, are you pretending to be naive!?"
"Hmph! You should also know, right? My senior brother Dan Chenzi is now over 800 years old and is about to die. He participated in the spiritual war that year. According to him, the Demonic Shadow Sect's skills are very... It smells like an old friend he knew back then. You should know the identity of the person I'm talking about, right?"
Seeing that even Venerable Fuhu opened his eyes and looked at him, Qingqiuzi whispered with a rare serious expression: "Senior Brother Danchenzi suspected: That person has always been alive! It is for this reason that Senior Brother Danchen insisted on personally Sneak into the Demonic Shadow Sect to find out."
"If this is the case, this spiritual war will be in danger for Nanyue State! In this way, although we don't know why the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce has sent its tentacles deep into Nanyue State, if we can drag them into the water ,perhaps……"
As soon as Dan Qiusheng said this, the scholar shook his head.
"I'm too familiar with the style of those old foxes. Don't tell me if you can't afford it. If there are good things, they will pick them first. If there is danger, you go first. Danqiu, if you want them to take the lead, it is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. There will be no What a happy ending."
The scholar frowned and changed the subject.
"Of course, if the entire Nanyue State is really in danger, we might as well take the initiative to welcome the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce to settle in South Vietnam. After all, it is better for Nanyue State to fall into the hands of those old foxes than to fall into the hands of 'those people'!"
"Having said that, the reason why Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce has a reason to settle in South Vietnam is not all the fault of the Bai family? What did the Bai family say about the last time?"
"The Bai family said that their ancestors have been in seclusion!" Shaking his head, the scholar sighed: "They admitted to the robbery in Lingchuanfang City, but they blamed all the crimes on an insignificant bystander. As for the disciple, although that person is also a golden elixir cultivator, he is just a golden elixir that has just been generated by secret techniques and spiritual elixirs. However, after the incident in Lingchuanfang City, I personally went to investigate, and it was not what that kid could do. Although the Xiangfu Chamber of Commerce didn’t say much, they felt uncomfortable when thinking about it, and because of this, they never stopped infiltrating South Vietnam.”
"Retreat? Huh! Does that old guy really want to become the first great monk in my South Vietnam state?"
The old guy Qingqiuzi mentioned was Bai Haonan, the head of the Bai family.
The ancestor of the Bai family has a level of cultivation that is even higher than that of Qingqiuzi, and is currently in seclusion seeking a breakthrough to the high level of Nascent Soul.
Qingqiuzi twitched the corner of his mouth and muttered jokingly to himself.
"Hmph! So what if he succeeds in advancing? The combined swords of me and senior brother Danqing are enough to fight against the high-level monks of Nascent Soul. Great monk, I heard that your Tianlong Temple also has a combined attack technique of 'Subduing Dragon and Subduing Tiger Formation' , should be able to restrain the great monk, right?"
"If Lao Na and Brother Jianglong join forces to perform the Dragon Subduing Tiger Formation, they can compete with the great monks!"
"Isn't this solved? If you make me angry, our brothers will kill the Bai family and wipe out his whole family! Don't be afraid, poor man, brother will help you clean up the family; great monk, count you among them!"
"Amitabha! God has the virtue of a good life..."
"Forget it! I don't want you to go! Boy Danqiu, how about you go with us?"
Qingqiuzi seemed to be afraid that the world would not be in chaos, so he encouraged everyone to attack the Bai family.
Dan Qiusheng smiled and shook his head, but the scholar cursed angrily.
"Fox! Can't you just say a few words? In such a sensitive period, we don't even dare to act rashly with people with unknown origins like the Demon Shadow Sect. How can we provoke the deep-rooted Bai family again? But the Bai family is indeed getting more and more... It’s outrageous that even the peasants are going to be annexed. It seems that after this sword fight is over, they will be restrained.”
"Hmph! You finally said the right thing, Qiongsha! If you want to fight then, come to me. I've long disliked those bastards from the Bai family!"
This guy has been in Taoism for hundreds of years, why is he still so murderous?
The scholar looked at the excited Qingqiuzi and smiled bitterly. Venerable Fuhu closed his eyes again, as if he was in trance and remained motionless. Danqiusheng always smiled, as if everything had nothing to do with him, and it seemed that Everything is under his control.
The secret room fell into silence again, lifeless.