Chapter 25: Arena Battle
The second senior brother seemed unable to recover from the shock of his senior brother's death at this time, and was in a very low mood.
But he still managed to cheer up and explain to Duan Qing. "Do you know where the spiritual stones we use for practice come from? When the spiritual stones are dug out from the spiritual mines, they are not called spiritual stones, but are called raw stones. After the raw stones are engraved with spirit-binding patterns, they become what they are now. The spiritual stone we are waiting to use!”
"Nowadays, there are very few spirit stone veins in Xiaonanjie. Every spirit stone mine that is discovered is controlled by various sects. There is a spirit stone vein in our Jinxuan Sect. This is where our Jinxuanzong is based in Xiaonanjie. The biggest reliance.”
Duan Qing was a little confused. He guessed that the spirit stone must be very rare, but what does the spirit stone have to do with today's spirit gathering? So he cast a doubtful look at the second senior brother.
The second senior brother glanced at Duan Qing and continued to explain.
"The spiritual mine in the sect is an important place. In order to maintain the basic consumption of spiritual stones in the sect, each peak leader and elder will send his disciples to take turns in the spiritual mine every year. When the one-year rotation is over, they will be in front of the spirit hall. Convene a spiritual gathering."
"The so-called Sanlinghui is the younger generation of disciples in the sect who determine the allocation of spirit stones for the next year through a battle of skills. In the final competition, the top ten will each receive a large amount of spirit stones as a reward. , the spiritual stones they received every month in the second year were much more than other disciples, while those who were not in the top ten could only receive the basic guaranteed spiritual stones every month.
Duan Qing nodded, somewhat understanding. It seemed that in Jin Xuanzong, strength came first. The stronger the strength, the more spiritual stones he could get. "
While talking, the second senior brother had already led Duan Qing to the gathering place of Yanfeng people. At this time, only senior sister Lu Ying and third senior brother Jiang Wuye were there, but Master Sanyan was missing.
Compared to the dozens or twenty of disciples under other leaders or elders, Yanfeng's few disciples really stand out from the crowd.
Duan Qing noticed at this time that many people were secretly looking at his new face and whispering to each other. Many of them were discussing the matter of Yanfeng Senior Brother Ma Liang. It seemed that Ma Liang's murder had been reported in the sect. Word spread internally.
After all, there are only so many people in Jinxuan Sect, and most of them know each other, especially Yanfeng’s senior brother Ma Liang, who is firmly ranked among the top three in the younger generation of the sect. Suddenly, it was revealed that he died unexpectedly in an attack. , it still caused a wave of criticism within the sect.
At this moment, the white-haired leader walked out from the door of the hall, followed by five people. Duan Qing's master Master Sanyan was also among them. Among them were two middle-aged men who were about the same age as Master Sanyan, and another An old man and a middle-aged woman.
Everyone looked sideways, and the second senior brother Wu Da pulled the corner of Duan Qing's clothes and whispered. "Those are Master Bai Hua, Senior Uncle Muyun of Biyun Peak, Senior Uncle Qingchen of Qingshui Peak, Senior Uncle Huajun of Cuizhu Peak, and Senior Uncle Tongnian of Dashifeng, as well as the masters, masters, and leaders of the Five Peaks. All here.”
After the leader and the leader of the five peaks appeared, the originally noisy Qingshi Square instantly became quiet.
At this time, I saw Master Bai Hua, the leader in front of the palace, standing with his hands behind his hands, looking around at the people present, and said loudly.
"This year's Sanling Conference will still use a ring battle to determine the top ten. There are ten rings. Each person has three opportunities to challenge. The last ten people left in the ring will be the top ten."
After saying that, Master Bai Hua raised his hand and waved forward, and a white bead flew above everyone.
Upon seeing this, everyone quickly moved away and retreated to various corners of the square. Duan Qing was also pulled by his second senior brother and retreated to a corner of the square.
As soon as everyone in the square retreated and dispersed, they saw the white beads emitting a dazzling light, and then turned into ten white rays and shot to all parts of the square, forming ten semi-circular transparent shields on the square in almost a moment.
"This is the master's magic weapon, the Phantom Spirit Bead. It can transform into thousands of things and be unpredictable."
The second senior brother explained from the side at this time, looking at the bead with eyes full of envy.
"The arena battle has officially begun."
The voice of the white-haired leader echoed in everyone's ears.
As soon as the leader finished speaking, a man flew into a transparent shield, stood with his hands behind his back, and spoke loudly to the people in the square.
"Bi Yunfeng Bai Hao, please teach me."
The cold voice was extremely arrogant and arrogant.
"Ah, it's Senior Brother Bai Hao from Biyun Peak! He has been one of the champions every time in the past few years. It is said that his cultivation is one of the best among the younger generation in the sect!"
"What's the point of being number one? Senior Brother Bai Hao should be number one!"
As soon as Bai Hao came on stage, Duan Qing heard two people talking next to him, and he spoke highly of Bai Hao.
Someone opened the door, and others entered the transparent shield on the square one after another.
"Zhang Yiyang of Cuizhu Peak, I'll teach you all the tricks."
"Su Yutong of Qingshui Peak."
"Li Lian, Dashifeng, please give me some advice."
"Elder Sun's disciple Xiao Jianchun..."
"..."
One after another, all ten arenas were occupied. In Duan Qing's opinion, the people who could occupy the arena were all extraordinary. Among them, apart from Bai Hao, the most eye-catching one was the one who called himself Qingshui Peak Su Yutong. A senior sister.
Even compared to Senior Sister Lu Ying, Senior Sister Su Yutong is not inferior. She is dressed in an aqua-blue palace gauze skirt, with black hair hanging down to her waist like a waterfall, and carrying a long aqua-blue sword on her back. She is like a fairy descending to the earth. In her temperament Even better than Senior Sister Lu Ying.
Duan Qing never took his eyes off Senior Sister Su Yutong from the moment she came on stage, staring straight at her in awe.
Su Yutong seemed to feel something on the stage. He looked in Duan Qing's direction and frowned.
In fact, this is also a true portrayal of most people in the square. Even the second senior brother Wu Da and the third senior brother Jiang Wuye looked sideways at him for a while. However, both of them had met Su Yutong before, and they were very restrained and not as exaggerated as Duan Qing. .
Lu Ying beside her seemed to have returned to normal at this time, but she kept a tight face. She looked at Duan Qing and the second and third senior brothers like pig brothers, and snorted slightly, obviously dissatisfied with being ignored by everyone.
When Duan Qing heard Senior Sister Lu Ying's voice, he reluctantly withdrew his gaze, looked at Senior Sister Lu Ying, touched his head in embarrassment, and then looked at Second Senior Brother and asked. "Hey, Second Senior Brother, why don't you go?"
The second senior brother looked at the ten people in the ring with a solemn look in his eyes. "Those who can enter the ring are all the top disciples of the elders of each peak, and the lowest are in the Mortal Realm. There are at least four people on the stage who I am absolutely no match for, and I am not sure of winning the remaining six, so I still Wait and see first, don’t rush to take action.”
At this time, it was obvious that there were many people who had the same idea as the second senior brother Wu Da. After the ten people went up on the ring, no one dared to challenge rashly. It was obvious that after a year, they wanted others to try it out first.
Duan Qing nodded, thoughtfully, and then became curious about who was the most powerful among those people, so he asked the second senior brother again.
At this time, the second senior brother had not spoken yet, but the third senior brother Jiang Wuye, who had been silent next to him, spoke first. "In the arena, Bai Hao from Biyun Peak, Zhang Yiyang from Cuizhu Peak, Su Yutong from Qingshui Peak, and Li Lian from Dashifeng. These four people have been among the top ten in the Sanlinghui arena for a long time, especially those from Biyun Peak. Bai Hao's cultivation is unfathomable, and it is said that he has reached the late stage of metamorphosis."
"Humph, senior brother has won the championship many times in a row. If senior brother is still here, how can he get Bai Hao's turn?"
Second senior brother Wu Da suddenly said angrily at this time. As soon as these words came out, everyone in Yanfeng fell silent again.
At this moment, the first person finally stood up to challenge.
"Elder Zhou, your Majesty Qian Datong, is willing to teach Brother Xiao some clever tricks."
A fat man walked from the stage to one of the arenas. In addition to his chubby figure, the powerful sword in his hand that was almost as long as his height was also very eye-catching.
He challenged Xiao Jianchun, a disciple of Elder Sun.
When Xiao Jianchun saw that he was the first one to be challenged, his face turned a little ugly. Could it be that he felt that he was the weakest among them all? He snorted coldly and did not respond. Instead, he directly took out a long sword from his storage bag and made a gesture of invitation.
He must use thunderous force to quickly deal with this Qian Datong, otherwise there will be many people who will imitate Qian Datong later.
Qian Datong simply raised his rather intimidating sword, made a gesture and volleyed the sword towards Xiao Jianchun.
Xiao Jianchun, who dared to be among the first to enter the ring, was obviously not an ordinary person. He stood with a sword and saw Qian Datong directly attacking with his sword. He cursed inwardly for being stupid, ducked away from the sword, and attacked Qian Datong in the blink of an eye. In a moment, he arrived in front of Qian Datong, raised his sword and slashed towards Qian Datong with a sweeping sweep. As he swung the sword, a silver light flashed on the long sword, which was obviously blessed with spiritual power.
Qian Datong had no time to recall his sword and defend himself. His seemingly bulky body actually rolled over and dodged Xiao Jianchun's sword.
Qian Datong and Xiao Jianchun went back and forth and fought fiercely in the ring.
The two of them were in the early stages of metamorphosis and their cultivation levels were not much different, but Xiao Jianchun's swordsmanship was exquisite and he was able to suppress Qian Datong steadily.
Qian Datong's combat experience is obviously not as good as that of Xiao Jianchun, and his skills are also lacking. After launching a wave of offensive at the beginning, he has been suppressed by Xiao Jianchun's sharp attacks and has been in a defensive state. If this continues, defeat will be inevitable sooner or later.
Duan Qing heard someone talking next to him.
"Senior Brother Xiao's swordsmanship is so exquisite that few people in my generation can match it. Qian Datong is just a fool. He will lose sooner or later."
"Yes, Senior Brother Xiao has been practicing for ten years and specializes in swordsmanship. Although his cultivation is only in the early stage of metamorphosis, with this superb swordsmanship, it seems that he will definitely be ranked in the top ten this year!"
Sure enough, the battle did not last long. Under Xiao Jianchun's fierce offensive, Qian Datong had no choice but to surrender. If he continued to fight, he would definitely lose. It was better to save some spiritual power and see if there was a chance later.
The first ring battle ended with Xiao Jianchun winning.