The fairy is fierce

The highlight of the Nine Sects’ meeting was originally the competition among the Nine Sects’ Young Masters on the winter solstice.

But the exchange of gifts between the sons of wealthy families was obviously not as interesting as the dark horse’s one-on-one challenge against the Nine Sects; basically all the cultivators who had the opportunity to come to Tiehe Valley were present today; the cultivators who could not come were also waiting in front of various broadcast instruments, waiting for the start of the duel.

The warm winter sun shone on the mountain wall of Tiehe Valley. There were crowds of people around the Sword Worship Platform, and many new faces appeared. Cheng Jiujiang and Song Chi both came after hearing the news. Relying on Song Chi’s status as an inner sect of Tiezhu Mansion, they took a good position on the side and looked forward to it.

Before the time came, the elders of the Nine Sects were arriving one after another.

Shangguan Lingye brought a few girls to the semi-suspended attic high on the cliff and sat down.

Jiang Yi and Wu Qingwan had just talked about some topics that were not easy to talk about. At this time, their expressions were rather strange. They sat separately on both sides of the attic, drinking tea in silence.

Leng Zhu, as a maid, would not speak nonsense unless the princess spoke, and could only look around in surprise.

Tang Jingyan stood at the window, kneading a fluffy and soft dumpling in her hand, looking at the crowd below, and said:

"There are so many people, there must be many real gods inside."

Shangguan Lingye leaned against the window, half sitting on the windowsill with his plump buttocks, his posture was a little lazy, and responded:

"There are many cultivators in the immortal realm, but those with high Taoism are arranged in the private room, and those who can stand below and watch are not actually immortals."

Only those who enter the Youhuang can control the world and begin to break away from the scope of mortals, so cultivators above Youhuang can be called "immortals"; but that is just the view of ordinary people. In the eyes of the nine sects, even they themselves are just people with higher Taoism.

Tang Jingyan was not very interested in practicing Taoism, and he seemed to understand what he heard, so he looked at the many buildings on the cliff, wanting to see what the real gods looked like.

On the cliff, the attics were connected by flying corridors. It was true that the elders of the Nine Sects could fly, but other people could see that jumping up and down in front of their peers was a bit unstable, so in this situation, it was better to walk on foot like Shangguan Lingye.

After Tang Jingxun looked around twice, his eyes focused on a group of cultivators who were going up the mountain - more than ten cultivators, half of them were women, led by a lady wearing a peach-colored skirt. Her dress was really a bit coquettish among many upright masters, and she looked like a demon woman, but she didn't look very evil when you look closely.

The elders of the Nine Sects and even the Qingkui were mostly men, and there were very few female cultivators who could walk to this position, so they naturally attracted attention.

After taking a look, Tang Jingxun asked, "Is that woman also an immortal? She is dressed so gorgeously."

"Ji~"

Tuanzi nodded and took over, thinking that he was talking about "sexy".

Shangguan Lingye turned around and took a glance - Tang Jingyan was talking about Madam Huazhu, who was wearing a pink dress and had a ribbon on her wrist. She did look a bit gaudy.

Behind Madam Huazhu were more than ten direct disciples and sect elders who came from Taohuatan this time; the leader was a young disciple with a feminine face, dressed in white and holding a peach blossom fan. Although he was a man, he looked pretty and was frowning as he listened to his teacher's teachings.

Shangguan Lingye wanted to eavesdrop on the tactics, but couldn't hear anything, so he explained:

"Madam Huazhu of Taohuatan is hundreds of years old. She has been managing the household since the Peach Blossom Lord went into seclusion. It is said that she is a peach blossom spirit cultivated from a peach tree, so she likes to wear pink skirts."

Tang Jingxun was stunned: "Madam, do you mean she is a fairy?"

Shangguan Lingye shook his head and said:

"In the cultivation of Taoism, if you grow up like a human and behave according to human rules, you are a human; there are actually quite a few spirits in the Nine Sects who have cultivated into human form, but they don't like to be treated as aliens and never reveal their identities, so it's just speculation. Strictly speaking, aren't you also a bird?"

Tang Jingxun shook her head quickly. She never thought of herself as a bird, not even a phoenix. She looked at Madam Huazhu curiously and asked:

"If a peach tree becomes a human, will it still bloom and bear peaches?"

Tuanzi made two "chi chi" sounds, as if saying "If a bird becomes a human, it won't lay eggs", but was flicked on the head by Tang Jingxun.

Shangguan Lingye thought about this question for a while before explaining:

"All spirits can become enlightened. Carp can directly cultivate into dragons. In fact, there is no need to transform into human form. Transforming into human form is equivalent to being reborn. Cultivating in the way of human beings, trees bloom and bear fruit for reproduction, so they should not bear peaches. The possibility of having a child is greater."

Tang Jingyan nodded as if she understood: "Oh... It feels weird to marry a tree. If a man picks peach blossoms and eats peaches, in her opinion, is it Just like monsters eating children? "

"The specialty of Taohuatan is peach wine and fairy peaches. There shouldn't be such a taboo. I don't know the details. "

Tang Jingxun nodded slightly. He wanted to ask something else, but he heard a lively noise from below:

"Look, here they come!"

"Zuo Jianxian..."

Leng Zhu hurried to the window when he heard the sound, and Jiang Yi and Wu Qingwan also stood up and squeezed over...

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The warm winter sun shone brightly, sprinkling on the heads of thousands of monks outside Tiedui Mansion.

Zuo Lingquan, wearing a black robe and a sword hanging from his waist, walked slowly through the long avenue between the crowd and came to the octagonal gatehouse.

When the weak challenged the strong, the crowd watching the excitement always stood on the weak side and cheered for him at this time.

Today is bound to be a tough battle. Zuo Lingquan's goal is to at least defeat Shang Siming. It is said that Wolong and Jiulong are too powerful, and it is difficult to surpass them in three days of special training. Before he rushes out the "Sword II", all he can do is to force Wolong out and see how big the gap is.

With the arrival of Zuo Lingquan, the elders of the Nine Sects also appeared one after another.

Nangong Yue still served as the referee, sitting in the middle of the high platform. There were two more platforms on his side, on which were piled up like a small mountain of white jade beads and a "Heavenly Emperor Order", which could be used to exchange for a magic weapon in the Heavenly Emperor City.

The elders of the Nine Sects were all sitting on the high platform, including Li Chongjin and Qiu Fengqing.

At this moment, the one who wanted Zuo Lingquan to wear the Nine Sect Tanghulu the most was Yunshui Jiantan, who had lost face a few days ago.

After all, if Zuo Lingquan lost the second match directly, it would mean that Yunshui Jiantan ranked last among the nine sects; if Zuo Lingquan could defeat more sects, Yunshui Jiantan would naturally feel more balanced, and the thought in his mind was probably - it's not my family that can't beat them, it's all of you that can't beat them, so don't blame anyone else.

Under the gaze of Li Chongjin and others, Zuo Lingquan walked in front of Situ Zhenhan, handed over his sword familiarly, and stood on the anti-cheating formation.

Three days was just a blink of an eye, and Zuo Lingquan's cultivation did not improve, and the test results were the same.

As Zuo Lingquan's test ended, Taohuatan Fengxinzi, holding a peach blossom fan, landed outside the octagonal gatehouse and walked into the test formation.

Soon, Situ Zhenhan's shouting came from outside the formation:

"Twenty-eight years old, three talents realm."

When the onlookers heard this, they all showed surprise on their faces.

The Youhuang Three Talents Realm represents the refinement of three of the five elements.

Li Chugui of Yunshuijiantan started with an Immortal Sword Embryo. Taohuatan Sect’s status is no worse than Yunshuijiantan Sect’s, and the Five Elements of the head Qingkui are definitely not worse than Li Chugui.

You can suppress your realm by sparring, but you can’t suppress your Five Elements. If there is the Five Elements of Earth among the three Five Elements, this match will be very difficult to win.

Hyacinthus has a feminine face and looks a bit effeminate, but her manners are quite elegant. She walked out of the formation holding a peach blossom fan and raised her hand to salute:

“I am Hyacinthus, Brother Zuo is pleased to meet you.”

Zuo Lingquan raised his hand to return the salute:

“Nice to meet you.”

Nangong Yue flew up from the high platform and landed outside the octagonal gatehouse. He raised his hand and touched Hyacinthus’s brows and began to suppress his realm.

Zuo Lingquan took a long sword and waited quietly.

After Hyacinthus’ realm was suppressed to the sixth level of Linggu, he took a wooden stick and stood in the sword worship platform under the attention of everyone.

There is no special requirement for the starting distance of the two sides in the sword-worshipping arena, as long as they stay within the boundary.

Zuo Lingquan still stood in the same position as last time, but Feng Xinzi, a sorcerer, obviously did not dare to stand ten feet away from the martial arts cultivator like Li Chugui to seek excitement, so he retreated to thirty feet away, leaving himself enough time to react.

"Huh..."

The onlookers booed when they saw this scene.

Zuo Lingquan was also a little helpless, and said:

"Brother Feng is a little too cautious."

Hyacinth acted within the rules, and naturally didn't care about the ridicule of the onlookers. He smiled and said:

"Within ten feet, no one can dodge Brother Zuo's sword. Since it's a competition, Brother Zuo has to give me a chance to attack."

Zuo Lingquan could actually move forward and get close to Hyacinthus, but pulling like that was not in line with the style of a swordsman. He still raised his hand cleanly and said:

"Nanhuang Zuo Lingquan."

Hyacinth raised his wooden stick and said:

"Taohuatan, Hyacinthus."

The Sword Worship Platform became quiet, and everyone held their breath.

Nangong Yue sat on the high platform and raised his hand gently:

"Begin!"

Boom--

After the words fell, there was a loud bang from the Sword Worship Platform.

Zuo Lingquan's words were calm, but he was not arrogant at all; to fight a warlock, you have to kill him instantly, and giving the opponent a chance to attack is courting death.

At the moment the duel began, Zuo Lingquan's body went from static to dynamic, and in the blink of an eye he rushed out more than ten feet. The sword in his hand was surrounded by black light, and he rushed straight to Feng Xinzi with terrifying power.

But the distance of thirty feet was indeed too far.

Feng Xinzi, as the Qingkui of Tiedan Mansion, was definitely not an ordinary person. He stuck the wooden stick in his hand into the ground and said loudly:

"Kun!"

The wooden stick lit up with a yellowish-brown light, and then the ground within a radius of thirty feet rolled and shook, turning into quicksand, and all the sand, stones and trees on the ground sank into the ground.

Zuo Lingquan could not control the wind, so no matter how fast he was, he could only rise from the ground. The ground turned into quicksand and he had no place to exert force. His speed suddenly slowed down, and half of his body had fallen into the quicksand.

However, Zuo Lingquan had been sparring with Shangguan Lingye for a few days, and he had seen this kind of "Sand-Transforming Curse" that prevented him from getting close to him many times. He quickly raised his hand and pulled a stream of water from a distance, splashing it on the sand, condensing it into solid ice. With the solid ice as a fulcrum, he rushed towards Feng Xinzi again.

But Feng Xinzi used the "Sand-Transforming Curse" only to slow down Zuo Lingquan's attack. The real means of preventing close combat was Taohuatan's signature skill "Drawing the Ground as a Prison".

Feng Xinzi inserted the wooden stick into the ground, and while the surrounding area turned into quicksand, four walls rose from the ground and instantly turned into a cage.

There was a relief of a wild bull on the surface of the wall, which was about ten feet thick and stood on the ground like a small city. Even the top quickly closed, surrounding Feng Xinzi.

Zuo Lingquan rushed to the vicinity and raised his hand to strike with a sword.

But he didn't know the defense of the earth wall, so he didn't waste his energy on "Sword One", but used Yunshui Sword Pond's "Wind Sweeping Clouds" to make a tentative attack.

There was a sound of "Shua——" sword.

The ground in front of Zuo Lingquan was lifted up by the sword energy, and the dense sword net followed closely behind, pressing towards the earth wall.

Cha Cha Cha——

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the sword net fell on the barbarian bull relief, leaving hundreds of fine sword marks more than an inch deep, but that was all.

Under the control of Hyacinthus, the earth wall was quickly repaired in an instant and restored to its original state in the blink of an eye.

Zuo Lingquan flew back and frowned when he saw this scene - with the defensive power of the earth wall, he could pierce it with his sword, but he might not be able to seriously injure Hyacinthus behind him. If he couldn't kill him with five swords, he would be exhausted and defeated.

The onlookers saw Hyacinthus wrapped himself up like a huge iron turtle, and the situation was deadlocked. After a moment of stunned silence, they began to swear:

"Aren't you cheating?!"

"How can you fight like this?"

"Come out if you have the guts!"

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Jiang Yi and others were also furious.

Qiu Fengqing frowned, looked at the pink-dressed woman not far from the platform, and said:

"Madam Huazhu, isn't your sect Qingkui's fighting style a bit..."

Madam Huazhu smiled, not caring at all:

"My Taohuatan is not Tiedui Mansion, and we don't have the habit of fighting head-on. This is not a foul, so can't we fight like this?"

Qiu Fengqing sighed, speechless.

In the sword worship platform, Hyacinthus shrank into the tortoise shell, but had no intention of tying herself up and stalemate with Zuo Lingquan. Seeing that Zuo Lingquan couldn't break the defense, he began to raise his hands and pinch the seal.

Zuo Lingquan was holding a sword and trying to break the wall, but he saw thunderclouds starting to gather above his head, and countless blue-purple electric lights flowed in the dark clouds, making a crisp sound of "crackling".

Wood produces fire, and fire produces earth.

The three five elements controlled by Hyacinthus are already clear.

Seeing this, Zuo Lingquan quickly flew to the river, controlled the river water, and condensed a semicircular ice prison above his head, wrapping himself in it.

"Shock!"

A low shout came from the earth wall, and then thousands of thunders fell, hitting the ice wall, bringing up countless broken ice.

The earth-shaking sound and lightning shocked the onlookers and made them step back half a step.

However, the lightning strike lasted for a moment and did not break the ice wall.

Zuo Lingquan maintained the ice wall to block the lightning strike, secretly thinking about countermeasures; the earth wall is composed of the five elements of earth, and in fact, the control can be cut off with the "Demon Sealing Sword Formation", and then the wall can be broken.

But the Demon Sealing Sword Formation must be reserved for the stronger Shang Siming, and it will be exposed when used on Hyacinthus, so it still has to be outsmarted.

Hyacinthus found that it was difficult to break the defense with lightning strikes, so he quickly changed his strategy and controlled the ground under his feet to quickly close the river, which was not wide to begin with.

Hyacinthus stood in a very tricky position, located upstream of the river, and the river was naturally cut off if it was blocked.

Zuo Lingquan manipulated the river water to turn into an ice wall to block the lightning strike. He needed to use a constant flow of water to replenish the broken ice wall. If there was no water source, the ice wall above his head would soon be consumed.

Seeing this, Zuo Lingquan did not stalemate with Feng Xinzi anymore. He secretly pinched his fingers and performed the "Tan Lang" taught by Grandma Shangguan, infusing his true energy into the river water, and then condensed an ice shield on his arm, leading the river water that was about to stop flowing, and rushed directly to the river bank.

The elders of the Nine Sects could see the details clearly. Seeing the inner door unique skill "Tan Lang" of the Tiedian Mansion, they frowned slightly and looked at Nangong Yue with some surprise.

Nangong Yue was also quite surprised, but he didn't say anything.

The elders of the Nine Sects could detect subtle abnormalities, but the monks watching and Feng Xinzi in the earth wall did not have this ability.

Hyacinthus was hiding in the dark dungeon, and could only determine Zuo Lingquan's position by the feedback of the earth. After discovering Zuo Lingquan rushing over, he quickly mobilized thunder to chase Zuo Lingquan.

Boom boom boom——

Thunder snakes fell densely.

Zuo Lingquan ran wildly with the ice shield and the water flow, his figure was like a dragon python standing on the crest of the wave. When he rushed to the front, he shouted:

"Charge the city!"

Boom——

The ice shield hit the earth wall, and the true energy poured out of the whole body, and the ground shook in an instant.

The cultivators of Tietou Mansion are best at breaking defenses, and charging the city is a technique specifically for various wall shelters, and the effect against earth walls is not ordinary.

In just a moment of collision, a huge pit appeared on the thick earth wall. Although it did not break, dozens of cracks appeared, which went straight into the interior of the earth wall, and the water flow carried by Zuo Lingquan also seeped into it.

Hyacinthus did not expect Zuo Lingquan to do this, but the earth wall was not completely broken, and he did not lose his sense and quickly restored the earth wall to its original state.

The onlookers saw this scene and felt sorry. After all, this was the signature attacking skill of Tiedui Mansion. If this could not stop the earth wall, it would be difficult to break the defense.

After Zuo Lingquan broke the earth wall, he quickly pulled away a little and pretended to hit it again.

Hyacinthus was in the dark earth prison, and he felt something. He quickly raised his hand and made a gesture, trying to raise another barrier outside the earth wall to reinforce it.

But before the word "Gen" came out, Hyacinthus's face changed suddenly, and he felt a strong spiritual fluctuation coming from his feet.

In the closed earth prison, the water that had just broken the wall and seeped in, condensed into a water ball without anyone noticing. With a low shout outside the earth prison:

"Dui!"

The water ball exploded directly, turning into countless ice cones, piercing in all directions.

‘Van Lang’ symbolizes strong rule and is the pinnacle of controlling objects. When it is fully cultivated, it can be like the Shangguan Patriarch who gathers gold to form a dragon. Although Zuo Lingquan is not that capable, he can still do it by wrapping up and hiding the magic like Shangguan Lingye, and then sending it to the enemy before exploding.

Hyacinthus was in a closed earthen prison, and the ice cones exploded under her feet. If she didn’t hide, she would probably be pierced into a sieve by thousands of ice cones, and she would be seriously injured if she didn’t die.

Hyacinthus reacted very quickly, quickly unlocked the control of the earthen wall, and rushed out directly from above.

Boom——

The next moment, countless ice cones rushed out of the cage along with Hyacinthus, spreading several feet into the sky.

The turtle couldn't hold back and showed its head, and the hunters waiting in ambush were self-evident about how to react.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the moment Hyacinthus was forced out of the earthen prison, a black figure had already appeared behind him; the long sword in his hand, with a shrill sound, stabbed Hyacinthus's back of the head...

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I'm not in good condition today, so I'm a little less...