Journey to the head

The monks shouted in unison, shaking the sky, and Miaomiao Xuanjun naturally could not ignore it.

The first day of the competition was very lively and exciting. At this moment, 48,000 monks cheered loudly and petitioned together. It was a good opportunity to show their wisdom and generosity!
The Yuanying behind him saw that he was a little tempted and couldn't help but remind him: "Xuan Jun, moving the second game forward is certainly exciting, but our losses are not small. The entire schedule is shortened by one day, and the ticket fees, the turnover of the market, and the commission from the gambling game will be reduced."

Miao Miao Xuan Jun hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "I have my own ideas."

A rainbow light flashed, and amid wave after wave of shouts, Miaomiao Xuanjun appeared holding a jade throne, and was immediately greeted with huge cheers.

He pressed his hands together, and the cheers gradually died down. Under the expectant gaze of the audience, Xuanjun's voice was clear and heard throughout the valley.

"Temporarily moving the event forward is not in line with the plan and will have a certain impact on the progress of the competition."

Many viewers looked disappointed and some even booed.

"However, the public sentiment is overwhelming and the cheers are thunderous. How can we go against the public opinion at this grand event?"

"So, the second game will be held today. I agree!"

Suddenly, cheers like thunder and applause were heard everywhere. Miao Miao Xuan Jun enjoyed the praise and said after a long while, "But this is just the first time. It won't happen again."

"Also, whether this match can be held ultimately depends on the performance of both players."

"I wonder if the six real people in the second round are willing to enter early?"

The pressure was instantly put on Lu Qian and others, and Lu Qian rolled his eyes in his heart.

You first agreed in front of 48,000 viewers, and then turned around and asked for our opinion. Do you have any choice?
So he looked at Master Zang Feng, nodded, and turned to Gu Nishang. There was already a little flash of fire in her golden pupils.

So the three of them walked out of the box side by side and bowed to Miaomiao Xuanjun.

"The three golden pills of Chongming Alliance are ready to fight at any time."

The crowd cheered and cheered fiercely. Previously, Lu Qian and his companions were mainly active in the northwest of Cangzhou and Meihuafang, and most of the cultivators here had never seen their true appearance. However, in the past two years, the Chongming Alliance has become more and more famous, and the names of several Jindans have come before their appearance.

"Among these two male cultivators, which one is Zhenren Zangfeng and which one is Tianyuanzi?" Many cultivators asked curiously.

"Nonsense, Master Cangfeng is a great sword practitioner, so he is naturally very fierce. Tianyuanzi is a great formation practitioner, so he should be restrained. So the heroic young man is naturally Master Cangfeng, and the handsome boy is Tianyuanzi." A man with a goatee shook his head and made an analysis, and by the way, he looked down on the ignorant cultivators around him.

Suddenly, an old bald monk spat in disdain: "Bah, you know shit! You have a tuft of hair on your chin, so you pretend to be an old bird? Let me tell you, the one with the appearance of a teenager is none other than Master Cangfeng of the Mingyu Sword Sect, and that young man is the head of Yunshan Sect, Tianyuanzi."

The goatee's face flushed, but he was only in the late stage of Qi training. Seeing that the old bald man had perfected Qi training, he had to suppress his anger and glared at him: "Then tell me, what's wrong with my analysis?"

The old bald man looked around and saw many people looking at him, and he felt his vanity was greatly satisfied. He straightened his chest and said loudly: "That young man is handsome and majestic, with a heroic demeanor. Who else could it be except Tian Yuanzi, the head of Yunshan who is powerful and feared by the northwest?"

"As for that handsome young man, although he looks weak, don't forget that Master Li's Taoist name is 'Cang Feng', and all his sharpness is contained in the word 'Cang'. It can be said that he is a peerless sword hidden in the sheath, and once it is drawn out, it will cut off the water and cut off the mountains!"

Seeing how brilliant his words were, the people around him all praised him. The man with the goatee snorted, "You are also making things up. How can you prove that it is true?"

The old bald man straightened his back, his face full of pride: "You asked me how to prove it, I am the proof! I witnessed the rise of the Yunshan Sect in the northwest of Cangzhou with my own eyes, and I even met Sect Leader Lu once!"

The cultivators all around showed envious expressions. As a Qi-cultivating cultivator, a lowly person in the world of cultivation, being able to interact with a high-and-mighty Jindan, or a prominent figure among the Jindan cultivators, would be a lifelong topic of conversation and might even save their lives at a critical moment.

The goatee was immediately frustrated and sat back dejectedly, while the monks began to discuss more enthusiastically.

"Fairy Jingxia has an unparalleled beauty, unique in the world. I wonder if she has a Taoist partner." This is the expression of a young man with a face full of longing.

"Oh my God, what level of toad are you to dare to have such fantasies?" said the shocked onlookers.

Another strange female cultivator with a flushed face and loving eyes said, "Ah, the heroic and handsome Tian Yuanzi, and the delicate and beautiful young man Cang Feng Zhenren. I kowtow, I kowtow."

At this time, the other three Golden Cores, Qiong Fei San Ren, Xiao Long Zhen Ren and Wu Di Dao Ren also flew up and reported loudly: "We have no objection, we can start the game at any time!"

In fact, these three Jindan became famous a long time ago, and their names were spread before the Chongming Alliance. It's a pity that many of the 48,000 spectators present were from other states, and they were more familiar with the deeds of the Chongming Alliance.

What's more, Qiong Fei Sanren is just a thin middle-aged man, Xiao Long Zhenren is fat and ugly, and Wu Di Taoist is wrapped tightly in a gray robe, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed, looking very strange.

As they were completely defeated by the Chongming Alliance in terms of external image, the three Jindan received much less support and cheers.

But since both parties have no objection, then——

"Okay!" Miaomiao Xuanjun clapped his hands and smiled, "Now that the middle of the Chen hour has just passed, I will give you another hour and a half to prepare."

"The second group match will start early at noon today!"

Amid the cheers that exploded again, Miaomiao Xuanjun returned to the station and nodded to his attendant Yuanying. The latter's eyes lit up and he quickly ordered: "Take advantage of this hour and a half to spread out the gambling odds!"

Compared to other income, this is the big head that cannot be lost!
So the betting for the second game was promoted vigorously. In fact, all 60 group stage games have been opened for betting at the same time. Now even if you want to bet on the 60th game, you can do so. However, the audience does not pay much attention to the games that are still far away. Currently, only the first few games have the most bets and attract a lot of money.

Now that the second game has been moved forward, there is naturally a focus on publicity. We must take advantage of this final window of one and a half hours to intensify promotion and attract tens of thousands of monks to place bets on the outcome!
In addition to betting on the outcome of the game, you can also bet on how long the game will last, which Jindan will be defeated first, the number of defeated people on both sides, etc. There are so many options, the purpose is to drain every spirit stone of the cultivators.

In addition, a large number of Xuanwei Sect disciples were patrolling the venue, strictly controlling the setting up of private bets and concentrating the flow of spirit stones on the official betting site of Xuanwei Sect to the greatest extent possible.

"What? Our odds are higher than those of the Chongming Alliance?" Qiong Feisanren's face was cold and he crushed the armrest of the chair with one hand.

And Master Xiaolong beside him nodded: "It seems that Xuanwei Sect believes that our strength is not as good as Chongming Alliance."

Xiaolong Zhenren was the Grand Elder of the Qinglei Sect in the middle of Cangzhou, and Qiongfei Sanren was a long-term guest of the Qinglei Sect. Therefore, the two of them were now in the same box, and the people accompanying them were all disciples of the Qinglei Sect.

As for Taoist Wu Di, he is a casual cultivator who has been practicing in Cangzhou for a long time. He also has some friendship with the Qing Lei Sect. This time, he was invited by True Man Xiao Long to form a team with them to participate in the competition.

It's just that he doesn't like socializing and is not good at speaking, so he just stays in his own box and is not with his two teammates now.

From this perspective, this team was actually formed by Xiaolong Zhenren of Qinglei Sect. "Humph, Chongming Alliance is just a rising star after all, and Tianyuanzi Lu Qian is also a hypocrite." Qiongfei Sanren said indignantly, "Daoyou Xiaolong and I are both in the middle and late stages of Jindan, and Daoyou Wudi is even in the late stage of Jindan. His cultivation is one level higher than theirs, and he has been famous for a long time!"

"Whether it's the Xuanwei Sect or the Lingshou Sect, why do they treat them so kindly and look up to them? They even ignore the strength of both parties, which is known to everyone with a discerning eye. And they still set the odds like this. It's really unreasonable."

Zhenren Xiaolong smiled helplessly. He had known Qiong Feisan for a long time and naturally knew that this Jindan loved fame the most and was very utilitarian. It was really his nature.

He himself was very calm: "First they surrounded and killed the Nascent Soul, and then they defeated the late Jindan of the Sikong family. The strength of the Jindan of the Chongming Alliance is indeed impressive."

"Plus, the Xuanwei Sect and the Spirit Beast Sect may have other intentions in supporting the Chongming Alliance. You know, they are stationed in the northwest of Cangzhou."

Qiong Fei Sanren was stunned for a moment: "You mean, Qingzhou?"

"The situation in the two states has been unsettled recently, and many rumors have been spreading." Immortal Xiaolong nodded, "The northwest of Cangzhou has always been the front line of war. If a war breaks out, it will be a place where lives will be sacrificed. Xuanjun looks at it differently, but he is just training death squads. Chongming Alliance and Tianyuanzi will not be able to jump around for too long, so Fellow Daoist Qiongfei does not need to take it to heart."

Qiong Feisanren thought for a moment, his cloudy face turned sunny, and he stood up with his hands behind his back.

So that's how it is. It seems that the Chongming Alliance can only be like a meteor in the sky, fleeting. Only we can have the last laugh.

Seeing that Qiongfei Sanren had calmed down, Master Xiaolong breathed a sigh of relief: "We will go all out in this battle. Fellow Daoist Wudi has good skills and can fight against Master Cangfeng, the great sword cultivator. My Jiamu Thunder Method is both offensive and defensive, which is a good opportunity to test Tianyuanzi's formation cultivation skills. As for Fairy Jingxia, how about you, Fellow Daoist Qiongfei, deal with her?"

Qiong Fei Sanren raised his eyebrows: "As a woman, it would be dishonorable for me to win. But since you have made this arrangement, I will naturally not show mercy."

The plan had been made, when suddenly a disciple hurried in and reported to Master Xiaolong in a low voice.

Master Xiaolong frowned and waved his hand, asking all the disciples to leave first.

Just as Qiong Feisanren was about to ask a question, a man suddenly entered the box and held in his hands two brilliant brocade boxes with layer upon layer of gleaming seals on them, which made people feel a little startled.

"Who sent you here?" Facing this strange Qi-cultivating cultivator, Xiaolong Zhenren, who was a Jindan, was very nervous.

"Two masters." The Qigong practitioner looked relaxed and not nervous at all. "My master asked me to give you these two things, one for each of you."

"We have also sent someone to Wudi Taoist's place."

"As for who my master is, there is no need to delve into it. The two masters just need to know——"

"Only by using this treasure can we defeat the Chongming Alliance."

During the one and a half hour preparation period, Lu Qian, Master Zang Feng and Gu Nishang conducted a simple drill again, combining all the information they had about the other party's three golden elixirs to make deductions.

Even a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit, not to mention that the enemy is also famous. Even though Lu Qian and the other two are all proud of themselves, they must not underestimate the enemy.

This is the opening day, the first battle of the Chongming Alliance. It is of great significance and cannot be lost.

In fact, up to now, Lu Qian and the other three are still not proficient in cooperation. They have only practiced fighting the enemy as a three-person team for one day before, and there are some problems. Lu Qian also regrets not taking out time to practice more earlier.

But there is no point in worrying now, all we have to do is give it our all and win!

The bell rings, it's noon!
After the somewhat crazy and turbulent betting, the 48,000 monks returned to their seats and looked eagerly at the sky, where the team they supported was getting ready to go.

"start!"

Following the referee's command, six beams of light shot into the valley amidst thunderous cheers!

In an instant, the spiritual energy vibrated, and five-colored light flashed by, and the entire valley was encompassed by the Five Elements Array.

In a flash, Lu Qian had already taken action!
The layman watches the excitement while the expert watches the details. Even though formation masters are rare, there are still many of them among the 48,000 spectators. Now, seeing the formation domain being set up and the means of forming the formation in a matter of moments, they all exclaimed in surprise, their faces filled with disbelief.

too fast!
What a profound level of formation cultivation!

Little did they know that Lu Qian was now only a piece of paper away from the last realm in the "Secret Book of Waves Formation", which even the genius founder of this secret had not yet achieved. He was only a piece of paper away from the derived realm of "existence and non-existence".

The moment the Five Elements Formation was established, the clouds rolled and the fog surged. In just a moment, the entire valley was covered with spiritual fog.

The fourth transformation: Cutting off the spiritual mist.

When the spiritual mist touches the body, the spiritual consciousness is blocked, the five senses are shielded, the direction is confused, and even the body is slowed down. The speed of escape is greatly reduced, as if stuck in a quagmire.

"Don't disperse! Don't move!" Master Xiaolong shouted, and the three of them stood almost back to back. After all, he was experienced and had been in battle for a long time. He immediately judged that with the mystery of this spiritual mist, once they moved a step, they would never be able to return to each other.

The three Jindan masters were tense, but the audience outside the venue cheered loudly.

There is nothing but white in front of me. What am I looking at?

"Be careful!" Electricity flashed all over Master Xiaolong's body, and he suddenly felt something in his heart. He shouted again, and the sound of rushing torrents hit him on the head!
The Hunhuang River surged violently, carrying with it astonishing corrosive and lagging forces. This was the fourth level of change: Three Thousand Weak Waters.

At the same time, there was a flash of lightning, and then a tiger's roar was heard in the thick fog.

The dazzling white tiger revealed its figure and pounced in front of Qiong Feisan. Its extremely sharp teeth stabbed down fiercely, and Qiong Fei was startled.

If it weren’t for Master Xiaolong who spread electric current over a hundred feet in radius, giving a timely warning and forcing the White Tiger to show up, they would have been ambushed unexpectedly in the spiritual mist!

Qiong Fei raised his sword and the two swords behind him came out of their sheaths with a clang. Two rays of light, one white and one purple, shot up into the sky and collided with the white tiger, making a crackling sound that gave people goose bumps.

As soon as they started fighting, Qiong Fei was shocked and his face darkened instantly.

This formation change is so powerful!
It’s almost, almost as powerful as the perfect golden elixir!
As the vast and weak water crashed down, the Taoist Wudi gave a light shout and raised his hands. The valley bottom shook violently, and a huge amount of earth energy surged up and turned into a vortex that held it up.

The moment the battle started, Lu Qian alone held down three Jindan!
Immortal Xiaolong was furious and shouted, "My two Taoist friends, hold on, and watch me break it!" (End of this chapter)