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Chapter 482 The Second Round Begins

The Five Thunder Sect is a seventh-tier sect, with the Taoist Master He Dao in charge. It is also the number one thunder sect in the entire cultivation world and the ultimate utopia for all cultivators with thunder spiritual roots.

As a prodigy of the sect, although Xie Bian is not as gifted as the previous Taoist with a thunder-type body, he is also a prodigy with natural spiritual roots, and his realm has even reached the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. It is conceivable how many resources the sect has invested in him.

This genius who was created by countless resources is no greenhouse flower. He is very skilled in using the secret "Yang Five Thunder Method" and "Yin Five Thunder Method" of the Five Thunder Sect, and can even form an avatar made of thunder.

One man and his clone were fighting against a hungry ghost in the late Nascent Soul stage, covered in black, in the endless thunder. The fight was easy and comfortable, and from time to time they could blast a large hole in the hungry ghost's body, fully demonstrating the attacking and killing power that a thunder cultivator was proud of.

This guy was just a bystander before and did not show any desire for his wife. His crime did not deserve the death penalty, and Lu Ang did not intend to kill him.

In the next few days, Lu Ang did not take any action. Instead, he and some other geniuses in the trial fought monsters in the area around Xie Bian and observed him at the same time.

It has to be said that the other geniuses are not stupid either. They know how to protect themselves. They know how to stay around the geniuses from the big sects, so they don't have to worry about encountering hungry ghosts that are too powerful. If a powerful hungry ghost appears, they can shout and send a message, and the geniuses from the big sects will rush over to fight those evil ghosts and save their lives. As for those hungry ghosts at the foundation-building pill level, these geniuses from the big sects don't look down on them, so everyone can deal with them among themselves.

Lu Ang also started to kill monsters at a high intensity and obtained some gray-white soul beads. He also saw some strange rhizomes of plants buried deep underground from the geniuses of other small sects. They could be considered the spoils of this competition.

Time flies, and there is only one day left before the end of this first round.

Lu Ang had also observed this genius of the Five Thunder Sect enough to have a sufficient understanding of his commonly used skills, attack modes and combat strategies, as well as the fluctuations of his spiritual energy, the expression on his face, the tone of his voice and other characteristics.

After all preparations were completed, Lu Ang quietly moved closer to him and stopped less than two kilometers away from him.

Then I used [Time Stop].

In the first second, Lu Ang left a [virtual body] identical to himself on the spot and gave him all three pieces of the Brahma set, then he quickly [flew golden light] and came to Xie Bian.

In the second second, he opened the [Eye of Truth] to observe and make sure there were no strong surveillance or protective measures around him.

In the third second, Lu Ang stripped Xie Bian naked and used [Fake Form] to transform himself into his appearance.

In the fourth second, he changed into his clothes and the three-piece suit of Brahma, opened the portal to the world of magical powers, and threw the exhausted Xie Bian in.

In the fifth second, he activated the "Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Scripture" and transformed the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder into a thunder clone, performing the same attack that Xie Bian had just made.

In the sixth second, the powerful thunder force of "Nine Heavens Thunder Control Scripture" was used to cleanse and refine Xie Bian's magic weapons one by one to ensure that there would be no mistakes.

In the seventh second, during the final review, he adjusted his movements to ensure that they were the same as Xie Bian’s before, and that the attack effects were the same as well.

[Time Stop] ended, Lu Ang successfully replaced Xie Bian and became a prodigy of the Five Thunder Sect.

What followed naturally followed the existing process. Lu Ang did not act too exaggerated, nor did he take out the Purple Lightning Hammer. Instead, he used Xie Bian's Thunder Ruler and, through the ever-changing characteristics of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, completely copied Xie Bian's previous skills and skill powers, and began high-intensity monster hunting.

It has to be said that "Nine Skies Controlling Thunder Scripture" is indeed a level higher than the "Yin Yang Five Thunder Scripture" of the Five Thunder Sect. With just a little refinement, the magic power completely expelled Xie Bian's magic power from the Thunder Ruler with ease, leaving its own mark on it, making it easier to use than before, greatly increasing the control over thunder.

Lu Ang did not touch those hungry ghosts at the God Transformation level. They were the prey of those Taoist body level geniuses. Lu Ang did not plan to do anything too exaggerated in this first round. Now it was just a case of replacing a prince with a cat, so it was most important to make a safe transition.

After all, there are three Hedao Daojuns outside. Although the power of time is high-end, there is still a risk of exposure. If too much attention is paid, it will be bad if they find out the clues.

Fortunately, even if I only show my current strength, it is still easy to defeat those hungry ghosts in the Nascent Soul stage. There are a total of 1000 places in the first round, so promotion can be said to be a foregone conclusion.

After killing eight more Nascent Soul hungry ghosts, the first round of trials finally ended.

Just as Lu Ang expected, "Xie Bian" successfully advanced, and his virtual body also successfully advanced through the number of kills based on the previous precise calculations.

The eliminated contestant was sent back to the Golden Buddha Brahma City, and as expected, he received a bottle of secret Brahma medicine. However, it was not the fourth-grade body-refining elixir "Vajra Glazed Pill" from the Vajra Temple as everyone had guessed, but only a bottle of third-grade top-grade "Nine Return Pills", with twenty-four pills in one bottle.

This is a very magical recovery pill. It is said that it can instantly restore the magic power in the Dantian. As long as the user is below the Nascent Soul stage, it can restore it nine times in a row and can also greatly restore physical injuries.

Although it was not bad, it was still far inferior to the "Vajra Glazed Pill". Many geniuses cursed it, especially when the elders of the Brahma Temple took back the three life-saving items with a wave of their hands.

They said that the Brahma Sect was too stingy. In the last two sessions, Haoran Academy and Donghuang Palace did not take back the jade pendants. They all said that if the Brahma Sect held another Tianjiao Conference, they would never participate again.

However, in Lu Ang's opinion, this kind of genius conference is ultimately a kind of investment. It gives some benefits to some real geniuses who are destined to reach high levels and build good relationships. As for the others, they are just cannon fodder. The quality of their spiritual roots is limited. At most, they can become Nascent Soul or Divine Transformation in the future. The organizers don't even look down on this level.

Giving you a bottle of third-grade top-grade elixir is already a great honor to you. Go home and be happy.

When the trial was over, the Bodhisattva Long-browed performed a spell, and the 1000 qualified candidates only felt a flash of light on their bodies, and were sent to a huge lotus platform.

Obviously, this long-browed Bodhisattva should be very good at the way of the void, and the three-piece set of Buddhism is not simple either.

The image of Long-browed Bodhisattva was still floating in the air. He waved his hand again, and a golden list suddenly appeared, with score numbers recorded behind each name.

The guy ranked first was named Li Laoyue, with the name of the Confucian Qinglian Sword Sect indicated behind him. His points were 19855, almost breaking through .

The second one is Dongfang Hao from Donghuang Palace, with 18510 points. He is very determined and seems to be a Taoist. He fully demonstrates the strength of Donghuang Palace. It is said that all the candidates sent out in recent sessions are Taoists.

The third is Minglun from the Brahma Gate's Vajra Temple, with 18200 points. The gap is not that big. It feels like he would have been second if he had killed one or two more monsters. He is probably a Buddhist and was highly expected by the Brahma Gate. It's a pity that he performed poorly in the first round. Fortunately, the gap is not that big and he didn't lose face.

The fourth is Zhang Yunling from Chunyang Taoist Palace, with only 15360 points, a significant drop. He may also be a Taoist disciple, but his strength should be somewhat lower than the first three.

The fifth is Huixin from Brahma Temple, with even fewer points, only 12840. I guess he is not the main promoter of Brahma Sect, but his strength is not bad either. Is he a lower-level Buddhist?

There was nothing interesting to see afterwards, all of them were below 6550. The Xie Bian that he replaced only had 771 points, ranking only rd, a complete trash, despised. As for the fake body, it was ranked even lower, only st, with less than points, and was inconspicuous among a bunch of small families. It could only be considered an excellent member among the golden pills. Maybe after being eliminated, he could get an extra bottle of pills?
The long-browed Bodhisattva waved a willow leaf, and drops of sweet rain fell like rain. Lu Ang felt his whole body lighten, his spirit was refreshed, and the magic power in his dantian was instantly restored to full.

"Okay, the first round is over. The next round will start in an hour. Let's take a break first." The tone of the Long-browed Bodhisattva was still kind, without any frustration of the Brahma disciples falling behind.

Everyone had fully recovered and there was nothing much to rest for, so everyone gathered in groups of three or four and started chatting.

Naturally, a large group of people also gathered around "Xie Bian". Even the Lihuo Sect's genius who had a way of seeking death came. All of them looked very unhappy:

"Damn, what kind of monsters are there in this class? I killed them desperately for 18 days from morning to night without a break, and I only got 39?"

"There's nothing I can do. He's a Daoist, and you're a natural spiritual being. How can you compare?"

"It's still the first round of the competition that's not working. My family's formation is rare in the world. Even if those evil spirits are at the God Transformation level, I can kill them if they fall into the formation. Unfortunately, they are too scattered. Even the demon-attracting incense can't attract them. I can't even set up the formation!"

"Who says it's not true? These hungry ghosts must be earth-type, and they are very tough and resistant to attack. My Kanshan method is not very effective. It would be better if they were water-type monsters."

"Brother Xie is really amazing. He made it directly into the top 23. If he kills a dozen more hungry ghosts, he might be able to make it into the top 20!"

"I have finally understood. If you want to be in the top ten, you must have a Taoist body. We, the ones with heavenly spiritual roots, are just here to make up the numbers and accompany the prince in his studies."

"That can't be helped. I just need to stay in the top 30. I don't have high requirements this time. I just want to listen to the wonderful sound of the Brahma Sect's goddess and gain some enlightenment to see if I can advance to the late Nascent Soul stage."

……

Everyone chatted for a while, and finally, the Long-browed Bodhisattva appeared again. He waved his hand and summoned the light gate again.

His voice became much more serious. "The advanced geniuses are all the best among the young cultivators, so this second round of trials will be more difficult. This is a new void secret realm that my Brahma Sect has opened up. However, it is different from the last time we opened up a new secret realm. We have been developing this for many years."

"This secret realm should be a spiritual medicine garden of a certain ancient sect. It is full of spiritual herbs and flowers of various grades. However, because no one has taken care of it for too many years, many of the spiritual herbs and flowers have developed intelligence and turned into monsters."

"This trial is very simple. You have to enter the secret realm and find one spiritual herb or flower from each of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. The higher the grade of the spiritual herbs or flowers you bring, the more precious they are in the world of cultivation, and the higher the points you will get."

"This time it will still be eighteen days. Those who haven't collected all the herbs after eighteen days will be eliminated directly. Those who have collected all the herbs will be ranked in the top 64. However, everyone can take these spiritual herbs and flowers back. They are considered rewards from my Brahma Sect."

"Yes, there is no need to guess. The third round is the same as the last Confucian Jixia Martial Arts Competition. It will also be divided into groups. Everyone can make some preparations in advance."

"Also, let me remind everyone that the plant spirits in this secret realm are not as stupid as those hungry ghosts. Many of them are very dangerous, and there are even a few plants at the Return to Void level. Please do what you can."

After saying that, he waved his hand, and the lotus platform appeared under everyone's feet again, taking everyone into the light gate.

It was still the familiar feeling of dizziness, and then instantly a scent of grass and trees came to his face, and a sense of vitality and competition surrounded Lu Ang.

Looking around, the sky is blue and the earth is green, the warm sun is high in the sky, and there is a winding river not far away. It looks like a paradise on earth.

It’s just that the sun gave people a strange feeling, not like it was real. Although the light was very warm, it didn’t have the slightest sense of scorching heat. Perhaps it was some kind of magic weapon.

This time was different from the previous round. Everyone was not separated. 1000 people were thrown into the flat grass in one large group.

Someone immediately squatted down and exclaimed:
"This is a spiritual herb! Um... it's a wood spiritual herb! The main ingredient for making the second-level wood spiritual pill!"

"This is really a spiritual medicine garden! The trees over there should be second-level white apricot trees! The white apricots on them are one of the main ingredients for making the Five Organs Pill!"

"The reeds by the river are also magical herbs! But they are only level one, so they are not very useful."

……

Obviously, many geniuses have taken minor courses in the art of identifying spiritual medicines or alchemy, and are very familiar with these spiritual herbs and flowers. Some of them simply lay on the ground and started picking them, regardless of the eyes of others.

Obviously, they also knew that they had no chance of becoming one of the final sixty-four, so they were prepared to grab as much as they could, even if they were eliminated.

Naturally, the others looked down upon these first- and second-level things, and they all used their escape techniques to disperse, probably to look for their own five-element spiritual plants.

Lu Ang was a little embarrassed at this time. He had not studied spiritual plants or alchemy, and was not familiar with many spiritual materials and flowers. He had no idea which one was more valuable.

Fortunately, this "Xie Bian" should be popular and have a high status. Many of his friends came over and said:
"Thank you, fellow Daoist. How about we work together? We can distribute the spiritual plants together."

"Yes, Brother Xie, I was ranked 74th in the last round, and I'm really worried about being eliminated. How about helping each other?"

"The fourth-level spiritual herbs are definitely not enough for this trial. If you want to advance, you must have the fifth-level or above! If Brother Xie is alone, I'm afraid it won't be easy."

"My Shenmu Sect is the best at identifying herbs! Thank you, brother, please take me with you!"

……

Lu Ang saw the genius of the Lihuo Sect in the crowd, and remembered that he was only ranked in the eighties on the list just now.

So he nodded: "Okay! Let's go together!"

(End of this chapter)