If I upgrade, I can win prizes

Chapter 491 Bodhisattva
Golden Buddha Brahma City, Jade Vegetable Vegetarian Restaurant.

It was during the break in the game, which was supposed to be a time for everyone to rest and discuss, but now the entire restaurant was in chaos, with countless spectators shouting and cursing, and some even overturned the table in anger:

"Fuck! What little poet! He's just a wimp! He can't even walk when he sees a beautiful woman!"

"That's right. Even if she knows the secret technique of the void, this secret technique must be extremely costly! Can she keep it up forever? There are so many swords! It would be enough to shoot at her for days and nights!"

"Yes, I think Fairy Lu only has those three tricks, archery, fanning, and the petrifying treasure of the earth element. She obviously poses no threat to Li Laoyue. Why would she surrender?"

"I've lost a lot this time! I've lost all my retirement savings. I only have a few hundred years left to live, and I still have to go out and make money. This is fucking..."

"Beauty is the key to allure. Fairy Lu is so pretty. If it were me, I wouldn't cling to her and lose my composure."

"Yes, yes, yes, if Fairy Lu is willing to be my Taoist partner, I would be willing to die immediately."

"You? Be careful that the Taoist Chun Yang hears you, he will grant your wish on the spot."

“Aaaah… I bought 10,000 spirit stones for the first three, but they were all eliminated. Who could be more miserable than me?”

"No, fellow Taoist, can you really earn spirit stones by buying in this way?"

……

Leaning on the railing, looking at the only three lotus buds left in the sky outside the window, Hongluan's expression was very conflicted.

I originally thought that this cheap Taoist companion was just here to join in the fun and gain some knowledge, but I never thought that he might actually be able to defeat all the geniuses of the time and become number one in the world!
What is his family background?

No, it’s not because of family background. Which of those geniuses on the stage didn’t come from a top sect or a top family?
The Donghuang Palace is number one among the human race. I heard from others that the Jiuyang Zhang family can be ranked in the top five among the major immortal cultivation families of the human race. And that Li Laoyue is the direct descendant of the Immortal Poet and a Mahayana cultivator. They all have powerful backgrounds, but they were all defeated by him!
Could it be that this guy is, as others have guessed, just like the casual cultivator named Xiao from the previous session, possessing extraordinary luck and amazing opportunities?
But fortunately, this is not bad news. The stronger he is, the greater the chance that he can help me rescue my people. If he can really help me rescue my people, then why not make him my Taoist partner?
But, is this guy a man or a woman?
She was clearly a man in front of me, and my phoenix eyes could not see anything wrong with her. Whether she spoke or acted, she sounded very manly. But now on the ring, she has turned into such a beautiful woman, and both her posture and appearance completely resemble a woman.

Well, this guy might know a very powerful transformation technique, but so many geniuses have seen it and didn’t find any problems. Could it be that the pupil techniques of these geniuses are not as good as mine?

Or was it that this guy was playing a trick on the other party, deliberately transforming into a woman, and fooling those two geniuses, making them choose to surrender on their own because they wanted to pursue her or maintain their composure, thus ensuring that he could advance to the finals?

No matter what kind of guess it is, I always feel that this guy has a bad taste...

Li Laoyue is fine, but that Chunyang Taoist seems to be determined not to let him go, which makes me, the "original wife", very embarrassed...

Is he a man or a woman?

Just when Hongluan was full of confusion and doubts, another semi-final began.

The two lotus flowers in the sky opened again, revealing the two contestants in the lotus seats.

One is Meng Weiyi from the Confucian Haoran Academy, and the other is Huixin from the Brahma Temple.

Both of them were among the top ten players in the previous two rounds. They are both Daozi-level figures, but compared with the top five, their performances were not as outstanding and their reputations were not as great. They just advanced to the semi-finals in an ordinary way.

Yes, the top seed of Brahma Sect, Minglun of the Great Vajra Temple, had been eliminated by Li Laoyue in the quarterfinals. He even had a burst of energy before losing, helping Li Laoyue to break through and be promoted to the Spirit Transformation Stage.

It was the arrangement of this scene that made many viewers change their tune, abandon their previous conspiracy theories, and began to praise the Brahma sect for being fair and transparent, and not doing anything in private to deliberately cause a civil war between Taoism and Confucianism.

The performances of these two contestants had always been very low-key, and they used the unique skills of their respective sects, the Haoran Qi of Haoran Academy, and the Mantra of Brahma Temple. The battle process was unremarkable and not as exciting and watched as the other side.

In fact, not many people bet on these two to win. Looking around, many spectators were still upset about Li Laoyue's surrender and were beating their chests and stamping their feet. Some people were asking around to find out who bet on Lu Mao from the Xianlian Sect. Every time they asked someone, their faces lit up a little more.

Sometimes it's like this, when you see others losing everything and having the same bad luck as you, you feel much better.

Finally, at the command of the Bodhisattva Changmei, the lotus platforms merged and the fight began.

Meng Weiyi of Haoran Academy's fighting style highlights calmness. Almost in an instant, a white mysterious aura appeared and turned into circles that surrounded him completely.

Hongluan had seen this move before, and had also heard the unpaid commentator next to her explain that it was an application of "Haoran Qi". The so-called righteous energy protects one from all evil. It was an extremely powerful defensive spell. In the several fights so far, no one had successfully broken through these righteous energy circles.

After making good defense, Meng Weiyi shouted without any nonsense: "Ha!"

I saw a ray of white and golden majestic energy shooting out from the top of his head, heading straight towards Monk Huixin who was standing motionless not far away.

Hongluan had also seen this kind of attack. This was a true righteous energy, and it was also the peerless magical power that Haoran Academy relied on to command all the Confucian schools and to shock the world. It was said that nothing could be blocked and everything it shot would hit the target.

In previous duels, his opponents, without exception, could not withstand this ordinary great energy no matter what defensive techniques or magic weapons they used. They could only rely on their own strength to resist, but the end result was often direct elimination.

Only a few contestants with substitute treasures can hold on a little, but once these treasures are used up, they will eventually be eliminated.

As expected, this majestic energy shot straight towards Monk Huixin.

At the moment when the great energy was approaching, Monk Huixin finally spoke: "Go back!"

Just like the previous duels, Monk Huixin still used the strategy of defensive counterattack. He never took the initiative to attack, but it was his repeated "return" sounds that blocked thousands of spells and magical powers.

Not only was he himself unharmed, but he also made all the attacking spells and secret arts fly back, causing the attackers to suffer the consequences of their own actions and ultimately be eliminated.

According to the explanation of those unpaid commentators, it was this monk Huixin who had cultivated the Brahma Mantra to an extremely high level, reaching a certain level where his words became reality, and any attacks that were not higher in level than his would be bounced back by him.

This kind of magic is extremely difficult to deal with. In their opinion, only Li Laoyue is most confident of breaking the tortoise shell constructed by this magic of words.

Of course, the Chunyang Sword of Chunyang Taoist and the Haoran Qi of Haoran Academy are also alternative targets, and they also have a great chance of winning, but no one dares to be sure. Only after actual combat can we see whether the spear is sharper or the shield is harder.

Under the gazes of countless people, the platinum-colored majestic energy finally hit Monk Huixin, and then suddenly disappeared.

Different from before!
The previous attack was bounced back!
It’s different from before!
After being hit by Haoran Qi, all the other contestants instantly and passively activated the Pure Land Talisman and were eliminated directly.

But it's different now! This noble energy didn't rebound, and Monk Huixin didn't activate the Pure Land Talisman. What's going on? What kind of death-substitution secret technique is this?
Amid the puzzled gazes of countless people, Meng Weiyi suddenly paused, half-knelt on the ground, and spat out a large pool of blood with a "wow".

What happened? It clearly didn't bounce back, so how did he get hurt?

Fortunately, Meng Weiyi's injuries were not very serious and he did not activate the Pure Land Talisman. He wiped the corner of his mouth and stood up.

On the huge light screen, his expression obviously became very serious, and his eyes were full of fear.

Then, he closed his eyes, his tied-up hair spread out, and an unparalleled aura appeared on him. After about three seconds, he spoke softly:
"Nourish my great spirit and exist in the world!"

The nine circles of great energy around him suddenly turned golden and then disappeared in an instant.

"Return!" Monk Huixin had only said this one word throughout the entire competition.

Meng Weiyi's messy hair fell down again, and there was no change in Monk Huixin.

Suddenly, "Bang!"

There was a loud explosion from Meng Weiyi's body, and the sky-blue scholar's robe on his body was instantly stained red with countless blood. Even his face, eyes, nose, ears, mouth... were all bleeding.

It was obvious that he had been seriously injured for some reason, but he had not fallen down yet. He just stared at Monk Huixin not far away.

After watching for three seconds, the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a miserable smile: "I understand! This is not the Mantra at all! You are..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the Pure Land Talisman on his body was activated. A white light completely enveloped him, and then he disappeared on the lotus platform.

Everyone knew without the announcement from the Bodhisattva Changmei that Monk Huixin had somehow successfully advanced to the finals.

However, this extremely short match made many people confused and they began to ask around:
"What's going on? I didn't see Haoran's energy collapse, so why did Meng Weiyi collapse?"

"What do you mean it's not the Mantra? Isn't this kind of giving someone a taste of their own medicine the Mantra of the Mantra?"

"You know shit. Meng Weiyi is such a big shot. He was the person involved in the fight. How could he not know more about the situation than you? It must be some other magic!"

"This invisible and formless thing can also attack others. It feels very similar to the art of controlling ghosts."

"Are you stupid? Brahma sect can use ghost control? I think it's like the backlash of merit! Attacking people with great merit will be abandoned by heaven and suffer misfortune. That's why Meng Weiyi is bleeding from all seven orifices."

"You guys say, could this be the art of cause and effect? ​​I heard that the Brahma Temple is best at the art of cause and effect! In this case, it's reasonable to say that it's the cause that's the result."

"Impossible! This is indeed like putting the cart before the horse, but how advanced is the art of cause and effect? ​​Even in the Brahma Temple, one has to reach the Return to Void Realm to practice it! Only the He Dao Realm can use it independently, how can it be so easy?"

"Yes, this young monk Huixin is only in the late Nascent Soul stage, not even in the Spiritual Transformation stage. How could he possibly use the art of cause and effect?"

"That may not be the case! The Way of the Void can only be used independently after the fusion of the Way. Even if it is a Void Spiritual Root, one must reach the Return to Void Realm. Even the Void Magical Treasure can only be used after the middle stage of Return to Void. The consumption is also very huge. Didn't Fairy Lu use it casually?"

"This is going to be fun. In the finals, the Way of the Void meets the Art of Cause and Effect. It feels even more advanced and interesting than the battle of incarnation in the last finals!"

"Place your bets! Before the game starts, you can come and place your bets here!"

……

There was an hour's break between the two games. The audience had many different opinions and took advantage of this last moment to become the last crazy gamblers.

In the sky, three tall figures stared at each other, their lips were not open, but their thoughts were intertwined, conveying a message:

Taibai Wenjun: "You guys in the Brahma sect have gone a bit too far this time, haven't you?"

Long-browed Bodhisattva: "Wasn't your Confucian sect's last fight a covert operation?"

Taibai Wenjun: "Even if there is some behind-the-scenes manipulation, it all depends on one's ability. Any family has a chance to reach the top. What does it mean that your family directly sent out a reincarnated Bodhisattva this time?"

Daojun Jianmu: "It is indeed inappropriate to bully the weak, right?"

Long-browed Bodhisattva: "What's inappropriate? This has been the rule for so many years. Participants must be under 100 years old, be human, and have a sect as a guarantor. My senior brother is only years old in this life. How did he break the rules?"

Taibai Wenjun: "But considering his previous age, he must be hundreds of thousands of years old, right?"

Daoist Jianmu: "Yes, this kind of competition is to give the young people below some resources and opportunities. Is it necessary to do it like this? With just these things, your senior brother thinks it is difficult enough?"

Long-browed Bodhisattva: "The age-detecting artifact was provided by your Dao Sect. As for resources and opportunities, my Brahma Sect also provided a lot. There are more than 60 people, and each of them has a bottle of Posuo Pill. Isn't that enough?"

Taibai Wenjun: "So you, the Brahma sect, are here just for fame? Is it necessary to send a reincarnated Bodhisattva for such false fame?"

Long-browed Bodhisattva: "There is no other way. After so many sessions and so many times, I have to let the Brahma Sect win the championship this time, right?"

Taibai Wenjun: "Forget it, forget it. Forget it this time. However, I think it's not good to keep doing this. We should try to make this kind of competition fairer, otherwise it will damage the reputation of our three families."

Dao Jun Jianmu: "Then after this fight is over, let's discuss what we should do about this Tianjiao Conference!"

Long-browed Bodhisattva: "You must be fair. This is also very simple. Next time we will change the venue and let these geniuses go to the human-demon border. Give them three months. Whoever kills the most demon cultivators or demons will be the leader of the geniuses. Regardless of casualties, everyone will be judged by their own ability. This is the fairest way."

Taibai Wenjun: "I think this is still a bit too extreme."

……

An hour passed quickly, the last two lotus flowers were opened, and the final officially began.

(End of this chapter)