Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Chapter 98 Reaching the top!

Before they knew it, it was already the second day of the second round of assessments, at Chenshi (7-9 AM).

Everyone watched Cao Meng and An Yingji as Cao Meng carried An Yingji and successfully climbed the 999th step of the sword staircase. Now, only the last step remained to reach the top.

At this moment, everyone wanted to know if Cao Meng could break through the constraints and successfully reach the top.

"Give!"

An Yingji handed a pill to Cao Meng. After taking the pill, Cao Meng drank several cups of bubble tea in one go and then began his cultivation.

At noon, when the yang energy is at its peak, Cao Meng, due to his constitution, is also at his strongest during this time of day.

Cao Meng stopped meditating, embraced An Yingji, and rushed up to the thousandth floor.

As soon as the two siblings rushed forward, six sword energies, accompanied by a powerful aura, attacked him and An Yingji.

"Sonic Killing Sword Technique!"

Cao Meng unleashed a full-force attack, shattering the three sword energies.

"Wind and Snow Divine Slash!"

Cao Meng unleashed another sword strike, shattering the two sword energies.

"The plum blossoms are in bloom!"

"Wind and Snow Divine Slash!"
Faced with the last remaining sword energy, An Yingji also used her protective mirror.

Although her two killing moves failed to shatter a single sword aura, they significantly diminished its power.

"broken!"

The last sword aura, having already had some of its power diminished by An Yingji, was easily shattered by Cao Meng with a single strike.

As the last sword aura was shattered, Cao Meng and An Yingji successfully reached the summit.

After reaching the top, Cao Meng took out bubble tea and drank it with An Yingji to celebrate. If there weren't people watching below, he would have liked to fire a salute with An Yingji to celebrate!
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Seeing that Cao Meng had reached the top, Xuanling Daoist congratulated Consort Duanmu:
"Congratulations to Sect Master Duanmu for taking on such a fine disciple! He single-handedly led someone to the summit!"

Xuanling Daoist appeared to be offering congratulations, but in reality, he was saying that although two people from the Hehuan Sect had reached the top, one person's achievement was not counted.

To be honest, Xuanling Daoist felt very uncomfortable. Even if the disciples of the Demon Sword Sect had reached the top, he wouldn't have felt this uncomfortable.

Although the Sword Inquiry Sect and the Demon Sword Sect often fight each other, the Demon Sword Sect is, after all, the successor sect of the Longevity Sword Sect.

Now that the disciples of the two major sects, Wenjian Sect and Mojian Sect, have failed to reach the top, the Hehuan Sect, a heretical sect that practices sexual cultivation, has succeeded. It's as if they've been slapped in the face.

Fortunately, the disciples of their two sects performed slightly better than those of other sects, thus saving face for their two employers.

Faced with Xuanling Daoist's sarcastic tone, Duanmu Fei smiled and said:

"This traitor is infuriating. I told him to save face for your sects and just climb to the 900th floor."

This rebellious disciple actually disobeyed my orders and went straight to the summit, even taking someone with him! Isn't this a slap in the face to your sect?

"Even if you're going to bring people to the summit, you shouldn't have brought that girl Yingji!"
You should have brought one of your sect's disciples; otherwise, you'd be in such an awkward situation!

"Pfft!"

As Duanmu Fei spoke, she couldn't help but burst into laughter, laughing so hard she couldn't close her mouth.

Faced with Consort Duanmu's mockery, the Master of the Cold Light Sword could not bear it any longer and retorted:

"Consort Duanmu, Cao Meng has concealed his cultivation level, hasn't he?"
The strength he just displayed is no weaker than that of a Nascent Soul cultivator; I strongly suspect he is a Nascent Soul cultivator.

The Cold Light Sword Master wasn't the only one who suspected Cao Meng was a Nascent Soul cultivator; many Nascent Soul cultivators present also had some doubts.

After all, the combat power Cao Meng displayed was beyond the reach of a Golden Core cultivator.

At the same time, they felt that the Hehuan Sect's methods were quite powerful, as they were able to prevent a group of Nascent Soul cultivators from seeing through Cao Meng's cultivation level. In fact, at first, they really thought that Cao Meng was only a Golden Core Stage 5 cultivator.

After questioning whether Cao Meng was at the Nascent Soul stage, the Sword Master of Cold Light added:
"Consort Duanmu, according to the rules of the Sword Tournament, Nascent Soul cultivators are not allowed to participate!"

The Cold Light Sword Master still remembered that at the start of the third round of the competition, his disciple Lin Chen was going to have a life-or-death battle with Cao Meng.

Now that Cao Meng is suspected to be a Nascent Soul cultivator, the Cold Light Sword Master does not believe that his disciple Lin Chen can defeat him.

Therefore, he thought of disqualifying Cao Meng from the sword competition, thereby indirectly canceling the upcoming life-or-death battle between the two sides.

As soon as the Sword Master of Cold Light spoke, Consort Duanmu immediately flew into a rage: "Cold Light, I've tolerated you for too long. If you're tired of living, just say so!"

If it weren't for the secret realm of the Longevity Sword Sect, Consort Duanmu would have already killed that clown, the Cold Light Sword Master.

"Cao Meng is not a Nascent Soul cultivator; he is only a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator!"

At this moment, the withered bone Taoist spoke, revealing Cao Meng's cultivation level in a single sentence.

Half-step Nascent Soul!

Everyone present frowned; a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator was exactly within the rules!
Duanmu Fei pointed at the master of the Cold Light Sword and asked the withered old Taoist:

"Old Daoist withered bones, how many spirit stones is your cold light worth?"

Consort Duanmu had already decided to kill the Cold Light Sword, so she decided to ask about the price first.

After the Longevity Sword Sect's secret realm ends, I will find an opportunity to kill them.

The withered old Taoist priest paused for a moment, then, after considering the price, said:

"It depends on whether it's alive or dead!"

"Han Guang, if alive, will receive 50 million low-grade spirit stones; if dead, 30 million low-grade spirit stones!"

After hearing the old Taoist priest's offer, Duanmu Fei turned her gaze to Ye You, the sect leader of the Soul Refining Sect, and asked:

"Old Demon Nightshade, how many spirit stones is Cold Light's primordial spirit worth?"

The Corpse Yin Sect deals with corpses, while the Soul Refining Sect deals with souls.

However, the Soul Refining Sect is not as wealthy as the Corpse Yin Sect. The souls used by the Soul Refining Sect are generally obtained by those who actively hunt down other cultivators.

Of course, the Soul Refining Sect will also purchase rarer items, such as the primordial spirit of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Twenty-five million!"

After thinking for a while, Ye You quoted a price.

Because the Bone-Dwelling Taoist was here, Ye You didn't dare to report too high a number, and could only add a little more.

Consort Duanmu has made her decision: she will capture the Cold Light Sword Master alive, dismember him, and sell his body to the Corpse Yin Sect and his primordial spirit to the Soul Refining Sect, thus maximizing her profits.

After Ye You of the Soul Refining Sect finished quoting his price, Xue Daozi, the sect leader of the Blood Demon Sect, smiled coldly:

"Sect Leader Duanmu, in fact, my Blood Demon Sect is also very interested in Han Guang's blood essence!"

The Blood Demon Sect is a sect whose nature is quite obvious from its name.

Although he could see that Consort Duanmu was already contacting clients, the Master of Cold Light Sword remained calm.

He felt that it wasn't a big deal, so after this sword competition, he would retreat to the Sword Inquiry Sect and hide for a while.

I will not leave the Sword Inquiry Sect unless absolutely necessary, and let's see what that female demon Duanmu Fei can do to me.

Zi Xixue reached out and poked Duanmu Fei's soft spot, asking:

"Fei'er, what are your two disciples doing?"

As soon as Zi Xixue spoke, everyone's gaze turned back to the top of the sword ladder.

……

Cao Meng, standing atop the peak, greeted the crowd below, saying:

"Fellow Daoists, today I, Cao Meng, have successfully reached the summit. Such great joy should be shared with you all."

Therefore, I, Cao Meng, have decided to bestow benefits upon all my fellow Daoists, who are like family!

After greeting everyone, Cao Meng took out the colorful glass bubble tea and held it up high, saying:

"Family members (my sworn enemies), today I, Cao Meng, will introduce you to a treasure called Five-Colored Pearl Glass Milk Tea, a magical drink with endless uses."

Bubble tea is currently only popular within the Hehuan Sect and has not yet entered other local markets.

Therefore, Cao Meng decided to take advantage of today's summit to promote bubble tea and open up the market.

Once the bubble tea market opens up and sales boom, I'll start giving lectures, recruit franchisees, and make money!
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