Xuanxia

Chapter 283 The Side Effects of Fame
"The temperature is suitable and the weather is slightly cloudy. It seems that this illusion has no intention of messing with us with the weather."

After opening his eyes, Fu Qingzhou immediately looked around and checked his surroundings and his own situation.

"Weapons... bow, quiver, short sword, long sword, these are all there, but they are not my own. They look like ordinary things."

He took off his weapons, tried them in his hands, and found something interesting - these weapons would not be damaged no matter how they were bent or chopped, but at the same time, they could not cut through iron like mud.

This is probably what Jiang Baichuan meant by "eliminating the advantages of weapons", so that some people will not be eliminated because of their inferior weapons.

"It's a pity that my talisman arrows failed to synchronize with the target..."

Fu Qingzhou frowned slightly, and after searching his body for a while, his frown relaxed a little.

Some talisman papers, cinnabar and paintbrushes that he had on him were replicated into the illusion, so that he could still make some talisman arrows.

Next, it was time to check the skills.

He took a deep breath, gathered his energy, and felt the collision and surge of the Qi Ran and Yi Ran meridians in his body.

"Feeling a little weaker?"

After a while, Fu Qingzhou stopped and shook his head helplessly.

He could probably sense that this illusion could not perfectly replicate his extremely special physical condition.

His meridians are much wider than those of ordinary people, and his martial spirit and martial spirit orifices are both open. In addition, the two kinds of skills in his body are hard to find in the world, and they are so magnificent that they far exceed the level of this realm...

It is understandable that it cannot be completely replicated.

Fu Qingzhou raised his long sword, exhaled deeply, widened his eyes, roared loudly, and slashed at a tree next to him that was so big that it required three people to hug it!

The sword that subdues demons and cuts off karma!

All his strength flowed out from his body, and along with the terrifying whistling sword energy, the sword hit the tree heavily.

Clap!

In an instant, the bark shattered and wood chips flew everywhere. The long knife chopped deeply into the tree trunk, and the knife energy cut countless knife marks on the tree.

Fu Qingzhou shook his head, kicked the tree and pulled out the knife.

"It's only 60% to 70% of my level."

He whispered to himself.

If it were in reality, as long as the long sword itself was not weak, it would be able to cut through the tree in one stroke!

"Forget it, let's just leave it at that for now..."

Fu Qingzhou looked around, but there was no one around.

It seems that this illusion is indeed very large. Hundreds of people are scattered in it, and they should be arranged randomly, and they have no idea who is around them.

This makes it difficult to find acquaintances to team up with, as you don’t even know where they are.

"You can't just grope around. You can't just stay in one place."

He let out a light breath, packed up his weapons, quickly wrote a few talismans to wrap around the arrows, then turned around and went into the dense forest, wandering around aimlessly.

Fortunately, the design of this grand competition is mainly to allow people to compete and fight, and it will not really "refresh" people to a completely uninhabited wasteland.

Not long after walking, Fu Qingzhou felt his ears move - he heard footsteps.

"I don't know if it's a stranger or an acquaintance, let's go over and say hello."

He smiled and walked over quickly.

There is no need to hide or sneak, this comes from his strong self-confidence. Even if he only has more than 60% but less than 70% of his strength at the moment, he has the confidence to face any opponent. Even if he cannot win, he can retreat safely.

Because of this, the sound of him approaching was soon heard over there.

"Someone is approaching!"

"alert!"

There were only a few low shouts coming from men and women. Fu Qingzhou was slightly startled. Have they formed a team? That was pretty fast.

He still did not hide his body, and with a few leaps he swung through the woods.

When he passed a big tree, he could clearly see the appearance of those people - there were three people, two men and one woman, all of them looked to be nearly thirty years old, each carrying a sword and a long stick. When they saw Fu Qingzhou coming towards them, their eyes flashed with strong vigilance and murderous intent, and they all raised their weapons.

"In that case...I'm sorry!"

Fu Qingzhou grinned, drew out his long sword and was about to chop!

But at this moment, the three men finally saw his appearance clearly, and a strange look flashed in their eyes at the same time.

"It's Fu Qingzhou!"

"Little Submariner?!"

Several people exclaimed at the same time, the murderous intent and vigilance in their eyes disappeared instantly, and they began to retreat quickly in tacit understanding, shouting at the same time: "No, no, no! Spare us!" Fu Qingzhou was originally full of fighting spirit and wanted to send the three people out of the illusion after a fierce battle, but he was a little confused by this.

He stopped and asked: "Do you recognize me?"

"Little Qianlong, who wouldn't recognize you?" One of the men on the opposite side said with a wry smile, "The three of us are definitely no match for you."

Fu Qingzhou said helplessly: "Then we have to fight if we meet, right?"

"How about... let's form a team?" the woman asked tentatively.

Fu Qingzhou smiled and shook his head: "I'm sorry, I don't know you, and I don't want to team up with strangers. Since the Hundred Talents Conference is to eliminate the winners by competition, then we have to compete."

"Even if I let you go now, you will always have to fight again if you meet someone else. Why bother?"

After he said this, the three people became nervous again.

The man who had been silent before sighed and lowered his head: "But, that one thousand taels of silver is really important to me... Young Master Fu, we are definitely not your opponent, but we may be able to squeeze into the top 100. Can you... let us go?"

The other two also sighed.

"Yes, with this money, I don't have to worry about being a bounty hunter all day long. I can concentrate on practicing and strive for the sixth realm..."

"My family is too poor. Cultivating to the fifth realm has already consumed the resources of the entire family. Now I have to support my younger brother to study and pass the imperial examination. If I had that one thousand taels of silver..."

Fu Qingzhou looked at their pitiful appearance and shook his head helplessly.

"Alright, alright."

He waved his hand: "You guys go."

We are not really enemies of life and death. This game of chicken is only to decide the top 100. There is no need to fight to the death. It is impossible to chase someone and chop him.

When the three heard that he was willing to let them go, they were overjoyed. After thanking him profusely, they fled like the wind.

Fu Qingzhou looked at their backs and sighed softly.

But he didn't know that this was just the beginning of his nightmare...

Next, as he continued wandering in the dense forest, he met five or six strangers. Some were lone travelers, and some were in groups. The largest group even had seven or eight people.

But without exception, after seeing him, they all recognized him and... slid to their knees without fighting.

The most exaggerated man actually knelt down, kowtowed to him, and cried, "Master Fu, please forgive me! I am already thirty years old this year, and the Qianlong Baijie Association is my only chance to turn things around! I only ask for that one thousand taels of silver! With this silver, I can pay off my debts and let my wife and children live!"

In fact, in Fu Qingzhou's opinion, these people have no fighting spirit when facing strong people. Even if they really make it to the end, they can't be called "heroes" at all.

The reason they were able to enter this competition was purely because of their good talent or luck. They had achieved a certain level of accomplishment in their practice and accomplished some things before the age of thirty, and were therefore judged by Zhao Hao to have sufficient potential.

But what can I do?

Everyone has their own difficulties and everyone has their own reasons. People have knelt down and begged you, so why do you deprive them of their right to pursue a better life?

Later on, whenever Fu Qingzhou heard someone calling his name or looking frightened, he would just let them go without asking any questions.

"It's not okay to go on like this?!"

He sat by a small lake and sighed deeply, "If this continues, I will be hunted by those strange beasts, right?!"

Just then, his ears moved slightly and he heard someone approaching.

But at this moment he had no interest at all, and was too lazy to even get up. He just held the knife and looked over.

I saw a man walking out of the forest, holding two knives and with blood on his body.

He looked around vigilantly and soon noticed Fu Qingzhou.

"It's you?"

The man's eyes lit up instantly: "Little Qianlong, Fu Qingzhou?"

Fu Qingzhou smiled at her and said, "It's me. Don't worry, I won't do anything. Just leave if you're fine."

"Walk?"

The man narrowed his eyes slightly: "Why should I leave? If I defeat you, I will become famous!"

Fu Qingzhou slowly sat up straight, his eyes slightly bright.

"I am... Jindao Villa, Jinyan!"

The man, Jin Yan, laughed cruelly and said, "I heard that you have met my uncle Jin Xiao? He is an acquaintance. When I kill you, I will be more efficient... You won't scream in pain like those guys just now."

Fu Qingzhou slowly stood up and swung his long sword: "Thank you, thank you so much."

Jin Yan: “?”

"I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Fu Qingzhou laughed out loud, raised his knife and rushed forward!
(End of this chapter)