Deduct 1 for merit. I am really not a child of luck.

Chapter 79 All fears come from insufficient merit!
Under the gaze of everyone, Chu Wange walked through the crowd to Lin Mo, raised his head slightly, and said:
"I'm hungry, Lin Mo."

Everyone: "..."

It’s not that there’s anything wrong with Chu Wange being hungry. He has been in deep enlightenment for more than ten days. In addition, he has not yet reached the state of complete fasting, so feeling hungry is an instinctive reaction.

It’s just that everyone was waiting for Chu Wange’s high-energy reaction after his sudden realization, but they didn’t expect that the other party simply ignored them.

She didn't even look at Senior Brother He, the leader of Qingshan Sect.

After everyone was silent, they secretly said in their hearts:
As expected of the number one on the Immortal List, he has personality!
Lin Mo looked at Chu Wange, whose expression was still confused, and said with a smile:
"If you're hungry, go eat. Come on, I'll treat you to a meal in the cafeteria!"

Chu Wange nodded: "Okay."

After saying that, the two of them prepared to turn around, leave the crowd, and walk towards the living area of ​​the Nine-story Enlightenment Platform.

Ye Chen looked gloomy and stretched out his hand to block Lin Mo:

"You want to leave before we've finished talking?"

He didn't want to let the other party go so easily. Now the leaders and geniuses of the Ninth-level Enlightenment Platform were all there, and it would be a pity to miss this opportunity.

Lin Mo raised his eyebrows and looked at him, only to see him sneer and continue:

"Didn't you say I'm unworthy? Do you dare to accept my challenge in the ring battle?"

So it was for this... Lin Mo finally understood why the other party appeared inexplicably and started to attack him inexplicably.

He glanced at Senior Brother He next to him, who did not say anything, and obviously approved of the other party's behavior.

It is worth mentioning that even Senior Sister Zhuang did not know what form the ring battle would take, so why did Ye Chen challenge him before the ring battle started.

Do you know the rules of the ring battle in advance?

……

Everything that had just happened was connected together, and Lin Mo suddenly understood.

Although it was not to the extent that Senior Brother He and Ye Chen teamed up to trick him, the latter's purpose was obvious, which was to win his position on the meditation cushion in the ring battle.

Senior Brother He’s acquiescence is more of a hint.

Lin Mo figured everything out quickly. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Chu Wange take a step forward, blocking in front of him, and said to Ye Chen calmly:
"fight?"

Before everyone could react, they only heard her say:
"Okay, you draw your sword first."

Ye Chen was stunned, seemingly unable to come back to his senses.

Lin Mo touched his chin. Why did he feel that this scene was familiar?
Everyone showed a look of excitement again. Wow, is Chu Wange venting his anger on his Taoist partner? ?
What Ye Chen said before, "Lin Mo and Chu Wange are not Taoist couples", was slapped in the face by the real person, and it was refuted.

Ye Chen's face turned blue and then red.

If Lin Mo is the softest "persimmon" among the top ten of the Immortal List, then Chu Wange is the hardest "thorn" among the top ten.

If you accept the challenge in person, the result will be obvious, but if you don't accept it...

At this moment, the geniuses of this year's Immortal List and the leaders of the nine major academies were all looking at him.

Even Senior Brother He did not expect such a situation.

For a moment, Ye Chen was in an awkward situation.

But after a moment, he thought of a way to crack it, staring at Lin Mo and said coldly:
"Lin Mo, do you only know how to hide behind women? Are you just a gigolo?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at Lin Mo's handsome face and fell silent.

Especially Long A, he even wanted to say what he had wanted to say for a long time: If I had this face, I would eat it too!

So when he said this, Lin Mo not only did not break down, but laughed and said:

"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. We are just good friends."

Seeing his brilliant smile, everyone thought to themselves: I don’t believe you!
Lin Mo did not let Chu Wange really take action, but said:

"Of course you can challenge me if you want, but since it's a ring fight, you have to follow the rules of a ring fight."

"I'm just curious. As far as I know, the rules of the ring battle are different every year. How do you know that you can definitely challenge me?"

Ye Chen's ranking is in the lower middle level among the new students of the nine academies, and his position is at the lowest seventh level of the Enlightenment Platform.

There is still a whole level away from the ninth level. If we follow the rules of the previous ring battle, even the challenge must be carried out step by step.

Even if he has amazing talent and can make a comeback, he will have to wait until the second round of the ring battle at the earliest to challenge Lin Mo.

How did he know that he was qualified to challenge Lin Mo in this round?
This question came to many people's minds, and their eyes were simultaneously cast towards Senior Brother He standing beside them.

Senior Brother He: “…”

However, Ye Chen did not seem to notice the loophole in his words, but chuckled:
"Don't worry about this. Anyway, I hope you won't be a coward when the time comes!"

Oh, it’s confirmed.

Everyone suddenly realized.

Senior Brother He who was stabbed in the back: "..."

Lin Mo raised his right eyebrow and showed a meaningful smile on his face: "Okay, I'll wait." After saying that, he ignored everyone and patted Chu Wange on the shoulder:

"Let's go, friends! Let's go eat!"

"do not fight?"

"Yes, but it's more important to eat first." Lin Mo smiled, "Today's menu should include Cantonese roast goose. The chef we hired is an authentic Cantonese master chef. The roast goose and barbecued pork are excellent, paired with sour plum sauce, wow..."

"Uh-huh!"

Hearing his description, Chu Wange couldn't help swallowing and nodded vigorously.

"By the way, where's your natal flying sword? Is it out?"

"almost."

"Did you pick a name?"

"It has a name, Shanhe."

"..."

The two of them chatted back and forth, and then walked towards the other side of the mountain path.

Everyone stood there with a confused look on their faces.

What are we doing here?
Oh, it was Chu Wange's natal flying sword that was watching...

When everyone came back to their senses, they heard Ye Chen say to Senior Brother He: "Senior Brother He, there is still a part of the Hundred Days Foundation Building Method that I don't quite understand. Can you give me some pointers?"

When the crowd who were about to disperse heard this, they pricked up their ears at the same time.

Senior Brother He was silent for a moment, then said to Ye Chen:
"I have other things to do next. You should meditate on your own for the next few days and don't come up again."

After saying this, he turned away and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.

Ye Chen was left standing there alone, completely confused.

……

……

In the evening, in Room 88 of the Loft Villa.

Lin Mo skillfully input the True Extreme Flame into the nearly pure white flame, and then Zhuang Weiwan, using the Taoist mantra, channeled the flame into the ancient cauldron.

After the ancient cauldron burst into steam, Zhuang Weiwan nodded with satisfaction:
"Junior brother has become more and more proficient in using the True Flame, and the efficiency of purifying the Dao Fire is also much faster than in the past few days."

Lin Mo smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Senior Sister's teaching."

After saying that, he seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Senior Sister, have the details of this year's ring battle been announced?"

Zhuang Weiwan was stunned: "Is it out?"

you ask me?
He tilted his head, question marks appearing in his mind.

Zhuang Weiwan also came back to his senses, and quickly took out a brainwave from his pocket. He opened the work group and found a long list of message pop-ups.

"Ah! The team leader had a meeting last night. I missed it!"

She cried out in surprise, then quickly swiped her finger across the screen:
"Emm, let me see... I found it. The rules for the ring battle have been preliminarily formulated."

As expected... Lin Mo continued to ask: "Can I challenge a higher level in this year's ring battle?"

Zhuang Weiwan was a little surprised and said, "It seems possible. How did you know that, Junior Brother?"

A divine gold told me... Lin Mo complained in his heart.

Zhuang Weiwan looked at Lingji and said:
"The rules are that if you challenge ten people in a row and win, you can challenge any opponent. It is specifically noted here that there is no limit to the number of levels of the enlightenment platform."

"And the time has been set. It's four days later."

The time of the ring battle was exactly as Lin Mo predicted, and it was held on July 7th.

"By the way! Junior brother, how is your practice of "Flame Burning" going?" Zhuang Weiwan clenched his fists in encouragement, "Time is running out, keep working hard~!"

Looking at her dark circles that blended perfectly with the night, and her face as pale as a ghost, Lin Mo's mouth twitched.

Senior sister, you should cheer yourself up first. If you keep working so hard, you may not make it to the competition day.

As for me……

Lin Mo glanced at the "Flame Burning Refining" which had already entered the perfect state on the panel. All the fear came from the lack of merit. As long as the merit was enough...

The corners of his mouth slightly raised:
"Just Ye Chen? He can be reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye!"

Then, he bent his index finger slightly, then straightened it, and saw a familiar prompt appear on the interface:

[Merit value +1]

　Great chapter, I understand.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)