The road is vague

Chapter 59 Top Eight List
"Senior Brother Li Mo!"

A strange voice came from behind him. Li Mo was stunned for a moment and looked back.

This was a female cultivator with pigtails on her head. She was standing behind him and greeting him with a smile.

The female cultivator had smooth and fair skin, a jade ornament hung on her forehead, and her eyes blinked as if they could speak.

After Li Mo repeatedly confirmed that he did not know this person, he couldn't help but frowned.

"you are?"

"My name is Roxanne, nice to meet you."

Luo Shan smiled and said, "It's normal that Senior Brother Li Mo doesn't recognize me. I'm a first-year disciple in the Advanced Training Hall. Yesterday, I saw you doing so well in the assessment, so I asked for your name. Oh, and by the way, this pot of Great Dreams is a gift from the gods to you."

"this?"

Li Mo glanced at Yang Guang who was laughing secretly with his hands covering his mouth not far away.

"No reward without merit, Junior Sister Luo Shan is looking for me, what's the matter?"

Hearing this, Luo Shan blinked and pretended to think.

"How about you, Senior Brother Li, teach me martial arts?"

Just when Li Mo didn't know how to respond, Lu Shun, Lu Tong and Lu Cuicui came over. Lu Tong had bright eyes and moved. When she saw Luo Shan, her eyes turned, as if she thought of something. She walked three times faster silently and came to the two of them first.

"Xiaoshan, long time no see."

"Ah? Sister Xiaotong!"

Lu Tong nodded with a slight smile on her lips, and a hint of warning in her eyes.

"What are we talking about? Li Mo is our good friend, let's share something."

Luo Shan was very thoughtful and keenly noticed Lu Tong's warning. She was immediately frightened and responded with a slightly stiff smile.

"This is nothing. If Senior Brother Li Mo has anything to do, I'll come back another day."

After that, she trotted away.

Seeing this, Lu Tong turned to look at Li Mo.

"Is that little girl interested in you?"

Li Mo seemed a little embarrassed and did not respond.

Lv Cuicui, standing by, said nervously, "She's from the Luo family. One of our aunts even married into their family. The Luo family has fallen on hard times, and in this generation, only she and Luo Yi still possess spiritual roots. I heard the Luo family is planning to recruit two outstanding sons-in-law from among their independent disciples."

As Lu Cuicui spoke, she observed Li Mo's reaction.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Li Mo roll his eyes and look stunned and helpless.

Lu Tong said meaningfully, "If you don't want to, I'll go tell that girl in a couple of days to prevent her from getting entangled with you and delaying your future marriage."

When Lu Cuicui heard this, her face turned red instantly.

Li Mo had previously thought that Lu Tong was a quiet and introverted girl, but it seemed that she just didn't like talking to strangers.

"Okay, thank you for your help. I... hehe, I really don't have any intention of becoming a live-in son-in-law."

At this time.

Lu Tong looked at Lu Shun and said, "Your Dream Like a God is selling so well. Didn't you always say you would treat Li Mo to a drink?"

"what?"

Lu Shun, who had been watching the show with a smile in the back, was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he reacted.

"Oh, yes, yes, Brother Li Mo, this time it's all thanks to you. The Dream-like Immortal I brewed these past two months has all been sold out. I was thinking about opening a winery in the market at the foot of the mountain. Today is my treat, so take advantage of this opportunity to relax before the finals. I wish you excellent results!"

Li Mo couldn't refuse, and he had nothing else to do, so he left with the three of them.

Lu Cuicui stuck out her tongue at Lu Tong.

Today is the competition for the top 16 to the quarterfinals, and tomorrow will be the last day of the competition, when the top 8, semifinals and finals will be held together.

After eating and drinking their fill at the market at the foot of the mountain, the four of them strolled around for a while and then showed expressions of satisfaction.

So we made an appointment to celebrate the Flower Festival together this year.

However, just as they were about to leave, Li Mo suddenly noticed that someone was selling a century-old elixir on the street in the market town.

"Hundred-year-old Tibetan orchid!"

Li Mo came closer and took a closer look.

This Tibetan orchid is about one hundred and sixty years old and is sold at two hundred spirit stones, which is a reasonable price. Unfortunately, his spirit stones are used up in purchasing the Thunder Sword and learning the Lei Wu Hua Ji secret technique, so there are not many left.

Lu Cuicui saw Li Mo's embarrassment.

"I still have a hundred spirit stones here. I can lend them to you first. Is that enough?"

Li Mo was a little touched, but shook his head and sighed, "Before the assessment, all my spirit stones were used to buy magic tools and learn secret techniques. If I refine a furnace of Qi Gathering Pills, I will need a lot of spirit stones. Let's forget it."

After hearing this, Lu Shun and Lu Tong each took out 100 spirit stones, totaling 300 spirit stones to lend to Li Mo.

Lu Tong said, "Although I'm not an alchemist, I've heard that the key to refining Qi Gathering Pills lies in the Hundred-Year-Old Spiritual Medicine. Please accept it."

Lu Shun also smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, anyway, we can't use this amount of spirit stones for the time being."

Lu Shun had bad luck. In the competition from 64 to 32, he met Jiang Sheng and was defeated by him.

Lu Tong and Lu Cuicui encountered strong enemies yesterday and were defeated by Zhou Zheng and a disciple from a small family named Song Xiang respectively.

"Okay then. I'll return it to you when I have enough spirit stones in a few days."

Li Mo was deeply moved and immediately spent two hundred spirit stones to purchase the hundred-year-old Tibetan orchid. He then went to the pharmacy and spent another hundred spirit stones to collect the twelve auxiliary herbs needed to refine the Qi Gathering Pill. Then he returned to his master's sect with the three of them.

That night.

Li Mo came to the Alchemy Hall to make medicine.

Li Mo was busy until late at night. When he opened the alchemy furnace, he was shocked to find that there were only twelve pills.

"Failed?"

Compared with Li Mo's previous experience in alchemy, this could indeed be considered a failure.

He looked a little annoyed and sat in front of the alchemy furnace to summarize and reflect.

"It seems I was too impatient. I didn't rest well enough to maintain my optimal condition after refining the Thunder Crystal a few days ago, so I rushed into refining the pills. As a result, the success rate of this furnace of Qi Gathering Pills is much lower than usual."

Li Mo sighed.

"We must learn from our experience and never be careless in the future."

But fortunately, even with twelve Qi Condensation Pills, he didn't lose money, he just made a little less profit. So after some self-reflection, he took out his notes and carefully wrote down his experience, then returned to the dormitory to rest.

Li Mo woke up slowly.

Today is the last day of the year-end assessment. After washing up, he went to the kitchen. Ma Ling, Niu Li and Yang Guang came first and greeted him. He nodded and walked over with a bowl of coarse grain rice.

Yang Guang came over with an excited look on his face.

"Your opponent is Song Xiang. Although the Song family no longer has the glory it once had, Song Xiang is very powerful among the disciples of this generation of aristocratic families..."

Li Mo nodded as he listened to Yang Guang's information.

It is said that Lu Cuicui was defeated by Song Xiang. From this, it can be seen that this disciple from a small or medium-sized family does have some strength.

Today is the last day of the assessment.

The winner will play three games in a row to compete for the final championship.

After breakfast, Li Mo, Ma Ling, Niu Li and Yang Guang came to the Shenshu Square. It was already crowded here. Li Mo noticed that in addition to the large number of onlookers, the masters Ye and Han from the Training Hall had also arrived, and there were a few people sitting next to them on the high platform, chatting and laughing condescendingly. They were obviously also Jindan stage cultivators of the same level.

However, these people's focus is obviously on the final examination of the third-year group.

After all, this assessment is not only related to the allocation of positions in the hall, but also to the top three disciples who will represent Lingmu Sect and go to Zhongshan State to participate in the Qian State and Lu State Friendship Exchange Conference.

Li Mo looked at the list of top eight in the first and second grade groups.

The first group was his duel with Song Xiang, followed by Jiang Sheng and Ye Fuhu, Ye Yimeng and Chen Lan, and Zhou Zheng and Yang Zhiman.

Li Mo didn't find other people strange.

But this Yang Xiucai actually made it to the quarterfinals, which really surprised him. At the same time, he couldn't help but look down on him. He instinctively thought that the other party might just be lucky. He hadn't encountered strong opponents in the past few days. After all, even Wang Feng, who was at the sixth level of Qi training, Chen Yu, who was at the sixth level of Qi training, and Tao Ran, who had the Divine Wood Body, had been defeated.

"This Mr. Yang..."

Ma Ling, however, looked thoughtful.

"Well, it's a little complicated."

"not simple?"

Li Mo looked at Ma Ling, but Ma Ling didn't say much. She obviously knew something, but couldn't say it for some reason.

Li Mo was stunned and then couldn't help but become serious, recalling the experience of this Yang Xiucai.

The first time I met him was in the Tianmingsi compound in Anle City. He looked chubby at the time, and he did things in a methodical and orderly manner. He always spoke in a serious tone and did not attract much attention from the crowd.

Later, when he was in the Enlightenment Hall, Li Mo was impressed by two things.

One was when Ding Wei asked about his understanding of Tao, and he raised his hand to answer, and the nickname Yang Xiucai was spread by himself. The other was when Shi Yazhou harassed Zhao Huaxue, and Zhao Huaxue slammed the door and left angrily. Yang Zhiman went out first to comfort him, and was also ridiculed by Lu Tianyou for being greedy.

Then we came to the training hall.

Li Mo heard from others about Ye Xunhuan bullying Yang Zhiman, and then encountered him again at a small trade fair. He did not show any special reaction at that time, but just looked at Zhao Huaxue quietly, and then there was no news of him.

The two of them would meet occasionally on weekdays, but because they were not close friends, they would just nod to each other when they met.

Li Mo suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Isn't this another Wang Zhu? A more radical, more knowledgeable, and more patient Wang Zhu!"

The more Li Mo thought about it, the more he suddenly understood.

Yang Zhiman had long been filled with resentment towards the disciples from aristocratic families, so he immediately joined the Justice Society and vowed to be irreconcilable with them. Then, with the help of the Justice Society, he worked hard to become stronger, and even had some opportunities. Now he has been reborn.

With this thought in mind, Li Mo looked around the Shenshu Square and soon found Yang Zhiman, who was waiting alone and quietly in the crowd.

Comparing carefully with the image in my impression, he now looks much smarter and more capable, with a hint of decisiveness, pride and confidence in his eyes.

“Everyone is growing.”

Li Mo muttered to himself.

At this time.

The referee just called his name. Without caring about anything else, Li Mo quickly responded. After putting on the refuge talisman, he entered the ring inside the barrier.

The sound outside suddenly disappeared, and Li Mo looked at Song Xiang on the other side of the ring.

This was a male cultivator with an unattractive appearance. He looked bitter and vengeful, with acne scars all over his chin, forehead, and cheeks. His clothes were dark and depressing, but his eyes were exceptionally calm, and his strong eyebrows added a lot of brilliance to him.

Li Mo had no impression of him before this.

Both sides looked at each other and saluted each other.

As the referee announced the start of the match, the two men simultaneously used their magical weapons. The Thunder Sword and the Flying Knife collided in the air, making a crisp metal collision sound. Neither side gave in.

However, Li Mo's magic power was obviously more advantageous, and the Thunder Sword quickly gained the upper hand, suppressing the flying knife and coming to Song Xiang's head.

Song Xiang's face was a little shocked, and he looked at Li Mo in disbelief.

The head-on collision of killing weapons is like two people arm wrestling.

He could vaguely feel that Li Mo's magic power was much stronger than his own. After all, the quality of the magic weapons of both sides was comparable, so it was more of a competition of magic power, and Li Mo clearly had an absolute advantage.

After a light hum, Song Xiang spat a drop of blood on the tip of his tongue onto the index and middle fingers of his right hand, quickly made a hand gesture with one hand, and pointed firmly at the flying knife.

The flying knife magic weapon suddenly became brighter and was as powerful as the Thunder Sword.

Li Mo was surprised when he saw this.

But he soon thought that this might be the effect of the Song family's secret technique, so he chuckled and did not make any other unnecessary movements. He just continued to use the Thunder Sword to fight the enemy in an orderly manner.

The other party was only relying on secret techniques to compete with him temporarily.

After the effect of the secret technique wears off, facing the absolute gap in the strength of both sides' magic power, defeat is still inevitable. Before that, the opponent will inevitably make some changes and struggle to his death. At that time, you can just act according to the situation.

really.

After Song Xiang urged the flying knife and the thunder sword to fight for a while, he realized that if he continued to stalemate like this, he would definitely lose. He had no choice but to let out a loud shout, and wisps of smoke emerged from his body, and his aura also changed dramatically.

Li Mo couldn't help but be stunned, and a solemn look appeared on his face.

"What secret technique is this?"

Li Mo opened his spiritual eyes and observed carefully. He felt that in the air from all directions, there was a special spiritual power that was constantly converging towards Song Xiang, and there were faint bursts of inexplicable murmurs.

Then Li Mo vaguely felt that a side of himself that was unknown to outsiders seemed to have been glanced at by the other party.

It's a very strange feeling.

When Song Xiang saw that Li Mo did not have the causal power of breaking his oath that he could use, he was a little surprised at first, and then he nodded involuntarily, seeming to admire Li Mo very much.

Li Mo didn't understand.

(End of this chapter)