The road is vague

Chapter 61: Rainbow Sacred Bird
After the quarter-finals of the first and second grade groups, the two heads of the training hall drew lots on the spot to arrange the opponents for the next semi-finals. It can be said that the competition was non-stop.

This is a common practice in previous years. The champion depends not only on personal strength, but also on the so-called will of heaven.

By comparison.

Because this was Li Mo's first game, he had more time to recover his magic power, so he naturally had a lot of advantages.

He and everyone around him looked at the list of finalists.

The first group is Yang Zhiman against Ye Yimeng, and the second group is Li Mo against Jiang Sheng.

"Hey."

Yang Guang seemed to be lamenting Li Mo's bad luck and looked at Li Mo again.

"How about you dealing with Jiang Sheng? Are you confident?"

"I'll try."

After watching the competition between Jiang Sheng and Ye Fuhu, Li Mo couldn't help but sigh. Although Jiang Sheng was an outstanding disciple cultivated by the Jiang family with all their efforts, he still had no foundation. It was hard to say who would win or lose. He had to fight in person to know.

Seeing this, Ma Ling couldn't help but say something to comfort him.

"Don't be discouraged. If you feel you can't win, just keep doing your best. After you reach the semi-finals, there will be a loser's bracket in the year-end assessment to determine the top three."

None of those who make it to the semi-finals are easy to deal with.

However, compared to Jiang Sheng, Li Mo also has his own advantages, that is, the consumption of the battle between him and Song Xiang is far less than that between Jiang Sheng and Ye Fuhu, and the time to recover mana is also longer than that of the other party.

For evenly matched opponents, this could very well be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

"Brother Jiang, that Li Mo is really strong. Even Chen Yu and Song Xiang were defeated."

"Yes, he actually summoned two Five Elements Spiritual Power Summoned Creatures at once. His cultivation must have reached the seventh level of Qi Training. This... this is really incredible. I don't know what his background is."

"He also learned puppetry. That puppet is also very difficult to deal with, so we have to be on guard..."

The disciples from the aristocratic families gathered around Jiang Sheng, talking in a flurry.

Jiang Sheng was concentrating on recovering his magic power. He did not open his eyes until the referee uncle struck the gong, signaling Ye Yimeng and Yang Zhiman to enter the arena. He looked at Ye Yimeng with a solemn look in his eyes.

Although he also didn't know the background of Ye Yimeng, who almost appeared out of nowhere more than two years ago, the elders of the family secretly warned him not to offend this person or get too close to him, and to treat this person as just an ordinary disciple.

He had asked the elder about Ye Yimeng's identity.

However, even this elder said he didn't know. He only knew that it seemed to be related to the military. The military could be regarded as the largest sect in Qian Country, and its strength was far beyond the reach of Lingmu Sect.

It is precisely for this reason that in Jiang Sheng's heart, he has always had an invisible opponent among this class of disciples.

That is Ye Yimeng.

Therefore, he never dared to slack off and continued to practice hard according to the family's careful planning.

However, as time goes by.

Just when he felt that he was getting stronger and stronger, he vaguely discovered that he was finding it increasingly difficult to see this mysterious female cultivator.

"Who is she and what is her purpose in coming to Lingmumen?"

As Ye Yimeng was lost in thought, the battle between her and Yang Zhiman became more intense.

Yang Zhiman's brushes, calligraphy and other instruments all have remarkable effects.

The brush magic tool can not only defile the magic tool and make it stagnate and slow down, but it can also be used in conjunction with the book magic tool to write talismans. After the pages of the book, which already have the effect of trapping enemies and defending, fly out, they can also be connected together to form a small talisman formation, which is even more powerful.

But Ye Yimeng's magic mirror was obviously not an ordinary magic weapon. Its spiritual light actually first fixed Yang Zhiman's brush magic weapon.

Yang Zhiman's book pages tried to trap Ye Yimeng, but were blocked by the colorful mask on her face. They were like being confused by an illusion and lost their target.

Next, Yang Zhiman launched several spells, all of which were dealt with by Ye Yimeng one by one.

This left Yang Zhiman at a loss as to where to start.

Seeing that he was helpless against Ye Yimeng after trying every trick he could, he gritted his teeth again, opened the bamboo tube behind him, and poisonous bees flew out.

However, the number of these poisonous bees is obviously much less than before.

Ye Yimeng seemed to have been prepared for this.

She opened the spirit beast bag at her waist, and out flew a five-colored spirit bird. With its wings spread, it was about one person tall and soared into the sky, emitting a mysterious and lively aura. The originally aggressive spirit insect suddenly froze in the air, as if it had encountered a natural enemy.

"Another spirit beast!"

Li Mo's face looked extremely ugly, revealing an expression of disbelief.

"Does the Ye family raise spirit beasts?"

No wonder Li Mo said that.

First it was Ye Fuhu, then Ye Yimeng. The Ye family's two Qi training cultivators actually summoned two spirit beasts one after another, which were also the only two spirit beasts among this class of disciples.

It is understandable that Yang Zhiman raises spiritual insects. After all, there are many restrictions on spiritual insects, and they are slightly unorthodox. As long as you are willing to specialize in them, there are still good opportunities.

However, there are no restrictions on raising spirit beasts. The price of a spirit beast is almost astronomical even for a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage. It is obviously not normal that a disciple of the Ye family in the Qi Condensation Stage summoned two spirit beasts.

This is likely hiding some secret.

the other side.

The Jindan stage cultivators who were originally watching the third-year assessment arena on the high platform all looked up towards the arena where the first- and second-year disciples were.

Lu Qi suddenly thought of something and stood up suddenly.

He showed an expression of disbelief.

"No wonder all the birds on the Qingling Sacred Tree lost their voices when she appeared. Ten years ago, the Tianhong Sacred Bird suddenly entered Nirvana, and your Ye family actually... Who is she? How could your Ye family entrust the guardian sacred bird, which is so crucial to the safety of our sect's foundation, to a Qi Condensation disciple?"

Lu Qi had a bad look on his face, and looked like he was about to explode in anger.

"Does your Ye family regard the sect as your family property?"

Upon hearing this, the other Jindan stage cultivators also reacted immediately, showing expressions of disbelief and looking at Ye Qing, the head of the training hall.

Even Jiang Wencai, the deputy head of the Dharma Protector Hall who was also from an aristocratic family, was on good terms with Ye Qing and was also shocked.

She was obviously clueless about this.

"The Ye family has been protected by the sacred tree and the sacred bird for generations. It's true that we have been blessed by them, but do you think it's possible that we consider the sacred bird our private property?"

Ye Qing snorted coldly and sent a voice message to a Ye family disciple in the distance. "Come here."

Upon hearing this, Ye Fuhu, who was watching the battle, hurried to the platform and summoned the Biao King spirit beast according to his master's instructions.

"Open your spiritual eyes and take a closer look."

Upon hearing this, the Jindan cultivators present all looked at the Biao King through their spiritual eyes.

They soon discovered that there were two magical weapons sealed in the belly of this spirit beast. The writing on one of the scrolls was actually a letter from the master who had been in seclusion for ten years.

But even so, people were still puzzled.

Jiang Wencai frowned and looked at Ye Qing.

"How could the Sect Master secretly issue such a decree, allowing our sect's sacred bird to enter Nirvana and handing it over to this outsider named 'Li Yimeng'?"

Her doubts also represent others.

"Although the Sky Rainbow Sacred Bird possesses a portion of the legendary Phoenix bloodline, and its potential increases with each Nirvana, the price required for its growth is not something that ordinary people can afford. The Sacred Bird's first four Nirvanas were all the peak of our sect's prosperity. And now, at such a critical moment, why would the Sect Master order it to Nirvana? This is truly puzzling."

"I remembered."

Qin Yue, the deputy head of Jubao Hall, suddenly interrupted.

"Before the Sect Master went into seclusion, he once visited Yuan City and bought a spirit tiger cub at an auction. If we calculate the time, this Biao King should be that spirit tiger cub, right?"

Ye Qing sighed lightly, with an expression that was hard to describe.

Her expression was complicated.

"Now everyone must understand that it is not our Ye family that has usurped the sacred bird that guards the mountain. Rather, for the sake of the overall interests of our sect, our Ye family had to give up the sacred bird's protection. The sect leader couldn't bear it, so he used this tiger king as compensation."

She sighed.

"Although this Biao King has great potential and is supported by two sealing magic weapons, how can it be compared with our sect's sacred bird?"

Everyone stopped talking and looked thoughtful.

Although Lingmumen nominally has two guardian beasts, they are the Tianhong Holy Bird that lives on the Qingling Divine Tree and the Qingjiao Fish that lives in the Qinglong Pond.

But the status of the two is actually very different.

When the Tianhong Holy Bird was at its peak before Nirvana, it had at least the realm of a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator and was comparable to the strength of a late Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, the carp that transformed into a dragon in Qinglong Pond was only at the peak of the late Jindan stage. Theoretically, it could be promoted to the Yuanying stage spirit beast at any time, but it has made no progress in hundreds of years. It can only barely compete with the early Yuanying stage cultivators for a short period of time.

the other side.

As Ye Yimeng on the ring summoned the five-colored spirit bird, the poisonous bees summoned by Yang Zhiman all became stiff.

Yang Zhiman looked puzzled.

He forced the swarm of bees to move forward and get closer to Ye Yimeng.

At this time, the five-colored spirit bird flew in a circle, and then flapped its wings towards the insect swarm. A large piece of five-colored light enveloped the poisonous bees, and the bee swarm was immediately trapped in a quagmire, unable to move forward or backward in the air.

Then the five-colored spirit bird opened its big mouth and sucked hard, and the swarm of bees wrapped in the rosy glow were sucked over one after another.

Seeing this, Yang Zhiman's face turned pale.

"Qianqian, stop being greedy!"

Following Ye Yimeng's cry, the five-colored spirit bird reluctantly let go of the swarm of bees. After chirping in a very humane way, it landed on Ye Yimeng's shoulder and pecked its wings with its beak.

Seeing this, Yang Zhiman showed gratitude.

"Thank you, Fairy Ye, for showing mercy!"

Say it.

Yang Zhiman looked at the referee and raised his hand to signal.

"You win."

The referee nodded and signaled that the two could leave the ring.

"Ye Yimeng wins."

Not only Li Mo but also Jiang Sheng was stunned. Although the strength of the five-colored spirit bird seemed to be not much different from Ye Fuhu's Biao King, everyone could see the difference in potential between the two at a glance.

The potential of a spirit beast is manifested in the strength it possesses when it reaches adulthood.

The higher the potential of a spirit beast, the higher the realm of cultivation it will have after it reaches adulthood. Before that, there are almost no bottlenecks and restrictions. It only needs to accumulate magic power and improve its strength. However, the realm of cultivation of a spirit beast with low potential will also be low after it reaches adulthood. If it wants to improve at that time, it can only grow step by step. The difficulties and hardships are even more difficult than those of human cultivators.

Although Li Mo had never heard of Ye Yimeng's five-colored spiritual bird, he could see at a glance that it had extraordinary potential. Its intelligence in its infancy was so high that it must be a top-grade spiritual beast that was hard to come by.

Just as he was daydreaming, the referee signaled Li Mo and Jiang Sheng from the second group of the semi-finals to come on stage.

"Li Mo, come on!"

"Li Mo, you are the last remaining disciple among us..."

As Li Mo stepped into the barrier, the cheers behind him disappeared.

However, his cheers were nothing compared to those from Jiang Sheng on the opposite side.

Li Mo looked at Jiang Sheng opposite him.

His gaze was firm, peaceful, and calm, and his face was handsome and cheerful, like a gentle breeze, but his inner temperament was extremely masculine and strong, and did not allow for any flaws.

"I am Jiang Sheng, please give me your guidance."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and calmly returned the greeting.

"My name is Li Mo. I have long heard of your name."

After looking at each other, the two couldn't help but smile slightly, as if they appreciated each other and had confidence in themselves.

Neither of them wanted to go to the loser group to compete for the last spot in the top three.

For Jiang Sheng, he has the full support of his family, so he naturally does not need the guidance of a master. What he cares about is the honor of his family and himself.

As for Li Mo, he paid more attention to becoming a registered disciple of a Jindan cultivator, as well as the rewards from his master for ranking in the top three in this assessment.

(End of this chapter)