The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 186 The Power of the Jade Purity Sect
"Zhu Bupang wins!"

"If I don't lose weight, I'll win!"

……

An aged voice rang out, and in the short time that everyone was in a daze, Zhu Bupang and his companion on the stage had successfully defeated their opponents, thus ending the match they owed from yesterday.

"Sigh... we both lost...!"

"Forget it, let's try again next year. Let's go!"

Li Hong and Zhang Feng got up from the ground at the same time, exchanged clasped hands with the fat and thin disciples opposite them, and then left the arena with dejected expressions.

"Hehe, right! We also have Medals of Honor!"

Fortunately, to their relief, they managed to secure a nominal top-ten finish in the inner disciple competition by a twist of fate!

While it doesn't directly represent ability, this record is certainly not something everyone can easily achieve...

"Yes, that's right! So, we didn't come away empty-handed!"

Thinking this way, the two were in high spirits. Far from hating each other, they were extremely grateful to Feng Ling, Zhu Bupang, and Gou Bushou…!
"Friendship first, competition second!"

In the VIP section, the man in black raised an eyebrow slightly, a thought flashing through his mind: the two men's optimistic attitude was quite commendable; they were neither angry nor arrogant.

"It seems that not all outstanding inner disciples are arrogant and conceited!"

Feng Ling murmured to himself. He was sitting to the left and behind the withered old man, while a woman in green sat to his left. The other core disciples sat in order behind their master.

"This is Azure Jade...?!"

The large, turquoise chair he sat on emitted a faint green glow, and felt soft and supple to the touch. Feng Ling was quite surprised; not only was the chair very comfortable to sit on, but it also gave off a warm and gentle feeling.

Even the slight chill on the eve of winter is completely gone!
The VIP seating area has railings. Previously, when he was mixed in with the inner disciples, Feng Ling could only make out the faces of the people, but he couldn't see anything in detail. Moreover, the light emitted by the large chairs was very weak.

"Yes!"

One by one, the gorgeous bubbles made of light slowly dissipated. The woman in green was used to it. After responding with a smile, she also imitated the man in black and gently squeezed the soft emerald green chair with her fingers.

"Hoo~...!" As he spoke, the man in black subtly closed his eyes, and a clear memory entered his mind, which made him understand immediately.

Azure Jade, a precious spiritual jade. It belongs to the water element and is often formed within ancient, frigid pools. It not only enhances weapon durability but can also be dissolved in Ghost Spirit Life Tokens to directly refine the transformed weapons.

Because a single piece of Bibo Jade is very thin and soft, resembling layers of overlapping green waves, it is named after this...

According to my understanding, there is a huge, dark, mysterious pool deep in the forbidden area of ​​the Jade Purity Sect, from which the Jade Purity Stream flows year-round.

Presumably, the jade used to make these chairs was also mined from there.

"There must be at least a hundred chairs made of piled-up jade!"

After careful observation, Feng Ling was astonished. Although these jade stones were all defective products, the hundreds of pieces still added up to a considerable value. They were far better than the blood-clotting powder and similar items that had been awarded as rewards.

Feng Ling could only sigh in his heart: "So rich and powerful!"

"What a pity, what a pity...!" The man in black couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The Thousand-Year Cold Pool yields precious ore-refining equipment: Azure Wave Jade. If its quality is good enough, it is enough to attract the attention of legendary experts.

So, what about the eternally cold pool?

There's a saying that's often heard outside:

'A cold pool for ten thousand years, with green waves all over the land...'

The rolling blue waves are no longer a rarity!

In other words, in the vast and cold pool of ten thousand years, jade-like stones are as numerous as hairs on a cow, and can no longer be considered precious.

Only jadeite that continuously shrinks and evolves in the extremely cold environment of the Ten Thousand Year Cold Pool, eventually forming a dumpling shape, can be considered rare!
The jade variety that evolved from Bibo Jade

That's exactly what it's called—

Water Dragon Frost Jade!
That's something that can make an epic-level Ghost Spirit Master's heart flutter, and something that all legendary powerhouses would be envious of and fight to the death for!

"Sigh...!" Before, unaware of its rarity, Feng Ling had no chance of obtaining it and naturally didn't feel conflicted. But now that he had unintentionally learned of its value, how could he possibly feel good?
"Hmm?" Sensing a faint and subtle fluctuation of spiritual energy around him, the man in the purple-gold crown frowned and secretly looked around. He saw that everyone was staring at the battle arena in front of them without noticing anything.

Immediately, Feng Tianjue glanced sideways, a sudden flash of inspiration striking him. He looked between the withered old man and the man in black with great curiosity, but after carefully sensing their surroundings, his expression returned to normal.

"What are they discussing behind my back?" Feng Tianjue muttered to himself, a shrewd glint in his eyes. He subconsciously assumed that Elder Ling Weiyun and Feng Ling were exchanging messages in secret.

"Wow, that was close...!" His thoughts were interrupted, and the man in black was utterly shocked. He hadn't expected that Feng Tianjue's realm had reached the level of the Subtle.

Fortunately, Feng Ling withdrew his mental energy in time; otherwise, the information he had just obtained from the clone would likely have been intercepted by the Jade Purity Sect Master.

Misunderstandings are inevitable at that time!
"Has it still been discovered?"

Feng Ling smiled bitterly to himself. In the past, he had always used the technique of creating clones to directly acquire memories, but as he became more proficient in using magic, he began to get used to communicating directly with his mental power.

Since Feng Ling did this, nothing had ever happened. However, unexpectedly, using his spiritual power to communicate with the source at close range was detected as abnormal by a powerful figure!
The most amazing thing about the external clone is that it can divide the consciousness of the spellcaster into separate individuals, so that the main body and the clone can coexist in order to achieve various purposes such as "saving one's life".

However, maintaining synchronization of a large number of memories after using the Outer Avatar Technique is extremely mentally taxing. Normally, Feng Ling maintains real-time visual synchronization with a small portion of his memories.

Of course, he would also periodically filter out the vast amount of memories stored in his clone. After all, Feng Ling's mental energy was limited and couldn't be wasted on trivial matters all the time.

In fact, this is the same as when a cultivator urgently needs knowledge in a certain area, he directly searches in the vast database of his divine consciousness memory.

"Island number three, next match: Zhu Bupang versus Xu Peng!" A hoarse voice, as resounding as a great bell, echoed through the sky. The sensitive words contained within immediately drew the attention of the dazed man in black back to reality.

……

"You don't know, yesterday's competition was supposed to determine the top ten."

Unexpectedly, an unforeseen event occurred, resulting in the death of an outstanding inner disciple, which led to the sect's higher-ups reducing the number of "reserved" spots by one.

With the addition of the newly promoted core disciple who was disqualified from the inner sect competition, the elders reduced the number of spots by one again, resulting in the following:

The "Top Ten Tournament" has become the "Top Eight Tournament"!
And facts have proven that:
Older gingers are more spicy!
Apart from senior disciples Zhu Bupang and Gou Bushou, who surged into the second final round like unstoppable dark horses, all the other promising inner disciples suffered crushing defeats against those ranked high on the inner disciple leaderboard!

In the audience below, a young-looking outer disciple, his expression excited, patiently and enthusiastically recounted yesterday's battle to his companion.

"Hiss...! Yesterday was so exciting?! If I had known, I would have come to the dueling arena earlier to reserve a spot." Upon hearing this, the outer disciple was filled with regret.

Then, as if remembering something, he said, "Hmm? By the way, you still haven't told me what happened to that inner sect senior brother?"

"Shh! This has become taboo; you can't ask!"

The disciple who had spoken earlier looked nervous and quickly put his finger up to make a shushing gesture.

"Ahem...!" Hearing the hushed discussions below, the four core disciples looked at each other strangely, and many elders even turned their heads to glance at the man in black.

Immediately, Feng Ling sat up straight from his lazy leaning against the chair, coughed, and put on an innocent look, which made Wu Ye and the others roll their eyes!
As for what happened...

Feng Ling knew it perfectly well!

Wu Ye and the others were not present yesterday and did not witness it with their own eyes. They only heard that the inner disciple Xue Wu was killed by a Ghost Stone held by a disciple.

Upon hearing that an inner disciple possessed the Ghost Stone, Wu Ye and the others immediately thought of Feng Ling.

The Demon Stone is a high-density energy crystal with a relatively stable internal structure. However, let alone a direct attack, even a violent collision that causes internal changes would result in serious problems!
Wu Ye and the others were also aware of this.

Almost every core disciple who obtains the Ghost Stone will have a dedicated elder come to explain its effects and precautions in detail.

Ordinary disciples not only cannot obtain the Demon Stone, but some have never even heard of it, so naturally they cannot know so many inside stories!
Although Wu Ye and the others guessed that Xue Wu was deliberately killed by Feng Ling, they still couldn't understand why Feng Ling would go to such lengths.
"Could it really be just for a weakling like Blood Five?" The white-robed man wondered, and couldn't help but secretly communicate with the wild man sitting next to the man in the purple-gold crown.

"This matter is probably not that simple! However, since the sect's higher-ups haven't found Junior Brother Feng guilty, it's best if we stay out of it!"

As the wild man raised an eyebrow in response, Xiang Qiubai sensed the seriousness in Wu Ye's tone, glanced at the man in black, and nodded slightly.

Although Wu Ye and the others did not know how the matter was ultimately resolved.

However, from the few words the two people whispered just now, it wasn't hard for them to guess that some of the sect's higher-ups had obviously issued a gag order to all the disciples!

"Knowing how to protect oneself is very good!"

This was the assessment that the two of them secretly made of the wild man and the man in white.

Wu Ye and Xiang Qiubai were naturally unaware that their telepathic communication had been overheard by the man in the purple-gold crown and the man in black, both of whom possessed abnormally strong mental power.

However, what no one noticed was the terrifying glint in the eyes of someone standing beside the Jade Purity Sect Master…

Gone in a flash!
"Zhu Bupang, today I'm going to beat you so badly you'll be crawling on the ground looking for your teeth!"

Leaping onto the designated arena, the swordsman stood proudly, his eyes revealing a deep disdain that, as always, aroused disgust.

"Go, Senior Brother Xu Peng!" A series of enthusiastic cheers and applause rang out from all directions, giving the arrogant man, whose confidence had swelled to an unprecedented level, a great boost.

On the other hand, the slightly chubby man's side was practically deserted, except for a soft but resounding voice coming from the VIP seats... pitifully quiet!
"Don't be fat, relax...!" In the VIP section, Feng Ling came back to his senses and raised an eyebrow. He saw the red-eyed, slightly chubby disciple who had also leaped onto the third arena clenching his fists and trembling slightly. He quickly sent a telepathic reminder.

With Li Hong and Zhang Feng both losing to Zhu Bupang and his partner, the list of the top eight has become clear.

At this moment, on the eight arenas divided into the dueling arena, only Cheng Ye, Kuang Tu, Ye Hui, Ke Wei, Man Li, Xu Peng, Zhu Bupang, and Gou Bushou remained.

In this round of competition, the top three will be determined from among the eight players. Then, the top three will be used to establish their prestige and conclude the "championship match"!
However, before that, in order to ensure the relative fairness of the finals, the higher-ups of the Jade Purity Sect could no longer treat it with the same careless attitude as they had in the previous days of the competition.

Therefore, this round is exciting! It will adopt a rotation points system of "one person against eight matches"!

In other words, everyone will have to watch a total of fifty-six thrilling and intense matches in this round!
After each round, there can be no long pauses in between; you almost have to grit your teeth and rush up to face the other players who are also in their second round!

It has to be said that the Jade Purity Sect's higher-ups used a pretty ruthless tactic, practically a war of attrition...

There is no difference between them!
Of course, what Feng Ling admired most was the courage of Feng Tianjue and the others!

If each disciple sustained injuries of varying degrees in the previous match, then in the next match, one of them will undoubtedly be at a significant disadvantage. If that were the case, it would still fail to reflect fairness, something the higher-ups at Yuqing couldn't possibly be unaware of.

Therefore, Feng Tianjue had already secretly ordered several elders to transfer a large quantity of high-quality healing pills from the Alchemy Pavilion.

Therefore, don't worry about getting injured, because after an injury, you will be given "medicinal herbs" until you are fully healed!
Similarly, there's no need to worry about not having enough pills. Because, in Feng Ling's words: there's absolutely enough!
No, isn't that right?

A pungent aroma wafted over, and the refreshed group immediately followed the scent.

A one-cubic-meter black iron and wooden box, emitting a faint blue light, sat quietly beside the kind-faced old man below the dueling arena...

That's seriously exaggerated...

Three big mouthfuls!
"Thanks for the reminder, boss!"

Coming to his senses, Zhu Bupang was startled, a fine layer of cold sweat beading on his forehead. He immediately realized the problem: his outburst was due to his "resentment."

Amidst the myriad troubles and disturbances of the world, may the sages bring you, the readers, a pure land for your souls.

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