Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: I Possess the Heavenly Book of Merit

"You're boosting others' morale while diminishing your own. You're siding with outsiders. It's a shame you're an inner disciple of Yuanfu Peak."

"Heh, this means even the entire sect will lose everything. What else is there to hide?"

As Bai Yanlang spoke, he pointed to all the other inner disciples.

"You, you, you, who can beat Ye Hao?"

"You don't really think our personal disciple, Senior Brother Yu, can win, do you?"

He sneered.

"If he can't even beat someone at the fifth level of Qi Refining, what can someone at the third level of Qi Refining do?"

"At least he dared to go up and stand up, which is much better than someone like you who just barks from the sidelines."

The argument on Yuan Fufeng's side continued, and for a moment it seemed to be in chaos.

"Enough! Aren't you ashamed enough already?"

Just then, Daoist Qinglu snorted coldly, silencing the commotion.

He looked at Bai Yanlang, his eyes filled with indifference:

"If you think Wei Jingde is unworthy of his position, then go up on stage and compete with him yourself. If you win, I will naturally promote you to a personal disciple. If you only talk the talk but don't walk the walk, then I can only assume that you are intentionally damaging the reputation of Yuanfu Peak and will expel you from the mountain gate."

Bai Yanlang immediately smiled, bowed, and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Your Excellency, I am just a straightforward person, speaking the truth. If you don't want to hear it, I will not bring it up again."

He sneered inwardly, showing utter disdain for Daoist Qinglu. In fact, there was a reason why he dared to offend him at this time.

During the few days that the people from Po Jun Mansion stayed temporarily at Xianfeng, Bai Yanlang had already found out through various channels that if Po Jun Mansion won, there was a way to stay here and not be kicked out to become a rogue cultivator.

That means joining the other side and becoming a member of the Po Jun Mansion.

He had already bribed Senior Brother Ye Hao with spirit stones, preparing in advance so that if the Luoxia Sect really lost, there would still be a way out.

It now seems that the outcome for both sides is already decided. This is true for Yuanfu Peak, and there is no difference for the other immortal peaks. Luoxia Sect is already at its last gasp, and its defeat is a foregone conclusion.

If not now, when will we show our loyalty to Ye Hao and the others?

However, this fence-sitter seems to have jumped ship too early.

The timing is wrong. You're still among the people of Yuanfu Peak. Even as a fence-sitter, Bai Yanlang isn't a qualified one.

Yu Yan gave Bai Yanlang a deep look, as if trying to memorize his face, before returning his gaze to the high platform.

"Senior Brother Yu, please enlighten me—"

"Junior Brother Ye, you're too kind."

Looking at the other person's smug face, Yu Yan subconsciously twitched his fingers.

The injuries Wei Shijie suffered at Ye Hao's hands, whether from the perspective of their fraternal bond or the dignity of the sect, required him to retaliate in the same way.

"The match begins!"

With Qi Tian's command, Yu Yan drew with his talisman brush, creating afterimages in an instant.

Sheets of talisman paper flew through the air, and he stood beneath them, attempting to draw ten talismans simultaneously.

Ruan Qin's beautiful eyes lit up as she watched Yu Yan's actions with great interest, then asked Yang Yun beside her:

"Senior Brother Yang, can you pull off this move?"

The other party raised their head dismissively.

"I hope it's not just a charade; it looks impressive, but the talismans they draw are nothing at all."

Ruan Qin smiled gently, captivating many male disciples, but she only looked at Yu Yan on the stage, her eyes gleaming as if she had seen something.

"In my opinion, Junior Brother Ye has probably met his match this time."

……

On the high platform, in just half an incense stick's time, Yu Yan paused his movements slightly, then put away all ten talismans and placed new talismans in front of him again.

The speed was so fast that Ye Hao couldn't even see it clearly.

What quality of talisman did Yu Yan draw?

"Ha, how naive. My imitation skills can't be broken by speed alone."

"I thought this relative had some real skills, but it turns out he's just resorting to such petty tricks? Ha, I really overestimated him."

So fast.

If he draws so quickly, how good is the quality?

Ye Hao was secretly pleased.

"Sorry, your talisman-drawing skills are quite good, but now, it's mine!"

But when he was confident of victory and tried to imitate it, he suddenly stopped.

Those below the stage shared Ye Hao's thoughts: if the talisman was drawn so quickly, its quality must not be very good.

If Ye Hao can't see it, the imitation technique can't be used. Trying to win by speed is too naive.

Whether it was the many disciples of Yuanfu Peak or the people of Pojun Mansion, they all believed that Yu Yan had already lost.

Bai Yanlang even made sarcastic remarks.

"Our disciple is really naive. Does he really not know about imitation techniques or is he just pretending? Even if he can't see the finished product, he can still imitate it."

As he spoke, he continued to sneer.

"This is the protégé we trained. Tsk tsk, he's really got some skills..."

but--

It wasn't until Ye Hao froze on stage, his eyes widening in disbelief as he stared at Yu Yan, who was still moving non-stop, that everyone realized something was wrong.

"Why isn't Senior Brother Ye moving?"

The people from Po Jun Mansion inquired.

Ruan Qin smiled gently, her gaze falling on the spiritual talismans in front of Yu Yan.

Of all the cultivators present below the Foundation Establishment stage, she was the only one who noticed it.

Ye Hao couldn't use the Imitation Technique because—

"Every talisman drawn by Yu Yan is a masterpiece."

Daoist Qinglu explained slowly.

"A first-tier low-grade high-quality talisman? Then this kind of basic talisman is useless to Ye Hao, isn't it?"

He glanced at Bai Yanlang, who had raised the question, and the coldness in his eyes made Bai Yanlang take a few steps back.

But Qinglu didn't pursue the matter further, and simply continued:

"So far, all the talismans drawn by Yu Yan are mid-grade first-tier talismans, and they are all of excellent quality."

"Hiss~"

Everyone gasped.

"Senior Brother Yu, you are actually that amazing."

Putting aside the speed at which he draws these talismans, each one is a masterpiece. How did he manage to do that?

Furthermore, drawing these talismans requires a considerable amount of spiritual power. How could someone at the third level of Qi Refining have so much spiritual power?

The Taoist priest frowned, sensing that something was terribly wrong.

"First-tier, mid-grade; excellent; excellent; still excellent! How is this possible?"

He murmured to himself,

"Not a single failure, not even once? Is there really such a genius in the art of talismanic arts in this world?"

"Qi Refining Level 3, hahaha, where would someone at Qi Refining Level 3 get so much spiritual power?"

Yu Yan is clearly playing dumb to take advantage of others!

Perhaps the other party's true cultivation level is not at the third level of Qi Refining at all, and even their spiritual root is a false information deliberately leaked by the Luoxia Sect.

Thinking of this, Xingbing Daoren suddenly looked up at Qinglu and saw the old man nodding in satisfaction. He was immediately filled with hatred.

Well, such a genius, your Luoxia Sect has kept it well hidden. And you, Qinglu Daoist, and Yu Yan, you are all really good at enduring. All the previous mockery didn't make you reveal your true colors.

If it weren't for Ye Hao, this dark horse, we probably wouldn't have been able to force Yu Yan to reveal his true strength in the end.

That's how it was back then. Qinglu concealed his cultivation method, won by relying on his magic weapon, and took away the Pure Cleansing Pill. This forced Xingbing to betray himself and make a deal with the sect leader in order to obtain the resources to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

This time, it almost happened again.

"Qinglu..."

The Taoist priest gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words.

This time, he will definitely not fall for their tricks again.

He's no longer the naive boy he once was!