To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Deep in the forest of Fallen Phoenix Valley.

A flash of fire followed, followed by a series of explosions and angry shouts.

A moment later, Gu Fan picked up the dominoes from the ground. A squeaking sound came from his robe, and a round, gray rat poked its head out.

Gu Fan patted its head and whispered, "Keep looking."

The gray mouse immediately twitched its nose and sniffed, then suddenly pointed in a direction.

Gu Fan's eyes lit up, and he nodded and smiled, "Well done."

The gray rat squeaked twice, and only after Gu Fan took out a brown pill from the jade bottle and handed it to it did it happily hug it and start gnawing on it.

This pill was the spirit beast pill that Chen Suzhen gave Gu Fan when he first entered the sect.

It was originally intended for feeding cranes, but after one day it consumed qi and no longer needed to fly, it remained gathering dust in the storage bag.

It was now the second day after entering the valley, and Gu Fan had roughly figured out how the disciples of the Spirit Transformation Sect gathered.

Before entering the valley, many people apply a scented incense to their bodies, leaving traces as they walk through the valley. Gray rats can smell this scent and thus track their targets.

There are certainly more than one gray rat, but not everyone has one.

The disciples of the Hualing Sect are grouped into groups of five or as few as two or three, all at the late stage of Qi Refining, and rely on their numbers to hunt down disciples from the other two sects.

With the help of the gray rat, Gu Fan quickly found other disciples of the Spirit Transformation Sect. If he encountered five people, he would avoid them and prioritize attacking those with fewer people. He used the "True Technique of Pulling the Mechanism" to conceal his aura, used talismans to clear the way and cover the area with firepower, and used magic weapons to attack ruthlessly. He was always successful.

To reward the gray rat, Gu Fan took out a spirit beast pill from his storage bag and fed it to the rat.

In less than two days, Gu Fan had already launched a sneak attack... and fought several times, capturing more than twenty dominoes.

......

While Gu Fan was lying in ambush with the disciples of the Spirit Transformation Sect, the disciples of the Spirit Transformation Sect were also hunting other people.

Outside Fallen Phoenix Valley, three magic boats floated in the air.

Elder Chen of the Hundred Refinements Sect was pointing at the Golden Core Elder of the Spirit Transformation Sect and cursing him angrily.

"Your Spirit Transformation Sect is shameless, actually having your disciples secretly join forces."

On the Dharma boat of the Hundred Refinements Sect, more than ten disciples suddenly stood up, staring angrily at the Dharma boat of the Spirit Transformation Sect.

"What are you saying, fellow Daoist!" Guo Fenglin laughed. "Martial arts combat does not prohibit disciples from joining forces. The fact that my disciples gathered faster is simply due to the younger generation's ingenuity."

Elder Chen was immediately enraged upon hearing this.

The reason why all disciples are randomly teleported into Falling Phoenix Valley for the martial arts competition is to allow them to fight each other freely, and it is inevitable that they will join forces.

However, the disciples of the Hualing Sect clearly knew the inside story of the martial arts battle in advance, which is why they made preparations early.

Moreover, the martial arts contest not only concerns the ranking of the three sects, but also the allocation of resources. How can we keep him from getting angry?

Just then, a flash of firefly light appeared outside the valley, and the listless, muscular bear was teleported out.

"Huh?" Guo Fenglin's smile froze.

A moment later, the fox woman and the skinny monkey were also teleported out.

The fox-woman dragged the two back to the magic boat, bowed and said, "This disciple is incompetent and has disappointed the elder."

Guo Fenglin's smile disappeared, but it was only three people who were eliminated, so it wasn't a big deal. He simply waved his hand and told the fox girl to rest on the magic boat.

When Elder Chen saw the disciples of the Spirit Transformation Sect appear, the anger in his eyes immediately subsided. As if remembering something, he said with schadenfreude, "You don't actually think the Spirit Transformation Sect is guaranteed to win, do you?"

Guo Fenglin lowered his eyelids slightly: "What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?"

Elder Chen did not reply, but snorted and turned to leave.

As Guo Fenglin watched the other person's retreating figure, a bad premonition arose within him.

What happened next confirmed his guess.

Disciples of the Hualing Sect were frequently teleported out of the valley, their numbers rapidly approaching those of the Bailian Sect.

The Lingxiao Sect also has a few members, but so far there are fewer than ten. Liu Shentong looked completely unconcerned, as if he didn't care at all.

Guo Fenglin frowned and looked at the black-robed man presiding over the martial arts competition: "Xuan She, why are so many disciples eliminated?"

The black-robed man, known as the Black Serpent, replied in a dry voice, "I am only responsible for presiding over the competition and releasing demonic beasts into the valley. I know nothing else. If you are curious, you may ask the disciples."

Guo Fenglin nodded and raised his hand to summon a male cultivator from the Spirit Transformation Sect with deer antlers on his head. You have received a new chapter update: Chapter 102 Yang-type Heavenly Spiritual Root, reading link.

"How were you eliminated?"

Upon hearing this, the male cultivator with deer antlers blushed and lowered his head, saying shyly, "This disciple didn't see clearly."

"What?" Guo Fenglin was shocked and furious. He released the pressure of his Golden Core, making the male cultivator with deer antlers unable to breathe.

"I had just hunted a late-stage first-tier demon beast and was depleted of my mana when I was suddenly struck by several spells. Even my protective magic artifact was shattered. Before I could even see the enemy, I was... eliminated and returned to the game."

Guo Fenglin fell silent and then summoned another disciple to inquire.

"I had just eliminated a disciple from the Hundred Refinements Sect when I was ambushed. Two Heavenly Thunder Talismans shattered my protective magic artifact, and then a Fire Dragon spell came straight at me... I couldn't dodge in time and was eliminated."

Guo Fenglin asked a few more people, and their answers were similar, which made his face darken.

"Those eliminated from the Spirit Transformation Sect must have encountered Wu Chengdao."

Elder Chen felt much better after seeing the Hualing Sect disciple eliminated. He thought to himself, "No matter how many tricks your Hualing Sect uses, you never expected that our sect would produce a Heavenly Spiritual Root in this Dharma Assembly, and even more so, an extremely rare Yang Spiritual Root."

......

Inside Fallen Phoenix Valley, Gu Fan followed the gray rat's guidance and moved forward with concealed breathing.

Suddenly, a roar and a rumbling sound came from ahead.

As Gu Fan slowly approached, he hid behind a thick tree. Looking up, he saw a mountain-like figure standing there. It was the same person who had been guarded by the disciples of the Hundred Refinements Sect in the Spirit Transformation Sect that day.

This disciple of the Hundred Refinements Sect wore black and gold armor underneath a white robe, and held a halberd in his hand. Several dominoes and dark red bloodstains were scattered on the ground around him.

It is clear that several people have already been eliminated.

As for his opponent, Gu Fan raised an eyebrow.

"Li Fengyi?"

Li Fengyi looked extremely tired. She leaned on her spear and gasped for breath. Sweat streamed down her face and neck, and her complexion was slightly pale.

"I never expected that the Lingxiao Sect would have body cultivators. That's quite a surprise to me."

Wu Chengdao's voice boomed like a bell, as if giving pointers: "But you're clearly practicing incorrectly. Looking at your delicate skin, you obviously haven't suffered much hardship. How can you possibly master the Dharma Body?"

"Me? Delicate skin and tender flesh?" Li Fengyi was immediately furious.

The mockery she had heard after switching to body cultivation and the pain she had endured during body training flashed through her mind. Wu Chengdao's words were like knives stabbing into her heart.

Li Fengyi straightened up and shouted sharply. Her feet stomped down, turning into a streak of fire, and she thrust her spear straight at Wu Chengdao.

The spearhead was burning with flames, less than three feet away from him, but Wu Chengdao remained completely calm.

With a light swing of his halberd, he parried the spear. His arm muscles, as thick as an ordinary man's thigh, bulged, and with a powerful sweep, he knocked Li Fengyi back.

After taking a step, Wu Chengdao appeared in front of Li Fengyi in the next instant. His empty left fist, full of power, struck Li Fengyi's waist and abdomen with a muffled thud.

Li Fengyi was instantly sent flying backwards, rolling two zhang away. She even lost her grip on her spear, and her body bent over. She felt as if her internal organs were out of place. If she hadn't achieved minor success in body cultivation, she felt that her body would have been torn apart.

Having landed a successful blow, Wu Chengdao did not pursue. Instead, he hoisted the halberd onto his shoulder, a look of reminiscence flashing in his eyes.

"Since Wu entered the immortal sect, he had to temper his body even before consuming spiritual energy. Pouring oil on his head, hitting his ribs with an iron ruler, and piercing his throat with a steel spear were all commonplace for him."

"Upon reaching the stage of Qi cultivation, one must undergo countless trials, including being submerged in water and buried in earth, burned by fire and struck by lightning, subjected to bone-eroding winds, and having malevolent energy accumulate in the heart. Only after several years of such trials can one achieve some success."

"You can't even withstand one punch from me. The path of physical cultivation is not suitable for you. You might as well give up sooner rather than later."

Upon hearing this, Li Fengyi gritted her teeth and stood up with trembling hands. Her spear flew up and landed in her palm. Without saying a word, she pointed it at Wu Chengdao.

Wu Chengdao shook his head and said, "He's really stubborn and incorrigible."

Having said that, he took a heavy step and leaped into the air, his halberd drawing a sharp arc as it was about to strike down on Li Fengyi's head.

Just then, several bolts of lightning exploded, fiercely striking Wu Chengdao in mid-air.

After the roar, Wu Chengdao flew backward, his halberd plunging heavily into the ground. His white robe turned to ashes, and his black and gold armor was charred black.

"Fellow Daoist's Dharma body is indeed solid."

Under Li Fengyi's astonished gaze, Gu Fan emerged from behind the tree.