A Thousand Years of Immortal Dreams

"Three hundred and seventy points!"

When this number is fixed in mid-air.

Everyone was stunned.

Surprisingly, he was only one point behind Cao Wang.

Upon seeing this, Qin Shuang instinctively cheered for Cao Wang.

But seeing the silence around her, Qin Shuang immediately shrank back.

A look of dejection was clearly visible on Zhou Chen's face.

He harbored no resentment or jealousy towards Cao Wang.

But when he looked at the Holy Maiden Chi Qinghe, he was filled with apology.

"I now announce..."

Just as Jiao San Niang was nervously preparing to announce that Cao Wang had won the championship.

"Wait a moment!"

Just then, someone suddenly called for a halt.

They looked in the direction of the sound.

A lecherous, effeminate man slowly emerged from the crowd.

Upon seeing this person, Cao Wang and Qin Shuang's expressions immediately changed.

It's him!

The newcomer was none other than Hua Wujiu's personal disciple.

Those two effeminate men who were inseparable.

However, his younger brother had already been killed by Cao Wang.

He crushed the jade talisman at the crucial moment and escaped.

In other words, he currently possesses a demon-hunting core.

Those who break the jade talisman beforehand and leave will be disqualified.

But that doesn't mean their demon cores will be taken away.

"I voluntarily offer my demon core to Senior Brother Zhou!"

After saying that, he poured a bunch of demon cores into the basin, dozens of them.

next moment.

Zhou Chen's score reached over 420 points.

Upon seeing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Is this possible?

Or, is it possible to do it this way?

"That's a violation of the competition rules!"

Jiao San Niang, as the Grand Elder, directly defined the rules.

An attempt was made to define Cao Wang's status as champion.

"How is that breaking the rules? Qin Shuang can give her demon core to Cao Wang, so why can't I give my demon core to Senior Brother Zhou?"

The man snorted coldly.

"Today I'll make sure Cao Wang doesn't win this championship. He killed my brother, and I won't let him get away with it!"

kill!

They kill each other.

Everyone treats this as an unspoken rule and keeps quiet about it.

As expected, this guy still blurted it out.

"Oh?"

Just then, the Holy Maiden Chi Qinghe suddenly spoke.

"You...killed someone?"

His gaze, as blinding as the sun, pierced Cao Wang.

"Holy Maiden, you jest. It was just self-defense. Those two brothers ambushed and assassinated Junior Sister Qin Shuang. If I hadn't arrived in time, Junior Sister Qin Shuang would probably have been killed by them. They were outmatched, so can they blame anyone else for their death? We were just protecting ourselves, understand?"

Faced with the interrogation of the saintess Chi Qinghe.

Cao Wang met her gaze directly, showing no fear whatsoever.

So what if she's a saint?

Isn't she just a whore who gets pinned down by a man?

Is this true?

The saintess's gaze returned to that person.

The man stammered, but couldn't refute it no matter what.

Finally, all he could manage to say was, "But they killed my brother too!"

"Alright, the Outer Sect Enforcement Hall will naturally investigate this matter!"

Saintess Chi Qinghe looked at everyone.

"What's everyone's attitude towards giving away demon cores?"

"Of course!"

Many people immediately began to speak up for Zhou Chen.

He was, after all, the Holy Maiden's partner in dual cultivation.

Speak up for him; you might be able to build a relationship with him in the future.

"That's right, if Qin Shuang can give it to him, why can't others give it to Senior Brother Zhou!"

"But Qin Shuang gave it to Cao Wang inside the secret realm, so it doesn't count now that we're out, right?"

"Why doesn't it count? Where is a gift considered a gift?"

"If that's still the case, could wealthy people just tell the others when they go in that they'll sell the demon core to them at a high price when they come out? Would that be acceptable?"

……

The crowd discussed it amongst themselves, but no one could come to a conclusion.

Just now.

Chi Qinghe interrupted everyone's discussion.

He looked at Zhou Chen and asked, "Are you willing to accept this championship?"

Zhou Chen clenched his fists and remained silent.

He was reluctant to part with this ritual implement, but he also had to consider his dignity.

In particular, he was also the Holy Maiden's partner in dual cultivation.

It also represents a part of the dignity of the saint.

Finally, Zhou Chen slowly nodded; "It's because I'm not skilled enough. This championship isn't mine!"

After saying that, he went straight down from the platform and disappeared into the crowd.

"Alright! In that case..."

Jiao San Niang quickly clarified the matter.

They were afraid that something else might go wrong.

"I hereby declare Cao Wang the champion of this outer sect competition!"

A burst of applause erupted from the audience.

Next came the awarding of prizes.

The Holy Maiden and some elders from the inner sect have already left.

They said they would take some people they liked as disciples, but they clearly didn't seem very interested in Cao Wang.

"Good lad, I knew I wasn't wrong about you!"

Jiao San Niang and Leng Yue came to Cao Wang.

"You almost missed out on the championship!"

"but……"

Leng Yue said with some concern.

"Did you really kill Ho Tung's brother?"

"Ho Tung?"

"He is Hua Wujiu's male concubine and disciple."

"Um!"

Cao Wang readily admitted, "We had no choice but to fight back when they attempted to assassinate Qin Shuang."

"In that case, you don't need to worry. Although Hua Wujiu is protective of his own, he wouldn't dare to openly do anything to you. Besides, with the two of us protecting you, there shouldn't be any major problems!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Wang felt immediately grateful to the two men.

Although it was just physical contact.

But they were clearly conquered by Cao Wang, both physically and mentally.

She became increasingly dependent on Cao Wang.

It is even quite different from other dual cultivation disciples.

"To celebrate your championship victory, we've prepared some props for tonight. How about we practice a bit?"

"Yay!"

Leng Yue raised both hands in agreement.

Seeing this, Qin Shuang pouted and left with a sour look on her face.

into the night.

Red Phoenix ascends.

Jiao San Niang took out some of the props that he used privately in his spare time.

……

However, Cao Wang himself showed little interest.

Because, after calculating the time, he realized that he could use the jade pendant to see Shen Jingqiu in the next two days.

I spent a sleepless night atop Red Phoenix Peak.

The next morning.

Cao Wangcai then climbed back to his room.

But at this moment, Cao Wang was still not sleepy.

He immediately took out a treasure box from his Qiankun bag.

Inside this treasure box is He Ran's reward for winning first place in the outer sect competition: a magical artifact.

"What kind of magical artifact is it?"

Cao Wang rubbed his hands together excitedly and slowly opened it.

In an instant, the dormitory was bathed in light.

The entire room was covered by the light emitted by this magical artifact.

Fortunately, it was still daytime, so it didn't cause too much of a commotion.

Look closely.

Inside the treasure box lay a dagger the size of a palm.

Cao Wang had heard Jiao San Niang introduce this magical artifact before.

This magical artifact is called the Cold Light Sword, and it was discarded by the inner sect.

It was damaged before, but has now been simply repaired and given as a reward.

Even so, it still possesses immense power, and at least for those below the Foundation Establishment stage, it remains highly effective.

Each time it is activated, a cold light flashes, and anyone struck by it will have their spiritual energy frozen, causing it to malfunction.

……