Confessing to someone who thinks I'm a fat otaku, and then crying when monsters descend?

Lin Xian'er turned around and looked at Chen Nian with a smile.

"I wonder what the young man meant by snatching someone's handkerchief and not returning it? If they don't get it back today, then rumors will spread."

"In today's sword duel, I held back against you, young lady. Leaving a handkerchief as a trophy isn't unreasonable, is it?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian'er frowned: "Does Young Master mean you won't return it?"

Such an intimate item, which is in constant contact with one's body, would certainly be the subject of gossip if given to a man.

Chen Nian took out the exquisite handkerchief and sniffed it.

"It smells pretty good."

"You...you're flirting with me?!"

Lin Xian'er was filled with shame and anger, and immediately slapped Chen Nian with her palm.

She had assumed that Chen Nian's strength would allow him to easily dodge it.

Unexpectedly, Chen Nian was hit head-on by the palm strike and was forced to retreat several steps.

"Why didn't you dodge...? No, that's not right."

Lin Xian'er suddenly remembered that Chen Nian had asked her to help him bring the item to the arena during the day. Now that she thought about it, there was something fishy about it.

The guy's spiritual energy is pitifully weak now. Could it be that he used up all his power during the day?

"I see. It seems your strength comes at a price. So it's not that you didn't try to dodge, but that you couldn't!"

"You guessed half right. Now that Miss Lin has come to me, I'd like to discuss a collaboration with you."

"cooperate?"

"Tomorrow, heroes will vie for that martial arts technique. You know I'll definitely become the target of everyone's attacks."

Given Chen Nian's performance today, it's impossible for him not to be targeted.

Because in other people's eyes, you have to defeat the strongest one to have a chance to seize the cultivation technique.

"But as you can see from my current state, all the profound energy I've accumulated in my body has been exhausted, so I'm not really that threatening."

Lin Xian'er slowly lowered her raised hand: "Then what do you want me to do..."

"I will seize the technique first, and then secretly transfer it to you. Of course, in other people's eyes, the technique will still be in my hands."

"I'll distract them, and you'll take the cultivation technique with you. Of course, we'll share this technique with each other in the end."

Lin Xian'er was shocked after hearing Chen Nian's words.

I never imagined he was planning such a daring and underhanded scheme...

"But to achieve that, you'd need to be the first to snatch the Nine Syllable Mantra and secretly give it to me without anyone noticing. How is that even possible!"

Chen Nian smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll try my best to gather more Xuan Qi tonight, and I can still do it."

"Then why don't you collaborate with Mu Yun, who is from the same sect as you?"

"Because he'll definitely get ganged up on too."

"Just this one reason?"

"Once it's done, we can both get that technique."

"Okay, deal!"

After agreeing, Lin Xian'er still had something on her mind, so she asked, "If I don't come to find you tonight, what's your plan...?"

"Then there's no plan, because this is something I just came up with on the spur of the moment, mainly because I didn't want to return the handkerchief to you."

Are you a pervert?

"See you tomorrow."

"stop!"

Suddenly, something flew over.

Chen Nian caught it with one hand.

It turned out to be a perfectly round pill.

"You said you wanted to condense profound energy. This is the True Essence Condensation Pill. After taking it, you can absorb a large amount of profound energy in a short period of time. The pill is precious, so find the right time."

"Miss Xie, there was no poison in it, was there?"

"The Heavenly Pool Holy Land is not a lowly poisonous sect, we don't use poison!" Lin Xian'er gave Chen Nian a reproachful look before turning and leaving.

.......

Ancient and secluded sacred land, behind the mountain.

The Holy Lord Jiuyou is having a secret conversation with a man in black robes.

"waste!"

Jun Moxie waved his sleeve, instantly shattering countless fallen leaves and petals.

"I have no idea that Chen Nian would suddenly appear in the Tai Xuan Holy Land... and he's a prodigy at that."

"Fine, tomorrow I will arrange for the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Demon Palace to infiltrate. We will kill him first and then take the Nine True Words Mantra."

"How to infiltrate? All participants are those competing today, and they are jointly supervised by the other holy lands..."

"That's easy. Just call one of your participants from the Ancient Netherworld Holy Land."

Beneath the black cloak, a masked man smiled.

Soon, one of the participating disciples was called over.

"Your Majesty, what are your instructions to me?"

"I will take good care of your parents."

"What does 'Holy Lord' mean...? Uh... No!!!"

A withered hand pierced through the young disciple's chest, and the owner of that hand was none other than the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Demon Palace.

The seventh realm is the early stage of the Yaori realm.

After a while.

The Grand Elder has successfully possessed the disciple's body, making him one of tomorrow's contestants.

........

The next day.

The cultivators all over the mountains and fields have already found their seats to watch the battle.

"Today's highlights are no less than yesterday's."

"Heroes vie for supremacy on Cangyun Mountain, vying for the ancient divine skill, the Nine-Character Mantra! Excellent!"

"Each of the four holy lands will send seven people, for a total of twenty-eight. Who do you think will have the last laugh?"

"Of course it's the Tai Xuan Holy Land. With Chen Nian and Mu Yun there, who are we afraid of?"

"Not necessarily. Their strength makes them a prime target!"

The Ancient Lord of the Netherworld personally read out the rules.

"Gentlemen, today, the entire main peak of Cangyun Mountain will be your competition venue!"

"The Nine True Words Divine Formula is located on the stone platform in the center of the mountain. Whoever can retrieve it and bring it back to the starting point will become the final owner."

"A no-fly zone has been set up in the mountains, so it is impossible to fly."

"In this chaotic battle, everyone will fight with all their might; a real fight is inevitable. If anyone wants to back out, this is their last chance!"

After waiting for a while, no one raised their hand.

"Good! It seems that all of you young talents have courage."

All twenty-eight people are in place.

Many people's eyes fell on Chen Nian and Mu Yun.

They knew perfectly well that if they didn't deal with these two from the Tai Xuan Holy Land, they would have no chance of seizing the cultivation technique today.

Many people have already exchanged glances in secret.

"Get ready...we'll join forces to suppress them later!"

"Okay, even if we can't eliminate them, just stalling them will do."

Lin Xian'er glanced at Chen Nian, a hint of worry creeping into her heart.

She couldn't understand why Chen Nian was so confident that he could be the first to grab the Nine True Words, given that everyone was already watching him.

"Ready...Go!"

This moment was like the starting gun for a track and field competition.

Everyone was ready to unleash their full power and charge out.

But in that very instant...

Chen Nian activated the prepared Word of Power.

"Words of Power, King!"

The field unfolds.

Of the twenty-seven contestants, only Chen Nian, Mu Yun, and Lin Xian'er were present.

Everyone else, including the elders of the Heavenly Demon Palace, was caught off guard and fell victim to the attack.

He immediately felt incredibly heavy and knelt down on the ground.

Mu Yun and Lin Xian'er were only delayed because Chen Nian held back and didn't suppress them to the maximum extent.

"Wha...what's going on?!"

"What happened...?"

Why did everyone suddenly kneel down and prostrate themselves?

This scene left the spectators in the surrounding mountains speechless with astonishment.

"No...not everyone."

"Chen Nian is in first place!"

Those who knelt on the ground could only watch helplessly as Chen Nian charged ahead in a cloud of dust.