The Long Journey to Immortality

The fifty-four silver needles were roughly divided into two groups and flew from two directions toward Wen Erya, who was shrouded in black mist.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

The sound of the silver needles piercing the air was quite pleasant, and the sight of streaks of silver light flying through the air was also quite beautiful. However, whether the move would succeed and achieve the desired effect was not determined by these superficial skills.

The first batch of silver needles pierced the black mist. In Wen Shuyi's imagination, even if Wen Erya was hiding in this unknown black mist, he would definitely be pierced through the heart and seriously injured.

But a strange thing happened: after the silver needle entered the black mist, she could no longer connect with these magical artifacts that were connected to her mind.

The document's appearance changed slightly, and the situation of the other twenty-seven silver needles, still suspended in the air, became somewhat precarious.

At this moment, Wen Shuyi could confirm that the black mist enveloping Wen Erya was not ordinary black mist, but something else entirely.

The paperwork for buying and selling meat buns and throwing them at dogs is not acceptable.

Wen Shuyi reluctantly put aside the whereabouts of the twenty-seven silver needles for the time being, hurriedly put away the remaining silver needles, and replaced them with another magical implement.

Unexpectedly, a clanging sound rang out from within the black mist. Immediately afterward, the black mist dissipated and entered a small bottle in Wen Erya's hand. The silver needles that had just been activated by Wen Shuyi were all stained black and fell to the ground.

Not only that, but at some point, two ink beasts were summoned by Wen Erya, whose eyes were still bloodshot, and they rushed towards Wen Shuyi with lightning speed.

Han Lu, who knew Wen Erya's background, naturally knew what supernatural powers and magic Wen Erya had used, but Wen Shuyi and the many spectators were completely bewildered, not knowing what had happened on the stage that had caused such a change in the battle.

She had heard of the powerful writing instrument of the Ink Beast, but had never seen it before. Nevertheless, she immediately used fire magic to try to destroy it completely.

However, at this moment, the ink beast summoned by Wen Erya, whose cultivation had reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, was several times stronger than the ink beast she summoned two years ago when she fought against Han Lu.

The ink beast, which had been "burnt dry" after being hit by several balls of flame, did not completely disappear. Instead, it merged into two and continued to attack the document instrument.

The burly ink beast showed no mercy, raising its fist and slamming it into the document maker.

Facing the deep black fist, Wen Shuyi's face showed no change in expression, and she didn't even blink.

As a Daoist named Duobao, how could Wenshuyi not have one or two personal defensive magic treasures?

A faint light screen appeared in front of the document maker, blocking the ink beast's heavy punch.

Immediately afterwards, the document device spewed flames, igniting the ink beast once more.

This time, Wen Erya's ink beast was finally burned to ashes and completely disappeared from the arena.

Chapter 173 The Battle Between Daoist Duobao (Part 2)

After being bombarded by the supernatural powers of numerous magical treasures, the arena was already a mess.

Because they were protected by magical artifacts, Wen Erya and Wen Shuyi, the two cultivators, did not suffer any injuries in these few rounds of battle, except for the fact that they had consumed a lot of spiritual energy.

Based on the theory of "war of attrition," this time, Wen Erya did not pause for a moment to engage in a war of words with her opponent, giving Wen Shuyi a chance to catch her breath.

She summoned the metal-attribute spirit sword, Mingxiao, which she had selected from the inner treasury during the last competition.

Compared to the diverse and abundant magical artifacts, Wen Erya was not particularly fond of this high-quality spirit sword.

But when Wen Er Ya realized that Wen Shu Yi was not good at sword control, she still took it out decisively, hoping to use this spirit sword to tip the scales of victory in her favor.

Upon seeing a golden rainbow light fly out of Wen Erya's storage bag, the document utensil instantly knew what method Wen Erya planned to use next.

Indeed, sword control was Wen Shuyi's weakness. She knew that if the two of them were to simply compete with their spirit swords on this arena, she would most likely lose.

However, Wen Shuyi, who possesses a large number of magical artifacts, has a special means to make up for this shortcoming and is not afraid of Wen Erya's sword control technique.

The document clerk made a hand seal, and a silver-white net flew out of the storage bag and landed in her hand.

This web is a spider web, woven from the silk spun by the Blood-Eyed Frost Spider, a demonic beast at the Golden Core stage.

Holding a spider web, he threw the document instrument at the Mingxiao Golden Sword that was flying in the air.

The spider web seemed to be magnetized, rushing towards the spirit sword.

Wen Erya held her breath, let out a furious shout, and pushed her spirit sword to its limit.

The night sky danced, attempting to use its extreme sharpness to sever the spiderweb thrown out by the document-carrying instrument.

But the spider web seemed to possess infinite resilience, and was not cut by the sharp blade. Instead, it used softness to overcome hardness, completely entangling the golden sword that Wen Er Ya was wielding.

Spiderwebs climbed up the sword, and Wen Erya clearly felt that the connection between Mingxiao and her had become faint.

Her expression changed drastically, and she quickly made another hand seal, trying to unleash lightning to dispel the spider web's spiritual energy and allow the spirit sword to break free from its restraints.

A faint golden light emanated from the Mingxiao Sword, followed by several bolts of lightning that shot out and were transmitted to the spider web artifact.

Unfortunately, the spider web artifacts didn't work.

The spider web tightened more and more, and three breaths later, the spirit sword completely broke free from Wen Erya's control. As if it had lost its power, it fell straight down from the sky and crashed to the ground.

Seeing this, Wen Shuyi chuckled, feeling that she had gained the upper hand in this round of confrontation.

But what happened next was completely unexpected by Wenshuyi.

Before she could even feel happy, a pale yellow light curtain descended from the sky, completely enveloping her.

"Huh?" Wen Shuyi looked up and realized that a dark black pagoda had appeared above her head at some point.

Seeing that her feint had succeeded, Wen Erya dropped her act and casually tossed out a sentence, "Senior Sister Wen, you don't think I can only use one magic item at a time, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Wenshuyi immediately understood what had happened.

Despite being in danger, she did not open her mouth to fight Han Luwen. Instead, she took out the stack of talismans again and cast a defensive spell once more.

Within the not-so-large space of the pagoda's light curtain, the talismans managed to form a sphere, completely protecting the document-carrying instrument within.

Unaware of what kind of magical power this light screen was or how strong it was, Wenshuyi instinctively protected herself to avoid losing everything if she made a single careless move.

Seeing that her opponent had fallen for her little trick so easily, Wen Erya did not let her guard down. She subconsciously looked around, fearing that her opponent would use a tactic of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao" to escape.

However, the document-writing instrument was clearly not as sophisticated as Wen Erya had imagined.

Having confirmed that the document-carrying device had not left any backup plan outside the light screen, Wen Erya now needed to break through the talisman's defenses and truly pose a threat to the document-carrying device.

Wen Erya looked at the light screen not far away and didn't really have a good idea of ​​how to use the document-reading device.

Wen Er Ya had witnessed the protective power of the talisman before, and the document utensil hidden inside the talisman was not a piece of meat to be slaughtered.

The light barrier surrounding the document-bearing instrument now became an obstacle preventing Wen Erya from using her magic and magical implements.

Offstage, Han Lu was well aware that the current situation on the field was completely in Wen Er Ya's favor, but how to turn this absolute advantage into a victory had become a pressing problem.

She was also worried about Wen Erya, and was thinking about how to solve this problem for her.

The intense battle did not confuse Wen Erya; on the contrary, her nearly "boiling" blood made her exceptionally invigorated, and she figured out how to solve the problem in no time.

Han Lu's victories in the last small competition gave her inspiration, leading her to think of exploiting several weaknesses of Qi Refining cultivators who were still within the realm of ordinary people.

With a wave of her hand, Wen Erya sent out a wood-attribute spirit sword from her storage bag.

Wen Erya, whose cultivation had reached the peak of Qi Refining, barely managed to display the sword flight technique that only Foundation Establishment cultivators could use freely on the arena.

Riding on her spirit sword, Wen Erya soared into the sky and arrived at the Soul-Locking and Suppressing Tower in three breaths.

This magical artifact has been with Wen Erya since she first began her cultivation. It is the one she is most familiar with and understands best among her many magical artifact collections.

She knew that the light barrier cast by the Soul-Locking and Suppressing Tower was actually closed on the left and right sides, but open on the top and bottom.

Now is the perfect time to make use of that.

Wen Erya looked at the many windows of the pagoda, chanted a spell, and gathered all the moisture in the air together, creating countless streams of clear water that poured into the many windows of the magic pagoda.

Water flows downhill, and all the water that entered the pagoda eventually gathered at the bottom of the pagoda and flowed into the light curtain.

Although the light curtain has no tangible form, it is able to prevent water from overflowing.

Therefore, under Wen Erya's control, the water quickly submerged the talisman ball at the bottom, and a light curtain cage resembling a well appeared, with a pagoda at the top and an arena at the bottom.

After doing all this, Wen Er Ya rode her spirit sword back to the ground, spending only a little energy to maintain the supply of spiritual power to the magical artifacts and the light screen of the pagoda, patiently waiting for the moment when Wen Shu Yi could no longer hold back and surrendered.

Although a cultivator at the twelfth level of Qi Refining is infinitely close to a Foundation Establishment cultivator, a Qi Refining cultivator with an empty dantian and sea of ​​qi still cannot survive in water for long.

Although the talisman ball prevented the document from being submerged in water, the decreasing air supply made her feel short of breath after about half a cup of tea, and she felt like she was about to faint.

Further resistance is nothing more than a desperate struggle.

To avoid unnecessary losses, Wen Shuyi did not hesitate for a moment and shouted "I admit defeat" from inside the talisman ball.

Upon hearing this, the referee immediately announced the result, and Wen Erya happily dispelled her magic and retrieved her magical artifact. Like Han Lu, she had successfully challenged and temporarily become one of the seven main champions.

Chapter 174 The Selection Competition Ends

Wen Shuyi's voluntary concesion saved Wen Erya a lot of time. In addition, since there was no enmity between the two, Wen Erya gave Wen Shuyi a lot of face after winning.

The two stood on the ring exchanging pleasantries for a while, complimenting each other before parting ways.

Stepping off the stage, Wen Erya and Han Lu high-fived each other again in celebration.

Over time, the two seemed to become enamored with this passionate way of celebrating.

Han Lu spoke first, "Congratulations on your successful challenge, Senior Sister. You are now the official champion."

Wen Erya chuckled and said, "This is all thanks to the information my junior sister provided. If I had to choose other champions to challenge, winning wouldn't have been so easy."

Wen Erya was not being modest or simply taking credit for Han Lu's work.

Her advantages over her fellow disciples were indeed not as obvious as Han Lu's.

Just as the two were about to exchange a few words about the previous arena match, the academy monk in charge of the arena came up and announced a series of important notes to Wen Erya regarding the "official champion".

Han Lu had told Wen Erya about these things, but Wen Erya still showed her enough respect and thanked her after listening.

After checking the storage bag and confirming that none of the magical treasures were missing, Wen Erya asked, "What's next?"

Han Lu said with a hint of helplessness, "Go to the small courtyard that the sect has arranged for me in the Five Elements Mountain Academy."

Although Han Lu felt that most people would not challenge her today, as the official champion, she still had to be on standby at all times, which made her plans to "steal some time" seem somewhat unnecessary.

"Although I'm still just staying in the Five Elements Mountain Academy, I won't be going up to the arena many times. I'll try to avoid trouble if possible."

The two arrived at the residence of the Five Elements Mountain Academy together, and the furnishings there were far better than they had imagined.

Putting aside the accommodations, the three bookshelves in the courtyard study are the biggest highlight of this place.

Exploring secret realms is a major test of a cultivator's comprehensive abilities.

Although the Zhengyi Sect is the largest sect in the Southern Dynasty, it only opens a "private secret realm" to Foundation Establishment cultivators during the grand competition every five years to cultivate their abilities in this area.

Many Qi Refining disciples, even elites like Han Lu and Wen Erya, have never had the experience of exploring secret realms, searching for treasures, or seeking opportunities.