Ji Chaoyun has been losing his appetite for the past few days. After the initial nausea, he just thought that he had eaten something bad and didn't take it seriously.
He didn't dare to touch the wild fruit again, let the spirit tiger return to its original form and carry him back to the courtyard to rest.
It was not until the stipulated time came that Ji Chaoyun went out to the main peak.
All the disciples participating in the Heavenly Ranking Competition need to draw lots in the main peak hall today to decide their opponents for the first round of competition.
Ji Chaoyun came to the main peak hall, where a lot of people had gathered.
He was still a little unwell, so he found a secluded corner to rest, and soon, someone called his name from a distance.
Ji Chaoyun heard the familiar voice at once, looked up, Ye Chenxing strode towards him: "Oh, what's wrong with your face? Are you uncomfortable?"
"It's okay." Ji Chaoyun shook his head and asked again, "Why are you alone?"
Ye Chenxing said: "Chaoyun, have you forgotten? Poor little Beiran failed the first test, and is currently sad in the disciple's courtyard."
Ji Chaoyun really forgot.
Previously, he was concerned about Feng Qi's affairs, but recently he was only busy preparing for the competition. He hadn't contacted Ye Chenxing and Bei Ran for a long time.
Ji Chaoyun comforted him: "Beiran is relatively lacking in roots and bones, and I just entered school this year, so don't be impatient."
"Don't worry, I persuaded him." Ye Chenxing said with a smile, "You don't know, he has been able to work hard recently. After reading the classics you gave him over and over again, he just wants to be before the next big competition in the sky. Shame."
Ji Chaoyun nodded and asked again, "How about you? How are you preparing?"
"I'm..." Ye Chenxing touched his nose, "Chaoyun, it's not like you don't know my level, I've been here for a while, and I didn't want to take the place."
The two just chatted for a few words, the door of the main hall opened, and Xianjun Kaiyang and Xianjun Yuheng came out.
Immortal Yaoguang had been possessed by demons before, and his body was severely injured, so he had to return to Xianfu to retreat. All matters in the academy are now handed over to Xianjun Kaiyang and Xianjun Yuheng.
As soon as the two walked out, the voices in front of the hall stopped instantly.
Ji Chaoyun followed the disciples into the hall.
After all, it is a major event of Hongmeng Academy every few years. Except for Immortal Yaoguang, several Immortal Monarchs of the Academy are already present. After the disciples stood in order in order, they all saluted several immortals sitting on the high hall.
"All get up." Tianshu Xianjun's voice came from the front of the hall, his voice was low and hoarse, and it sounded a little ill.
Ji Chaoyun raised his head, just looking at Shang Tianshu.
They have not seen each other for a month since the opening of the Heavenly Gate, but Tianshu's complexion still hasn't recovered.
Opening the Heavenly Gate requires a lot of cultivation. The old wound of Tianshu 300 years ago has not healed, and this consumption almost instantly takes away the energy that the old man has raised over the years. He covered his mouth and coughed lightly, looked away, and signaled to Kai Yang to start.
Kai Yang took a half step forward and pointed to the wooden box that was enclosed in all directions in front of the hall.
"After the preliminary screening, a total of 54 people participated in the Heavenly Ranking Competition this year." Kaiyang said, "The first round of draws will be held today. There are fifty-four draws in this lottery box. No. 1 corresponds to No. 54, No. 2 corresponds to No. 53, and so on, it will be your opponent in the first round of competition."
"The winner of the first round can advance to the next round for a second draw."
Kaiyang simply instructed a few rules and precautions, and then arranged for the disciples to start drawing lots.
Start with the yellow word class first.
The Tianbang Grand Competition is a competition of the whole hospital. Everyone disrupts the lottery, and does not look at the rank of the disciples. Among the disciples present, the disciples with the yellow characters had the lowest spiritual power, so they naturally became the target of public criticism.
A lot of people were immediately surrounded by people as soon as they signed the lottery.
The yellow-character disciples resisted fiercely: "Fuck you, don't bully people here. If you want to draw the yellow-character class, I wish you all the best of Ji Chaoyun, let's see who can laugh!"
Ji Chaoyun: "..."
Has he become a beast
In recent days, Ji Chaoyun's Dragon Ball power has gradually stabilized, and his cultivation has improved rapidly. Everyone didn't need to ask, they could see the profound spiritual power lingering around him at a glance, and Feng Qi had just ascended to the sky, so no one dared to provoke him.
Compared with the others, Ji Chaoyun seemed much calmer, glanced at the numbers on the wooden sign at will, and returned to his original position to wait quietly.
This is because he has always been aware of his unfortunate lottery luck, and he would not be surprised if he was directly drawn to the median Tianzi level in the first round.
Secondly, his goal is to be the top of the list, no matter who is drawn, it makes no difference to him.
"Xiaolong, why are you here alone, how many numbers did you draw?" Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind him.
Ji Chaoyun knew who it was as soon as he heard the voice, and turned his head: "Why do you call it that again..."
Bai Qiuyue folded her arms in front of her, tilted her head and smiled cheerfully at him: "Okay, I can only call Feng Qi, I can't."
Ji Chaoyun's eyes dodged uncomfortably: "...I didn't mean that."
Bai Qiuyue didn't care, she leaned over and asked, "Show me, how many numbers did you get?"
Ji Chaoyun looked at him without words, Bai Qiuyue glanced at a place behind him, Ji Chaoyun followed his gaze, and several Tianzi disciples gathered there, discussing something in a low voice.
Bai Qiuyue said: "Everyone is waiting for me to inquire about the news, let me have a look."
"Look at what I do..." Ji Chaoyun didn't hide it, and passed the present in his hand.
"I'm not afraid of bumping into you in the first round, a dignified disciple, if you lose in the first round, wouldn't you lose all your face?" Bai Qiuyue took the wooden sign with a smile.
Below the wooden sign is engraved a number:
Twenty-three.
"Twenty-three... corresponds to No. 30." Bai Qiuyue calculated in her heart and shook her head regretfully, "Unfortunately, I am No. 46, you are not fighting me."
Ji Chaoyun took back the wooden sign and muttered in a low voice, "If I hit you in the first round, I would be unlucky."
Bai Qiuyue smiled and said, "Whoever said no, I don't want to bump into you either."
Ji Chaoyun said, "I will meet you."
"Ok?"
Ji Chaoyun raised his head and looked at him calmly: "In the last round of Tianbang, we will definitely meet."
Feng Qi succeeded in ascending to the sky and withdrew from the ranking competition. Bai Qiuyue, who was second in the previous rankings, naturally became the most likely candidate to win the ranking. It can also be said that he is Ji Chaoyun's biggest enemy who wants to win the championship.
Bai Qiuyue was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Okay, then I have to work harder, don't miss the appointment. See you in the last round?"
"good."
After the lottery was completed, everyone began to look for their opponents, and the voices of discussion in the hall were everywhere.
"Okay, all be quiet." Tianshu said, "Later, the results of the lottery will be announced in front of the main hall, so don't worry."
The hall fell silent.
Tianshu stood up, Kaiyang was about to help, but he waved his hand, indicating that there was no need. Tianshu stepped forward and said leisurely: "Kaiyang Jun has made it clear enough about Tianbang, so I will talk about other things. In recent days, a lot of major events have happened in Xianyu, I believe you I've heard of it."
Earlier, the fact that the demons continued to create rifts was deliberately covered up, and the academy disciples didn't know much about it. But Feng Qi's ascension to the sky was earth-shattering, and things couldn't be hidden.
With Feng Qi's permission, Tianshu made the ins and outs of the matter public.
This matter caused an uproar in Hongmeng Academy and even in the Immortal Realm. It's just that Ji Chaoyun has been staying in Wenqufeng retreat, and he has only heard a little about these things, but he doesn't care.
Hearing what Tianshu said at this moment, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn.
"All of you are the elites of my Immortal Territory. The future of Immortal Territory will fall to you sooner or later. Now the situation is not optimistic for Immortal Territory, but the more this time comes, the more we have to cheer up."
Tianshu said: "Three hundred years ago, we were able to drive the demons back to the Demon Realm and seal it. Today, three hundred years later, we can still do the same. Let's let the demons see if the Immortal Realm is as weak as they say. Weak, we will never back down even if we fight to the last moment."
Everyone responded in unison: "Kill the demons, never back down!"
Tianshu nodded with a smile, and glanced at Ji Chaoyun inadvertently: "By the way, the person who won the top of the list this time, in addition to the direct promotion to the sky level and the ten-year right to use the Dengyun Tower, this seat also There is another reward... As for what it is, you will know when the time comes."
"Okay, let's go back and prepare, and look forward to your performance in the competition."
"Yes, Immortal Venerable!"
Everyone dispersed one after another, and while walking out of the temple gate, they were still inquiring about their opponents. Ji Chaoyun soon met his opponent in the first round.
Ji Chaoyun had good luck in the first round, and the No. 30 draw was a mysterious disciple.
This person, Ji Chaoyun, did not know each other before, and the two signed each other. The disciple didn't seem to believe the truth, so he took Ji Chaoyun's wooden sign and read it many times, as if he was about to cry, and left with a sad face under the comfort of his companions.
Ji Chaoyun remained silent for a moment, and walked towards the Disciple Peak Teleportation Array.
After going out and returning to Wenqufeng's courtyard, Ji Chaoyun felt very sleepy. Linghu waited in the yard, Ji Chaoyun greeted it, and opened the door with a yawn.
Since the two were together, the small house that Ji Chaoyun used to clean up was abandoned again.
Ji Chaoyun stepped into the inner room.
When he got up in the morning, he didn't clean it up. On the soft bed, the quilt was thrown aside in a messy ball, and most of the entire bed was occupied by piles of clothes.
Even if he knew that he was the only one in the house, Ji Chaoyun couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. He glanced at the door with a guilty conscience, slowly took off his shoes and socks, and climbed into bed.
A robe with pale gold piping fell beside the pillow, Ji Chaoyun grabbed the robe and wrapped it in his arms, taking a deep breath.
There were five or six pieces of clothing piled on the bed, all of which were dug out from Feng Qi's wardrobe.
Maybe it was because he was used to being hugged by that person these days. From the second day after Feng Qi left, Ji Chaoyun began to sleep restlessly. He has been mentally sleepy recently, but it is still difficult to fall asleep at night. Even if he falls asleep, he often wakes up at night, and his dreams are full of the scarred appearance of Feng Qi when he ascended to the sky.
After a few days like this, Ji Chaoyun finally couldn't stand it anymore. He went to the closet and stole a clean robe from Feng Qi and put it by his side, and then he fell asleep peacefully.
From that day on, Ji Chaoyun stole clothes from the closet from time to time, and gradually emptied the closet. The hill-like clothes were piled up on the bed, almost wrapping him up.
"Five more days..." Ji Chaoyun buried his face in his clothes, feeling the familiar aura lingering around him, and whispered, "If you dare to break your promise, I will... ignore you."
Feng Qi, who was far away in the realm of the gods, felt something in his heart, and turned back subconsciously, but only saw the misty clouds outside the pavilion.
"If God is distracted again, this game will be lost again." A clear voice sounded in his ears, Feng Qi suddenly turned his head, seeing that most of the sunspots in his hand had been eaten, he was obviously powerless.
Feng Qi threw the chess piece on the chessboard and smiled bitterly: "You forgive me, in another hundred years, I can't beat you?"
The young man in the black coat calmly accepted the child and said calmly: "God is not at peace."
"It's strange that I can calm down..."
Feng Qi murmured in a low voice, and then asked, "Could Lingzun give you an accurate word, whether or not mother would like to see me?"
"I already said that it was the master who ordered me to play chess with God here. If I win, I will see God." The man paused for a moment and asked, "... Another game?"
Feng Qi didn't move.
He stared at the young green eyes and said, "The matter of Xianyu is urgent. If my mother insists on doing this, she will have to wait for me to suffer the disaster in Xianyu, and then come back and apologize to her."
Feng Qi got up and was about to leave, but the man suddenly said, "Why does God insist on going down?"
"The war between the fairy and the devil is about to start, for the sake of saving the world and saving people."
The man didn't raise his head, he stared at the chessboard and said leisurely: "Shen Shang has been in the lower realm for too long, and now he has just returned to the sky, he should stay in the god's realm to cultivate himself. The master does not let you go, but also has his own considerations."
"Then leave Xianyu alone?"
"Who knows." The man said, "Maybe there is another turning point in this matter, and maybe you don't need to intervene at all?"
Feng Qi narrowed his eyes: "You mean, someone can save the Immortal Realm from water and fire?"
"This world is like this chess game. When you feel that there is no way out, maybe you just haven't found the right way out." The man took out two black stones from Feng Qi's chess box and landed them in the center of the chessboard one by one.
The situation was instantly reversed.
Feng Qi asked, "Isn't this a foul?"
The man laughed loudly and said, "In this world, are there still few things that violate the rules?"
Feng Qi didn't answer.
He stared at the two juxtaposed sunspots in the center of the chessboard, and his eyebrows slowly wrinkled.