The heavy stone pressed down on Jun Xiaomo's heart, leaving no trace of smile on her face, and her half-closed eyelashes cast a shadow under her eyes.
A gentle force pressed down on her head, and patted her head.
"Mom?" Jun Xiaomo came back to his senses and looked at the person behind him.
"You are only seventeen years old. This kind of thing is something adults need to consider. Don't think too much and just concentrate on the game." Liu Qingmei said in a soft voice.
A warmth flowed through Jun Xiaomo's heart. She touched the corners of her lips, nodded, and responded softly:
"Well, okay, mom, don't worry."
Liu Qingmei felt that Jun Xiaomo had never been truly happy since Ye Xiuwen disappeared, but this kind of thing could only be alleviated by her daughter, and no amount of comfort from others would be of any use.
She patted her daughter on the shoulder and sat back next to her husband.
The intermediate sect qualifying competition is divided into two major competitions, one is the individual competition, which is also divided into low-level, intermediate and advanced groups, and the other is the team competition, which will be held after all individual competitions are completed.
Whether it is an individual competition or a team competition, a knockout system is adopted. That is to say, as long as you lose one game, you will be eliminated directly and there will be no second chance.
The first day is the competition for the low-level group, that is, those with Qi training levels 1 to 8. Generally, sects will send out weaker disciples on the first day. The later the disciples are sent, the stronger the disciples will be.
Of course, there are exceptions. Like today, Jun Xiaomo was not sent on the field. Although her Qi training level was only level five, she was probably the lowest level among the contestants.
"Why didn't Senior Sister Xiaomo be sent to play today? Other sects will probably send their core disciples tomorrow. How could Senior Sister Xiaomo be able to defeat them?!" Wei Gaolang said angrily.
The order of playing is also determined by the elders of Xuyang Sect. They did send the weaker disciples of Xuyang Sect to play today, except for Jun Xiaomo. If Jun Xiaomo does not play today, then she will have to play in the future. It took a few days to play, and the further back she went, the stronger the opponents she faced.
"Perhaps they want us from Lintian Peak to be eliminated in the first round." Senior Brother Chen said coldly, feeling even more disgusted with the elders of Xuyang Sect.
Maybe they want me to die on it, or maybe they want to stimulate the "demon energy" in my body and make me explode in front of all the cultivation sects.
Isn't that what happened in your last life? In front of all the guests, the demonic energy in my body exploded. In the end, my parents couldn't argue, so they had to find a way to hide me.
Jun Xiaomo thought sarcastically in his heart, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
But she would not say it out loud. She was not afraid of being disliked by her relatives at Lintian Peak, but she was afraid that they would be worried.
She knew that no matter what she became, the lovely people at Lintian Peak would never give up on her, just like they did in the previous life, protecting her and the peak gate until the last moment of their lives.
Just as Jun Xiaomo guessed, the reason why the elders of Xuyang Sect arranged her for a later competition was because they wanted her to be eliminated in the first round.
Of course, not all the elders secretly wanted her to have trouble in the competition. For example, the seventh elder, Yu Zhuolian, had never wanted to drive everyone out of Lintian Peak.
But she won't just lend a helping hand, she will choose to sit on the sidelines, and there are many people like her who choose to protect themselves wisely.
This is also the reason why after someone in the previous life knew that Jun Xiaomo was murdered, very few people came to help him, and they were all trying to clean up the trouble.
After a whole day of competition, He Zhang returned to his room, only to find that someone was already waiting in the room. He took the tea set from his inn room without asking and drank by himself there. .
He Zhang was slightly stunned at first, then quickly walked forward a few steps, bowed respectfully to the other party, and said: "I didn't know that the head of the Du family is here, and I am not welcome from afar. Please forgive me for being late." .”
"Come on, stop saying such polite words, it sounds annoying." The visitor waved his hand and didn't even give He Zhang a look, as if He Zhang was just a decoration in the room.
He Zhang was not angry at all, but responded respectfully and cautiously: "Yes."
If the disciples of Xuyang Sect were present, they might suspect that he was sleepwalking. After all, with He Zhang’s status, who around him would dare to be disrespectful to him? Aren't you afraid that Master He will destroy him
However, there are still people who dare to treat He Zhang with this attitude, and the man in front of him is one of them.
Because his status is far higher than that of He Zhang, even at a height that He Zhang cannot reach. If he wants to kill He Zhang, it will be a matter of a snap. Maybe the elders of the Xuyang Sect can't. Dare He Zhang to take revenge.
He is one of the eight major families in the world of cultivation, the head of the Du family, Du Ruiguang.
He came to seek revenge. Of course, he was not seeking revenge against He Zhang. Otherwise, He Zhang would not have been able to stand here intact.
He is seeking revenge against Jun Linxuan, Liu Qingmei and Jun Xiaomo, and the entire Lintian Peak where Jun Linxuan is located is also within the scope of his revenge.
A year ago, his nephew Du Yongxu took his clan disciples on a trip to the sect. The task that needed to be completed was to pick twenty snake-shaped fruits in the Mysterious Barrier Forest.
This task was not difficult to complete, and as Du Yongxu's uncle, he also believed in his nephew's ability and thought that this task could be completed in less than two months.
Unexpectedly, he did not wait for his nephews who returned successfully, but instead saw them escaping in embarrassment using the clan's life-saving formations. Several of the disciples were seriously injured and had to lie in bed for half a year before they could get off the ground.
This has never happened before in the history of the Du family. As long as the traveling disciples reveal their identity as a disciple of the Du family, people from other sects in the world of cultivation will generally give in to them.
Of course, whether it is voluntary courtesy or forced courtesy is not within the scope of consideration by the Du family.
Now, according to nephew Du Yongxu's explanation, they revealed their Du family identities. Unexpectedly, the other party not only failed to give them the snake-shaped fruit, but also revealed the Du family's secrets and severely injured them.
How could he, as the head of the Du family, endure this!
Through the clues left behind and after many inquiries, the head of the Du family was finally able to identify the culprit.
Haha, I thought she was a disciple of some big family, but I didn’t expect that she was just the daughter of a certain peak master of an intermediate sect!
Du Ruiguang originally wanted to simply take over the Xuyang Sect, but in his opinion, using the power of the Du family to destroy a small mid-level sect was not a big problem.
But later, after he learned about the dark thoughts of He Zhang, the head of the Xuyang Sect, the head of the Du family changed his plan.
Jun Linxuan is just a small peak master, and he is not worthy of the Du family's aggressive action. Rather than attracting dissatisfaction from other sects in the cultivation world after destroying the Xuyang Sect, it is better to let them fight among themselves.
Du Ruiguang decided to help He Zhang so that he could complete his plan faster and better, and as the person behind the scenes, he could be completely removed from this matter.
When Du Ruiguang approached He Zhang for the first time, He Zhang's mood could be described as "ecstatic".
He did not expect that Jun Linxuan and his wife and Jun Xiaomo would offend the Du family, one of the eight major families in the world of cultivation. This was simply a blessing from heaven.
Of course, what also arose was He Zhang's fear of Du Ruiguang.
He could feel that Du Ruiguang was very strong, so strong that he could be crushed to death with one finger, which was why he did not dare to express objections to Du Ruiguang's attitude.
Without strength, you can only succumb to others. This is an eternal truth in the world of cultivation.
Until now, Du Ruiguang and He Zhang have met no less than ten times, and every time it was Du Ruiguang who came to "check and accept the results." However, judging from the current situation, Du Ruiguang is very dissatisfied with He Zhang's progress.
He felt that he had given He Zhang so much support, but in the end He Zhang only hurt Jun Linxuan and the others, not even scratching them.
This time, if He Zhang still fails to make progress in the intermediate sect qualifying competition, Du Ruiguang will have to consider changing his partner.
He Zhang also understood this truth, so he couldn't wait to explain his plan to Du Ruiguang in detail.
"You mean, you plan to let that Jun Xiaomo explode with demonic energy during the game?" the head of the Du family asked, squinting his eyes slightly and tapping the table.
"Yes, I have this exact intention."
"Oh, didn't you say that you had turned her into an acquired demon body a long time ago? Why does she seem to have nothing wrong with her now, but her cultivation level has increased? Could it be that she is not practicing your sect's skills?" Du family leader said coldly. road.
"Well... when she was out of the sect, she once met a demon cultivator and walked with that demon cultivator for a while. I'm afraid she did get the magic cultivator." He Zhang said hesitantly, "I have also checked her meridians and Dantian. Her body is indeed full of demonic energy. There should be nothing wrong."
"I hate the words 'should' and 'maybe' the most." Du Ruiguang cast a cold side glance at He Zhang, "Besides, I don't think you have much confidence that you can inspire the demon inside Jun Xiaomo during the competition. Be angry, you know, if she is practicing demon cultivation, then the demonic energy has already been used by her, do you think it is so easy for the demonic energy to break out in her body?"
"This..." He Zhang never thought of this. He just thought that in extremely dangerous situations, the demonic energy in Jun Xiaomo's body would explode.
"I know that when discussing cooperation with idiots like you from a small sect, you have to do everything personally, otherwise you won't get the results you want." The head of the Du family sneered mockingly.
He Zhang felt a surge of anger in his heart, but he did not dare to show it on his face.
"Take this bag and try to put it into Jun Xiaomo's food before the game." Du Ruiguang handed a bag of small powder to He Zhang.
"This is...?" He Zhang couldn't tell the ingredients of the medicinal powder.
"Just a little bit of this kind of thing can stimulate the demonic energy in the demon cultivator's body. On weekdays, many demon cultivators will use it to assist in their cultivation. But..." Du Ruiguang sneered, "After using too much, The elixir has to be turned into a poisonous medicine, which will not only make the demon cultivators lose their sanity, but also cause their demonic energy to burst out crazily. Serious cultivation will also be completely destroyed, and it is only useful to the demon cultivators. .”
He Zhang took the medicine with a glint in his eyes.
"By the way, one more thing, find the right time to use it, so as not to waste the medicinal powder that I have worked so hard to find. This kind of medicine is not easy to pick." The head of the Du family said in a calm tone.
"Yes, I understand. Thank you very much, Master Du, for your help." He Zhang bowed politely.
"Ha." Du Ruiguang sneered, waved his sleeves, and disappeared in front of He Zhang.
He Zhang's room suddenly fell silent, as if no one had been there, except for the still-warm tea that proved that someone had been there.
He Zhang squeezed the powder in his hand tightly, and the corners of his lips slowly curved.