"So, what's the situation now?" The five people on the ground all looked up at the sky, confused, Jing Di asked.
Liu Jing tried to answer: "...Elder Meng turned into a dragonfly and flew away?"
Zheng Mu: "Amitabha, there is no need to ask for it in life, look at it a little bit, the secret realm competition will continue."
Xu Sanshan patted Jing Di on the shoulder: "Children are long in love, but heroes are short-lived. You are here to win the competition. Considering the jade talismans and resources we have in our hands, can we be ranked first? Not to mention others, Elder Meng. Is your score higher than yours?"
The Vast Ocean Secret Realm Competition is a point system, and spiritual grass, rare ores, and common jade talismans can all be exchanged for points. When the five-person team was formed, the distribution method of the spoils had been determined. Originally, they were waiting for Jing Di to lead the team. Everyone joined forces to overcome all obstacles and break through the highest score record in previous years. Who knew that before the time of Dabi was over, Jing Di ran into Meng Xueli, and things suddenly went out of control.
Jing Di thought for a while: "You have inspired me again. When I win the championship and win the sword of 'Beginning with No End', and then I go to confess to him, he will definitely be happy. As the saying goes, 'beauty only deserves the strong'."
Song Qianyi shook her head: "I think you're wrong, what he likes is Jianzun, not the sword of 'Invincible in the Sky', nor the status of 'Invincible in the World'. You only see the benefits and the truth in your eyes, and sooner or later you will suffer the truth. retribution."
Her tone was serious, unlike the usual joking and hurting each other, Jing Di thought it was incredible: "We brothers are born and die together, just because of this, you actually curse me?"
Song Qianyi glanced at him lightly, then turned and left: "Then let's go here. There will be a period later."
Liu Jing was shocked: "What do you mean? Are you going to split your luggage?!"
Zheng Mu: "Junior Sister Song is calm, don't be impulsive."
"Senior Sister Song, I was wrong." Jing Di shouted.
"Master Song, Aunt Song!" Xu Sanshan followed.
Song Qianyi didn't look back, her figure disappeared into the depths of the jungle.
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The secret realm competition has reached this stage, and disciples who have lost the jade talisman, or disciples who have voluntarily abstained, have left the secret realm through the teleportation array.
Some people are smiling and happy, and they are very satisfied with the results of this trip. They will bring back the information in the secret realm for their own sect's reference. As for the disciples who did not come out, some art masters were bold and chose to continue to work hard. Very few have been buried in yellow sand and will never come out.
When entering the secret realm, the entrance is random, and the exit to the teleportation array is fixed. The four exits are not far apart, and they are all located in the center of the vast sea desert.
At this time, the vast sea is very different from the beginning of the opening of the secret realm. The central area is jointly built by various factions to build a vast platform. Originally, the flying instruments of various factions were scattered, but now they are arranged around the central platform, which is convenient for coordinating and treating their own disciples.
When the participating disciples left the secret realm, there were few frictions and disputes. After the secret realm is over, any grievances and grievances between the young disciples are privately settled, and they will be resolved privately in the future. Complaining to the sect is an expression of their own incompetence, which is very shameful.
After Zhang Suyuan and the other three bid farewell to Meng Xueli, they left through the teleportation array. After a teleportation array, I felt like I jumped from a high altitude, which was dizzying. When they saw the dense forest and the deep valley turn into a vast Gobi, the wind and sand were blowing in their faces.
The three of them turned their heads and fixed their eyes on it. Not far away, the smoke and dust were billowing, and a team of beast masters rushed towards them.
When the leaders of the various sects came, they were accompanied by disciples who were older, with higher cultivation, and who did not participate in the competition. For example, Peak Master Ziyan brought a few direct disciples with outstanding card skills and stable personalities.
Today, such disciples form teams and take turns on duty to pick up young people who retire from the competition.
The three of Zhang Suyuan just came out of the secret realm, and they happened to meet the reception team of Beiming Mountain. The beast master was very temperamental and loud, and he could hear it when he opened his mouth.
The one riding the white elephant shouted, "You three, are you injured? Those who are not injured go to the platform first to score points!"
The eagle on his shoulders said, "Loose cultivators who don't want to count points, go directly to hand in the Jade Talisman... Oh, not loose cultivators, Hanshan sword cultivators? How many points did you earn when you came out so early?"
The three Zhang Suyuan did not disguise themselves, they were still wearing white robes with swords around their waists. When they got closer, they knew they were Hanshan disciples.
Before the animal handler could finish speaking, Han Shan's reception team hurried over after hearing the movement. Seeing that the three of them were not injured and in good spirits, one of them happily said, "Junior and younger brothers have worked hard! Let's go to the calculation."
A group of people gathered around, and the three Zhang Suyuan were still a little confused, so they were led to the central platform.
On the platform, there was an endless stream of disciples from different factions, long and short stretchers were carried in and out, and the most striking thing was a row of long tables. There are pen and paper on the table, more than a dozen people sit behind the long table to count the scores, and collect the jade talisman by the way. When the big competition is over, all the jade talismans are collected, and then distributed according to the previous quota, and distributed to the leaders of the various sects.
These tasks are mainly carried out by the Buddhist practitioners of Nanling Temple and the medical practitioners of Songfenggu. Among the six sects in the world, these two sects have always remained neutral. Most of the Buddhist cultivators and the medical cultivators were mild-mannered, more indifferent than the sword cultivators of Mingyue Lake and Hanshan.
The matter is on the bright side, each faction supervises and restricts each other, and the saint above the nine heavens overlooks, no one dares to think about it, try to hide the jade talisman, or falsify points.
Now that Ji Xiao is gone, in addition to Gao Tian, there is also the master of Tianhu Great Realm and the cloud boat of Mingyuehu Guiqingren.
When everyone obeys the rules, those who do not obey the rules will be attacked in groups.
Since the first Vast Ocean Competition, Ji Xiao took the lead, negotiated and determined a set of extremely detailed scoring standards.
The three of them stood in front of the long table, and led the disciples to point to each position in turn: "Put the jade talisman here, put the spirit grass here, put rare ores here, and put other things over there."
Disciples who retire before and in the middle of the secret realm generally don't gain much. Behind the long table, the medical practitioners in Matsukaze Valley who were on duty to score were tired and lacking in energy. Just as the animal master just now said: How many points can you earn when you come out so early
Then they watched as the three took out a storage bag, put things on the table, another storage bag, another storage bag... until the long table was full. The disciples looked at each other in dismay, and Han Shan's own reception team was also stunned.
Meng Xueli pretended to be a fat sheep, led the team to rob in reverse, and then divided the spoils into four equal parts, so Zhang Suyuan, Li Wei, and He Ming all returned with a reward.
There was a lot of discussion, and the onlookers gathered more and more disciples, and the platform was full of water.
The points disciples immersed themselves in writing, and in the end, all three scored around 26,300 percent.
The points disciple wiped his sweat: "I can't make a mistake, check it again."
The disciples onlookers wondered: "Who has such a high score, yet came out so early?" High scores of tens of thousands often appear in the later stages of the secret realm, near the end of the competition.
"It's from Hanshan." Someone asked, "Is your captain Cui Senior Brother?" As we all know, Hanshan's hope of winning the championship this time falls on the head disciple Cui Jing.
Li Wei proudly said: "No, our captain is Elder Meng."
"Which elder Meng? How can the elder leader enter the secret realm?"
Zhang Suyuan: "Hanshan has only one Elder Meng."
"It can't be... Meng Xueli, right?" Meng Xueli is too famous, even though his reputation is not very good.
He Ming: "Yes, the real person in charge originally arranged for us to protect the elder..." Although it was later protected by the elder, the result was good.
The disciples onlookers were in an uproar.
As soon as the stretcher passed by, the injured disciple on the stretcher urged: "After calculating the points, hurry up, it's 'protect the elders' again, I feel like throwing up when I hear these four words!"
Another whispered: "Alas, my ribs hurt when I heard 'Elder Be Careful'."
When Meng Xueli's team appeared, the three of Han Shan were in charge of shouting, nothing more than 'Where is the thief', 'Be careful of the elders', and 'Protect the elders'.
After Zhang Suyuan and other three people's points were announced, which aroused heated discussions, Meng Xueli's actions in the secret realm were gradually revealed.
If a person is defeated by Meng Xueli, it is because he is incompetent or careless, and he hides it and beats him to death.
A group of people were all defeated by Meng Xueli, but Meng Xueli was too strong, and everyone was not as good as others.
"It's too cunning! I felt something was wrong at the time. Who is good, with four storage bags hanging around his waist? Still walking the right way?"
"Yes, if something goes wrong, there must be a demon! Unfortunately, I was accidentally caught and fell into the trap."
"This fellow Daoist, this is not called a trap, this is called a moral test."
When the Ziyan Peak Master heard the news, he was still in the Hanshan Cloud Boat, taking care of the injured disciple.
She was going to find Zhang Suyuan and the three of them, and the three got on the boat first. Peak Master Ziyan worried: "Why didn't Elder Meng come out with you? Is he okay?"
Zhang Suyuan said: "Elder Meng is fine! Something is wrong with the secret realm. He arranged for us to come back to report the news."
Ziyanfeng's main screen retreated to the left and right, listening to the three people coming to the secret realm one by one, feeling ups and downs.
Zhang Suyuan said: "The group of people who attacked us in the end were well-trained, advancing and retreating together, and their cultivation bases were all breaking through obstacles. They couldn't see the way they were sent out, and they didn't look like the normal participating disciples. Elder Meng was worried that there would be changes in Hanshan. , please report to the head..."
Hanshan's huge root system is not an iron plate. The faction of Wufeng Peak Master has long been at odds with the faction of the Supreme Elder. A few months before the opening of the secret realm, Meng Xueli injured a disciple of the Zhou family in Yanjianping.
Ziyan Peak Master sent a communication talisman, still worried, and summoned a direct disciple, and rushed back to Hanshan with the three Yujian.
"After the three of you meet the Sect Master, repeat what you just said to me." She felt a little sad: "At a critical moment, don't let anything happen."
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In the vast Gobi Desert of the vast sea, each faction receives and guides disciples, calculates points, rescues and heals wounds, and every time the secret realm is like this, it is busy, and each has its own joy and sorrow.
The vermilion cloud boat of the Lord of the Great Realm of Tianhu Lake hovered in the sky, and the sound of singing and music faintly floated out of the boat, and it was separated from the ground to form two worlds.
Hu Si seldom opened the window and looked down. He was still like in Tianhu. He enjoyed singing and dancing every day, and had fun. He occasionally read and wrote, opened the furnace and made alchemy.
As if he was here to drink and sleep, even if the entire vast ocean suddenly explodes, it has nothing to do with him.
Day after day, the favorite concubines couldn't understand the realm master's intention, and they became more and more curious.
After the cloud and rain tonight, Qiuguang saw that the realm master was in a good mood, and asked boldly, "Count the time, someone should come out of the secret realm, don't you want to take a look?"
"It's not as good as you guys, what's there to see?"
Hu Si got up, and two maids outside the red gauze tent opened the curtain and came in to serve him in dressing.
After another burst of frolic and chattering, Chun Shui asked, "If someone dares to violate the rules..."
Hu Si smiled and said, "What's the matter with me? I'm not Ji Xiao."
"Then why did the realm master come here? The concubine is stupid, I really don't understand." There is no good scenery to see in the desert of the vast sea.
Hu Si straightened his cuffs and looked casual: "Come and wait for an old friend."
Qiuguang was even more curious: "When did that person appear? Has the realm master counted?"
With Hu Si's current state, the hexagram is deduced in his heart, and he rarely needs to rely on external objects. Unlike the Jing Di teammate Meng Xueli met, Wuyin watched the formation talisman, always holding the formation plate in his arms and fiddling with it.
After a long while, Chong Ji didn't get an answer. She knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, and was a little nervous. She was about to plead guilty, but she saw Hu Siyou smiled and said:
"Come on, come on."
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If it is said that the vermilion cloud boat of the Lord of the Great Realm of Tianhu Lake is like a magnificent red cloud at the sunset, facing it far away, the dark blue cloud boat of Mingyue Lake is like a huge green leaf, or before the rainstorm, the sky is blue and black. cloud.
The furnishings in the boat are also dominated by blue and black, and the layout is like a solemn temple.
Jing Di's master, Yun Xuzi, the head of Mingyue Lake, was making tea when he received a message. He looked down and his face changed slightly.
The person across from the tea banquet said, "Concentrate."
Yun Xuzi had no choice but to look back, turning his eyes back to the tea soup. When the tea soup boiled again, Yun Xuzi raised a cup to serve tea.
The tea drinker had a mild temperament and sighed lightly: "The water is getting old again. Forget it."
"Uncle Master." Yun Xuzi said solemnly: "Then Meng Xueli is only in the realm of concentration, but they actually missed, a bunch of trash."
The tea drinker said: "They underestimate Meng Xueli. He is the last card in Ji Xiao's hand, so how could he be a waste? I don't think his origin is simple. other monsters."
Yun Xuzi was slightly startled. He didn't expect Meng Xueli to be so big. He asked in a low voice, "Then let's go next..."
The man put down the tea cup: "Meng Xueli has to kill, and the plan has to continue."
This person is one of the only two saints in the world, a real person.
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When Yu Qishu came to "Hengtong Juyuan" to deliver peach blossoms, he was just in time for Qian Yuzhi's meeting with the head shopkeepers of various branches. He was arranged to wait in Qian Yuzhi's study.
After a while, Qian Yuzhi frowned, came back with a fan, and said something in his mouth: "It's not right, it's not right..."
Yu Qishu was already familiar with him, and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Someone is greedy for ink and favoritism?"
"Hengtong Juyuan" has branches all over the world, and the shopkeeper manages many things. Qian Yuzhi manages such a huge industry, and it is indeed easy to encounter problems.
Qian Yuzhi shook his head: "No."
He sat down and drank a cup of hot tea before slowly saying: "Last night I read the general ledger books from 20, 40, and 60 years ago, and our business will be better every time the Vast Sea Secret Realm opens. A common jade talisman has been sold for sky-high prices, and the black cloak that conceals one's identity is in short supply. There are also disciples of various sects who enter the secret realm and need all kinds of magic tools and elixir..."
Qian Yuzhi pondered, "There are always those kinds of hot-selling products. I know how much they can sell. But this year is not right."
Yu Qishu didn't understand: "What's wrong? Is business not good this year?"
"Business is still good, but the best sellers have changed."
Yu Qishu was at a loss: "This means... everyone's tastes have changed? Don't like to buy blasting charms, and buy fire charms and gravel charms instead?"
Qian Yuzhi shook his head again: "Two months ago, all the materials for the various branches in the south were out of stock once. I have a guess that someone wants to build a large array, but there are not enough materials in the martial arts warehouse, so I have to go out to buy ."
"What kind of formation will consume so many materials?" Yu Qishu was taken aback, "Isn't it bigger than Hanshan's mountain protection formation?"
"It's much bigger." Qian Yuzhi said, "Two months ago, it was the time when the various sects and families in the cultivation world were preparing for the Vast Sea Secret Realm. So I think the secret realm may have changed."
Yu Qishu: "Are you thinking too much, the secret realm of the vast sea is a grand event for the entire cultivation world, who dares to make a fool of it? Maybe someone just happens to want to strengthen the sect formation, so they can buy some more materials and keep them for later use."
Qian Yuzhi: "Young man, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years. Now the situation is not right, you should be more careful when you go out, why not, let me light a soul lamp for you."
Yu Qishu was slightly surprised: "What lamp? I seem to have heard of this!"
Qian Yuzhi turned around and opened the dark compartment on the wall, took out a bronze lampstand and placed it on the table, explaining:
"When lighting the soul lamp, first take a drop of your blood and mix it with the lamp oil. After every hundred days, take another drop. If you die, the lamp will go out. If you are in danger, your life is in danger, and your spirit is weakened, stay with me. The soul lamp of the candle flickered, and I knew it right away. If I'm lucky, I'll be able to save your life in time!"
Yu Qishu was greatly moved after hearing this, her eyes slightly moistened: "Treasurer Qian, you are such a nice person. Kindness, fraternity, integrity..."
Qian Yuzhi shook his fan: "Silly boy, I'm just afraid that if you die, no one will send me peach blossoms, which will cut off my fortune. You talk to profiteers, and profiteers talk to you about business, so be awake."
Yu Qishu withdrew her tears immediately and picked up the lampstand to look at it.
Qian Yuzhi sighed: "This thing was first figured out by the Wuyin Guanzhen Talisman. Some sword cultivators, such as the real person Ji Xiao, are not rare to use, they think it is troublesome and tasteless. Anyway, sword cultivators, life and death are bearish. , just do it. I'm different. I'm a businessman who is greedy for life and fear of death. I don't have the spirit to put life and death aside. The branch has my soul lamp!"
Yu Qishu thought for a while: "Jianzun doesn't use it, there is actually another reason. If I am in danger, you can come and save me if you know it. If Jianzun is in danger, who can save him?"
In other words, how can other people help a danger that even Jianzun can't deal with
Qian Yuzhi felt that it was reasonable: "That's right, it's very miserable to be at a high place."