Chu Danfeng was still struggling, and before he knew it, it was almost noon and the barrier of Wanjian Peak was about to open.
The rules this year were indeed different from the past. Elder Kong from the Discipline Hall used the Lion's Roar Technique, and his voice was clearly heard by everyone: "All disciples participating in the Sword Drawing Competition must hand in their mustard seed bags before climbing the Ten Thousand Swords Peak. Apart from the 'Bigu Pills' and the disciple swords, no other items are allowed."
This was something Chu Danfeng had not expected. Wouldn't the magic weapon and elixir he had prepared for Hua Tingxuan be wasted? Ye Bailu was also very dissatisfied. After collecting the mustard seed bag, he quietly stuffed a handful of elixirs into Lin Shuer's pocket and told her to put them in her sleeve.
But Elder Kong seemed to have guessed their little trick, and then emphasized: "This sword-drawing competition emphasizes fairness. Everyone relies on strength, not external things. Don't waste your time trying to sneak in private goods. Before entering the barrier, I will personally check one by one! Anyone who takes a chance will be disqualified immediately!"
Ye Bailu: “…”
Ye Bailu had no choice but to take the pills back and complained to Chu Danfeng: "What a stupid rule! You didn't tell me earlier. I spent a lot of effort on these healing pills."
Chu Danfeng agreed: "That's right."
However, the two brothers and sisters quickly regained their balance - they saw that in the second dive of Zhenyu Peak, four mustard seed bags were unloaded in one go.
Chu Danfeng was dumbfounded: "Are you taking all your family assets with you?"
Ye Bailu said angrily: "Zhenyu Peak is too shameless. Elder Kong is absolutely right. They brought so many things. How can it be fair?"
Apart from the master, the second senior sister is almost like a head of the family in Lixu Peak. Chu Danfeng didn't dare to say that she was hypocritical and continued to agree obediently: "That's right."
This time, the disciples from Lixu Peak who participated in the sword-drawing competition were Huang Changtian, Fang Qingya, Hua Tingxuan, and Lin Shuer. Fang Qingya was the most nervous and said almost nothing from beginning to end. Lin Shuer had just established her foundation and did not have much hope for herself. Instead, she was more relaxed and even more excited. Hua Tingxuan was no different from usual and had no anxiety of "taking the exam". He still followed Chu Danfeng like a big tail and tried to use his body to block Chu Danfeng from being spied on by male and female cultivators from all directions.
Huang Changtian suddenly squeezed over, pulled Chu Danfeng mysteriously, whispered something, and stuffed a handful of spirit stones into him.
As soon as the two reached a consensus, a deep bell sounded in their ears. At the same time, the Wanjian Peak barrier opened as scheduled.
This is the time when the mountain protection formation is at its weakest. Usually the masters of each peak will split the barrier and then send their disciples into the mountain. This year it is Baicangshan of Zhenyu Peak's turn.
However, Master Bai Feng stood at the entrance of the barrier, but did not take any action. Instead, he waited until the onlookers were whispering in confusion, attracting enough attention, and then he took a step back and signaled his young disciple to dive forward a second time.
"This... What does Master Baifeng mean? Do you want my little disciple to break the barrier?"
"No matter how powerful my disciple is, I only have the disciple sword now. How can I break the barrier?"
But the second Qian actually pulled out his disciple sword, gathered all his true energy, and slashed in the air in full view of everyone!
The barrier of Wanjian Peak broke in response!
The shocking effect was comparable to the scene when Chu Danfeng obtained his life-saving magic weapon and shattered the mountain protection formation. The whole audience was in an uproar.
Even Meng Cangyu frowned.
Bai Cangshan and Master Meng Feng have been competing with each other for many years, and perhaps they have developed a tacit understanding, so they just happened to cast a proud look over.
The two peak masters looked at each other, their gazes intertwined, and almost sparks of destruction flew.
But Meng Cangyu was the master after all. He snorted coldly and managed to maintain his dignity as a master. However, his third disciple was not calm.
Huang Changtian's face changed. He ignored Elder Kong's Lion's Roar and urged Chu Danfeng, "I've changed my mind. Let's go for the second dive!"
Chu Danfeng couldn't figure out where the second diver had such great powers, but he was still confident in his male junior brother, "Don't worry, my vision is right!"
Elder Kong once again urged all the disciples to enter in order. Meng Cangyu almost came over to carry away the dawdling disciples. Huang Changtian gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, I believe you! Um... divide the spirit stones into two halves, and each of you buy half!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Cangyu chased him away like a duck.
Hua Tingxuan actually dodged his master's urging without anyone noticing, and somehow came back and suddenly held Chu Danfeng's hand: "Junior Brother, do you really believe me?"
Chu Danfeng thought: Although there was no such person as Di Er Qian in the previous life, I don’t know how powerful he is, but you are the male protagonist. In theory, your strength can crush the three realms. If I don’t believe you, who else can I believe
"certainly."
The tall boy smiled shyly and squeezed Chu Danfeng's hand: "I will definitely live up to your expectations."
Junior brother was too clingy. Chu Danfeng was used to his caressing. He felt numb from the touch, but he didn't pull his hand away. Instead, he encouraged him, "Just do your best. Senior brother believes in you. Don't miss the time. Go ahead."
Hua Tingxuan then reluctantly let go of his hand and followed the team into the Wanjian Peak barrier.
Chu Danfeng looked at his back and sighed: "This child is too well-behaved, as shy as a grown-up girl."
Ye Bailu couldn't help but interrupt: "He only acts nice in front of you, but he's fierce to others. As for being shy..." The more shy a person appears on the surface, the more...
The second sister didn’t know what “reserved and sultry”, “dark-bellied” or “sickly and delicate” meant, and she felt that she lacked words to describe it, and was stuck for a moment.
Chu Danfeng couldn't bear to hear others talking halfway, so he asked, "What's the matter?"
"Nothing, aren't you going to place a bet?" Ye Bailu took out a high-grade spirit stone and said, "Bet on Shu'er for me, and ask for a good result for her."
Unexpectedly, all the little actions he and Huang Changtian had done were seen by his senior sister. Chu Danfeng touched his nose and took the spirit stone embarrassedly.
But you still have to bet.
Chu Danfeng was more cautious and hid in his master's flying carriage. When there was no one around, he changed his clothes, took out a mask from his mustard bag that he had bought during the Flower Festival in an unknown year and put it on. Then he slipped into the crowd like a thief - there was no other way, he had become the focus this time, and if he didn't disguise himself a little, it would be embarrassing if he attracted onlookers.
However, Chu Danfeng still underestimated the attention that some people paid to him. He thought he was foolproof, and just when he opened the curtain of the Pegasus carriage, someone had already spotted him and followed him quietly.
Chu Danfeng shuttled through the crowd and took some effort to squeeze in front of the "dealer". According to the instructions of Huang Changtian and Ye Bailu, he bought bets one by one, and then took out his own savings and said proudly: "I will buy all of Lixufeng Huatingxuan."
That bag was full of top-grade spirit stones, at least several hundred in total. Everyone, including the dealer, was shocked. The dealer asked, "What should I buy him for? He can still draw a sword if he's in the top 20. The odds are different. Brother, can I introduce him to you?"
Chu Danfeng: "Mai Hua Tingxuan won the first place."
There was another round of buzzing discussion, with everyone wondering if this masked guy was just a fool with a lot of money. After showing such overwhelming strength in the second dive, he actually bet on others to win.
The dealer seemed to have seen the God of Wealth. He was afraid that he would change his mind, so he grabbed the bag of spiritual stones and emphasized: "Buy it and leave it!"
Chu Danfeng: "Of course, if you lose the bet, you can't regret it!"
He put away the receipt for buying the bet and left the crowd, hiding his achievements and fame. Unexpectedly, before he had gone far, a familiar voice came from behind him: "Are you so confident in your junior brother?"
Chu Danfeng turned his head and saw Liu Yanbai. He couldn't help but raise his hand to touch his mask. He looked around like a thief and asked in a low voice, "You can recognize all this?"
Liu Yanbai thought Chu Danfeng was cute no matter how he looked at her. He smiled and said, "For someone I like, no matter how he dresses, I can always find him in the crowd at a glance."
Chu Danfeng got goosebumps when he heard this and rubbed his arms: "Has no one ever told you that you are greasy?"
Liu Yanbai asked curiously: "What is greasy?"
"That's what you do." Chu Danfeng rolled his eyes and said, "For example, you have already had a second dive, and you still say such sweet and weird words to others, which is just adding fuel to the fire."
Unexpectedly, after hearing his complaints, Liu Yanbai was not angry at all, but smiled even more: "You are jealous indeed."
Chu Danfeng: “???” What the hell?
Liu Yanbai said affectionately: "Admit it, if someone who is always chasing after you suddenly becomes affectionate with someone else, you will definitely care."
“… …” Chu Danfeng was speechless for a moment. Based on Liu Yanbai’s confidence, he was afraid that if he scolded him, the other party would think he was flirting.
"Danfeng, I am the first disciple of Zhenyu Peak. The resources and connections I have are not comparable to those of ordinary people. The current strength of Didi Qian is proof of this. What I can give him, I can also give you double... To be honest, do you regret it?" Liu Yanbai suddenly stepped forward, as if to grab Chu Danfeng's hand.
But Chu Danfeng is no longer the same as before. His body movements are extremely fast. He dodged the attack easily in a flash and even "accidentally" scratched the opponent's wrist with his true energy.
"I'm sorry, it's a conditioned reflex." Chu Danfeng said insincerely.
Liu Yanbai's wrist felt hot, and he finally changed his expression and sneered, "Chu Danfeng, my patience is limited, so don't give me face."
Chu Danfeng: "... Thank you so much, Senior Brother Liu should keep his face for himself."
"..." Liu Yanbai was choked and blurted out, "You used so many spirit stones to buy Hua Tingxuan to win. Aren't you just being mad at me? Are you jealous of A Qian? A Qian is not only good at fighting, but he is also about to become the 'No. 1 Beauty in Shuangji Sect'. He is better than you in everything!"
"… …" Chu Danfeng felt that he had too many complaints to say. At this moment, a disciple who was also wearing a mask came over and asked mysteriously in a tone that was selling "Yin. Sheep. Huo": "Have you two voted for the 'First Beauty Contest'?"
"… "
"… "
Chu Danfeng felt that the already awkward atmosphere became even more awkward. To ease the awkwardness, he coughed lightly and said, "No."
The masked disciple immediately became excited: "Then vote for the second dive. As long as you vote, you will get a medium-grade spirit stone."
So there is such a thing as vote-rigging? Chu Danfeng was amazed. He didn't expect that this competition would be... quite formal!
Liu Yanbai hurriedly scolded: "Go, go, go! I don't want to buy it!"
The disciple suddenly exclaimed "Huh!", then adjusted his mask and said, "Senior Brother Liu, it's really you! My mask is blocking my eyes a bit, I didn't recognize you just now, why did you let me go? Didn't you ask me to canvass for votes for A Qian?"
Liu Yanbai's face was full of color, as if he wanted to chop this brainless masked junior brother with a sword, but Chu Danfeng grabbed him and asked, "A mid-grade spirit stone?"
"Yes! One hand to vote, the other hand to pay! Real name is required, no proxy voting is allowed."
Chu Danfeng took the voting book without saying anything, signed his name quickly, collected the spirit stone, patted the disciple on the shoulder, and said solemnly: "Young man, work hard! Try to make the second dive win."
He doesn't want to be the 'most beautiful man'. It sounds effeminate and he can't afford to lose that title.
Chu Danfeng collected the spirit stones and left, leaving behind only the masked disciple and Liu Yanbai, whose face was as gloomy as water.
"Brother Liu, what's wrong with you?"
Liu Yanbai clenched the Moyun Sword tightly, his knuckles cracking, and said through gritted teeth: "Look for yourself, his signature."
The masked disciple opened the voting book in confusion, and everyone else stuttered: "This this this this this-"
It was clearly written on it: "Li Xufeng, Chu Danfeng".
Liu Yanbai was so angry that he didn't know what to do. Now he just hoped that the second Qian would perform well and speak with strength so that Chu Danfeng could face the reality.
The scenery on Wanjian Peak is very different from before. The formerly bare ridge is now covered with green plants, and there are often little butterfly monsters with a little intelligence flying around, making the scene colorful and very beautiful.
The disciples had no interest in appreciating it and were fighting over a magical sword.
Only the second dive was the easiest. His amazing move just now proved his own strength. Everyone wanted to walk around him to avoid conflict with him.
When they reached a deserted place, the second diver even leisurely opened an umbrella.
"Why, are you afraid of getting tanned?" A deep and pleasant male voice came from behind. The second dive was startled and saw a handsome and tall young man.
He is handsome in a very manly way. Although he is young, he is very aggressive. I was stunned for a moment during the second dive.
Unfortunately, the young man's eyes flashed with malicious intent, and the second dive asked vigilantly: "Who are you?"
Hua Tingxuan answered the question irrelevantly: "I heard that you want to compete with my senior brother in beauty. You lose in this respect. He can never get tanned."
"Oh, so he's from Lixu Peak." The second diver said bitterly, "That slut surnamed Chu is your senior brother?"
Hua Tingxuan's face suddenly darkened: "What did you say?"
The second Qian frowned and said with disgust: "He is obviously a man, but he is as white as tofu, flaunting and seducing people everywhere! And you still say you are not a slut?"
The disciple sword in Hua Tingxuan's hand flashed with light, and was infused with true energy, exuding murderous aura.
But the second Qian had not yet recovered from the glory of splitting the barrier of Wanjian Peak. He was very conceited and showed his disciple sword: "What? If you are not afraid of death, come and spar with me!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, the sword in his hand broke into pieces, and the broken sword edge full of spiritual power scraped his face. Then his vision blurred - his face was covered in blood and was scratched.
Hua Tingxuan grabbed his neck with one hand and lifted up Di Er Qian. "My little senior brother is handsome, so he is the focus wherever he goes. How can an ugly guy like you compare to him?"
"The mountain protection formation of Wanjian Peak is as thin as paper. Your master wants you to break the barrier. This is a smart move, but..." Hua Tingxuan clenched his hands suddenly, "Waste is waste."