The Five Elements Sect competition was scheduled to be held at the foot of the Fiery Peak.
Liehuo Peak is a natural volcano. The whole mountain is red, like a huge burning charcoal. There are thousands of huge holes on the surface of the mountain, and the internal structure is complex.
Ever since the Fiery Sect occupied this volcano, they have used the power of the internal fire of the volcano to sweep away all the demons and monsters within a radius of thousands of miles and have established a firm foothold here.
Over thousands of years, the Five Elements Sects of Thick Earth, Sky Water, Green Wood and Sharp Gold have gradually declined, leaving only Fiery Fire as the dominant force.
Until now, the competition is held by the Fiery Sect every thirty years.
The other four sects also acknowledged the Liehuo Sect’s position as the leader.
Zhou Huang stood on the top of the Fiery Peak. From this position, he could also see the competition platform at the foot of the mountain.
At this time, many people had come around the competition platform. These people were wearing Taoist robes of different colors, such as blue, black, and white. They stood in groups, and there was a clear distinction between them.
The disciples of the Fiery Sect, wearing red Taoist robes, were busy running around the platform, but they had little communication with the people from other sects.
Zhou Huang had no expression on his face, but he felt a little uncomfortable.
He is the leader of the Fiery Sect and the only Golden Elixir of the Five Elements Sect. He originally had great ambitions and had the ambition to unify the five sects.
As a result, two hundred years later, Zhou Huang's plans were repeatedly frustrated.
Moreover, there were many opposing voices within the sect. The other four sects were looked down upon by the Fiery Sect. They believed that if the five sects were unified, they would have to take care of the other four sects, which would definitely divide the resources of the Fiery Sect.
Now the various sects of the Five Elements Sect are divided and regarded as enemies by the other sects. Even if this group of people were to be united, they would just be a bunch of scattered sand.
Even without the enemy taking action, this group of scattered people will start to fight each other and cause chaos.
Zhou Huang was no longer interested in unifying the Five Elements Sect. He just hoped that a genius would emerge from the Fiery Sect as soon as possible so that someone could take over his position.
Jindan can usually live for about 600 years, and he is now over 400 years old. There are still more than 100 years, which is almost a blink of an eye for a cultivator.
The Five Elements Sect held a competition every thirty years, and the competition was fierce, and even resulted in death. This was also an excellent touchstone to see the quality of the sect's outstanding disciples.
Zhou Huang stood on the top of the Fiery Peak with his hands behind his back, thinking about something. Zhou Ye came over from behind and said respectfully, "Master, the time for the competition is almost here."
Zhou Huang said: "No hurry."
He glanced down and suddenly saw a young man in a dark yellow Taoist robe. His eyes couldn't help but focus.
Although the distance was far, Zhou Huang could see that the young man had divine light within him, and his vitality gathered like water and circulated like a pearl. It was obvious that he had already reached the foundation-building stage.
The dark yellow Taoist robe on his body, with its many restrictions and profound and mysterious powers, had also been refined to an extremely deep level.
Over the Xuanhuang Taoist robe, this man wore a layer of gauze that was as light as mist, and the clear light flowed, making the originally heavy and deep Xuanhuang Taoist robe look more lively.
Looking at the young man again, his eyebrows were raised high, his eyes were like stars. He stood there with a clear mind, as bright as the moon and as refreshing as the breeze.
Such grace and demeanor surpassed everyone present. Even the foundation-building masters of various sects were far inferior to the young man.
Zhou Huang has seen countless geniuses in his life, but the young man in front of him can easily surpass all of them.
As for the white tiger beside the young man, the lively and smart girl, and the dog demon at the foundation-building level, they are nothing.
Zhou Huang thought for a moment and asked, "Is this young man the Gao Xuan you mentioned?"
With his keen eyesight, he certainly recognized the Nine Mountains robe, and was basically able to confirm Gao Xuan's identity.
Zhou Ye took a few steps forward and looked down. From this position, he could only see faint clouds, and through the gaps in the clouds he could barely see the platform at the foot of the mountain.
Apart from that, there is nothing to see.
Zhou Huang knew his disciple's abilities, so he casually drew a water mirror, and Gao Xuan's figure appeared on it.
"Yes, it's Gao Xuan. He is a man of high character and elegance, and a master of Taoism. He is truly a genius. It's just that his words are sometimes a little sharp..."
After Zhou Ye was rescued by Gao Xuan, his opinion of him changed greatly. In front of his master Zhou Huang, he also said some good things about Gao Xuan.
Zhou Huang nodded: "I didn't expect that Hou Tu Sect, which had declined to this point, could turn things around and accept such an outstanding disciple. If this person can cultivate with peace of mind and advance to the Golden Core stage in the future, Hou Tu Sect will have the potential to flourish."
As a Jindan powerhouse, Zhou Huang's vision and vision are naturally very different.
Although he could not unify the Five Elements Sect, he still hoped that the Five Elements Sect would be passed on.
After all, the secret methods of the various sects in the Five Elements Sect are compatible. If there is an unparalleled genius who practices all five elements, he may be able to refine the Great Five Elements Exterminating Divine Sword that the Five Elements Sect used to dominate Penglai Province.
Zhou Huang wanted to unify the Five Elements Sect, and he actually had this fantasy.
Gather all the secrets of the Five Elements Sect and compile the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Sword. By that time, the entire Penglai Province will be ruled by their Five Elements Sect.
Zhou Huang also knew that no matter how good an idea was, it was just an idea after all. He had also collected secret techniques from other sects and tried to practice them, but the results were very bad.
Not to mention the five elements, it was difficult for him to master the secret method of Tianshui Sect. It was easy to say that water and fire were in harmony, but it was too difficult to do.
Just cultivating both water and fire is difficult enough, let alone the mutual generation and restraint of the five elements, which is a million times more complicated.
Zhou Huang knew after trying it once that it was impossible for him to reversely deduce the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Sword with his talent.
Seeing the young and talented Gao Xuan, his extinguished thoughts came to his mind again. Perhaps, only Gao Xuan had this talent!
However, he just thought about it.
Gao Xuan is the leader of Hou Tu Sect, so there is no way he would join Liehuo Sect. Even if Gao Xuan is willing, other members of Liehuo Sect would not agree.
If an outsider wants to become the leader of the Liehuo Sect, it will cause turmoil in the entire sect.
If Gao Xuan was not a member of the Liehuo Sect, it would be of no benefit to them if he refined the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Sword!
Although Zhou Huang loves talents, he cannot allow such a thing to happen.
Of course, he was just thinking about it casually in his mind and didn't take it seriously at all.
The so-called Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Sword is most likely just something our ancestors made up.
If there really was such a miraculous power, how could the Five Elements Sect have fallen to this point.
Zhou Huang waved his sleeves and said, "Let's go down."
A ball of red flame suddenly emerged from Zhou Huang's body, enveloping Zhou Ye as well.
The red flames looked fierce but gentle like water, and Zhou Ye felt his eyes suddenly brighten. When he came to his senses, he was already on the platform at the bottom of the mountain.
The space conversion was completed in an instant. The Fiery Meteor Escape Technique was practiced to such a level, which was truly amazing.
Zhou Ye once again marveled at the great strength of his master and developed a sincere admiration for this strength.
The people around the platform saw the flashing flames, and then Zhou Huang arrived at the platform. Many of them were very surprised as they saw this kind of magic for the first time.
The masters of the Tianshui Sect, Qingmu Sect and other sects all secretly curled their lips.
As the only Jindan Zhenren of the Five Elements Sect, everyone knew that Zhou Huang was very powerful. Was it necessary to show off like this
Everyone was unhappy, but no one showed it on their faces. Apart from anything else, they really couldn't afford to offend Jindan Zhenren.
Zhou Huang didn't care what these people thought. He laughed loudly: "Today is the Wuxing Sect's thirty-year competition again. Masters from all the sects are gathered here. Such a lively atmosphere makes me feel emotional..."
As the host of the Five Elements Sect Competition, Zhou Huang of course had to say a few words.
Zhou Huang reviewed the past, looked forward to the future, and expressed his expectations for many younger generations.
Finally, Zhou Huang explained the rules of the competition, which was to compare skills and stop when the time was right.
According to Gao Xuan’s understanding, friendship comes first and competition comes second.
Of course, this is obviously impossible. It's not a friendly match, just play for fun. Even in a friendly match, there are often mistakes.
Not to mention that this is a sect competition, the loser must take out magic weapons, elixirs, and spirit stones.
It's very simple, losing a game means 10,000 spirit stones. If you don't have spirit stones, you have to exchange them for magic tools and elixirs.
If Gao Xuan hadn't traveled through time, the two brothers and sisters from Houtu Sect would have lost everything.
Now, Gao Xuan didn’t dare to say that he had won a complete victory, but it was still easy to win a few tens of thousands of spirit stones.
Zhou Huang's speech was brief and he finished it quickly. He then appointed a water elder from the Tianshui Sect as the referee.
The referee actually has no right to interfere in the fight, he is only responsible for announcing the results of the match.
The sect competition was no joke. Both sides naturally tried their best. Either they were beaten to the point of losing their fighting power, or they surrendered. There were only two ways to end the battle.
After Zhou Huang stepped down, Bai Songyun glanced at Gao Xuan from afar, with murderous intent in his eyes.
However, he was the head of the Qingmu Sect and a well-known expert in the Five Elements Sect. It would be embarrassing for him to challenge Gao Xuan right away.
According to the rules, Zhou Ye from Liehuo Sect came on stage first, and Tianshui Sect also sent a disciple of the same generation.
The female disciple was wearing a black Taoist robe and had a dignified and beautiful appearance. She held a whisk in her hand, and had a somewhat elegant air of a Taoist practitioner.
Yuanbao was pointing from below: "She is so beautiful."
She emphasized again: "I think she's prettier than Jiang Lan."
Gao Xuan patted Yuan Bao's head and said, "Don't think about Jiang Lan all day. Take a good look at other people's methods. Learn from them..."
The female disciple's name is Shui Qingbo, which means "water". She is also the most outstanding disciple of this generation of Tianshui Sect.
Because it was the first match, Shui Qingbo went into the game striving to win.
Zhou Ye was Zhou Huang's youngest disciple, and he had perfected his Qi training, so his abilities were naturally excellent. He cast various fire spells, causing flames to fill the sky above the platform.
The clear waves of water give off balls of water light, which protect themselves firmly, not seeking merit but avoiding mistakes.
The Taoist magic of Tianshui Sect is the most long-lasting and agile. Zhou Ye also knew that if he continued to consume like this, he would definitely lose. So he tried his best to break the opponent's defense as soon as possible.
One is a blazing fire, the other is a flowing clear water. Their magic powers restrain each other, and the fight is very beautiful.
Both parties were relatively restrained, and they were very graceful when performing magic, and their postures looked elegant, like those of accomplished masters in cultivation.
Gao Xuan lost interest after just two glances. The two men's cultivation was too poor and their understanding of Taoism was superficial.
The most boring thing is that both of them are so pretentious, making it like an exhibition match.
Of course, this is just Gao Xuan's opinion. Yuan Bao's eyes lit up and he was very excited and nervous. He even shouted from time to time...
The same was true for most of the other disciples of the Five Elements Sect. To them, this was already a top-level battle.
The two sides fought back and forth for almost an incense stick of time, and Zhou Ye was careless and was injured by the ice needle hidden in Shui Qingbo's green water whip, and was directly frozen into an ice sculpture. Although he immediately used fire to unfreeze the ice, the green water whip was already wrapped around his neck.
Zhou Ye's face turned red, and he could only bow his hands and admit defeat.
The first round of the battle ended just like that. Everyone below applauded and cheered. In their opinion, both sides were strong and the battle was exciting.
Even some experts nodded their heads. They did not dare to underestimate the talents and abilities displayed by Shui Qingbo and Zhou Ye.
In time, these two will surely achieve something.
Gao Xuan shook his head secretly. Judging from the knowledge and wisdom of these people at the scene, it was no wonder that the Five Elements Sect declined.
If Tianshuimen wins, according to the rules, Houtumen will take the stage. Of course, Tianshuimen can make substitutions.
Shui Qingbo swallowed a pill in public. She bowed to Gao Xuan and Yuan Bao and said, "I would like to ask for your guidance, fellow Taoists from Hou Tu Sect."
Everyone looked at Gao Xuan. This young man had an extraordinary appearance and his white tiger mount was also impressive, but no one knew what abilities he had!
Bai Songyun looked even colder, he also wanted to see what this kid was capable of. He couldn't see through Gao Xuan's true strength, but he could feel the subtle fluctuations of the energy in Jiuyue's robe. He wanted to kill Gao Xuan, but he wouldn't be too careless.
Even Zhou Huang looked at Gao Xuan with great interest. He was also very curious about how powerful this young man who had already established his foundation at such a young age could be.
(End of this chapter)