"The Strongest Martial Emperor in the City"!
This time, the test was a combat test, which was related to the cultivator's own cultivation realm, but also to the cultivator's own strength. Yang Qi's cultivation realm was only one level lower than theirs, but he was able to pass the test much earlier than them, which not only meant that Yang Qi's talent and potential were above theirs, but also that Yang Qi's strength might not be weaker than theirs.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Yang Qi to pass the test so quickly and have extra time to recover from the previous battle.
"Even if the great emperor Xu Xing is as powerful as us, so what?" A trace of disdain flashed across the face of the man in fancy clothes, and then he said coldly, "In Jiuyou Mansion, fighting alone will not work!"
Why did Zheng Shuo and others secretly unite before the test even began? It was because they had long known that there were threats from practitioners in Jiuyou Mansion, and if they united with other practitioners, the risk would be much smaller.
"No matter what, there is no need for us to be enemies with Emperor Xuxing, right?" Zheng Shuo glanced at the man in fancy clothes and continued, "If we need to cooperate next time, Emperor Xuxing is obviously more suitable than other practitioners."
Hearing Zheng Shuo's words, the man in fancy clothes frowned, but said nothing more. The opportunity had not yet come, and it was obviously not a wise move to make enemies at this time.
Although Yang Qi left, Zheng Shuo and the other three did not immediately head to the passage deep inside the hall, because they had consumed a lot of energy in the previous battle and had not yet fully recovered. Before knowing what the next test would be, keeping oneself in peak condition at all times would allow one to better cope with possible crises.
Yang Qi didn't know that Zheng Shuo had not given up trying to win him over, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care, because he had no intention of joining Zheng Shuo and his team. For Zheng Shuo and his team, joining forces with other practitioners could enhance their ability to deal with crises, but for Yang Qi, if he really encountered a crisis that he couldn't handle, Zheng Shuo and his team would only drag him down.
After passing through the passage, Yang Qi's eyes suddenly opened up to a vast square. In the center of the square, there was a raised stone platform.
"No opportunity?" Looking at the empty stone platform, Yang Qi frowned, and he already had some guesses in his mind.
Some relics left by powerful people can directly grant opportunities to practitioners once they pass a certain test, but some relics left by powerful people are not like this. It is necessary to wait until the practitioner passes all the tests, or fails, before the opportunity is granted according to the practitioner's performance.
The Jiuyou Palace in front of us seems to be the latter. If we want to see the opportunity, we must wait until we are about to exit the Jiuyou Palace.
Yang Qi looked at the square in front of him and found that this square was actually a Taoist temple, which should be the place where the master of Jiuyou Mansion preached. At the same time, he did not see a way to leave.
"Stone platform!"
Yang Qi's eyes focused, and he immediately understood that the key to the current test might be on the stone platform.
Whoosh~
Yang Qi moved and flew directly towards the stone platform. Just as Yang Qi was about to fly onto the stone platform, an invisible barrier stopped Yang Qi, and his body was directly repelled by an invisible force.
Yang Qi was pushed back and looked at the stone platform not far away. He frowned slightly and said, "Can't get up?"
Buzz~
At this moment, a strange wave suddenly came from the stone platform, and then an abrupt voice sounded in Yang Qi's ears, "Dao..."
As the sudden voice sounded, Yang Qi only felt the scenery around him changing. The next moment, he appeared in a Taoist temple. Dozens of practitioners were sitting around him. The blurry figure on the stone platform was preaching.
Although the figure was blurry, the teachings he spoke were extremely clear and penetrated deep into the souls of the practitioners. They seemed to have great appeal to the practitioners.
Yang Qi did not dare to delay, and immediately sat down cross-legged and began to listen to the figure's sermon. The figure's sermon started from the Martial Emperor level and extended to the Emperor level.
Yang Qi was soon immersed in it and forgot everything. He didn't know how much time had passed until the blurry figure on the stage finished preaching. Only then did Yang Qi wake up.
The Tao that the figure talked about directly pointed to the essence of Tao. Although the content he talked about was not the Tao of the fusion of the five elements, it also benefited Yang Qi a lot.
"Is this the opportunity to pass the previous test?" A thought flashed through Yang Qi's mind.
The figure who was preaching, as expected, was the Nine Nether Saint Lord, a Martial Emperor at the peak level. Even if the teachings he was preaching were not about the fusion of the five elements, it was a rare opportunity for ordinary practitioners. Back then, Yang Qi spent a lot of energy and time at the Yuansheng Sect headquarters to listen to the preaching of the strong man.
"Have you understood anything?" At this moment, a sudden voice sounded in Yang Qi's ears.
Hearing the abrupt voice, Yang Qi quickly said, "I have a slight understanding."
Although the Dao taught by the Nine Nether Saint Lord was not the Dao of the Five Elements Fusion, it also gave him some inspiration and allowed him to gain something. After all, Yang Qi had not received any guidance from top masters during his years of wandering outside.
Hearing the sermon of the Saint Lord Jiuyou at this moment, he immediately absorbed and digested his previous accumulation, and naturally gained a lot.
Wow~
At this moment, the surrounding scenery changed, and Yang Qi appeared on the stone platform. There were dozens of practitioners below, but the one standing on the stone platform at this moment was still Yang Qi.
"Sharing insights?"
Hearing the voice in his ear, Yang Qi frowned. Obviously, this was not only an opportunity, but also a test.
Phew~
Thinking of this, Yang Qi couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then began to slowly speak out what he had understood from what he had heard before.
All the gains from listening to the sermons before were what Yang Qi combined with the sermons of the Saint Lord of the Netherworld and his own situation. What he shared at this moment naturally involved the way of the fusion of the five elements, which was obviously different from the previous sermons of the Saint Lord of the Netherworld.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Yang Qi soon told all what he had gained from listening to the sermon. When Yang Qi finished sharing, the surrounding scenes faded, and in the blink of an eye, Yang Qi's sight had returned to the vast square.
"They are here." Yang Qi's gaze fell on four figures not far away. These four practitioners were Zheng Shuo and his group.
Yang Qi was so immersed in listening to the sermon and sharing that he was completely unaware of the outside world, so he naturally didn't know that Zheng Shuo and the other three had arrived. However, looking at the current situation of Zheng Shuo and the other three, it was obvious that they were also immersed in listening to the sermon and sharing, just like Yang Qi before.
Looking at Zheng Shuo and the other three not far away, Yang Qi couldn't help but secretly wonder in his heart, "I wonder how many of Zheng Shuo and the other four will be able to pass this test in the end."