Chapter 117: Chapter 117: Dominate the Top Two! (Extra chapter on Friday)
“Qingyun Peak disciple Shen Xiaoyao, against Cangshan Peak disciple Sun Wan!”
“Disciple, the opponent is from Qingyun Peak, which is very powerful. It’s unlikely that you can win, but do your best.”
The Mount Shu Elder from Cangshan Peak patted his disciple on the shoulder, signaling him not to overthink it.
In the past thirteen years, Qingyun Peak’s reputation has skyrocketed. Encountering a disciple from Qingyun Peak meant one could only consider themselves unlucky.
“I will not lose. I have been cultivating on Cangshan Peak for nine years, and my cultivation has reached the ninth level of the Qi Transformation Realm. I’ve also mastered the ninth move of Flying Eagle Thirteen Swords.”
Sun Wan, carrying a longsword on his back, leaped onto the Martial Arts Platform.
His opponent was Shen Xiaoyao, who had been a disciple for three years.
“Elder brother, please enlighten me.”
Shen Xiaoyao summoned his Flying Sword.
“Flying Eagle Thirteen Swords—First Move, Eagle Strikes the Heavens!”
Sun Wan used the unique skill of Cangshan Peak, his energy soaring through the sky like a rainbow, attacking Shen Xiaoyao.
Shen Xiaoyao remained calm and composed, effortlessly neutralizing the offensive.
Having practiced at Qingyun Peak with his fellow senior brothers and sisters, he found Sun Wan’s Qi Transformation Realm attacks to be non-threatening.
“Break.”
Shen Xiaoyao spotted a weakness and quickly pressured his opponent into a defensive position.
Sun Wan was startled and retreated repeatedly until, without realizing it, he fell off the Martial Arts Platform.
Shen Xiaoyao sheathed his sword, having treated this match as a mere warmup.
Shen Xiaoyao, already at the sixth level of the Golden Core Realm, didn’t need to use any Martial Techniques to defeat his opponent.
On the other side, Mo Huazhi was using a thin and flexible soft sword to defeat her own opponent.
She was at the Nascent Soul Realm, so using Tang Poem Combat Skills would have been too bullying; instead, she opted for the simplest and most unadorned sword techniques.
Two disciples from Qingyun Peak continuously secured victories, ultimately all entering the top eight.
“The disciples of Qingyun Peak are as domineering as ever, even the last time two disciples made it to the top eight.”
” Last time the two disciples from Qingyun Peak went easy; I wonder if they will do the same this time?”
“Elder Lu must have absolute confidence in his disciples, that’s why he doesn’t even attend these large gatherings anymore.”
“Elder Lu is truly the number one teacher of our Mount Shu, we are not worthy.”
“My disciples, watch closely, learn well, and take Qingyun Peak as your example.”
The Mount Shu Elders all urged their disciples to emulate Qingyun Peak.
Although Lu Changsheng did not attend the Mount Shu Disciple Assembly, legends about him still circulated.
Over the past few years, Lu Changsheng had been cultivating at Qingyun Peak and Ten Thousand Swords Peak, with systematic combat simulation opportunities. He lacked neither combat experience nor insight, thus he seldom appeared before the public eye.
Not long after the Mount Shu Disciple Top Eight Competition began, Zhao Wuyan, sitting in the Elder seats, had a grim expression; his disciple Zhang Ying was eliminated by Tian Song Elder’s disciple Han Xuan in the top eight match.
“Zhao Wuyan, your teaching abilities are not as good as mine.”
Tian Song Elder took the opportunity to mock Zhao Wuyan, while secretly wiping off a cold sweat.
Thanks to the cold aura from Han Xuan’s Cold Ice Physique, he had a slight edge over the disciple from Zhiyue Peak.
“Hmph…”
With his disciple defeated and losing face, Zhao Wuyan no longer engaged in banter with Tian Song Elder.
“Xiao Yan, thanks for the courtesy.”
Mo Huazhi defeated Xiao Yan, a disciple from Xiaozhu Peak, and remained humble throughout.
Xiao Yan shook her head, “Being defeated by a senior sister from Qingyun Peak, I have nothing to say, but I feel that senior sister didn’t use her full strength. May I ask what cultivation level senior sister has achieved now?”
“Nascent Soul Realm.”
“What?!”
Not only was Xiao Yan shocked, but even the elders of Mount Shu were thoroughly shaken.
Did Qingyun Peak have another disciple advance to the Nascent Soul Realm?
“Isn’t the Nascent Soul Realm already at the Elder level? This, this isn’t right, how can one still participate in the Mount Shu Disciple Convention?”
“But the third disciple from Qingyun Peak hasn’t been with the sect for ten full years yet, in theory, as long as she does not apply to be an Elder, she can participate in the Disciple Convention.”
“It seems that the first place in this Disciple Convention is assured for Qingyun Peak. Other than the disciple Lu from Qingyun Peak, who else can cultivate a disciple to the Nascent Soul Realm within ten years?”
The elders of Mount Shu calculated and found that Mo Huazhi had joined the sect eight years ago, thereby not violating the rules of the Disciple Convention; it was just that her cultivation had progressed too quickly, so by the time she participated in the Mount Shu Disciple Convention, her cultivation was already at the same level as the Nascent Soul Realm Elders.
Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, losing in the top eight to a peerless genius of the Nascent Soul Realm didn’t disgrace Xiaozhu Peak.
“It seems that our Shuiyun Peak can only compete for the second place now.”
Upon learning that the third disciple of Qingyun Peak had reached the Nascent Soul Realm, Elder Tian Song from Shuiyun Peak directly gave up on having his disciple, Han Xuan, contend for first place and aimed to secure the second place instead.
However, in the semifinals, Han Xuan also encountered a disciple from Qingyun Peak.
“I’ve heard that Shen Xiaoyao is a Son of Fortune, but we’ve all been cultivating in Mount Shu for these three years, he shouldn’t have had any serendipitous encounters. His talents are ordinary, and I should be well able to beat him.”
“The Elder Lu from Qingyun Peak will surely regret not choosing me as a disciple.”
Han Xuan ascended the Martial Arts Platform, carrying an Ice Sword on his back, hands crossed in front of his chest, weighing his chances of victory against Shen Xiaoyao.
Han Xuan circulated his Cold Ice True Qi, and a cold aura enveloped the area.
“Please enlighten me.”
Shen Xiaoyao drew his longsword. Knowing Han Xuan was a powerful opponent from the Golden Core Realm, he began to use his Wind-Control Skills. A sudden gust of wind arose on the Martial Arts Platform, making his Daoist robe flutter vigorously.
“Golden Core Realm, fifth layer!”
The elders of Mount Shu were once again astounded.
How come every disciple from Qingyun Peak is so fierce?
In just a few years, it’s probable that all disciples of Qingyun Peak will be at the Elder level of Mount Shu.
Han Xuan’s face changed drastically – was Shen Xiaoyao’s cultivation higher than his own, even though he had a special physique?
After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea had passed, Han Xuan admitted defeat. The Ice Sword spun several circles in the air before landing on the ground.
Elder Tian Song massaged his temples, feeling a headache coming on. He had carefully cultivated Han Xuan, a disciple with a special physique, but still, he was no match for a disciple from Qingyun Peak.
Han Xuan and Shen Xiaoyao had started from the same baseline, could it be that disciple Lu truly had a monstrous talent in teaching his students?
In the end, the third and fourth disciples of Qingyun Peak, Mo Huazhi and Shen Xiaoyao, competed for the first and second places.
“Let’s not fight, I am no match for senior sister.”
Shen Xiaoyao directly forfeited.
He had spared with the third senior sister in Qingyun Peak – her Tang Poem Combat Skills even gave the second senior sister a headache, let alone him who only joined three years ago.
The Elder presiding over the Mount Shu Disciple Convention announced the final results, “Qingyun Peak disciple Mo Huazhi secured the first place, Shen Xiaoyao the second place, Shuiyun Peak disciple Han Xuan, Chao Yuan Peak disciple Zhao Fan secured the third and fourth places respectively… The first place will receive 20,000 Sect Contribution Points, the second place 15,000 Sect Contribution Points, the third and fourth places 12,000 Sect Contribution Points each, places fifth to eighth 10,000 Sect Contribution Points each…”
“Disciple Lu’s teaching abilities are indeed remarkable. Given time, Qingyun Peak might become Mount Shu’s mainstay… Master?”
Li Changye, standing in for the Taiyuan Immortal, watched the Mount Shu Disciple Convention, and just as he was marveling at the emergence of outstanding individuals from Qingyun Peak, he suddenly received a message from the Taiyuan Immortal.
“Disciple Lu is going to undergo his Tribulation in three days?!”