Avenue Stowaway

More than 2,000 miles southwest of Qi Zong, there are five low mountains less than 3,000 miles away. These five mountains are the territory of the Zhao family. In the middle, on the top of the highest mountain, there are rows of palaces, which are extremely magnificent.

In one of the halls, an old man in luxurious clothes sat on the main seat in the middle of the hall, holding a jade slip in each of his left and right hands. However, the veins on the old man's hands were exposed, and his ruddy face was full of anger and ferocity.

On both sides of the old man, many people bowed their heads and stood respectfully, not daring to even breathe.

"Zhao Yong and Zhao Zhuo are the two most talented among all the younger generations. They both hope to become elders of the Weapon Sect in the future. Once they can become elders, it will be of great benefit to our Zhao family. But now this kind of thing has happened. They are both dead, dead!" The old man's expression became more ferocious. With two "bangs", the two jade slips in the old man's hands instantly turned into fine dust and slowly flowed out from between the old man's fingers.

"Qi Zong only told us the news of Zhao Zhuo's death, but did not tell us how he died. Humph, if someone had not informed us secretly, we might never know the truth, and the culprit named Kong Fang would have been at large."

"A little Soul-Guiding Realm cultivator first killed Zhao Yong of my clan, and then used the power of Qianlong Lake to lure Zhao Zhuo into it and buried him in the lake. Very good, if he dares to attack someone from my Zhao clan, then he won't survive." The old man threw away the jade powder in his hand, pointed at the people standing below, and said sternly, "We can't afford to provoke Qianlong Lake. Can't we deal with Kong Fang? Send some people out in secret. You must capture Kong Fang alive. How can a bastard like him kill my Zhao clan descendants?"

"Yes, Patriarch." The people standing below responded in unison, and then flew out quickly one by one.

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In the Jinyang Sect, in a wide open space that had been cleared, Kong Fang and other disciples who had entered the spiritual realm stood in front of their respective sect leaders.

After what happened yesterday, the disciples of Qi Sect wanted to take action immediately to deal with the rampant disciples of Huayu Sect and Wanjie Valley. At this time, they were on high alert, and their cold eyes occasionally swept towards the disciples of the other two sects.

The Dragon King stood in the open space, looked at the three parties, and then said: "You all know the rules of the competition, so let's hold the two competitions at the same time." As he said that, the Dragon King waved his hand, and a light blue light flashed by. The open space, which was originally a whole, was split into two. In the middle of the open space, a deep ditch of two feet wide and two or three hundred feet long appeared. The Dragon King was suspended above the deep ditch.

Seeing this scene, all the disciples who entered the Spirit Realm could not help but hold their breath. The Dragon King seemed to wave his hand casually, but it actually had such a terrifying power.

The Transformation Realm monks from the Weapon Sect were all shocked. The Entry Realm disciples only saw a deep trench several hundred feet long appear when the Dragon King waved his hand, but the Transformation Realm monks with a higher realm saw something deeper. All Transformation Realm monks could easily create a trench several hundred feet long, but they could not do it as easily as the Dragon King did, without damaging the surrounding land. The Dragon King's control over power had reached an extremely terrifying level.

“Each of the three parties will send one disciple to enter the arena. However, I must remind you three parties that the highest grade of treasures that the disciples who have entered the Spiritual Realm and are participating in the competition can only possess are mid-grade acquired spiritual treasures. If anyone’s treasure exceeds this grade, I will directly sentence him to lose.” The Dragon King’s majestic gaze swept across the three Spiritual Realm powerhouses. Naturally, these words were also a warning to the three Spiritual Realm powerhouses not to have any other thoughts.

"Alright, all three parties should send people in at the same time." The Dragon King announced impartially.

Gu Han's eyes swept over the twelve people in front of him. The first duel was very important. After all, the victory or defeat of the first duel would affect morale. But if the strongest person was sent out in the first duel, when the strongest person on the other side came out later, he would be at a disadvantage. After all, after the previous series of battles, the magic power of his disciples would definitely not be as strong as the new person on the other side.

"In the first match, we can't send out the strongest person, but we can't send out the weakest person either." Gu Han thought quickly in his mind, and his gaze finally rested on the two people.

"Shen Hongtao, Xing Si, you two will fight in this match." Gu Han said solemnly.

Shen Hongtao's strength ranks third among the inner hall disciples, and his strength is considered medium. Xing Si comes from the Weapon Demon, and his cultivation has reached the peak of the Spirit Realm. In fact, except for Kong Fang, who has just joined the Weapon Demon, the other six people selected from the Weapon Demon have all reached the peak of the Spirit Realm. However, high cultivation does not mean strong strength. There is still a big gap in the strength of these six people. Xing Si's strength is actually at the bottom of the six. After all, people in the Weapon Demon generally spend their time improving their weapon refining ability, and do not have a strong desire to improve their cultivation.

Of course, there are exceptions. For example, people like Chu Jiang are good at both refining equipment and practicing. However, doing so requires excellent talent, otherwise it is difficult to do both.

If there were no other suitable disciples who had entered the Spiritual Realm among the Weapon Demons, Gu Han would not have chosen the inner hall disciples this time. After all, among the inner hall disciples, only Sun Ce, who ranked first, and Zhang Lanfeng, who ranked second, had reached the peak of the Spiritual Realm. As for Shen Hongtao, who ranked third, and the three people who ranked fourth and fifth, their cultivation levels were still quite far from the peak of the Spiritual Realm.

"Yes, Sect Master."

"As ordered."

Shen Hongtao and Xing Si immediately stepped forward and responded respectfully. Both of them had a hint of excitement on their faces. As long as they performed well in front of the sect master, even if they lost in the end, they might still have a chance to become the sect master's personal disciples.

Kong Fang saw the expressions of the two people and shook his head secretly.

"Shen Hongtao, you go to the left and fight with the disciples of Huayu Sect, and Xing Si, you go to the right." Gu Han made arrangements for the two of them.

Shen Hongtao and Xing Si bowed respectfully, then turned around and walked quickly into the open space.

When the two entered the open space, the Huayu Sect and Wanjie Valley on the opposite side also sent out disciples.

Huayu Sect and Wanjie Valley brought more than a dozen disciples this time, and only five of them appeared this time, so the five selected people all reached the peak of the spiritual realm. In terms of cultivation, Huayu Sect and Wanjie Valley undoubtedly have a great advantage.

Kong Fang carefully looked at the two people who entered the arena from the opposite side. The Huayu Sect disciple who was fighting Shen Hongtao was wearing a set of white armor and holding a white long sword with snowflake patterns in his hand. Under the light in the sky, his whole body was glowing.

The Wanjie Valley disciple who was fighting against Xing Si was wearing a black robe with a hood. His appearance could not be seen clearly, which gave people a gloomy feeling. This dress was somewhat similar to their leader Mo Sen, but Kong Fang found that the hooded black robe worn by the Wanjie Valley disciple was very extraordinary. It actually looked like full body armor.

"This duel is going to be a little troublesome." Kong Fang was a little worried. Last night, Gu Han told them the reason for this duel, hoping that they would fight with all their might and win at all costs. But seeing the opponent's lineup, Kong Fang was really worried about this duel.

"Boy, with your cultivation level that hasn't even reached the peak of the spiritual realm, you dare to run out and die. Is there no one left in the Weapon Sect? Hahaha." The white-armored monk from the Huayu Sect looked at Shen Hongtao with ridicule.

Shen Hongtao's face turned cold, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, "I hope you can still say this when you die."

"What? I'm going to die?" The white-armored monk's face suddenly darkened, "Hmph. You don't know your place. I'll let you see how powerful I, Gu Fu, am. Boy, go to death." The white-armored monk roared angrily and immediately rushed over with a white sword in his hand.

Shen Hongtao showed no sign of weakness and immediately went forward to meet him.

On the other side, Xing Si and the disciples of Wanjie Valley didn't say a word. As soon as they entered the field, they started fighting fiercely, even earlier than Shen Hongtao's side.

In the open space, powerful Taoist magic was rampant, gullies and deep pits appeared one after another on the ground, smoke and dust rose up, and the momentum was amazing. Weapons collided, making a clanging sound, and the four people fought back and forth, and it was difficult to tell who was better.

At this time, except for the outsider Dragon King, everyone else present, from the three sect masters in the Divine Realm to the elders in the Spiritual Transformation Realm and the disciples in the Spiritual Realm, were watching the fight in the two open spaces nervously.

This battle has a huge impact on the three forces of Qi Zong, Huayu Sect, and Wanjie Valley, and no one can remain indifferent.

As the four of them fought, Bai Yu and Mo Sen gradually relaxed, and a smile slowly appeared on their faces. However, Mo Sen was completely covered by the hooded black robe, so others could not see his expression.

In contrast, Gu Han's expression was extremely solemn.

"Shen Hongtao and Xing Si were actually completely suppressed. Their strength is in the middle among the twelve disciples. Even if they are defeated by their opponents, they should be able to consume a lot of their opponents' mana. But now it seems that these two will not be able to hold on for long and will be defeated." Gu Han's face looked a little ugly.

Although Gu Han didn't have much hope for Shen Hongtao and Xing Si's victory at the beginning, he found that the two couldn't even consume their opponents' magic power, which made Gu Han even more worried about the upcoming fight.

Kong Fang turned his gaze to Xing Si. Suddenly, Kong Fang frowned and sighed, "Xing Si is going to lose."

Xing Si was suppressed by his opponent everywhere, which made him feel very aggrieved. Suddenly, Xing Si found a flaw in his opponent. Xing Si was overjoyed. He immediately mobilized all his magic power and used his best attack method "Thousand Refining Fire Art" to attack his opponent fiercely, trying to make up for the loss.

"Bang", as Xing Si's attack landed on the opponent, the opponent's defense suddenly flickered violently, and then collapsed in Xing Si's expectant eyes. Seeing this, Xing Si was instantly excited, and immediately attacked with all his strength, regardless of his own safety, trying to break the opponent's armor as soon as possible. But at this moment...

Two red lights flashed under the hood, and the opponent's body quickly dodged Xing Si's attack. The black broken blade in his hand flashed, and Xing Si's head flew high up, and he was directly killed.

Xing Si was killed suddenly, and Shen Hongtao, who was facing this side, saw it. Shen Hongtao was shocked. In a fight, there are winners and losers. Shen Hongtao thought at first that he should be able to save his life even if he lost, but Xing Si was suddenly killed, which made him panic.

Shen Hongtao's opponent Gu Fu immediately seized his weakness and launched a series of fierce attacks. Shen Hongtao's armor was already in tatters, and after being attacked fiercely, it became like a rag and lost its protective function.

Shen Hongtao became even more panicked and retreated repeatedly to avoid Gu Fu's attack, but he was weaker than his opponent, and the loss of his armor made his mind chaotic. His dodging movements were extremely stiff, and he was caught up by his opponent and stabbed through the chest with a sword.

Gu Fu had the opportunity to kill Shen Hongtao with one strike, but he didn't do it. The white sword left wounds on Shen Hongtao's body, but it didn't mean to kill Shen Hongtao, it was obviously a deliberate insult to Shen Hongtao.

At this moment, the faces of the people on the side of Qi Zong became even uglier. Many disciples who had entered the Spiritual Realm gnashed their teeth and wished they could rush out to fight Gu Fu to the death.

"I...I give up." Shen Hongtao suddenly shouted in panic.

"Hahaha, a coward like this dares to come out and fight." Gu Fu sneered disdainfully and turned to walk to the center of the open space.

Hearing Shen Hongtao's voice of admitting defeat, Gu Han's face became even uglier, "Take him away." Gu Han said in a cold voice.

In the first match, two disciples of Qi Zong were completely defeated.

This scene made everyone on the side of Qi Zong feel heavy-hearted. The situation was extremely unfavorable to them.