Junior sister took first place again

In the center of the Three Thousand Sword Testing Platform, the white-haired and bearded Supervisory Elder flicked his whisk, and the sea of ​​clouds suddenly transformed into five floating islands.

"This attack and defense of Hidden Island coincides with the changes of the Five Elements in the Zhoutian."

Before the old man finished speaking, thirteen jade slips had already fallen into the hands of the leader of the advancing team.

The chief of the Sword Forging Villa was the first to crush the jade slip, the sword pattern between his brows suddenly illuminating. "The five sects guarding the island have secretly deployed a defense line using the Thousand Machine Talisman. Although we know the names of our opponents, it's difficult to tell which island they are guarding."

"Exactly."

The Supervisory Elder flicked his finger and a shadow appeared: "Open the Mysterious Light Wheel!"

As the two deacons and elders formed seals, the waist badges of the thirteen teams that advanced in the first round flew into the air and formed a huge Five Elements Bagua diagram in the clouds.

The spiritual patterns of gold, wood, water, fire and earth flashed and intertwined, but there was a "click" sound - all the marks suddenly shattered into stardust!

"We don't need to use the Five Elements to determine offense and defense this round."

The stardust exploded into fireflies, which then transformed into blue birds that circled the field three times. "In each round, the five defending sects are selected by the Mysterious Light Wheel. The sects that light up the Mysterious Light Wheel are the five defending sects, and the rest are the attacking sects!"

Sparks ignited from the blue bird's tail feathers, and the names of Xuanling Sect, Bishui Sect, Xingchen Sect, Hehuan Palace, and Zhujian Villa lit up one after another, causing exclamations from the audience.

After the first round of drawing lots for the attackers and defenders, the deacon elder immediately unfolded the Heluo Diagram. "The distribution of island defenses is guided by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Even we don't know where to defend right now. We'll have to wait until the Thousand Chance Talisman takes root before we can know the outcome."

The Supervisory Elder continued to announce the rules: "The second rule is to penetrate the mysteries of heaven."

The chief of the Mengxi Liu clan formed seals with his hands and caught the three flying fragments of the bronze mirror.

"This is a fragment of the Dongxuan Mirror, which can explore the secrets of heaven three times."

The shadow of Yunhua Immortal Venerable appeared in the mirror, and the sound was like the ringing of a chime:

"One can discern the five elements by looking at them, and know whether the island belongs to gold, wood, water, fire or earth;"

"The second method is to measure the strength of spiritual pressure and determine the highest level of cultivation of the defender;"

"When the three lights show the sect's emblem, the defenders will have nowhere to hide."

The fragments circulated among the disciples of the seven attacking teams in this round, manifesting a halo of five elements: "After the fragments are exhausted, each faction must deduce it with its own methods."

The Supervisory Elder then spoke: "The third rule: checks and balances of the earth veins."

The deacon elder unfolded the scroll in mid-air, revealing three lines of gilded laws:

Two teams attack together: The earth veins rise up to form a Qinghua barrier, and the defender's spiritual power recovery speed is increased by 30%.

Three teams encircled: The mountain rocks condensed into black armor guards, whose cultivation was equal to the highest attacker

All four teams arrive: Gravity doubles across the entire region, and flight altitude is limited to three meters.

"This is the art of checks and balances according to Heaven's Way." The Supervisory Elder slashed his sword across the scroll, "I hope the various factions will refrain from seeking success and advancing rashly."

"The fourth rule: The dormant dragon hides in the abyss."

The elder deacon waved his sleeves, creating a phantom of an archipelago. Five blue lights flowed through the earth veins. "For unattacked islands, the defenders will only receive basic points."

"The fifth rule is the chronological order of the universe."

A ten-foot-high glass hourglass rose from the sea, its sound like a bell: "Each cycle begins at the hour of Chen on the first day and ends at the hour of You on the next day, with the hourglass as the standard."

The deacon elder cast a seal to light up the five main islands. "The first attacker can choose two islands to be exempt from the earth vein suppression. If the last attacker breaks the formation, he will have exclusive access to the spiritual veins of that island."

As the various factions were deducing, the chief of Hehuan Palace suddenly stood up and asked, "What if we draw the defense side repeatedly and no one attacks?"

"Anyone besieged by two or more teams can send out a beacon fire symbol to request assistance. If no one is attacking an island, their team can choose to go and provide assistance."

The Inspector General Lao Lao created the Five Elements Rainbow Bridge, "However, the reinforcements will need to cross the turbulent spiritual energy, and their arrival time is difficult to predict."

The chief of Hehuan Palace nodded to show that he understood and sat back in his seat.

The Xingchen Sect team has already set up the Twenty-Eight Mansions deduction board, and the Xuanling Sect team is simulating different battle situations.

The Supervisory Elder took one last look at the platform, and thirteen command flags fell into the hands of the leaders of each sect:

"Tomorrow at 5:00 AM, follow the command flags and march into battle—the battle for Hidden Island begins!"