Sister, I don't want to be a furnace anymore. I'm about to become an immortal.

Chapter 68: The Big Competition is Coming

Below the martial arts arena, there was a lot of noise and the crowd was surging like a tide. All kinds of discussions and shouting could be heard. At this moment, two disciples on the stage were fighting fiercely, going back and forth and neither of them gave in.

Today, Qingfeng Pavilion will select five people from this generation of disciples to participate in the sect competition in a few months. Currently, only the eldest brother Chu Qingtian and the second brother Jun Mo have been selected. They are both recognized as the strongest among the younger generation in the sect.

Especially Jun Mo, who has already entered the middle stage of the Jindan realm for some time. Among the nearby sects, he is a true genius.

As for Chu Qingtian, he is still in the early stage of Jindan realm, but everyone believes that it won’t be long before he can catch up.

"Senior brother, should we give it a try?" Ye Xingchen looked at the scene of swords and sabers on the stage, rubbed his hands, and looked eager to try.

Xiao Yichen stood at the back of the crowd, shook his head slightly, and said, "No, our situation is special, and Master has tasks to assign to us in this sect competition, so let's not join in the fun."

Hearing this, Ye Xingchen looked dejected and muttered quietly, "Master always leaves things unsaid and never tells us any missions. He's clearly trying to keep us on hold."

Without responding to his complaint, Xiao Yichen seemed to have thought of something and asked, "By the way, where have you been recently? I haven't seen you go to Master's place to practice for a week."

"Oh, don't mention it. I'm going to find a suitable place for my clansmen to settle down. It's not a good idea for them to stay in the sect all the time." Ye Xingchen twisted his waist, looking tired.

"Well, what about your parents and sister? Is there any news about them?" Xiao Yichen continued to ask.

Ye Xingchen's face froze when he heard his parents mentioned, but he quickly recovered. However, his tone was very angry as he said, "I heard from my uncles in the clan that my parents and sister are very likely imprisoned in the Lingjian Sect dungeon. They want to use this to threaten me to hand over the necklace to them."

"Don't worry too much. Your relatives should be in no danger at the moment. After all, the Lingjian Sect still needs to use them to lure you into their trap." Xiao Yichen replied.

Ye Xingchen hummed lightly and did not continue speaking. Instead, he looked towards the arena, but the expression on his face clearly revealed his absent-mindedness.

The selection did not last long. In just one morning, the contestants were selected. The first were Jun Mo and Chu Qingtian, who were already selected. The other three were all at the peak of the Qi training realm. Among them, Jiang Luoyao was also included. Xiao Yichen was not familiar with the other two. After all, because of his appearance, he had a bad reputation in Qingfeng Pavilion.

After everyone dispersed, Xiao Yichen and Ye Xingchen prepared to go down the mountain. During this period, the two of them went down the mountain together from time to time and killed many magical beasts nearby. However, most of them were high-level Qi training realm beings, which was not a big improvement for the two of them now.

It happened that they saw a demon beast at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm in the mission hall yesterday. It was not too far from here, so the two of them wanted to give it a try.

After packing up, the two of them walked out of the mountain gate. Xiao Yichen put on the black mask, and Ye Xingchen followed suit, finding a set of clothes that looked very flashy and putting on them. He also used the same mask as Xiao Yichen's.

"You're not disfigured, so why are you dressed like this?" Xiao Yichen glanced at Ye Xingchen, who was covered in red and purple and had a dragon on his chest, and asked helplessly.

"Hey, senior brother, this is what you don't understand. When you go out, your identity is given by yourself. If you accidentally offend someone you shouldn't, I will just say that I am from the Lingjian Sect." Ye Xingchen replied with a chuckle.

Xiao Yichen was speechless about this. He had never seen a disciple of the Lingjian Sect dressed like this.

After the two of them had packed up, they looked at the map and flew quickly towards the target location. Xiao Yichen now had plenty of energy in his body, and with his newly acquired abilities, he could always absorb the surrounding elements for replenishment, so flying for a long time was not a big problem.

As for Ye Xingchen, he was much more extravagant than Xiao Yichen. The spiritual energy stored in the necklace on his chest might not be used up even if he spent it for several days and nights.

Soon, the two arrived at their destination and landed on a nearby hill. Xiao Yichen used his insight technique to observe the surrounding situation.

"Brother, when we find that Spirit Fire Demon Rhino, just like before, you will be responsible for the head-on attack, and I will be responsible for the sneak attack from behind. Don't say that it is at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm, even a Core Formation Realm rhino will be in trouble." Ye Xingchen said with a smile.

Xiao Yichen turned his head and looked at him, somewhat helplessly, and said, "Have you really thought it through? Are you going to follow this path to the end? But external things are always external things, how can they be as reliable as yourself?"

Hearing this, Ye Xingchen said helplessly, "Master and my clansmen have agreed, so don't worry about it. My strongest point is this necklace. Why would I leave this powerful magic weapon unused? My idea is to maximize its power, to make up for my other weaknesses. That's why I don't want to follow the traditional way of cultivation, which requires everything to be balanced. In my opinion, omnipotence is incompetence."

Xiao Yichen nodded. Everyone has a different path to take, and he was just giving a reminder.

"Then let's go. I also want to see what you have learned from Master these past few days. I will do my best to hold the opponent back, and the task of killing him will be left to you."

"Got it."

The two of them walked slowly down the mountain. On the way, the forest was silent, with fallen trees and animal remains everywhere. It was not difficult to imagine what had happened here before. It was as if they had entered a desperate place.

After walking for a while, Xiao Yichen suddenly stopped. Ye Xingchen tacitly stopped talking and began to be alert to his surroundings, with a faint light emanating from his chest.

"Roar…………"

A deafening roar came from behind the two of them, followed by the sound of footsteps approaching rapidly like an earthquake. Ye Xingchen was the first to fly into the air to find a suitable hiding place, while Xiao Yichen stayed where he was motionless. After sensing that the other party was about to approach, he punched hard behind him.

When the fist wrapped in the glove hit the sharp corner on the opponent's head, a huge force forced Xiao Yichen to retreat continuously. Just as he stopped to steady his body, he saw the ground in front of him cracking inch by inch. He hurriedly dodged to the side to avoid falling in.

"This beast is so strong." Ye Xingchen was hiding in a tree at the moment. He was a little surprised to see Xiao Yichen being knocked away below. He had personally experienced the strength of his senior brother.

Xiao Yichen dodged the attack and quickly adjusted his state, summoned the spirit sword to follow him, and rushed towards the opponent. Suddenly, Xiao Zi in his arms popped his head out, but was pushed back by Xiao Yichen.

"Xiao Zi, be obedient and stop making trouble. I'll play with you later..."