I asked you to go down the mountain and get married, not to shock the world!

Mingchuan subconsciously tightened the Liuyun soft sword in his hand.

He could feel that the power contained in the golden light was not overwhelming, but condensed to the extreme, as if the fire spirit power of the entire mountain was compressed into that point.

This kind of control over power is more terrifying than any cultivator he has ever seen.

He now even felt that if Su Hongzhen had taken the initiative to deal with him, Su Yuze might not have died.

The dead will become him...

And they perished in a matter of seconds.

Mingchuan couldn't help but secretly pat his chest, thinking that he was lucky to have escaped death.

"There are two more." Su Hongzhen said lightly, waving his left hand casually.

Two golden rays, as if they had eyes, shot towards the huge rock on the right and the treetops above the head respectively.

There were two more muffled sounds, and flames broke out in two places at the same time. Even the screams were much shorter than before, and it was obvious that they were killed instantly.

It was not until the flames died down that Mingchuan began to hold his breath again, terrified.

Among those three hidden demon cultivators, at least two were in the late stage of foundation building. They were dealt with by him as easily as crushing an ant, without even a chance for struggle!

"Master, you should have dealt with those evil cultivators, right?" Mingchuan said.

Su Hongzhen withdrew his gaze and nodded.

"These demon cultivators are quite loyal and want to see if the rift can be repaired."

He walked to the crack and looked at the mark that had closed.

At the original crack, only a smooth rock wall remained, with a pattern exactly the same as that on the Burning Sky Ancient Jade printed on it, emitting a faint golden light.

"It's done."

Su Hongzhen breathed a sigh of relief and patted Mingchuan on the shoulder. "This Burning Sky Ancient Jade is indeed the key to the secret realm. It can even repair spatial rifts."

"Zi'ang, that's amazing!"

Mingchuan looked down at the ancient jade in his hand and saw that the patterns on it were a little dimmer than before, and the essence of the thunder spirit had also shrunk a circle, obviously it had consumed a lot.

It seems that I will have to continue repairing this thing after I get back.

"I'm just lucky," he said modestly.

Su Hongzhen smiled, said nothing more, turned around and walked down the mountain.

The sunlight shone through the clouds onto him, staining his black Taoist robe with a golden edge.

However, in Mingchuan's eyes, there was not the slightest bit of grandeur.

This guy looks righteous, but he's actually very ruthless...

Now that he has seen this person's strength, he must disguise himself well in the future and never reveal his true identity in front of him!

On the way back, Mingchuan couldn't help but ask, "Master, that finger you just made..."

"Oh, that's the Spark Finger from the Burning Heaven Art," Su Hongzhen explained casually. "When you practice it to perfection, a spark can burn mountains and boil seas. You've already formed your elixir, and once it stabilizes, I'll be able to teach you after a while."

Mingchuan nodded silently.

"Yes, thank you, Master."

When Mingchuan returned to Fentian Pavilion, he was still frightened.

He carefully put away the Burning Sky Ancient Jade and the Thunder Spirit Essence, placed them in the storage space for repair, and then sat cross-legged on the stone bed, repeatedly recalling the charm of Su Hongzhen's Three-Finger Spark Finger.

He gathered a faint wisp of fire spiritual power at his fingertips, trying to imitate the power that was condensed to the extreme, but it always dissipated just when it was about to take shape, causing sweat to break out on his forehead.

"Damn it! If I don't cultivate into his form as soon as possible, how am I going to escape with the spirit beast egg?"

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Mingchuan remembered that the spirit beast eggs seemed to have been much more well-behaved recently.

Could it be that this sect really bet all its treasures on itself?

Mingchuan clicked his tongue and picked up the Liuyun soft sword.

The sword shone coldly in the moonlight. He practiced his sword moves over and over again, integrating the fire spiritual power of "Burning Heaven Art" into it. He did not fall asleep until the morning light illuminated the window lattice, and then he fell asleep exhausted.

At dawn the next day, Su Hao's voice could be heard from outside the cave: "Junior Brother Ziang, are you awake?"

Mingchuan pushed the door open and saw Su Hao wearing a brand new suit with silver patterns, followed by several inner disciples with respectful expressions.

"There is a sect competition today, and the sect leader specially asked me to pick you up." Su Hao bowed with a smile.

Mingchuan was already accustomed to his respectful look and nodded casually.

"Okay, I'll come right away."

Not far away, Yaya, Chen Shu and Jinwa had already changed into new clothes and were waiting eagerly with daggers on their backs.

When Yaya saw Mingchuan coming out, she immediately jumped over and said, "Brother Ziang, can we go watch the competition?"

"Of course." Mingchuan rubbed her head and looked at Su Hao again, "Thank you for troubling me, Senior Brother."

Su Hao laughed heartily: "Why are you being so polite to me? Come on, I'll take you to the front row, where the view is the best!"

The group walked towards the sect's martial arts training ground, and disciples along the way kept casting envious glances at them.

I envy Cang Ziang's soaring success, and I envy him even more for being treated so respectfully by Su Hao.

"Tsk tsk tsk... Look at that Cang Ziang's head, it's almost up to the sky. When will we be treated so well?"

"Hahaha, that's too difficult. As difficult as climbing to heaven... How can we be so lucky?"

Hearing the sound of discussion, Chen Shu and Jinwa subconsciously straightened their backs.

Yaya proudly shook the bell bracelet on her wrist, attracting the attention of several young disciples nearby.

The martial arts arena was already crowded with people.

The huge white jade square was filled with stands all around, and disciples wearing Taoist robes of various colors were talking in groups of three or five.

In the center of the square stood a martial arts arena about ten feet high. The edges of the arena were engraved with defensive runes, and they shone with a faint light in the sunlight.

Su Hao led Mingchuan and his group to the front row of VIP seats, where several elders had already taken their seats.

Jin Man was sitting by the window. When she saw Mingchuan coming over, she raised the glass of spiritual tea to him with a hint of teasing in her eyes.

Not long after, Su Hongzhen, wearing a black Taoist robe, slowly walked onto the arena.

The noisy martial arts arena instantly quieted down, and all the disciples stood up and saluted in unison: "Greetings, Sect Master!"

Su Hongzhen raised his hand to signal everyone to take a seat, and his voice spread throughout the venue through spiritual power.

"Today's sect competition aims to exchange ideas and sharpen one's skills. All disciples above the fifth level of Qi training are welcome to participate. The winner will enter the Sutra Library to choose a cultivation technique. The top three will have the opportunity to receive high-grade spirit stones and body-tempering pills!"

There was a sudden cheer from the audience, and fighting spirit ignited in the eyes of many disciples.

"The rules are as follows," Su Hongzhen continued, "The competition is divided into three rounds. The first round is a draw, and the winner advances. The second round is a two-on-two duel to determine the top ten. The third round is a round-robin competition to determine the final ranking. Stop when you've reached a certain point, and do not use fatal blows. Violators will be dealt with according to the rules!"

"The top three will receive three heavenly treasures, and the winner will personally reveal the secrets of these three treasures!"

He paused, his eyes sweeping across the room: "Now, let's start the draw!"