Bamboo Mound

One of the elders directly sent a telepathic inquiry to the Qingyun Sect's viewing platform.

However, the answer he received left him speechless.

"What's wrong, Fourth Brother? What did the Qingyun Sect say?" An elder asked the elder who had just sent the telepathic message.

The silent elder turned his head and said, "Old Duan said that his apprentice learned it yesterday in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."

The crowd in the stands fell silent.

After a long silence, the elder in the middle finally spoke: "Are you sure that old man wasn't playing a trick on us?"

"Probably not. Old Duan even said that his apprentice mastered it in just three tries."

The first time I drew it, it failed to trigger the explosion. The second time, I added a leaf and it ran. The third time, it ran without needing a target at all…

Everyone gasped upon hearing this. Several direct disciples sitting nearby also heard this and were all shocked, but because the elders were talking, they did not speak up.

"What a pity! How come such a genius in array formation didn't come from my Huayu Sect!" The elder looked heartbroken.

The old man in green robes below the stands also heard the discussion among the elders in the stands, and his expression changed as well.

Others may not know, but Lin Yi was the only one who used the Five Elements Dragon Trapping Formation yesterday!

According to him, it only took him a breath or two to activate, and he was not challenged in the subsequent matches, so he did not reveal himself again.

This means that the other party learned this complex formation, which is considered to be of a mid-to-high level within the Huayu Sect, just by glancing at it!

........

While the Huayu Sect was discussing this, Ning Chang had already casually absorbed the small formation back.

No matter how angry Ye Xingyun was, he was perfectly aware of the current situation.

Ning Chang might not have a concrete concept of the spiritual light transformed from that amount of spiritual power, but he was very clear about it!

However, he hadn't avenged Bai Ke'er yet, nor had he made Ning Chang apologize...

Thinking back to his arrogant vows at the beginning, now he seems like a clown.

He had never craved power so much. Since joining the sect, he had made it this far smoothly. Inner and outer disciples flattered his status and even gave him preferential treatment in sparring.

The biggest setback I ever experienced was when my formation was destroyed when I first started learning formations.

Today, however, his formation was easily taken away by an opponent two ranks lower than him, who even toyed with him.

But what can he do now? He can only blame himself for being less skilled.

Filled with immense resentment, he clenched and unclenched his fists, gritting his teeth as he spoke, "I..."

"Why not give it another shot?" Ning Chang's words interrupted his impending surrender.

"What?" he asked, looking up in confusion.

"I'm saying, you're too scared to fight now that you see this spiritual light?"

He hadn't forgotten Ye Xingyun's speech when he went on stage. If he surrendered and walked away, wouldn't he be fuming and getting angry again?

"You don't know the power of this spiritual light. Even if two of me came up with this much spiritual light, I wouldn't stand a chance!"

He frowned and explained reluctantly.

"Oh, then I won't use my spiritual power or footwork. Do you dare to try again?"

According to Ning Chang's perception, Ye Xingyun still had about 40% of his spiritual power remaining in his body.

Of course, everything was under his control.

Even now, he still doesn't realize that there's something wrong with his spiritual power, and only thinks that Ning Chang has some means to control the spiritual power he releases.

"Is this really true?" Hearing Ning Chang's promise, his eyes lit up.

"It all depends on whether you dare to do it." Ning Chang provoked him again.

"Alright! Stop using your spiritual power and stop running around. Let's fight again!" He was determined not to let this opportunity slip by; he was eager to vent his anger on Ning Chang!

"Tsk, they're really easy to fool. They're so old, yet they still act like children." Ning Chang's lips curled up slightly.

Ye Xingyun swung his sword and charged towards Ning Chang, simultaneously gathering his strength to thrust the sword forward.

Seeing this, Ning Chang directly threw out a large number of bamboo leaves, controlling them to crash into Ye Xingyun's face, completely enveloping him.

"Aaaaah! You tricked me again!" Ye Xingyun stopped in his tracks, anger surging up in his heart once more. He roared and swung his sword at the bamboo leaves that filled the sky.

However, no matter how finely he chopped the bamboo leaves, it was to no avail; he could not escape the interference of the bamboo leaves.

After confirming that Ye Xingyun could not see his movements, Ning Changcai picked up a long stick from below the stage.

I held it in my hand and shook it; the weight was just right—not too light, but not so heavy that it would affect my ability to exert force.

So he slowly walked toward Ye Xingyun, who was chopping bamboo leaves.

As Ye Xingyun continued chopping, he realized that the bamboo leaves were completely harmless, unable to even leave a scratch on him. So he stopped paying attention to the bamboo leaves and released his spiritual power to search for Ning Chang's location.

As soon as it was released, it grinned and laughed loudly.

In his perception, Ning Chang was right beside him, and with just a slight swing of his sword, he could deliver a heavy blow!

"Now let's see how you dodge!" he roared, swinging his sword at the other side with almost all his might.

However, his attack was bound to miss. After all, it was true that Ning Chang did not use spiritual light, but it was impossible for him not to dodge. That was just a way to attract Ye Xingyun's unwillingness to admit defeat.

Just as his longsword was about to strike, Ning Chang flashed behind him again.

His full-force attack missed, and the inertia caused him to stumble.

"Ah...uh..."

Just as he roared and was about to turn around, Ning Chang suddenly drew out all of his spiritual power!

As soon as he let out a roar, he was stunned by the dizziness caused by the depletion of his spiritual energy.

Speaking of which, I learned the technique of extracting spiritual energy from Bai Ke'er. Rapidly leaving the body with spiritual energy can cause intense dizziness.

Taking advantage of Ye Xingyun's moment of dizziness, Ning Chang gripped the long stick in his hands, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Then, after gathering his strength for more than half a circle, he took half a step forward and swung the long staff fiercely towards Ye Xingyun's face!

"Thump!" "Ouch!"

The impact of the long stick made him feel much better.

"Does it sound good...? Hmm?"

Ning Chang was about to mock Ye Xingyun for falling down, but after saying only two words, he realized that Ye Xingyun had not fallen down as expected. Instead, his senses, which were about to recover, went dizzy again, and he recovered even faster because of the slight pain.

"You...you!"

"Ah, am I not strong enough? Or is it because my physical body has been strengthened by my cultivation level?"

Seeing that Ye Xingyun was about to continue his madness, Ning Chang had no choice but to cover the long staff with spiritual power, add the speed of the Azure Cloud Step, and swing the staff out again!

Ye Xingyun became quiet and didn't make a sound. He flew back a meter and crashed to the ground.

"That's more like it, a good-sounding name is a good name... but it doesn't sound good."

With the bamboo leaves removed and the obstruction gone, the situation on the field became clear.

The host's voice rang out: "Ning Chang, a direct disciple of the Qingyun Sect, wins against Ye Xingyun, a direct disciple of the Huayu Sect!"