Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

With the duel between Zhu Wuyao and Xiao Qingyu as the opening act, the atmosphere of the sect competition instantly became heated.

The stands were bustling with activity. Some were reminiscing about the exciting battle, some were feeling sorry for the spirit stones they had lost but were reluctant to leave, and others were cheering on their friends. It was incredibly lively.

The challengers and the respondent were also caught up in the atmosphere, and each of them showed their true skills, displaying their own secret techniques.

For a moment, the arena was filled with brilliant light.

There were fewer than twenty people, but the fighting was much more intense than the previous few days. The sword energy was crisscrossing and the fist wind was fierce. Various magical weapons and weapons were displayed one after another, which was dazzling.

Cheers were deafening, but every now and then someone would jeer.

I wish I could dream of the sports meet again, all that's missing is a handful of spiced melon seeds.

Perhaps it was because Zhu Wuyao's strength was too overwhelming that even the one or two cultivators who had already entered the top ten and wanted to challenge Hua Yingting for second place felt some invisible pressure.

Birds of a feather flock together.

Who knows if Xianhua Zhaoying will have a hidden trump card if she is pushed to the limit? Considering all this, the senior brother who is tied for second place with Hua Yingting is really unlucky and has been targeted.

After two matches, the way he looked in this direction started to seem a bit off.

Hua Yingting wasn't embarrassed at all and returned a smile in a generous manner, while Zhu Wuyao looked at him seriously for a couple of seconds.

This senior brother is quite something too.

Shi Tao, who had fought her before, was unable to defeat this senior brother who was at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Xu San'er didn't have the leisure to watch the excitement.

He didn't make it into the top ten of the Immortal Cultivation Tournament, so he needs to actively challenge one of them and win to take his place.

There are only a few fellow disciples left who have not yet issued a challenge, and the competition is already approaching its second half.

Xu San'er could no longer sit still. He stood up and paced back and forth, feeling a little nervous.

None of the disciples who are still ranked high are easy to deal with.

He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and analyzed the people ranked lower than him based on the information he had gathered over the past few days—except for Xiao Qingyu, who was ranked seventh, and Shi Tao, who was ranked eighth.

After comparing them, Xu San'er still felt that the ninth-ranked senior brother was easier to deal with.

Although he's a bit stronger than Tang Xin, who's ranked tenth, he looks quite normal, so I doubt he'll cause any trouble.

Tang Xin's silver shuttles were quite strange. No one expected that a simple silver shuttle could contain such a change. When it opened, it would release silver needles, making it impossible to defend against.

Who knows what other variables might occur after the silver needles?

With the help of talismans and magical artifacts, Xu San'er managed to put on a show of overwhelming force. The senior brother at the sixth level of Qi Refining was clearly a rather honest person, and he actually fought Xu San'er in a very serious and methodical manner.

That's the ability to choose your opponents!

The fireball exploded, filling the arena with dust and smoke. Any Qi Refining cultivator would be stunned for a moment by this attack. Xu San'er seized the opportunity to pounce on his senior brother and smashed the abacus hard on his head.

The fellow disciples in the stands stared in disbelief at this scene. They had originally thought that this duel would take a while to come, but they never expected that the move that secured the victory would be so simple and direct.

The black jade abacus appeared only for a moment before Xu San'er put it back into his storage bag.

Not to mention the others who were surprised, even Zhu Wuyao was somewhat amazed by that swift and decisive action. She remembered what Xu San'er had said after drinking during the Jiguanshan incident—

The sect leader told him that this shouldn't be an abacus.

Xu San'er hoped that some good fortune would come his way and turn the black jade abacus into a gold ingot.

Zhu Wuyao has no intention of commenting on such hopes. If people can cultivate immortality, why can't an abacus turn into gold ingots?

Although she didn't quite understand, she respected it.

After a series of battles and challenges, the top ten in the sect competition have finally been determined.

Upon closer inspection, I was surprised to find that most of them were acquaintances.

Take Shi Tao, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, for example. He lost a round and ranked eighth. He wanted to compete for second place, but he stumbled and was defeated by his senior brother at the eighth level of Qi Refining. He could only keep his position.

On the contrary, Huayingting, who was fourth in terms of expectation in the betting game, failed because Xiao Qingyu and Shi Tao both went astray and chose the wrong opponents.

This time, they actually managed to rank second.

After the sect competition ended, the group covered their faces to check the official red list rankings.

The three characters "Zhu Wuyao" were prominently displayed at the top of the list, exuding an aura of great wealth and nobility, which delighted her.

Huayingting and Shiyi tied for second place.

Chasing Arrow Winning Light and Fire-type Spiritual Power Sealing Dust tied for fourth place.

An unfamiliar senior brother at the sixth level of Qi Refining, Feng Xie, ranked sixth.

Then there is that name that breaks countless hearts, keeps them awake at night, and causes them immense grief—the Seventh, Xiao Qingyu.

Following him was Shi Tao, the eighth, who had also brought this upon himself.

Then came Xu San'er and Tang Xin.

"Pah, what do you mean by 'the clouds part and the sky clears'? I'll just consider this a loss to avoid disaster. I'm unlucky to have bet on him."

Is this a massive fan exodus and backlash?

"Hehe...heh...my spirit stones, spirit stones..."

"Hahahaha, I bet six hundred spirit stones on Xiao Qingyu!"

"Then why are you so happy? Are you about to go crazy again?!"

"What do you know? I not only bet six hundred spirit stones on Xiao Qingyu, but also two hundred spirit stones on Zhu Wuyao because I liked her! I made a profit, hahahahaha!"

"Ah, he truly deserves to be called the most dazzling newcomer of this generation. Although the losses were heavy, it must be said that when the formation split and the fallen leaves poured out, the scene was truly breathtaking!"

"Who can argue with that? I was completely stunned. I almost forgot to breathe. I was sitting near the front, and when the leaves first drifted out, I felt like they could smear my face."

……

Zhu Wuyao, carrying his sword, walked towards the hidden stall, intending to reclaim his silver.

If nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected is likely to occur.

At the betting table, the boss looked ashen-faced, his expression long and drawn, while a fellow disciple, roughly at the Foundation Establishment stage, was standing on a stool and grabbing his collar.

Wishing Wuyao a pleasant mood today, she stepped forward and offered kind words of advice:

"Senior brother, why don't you let go first, and we can talk this out?"

The senior apprentice glanced at Zhu Wuyao, who was also masked, and recognized him immediately. After a moment's thought, he loosened his grip on the boss's collar and said:

"He said he didn't have much money and was in debt."

"what?!"

Zhu Wuyao grabbed the dealer by the collar.

His demeanor was even more arrogant than Song Kezi's earlier.

"You, who run a gambling den, don't even have enough capital and have misappropriated the spirit stones used for betting. Now you can't even hand over the spirit stones that we winners are entitled to?"