After this unexpected turn of events, Xiao Pang went from a nameless outer disciple to a rising star of the Xuantian Monastery. To be able to defeat Melaleuca Chinensis, one of the Four Talents of Xuantian, was enough to prove his strength. Especially after his opponent had used all her skills and consumed the Tuiyuan Dan, she was still unable to harm Xiao Pang at all. This was enough to prove the difference in strength between the two of them. Many people even began to compare Xiao Pang to Shuijin.
At the same time, his large iron bell that had a tattered appearance had finally drawn sufficient attention from everyone. Countless people guessed the origins and uses of this bell, but no matter how they thought about it, they were unable to wrap their heads around how a common material like Darksteel could be forged into a treasure that was capable of resisting the attacks of flying swords and magic treasures.
Fortunately, there were many taboos between cultivators. Usually, no one would purposely pry into other people's secrets. That was a taboo. Therefore, even though Xiao Pang had caused a stir, he was still free and no one dared to ask about this or that.
Of course, as the saying goes, some people are happy while others are sad. While Xiao Pang was relaxing, Huolong Daoist's people were about to explode.
After all, Melaleuca Chinensis was a rare genius in their sect. That was why she was given the Azure Shadow Divine Sword. Originally, they had hoped that Melaleuca Chinensis would be able to amaze everyone in the Grand Competition and obtain the top few positions! But now, it was only the second round. The group matches had not even ended and she was already kicked out of the competition. Not only did she lose the right to compete for the Mystical Spiritual Fruit, she was also severely injured. She would need at least ten years to recover. In these ten years, it would be considered good if her cultivation did not regress. It was impossible for her to improve at all. In other words, she had lost ten years of cultivation time.
It should be known that a cultivator's cultivation time in the early stages was actually the most precious. Reaching Foundation Establishment at the age of 30 and Foundation Establishment at the age of 40 were two completely different things. It was equivalent to a difference of a whole level, which was also a reflection of the level of talent. The reason why Melaleuca Chinensis could be called a genius was because she originally had the hope of building her foundation before the age of 30, but now it had been delayed until after the age of 40. She was like a disciple with slightly better talent, not a genius at all.
This would have a huge impact on her future cultivation. Originally, she had a high chance of advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm. However, after being delayed by her injuries, her chances of advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm had dropped by at least thirty to fifty percent! From this, it could be seen how big of an impact this had on her! Perhaps her entire life would be ruined by this failure.
No matter how much effort a cultivation family put into nurturing the next generation, it was impossible for them to produce too many geniuses. There were only two or three people in Huolong Daoist's direct bloodline who were as talented as Melaleuca Chinensis. Now, it was ruined by an insignificant Inner Disciple Competition. This made Huolong Daoist's people furious.
However, this Inner Disciple Competition was fair. Melaleuca Chinensis could only blame herself for taking the Tuiyuan Dan. Although Xiao Pang was suspected of adding fuel to the fire, it could not be considered a violation of the rules. Moreover, Melaleuca Chinensis was in the wrong this time. Taking the Tuiyuan Dan could not be considered honorable. Therefore, the cultivators in Huolong Daoist's faction could not stand on reason.
Because these high level cultivators were extremely concerned about their reputation, under the circumstances where they were in the wrong, no matter what, they would not lower themselves to cause trouble for a junior. Because that would be too shameful. If news of this were to spread, they would definitely be laughed at. Furthermore, they would not gain the recognition of other high level cultivators. With the sect master and his wife around, they knew that they could not openly bully Xiao Pang. Therefore, these people wisely chose to restrain themselves. Not only did they restrain themselves, they also restrained their disciples from causing trouble for Xiao Pang.
However, letting Xiao Pang off temporarily did not mean that they would let the matter rest. This only meant that these people were crafty, but it did not mean that they were willing to suffer losses. Xiao Pang could even faintly feel that a storm was brewing. He was afraid that the people in Huolong Daoist's faction would not make a move, but once they made a move, they would definitely not let him off easily.
Luckily, Xiao Pang was already prepared. Anyway, the other party would not dare to openly suppress him, nor would they dare to send out high level cultivators to kill him in front of the sect master and his wife. At most, they would only make things difficult for him. As long as he was careful, he would not give his opponents the chance to succeed.
Indeed, after three to four days of peace, Xiao Pang welcomed the counterattack of Huolong Daoist's faction!
After the third round of competition yesterday, all ten groups of disciples had finished their matches and the top ten had been decided. Other than Xiao Pang, the other top nine were all taken by the elite disciples of the inner court.
After the top ten were decided, the top immediately split them into groups. In the end, Xiao Pang unexpectedly met the number one person in the Xuantian Monastery, Miss Shuijin, in the first round.
After hearing this news, Xiao Pang could not help but curse bitterly, "What a bunch of bastards, this was obviously arranged on purpose! Do you want me to fight to the death with ShuiJing?! "
If Xiao Pang used all his strength and relied on the Iron Bell, Wing Piercing Tiger and Wind Copper Puppet, it was not impossible for him to win. But the problem was that if he won against Shuijin, he would definitely offend the people in her faction. In the Xuantian Monastery, Xiao Pang had already offended Huolong Daoist's faction and was in a neutral position. If the influential Plum Blossom also hated Xiao Pang because of her disciple Shuijin, then Xiao Pang's days would not be easy. Even the sect master and his wife might not be able to protect him.
After all, although Plum Blossom's faction did not have many people, her individual strength was the strongest in the sect. Adding on the connections of Huolong Daoist's faction, it was enough to go against the sect master and his wife and gain the upper hand.
And if Xiao Pang lost to Shuijin, then he would be at the bottom. If Huolong Daoist were to interfere and reduce the original 10 spots to 9, then Xiao Pang, who was only at XianTian level 10, would undoubtedly be the unluckiest person.
Thus, Xiao Pang could neither win nor lose this competition and was in a difficult position.
Helpless, he wanted to find the sect master and his wife to sound them out. But he was a rather resolute person and was a little embarrassed to look for them directly. Coincidentally, the Great Shadow came to look for him to play, and Xiao Pang immediately had an idea.
Thus, Xiao Pang brought the Great Shadow to find a beautiful lake and set up a stall. He placed the ingredients and fruit wine and started a fire. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao Pang roasted the eyeless fish and some other ingredients over the fire and asked, "Junior sister, when I compete with senior sister Shuijin, do you think it's better if I win or lose?"
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