"Perhaps it really is so." The white-haired old man sighed. It was obvious that he did not want to discuss this topic any further.
At this time, the group had already entered the stone house. Following a stone staircase that led underground, they walked straight into the depths of the cave.
Liu Ming followed closely behind Zhu Chi as they walked, constantly looking around at their surroundings.
The entire stone staircase was made of green stone. Moreover, at intervals along the stone wall, there was a stone lamp that illuminated the surrounding area.
When they had walked three hundred feet underground, the area in front of them suddenly became spacious. They walked into a large hall that extended in all directions.
In all directions of the hall, there was a broken stone door that was open. It was unknown where it led to.
The young man leading the way turned left without hesitation and entered a passageway.
However, the group did not walk far before another identical hall appeared in front of them. Similarly, there were several tunnels that were connected together.
This place was actually a man-made, small underground labyrinth.
However, it was clear that the Nine Enlightenment Mountain disciples had already explored this place thoroughly. The disciple who was leading the way only led Liu Ming and the others to the left and right turns. Not long after, they appeared in front of a purple-red copper door.
When Zhu Chi and Martial Aunt Zhong saw this copper door, their expressions slightly changed.
"Ga Beng!"
The originally tightly shut copper door slowly opened after two Nine Enlightenment Mountain disciples forcefully pushed it open.
Looking at their strenuous appearance, it was as if the door weighed more than ten thousand pounds.
The instant the copper door opened, a wave of hot air rolled out, causing Liu Ming and the other Barbarian Ghost Sect Disciples to jump in fright.
When Zhu Chi felt the hot air behind the door, his eyebrows furrowed. However, in the next moment, he and the Martial Aunt walked in without hesitation.
Liu Ming followed closely behind the copper door. After looking around, his face showed a trace of shock.
This was an underground cave that was several acres in size. The ground was covered with green stone slabs, and there were some faint red crystals in the surroundings. At the center of the cave, there was a crimson fruit tree that was about three meters tall. There were over thirty fist-sized emerald green round fruits on the tree.
The entire fruit tree was shrouded in a layer of light blue light, but the dark red soil several feet below its roots was emitting waves of scorching hot air, causing everyone in the cave to feel as if they were standing next to a large furnace.
However, regardless of whether it was Zhu Chi or Martial Aunt Zhong, when they saw this scene, they did not reveal any expressions of surprise.
As for Zhu Chi, he stared at the fruit tree for a moment before slowly saying,
"Looks like I was right. Not long after the spirit fruit ripens, the Earth Flame erupts. It's a pity that this spirit tree is gone. Otherwise, we would have been able to obtain more Sky Jasper Fruits after a few more years. "
"If it weren't for the fact that both of us could see this, we wouldn't have let go of this spirit tree so easily. We wouldn't have been able to politely distribute the spirit fruits today. "Da Zhi said with a smile.
"When the Earth Flame erupts, this Suppressing Dragon Island will no longer exist. The spirit tree has already been like this for many years. Without the Earth Flame to nourish its spirit roots, it will instantly wither into ashes. What is there to fight over? Alright, I've already checked. There are a total of thirty-three spirit fruits on the tree. They are exactly the same as before and are not missing anything. Next, let's discuss the matter of the competition. "Martial Aunt Zhong said.
"A competition between us disciples naturally doesn't need to be too complicated. How about this, since there are thirty-three spirit fruits, then let's split the spirit fruits into three batches. Each batch will have eleven spirit fruits, and the winner will personally pick them. Of course, this is only a competition. If a disciple from either side is seriously injured or dies during the competition, you and I can intervene. However, once we intervene, we will automatically admit that our sect's disciple has lost the competition. "The old man with the wooden crown, who rarely spoke, also spoke.
Zhu Chi's eyes flashed as he said, "It seems that Fellow Da Shang has already considered everything thoroughly. However, the two of you have already promised not to let your disciples use high-grade puppets. If your sect's disciples were to use Tier 3 or above mechanical puppets, it would be considered as a loss. "Zhu Chi's eyes flashed as he spoke.
"That is naturally not a problem." Da Zhi readily agreed.
Thus, after the two of them discussed a bit more, the old man with the wooden crown stepped on the ground. The tip of his foot sank several inches into the ground. Then, his body suddenly moved. After a series of indistinct swaying, he drew a circle about an acre in size on the seemingly incomparably hard stone ground.
This caused Liu Ming and the others to be overwhelmed with shock.
This old man's face was full of wrinkles and he was abnormally old. However, his two feet did not seem to be made of flesh and blood.
"Alright, those who voluntarily admit defeat, those who leave the circle, and those who lose the ability to move are all considered to have lost! Now, we can each send one disciple into the circle. "After the old man with the wooden crown left the circle, he said woodenly.
Just as he finished speaking, a fifteen or sixteen year old girl with short sleeves walked out from the Nine Enlightenment Mountain disciples. A yellow leather pouch hung from her waist, and her hair was combed into seven or eight small braids. Her eyes were sparkling and her small mouth was slightly raised. She had an extremely mischievous appearance.
"Yu Cheng, the opponent is also a Beginning Spirit Apostle. You go and try." Zhu Chi looked at the girl's appearance and immediately said.
This was not the time to use any schemes. If they dared to send a Middle Spirit Apostle like Xiao Feng or Liu Ming, even though they would definitely win the first round, it would be equivalent to giving up on the next two rounds. This kind of thing that would not only ruin their own reputation, but also cause them to lose the most benefits was naturally not what Zhu Chi and Martial Aunt Zhong wanted.
After Yu Cheng agreed, he walked out with a trace of excitement on his face. The moment he walked into the circle, the aura around his body expanded and a layer of yellow light suddenly appeared on the surface of his body.
Seeing this, the girl in front of him pursed her lips and smiled. Suddenly, she reached for her waist with one hand and threw out a yellow ball.
After a series of "Ga Beng" sounds, the moment the yellow ball landed on the ground, it expanded and transformed into a six foot long black python. From the sections of its black body and the scales that gave off a cold light, it was obvious that it was a puppet beast.
"Go!"
The girl made a hand sign with one hand and used her other hand to point at her forehead. Then, she let out a delicate shout.
"Pu!"
The puppet beast fiercely slammed its tail on the ground and shot forward like a crossbow.
"Come at me!"
Yu Cheng had been taught by the Confucian Scholar for a period of time, so he was not unfamiliar with puppet beasts. Seeing this, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he bent down and pressed his hand on the ground. Immediately, several yellow Spirit Inscriptions appeared on his arm.
With a muffled sound, a large piece of limestone floated up from the ground. With a horizontal movement, it became a stone wall that blocked in front of him.
Seeing this, the young girl's expression changed slightly. However, the black python did not dodge and rammed its head into the stone floor.
With a loud "hong" sound, the stone floor instantly shattered and turned into a cloud of dust. The black python also bounced back and landed on the ground.
However, the moment the puppet beast landed on the ground, it suddenly opened its mouth and a cold light shot out.
Impressively, it was a silver needle the size of a cow's hair. With an unbelievable speed, it pierced through the cloud of dust and nailed itself onto an object with a "peng peng" sound.
Hearing this sound, the young girl's face lit up. Her hand sign changed and she was about to control the puppet beast to attack again. A yellow light flashed above her head and a yellow stone the size of a head appeared out of thin air. Then, it fiercely smashed down.
The young girl was startled. Without caring about anything else, she twisted her waist and the stone immediately brushed past her shoulder and fell to the ground.
However, at this moment, a "hu" sound rang out.
A scarlet red fireball shot out from the cloud of dust without any warning. In an instant, it arrived in front of the young girl of Nine Enlightenment Mountain.
The young girl's face became flustered and she only had enough time to raise her arm in front of her.
With a "hong" sound, the fireball exploded and engulfed the young girl's body.
"Haha"
Yu Cheng let out a loud laugh and walked out from the cloud of dust. However, at this moment, his body was completely covered by a thick layer of yellow soil. It was as if he was wearing an earth armor.
The silver needles that the puppet beast had shot out earlier had all pierced into the earth armor. It was as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this, Liu Ming's eyebrows slightly jumped and he secretly felt that it was a pity.
This earth armor technique could be considered a unique technique of the Earth Spirit Method. Even if someone who practiced other methods wanted to practice this technique, they would only be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort.
"Senior Brother, it's too early for you to be laughing, isn't it?"
A trace of anger came from within the flames. With a "sou" sound, the flames were swept away by a gust of wind.
The young girl's figure once again appeared in her original position.
However, at this time, there was a small vermillion yellow shield on her arm that was placed horizontally in front of her. In her other hand, there was a scarlet glyph that emitted a faint red light that protected her. Her body did not seem to have been burned by the flames at all.
When Liu Ming saw the glyph in the young girl's hand, he could not help but show a trace of surprise.
Although he had not been in the world of cultivation for long, he knew how rare an item that could store techniques in it was.
Apart from a few glyphs that could be used repeatedly, there were not many glyphs that could be used once. Even a normal Spirit Master did not have many glyphs that could be used repeatedly.
"Fire Avoiding Glyph! For this competition, you two Fellows are really willing to spend a lot of money! The materials needed to make this glyph are very difficult to find. A normal Glyph Master might not even be able to make one even after a hundred tries. You actually gave one to your disciple. "When Zhu Chi saw the glyph in the young girl's hand, his face could not help but turn ugly.
"Haha, you two Fellows have misunderstood us. This glyph was not given by us. Do you know what this girl's surname is? "Seeing the situation, Da Zhi was not surprised at all. Instead, he laughed and asked a question.
"What surname?" Zhu Chi was a bit surprised.
"Her surname is Nan!" The white-haired old man shook his head as he replied.
"Surname Nan, could it be that this girl has some sort of relationship with Master Nan?" Zhu Chi was startled for a moment before he suddenly thought of something and involuntarily spoke.
"Haha, Fellow Zhu finally understands. This girl is indeed one of Master Nan's most beloved granddaughters. It was only because she liked puppet techniques since she was young that she became a disciple of us two. Therefore, it is extremely normal for this girl to have some glyphs on her to protect herself. "Da Zhi leisurely replied.
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