Zhu Yi smiled at Xiao Budian's suggestion but did not say a word. The people of the Qin Dynasty did not say a word either.
"Sect Fellow Shi, please." Zhu Yi cupped his fists towards Shi Xingyun, who was standing in the distance. He then took the lead and walked towards the Hidden Dragon Pot.
Shi Xingyun's gaze moved between him and Xiao Budian. Suddenly, she smiled and shook her head, "I admit defeat in this match."
Everyone was shocked by her words.
Although they knew that Zhu Yi was powerful, Shi Xingyun had shown that he was not completely powerless. Yet, he admitted defeat just like that. This immediately caused a lot of discussion.
What was especially difficult for some people to accept was that Shi Xingyun's admission of defeat was equivalent to sending Zhu Yi to the finals. On the other side of the finals was Xiao Budian, who was also from Xuanmen Tianzong. Just like when they were in the Foundational Stage, Xuanmen Tianzong had secured the title of champion in advance.
Regardless of who won between Xiao Budian and Zhu Yi, Xuanmen Tianzong would definitely win first place. The disciples of Xuanmen Tianzong had once again turned the Dharma Assembly into an internal competition. Furthermore, what was even more embarrassing than when they were in the Foundational Stage was that during the Golden Elixir Period, only two disciples from Xuanmen Tianzong participated in the competition. Later on, these two would meet in the finals, and the rest would be chased away.
However, there were also people who saw through the trick. After Xiao Budian had displayed his true strength, the situation had become extremely delicate for Shi Xingyun.
Even if she used all of her methods and used all of her strength, along with a bit of luck to defeat Zhu Yi, she, who had already used up too much energy, did not have much of a chance of winning against the little guy who was waiting for her exhausted self in the finals. The first place still belonged to the little guy, and it belonged to the Mysterious Gate Heavenly Sect.
Defeating Zhu Yi and breaking the undefeated legend of Xuanmen Tianzong was indeed an honor. Judging from the strength displayed by the disciples of Xuanmen Tianzong in this year's Dharma Assembly, this honor was not inferior to the title of champion.
However, the question was, was Zhu Yi really that easy to defeat?
Others might not be aware of it, but Shi Xingyun was well aware of it. The reason for this was because Shi Xingyun knew his brother, Crown Prince Chongyun's strength very well.
The outcome of the battle between Cloud Traversing Peak's Crown Prince Chongyun and Xiao Yan was actually rather controversial.
As a result, Crown Prince Chongyun's Nascent Soul Realm magic item was destroyed, which meant that he had suffered a great loss.
But at that time, after Xiao Yan released that shocking attack of true fire fusion, he had actually already used up all of his mana and he was practically a lamp that had run out of oil.
Crown Prince Chongyun flew into a rage out of humiliation and used the Evil Shadow Sword. Actually, he lost his cool and gave Lin Feng a chance to intervene. Under the protection of the Flame Dragon Heavenly Armor, Xiao Yan's arcane energy was replenished and he even had the ability to continue fighting.
If Crown Prince Chongyun had not used the Evil Shadow Sword, Xiao Yan would not have been able to deal with his next attack.
Even so, Xiao Yan could be proud of himself for being able to defeat Crown Prince Chongyun, a top-notch Early Yuanying Period cultivator, with his Golden Elixir Period cultivation.
It was difficult for Shi Xingyun to determine who was stronger between Xiao Yan and Zhu Yi. However, by observing the difference in strength between Zhu Yi and Tiny Tot, Shi Xingyun had a rough idea.
Xiao Yan was at the Early Golden Elixir Period when he fought with Crown Prince Chongyun, but Zhu Yi was already at the Middle Golden Elixir Period.
Shi Xingyun appeared humble and polite, but she had her own pride. She would not belittle herself, but she knew that it was not impossible for her to defeat Zhu Yi, but it would expose her biggest secret.
If she were to fight Zhu Yi without exposing her biggest secret, she would most likely lose. However, if Zhu Yi wanted to defeat her, he would have to pay a higher price and energy.
"The odds of winning are slim, and it's not an unavoidable fight to the death. It's not worth it to force it."
Shi Xingyun explained to Shi Shaoqian, "Besides, I'd also like to see what kind of sparks will be created between the two Senior Brothers, Xuanmen Tianzong."
Even Prince Anliang, Shi Zongyue, could not easily refute Shi Xingyun's decision. However, Shi Zongyue knew Shi Xingyun well. Although Shi Zongyue's explanation could convince Shi Shaoqian, he could not accept it.
Shi Zongyue looked at Shi Xingyun. Shi Xingyun smiled and shook her head gently.
Shi Zongyue vaguely thought of something and sighed inwardly. He slowly said, "My Great Qin forfeits this match."
The hall was silent for a moment, then it became noisy.
The two contestants for the finals had been decided. Zhu Yi and Tiny Tot, who were both from Xuanmen Tianzong, would compete for the title of champion in the Golden Elixir Period.
The crowd was already numb. Just like Mu Jihai and Song Qingyuan, when there was still hope to catch up, people would feel jealousy and resentment, and try to replace the gap.
However, when the gap between the two parties was so huge that it made people feel hopeless, they would no longer feel jealousy and hatred. Instead, they would feel admiration and respect.
Since the beginning of the Dharma Assembly, Lin Feng's disciples had refreshed people's understanding of them time and time again. The legend of Xuanmen's disciples being invincible in fights of the same realm had been firmly engraved in their hearts. They could not even feel doubtful.
This was because anyone who doubted them would be slapped in the face by Tiny Tot, Wang Lin, and the others. Their faces were red and swollen like a pig's head.
The crowd looked at Tiny Tot and the others with complicated gazes. All sorts of emotions were intertwined.
However, when they looked at Lin Feng, their gazes were all filled with reverence. Even the Yuanying ancestors were no exception.
It was this young man in purple who had a calm expression. He had single-handedly created Xuanmen Tianzong, which was like the rising sun in the east, and shocked the world.
Up until now, not counting Wang Lin's forfeit in the Foundation Establishment stage finals, Xuanmen Tianzong's disciples who participated in the Dharma Assembly had only lost a total of one match. That was Yang Qing losing to her senior apprentice sister Yue Hongyan. Apart from this, the Xuanmen's disciples had never tasted defeat.
In the end, the only ones able to defeat Xuanmen Tianzong's disciples were his own senior apprentice brothers.
And following that, there would immediately be another Xuanmen Tianzong disciple defeated. But what made everyone speechless was that no matter who won or lost, the victor would still be Xuanmen Tianzong's senior apprentice brothers.
"Based on this situation, it should still be Zhu Yi's victory right?" The Celeritas Sword Sect's Zhao Yan lightly sighed, "Although Shi Tianhao is strong, he is still at the Golden Elixir initial stage cultivation. While Zhu Yi is already at the Golden Elixir middle stage. Although he just advanced, looking at his appearance, he clearly doesn't have a period of weakness. Instead, his condition has reached his peak."
Tao Yaoyao nodded her head, "What you said is correct. Xuanmen Tianzong's disciples. Every time they advance a small realm, their cultivation will have an earth-shattering growth. Zhu Yi at the Golden Elixir middle stage versus Shi Tianhao at the Golden Elixir initial stage has an enormous advantage."
The crowd in the venue once again became lively. Everyone was very interested in who was stronger and who was weaker between the two Xuanmen Tianzong brothers. But overall, everyone was optimistic about Zhu Yi.
The strength that the two displayed when they were at the Golden Elixir initial stage could basically be said to be on par. But now that Zhu Yi had successfully advanced to the Golden Elixir middle stage, his chances of winning naturally increased greatly.
Just as everyone was discussing, Xiao Budian looked at Zhu Yi and suddenly smiled.
When Xiao Budian's smile fell into the eyes of the bystanders, they instantly felt a sense of trepidation.
Zhu Yi slightly frowned and said, "Little junior brother, it is already difficult for you to advance from the Golden Elixir middle stage to the Golden Elixir late stage. Now that you are trying to be happy, when you cross the Yin Wind Tribulation, the difficulty will be even greater."
Xiao Budian smiled and said, "I understand second senior brother's good intentions, but I firmly believe that I can walk through it."
At this time, Lin Feng lightly said, "Go ahead and do it, the rest will be arranged by master." As he spoke, Lin Feng flicked his finger and a purple gas flew out, enveloping Xiao Budian inside.
Seeing this, Shi Zongyue, Dao Venerable Blue Thunder, and the other Origin Spirit Realm experts slightly raised their brows, "Sect Master Lin, could it be …"
Without needing Lin Feng to answer, they saw Xiao Budian sitting cross-legged in the center of the purple gas small world, absorbing endless spiritual energy into his body.
Xiao Budian's Golden Elixir ninth orifice was in the Xiantian Realm. With a breath, a faint green smoke suddenly flew out from the Golden Elixir.
A Yin Fire burned from the Yongquan acupoint at the bottom of his feet and instantly engulfed his entire body!
Yin Fire Tribulation!
The magic assembly was absolutely silent. Everyone was dumbstruck as they looked at the little guy. "This little guy is actually going to cross the Yin Flame Tribulation and advance to the middle stage of the Golden Core stage. Right now, right here?"
Countless people were confused. Usually, Golden Elixir cultivators were extremely cautious, and some even feared the Yin Fire Tribulation. But when it came to Xuanmen Tianzong's disciples, they actually didn't care about it at all.
Zhu Yi could say that he had an epiphany after the battle with Jiao Junchen and broke through the bottleneck, but Xiao Budian did it as he wished. It was as if he treated the tribulation as a trivial matter.
It was as if he didn't usually think about it, but he suddenly remembered it today and did it today.
Or perhaps, he didn't do it usually because he didn't need it, but now that he needed it, he did it.
It seemed that in Xiao Budian's view, advancing to the Golden Elixir middle stage only depended on whether he wanted to or not. It wasn't difficult at all.
At this moment, all the Golden Elixir Period cultivators, including some Yuanying ancestors, had the urge to cry.
Since when was it so easy to undergo the Yin Fire Tribulation? Was it because the way I went through the tribulation was wrong?
Lin Feng looked at this scene and faintly smiled, saying in his heart: "Only Xiao Budian can do this."
Xiao Budian's nine apertures Golden Elixir would naturally expel the impurities in the Golden Elixir when he cultivated and breathed in and out spiritual energy. Therefore, the Yin Fire Tribulation was almost not difficult for him. It was only to lay a solid foundation that he didn't go through the tribulation.
Because for Xiao Budian, the real difficulty was the Yin Wind Tribulation to advance from the Golden Elixir middle stage to the Golden Elixir late stage. For this, he must prepare early and be careful from the beginning.
However, this kind of thing was only known by a few people. Outsiders were completely unaware. All they could see was that Xiao Budian almost instantly passed the Yin Fire Tribulation as if he was walking on flat ground!
After Zhu Yi, Xiao Budian also successfully advanced to the Golden Elixir middle stage, crossing a hurdle that many people might not be able to overcome in their lifetime.
Shi Zongyue and other big shots also had dignified expressions. They didn't pay attention to how easy it was for Xiao Budian to pass the tribulation. Thousands of years had allowed them to see too many geniuses, and they could always maintain a normal state of mind.
What made these Essence Soul powerhouses concerned was that after Xiao Budian advanced to the Golden Elixir middle stage, he was like Zhu Yi. He casually extracted spiritual energy from heaven and earth and turned it into an Eight Trigrams image.
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