"Xiao Chen, you actually dared to kill an elder of my Zhang Clan?!" After the Zhang Clan Head recovered from his shock, he said angrily. The people of the Zhang Clan behind him rushed forward, looking like they were about to start a fight.
The First Elder Xiao Qiang rushed forward, and the cultivators of the Xiao Clan rushed forward without any fear. Xiao Chen smiled coldly, "If he wants to kill me, why can't I kill him? It's just that I hate people like you who ambush me from behind and bully the weak. If you don't want your son to be killed the moment he leaves, it's best that you stop playing such tricks."
"And your Tang Clan." Xiao Chen turned his gaze to Tang Tian and said, "Stop playing such tricks with me. If you are not afraid of me ending your bloodline, I don't mind helping you out."
"You are too much! Xiao Chen, are you thinking of starting a clan war during the Promise of Ten Years? You actually dare to end my bloodline?! "Tang Tian was so angry that his face turned purple. The people behind him also surrounded him, eyeing him covetously.
Xiao Qiang, who had been silent all this while, suddenly said, "A clan war is a clan war. My Xiao Clan is not afraid of you. If you dare to use any methods, my Xiao Clan will naturally receive them. Although my Xiao Clan is not strong, we will not work together like some people and play tricks. "
"Before the Trial started, you sent two of your clan's elders to wait at my Xiao Clan's campsite. Unfortunately, the heavens make fools of people, and they were killed."
Dugu Feng's expression changed, "There was such a thing?"
Tang Tian quickly thought about it. This matter was not honorable, and he had already violated the agreement with the City Lord. He definitely could not admit to it, "Xiao Qiang, don't slander us. You have to show evidence before you speak."
"Evidence? We buried the corpses of the elders of your two clans long ago. If you want evidence, I can dig them out for you now. I want you to explain why the Trial has not started yet, why did the elders of your two clans come to my Xiao Clan's campsite?" Xiao Qiang looked at the two of them and smiled coldly.
The hearts of Tang Tian and the Zhang Family Head froze. They did not expect that the four of them would actually die. Furthermore, their corpses were found by the Xiao Family. At this moment, it was truly hard for them to explain.
Dugu Feng opened his mouth to help, "Elder Xiao, since no one from the Xiao Clan was harmed, how about we put this matter aside for now? The Xiao Clan's harvest from this trial is quite great. I will definitely report this to the higher-ups when I return."
As the City Lord of Mohe City, what Dugu Feng did not want to see the most was a fight between the three clans. This would result in a lot of casualties, and it would be hard for him to deal with it if the higher-ups pursued the matter.
Xiao Qiang did not want to flare up now. The situation was very clear. The Zhang Clan and the Tang Clan had joined forces, and there was an invisible powerful faction supporting them. The situation was clearly disadvantageous to the Xiao Clan.
If a clan war really broke out, the Xiao Clan would definitely suffer great losses. Right now, they could only place all their focus on the Promise of Ten Years' Martial Competition.
When Dugu Feng saw that Xiao Qiang did not say anything, he could already guess what he was thinking. He turned his gaze to the other two Clan Heads and said, "I do not wish to see such a thing happen again. You can compete, but it's best if you don't fight to the death."
Tang Tian and the Zhang Family Head were in the wrong. The City Lord was willing to give them a way out of this embarrassing situation, so they went with the flow and said some pleasantries.
"The trial is over. There is no need for everyone to worry about the matters here. Go back," Dugu Feng said finally.
…
On the second day, the results of the trial spread throughout the entire Mohe City. The Xiao Clan obtained first place once again. It was unknown how the process of the trial was spread.
The news of Xiao Chen taking out over twenty Rank 3 Demonic Cores in front of the Zhang Clan and Tang Clan spread everywhere, becoming the topic of discussion in every big teahouse.
After Xiao Chen defeated Zhang He, he once again became the focus of everyone's discussion. Everyone believed that with Xiao Chen, the Xiao Clan would not have to worry about the Promise of Ten Years that would take place a month later.
Mohe City, Xiao Clan:
After the trial ended, Xiao Chen and the other cultivators who were preparing for the Promise of Ten Years were strictly forbidden from going out by the First Elder. At such a crucial moment, if a participant were to get injured, the Promise of Ten Years would have to cry.
Although the Zhang Clan and Tang Clan guaranteed that they would not play any tricks, this guarantee did not make people feel at ease. At that time, as long as the dead could not tell the truth, it would be fine.
In Xiao Chen's courtyard, Xiao Chen was not in a rush to cultivate. He was currently holding a small knife, carving something on the Spiritual Wood that he had obtained from the Tree Spirit.
On the stone table, there were all sorts of small sculptures that Xiao Chen had carved. From birds and beasts to people, there was everything one could think of. However, the quality of the sculptures varied, and most of them were just a bunch of weird sculptures.
A few days after returning from Gloomy Forest, Xiao Chen felt that he was on the verge of becoming a Martial Master. As long as the time was right, he would be able to break through immediately.
Thus, he did not spend all his time cultivating. No matter how he cultivated, before the Promise of Ten Years, he was only an Inferior Grade Martial Master.
This was not worth it. He might as well make use of this time to study the Immortal Arts and Talismans in the Compendium of Cultivation. A few days after returning, he bought a large amount of wood and started to train his carving skills.
After spending a week carving more than a thousand sculptures on ordinary wood, Xiao Chen started to carve on the piece of Spiritual Wood. However, he only took a small section.
"Hu!"
Xiao Chen gently placed this piece of sculpture that was the size of a finger in his hand. This was a swallow, the creature from his previous life. Although it looked similar, Xiao Chen felt that it was lacking some charm.
"Second Young Master, are you carving again? You sure are free. I just saw Miss Yulan and Xiao Jian sparring in the dueling grounds. They are working hard, "Bao`er said as she walked over with a large bag on her back.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled gently. He picked up one of the sculptures on the stone table and said to Bao`er, "This is for you. Do you think it looks like it?"
Bao`er received it and took a look. She discovered that the sculpture was carved in her image. She blushed and felt joy in her heart. She said, "Second Young Master, you are really something. You actually managed to carve Bao`er."
After she said that, she placed the things she bought to the side. She picked up the sculpture and ran away shyly. Xiao Chen looked at Bao`er's back and smiled faintly. Looking at the things she bought, he felt very grateful in his heart.
In the past few days, Xiao Chen could not go out. The things he wanted to buy were all done by Bao`er. Furthermore, his consumption was huge. To a girl, it was very tiring.
Carrying the things Bao`er bought, Xiao Chen slowly walked towards his room. After he entered his room, the relaxed expression on Xiao Chen's face disappeared.
He held the swallow carved from the Spiritual Wood in his hand. He focused his mind and gently tapped it. The Spiritual Energy on the swallow suddenly became incomparably dense, giving off the glow of life.
"Flap! Flap! "
The swallow grew larger and was now the size of a normal bird. It flapped its wings in the air and actually came to life. A clear and melodious cry could be heard, it was very refreshing.
"Success!"
Xiao Chen exclaimed in joy. This was a spell from the Compendium of Cultivation, the Life Bestowal Spell. It could conjure a high-level creature out of thin air.
However, Xiao Chen's cultivation was too low. He had not reached the level of conjuring beans into soldiers. He needed to first carve out the creature he wanted to create. Furthermore, the material had to have Spiritual Energy.
In the past few days, he had tried many times with ordinary wood carvings. However, he had not succeeded once. Today, he used the Spiritual Wood carving to complete this spell.
Xiao Chen extended his hand into the air and the swallow sensed Xiao Chen's intentions. It flapped its wings and flew into his hand. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and gently stroked the creature he created. Then, he placed his hand into the air and it circled around again.
Xiao Chen retracted his gaze and turned to the things Bao`er bought. He took them out one by one and placed them on the table. A writing brush, a large bottle of Spirit Beast blood, and a stack of yellow paper were all taken out by Xiao Chen.
These yellow papers were not ordinary paper. They were made from the fur and bones of Spirit Beasts. They were very expensive. When Xiao Chen found out that there was such ready-made Spirit Paper for sale in this world, he was excited for an entire day.
These papers were naturally made to create talismans. However, the people of this world only saw their antiseptic properties. Using them to record important documents and books was simply overkill.
Talismans were one of the most important offensive methods of Immortal Techniques. In the past, Xiao Chen did not have time to study them because his cultivation was not high enough.
On the eve of a great battle, Xiao Chen was unexpectedly free. It would be a pity if he did not study them now.
Xiao Chen poured the Spirit Beast blood into the ink bottle. Then, he took out a Rank 3 Demonic Core. After crushing it, he turned it into powder and placed it into the ink bottle.
The bottle containing the Spirit Beast blood instantly boiled. Gray blood rose from the surface and the red blood turned into a rich purple.
With the addition of the Demonic Core and Spirit Beast blood, Xiao Chen saw that the Spiritual Qi in the blood had increased by several times. He felt a wave of satisfaction in his heart.
Holding the writing brush in his hand, Xiao Chen dipped it into the purple spiritual liquid. Then, he began to draw the talisman. With a thought, the surrounding Spiritual Qi began to slowly flow towards the tip of the brush.
Following Xiao Chen's actions, one talisman after another appeared on the yellow paper. Wherever the purple spiritual liquid passed, it would emit a faint glow.
When Xiao Chen completed the final stroke, the light on the yellow paper suddenly flared up. Rays of light followed the strange talisman on the yellow paper, forming a small array.
Xiao Chen put away the brush and quickly formed a hand seal with both hands. The light on the yellow paper converged. Following Xiao Chen's hand seal, the paper quickly folded itself. Finally, it turned into a triangular shape and was held in Xiao Chen's hand.
Xiao Chen breathed a sigh of relief. This talisman was finally completed in one go without any mistakes. Although this was only a basic offensive talisman, Xiao Chen was already very satisfied that he was able to succeed on his first try.
"Puchi!"
Xiao Chen waved the talisman in his hand and the triangular talisman quickly unfurled in the air. After that, it exploded, creating a palm-sized flame wave.
The swallow that was happily flying in the air seemed to be startled. It fell to the ground with a 'pu tong' sound and turned back into a wooden sculpture. There was no Spiritual Qi on the Spirit Wood.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he could not help but smile bitterly in his heart. Superior quality materials coupled with superior technique. However, because the grade of the talisman was too low, it was not even strong enough to kill a mosquito.
What made Xiao Chen even more speechless was that the Life Bestowal Spell's charm was easily broken by this negligible attack.
I have to continue working hard. I have to make a higher grade talisman and a stronger wooden sculpture. Xiao Chen encouraged himself.
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