The sun rose in the east, and at the top of the steps in front of the Supreme Mystery Temple, there were eight seats in a row. The head of the Supreme Mystery Sect, Daoist Xuantian, sat in the middle, and on either side of him sat the heads of the seven branches.
At this time, the disciples of the nine branches of the Supreme Mystery Sect had all gathered on both sides of the square below the steps.
Nine circular arenas had already been set up in the square. Each arena was ten feet tall and fifteen feet wide. At this time, all the disciples were whispering about who would win today's competition and who would enter the top ten.
The topic of the disciples revolved around Li Lingfeng, Dongfang Chen, and a man named Zi Yu. No one would talk about Gu Fei of Green Spirit Peak, because, in the eyes of the young disciples, Gu Fei's cultivation was absolutely at the bottom of the younger generation. It was a waste of a spot for him to participate in the Nine Branches Trials.
"Li Lingfeng, Dongfang Chen, Zi Yu?" Gu Fei sneered. His eyes swept across the disciples, paying attention to the young disciples who might be his opponents today. He saw Dongfang Chen, and he also saw Wang Yuanzhi, who he hated. And among the outstanding disciples of the head of the sect, standing in front of all the young disciples was a young man of about 20 years old.
Gu Fei knew that person. He was the eldest senior brother of the head of the sect, Li Lingfeng. Since entering the sect, Gu Fei had not seen Li Lingfeng many times. This was because both of them were crazy about cultivation. They spent all their time on cultivation and rarely left the place of cultivation.
Li Lingfeng was known as a cultivation genius. After entering the sect, he had stood out among the young disciples before the age of 20, awakening his cultivation at the peak of the eighth level of the sky, allowing him to sit firmly on the throne of the number one expert among the young disciples.
He didn't have an outstanding appearance, nor did he have a slender figure. Li Lingfeng's appearance was very ordinary, but it was this unremarkable person who displayed extraordinary cultivation talent.
It had to be said that in the world of cultivation, there were still some amazing people. In every era, there was no lack of geniuses.
"Li Lingfeng is definitely a good opponent!" Gu Fei thought, as for Dongfang Chen, although he was also a strong opponent, after practicing the Weapon Refining Body Technique last night, Dongfang Chen was no longer a threat to him.
This was not because Gu Fei was arrogant, but because of the intuition of a martial artist. Although Dongfang Chen was strong, Gu Fei did not think that Dongfang Chen could stop his pace.
Warriors of the same realm were stronger than martial cultivators in close combat. Once a martial cultivator was closed in by a warrior of the same realm, it meant that this martial cultivator had already lost.
In close combat, martial artists had an absolute advantage. Martial techniques were also killing techniques. Once they got close, they would either die or be injured. Even if they didn't get close, martial techniques and divine abilities could resist the spells of martial cultivators.
Therefore, when a martial artist of the Awakened Seven Heavens faced a martial cultivator of the same Seventh Heavens, the outcome was self-evident. He might even be able to put up a fight against an eighth Heavenly Layer cultivator.
Standing behind Li Lingfeng was a handsome young man who exuded a delicate aura.
"That person must be Zi Yu!" He is indeed handsome, but he seems to be too handsome. He looks a bit like a girl. Gu Fei found that the young man's skin was fair and radiant. He even made people suspect that this person was a girl dressed as a man.
At this moment, the Head of the Biyun Peak, the Xuanfa Daoist, who was sitting next to Daoist Xuantian, stood up and walked to the front. He looked around at the disciples on both sides of the square and said in a clear voice, "I hereby announce that the Nine Peaks Competition has officially begun. Participating disciples, please come forward."
Of the Nine Peaks of Supreme Mystery, the other eight had sent out ten disciples. Only the Green Spirit Peak had sent one person to participate, and that person was Gu Fei.
As soon as the Xuanfa Daoist's voice fell, ten young disciples walked out from each of the branches. Gu Fei also walked up. He was the only disciple of the Green Spirit Peak, so he was directly qualified to participate in the competition. Unlike the other branches, who had the advantage in numbers, they first had to compete internally before deciding who would go on stage.
Thus, in front of the square, at the bottom of the steps, gathered eighty-one disciples in white. The competition to determine the top ten among the younger generation of disciples would begin among these eighty-one disciples.
As the disciples walked out, a middle-aged Daoist and two Daoist children walked down the steps at the same time. The middle-aged Daoist who was walking in front held a brush in his right hand and a book in his left. The two Daoist children who were following closely behind the middle-aged Daoist were carrying a wooden box together.
The middle-aged Daoist walked down the steps and stood to the side. The two Daoist children carried the wooden box to the front of the disciples.
"Draw lots!" The Xuanfa Daoist's voice spread throughout the square. Drawing lots to determine each disciple's opponent was the fairest method.
Whether it was a good or a bad draw depended entirely on one's luck.
The Sect Leader's Eldest Senior Brother, Li Lingfeng, was the first to walk up. He reached into the round hole on the wooden box and took out a jade tablet. He then handed it to the middle-aged Daoist standing beside him.
The middle-aged Daoist looked at the jade tablet, then waved his brush and wrote down a person's name in the book in his hand.
Around the square, the surrounding disciples whispered to each other. They were all very curious as to who the opponent of the number one person in the younger generation of the Taixuan Sect would be. Who would be so unlucky as to meet an expert like Li Lingfeng in the first round?
In the wooden box, there were eighty-one jade tablets with the names of eighty-one disciples written on them. Whoever was drawn would be their opponent.
If their luck was so good that they drew their own name, then the disciple who drew their name would have to draw again until they drew someone else's name.
After Li Lingfeng drew his lot, he retreated to the side. Then, the other disciples walked up one after another and drew their opponents from the wooden box.
Gu Fei was not in a hurry to draw his lot. Among the disciples of the eight branches, he found Zhao Zirou's figure. He was a little surprised that Zhao Zirou could actually be ranked in the top ten of the Purple Bamboo Peak.
At this time, Zhao Zirou also saw Gu Fei. She walked over to Gu Fei.
"Senior brother Gu." Zhao Zirou greeted Gu Fei. She was not surprised to see Gu Fei here, because Gu Fei was the only one left in the Green Spirit Peak. It was already a matter of fact that he would participate in the Nine Vein Trials.
"Junior sister Zhao, I didn't think you would also participate in the Nine Vein Trials." Gu Fei looked Zhao Zirou up and down and was a little surprised. Half a year ago, Zhao Zirou's cultivation seemed to be at the fifth level of the Awakened Realm, but today, this Purple Bamboo Peak disciple seemed to have broken through to the sixth level.
Under Gu Fei's burning gaze, Zhao Zirou couldn't help but blush. She said in a low voice, "Senior brother Gu, please show mercy in the competition later."
"Show no mercy, show no mercy, but if the opponent is junior sister Zhao, I will make an exception," Gu Fei said with a serious face.
"Good, show no mercy, show no mercy, show no mercy!" Suddenly, a disdainful voice came from beside Gu Fei. Then, a handsome young man in white walked past Gu Fei and Zhao Zirou with an arrogant expression.
"Dongfang Chen?" Gu Fei stared at the young man walking towards him. His eyes flashed. I'll show you today! Anger rose in Gu Fei's heart.
At this time, while Gu Fei and Zhao Zirou were talking, a small portion of the people had already walked up and drawn their opponents from the wooden chests held by the two Dao children.
"Senior brother, let's also go draw lots!" Zhao Zirou said to Gu Fei when she saw that most people had already drawn their lots.
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