Several days later, after a great auction involving nine stores of miscellaneous goods, the competition between the schools of Miscellany came to an end.
However, due to the losses from the war, the Clear River prefecture only ranked last in the end, which was within expectations. Afterwards came the competition between the schools of Music. As graceful music rang out, the bustling, bustling market turned into a grand concert.
The Exhibition Matches of the Nine Prefectures proceeded in an orderly fashion. Li Qingshan and Han Qiongzhi were together day and night, inseparable as if they had returned to their passionate love of the past. Under Li Qingshan's intentional honesty, Han Qiongzhi learnt about his secret past bit by bit, which made her feel very sweet inside.
Of course, she never mentioned the fact that he had another woman outside again.
Finally, the competition between the schools of Novels formally began. First, the regular disciples of the schools competed. They pushed their Divine Talisman of Great Creation to the limit, turning fake into real and illusions into reality, creating a myriad of attacks. The spectating cultivators could not help but sigh in amazement. Sure enough, the school of Novels was unique for the founding emperor to name it as one of the ten schools of the ninth rate.
However, these competitions were only the appetizers. Once the competition between the disciples ended, it was time for the Foundation Establishment cultivators to take the stage. The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Avoiding Liu Chuanfeng, the leaders of the schools of Novels from the other eight prefectures exchanged glances. They seemed to be constantly communicating with their soul sense.
"The first match, the Clear River prefecture against the Lecheng prefecture!"
Under Liu Chuanfeng and Sun Fubai's encouraging gazes, Li Qingshan smiled at Han Qiongzhi and made his way onto the square, leading to a series of cheers. However, after waiting for a while, he did not see his opponent appear. He glanced around, and the disciples of the schools of Novels from the various prefectures all shivered inside.
"No, this isn't fair!"
The leader of the school of Novels from the Lecheng prefecture, Wang Luocheng, called out. Originally, he was supposed to face Li Qingshan, but after personally witnessing Li Qingshan's clash with caretaker Zheng, he did not feel like he had any confidence in emerging victorious. Fortunately, they had already discussed the countermeasures to restrain Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan asked in surprise, "What's unfair about that?"
"Exhibition Matches of the Nine Prefectures. They were competing on the ultimate skills of the various clans. If you had a body full of magical artifacts, wouldn't you be suppressing others with your power? How can it reflect the methods of our School of Novels? This is neglecting the essentials and focusing on trifles, turning the tables on the guest, so it's unfair. "
The other Schools of Novels' disciples also agreed. "That's right. This way, even if he won, he would only have won in terms of Dharma treasures. Any cultivator could win. What does it have to do with the school of Novels? "
"If you want to compete, then let's compete with our true strength."
Liu Chuanfeng said angrily, "Wang Luocheng, don't spout nonsense. Wasn't it always like this in previous competitions?"
In the past, the novelists were all poor. It was already considered pretty good for them to be able to get their hands on an inferior magical artifact. Even if the situation had changed a lot, there was no clan head who could be armed to the teeth like Li Qingshan.
Wang Luocheng shook his head like a rattle-drum. "The past is the past, the present is the past. The rules must be changed. If you don't agree, then let Marquis make the decision!"
The Schools of Novels' disciples from the other prefectures all called out, "Let Marquis make the decision!" "Let Marquis make the decision!"
Liu Chuanfeng still wanted to argue. Li Qingshan waved his hand. "Alright, then I won't use arcane artifacts." As he said that, he stowed away all the arcane artifacts on him. "That should be fine, right?"
Even if Si Qing found out about this, the kid wouldn't side with him. Did he even need arcane artifacts against a bunch of repulsive people like you?
"It's still unfair! Your cultivation is at late Foundation Establishment, which is the highest among us in the first place. You're skilled in water techniques too. If we fight, you can easily emerge victorious even without the Divine Talisman of Great Creation, which goes against the purpose of the Exhibition Matches of the Nine Prefectures. "
Seeing how Li Qingshan agreed so readily, Wang Luocheng rejoiced slightly inside. He continued with his request. "That's for your arrogance. How dare you offend the marquis? Aren't you at our mercy now?"
The Schools of Novels disciples of the Clear River prefecture were all furious. Since when were there battles between cultivators where techniques could not even be used?
Li Qingshan said, "Alright, then I won't use any techniques!"
"It's not just techniques. Apart from techniques from the school of Novels, you can't use any other battle skills or techniques!"
"Alright!" Li Qingshan agreed again.
"You seem to practise the arts of Body Practitioners …"
Li Qingshan smiled. "Don't tell me you want me to fight you with my hands and feet tied up? I practise the arts of Body Practitioners, so my body is relatively tough too. Don't you want me to stab myself and become heavily injured first? Only then will it be fair! "
It led to a roar of laughter. Even the cultivators of the hundred schools from the other eight prefectures found these requests to be rather unreasonable. Contempt filled their eyes as they felt pity for Li Qingshan. Why did someone like him join the school of Novels?
The school of Novels was renowned for their sleaziness, and the Vulgar Storytelling Technique was not Liu Chuanfeng's original creation either. In the various Hundred Schools of Thought, it was not well-received.
As for the school of Novels of the Clear River prefecture, it was mainly because of Li Qingshan that the schools of Novels of the other prefectures had managed to pull themselves together. Although the schools of Novels of the other prefectures had learnt the ways of management from the Cloudwisp association and increased their own strength, their status was still not that great. Some disciples of the school of Novels instead showed signs of developing the Vulgar Storytelling Technique. They even emulated Li Qingshan's partnership with the school of Painting, hiring disciples of the school of Painting at a high price and inventing a divine skill like the Coptis Serial Painting.
After all, only children liked to read fairy tales, while this was something suitable for both young and old. Reading it once was not enough. They even had to keep it in secret and read it over and over again. When they got excited, they were tempted to substitute the main character and crawl into the book and have a go at it. Sure enough, they received a tremendous amount of power of belief, but their reputation obviously became even worse.
"If you're willing, then we obviously have no objections!"
Wang Luocheng shook his head, acting like he was invincible as long as he was shameless. After tasting the benefits of the Cloudwisp association, he could already see a vast path of cultivation opening up to him. In order to occupy a leading position in the Greater Cloudwisp association, he had to restrict this Li Qingshan to the point of death.
Li Qingshan was amused by this. This bastard really did resemble Liu Chuanfeng in the past. After thinking about it, he said, "How about this? In order to save some time, the eight of you can come at me together. I won't use arcane artifacts, techniques, or battle skills, but you can all use them. That should be fine, right?"
The spectators were thrown into an uproar. These were all a part of a cultivator's strength. He had already underestimated his opponent slightly by not allowing his opponent to use them, yet he still wanted to take on the eight of them alone. Wasn't his defeat certain?
Although most of them had heard of Li Qingshan's name, they had only truly seen him fight in the air above the marquis' estate. He had only clashed with caretaker Zheng a few times, which was rather tricky. If it were not for the power of his arcane artifacts and his ingenious battle skills, it would have been impossible for him to achieve that.
"Qingshan, you mustn't!" Liu Chuanfeng even tried to stop him loudly. Li Qingshan turned a deaf ear to him, while Sun Fubai said, "Junior brother, Qingshan has his own plans. His decision isn't something you or I can change. Let's just wait and see!"
"Is that true?" Wang Luocheng's eyes lit up.
Si Qing, who watched from afar on the Soaring Clouds terrace, smiled scornfully. "Yanying, this subordinate of yours doesn't seem to be too smart!"
Gu Yanying said, "Actually, he's the same as you. He hates battles that have no suspense or difficulty."
"Do you think he can be mentioned in the same breath as me?" Si Qing squinted his eyes.
"I think his accomplishments in the future will definitely surpass yours. Of course, they'll probably surpass mine as well."
Gu Yanying smiled. Probably not a lot of people understood better than her just what kind of situation he had started from and just what level he had reached. He could sense that he would definitely play a relatively important role on the stage of the nine provinces in the future. He might even have the chance to stand side by side with the various kings.
Even right now, a clone of his is enough to give you, a mighty prince, quite a headache.
Such a high evaluation even made Si Qing slightly moved. "Looks like you really think highly of this child. However, most geniuses in the world die young." Very soon, I'll kill him in the cradle with my own hands.
"A genius that dies young is not a genius."
Returning to the field, Li Qingshan said proudly, "Of course. Let's not waste any more time. Come quickly!"
Wang Luocheng and the seven other school leaders reached an agreement. "Let's take down this Li Qingshan first!"
Immediately, the eight Foundation Establishment cultivators stood up and drew their own spiritual or arcane artifacts, surrounding Li Qingshan tightly. They were all hostile, only lacking vicious grins to express their complacency.
Boos rang out from the surroundings, but they turned a deaf ear to them. Shamelessness was not something that could be trained in a day. There were also people who were worried that such an unfair battle would cause Liu Chuanfeng to lose, so they shouted, "School Leader Liu, don't forget our initial agreement!"
At this moment, Liu Chuanfeng could only choose to trust Li Qingshan completely. With a dark expression, he said, "I won't forget."
"Li Qingshan, I've heard of your name for a long time. Thank you for thinking of a way to revitalize our school of Novels. However, there's a saying from the ancients, 'arrogance leads to madness'. You might not realize it yourself, but this is what happens to mad people. I advise you to quickly wake up. No matter how strong you are, you're just a tiger with its claws and teeth pulled out. It's better for you to surrender obediently, lest you hurt the harmony of the school of Novels. "
Wang Luocheng smiled, trying to use words to sway Li Qingshan's will.
Li Qingshan also smiled. "It's fine. Even if I can't win, I can still make sure you can't."
Wang Luocheng's expression changed slightly. If Li Qingshan really attacked him crazily, he would inevitably be injured. Then, he would be at a great disadvantage in the upcoming competition with the other prefectures. So that was what he had in mind. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Why did I stand out and say so much nonsense? He smiled shamefully and said, "Don't misunderstand.
What happened just now was the result of everyone's discussion. It wasn't my decision alone, so you don't have to blame it all on me! "
"Is that so? I wonder who came up with such a brilliant plan. I'll have to thank him properly! "
Li Qingshan's gaze swept across the faces of the other seven people. They either puffed out their chests and raised their heads to show their innocence, or their eyes flickered, not daring to meet Li Qingshan's eyes. They were all afraid that Li Qingshan would fight like a cornered beast and target them crazily.
Dang!
The strongman struck the gong, the sound reverberating for ten li.
"Let the sparring begin!"
Li Qingshan's body leaned forward, and with a boom, two deep pits were blasted open under his feet. He flew up and pounced toward Wang Luocheng. He was like a ferocious tiger released from its cage, unstoppable!
It was true that he didn't use any spells or battle techniques, but his killing intent, which had been honed through hundreds of battles, was faster than any spells or battle techniques. He charged toward Wang Luocheng.
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