The wind and snow assaulted his face, and Li Qingshan appeared on a frozen mountain out of nowhere. Snow covered everything as far as the eye could see, drifting down like feathers.
The mountain happened to be the very centre of the battlefield, so it had an extremely open field of vision. Li Qingshan gazed at the surroundings and saw black specks appear on the snowy ground in the distance. There were around two hundred people, and there were a few Foundation Establishment cultivators among them. Although they had all concealed their auras, they could not fool Li Qingshan's senses. However, he did not recognise any of them.
They're spread out even more densely than I imagined!
An area of several dozen kilometers was indeed an extremely vast area for mortals, but for cultivators, it didn't seem that big. Even Qi Practitioners would take less than half a day to explore the area, let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Had it been a chaotic battle right from the beginning?
As Li Qingshan observed, the Foundation Establishment cultivators sensed his existence too. They all raised their heads and gazed over. When their gazes pierced through the wind and snow and saw the familiar figure, their expressions all changed.
"Li Qingshan!"
Afterwards, they all took off into the air without the slightest hesitation, flying off in all directions. They were afraid that he would catch up to them and take their medals if they were even half a step too slow.
The vision of Qi Practitioners was not as good, and they lacked sharp senses. Under the cover of the wind and snow, they could only see a few kilometers away at most. The Foundation Establishment cultivators flew with streaks of light, which caused some panic. However, when they saw how the streaks of light did not fly towards them, they eased up again.
Many Qi Practitioners took out the medals in their hands, and their eyes shone with eagerness. As long as they could keep the medals for ten days, everything would be fine. If they were lucky, they might even be able to collect a few more. The Qi warriors with relatively high cultivation bases began to quietly approach the weaker auras.
Li Qingshan stood on the top of the mountain. He had no intentions of chasing after anyone. He was not particularly interested in collecting medals. His primary objective this time was to deal with the vengeful attacks from the disciples and followers of Si Qing's trio.
He took out a glass ball that resembled a compass. The bright-red arrow pointed in a certain direction steadily. This was a communication item that Liu Changqing had given them. All the cultivators from the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Clear River prefecture had one, and they were all connected to Liu Changqing.
This was the plan they had decided on right from the beginning. After everyone entered the Dragon Arena, they would gather together as quickly as possible so that they could gain an advantage first and avoid fighting on their own and being defeated one by one.
With Li Qingshan's flying speed, it wouldn't take long for him to reach the assembly point. Being with them would undoubtedly be a great help. But after some consideration, he put away the glass ball.
He had no doubt that his current position had already been betrayed. Once the other party gathered enough strength, they would attack without hesitation. Then, it would be a situation where they would fight to the death.
In fact, he was still a little worried that once he met up with Liu Changqing and the others, they would have some misgivings. It was better to deal with his own problems by himself! Let's see if you're going to kill me, or if I'm going to kill off all your disciples and grand-disciples!
Si Qing's voice suddenly rang out from the sky. "Thank you all for participating. In order for you to unleash your full strength, there won't be anyone monitoring your movements. You're welcome to use everything you have to obtain medals and other spoils of war to ensure your final victory."
"What I want to say here is that not everyone can live past ten days, and the dead and the weak are not worthy of sympathy. Only the living and the strong can survive. For the sake of this path of cultivation, do your best and kill! "
Without a doubt, this set the tone for this chaotic battle, casting a shadow over everyone's hearts. Even the naive optimist suddenly felt that this competition was probably not as simple as it seemed.
"In other words, no matter who kills who, it's allowed by the rules?"
Li Qingshan smiled in disdain towards this statement that was filled with malice. He sat down on the top of the mountain and channeled his soul sense into the Three Absolutes Calligraphy in his hand, beginning to refine it.
… …
This was a stone forest filled with grotesque rocks. It contained the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, forming a natural maze formation. A faint white mist floated in it, making those grotesque rocks look like ferocious ghosts and beasts. If a mortal were to enter it, it would be difficult for them to walk out even if they spent their entire lives.
It originally existed on the border between the Dragon province and the Harmony province. Si Qing had gathered it and placed it in the Dragon Arena, and after being reinforced by a formation master, it became a special battlefield.
A young disciple of the school of Yin-yang currently held a compass, searching for a way out. He was not flustered at all. Instead, he smiled confidently. Apart from being skilled in divination, the school of Yin-yang was also rather skilled in destroying formations, and he happened to be one of the best of the best.
Even the heavens are helping me! I can attack or retreat here. As long as I grasp the circulation pattern of this formation, I can use the terrain to my advantage. If my attack fails, I can retreat into the formation. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators can't do anything to me if they don't understand the mysteries of this formation!
Right as he thought that, a black shadow suddenly rushed over. He dodged in a hurry, but it was already too late. The black shadow brushed past him, and when he turned around, all he saw was that the black shadow had already vanished into the forest of rocks.
He was still shaken. He was not even certain whether it was a person or not. If it was a person, the black shadow was just far too small. He took another step forward before suddenly collapsing on the ground. He felt a sharp pain from his waist. His entire body had been snapped in half, cleaved in half while he was still alive. His organs flowed out with blood.
"Argh!" In his fright, he let out a series of earth-shaking shrieks, but they were absorbed by the forest of rocks, unable to travel too far away.
He finally calmed down after much difficulty. Before he could even think about whether it was the black shadow's doing, he went to retrieve some healing pills in a hurry. Suddenly, he discovered that the hundred treasures pouch that should have been hanging on his waist had vanished. His heart immediately sank.
With his cultivation at the ninth layer and not a disciple of the school of Medicine, it was impossible for him to recover from an injury like that on his own. Moreover, there was a strange power attached to the horrific wound on his waist. It had all died the moment it was severed, making it difficult to heal.
"Save me! I want to get out! "
Naturally, there was no response. If he wanted to leave this place, he would have to wait for ten days. He could only watch helplessly as his blood flowed and soaked the wet soil. He waited in pain for death to come. In his despair, he began to scream again.
He did not understand why the black shadow wanted to kill him. If it wanted the medal, couldn't it have just given it to him? He suddenly recalled Si Qing's words — only the strong could survive!
That black shadow shuttled through the forest of rocks as if he was in his own backyard. It was the dwarf who had been one of the fighters that night at the manor's banquet. The expression on his face looked as if he could crush an ant.
He should have won the battle for sure, but he ended up admitting defeat, directly leading to the final battle. Li Qingshan had chosen a favorable location, which was considered the key to his defeat. Because of this, he was severely punished by Si Qing. His heart was simmering with anger, so his attacks were especially vicious.
He quickly arrived at the center of the forest of rocks. Several people were already waiting there. Every one of them was a Foundation Building cultivator, and their bodies were suffused with a faint killing intent. The leader was the scarred man who was wielding the high-grade magic artifact, the Earth Shattering Hammer of the Eight Directions.
The dwarf asked, "How's the prey?"
"He's still on the snowy mountain. He hasn't moved."
The scarred man's eyes seemed to pierce through space, allowing him to see where Li Qingshan was. As the master of the Dragon Arena, it was all too easy for Si Qing to cheat.
They had three missions this time. The first was to incite the cultivators into fighting one another, the second was to collect as many medals as possible, and the last was to kill Li Qingshan. The first two missions were relatively easy to complete, but the last mission was the most troublesome.
"Are they going to use him as a target to gather?"
"No, the cultivators of the Clear River prefecture haven't approached him. They've gathered around someone else. He's the only one there, as if he's waiting for us!"
"Waiting for us! We have nineteen Foundation Establishment cultivators. Doesn't he know? "
"It's probably because he knows that he's remaining there, wanting to finish us off alone. It's just like what your highness has guessed. This arrogant bastard!"
The scarred man swung the Earth Shattering Hammer of the Eight Directions viciously and struck the ground with a boom. The ground shook and fierce winds kicked up.
"He's probably treating us like the trash from the school of Novels!"
A cold light flashed through the dwarf's eyes. He had witnessed Li Qingshan's battle against eight people alone, but he did not find it impressive at all. Those eight pieces of trash who did not know how to fight or kill were enough for him to slaughter them all alone.
"He's underestimating us? That's for the best! I'll definitely smash him to a pulp!"
"When do we set off?"
"When we gather everyone. That's his highness's orders!"
No one dared to disobey Si Qing's orders. They waited in the forest of stone, ready to gather everyone and kill Li Qingshan. On the other hand, the hundreds of Qi warriors under Si Qing's command with relatively weaker cultivation bases had already joined the chaotic battle, stirring up the water violently.
Hua Chenglu raised her head and gazed around, but she could not see the sky. The layers of leaves completely obscured the light. The surroundings were as dark as night. She took out the glazed ball and set off in the direction that the needle indicated. Suddenly, she stopped.
"Get out here!"
There was a rustle in the canopy, and a man in black flew out. A sliver of surprise flashed through his eyes. There were plenty of beautiful women among cultivators, but such great beauty was rare. However, he immediately recovered his composure and said coldly,
"Hand over the medal!"
Hua Chenglu frowned. He was a tenth layer Qi Practitioner. His cultivation was much greater than hers, and from his attire, he should be Si Qing's subordinate. He would probably be even more difficult to deal with than regular tenth layer Qi Practitioners.
The man in black was not hoping to obtain the medal from a single sentence. Just when he was about to take action, an item flew towards him. It did not move very quickly, so he caught it easily. It was the medal he wanted. He could not help but be taken aback.
"Take it and move aside!"
Hua Chenglu did not care too much about the value of the medal in the first place. Let alone a thousand, even if it was ten thousand spiritual stones, so what? If it were not for Si Qing's order as the Marquis of Ruyi, where all the disciples of the Hundred Schools of Thought had to take part, Hwa Seung-zan would have never let her set foot in the Dragon Arena.
If they started fighting here, it would definitely raise the attention of many people. Their priority right now was to rendezvous with everyone. They could still find the lost medal anyway.
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