Seven days later, the competition was finally coming to an end.
After thousands of years of development, the main branch of Heavenly Lake had become the most powerful force in the entire Northwest region.
Among the three strongest countries in the Northwest region, only Tufan Country was a branch of Heavenly Lake. The other two were not real branches of Heavenly Lake. But in fact, these two countries had never dared to disobey the orders from the main branch of Heavenly Lake.
In contrast, Tufan Country, which was a branch of Heavenly Lake, was much more relaxed.
In the entire Northwest region, there were more than a hundred branches of Heavenly Lake. Although it was impossible for every branch to have a One-Line-Sky expert, there were still one or two Xiantian experts.
In the Mountain Opening Competition, which was held once every ten years, those who participated were the top junior cultivators of each branch.
They worked hard for the ownership of the ten Xiantian Golden Dans.
Although the Hengshan lineage had a powerhouse like Yu Jinglei in One-Line-Sky, he was of no use in this competition. Even if he were to blow his beard and glare his eyes on the stage, no one would look him in the eye.
At the same time, once a Golden Dans were obtained in the competition, no other sect would have any ideas about this Golden Dans. If someone disobeyed this, the main branch of Heavenly Lake would even ask a Venerable to uphold justice.
For thousands of years, those who coveted the Golden Dans of weaker branches and tried to rob them did not have a good ending.
Even if they hid their true faces, under the relentless pursuit of Heavenly Lake Mountain, everyone who tried to rob them met with a miserable end.
It was said that more than a thousand years ago, there was even a Venerable from a branch who was mercilessly killed on the spot by the main branch.
Such a fierce and ruthless method was indeed the main branch of Heavenly Lake to maintain the fairness of the competition. Since then, no one dared to fight for the ownership of the Golden Dans after the competition.
Hengshan was very unlucky in the past. For seventy years, they had gone through seven competitions, but in the end, they did not obtain a single Golden Dans.
In the last competition, Lu Zhengyi had participated, but he was defeated in the last battle and stopped outside the top ten.
In fact, with his strength at that time, it was not particularly difficult to snatch a place in the top ten. It was just that he was unlucky and lost in the last battle to the strongest disciple of that year.
It was fate. Even Yu Jinglei couldn't do anything when faced with such a situation.
Therefore, in order to enter the top ten, in addition to possessing great strength, good luck was also essential.
Even if he had the strength to show disdain for his peers, from the first round, he had drawn an expert who was second only to him. After that, every subsequent round would be an expert who was only a hair's breadth away from him. Then, it would be impossible for him to enter the top ten.
However, Hengshan's luck seemed to be very good this year. Although the rest of the disciples were all eliminated, Che Wenjun stayed in the end.
Today was the last day of the Grand Competition. In fact, it was also the last ten battles.
There were a total of 20 branch disciples. In the final battle, the winner would be the king, and the loser would be the bandit.
The winner would be rewarded with a Xiantian Golden Core, but the loser would be left with nothing. Although they could enter the library of the Heavenly Pool Mountain, this reward was nothing compared to the Xiantian Golden Core.
Below the high platform, ten white circles were lined up in a row. Twenty well-dressed people stood respectfully in front of the platform.
Among these people, there were only two women. Moreover, both of them were middle-aged women. Although they were still charming, under such circumstances, there was simply no one who would be protective of the fairer sex.
Looking at the twenty people standing respectfully and dressed differently, Yu Jinglei said sourly, "Brother Zhou, Tu Fan's branch is really full of talents. This time, five of them are participating in the final battle. If they all defeat their opponents, then half of the ten Xiantian Golden Cores will fall into the hands of Tu Fan's branch."
Zhou Da Tian laughed and said, "Brother Yu, you must be joking. It is easier said than done to obtain all the Golden Cores. As long as the five of them don't all lose, and one of them enters the top ten, then I will be satisfied. " Speaking of this, he paused and smiled bitterly, "This time, our Tu Fan's branch will meet your Hengshan's branch in the last round. This is really … sigh." He sighed deeply, his face full of displeasure.
Yu Jinglei's face also did not look good.
Che Wenjun went through all the difficulties along the way and reached the last level. However, the obstacle in front of her turned out to be a Houtian master from the Tufan Country. Moreover, this person was forty-eight years old this year. His internal strength of fire had already reached the middle of the tenth layer. From the results of the past few days, this person was ruthless and had rich combat experience. He was definitely a top Houtian Master.
Encountering this person, even Yu Jinglei and the others were not very optimistic about Che Wenjun's future.
On the high platform, Ai Wenbin's voice rumbled, "Everyone, today is the last day of the competition. If you have any skills, don't hide them. I think you should be very clear about the opportunity on the last day." He waved his sleeve and said, "Begin."
The people below responded and bowed to the high platform in unison. Then, they stepped into the white circle.
The eyes of the Hengshan branch naturally fell on Che Wenjun.
Che Wenjun was a middle-aged man in his forties. His figure was tall and straight like a pine tree, but he had a quiet and easy-going feeling. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be more of a famous scholar than a cultivator.
Opposite him was a robust man. His physique was tall and sturdy, and his face was filled with a murderous aura. Although the martial arts competition here was not a life and death battle, it was impossible for anyone to deliberately hold back. Those who were able to win all the way to stand here had more or less injured several people.
Che Wenjun cupped his fist and said, "I'm Che Wenjun from Hengshan. Greetings to senior."
The man cupped his hand and said, "Lin Baiao from Tu Fan. Greetings to senior Che."
Che Wenjun smiled and said, "Senior Lin, in this competition, I wonder if you intend to use weapons or fists to determine the winner?"
Lin Baiao thought for a moment and said, "I'm used to using weapons to determine the winner. If senior Che does not object, how about we compete using weapons?"
Che Wenjun raised his eyebrows and said, "Since senior Lin intends to use weapons, I will naturally accompany you."
On the high platform, Yu Jinglei and the others furrowed their brows.
In the Grand Competition, both parties were allowed to negotiate whether they would use weapons or fists. If they insisted on their own terms, they would draw lots to decide.
In previous battles, anyone could tell that Che Wenjun was skilled in fists and feet, while Lin Baiao would choose weapons whenever possible.
Before this battle, Yu Jinglei and the others had already warned them repeatedly that no matter what, they had to fight with their fists and legs. If they were really unlucky and drew a weapon, then it would mean that the heavens had once again abandoned the Hengshan bloodline.
However, they never expected Che Wenjun to take the initiative to suggest using weapons. Was he not courting death?
Zhou Datian's eyes lit up. He turned his eyes and saw the shocked and angry faces of Yu Jinglei and the others. He was overjoyed. Although he did not know why the disciple from Hengshan had suddenly lost his mind, he could not wait to see such things happen a few more times.
However, when his eyes met with He Yiming's, his heart skipped a beat.
He Yiming had a confident smile on his face. Although he was usually like this, he still had such an expression now. There must be a deeper meaning behind it.
At that moment, Zhou Datian began to worry about his gains and losses.
Suddenly, he heard a few surprised voices coming from the surroundings. His heart tightened and he quickly looked down. Then, his eyes blinked a few times and he became more and more suspicious.
After Che Wenjun agreed to use weapons, he did not immediately take out his sword. Instead, he asked for instructions from the Xiantian expert outside the white line to return to get his weapon.
That person pondered for a moment. Knowing that Che Wenjun was a disciple of Hengshan, he did not dare to make things difficult for him. He waved his hand and allowed Che Wenjun to return quickly.
Che Wenjun indeed returned very quickly. However, when the crowd saw the weapon in his hand, most of them were stunned. Then, the entire square was filled with whispers.
The battle between Che Wenjun and Lin Baiao was not the most eye-catching of the ten battles. However, when a person came to the center of the square with a weapon that was more than four meters long, no matter how low-key he was, he would become the target of everyone's criticism.
Yu Jinglei and the others who had seen the glaive before were even more dumbfounded. They turned around in shock, only to see He Yiming sitting there calmly. His face was calm, as if he already knew this would happen.
"Elder He, were you the one who gave the glaive to Che Wenjun?" Yu Jinglei asked softly.
He suddenly remembered that He Yiming already had the Five Elemental Ring. Therefore, it was not surprising that the old weapon was eliminated. However, what he could not understand was that Che Wenjun was not a strong person. Why would he give the glaive to him?
He Yiming smiled and said, "Elder Yu, you must be joking. The glaive is my life. Why would I give it to someone else?"
Yu Jinglei was slightly taken aback. He pointed at the smiling Che Wenjun who was holding the glaive and asked, "What is that in his hand?"
"Of course it's the glaive." He Yiming said casually, "I lent this glaive to him temporarily. After he wins, he will have to return it to me."
Yu Jinglei and the others' faces changed. They could not help but smile bitterly.
Although the glaive was powerful, it would be dangerous to switch to a different weapon in such a situation.
Moreover, with Che Wenjun's strength, it was no doubt a fool's dream to use the glaive to its fullest potential.
Yu Jinglei, the Medicine Man and Yu Xichen looked at each other. Their eyes were filled with dejection.
When they thought about how they originally had a chance to win through fighting, but now it was almost certain that they would lose, they sighed in their hearts.
If not for the fact that He Yiming was behind this, they would have scolded him.
At this time, below the high platform, the discussion grew louder. On the high platform, everyone was looking sideways.
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Today's registration did not go smoothly. Both the child's (Little Crane) and the house owner's (Mother Crane) name were within the district and had been there for several years. But because White Crane's mother had passed down an old house to White Crane, it was not within the district. Therefore, the school's recruiters were picky. They said that the child had to go with the father …
Damn it, this group of people clearly didn't want to recruit students from the district. They wanted to find more students from the district to collect the school selection fee.
Although it was a good school and it was understandable that they wanted to charge a fee, they shouldn't have made it so obvious!
The White Crane was angry for an entire day. How inhumane … (To be continued, if you want to know what happened next, please go to www.qidian.com to read more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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