Almost ninety percent of the younger disciples of Dongxuanxian School were here. Xu Liao looked around and saw that almost all of his peers were here.
Three elders floated in the air above the Soaring Cloud Platform. Some were sitting, some were lying, and all of them had different postures.
One of them was a young man in a green robe. He was dressed in a classic style and was sitting cross-legged on a futon. A sword was sheathed on his back, making him look like a celestial being from a painting. This elder was called Yun Qingke. He had been cultivating for six hundred years and had condensed his Dayan meridians two hundred years ago. Now, he was one of the strongest Dayan practitioners.
There was also a young lady with a sweet smile, but no matter how one looked at her, she looked like a has-been. Although she tried her best to dress modern, she couldn't hide the "vicissitudes of life" on her body. She was holding a Chanel hat from the early 1910s!
This elder was also a Dayan practitioner. She was older than Yun Qingke and was more than a thousand years old. Her name was Li Qingya. She hated it when people mentioned her age, and she hated it when people said that she dressed old.
The other elder was very fashionable. He was wearing a British-style suit and had a flying broom with two pairs of wings as decoration. He looked very avant-garde.
This guy was also the youngest. His name was Lu Mingchi. He was only three hundred years old and was the youngest Dayan practitioner in Dongxuanxian School.
Other than the four great elders of Dongxuanxian School who were all in the Daoist Realm, there were fourteen other Dayan practitioners. These three elders were one of them. For cultivators, the more powerful they were, the longer their lifespan would be. The weaker they were, the shorter their lifespan would be. This was why Dayan practitioners had twice the lifespan of Tiangang practitioners.
As for those who were above the Daoist Realm, it was too difficult to cultivate. No matter when, there would not be many of them.
Xu Liao activated the Cloud Beast and charged into the Sword Conference Ceremony. However, he realized that he had been tricked. As Wang Chao had said, there was no one forcing Bai Qiulian. Bai Qiulian was chatting with a few of her peers, looking rather relaxed.
Bai Qiulian was not like Xu Liao. After being his disciple for so long, he already knew most of the female disciples and had a good relationship with them. Other than a few Senior Brothers who had learned swordsmanship before, namely Xun Jing, Chen Ji and a few others who had suffered on the Misty Cloud Peak, he could be considered to be familiar with them, but he did not know any of the other disciples.
The Cloud Beast under Xu Liao's feet charged in at lightning speed, looking even more majestic than the three elders. It immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the sect.
Xu Liao had originally decided to give Jie Sun a show of strength the moment he arrived, and then activate the Nine Mysteries True Technique to fight him. Although Jie Sun had already broken through to the Heaven Star Border Realm and might have cultivated the Classic of Mountains and Seas, after Xu Liao's Nine Mysteries True Technique had evolved, his demonic aura had skyrocketed, so he was not afraid of a mere Heaven Star Border Warrior.
But now, the situation was far from what Xu Liao had imagined. The Sword Discourse Ceremony had yet to officially begin, yet he had barged in like this. This carried a very strong intent of provocation, and even the three elders were "looking at him in a different light".
Lu Mingchi laughed heartily and said, "Our sect's Sword Conference Ceremony was originally a grand gathering to discuss swordsmanship. Dueling swords was just an afterthought. The original intention was to demonstrate swordsmanship and let the fellow disciples and elders evaluate it. But after so many years, the Sword Conference Ceremony had already become a duel to compete for the title of Eldest Senior Brother and Eldest Senior Sister. This year's ceremony will still follow the old rules. Since this disciple has rushed here, you will be the first to go up! "
Being pointed at by Lu Mingchi, Xu Liao's scalp went numb. He did not want to go up, but in such a situation, how could he say no?
He braced himself and landed on the 10,000 Li Soaring Clouds Platform. The Somersault Cloud was obedient, turning back into clouds and burrowing back into his collar. He looked very imposing.
Yun Qingke also shouted and said, "Who wants to challenge?"
He had wanted to call out Xu Liao's name and ask who wanted to challenge him, but Xu Liao was a newcomer, and Yun Qingke did not know him, so he could only give a vague answer.
Xu Liao focused slightly and thought to himself, "I'm already here! Why should I cower? "
He raised his voice and shouted, "Thousand Demon Guild's short-term disciple, Xu Liao, is willing to go first. I wonder which senior brother is willing to spar with me?"
The moment Xu Liao went up, Xun Jing, who was below the platform, could not help but snigger. He poked Chen Ji and Wu Fan beside him and said, "I didn't expect Xu Liao to be the first to go up. Just based on his swordsmanship, ordinary people will not be able to beat him. Other than the few of us, I'm afraid only those seven people are qualified to teach him a lesson."
Chen Ji was also speechless. He had wanted to go up and show his face. The rules of the Sword Conference Ceremony were more lax to begin with, and there would not be any true experts participating in the first few days. But once Xu Liao appeared, it meant that those who were below level 9 Demon Warriors would not even need to go up, because they would definitely not be able to defeat Xu Liao.
Chen Ji said fiercely, "This brat is still as arrogant as always. Let's see how many rounds he can last!"
Xun Jing said, "Want to make a bet?"
Chen Ji was slightly taken aback and said, "I'll bet ten rounds!"
Xun Jing scolded, "What's there to bet about? I'll also bet that he can last at least ten rounds. "
The voices of the two of them fell into the ears of the bystanders. Someone continued, "Isn't ten rounds too many? I bet that he won't last three rounds!"
Xun Jing looked back and saw that it was Feng Yuxi. He could not help but say, "You and Xu Liao were stationed at Yunlan Peak at the same time, and you can actually come to such a conclusion?"
Feng Yuxi said rather unwillingly, "What? Do you think my evaluation is too low? Chen Ji, you actually bet that he will step down within ten rounds? Aren't you overestimating this newbie too much? "
Chen Ji was slightly surprised and said, "Who said that I bet that he will step down within ten rounds? I bet that he can last at least ten rounds! Didn't Xun Jing already say that he can't bet with me anymore? "
Feng Yuxi's face turned red, and she could not help but refute, "The two of you are also below the seven great Tiangang disciples, and you're also well-known figures in our sect. How can you be so unreliable? Which one of our fellow disciples who dares to go up to the Sword Conference Ceremony is easy to deal with? Even if his strength is slightly stronger, doesn't it consume vital energy to compete with swords? "
Zhuo Jue, who was sitting not far away, could not help but mutter, "If Xu Liao's swordsmanship is fully unleashed, how much demonic energy would he need to waste? Apart from a few people in our sect, most probably cannot last more than ten moves in front of him. "
Feng Yuxi sneered a few times. Although he did not argue anymore, he refused to believe that Xu Liao really had such strength.
Feng Yuxi did not have any ill feelings towards Xu Liao. Although his younger brother, Feng Feihuang, was defeated by Xu Liao, after he asked Feng Feihuang, he knew that Xu Liao did not play any tricks, and it was purely his swordsmanship that was better. He did not know about Xu Liao's background, so he automatically imagined that Xu Liao had learned their sect's swordsmanship before he joined the Dongxuanxian School. No matter what, he refused to believe that Xu Liao was gifted. Therefore, although Feng Yuxi also thought highly of Xu Liao, he did not directly treat Xu Liao as his biggest opponent like Xun Jing, Chen Ji, and the others. He still felt that he was far better than this newbie.
Xu Liao shouted three times, but no one responded to him, so he could not help but feel slightly awkward. It was like after school, he asked a few times who would go home with him, but no one answered.
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