Very quickly, the final number of participants was determined. A few more heaven's prides from the great sects entered for a total of thirty-six people, and a total of one hundred and sixty-four elders from the great sects. The two added up to a total of two hundred people.
Among them, the elders from the Ironwood Sect hesitated for a moment before deciding to give up. On the other hand, the elders from the Water Carp Palace discussed with each other and put together a large pile of treasures. Then, one of the elders from the Water Carp Palace represented the Water Carp Palace in this gamble.
The number of participants was finally determined, and no one else wanted to enter.
At this moment, Qin Liehu looked at the white-robed old man and said: "Please send the four wondrous bells from the Quiet Night Pavilion!"
"The four wondrous bells will be here soon. Everyone, please be patient!" The white-robed old man smiled and responded.
"Thank you for your trouble!" Leng Chengfeng, who was standing to the side, had a graceful demeanor. He spoke with great politeness, displaying the demeanor of a noble as if he was a gentleman.
Just as Leng Chengfeng's voice fell, four old men similar to the white-robed old man came out from the Quiet Night Pavilion. However, unlike the white-robed old man who always had a smile on his face, these four old men were serious in speech and manner. Their faces were expressionless, just like four bone-chilling icebergs, making people not dare to come in contact with them.
"Bam!" "Bam!" "Bam!" "Bam!"
The four old men raised their hands and took out the four bells. Then, with a shake of their palms, they dropped them on the ground, creating muffled noises as they hit the ground.
Everyone's gazes shifted to the four bells in unison. In an instant, even those who had seen the four strange bells before couldn't help but reveal astonishment on their faces.
Among the four bells, the first one was a bronze bell!
This bronze bell didn't look too different from the other bronze bells, but upon closer inspection, there was something surprising about it. It was because the inside was solid, so rather than calling it a bronze bell, it was more appropriate to call it a huge bronze block.
What really surprised people were the last three bells. The first one was a paper bell. It was a thin, transparent piece of paper that seemed to break at the slightest touch.
The second one was a water clock. It was a puddle of transparent water. It would sometimes condense into a big clock in the air, and sometimes it would turn into water. It was constantly changing.
The third one was an air clock. It looked like a cloud of mist. Although it vaguely looked like a clock, most of the time it was a cloud of faint white mist. It was suspended in the air and did not disperse.
Looking at the four strange clocks, after a short moment of silence, endless discussions immediately sounded.
"These are the Quiet Night Pavilion's Four Great Oddities? It is indeed incomparably miraculous! "Someone immediately exclaimed.
"If it wasn't for the fact that the Four Great Strange Clocks emitted a heavy sound when they landed on the ground, I really can't imagine whether the paper, water, and Qi clocks would be able to emit a sound." Someone clicked his tongue and said.
"There's no need to talk about the bronze bell. It shouldn't be difficult to ring it. Perhaps the paper bell can also be tried. The only difficult ones are the water and Qi clocks. How can these two clocks emit a sound?" Someone frowned and muttered.
"The water and Qi clocks are the most difficult ones. Almost no one can ring them, but don't think that the paper and bronze clocks will be so easy to ring!" Someone who had seen the Four Great Strange Clocks of the Quiet Night Pavilion immediately shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about the paper bell first. The bronze bell is just a huge piece of bronze. It's still very difficult to ring it!"
"That's right. If it were me, I'm afraid I might not be able to ring a piece of bronze with a deafening sound!" Someone agreed and immediately nodded.
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"The Four Great Strange Clocks have arrived. Everyone, please!" The white-robed old man stood beside the Four Great Strange Clocks, then raised his hand and said to Xiao Fan and all the elders and heaven's prides who wanted to bet.
"Wait a moment. Although we aren't participating in the bet, can we go up and try to ring the clocks and see if we can ring the Four Great Strange Clocks?" Someone in the crowd made a request and tried to ask.
"Sure!" The white-robed old man didn't refuse this sudden request. Instead, he smiled and said, "The Pavilion Master has just ordered that anyone can ring the clocks today. However, the condition is that you can only start from the simplest bronze bell. If you can't even ring the bronze bell, then there's no need to try the remaining three clocks. You won't be able to ring them!"
"Alright, then we'll wait for the others to finish trying. We'll be the last to go up!" After all, the Four Great Strange Clocks belonged to the Quiet Night Pavilion. Now that the Quiet Night Pavilion agreed that everyone could go up and try to ring the clocks, Leng Chengfeng, Qin Liehu, and the rest of the participants couldn't say much. Then, Leng Chengfeng opened his mouth and said with a smile.
"Then we won't be polite!" A person was the first to step forward and speak. Then, with an expression brimming with interest, he arrived in front of the bronze bell and raised his fist. He only paused for a moment, as if he was accumulating power. Then, he struck the bronze bell heavily.
"Bang!"
This person's fist heavily bombarded the bronze bell. The expected bell sound didn't come out at all. Only the fist and the bronze bell made a dull sound of impact that entered everyone's ears.
"How can this be?"
This person was the one who thought that the bronze and paper clocks were very simple and thought that he could ring them. Now, seeing this unexpected result, he was suddenly stunned and said in shock.
Then, feeling the countless strange gazes behind him, his face instantly became incomparably red. He was incomparably embarrassed, lowered his head, and quickly turned around to hide in the crowd and disappeared.
"I'll go!"
"I'll go!"
With this person speaking, even more people began to try. Among them, there was no lack of heaven's prides from the big sects. However, the result shocked everyone because no one could ring the bronze bell.
"I don't believe it. It's just a bronze bell. Can't I ring it?"
A relatively strong heaven's pride from the big sects looked at his fist and then at the bronze bell in front of him. Suddenly, a strong look of dissatisfaction appeared on his face. He immediately shouted, and then punched heavily at the bronze bell.
However, the result was the same!
The bronze bell still sat there quietly, motionless, and not a single sound was made.
"This …!"
Looking at the bronze bell that still couldn't be rung, this heaven's pride from the big sects was suddenly speechless. His face was instantly as black as the bottom of a pot. Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he turned around and left angrily.
Following that, quite a number of people stepped forward with great interest and tried to ring the bell. However, the results were the same. After a full fifteen minutes, there was still no one who could ring the bronze bell.
Looking at the almost unbelievable result, someone suddenly sighed and said, "If the simplest bronze bell is so difficult to ring, then you can imagine how difficult it is to ring the paper, water, and Qi clocks!"
At this moment!
"Dong!"
An extremely melodious bell finally rang, and it echoed throughout the entire Quiet Night Pavilion. It also spread outside the Quiet Night Pavilion and spread to the entire Heavenly Clouds Mansion.
"Who is it? Who was the first to ring the bronze bell? " When they heard the sound of the bell, many of the people who were discussing with the people beside them immediately looked over in unison. Their faces were filled with surprise and doubt.
In the middle of the square, a pretty girl was standing. Her snow-white palm was on the bronze bell, and the melodious bell rang from her hand.
"Who is this girl? Which big sect is she a heaven's pride from? "Someone suddenly asked.
"She doesn't seem to be a heaven's pride from a big sect, but a rogue cultivator. I don't know her name!" Someone said in a low voice.
"It seems that this girl's talent is very good. If she doesn't enter any big sect, then her future will be ruined!" Someone suddenly shook his head and said.
After the rogue cultivator girl rang the bronze bell, she tried to ring the paper bell under the eyes of countless people. Unfortunately, the paper bell shattered with just a slap of her palm. There was no sound at all.
"I can't ring the paper bell!" The rogue cultivator girl immediately shook her head and said as she looked at the paper bell that began to restore itself in the air. Then, she simply left and returned to the crowd.
With the rogue cultivator girl taking the lead, several other heaven's prides from big sects also rang the bronze bell. However, they also couldn't ring the paper bell. As soon as their palms fell, the paper bell shattered instantly, and they returned in failure.
It wasn't until an elder of a big sect stepped forward that he successfully rang the paper bell. The paper bell let out an extremely melodious bell chime, causing everyone to exclaim in amazement that a paper bell that would shatter with just a touch could actually ring the bell.
Then, some elders of big sects also stepped forward. Basically, all of the elders of big sects could ring the bronze bell, and a few of them could ring the paper bell. However, none of them could ring the water bell and the Qi bell.
"Okay, those who should have tried have tried, and everyone's curiosity has been satisfied. Now, these four strange bells will be given to Young Noble Leng's group as the gambling items!" Seeing that no one else came forward to ring the bell, the white-robed old man paused for a moment. Then, he looked at Leng Chengfeng, Qin Liehu, and the others and said with a faint smile.
"Who will be the first?" A heaven's pride from a big sect who participated in the gambling looked around, raised his eyebrows, and said.
"How about I go first? Sorry to embarrass myself!" Leng Chengfeng opened his mouth and smiled. Then, he immediately stepped forward and stood in front of the bronze bell.
Everyone in the Quiet Night Pavilion looked at Leng Chengfeng at this moment. Only Xiao Fan was too lazy to look. He leisurely sat there and drank by himself in a very comfortable manner.
"Dong!" "Dong!" "Dong!"
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