The people of the three sects waited on the Black Seal Temple square for a while.
Faint roars came from the distance. They were very loud and far away. Soon, people flew into the air and took care of it. Soon, more people would descend.
A group of tall, thin men and women wearing white robes with golden edges and masks quickly gathered at the edge of the square under the lead of the elders of the three sects.
These people closed their eyes and murmured with their heads down. Their hands formed hand seals at high speed. Waves of invisible energy spread from their bodies and gathered together, forming a transparent pattern that grew larger and larger.
Lu Sheng stood in the crowd and looked from afar. He could only see the faint ripples of the pattern, but couldn't see the details.
Xie Yuqiong and her brother checked each other's equipment, talismans, and other items on them. Seeing that Lu Sheng was doing nothing at the side, Xie Yuqiong hesitated for a moment, but still came over.
"Where's Junior Apprentice Brother's equipment? Weapons, leather armor, formation flags … "Her eyes scanned Lu Sheng but didn't see anything.
"I brought them somewhere else." Lu Sheng smiled and looked away. "Speaking of which, there should be a few powerful people in the three sects of Moling, right? I wonder if we'll meet them first. "
Xie Yuqiong nodded and said seriously, "Sun Rongji and Long Jiu from the Spirit Bind Sect, Li Mai, Li Qixiang, and Gong Chi from the Youyin Sect are all popular candidates. If they can reach the top ten, they will also receive a large reward."
"What about the Thousand Sun Sect?" Lu Sheng asked casually.
"Senior Sister Zhangsun Lan is number one. As for the rest … there's the Eight Heroes of Divine Fragrance. However, they lost to Gong Chi of the Youyin Sect in the battle for the Three Sects' Secret Territory. Two of them even surrendered shamelessly …" Xie Yuqiong gritted her teeth helplessly as she spoke of this.
Xie Yusheng said through gritted teeth, "If I were one of the Eight Heroes of Divine Fragrance, I would rather die than surrender and help the enemy. They're a disgrace to the sect! "
Xie Yuqiong shook her head and said, "Actually, it's not just them. It's said that there are people in the sect who sell Senior Sister Zhangsun Lan's information to the outer sect. Some of the inner sect disciples who have good relations with the upper echelons even rely on giving the experts of the other two sects free battle fees to avoid battles and increase their ranking."
"Despicable!" Xie Yusheng's face was flushed. "Our Thousand Sun Sect uses the best of everything — training, talismans, flags, True Essence Towers — what else isn't the best out of the three sects? But in the end, something like this happened … If they were really rich, why didn't they bribe their mentors to exempt them from participating in the Demonic War?! "
Lu Sheng nodded slightly as he listened. He roughly understood the atmosphere in the Inner Court of the sect. Indeed, everything was about money. Anything that could be solved with money was not a problem.
Many of the inner courtyards of the Thousand Sun Sect were well aware of this principle.
"Come to think of it, there really was someone who bribed the Vice Hall Master of the True Spirit Palace in order to not participate in the Devil War …" A purple-haired man suddenly came over and said.
They were instantly rendered speechless.
"Alright, we're about to begin the transfer from the inner area to the outside world. Everyone, pay attention. The place of transfer this time is the inner area of the Black Seal Temple. The transfer door can be opened at any time. Everyone, come to me in order to get your transfer pass. "
At this time, the white-robed man finally built a huge transparent door that shone with a watery light.
A transparent, arched passage gradually appeared in front of the door. Three elders of the three sects stood in the passage, each emitting different types of True Qi to maintain the shape of the passage and prevent it from collapsing. The one who spoke was the one in front of the three elders.
Soon, cultivators from the three sects appeared and guided the disciples on the drill ground to line up in a long snake-like formation. All the disciples passed by the three elders one by one, and received three different items before disappearing into the huge, transparent door.
The Thousand Sun Sect was last, followed by the Youyin Sect.
Lu Sheng stood in the line and carefully examined all the young girls, but didn't find anyone who looked like his master, Su Ningfei.
The line moved quickly, and no one wasted any time. Soon, it was the Thousand Sun Sect's turn. The leader was a girl in blue with a longbow on her back. She strode into the passage and was the first to enter the transparent door.
Behind her were rows of people in luxurious clothes. Although they all wore Thousand Sun Sect waist tags, they all looked relaxed and relaxed. They didn't look like they were going to participate in the ranking battle, but more like they were going on a field trip.
The Youyin Sect disciples were completely different. They all had serious expressions and deep hatred. Some of them even had magic tools and leather armor with patches on them. It was hilarious, but upon closer inspection, one could see that the Youyin Sect disciples all had violent looks in their eyes. No matter if they were men or women, they all had the scent of blood on them. It was hard to laugh.
The Spirit Bind Sect disciples at the very front, including Long Jiu and the others, had a different style. If the Youyin Sect people looked like berserkers who would charge at the slightest disagreement, then the Spirit Bind Sect people were more like casters who summoned their servants to fight. Their expressions were dark, and they occasionally revealed cruel and reserved expressions.
As they lined up, Lu Sheng could roughly tell the differences between the three sects without even looking at the tags.
Soon, the Thousand Sun Sect people in front of him all went in, and it was Lu Sheng's turn.
Lu Sheng walked along with the line. As soon as the Xie Yuqiong siblings entered the passage, he followed closely behind.
He took out a golden waist tag from the bucket in front of the first Thousand Sun Sect elder. He walked a few steps forward and took out a second black wooden tag from the bucket in front of the second Youyin Sect elder.
Finally, he walked in front of the third Spirit Bind Sect elder.
"Lu Sheng? Looks like you're doing well. "This elder was very young. He wore a mask, but one could tell from his voice that he wasn't very old. He was different from the other two elders. He personally handed the iron tokens to the disciples who passed by.
When it was Lu Sheng's turn, he also took out the iron tag and placed it in Lu Sheng's hand.
But just as Lu Sheng was about to pull it out, the elder suddenly tightened his grip on the iron tag.
"Do I know you?" Lu Sheng frowned and looked up at the Spirit Bind Sect elder in front of him.
This elder wore a white monkey mask and a short black shirt embroidered with a sun pattern. There was a brown short cane at his waist.
"I'm Yuan Chengdao. My brother is Yuan Yingxiao." The elder let out an unpleasant laugh. He suddenly lowered his head and moved closer, lowering his voice so low that it seemed to go straight into Lu Sheng's ears.
"Tell me. How do you want to die? "Yuan Chengdao slowly pushed the iron tag into Lu Sheng's hand.
"You've been hiding for so long. Do you think you can escape? I will slowly, step by step, use the power of an elder to crush you to death … You can't resist. Resisting is disrespecting your superiors, betraying your master, and rebelling against the three sects … You will soon understand that if I want to kill you, it'll be as easy as killing an ant. But that'll be boring. "
Yuan Chengdao continued to let out a strange, sharp laugh. "Little guy, let's play slowly …"
Lu Sheng calmly took the last iron tag and strode toward the transparent arched door.
He already knew that killing the Fierce Tiger Gang member would cause trouble, but he didn't think it would be waiting for him here.
When he reached the transparent door, Lu Sheng turned around and glanced at Yuan Chengdao. This person was handing out the iron plate to the next person. As if sensing his gaze, Yuan Chengdao tilted his head slightly. The corners of his mouth curled up as he looked at Lu Sheng with a faint smile.
"Don't worry, I'll reunite you with your brother when I come out." At the last moment, Lu Sheng also smiled slightly and disappeared through the door.
…
Black Seal Temple, Inner Layer.
The dim light of the setting sun shone down from the left, splitting the entire Black Seal Temple in half.
Half was black, and the other half was dim yellow.
In the middle of the Black Seal Temple's gray and black temples stood a huge statue thousands of meters tall.
The sculpture depicted three monks standing back to back. All three of them were wearing hoods, and their hands were holding monk staffs in front of them. The entire statue was gray and white, but the monk's robes were stained with all sorts of dirt.
With the sculpture as the center, circles of greyish-black temple buildings spread out all the way to the horizon.
Near the statue's feet, a white light slowly lit up on a broken floor tile. The white light exploded, and a human silhouette slowly appeared.
It was a tall and strong young man. The man's strong muscles tore the black robe on his body into tight-fitting clothes. On his back was an ordinary grey longsword.
"This is the inner layer of the Black Seal Temple?" The man was Lu Sheng, who had just been sent in from the outside world. He looked around and didn't see any movement, so he quickly took out the three tags he had received earlier.
Iron tag, wooden tag, and golden waist tag.
The three tokens were engraved with different characters: Qian, Bind, and You. These three tags allowed him to enter the resting area of the three sects.
"According to the information I received before coming here, there are three resting areas built by the elites of the three sects. There are three resting areas built by the experts of the three sects. This time, it's specially made as a resting area for the competition between the disciples of the three sects. 'Lu Sheng recalled Yuan Chengdao's expression when he entered.
"Looks like the Spirit Bind Sect has arranged for people to target me." He looked at the sky. "Let's go over first."
Slowly pulling out the sword from his back, Lu Sheng stomped on the ground. His entire body shook violently, and he leaped into the air, shooting toward the large group of houses in the distance.
The houses flew past him, and every now and then, the doors of a house would open, but it was empty inside.
"It's different from the Black Seal Temple. There doesn't seem to be any threat here?" Lu Sheng was confused.
"Bang!"
Just as he finished thinking, the wall on his right was suddenly smashed through. A black arm with three sharp silver blades pierced through the wall and grabbed at his neck.
Lu Sheng's sword moved quickly and caught up. He was one step ahead of the arm and stabbed into the wall on his right.
There was a muffled groan. The black arm retracted on its own just as it was about to grab Lu Sheng's neck, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"Huh? I didn't even notice? " He looked through the hole in the wall but didn't see anything. He had clearly stabbed his opponent, but he could see through the hole that there was nothing on the floor of the house.
"Bang!"
Another arm broke through the wall from behind and grabbed at Lu Sheng's back.
"Chasing Sun Sword, first form, Scattering Cloud." Lu Sheng flicked his wrist, and his sword drew out a ball of white light. He blocked his back with a backhand.
The black hand and the white light clashed, sending out countless pieces of transparent True Qi. Soon, the black hand was shredded like a candle.
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