The three of them tacitly split up in the middle of the waterfall, increasing the distance between them. Their calculations were very precise. Moving horizontally at the bottom would save them a lot of effort compared to moving horizontally at the top. The higher they went, the greater the water pressure. It was like carrying a small mountain.
As for the competition between the three of them, none of them were interested in it. This was determined by their personalities. Being one step behind the others meant that the three of them preferred to use their brains rather than their hands. Unless they had no other choice, they would not easily make a move.
Lou Xiaoyi also noticed a similarity between them. The three of them were all in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. They were also the only three among the hundred people present. This vaguely explained why the three of them could mix together. It was not a coincidence. After Lou Xiaoyi stood still, the other two took the initiative to move closer to him. Being together with a cultivator of the same level made them feel safer.
Lou Xiaoyi finally started to move upstream. At this time, the majority of the crowd was already more than a hundred feet above him. There were even some who were rushing even further.
The two on his left and right were also more than a hundred feet away. There was no need to pay attention to them. The key was that the fierce competition had already begun above him!
This was an unavoidable situation. Because the surface of the waterfall was narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, most of the cultivators would be squeezed as they climbed up. Even if you did not want to fight, you would have to clear a safe space for yourself. Thus, collisions were unavoidable!
A cultivator was falling right on top of his head. He was unlucky and was attacked from both sides at the same time, so he couldn't support himself and slid down. He even suffered some minor injuries. However, his bad luck wasn't over yet. Lou Xiaoyi didn't hesitate to add insult to injury and ruthlessly sprinkled a handful of salt on the cultivator's wound, directly knocking him out of the waterfall …
Once a person was out of the waterfall, it meant that they had failed. They were not allowed to enter again!
This was Lou Xiaoyi's philosophy. In the waterfall, the worst situation was to be attacked from both sides at the same time. There was no way to block it. The Swordsman's sword could not be used at all. With a leap, he would be out of the waterfall. What was the point of fighting?
He could not guarantee that the cultivators above and to his left and right would not attack him. However, he had to ensure that there was no one below him! Thus, as long as a cultivator fell within a certain range above him, he would increase his strength and send them out of the waterfall.
It was very shameless, but this was the competition. There must be a suitable strategy!
Ruthless!
He was not the only one who was doing this. At least, the two fellows on his left and right were doing the same. If one's cultivation was low, one had to think of a way and not use brute force!
In the first thousand feet, due to the weak water pressure, the speed of the cultivators was very fast. In less than thirty breaths, they had all crossed the line. However, there were still a dozen or so cultivators who were knocked out of the waterfall. This was the result of recklessness. There would always be people playing tricks on the side, and there was more than one!
The cultivator at the front was already 300 feet ahead of him. His speed was astonishing. This was the result of using his profound mana to exert all his strength. It was also another strategy. The advantage of doing this was that at least no one was pressuring him from above. It was the same logic as Lou Xiaoyi's method of ensuring that no one below would hold him back.
Strategies had to depend on the person. For Lou Xiaoyi, he couldn't be at the forefront, so he could only choose the one that was most suitable for him.
When he got closer to the cultivator at the front, that cultivator felt the pursuers below and covered him with a water dragon. Lou Xiaoyi didn't take it head-on. Instead, he took advantage of the situation and resolved it first.
He was waiting for an opportunity. He was waiting for the opportunity for others to attack this cultivator. Then, he would hit him when he was down!
Such an opportunity was inevitable. That cultivator didn't have time to continue pressuring him before he was attacked from the left. The cross-section was getting narrower and narrower. There were people all around. No one could say for sure where the next wave of attacks would come from …
Lou Xiaoyi didn't know either. What he wanted to do was to take advantage of others' difficulties!
Two thousand feet, three thousand feet. The water pressure increased! It had already exceeded five thousand catties! The cultivators started to have difficulty moving. This could be seen from the fact that the cultivator at the front couldn't increase the distance between him and Lou Xiaoyi after 500 feet.
This was Lou Xiaoyi's goal. What's the use of running fast? It's fine as long as you don't run out of the range of my flying sword. I'll drag you down at the end!
The competition became more and more intense. Nearly half of the cultivators had been forced out. This was a critical point. Those who weren't strong enough, those who weren't smart enough, those who didn't use the right tactics, or those who were unlucky, had already been eliminated. The remaining cultivators were all experts and the most cunning ones!
Among the five cultivators from Xuanyuan, two had already been eliminated. Guangying and Yanchi were external swords. This was in line with the position of Xuanyuan's external swords in the cultivation world of the Five Ring Continent. Their strength was stronger than the average cultivator, but they were weaker than the elites of the top sects. They might not be comparable to the few elites of the small and medium-sized sects, so it was reasonable for them to be eliminated!
The only thing that surprised Gu Chuan was that the wretched and despicable Cigarette Butt who didn't have a sword heart was still swimming in the crowd. Moreover, from the battle results, this brat had schemed against others the most!
There was more than one such bastard. There were three mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators hanging at the tail of the group. Their ranking would never change. They were at the tail of the group. The only change was that there were fewer and fewer people above them, and the tail was getting shorter and shorter!
Their goal was to nibble away! Once the people above them were cleaned up, they would be in the top three! Of course, you could also say that they were still in the bottom three!
A Golden Dan from Sangharama watched with great interest. "What a good strategy! You have to use your brain when you cultivate! It's a pity that there aren't any disciples from Temple here. The children are still too upright!
Junior Brother Gu Chuan, your Xuanyuan's disciples are still the best. There are a lot of talents. Not only are there those who rely on their strength, there are also those who take the risk of scheming against others. Very comprehensive! Have all the bastards in the Western Regions been cleaned up by you? "
This Jin Dan from Temple was implying something. Among the last three bastards, the other two were the elites of the small sects. Lou Xiaoyi was the only one from the large sects. In theory, under the education system of the prestigious and upright sects, such disgraceful behavior would not occur. The top sects all cared about their reputation!
His words resonated with the two Jin Dan beside him. They were Jin Dan from Spirit Gourd Cave and Wan Jingliu. Seeing their own disciples being constantly schemed against like this, they were dissatisfied in their hearts!
This was a very strange thought. If these three people were all disciples of small and medium-sized sects, they would not have any objections. Afterwards, they would even warn their own disciples that they needed to be more flexible when traveling outside. This could also be considered a lesson.
However, Xuanyuan also had such a person, which made them very angry! Based on what? Everyone was aboveboard, but Xuanyuan used the name of a large sect to play dirty?
Jin Dan from Wan Jingliu echoed, "It's not necessarily because they took in all the bastards. It's also possible that they entered the sect and taught them!"
Gu Chuan snorted coldly. "Aboveboard? Aboveboard? Then let's first set the realm of all the cultivators at the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment realm!
I think you guys are just sour grapes. Your own disciples are all taught like idiots, yet you're blaming my Xuanyuan's disciples for being smart and resourceful? "
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