At the same time, more and more third-rank cultivators stepped onto the arena and issued challenges one after another.
Almost every large group had more than a dozen matches going on at the same time.
Most of the time, it was the third-rank cultivators who failed their challenges. Occasionally, there would be one or two third-rank cultivators who succeeded in counterattacking.
But even so, these cultivators who were inferior to their superiors would immediately become soft nails that everyone fought to challenge.
Battle after battle, there were people being eliminated at every moment.
Such an intense battle had no effect on Lu Qingshan and the other cultivators who were in the first echelon.
They only needed to quietly watch the battles.
The first round of the elimination round officially ended at dusk. The pace was unimaginably fast.
At this moment, only a thousand people remained out of the ten thousand participants.
"The second round of the elimination round will now begin. Second-rank cultivators have one chance to challenge first-rank cultivators!" The Lunar Sect Master's vast voice sounded again.
"When the elimination round finally ends, the hundred cultivators who are still in the first-rank will enter the final competition of the Seven Regions Dao Discussion. The rest of the cultivators will all be eliminated!"
It was an exaggerated and cruel ratio of ten thousand to one hundred.
.....
The same situation occurred once again.
Still, no one chose to act rashly and be the first person to eat crabs.
After a moment of stalemate, a cultivator finally stood out from the crowd and leaped onto the arena. He stared at Lu Qingshan below the arena and slowly said, "Fellow Cultivator Lu, why don't I start with you?"
Lu Qingshan's gaze focused, and a glint flashed across his eyes.
The person who challenged him was Lin Kui, who came from Qing Province with him.
Lin Kui's ranking in the second round was in the middle, so he was classified as a third-rank cultivator.
However, with his cultivation base at the perfected Golden Elixir, Lin Kui became one of the few cultivators who successfully advanced from the third-rank to the second-rank.
Lu Qingshan smiled faintly and was not afraid. He leaped up and entered the arena. "Come then."
The scene of Lin Kui challenging Lu Qingshan instantly attracted the attention of many spectating cultivators, including the cultivators from the Seven Grand Dao Sects.
After all, Lu Qingshan was one of the influential figures in the Seven Regions Dao Discussion this time.
"This person must be one of the people who exposed Chang Geng's identity." The Lunar Sect Master glanced at Lu Qingshan. His voice was steady, and his expression was calm.
"Don't tell me the Lunar Sect Master hates him because of this," Grand Sovereign Arcanum said with a smile.
The Lunar headmaster didn't take Great Sovereign Profound Secrets's ridicule seriously and said in a low voice, "How could that be? How could I not know right from wrong? If Chang Geng continues to lurk in my Spirit Huan Sect like this, it's hard to say what kind of disaster will befall my sect in the future.
It can be said that he has helped our Spirit Huan Sect to get rid of the malignant tumor growing in our sect. Our Spirit Huan Sect can't even thank him enough. How can we blame him without distinguishing right from wrong? "
Hall master Yi Shui nodded. "I trust the Lunar Sect Master's character …"
Saint Master Xuankong glanced at Lu Qingshan and suddenly raised his eyebrows in surprise. "This kid has broken through to the advanced Golden Elixir stage?"
After being pointed out by Saint Master Xuankong, everyone was able to confirm this fact after a brief examination.
Palace master Ling Ye couldn't help but click his tongue. "An 18-year-old advanced Golden Elixir stage … although this kid won't be able to take first place in the Seven Regions Dao Discussion because of Zhou Yuan's presence.
But in terms of talent alone, this kid is still the most outstanding.
Taibai, your Sword Sect has picked up another good seedling this time … "
Sword master Taibai was very calm as he slowly said, "On the path of sword cultivation, talent alone isn't enough …"
While everyone was casually discussing, only the Water Moon Observatory master remained silent. Her beautiful eyes roamed around as she silently focused her attention on Lu Qingshan.
Because of her precious disciple, her attention on Lu Qingshan had already risen to a higher level.
.....
When he saw Lu Qingshan enter the arena, Lin Kui secretly clenched his fists, his battle intent overflowing.
Ever since the Seven Regions Dao Discussion's preliminary round, he had begun to interact with Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan had taken first place in the preliminary round, while he had taken second place. He had lost by a small margin.
At that time, he had thought that Lu Qingshan had defeated him because the ability he cultivated just so happened to be suitable for the preliminary round. However, he would definitely win in the second round.
But he never imagined that not only would he fail to defeat Lu Qingshan in the second round, the gap between them would even widen.
In the Sealed Spirit Tower, his final ranking was only around four thousand.
On the other hand, Lu Qingshan had taken third place at the age of eighteen, becoming a famous figure in the Seven Regions Dao Discussion.
Many people had even spread the rumor that with Lu Qingshan's strength, it was very likely that he would make it into the top ten of the Seven Regions Dao Discussion.
Lin Kui had personally witnessed Lu Qingshan's performance in the second half of the second round. He was clear in his heart that Lu Qingshan was able to achieve such a result because of his strength and not because of luck.
He also understood that even if he was unwilling to admit it, Lu Qingshan, who was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Elixir, had indeed surpassed him in terms of strength.
Lu Qingshan's comprehension of the concept at the Unity realm could be said to be the best among the five hundred thousand cultivators in the Seven Regions Dao Discussion. He had no choice but to admit defeat.
However, the reason why he chose to challenge Lu Qingshan was not because he felt that Lu Qingshan was weak. It was purely the obsession in his heart that drove him to make this decision.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, please don't hold back. Let me see how big the gap is between me and a top cultivator." Lin Kui cupped his hands and requested.
He just wanted to see how big the gap was between him and Lu Qingshan.
Even if he knew that he would lose, he was not afraid …
"As you wish!" Lu Qingshan smiled after hearing Lin Kui's words.
"Sandstorm Tornado!" The next moment, Lin Kui shouted loudly. The sleeves on his entire body emitted a whistling sound. A violent tornado was brewing around him, mixed with fine yellow sand.
This was the combination of a wind-type spell and an earth-type spell.
Lin Kui's battle strategy was very clear. If one were to really examine it carefully, sword cultivators actually had a certain degree of restraint over spell cultivators among the various major cultivation schools.
The reason was that sword cultivators' flying swords were too fast and their frequency was too high. Under such interference, spell cultivators often had no time to concentrate and could not cast spells.
Therefore, the spell he cast first was a large-scale spell that could control the field.
Under the influence of the sandstorm, the trajectory of Lu Qingshan's flying swords would definitely be disturbed. Lin Kui could also use the geographical advantage to cast spells without restraint.
His idea was not wrong, but the reality was extremely cruel.
Before his spell was fully formed, Lu Qingshan's flying sword had already flown out. The swift and fierce sword light covered his head at an unimaginable speed …
Lin Kui turned pale with fright!
Too fast, too fast!
At the beginning, he was clearly very far away from Lu Qingshan.
And with his mastery of spells, he only needed a breath's time to cast this spell. No matter how he thought about it, there was no flaw in his train of thought.
But with the speed of Lu Qingshan's flying sword, it crossed the distance in a breath's time and arrived in front of him.
The faint sound of thunder reverberated in the void.
The Water Moon Observatory Master, who was watching the battle from the sky, could not help but be a little absent-minded when she saw this scene. She muttered, "He's only a step away from the Thunderous Sword Explosion …"
The second realm of the flying sword was called Thunderous Sword Explosion. The limit was for the flying sword to break through 20 times the speed of sound.
Under normal circumstances, this realm could only be reached by Nascent Soul realm sword cultivators.
In other words, once the flying sword broke through to the Thunderous Sword Explosion realm, the lethality of the flying sword had already reached the Nascent Soul realm.
And Lu Qingshan's flying sword was already infinitely close to 20 times the speed of sound.
This caused the faint sound of thunder to reverberate wherever the Peach Blossom Sword passed.
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