Chapter 48

"Brother Lu! You look so nervous! It seems you already know you're going to lose this time!" Fu Boran, the peak master of Tianhua Peak, smiled and cast his gaze toward Lu Mingshi, not forgetting to tease him.

"Lose? You old scoundrel, no one has even come out yet, what are you gloating about?!" Lu Mingshi rolled his eyes and glared at Fu Boran with a bad temper.

As the other party said, he was indeed particularly nervous.

This time's harvest was crucial for his bet with Tianhua Peak.

Losing the Cold Jade was a minor issue, but if he lost this, the reputation of Luofu Peak would be severely damaged.

Fu Boran, with a smile on his face, was about to speak when suddenly an elder shouted, "Someone is coming out!"

As soon as the elder's words were spoken, the ancient transmission array lit up.

After the light flashed, thirty-five figures appeared in the middle of the array.

These people were calm and composed, and as soon as they came out, they gathered together, clearly a group. They were mostly bruised and battered, their clothes dusty and torn, with bloodstains, clearly having gone through a fierce battle.

After coming out, the thirty-five people quickly looked around, then their gazes fell on the grand elder of Tianshu Peak. They quickly walked over, paid their respects to the grand elder, and then stood silently behind him.

The grand elder gently stroked his beard, nodded slightly at this group, and a satisfied smile spread across his face.

Tianshu Peak sent in thirty-five people, and thirty-five people returned.

The peak masters and elders of the other peaks all had their eyes widen, exchanging glances, all shocked.

Then, the light on the transmission array kept flashing. Disciples from the various peaks began to appear one after another in the array.

These disciples, only a few were alone, most were in groups of three or five. They all had varying degrees of injuries, some severe, even with broken arms and legs, the scene was extremely gruesome.

Their expressions were also varied; some were smiling with joy, some were dejected and disheartened, and others looked relieved and grateful.

After coming out, they all quickly found the positions of their respective peaks and returned.

The peak masters and elders of the various peaks all

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remained unperturbed, showing no emotional reaction to the appearance of these disciples.

An hour later, more than half of the disciples from the various peaks had returned.

Only Luofu Peak was an exception.

Behind Lu Mingshi, only five miscellaneous disciples had appeared. These five were all frowning and anxious, clearly with average harvests.

Seeing this, Fu Boran immediately laughed and said, "Brother Lu, I remember your Luofu Peak had about a hundred disciples participating in the trial, right?!"

"Why are only so few people back now! Is this new disciple trial so difficult? I say, your Luofu Peak might as well not participate in the next one."

Looking at the number of people returning from the other peaks and then at the few behind him, his wrinkled old face had long turned into a frown.

But hearing Fu Boran's words, he still coldly snorted and retorted, "Hmph! Not everyone has come out yet, why are you in such a hurry?!"

"Brother, you really need to change your stubborn attitude! Given the current situation, even if everyone comes out, your Luofu Peak won't have many people left!" Fu Boran said with a smile, his gaze scanning the array, looking for something.

Lu Mingshi's face darkened, and he was about to continue speaking.

At this moment, the array lit up again with over a dozen beams of light.

Lu Mingshi anxiously looked over, but when he saw the figures coming out, his face instantly fell.

Over a dozen weary figures, led by a disciple in red, dejectedly walked toward the position of Tianhua Peak.

Ye Liangchuan, holding the Purple Lightning Sword, walked at the front, looking extremely anxious and uneasy.

Seeing Ye Liangchuan and the others return alive, Fu Boran's face first showed joy. But then, noticing their expressions, his heart sank.

Could something have gone wrong?

Just as he was about to call Ye Liangchuan over to ask, Lu Mingshi's voice came from his ear.

"Fu Boran, you actually let your disciple bring a low-grade spirit weapon to the trial?!" Staring at the low-grade spirit weapon in Ye Liangchuan's hand, Lu Mingshi paid no attention to the expressions of the group.

His words immediately drew the attention of the leaders of the other peaks, who all cast surprised glances at Fu Boran.

Bringing such a treasure to the trial was no different from cheating.

Hearing the voice, Fu Boran also ignored the specific situation, seeing that the Purple Lightning Sword was intact, he temporarily put aside his doubts.

Turning to look at Lu Mingshi, Fu Boran immediately said with a smile, "Brother, the trial rules don't say you can't bring a spirit weapon! If you admit defeat now, it's not too late, to avoid losing too badly and losing face!"

"Pah! Just because you brought a spirit weapon, do you really think you've won? If others didn't know, they might think your disciple brought a divine weapon!"

Lu Mingshi's face grew even darker, his eyes more anxiously fixed on the transmission array, but he continued to argue.

Just as he was speaking, two more beams of light flashed on the array, and two figures, one male and one female, appeared, both handsome and beautiful.

They looked shaken, with numerous injuries, and the purple and green swords they originally carried on their backs were now missing, clearly having gone through a fierce battle.

After coming out, they looked at Lu Mingshi and quickly walked to the position of Luofu Peak.

Seeing them, Lu Mingshi visibly relaxed, his heart, which had been on edge, finally settling down.

"How did it go?" When Han Yu and Xiao Yue returned, he asked.

Han Yu, with a dirty face, opened his mouth but said nothing.

"Not very optimistic!" Xiao Yue shook her head with a bitter smile.

"It's fine, being able to return alive is the most important thing! You've worked hard."

Lu Mingshi's face stiffened, his mood growing even lower. But he quickly rallied, raised his hand to pat the shoulders of the two, and encouraged them.

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Not far away, Fu Boran's smile grew even wider.

"Brother, from the looks of it, your Luofu Peak's harvest isn't very good. Are you sure you want to continue this bet?" Fu Boran grinned.

"Hmph! Look at you gloating, it's not the last moment yet! Are you in a hurry to reincarnate?" Lu Mingshi rolled his eyes and retorted with a bad temper.

He had already lost hope, but he wouldn't lose the battle of wills.

There was no way he would admit defeat so easily.

Time passed bit by bit.

The number of disciples appearing on the array gradually decreased.

At the position of Tianyin Peak, the two beautiful elders exchanged glances, their brows furrowing with worry.

Behind them, quite a few female disciples had already come out. In terms of survival rate, they were second only to Tianshu Peak.

But the peak master Shen Miaoyin had not yet appeared, which made them very worried.

Just as the two were standing uneasily, their hearts racing, the array flashed with several beams of light.

Among them, two beautiful figures appeared, immediately drawing the attention of many.

One was a female cultivator surnamed Chu, Chu Hongyue. The other was Shen Miaoyin, who had interacted with Su Shier.

After coming out, the two quickly scanned their surroundings, then calmly walked to Tianyin Peak and Luoyan Peak, respectively.

Seeing Shen Miaoyin appear, the leading elder of Tianyin Peak visibly relaxed.

She then directly approached Shen Miaoyin, holding her arm and asking with concern.

This scene, seen by the leaders of the other peaks, only added to their confusion.

Although Shen Miaoyin was the peak master, she rarely appeared and always used a treasure called Huasha Zhang to conceal her figure.

Therefore, even though they were from the same sect and had worked together for many years, no one recognized the beautiful and heavenly woman before them as the peak master of Tianyin Peak.