Chapter 79

As the two main characters, Shihun Laozu and Hu Meier, arrived, the atmosphere around them became even more lively for a moment. Then, the head of the Yin Hun Sect, Dugu Long, leaped into the air, stood there, and greeted the guests from all directions, followed by a long string of polite words.

Hu Donghan listened curiously for a few moments but found it all to be nonsense and lost interest. The alchemists and weapon masters around him were all discussing their insights with each other, and for a moment, Hu Donghan actually felt a bit lonely.

"Kid, are you bored? If you're bored now, there will be something to see soon. There will be quite a few interesting things happening here this afternoon!"

"Huh?" Hu Donghan turned his head to look at the source of the voice, which turned out to be Elder Bu Yun.

Elder Bu Yun, among this group of alchemists and weapon masters, was a bit of an oddity—well... at least this guy who could engage in normal social interactions was indeed a bit of an oddity.

Seeing Hu Donghan look at him, Bu Yun smiled slightly and explained, "Hu kid, do you know the origin of the Duanhun Mountains?"

Hu Donghan nodded and said, "Of course I know. The sect's introduction mentioned that the Duanhun Mountains were the site of a battle between the righteous and evil factions and the extraterrestrial demons a million years ago. Due to the heavy casualties, it later became a place where ghosts and evil spirits thrive..."

Bu Yun said, "That's right. Initially, due to the invasion of the extraterrestrial demons, the righteous and evil factions joined forces to drive them away. Although they ultimately defeated the extraterrestrial demons, the demons did not completely die. Therefore, a million years ago, the righteous and evil factions made mutual agreements. Regardless of the size of the sects, they must not engage in large-scale conflicts to avoid excessive depletion of the Tian Nan Domain's strength, which could give the extraterrestrial demons another chance to rise."

"However, as long as there are sects, how can there not be some friction between them? Without mentioning others, just between our Yin Hun Sect and the Yin Shi Sect and the Skeleton Sect, there are numerous conflicts. It's just that due to this reason, no war has been declared! Therefore, on occasions like this where all the sects gather, there will be some battles among them..."

"You mean there will be duels here soon?" Hu Donghan suddenly understood.

Bu Yun said, "That's right! There will definitely be duels. If there are conflicts between sects and cultivators of similar strength, they can propose a duel. The outcome, whether it be victory or death, is left to fate!" After saying this, Bu Yun smiled and added, "Otherwise, do you think it's just a simple ceremony? Why would they prepare for ten days or half a month in advance, and then set aside half a day on the day of the ceremony? All of this is to leave time for these conflicts."

"Moreover, you probably don't know this, but many cultivators from other sects have already arrived a few days ago. There have already been countless private conflicts!"

"I see!" Hu Donghan nodded.

These details not mentioned in the sect's introduction would have been hard for Hu Donghan to figure out if someone hadn't explained them to him.

Sure enough, after Dugu Long finished his long-winded speech, there was a brief silence. Then, a cultivator from a medium-sized sect within the Duanhun Mountains suddenly jumped out, likely at the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment realm, and loudly challenged a cultivator from another medium-sized sect.

The challenged cultivator did not hesitate and immediately flew out. Then, four Yin Hun Sect law enforcement disciples at the Golden Core realm stood at the four corners, marking the boundaries of the battle area.

These two seemed to have a deep grudge. Once the boundaries were set, they didn't even bother with polite words and immediately took out their magical and spirit artifacts, engaging in a fierce battle. In just a few minutes, they each used their ultimate moves, resulting in one being severely injured and the other dead, thus ending the fierce battle.

These two set the stage for the subsequent conflicts.

Following this, many more cultivators came forward, challenging cultivators from other sects. For a moment, it seemed that the cultivators present felt unsatisfied unless they had a few battles. Most of them went down to fight, with some deciding life or death and others just determining victory or defeat. At the peak of the battles, there were over twenty pairs of people fighting in the central open area, making it quite lively.

Hu Donghan watched with great interest, while Du Tian Laozu occasionally opened his eyes, squinted, and chuckled, saying, "These young fellows just love fighting and killing! I don't know what's so good about it! If they had this spare time, wouldn't it be better to focus on cultivation?"

Hu Donghan smiled slightly, finding it quite amusing.

As the sun began to set, the central open area was covered in blood. With fewer challenges, Dugu Long flew into the air again and laughed loudly, "Fellow Daoists, today our Yin Hun Sect also has some minor grievances to settle with the Skeleton Sect. I hope all of you will pause your conflicts out of respect for me, is that agreeable?"

The cultivators from other sects naturally had no objections and agreed one by one.

Since Dugu Long spoke personally, it meant that the people about to step up would be cultivators at the Golden Core realm or above!

There are many cultivators below the Golden Core realm in various sects, but once they reach the Golden Core realm, they become a crucial pillar of the sect! Even with the vast resources of the Yin Hun Sect, there are only a little over a thousand Golden Core cultivators, showing how rare and important Golden Core cultivators are.

Now, the two major sects were each sending a Golden Core cultivator to fight, clearly indicating that there was a conflict that could not be resolved!

Soon, a few law enforcement disciples cleared the battlefield. Then, a cultivator from the Yin Hun Sect flew into the air, holding a small dark green bell, and landed in the open area, bowing coldly and saying, "I am Qin Longhua, a disciple of the Battle Hall of the Yin Hun Sect, challenging Wu Hao of the Skeleton Sect! I hope Wu Hao will not hesitate to teach me!"

As soon as Qin Longhua finished speaking, a cultivator from the Skeleton Sect's area flew into the arena, shouting, "Since Senior Qin has challenged me, how can I refuse? This time, I must determine the outcome with Senior Qin!"

The one who flew out was naturally Wu Hao.

"Very well!" Qin Longhua said, waving his hand, and a ghostly figure flew out from the small dark green bell, wrapping around it and standing to one side.

Then, Wu Hao reached into a spatial bag at his waist, and a giant skeleton appeared, blocking in front of him.

"Please!"

"Please!"

The two bowed to each other again, and then Qin Longhua leaped into the air, spewing out spiritual energy, forming a huge mouth in the air that lunged toward Wu Hao.

Wu Hao grunted lightly, his movements quick, and he touched his storage ring, causing countless skeletons to appear in the air, forming a massive bone shield that directly blocked the huge mouth!