Chapter 88

After Hu Ming left, Qin Fengming entered his attic. Although he had not expended any of his magical power during the few days of travel, he felt somewhat mentally fatigued and thus fell asleep as soon as he lay down. ……www..com……

For five consecutive days, nothing happened among the Luo Xia Sect members, and no one came to disturb them.

Qin Fengming spent his time in cultivation. On the morning of the sixth day, a sudden burst of light appeared on the southern side of Dugu Peak. Soon, faint sounds of commotion could be heard.

Everyone came out of their attics, speculating that a sect had arrived and was now residing in the southern courtyard.

Indeed, one of the five Blood Refinement Sect disciples returned after a short while and informed them that it was the Spirit Driving Sect cultivators who had arrived.

Qin Fengming did not pay any attention to the events outside and continued his solitary cultivation as usual.

In the following half month, Wohu Mountain and Tai Xu Sect also gradually moved into the other two areas of Dugu Peak.

Although the disciples of the four sects did not know each other and should not have any interaction, they could not resist the instigation of some people, and eventually, conflicts arose. Unfortunately, Qin Fengming was also dragged into it.

The incident was caused by the five Blood Refinement Sect disciples. These disciples colluded with other Blood Refinement Sect disciples serving the Spirit Driving Sect, making the Luo Xia Sect and Spirit Driving Sect disciples engage in a competition, with a bet placed.

The bet was that the losing side would pay the winning side five hundred spirit stones.

The competition method was also unique. Both sides would each select three people. The first person from each side would come out to compete. The winner could continue to compete, while the loser would be eliminated. The competition would end when all three people from one side were defeated. This kind of competition could reveal the overall strength of a sect.

Originally, such a matter would not involve Qin Fengming, but after the Luo Xia Sect disciples learned the rules of the competition, they all felt uncertain.

Since the Spirit Driving Sect disciples were known for controlling spirit beasts, most of the Luo Xia Sect disciples had never seen them.

However, the temptation of five hundred spirit stones was great, and everyone was eager.

Suddenly, a disciple thought of Qin Fengming, who possessed numerous talismans, and believed he could surely defeat the opponent. As long as he used a large number of talismans, no matter how many spirit beasts the opponent had, they would only end up in defeat. Therefore, some enthusiastic disciples sought out Qin Fengming and asked him to participate in the competition to boost the morale of the Luo Xia Sect disciples.

Qin Fengming originally did not want to participate in such a competition, but upon hearing that the opponent was skilled in controlling spirit beasts, he changed his mind.

He had long been eager to learn about spirit driving techniques. Now, he could personally witness and experience them, which was a rare opportunity. Thus, he agreed to participate in the competition with the Spirit Driving Sect.

The Luo Xia Sect and Spirit Driving Sect disciples, with the help of the Blood Refinement Sect disciples, agreed to hold the competition on the top of Dugu Peak the next morning, with the bet being five hundred low-grade spirit stones.

The next morning, over thirty Luo Xia Sect disciples appeared at the peak of Dugu Peak.

The arena in front of them was over a hundred feet in diameter, with dozens of half-foot tall flags planted around the perimeter. In the center of the arena, an old man with white hair was sitting cross-legged in meditation.

When Qin Fengming glanced at the old man, he was greatly surprised to find that he was a Foundation Establishment stage senior. It was likely that the Blood Refinement Sect had specially arranged for him to prevent any accidents during the competition, and to provide assistance if needed.

For this competition, in addition to Qin Fengming, the Luo Xia Sect also had two other participants: a senior named Hua and a senior named Bai. Both were at the peak of the Qi Gathering stage. Qin Fengming had seen their skills during the selection competition in the Luo Xia Sect and knew that their abilities were quite remarkable.

While everyone was waiting, suddenly, dozens of people appeared from the southern slope, all in their twenties. They were all wearing black and white robes, with a black ring on their hands and a bulging bag at their waists. Three people were in the center, and they came bustling up the mountain.

At this moment, a Blood Refinement Sect disciple in his thirties stepped forward and loudly said:

"Everyone from the Luo Xia Sect and the Spirit Driving Sect, you are all aware of the rules of this competition. There is no need to repeat them. Now, please hand over your bets to us, and we will give them to the winning side later."

Both sides exchanged glances and simultaneously sent out a disciple, each holding a storage ring.

The Blood Refinement Sect disciple took them, scanned them with his divine sense, and nodded. "Good, both sides' bets are exactly the same. Now, each side should send one person into the arena. This competition will be presided over by Senior Hao of our sect."

Qin Fengming and the other two seniors exchanged glances. Senior Hua nodded and did not speak, then stood up and entered the arena, bowed to the Senior Hao, and stood to one side.

At this moment, a person from the Spirit Driving Sect also stepped forward and entered the arena. Qin Fengming observed that this person was also at the peak of the Qi Gathering stage. He bowed to Senior Hao and then exchanged greetings with Senior Hua.

Senior Hua looked at the opponent and said calmly, "I am from the Luo Xia Sect's Huayu Mountain. May I know your name, fellow daoist?"

"Spirit Driving Sect's Chen Deng." The opponent said and then fell silent.

Senior Hao raised his hand and pointed into the air, releasing a burst of spiritual energy. The flags around the arena hummed and disappeared, and a transparent barrier appeared around the arena.

Senior Hao floated up and said to the two of them, "This is a friendly competition. Stop when the point is made; do not harm each other. The competition begins now." With that, he moved back fifty feet.

Both Senior Hua and his opponent simultaneously tapped their bodies, and barriers appeared, enveloping them. Senior Hua summoned a green longsword, while Chen Deng summoned a circular-shaped magical tool.

The two magical tools met in the air and engaged in a fierce battle, neither side gaining the upper hand.

Just as Senior Hua was about to summon another magical tool, he saw the opponent wave his hand at his waist, and a black object flew out at incredible speed. At ten feet away from Senior Hua, it burst open, instantly transforming into tens of thousands of black flying ants, which swarmed over him.

Startled by the sudden appearance of so many flying ants, Senior Hua did not have time to summon another magical tool. He quickly tapped his body and summoned a 'Vajra Talisman,' creating a golden barrier outside the original barrier.

The black flying ants swarmed over and climbed onto the golden barrier, continuously spitting out dark brown liquid. The Vajra barrier was immediately covered by tens of thousands of flying ants, its light dimming and becoming precarious.

Senior Hua did not hesitate, and with a wave of his hands, two fire snakes appeared, wriggling and sweeping towards the black flying ants on the barrier.

Most of the black ants did not stop attacking the barrier but instead split off a small portion to rush towards the fire snakes, immediately enveloping them and spraying black liquid.

Many flying ants fell from the air, and within moments, thousands of flying ants were eliminated by the fire snakes. However, the fire snakes also gradually shrank and eventually disappeared.

Senior Hua was greatly alarmed and quickly summoned two more fire snakes. However, after eliminating about a thousand flying ants, these two fire snakes also lost their power and disappeared.

Chen Deng stood at a distance, watching his flying ants being killed, but his face showed no emotion. He only sneered and looked at his opponent with disdain.