Swing the sword at the future female devil

Chapter 277 Qiuqiu is indeed a good breakthrough point for me!

After all, the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony is a grand event of the Celestial Master's Mansion, and many people in the Celestial Master's Mansion cultivate diligently in order to stand out at the event.

In contrast, the other sects had not made any prior preparations. Furthermore, the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony was held at Longhu Mountain, giving them a geographical and popular advantage. If they were to lose their leading position to someone else, the shame would be undeniable.

The opening of the Ascension Platform Celestial Master's Degree provides a second layer of security—previously, only the top performer in each Luo Tian Grand Ceremony was qualified to challenge the Celestial Master's Degree test, but now anyone who enters the top four has the opportunity, which is very attractive to many outstanding talents in the Celestial Master's Mansion.

Zhang Zhiyao was one of them. After all, although she used to be the most outstanding among her peers, there were still many experts in the Celestial Master's Mansion who were above the Foundation Establishment stage but below the Core Formation stage. It would be a bit difficult for her to overpower them and take first place.

But things are different now. After joining the ranks of other sects' prodigies, if I have good luck in the draw, I still have a chance to compete for a spot in the top four!

Making it to the semi-finals is a true success!
Duan Huaige was stunned when he heard the old master pull this trick of cutting off the fuel supply. They were working together peacefully, how could things have changed so drastically overnight!
Do all the people in your Celestial Master's Mansion play such dirty games?

However, every cloud has a silver lining. Although this meant Duan Huaige had no choice but to fight his way into the top four of the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony, the increased importance of the ceremony also meant he could now conveniently fulfill his mission of helping Zhang Zhiyao gain fame and fortune.

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem so unacceptable?
"Master Zhang! The outstanding talents of my sect who are qualified to participate in the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony have not yet arrived at Longhu Mountain. I wonder when the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony will begin?"

"In three days, the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony will officially begin at Longhu Mountain! Let's see how you fellow Daoists display your talents!"

After the time was set, people from various sects began to whisper among themselves. Some were still wondering why the Celestial Master's Mansion was making such a big move this time, while others had already started calling for reinforcements.

"Hello? Ancestor? Listen to me, this time the Celestial Master's Mansion's Luo Tian Grand Ceremony allows other sects to participate. If you make it into the top four, you'll have a chance to obtain a fragment of the Jiangshan Sheji Map! It's a fool not to take advantage of this!"

"My disciple, come to Longhu Mountain quickly! I have high hopes for you in this Luo Tian Grand Ceremony. Listen to me, making it to the top four is a success! When you learn the inheritance of the Heavenly Master's Code, you will be the future star of our sect! I entrust my daughter to you! You don't want your junior sister to marry someone else, do you?"

"The Luo Tian Grand Ceremony? It sounds interesting!" Yan Qiuxi said excitedly, "Why don't we sign up and participate?"

"You think you can win with underhanded methods?" Qin Shuangjiang sneered, arms crossed. "There's no place for you to win on the arena using unorthodox methods!"

Yan Qiuxi: What did we evil players do to you? We already said it wasn't a bug, it's part of the game mechanics!

If I use a strategy to eliminate my opponent before the battle begins, isn't that making good use of the mechanics?

"Everyone, please hear me out," Duan Huaige said in a deep voice. "The convening of this Luo Tian Grand Ceremony is somewhat illogical... The Old Celestial Master could have easily tricked me, the most likely candidate, into taking the Celestial Master's Degree, but instead, he chose to drag all the sects into it."

Don't you think there's something fishy going on here?

Qin Shuangjiang said calmly, "That's right. The old Celestial Master wants to bind more people to Longhu Mountain, but his motives are not clear for the time being."

"Hey? Do you guys think it's possible that the Celestial Master had a premonition that Longhu Mountain was about to face a great calamity, so he wanted to gather more forces to resist the impending doom?" Miss Qiu Xi couldn't help but joke to lighten the mood, "After all, those who came to snatch the fragments of the Jiangshan Sheji Map and the Celestial Master's inheritance are no ordinary people... hahaha..."

Duan Huaige's heart skipped a beat. She suddenly remembered the description of the demoness Taiqing's massacre of Longhu Mountain in the mission description, and her expression changed abruptly. "Hmm? Huaige, why aren't you smiling? Are you just naturally averse to smiling? And you, Ajiang, why did your expression suddenly change?"

Duan Huaige: "..."

You'd better shut up, Qiuqiu. If you really attract Taiqing's attention, we'll be in real trouble!
My buddy hasn't even started refining the Human Emperor Banner yet! When Taiqing unleashes the Heavenly Demon Emperor's Soul Banner, I won't be able to withstand it!
The Heavenly Demon Soul Banner is my sister, and neither of us is more precious than the other! From now on, let's not fight for the position of the main wife, let's fight for the position of the spirit tablet.

Qin Shuangjiang seemed to vaguely recall some reason, and her expression became somewhat solemn. She glanced at Duan Huaige and slowly said, "I've thought of a possibility."

"I've considered that possibility too," Duan Huaige sighed. "What do you think? Should we run away first?"

"We can't escape. Using fragments of the map to appease the demoness is like adding fuel to the fire; the fire won't go out until the fuel is exhausted." Qin Shuangjiang said quietly, "Every time we get a fragment of the map, her strength will recover a bit. At that point, it won't be a question of whether we can escape, but where we can escape to."

Upon hearing this, Duan Huaige fell into deep thought for a moment, then nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, Shuangjiang is right. This time, let's try using the fragments of the Longhu Mountain map as bait and see if we can catch the giant shark Taiqing."

"No...you might as well be more explicit!" Art student Xiao Jiang said somewhat discontentedly, "You two were just exchanging cryptic glances and deciding on a plan, what do you take me for? A decorative vase watching the show from the sidelines?"

"I will contact the military to see if we can secretly smuggle some weapons to target the demoness Taiqing... As for the rest, we'll hold back and see what tricks Taiqing can pull."

"I...I'll go ask my dad..." Xiao Xie said timidly, raising her hand. "He should be able to help."

“Very good, there’s still a lot of room for improvement in the details of our plan.” Duan Huaige said in a deep voice, “Shuangjiang, I’ll go to your room later to talk about it in detail… Hey, hey, hey… Xiao Jiang, what are you doing! We’re doing serious business!”

"Come on, we can discuss this over the phone, or even create a group chat," Xiao Jiang sneered. "Don't think you can get away with it by using the guise of 'serious business'! We haven't forgiven you for posting the same thing three times!"

Duan Huaige thought to himself, "Little Jiang, you're quite up-to-date with current events... Aren't you afraid I'll drag the demoness Taiqing into the group chat too?" He looked at Qin Shuangjiang, only to receive a cold gaze from Miss Shuangjiang.

Forgive me so easily? Don't I have any pride?

"Sisters, let's go! We can't let this scumbag fool us again!" Xiao Jiang shouted, raising her arm. "Actually, the three of us could have been great sisters, but we were all blinded by Duan Huaige! Come on, let's go eat! We can talk about how to teach Duan Huaige a lesson he deserves!"

Shuangjiang pursed her lips noncommittally and walked away. Xiao Shekong ran to the side to call Xie Laodeng, leaving Yan Qiuxi alone closest to Duan Huaige.

"That's right, we can't give this kind of scumbag any chance!" Yan Qiuxi responded with a raised arm, quickly patting Duan Huaige's head three times before following him.
Duan Huaige: ?

This matter... seems to be recorded in Journey to the West as well?

Sure enough, no matter what, Miss Qiuxi is always the best opening for me to break through the defenses. Before I could even approach her, she had already self-destructed!
Tonight is the historic moment when Miss Qiuxi and I reach an agreement to work together from the inside and outside to completely destroy the three-way alliance! Hehehehehe
(End of this chapter)