Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 171 The End
Outside the arena, a group of cultivators and elders watching the match were already engaged in lively discussion.

The topics were nothing more than Song Yan and Li Yi.

Yang Wenxuan sat in the elders' seat, looking at Song Yan with a deep gaze, seemingly plotting something.

Standing beside him was a young female disciple, strikingly beautiful, who bore a resemblance to Qin Ying.

"Has the Qin family had any contact with this person?"

Receiving Elder Yang's telepathic message unexpectedly, the girl didn't seem surprised: "I heard that my sister tried it before, but the other party refused..."

Yang Wenxuan nodded slightly: "Oh? Why?"

"This person is a disciple of Qin Xijun."

Upon hearing this name, Yang Wenxuan glanced sideways and out of the corner of his eye at Qin Xijun.

He shook his head slightly and sighed, "Every family has its own troubles..."

"Elder Yang, should we go...?"

The girl's meaning was quite clear.

But Yang Wenxuan lowered his eyes: "Even Qin Ying couldn't persuade the other party, do you think you can?"

The girl's heart sank, but she simply lowered her head slightly.

"However, this person is somewhat strange."

Yang Wenxuan's gaze was intense: "I investigated him back in Jiran Valley."

"With the aptitude of three spiritual roots and no one to support him, he has actually grown to this level..."

Yang Wenxuan pondered this in his heart.

A spy for the demonic path?

It's unlikely. If he were truly a spy for the demonic path, he wouldn't be so foolish as to attract such attention.

Did you have any extraordinary encounters?

Or perhaps, in the Silent Valley, they really did gain some benefit from Wang Xi's corpse...

"I will go with you then."

"Yes, elder."

……

At the very edge of the battlefield, in a corner that no one cares about.

Lin Qing followed the barrier at a leisurely pace, slowly walking inside, seemingly uninterested in acquiring more spirit runes.

He frowned slightly, as if he had a headache.

A female cultivator was watching him with great apprehension not far away.

It was Yuwen Yao.

"What was that just now?"

She murmured to herself, "I haven't had a drink today, how come..."

"It feels like I've stepped into a painting?"

Looking at Lin Qing, he wondered, "Could it be some kind of extraordinary treasure of his?"

Before this, Lin Qing stopped making any moves after obtaining more than fifty spirit runes.

He knew that with over fifty spirit runes, he would be more than qualified to enter the top twenty-two.

Since spiritual herbs are already hard to find, we might as well spend the rest of our time meditating and cultivating here, so as not to waste the time.

He used the Scroll of the Wanderer as a simple illusion array for protection.

I just didn't expect that this female cultivator could find such a remote place.

What's even more outrageous is that the opponent's spiritual energy fluctuations were extremely intense.

It can even emerge from the calligraphy on its own!

Lin Qing felt apprehensive.

Having learned his lesson from the sect leader, he is now extremely fearful, seeing threats everywhere.

I tend to be hesitant and timid when faced with things I don't understand.

Yuwen Yao was eager to try his luck and compete with this unknown junior brother.

However, the final restriction had begun to tighten, and neither of them wanted to be eliminated by it at this critical juncture.

That's why this bizarre scene has occurred.

The series of battles that had been triggered by a Golden Vein Spirit-Dissolving Grass in the ancient vine forest naturally attracted the attention of the two of them.

However, each of them had their own thoughts.

Yuwen Yao felt somewhat regretful.

Having been trapped in that painted world for so long, he had already missed the opportunity to confront Kong You, Song Yan, and Li Yi head-on. This time, his attack was not satisfying enough.

Lin Qing looked thoughtfully at Song Yan, who was meditating and adjusting his breathing.

Having been given a second chance at life, many things have changed.

He himself was well aware of this.

Tracing back to the source, it all seems to be related to this junior brother named Song Yan.

In fact, in his "previous life," there was no such person in the sect at all.

"Is this good or bad...?"

He subconsciously touched the golden vertical line between his eyebrows, and a faint stinging sensation came from it.

"Is this person a friend or foe?"

In the ancient vine forest, the number of remaining cultivators is dwindling.

Li Yi frantically harvested spirit runes, and at this moment, the number of spirit runes on his waist token had reached "424".

clang--

At a certain moment, a tremendous bell-like sound suddenly resounded throughout the entire Sword Wiping Realm.

Elder Xu Ziqing's voice echoed from the horizon. "The time has come; the selection process is over."

"Since there are fewer than twenty-two disciples within the restricted area, the final stage of the competition will be filled by the disciple with the highest recorded spirit pattern score among the eliminated disciples."

Song Yan was startled.

He had been watching Li Yi's battle the whole time and hadn't noticed that there weren't many people left inside the barrier.

Xiao He had already returned to her sleeve. Turning her head, she saw that Gu Qingqing was gone.

According to Snake Baby, it was eliminated because it accidentally touched a forbidden area while running away with its head in its hands.

Otherwise, with Xiao He's protection, there is a high possibility that a mid-stage Qi Refining contestant who has advanced to the second level of spiritual patterns will emerge.

hum-

At this moment, the spirit-patterned jade pendants on everyone's waists transformed into beams of light and flew into the sky.

A flash of white light, and everyone disappeared.

On the sword-debating platform atop Wiping Sword Peak, spiritual light rained down.

When Song Yan opened his eyes, the disciples who had been teleported out were already standing around him.

Xu Ziqing stood up from the elders' seat and read out the list of disciples who were promoted.

"Li Yi, number four hundred and twenty-four. Currently in first place."

"Song banquet, 191."

……

There were a total of twenty-two fellow disciples, from top to bottom.

Among them, Song Yan also heard about many people he had not encountered in the Cave Heaven Realm, but who were quite familiar with him.

For example, Senior Brother Lin Qing and Shao Sichao, as well as Xiang Zhaoling, whom Song Yan has always been wary of.

Surprisingly, Senior Brother Sun Zhengfu was also among the twenty-two.

He has very few spirit runes, only a dozen or so.

It must have been eliminated in the chaos of battle before time ran out.

After the reading was completed, Elder Xu Ziqing waved his sleeve:
"Three days later, at the Sword-Stabbing Platform, twelve disciples will be selected."

"Take good care of yourself. I wish all my fellow disciples the best of luck in achieving great results."

The selection phase of this sect's "Sword Test" has now officially concluded.

Snapped.

A large hand patted Song Yan's shoulder heavily, and without any spiritual energy to protect him, the pat actually hurt.

He was startled and instinctively turned around abruptly.

Li Yi was carrying a halberd, and his laughter was so loud it made Xiao Song's ears ring.

"Hahahaha... Junior Brother Song's swordsmanship is exquisite, it makes my heart surge with excitement."

He slapped Song Yan on the shoulder again, with great force: "Take good care of yourself. We'll have our duel in three days. We'll definitely have a good fight!"

Song Yan was filmed stumbling, but was also impressed by the man's magnanimity.

He cupped his hands and said, "Senior brother's halberd skills are divine; I hope you will show mercy."

In fact, even now, Song Yan doesn't know this person's name.

I just had a vague guess.

"Show mercy? Hahahaha..."

Li Yi's eyes widened, and he burst into laughter.

"They can't stay, they can't stay."

He waved his hand as he left Wiping Sword Peak.

The disciples on Wiping Sword Peak were slowly leaving the scene. At the edge of the square, Li Qingfeng was slumped on the stone steps, groaning softly.

Beside him was his junior sister, Cen Qinghe, who was healing his wounds.

Song Yan walked over with a half-smile, and Gu Qingqing also crouched down and slipped over.

"Hey, isn't this my junior brother Li Pang?"

"See? I've avenged you."

Li Qingfeng rolled his eyes at him, too lazy to pay him any attention, and instead glared fiercely at Gu Qingqing.

"Qingqing, are you confused? You're aiding and abetting a tyrant! Look at this person! How arrogant he's become now!"

Gu Qingqing smiled and said, "Hehehe, Senior Brother Li, don't be angry."

"We also found a beauty fruit, right? We can sell it to the alchemy department and get quite a few spirit stones in return."

"By the way, where's Brother Sun?"

Sun Zhengfu also got a share of these beauty fruits.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear; Senior Brother Sun has just arrived.

"Brother Sun, where did you go after that? I looked for you for ages and couldn't find you..."

"Uh……"

Sun Zhengfu was somewhat embarrassed: "Junior Brother Li, I'm really sorry."

"I encountered some people on the way. My strength... is just so-so. I was slightly injured and went to a place to recuperate."

It's quite lucky that no one noticed until the restriction period ended.

As everyone chatted, Li Qingfeng gradually regained his ability to move freely.

So they left the summit plaza together.

Song Yan and Sun Zhengfu will also participate in the decisive match three days later, so it's more important to give them more time to adjust their condition.

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