To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

With Li Fengyi's victory, the second round of the competition continued.

The remaining battles were unremarkable in Gu Fan's eyes, the only highlight being that Liu Qin also survived the second round.

She was very lucky to be matched with the only remaining Qi Refining Level 6 opponent, and she crushed him with her late-stage Qi Refining cultivation.

After the second round, only eight disciples remained.

Besides Gu Fan, Li Fengyi, Liu Qin, the two white-robed youths who had previously surrounded Lin Qian'er, and three other late-stage Qi Refining disciples were also eliminated. All the mid-stage Qi Refining disciples were thus eliminated.

One more round of competition is all it takes to determine the top four from Lizi Peak.

As usual, the young man in blue robes gave everyone half an hour to adjust their breathing before starting the final round of combat.

The first two matches were battles between two young men in white robes.

Gu Fan had already learned the names of the two people during the previous lottery: Liu Daosheng and Liu Daoyuan.

Gu Fan deduced from their surnames that the two were from the same clan as Liu Tianjun of the Law Enforcement Hall.

The two rarely used magic when they fought, but were more adept at using magical artifacts. They relied on the power of high-grade magical artifacts to suppress their opponent until they won.

The third round of legal battles was once again Li Fengyi's turn.

Although she had already revealed her physical cultivation techniques, making her opponents prepared, Li Fengyi could always close the distance within a few steps and then unleash a series of spear shadows wreathed in flames.

"Stepping the Dipper and Tasting the Dipper," Gu Fan chanted, concentrating his mind.

Just as Lingxiao Sect cultivators can use escape techniques, body cultivators, in order to pursue flexibility and make up for their lack of attack range, will choose to practice the method of stepping on the Big Dipper.

When this technique is practiced to a high level, it is said to allow one to travel ten miles in one step, leaving the enemy nowhere to escape.

But Gu Fan suddenly became curious: Why would Li Fengyi abandon the Lingxiao Sect's secret techniques and instead choose the extremely difficult path of body cultivation?

On the battlefield, accompanied by a burst of gunfire, Li Fengyi's opponent fell powerless, marking the end of the duel.

Gu Fan immediately came to his senses and realized it was time for him to leave the stage.

After landing, a cold glint flashed in Gu Fan's eyes as he coldly looked at his opponent—Liu Qin.

"It's been a long time since we last met. Fellow Daoist, your charm is even greater than before."

Liu Qin greeted them with a smile, as if nothing had happened between them. She raised her hand and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, revealing her translucent earlobe.

At this moment, Gu Fan felt he had nothing to say to Liu Qin.

Regardless, he was determined to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.

The young man in blue robes didn't give the two time to catch up and directly announced the start of the duel.

In an instant, the Sun Wheel shot out, its sharp blade aimed straight for Liu Qin's slender neck.

Liu Qin immediately gritted her teeth and retreated, thick green smoke billowing from between her palms, obscuring her figure.

Through the previous two rounds of combat, Liu Qin's methods have been clearly revealed.

Gu Fan had never guessed that Liu Qin, who appeared beautiful and harmless, was most skilled at poisoning.

As the Sun Wheel, accompanied by the Samadhi True Fire, came into contact with the thick green smoke, it immediately emitted a sizzling sound. Wherever it passed, the thick smoke was quickly burned away, revealing Liu Qin's panicked and dodging figure.

The sun wheel grazed her cheek as it flew past, burning a large patch of her jet-black hair without injuring her flesh.

"Fellow Daoist, you really show no mercy," Liu Qin said through gritted teeth with a low laugh.

"What sense of courtesy or consideration is there between us?"

Liu Qin took out a stack of talismans and slapped them onto her body one by one, creating several layers of protective shield.

At the same time, a black iron shield flew out of the storage bag, blocking the flying slash of the Sun Wheel.

Gu Fan was slightly surprised to see this. He did not expect that Liu Qin would have a high-grade magic weapon shield, which she had not used in the previous battle.

Using her shield artifact, Liu Qin bought herself a little breathing time and then released the poisonous mist again.

Under the cover of thick smoke, twelve dark green flying needles headed straight for Gu Fan's vital points, attempting to use poison techniques to repeat their previous methods.

However, Gu Fan was already prepared. The moment Liu Qin threw the flying needles, the Qianji True Technique sensed Liu Qin's killing intent. With a slight movement of his fingers, the Earth Flame Wheel responded and collided with the flying needles.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, Gu Fan simply took out a stack of talismans and flicked his wrist, releasing ten fireball talismans to cover the area affected by the poisonous fog.

Then came the Ice Cone Talisman, Ice Mist Talisman, Wind Blade Talisman, Water Serpent Talisman...

Multicolored magical light surrounded Liuqin, plowing away the land and leaving her no room to escape.

A moment later, the poisonous fog quietly dissipated, and the twelve flying needles fell to the ground, their light dimming.

The Sun Wheel flew back behind Gu Fan and silently began to rotate. Ten feet away, Liu Qin's disheveled figure knelt on the ground, panting heavily, with a black iron round shield covered in wounds in front of her.

Her emerald green dress was ripped in several places, revealing blood-soaked knife marks. Half of her hair was singed. Liu Qin, pale-faced, supported herself, clearly unable to get up.

Gu Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and pinched another talisman between his fingertips.

Heavenly Thunder Talisman.

"I give up!" Liu Qin screamed.

"Tsk." Gu Fan shook his head and put the talisman away.

Liu Qin struggled to her feet, panting heavily as she looked at Gu Fan with a complex expression.

She had no doubt that if she hadn't admitted defeat, Gu Fan would have thrown out that Heavenly Thunder Talisman.

Her magical power was almost exhausted, and her protective magic artifacts were also damaged. She had no chance of surviving by directly withstanding the Heavenly Thunder Talisman.

After being rejected, she thought their relationship was over, but then the Bai family came knocking on her door. So she sold Gu Fan's information to the Bai family, thinking of making use of his last bit of value.

If she had known how things would end, she would never have chosen to make a deal with the Bai family.

Unfortunately, there is no room for regret in this world.

......

The final round of battles has ended, and the top four from Li Zi Peak have been determined.

The young man in blue robes noted down the names of the four people and then announced the end of the competition. The prizes for the top 32 would be collected by the participants themselves at Fengxian Hall after the competition.

Elixirs and merits can be obtained immediately, but Foundation Establishment Pills can only be obtained after the Three Sects Dharma Assembly ends.

It wasn't that the Lingxiao Sect was stingy, but rather that the Three Sects Dharma Assembly wouldn't be held until after March, and for the purpose of protection, they wanted to avoid any unforeseen complications during those three months.

Among the eight peaks, the competition at Li Peak ended relatively quickly, giving Gu Fan some time to observe the other contestants' battles.

When they arrived at Zhenzi Peak, they saw Meng Wei strike his opponent with a palm thunderbolt, leaving him charred and lying on the ground.

Meng Wei returned victorious and turned around to see Gu Fan's figure. Seeing Gu Fan's calm and collected expression, he guessed the outcome and couldn't help but grin.

The next day, the group that had feasted at Lanyun Peak gathered again at Meng Wei's residence, but the number of people was more than half that of others.

Of the people Gu Fan knew, only Meng Wei and Jiang Qingque won in the end, while Song Chibo, Wu Yan, and others narrowly lost.

The most regrettable case is Wu Yan. Like Meng Wei, he will be close to sixty years old after this competition, and his vital energy will begin to decline, almost declaring that he will never be able to establish his foundation in this lifetime.

Therefore, the group did not drink to their hearts' content, and the atmosphere became somewhat subdued.

In the competition, only eight disciples from Lingxi Peak made it into the top thirty-two, while ten from Qingyun Peak did so. Surprisingly, the fewest disciples from Shenxiu Peak won the most Foundation Establishment Pills.

The importance of spiritual roots is now clearly evident.

"If only there were a way to improve one's spiritual root aptitude," Gu Fan thought silently.

If you could only read one fantasy novel in your life, it would probably be "Understanding All Laws and Achieving Immortality".