Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

Upon hearing this, everyone became quite interested, especially the spectators.

"Now let me explain the rules, and I'll also explain the wonderful uses of this arena. First, the rules are very simple: you are prohibited from using magic weapons that exceed your cultivation level. There are no other restrictions. For example, those at the first to third level of the Nascent Soul realm can only use low-grade Earth-rank magic weapons, and those at the fourth to fifth level of the Nascent Soul realm can only use mid-grade Earth-rank magic weapons."

"Let me tell you about this arena. Don't be fooled by the small size of this circular platform. There is actually a spatial array in the area where this platform is located. You'll see the effect once you go inside. Get ready. This arena challenge uses a defending rule. Each person can defend for three consecutive matches, and you will get one point for each win."

Li Mingjiao finished explaining the rules and the purpose of the competition.

"The Daoist Discussion Tournament and Challenge are about to begin."

Chapter 626 The Battle of the Prodigies (Part Two) (5000 words + 1700 monthly votes bonus chapter)

Li Mingjiao announced the start of the competition.

Ye Liuyun and the others quickly returned to their seats, but the most excited person in the room was Lin Tianya.

"Oh dear, all the matches this afternoon are individual competitions, there's no excitement at all. I can't find a reason to get any benefits from these holy lands, but they won't have any excuses for tonight's arena matches. Liu Yun, and Ao Xue, you two should try your best to win all three matches. That way, my pockets will be full." Lin Tianya said with a smile.

These words made Ye Liuyun break out in a cold sweat. At noon today, Lin Tianya gave the younger generation many Earth-rank magic treasures and other treasures. She was wondering where Lin Tianya got these things from.

Later, I learned that it was won from these holy lords and cultivators from those major sects.

Ye Liuyun didn't care about these things; she had plenty of them. But for Lin Tianya, these were all valuable items. Their Tianren Peak would need to recruit more disciples in the future, which would require a lot of expenses. The Supreme Response Church would cover a portion of the costs, but they would have to earn the majority themselves.

Lin Tianya was dirt poor, and any faction was richer than him. He couldn't possibly go to the Tianyi Ancestor for money, so opening a gambling den was a good way to make money, especially after he tasted success that morning.

"Ancestor, if you're short of money, just tell me. I don't have anything else on me, but I have more spirit stones than I can use," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

However, Lin Tianya waved his hand dismissively and answered in a serious tone.

"That's your money, not mine. How can I, a dignified Nirvana cultivator, take other people's things for no reason?"

Ye Liuyun was speechless again when he heard this. He thought to himself, "You're running a gambling den and winning other people's things. Isn't that just taking them for free?"

As the start of the match was announced, Lin Aoxue suddenly stood up.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Ye Liuyun quickly asked.

But Lin Aoxue ignored her and flew straight in.

"I'll be the first one here." After getting up, Lin Aoxue flew directly towards the arena area. As Lin Aoxue got closer and closer to the arena, her body shrank rapidly under the influence of a force, shrinking to the size of an ant.

This way, the arena will be big enough.

"Haha, this arena is interesting. It can actually shrink cultivators so much. In that case, the arena must be big enough." Everyone marveled as they looked at Lin Aoxue, whose arena had shrunk countless times.

Lin Aoxue landed on the arena and immediately looked around, but unfortunately, it seemed to be isolated from the outside world. She couldn't hear any sounds from outside, nor could she see any people outside. She didn't feel anything special; it was as if she had entered another space.

"An independent space?" Lin Aoxue muttered softly.

All the cultivators present possessed divine sense, so even though Lin Aoxue had shrunk to the size of an ant, it had no effect on the surrounding spectators.

"Hahaha... Fellow Daoists, tonight, let's have a good bet, don't be stingy!" Lin Tianya shouted as soon as Lin Aoxue stepped onto the stage.

The holy land lords and sect leaders of the surrounding holy lands couldn't help but roll their eyes.

"The defender of the arena, please state your cultivation level and identity." Li Mingjiao used a special method to transmit her voice to Lin Aoxue's ears.

Upon hearing this voice, Lin Aoxue immediately replied with pride.

"Lin Aoxue of the Supreme Response Sect, at the second level of the Nascent Soul Realm, would any fellow Daoist be willing to come up and offer guidance?"

Lin Aoxue's voice could still be heard, and it was very bright; it did not become softer despite her body shrinking.

With her cultivation at the second level of the Nascent Soul realm, coupled with her performance in the previous matches, cultivators of lower realms have no reason to even consider challenging her; they certainly wouldn't be able to defeat her.

"Do you want to challenge cultivators of the same realm, or cultivators of a higher realm than yourself?" Li Mingjiao asked again.

Lin Aoxue thought for a moment, then answered.

"It can surpass my level."

After receiving Lin Aoxue's request, Li Mingjiao immediately looked at the group of contestants around her.

"Which contestant is willing to enter and challenge Lin Aoxue? If no one challenges her, Lin Aoxue will directly receive three points."

There was no way anyone would let Lin Aoxue win so easily. These holy lands weren't really there to compete; their thoughts were similar to those of the Nine Heavens Holy Land—to take this opportunity to demonstrate their strength.

If we don't send someone up, wouldn't that be tantamount to admitting that Lin Aoxue is the champion of this tournament?

“Holy Lord, I will try this woman again.”

Kou Qingling of the Myriad Flowers Holy Land couldn't sit still any longer. She was quite dissatisfied with her inexplicable defeat in the last melee, believing that Lin Aoxue must have used some unreasonable means.

"Are you confident? If you accept it, you'll embarrass our Myriad Flowers Holy Land once again. When we get back, I'll punish you severely," the Holy Lord of Myriad Flowers warned.

"If I lose, I am willing to accept the Holy Land's punishment. I refuse to believe that Lin Aoxue can use the same methods she used this morning." After Kou Qingling finished speaking, she didn't care whether the Holy Master of Ten Thousand Flowers agreed or not, and quickly flew into the arena. Her body also shrank rapidly, and soon became the same size as Lin Aoxue.

Lin Tianya saw someone enter and immediately said with a smile.

"The competition has begun, everyone can place their bets now. I'm betting on a top-grade Earth-rank magic weapon, and on my descendant to win," Lin Tianya laughed heartily, while tossing out an Earth-rank magic weapon, which flew above the circular platform.

The group of Holy Lords were quite helpless, and then they all took out their treasures, the worst of which were all of the lower-grade Earth rank. No one bet on Kou Qingling to win. Even the Holy Lord of Ten Thousand Flowers did not think highly of Kou Qingling. After all, she had lost once, so how could you expect her to win?

Therefore, the cultivators who placed bets were all overwhelmingly betting on Lin Aoxue to win. In this way, if Lin Aoxue won, everyone would not suffer a loss.

"Hey? Fellow Daoist Wan Hua, doesn't your Wan Hua Holy Land bet on your own disciple to win? Since you know you can't win, is it appropriate to let this little girl go on stage?" Lin Tianya was annoyed because he saw that there was no benefit to be gained.

The Holy Lord of Myriad Flowers snorted coldly.

"It's just a discussion and exchange of ideas. So what if you lose? Does a discussion have to be won to be considered a Daoist debate?" The Holy Master of Ten Thousand Flowers retorted, equally displeased.

In other words, Lin Tianya definitely won't get any benefits in this first match.

Lin Tianya sighed and then turned his gaze to the arena.

Lin Aoxue saw a familiar face enter the arena and immediately narrowed her eyes.

"It's you again, Kou Qingling from the Myriad Flowers Holy Land." Lin Aoxue was somewhat surprised.

"Hmph! Lin Aoxue, you humiliated me this morning, and I will avenge you in this match." Kou Qingling said with a gloomy look in her eyes.

The competition rules are advantageous to her because she is a cultivator at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm and can use mid-grade Earth-rank magic treasures, while Lin Aoxue is only at the second level of the Nascent Soul realm and can only use low-grade Earth-rank magic treasures.

"Don't worry, I won't use the same methods I used this morning. You might not be satisfied with defeating you that way, so let me defeat you fair and square." Lin Aoxue produced a low-grade earth-rank magic weapon.

In fact, Lin Aoxue could only recover her full strength by using a low-grade Earth-rank magic weapon. Magic weapons of higher grades than low-grade Earth-rank would suffer losses. Without activating the weapon spirit, a mid-grade Earth-rank magic weapon would lose 30% of its power, a high-grade Earth-rank magic weapon could only exert half of its power, and a top-grade Earth-rank magic weapon could only exert 30% of its power.

Using a low-grade Earth-rank weapon can unleash its full power and easily awaken the weapon spirit.

"Hmph! Arrogant. Let's begin then, Myriad Transformations Technique - Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom." Kou Qingling used her most proficient opening move to create an advantageous area for herself.

As a large amount of pink energy emanated from Kou Qingling, numerous flowers and plants formed from magical power sprouted throughout the arena.

"It's that trick again. Did you think the same move would work on me twice?" Lin Aoxue snorted coldly, while activating the power of ascension within her body. However, she did not fully unleash her descent to the mortal realm; she only activated a portion of it.

Whether or not to fully unleash the power of the celestial being descending to the mortal realm is entirely up to Lin Aoxue's own will. If she does, her body will once again be controlled by the summoned will, rendering her unable to control herself.

If only a portion of the effect is activated, the highest cultivation level can only be raised to the early stage of the fifth level of the Nascent Soul realm. However, Lin Aoxue may enter a weakened state again after a certain period of time. Therefore, Lin Aoxue plans to activate only half of the effect to allow her cultivation level to reach the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

As Lin Aoxue used the power of her Ascension Immortal Body, a beam of immortal light shot into the sky, instantly brightening the once pitch-black night sky. A vortex slowly appeared in the night sky, and the Gate to Immortality reappeared.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't use this move?" Kou Qingling's expression changed, and she suddenly looked as if she were facing a formidable enemy.

The spectators outside the arena narrowed their eyes as they saw Lin Aoxue use the same techniques she used in the chaotic battle to increase her strength.

"The Gate to Immortality has appeared again! It's so beautiful! Inside that gate lies the Immortal Realm that we cultivators yearn for!" The Holy Lords exclaimed repeatedly as they gazed at the extraordinary phenomenon of the Gate to Immortality in the sky.

Soon the door opened, and a beam of white light descended from the sky onto Lin Aoxue. But this time, there was no celestial figure descending; it simply injected a power into Lin Aoxue's body, and Lin Aoxue's realm rose from the second level of the Nascent Soul stage to the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

"Huh? This time is different from last time. It seems like there hasn't been much improvement. It's only reached the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm," a Holy Lord said.

"Yes, judging from the situation this morning, this method obviously comes at a price. After using it, she will enter a weakened state, and then she will not be able to participate in the later matches. She probably did not fully unleash her physical abilities, but only a portion of them to reduce the side effects," Yue Xun said.

Even so, this method is still incredibly powerful, far surpassing ordinary secret techniques for improving cultivation.

Lin Aoxue's cultivation level instantly became equal to Kou Qingling's. After they reached that level, Lin Aoxue unleashed a violent gust of wind that instantly wiped out the sea of ​​flowers that Kou Qingling had conjured.

Kou Qingling herself was also forced to reappear from somewhere.

"This? How is this possible? She actually broke through my Flower Sea Domain?" Kou Qingling exclaimed in disbelief as she used her magic power to resist the impact of Lin Aoxue's wind sword intent.

"The flowers and plants created by energy can naturally be erased with energy. Let's see what other tricks you have up your sleeve. Taiyi Spirit-Slaying Sword Technique." After breaking through the woman's flower sea domain, Lin Aoxue's sword shone with azure light. She swung the sword and unleashed a burst of sword light that swept towards Kou Qingling.

"I'm not afraid of you." A pink ribbon appeared on Kou Qingling's body, emanating a bright red light, and shot towards Lin Aoxue's sword light.

The two forces collided, and their attacks exploded simultaneously, unleashing a powerful surge of magical energy.

It seems that the two were evenly matched in this attack. However, at the moment the power exploded, Lin Aoxue disappeared from the spot. She was a wind attribute cultivator, and when fighting one-on-one, she was more skilled in close-range attacks based on speed, similar to the fighting style of an assassin.

So-called powerful spells, unless they are much stronger than the opponent's spells, are not very useful except for consuming mana, provided that the cultivation levels and techniques are similar.

"Eh?" Kou Qingling's expression changed, and she quickly raised her magic weapon to block in front of her. Lin Aoxue's figure also appeared, and she stabbed Kou Qingling's ribbon with her sword.

This ribbon is a mid-grade Earth-rank magic treasure, not ordinary cloth.

"Trying to launch a sneak attack? No way! Do you think I'm an ordinary cultivator? If you manage to ambush me, then all my cultivation will have been for nothing. Flower Scroll Remnant Cloud." The ribbon in Kou Qingling's hand immediately took the form of a swirling tornado, following Lin Aoxue's sword and wrapping around Lin Aoxue's body.

However, just as the ribbon was about to wrap around Lin Aoxue, her body suddenly vanished like a wisp of mist.

"A clone technique?" Kou Qingling's expression changed.

The next moment, Lin Aoxue's sword pierced through Kou Qingling's body. However, as Kou Qingling's body was pierced, it turned into a shower of petals and flew away, indicating that she had also used some kind of movement technique.

"You're not the only one with these skills, Hundred Flower Palm." Kou Qingling said angrily, while simultaneously unleashing a barrage of flower petals towards Lin Aoxue.

Lin Aoxue dodged immediately, trying to get closer to Kou Qingling again, but Kou Qingling suddenly sprayed out a large number of flower petals. The petals were like blades, forcing Lin Aoxue back. These petals did not dissipate, but floated around her.

"Trying to ambush me again? I know you're a wind-attribute cultivator and fast, but no matter how fast you are, if you can't break through my defenses, it's useless," Kou Qingling said again.

Seeing the woman's confident demeanor, Lin Aoxue couldn't help but sigh.

"You talk too much."

"You?" Kou Qingling was taken aback by Lin Aoxue's words and became somewhat embarrassed and angry. So she released the Hundred Flowers Palm with both hands at the same time to attack Lin Aoxue.

Lin Aoxue also kept swinging her sword, shattering her attacks.

Not only that, the silk ribbon wrapped around Kou Qingling also flew out like a red snake, helping its master attack Lin Aoxue. For a moment, Lin Aoxue seemed to be attacked by two people at the same time.

Lin Aoxue was like an agile cat, easily dodging Kou Qingling's attacks, and no matter what she did, she couldn't catch her.

"Outrageous! Hongling, awaken!" Kou Qingling made a hand seal to awaken the spirit of the ribbon.

Seeing that the spirit of the other party's treasure had begun to move, Lin Aoxue quickly made a hand seal and threw the sword in her hand away.

"Qingni, revive."

The two simultaneously awakened the spirits of their weapons, both of which were female. Upon meeting, the spirits of the two magical artifacts immediately clashed fiercely.

"Master, I am no match for the spirit of the magic weapon and cannot hold out for long. Please deal with the owner of this magic weapon as soon as possible."

Lin Aoxue's weapon spirit told her as soon as it awoke, but despite the words, the weapon spirit of Lin Aoxue's weapon, just like its master, remained utterly unafraid of the ribbon's spirit.

Lin Aoxue nodded, and a fiery red, low-grade earth-rank magic weapon appeared in her hand, this time with fire attributes.

"Is there another low-grade Earth-rank magic weapon? Damn it, I didn't prepare any extra mid-grade Earth-rank magic weapons." When Kou Qingling saw Lin Aoxue take out another low-grade Earth-rank magic weapon, she could only take out another magic weapon from her person, but this magic weapon was only low-grade Earth-rank.

Although their holy land prepared some powerful treasures for them, the rules restricted their use, so they can't use them now.

Lin Aoxue unleashed a fierce flaming sword light towards Kou Qingling, and the petals around Kou Qingling were engulfed by the flames under the sword's strike.

"Damn it, elemental clashes? That's impossible! Isn't she a wind-attribute cultivator? Even if she can use fire-attribute magic weapons, she shouldn't be able to unleash such power, right?" Kou Qingling found it hard to understand.

Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent's defense was broken, Lin Aoxue charged towards Kou Qingling with the light of the fiery sword.

Seeing Lin Aoxue attack, Kou Qingling produced a light blue talisman in her hand. She activated the talisman immediately, and it burst forth with a blue light, surrounding her and blocking Lin Aoxue's attack.

This is a chapter on a top-grade, water-attribute, Xuan-level defensive talisman.

Since she knows that she is countered by fire-attribute cultivators, she must prepare some magical treasures to counter red-attribute cultivators.

"Ta-da..."

But just when Kou Qingling thought that her magic weapon had blocked Lin Aoxue's attack, she heard a series of unpleasant ringing sounds, which made her lose her focus for a moment.

Battles between cultivators can change in an instant; a moment's lapse in concentration can be fatal.

Lin Aoxue's power changed again, transforming from fire power into lightning power. The lightning power, following the water barrier protecting her, instantly invaded Kou Qingling's entire body.

"Ah..." Kou Qingling screamed in pain as she was electrocuted.

"Impossible, how can you still use lightning-attribute power?" Kou Qingling miscalculated.

The cultivators outside the arena were also taken aback.

“Legend has it that most people with rare and special physiques are multi-attribute cultivators. Lin Aoxue’s spiritual root attribute can actually switch freely? Kou Qingling has miscalculated. It seems the outcome is already decided,” said the Five Elements Saint Lord.