Chapter 87

One should not be arrogant, but one should not belittle oneself either.

Cognition is extremely important.

Heaven and earth are high and far, the world is vast, and heroes and talents are like crucian carp crossing the river, countless in number.

Only with accurate self-cognition can one walk eternally on this path of martial arts contention!

Withdrawing his thoughts.

Meng Zhangqing looked at the last two attributes.

Neither was of any use.

He simply decomposed them directly.

His luck was a bit poor; only one produced a result.

Profound-grade Martial Art Attainment Card *1

This thing didn't seem to be of any use now, but... leave it there; maybe it will have some strange use in the future.

After organizing what he had obtained.

Meng Zhangqing restrained his aura and walked out of the pavilion.

He saw the sky was blue, and the distance was boundless.

A clear breeze blew, the bamboo forest behind him rustled, and outside the spirit peak, the wind was rising and clouds were surging.

――

Time flew by, and another half a month passed.

Within this half month.

Many major events had occurred.

That was that the mysterious Sect Master had finally come out of seclusion.

Before, it seemed he had always been in seclusion.

It was just that he had appeared in the sect once, but Meng Zhangqing was cultivating, so he didn't notice.

As for the other major event.

It was that the sect’s high-level officials decided to take back the Hidden Dragon positions that had been snatched away by other powers, and even to snatch more from the hands of those powers!

Therefore, the stronger direct disciples had basically all received tasks from the sect!

This also included Meng Zhangqing.

"A sect task, huh."

Sitting cross-legged in the pavilion, Meng Zhangqing looked at the glowing jade slip floating in front of him and raised his hand to grasp it.

In an instant.

An old voice rang out.

"Direct disciple Meng Zhangqing, please choose a day to set off, go to the Xu family of Dongming Lake, and take back the Hidden Dragon position."

As the words fell.

The jade slip shattered all over the floor, leaving only a map.

"This is a big move."

Meng Zhangqing stood up, standing with his hands behind his back.

Clearly, there wasn't much time left until the Seven Branches Martial Competition, and logically, disciples should be allowed to maintain their state.

Otherwise, if they were injured outside, or something else happened, it would affect their performance in the competition.

But the sect chose to let the disciples go out to fight at this time.

It truly made him smell a trace of abnormal atmosphere.

"Forget it, thinking too much is useless; it’s just as well to go out and relax, and by the way, see these experts on the Hidden Dragon Ranking."

A fighting spirit flashed in Meng Zhangqing’s eyes.

Staying in seclusion all the time was meaningless; martial arts required contention, required constantly defeating opponents, to gradually condense an invincible momentum!

To achieve an extremely strong martial arts heart!

"Xu family Hidden Dragon."

Meng Zhangqing picked up the map.

The front was the route, and the back was filled with text, and there were even portraits.

Doing anything required intelligence and information.

In this regard, the sect had done a very good job.

"Senior Brother Meng!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out from outside.

It was the Shi brothers.

Meng Zhangqing immediately put it away and walked out.

He saw the two brothers still standing obediently outside the fence, with excellent upbringing; without permission, they would absolutely not enter without authorization.

"Just come in; treat it as your own home."

Meng Zhangqing said with a smile.

"Exactly, exactly!"

Shi Yao immediately walked in, "My brother is just an old stubborn; he insisted that I stand outside."

Shi Guang shook his head helplessly.

One had to listen to their mother’s words, right?

"Senior Brother Meng, you should have also received a sect task, right?"

Shi Yao said excitedly.

He was also holding a map in his hand.

"Hmm."

Meng Zhangqing nodded and also took his out from his bosom.

Comparing them, their task points were actually quite close, not far, separated by only about a hundred miles.

Shi Guang’s was about the same.

Was this a coincidence, or...

Logically, with so many task points, it was hard to encounter them together.

However, Meng Zhangqing didn't think too much about it.

"When you are out, keep this thing well; don't show it to others easily."

Meng Zhangqing reminded.

"Alright."

Hearing this, Shi Yao nodded.

When they came out, their old man had also said the same thing.

"Sea Opening Realm Second Layer."

Sensing the aura of the two, it was clear they had made a breakthrough.

It was just not as fast as him.

After half a month of cultivation, he had already reached the extreme of the Sea Opening Realm Third Layer, and was about to step into the Fourth Layer.

However, for him, the breakthrough of small realms didn't bring much benefit.

Because in terms of true qi quantity alone... he already had a lot, a lot.

Having more was just icing on the cake.

However, one still had to hurry to advance in realm; the Creation realm after Sea Opening was another major realm of qualitative change.

"Senior Brother Meng, then let’s go together."

Shi Yao said.

"Can do."

Meng Zhangqing nodded.

If the general direction was about the same, they could travel together, but they would still have to separate at the end.

"Junior Brother Meng."

Just as Meng Zhangqing was preparing to leave with the two brothers.

A sword light flew over from afar.

Landing steadily on the spirit peak.

It was none other than Wei Qing.

When he saw the Shi brothers standing behind Meng Zhangqing like two small mountains.

The smile on Wei Qing’s face froze.

Especially when the two looked over, that scrutinizing gaze was extremely oppressive!

His Adam’s apple rolled involuntarily, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"So it is Senior Brother Wei; I wonder what important business you have?"

Meng Zhangqing said with a smile.

"Nothing much, just the sect task; you received it too, right, Junior Brother Meng?"

Withdrawing his gaze, Wei Qing forced himself to calm down and said.

At the same time, a map also appeared in his hand.

Meng Zhangqing’s eyes flickered slightly.

Among the direct disciples, Wei Qing’s strength was considered to be above the middle.

According to what he had said before.

He should be around the one hundred and fiftieth place.

The twentieth or so of Lingxiao Peak.

Qualified to participate in the Hidden Dragon Battle.

"Hmm."

Meng Zhangqing nodded.

"I am going to Purple River City; where are you going?"

"If we are going the same way, we can go together."

Wei Qing said, his face sincere.

"This is a secret, Senior Brother Wei; the sect told me to keep it confidential, so I’m sorry."

Meng Zhangqing said with a smile.

How could he possibly tell his destination to a demonic undercover agent?

And in this half month, Wei Qing had already come two or three times.

Especially after learning that he practiced the "Great Freedom Profound Gold Sword Art", he was even more enthusiastic, saying that there was a metal element blessed land in a certain place that no one had discovered.

He was willing to take it out and share it with him.

It was just that they needed to go to that place and collect the profound gold qi in person.

Meng Zhangqing had taken a quick look at the map.

That place could be said to be quite far from the sect’s territory.

It was very clear that Wei Qing had impure motives; he probably wanted to trick him, the sect prodigy, out, and then find people to surround and kill him.

So Meng Zhangqing refused directly.

He still remembered Wei Qing’s expression at the time; he was completely stunned, as if he hadn't expected him to refuse.

After all, to practice the "Great Freedom Profound Gold Sword Art".

The amount of profound gold qi required was too much, too much.

No one would refuse.

If Wei Qing were a normal disciple, Meng Zhangqing might have considered it; after all, if he didn't use it, he could sell it and convert it into other resources.

But Wei Qing was not.

These few times he had come to the door repeatedly, he had also harbored ulterior motives.

"Alright."

Wei Qing nodded awkwardly.

He didn't believe this; what was there to keep confidential? But since Meng Zhangqing insisted on saying so, he had no choice.

"Then I will go first; I wish you success, Junior Brother Meng."

Wei Qing cupped his hands slightly, then turned and left.

It was just that when his back was turned, his face was already incomparably cold.

"This person is very annoying."

After Wei Qing left, Shi Yao spoke up.

"Oh?"

Meng Zhangqing was slightly stunned, "How did you see that?"

"I don't know, it’s just intuition."

Shi Yao scratched his head.

"Your intuition is good; if you encounter him outside, just be careful."

Meng Zhangqing patted his thick arm.

"I want to beat him to death even more."

Shi Yao grinned.

The fierceness unique to a powerful bloodline was immediately visible.

"Alright, let’s go; let’s go and meet these heroes of the world."

Meng Zhangqing took a step forward.

Three sword lights shot out from his body.

――

After Meng Zhangqing left.

A beautiful figure came to the spirit peak again.

It was Kong Linxue.

Her skin was better than snow, and her hair was like a waterfall.

Wearing a moon-white robe, it still couldn't hide her slender figure.

"Junior Brother Meng!"

Kong Linxue stood outside the fence and called out.

She had just broken through to the Sea Opening Realm not long ago, and after consolidating her realm, she had come over.

At the same time, she had asked her master for a spirit peak closer to Meng Zhangqing.

To facilitate communication and contact in the future.

It was just that Junior Brother Meng didn't seem to be there.

"Did he leave?"

Kong Linxue was a bit disappointed.

On the day the secret realm closed, she was actually also on the square.

It was just that her position was quite far from Meng Zhangqing.

She couldn't get over there for a while.

And the discussions around her also let her know what had happened.

She was immediately shocked.

After all, that was a bloodline monster.

Only prodigy-level combat power could defeat it.

She didn't expect Junior Brother Meng to have already grown to that level.

She was truly happy for him in her heart.

It was just that looking at Junior Brother Meng, who was gathered by countless gazes and seemed incomparably dazzling, she felt an inexplicable sense of panic.

Because Junior Brother Meng was growing too fast.

So fast that she felt she was about to be unable to catch up.

So after returning, she put all her heart into cultivation, and with the help of many precious elixirs, she finally broke through to the Sea Opening Realm.

After breaking through, she wanted to come and talk, but the person was already gone.

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