Chapter 371: Proposing a Sparring

As time passed, some food was also placed on everyone's tables, which was normal.

But this time, seeing the food before them, many people from various sects were dumbfounded.

What the hell is all this?

Braised pork elbow? Pig's trotters? Stewed chicken? And there's even liquor.

In past Myriad Buddha Grand Assemblies, those smelly monks at most offered some spiritual fruit and tea to everyone.

After all, everyone knows the Buddhist precept forbids meat and pungent foods.

But this time, why are there only big fish and meat?

"This bunch of bald donkeys is a bit off."

Someone muttered, "Indeed it's off; which monastery serves pork elbow?"

The Dao Yi Sect disciples weren't surprised at all; after all, haven't these monks been eating meat lately? Even if they didn't eat, they must have smelled plenty.

After casually taking a bite, everyone instantly lost interest.

"It's nowhere near as good as what Ye Zhangqing makes."

Hong Zun curled his lips and said, then picked up the fine wine nearby and began drinking.

The food had no appeal at all, but this wine was not bad.

Just as everyone was dazed, Juexin and the other Buddhist saints appeared.

The whole Myriad Buddha Grand Assembly's procedure isn't actually complicated; its main purpose is merely to showcase the Buddhist sect's strength.

After a few simple words, the ceremony began.

As Juexin and the others paid their respects, the many Buddha statues in Putuo Temple emitted waves of golden light.

The entire Putuo Temple was enveloped in rich Buddhist light; if ordinary people saw this, they'd surely think it was a divine miracle, but everyone present were cultivators, so they had little reaction to it—just a simple little trick.

Anyway, for the saints, it was no pressure at all.

After the homage, it was the Putuo Temple disciples' sparring match—just for fun to watch.

However, the Buddhist sect's sparring has some differences; Putuo Temple has a formation called the Lost Trace Formation.

Once entered, all a cultivator's senses are sealed, plunging them into darkness.

And the Putuo Temple disciples' sparring takes place inside that formation.

At the same time, to show the Buddhist sect's mercy, the weapons used during the match are wooden swords, wooden staffs, and the like.

As Abbot Juexin's words fell, the Lost Trace Formation activated—just then, Su Luoxing spoke.

"Abbot Juexin."

"Sect Master Su, what's the matter?"

"Every Myriad Buddha Grand Assembly, only your Putuo Temple disciples spar; why not this time let us all join in? After all, this is your Buddhist sect's grand assembly—it's livelier when everyone participates."

Hearing this, Juexin blinked; "All the major sects want to join? When did you all develop this enthusiasm?"

Before, weren't you all just scoffing?

Actually, regarding this, Juexin didn't mind; having the major sects participate is also a good thing.

But Su Luoxing's calculation is simply to get revenge on the Dao Yi Sect; what could be better than defeating the Dao Yi Sect in front of all the sects?

So upon seeing Juexin nod, that old coot immediately flashed a malicious smile.

But someone moved faster; after seeing Juexin nod, inside Closed Moon Valley, He Qingqing immediately stood up.

"Xu Jie, I challenge you."

Full of resentment, hearing that, Xu Jie immediately gave a wry smile.

"Is this crazy woman never going to stop?"

Zhao Zhengping, Liu Shuang, and the others nearby were no strangers to this; after all, since their breakup, every time they met, He Qingqing would find various excuses to give Xu Jie a hard time.

Regarding the past incident, she still holds a grudge, not understanding why Xu Jie treated her that way.

"Third Senior Brother, what exactly did you do to her?"

"Ah, let's not bring up the past."

Ye Zhangqing asked curiously, but Xu Jie didn't answer; instead, he rose and approached He Qingqing.

"Come on."

That crazy woman won't stop unless she's fully vented; rather than let her keep raging, it's better to give her a chance to let off steam.

Having said that, Xu Jie stepped into the formation first; seeing that, He Qingqing quickly followed.

Having been beaten to the punch, Su Luoxing's old face darkened, but facing a junior, he couldn't well say anything.

Anyway, there will be a chance sooner or later; no need to rush this.

After receiving the wooden swords, the two entered the formation; He Qingqing had all her senses sealed.

Xu Jie, meanwhile, looked puzzled: "Why can I still see? Am I completely unaffected by the formation?"

Through the formation, he glanced at Juexin, who was smiling and nodding at him; only then did Xu Jie realize—was this a cheat for him?

"These bald donkeys are getting better at playing tricks."

One unaffected by the formation, the other having all senses sealed—this battle's outcome is already decided.

Xu Jie also intended just to play around with He Qingqing a bit, then end it.

But when he turned his head to look at He Qingqing, Xu Jie was completely stunned.

"Holy shit.............."

Seeing this girl directly put away her wooden sword and draw her own waist sword—a top-grade heavenly weapon.

Holding her waist sword, He Qingqing's mouth curled into a cold smile.

"I'll hack you to death, you scumbag."

While thinking, He Qingqing cautiously moved forward, occasionally swinging and chopping.

As for Xu Jie, he had already hidden far away, damn it. This woman's heart is truly black, I can't take it. We agreed to use wooden swords, but you damn used top-grade heavenly weapons—are you really trying to chop me to death?

Watching He Qingqing continuously slash, his mouth twitching, Xu Jie had already decided in his heart that he must stay far away from this woman from now on.

Back then, wasn't it just................ so what?

"I'll chop you to death."

"Scumbag, I'll chop you to death."

He kept saying it, while the people outside the formation were already dumbfounded, still able to play like this?

In the next quarter of an hour, everyone only saw Xu Jie hiding in a corner inside the formation, while He Qingqing was happily chopping away by herself.

It felt as if every slash was landing on Xu Jie's body.

The smile on his face became even more radiant.

"Elder Liu, your disciple.......... is there no problem?"

Someone looked toward the elder leading the team from Closed Moon Valley and asked; hearing this, Elder Liu gave an embarrassed smile.

"Hehe, these two had some misunderstandings before; they were originally dao companions."

"I see."

Upon hearing that, this person looked enlightened, but still gave He Qingqing inside the formation a strange glance.

Because no one spoke up to stop it, not even the people from Dao Yi Sect said anything, so Juexin also didn't pursue He Qingqing's cheating.

After all, Xu Jie was cheating too; moreover, even if he switched to top-grade heavenly weapons, He Qingqing still hasn't touched even the corner of his clothes up to now.

"Scumbag, do you know how formidable I am now?"

"You abandoned me back then, saying we'd be together for life."

"I've told you before, old lady: here, the only outcome is being widowed."

Just as He Qingqing's resentment was about to be vented, Xu Jie stepped forward with a helpless expression and came up behind her.

"We've played enough; go wash up and sleep."

Saying that, he grabbed the sword hilt and knocked her out with a single blow, then carried He Qingqing out of the formation.