Chapter 1383

Ji Xingge went to call people, and Xiao Feng and the woodcutter, etc., then prepared on the square of Sword Discussion Peak.

"Little brat, where does your confidence come from? And your strength…… truly Nascent Soul?" the old fisherman asked, puzzled.

He knew Xiao Feng was very strong; even earlier, when Xiao Feng dueled the Kai Tian Sword, he had secretly observed him closely.

At that time, Xiao Feng gave him a feeling that something was off; his tolerance for blows was somewhat outrageous, completely unlike a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Having just fought Li Jinglan, he seemed even stronger than before, leaving him utterly baffled.

Xiao Feng gave a hehe laugh: "Confidence comes from strength, and examples come from…… luck!"

One can't say it comes from talent, can one? That would be a bit self‑praise; one should be humble.

"You……"

The old fisherman shook his head helplessly.

The woodcutter said: "Later, when you spar with the early-generation disciples of Yunchu Shan, you needn't hold back; go all out, and you must finish quickly, otherwise it'll be troublesome."

Xiao Feng nodded.

Even if the woodcutter didn't remind him, he would surely fight quickly and preserve his strength, since his battles aren't just one; equipment effects are used up one by one, and he can't drag things out.

But……

Xiao Feng asked: "What if I strike too hard and accidentally…… kill someone from Yunchu Shan?"

He made a throat‑cutting gesture.

Fighting players, killing them is just killing them, no big effect.

But now he's facing NPCs; if he accidentally kills them right away, what if they get angry?

He wouldn't get the woodcutter and old fisherman into trouble and have them all arrested and jailed, would he?

The woodcutter said: "No problem; later the grand formation on Sword Discussion Peak will be activated. Within the formation, no matter how you fight, you won't truly die; after the battle ends, everything will be restored to normal, including the cost of some of your Secret Art, which will disappear, as if it were just a dream."

"Oh…… that's not bad!" Xiao Feng nodded to himself.

That being the case, he doesn't need to keep equipment effects; after all, battles reset to their initial state upon ending, equivalent to being at peak condition every time!

"Brother Xiao Feng~"

Xue Ningzhen called out softly from the side.

"What's up?" Xiao Feng turned his head to look.

She whispered: "Thanks just now…… I helped you get off to a winning start, defeating my senior brothers and sisters!"

Thanks?

Thanks for him defeating Li Jinglan?

Xiao Feng couldn't help but smile.

The two old men also stroked their beards and laughed.

Li Jinglan pursed his lips and muttered: "Elbows turning outward……"

Although his voice wasn't loud, the surroundings were quiet, and everyone heard him clearly.

Xue Ningzhen gave a light hum, too lazy to bother with him, and continued talking to Xiao Feng.

"Brother, my senior brothers and sisters basically have immortal-level combat strength, even stronger; you'd better be careful."

"Hmm, thanks for the reminder. By the way, aren't there three disciples in your cohort? Who's the third one?" Xiao Feng asked curiously.

Xue Ningzhen said: "It's a lady named Zijun; her strength is also quite good, though she doesn't often show up."

Zijun……

It sounds vaguely familiar; could it be that female player who bought him several pieces of equipment when he was vending?

What a coincidence—those three people have all run into him before!

Zijun's strength is somewhat weaker than Xue Ningzhen's and Li Jinglan's, but it's probably not weaker than Yu Cixue's; she's also a top‑tier player.

These three player disciples all have cross‑realm combat ability, whereas those NPCs…… are even stronger.

The foundation of Yunchu Shan is truly not comparable to the Twelve Heavens!

Xiao Feng continued chatting idly with the woodcutter, casually asking for some information about Yunchu Shan.

What he cared most about was the issue of immortal crystals.

The two old men said that as long as he could defeat a Yunchu Shan disciple of the same realm, he could make a request and gain some benefits.

The more masters he defeats, the stronger he becomes, and the greater the rewards he can obtain.

This is Yunchu Shan's "Challenger's Reward," mainly because they are proud, believing their disciples won't lose to peers of the same realm.

Setting up such a reward is also to show off!

As the number one sect, when they act extravagantly they're utterly unreasonable.

With Xiao Feng's strength, there's no need to fight same‑realm disciples; Li Jinglan can't withstand a single blow from him, and other Nascent Soul‑level NPCs up and down are hardly worth mentioning.

But when someone above the Great Vehicle realm makes a move, the meaning changes—it's at least a three‑realm gap; winning just one battle would bring him extraordinarily rich rewards.

If he could truly defeat Yunchu Shan's historically second‑greatest genius, the Fairy Maiden Xun Shuang, the reward quality would likely surpass even the immortal sword the woodcutter gave him!

Xiao Feng originally just wanted some immortal crystals, but after hearing that, he couldn't help but entertain some greedy thoughts.

Why not bring up some small requests later?

For example, ask for some eighth‑ or ninth‑level Secret Art!

Or ask for some eighth‑ or ninth‑level Supreme Treasure!

If worse comes to worst, taking some Golden Immortal spirit treasures would do!

As he was pondering, several figures slowly flew from the distant mountains.

The disciples of Yunchu Shan from all generations arrived one after another at Sword Discussion Peak and began to appear.

"Two fellow Daoists of the Twelve Heavens, long time no see."

The first to arrive was a young swordsman who looked about thirty, but his tone suggested he had at least tens of thousands of years of cultivation.

Xiao Feng glanced at its information.

【Yunchu Shan first-generation disciple——Guo Shixian】

Level: 1500 (True Immortal)

HP: Unknown

Note: Although not a Golden Immortal, he is comparable to one!

According to the rule that Yunchu Shan disciples are somewhat stronger than outside NPCs, this person should have the combat power of a Golden Immortal above level 1550, i. e., Ancestral God level, roughly comparable to the nine-tailed fox of the Primordial World.

Compared to the woodcutter and the old fisherman, he should still be somewhat weaker.

"Senior brother Dao, this person is a senior brother who entered the sect several dozen batches before us; he has cultivated for thirty-four thousand years." Xue Ningzhen sent a private chat message to Xiao Feng as an introduction.

This Fairy Maiden is quite thoughtful, much like when Yu Cixue introduced players to him at the previous auction!

More than one person came; besides Guo Shixian, there are several others who are somewhat weaker.

Xue Ningzhen doesn't know all of them either, so he can only introduce a small part.

All disciples of Yunchu Shan are "first-generation"; those who arrived earlier are mainly at the Tribulation and Mahayana stages, with very few at the Nascent Soul stage or below.

Gradually, the people arriving became stronger, basically all at True Immortal level or above.

Several minutes later, accompanied by the appearance of an auspicious cloud, a great figure entirely marked with question marks appeared!

【Yunchu Shan first-generation disciple——Wuchen】

Level: Unknown

HP: Unknown

Note: An unfathomably strong expert.

He is a man whose robes are like snow, with white hair 3000 zhang long, handsome features, and a very conspicuous thunderbolt mark on his forehead.

Although he has white hair, he is not old at all; on the contrary, he is quite young, looking no more than about twenty years old.

But that unknown level alone is enough to explain many things!

In the Nine Provinces Immortal Realm, unknown HP appears only at level 1000 or above, while unknown level usually indicates 1501 or above, or that the NPC's level cannot be seen in special missions.

Obviously, this is the former case!

"Fellow Daoist Wuchen."

The woodcutter and the old fisherman saw Wuchen's appearance and actively greeted him.

He floated down, clasped his fists, and said, "Greetings, fellow Daoists; please mount the cloud."

As he spoke, he waved his sleeve.

In an instant, clouds and mist arose, drifting toward the surroundings of the Sword Discussion Peak plaza.

Vast amounts of clouds and mist gathered and gradually formed, on all four sides of the plaza, an audience stand built purely of white clouds.

The plaza itself is about a 5-kilometer radius, with one side being the mountain and the other side an open cliff.

Now completely shrouded by white clouds, nothing can be seen, just like a cloud‑borne arena.

Such a feat, worthy of a Golden Immortal!