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Chapter 410: Spear Picks Wan Jun Tripod, Yet Picks a Dream Flower

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Tonight's Copper Sparrow Tower is destined to be extremely lively.

After the Luo Fu Mayfly weighed his energy, the noble family side was silent, and a group of noble family disciples all looked toward Wang Longxiang and Xie Lingyun.

Yu Liang sighed: "It is said that there are countless talents in the noble families. Wang and Xie have been famous for many years. Now a Mayfly, an unknown commoner, can form a second-rank pill. Does it still require Wang and Xie to take action to save face?"

These words were very heavy, making many noble family disciples in the hall feel ashamed. Wang Longxiang or Xie Lingyun taking action would naturally be slightly better than Mayfly, but these two have been famous for many years, and no one would treat them as the generation of new core formations. Moreover, looking over now, Wang Longxiang's face was calm, falling into his consistent self-closure, and Xie Lingyun's face was also hesitant, obviously not wanting to take action.

It is not that there are no noble family disciples who have formed supreme-rank Golden Cores, but the more so, the more they cherish their feathers, and there are not many who have ten points of certainty to completely defeat Mayfly.

If they lose a round, for those noble family disciples who have formed supreme-rank Golden Cores, it is extremely shameful.

Didn't you see what happened to Chu Wengong?

After such silence for a long time, the True Immortals of the noble families became more and more impatient. They would rather have someone come up and lose painfully than have the next generation of noble families lose their spirit like this. Immediately, a dark-faced noble family True Immortal walked out and threw the prize left by Gu True Immortal for the champion to Mayfly, saying in a muffled voice: "This round, it is the Mayfly of the Luo Fu sect who won the top prize!"

Mayfly laughed, took the prize, and walked down swaggeringly.

The dark-faced True Immortal threw a golden tripod from his sleeve, shaking the Copper Sparrow Tower three times with its weight.

"This round is about strength! This Mountain and River Tripod is a magic treasure that my Zhu family is proud of, weighing ten thousand jun. Who among you is willing to try your strength?"

The black big man who was deceived by Zhou Sixth Brother's spell and lost a round volunteered: "Isn't it just comparing strength? I'll come!"

Saying that, he rolled up his sleeves, revealing two arms as thick as other people's thighs, took root under his feet, hugged the golden tripod, and the solid muscles on his arms swelled up, and he began to exert force.

The golden tripod is known as ten thousand jun in weight. In Qian Chen's eyes, it is indeed only more, not less. But the big man may have a different bloodline, and his arms are surprisingly powerful. As his face gradually turned red, the golden tripod, which was originally stable, actually swayed twice on its three feet.

The big man spat out and shouted: "Rise!"

The three feet of the tripod slowly left the ground and were hugged by the big man. As the golden tripod gradually approached the big man's chest, anyone who has held a heavy object knows that once the heavy object is raised above the chest, changing from a hug to a lift, it will be much easier to support.

Who would have thought that at this moment, the dark-faced Zhu True Immortal saw the big man's blood energy boiling like a red cloud, and with a thought, the golden tripod spontaneously generated a slight repulsive force, and golden light was released.

The blood energy steaming like red clouds on the big man's body suddenly showed signs of collapsing. He couldn't hold his breath, and the big tripod in his hand smashed down heavily. He exerted too much force and suffered a backlash. For a time, his blood energy surged, and he couldn't speak, just staring with a pair of copper-bell-sized eyes at Zhu True Immortal.

Zhu True Immortal swept his sleeves and said: "Lifting it over the chest! Retreat!"

The Mayfly below said yin and yang strangely: "I don't think he couldn't lift it over his chest, but your magic treasure has a problem. Just now his blood energy was boiling and was repelled by your magic treasure, which is why he couldn't catch his breath!"

Zhu True Immortal said coldly: "My golden tripod magic treasure has the ability to break evil. Maybe it was stimulated by demon energy, so it had such a reaction."

"Your blood energy is turbid, are you a barbarian?" Zhu True Immortal glanced at the big man and asked sharply.

"Your grandmother!" The big man's temper exploded, and he rolled up his fists, about to rush up. Zhu True Immortal pointed at the golden tripod, and immediately the tripod vibrated, releasing ten thousand golden lights, shining on the big man like ten thousand jun of heavy pressure crushing him. The big man couldn't stand and stumbled to his knees.

Qian Chen pointed with his green bamboo, and the golden light dissipated, breaking the power of this magic treasure.

Zhu True Immortal raised his head and looked at Qian Chen, saying coldly: "Barbarians mixed with demon ghosts, with demon blood, naturally cannot get close to my golden tripod. Such species, don't try it!"

The implication was that he didn't even need to give an explanation.

The black big man struggled to get up and was about to continue rushing: "Your grandmother!"

At this time, a hand appeared on his shoulder, pressing him down. The big man turned back to look, and it was Liu Yu dressed as a Northern Prefecture soldier.

At this time, a warrior behind him strode up, bowed to the people on the seat and said: "Seen the True Immortals?"

"Oh?" Zhu True Immortal laughed: "Whose servant are you, also want to try?" The warrior said: "I am a servant of the Lu family, but I also have some strength!" Zhu True Immortal laughed loudly: "Hahahaha... you also know how to advance. Xie Gong's banquet does not distinguish between noble and humble. If you have any skills, just show them."

He raised his eyes to scan the crowd below, and looked at the big man deeply, the contempt in it not being concealed at all.

The commoner scattered cultivators below, their faces turned cold, and the big man was even more furious. He turned back to Liu Yu: "Don't stop me!"

The warrior had already stood up, rubbed his hands, and grabbed the three feet of the golden tripod. Such warriors have practiced special cultivation methods since childhood, taken corresponding pills, and soaked in medicinal baths to polish themselves. They are servants prepared by their masters like Dao soldiers. The Lu family is a big surname in the Southeast, a crown clan of Wu Jun. Every year, for the sea shipping route to overseas, they don't know how many times they have to fight with the sea demon clan. The warriors they raise bathe in whale blood and eat a whale every month, called 'Taohai Warriors', who are the most powerful.

The excellent deep-water ports occupied by the Lu family are said to be moved by such warriors.

Therefore, it is not surprising that it only took a little effort for this warrior to lift the golden tripod high. Zhu True Immortal shouted loudly: "Good!"

"Is there anyone else to challenge?" He asked the crowd below again.

The noble family members naturally would not go up to be listed with the servants, and Zhu True Immortal had already held strong and bullied the weak without concealment. The implication was that commoner scattered cultivators were no different from the servants of noble families. The so-called duel became a juggling act at the banquet, and the original intention seemed to be just to make the True Immortals happy and ask for rewards.

At this time, Liu Yu walked up slowly. He was neither humble nor arrogant, clasped his fists and said: "Commoner Liu family Liu Yu, willing to try!"

Xie Xuan was surprised: "Jinu, what are you doing?"

Liu Yu lowered his head slightly, bowed to his benefactor, then retreated, reached out and took a long spear from a guard, turned back and stabbed.

Behind him appeared a martial Dao god image with a blurred face, wearing armor and shrouded in golden light. With the three souls melted and the life soul formed, that point of cold light on the spear tip suddenly stabbed under the tripod. Then the martial Dao god image and Liu Yu's body suddenly merged, and with a shout, the ten thousand jun golden tripod was actually picked up by a mortal iron spear.

At this moment, the astonishing momentum suddenly rushed into the sky from Liu Yu's body. This majestic spirit was unparalleled, and the ten thousand jun heavy tripod was picked up several feet high. When it fell, the whole Copper Sparrow Tower trembled.

The momentum of the golden tripod falling made the Taohai warrior who lifted the tripod unable to stabilize his figure, and he stumbled back several steps.

On the contrary, the black big man laughed: "Well picked!" 【4

His face was slightly ferocious, but he took a large step forward, reaching out to embrace the ten-thousand-jin golden tripod falling from the sky.

True Person Zhu's face hardened, and he simply ignored his reputation, adding his magic power to the tripod.

The golden tripod vibrated, emitting a trembling sound like striking gold. Its downward momentum became increasingly fierce and peerless. Liu Yu leveled his spear to meet it, and the burly man showed no fear, carrying a heroic composure that viewed death as returning home.

True Person Zhu's magic power surged out, reinforcing the golden tripod. Such a golden tripod was more than ten thousand jin; it was truly like a mountain. Let alone a half-barbarian man with mixed pill-qi, even Liu Yu would not dare to meet its edge directly.

But at this moment, True Person Zhu felt a wild alarm in his heart. Even the various noble clan True Persons beside him felt an astonishing sword qi shrouding them from left and right. It was Qian Chen, who had already placed his hand on the green bamboo pole. The green bamboo pointed toward them from afar, its sword qi poised to strike. A strong sense of unease surged in the hearts of the noble clan True Persons. They felt as if their skin had been grazed by a sharp blade, stinging as if being sliced, and their spiritual senses were frantically mobilized, as if some terrible tribulation were about to descend.

True Person Zhu felt a sense of emptiness in his heart and withdrew his magic power.

Qian Chen's green bamboo had only pointed halfway out, stopping in mid-air.

"Ha!" The burly man caught the golden tripod, turned his body halfway, and slammed the golden tripod onto the ground. All the noble clan disciples present trembled.

He laughed heroically, while the previously mentioned warrior had a panicked expression, hiding in the distance. At this moment, the difference in their characters was clear at a glance.

"Good!" True Person Zhu said with a gloomy face: "This round, you, Liu Jinu, have won! You are a person promoted by Master Xie; do not forget your own duty!"

Liu Yu cupped his hands and said: "I know it myself! No need for True Person Zhu to remind me..."

Another True Person from the noble clan side rose, unfolding a scroll from his sleeve, and said: "My test is not as simple as the previous ones. This 'Ten Thousand Li Cloud Heaven Map' can manifest the true form of ten thousand li of mountains and rivers, leaving images upon it, and..."

He reached out and opened the scroll. In an instant, countless ink marks splashed, painting the scene in the Copper Sparrow Tower at this moment, with the atmosphere tense and the noble clans and commoners confronting each other below the stage. Then, the Copper Sparrow Tower encompassed all this, and the scenery on both banks of the Qin Huai River was laid out on the paper one by one. Finally, the outline of the entire Jiankang City appeared upon it.

Qian Chen noticed that in many places in the city, the ink marks were somewhat vague, clearly failing to spy out the actual situation.

That True Person set the scroll aside, and Mount Huiji, ten thousand li away, left an image within the scroll. He reached out and pointed, and the Furnace Peak Temple of this mountain appeared.

"I am friends with True Person Xianfa of the Furnace Peak Temple on Mount Huiji, and I know he has cultivated a spirit chrysanthemum named 'Jade Feather of the Jade Terrace,' with a thousand petals like golden feathers, which is truly cute. Tonight, drinking with everyone, I wish to appreciate this flower?"

Like an old farmer, the slightly thin True Person Xiao laughed: "Is there anyone willing to fetch it for me?"

On the scroll, one could already see such a spirit chrysanthemum planted beside a thatched cottage in the backyard of the Furnace Peak Temple, and a Daoist leaning on a hoe was standing akimbo beside the flower, pointing at the scroll and cursing. Everyone below smiled; it seemed that this trip would not only test escape techniques, but picking the flower would also not be an easy task!

This test was somewhat elegant, and immediately four or five noble clan disciples rose to accept, and two commoner rogue cultivators also volunteered.

As these people set off, each revealing extraordinary escape techniques, the atmosphere in the arena eased slightly. But the next two duels also saw the noble clans and commoners winning and losing. Even Qian Chen had not expected that among the crowd who had come today, who were not of noble origin, there would be such hidden talents.

In the section comparing transport techniques, a disciple of the Yuan family fished a perch from the Songjiang River from a large vat in the hall, winning by a narrow margin. But later, during the comparison of illusions, an unknown figure among the rogue cultivators actually used the water of the Qin Huai River as a guide to manifest overseas scenery, turning the Copper Sparrow Tower into the middle of the sea. Everyone's clothes were soaked, but they were completely unaware.

The True Persons of the noble clans had increasingly solemn expressions. Now that there were so many capable people among the rogue cultivators with profound cultivation, they were forced to be vigilant.

At this moment, one of the noble clan disciples who had left earlier returned to the Copper Sparrow Tower riding a streak of escape light.

Seeing his escape light like a thunderbolt, it was clearly a thunder-based escape technique. Being so fast to travel ten thousand li back and forth was also extremely outstanding. But his hands were empty, and he only had time to report: "Disciple should have been the first to arrive at Mount Huiji, but True Person Xianfa said that just as the True Person spied on him with the Ten Thousand Li Cloud Heaven Map, he turned his head, and the Jade Feather of the Jade Terrace was already gone. He even wanted to detain the disciple to question the True Person! It was only after several pleas that I was released."

"This?"

The True Person was dumbfounded, unfolding the Ten Thousand Li Cloud Heaven Map again, wanting to see what was going on.

Sure enough, the place where the spirit chrysanthemum had grown was now empty, and the thousand-petaled chrysanthemum with sprinkled gold the size of a bowl was gone. There was a Daoist beside it, jumping with rage and pointing at the sky, cursing.

"Could it be that Xianfa is joking with me?" The True Person grabbed his face, pulling out two or three whiskers, still unable to understand what was going on.

At this moment, Qian Chen raised his hand and pointed: "Is the flower you are looking for that one?"

Everyone turned to look, only to see one person in the seats sleeping soundly on the table, wearing a similar golden chrysanthemum on his head. The person beside him pushed him a few times before he saw him lift his head.

He stretched, let out a huge yawn, and said with sleepy eyes: "This sleep was too long; let me wake up my eyes!" Having said that, he reached out to scratch his head, grabbed the chrysanthemum, and smiled: "How strange. Today, I first dreamed of an unreasonable turtle, then dreamed of a bad-tempered Daoist pointing at me and cursing, so I plucked his most precious flower..."

He wore the flower on his head and asked those around him: "Does it look good?"

"Hahaha!" After laughing, he lay down on the spot and continued to sleep soundly.

The faces of the True Persons on the stage changed. The True Person holding the Ten Thousand Li Cloud Heaven Map had a suspicious look in his eyes, murmuring: "Plucking a flower in a dream? How can such a thing be?"

Xie An was also somewhat surprised, saying in a low voice: "Could it be from the Nanhua Sect..."

Qian Chen looked at the sleeping youth, rose to his full height, and looked toward the many noble clan cultivators below the stage. His gaze was like a sword, making people involuntarily dodge. After a circle, including the various Yin Spirit True Persons on the stage, none dared to look directly at him. Qian Chen said loudly: "Alright, your examination is over! Now... who is willing to try my question?"

"I do not know what True Person Li's question is..." one of the True Persons among the noble clans said, his eyes flickering with hesitation.

"Simple!" Qian Chen looked around and smiled: "Just show me a sword before my eyes!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the noble clan members changed color, and Yu Liang's face sank, saying coldly: "Does Daoist Li think that my noble clans have no one who can draw a sword before you?"

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