Chapter 283

"It seems my entering the dream might not be some True Person secretly influencing me, but caused by this aura that suddenly appeared inside the Dream-Entering Token."

Li Fei looked at the thick fog around him, having a guess in his heart.

"When did this aura appear? My first dream entry was on Daluo Peak, so did it appear at that time?"

"Is the person who said 'the box is empty' the Daluo Sect disciple I am possessing? And who is that young Daoist priest with the cultivation of a True Person?"

Li Fei had too many doubts in his heart.

Unfortunately, the known clues were still too few, and he could not figure out the truth.

"Perhaps the truth lies in that main hall."

Li Fei once again used the Nightmare Sect's sorcery to clear the thick fog before him.

The next second, he arrived at that main hall again.

"This Senior Brother, this is this year's elixir."

That young Daoist priest walked out from behind the screen again, holding the wooden box and walking over.

"This year's elixir, Daluo Sect..."

Li Fei suddenly remembered something.

It was rumored that the longevity elixir the Daluo Sect was originally going to tribute to the palace for His Majesty the Emperor to take this year had been accidentally lost.

Could it be this box of elixirs before him?

Li Fei calmly took the wooden box from the young Daoist priest's hand and turned to walk out of the main hall.

He couldn't open the wooden box in front of the young Daoist priest, but couldn't he open it after walking out?

However, just as Li Fei stepped one foot out of the main hall's gate, his mind stirred, and his vision blurred.

He discovered he had appeared in the main hall again.

"This Senior Brother, this is this year's elixir."

The young Daoist priest walked out from behind the screen holding the wooden box.

"Reset?"

Li Fei was stunned.

He cultivated the Nightmare Sect's sorcery and had a certain understanding of various types of dreams.

The vast majority of dreams are usually limited to a specific area; once one leaves this area, the dream will be interrupted.

Either one exits the dream directly, or the dream resets.

"It seems this dream of mine can only be limited to this main hall."

Li Fei took the wooden box from the young Daoist priest's hand again.

Then he turned to walk out of the main hall, and just as he was about to step out of the main hall's gate, he opened the wooden box in his hand with lightning speed:

Inside the wooden box, twelve pale-gold elixirs with patterns were divided into three rows, placed neatly.

"Presumptuous!"

The young Daoist priest's majestic voice exploded in Li Fei's heart-lake again.

The next second, Li Fei opened his eyes on his bed.

He had been killed in the dream again and directly exited the dream.

Rubbing his brows, Li Fei withdrew his Void Thought from the Dream-Entering Token.

Activating the dream actively this time had consumed quite a bit of his Void Thought.

There was a competition tomorrow, so he did not intend to enter the dream to explore tonight.

"Is what's inside this wooden box the longevity elixir for the Emperor?"

"Then why say the box is empty?"

"Could it be that it's not referring to the same box?"

Li Fei still had many puzzles in his heart.

In the end, he couldn't be bothered to think anymore, washed up, lay down to sleep, and prepared to welcome tomorrow's final.

September 24th, 9:00 AM.

The Tianqu University competition venue was packed.

Today, Zhu Yue, the Inspector of Cang Province, still arrived at the scene.

If there were observant people, they would notice that on the main viewing platform, Zhu Yue was not sitting in the central main seat, but had left the position empty.

This meant that someone with a status even more noble than his was coming!

"His Highness the Crown Prince arrives—"

After everyone had arrived, a sharp voice resounded throughout the entire venue.

Whoosh!

The entire venue was in an uproar.

On the main viewing platform, Inspector Zhu Yue stood up first, and the other officials also stood up one after another.

The President of Tianqu University, Grandmaster Qi Zhou, stood up.

True Person Xuan Chen of the Shangqing Sect stood up.

True Person Qing Xia of the Daluo Sect, and one martial arts master after another, all stood up.

Without a True Monarch or Martial Saint present, a Crown Prince is the person with the highest status in the entire venue!

The tens of thousands of spectators at the scene also stood up one after another, looking toward the entrance with excitement and curiosity.

A man wearing a noble bright-yellow python robe walked into the competition venue surrounded by a group of people.

It was precisely His Highness the Crown Prince, who had been ordered to "inspect the seven southwestern provinces"!

This Crown Prince had previously gone to the Daluo Sect and decided on the venue for this Martial Arts Exchange Tournament.

Afterward, he went to "inspect the seven southwestern provinces," and it was not until the last day of the tournament that he arrived in Cang Province, specifically rushing over to attend today's final.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

On the main viewing platform, Inspector Zhu Yue shouted loudly.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Tens of thousands of people in the venue shouted in unison.

"Haha, everyone, no need for formalities, sit down, everyone sit down."

The Crown Prince smiled and waved to the surroundings, signaling everyone to sit down.

At this time, Zhu Yue had already led a group of officials to walk quickly down from the main viewing platform to personally welcome the Crown Prince.

The two sides met in the center of the competition venue, and after some formalities, Zhu Yue took a microphone from a subordinate and handed it to the Crown Prince:

"Please say a few words, Your Highness."

The Crown Prince took the microphone and said very casually:

"I came here today specifically to watch the competition, looking forward to seeing wonderful duels, and I also hope the participating contestants can perform at their best.

By the way, I previously added a stake for this final: whoever wins the championship can choose one secret manual from the Royal Library at will.

Today, I have decided to add another heavy stake!"

Hearing this, everyone present became curious, and even a Grandmaster like Qi Zhou became interested.

There are numerous peerless secret manuals in the Royal Library, and choosing any one of them can be said to be worth a fortune!

Under such circumstances, what other heavy stake could the Crown Prince add?

"I was ordered to inspect the seven southwestern provinces this time, and Cang Province is the last stop. Soon, I will return to Lanling City to report back to the Emperor. Whoever can win the championship in this tournament, I will take him with me to Lanling City and recommend him to the Emperor!"

The Crown Prince's voice spread throughout the venue through the sound system.

Whoosh—

The entire venue was in an uproar.

Some were shocked, some were envious, some were puzzled.

More were eager!

To be personally recommended by His Highness the Crown Prince, and recommended to His Majesty the Emperor, what a huge honor is this?

If one is lucky, perhaps it is truly possible to ascend to the heavens in a single step and rise rapidly in the world!

After finishing speaking about the "heavy stake" he had placed, the Crown Prince and a group of big figures walked up to the main viewing platform and sat down, waiting for the competition to begin.

"The first match, Gan Jingcheng of the Shangqing Sect versus Ning Chuan of the Daluo Sect!"

The staff announced through the microphone.

Today's first battle was the fight for third and fourth place.

Shangqing Sect VS Daluo Sect!

This was an extremely topical duel, and many newspapers last night had reported related news:

The Shangqing Sect suddenly jumped out to compete with the Daluo Sect for the right to speak, wanting to become the new representative of Daoism.

And today was a direct dialogue between the two, and the outcome would directly affect the outside world's perception of both.

Gan Jingcheng, whose beard on his face was already gone, walked into the competition venue.

He no longer had his usual ease and freedom, replaced by a solemn face.

Yesterday he was seriously injured by Li Fei, and after a night of treatment, his injuries had not fully healed; now he had at most about 60% of his combat power from his prime.

And although Ning Chuan's consumption yesterday was also great, he was not seriously injured, and his state today was at least 90% of his peak!

So even if Gan Jingcheng's realm was higher than Ning Chuan's, he did not have much certainty of winning.

Ning Chuan walked into the competition venue with a calm face.

Compared to Gan Jingcheng's solemnity, his state of mind was much calmer.

The moment he walked into the competition venue, there was no Shangqing Sect, Daluo Sect, or any struggle for Daoist representation in his mind.

For him, at this moment, there was only victory or defeat, only the opponent before him!

"Begin!"

As the referee announced the start, Ning Chuan, just like yesterday, began to reproduce the world of thunder and lightning.

He was different from his Junior Brother Ning Xing.

Ning Xing had previously set up the "Big Dipper Wind and Thunder Array," which was completely unable to cover the entire venue, and could only wait for Li Fei to enter the array voluntarily.

And Ning Chuan's four core-level extraordinary abilities cooperated with each other, allowing him to truly transform the entire competition venue into his own world of thunder and lightning!

So he had to "compete for the geographical advantage" from the very beginning.

Gan Jingcheng was also clear about this point, decisively using the Dao Force 【Leaning on Clouds in the Sky】, transforming into a mass of ethereal clouds and mist, voluntarily entering Ning Chuan's world of thunder and lightning, intending to fight Ning Chuan at close quarters.

Bolts of thunder struck the clouds and mist, but failed to harm Gan Jingcheng in the slightest.

Ning Chuan suddenly dodged to one side, avoiding a sudden flash of sword light.

That mass of clouds and mist was clearly still dozens of meters away, but Gan Jingcheng had already quietly arrived at Ning Chuan's side at some unknown time.

The next second, he was wrapped in a mass of clouds and mist again, dodging the thunder and lightning roaring from all directions.

Ning Chuan stabbed out a sword calmly, and in an instant, a prairie fire raged, a sea of fire generated out of thin air, covering a large area including that mass of clouds and mist.

Immediately following, the clouds and mist "melted," and wisps of black ash floated in the air, as if the entire world had turned into ashes.

Gan Jingcheng's figure was revealed.

Dao Force—【Calamity Ash】!

This move is based on the Fire Thunder, and the Fire Thunder specializes in breaking various forces.

One move of 【Calamity Ash】 broke Gan Jingcheng's 【Leaning on Clouds in the Sky】, forcing him to use other Dao Forces to fight against it.

Gan Jingcheng had the "Heavenly Heart" and could use Dao Force freely.

And Ning Chuan was in the "world of thunder and lightning," and using various thunder-attribute Dao Forces was also like a fish in water.

At this time, what they were competing on was their cultivation and on-the-spot performance.

On the competition venue, electric light flickered, and silver snakes danced wildly.

Clouds and mist swirled, and sword energy crisscrossed.

There were thunderous explosions, and also dragon roars that shocked the heavens!

The two peerless geniuses from Daoism indeed contributed a very wonderful competition, both sides competing on cultivation, sword techniques, extraordinary abilities, and Dao Force, competing on everything a martial artist could compete on!

Gan Jingcheng was burdened by his injuries and ultimately fell into a disadvantage.

For someone like Ning Chuan, as long as he seized even a tiny opportunity, he could transform this opportunity into an advantage, then expand this advantage bit by bit, and finally turn it into a winning move!

So after the two fought for two hundred moves, Ning Chuan was already completely in the upper hand.

In one close-quarters fight, Gan Jingcheng risked trying to trade injury for life, but was triggered by Ning Chuan's force to aggravate his internal injuries, then controlled his actions with thunder, and finally stopped his long sword at Gan Jingcheng's throat.

Pfft—

Gan Jingcheng spat out a mouthful of blood, his face full of bitterness.

"Ning Chuan of the Daluo Sect, wins!"

The referee on the sidelines announced the final result loudly.

This battle for fame between the Shangqing Sect and the Daluo Sect ultimately ended with the Daluo Sect winning.

"The next competition, which is also the final of this Martial Arts Exchange Tournament—"

"Li Fei of Wu'an University versus Ming Qi of Pudu Temple!!!"

The staff introduced with a passionate voice.

Boom—

The atmosphere of the entire venue was also ignited at once.

Finally waiting for the final, who will be the champion of this tournament?

Who will be the peerless genius who is the strongest in the current age?

Is it Li Fei, who created history, or Ming Qi, who showed near-overwhelming strength from beginning to end?

Amidst the mountain-shaking cheers, Li Fei stood up from his seat with a calm face.

"Go for it!"

A group of students from the martial university, including Li Tianyu, all cheered for him.

Li Fei smiled and nodded, picked up the heavy package beside him, and walked down from the viewing platform.

On the other side, Ming Qi, who had specifically worn an old monk's robe today, also walked down from the viewing platform and came to the edge of the venue.

When he saw Li Fei open the package in his hand and take out a bottle of elixir intending to take it, he suddenly said:

"Wait a moment, Benefactor Li."

"Hmm?"

Li Fei stopped his movements and looked at the other party with a puzzled face.

Are you not going to stop me from taking the elixir?

Just as he was thinking, Ming Qi spoke:

"Benefactor Li does not need to take the elixir."

Then, without waiting for Li Fei to speak, he turned to look at the main viewing platform and said loudly:

"Everyone."

The voice resounded throughout the venue under the push of force.

Soon, the entire venue quieted down, and everyone looked at this contemporary Buddhist son.

"I am truly sorry."

Ming Qi first bowed to the main viewing platform, then turned to bow to the viewing platforms in the other directions.

Finally, he straightened up and said in a calm voice:

"This poor monk, today, forfeits."

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