Chapter 494

As Ming Tai, who was a sword spirit turned sentient, his talent for the sword was enough to rival Lu Yang's. He was invincible and undefeated in the early Jin Dan group competition, only falling into bitter battles against sect disciples or geniuses suspected of having scattered their cultivation to start over.

But even these geniuses were defeated by his exquisite sword Dao. Although his cultivation base was still low, he already faintly possessed the power to break ten thousand techniques with one sword!

Winner of the early Jin Dan group: Ming Tai.

Ming Tai stood on the arena, his palm level with his chest, shyly waving his small hand at Elder Sikong.

In the sunlight, Ming Tai's figure shone brilliantly, as if cast in gold.

"Seeing Ming Tai is like seeing Lu Yang's shadow." Meng Jingzhou sighed with emotion, his eyes reddening as he reminisced about the glorious years of the past. He was very sad, and it was clear that he and Lu Yang had a deep friendship.

"It's a pity. You say Lu Yang was such a good person, how could he just..."

Meng Jingzhou was speechless, sobbing uncontrollably.

Bai Ming: "..."

He asked kindly: "Why don't you keep crying, and I'll take your place on the stage?"

The mid Jin Dan competition had already begun, and Meng Jingzhou was the first.

Meng Jingzhou wiped away his tears, his expression resolute: "No need. Lu Yang cannot participate in the competition, so I must inherit Lu Yang's will and forge ahead. Presumably, if he has a spirit in heaven, he would think the same."

Having said that, Meng Jingzhou walked onto the arena, each step extremely heavy, as if he were shouldering some mission.

In the stands, Lu Yang considered whether he could abuse his power to judge this grandson Meng Jingzhou as an immediate loser.

"Congwendao Sect, Meng Jingzhou."

"Mei Sect, Ye Mengyin."

Meng Jingzhou's opponent was Ye Mengyin, a true disciple of the Mei Sect, one of the super-grade sects.

Ye Mengyin wore a clean, elegant long dress, her skin as crystalline as snow, her temperament ethereal; she was a fairy pursued by countless people in the outside world.

Her seduction techniques were outstanding among her peers; a single frown or smile could stir up the deepest desires in a man's heart, and even women with insufficient willpower could be bewitched.

Ye Mengyin's voice was seductive, and when she introduced herself, it could practically melt a person's bones.

"This senior brother, you must be gentle; I cannot withstand great force."

Ye Mengyin looked at Meng Jingzhou pitifully, secretly using her seduction techniques. In the city-level and state-level competitions, she had only said a few words like this, and her opponents were so bewitched that they took the initiative to admit defeat.

"Why don't you take the initiative to admit defeat? I don't distinguish between men and women when I fight." Meng Jingzhou looked at Ye Mengyin with a smile. Whether he was fighting a man, a woman, or Lu Yang, he would never show mercy.

Meng Jingzhou's eyes were clear, with no sign of being bewitched at all.

Ye Mengyin was surprised. Since she debuted, she had never seen a cultivator of the same realm who could be completely unaffected by her seduction techniques.

Even geniuses had to divide their attention to resist the seduction techniques, unlike Meng Jingzhou, who was completely unaffected.

As expected of someone from the Congwendao Sect, he really had some ability.

Before the finals officially began, she had also strolled through the commercial streets and played in the activities, and she had heard the so-called "Cultivation requires being single, women are all pink skeletons" theory that Meng Jingzhou had been promoting.

She dismissed it with disdain, certain that Meng Jingzhou just hadn't met her yet.

Mei Sect cultivators had a history of bewitching temple monks into returning to secular life.

Ye Mengyin took out an ancient zither from her storage ring and plucked the strings gently. The zither sound was soothing and smooth, like a breeze brushing against the face, extremely gentle, and even the cultivators off the stage were listening in a trance.

She was a rare sound cultivator.

The zither sound combined with her seduction techniques, plus the "Lust-Burning Pill" she had condensed as a first-grade Jin Dan, meant no one in the same realm was her match!

Except for Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, Tao Yaoye, Man Gu, Lan Ting, Bai Ming, Yan Tianzhi...

"Six Styles of Heaven-Shaking!" Meng Jingzhou shouted, his voice drowning out the zither sound. He stepped forward, his fists golden and glowing, rubbing against the air and bursting into flames.

With two "Single" Golden Cores operating, no seduction technique had any effect.

The only thing that threatened him was the zither sound, which made his pace sluggish and his movements inconvenient. As a body cultivator, he had a strong body, and even Lu Yang dared not go head-to-head with him.

This level of control was just a drizzle to him, and the effect was negligible.

Ye Mengyin did not expect that her proudest moves would have no effect on Meng Jingzhou. Before she could react, she saw a fist the size of a sandbag smash into her face. With a "thud," she fell to the ground, and just hearing the sound made it hurt.

Meng Jingzhou wins.

"Little sister, are you okay?" Meng Jingzhou kindly pulled Ye Mengyin up. During the competition, they were opponents and he had to be ruthless, but after the competition ended, they were fellow Daoists who helped each other.

Ye Mengyin looked at Meng Jingzhou with affection. This was the first time she had encountered such a powerful male cultivator. The male cultivators she had met in the past were all subservient to her, fearing that she would see through something.

Only Meng Jingzhou had no reaction to her at all.

"When I entered the Dao, I swore to the sect's name that whoever beats me, I will marry."

"That's not good..." Meng Jingzhou smiled embarrassedly; his romantic luck had come so suddenly.

Ye Mengyin shook her head gently: "There's nothing bad about it. Our sect also has a rule: sect disciples shall not marry Congwendao Sect disciples, and shall not marry into the Meng family."

"Master said that marrying into these two families easily causes trouble for the sect."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

What did my Meng family do to offend you? Why don't you go to the Imperial City and ask around? Our Meng family's reputation is well-known; although it's not very good, it's certainly not at the point of falling to the same level as the Congwendao Sect!

Forget it, don't think about it so much; as long as I can win, that's fine.

He had a great start and walked off the arena happily to show off to Bai Ming and the others.

"Did you see my fight just now? I knocked her down with one punch."

"Amazing, amazing. I am always timid when fighting female cultivators, fearing that if I hit the wrong place, I'll be mistaken for a hooligan. It seems I need to learn from Senior Brother Meng." Bai Ming applauded, having learned a lot from Meng Jingzhou.

In the past, he cared too much about his reputation, which really shouldn't have been the case.

"Remarkable." Yan Tianzhi was concise.

The competition went round after round. Bai Ming and Lan Ting passed smoothly; their strength was clearly a cut above cultivators of the same realm.

"It seems the final winner of this group is among the four of us." Meng Jingzhou said.

"We can't draw conclusions so easily." Bai Ming shook his head and pointed to the cultivator currently standing on the stage.

"You saw the competitions in the previous realms; there are cultivators who can rival our immortal sects, and the mid Jin Dan group is the same."

"Do you see this cultivator on the arena? He is a cultivator from our Yunzhou. He was very conspicuous in the Yunzhou competition, showing extremely outstanding combat talent, strong adaptability, and a solid foundation with no shortcomings. Even the spiritual power that is most difficult to cultivate has not fallen behind in progress. His Jin Dan should be the 'Swallowing-Extinction Jin Dan' among first-grade Golden Cores, which can swallow the opponent's spiritual power during battle."

Just as the few were whispering, a loud laugh came from overhead.

In full view of everyone, a youth leaped down from the sky and landed on the arena, interrupting the match.

"In such a lively scene, how can my Heavenly Court Sect be missing?"

On the clouds, several figures still stood, all emitting terrifying auras.

The second update is at eleven o'clock.

(End of this chapter)