Chapter 624 – The Penthouse Discussion
The thirteenth day of the Falling Cloud Sect’s intra-Sect Competition, and the final round of the Selection Competition had come to an end.
However, at this time, inside a certain pavilion halfway up the main peak, there were seven or eight JieDan stage cultivators gathered together, discussing something. Two of them were the two peak masters of Tianquan Peak, the middle-aged man surnamed Xin and the gray-clothed old man with a somewhat hideous face, and the remaining few people also looked like they all had an extraordinary appearance.
”The person leading the team this time, are there still no one from all the senior brothers willing to take the initiative to go forward?” A white-bearded, wrinkled blue-robed old man was saying with a light frown.
”Humph! Senior Feng, the Sword Test Conference is said to be a joint competition between the three sects, but every time, it’s our two families that return defeated, leaving that Ancient Sword Sect to make a big show of themselves. And the person from the Ancient Sword Sect who is leading the team this time is definitely that sharp-tongued Jiang Yun fellow again, I don’t want to be angry for nothing.” A lazy-looking middle-aged man with two moustaches above his lips returned carelessly.
”That is! I’ve also heard that a few years ago, the Ancient Sword Sect took in another disciple with the Nine Spirit Sword Body, and this time, they will definitely release him to participate in the conference. In that case, what else is comparable to this Sword Trial Assembly. Although there are some disciples with special physique on our side, but compared to others, the difference is not one and a half points. Moreover, I heard that the Hundred Qiao Yuan also received a direct disciple from the Shangguan family this time, and I heard that he had already defeated the elders of his family with his own refined magic weapon while he was still in the qi refining stage. I’m afraid, it’s also very difficult to deal with!” Another old man with a waxy face said with the same shake of the head.
When the white-bearded old man righteously heard this, a look of dissatisfaction appeared on his face.
”Two senior brothers, the words are good. The Sword Test Conference has indeed become a demonstration from the Ancient Sword Sect to our two sects, but who made them powerful and stronger than us. If our sect doesn’t send disciples to participate in the conference, I’m afraid that we won’t even be able to get a quarter of that alcohol liquid. Furthermore, this would also easily cause the Ancient Sword Sect to become hostile towards our Falling Cloud Sect, which would not be conducive to the long term development of our sect in Cloud Dream Mountain. After all, the other sects that are eyeing our three sects in Cloud Dream Mountain are not just one or two, we three sects can’t afford to let anyone take advantage of us.” The white-bearded old man said with a grave expression on his face.
”Since Elder Brother Feng has said so, let me be the one to lead the group. Anyway, me and Bai Qiao Elder Chang Zheng, we haven’t seen each other for a long time, so it’s not bad to have a chat by the way.” The red-shirted old man sitting opposite the white-bearded old man with a square face that looked decent, suddenly opened his mouth to take up the matter.
”Senior Duan, as the Lord of Fire Cloud Peak, you have many disciples under you, I’m afraid it’s a bit improper to leave like this.” The white-bearded old man surnamed Feng was a bit hesitant instead once he saw this person open his mouth.
”It doesn’t matter, Fire Cloud Peak still has Senior Brother Li left behind, nothing will happen. Besides, it’s not like we’re leaving Cloud Dream Mountain, it’s just a matter of flying from the East Vein to the West Vein, it’s only a day’s journey.” The red-shirted old man said noncommittally.
Hearing that the other party had said so, the white-bearded old man did not insist anymore and nodded his head in agreement. Afterwards, his eyes swept over the faces of the rest of the people, and finally landed on the gray-clothed old man with a somewhat fierce face, and slowly asked, “Senior Yu, I know that you’re not much of a steward at Tianquan Peak, so this time, you’ll be the one to assist Senior Duan in his journey, how about it? Senior Brother Xin, you don’t have any opinions, do you?” The white-bearded old man’s last words were said with his face turned to the middle-aged man surnamed Xin.
”Of course there’s no problem, it’s just a matter of Master Yu being willing himself.” The middle-aged man surnamed Xin returned with a faint smile.
The gray-robed old man’s ice-cold face moved at the words, and only after a long time did he briefly say, “Alright, I’ll go!”
Hearing this, the white-bearded old man’s face appeared joyful as he nodded his head and spoke again, “This time, the person leading the team will be Master Duan as the main person, with Master Yu and White Phoenix Peak’s Senior Sister Song as the supporters. As soon as the last round of the competition is over today, you guys will gather these thirty disciples together and give them some pointers. Maybe we still have a chance in this assembly. After all, amongst our group of disciples, there are also a few candidates who aren’t weak, and we should be able to compete with the Ancient Sword Sect and the Hundred Dexterity Academy.”
”Senior Sister Song is also going to participate in the conference? How come I didn’t know that? If that’s the case, I’ll run for Senior Sister Yu for this Sword Trial Assembly.” A cultivator who always hid in the corner of the room with a rounded face blurted out with some consternation. The rest of the cultivators in the pavilion heard this. There was also a similar commotion, and there were two or three faces that immediately revealed a look of remorse.
”Humph! Senior Brother Meng, what do you mean by that? Just now, I spoke for half a day and didn’t see you stand up and say a word, but now, as soon as you heard that Senior Sister Song is going, you immediately jumped out. To tell you the truth, the condition for Senior Sister Song’s willingness to lead the team forward this time is that I’m not allowed to leak the news of her also going to everyone in the first place, otherwise with Senior Sister’s temperament, how could she easily leave White Phoenix Peak.” The white-bearded old man said with a heavy face.
This old man’s cultivation had already reached the late JieDan realm, while that smooth cultivator was only at the early JieDan stage, so after the old man’s expression changed, this one immediately bowed his head and didn’t dare to argue any further.
Other some of the heart of a few people, looked at each other after looking at each other, the same is not good to say anything else out of the mouth.
Just at this time, outside the house but suddenly came the sound of footsteps, then a man’s voice came from outside: “Reporting to the master, a few uncle, the last round of the competition has been completed, a total of three Foundation Establishment Stage disciples, twenty-one Qi Refining Stage cultivators were selected. Disciples have already brought the list.”
”Oh! Since it’s out, send it in, and by the way, let a few master uncles take a look at it as well.” The white-bearded old man said with a softer look.
”As you wish!” The man outside the house replied back with a respectful voice before he pushed open the door of the house and walked in. It was a thirty-something year old man in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, with good looks and a tall stature.
”This is the list and information of the twenty-four final winners.” The man fished out a white jade slip from within his arms and cupped his hands to the old man.
”I’ll take a look first!” The old man nodded slightly and took the jade slip and swept through it slightly with his divine sense.
”Huh?” The old only looked at it twice before a hint of surprise appeared on his face.
”What’s going on? Is there something wrong with this list?” The red-shirted cultivator asked with some curiosity under his expression.
Several others also had a surprised look at the old man.
”Nothing? All of you senior disciples take a look as well!” After saying this, the white-bearded old man’s face went as normal, and then threw the jade slip to the waxen-faced old man next to him.
After this one read the jade slip, he also looked surprised, but said nothing and handed it over to the others. It didn’t take long for the jade slip to be read by everyone, and everyone’s face was a bit uncertain.
After the middle-aged man surnamed Xin from Tianquan Peak read the jade slip, the color of surprise in his eyes flickered frequently.
”I really didn’t expect, this time, Tianquan Peak had six people selected from one peak, it really makes the rest of our peaks feel ashamed. It seems that Senior Brother Xin is still good at coaching his disciples!” The middle-aged man with two beards on his mouth sighed and slowly said.
”It seems that Senior Brother Xin is determined to win this Sword Trial Conference, that’s why he’s spending so much effort to cultivate these disciples!” The smooth-looking cultivator also said somewhat sourly, his Hidden Sword Peak, this time there were only three people selected, it could be considered a big loss of face.
”No, there is absolutely no such thing. This time our Heavenly Spring Peak has so many people selected at once, I myself am also a bit surprised. But other people are not even a problem, how come there are two other people at the tenth level of the Qi Refining Stage among them. This is called Han Li and Du Dong’s two disciples, if I remember correctly, seems to be only the entrance year Xu’s appearance, they can also enter to the end? This can be a bit strange. Senior nephew Gao, how did the two of them win?” The middle-aged man surnamed Xin asked with an unchanged expression after pondering for a moment.
The male cultivator who had newly entered the room, once he heard this senior uncle ask this question, he immediately opened his mouth and replied, “There is nothing about the way these two won. That called Du Dong’s nephew, the hands of a very powerful ice attribute top-ranked magic weapon, this unknown magic weapon its offensive and defensive, but also and its gong method complementary appearance, all and its opponents, a photo under, was frozen in the ground with its magic weapon. A few rounds down, no one can even take its blow.”
”Oh! What kind of magic weapon, describe it and give a few of us a listen.” The middle-aged man with two moustaches on his mouth interrupted with interest for a moment and asked.
”It’s a wheel-like magic weapon, with a diameter of about a foot large, with a pattern of a curved moon carved on it. Once it is sacrificed out, white light flashes, from which an ice attribute shield can be instantly inspired, or a large bird-like cold gas can be spewed out in the form of an attack.”
”This seems to be the ‘Cold Moon Wheel’, the clan-suppressing treasure of the Du Family whose entire clan was exterminated two hundred years ago. This Du Dong, could it be a descendant of the Du Family?” The moustachioed middle-aged man said with a bit of surprise under a turn of his eyes.
”Hmm! It is very likely. After all, the Du Family was not a small family in the beginning, and it is not impossible for some of the direct disciples to escape this calamity and remain incognito from now on. Presumably, they feel that these many years have passed, and that their enemies from back then won’t notice them anymore, so that’s why they want to make a comeback.” The white-bearded old man twirled his beard and said leisurely.