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The combination of speed and the sword's power produced a stunning effect. Suddenly, the courtyard seed to be filled with countless small wooden swords, all flying about.
Finally, he flicked his sleeve, causing the sword projections to disappear, leaving behind only a single wooden sword, which shot towards Yan Xiaobao and then vanished into his hand.
"Now I'm finally ready to enter the top 5," Yan Xiaobao took a deep breath. Although he wasn't a hundred percent confident, there was little ti left. All he could do was resolve his Qi, calm himself, then sit cross-legged in ditation to get into the right state. Yan Xiaobao's eyes opened at sunrise. He took a deep breath, showing a serious expression on his face. It was his first ti participating in such a tournant.
His early conflict with Xu Baocai wasn't really considered a true fight. However, since he would participate in the tournant at Xiangyun Peak's Outer Sect, he would truly fight with other sect mbers.
He slowly stood up, tidying his satchel, then gloomily walked out of his residence. Soon after, he ran back, rummaging under his bed until he found his leather jacket from his days by the furnace. After putting on several layers, he hung the jade pendant where he could easily reach.
If not for it causing too many issues, he would have strapped his turtle on his back.
"Ah, why didn't I think of this earlier?" he regretfully thought. "I can't believe I forgot my big black pot." However, there was no ti, and he had no choice but to grit his teeth and turn to leave. Glancing in the direction of the distant sun, his eyes were full of determination. He puffed out his chest and started climbing toward the peak.
At the mont, he wore too many layers of leather clothing. Even without the big black pot, he still looked a bit like a sticky rice dumpling... tightly bound, and after walking for a while, he already started sweating.
However, even dripping with sweat, he wouldn't take off a single piece of clothing. The tournant was too important, and he couldn't stop thinking about how brutal it would be. As he walked along the path, he suddenly realized it was a foggy morning on the mountain, and he actually didn't know where he was.
"Did I take a wrong turn??" he thought, imdiately looking around for soone to ask for directions. anwhile, his heart began to pound with fear of possibly being late.
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At the top of Fragrant Cloud Peak was a combat stage, the venue for the tournant. Quite a few people had already gathered there to watch the eting, quietly chatting.
There were even so disciples among the audience at the fifth level of Qi Condensation, though most of them stood with their arms folded across their chests, watching the young siblings who would participate in the tournant. Of course, there were those there cheering for their friends too.
This Outer Sect tournant wasn't very formal, but participants could stand out from the crowd. About twenty people were participating in the competition, all seated in ditation positions, ready to start fighting.
None of the contestants were at the Qi Condensation third level. Although the rules allowed it, most participants were at the Qi Condensation fifth level, though there were five or six people at the fourth level.
Among this group, a young woman stood out. She was tall and beautiful, and her Outer Sect disciple uniform couldn't hide her curvaceous figure. Anyone who saw her couldn't help but fall into a sort of reverie.
Her skin was white as snow, and her eyebrows gracefully arched like willow leaves. She was truly very beautiful. As for the Daoist pants she wore, though loose, they clung tightly around her rear, making it almost impossible for any man not to notice.
A number of Outer Sect disciples gathered around her, obviously her admirers.
Although she couldn't compare to Zhou Xinqi, she was still one of the most famous Outer Sect disciples, Lingfei Du. [1. Du Lingfei's Mandarin na is Dù Língfēi. Du is a common surna. Ling ans "rise." Fei ans "luxurious."]
"Sister Du's cultivation base is at the big circle of the fifth level of Qi Condensation, so she will undoubtedly dominate this tournant. There's not even any suspense about it."
"But, you can't underestimate Elder Chen Zie. I heard he had a breakthrough in his cultivation base last month. He might not be in the big circle of the fifth level of Qi Condensation, but he's close." Standing not far from Du Lingfei was a young man who looked arrogant, equally shocked by Yan Xiaobao, Chen Zi... at the bamboo outside the mission office that day.
While everyone was discussing this, Chen Ziang looked at Du Lingfei, a strange light flickering in his eyes. Although he wasn't too confident about securing the first place, he was sure he could get second. Besides, he could use this situation to better understand Du Lingfei.
It was at this mont two beams of light streaked across the air from a distance. It was Li Qinghou, followed closely by a gaunt old man. The old man's skin was dark, but his eyes sparkled brightly, giving him a very strict appearance.
The surrounding Outer Sect disciples were completely shocked to find Li Qinghou attending the tournant and quickly clasped hands in greeting.
"Greetings, Peak Lord. Greetings, Elder Taiyang." Everyone was surprised that the Peak Lord would personally attend such an event. Small tournants like this almost always fell under the presiding of Elder Sun.
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