Daoist Competition

Chapter 1370: Chapter 72: True Light Divine Escape Shatters Ten Thousand Rings

The maid saw that she had successfully dissuaded Du Shixun, didn’t care what he had to say, and immediately returned to the Pu Lao Flying Carriage to report.

Mrs. Zhao listened to her report and felt relieved, as Du Shixun cannot yet reveal his methods, lest Rong Junzhong becomes cautious ahead of time.

She lifted her forehead, took a cold look at the Old Man Jin Ling hovering in the sky, and furrowed her brows, saying, "Husband, this person is truly obnoxious, to still return and challenge us is truly too much. Why not let Elder Yan confront him?"

Sect Leader Qiao seemed tempted but after some thought, slowly shook his head and said, "Elder Yan’s status is distinguished, not suitable for rash movement."

Mrs. Zhao felt somewhat annoyed and said, "Then what should be done? Old Man Jin Ling has fought two rounds, yet shows little fatigue. Among those I can send to surpass him are only you, Xun’er, Brother Hui Xuan, and Elder Yan, which are just a few. If it’s not him going, and you won’t let Xun’er and Brother Hui Xuan go up, must we have you confront him personally?"

Sect Leader Qiao replied indifferently, "Then just casually send someone up, as long as it’s not a cultivator from the Zhongtai Sect."

Mrs. Zhao was shocked, "How can such a method win over this person?"

Sect Leader Qiao chuckled and sneered, "As far as I’m aware, Yang Shuyong has long harbored intentions to remove Old Man Jin Ling. Now it seems he seeks to use my hand to rid this person, why should I fulfill his wish?"

Mrs. Zhao hesitated slightly, "But husband, this battle is extremely important. If we don’t win, losing in the next round could leave us trapped in the mountains."

Sect Leader Qiao grasped her hand and said solemnly, "If Xuanyue wins again, the next to fight will surely be Rong Junzhong. Then I can send Xun’er up; one battle will clarify everything. There’s no need to involve others, also preserving some primordial qi for our Zhongtai."

The current state of Zhongtai is much weaker than before, losing even one sect cultivator is something he’d rather avoid witnessing. The key to this battle lies with Rong Junzhong. If Du Shixun can come and defeat this person, the battle will hold no more suspense, preventing further mortal combat between the two sects.

Mrs. Zhao couldn’t help but say, "Husband, placing such pressure on Xun’er alone, isn’t it too much?"

Sect Leader Qiao remained silent.

Mrs. Zhao sighed and said, "Alright, since it’s your arrangement, I must comply. But Xun’er just requested to fight, we cannot dampen his spirit. Under him, there is a Daoist named Zhang Daoist, also a Second Realm cultivator. This person has defeated Brother Hui Xuan’s disciple, so I presume his Daoist cultivation is considerable. Why not send him up?"

Sect Leader Qiao nodded in approval, "Since there is such a person, he may be sent to confront the enemy."

At another Dharma Platform, Elder Bai waited for a long time but still saw no one stepping forward to face Old Man Jin Ling, and he hurriedly said, "Senior brother, perhaps let the junior handle this person?"

This is his second request to fight, but Elder Yan thought silently and still refused determinedly, "Junior Bai, your opponent is Chunyu Ji, not this person. Otherwise, what have all these years of concealed cultivation been for? Wouldn’t it be for nothing? As for this person, hehe, let your brother handle it."

Elder Bai was greatly surprised, "Senior brother, being the Great Elder of the sect, how can you act recklessly?"

Elder Yan chuckled and said, "Old Man Jin Ling is also the Guardian of the Xuanyue sect. If he can fight, why can’t I?"

As he was about to rise, he heard a distant noise, couldn’t help but be curious, and stopped his motion.

Elder Bai turned his head and noticed the commotion was coming from the Dharma Platform where Du Shixun was, surprised and said, "Could it be that the little one wishes to battle?"

Elder Yan shook his head and said, "Rong Junzhong hasn’t appeared yet, the Sect Leader won’t allow engagements with others."

As he spoke, he saw a dazzling tunneling light shoot up from the Dharma Platform, carrying with it a force capable of tearing through clouds, directly into the clouds, facing Old Man Jin Ling.

Seeing this, Elder Bai relaxed slightly, returned to his seat, and laughed, "Turns out it’s Daoist Zhang, this person is indeed suitable. In terms of cultivation alone, the difference between him and Old Man Jin Ling isn’t much. Even if he doesn’t win, he should manage to maneuver around."

Elder Yan observed closely, stroked his beard, and said, "This person, I’ve heard of him too. Seems to have some grudges with Hui Xuan. Likely, he has some skills,"

Elder Lin beside him sneered and said, "If this person dies, it’s not bad, also letting others know following that little one leads to no good outcome."

Meanwhile, at Xuanyue Sect, Sect Leader Yang Shuyong saw Zhang Yan enter the battlefield and became somewhat interested, pointed to the mountain below, and said, "What do you all think, who will win this battle?"

Someone below said, "The Guardian Jin Ling has cultivated for nearly a thousand years, his Illusion Palace Ring is refined to divine levels, even if that person has some background, how could he be a match for the Guardian?"