Chapter 188 I'm just watching others fight.
The rumors grew increasingly outrageous, eventually even spreading to the point that there were elders from the Northern Ridge Holy Land hidden within the Xuanwu Formation, there just to test their reaction abilities.
Immediately, all the participating cultivators who heard this rumor were filled with panic and inwardly lamented their plight.
What kind of hellish difficulty is this? It's one thing that there's no competition based on cultivation level within the Xuanwu Formation, but when two people meet on the same Xuanwu stake, they're forced to fight!
If someone steals your identity token halfway through the fight, it will disappear into thin air and you'll be kicked out of the Xuanwu Formation.
They had to worry about the opponent's moves, the possibility of their identity plaque being stolen, and even time. If the fight lasted more than a quarter of an hour, they would be thrown down by the Xuanwu stake.
And directly beneath the Xuanwu Stake were those Golden Core cultivators, who were eyeing them covetously!
Even those Golden Core cultivators had to worry from time to time about the hidden elder of the Northern Ridge Holy Land!
Is the very first competition really this advanced? It's outrageous!
Yunxi naturally heard the rumor as well, and she immediately became even more cautious.
"I didn't expect that there would be an elder with high cultivation level who would hide his figure and test us. This competition is very difficult."
Compared to this Xuanwu Pile Competition, the previous competitions between their sects were simply child's play.
It tests not only one's cultivation level but also one's intelligence.
"I wonder where Xiao Lanyue is right now. I just heard her thoughts, so she should be nearby, right?" Senior Sister Zou said with some concern.
"I checked before I came here. All the disciples of our Nanling Sect are in this area. I haven't heard any sound of Xiao Lanyue in this area or the surrounding area. She must be in great danger by herself."
Although sometimes they get so angry listening to Xiao Lanyue gossip about her own affairs, they are still very worried about their junior sister Lanyue's safety when it matters.
"So where exactly did Junior Sister Lanyue go?" Jiang Li, who was squatting under the Xuanwu Stake, was also very curious.
He is now at the peak of the Golden Core stage, and he can move freely under the Xuanwu Stake.
After the competition began, he toured the entire Xuanwu Formation, examined every Xuanwu stake, and found all the disciples from the Nanling Sect who came to participate. Even when he saw that two of his junior brothers were at a disadvantage, he did not offer any help.
After all, when the demons didn't appear, he could only be an observer and couldn't interfere with the competition.
But after circling around so many times, he still couldn't see Junior Sister Lan Yue. Could it be that Little Lan Yue was kicked out of the Xuanwu Battle at the very beginning of the competition?
How could that be? As far as he knew, Junior Sister Lan Yue was most likely at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage or the late-stage.
Even Junior Sister Yunxi, whose cultivation was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, was still on the Xuanwu Stake. Junior Sister Lanyue, who was always quick-witted, couldn't possibly not have discovered the rules of the Xuanwu Stake.
Unless Xiao Lanyue encounters a Golden Core stage opponent shortly after the start of the competition and has her wooden token stolen.
That would be incredibly unlucky.
Just as Jiang Li was guessing that the other party was very likely to fall into the hands of a Golden Core cultivator, he suddenly heard Lan Yue's thoughts again along with the other disciples of the Southern Spirit Sect.
[Lan Yue: Oh my, this spot is really great! It's a perfect place for a view, and the sunlight is just right for enjoying some watermelon.]
[How could I miss such a perfect opportunity? Let me take a look. This dashing young man in white with the feather hairpin—is he the top disciple of the Holy Spirit Sect?]
[Wow, what a romantic! I love these kinds of love stories the most when I'm watching gossip; it's always about someone cheating on you or someone cheating on you, everyone's got a green hat on their head, and everyone's got a bright future ahead of them.]
[Speaking of which, the Holy Spirit Sect is quite green, practically glowing green!]
Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Nanling Sect who had also come to participate in the competition breathed a sigh of relief once again.
It seems that Xiao Lanyue is still here, but they just haven't found her yet.
Jiang Li was puzzled, wondering where his junior sister Lan Yue was hiding. How could she have escaped his senses, a peak Golden Core cultivator?
However, with this level of skill in hiding, he should be able to hold out for three days, after which he won't have to worry about his junior sister Lan Yue anymore.
Aside from the people from the Southern Spirit Sect, the two people fighting on the Xuanwu pillars subconsciously slowed down their attacks.
Their Northern Region, the Northern Ridge Holy Land, stands at the pinnacle of all forces.
However, besides the Northern Ridge Holy Land, there are also many first-class sects.
The Holy Spirit Sect is one of them, but it is different from other sects; the entire sect is full of mystical and superstitious practices.
Every disciple who joins the Holy Spirit Sect must change their faith and believe in the Holy Spirit God of this sect.
Because the entire Holy Spirit Sect, from the sect leader down to the elders and disciples, all believed that the Holy Spirit God created this continent and was the only true god in the Three Realms.
They also believed that the power obtained by these cultivators in the cultivation world was given by the Holy Spirit, and that everything should be thanked by God, as everything was God's arrangement.
If any other sect utters any blasphemous remarks, the disciples of the Holy Spirit Sect will chase after them like madmen, relentlessly pursuing them like wild dogs, and they won't stop until they beat them into submission.
Therefore, many people in the Northern Region do not want to provoke this sect, because this sect is simply too insane! There is no one in the sect who is sober!
That loud voice just now was talking about the Holy Spirit Sect's top disciple, who turns out to be a notorious womanizer? This sect is practically overflowing with cuckoldry!
Isn't it said that once you join the Holy Spirit Sect, you will treat the gods as your only object of worship and sever all romantic relationships?
Therefore, this news aroused great curiosity among the people in the Northern Region.
One person was even distracted during a fight and had their identity token stolen by the other party, and was then teleported away by the Xuanwu Formation.
The moment the teleportation array lit up, the disciple was already crying with anger.
The reason he cried was not because his identity token had been stolen, but because he could no longer hear the inside story.
Outside the Xuanwu Formation, two disciples, who were so angry they cried, came out, which greatly shocked the elders.
Upon closer inspection, these two guys didn't have any wounds on them, so why were they crying so hard, almost fainting?
The elders of the two sects quickly comforted the two of them.
"It's okay, it's okay. Even if you fail this time, we'll have another chance. You're still young, and you can try again in five years!"
"Disciple, there's nothing to be ashamed of. Many people have been eliminated before you. Most of them went in vertically and came out horizontally. At least you didn't get injured, which is already very lucky."
The elders repeatedly assured them of their safety.
Can we say that the two disciples were so angry that they cried because they didn't get to see the rest of the gossip?
Of course, they wouldn't say something so embarrassing, so they recounted some of the situations that occurred during the competition.
This is also to salvage their already precarious reputation.
"What? There are highly skilled elders inside the Xuanwu Formation testing you and even stealing your identity tokens?"
The elder exclaimed in shock.
"Impossible. When I and other sect elders participated in the planning of this competition, this point was not even mentioned. Apart from the cultivators participating in the competition, there will be no elders guarding the Xuanwu Formation!"
The elders of the Holy Scripture Sect nodded in agreement: "Our supervisors overseeing the Xuanwu Battle are also outside the Xuanwu Formation, to ensure the fairness of the competition. If an elder with high cultivation is interfering inside, then there must be a problem."
"Since this situation has arisen, I suggest that all the elders who participated in the competition enter the Xuanwu Formation together, but of course, they must not disturb the disciples who are competing inside."
The other elders also looked serious. The demons had come to cause trouble time and time again, and they were genuinely afraid that the ones making the moves inside were spies sent by the demons.
So Lan Yue, who was lying down inside and just watching the show, was unaware that her actions had already attracted the attention of the elders outside.
Of course, apart from the elders of the Northern Region, the elders of the Southern Spirit Sect were very curious.
Seeing the strange expressions on the faces of some of the participating cultivators, they wondered if Xiao Lanyue was gossiping. What gossip had she heard that made some people both laugh and cry?