Chapter 200 Let's have tea together
"This competition is simple, yet not simple, because you need to cross the Bridge of Inquiry. The Bridge of Inquiry, as the name suggests, is about asking yourself what is in your heart."
"You all know what you have been pursuing all along, and you are clear about your true intentions. Only then will you have a higher chance of crossing this bridge."
The Second Elder stood before the remaining disciples and explained the rules of the competition.
"Lan Yue, why don't you look well?" The Second Elder said, turning around when he saw Lan Yue yawning.
However, when he turned around, he realized something was wrong, because everyone seemed to be in low spirits.
What's going on? As a cultivator, even if you don't sleep all night, you shouldn't be this listless.
Could it be that someone else is secretly sabotaging the disciples of the Southern Spirit Sect? If you think about it that way, it's quite possible, since someone always does this during important competitions.
In the Xuanwu Formation competition, the Nanling Sect won first place twice. Could it be that those people are so desperate?
"Who exactly secretly plotted against you? Tell me that person's name clearly, and I will bring the other elders to seek justice for you!"
The Second Elder's face turned cold. He felt that this matter must not be tolerated!
However, everyone's faces were filled with horror: "!!!!"
"Elder, no one secretly drugged us. We were just too focused on our cultivation and forgot about the time." Luan Ning chuckled.
"That's right, Elder's incident was just an accident, it definitely won't affect our competition!" Zou Wan said awkwardly.
All of these people denied it, which made the Second Elder suspect something was amiss.
If there's nothing wrong, why are they all so lethargic?
While these people were feeling guilty, Lan Yue on the far right yawned.
[Lan Yue: Ha~ Staying up all night to catch up on updates is really inhuman. How come the Black Serpent Sect Master stayed up so long following the Holy Spirit Sect Master's updates last night?]
[I just wanted to check the ending before going to sleep, but these two guys messed around all night without reaching a conclusion, and then the screen went black at the end.]
Lan Yue felt extremely regretful, as she had been watching those images all morning!
After using mental energy for so long, it's no wonder he's not mentally sharp anymore.
[What a pity, in the end I still don't know what happened to those two sect leaders afterward, or whether the Holy Spirit Sect Leader ever sobered up.]
Lan Yue shook her head silently.
[Lan Yue: I'm taking one last look. It's gotten this late; shouldn't it be over by now?]
[System: You've been up all night, and you're still using your mental energy? Are you crazy?]
[Lan Yue: Just one last look. Otherwise, what's the point of me enduring this for so long? Isn't it all to find out the ending?]
[Let me see. It turns out that while I was asleep, the two sect leaders were knocked unconscious and taken away by the Holy Lord of the Northern Ridge Holy Land. No wonder they hadn't made a sound. It's quite a pity.]
Lan Yue felt regret, but she didn't know what she was regretting.
She quickly rallied and continued participating in the afternoon's competition.
However, the Second Elder on the other side was completely speechless.
I wondered what had happened to these guys, but it turns out they were just staying up all night gossiping.
What's so interesting about those two old guys? They're just playing a game of cat and mouse.
They deserve to be punished for harming such young children!
The Second Elder was already grinding his teeth in secret, planning to teach those two a lesson in disguise.
However, the competition must continue.
Just as they were about to set off, they suddenly heard another voice from beside them.
[Lan Yue: Luckily I had some in advance. I prepared a pot of the finest ** tea; a sip will be refreshing and invigorating!]
As soon as Lan Yue took out the Enlightenment Milk Tea with milk added to her hand, she noticed a series of eyes lighting up beside her.
These people also had a light blue tint under their eyes, probably because they were nervous and hadn't slept well because of the competition today.
Seeing this, Lan Yue sadly took out the remaining Enlightenment Milk Tea and gave one cup to each of her senior brothers and sisters.
Later, the elders also coughed secretly a couple of times, and Lan Yue quickly delivered the food to them.
"Drink slowly, don't choke." Lan Yue looked at the group with pleading eyes.
A group of people: "..."
Who chokes on a cup of tea?
However, when they actually tasted the tea before the official competition, they all fell silent.
It wasn't that the tea was particularly delicious, but rather that after just a small sip, they sensed an extraordinary spiritual energy within it, along with a subtle, indescribable charm that made their previously somewhat dizzy minds exceptionally clear.
This tea is good stuff!
These senior students only knew that this tea was good, but when asked to explain exactly what kind of tea it was, none of them could tell.
"Junior Sister Lanyue, thank you for the invigorating tea. If you encounter any danger during the competition, be sure to call me!" A senior brother smiled as he looked at Lanyue's figure behind him.
"Lanyue, your tea is excellent." Qingzhu also smiled.
However, she hesitated for a moment, then asked via telepathy, "Junior Sister Lanyue, this tea must be very precious. You can keep it for yourself from now on."
After hearing this, Lan Yue waved her hand and said, "It's alright, as long as Senior Sister Qingzhu thinks it will be effective."
Of course, she didn't forget to remind everyone: "Senior brothers and sisters, we must finish this! I made it myself!"
Lan Yue wasn't upset about the milk tea; she felt it would be such a waste not to finish all of the rare Enlightenment Tea!
Naturally, everyone accepted the offer and drank their teacups clean.
However, the disciples of the Southern Spirit Sect were drinking tea with great relish, which puzzled those around them.
What exactly is this sect doing? Why are they all drinking tea before the official competition? Is this tea really that good?
Upon closer inspection, they exclaimed, "Wow, this sect is actually the Southern Spirit Sect!"
The disciples of the Southern Spirit Sect who won first place in both rounds of the Xuanwu Grand Formation competition!
Could it be that drinking tea to stay alert before entering the Bridge of Inquiry is some kind of secret to passing the test?
That makes sense. This is the Bridge of Questions, so if you're more energetic, wouldn't your chances of passing it be higher?
So the people around quickly spread the word, and before long everyone had the same posture, holding teacups and guzzling down the spiritual tea.
This left the sect leaders and elders who had come to oversee the competition somewhat bewildered, unsure of what had happened.
Only the Southern Spirit Sect Master and the Second Elder remained silent, hands behind their backs, concealing their merits and fame.
"This little guy even knows to use spiritual tea to show his respect to us, but his behavior is such a waste of tea. Why put milk in perfectly good tea? It looks like the color has changed." The Fifth Elder's tone was quite disgusted, and he secretly communicated with the other elders of the Southern Spirit Sect.
"Fifth Brother, since you dislike it so much, let us have that cup of tea. You don't like this kind of tea anyway." The Sixth Elder said, trying to snatch the cup of tea from him.
The Fifth Elder quickly flicked his whisk, sending the Sixth Elder flying.
"Go away, even if the tea isn't good, it's a gift from the little guy. You can drink your own!"
"Hmph!" The Fifth Elder snorted softly.
You think you can steal his tea? No way!
The Holy Lord of Beiling watched this scene with a wry smile, and could only sigh in his heart that this competition truly lived up to its reputation as a grand contest between the North and South.
Even the disciples of their Northern Ridge Holy Land were enlivened by the atmosphere, and they even sought out tea before the competition.
However, this is the Bridge of Inquiry; no matter how much tea you drink, it won't help!
The Holy Lord of Beiling inwardly revealed a cunning expression, but outwardly he remained perfectly natural.
"Now that everyone is ready, let us invite the elders to open the Bridge of Inquiry together and let these children in."
The Holy Lord of Beiling proclaimed in a loud voice.
The Bridge of Inquiry should have been opened by the managers of the Northern Ridge Holy Land together, but after the last Xuanwu Formation, everyone still had doubts about the Northern Ridge Holy Land, so they requested that all the elders of the sects open it together.
When the Holy Lord of Beiling heard that he wouldn't have to rely on his own people, he was naturally pleased.
I refuse to believe that this time, those people will say that the Northern Ridge Holy Land is protecting the Southern Spirit Sect!
What a joke! If he really had the intention to protect someone, he would have let the people from the Northern Ridge Holy Land take first place. How could the Southern Spirit Sect possibly have gotten a chance?
He, the Holy Lord, was renowned throughout the entire Northern Ridge Holy Land for his indifference to competition and strife.
He wouldn't even bother getting involved in something like this!
The only thing that worried the Holy Lord of Beiling was why the Holy Son had not returned yet.
He had already sent out the emergency information months ago!
Logically speaking, since that guy values his daughter so much, he would definitely fight back no matter what.
Unless, of course, that guy still doesn't know the situation and is unaware that his daughter has appeared.
Why.
The Holy Lord of Beiling sighed secretly.
After so many years, they finally got a clue about the other party's daughter, but then that guy may have met with some misfortune.
That doesn't make sense either. What could possibly be holding that ferocious creature back?