The Third Prince rolled his eyes at Wang Long: "Can you eat that many by yourself? You choose ten, and the rest are mine."
Then Wang Long went to make his selection with a grin, completely disregarding his deceased grandfather.
The Third Prince said, "It's a pity that all the treasures from other worlds that Father kept in his secret chamber are gone."
Afterwards, the Third Prince excitedly prepared to take over the Batian. With the Batian, no one in the vast Mingyu Empire would dare to disobey him, including the First Prince who was fighting outside.
However, after the Third Prince arrived at the Overlord in high spirits, he was immediately taken into custody by the Vice-Captain.
Because of Wang Batian's death, he, who had the second-highest level of authority over the Batian, immediately became the highest level of authority holder.
Immediately, Vice Captain Zhou Wen began his path to dominating the universe, and he gladly accepted all the beautiful royal princesses from before.
Upon returning to the world of Jade Dynasty, Lin Qing immediately circulated his qi and said, "It's all over now. I've already killed Wang Batian, and no one else will descend upon this other world."
"Our world has been saved."
Cheers erupted as tens of thousands of people were overjoyed that the mighty Wang Batian had actually been defeated by Lin Qing.
All the sect leaders came over to express their gratitude. After exchanging pleasantries, they bid farewell to Zhou Hong and Liu Shui, then went to the Cold Pool to see the Water Qilin before leaving the Qingyun Sect and disappearing from sight.
As for Zhou Hong, he stayed in Qingyun Sect because of the Water Kirin, becoming the second guardian beast of the mountain.
Liu Shui was officially accepted as a disciple by Tian Buyi. If Tian Buyi hadn't been throwing a tantrum, Liu Shui would probably have been accepted as a disciple by Cangsong instead.
Chapter 202 Seven Sects Martial Arts Tournament (Please subscribe, recommend, and vote for monthly tickets)
The leaders of the four major demonic sects bid farewell to Dao Xuan in unison: "Now that the matter has been resolved, we will depart."
Dao Xuan, Abbot Pu Hong of Tianyin Temple, and Yun Yilan, the Valley Master of Fenxiang Valley, exchanged a glance and immediately attacked the group.
At the same time, their disciples suddenly attacked the demonic sect, causing heavy losses to the demonic sect.
The leaders of the four demonic sects, being seasoned veterans, were cunning enough to retreat immediately upon sensing something amiss, thus preventing their ambush from succeeding.
Because the Ghost King was the most cautious, he landed between the three demonic sect leaders and was thus not ambushed.
Otherwise, the Ghost King, who was still seriously injured, might have been successfully assassinated.
Yu Yangzi angrily said, "What are you doing? You actually ambushed us."
Yun Yilan laughed loudly and said, "Everyone has the right to kill the members of the Demonic Sect, so what does a sneak attack count for?"
"Amitabha Buddha, lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot."
The Ghost King forced himself to say, "It seems we can't let this end peacefully today. We'll have to fight our way out."
Then the great war between the righteous and the demonic forces broke out. The four major demonic sects were indeed not to be underestimated. Although they lost the Ghost King, it did not have a significant impact, and the two sides were evenly matched.
Seeing that the demonic cultivators were about to escape from Qingyun Sect, Dao Xuan hardened his heart and said, "None of you will escape today."
Under Dao Xuan's Zhuxian Sword Formation, the great war between the righteous and the demonic paths came to an end. The demonic path suffered heavy losses, and all the sect leaders were seriously injured. Even Yu Yangzi died in the Qingyun Sect.
However, some members of the Ghost King Sect and some members of the Demonic Sect still managed to escape. It was truly remarkable that even the Ghost King, who was seriously injured, managed to escape with his disciples.
After this battle, the entire demonic path suffered a severe blow, and from then on, they all retreated into seclusion, while the righteous path has become increasingly powerful.
Lin Qing was unaware that the war between the righteous and the demonic forces had broken out and ended. After leaving Qingyun Sect, Lin Qing found a secluded and scenic valley that was deserted for miles around.
The metal sphere, having been swallowed by the system, began to rebel, and the swallowing time became twenty years.
That system is going to mess with Lin Qing again. In order to speed up the absorption process, the system needs to put Lin Qing into a deep sleep so that it can extract Lin Qing's source power to help him suppress the metal ball.
Therefore, the time can be shortened to ten years. Isn't that the exact same time? Do I still have to sleep for ten years?
Helpless, Lin Qing had no choice but to accept this. It was the power of origin. If the system hadn't repeatedly assured him that the mysterious gift package would give him a satisfactory result, Lin Qing would have preferred to wait twenty years.
And so, Lin Qing dug a cave in the valley, sealed it tightly, and then took out a large bed and lay down on it.
Lin Qing: "System, begin." The next second, Lin Qing fell into a deep sleep.
Time flies, and five years have passed.
This day marked the once-in-sixty-years martial arts tournament of the Qingyun Sect, also known as the Seven Sects Martial Arts Competition.
At the edge of the cliff on Dazhu Peak, Zhang Xiaofan, his six senior brothers, and his senior sister Tian Ling'er waited for their master and mistress to arrive.
Sixth Senior Brother Du Bishu was playing with his dice magic weapon when he suddenly saw the magic weapon in Zhang Xiaofan's hand and laughed loudly: "Seventh Brother, what kind of magic weapon is that?"
Upon hearing this, Senior Brother Song Daren exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Fan has a magic weapon?"
Zhang Xiaofan: "Mm!"
Second Senior Brother Wu Dayi: "Isn't this that kind of fire poker? Why did you bring kitchen stuff with you?"
Zhang Xiaofan wasn't angry: "This is my magic weapon, the fire poker."
"No way."
"No way!" The senior brothers and sisters all exclaimed in disbelief.
Liu Shui comforted him from the side, "It's alright, Senior Brother Xiao Fan. It's just a fire poker. What's there to be afraid of?"
"Ahem!" At this moment, Tian Buyi and Su Ru walked over.
"(Father, Mother) Master, Master's Wife." The group bowed and greeted each other.
Du Bishu: "Master, Mistress, you're here! Look at Seventh Brother's magic weapon, the fire poker; it's not even as good as mine—"
Du Bishu tossed his dice, and Tian Buyi caught them and held them in his hand.
Then Tian Buyi looked at Du Bishu with a disappointed expression. At this moment, Su Ru came to the rescue and said gently: Let's go!
Tian Buyi tossed the dice to Du Bishu, then he and Su Ru exchanged a spell and vanished in a streak of blue light.
Upon seeing this, the others immediately activated their magical artifacts and headed towards Tongtian Peak.
Song Daren patted Zhang Xiaofan on the shoulder and said, "Xiaofan, I'll take you!"
Zhang Xiaofan smiled happily and refused, "Senior Brother, no need, I can do it."
Immediately, he skillfully propelled the fire stick away.
Seeing his junior brother's skillful movements, Song Daren said happily, "I didn't expect my junior brother to be so unassuming." He then immediately activated his magic weapon and chased after him.
He is no longer the Zhang Xiaofan who couldn't even control objects during the Seven Sects Martial Arts Tournament in the original Legend of Chusen. He is now at the eighth level of the Jade Purity Realm.
Thanks to the fortuitous encounter Lin Qing gave him, he is now at the ninth level of the Jade Purity Realm. You should know that the ninth level of the Jade Purity Realm is extremely rare in the entire Qingyun Sect.
As Zhang Xiaofan flew on his magical artifact, gazing at it, his mind drifted back to that time.
This fire poker was a weapon he and his senior sister obtained when they accidentally stumbled into a secluded valley while chasing a little monkey.
Although the Fire Stick no longer has the Soul-Devouring Pearl, it is still a rare and wondrous object in itself.
Named Soul-Capturing, it takes the form of a short, black rod over a foot long, and is recorded in the ancient book "Ten Chapters on Strange Treasures":
A wondrous iron fell from the heavens into the netherworld. The ghostly fires of the underworld burned the evil spirits and fierce souls to refine it. It took a thousand years to turn red, a thousand years to take shape, a thousand years to gather the fierce energy of ghosts, and a thousand years to acquire the power to capture souls.
No one knew that he had reached the ninth level of the Jade Purity Realm, so the entire Great Bamboo Peak thought that Zhang Xiaofan's cultivation was very weak.
Having made up his mind, Zhang Xiaofan hardened his heart. This time, he was determined to shine in the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament. He couldn't let down Senior Dragon King or Dazhu Peak.
Inside the Jade Purity Hall, all sixty-four participating disciples stood below, while Dao Xuan Zhenren and the heads of each peak stood above.
Yes, sixty-four. This time, Dazhu Peak had nine disciples because they accepted Liu Shui.
Therefore, no one was left out when the lottery was drawn. Zhang Xiaofan drew a senior sister from Xiaozhu Peak, who was at the fifth level of the Jade Purity Realm.
The disciples of Dazhu Peak all came to comfort Zhang Xiaofan, since no one thought Zhang Xiaofan was a match for someone at the fifth level.
A few days later, at the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament, the results of the semi-finals were announced, and this time the results were unexpected by everyone.
The four finalists were Zhang Xiaofan, Qi Hao, Liu Shui, and Lu Xueqi.
Liu Shui will face Qi Hao, and Zhang Xiaofan will face Lu Xueqi.
You should know that these four finalists stunned the entire Qingyun Sect. Liu Shuihao was from another world, but who was Zhang Xiaofan? Not many people knew him.
Chapter 203 The Trajectory of Fate (Please subscribe, recommend, and vote for monthly tickets)
The next day
At the competition, Liu Shui lost to Qi Hao by one move, and Qi Hao advanced to the finals.
The next match was between Zhang Xiaofan and Lu Xueqi.
And this time, not many people blamed him. Zhang Xiaofan directly said it was Lin Qing's fault, so who could blame him?
Zhang Xiaofan and Lu Xueqi stood facing each other on the arena, while the audience below buzzed with discussion.
Lu Xueqi of Xiaozhu Peak is the most beautiful woman in the Qingyun Sect.
[It's just so cold; even looking at it makes me feel freezing.]
At that moment, a voice resounded throughout the arena: "The martial arts competition begins."
Lu Xueqi drew her sword and attacked Zhang Xiaofan first, while Zhang Xiaofan defended with a fire poker. The two went back and forth, neither able to gain the upper hand.
Zhang Xiaofan stepped back several paces, fully activating his fire stick to gather spiritual power in preparation for unleashing a powerful attack.
Seeing this, Lu Xueqi quickly stepped on the Seven Stars and raised the Heavenly Evil Sword to prepare to release the Divine Sword Thunder Control Technique.
Because of the activation of the Soul Absorption technique, Zhang Xiaofan was invaded by malevolent energy, which awakened his inner demons, causing his mind to be instantly immersed in the memories of the Grass Temple Village that was slaughtered that day.
Lu Xueqi was also affected by the soul-capturing technique and entered the inner world of Zhang Xiaofan.
Time passed slowly, and no one knew what they had gone through. In this way, a seed sprouted in their hearts.
In the final results of the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament, Zhang Xiaofan won third place, Lu Xueqi second, Qi Hao first, and Liu Shui fourth.
A month later, after the four men had finished receiving the power transfer from the Nine Barbarian Cauldrons, they were instructed to descend the mountain.
In the time that followed, the trajectory of fate changed slightly, but it was still the same: Zhang Xiaofan met Biyao.
Five years later, in a certain valley.
"Ding! Devouring complete. System upgrade in progress. Please wait patiently for one hour."
"Hmm, I slept so well, but I feel so weak." Lin Qing slowly got up from the dusty bed.