Chapter 121 - The Only Way to Defeat Fear (2/2)
The guests on the jade platform had already returned to the Immortal Du Hall. There was a banquet to entertain them. They sat and chatted happily.
The next morning, the disciples were in high spirits again. The second preliminary round had already begun.
Jiu Jiu, who had gone to the Immortal Du Hall to eat and play for half the night, also appeared behind Li Changshou and Ling’e on time.
Jiu Jiu said, “Little Ling’e, continue working hard. When you go on stage, don’t be afraid. Beat them until they cry like you did yesterday! Little Changshou… if you meet a female disciple, don’t use the move that you applied yesterday!”
“Don’t worry, Aunt-Master.” Li Changshou smiled. “I know my limits.” Perhaps it was because Aunt-Master Jiu Jiu’s mouth was consecrated, but Li Changshou met a female opponent during the 132nd match of the day.
Today, there seemed to be no hidden schemes. The elders did not arrange for a “battle of equal strength”. This female disciple was only at the sixth stage of the Void Return realm. She was slightly inferior to Li Changshou…
When she saw Li Changshou flying over the disciples’ heads and landing on the field together with her, the female disciple’s face turned pale.
Li Changshou continued to follow his previous plan. He would not use Earth Escape this time, nor would he use his Spiked Mace. He would just use the talisman array formations to force his opponent to admit defeat.
However, what Li Changshou did not expect was…
The two executives in the sect checked the jade slips in their hands and retreated to the side. One of the executives raised his hand to signal for the battle to begin. The female disciple took two steps back and looked at Li Changshou vigilantly.
Li Changshou tried his best to put on a calm smile. Seventy-two talismans flew out of his sleeves…
What a familiar opening routine…
“I admit defeat!”
Li Changshou stopped his actions.
The female disciple’s face was full of grief and anger. She gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with indignation as if she had suffered a huge humiliation. After saying that, the female disciple turned around and flew away. Her back view was resolute.
Li Changshou was rendered speechless.
What did I do?
For a moment, the gazes that were cast on Li Changshou were mostly filled with helplessness and condemnation. There was also a hint of fear as if he had really bullied that female disciple.
Shaking his head, Li Changshou rode a cloud back to his seat and sat down with his legs crossed.
Today’s match is really baffling.
However, it was not just the match on the second day that was baffling…
On the third round of the third day, Li Changshou appeared at noon. His opponent was an outstanding disciple who was ranked amongst the top 100 places within the sect, and his cultivation level had reached the ninth stage of the Void Return realm.
Before that person faced Li Changshou, his eyes were filled with fear. He kept pinching his fingers to deduce and calculate as if he was planning to use his insignificant deduction ability to immediately come up with a strategy to deal with the Earth Escape technique and the Spiked Mace.
This time, without waiting for the executive of the sect to move forward, the disciple let out a long sigh…
“I can’t undo this spell.”
Then, he bowed to Li Changshou and flew towards the crowd.
“Li Changshou, the disciple of the Little Qiong Peak has won!”
Li Changshou was rendered speechless.
It’s alright. There are seven more matches later. It’d be enough for me to salvage my reputation.
Although he was using the Wind Speech Incantation, he only heard a few words.
“That ruthless person from the Little Qiong Peak has scared off two of his opponents.”
“There’d be no way out if I didn’t retreat. It’s impossible to deal with his Earth Escape and the Spiked Mace… It’s said that the Spiked Mace is an Immortal Treasure that can break through the protective immortal light.”
“Sigh, I didn’t think that there would be such an unexpected expert this time. We underestimated that ruthless person from Little Qiong Peak.”
“What should we do if we get matched with him tomorrow?”
“Just admit defeat. There are still so many matches. It’s impossible for me to run into him twice.”
Hence, on the fourth day… The familiar face from yesterday appeared in front of Li Changshou again. However, it was in the afternoon instead of noontime. Before the executive in the sect could move forward, Li Changshou immediately said, “Junior Brother, why don’t we fight him head-on…”
“Why is it Senior Brother again…”
There was a look of helplessness on the man’s face. He looked up and heaved a long sigh. “Time and fate. In the end, I still can’t break your spell. There are always some things in this world that I can’t do. This is the logic that Master told me about. As people, there is no need to force ourselves. What we want to achieve from cultivating Dao is freedom. Senior Brother… I admit defeat.”
After saying that, this person’s face turned gloomy as he turned around and flew out of the arena.
His back view was bleak, and it felt as if a familiar string instrument was playing…
The corners of Li Changshou’s mouth twitched a few times. He looked at the fourth square on his jade slip, which lit up. He flew back to his seat expressionlessly.
The words that he had heard using the Wind Speech Incantation were filled with emotions.
“How ruthless. This junior brother has been driven crazy.”
“This junior brother is unlucky. However, the third time…”
“Hey, don’t say that. You’ll be in trouble!”
The corners of Li Changshou’s mouth twitched. Ling’e, who was at the side, wanted to say something but stopped herself. However, she was quickly pulled away by Jiu Jiu who advised her regarding her battle techniques for tomorrow.
Ling’e had won three battles and lost one. She had previously lost to a senior sister who was ranked in the 72nd place, but her cultivation level had not been completely exposed.
On the fifth day, the “reputation dilemma” that Li Changshou finally had a chance at turning things around for the “reputation dilemma” that he was facing. He was going to fight against Liu Sizhe, the immortal seedling of the Du Lin Peak, who was currently ranked sixth in the sect! Finally, they could fight fair and square in a battle of “equal strength”! Li Changshou, the “hidden guardian of the Immortal Du Sect” during the previous calamity, actually felt a little excited. “Junior Brother Liu,” Li Changshou said in a clear voice, “Today, we will go all out and fight openly. How about that?” Liu Sizhe forced a wry smile and said seriously, “Today, I will definitely experience Senior Brother Li’s spells and techniques. I will not retreat without fighting like the others have. Also, I have made some preparations.”
Li Changshou heaved a sigh of relief and felt rather emotional for a while.
Look! What is an immortal seedling?
This is what an immortal seedling should be like!
Confidence, calmness, and grace. He was able to display the right spirit and appearance of the current disciples of the Immortal Du Sect very well, bringing glory to his teachers!
As a fellow disciple who was also an immortal seedling, Li Changshou could not help but feel a little… proud.
The two sect executives acted as usual and checked the jade slips in their hands…
Liu Sizhe took out a few treasures. As the immortal seedling of Du Lin Peak, Liu Sizhe naturally could not lack them.
In particular, he had an immortal-treasure-ranked armor. After taking it out, he hesitated slightly before undoing the armor and wrapping it around his waist to cover the area of weaknesses on his body.
After thinking about it, Liu Sizhe seemed to feel that something was amiss. He took out another treasure robe and strengthened it worriedly.
After that, Liu Sizhe held a longsword and smiled at Li Changshou.
“Senior Brother, please enlighten me.”
Li Changshou was rendered speechless.
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