Chapter 125: As You Wish (1/2)

”He is?” Jiang Li thought for a long time, but still could not figure out who the other party was, so he asked Yan Hong beside him.

”He's Qi Tianya, a disciple of our batch. It's just that he's a genius with a top-grade spiritual root! He became an inner sect disciple as soon as he joined the sect and even entered the Heaven and Earth Hall. He's very impressive.”

Yan Hong often mingled in the trading area with a lot of people and was well-informed. In order to do business that could earn money, he naturally could not lack information in all aspects.

Therefore, unlike Jiang Li who was always occupied by various cultivation plans, Yan Hong had already become a know-it-all in the past half a year after he entered the sect.

However, when Yan Hong spoke of him, his tone was sour and slightly mocking.

”Qi Tianya… I seem to have heard this name before. But if he's from the Heaven and Earth Hall, could he be a disciple of the Valley Master?”

Jiang Li was so familiar with Yan Hong, so he naturally understood what he meant. They were both at the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm, so what was there to be arrogant about?

After Yan Hong's repeated reminders, Jiang Li recalled that he had indeed seen this person when he had first boarded the sect's flying ship.

However, at that time, the other party had only put on that arrogant expression because he looked down on outer sect disciples like them.

He did not expect that he would treat everyone, including these inner sect senior brothers, like this.

”No, he's the disciple of another elder of the Heaven and Earth Hall.”

Yan Hong's words were very calm, but his expression clearly said that he was not worthy. It seemed that the EQ of that genius of the same batch was quite low.

From the situation of Qi Tianya sitting at a table alone, there were not many inner sect disciples who were willing to bear with him.

This was especially true when compared to his senior brother, Chu Yunxuan. In comparison, he appeared even more ignorant. The Eldest Senior Brother was so strong and yet still so humble. Wasn't this guy's spiritual root just a bit better? Who was he to put on a long face every day?

Jiang Li nodded and did not say anything. He only thought that perhaps he and the other party would be placed together in the upcoming sect competition.

The two of them were at the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm, so it was likely to happen. He shook his head, finding it funny.

He casually took out two black pills from a small porcelain bottle and stuffed them into his mouth to chew. A sweet taste of the sea lark fruit slowly filled his mouth.

Senior Sister Little Four was indeed as she had said. She was a true alchemy genius. This was the Hundred Flavors Pill that she had invented herself.

This thing could refine various food dishes into pills, almost perfectly retaining the flavor and nutrition within.

He could bring it along with him. Although it was not considered a medicinal pill and did not have any special effects, this thing was delicious.

Out of the tens of thousands of kilograms of meat scraped off the Dragon Tortoise's body, other than having a barbecue party with the fellow disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall, the remaining few hundred kilograms were also made into Hundred Flavors Pills by Little Four.

Jiang Li, Yan Hong, and a few disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall gathered at a table. After sharing a few Hundred Flavors Pills as snacks, the martial arts competition finally officially began.

There were a total of 272 Qi Refinement realm disciples participating in the sect competition this time, and a total of 43 Foundation Establishment realm disciples.

Under the condition of age restrictions, to still have so many disciples registering showed that the Scripture Storage Valley's inner sect was indeed second to none in the Great Mountain Region.

There were only ten grounded arenas. Just for this first round alone, each ring had to accommodate 13 to 14 rounds.

There was no need to mention the floating battle arena above. If two people fought at once, it would still take 21 rounds to complete.

He estimated that the first round of the Martial Competition would take at least two days to end.

On this side, female cultivators from the Rejuvenation Hall who did not participate in the martial arts competition acted as staff members. Soon, all the disciples who participated in the martial arts competition received a bamboo stick with a name and number engraved on it.

Jiang Li, No. 271.

When Jiang Li received the bamboo skewer, black lines could not help but appear on his forehead.

He looked at Qi Tianya who was sitting not far away. The other party's expression was no different from his, he had clearly gotten No. 272.

Jiang Li was speechless. The other 270 disciples were clearly all at the late-stage Qi Refinement realm… What was the point of arranging them according to cultivation level?

He pursed his lips helplessly. However, this number was not completely useless. The only thing that made Jiang Li feel gratified was that the order of the battles on stage was completely opposite to the number on the bamboo stick.

In other words, he could go on stage to finish the battle in the first round. He did not need to wait two days like his senior brothers who had drawn a single digit lot.

Under the guidance of the disciples of the Rejuvenation Hall, the disciples between 253 and 272 entered the ring according to their number.

Jiang Li and Qi Tianya happened to be the first ring with the letter ”A”.

Two mid-stage Qi Refinement realm disciples could be considered the two oddities of the martial arts competition. Although their cultivation levels were low, they attracted the attention of many people below the stage.

Especially the tens of thousands of outer sect disciples who were clearly not involved in the sect martial arts competition, they were the most excited.

The disciples below the stage started to discuss animatedly. Many disciples who knew Jiang Li and the other party's identities even started to speak with assurance and analyze the outcome of the battle between the two.

Jiang Li had only been an outer sect disciple a few months ago. In fact, many disciples had even come to greet him after he had been promoted to the inner sect. Logically speaking, they were naturally more inclined to hope that Jiang Li would win.

Moreover, Jiang Li had seized the only victory in this year's Outer Sect Grand Competition as a new disciple, and he carried some legendary story that others took delight in talking about. There were many people who supported him to win.

As for Qi Tianya, who was an inner sect disciple as soon as he entered the sect, not many people knew him. However, a top-grade spiritual root was enough to make most of the outer sect disciples gasp in jealousy.

According to incomplete statistics, every year, for five nights out of the first ten days on average, an outer sect disciple who had just entered the Scripture Storage Valley would dream that they had a top-grade spiritual root.

The other five nights were spent enviously thinking about this.

Under such circumstances, top-grade spiritual roots were naturally deified in the outer sect. Even if they had not even met Qi Tianya before, his spiritual root talent was enough to let them classify him as an invincible opponent.

The onlookers below were in a heated argument, but the two people on the stage appeared very calm.

Jiang Li was still chewing on the ”candy” in his mouth, while Qi Tianya was still hugging his sword.

Dong!

It was not until the referee beside the ring sounded the gong that they finally looked at each other.

”Heaven and Earth Hall, Qi Tianya.”

”Demon Vanquishing Hall, Jiang Li.”

The two of them first politely reported their names.

Jiang Li had a smile on his face and wanted to say a few polite words between fellow disciples. However, before he could say it, Qi Tianya spoke arrogantly.

”You, attack first. Otherwise, you won't have the chance anymore!”

Jiang Li was stunned, and he politely lowered his cupped fists.

Jiang Li almost laughed when he heard this. Did this fellow really think he was invincible?

”Then… as you wish.”

A breeze blew past. Qi Tianya, who was still immersed in his ”powerful strength”, suddenly opened his eyes wide. A drop of cold sweat involuntarily rolled down his forehead.

This was because Jiang Li who was standing in front of him earlier had already vanished, and the words 'as you wish' sounded out from behind him!

Bang!

Jiang Li kicked his opponent's butt from behind.

To be honest, Jiang Li felt that Qi Tianya was indeed the most troublesome among the 271 Qi Refinement disciples.

Because he was only at the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm, Jiang Li had to restrain his strength very much in order to avoid accidentally killing him!