"Okay."

Qi Yan nodded and said, "As per the old rules, four teams start from the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest at the same time. Whoever can reach the top of the mountain first will be the first place."

After a pause, he glanced at Qi Qingzhu beside him.

Qi Qingzhu took out the bamboo tubes and bamboo sticks prepared in advance and handed them to the other three major families for inspection.

After the inspection, it was confirmed that there was no problem, and the four major families took turns to draw lots.

Qi Qingzhu stepped forward, drew out a lot, and said, "My Qi family belongs to the East."

"Go!" Qi Yan nodded, "Whether our Qi family can reverse the decline this time depends on you."

"Father, don't worry! We will definitely win the first place!" Qi Qingzhu said firmly.

"good!"

A look of relief appeared on Qi Yan's face, and then he looked at Xu Dong and Qi Shijing, and said in a serious voice, "You two, after entering the mountain, you must listen to Qing Zhu's deployment. He has experience, do you understand?"

The original candidate was not Qi Shijing, but brothers Qi Long and Qi Tai were injured during the competition with Xu Dong. They are not yet ready and can only choose another candidate.

"Yes, patriarch."

Qi Shijing agreed very readily, but no one knew what he was thinking.

But Xu Dong was too lazy to speak.

"Go for it!"

Qi Yan waved his hand.

Then, the three of them came to the foot of the mountain and began to climb up.

With their level of cultivation, climbing the mountain would be a piece of cake.

But the difficulty of this test is not the mountains, but the people...

When the Qi family set off, three figures came into the dense forest from another direction.

He is from the Jing family.

"Young Master! Should we head towards the top of the mountain first, or join the Yan family and the Shangguan family?" a young man asked.

He is also the leader of the Jing family, named Jing Luo, and has the strength of the late Earth Realm.

"The direction of the Shangguan family is far away from us. Just in case, I

Let's meet up with the Yan family first!" Jing Ran thought for a while and said.

He still has some brains, guessing that the Qi family's ideas must be defeated one by one, so he cannot let the other party find an opportunity.

"Fire the flare!"

"Yes, young master!"

Jing Luo nodded respectfully, took out the flare he had prepared in advance, lit it, and fired it.

"call out!"

A sharp explosion sounded.

At the same time, on the other side of the mountain, the Yan family's team reacted immediately and quickly rushed towards Jingluo.

At the foot of the mountain, Qi Yan frowned, "It seems that the Jing family has been prepared for it!"

"However, this is an opportunity. If Qingzhu and the others can lock down the opponent's position and arrive before other families join together, they can defeat them one by one."

Qi Huo took a deep breath and said in a serious tone, "Of course this is possible, but it is more difficult because the Yan family also knows that once the location is exposed, there may be danger."

"yes!"

Qi Yan echoed and sighed, feeling that the situation was not good.

Shangguan Fengyun on the side looked at all this with cold eyes, and the corner of his mouth raised an invisible arc.

For him, the Jing family's arrangement was extremely beneficial. Once the three families merged, there was only one way for the Qi family - defeat!

…

After sending out the signal flare, Jingtian and the other two people did not rush on their way, but waited behind a hidden rock.

They were not sure whether the Qi family would come over, so it was better to be careful.

About ten minutes later, a rustling sound came out.

Jingran frowned and looked over. After seeing the person, he breathed a sigh of relief and stepped out, "Brother Yan, I'm here!"

"Brother Jing!

"

Yan Ning strode to Jingtian, clasped her fists slightly, then glanced to the side and asked, "Have you noticed any movement in the Qi family?"

"No."

Jingran shook his head.

"The Shangguan family has already set off, let's go intercept the Qi family!"

Yan Ning expressed her thoughts.

Jingran frowned slightly and said, "Isn't this bad? We should reunite with the Shangguan family and then go to the Qi family. This is safer."

"There's no need to go to such trouble." Yan Ning sneered, "With the two of us, we already have a handle on the Qi family. Moreover, even if we can't defeat them, we can still slow down the Qi family."

"In this way, the Shangguan family will be sure of victory."

Jingran thought for a moment and felt that this was a way to do it, and nodded immediately.

"Let's go, I can't wait." Yan Ning's lips curved into a sinister smile, "That foreign boy dares to be rude to my father, I will definitely beat him to the ground this time!"

He waved his fist, as if he was determined to win.

The two teams said no more and quickly headed in the direction of the Qi family.

…

The other side.

Naturally, Qi Qingzhu also saw the signal flare.

He frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Look in that direction, it should be the Jing family's."

"If we go over there and defeat the Jing family before they meet up, we can increase our chances of winning a lot."

After a pause, Qi Qingzhu sighed again and continued, "However, that Jingran is not an easy character to deal with, and there may not be enough time."

"Let's head towards the top of the mountain first!"

After finishing speaking, seeing no response, Qi Qingzhu couldn't help but be startled and looked back.

I saw Xu Dong and Qi Shijing chatting and laughing. They picked some wild fruits from somewhere and were eating happily.

Flavorful.

Seeing this, Qi Qingzhu's face suddenly turned gloomy.

He was making plans here, trying to change the situation, but these two people were laughing and joking, and there was no formality. It was simply unreasonable!

"Did you listen to what I just said?" Qi Qingzhu held back his anger and asked in a cold voice.

"What?"

Xu Dong stared over and was slightly startled.

He really didn't listen to Qi Qingzhu's mumbling, because in his opinion, this so-called holy war was just a game.

"you!"

Qi Qingzhu almost fell out on the spot, but thought that without Xu Dong, the Qi family would have no chance of winning, so he reluctantly restrained himself.

He walked forward without saying a word, and completely gave up all thoughts of going to the Jing family.

…

Time passes minute by minute.

On the east side of the mountain peak, halfway up the mountain.

In a hidden mountain forest, six figures were lying on the ground, staring straight ahead.

This group of people is naturally from the Jing family and the Yan family.

After they met, they quickly climbed upward without stopping for a moment. After reaching the mountainside, they immediately moved to the east side and found a hidden place to ambush.

This is the only way to the east, and they estimate that it won't be long before people from the Qi family appear.

"They will be here in about five or six minutes."

Yan Ling estimated the time and sneered, "After seeing that kid, no one will hold back, just beat him to death, do you understand?"

"Yes, young master!"

The Yan family members responded in unison.

The Jing family members on the side were also watching with eager eyes.

Xu Dong does not belong to one of the nine hidden families, so there is no problem with him being beaten into anything, and there is no need to worry.

At this time, a sound of footsteps came faintly from below.
Chapter completed!