Time passed slowly, and half an hour passed. Amid the cheers of everyone, the second round of Qi Refining preliminary games had been completed. What was unexpected was that the new disciple Meng Li actually defeated a new disciple again.
A veteran disciple of the second level of Qi Refining, he advanced to the third round of the competition and became the dark horse of this competition.
As the competition in the early stage of Qi Refining ended, the competition continued, and soon it was the turn of the competition in the middle stage of Qi Refining.
"In the middle stage of Qi refining, Bai Qingzhou fights against Gong Liquan!"
Hearing Official Chen's shouts on the ring, Bai Qingzhou immediately stood up.
Suddenly, many eyes looked over.
There was a lot of discussion among the registered disciples.
"Master Bai Xian or Master Gong, who do you think can win?"
"It must be Master Bai. Didn't you see his swordsmanship just now? So fast! Master Gong must be no match for him."
"You are thinking too much. Although Master Bai Xian is good at swordsmanship, Master Gong Xian is at the fifth level of Qi Refining! There is a level of cultivation difference between the two. How can Master Bai Xian win?"
"Ah! There is still such a thing, then there is nothing we can do..."
Bai Qingzhou slowly exhaled, keeping a calm expression on his face, and stepped onto the ring step by step with the eyes of everyone watching.
His opponent, who was about thirty years old, was holding a long knife and had a plain face.
Bai Qingzhou thought to himself: Only by defeating him can he have a chance to fight for a place in the competition!
During the entire sect competition, Bai Qingzhou had been carefully observing and studying the fighting skills of his fellow sects, but he did not have a thorough understanding of the senior brothers in front of him.
Because in the first round of the competition, he didn't seem to use all his strength, he was just sparring as usual. Until the point was reached, there were no twists and turns in the battle, and his opponent surrendered.
Seeing Bai Qingzhou sizing him up, Gong Liquan said with a smile: "Junior brother's swordsmanship just now is really amazing, I guess he didn't work hard!"
Bai Qingzhou cupped his hands and responded: "To be honest, senior brother, I have indeed been practicing for more than a year."
Gong Liquan said seriously: "Then I dare not hold back, junior brother, please forgive me!"
Naturally, Bai Qingzhou could not win a victory through charity, so he said sternly: "This is natural!"
Both of them stared at each other with serious expressions.
In the preparation area in the early stage of Qi refining, Meng Li and Ruan Xiuqi were sitting together. When Meng Li saw Bai Qingzhou boarding the ring, she felt a little worried and asked Ruan Xiuqi next to her:
"Ruan Xiuqi, do you think Bai Qingzhou can beat him?"
Ruan Xiuqi chuckled and said: "Brother Bai's sword skills were far ahead of mine half a year ago. Later, I always ended up in failure. In the end, he held back his strength and fought with me. He never used his full strength."
After a pause, he expressed his guess, "If I release my full strength now, I might be on par with Senior Brother Gong, and there will be a little chance..."
"Oh? Really?" Meng Li's cold eyes turned slightly, she blinked her long eyelashes, and there were some ripples in her heart. She moved her small mouth and said, "No, I have full confidence in Bai Qingzhou. I think he must be
can win."
Ruan Xiuqi was stunned for a moment, but then he laughed again and said, "Haha, I knew you would think so!"
Meng Li has always spoken like this for the past year, and he has become accustomed to it now.
Chen Li, who was at the side of the ring, saw that the two were ready, nodded slightly and said, "Let's get started."
As Chen Li finished speaking, the atmosphere on the stage suddenly became tense.
The fourth level of Qi refining versus the fifth level of Qi refining, the competition officially begins.
Looking at the cautious Gong in front of him
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Liquan, Bai Qingzhou quickly circulated the spiritual energy in his body, allowing it to enter the [Shangqing Sword] in his hand, bringing waves of tyrannical power.
After a slight silence, Bai Qingzhou suddenly stepped on the ground with the sole of his foot, and rushed straight towards Gong Liquan not far away. As he rushed forward, the [Shangqing Sword] in his hand was bent back, and the tip of the sword flashed with a cold light of spiritual energy.
When he was only two feet away from Gong Liquan, Bai Qingzhou suddenly stopped and stabbed forward with his right arm, directly hitting Gong Liquan's chest.
It is the seventh skill of "Bamboo Leaf Sword Manual", Cloud Sword!
This sword skill can easily penetrate an ancient tree surrounded by two people, it is extremely powerful!
Before the tip of the sword struck, a strange phenomenon occurred. A block of earth and stone suddenly shot up from the ground, blocking the path of the sword.
Bai Qingzhou saw at a glance that it was the [Stone Continuation Talisman]!
[Continuing Stone Talisman] is a talisman that can eject numerous stones from the ground for defense. I don’t know when Gong Liquan placed it here.
The tip of the sword penetrated the stone.
The sword was blocked and its power was greatly reduced. Although it pierced the stone, it had no remaining power.
Bai Qingzhou used his arms hard and hurriedly took back the sword in his hand.
When Gong Liquan saw the spell taking effect, he nimbly dodged the rocks and stepped forward with his left foot, then struck Bai Qingzhou's chest with the long knife in his hand.
Bai Qingzhou secretly said anxiously, and quickly retracted the "Shangqing Sword", narrowly blocking the long sword with spiritual energy.
"Qiang!"
The collision between the sword and the sword immediately produced some sparks.
"Junior brother, be careful!" Looking at Bai Qingzhou who barely blocked the attack, Gong Liquan shouted, and the long knife in his hand was filled with spiritual energy, and he kept slashing at Bai Qingzhou.
There is a big gap between the fourth level of Qi Refining and the fifth level of Qi Refining in terms of physical fitness and spiritual energy reserves. Under such a fierce attack, Bai Qingzhou had no chance to attack in a short time and could only resort to dodge and defense.
"Qiang! Qiang! Qiang!"
Bai Qingzhou kept dodging and blocking, and for a moment he was in a panic.
After blocking dozens of rounds in a row, the thrilling battle made the audience exclaim many times.
"This... seems to be wrong. Why are you being suppressed and beaten all the time! The difference is only one level, how can it be so different?" Looking at the embarrassed Bai Qingzhou on the field, Ruan Xiuqi said strangely. This was exactly what he had guessed at the beginning.
Very different.
Meng Li looked at Bai Qingzhou, who was constantly moving around on the field, and bit her lip slightly, with worry in her eyes and no words.
Bai Qingzhou once again used the [Shangqing Sword] to block a powerful and heavy chop. His arm began to feel sore. With the force of the chop, he retreated sharply and approached the edge of the ring.
When Gong Liquan saw this scene, he secretly thought of an opportunity, pointed his toes, raised his knife and rubbed his body to attack again.
According to the rules of the sect, whoever falls off the ring first during the competition will be the loser.
If he gets another heavy blow at this moment, Bai Qingzhou will definitely fly out of the ring and be eliminated.
Attacking again, Gong Liquan's expression suddenly changed. His body, which was smoothly charging forward, suddenly slowed down on the spot and slowed down uncontrollably.
"Um?"
"[Re-Body Talisman]!" Gong Liquan was shocked.
I don't know when a slow spell was affixed to his foot.
[Heavy Body Talisman], if applied to a mortal, it can cause them to die from heavy pressure. However, if placed on a cultivator, they will only feel a little heavy on their body. However, if placed on a monk in the middle stage of Qi Refining, it will only cause them to die.
If you delay for a few breaths, you can use your spiritual energy to eliminate it.
But in battle, counting breaths can change the situation of many battles.
Gong Liquan only felt that he was always on the defensive in front of him
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Bai Qingzhou's eyes suddenly became much sharper, and he jumped up, and the long sword in his hand was just like his long knife, slashing straight down.
Seeing this, he was shocked. Under the influence of the [Double Body Talisman], Gong Liquan could not dodge flexibly. He could only raise the long knife in his hand and place it horizontally above his head in an attempt to block the attack.
Seeing this scene, Bai Qingzhou did not dare to hold back his hand. He poured the little spiritual energy in his body into the [Shangqing Sword] in his hand and used the highest sword in the "Bamboo Leaf Sword Manual".
The twelfth sword of bamboo leaves, the heavy sword!
As the name of the swordsmanship was read in his mind, [Shangqing Sword] struck Gong Liquan's long sword hard.
"Bang!"
The air rippled slightly, and an extremely strong thrust was transmitted from the long knife to Gong Liquan's body. His figure felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer. He spit out a mouthful of blood and fell straight backwards.
Gong Liquan flew several feet away and fell weakly to the ground, bleeding from his mouth.
He never expected that he would suddenly lose. It was obvious that he had always had the upper hand...
He wiped the blood from his mouth in embarrassment. Unwilling to admit defeat, he wanted to stand up immediately, but his legs gave out and he collapsed on the ground again.
When he was still about to stand up, the tip of Bai Qingzhou's sword was already in front of him. Seeing this scene, Gong Liquan lowered his head in despair and gave up.
"Bai Qingzhou wins!"
Chen Li then spoke slowly.
In the preparation area, looking at this scene, Ruan Xiuqi danced and cheered loudly, becoming extremely excited.
Meng Li, who was on the side, smiled brightly, looking at the thin young man standing on the field, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
Hearing Chen Li announce the result, Bai Qingzhou immediately took back the Shangqing Sword, stepped forward to help the fallen Gong Liquan, and called softly, "Senior brother..."
Hearing the words, Gong Liquan immediately came back to his senses, put away his frustration, stood up, and looked at Bai Qingzhou: "Junior brother is indeed good at swordsmanship. Senior brother is convinced that he lost!"
"Senior brother, you're welcome!" Bai Qingzhou replied quickly.
Then the two of them bowed their hands to the elders on the high platform, and then helped them out of the ring together.
After being slashed by Gong Liquan many times, the spiritual energy in Bai Qingzhou's body became very chaotic. At this time, he was extremely uncomfortable and needed to adjust his breathing in time.
The two walked slowly back to the preparation area in the middle stage of Qi refining.
"Bai Qingzhou, you can actually beat Senior Brother Gong!" Qin Yihan came out and shouted in surprise.
Before Bai Qingzhou could reply, several senior brothers in the crowd also started talking in a variety of ways.
"Yes, Junior Brother Bai's strength is getting better and better day by day!"
"But there must be reasons for Junior Brother Gong's carelessness, otherwise it would not be so easy to defeat Junior Brother Gong!"
"That's true, but Junior Brother Bai's swordsmanship is a bit like Elder Han's back then..."
"It shouldn't be possible... Elder Han is so talented..."
Listening to what everyone was talking about, Bai Qingzhou hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Brothers, Senior Brother Gong and I are both a little uncomfortable now. Why don't we recuperate first...?"
"Oh, that's right, let's heal our wounds first and we'll talk later!"
"Come on, come on, hurry up! I still have some Qi-nourishing liquid here, you can take it first..."
"Yes, don't leave the root of the disease and cause injuries!"
Several senior brothers hurriedly gave up their seats and gave the two of them space to sit quietly. One senior brother also handed over a qi-nourishing liquid to the two of them.
Bai Qingzhou was not pretentious. He sat down cross-legged, drank the Qi-nourishing liquid for regulating his breath, and began to meditate with his eyes closed.