The entire space above instantly experienced distorted invisible fluctuations.
The runes all over the sky were intertwined to form countless colorful tokens, which fell vertically from the sky and scattered on the ground of the entire Wanling Platform.
"Now, a total of 999 latent spirit orders have been completed."
"The next time you summon me, you will have to wait until three thousand years later."
The eight-headed monster made a few low hums and said slightly tiredly.
Immediately afterwards, the monster swung its tail and dived into the original magic circle.
The huge magic circle flickered with light, overflowing with spiritual light, and completely engulfed the monster's figure in the blink of an eye.
The buzzing sound sounded again, the magic circle kept rotating, and the eight monsters made a muffled sound as they did when they first appeared, and gradually turned into countless runes and dissipated.
Then, the light of the magic circle itself dimmed, and finally completely disappeared from the All Souls Platform, as if it had never existed.
"Immediately send someone to keep all the latent spirit orders in a safe place. After each family rearranges their rankings later, they will decide their ownership!"
The ancestor of the Long family closed his eyes slightly and stared closely at the bluestone ground where the magic circle disappeared. After a moment of silence, he gave a cold order.
Upon hearing this order, several guards wearing golden armor immediately appeared from nowhere.
They each held a silver tray in their hands, waving their arms toward the ground and picking up all the tokens one by one.
Stack them neatly on the tray, then carefully carry them to an altar table under the stone platform, and place them respectfully.
"Lord Wan Ling has left this place, and now we have to start offering sacrifices to the true spirit ancestors of our family."
The founder of the Long family glanced at the people outside the stone platform and announced firmly.
Hearing this, everyone in the big and small aristocratic families in the audience started talking about it, and then each family sent out their entourage, holding various tools and sacrifices needed for sacrifice, and carefully arranged them on the stage.
Then, led by the heads and elders of each family, all the descendants of the True Spirit family walked onto the Ten Thousand Spirits Platform.
They knelt down and worshiped the true spirit ancestors enshrined by their families, and each of them dedicated an emotional speech.
Some Zhenling families with a longer history even displayed some sacrificial rituals that had long been lost to the outside world, which fascinated Lin Mo in the audience.
However, when these half-day sacrificial activities finally came to an end, it was the real climax of the True Spirit Ceremony - the determination of the ranking of each True Spirit family and the redistribution of resources and interests.
The ancestor of the Long family jumped onto the stone platform again, hid his hands in his sleeves, and said calmly:
"According to ancient teachings, during the ceremony, each family has the right to challenge other high-ranking families, and at the same time, they are also required to accept challenges from lower-ranking families."
"Each of them has one chance. However, challengers are not allowed to challenge families more than five in number. If multiple families challenge the same family at the same time, the one with the higher ranking has the right to challenge."
"Undoubtedly, at this moment, the ranking among the five major families such as ours has been completely abolished. We need to first conduct a wheel-and-wheel battle to rearrange the rankings, and then we can start the challenge of other families."
"Fairy Lin, Fellow Daoist Lin, please come up to the stage and draw lots to determine the opponent for the first round."
"Oh, what's the point of this lottery session? Since I have already fought against the Long family, for Lin, I know that I am not his opponent, so I will naturally choose to withdraw automatically."
"However, I have made some small progress in my practice recently. If I happen to meet Fairy Ye, I wouldn't mind asking her for advice."
A lazy man's voice came from the only pure male immortal cultivating family among the five major families.
The person who was speaking was a middle-aged man wearing a dark green robe and a strange silver ring on his head. His appearance was as delicate as that of a woman.
This person is the third elder of the Lin family among the five major families, and he seems to have had conflicts with the noble Supreme Elder of the Ye family.
Hearing this, the girl in the feather coat from the Ye family covered her mouth and responded with a chuckle:
"If Lin Daoyou kindly gives you some advice, my little girl will naturally be willing to accept it. Competing together is the most interesting thing."
The young man with long hair just snorted and did not answer.
Fairy Xiaofeng from the Gu family and the two mature men from the Feng family had no objections to this.
When the venerable Long family member saw this scene, he immediately nodded slightly and struck lightly with his two palms.
After the applause ended, a guard wearing golden armor walked onto the Wanling Platform holding a tray.
There was a light yellow bamboo tube placed on the tray, in which were five slender bamboo sticks as bright red as blood, most of which were inserted into the bamboo tube.
There is a layer of mist-like aura surrounding the bamboo tube, making it difficult for even powerful spiritual consciousness to penetrate the tube wall.
"For those of you who are going to compete next, please draw lots first! As usual, the competition between us is limited to discussions and exchanges between monks in the integration period."
"As for the younger generation of monks, there is no need to show off on stage. Contestant No. 1 will compete with Contestant No. 3, and Contestant No. 2 will compete with Contestant No. 4."
"The fifth player will get a bye and will participate in the winner's group draw later."
The venerable Long family member calmly announced.
"It seems that Brother Long doesn't plan to draw one first, so let me pick one first."
The man in fine clothes from the Feng family showed a sly smile and did not go up to the Wanling Platform, but watched directly from the outside.
Then he stretched out his hand towards the bamboo tube and grabbed it. In an instant, a bloody bamboo stick flew out, flashed through the air, and fell steadily into his hand.
"Number three!" The man in the Chinese uniform only glanced at the bamboo stick in his hand and proudly declared.
When the girl in the feather coat from the Ye family saw this scene, she raised the corners of her mouth slightly and showed a smile, then raised her arm and pointed towards the bamboo tube.
With a "Puff" sound, a silver thread shot out from her fingertips, cutting through the air like lightning, spanning a distance of tens of feet and reaching the location of the bamboo tube.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Immediately afterwards, another bloody bamboo stick was gently pulled by one end of the silver wire, and immediately flew out, turning into a blood-red light.
, quickly fell into the girl's hands.
"No. 5" the girl looked at the bamboo stick in her hand and said with a half-smile expression on her face.
This supreme elder of the Ye family actually drew a bye number in one go.
"Senior Lin, do you need this junior to draw it on your behalf?"
Fairy Xiaofeng, who was sitting next to Lin Mo, asked Lin Mo respectfully.
"Then there is Fairy Lao." Lin Mo replied nonchalantly.
Fairy Xiaofeng nodded slightly, then raised her wrist, and a white silk ribbon flew out from the cuff, tightly wrapped around a bloody bamboo stick, and quickly retracted it in her hand.
"Number 4", Fairy Xiaofeng glanced at the bamboo stick in her hand and whispered this unknown good or bad number to Lin Mo beside her.
Lin Mo nodded slightly, looking indifferent and saying nothing.
At this moment, the male disciple from the Lin family with disheveled hair walked onto the stage, waved his hand and took one of the last two blood lots, and coldly reported a number - "one".
With the announcement of this result, various changes in expressions suddenly appeared in the Gu family camp, including the monks.
Now, the only blood lottery left that has not been taken away happens to be the second opponent that the Gu family needs to face.
The ancestor of the Long family glanced at the remaining blood stick in the bamboo tube, stretched out his hand to hold it in his hand, then glanced meaningfully at Lin Mo, and then announced to everyone:
"The drawing process has ended, and the competition is about to begin. As for the specific rules of the competition and the method of determining the outcome, it can be decided by the two contestants through consultation."
"Next, let's invite Taoist friends from the Lin family and the Feng family to have the first competition."
"There is no need to compete. We two brothers know that we cannot crack Brother Lin's Wood Mirage Technique, so the Feng family is willing to admit defeat."
The man in fine clothes from the Feng family said without hesitation.
Hearing this, the light in the man's eyes moved slightly, but he did not show any surprise.
"Okay, that being the case. Then the Feng family will be classified as the loser. They will compete with another loser family later. Only the winner will be qualified to challenge any of the remaining three families."
"If you choose to give up, you can directly get the fourth or fifth ranking."
"The next step is the contest between our Long family and the Gu family. Will Fellow Daoist Lin personally fight for the Gu family? On our Long family's side, it will be me and Elder Hui."
"Only by successfully defeating the two of us can we surpass our Ye family!"
The ancestor of the Long family announced in a calm tone while staring at Lin Mo sharply.
"Senior Lin, our Gu family has chosen to give up this competition."
After hearing this, Fairy Xiaofeng suddenly became nervous and said to Lin Mo without hesitation.
She knew very well that even if the Supreme Elder of the Gu family came to the scene in person, it would be impossible to defeat the Long family, so she hoped that Lin Mo could preserve his strength and face the subsequent battle.
"A late-stage monk? If it's just for a competition, it's worth a try. Ever since I was promoted to the combined realm, I've never fought against such a high-level monk."
Lin Mo touched his chin and said something with a smile that shocked Fairy Xiaofeng and Elder Xiao.
For Lin Mo, this is not a life and death battle, but a good opportunity to understand the true strength of the human race in the later stage of integration and see if he can compete with it after promotion.
Otherwise, he would not have deliberately used the power of his spiritual thoughts to frighten Longdong at the beginning, thereby provoking the ancestor of the Long family.
And if possible, he does not object to using the words of monks from these True Spirit families to establish his own prestige among the human race.
After all, compared to being among foreign races, the environment he is in now has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Among foreigners, no matter how powerful his cultivation is, he will try to keep a low profile to prevent the murderous intentions of the foreigners.
However, once you return to your homeland, as long as you can establish your own reputation, you don't need to be as cautious as you were when you were a foreigner, and the benefits, both tangible and intangible, are immeasurable.
As for the other powerful people in the Fusion Stage in other True Spirit families, they were only around the mid-level cultivation level at most. There was no need to verify, and he firmly believed that he was definitely not matchable by these people.
At this critical moment, the mistress of the valley house, when her eyes touched the blue light for the first time, her heart suddenly palpitated, and the words she was about to blurt out were involuntarily stagnant for a moment.
Taking this opportunity, the cyan light on Lin Mo's body suddenly lit up. He suddenly stepped forward and disappeared without a trace in the same place.
Then, the figures on Wanling Platform flashed, and Lin Mo appeared only ten feet away from the ancestor of the Long family. He bowed slightly and saluted, and said:
"Lin has just been promoted to the combined stage, but he has already heard about Brother Long's name. I hope Brother Long can give you some advice."
"It turns out that it was really Fellow Daoist Lin who represented the Gu family in the battle, but I wonder what the status of his noble disciple Qi Lingzi is now?" The ancestor of the Long family narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly mentioned Qi Lingzi.
Lin Mo was slightly surprised when he heard this, but his face did not change and he responded calmly:
"Thank you for your concern, fellow Taoist. My disciple has a lively personality. Lin has ordered him to find a secluded place to concentrate on practice. It is expected that he will not appear again in the next few decades."
"That's very good. This disciple of yours is extraordinary and needs to be treated with caution."
"However, if Brother Lin chooses to challenge me now, I'm afraid he has chosen the wrong person. Naturally, the monk from the Long family who will appear in the first round cannot be me."
The ancestor of the Long family said calmly.
Almost at the same time, the space around the ancestor of the Long family fluctuated, and another black figure flashed strangely and said coldly to Lin Mo:
"For the first confrontation, I'll let you meet with fellow Taoist Master Long. If you can really defeat me, Fellow Taoist Master Long should personally compete with you."
The person who unexpectedly appeared was none other than another elder of the Long family, the black-robed man in the middle stage of integration.
When Lin Mo saw this person, he immediately recalled the hostile look in his eyes towards him, so he calmly nodded in agreement:
"Okay, Lin is willing to learn Brother Hui's magical powers first."
When the ancestor of the Long family heard this, a sly smile seemed to flash across his eyes. He was speechless. The golden light on his body flashed and turned into a golden light and quickly left the Wanling Platform. Then he gave an order loudly:
"Immediately strengthen the restraint force to ensure that the battle between the two fellow Taoists will not affect our disciples."
Upon hearing this, the monks in the valley who were responsible for controlling the protective formation immediately became nervous and began a series of operations.
The formation flags of various colors that originally surrounded the Wanling Platform suddenly shone brightly!
The huge light mask covering the entire stone platform quickly became stronger after a brief sway, and the surface was covered with colorful forbidden runes, which were moving back and forth on it.
No matter whether it was the younger generation of the five major families or other small and medium-sized families, they all became commotion when they saw this situation, and everyone's face showed excitement.
The opportunity to witness with one's own eyes the fighting skills of monks in the integration period is extremely rare for anyone. Whether it is to broaden one's horizons or to take this opportunity to learn and understand, it is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity.