Chapter 130: Pre-Game Intensive Training

  The third watch!

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  Dawn breaks in ten minutes.

  Chen Xiao left the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect with a flourish, this time he didn't dodge the protective sword array, but instead took out an ancient token and walked into the array, as if strolling through a leisurely courtyard, unimpeded.

  This token is palm-sized, with only a three-inch small sword engraved on it, vivid and lifelike. At first glance, it seems to be flying out of the body.

  This is the token given by Bei Heng to Chen Yu, with this token, he can enter and exit the Liuyun Sword Sect at any time, which is also convenient for Chen Yu to visit his brother Chen Huan.

  "Fortunately, before the end of the Dragon Ranking Competition, Bei Heng won't reveal my relationship with him, which can make me feel at ease to participate in the competition and guard by my brother's side to prevent any unexpected events."

  Chen Xuan carefully recalled the details of his conversation with Bei Heng last night in his mind, and found that there was no slip-up, which made him slightly relieved.

  "Chen Tai, don't put all your hopes on that old ghost." Ling Bai stood on Chen Tai's shoulder and couldn't help but remind him.

  "Definitely not." Chen Xiao nodded and suddenly remembered something, asking: "By the way, can you see the strength of that beautiful young man dressed as a woman?"

  "It's terrifying, unimaginably powerful!" Ling Bai's eyes revealed a hint of solemnity as he spoke slowly.

  Chen Xiao was taken aback for a moment, and the white-robed youth looked at him with an air of superiority that was three inches taller than him. He was proud and arrogant to the bone, fearless of heaven and earth, but that mysterious beautiful young man made him feel apprehensive. Had his cultivation already reached the realm of heavenly immortals?

  "Chen Tai, how could you be his junior apprentice?" Ling Bai asked with a puzzled expression.

  Chen Xiao shrugged: "I'm also wondering."

  "Where are we going now?" Ling Bai suddenly exclaimed excitedly: "Why don't we catch some demon beasts and have a barbecue?"

  "No, the Dragon Ranking Competition is about to begin, I need to make good use of this time to cultivate." Chen Xiao resolutely refused, and under Ling Bai's resentful gaze, quickened his pace, hurrying towards Longyuan City.

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  Su's residence, main hall.

  Su Jia's master, Su Zhen Tian, has been sitting here since last night until now when the sky is bright, his face gradually becoming gloomy and his expression uncertain.

  "Thunderous, didn't Chan'er receive the transmission?" asked Su Lingfeng, an elderly man in a red robe with a voice like a young child.

  "No, I had already confirmed that he received the Jade Certificate last night. As for why Chen Huan has not been captured yet..." Su Zhen Tian furrowed his brow, puzzled: "Could something unexpected have happened?"

  "It's absolutely impossible. Chen Huan, Chen Suo's younger brother, has already been expelled to the Longming Peak of the Liuyun Sword Sect and is now a lowly laborer. It would be easy for Zhen Er to capture him, so how could anything unexpected happen?" Su Lingfeng shook his head repeatedly.

  Just then, Su Jiao rushed in hastily. Her usual calm and composed face was now covered with a layer of frost. She didn't even bother to greet her father and the elder, but instead directly said: "A disciple from the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect came just now and helped Brother bring a message jade strip."

  Su Zhen Tian and Su Ling Feng exchanged a glance, and their hearts suddenly sank.

  Su Chan was the closed-door disciple of Ling Du Old Ancestor, and normally, letting someone else do a task and bring back some things would be reasonable. However, last night's matter was an absolute secret, yet he didn't go himself, instead entrusting someone to deliver a transmission jade slip, could it be that something unexpected happened?

  "What does Yu Jian say?" Su Zhen Tian took a deep breath, suppressing the annoyance in his heart, and said slowly.

  "My brother said..." Su Jiao's expression changed, and after a long time, she said bitterly: "He said that Chen Huan is the personal disciple of Wen Xuan Zhenren, because of this matter, he has been punished by Wen Xuan Zhenren."

  Hear about Xuan Zhen True Man?!!

  Su Zhen Tian took a deep breath, as the master of one of the six major families in Longyuan City, the Su family, he knew more about what was going on inside Liuyun Sword Sect than ordinary people did, and even some things that Liuyun Sword Sect itself didn't know, he also knew.

  According to him, Wen Xuan was a true immortal of the Netherworld, whose terrifying strength made even Lingdu Old Ancestor address him as "Shifu" when they met. Due to his long-term seclusion in the back mountain, his reputation was not as great as that of Lingdu Old Ancestor, but whoever dared to underestimate him would be greatly mistaken.

  "Zen'er said... Is that Chen Huan the disciple of Wen Xuan Zhenren?" Su Lingfeng couldn't help but disbelieve, muttering to himself.

  Although he was a high-ranking elder of the Su family, his cultivation was still wandering in the Two Instruments Golden Elixir realm, only one step away from advancing to the Nirvana realm. However, even if he advanced to the Nirvana realm, he would still be one major realm behind Xun Xuanguang. When he heard that Chen Huan had actually become a disciple of such a great figure, his shock was imaginable.

  "It should be so, otherwise Zhen Er would have brought Chen Huan back last night." At this moment, Su Zhen Tian suddenly became thoroughly calm and slowly said: "In that case, our plan to use Chen Huan to lure out his brother Chen Yu may not work after all."

  "Damn it! Not only is it not feasible, but if we kill his brother, that Chen Huan kid will surely fly into a rage and beg Xun Xuanyi to take action. Our Su family won't be able to withstand it!" Su Lingfeng shouted loudly.

  "Hmph, can't hold on?" Su Zhen Tian's lips curled up in a cold smile as he said in a sinister tone: "Great Elder. You may not know yet, but our Ancestor has already advanced to the Realm of Hades some days ago and is now a True Person of Hades. Moreover, he has grasped the essence of that thing and can rival Heavenly Mystery True Person. As long as our Ancestor makes a move, Heavenly Mystery will be powerless against us."

  "Ancestor... has become a true immortal? And also figured out... the mystery of that thing?" Su Lingfeng seemed to recall something frightening, and fell into deep thought.

  "Jiao'er, what else did your brother say?" Su Zhen Tian cast his gaze towards Su Jiao.

  Su Jiao took a deep breath and said, "My brother said that Chen Huan will also participate in the Dragon List Great Comparison, so he suggested that Father take action at that time, which is undoubtedly the best opportunity to kill him. And as far as I know, Chen Xiao has also participated in the Dragon List Great Comparison. In this way, perhaps we can take advantage of this opportunity to kill both brothers."

  "Not bad, I was thinking the same thing." Su Zhen Tian nodded and said: "The Hidden Dragon Ranking Competition, all disciples will be sent into the Floating Tower for trial, outsiders can't intervene at all. As long as my Su family's participating disciples gather together, we'll definitely be able to kill these two brothers."

  "It's true, the Floating Trial Tower is a world of its own. Unless you crush the transmission jade symbol in your hand, it's impossible to be transmitted out." Su Lingfeng said gloomily: "We only need to take advantage of the time before his two brothers crush the jade symbol, and kill the two of them. Who can say anything? Every time the Hidden Dragon List competition is held, there are many casualties among the disciples."

  "However, if we can't kill the two of them before they crush the jade token to send a message, won't it be impossible to get another chance to eliminate them?" Su Jiao frowned and said.

  "Don't worry, the Hidden Dragon Ranking Competition is jointly organized by various major forces, and our Su family is also one of them. It's easy to manipulate the transmission jade symbols of his two brothers."

  Su Zhen Tian's face flashed with a fierce and ruthless color: "Dare to kill one of my Su family's two-instrument golden elixir realm elders and six yellow court great repairers, if I don't destroy these two brothers, how can my Su family stay in Longquan City?"

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  Chen Yao returned to the Qingyu Courtyard arranged by Duanmu Ze, only to see Du Qingxi and three others already waiting for him. Upon inquiry, he learned that they too would be participating in this year's Qianlong Ranking Competition. During this period before the competition, they had to close their doors and focus on their cultivation at home, so they didn't have time to take Chen Yao sightseeing around Longyuan City.

  This was in line with Chen Xiao's intentions, after all, he also wanted to take this opportunity to cultivate himself well and prepare for the Hidden Dragon Ranking competition. As for strolling around Longyuan City, it was a leisurely matter that could be done at any time, and there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

  They chatted for a while about things to note and rules for the Hidden Dragon Ranking competition, and before long, Du Qingxi and the other two left.

  Chen Xiao didn't delay any longer, sat cross-legged on the bed and was about to start cultivating, but furrowed his brow and stopped.

  "Now that my Qi refinement has just advanced to the Purple Mansion Six Star Realm, and my body refinement has also just advanced to the second level of the Purple Mansion, it's clear that I won't be able to advance another realm in just half a month. It seems that rather than wasting this time, I might as well focus on tempering my martial skills."

  "And now, the means I have to deal with my enemies are only the Xuanming Flying Swords forming the Yinfeng Liuguang Sword Array, the Dazhuan Wind and Sword, and the Stardust Great Hand Seal. The Stardust Great Hand Seal is my trump card, it's better not to reveal it unless necessary..."

  Chen Xiao was deep in thought.

  The Dragon List Grand Comparison is a grand event in the entire Southern Border cultivation world, where geniuses gather and masters are numerous. People like Lin Shaoyi and Tang Xu, who were defeated by Chen Xiang at Juxianlou, are only among the best of the external cultivators, but compared to the talents from the eight major sects, three universities, and six major families, they are clearly a notch lower.

  Just now, Du Qingxi and three others chatted casually, Chen Tang learned about many talented figures participating in this Hidden Dragon Ranking competition, such as Qiu Leng of the Qingyang Gate known as "Void Sword", Fei Lengcui, a true disciple of the Liuyun Jianzong, Luo Xiu, a true disciple of the Xinghong Valley...

  These young geniuses, with cultivation levels mostly around the eighth level of the Purple Mansion, possess extraordinary talents and exceptional comprehension abilities. Their methods are also uniquely effective, transcending the ordinary, and they are all key figures being heavily cultivated within their respective sects.

  They participated in the Dragon Ranking Competition, what they were after was to make a name for themselves, to spread their fame throughout the southern borders, and thus gain more favor and support from their sect.

  In fact, all the young people who participated in the Dragon Ranking Competition had this idea, taking this competition as a stepping stone for their life, yearning to soar into the sky and make a name for themselves.

  As for these, Chen Xiao didn't care about them, but he had to take seriously the young and talented individuals who participated in the Grand Competition. After all, he was no longer fighting just for himself, but also shouldering the responsibility of taking care of his younger brother.

  Younger brother Chen Hao participated in the Dragon Ranking Competition, originally Chen Tang didn't have to worry about it, after all his younger brother was a disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect, even if he was eliminated, he wouldn't suffer any harm.

  But now it's different, because the existence of this enemy Su family makes Chen Yu vaguely feel that this time's Hidden Dragon List competition will not be as simple as a game for his brother and himself.

  "The Su family probably already knows that my brother has joined the door of Wen Xuan Zhenren, but every time in the hidden dragon list competition, some disciples will be injured. If the Su family takes this opportunity to ambush me and my brother, it would be very dangerous..."

  Chen Yu took a deep breath, shook his head and drove the distracting thoughts out of his mind. When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it up. Thinking too much is useless.

  Wow!

  Fifty-six top-grade flying swords with a strong spiritual aura landed on the ground in front of him, Chen Tai recalled the second layer of the Xuan Feng Liu Guang sword array in his mind, and immediately picked up one of the flying swords, pierced his finger, and began to draw talismans on the surface of the flying sword with fresh blood.

  Not bad, he wants to refine all 56 flying swords and combine them with his own 8 Xuanming flying swords to make a total of 64, to cultivate the second level of the Wind Flowing Light Sword Array!

  His current divine soul power, after yesterday's transformation, has reached the level of divine thought, and is not inferior to that of a Two Instruments Golden Elixir cultivator. He can barely control the sixty-four flying swords.

  However, the consumption of true yuan is likely to become extremely terrifying.

  After all, among these sixty-four flying swords, eight of them are top-grade yellow-tier, and the remaining fifty-six are also high-quality yellow-tier. To display the second layer of the Wind Flowing Light Sword Array, how could the consumption of true yuan be less?

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  PS: It's too painful, Kaven's is so fierce, it's simply worse than death.