Chapter 132: Square

  The second update!

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  Pagoda Practice Tower!

  When he saw the white jade pagoda standing between heaven and earth, Chen Xiao's heart also rose with a hint of shock. As far as he knew, this pagoda was self-contained, divided into eight palaces, four images, two instruments, and Taiji four layers. Each layer was a different world. All cultivators participating in the Pudong Dragon List competition would be sent into the pagoda to determine victory or defeat.

  In other words, this floating pagoda trial tower is actually the main battlefield of the Hidden Dragon Ranking Competition.

  It is said that the entire pagoda was originally a legendary fairy instrument, but for some unknown reason, it shattered and lost many of its wonderful uses, leaving only this empty shell.

  However, although it was just an empty shell, no one could take it away. In the end, under the joint efforts of the great powers of Longyuan City, they finally restored the space inside.

  Because of its self-contained world, it was used as a trial ground for testing disciples.

  The Dragon Ranking Competition originated from this.

  At this moment, the area around the Floating Pagoda Trial Tower is crowded with people, and as far as the eye can see, there are dense crowds of people. Fortunately, the space here is vast and empty, so many people gather together, but it doesn't feel crowded at all.

  In front of the precious tower, a huge jade platform had been set up, one hundred zhang long and fifty zhang wide. A magnificent canopy, as if capable of covering the sky and blocking out the sun, was propped up above the jade platform. Clouds and mist spread out from above, with thousands of auspicious vapors and tens of thousands of colorful lights shooting out, precious energy surging towards the heavens.

  This object is a treasure of the Heavenly Rank, transformed from the Six Yang Golden Cauldron Flag. It belongs to Ling Kongzi, the leader of the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect. When one is under it, they feel as if sitting between pine trees and white clouds, unaffected by wind or rain, avoiding cold and heat, reaching the ultimate in mystery.

  At this moment, there were over a dozen majestic men and women sitting on top of the jade stage under the canopy.

  In the central position, an old man in a green robe sat with a hint of a smile at the corner of his lips, warm and jade-like. Between his closed eyelids, there seemed to be a thread of divine light wandering within, giving off an aura of profound mystery.

  The old man in the green shirt is Ling Kongzi, the leader of Liuyun Jianzong, and also a powerful Nirvana cultivator who shakes the southern border!

  On either side of Ling Kongzi were the leaders of the other seven major sects, three universities and six large families. Each had a dignified and majestic aura, with strong breath and deep, profound cultivation.

  One of the women was particularly striking, wearing a fiery red palace dress, with black hair styled in a high bun, a swan-like neck as white as snow, and a face like a jade lotus flower emerging from the water, delicate and smooth, incomparably beautiful. However, her expression was icy cold to the extreme, her phoenix-like eyes scanning the room, like a bolt of lightning splitting the air, and no one dared to meet her gaze.

  She is the leader of one of the eight major sects, the Qinghua Sect, Star Rhythm Lady, who is the only female leader among all the major forces, and her strength is also unfathomable and extremely powerful.

  The masters of the various major forces were all extraordinary, with an aura that transcended the ordinary. The dozen or so people sat upright on the jade platform, silent and unspoken, but the powerful pressure emanating from their bodies was enough to intimidate everyone around them, not a single person daring to make a loud noise.

  When Chen Yu arrived here, the entire treasure tower was surrounded by no less than 100,000 people, and the scene was unprecedentedly grand and shocking.

  If it weren't for the children of various major forces weaving through the crowd, maintaining order on site, the scene would probably be even more crowded and chaotic.

  "Look, over there are the cultivators participating in this Dragon List competition." Du Qingxi pointed to an empty space in front of the jade platform and said clearly.

  Chen Xiao raised his eyes and saw that, indeed, there were already no less than eight thousand people standing on the vast grounds, with both men and women present, all of whom looked extremely young.

  Chen Yu and others also went in that direction without staying in the crowd.

  "Halt, show your token." At the entrance of the vast empty ground, two black-clad sword-carrying Chu Soul Guards stood, and one of them spoke as they saw Chen Yao and the others.

  Chen Xiao immediately took out the token he had received when signing up for the Chu Soul Guard and handed it over.

  "Chen Xiao, Zi Fu Liu Xing, seventeen years old..." The Chu Hun Wei was taken aback for a moment, and a strange gleam flashed in the depths of his eyes. He immediately took out a jade token that had been prepared long ago, along with the command plate, and handed it to Chen Xiao.

  Du Qingxi and the other two also took out a token, different from Chen Xiao's. Their tokens were given by their families from behind. The Chu Soul Guard didn't even look at them and directly handed over three jade symbols to the three of them.

  "Is this jade token the transmission token?" Chen Xiao recalled the rules of the Hidden Dragon Ranking's grand competition. After entering the Floating Tower's trial tower, if one encountered a life-threatening situation, they only needed to crush the jade token and they would be transmitted out. If someone was killed before they could crush the jade token, then it couldn't be blamed on anyone.

  How can there be no casualties in a trial match?

  "In the trial tower, there are eight palaces, four symbols, two instruments and four layers of Taiji. All participating monks will be transmitted into the Eight Palaces boundary, where they will seize a sufficient number of tokens from others to be automatically transmitted into the second layer of Four Symbols boundary, then continue fighting and seizing tokens, advancing in sequence until entering the highest Taiji boundary, where they will fight and persist until only one person remains, who will be the first place winner of the Potential Dragon List competition."

  "What is a sufficient number?"

  "Snatching the token is just a means to drive you to fight, whether or not you can enter the higher levels of the treasure tower depends entirely on your ability to persist until the end. Following previous years' conventions, only two thousand people can advance from the first level, Bajie Boundary, to the second level, Sisi Realm. These two thousand people will then compete again and eliminate nineteen hundred people, leaving one hundred people who can enter the third level, Liuyi Realm. After another round of fighting, only ten people can enter the highest level, Taiji Realm, to decide the final victory or defeat."

  "So that's how it is. Those who can enter the third level are the top 100 of the Hidden Dragon Ranking Competition, and those who can enter the fourth level are the top 10. Then, after fighting to the end, only one person remains, which is the first place of the Hidden Dragon Ranking Competition!"

  "That's not it, but this year's battle is likely to be more intense than in previous years. Haven't you seen how many cultivators are participating in the Dragon List competition this time? There are over 10,000 people! Just entering the first floor of the treasure tower will eliminate over 8,000 people!"

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  Chen Zhuang stood beside the cultivators participating in the Dragon and Tiger List competition, and a murmur of discussion reached his ears. He couldn't help but feel puzzled and asked Duanmu Ze through voice transmission: "As long as we persist until the end, can't we enter the second floor of the Treasure Tower? Why do we need to rush for the command plate?"

  "What if over 10,000 people are together and no one takes action to fight? How can we eliminate the extra people?"

  Du Mu Ze laughed and transmitted his voice: "Rushing for the command plate is a means of driving you to fight, and the more command plates you rush for, even if you are eliminated, you can still get rich rewards from various major forces. In this case, who wouldn't risk their lives to rush for it?

  Chen Xiao finally understood. It was clear that there were two ways to obtain the reward for winning the Qianlong List competition, one of which was to rob the token in exchange. The other way is to win by ranking.

  Ranking in the top 100 will reward you with a large amount of elixirs and skill manuals.

  The top fifty will not only receive a large amount of elixir and kung fu methods, but also powerful treasure rewards.

  Ranked in the top ten, they have already possessed the qualifications of being absorbed as core true disciples by the eight major sects, six major families and three major academies.

  The top three will be taken as closed disciples by the Great Master of Nirvana Realm!

  The first place winner will not only receive a large reward, but can also choose a certain Nirvana Realm Great Master to be their own master!

  "Haha, Chen Xiao, I didn't expect you to be here!"

  Just then, a voice like thunder boomed loudly, accompanied by the sound, in the distance, a young man with a tiger's back and bear's waist strode forward, it was Xie family's little genius, Xie Zhan.

  Behind him, dozens of young men and women followed, wearing dark green shirts with the same emblem on their chests, apparently all children of the Xie family participating in this year's Qianlong List competition.

  The entire Floating Pagoda Trial Tower was originally very quiet due to the presence of the sect masters from various major sects, but Xie Zhan's loud laughter made him extremely conspicuous, and almost instantly, he attracted the attention of everyone present.

  "Chen Xiao?"

  "It was him after all! But isn't it said that the young master of the Xie family has a grudge against Chen Tang?"

  "Hmph, Xie Zhan that guy did it on purpose, just to let everyone see Chen Suo's appearance. You know, the Su family has promised a heavy reward, whoever can defeat Chen Suo in the Floating Tower trial tower will be rewarded with 1 million jin of spiritual liquid and three yellow-grade extreme treasure artifacts!"

  "This is vicious, isn't it just a case of borrowing a knife to kill someone! I'm afraid that as soon as Chen Yao enters the Floating Pagoda Trial Tower, he will be attacked by countless people, and with two fists against four hands, no matter how powerful he is, he will inevitably retreat in defeat."

  "Leave? The Su family must have already prepared to kill Chen Yu, how can he escape? This time, this guy will probably not be able to escape."

  It's not just the people around who are discussing, even the heads of various families on the Jade Platform have cast their eyes on Chen Tai, among them, Su Zhen Tian's face is as gloomy as ever, and the killing intent in his eyes is released without any concealment.

  Su Zhen Tian didn't intend to conceal it either, because Chen Yao had killed the six Huang Ting cultivators of the Su family and a two-instrument Jin Dan cultivator. Now that all major forces in Longyuan City knew about it, what was the point of covering up?

  "Your brother promised that he wouldn't bother me again." Chen Xiao ignored the discussions around him, looking at Xie Zhan's smug smile in front of him, a murderous intent suddenly arose in his heart.

  "Hey, I'm just saying hello." Xie Zhan shrugged and said with an innocent face, "Am I bothering you?"

  Chen Xiao no longer paid attention to this person, and in his heart, he had already secretly planned that when he entered the Floating Tower's trial tower, he would definitely eliminate this guy first. If you don't eradicate the roots of the weeds, there will indeed be endless troubles later on.

  "Are you thinking of making a move on me within the Floating Pagoda's trial? But you'll never get the chance, most people here would rush to kill you and claim the reward from the Su family. Even I am tempted." Xie Zhan said with a sarcastic tone, then he turned around and left with dozens of Xie family disciples behind him, seemingly afraid that others would misunderstand his relationship with Chen Yu and become the target of everyone's attacks.

  "Brother!"

  Just as Xie Zhan left, a cheer erupted. A spirited young man wearing the azure robes of the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect came running over, his face flushed with excitement.

  The young man's eyebrows and eyes were 70-80% similar to Chen Yao, but his temperament was vastly different. Chen Yao was calm as water, floating above the dust, while he was majestic and imposing, with a sharp and fierce aura all over his body, like an unsheathed precious sword, with its blade fully exposed.

  This person is Chen Huo, Chen Yao's younger brother.

  Seeing his younger brother, Chen Xiao's lips curled up with a hint of a smile, but immediately his eyes narrowed, and on his younger brother's body, a faint aura of fire spirit energy was emanating, pure and transparent, vast and majestic, the vitality of his flesh and blood was so strong that it was almost frightening.

  "Your master has already helped you rebuild your body?" Chen Yao exclaimed in surprise.

  "Hmm!" Chen Hao nodded heavily, his face filled with a fierce aura: "Brother, I already know your situation - isn't it just being surrounded by thousands of enemies? I'll fight alongside you, no way we can't take them down."

  "This is your younger brother? What a big tone! Tell me, what level have you cultivated to now?" Du Mu Ze walked forward, smiling and asking.

  Chen Hao glanced at him and ignored him.

  Chen Xiao had to explain on the side: "He is my friend, Du Mu Ze." Then he pointed to Du Qingxi and Song Lin, saying: "They are also. One is Du Qingxi, one is Song Lin."

  "My brother's friend is my friend." Chen Hao nodded and said: "I have cultivated to the seventh layer of the Purple Mansion, and my martial arts cultivation has reached the realm of the Tao. I understand the Haoran Sword Dao."

  Du Mu Ze's body stiffened, and he asked: "How old are you this year?"

  "Is age important?" Chen Hao furrowed his brow, then immediately remembered that this was his brother's friend, and could only reply: "I'm just fifteen this year."

  Du Mu Ze sucked in a breath of cool air and exclaimed: "Freak!"