Chapter 312: Chapter 288: The Surprising Outcome of the Contest (4K)_2
“As the Zhong Zhou grand meeting progresses, the challenges only become tougher, and with numerous experts at every turn, Fairy Xia can only go so far.”
None of the strong contenders from the great states held a favorable view of Xia Ningxue.
Zhang Qinglong was a long-established figure in Zhong Zhou, how could Xia Ningxue, with just a few years of cultivation, hope to defeat a personage like the Sect Master of Dragon Tiger Sect?
Zhang Qinglong’s eyes harbored ill intentions.
The disciple of Lu Changsheng, Shen Xiaoyao, had stolen the spotlight from his son, Zhang Sheng, and he felt compelled to defeat Xia Ningxue to teach Lu Changsheng a lesson.
With a grand gesture, Zhang Qinglong removed his Daoist Robe, revealing his practice attire underneath. The attire and his arms, legs wrapped with strips of high-level Talismans, not lacking eighth, ninth, and even tenth-grade Talismans: “Our Dragon Tiger Sect cultivates the great path of Talismans, you stand no chance against me.”
Xia Ningxue remained unfazed, and with a gesture from her right hand, the Immortal Slaying Sword behind her soared into the sky, a powerful and extreme killing intent pulsing through it, sending shivers down one’s spine.
The Immortal Slaying Sword, true to its name, could slaughter even Immortals!
Upon the sword’s unveiling, the Sect Master of Profound Heaven Sect, Xuanyin Elder, saw a trace of unusual light flicker in his eyes.
When Xia Ningxue unleashed the unnamed swordsmanship of Qingxia Ancient Cave with the Immortal Slaying Sword, even the space itself shook!
Xia Ningxue’s eyes were bright, her white dress pure as snow, her Cold Ice Sword Qi intertwined as if she were a Sword Immortal from the Nine Heavens.
“This is a swordsmanship that surpasses Sacred Tier!”
“Apart from Thousand Swords Manor and Mount Shu, here’s another set of Sacred Tier swordsmanship!”
“A sect from Xia State, hardly noticeable before, actually possesses swordsmanship on par with the Sect-Defending Skills of Thousand Swords Manor, truly inconceivable.”
The strong contestants from the major states were once more shocked, as this Zhong Zhou grand meeting saw the emergence of three sets of Sacred Tier swordsmanship, an unprecedented feat!
Even the people of Inquiry Immortal Pavilion were taken aback, at a loss as to when Xia Ningxue had mastered a set of Sacred Tier swordsmanship, let alone in such astonishing fashion.
This was a peerless swordsmanship that every Sword Cultivator dreamed of mastering!
“Xia Ningxue might not necessarily lose.”
In the cultivation space, Lu Changsheng had sparred with Xia Ningxue more than once using swordsmanship; with her mastery of the Sacred Tier unnamed swordsmanship of Qingxia Ancient Cave, she might not necessarily lose to Zhang Qinglong.
“The two cultivators from Xia State have really taken me by surprise. There’s a chance that Zhang Qinglong could be defeated.”
The Fairy Pavilion Master of Star Pavilion was taken aback by the power displayed by the Pavilion Master of Inquiry Immortal Pavilion.
Everyone watched in breathless anticipation as this earth-shattering showdown unfolded, Xia Ningxue’s sword moves ever-changing, matching Zhang Qinglong, the Sect Master of Dragon Tiger Sect, move for move.
The sword light emitted by the Immortal Slaying Sword posed a threat to Zhang Qinglong, who had achieved Great Accomplishment in the Dragon-Tiger Skill.
Xia Ningxue consumed an Ancestral Dragon Multiplying Pill of the eleventh grade, the brilliance of her sword growing even sharper.
Fueled by the unceasing Spiritual Energy provided by the Ancestral Dragon Multiplying Pill, Xia Ningxue swept aside Zhang Qinglong’s array of Talismans with her supreme swordsmanship.
Sword Qi left numerous bloody gashes on Zhang Qinglong’s body.
Half an hour later, in front of the astonished eyes of Dragon Tiger Sect’s Elders and Disciples, their Sect Master was defeated, panting heavily.
Xia Ningxue’s stunningly beautiful face turned slightly pale.
Although she had nearly exhausted her full strength to defeat the Sect Master of Dragon Tiger Sect, in the end, Xia Ningxue was victorious.
With a flick of her jade-like fingers, the Immortal Slaying Sword returned to its sheath behind her.
There was complete silence among the crowd.
Zhang Qinglong, the second strongest contender in Zhong Zhou, was actually defeated by Xia Ningxue, who had no prior fame!
“For Xia State to have two cultivators reach the top four in the Zhong Zhou grand meeting, it’s beyond imagination.”
“Thousand Swords Manor stopped at top thirty-two, Dragon Tiger Sect at top eight, these two major sects have truly lost face.”
The crowd murmured secretly amongst themselves, still shocked for a long time.
The faces of the Elders and Disciples of Dragon Tiger Sect were ashen, their expressions ugly.
Their Sect Master being defeated by an unknown junior didn’t reflect well on them either.
“Father.”
Zhang Sheng hurriedly went forward to help Zhang Qinglong, who was half-kneeling on the ground.
“I’m fine.”
Zhang Qinglong’s eyes were fierce.
He couldn’t believe that, even having mastered the Sect-Defending Dragon-Tiger Skill to a great extent and having achieved the Dragon-Tiger Divine Body, he was still defeated by Xia Ningxue with the Immortal Slaying Sword.
Moreover, Zhang Qinglong felt humiliated to be defeated under the watchful eyes of the strong contenders from all the major states, leaving in disgrace.
“Zhang Qinglong, I didn’t expect you to lose to a mere woman.”
Sun Jian of Thousand Swords Manor sent a private message to Zhang Qinglong of Dragon Tiger Sect.
“Sun Jian, don’t forget, you stopped at the top thirty-two, even more embarrassing than me.”
“Hmph, now is not the time for infighting between us. Zhang Qinglong, both our Thousand Swords Manor and Dragon Tiger Sect have been brought down by Mount Shu and Inquiry Immortal Pavilion of Xia State. How about our two sects join forces and later go to Xia State to take back our pride?”
Sun Jian’s eyes flashed with murderous intent.
In front of everyone, Lu Changsheng defeated him, filling Sun Jian with hatred towards Lu Changsheng.
He was, after all, the grand master of Thousand Swords Manor.
Zhang Qinglong’s eyes hardened.
He didn’t expect Sun Jian to be so ruthless, failing to defeat Lu Changsheng himself, he actually wanted to use the entire sect’s power to annihilate Mount Shu.
“Mount Shu and Inquiry Immortal Pavilion both have two Unity Realm peak combatants, as well as a group of Supreme Elders. Even Immeasurable Temple might intervene. Our two major sects will also pay a hefty price to eradicate Mount Shu and Inquiry Immortal Pavilion. Allow me to consider it,”
Zhang Qinglong was also harboring a surge of anger.
However, as the sect master of Dragon Tiger Sect, he had to weigh the pros and cons.
Mount Shu and Inquiry Immortal Pavilion’s overall strength was not on par with Thousand Swords Manor and Dragon Tiger Sect, but if both major sects fought desperately, Thousand Swords Manor and Dragon Tiger Sect would, at the very least, lose several or even more than a dozen Unity Realm Supreme Elders.
“Today’s final match will be between our Star Pavilion’s pavilion master and Xuanyin Elder from Profound Heaven Sect,”
A Supreme Elder of Star Pavilion announced the last match.
“Profound Heaven Sect is an unknown sect that has never achieved any significant results in the Zhong Zhou conference. It’s already impressive that Profound Heaven Sect has made it into the top eight. I think they will stop at the quarterfinals.”
“The pavilion master of Star Pavilion is regarded as the strongest in Zhong Zhou. With his strength, he should be able to make it to the finals,”
“Let’s just wait and see.”
All the spectators watching the fight were convinced that the pavilion master of Star Pavilion would ultimately be victorious.
“Those entering the ninth round of the competition are very likely to be Lu Changsheng, Wu Yue, Xia Ningxue, and Tang Wansan,”
Both Sun Jian and Zhang Qinglong, two peerless powerhouses, believed that Pavilion Master Tang Wansan was certain to enter the top four.
Lu Changsheng’s eyebrows were tightly knit.
For some reason, there was a familiar aura about Xuanyin Elder.
“Lu, do you believe the pavilion master of Star Pavilion is no match for Xuanyin Elder?”
Zhao Wuyan saw through Lu Changsheng’s thoughts.
Lu Changsheng said seriously, “It’s hard to say; I can’t see Xuanyin Elder’s true power.”
“Even you, Lu, can’t discern Xuanyin Elder’s cultivation level. What is his background?”
Zhao Wuyan went around gathering information from various sects.
Profound Heaven Sect was nothing more than the sixth-ranked sect in Dan State. Xuanyin Elder, having long been in seclusion and seldom shown himself, had recently emerged to participate in the Zhong Zhou conference, shining brightly and making it into the top eight.
“Finally, we get to witness the power of Star Pavilion’s sect-defending skill, the Great Desolation Art,”
Wu Yue wanted to see the pavilion master of Star Pavilion’s ultimate technique.
Previously, just using his sacred-tier martial techniques, the pavilion master of Star Pavilion had defeated all his opponents.
Xuanyin Elder took the field, leaning on a walking stick. His muddy eyes suddenly turned as deep as black holes, as if seeing through the true form of the pavilion master of Star Pavilion, “Young man, you have good potential, but unfortunately, you’ve met me.”
“What arrogance,”
Pavilion Master Tang Wansan wanted to see through Xuanyin Elder’s cultivation level.
However, Xuanyin Elder had obscured his own aura, and even with Tang Wansan’s realm, he could not determine Xuanyin Elder’s cultivation level.
…
“No, it can’t be!”
“How could this happen!”
Within less than half an hour, all the powerful figures of the various states were shaken.
Both the Supreme Elders and disciples of Star Pavilion, including Tang Ling’er and the Unity Realm woman, turned pale.
Zhong Zhou’s number one powerhouse, Pavilion Master Tang Wansan, was defeated by Xuanyin Elder from Profound Heaven Sect!
“Huff, huff, huff…”
Tang Wansan was gasping for air, and bright red blood trickled down his arm, dropping to the ground, blurring his vision.
In front of him, Xuanyin Elder had only suffered minor injuries, looked relaxed, and seemed to have not yet exerted his full strength.
“Who exactly are you?”
Tang Wansan couldn’t believe it. The sect-defending skill of Star Pavilion, the Great Desolation Art, was unable to inflict serious damage on this man. Instead, he was injured by Xuanyin Elder’s cold energy in his meridians, almost having his cultivation disabled.
“This is the end, Great Profound Yin Finger!”
Xuanyin Elder pointed out, and his finger force pierced through space, penetrating Tang Wansan’s chest!
“Father!”
Tang Ling’er’s face turned pale with fright. Tang Wansan might be killed!