"By the way, why don't you see Li Xiran and fellow Taoist Li?" Liang Yan asked again.
"I don't know about Xiaomei either. She just arrived here a few days ago and she said she had some personal matters that needed to be dealt with, and she hasn't been seen since."
After hearing this, Liang Yan nodded helplessly. It was clearly this Li Xiran who made the appointment with him in Luohe. Now that he has arrived in Luo City, this Li Xiran has not shown up yet, which is really speechless.
"Since Fellow Daoist Li is not here, could you please ask Miss Xiaomei to clarify my doubts and tell me about the general situation of this competition?"
"Haha, that's natural." Nangong Xiaomei smiled gently and spoke for him in the hall.
It turns out that the Luohe Tournament was organized by the four sects that Liang Yan knew before. A total of 32 monks from 16 sects will participate, and each sect can only send two monks to participate.
The competition is divided into five rounds. In the first round, thirty-two people are divided into sixteen groups, and they fight against each other. The winner advances to the next round. In this cycle, thirty-two people advance to sixteen, sixteen enters eight, and eight enters four.
, four into two.
In the final round, the two victors will determine the first and second place, while the defeated two will determine the third and fourth place. Only the top three monks will receive a Spirit Tempering Pill.
This rule is extremely simple. After Nangong Xiaomei briefly explained it a few words, Liang Yan already understood it.
"It's just strange that Tanshan Sect, as one of the four sects that took the lead in organizing this competition, suddenly announced its withdrawal from the competition some time ago."
Nangong Xiaomei showed a puzzled expression and continued: "There are different opinions on the specific reasons. However, there are rumors. It is said that their founder Fan Tanshan has been missing for half a year. Now the Tanshan Sect is distracted and has closed the mountain gate."
After hearing this, Liang Yan secretly laughed and said to himself: "That's not true. Fan Tanshan was captured alive by Uncle Dog and brought to the Siming Mountain Palace. Now that he is dead and has disappeared, he has long been turned into a cup of loess. I'm afraid the days when Tanshan Sect was domineering and prosperous will be over.
It no longer exists.”
However, it was naturally impossible for him to tell such a secret thing. He just shook his head slightly and said: "Rumors cannot be trusted. Since Tanshan Sect has withdrawn from the competition, there must be other sects taking over, right?"
Nangong Xiaomei glanced at him and said, "Yes, the name of this sect that we temporarily joined is the 'Tiangui Sect'. This sect is quite mysterious. It seems to be a new sect that has just appeared recently."
"Tiangui Sect." Liang Yan shook his head slightly. He didn't know much about these sects at all, and he didn't know anything about the strength of the monks participating in the competition.
"It's just a matter of taking it one step at a time. When the time comes, I'll act according to the circumstances on the field. In short, I must find a way to get this tempering pill." Liang Yan thought to himself.
Now that his supernatural powers have greatly improved, he is quite confident in himself, so he doesn't have too many worries.
"By the way, if Brother Liang has no other place to live, why not stay in our Lingbao Pavilion for a few nights temporarily." At this time, Nangong Xiaomei said again.
"Haha, then it's better for Liang to be respectful than to obey orders!" Liang Yan said with a smile.
When Nangong Xiaomei saw his promise, she immediately clapped her hands, and immediately a maid walked into the garden.
"Take Mr. Liang to your guest room to rest."
"Yes!" The maid agreed, bowed to Liang Yan Yingying, and stretched out her hand in a "please" gesture.
Liang Yan didn't say much, just nodded, followed the maid, and left.
"Sister! Do you think this stinky-faced monster can be in the top three?" Not long after Liang Yan left, Li Xiaosong came out from behind Nangong Xiaomei and asked curiously.
"Disaster!"
Nangong Xiaomei shook her head and said: "I was quite optimistic about him before, but now I know that there are actually many highly capable monks competing this time. Not to mention anything else, the Li Huan just now has already defeated their Zongzong leader.
The practice of the 'Blood Sea Infinite Sword Sutra' has reached the second level, which is really rare among Qi training monks."
"Hey, we've given him the opportunity. It's only his fault that he couldn't seize it!" Li Xiaosong clasped his hands behind his back, looking old-fashioned.
After Liang Yan followed the maid into a side room, he never went out again. Instead, he meditated in the room and practiced his martial arts silently.
There were only a few days left before the Luohe Tournament. He was determined to get the Spirit Tempering Pill, so naturally he didn't want to cause more trouble in the past few days. He only planned to stay in this room to practice his Qi and adjust his condition to the maximum.
good.
That night, while Liang Yan was sitting cross-legged and doing his exercises with his eyes closed, suddenly his ears twitched and his eyes suddenly opened.
"Where are your friends from? Why don't you come in and chat?"
Liang Yan shouted coldly and rushed out of the room immediately.
I saw that the courtyard was completely empty, with not a single person in sight.
However, there is a piece of rice paper floating in the middle of the courtyard, with dots of dots on it, and there seems to be some small words written on it.
Liang Yan pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand, and the rice paper floated leisurely, and finally landed on his hand.
He looked down and saw it written:
"At three o'clock in the morning, there is a saying on the slope ten miles outside the city."
The signature is none other than Li Xiran!
Liang Yan couldn't help but frown slightly after seeing this. In his impression, Li Xiran was a straightforward person.
Since you are here in the middle of the night, why don't you show up to meet me and leave a letter to ask yourself to go outside the city?
"Is there some last resort, or is there something you need my help with?" Liang Yan thought for a while, but could only think of these two possibilities.
"Since she left the letter to me alone, she naturally doesn't want Nangong Xiaomei to know about it. Anyway, since I have benefited from her, I will go out for her today."
With this thought in mind, Liang Yan closed the door with his backhand, and with a tap of his feet, he jumped out of the high wall of Lingbao Pavilion, and then headed out of Luocheng.
Shilipo is not too far from Luocheng. With Liang Yan's foot power, it only takes half an hour. He looked up at the sky and thought to himself: "It's a little earlier than the agreed time, so I'd better be here first."
Just wait a moment."
He sat cross-legged on the spot. Not long after, suddenly a breeze blew, and then a pretty figure arrived as promised.
Liang Yan looked up and saw that this man was dressed in black and carrying a long sword on his back. It was none other than Li Xiran, who had made a pact with him in Luohe back then.
"Fellow Daoist Li, I haven't seen you for half a year. I didn't expect that my cultivation has improved again. It's really gratifying!" Liang Yan stood up, held his hands in front of him and said with a smile.
At this time, Li Xiran's cultivation level has reached the seventh level of Qi training from the sixth level of Qi training half a year ago!
Although he himself is currently at the seventh level of Qi training, it is because the Tianji Pearl absorbed the purple demonic shadow in the forbidden area of Yixing Pavilion, and he has made rapid progress inexplicably.
In contrast, Li Xiran, who practiced normally, was able to advance to the first level within half a year, which shows that his talent is extraordinary.
When Li Xiran heard Liang Yan's compliment, he smiled slightly at first, but then said a little cautiously: "Brother Liang invited me to come here late at night, is there something unspeakable about him?"
As soon as Li Xiran said this, Liang Yan was immediately stunned.
"What! Didn't you invite me here?"
As soon as he said these words, he immediately realized something, and Li Xiran across from him also looked at him with the same look of surprise.
"This situation and this scene seem familiar," Liang Yan thought in his mind.