Chapter two hundred and sixty fourth competition and fate
"Brother Luo, walk slowly, the young master asked Lu to give you these two things.
The young master said that the jade slip contains the results of what Brother Luo entrusted last time, and this token can command the low-level disciples of Xing Palace to facilitate the two of you on the island."
After handing the things to Luo Hong, Lu Zhengyi hurriedly cupped his hands and said:
"Lu has something important to do, so I won't bother you any more. Please excuse me."
After saying that, Lu Zhengyi rose into the sky and turned into a ray of light and flew away.
What was asked last time?
Luo Hong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly showed a look of surprise.
"Oops, I almost forgot."
Luo Hong caressed his forehead. Over the past ten years, he had been too busy taking care of himself and had completely forgotten about his female apprentice.
If Ling Yuling hadn't reminded him like this, he would have never thought of it.
"Senior brother, what did you forget? Will it affect our plan?"
Han Li suddenly became nervous and asked with a frown.
"Junior brother, don't be nervous. Brother Wei has never told you that decades ago, brother Wei took on a disciple on a whim.
However, when I was in retreat some time ago, my disciple disappeared inexplicably, so I asked fellow Taoist Ling to help with the investigation.
Let’s see the results.”
As Luo Hong spoke, he put the jade slip to his forehead and read the contents with his spiritual consciousness. A strange smile soon appeared on his face.
"Senior brother, do you have any questions?"
Han Li knew very well that his senior brother was actually very arrogant and that anyone he could choose to take on as his disciple must be an extraordinary person, so he was very interested in him.
"My apprentice is really stupid. He can't tell whether he is an enemy or a friend."
Luo Hong shook his head and smiled. It turns out that Fan Mengyi is indeed on Nanli Island, and Ling Yuling has also found her.
But when the Xing Palace monk came to her in the name of Zhuo Bufan, she denied it so hard that Ling Yuling was not sure whether she had found the wrong person. After all, there are cases where people have the same name.
After returning, Ling Yuling had to organize the attack on the Counter Star Alliance and was busy with many things every day, so she just let people keep an eye on Fan Mengyi secretly for further investigation in the future.
As for the logic of Fan Mengyi's actions, Luo Hong immediately knew that he must have always said that he had many enemies, which made her mistakenly think that those Star Palace monks were here to seek revenge. So she strongly denied it.
However, she didn't think about it later. If she really had a grudge, how could the other party stop it just based on her words?
This girl thought she had concealed it, and then she practiced on the island with peace of mind until today.
"Junior brother, if nothing happens, I will go with my brother to see my incompetent disciple."
"Junior brother has exactly what he means."
There was no need to rush the teleportation formation, and Han Li was worried and uncomfortable when he calmed down, so he might as well find something to do.
...
On Nanli Island, on the eastern edge of the island, at the foot of a green mountain more than a hundred feet high, two groups of monks were confronting each other.
Not far away, there were many monks watching the fun, either standing on the treetops or hanging in the air.
Most of these monks were in the Qi Refining stage, and few were in the Foundation-building stage. The two groups of monks being watched had different costumes, and they obviously belonged to two sects. Although there were only a dozen or so of each, half of them were monks in the Foundation-building stage.
"Fang Yin! Why are you the only ones here? Where is Senior Liu?!"
Gongsunyu, who had white temples and a pale face, took a step forward, frowned, and asked loudly.
"Gongsun Yu, just give up, Uncle Liu will never see you!
If you hand over Lingshan as early as possible, you can save yourself the pain of suffering!"
Fang Yin spoke mercilessly while releasing his own mana aura in the late stage of foundation building to suppress the Qingling Sect monks.
Decades have passed, and Gongsun Yu, who was originally in the middle stage of foundation building, not only did not make any further progress, but actually regressed, so that no one in Qingling Sect can rival Fang Yin in terms of cultivation.
As a result, morale suddenly weakened.
The Qi Refining Stage disciples behind Gongsun Yu and others couldn't help but look at each other and whisper to each other because they were new disciples.
"Father, it seems that the Huajian sect is determined to devour us. Now I am afraid that the only way left is to fight!"
Gongsun Xingnai is the daughter of Gongsun Yu. She is only twenty years old but has already reached the early stages of foundation building. She can be said to be the person who has cultivated the fastest since the Qingling Sect was established.
Before coming, Gongsun Yu had guessed that today's events would probably end in a fight. When he heard his daughter's indignant suggestion, he nodded and looked at the arrogant Fang Yin and said:
"Fang Yin! Since you Huajian sect doesn't talk about past feelings, then just follow the rules.
Don’t expect us to hand over Qingling Sect’s foundation!”
"If you don't understand current affairs, what qualifications does your Qingling Sect have to compete with our Huajian Sect? Can you gather together ten foundation-building monks?!"
Fang Yin smiled disdainfully, waved his hand, and the nine foundation-building junior brothers behind him took a step forward, intending to overwhelm the Qingling Sect with their momentum.
"Hmph! The rules of the competition don't say that ten people must enter the field. I can pick three of you weak-footed shrimps from the Huajian sect! Whoever comes first!"
Gongsun Xing was young and energetic, and couldn't bear to be provoked the most. He jumped out and said provocatively.
"You are a yellow-haired girl, but you have some talent. I really thought that anyone would give in to you like Gongsun Yu did!"
Fang Yin was extremely angry and laughed. After scolding Gongsun Xing, his expression suddenly changed and he smiled and said to the Xing Palace disciples on the side:
"Brother Huang, I'll ask you to be a witness to this fight."
"It's so strange for you people. Since you have decided to fight, why are you talking so much about the scene? Start quickly."
The Xing Gong disciple named Huang said impatiently, thinking about the elixir being warmed in the furnace.
Just when the competition was about to begin, no one knew that there were two monks in the late stage of elixir formation hanging above their heads, hiding behind the clouds and concentrating their breath.
"My little friend, may I ask where the rules of this competition come from?"
The visitors were none other than Luo Hong and Han Li, and they were accompanied by a Star Palace disciple who was in the late stage of Qi training.
This person was arranged by Ling Yuling to secretly pay attention to Fan Mengyi's movements.
At this time Luo Hong asked. Although this Star Palace disciple had never seen Luo Hong, the Young Master's token in his hand could not be faked, so he immediately replied respectfully:
"The competition is a rule set by the young master. The sects that used to be spread all over the sea outside Qiyuan, as long as they have not been wiped out, are now gathered on Nanli Island.
Although this island is large, it cannot accommodate so many sects, so the young master decided to solve the disputes between the various sects by having a point-to-point competition between the foundation disciples.
After all, our human monks are currently weak, and our high-level combat power above the core level cannot be lost to internal friction."
"So it turns out that this is a way to weaken the conflict. As long as these small sects are allowed to annex each other in this way, the situation in Nanli Island will be stabilized before long."
Luo Hong nodded. From an objective point of view, there was nothing wrong with Ling Yuling's behavior. However, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Old Demon Han had a different look on his face, so he asked:
"Junior Brother Han, did you find someone you care about in the crowd?"
Han Li was stunned for a moment, then smiled sadly:
"I originally wanted to come here to meet my senior brother's disciples, but I didn't expect to meet someone who is destined to be my senior brother's friend first.
I thought we would never see each other again in this life, but unexpectedly we met again so soon, fate is really a wonderful thing."
"Haha, the girl who went to war with the Qingling Sect is indeed very cute. Could it be that she is my junior brother's romantic debt?"
Luo Hong thought for a moment and recalled that Old Mo Han did have an interesting relationship with the Qingling Sect, and couldn't help but joke.
"Ahem, senior brother misunderstood, I..."
Han Li's face turned red and he didn't know how to explain it. If he said that he was collecting the furnace cauldron as a test, would senior brother believe it?