After three rounds of drinking, several people at the table started to get a little tipsy.
At the wine table, everyone was laughing and laughing, not as lifeless as before.
Over the years, heaven has been very different from the past. The Jade Emperor's inaction and the shortage of treasury money have caused the gods above the nine heavens to complain endlessly. Many gods in the heaven have left the lower realm of heaven to find another way of life.
Only the Eight Immortals still abide by their own rules and stick to their positions.
Today is the most enjoyable time the Eight Immortals have had in drinking in hundreds of years.
Holding the wine glass, Tieguai Li approached Qin Tian and hooked his shoulder.
"Come on, debt collector, let me toast you. If it weren't for you, Lan Caihe would have left our Eight Immortals today."
When Zhang Guolao saw this, he was so frightened that he almost woke up from drinking. He quickly grabbed the other person and said, "Tieguai Li, look at what you are like, how can you be so rude to the debt collector!"
Normally, Tieguai Li wouldn't dare to be so insignificant. Seeing Qin Tian is like a mouse seeing a cat. How dare he put his arms around Qin Tian? He must have drank a lot.
"It's okay. I'm happy today. There are so many rules." Qin Tian waved his hand, picked up the wine glass on the table and had a drink with Tieguai Li.
"Hahaha, it's so refreshing to collect debt!"
Tieguai Li stood up and complained to Zhang Guolao, "It's not like you. You know this rule and that rule every day. Only us Eight Immortals live in such a constrained way."
"Isn't this just to make our stay in heaven more comfortable? How come I don't know that I am a king even after drinking some wine!"
Zhang Guolao rolled his eyes at Tieguai Li angrily, with some resentment in his heart.
As the eldest and most senior person among the Eight Immortals, Zhang Guolao naturally had to make plans for the Eight Immortals.
The Eight Immortals do not have a solid background like Zhu Jue, nor do they have strong strength like Yang Jian.
For example, those Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, Li Jing, and Nezha who had no backing and little strength were not squeezed by the Jade Emperor.
If the Dragon King of the Four Seas hadn't brought along his family and thousands of ethnic groups behind him, he might have joined Qin Tian like Li Jing and Nezha.
If Zhang Guolao hadn't been cautious these years, the Eight Immortals would have been squeezed out by the Jade Emperor long ago, and not even the dregs would be left.
Zhang Guolao lived a tight life.
Hearing this, the other Eight Immortals also lowered their heads, showing expressions that were difficult to explain.
Lan Caihe's incident allowed the Eight Immortals to see clearly the true face of the Jade Emperor. No matter how cautious the Eight Immortals were, they still couldn't get rid of the fact that they were squeezed by him.
"You can laugh a few times in your life, but you have to get drunk when you have a drunken fight. It's rare for us to have a debt collector as our guest, but we always look sad."
At this time, Han Xiangzi came forward with a wine glass, raised his glass and said, "We should drink happily!"
"What Han Xiangzi said is, let's drink!" Tieguai Li patted his thigh and filled the wine glass.
"Everyone, it's hard to enjoy yourself today, why don't we come and have a discussion?"
At this moment, He Xiangu came forward with a glass of wine in her hands and made a suggestion with her eyes at a few people.
Tieguai Li followed He Xiangu's eyes and glanced at Lu Dongbin, then at Qin Tian, and immediately understood.
"Yes, yes, Zhang Guolao just said that I can't tell the difference between the king and the king. Today we are going to compete and see who is the leader of our Eight Immortals."
"Come on, Zhang Guolao, let's fight with two moves!"
As he spoke, Tieguai Li forcibly pulled Zhang Guolao up from his seat.
Zhang Guolao was reluctantly dragged to his feet and said, "Why are you so crazy when you're so drunk? Why do you have to fight when you're so drunk?"
Tieguai Li winked at Zhang Guolao, pointed at Qin Tian and then at Lu Dongbin.
Zhang Guolao understood immediately, pretended to be aggressive, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Isn't it just a competition? Let's see if I don't discount your other leg today!"
As he spoke, Zhang Guolao took out the paper donkey he had just repaired and rushed towards Tieguai Li with a finger.
The paper donkey is running rampant, menacing and has the potential of thunder.
Tieguai Li looked at the aggressive paper donkey and his drunkenness immediately dissipated. He kicked off his body with one foot and jumped up from the ground, avoiding the paper donkey's attack.
With a bang, the wine table behind him was smashed into pieces by the paper donkey, and the dishes and wine on the table were scattered all over the floor.
Tieguai Li couldn't help but feel pity when he looked at the fine wine and delicacies scattered all over the floor. He turned around and cursed at the other party, "You tell me, let's compete. Why are you knocking over the wine table? Let's see what you do!"
After the words fell, Tieguai Li stretched out his hand, took out the golden hoop tied in the bun on the back of his head, and threw it towards Zhang Guolao.
Bang bang bang!
Zhang Guolao rode a three-legged paper donkey upside down and moved around. The golden hoop brushed against his clothes and smashed all the tables, chairs and benches in the hall.
If Zhang Guolao went too far, Tieguai Li went even further.
"You stinky cripple, you said I knocked over the wine table, are you going to demolish our Wanshou Eight Immortals Palace?"
Zhang Guolao pointed at the opponent's nose and cursed angrily. At the same time, he took out the fishing drum in his hand and shot towards Tieguai Li.
Tieguai Li turned several somersaults in the air and rolled out of the hall, but when he landed, his feet were unsteady and he fell to the ground.
With a plop, Tieguai Li fell down hard, and the century-old dust on the blue tile floor was shaken up.
Seeing this scene, everyone
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
"Hahaha... Tieguai Li, it seems you are really old. You can't even do some somersaults!"
Han Zhongli shook the cattail leaf fan in his hand and laughed and joked.
"Tieguai Li, you still said that you want to fight for the title of the Eight Immortals. You can't even beat Zhang Guolao, how can you fight for it?" Even Uncle Cao Guo, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but say.
Zhang Guolao slowly and leisurely rode his paper donkey to the outside of the party committee, stroking his beard and shaking his head, "Brother Tieguai Li, it seems you can't do it either!"
Mr. Tieguai Li blushed, got up from the ground, patted the dust on his body and said, "I drank too much. If it were normal, this head of the Eight Immortals would definitely be mine."
While speaking, he also glanced at Qin Tian.
Qin Tian raised his eyebrows, it was interesting, and it was directed at me.
These two old foxes were winking there as if they were afraid that others wouldn't know.
Also, this Tieguai Li's strength would not make him drunk like this even if he drank a few drinks, let alone a few drinks.
Presumably the fall was intentional.
Today I want to see what these two old foxes are up to.
Tieguai Li seemed to notice Qin Tian's eyes and quickly turned to look at Lu Dongbin to avoid his gaze.
"Brother Lu, what's that...I'm a little too energetic today and I can't beat him. Please help me teach this shameless old guy a lesson!"
"I?"
Lu Dongbin looked confused and a little confused. He never cared about the false reputation of the head of the Eight Immortals. It's not like Tieguai Li didn't know why he wanted to get involved with him.
Compared with the leader of the Eight Immortals, Lu Dongbin now wanted to discuss one or two swordsmanship with Qin Tian.
But because he was not familiar with Qin Tian, Lu Dongbin was embarrassed to step forward.
"Oh, why don't you understand!"
Tieguai Li looked like he hated that iron could not become steel. He pulled Lu Dongbin and whispered a few words in his ear. Lu Dongbin's eyes lit up, but then he felt unsure, "Is this possible?"
"How will you know if you don't try!"
Tieguai Li half-pushed Lu Dongbin up, and said angrily to Zhang Guolao, "Let Brother Lu take my place now, you just wait to be beaten to the ground!"
The other party spoke with such force that he thought he was speaking harshly on his behalf.
Zhang Guolao laughed and scoffed, "Although Brother Lu's swordsmanship is superb, it is not impossible to crack. I have been with Brother Lu day and night for so long, is it possible that I will lose to Brother Lu?"
"Stop talking nonsense and take action!"
Tieguai Li gave an order, and Lu Dongbin sacrificed his magical weapon, the Chunyang Sword.
The long sword was unsheathed and a white light flashed. Just when Lu Dongbin was about to make a move, Zhang Guolao quickly stretched out his hand to stop him, "Hey, wait a minute!"
"What? Are you scared?"
Tieguai Li said proudly.
"We, the Eight Immortals, have been together day and night, and we have already become familiar with each other's tricks. If we really want to compete, I'm afraid we won't be able to compete for three days and three nights."
"Besides, even if we can withstand our own attacks, the Wanshou Eight Immortals Palace cannot withstand it."
Zhang Guolao spread his hands and explained with a bitter look on his face.
Just now, I just tried my skills with Tieguai Li Xiao, and it was okay to destroy a few dishes, but I almost destroyed the entire hall.
This Wanshou Eight Immortals Palace is a palace given to the Eight Immortals by the Jade Emperor. If it is destroyed, the Eight Immortals may not be able to afford the compensation even if they sell it.
"But... how can you compete with others without using real skills?" Tieguai Li glanced at Lu Dongbin with concern.
The Wanshou Eight Immortals Palace is certainly important, but if we don't put in all our efforts, wouldn't all the effort to invite Qin Tian and plan this competition be in vain?
"Otherwise, so be it."
At this moment, He Xiangu stood up and waved her hands to create a ring in the huge courtyard. At the four corners of the ring were four talismans, forming a huge barrier that enveloped the entire ring.
"Why don't we use our souls to compete in this arena? This barrier can block all the power generated in the arena. This way, we not only don't have to worry about damaging the Wanshou Eight Immortals Palace, but we can also take action with confidence."
Qin Tian had seen this form of competition before, when he was choosing Marshal Tianpeng.
At that time, Shaoxuan and Tuoba Fuyao used this method to compete and decide the winner.
Zhang Guolao heard this and nodded, "It's okay, then let me try Brother Lu's skills for everyone first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Guolao pinched his fingers to seal the Yuan Shen out of his body and entered the barrier.
Within the barrier, Zhang Guolao's soul was shrunk a hundred times, and was as small as a grain of sand in the huge barrier.
Not only was the soul shrunk a hundred times, but the power it unleashed was also the same.
The reason for doing this is to weaken the huge energy generated within the barrier.
Fortunately, everyone present is an immortal cultivator, and their senses are extremely sharp. Not to mention being reduced a hundred times, they can still see clearly even if they are reduced a thousand times.
Lu Dongbin stopped talking nonsense and jumped into the barrier with a leap of spirit.
"Zhang Guolao, I'm offended!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Dongbin's eyes flashed, turning into an aurora and shooting towards Zhang Guolao.
The opponent's speed was so fast that Qin Tian couldn't see the opponent's movements clearly.
Before Qin Tian could clearly see what was happening inside the barrier, there was a roar inside the barrier, and Zhang Guolao flew out like a kite with its string broken.
"So fast!"
Even Zhang Guolao couldn't help but admire in his heart, and controlled the paper donkey to hit Lu Dongbin.
Among the Eight Immortals, Tieguai Li has the most seniority and strength, Han Zhongli ranks second as Lu Dongbin's master, and Zhang Guolao, although the oldest, also ranks third among the Eight Immortals.
Lu Dongbin, who is famous as a swordsman, only ranked fourth.
However, this is a ranking that has lasted for thousands of years. In the course of thousands of years, Lu Dongbin's swordsmanship has already become unparalleled. Even Han Zhongli may not be Lu Dongbin's opponent.
"Apparition!"
Lu Dongbin shouted loudly, and a sword beam passed through Zhang Guolao's paper donkey.
Hiss—!
In just a moment, Lu Dongbin turned Zhang Guolao's paper donkey into pieces, and then the figure disappeared from the place, and more than a dozen afterimages appeared in the sky.
"Is this Lu Dongbin's transformation?"
Qin Tian couldn't help being shocked in his heart.
When he was at the Cape of the Sea, Wang Fu used this trick to change his body and caused Qin Tian a lot of trouble.
Wang Fu learned his transformation skills from Lu Dongbin.
Today, I was able to see Lu Dongbin's apparation, and I realized that Wang Fu couldn't even compare to one of his fingers.
Wang Fu's transformation could leave at most one afterimage in his original position, but Lu Dongbin could leave more than a dozen afterimages on all the routes he took.
This scene is as shocking as a shadow clone.
Here, before Qin Tian could wake up from the shock, a violent roar erupted in the barrier, and dozens of afterimages dissipated instantly.
I saw Zhang Guolao and Lu Dongbin stepping on the void, palms facing each other, competing for their own Qi.
"As expected of Zhang Guolao, he can even find Brother Lu's true identity!"
Tieguai Li couldn't help but shake his head in praise.
Lu Dongbin drew his sword extremely fast and could kill someone in milliseconds.
It would be extremely difficult to find Lu Dongbin's true identity among dozens of afterimages in such a short period of time.
If he was wrong, Lu Dongbin's sword would fall on Zhang Guolao's spirit.
Even though this is a one-and-done competition, there are still dangers.
It can only be said that the reason why Zhang Guolao was able to take over Lu Dongbin's move was entirely due to the mutual understanding he had gotten along with each other day and night, and he already knew each other's moves very well.
But even so, Zhang Guolao still couldn't get any advantage from Lu Dongbin.
If you want to win in this barrier, it's not enough to rely solely on tricks. You must rely on your own level of energy to decide the outcome.
boom--!
Suddenly, an astonishing roar erupted within the barrier, and even the blue brick floor beneath the feet of several people could not stop shaking.
The two people's continuous output of infuriating energy collided, causing a huge impact.
Thump thump thump——!
Zhang Guolao's soul was rushed out of the barrier and returned to his body, and his body took several steps backwards.
"Zhang Guolao, are you okay?" Lan Caihe stepped forward and quickly supported him, asking with concern.
Zhang Guolao covered his chest and shook his head with an ugly expression, "I'm fine."
Although he said he was fine, his expression told everyone that the other party could not be fine.
Lu Dongbin's palm just now exploded with all his power. Even if the power was weakened a hundred times within the barrier, Zhang Guolao still took it firmly.
Injuries to the soul are more serious than injuries to the body.
"Sorry, I didn't stop you for a while. Are you okay, Zhang Guolao?"
Lu Dongbin asked with a guilty look on his face.
"Haha!" Zhang Guolao waved his hand and said, "What can happen to me? I'll just adjust my breathing for a while and I'll be fine. You don't have to worry about me."
"Hahaha... Okay, it seems that the head of our Eight Immortals is not Brother Lu."
Tieguai Li happily stroked his beard and said.
"Hasn't Han Zhongli not taken action yet?" Qin Tian asked in confusion.
He had just watched a competition, and it ended just as he was in high spirits. Qin Tian still had some unfinished thoughts, pointing to Han Zhongli to compete with Lu Dongbin again.
I'd also like to take this opportunity to learn Lu Dongbin's form-changing technique.
"I don't have to. I already lost to my disciple yesterday. There is no need for me to show my shame in front of the debt collector today."
Han Zhongli cupped his hands with a humble look on his face.
At this moment, Tieguai Li came up with an ulterior motive, smiled flatteringly, stretched out his hand in a gesture of invitation and said, "Debt collector, if you haven't seen enough, why don't you go in and spar with Brother Lu yourself?"
When he heard this, Lu Dongbin's eyes sparkled with stars, and he looked at Qin Tian expectantly.
Qin Tian looked at Tieguai Li defensively and asked, "You don't have any conspiracy waiting for me, do you?"
Tieguai Li waved his hands repeatedly, a look of panic flashed under his eyes, fearing that Qin Tian would see through him
That little thought.
"How could it be? We Eight Immortals know very well what you are capable of in collecting debts. How dare you try to do anything in front of you? You haven't seen enough of this, so I thought of asking you to collect debts in person. Wouldn't this be better?
"
Qin Tian narrowed his eyes suspiciously, not believing it at all.
But after thinking about it, I don’t have to worry even if the Eight Immortals have any intentions. At least four or five of the eight here are my ‘borrowers’, so I don’t have to worry at all.
"Debt Collectors, I have always wanted to discuss with the Debt Collectors, so I would like to ask the Debt Collectors to do it." Lu Dongbin clasped his fists and begged with a pleading look.
Qin Tian nodded and agreed without thinking too much.
"Okay, then I'd rather be respectful than obey."
It just so happened that Qin Tian wanted to take the opportunity to learn Lu Dongbin's Apparition, but after all, he couldn't be immersed in the battle by watching the battle. Only by participating in the battle could he learn faster.
Immediately, Qin Tian entered meditation mode and stripped his soul from his body.
The Eight Immortals were stunned for a moment when they saw Qin Tian Yuan Shen leaving his body.
"The debt collection caused this soul to leave the body...it's really a bit..." Tieguai Li thought for a long time but couldn't think of any words to praise Qin Tian.
"Some...unpretentious?" He Xiangu replied blankly.
"Could it be said that today's masters like to have their souls leave their bodies like this?" Zhang Guolao stroked his beard and asked, puzzled.
Unlike Lu Dongbin and Zhang Guolao, Qin Tian's soul leaving the body was not as majestic as theirs, it was more like the soul floating away from the body after death.
There is no way, Qin Tian is not very good at practicing the Eight-nine Mysterious Techniques, but he is already good at being able to release his soul from the body.
After entering the barrier, Qin Tian really felt that his power was weakening with the size of his soul.
It was precisely because of entering the barrier that Qin Tiancai realized how powerful Zhang Guolao and Lu Dongbin were to cause such a big sensation in the barrier.
With Qin Tian's own ability, if he wanted to create such a sensation as the two of them, a thousand Qin Tian might not be enough.
It is enough to show how terrifying the strength of Lu Dongbin in front of him must be. He was able to push Zhang Guolao's soul out of the barrier and caused such a big sensation.
But even so, Qin Tian didn't show the slightest bit of timidity, instead he was a little excited.
To be able to compete with such a master of swordsmanship is an opportunity that no one can ask for.
Qin Tian stretched out his hand and took out the Dragon Sword, intending to fight it with his true strength.
Seeing Qin Tian sacrificing the sword, Lu Dongbin looked more serious than ever before, and his right hand holding the Chunyang sword could not help but tremble.
Similarly, Lu Dongbin was extremely excited to be able to compete with Qin Tian.
"The debt collector is offended."
After the words fell, Lu Dongbin's figure flashed, leaving an afterimage on the spot. As the opponent's figure moved, afterimages appeared one after another on the movement trajectory.
"So ruthless? Do you use a trick as soon as you start?"
Outside the barrier, Tieguai Li couldn't help but exclaimed.
"How can we do it if we don't use special tricks? This is a debt collector!" Zhang Guolao replied.
"That's right." Tieguai Li nodded in agreement.
As he spoke, Lu Dongbin's figure had already condensed above Qin Tian, and a long sword burst out with a dazzling sword light and pointed directly at the opponent.
"Up there!"
Qin Tian used the Chaos Qi to enhance all his senses, and the sound of the long sword piercing the air made him immediately discover Lu Dongbin's figure.
But even though Qin Tian already knew where the other party was, he was still not as fast as the other party.
Qin Tian had just raised the Dragon Sword, and the opponent's Pure Yang Sword had already arrived in front of Qin Tian, and he had no time to dodge.
boom!
The next second, after the sound of weapons clashing, Qin Tian flew backwards like a cannonball.
"???"
"!!!"
"..."
Outside the barrier, the seven people looked at this scene with their mouths agape and shocked. They couldn't believe that the one who flew out was Qin Tian.
"When did Brother Lu become so powerful?" Tieguai Li asked in confusion.
Zhang Guolao stroked his beard and said meaningfully, "I don't think it's that Dong Bin has become stronger, but that the debt collector hasn't used his strength at all."
"Are the debt collectors afraid of hurting Lu Dongbin?" Lan Caihe asked.
"I don't think so. It looks like a debt collector is studying?" Cao Guojiu squinted his eyes, not very sure.
Not only the few people outside the barrier, but also Lu Dongbin noticed the clues. This was not Qin Tian's usual strength.
Could it be that the debt collector thinks that my current strength is not worthy of his true ability?
Lu Dongbin thought this way, and the seriousness in his eyes became a little stronger.
"Debt collector, be careful, I'm going to use all my strength!"
"ah?"
Before Qin Tian could recover, Lu Dongbin had already continuously transformed his afterimages into silver light and shot towards him.
The opponent is coming with menacing force, and the speed is beyond what the naked eye can keep up with.
The last time, Qin Tian accidentally hit and used the Dragon Sword to catch the opponent's attack.
This time the opponent's speed has increased significantly. It is absolutely impossible to rely on luck to stop the opponent.