Today's final is held in the Heavenly Palace. The Heavenly Palace is magnificent and spacious, enough to accommodate more than 3,000 people. In the center is a three-foot-long wooden platform. If you are injured and bleeding, you will lose if the sword falls to the ground or falls off the high platform.
Dozens of large red lacquer pillars with gold lines depicting dragons and phoenixes stand in the main hall. It takes two people to hug each other. I don’t know where they came from. It is both spectacular and luxurious, making people feel like they are in a palace.
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This morning is the last round of the martial arts competition. I wonder who will win the final crown?
There should have been ten Taoist priests, but only nine came. Zhang Mingchun from Jingle Palace gave up today's competition.
Master Baiyun's face was a little ugly. A wild man suddenly gave up the competition for the top ten. This would make people gossip, as if it was pressure from Zixiao Tiangong.
"Have you asked? Are you sure you don't want to participate?"
A middle-aged Taoist priest bowed and said: "There is a personal letter from their temple master, and they have indeed given up."
"Okay then! Get ready to draw lots."
"Wait a minute!"
Guo Song suddenly raised his hand and said, "I have something to say."
Everyone's eyes turned to him, and everyone realized that he was actually the only young wild practitioner in the martial arts club today.
Taoist Master Baiyun said impatiently: "What do you want to say?"
Guo Song looked around and said calmly: "I found that except for my battle, the people participating in today's competition are all Taoist priests of the Zixiao family."
"So what?"
"If that's the case, then in today's first round, I should have the right to choose my opponent."
According to the strategy discussed last night, Chi Xuan Alchemist will be pitted against Guo Song in the first round today, and he will be eliminated directly. Unexpectedly, Guo Song raised the issue of the right of selection.
The Martial Arts Association has this rule. If there is only one wild master among the top ten, then he has the right to choose his opponent. Of course, the right to choose is only once.
The two referees looked at Master Baiyun eagerly, and Master Baiyun nodded, "Since there are rules, let's follow them!"
The referee immediately asked: "Who will Daoyou Guo choose as his opponent?"
"No need to ask, he must choose me!"
Lei Lingzi walked out and glanced at Gan Lei with disdain. Did he think this little trick could stop him from reaching the top three?
Guo Song smiled slightly, "Yes, I chose Fellow Daoist Lei!"
At this time, Master Wu Miao walked quickly behind Master Baiyun and whispered: "The official has arrived outside the mountain gate."
"Bring them in, sit down for a while in the Longevity Palace, entertain them well, and let me see the results of the first round."
"Disciple understands!" Master Wu Miao couldn't help but smile evilly at Guo Song and hurried away.
Gan Lei watched his every move and noticed that he smiled evilly at his junior brother. Gan Lei felt a little uneasy and immediately followed him out quietly.
At this time, the draw has ended. Except for Lei Lingzi, who was designated by Guo Song, the opponents were all drawn by draw. Chi Xuan Alchemist was the first in the previous session. According to the rules, as long as there is a bye, he will directly enter the next round, a nine-person competition.
, one person had to have a bye, so Chi Xuan Alchemist was the first to enter the top five.
The host of the competition announced loudly: "In the first game, Lei Lingzi of the Red Monkey Palace will face Guo Song of Qingxu Guan."
Guo Song jumped up to the high platform with an ironwood sword in hand, and Lei Lingzi floated from the other side like a flying fairy from the sky, immediately winning the applause of hundreds of Zixiao Taoist priests.
Lei Lingzi is unique in the Zixiao family with his Qing Gong, but he and Guo Song have the same origin of Qing Gong. He only practiced cliff jumping in Cuiping Mountain for one year, but Guo Song practiced it for six years.
Guo Song cupped his fists and saluted, "Fellow Daoist Lei, please come!"
Lei Lingzi glanced at Guo Song's Iron Wood Sword with complicated eyes. He slowly pulled out his slender sword. His sword was called Silver Bone, and it was also a famous sword, but I don't know where he got it from.
"coming!"
He shouted softly, united his body and sword, and stabbed Guo Song quickly.
Guo Song's iron wood sword struck out horizontally and blocked all the opponent's attack routes.
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A young Taoist priest whispered a few words into Master Baiyun's ear. Master Baiyun's face changed slightly and he immediately hurried towards a side door.
Not long after, he reached the top of the Heavenly Temple and knelt down in front of a door with a bamboo curtain.
"Disciple, please pay homage to your mentor and two uncles!"
The three heavenly masters of the Zixiao Heavenly Palace exist like gods in Kongtong Mountain. Among them, the heavenly master Ge Yun is also the master of Yu Zhenzi, the sister of Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.
When Li Longji came to Zixiao Temple to worship Emperor Xuanyuan and Laozi, it was the dojo built by Heavenly Master Zhang Xuanbao and Heavenly Master Li Xuande.
The three of them were also named Royal Heavenly Protectors. They have enjoyed all the glory and wealth for decades. Now that they are old, they began to pursue Taoism and immortality. Unfortunately, the Taoism did not make up for it but more than harmed it, so they were still pursuing Taoism.
The road to the law is extremely difficult.
The only hope for the three of them is to find the Lingji Cave in Kongtong Mountain, where they may be able to realize the way to immortality.
"Why do official officials appear in Zixiao Temple?" The person who asked the question was Master Li Xuande. He was the master of Taoist Baiyun and passed on the position of abbot of Zixiao Temple to him.
"Master, I'm reporting that there's a gangster who's misbehaving, and the official is here to arrest him!"
"But are you here to catch the young wild boy who made it to the finals?"
Celestial Master Li Xuande is very shrewd, and Master Baiyun's little thoughts cannot be hidden from him.
Master Baiyun hesitated for a moment and had to admit, "Exactly!"
"Let the official go! Don't touch this wild young man."
Seeing that Master Baiyun was confused, Heavenly Master Li Xuande explained: "Your uncle gave him a divination. His origin is unusual. I am afraid that the Lingji Cave will fall on him. Let everything go as it will."
Naturally, do you understand?"
Master Baiyun was suddenly shocked. It was actually related to Lingji Cave. A cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back. He said quickly: "Disciple understands, I'm going to ask you to leave the official post!"
At this time, Heavenly Master Ge Yun said slowly: "This matter must not be spread to outsiders until you!"
"clear!"
Master Baiyun kowtowed three times, got up and hurried away.
"Senior brother, how are the hexagrams?" Master Li Xuande asked.
Heavenly Master Ge Yun smiled faintly, "Looking at the hexagram, this son has the appearance of being a noble man, but there have been twists and turns recently. I'm afraid we have to wait a few more years."
Next to him, Heavenly Master Zhang Xuanbao sighed, "I've been waiting for more than twenty years, I don't care if I wait a few more years."
The three of them were silent.
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The fierce battle in the arena is in full swing. Lei Lingzi is worthy of being recognized as the number one young master of the Zixiao family. He has extremely high understanding and has worked hard on the sword for nearly twenty years. If Gan Lei were to fight against him, he would probably not be able to defeat him again.
Couldn't get through three rounds.
Lei Lingzi's movements were extremely fast, his sword power was fierce, and there were no loopholes. He had changed dozens of sword techniques, but he still couldn't defeat Guo Song. Lei Lingzi became a little impatient.
Guo Song's swordsmanship was haphazard and he used every move as he saw it. Each move was extremely concise. It seemed like there were loopholes in it, but upon closer inspection, it turned out to be flawless.
"Guo Song, you idiot, don't you know that you are actually someone else who wants to marry Li Wenyu?"
Lei Lingzi cursed in a low voice.
Guo Song turned a deaf ear to him and ignored him.
Lei Lingzi's heart suddenly changed, and he jumped up to a height of one foot. With his head down, he floated towards Guo Song like a fallen leaf. This was his trump card, Falling Leaf Slash, which he never missed.
It felt like he would float for a while before falling, but in the blink of an eye, Lei Lingzi was in front of him. With a flash of cold light and a muffled sound, the long sword had hit Guo Song's left shoulder hard.
At the same time, Guo Song's iron wood sword also stabbed Lei Lingzi in the stomach with his backhand.
There were screams all around that the two of them hit each other at the same time.
Then it depends on whose injury is more serious. Whoever loses the game.
Lei Lingzi's sword was like cutting through leather, and he felt something was wrong from the sound. He covered his stomach and looked at Guo Song's shoulder in shock, blood seeping out from between his fingers.
Guo Song patted the wild boar skin on his shoulder and said with a faint smile: "I have an eagle, and I need to put two pieces of skin on my shoulder, so it is thicker."
Lei Lingzi lost, he let out a long sigh, jumped into the crowd and disappeared.
Everyone in the hall was shocked. Lei Lingzi, the only one who could compete with Chi Xuan Alchemist for first place, actually lost to the young Ye Dao.
At this moment, Gan Lei's roar came from outside the hall, "Master Wu Miao, what are you bringing the officials here for? Who do you want to arrest?"
Everyone turned around and saw a dozen official officers wearing black lacquer hats and soap coats standing outside the main hall. Everyone was armed with a sword. Of course they were police officers from Pingliang County. They were blocked by the hated fat wild man outside the gate.
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Everyone immediately started talking, why are the officials here and who are they coming to arrest?
The leader of the arrest did not know the details of Gan Lei, but he did not dare to make any mistakes. He said loudly: "Since it is the imperial edict to seal the main hall of Sanqing, we will not go in. Please ask Taoist Guo Song to come out and follow us to the county seat."
There was an uproar in the main hall, they actually came to arrest the young wild man.
Gan Lei was furious, "Why do you arrest my junior brother?"
Mu Zhenren also walked out and said coldly: "You'd better explain the matter clearly. Why do you want to arrest Guo Song?"
The arrester bowed slightly and said: "We are not trying to arrest him. We captured a Lingzhou thief before. During the interrogation, he mentioned that he had a relative named Guo Song who became a monk in Kongtong Mountain. But last night the thief escaped from prison, so
We are here to ask Director Guo to accompany us to the county government to assist in the investigation. If Director Guo is innocent, he will be released immediately!"
Guo Song secretly admired Zixiao Tiangong's methods. He didn't even say he was coming to arrest you, he just asked you to go with the government, and then delayed the game. In the end, you had nothing, and you couldn't tell the story of your suffering.
Guo Song walked out, "I am Guo Song!"
The arrester was stunned for a moment. It turned out to be a young Taoist priest. Why didn't Master Baiyun tell him clearly beforehand?
He cupped his fists and said: "The situation is very urgent. We have no time. We cannot let the thieves escape. Please ask the Taoist priest to follow us to the county government office immediately. The county government is still waiting in the government office. The main thing is to ask some questions."
"I'm afraid I can't help you. I haven't contacted Lingzhou for ten years."
"Well... Taoist priest, go and explain to the county king! We are just here to take people under orders."
Just then, someone shouted, "Wait a minute!"
I saw Master Baiyun running out of the side door, rushed over, and said to the head catcher: "Today is a martial arts conference. Fellow Daoist Guo Song cannot leave. I will guarantee it. Please go back and tell the catcher Li County. Fellow Daoist Guo Song must not know about it."
, don’t waste time here with us, I will explain it to Mr. Li later.”
The head catcher was a little confused. It was Baiyun Zhenren who wanted to arrest him. Now he came out to stop him. What happened?
Master Baiyun pulled the catcher aside and whispered a few words to him. The catcher understood and the plan had changed.
He could only say angrily: "Since it is Master Baiyun who guarantees it, then we have to give him some face, okay! Let's go back and report to Lord Li. Brothers, let's go!"
The arrester left with his men. Master Wu Miao became anxious and said quickly: "Master, why did you leave without arresting someone?"
Master Baiyun was extremely angry and slapped him hard, "This is the Heavenly Palace. Who asked you to bring officials to the Heavenly Palace? Get out of here!"
Master Wu Miao covered his face and ran away in embarrassment.
Mu Zhenren said calmly: "I have heard for a long time that Abbot Baiyun turned his hands to make clouds and turned his hands to make rain. When I saw him today, he really lived up to his reputation!"