Chapter 47: Shadowy Waves (Middle)
"Master said it right, if those two hadn't obtained this chance, our disciples would still have a fighting chance. But now, that opportunity has become slim. I think this time, the one with the most chance of competing for first place is probably the successor of the Three Great Divine Swords. Others wanting to enter will likely find it difficult, after all, divine artifacts are hard to come by and not something anyone can possess."
Yu Wusong smiled lightly and said, "The real person has spoken too much. The cultivation of Wuwang under your door and Benyi under the master's door is probably not inferior to that of Cangyue under my door. Who wins or loses this time can only be known after the comparison. It's still too early to say these things now. This time, Changchun Palm Teach was seriously injured, and the area near Tianjian Academy was also severely damaged by those three-headed spirit snakes. The competition among the six powers will probably take some time."
Master Fa Guo said in a low voice, "This is an inevitable thing. At this moment, I was thinking of waiting to see his injuries and also ask about the competition, to see how he arranges it. You go or not, if you go, let's go together." The other four people heard this and nodded to indicate they wanted to go, so the five masters went together to the Tianjian Institute to visit Li Changchun's injuries.
In the Xuántiān Cave, Lǐ Chángchūn's complexion had improved a lot at this time. Beside him, Liǔ Xīng Hún was telling him about everything that had happened after he left. Just then, Liǔ Xīng Hún said: "Now Wú Chén hasn't returned yet, and it should be soon. I don't know what will happen when he follows the divine bird Dà Péng this time. In my opinion, the divine bird wants to exterminate the three-headed spirit snake, which is unrealistic. The most likely outcome is that they will drive it away. If so, Wú Chén should return quickly. This time, Yì Yuán's Zhāng ào Xuě and Fèng Huáng Shū Yuàn's Cāng Yuè both obtained part of the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid's spiritual energy, greatly increasing their cultivation. For this competition, it will likely have some impact. At that time, Wú Chén wants to stabilize his first place, and may need to be careful."
Li Changchun's face sank, and he said in a low voice: "You also know about Wucheng's cultivation. Even if Zhang Aoxue and Cangyue's cultivation has increased greatly now, it is still unlikely to win against Wucheng. What I am worried about now is Wu Xin. When he was competing for the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid, he had used the 'Dark Shadow Flowing Light' technique. This matter may attract the attention of the other five institutes. If they ask us about this, we will be in a difficult position to answer. One misstep, and things might get out of hand."
Liu Xinghun's face changed upon hearing the words, his eyes flickering with an eerie light. He glanced at Li Changchun and said in a deep voice, "As long as we don't admit it, I believe the other five institutes won't dare to do anything either. Although Wu Xin has displayed his skills, he won't be foolish enough to reveal it himself. Even if the five institutes suspect something, they can't produce any useful evidence. As long as we take a firm stance and refuse to acknowledge this matter, they won't be able to do anything about it. Besides, we still don't know whether they will bring up this matter or not. For now, let's put this aside and focus on the competition instead."
Li Changchun nodded slightly to show his understanding, just as he was about to speak, but suddenly felt something and looked at Liu Xinghun. The two of them looked back at the same time. Soon, a scholar in his fifties came in with five masters. As soon as they met, the five masters opened their mouths one after another, asking about Li Changchun's injuries, each face filled with concerned smiles.
Li Changchun smiled and said, "Thank you, old friends. My injury is nothing to worry about now. Please take a seat." Then he turned to the scholar and said, "Wu Hen, brother, I'll take care of receiving the five headmasters with Liu here. You can go attend to other matters first." It turned out that this scholar was actually Jian Wucheng's master, Jun Wuhen. He nodded slightly and left.
"After the courtesy, Master Fa said: 'This time, we mainly came to see how our old friend's injury is. Now that we've seen you're fine, we can rest assured. Also, since we're here, let's ask, when do you plan on holding this final top six competition?'"
Li Changchun sank into thought for a moment, then opened his mouth and said: "This time, because of the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid, we attracted those demons and monsters, which made us temporarily stop the competition. Now that the Five-Colored Immortal Orchid has also been taken away by that mysterious object, and those demons have left, I think the competition can continue. However, this time, my Taixuan Mountain was destroyed in many places by the three-headed spirit snake. In these two or three days, it's likely to be cleaned up. I think we'll postpone the competition for three days, until after I send people to clean up the surroundings, and then proceed with the competition. At the same time, during this unexpected event, I believe that each sect also had some disciples injured, and three days should be enough for recovery. What do you all think?"
The five masters looked at each other, nodded in agreement. Master Fa Guo said: "Well, we also thought so, now everyone is on the same page, that's even better. It's settled then, the competition will continue three days later. After this round of competition ends, let's discuss again how to deal with those demons and monsters, what do you all think?"
With a sweep of his gaze, the Seventh True Person of the Dao Garden took over the conversation and said: "The Master's words are extremely true. Nowadays, evil spirits and monsters are rampant everywhere, harming many innocent people. After this competition ends, we must immediately take action with our swords in hand to slay the evil and maintain peace among humans. For so many years, the world has been too peaceful, but suddenly, evil spirits have appeared everywhere, is this a reminder that a great calamity is approaching, and it's time for us to enter the world and eliminate evil? The long period of peace has made us lose our vigilance, now is the time for real action."
Hao Yun of the Confucian Academy nodded in agreement, saying: "These words are not wrong. As it is said, when the world is about to fall into chaos, monsters and demons will surely appear. If we cultivators do not stand up and stop this catastrophe, then those ordinary people will be plunged into a desperate situation. For the sake of peace in the world, I agree with Qi Xuan's words. After the competition ends, our six academies will unite and work together to rid the world of monsters and demons."
Seeing the two of them say this, the other four masters all nodded in agreement. Thus, the six institutes made a joint decision here: after the competition ends, they will travel the world and eliminate those rampaging demons. Afterwards, everyone discussed some other matters, and the five masters left.
As soon as they came out of the Xuantian Cave, the five leaders met Jun Bu Yi and Jian Wu Chen who had just returned. As soon as they saw Jian Wu Chen, the faces of the five leaders changed drastically, revealing a shocked expression. At this moment, Jian Wu Chen's body was completely unscathed, with no signs of injury visible. A faint five-colored glow circulated around his body. His eyes flashed with five-colored light, and his entire body radiated a rich spiritual energy that was clearly visible to the outside world.
