In front of the Dragon Gate Hall.

“Lingyue, did you see the light spot up there? Why do I feel like that thing has been staring at me?”

Xu Taiping looked up at the two points in the sky and asked Fairy Lingyue in his heart.

At this moment, he had already drawn the sign and took his own sign.

“It should be some kind of magical tool, like a mirror image, that can transmit the scene here to a thousand miles away, just like the mysterious mirror in your hand.”

Fairy Lingyue guessed.

“This competition should be observed by the cultivators on the mountain.”

She added.

Xu Taiping nodded secretly, then withdrew his gaze.

“I wonder if Linglong and Brother Qingxiao can see it. Forget it, maybe they have already forgotten about me.”

As he thought randomly, he walked to the ground-numbered platform with the sign in his hand.

“Who is the eleventh ground number!”

Before Xu Taiping reached the platform, a somewhat impatient shout came from below the platform.

“Eleventh ground number?”

Xu Taiping felt a little familiar, so he looked down at his sign.

It was indeed the eleventh ground number.

“It’s me.”

Xu Taiping responded calmly, then quickened his pace and walked over.

“Where did this little child come from, still want to compete with us?”

A short, but exceptionally strong man in green clothes, grumbled and pushed through the crowd to look at Xu Taiping.

“Is it time?”

Xu Taiping did not look at the man, but turned to the invigilator.

“Not yet.”

The invigilator replied indifferently and continued to do his own thing.

“You and I are the first ones. Can’t you come earlier before the time? You’re dawdling around like a woman.”

The strong man glared at Xu Taiping.

Xu Taiping ignored him, just placed the bundle on the seat, took out a long white cloth from it, and began to wrap the cloth around his hand carefully.

This cloth was woven from silver silkworm silk, and even a sword could not easily cut it.

After binding it, it could protect the fist to a certain extent and ensure the flexibility of the fist. It was very suitable for those who used fists. Xu Taiping found it in the West Wind Pavilion warehouse by chance.

“Huh? This kid, could it be the young man who defeated Qin Yuan and Sun Hu a few days ago?”

At this moment, a cultivator next to the platform suddenly recognized Xu Taiping’s identity.

Qin Yuan’s reputation was not small among these outer disciples, so the news of his defeat quickly spread among the outer disciples.

Some people even got a portrait of Xu Taiping.

“Yes, it’s him, Xu Taiping from the Green Bamboo Residence!”

“It’s him, it’s him.”

After confirming that it was Xu Taiping, the crowd gradually gathered around him.

“Kid, I heard that you used the Green Bull Fist to break Qin’s immovable skill?”

After hearing that Xu Taiping was the one who defeated Qin Yuan, although the strong man in green clothes put away his contempt, he still had a tone of wanting to fight.

“I just luckily defeated Qin with half a move.”

After tying both fists with the cloth, Xu Taiping raised his head and looked calmly at the strong man in green clothes.

“You kid do have some self-awareness.”

The strong man in green clothes sneered, then raised his thumb and pointed to his chest:

“Since you know about Qin Yuan, you must have heard of my Ghost Shadow Kick, Tianqi.”

As soon as this was said, the people around them were in an uproar.

Obviously, many people had also heard of Tianqi.

“Tianqi, isn’t he the one who killed someone with one kick in the last Seven Peaks selection?”

“I remember him too. Although he stopped at the Dragon Gate last time, in every victory, his opponent was either dead or disabled.”

“In that Seven Peaks selection, he killed a total of four people.”

Through the whispers around him, Xu Taiping finally had some understanding of the man in front of him.

But the problem was, he really hadn’t heard of this person before.

“Sorry, I haven’t been in the mountains for long, so I don’t know much about these things. This is the first time I’ve heard of Mr. Tianqi.”

Although he heard the whispers around him, Xu Taiping decided to tell the truth.

As soon as he heard this, Tianqi’s face suddenly darkened, and a strong killing intent spread on his rough face, scaring the surrounding cultivators to retreat, all silent as a cicada in winter.

Why is this person emitting such a strong killing intent?

Xu Taiping frowned, clenched his fist, and muttered to himself with some confusion in his heart.

However, for the cultivators who knew Tianqi’s personality, they would not be surprised at the killing intent he showed at this moment.

Because Tianqi was a person who was jealous, easily angered, narrow-minded, and had a strong sense of self-esteem.

He liked to belittle and ridicule others, but could not tolerate even a hint of contempt from others towards himself.

It was this extremely twisted personality that directly led to his strong killing intent over the years, and he had killed many cultivators just because of a few words of argument.

But Xu Taiping did not show any sign of fear, still looking at him calmly.

Even with Tianqi’s strong killing intent, could it compare to the tiger in the Green Peak Gorge or the fire-patterned python in the Bamboo Creek Valley?”Green Bamboo Residence’s Xu Taiping, Willow Village’s Tian Qi, the appointed time has arrived, you two hasten to ascend the stage.”

Just as the aura around Xu Taiping and Tian Qi was becoming increasingly intense, the voice of the proctor suddenly rang out from below the stage, cutting through the tense atmosphere.

“Taiping, this man’s murderous intent carries a hint of wild beast’s frenzy; he must be cultivating some sort of sinister technique that strengthens his energy through killing. You must be cautious.”

As he ascended the stage, Fairy Lingyue transmitted a message to Xu Taiping with her spiritual sense, warning him.

Xu Taiping silently nodded in response.

He had also sensed something unusual about Tian Qi, and now that Sister Lingyue had said the same, it confirmed that his intuition was correct.

……

Seventh Peak.

In the bamboo forest behind the secluded Xuanxuan Residence.

“What’s going on with these people? Why have they surrounded Little Taiping, are they bullying him because he’s young?”

“And that little fat boy in green, why is his hostility towards Little Taiping so intense? What has Little Taiping done to them!”

“These fellows, they must be targeting Little Taiping because he’s alone and has no one to support him.”

Watching the lonely figure of Xu Taiping surrounded by people in the bronze mirror, Zhao Linglong immediately became indignant, wishing she could fly to Dragon Gate Hall this instant to stand up for Xu Taiping.