Although Qingxiao and Zi Yan had already mentioned that Lu Yuan was the focus of attention for the various peaks, Zhao Linglong still couldn't help but want to confirm.

 

"From what I've seen, if it weren't for the previous match with Tian Qi, Taiping might still have a thirty to forty percent chance, but now, I'm afraid there's not even a twenty percent chance."

 

Dugu Qingxiao said with a serious expression.

 

This was his judgment based on Xu Taiping's previous performance and his knowledge of Lu Yuan's cultivation strength.

 

"Taiping's luck is really a bit bad."

 

Zi Yan nodded at this point and sighed lightly.

 

"We have observed Lu Yuan for quite some time at the Sixth Peak. Although he has a White Spirit Bone, he has been constantly supplied with various spiritual herbs and elixirs since childhood, and his cultivation has already reached the early stage of the Opening Realm. The Liet Yang Blade he cultivates is a rare martial arts skill passed down in his family. You should know that Tian Qi's Ghost Shadow Foot is also considered a superior martial art."

 

She continued to explain.

 

Upon hearing this, Zhao Linglong's worried expression became even more pronounced.

 

"Don't worry too much. Based on Taiping's performance just now, I can also persuade Master to accept him into the Seventh Peak."

 

Qingxiao comforted Zhao Linglong.

 

"Wouldn't all of Little Taiping's efforts over the past three years be in vain?"

 

Zhao Linglong looked at the figure of the young man standing in front of the notice board in the bronze mirror, her eyes filled with regret.

 

"Brother, did you see the scar on his arm? Look closely, the new wounds are stacked on top of the old ones, which must have been the injuries he suffered during his cultivation over the years."

 

"For him to be able to cultivate the ordinary Green Bull Fist to such a level, it must have cost him a great deal of effort, and all he wants is to become an official disciple."

 

"And just because he is a White Bone, just because he has no family background, three years of hard work and effort are going to be in vain. Isn't that too unfair to him?"

 

At the end of her words, Zhao Linglong looked at Dugu Qingxiao with a hint of resentment.

 

If it were before she saw Taiping's match, she might have thought that bringing him to the Seventh Peak was the best choice. But at this moment, the thought of the countless efforts the young man had put in over the past three years turning into nothing made her feel a strong sense of injustice.

 

If she felt this way, how much more so would Taiping himself?

 

However, Zhao Linglong certainly did not know that everything she saw in Xu Taiping was just the tip of the iceberg of what he had endured over the past three years.

 

"I don't think he will lose."

 

At this moment, Lin Buyu, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

 

The others looked at her in surprise.

 

"Why are you suddenly saying this, Buyu?"

 

Zi Yan looked at Lin Buyu with some confusion.

 

Sometimes she really couldn't figure out what was going on in her little junior sister's head.

 

"It's just a feeling."

 

Lin Buyu looked calmly at the three of them, then continued to gaze at the bronze mirror.

 

The scene of the young man from the Red Maple Forest descending from the sky and punching the demon tiger was still vivid in her mind.

 

In her eyes, the young man who had the courage to face the demon tiger alone would definitely not stop there.

 

But when Zi Yan and the others asked, Lin Buyu fell silent again, refusing to say a word.

 

"It seems like the match is about to begin."

 

In the end, the attention of Qingxiao and the others was drawn to the scene of Xu Taiping and Lu Yuan stepping onto the stage together in the bronze mirror.

 

"Wait, is Taiping going to use a knife in this match? Does he even know how to use a knife?"

 

When they saw Xu Taiping take off the cloth strip on his hand and then put his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist, the surprise on their faces was evident, even Lin Buyu was no exception.

 

…

 

In front of the Dragon Gate Hall.

 

On the sky-ranked stage.

 

"Junior Brother Xu, your performance in the last match was truly eye-opening."

 

A young man in white smiled and greeted Xu Taiping.

 

"You're too kind, Senior Brother Lu."

 

Xu Taiping smiled.

 

The person in front of him was naturally his opponent in this match, Lu Yuan.

 

Xu Taiping could tell that at least from the way he spoke, Lu Yuan's words were not insincere.

 

Of course, he was not naive enough to relax his guard just because of the other's approval.

 

In his view, once he stepped onto this stage, there were only opponents, no friends.

 

"If you two are ready, the match can begin."

 

At this point, the examiner on the stage reminded the two of them.

 

"Junior Brother Xu's Green Bull Fist in the last match was wonderful. I was itching to test a few moves with you, and now I finally have the chance in this match."

 

As Lu Yuan spoke, he took two steps back and prepared to draw his sword.

 

"I'm afraid I will disappoint Senior Brother Lu."

 

Xu Taiping also took a few steps back at this point, then continued, placing his hand on the hilt of the long knife at his waist:

 

"In this match, I will use a knife."

 

"You… using a knife?"

 

Lu Yuan was stunned, somewhat doubting if he had misheard.

 

It was true that Xu Taiping had been carrying a knife all along, but he had hardly used it.

 

To give up his best boxing skills and use a knife instead.

 

Not only could Lu Yuan not understand, but the cultivators around the stage were also in an uproar, completely puzzled as to why Xu Taiping would give up his Green Bull Fist.

 

After several matches, because of the amazing performance of the Green Bull Fist, almost everyone had already assumed that it was Xu Taiping's unique skill, and some even began to speculate that the Green Bull Fist he practiced was different from the one they practiced.

 

And you should know that Lu Yuan, who was standing in front of him at the moment, was a cultivator of the martial arts skill Liet Yang Blade. Wasn't this like hitting a rock with an egg?

 

Many people thought that Xu Taiping was just bluffing.

 

They all thought that when the match started, he would definitely go back to using the Green Bull Fist.