On the day of the draw, Chen Mobai and the other eight arrived early at the final peak arena.
After a while, a red cloud rose on the horizon, as if a second red sun had appeared.
A powerful aura that Chen Mobai had never felt before emerged, covering the sky and the earth. More than a dozen figures appeared in the sky, among them, a middle-aged man with red hair and a red robe, laughing heartily, leading a group of people descending from the sky.
“Let’s begin.”
After landing and taking his seat, the red-robed Taoist master waved his sleeve and signaled the host to start.
This was the first time Chen Mobai had seen a Golden Elixir Taoist master in person. His realm was low, so he couldn’t see how powerful the principal of Danzhu Academy was. However, the few people around the red-robed Taoist master were all distinguished, their clothes bearing the symbols of various Taoist academies, attracting the attention of everyone present as soon as they appeared.
Chen Mobai recognized two of them.
Lan Haitian from Kunpeng Taoist Academy, and Bian Yiqing from Wuqi Taoist Academy.
The ordinary-looking woman should be Shang Qing from Jumang Taoist Academy, whom Qing Nv had mentioned to him.
So the last one, the man in the white suit, must be the representative of Mending the Sky Taoist Academy.
Following the four of them were the representatives of the ten academies. Although they kept a low profile, they still attracted the attention of many students.
After all, those who had been eliminated had no hope of entering the four major Taoist academies. Now they had to start thinking about how to get the attention of these ten.
At this time, the teacher in charge of the draw took out a square box and walked in front of the nine of them.
“There are nine balls in this box, each with your names on them. The principal will draw these nine balls one by one, representing numbers one to nine. Among them, the last remaining number nine is the luckiest, and will get a bye, advancing directly to the next round. The rest will face off in pairs.”
After explaining, the teacher placed the box on a table in the middle of the arena.
Chen Mobai and the others never expected that they wouldn’t be the ones drawing lots in the end. However, no one complained about it being unfair, because luck is the greatest blessing on the path of cultivation.
“I will draw the lots, you don’t have any objections, do you?”
The red-robed Taoist master walked up to the box with a smile and asked the nine of them.
Who would dare to object? They all shook their heads.
The credibility of the Golden Elixir Taoist master was even more convincing than all the cultivators in Danxia City combined.
“Then I’ll draw.”
The red-robed Taoist master was relaxed, his right hand reached into the box and drew out the first black ball. He crushed the ball, and there was a card inside with a name on it.
“Ji Jing!”
She was the first one.
Chen Mobai and the others all turned their gaze to the calm-faced woman standing upright on the stage.
She was a genius who suddenly emerged in this competition. It was said that she was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, but during the competition, she burst out with the peak strength of the eighth level of Qi Refining, passing through all the challenges with impressive strength.
Chen Mobai had a deep impression of her, because like him, she was practicing the Five Elements Technique.
“Second, Yang Jing.”
“Third, Xue Luan.”
“Fourth, Gong Xiangyu.”
Soon, the red-robed Taoist master had drawn the names of the first four people. The teacher in charge used a levitation technique to make a huge sign fly up, then swiftly wrote the names of the four people on the leftmost column.
“The next ones to be drawn will be their opponents.”
The red-robed Taoist master laughed, without any pause, he directly reached out and drew the fifth black ball, crushing it.
A name was seen by everyone.
“Kong Feichen.”
The referee immediately wrote this name next to Ji Jing on the right, forming the first pair.
Chen Mobai observed Ji Jing’s expression, she was still calm, seemingly unaffected by the strength and reputation of her opponent.
“Hong Gang.”
“Shi Yuanqing.”
The red-robed Taoist master drew two more in one breath, and amidst the flurry of the crowd, two more pairs of opponents appeared on the huge sign in mid-air.
Only the last two were left.
Chen Mobai and Yan Feng.
Among them, the eighth one drawn will face Gong Xiangyu.
And the last lucky one will advance directly, waiting for the opponent who has revealed their cards after the battle with a strong enemy.
Finally, the red-robed Taoist master’s hand paused for a moment, looking at Chen Mobai and Yan Feng with a playful gaze.
However, in the end, he still drew the eighth one with a smile.
“Chen Mobai!”
Huh!
At some point, probably when he heard his own name, Chen Mobai felt his heart rate jump to an unprecedented high. Even though he should have been calm and confident to challenge any opponent, his emotions still fluctuated violently at this moment.
He was ultimately manipulated by the Golden Elixir Taoist master.
But all of this returned to calm when his name appeared on the battle sign.
Ji Jing versus Kong Feichen.
Yang Jing versus Hong Gang.
Xue Luan versus Shi Yuanqing.
Gong Xiangyu versus Chen Mobai.
“What a pity.”
A voice of regret came from beside him, Chen Mobai turned his head to see Yan Feng, who seemed to be sighing for not being able to face a strong opponent in this round.
“Alright, all four matches have to be finished today. We old folks have been waiting for this round, so don’t let us down.”
The red-robed Taoist master said, taking out the last ball and crushing it. As expected, Yan Feng’s name was inside, indicating that there was no foul play.
But even if the Golden Elixir Taoist master didn’t do this, everyone would still believe him. Because such a person, if he really wanted to favor Yan Feng, there would be better ways.
Just as Chen Mobai was about to leave the stage to watch the first three exciting matches, the red-robed Taoist master stopped him.
“The order of the matches is exactly the opposite of the draw. You are the first match.”Gong Xiangyu was also taken aback, but immediately his eyes shone with brilliance, and he walked to the center of the stage with a cold smile.
“Before we start the duel, I have a question for you.”
The Taoist master in the red robe had not yet stepped down, and Chen Mobai also walked over, turning his head together with Gong Xiangyu to pay respects to this powerful figure.
“Taoist master, please ask.”
“If you win the duel and have the choice to go to one of the four Taoist academies, which one would you choose?”
Chen Mobai hesitated at this question. He didn’t hold much hope for himself to join one of the four Taoist academies, after all, his scores were not high enough.
“Kunpeng Taoist Academy!”
On the contrary, Gong Xiangyu, after hearing this, did not hesitate at all and shouted out the name of the most prestigious among the four Taoist academies.
“Oh, may I ask why?”
Gong Xiangyu nodded, then looked firmly at the blue sky and expressed his lofty ambition.
“To ride the righteousness of heaven and earth, to control the argument of the six energies, to wander endlessly, to be free and easy. My lifelong dream is to practice the ‘Six Control Scripture’, and achieve Deification.”
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