Inside the cave dwelling.

 

Chen Mobai was playing with the talisman brush in his hand. The brush was made of bamboo, with a finely carved bamboo forest on its body. A red tassel hung from the end of the brush, and the tip was sharp, with a round and full cylindrical brush head, and evenly distributed bristles.

 

As expected of a first-grade superior item, the craftsmanship alone was exquisite.

 

After infusing it with spiritual power and dipping it in water, he tested the brush on the table, but found it a bit difficult to control.

 

However, this was understandable, as he had just received it and needed more practice.

 

After playing with it for half an hour, Chen Mobai put the bamboo brush into the box that came with it, and then picked up another woven bag.

 

The bag was casually tied with a red string, and inside was a pound of second-grade "Dan Zhu Ling Sand".

 

Opening the bag, Chen Mobai took out five irregularly shaped red minerals. They were dark red in color, opaque but with a crystal clearness. Touching them, he could feel the deep yet stable spiritual rhythm contained within.

 

After carefully examining the two large and three small pieces, he held them in his hand. If he didn't know that this was Dan Zhu Ling Sand, Chen Mobai would have thought they were just ordinary stones that no one would pick up on the roadside.

 

After playing with both items, Chen Mobai's novelty wore off. He put them away in his backpack, then diligently consumed a tube of Qi Refining Spirit Water and began to practice the Five Elements Technique.

 

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

 

Although Chen Mobai had a tough fight against Gong Xiangyu, his spiritual power consumption was not much.

 

By the day of the semi-finals, he had fully recovered to his peak state, and felt that his spiritual power had improved after this period of combat.

 

"Old Chen, our whole class is here today."

 

As soon as he opened the door of his cave dwelling, Chen Mobai saw his desk mate Lu Hongsheng. Beside him were class president Mo Simin, and the two beauties from the front desk, Pu Jiangxue and Yu Shu.

 

"The rest of them are waiting at the ring. We came to accompany you to prevent those villains from Jade Heng High School from draining your spiritual power on the way."

 

Lu Hongsheng was indignant when he heard about Chen Mobai being harassed by students from Jade Heng High School.

 

"Don't worry, the seniors from Dan Zhu Academy will escort me there."

 

Chen Mobai appreciated their kindness, but at this time, the student council president who had escorted him also came over. Chan Si and Shen Juanxiu were also in the team. Lu Hongsheng and the others greeted their Formation teacher.

 

"Well, it's good that you're here. Let's all go and cheer for Chen Mobai."

 

Although he was naturally low-key, at this time, Chen Mobai could only let himself be surrounded by a large group of people, being escorted from the entrance of his cave dwelling all the way to the top of the peak.

 

"Huh, Yan Bingxuan is here too."

 

Upon reaching the peak, Chen Mobai saw Yan Bingxuan sitting on a stone bench and couldn't help but look surprised.

 

"Not just her, your girlfriend is here too."

 

Lu Hongsheng secretly pulled Chen Mobai and pointed in another direction. Qing Nv, wearing a hat and a mask, was standing near the front of the ring. After they looked over, she squinted her eyes, smiled, and waved hello.

 

"How did you recognize her?"

 

To be honest, if Lu Hongsheng hadn't pointed it out, Chen Mobai might not have been able to recognize Qing Nv in the crowd.

 

"I came here early in the morning and saw Yan Bingxuan talking to her. I recognized her right away."

 

"The two of them?"

 

Chen Mobai was a bit puzzled. He felt that Yan Bingxuan and Qing Nv should have nothing to talk about.

 

Just then, a cheer came. Yan Feng, with his cold face, actually flew up from below. Against the rising sun, he seemed to be covered in a layer of rosy clouds, making him dazzling.

 

"So handsome!"

 

Many audience members who were fans of good looks exclaimed in admiration at this sight.

 

"This is a sure win!"

 

But when Chen Mobai saw this, he knew that he should have this round of combat in the bag.

 

Qi Refining realm practitioners couldn't fly with their Qi. The only way to do so was to use a "Flying Talisman".

 

But this "Flying Talisman" was also a first-grade superior talisman. Even if it consumed very little spiritual power, it was still spiritual power.

 

Yan Feng using the Flying Talisman to come up meant that he started off not at full power.

 

For others, this might just be a minor detail, but for Chen Mobai, a master of tactics, it was a sign that the scales of victory were tipping in his favor.

 

Soon, Kong Feichen and Yang Jing also came up.

 

They didn't show off like Yan Feng, but walked up the path honestly, with a few students from the Second High School surrounding them.

 

After all four of them arrived, they looked at each other and then chose to stand in three corners.

 

As they were waiting for the red-robed Taoist master and the representatives of the Taoist Academy, Chen Mobai suddenly saw Qing Nv walking towards Kong Feichen and Yang Jing. This strange action made him instantly puzzled.

 

After hesitating for a moment, he found that Qing Nv seemed to know Kong Feichen and Yang Jing, and even greeted them with laughter.

 

Chen Mobai couldn't stand still anymore and walked over.

 

"Why are you here too?"

 

After arriving, Chen Mobai pretended to just see Qing Nv and greeted her happily.

 

"I came to cheer for the three of you."

 

Qing Nv smiled and said to the three of them, leaving Chen Mobai, Kong Feichen, and Yang Jing all puzzled.

 

How do you know each other?

 

Just then, the red-robed Taoist master flew over with the representatives of the Taoist Academy. After landing, he waved his hand.

 

"There's no need to waste time, let's start. The upper half will compete first today."

 

After the red-robed Taoist master announced the order of the semi-finals, he sat down with a cheerful look.Kong Feichen and Yang Jing exchanged a glance, then greeted Qing Nv together.

 

"Sister, we'll go up first."

 

Under the referee's call, they stepped onto the specially reinforced and widened arena.

 

"The rules are the same as before."

 

After saying this, the referee turned his back and jumped down, leaving the stage to the two of them.

 

Kong Feichen was still pondering how Qing Nv and Chen Mobai knew each other, what their relationship was.

 

He casually pinched a "Gale Talisman".

 

According to their previous plan, Yang Jing would concede.

 

The act of throwing the match would certainly not escape the notice of the red-robed Taoist master and the representatives of the Taoist academy, so the two decided to be more direct.

 

He released a talisman, blowing Yang Jing directly out of the arena.

 

As the "Gale Talisman" was activated, a whirlwind formed by a stream of green air blew in front of Yang Jing, making her close-fitting black robe and trousers rustle, accentuating her tall stature, long legs, and curvaceous figure. The wide-brimmed round hat on her head needed to be held down by hand to prevent it from being blown away.

 

Just as Kong Feichen was preparing to watch her step down, Yang Jing suddenly raised her head and waved away the "Gale Talisman" that had come in front of her.

 

"Or, let me go to the finals."

 

She suddenly said something that made Kong Feichen's eyes widen.