allonlinenovel Chapter 21: Selection of Free Cultivators
Chapter 21: Selection of Free Cultivators
Seeing Pei Cangli suddenly sitting there in a daze, Si Yunzhou hurriedly asked, "Cangli, what's wrong with you? Is your wound hurting again?"
"I'm fine. By the way, Fellow Daoist Si, you've stayed here for so long. Your master won't say anything to you, right?"
"My master wishes I would go down the mountain every day and not stay in front of him." After all, I looked half dead before, and my master didn't want to pay any attention to me. The people in my sect would avoid me when they saw me from afar, for fear that I would ask them to copy the Rebirth Mantra again.
"Friend Si, go pack your things. We are ready to leave. The selection competition for independent cultivators will begin soon."
"Hongyu, I'm sorry for making you stay in this space all this time. I'm going to participate in the selection competition for independent cultivators soon. You must not come out unless it's absolutely necessary. When the time comes, I'll go to the Rain and Mist Secret Realm and let you have fun as much as you want, okay?"
"Sister, don't worry. With Cang Cang here, I'm not bored at all. With Cang Cang's help every day, I have studied several new spells, and my cultivation has reached the middle stage of foundation building."
"You are all great. I have to work harder too! I want to reach the foundation building stage in one fell swoop!"
When we arrived at the site of the selection contest for independent cultivators, it was crowded with cultivators. Many gray-haired cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage had come, all wanting to get a piece of the pie in the secret realm.
The selection competition for independent cultivators is divided into three rounds. The first round tests age and cultivation. Those over 20 years old are not accepted, and those with cultivation below the foundation-building stage are not accepted. The second round is a test of spiritual power. You have to cut the spiritual power stone with a knife. If the score is over 5,000, you can stay. If the score is over 8,000, and you are under 20 years old and have a cultivation level of the Qi Refining stage, it will also be acceptable. The third round is a mixed combat. Everyone stands in a circle and attacks each other until only ten people are left on the field.
After reading the rules of the three competitions, Pei Cangli talked to Si Yunzhou and then walked forward to sign up.
In the first round, Pei Cangli met the age requirement, but her cultivation was not good enough, so she could only participate in the second round. When it was her turn, people around her saw her and whispered to each other.
"The bone age test just now showed that this little girl is still a few days away from turning sixteen. She is so young, yet she is participating in the selection of independent cultivators. I'm afraid she is the eldest daughter of some family?"
"Looking at how fragile she is, I'm afraid that if she can only reach 2,000 in the spiritual power test, she'd be lucky."
Si Yunzhou listened to the comments of the people around him and almost pointed at those people and cursed, "You are so arrogant. Cangli will use his strength to slap you in the face soon."
Pei Cangli flipped her right hand and took out a dagger. When the people around her saw her taking out a dagger, they laughed at her and said, "You want to participate in the competition with just a small dagger? I'm afraid you are not the eldest daughter of the family, but a child from a poor family."
With a ding sound, the attention of the people around was drawn back, and they saw the score soaring continuously.
"Ah, it's over 5,000. She can actually pass 5,000?"
"It's already passed 8,000, and it's still rising. It hasn't stopped yet..."
"Oh my god, the score is actually 12,000. Maybe this is some otherworldly master's new disciple?"
The exclamations of the people around were getting louder and louder, as if they had witnessed something extraordinary.
Pei Cangli walked to the big circle of the third field. There were already hundreds of people standing inside. When they saw her coming, they all looked at her. They probably thought that she was young and easier to bully.
After Pei Cangli waited for a quarter of an hour, a man came out and loudly announced the start of the third round of competition. There were a total of 321 people, but only ten were left.
As soon as she finished speaking, spiritual power attacked Pei Cangli. Pei Cangli simply clasped her hands together, and hundreds of water balls and water arrows were swung out one by one. The attacking spiritual power was all dispersed, and after repelling the enemy, the spiritual power was still around her, ready to go.
After seeing her move, the people around her gave up the idea of attacking her. After all, the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators who had just attacked her were knocked out of the circle by her with one strike, and she was still able to control so much spiritual power with ease, which showed that she was not using her full strength.
Seeing that the people around her were frightened by her action, Pei Cangli took a deep breath and continued to maintain hundreds of water arrows and water balls with full momentum. Another half an hour passed, and there were only twenty-three people left on the field.
Three of them who were in the early stage of foundation building, seeing that Pei Cangli had been releasing her spiritual power for such a long time, thought that her spiritual power must be exhausted soon, so they planned to form an alliance to take her down first. It was a good plan, but unfortunately they hit a wall this time.
Pei Cangli didn't even give the three of them a chance to form an alliance. He simply hit the water ball, blasting all three of them out of the circle and eliminating them.
The remaining twenty people also started a one-on-one duel, intending to decide the winner and then the last ten people would attack Pei Cangli together.
Pei Cangli withdrew his own spiritual power and at the same time absorbed the spiritual power in the air to quickly recover the consumed spiritual power. He was afraid that he would have to fight a tough battle next.
Si Yunzhou outside the field watched the situation nervously and was worried about Pei Cangli. He thought the remaining ten people might be difficult to deal with and he didn't know how Cangli would deal with them.
With the victory of the ten cultivators, the cultivators in the circle in this empty square were divided into two parts. Pei Cangli held the dagger tightly in her hand, and the aura of the water spirit root slowly flowed around her. The ten cultivators on the opposite side were watching covetously, and the battle was about to break out.
A cultivator took the lead in attacking, holding a long sword, and stabbed Pei Cangli straight in the face. Pei Cangli's eyes became stern, and the long whip condensed from the water spirit in his hand was instantly swung out, like a spirit snake, accurately entangling the opponent's sword.
She pulled gently, disrupting the opponent's attack rhythm, and then the dagger stabbed out like lightning, forcing the monk to retreat in embarrassment. Seeing this, several other monks cast their own spells, and for a moment, the light flashed and flew towards Pei Cangli.
Pei Cangli was not in a hurry. She mobilized the power of her water spirit root to form a water arrow shield in front of her. The water arrows were mixed with a trace of chaotic power, which blocked most of the attacks. Then, she flashed and rushed towards the monks.
The long whip was swung, either entangled or hit, making it difficult for the enemy to get close. A monk tried to attack from the side, but Pei Cangli seemed to have eyes on his back, and he stabbed the opponent's wrist accurately with a dagger in his backhand, causing him to let go in pain.
Facing the enemy's siege, Pei Cangli became more and more brave. She cleverly took advantage of the enemy's large number of people and lack of tacit understanding, and flexibly dodged and fought back.
She swung the whip violently, hitting the ground and splashing water. Under her control, the water turned into sharp water arrows and shot towards the surrounding monks.
Some cultivators wanted to use magic weapons to counter Pei Cangli's whip, but Pei Cangli noticed it immediately. She injected the power of chaos into the dagger, and a layer of cold light appeared on the dagger. She swung it hard and directly knocked the magic weapon away.
The battle entered a fierce stage, Pei Cangli's physical strength was slightly depleted, but her eyes were still determined. Seeing the right opportunity, she used her long whip to wrap a monk, pulled him in front of her, and then quickly stabbed him with a dagger, making him lose his ability to fight.
Seeing this, the other monks began to panic. Pei Cangli took advantage of the situation to launch a more fierce attack, with the long whip and dagger working together perfectly. Her movements were like flowing clouds and water, and each move contained the power of the water spirit root.
In the end, with Pei Cangli's powerful strength and superb skills, the remaining monks were gradually defeated. Pei Cangli successfully won this fierce battle. She was breathing slightly and looked at Si Yunzhou outside the field, her face filled with confidence and a smile of victory.
After this melee, there were only eight people left on the field. Two of them had been knocked out of the circle by Pei Cangli, and another person was seriously injured. However, they did not dare to say anything. After all, they were the ones who attacked first.
As for who is qualified to participate in the Rain and Mist Secret Realm, that is not Pei Cangli's concern. Anyway, she got her place. However, just as she was about to take a breath, she suddenly felt a strange power surging in her body.
This force was weak at first, but quickly became stronger, as if the excitement of the battle triggered some kind of opportunity. Pei Cangli's heart moved, and he realized that he might be about to break through the foundation-building stage.
She resisted the fatigue of her body, immediately sat down cross-legged, concentrated her mind, and guided this power to flow in her body. At the same time, the spiritual energy of the outside world was also attracted and rushed towards her frantically.
When Si Yunzhou saw that she was about to break through the foundation-building stage, he immediately flew over, drew his sword and stood by her to protect her. Pei Cangli quickly practiced his skills, taking the spiritual energy into his body to further consolidate and improve his cultivation.
As the spiritual power circulated in her meridians, Pei Cangli's breath gradually became steady and powerful. She could feel her meridians expanding and strengthening, as if her body was undergoing a transformation.
The light gradually faded, and Pei Cangli slowly opened her eyes, with a flash of surprise in her eyes. She successfully broke through to the foundation-building stage! Feeling the spiritual power in her body that was several times stronger, her heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment, and the spiritual energy around her seemed to be attracted and slowly gathered towards her.