pappabearbooks Chapter 685 - 324: Mid Stage Tournament (Part 3)
Chapter 685 - 324: Mid Stage Tournament (Part 3)
...Returning to Cloud Ascension Palace, just like last time, Li An first practiced writing, then paused for three to four months to reflect before truly putting pen to paper to create.
"Both are Five Elements offenses—"
Li An calmed his mind and spirit, and after three days and nights, successfully crafted the first attack-type Immortal Talisman.
On the talisman was a symbol resembling five small spears, representing the five powers of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
"Five Spears Immortal-Breaking Talisman!"
He also gave this talisman a name!
...
Time flew by.
The Mid-term Competition had arrived!
Early in the morning, Li An left his residence and headed directly to Xu Yuan’s place.
Since Li An became an immortal, Xu Yuan had had much less contact with him, seemingly having some concerns. Li An understood the reason and wasn’t upset; instead, he became more convinced that this young chubby fellow surely had some connection with the Immortal Rejuvenators.
"Senior Brother Gu—"
Xu Yuan was just heading out when he saw Li An arrive, and was quite surprised.
"Have you prepared for the Mid-term Competition, Junior Brother?" Li An proactively asked.
"I’ll do my best—"
Xu Yuan spoke helplessly.
His cultivation was still at the Mid Stage of the Tribulation Crossing Stage, with no real progress.
Li An said, "Although you, Junior Brother, have no intention of becoming an immortal, you cannot give up on yourself within Purple Cloud Mountain; otherwise, the days ahead might be tough."
He directly took out two talismans and stuffed them into Xu Yuan’s hand, saying, "Take these two talismans; they might be useful during the competition."
Xu Yuan froze for a moment, but then immediately wanted to return them, "Senior Brother, these are too precious!"
Immortal Talismans are valuable, though far from being as pricey as Profound Immortal Pills, a single Immortal Talisman could easily be sold for a thousand or two low-grade anomaly crystals.
Xu Yuan’s monthly stipend was only fifty anomaly crystals, making such items indeed very precious to him.
"There’s no need to mention such things between us."
Li An shook his head and said, "Junior Brother Xu, just the things you’ve told me far exceed the value of these two talismans in worth!"
This wasn’t just politeness; the knowledge the young chubby fellow had about the Deceit Realm was indeed very important to Li An.
Xu Yuan’s eyes flashed with complexity, but he said no more and just nodded, "Alright then, thank you, Senior Brother!"
The two of them then headed hand in hand towards the main hall of Cloud Ascension Palace.
Inside Cloud Ascension Palace, all the several hundred disciples of this batch had arrived.
"The Mid-term Competition aims to assess the cultivation and strength of the disciples. If one stands out, they might be noticed by various elders and taken as a disciple ahead of time, thus leaving Cloud Ascension Palace earlier."
The Golden Wall Immortal spoke in a cool tone, "The competition format: the first round is a melee, divided into four groups. Those still on the arena in an hour will advance to the next round!"
He waved his hand and led everyone into the training field of Cloud Ascension Palace.
Four giant arenas, the arrays slowly activated, ensuring the battle inside wouldn’t affect the outside world.
Random draw.
Li An and Xu Yuan weren’t on the same arena.
Everyone ascended the arena, with about a hundred people on each.
"You must understand that lasting an hour is just one of the conditions. If more than twenty percent of the people remain on one arena, none will have the chance to enter the next round!"
"Begin!"
At the Golden Wall Immortal’s command, the battle began suddenly.
On each arena, immortal techniques erupted, immortal light surged, and the waves of battle were astonishing, but all were isolated by the array.
The array internally obeyed spatial rules; from the outside, it seemed only a few miles in radius, but for those inside, it was a space spanning thousands of miles!
For cultivators of this level, thousands of miles still felt like a beast cage, with every move potentially affecting others, prompting them to both defend and attack each other.
"Quite a few immortals."
The Golden Wall Immortal nodded as he watched the arenas, finding this batch of registered disciples quite good.
"Pity, no Profound Immortal."
A nearby elder regretfully glanced at one of the arenas, where Yi Linglin, a heavenly daughter of talent, exuded powerful light, with no one daring to approach within a thousand-mile radius!
No wonder, for Yi Linglin...was a True Immortal!
A Seven-Petaled True Immortal, renowned even within Cloud Ascension Palace, she had attempted to break through to Profound Immortal a year ago.
Though she failed, her cultivation was as if she had half-stepped into that realm, having already achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, making her extraordinarily dazzling among the disciples.
"The only one who could fight her is Chen Yong..."
On another arena, there was also a True Immortal disciple, an arrogant young man, with no one daring to approach him, attacking at will, even immortal-level disciples fleeing everywhere.
The Golden Wall Immortal smiled slightly, saying, "Not necessarily."
His gaze inadvertently flicked toward Li An’s direction.
He kept Li An’s information well-protected, not even telling the other elders.
...
In the first round, Li An didn’t show his true strength.
Immortal light flowed over his body, defending against the attacks of others around him, while he rarely struck, only doing so on a rare occasion against some weak cultivators at the Tribulation Crossing Stage.
"Hmm?!"
Suddenly, he felt a sudden jolt in his heart and turned abruptly; a female immortal charged at him with fierce means, wielding a purple bell!
From that purple bell, a purple mist rolled out, with the power to bewilder minds and kill the Primordial Spirit. Seeing her aggression and the confined space, Li An had no retreat. He then summoned a "Three-Shield Immortal Light Talisman," immediately enveloping himself with a mixed light shield of gold, blue, and yellow immortal light.