The summit towering into the clouds was shrouded in darkness and a cold moon sprinkled its clear light on the Tongtian Peak.
The Seven Peaks Meeting of Martial Arts is a grand event of the Qing Yun Sect and the appearance of hundreds of people on the Tongtian Peak naturally made accommodation tense.
The original one-man-one-room treatment of the Da Zhu Peak has become a delusion and all seven disciples of the Da Zhu Peak are assigned to one room.
It is unavoidable that someone has to sleep on the floor, and the people inside the room are discussing who will sleep on the bed and who will sleep on the floor.
Suddenly, a rapid knock on the door came, and Song Daren tilted his head to look. He was also close, so he stepped forward and opened the door.
As soon as the door was opened, several disciples with cold faces and dressed in gray robes pushed aside Song Daren and broke in.
Song Daren was not angry, but his expression was both surprised and worried. Why did the Discipline Hall come here at night?
This is not a small matter. Generally, when a disciple makes a mistake, the Head of each Peak will punish them. Only the extremely serious matters that needed to be determined by the Sect Leader Daoxuan and Cangsong, who is in charge of the Qing Yun Disciple Hall, can cause the Discipline Hall of the sect to be alarmed!
Song Daren hoped in his heart that the Discipline Hall were here to search for something, rather than specifically to arrest, but soon his face darkened.
"Excuse me, senior brothers, what did my seventh junior brother do wrong? Why are you taking him away?"
Du Bishu, who usually has a good relationship with Zhang Xiaofan, shouted, but those Discipline Hall didn't care and took Zhang Xiaofan away without saying a word. Zhang Xiaofan, who was usually reserved, was frightened by this momentum and didn't say anything until he reached the door.
Several silent gray-robed disciples drove Zhang Xiaofan into the vast night and disappeared, giving a strange and terrifying feeling.
Du Bishu still wanted to follow and ask what was going on, but was stopped by Song Daren: "Don't trouble the Discipline Hall brothers, they may not know the reason for the matter, they're probably just taking people by order."
Du Bishu looked panicked and turned around in place: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Suddenly he seemed to have thought of something, his eyes lit up and he excitedly said to the people in the room: "Let's find the master! Old Seven is always so honest and loyal, he can't cause any trouble, it must be a mistake!"
"Old Six, calm down, look at what you have become!"
Song Daren scolded Du Bishu with the authority of his Senior Brother, then sighed and continued.
"Finding the master is also useless, before the Discipline Hall takes someone, Master Cangsong must have informed the Head of that Peak. That is to say, Old Seven being taken away for questioning has been approved by the master."
Song Daren's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Du Bishu, making him limp, muttering: "How could this be, what trouble can Old Seven cause?"
"He has never left the Da Zhu Peak before and this time he went out with us and now he's caused a big trouble and alarmed the top management of the sect. What's going on?"
Song Daren was silent for a moment, frowning and turning his head to say: "You stay here and don't act recklessly, I will go find the master and ask, no matter what, we first need to find out why Old Seven was arrested before we do anything else."
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The next day after the drawing of lots, the disciples of Qing Yun Sect came to the Yunhai Square ( Cloud Sea Square ).
On the Yunhai Square, eight wide platforms had been erected, built with thick logs, which were hard and shining with metal luster.
The platforms were separated from each other by dozens of feet and arranged in eight directions. In front of the largest "Qian" platform in the center, a high red billboard stood several yards tall, with large golden characters written on it, indicating the sign and name of each disciple participating in the competition.
The name "Zhang Xiaofan" was very eye-catching, listed first, while the opponent's column was empty. Similarly, the seat marked with the name "Zhang Xiaofan" in the Da Zhu Peak was also empty and there was no one in sight.
Li Xiu slowly retracted his gaze from the direction of Da Zhu Peak. Last night, he was called by Cangsong to identify [someone], and now that Zhang Xiaofan has been confirmed as the person who disturbed Lingzun. At this moment, he should be locked up in the Qing Yun Iron Prison and naturally cannot participate in the martial arts competition.
"Ding!"
A clear bell sound echoed throughout the vast cloud sea, causing everyone to shake. The bustling square suddenly became quiet.
In the middle of the broad platform, Daoxuan's figure suddenly appeared. He had a young appearance with a black beard and warm and bright eyes. A dark green Taoist robe floated slowly in the wind, adding a few more aspects of enlightenment.
"Everyone, I would like to announce that in order to encourage the disciples of the Qing Yun sect to work hard and strive for the Tao, I have discussed with the Heads of the Peaks and decided to give some rewards to the final winner after each Seven Peaks Meeting of Martial Arts, starting from this one."
On the Yunhai Square, there was a commotion among the disciples of Qing Yun. Those who participated had fiery eyes, while those who didn't participate but came to watch were curious and envious. After all, the things taken from the sect's treasure trove couldn't be ordinary! What could it be?
However, the elders sitting on the main seat secretly sighed. Qing Yun's Seven Peaks Meeting of Martial Arts had already been held for dozens of times, why was there a reward only this time? It was because the name of Qing Yun Sect, which was often mentioned in the cultivation world in recent years, was no longer the number one Sect in the world, but one of the three major sects in the righteous path.
If the Qing Yun disciples were not given some encouragement and tension, they would fear that the position of the Leader of the righteous path would not be kept for a long time.
"The prize for the winner this time is the Liuhe Mirror ( Six Harmony Mirror ). The Liuhe Mirror is a treasure passed down by the 10th generations Leader of this sect, Wu Fangzi. It is one of the sect's rare treasures and the holder can stand in an undefeated position as long as his spiritual power remains."
Daoxuan's words caused even greater commotion, and the disciples of Qing Yun changed their expressions, their eyes filled with excitement and longing.
After observing the reactions of the disciples below the platform, Daoxuan was satisfied and nodded slightly. He stepped forward and loudly said, "Then, the competition begins now!"
Then there was another clear and pleasant sound of the bell and the Qing Yun disciples participating in the competition started to move, rushing to their respective platforms.
Li Xiu wore a plain green dress, his face showing a faint smile and a warm and honest temperament, which made people unconsciously feel favorable towards him. However, the purple-wing sword slung over his shoulder added a touch of majesty to him, making people dare not underestimate him.
After looking around for a few moments, Li Xiu calmly walked towards the platform with the character "Kun."
He felt that several hidden gazes were closely following him, likely from the Heads of the various Peaks of Qing Yun. They were likely curious about how the disciple of the Leader of the Sect who carried the bloodline of the Qilin and who had been in the sect for nearly half a year, would perform.
Li Xiu stepped forward and gracefully climbed onto the high platform, where his opponent was already waiting.
"I don't know which peak's senior brother is it? Please show mercy later."
Li Xiu bowed and his voice was clear, neither arrogant nor weak.