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Chapter 433: Chapter 66: Shushan Evaluates Heroes of the World Chapter 433: Chapter 66: Shushan Evaluates Heroes of the World With the confirmation of the top twelve fighters of White Jade Capital, the three sects showed varying attitudes.

The Kunlun Sect was slightly dissatisfied as only four of their members entered the top twelve, two less than Shushan.

As the leading orthodox Kunlun Taiqing Sect, these results were not satisfactory.

However, considering that if Qiu Changtian could take first place, it would be enough to restore some honor, the sect decided to adopt a wait-and-see approach for the time being.

The Shushan Sect was very composed, having achieved their minor goal of occupying half of the twelve seats.

But everyone knew that loose cultivators did not care about how many people a sect had in the top twelve; they only cared about “who is the number one in the world”.

Therefore, it was very important who could defeat Qiu Changtian, whether it was Lin Duanshan, Duan Fenhai, or Guan Shanyue, though Bi Sheng was still a bit lacking in strength.

As for Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu, if they could indeed take first place, people wouldn’t be overly concerned with picking faults in their achievements…

but for personal emotions and considering the attitude of the higher-ups, they still preferred that one of the other three would claim the top spot.

As for Penglai, they were already ecstatic beyond words.

They had originally thought that “having one person enter would be a victory”, but they ended up occupying two spots, which was “exceedingly better than expected”.

Considering that both disciples were from Heavenly Craft Workshop, it was said that the Master of Xuandu even invited Elder Shi Ding to the Yuqing View to lecture on the “path of mentorship”, becoming a laughingstock for a time among the other two sects.

No matter what, the title of the top twelve fighters of White Jade Capital had now spread throughout the three orthodox sects, and through various disciples’ networks of connections, it began to spread throughout the entire world.

Over at Shushan, the Jade Capital Sect Leader rushed to Mount Tianmu overnight to present awards to the six who had entered the top twelve.

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“This is Zhu Marrow Pill; you must digest its potency by tonight.”
Ling Yunpo, upon receiving the Zhu Marrow Pill, suddenly asked:
“Do the other two sects also have similar rewards?”
“Perhaps,” the Jade Capital Sect Leader said with profound meaning.

“Strengthening one’s own disciples at the final stage of the competition has been an unspoken understanding between the sects.”
Ling Yunpo suddenly recalled that in his first battle after joining Shushan, his opponent had used some secret technique to temporarily advance to the Marrow Cleansing Rank.

“Regarding the next six opponents, have all of you understood them clearly?” the Jade Capital Sect Leader asked again.

No one answered.

Although at this point, of course, everyone had a general understanding of the information, they did not dare to show off in front of the Jade Capital Sect Leader.

If the Sect Leader asked a few questions and they could not respond, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?

“Good,” the Jade Capital Sect Leader nodded, then beckoned, “Jinghua, come and explain to them.”
“Yes, Master,” the true person Jinghua said as he pushed the door open and entered.

After the previous competition at Shushan, it was this true person Jinghua who led everyone to train in the Demon Locking Tower, so they were not unfamiliar with him.

After sending off the Jade Capital Sect Leader, true person Jinghua solemnly handed a jade slip to each person and said:
“Your upcoming opponents consist of four from Kunlun and two from Penglai.”
“Kunlun’s Qiu Changtian, the Chief Disciple of the Foundation Establishment Realm, has now been confirmed to at least have the Refining Mansion cultivation level; coupled with his practice of the ‘Nine Heavens Clear Entrance True Mantra’, regardless of True Yuan’s capacity, strength, or recovery rate, he has far outstripped you all.”
“His weapon, the Tianyuan Yiqi Sword, is said to have been sought by the Xu Family for him.

This sword can fully utilize his True Yuan advantage, and when engaging in a direct confrontation, if it is a clash of flying swords, the physical strength is immense, so it’s best to avoid frequent sword clashes with him.”
“Besides that, he also has the Five Thunder True Law and derivatives of Qi Refining Techniques; you need to be particularly wary of them.”
Everyone fell silent.

This time, the silence was truly speechless.

With substantial True Yuan, powerful flying sword, and Thunder Method at his disposal, each of these three capabilities could be the capital for joining the top twelve of White Jade Capital.

Now that Chief Qiu, with all three aspects gathered and without any weak points, is overwhelming in all areas, how can anyone fight back?

Perhaps guessing the thoughts of the crowd, Master Jinghua decided not to elaborate further, to avoid dampening the morale further, and went straight to the next one:
“Kunlun’s Xu Yinglian, it is said that she has awakened the true blood of her family lineage, possessing the power of the phoenix.”
“Her flying sword is named ‘Yu Jia,’ and although it is not the most powerful among tenth rank flying swords, it is highly compatible with her own Phoenix Blood.”
“She also possesses a technique called the ‘Taiqing Supreme True Bright Flame,’ which is a top-tier, wide-area fire system Daoist magic; once activated, it can burn mountains, boil seas, darken the sky and block out the sun, with ordinary defensive magical treasures unable to withstand it.”
“Compared to Qiu Changtian, Xu Yinglian has a weakness.

Does anyone know what it is?”
“All the Daoist magic she controls is from the fire system.” Lin Duanshan answered.

“Correct,” Master Jinghua said with approval, “Whether it’s her flying sword or her Daoist magic, she heavily favors the fire system, likely because her own Phoenix True Blood greatly enhances the fire system.”
“Therefore, to counter Xu Yinglian, the best option would be flying swords and Daoist magic of the water system and earth system, followed by the fire system, with wood system and metal system being the worst.”
“Of course, in order to counteract her fire system offensive techniques, if the grade rank is not high enough, just having the Five Elements Restraint is not enough, caution is still required.”
Everyone nodded in agreement, thinking that the toughest opponents in this competition would probably be these two.

“Additionally, there’s one more person you need to be wary of.” Master Jinghua suddenly added.

“Who is it?” Lin Duanshan inquired with a frown.

“Penglai’s Luo Yan,” Master Jinghua answered, “He is a direct disciple of Elder Shi Ding of the Heavenly Craft Workshop in Yuqing View, to whom Elder Shi Ding has passed on the Heavenly Craft White Treasure Bag.”
“Indeed,” Duan Fenhai added, nodding, “But to take out and activate a magical treasure ultimately requires time.”
“If his swordsmanship is not exquisite, we can completely suppress him with a rushing tactic, preventing him from being able to take out the magical treasure.”
“What I’m talking about is exactly this,” Master Jinghua said earnestly, “This Luo Yan has not used his flying sword at all during the competition.”
“But according to some intelligence, it is said that the immortal sword he uses is the ‘Huangting Kunwu Sword’ obtained from the Lianshan treasury.”
“The Huangting Kunwu Sword?” Everyone was startled at the mention of the name.

Isn’t that the sword once worn by the Yellow Emperor?

“It is claimed that this sword has an earth system attribute and is extremely heavy,” Master Jinghua continued, “Its power and speed are not as good as that of the Tianyuan Yiqi Sword, but its strength and toughness far surpass it.”
“During a swordfight, no matter how much True Yuan you output against it, it would be like striking stone with wood, unable to shake the Huangting Kunwu Sword at all.”
Ling Yunpo’s expression was serious, but inside he sneered:
Nice, I had planned to purposely not use the Huangting Kunwu Sword, to keep an ace up my sleeve, yet now it seems someone has already uncovered that!

Based on what Master Jinghua said, it is clear that the leak came from within Yuqing View, and the person who leaked the information must have seen my practice fights with others.

Luckily, besides Liuli, I haven’t used the Five Elements Divine Light in practices against others…

Hmm, Master Jinghua probably doesn’t know about that; otherwise, given the renown of the Divine Light, it would definitely have been mentioned here.

“Besides these three that you need to be particularly cautious of, the information about the other three competitors is in the jade slips given to you,” Master Jinghua finally said, “Tonight, go over them carefully, think thoroughly, and don’t go into battle unprepared.”
“Also, you must quickly assimilate the power of the Marrow Cleansing Pills…

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Understood?”
“Understood,” everyone responded, and then they dispersed.

Following An Zhisu, Ling Yunpo returned to his thatched hut, thinking that after consuming the Marrow Cleansing Pill, his Refining Mansion Cultivation would be seven hundred and fifteen years.

He was only eighty-five years away from the eight hundred-year threshold for a First Grade Golden Core.

On second thought, if Shushan is playing this “last-minute strengthening” trick, then why would Kunlun and Penglai remain indifferent?

Very well, very well, give me all the Purple Mansion Secret Medicines so I can fill up those eight hundred years.

Once the White Jade Capital competition is over, I’ll go find a place to transcend the First Grade Pill Tribulation!