MTLNOVEL Chapter 44 - Which Level?
In the meantime.
In the main hall of the Taixuan Sect’s grand master.
The elders of the major sects gathered to discuss tea and the Dao.
Right in front of them was a huge astrolabe.
It was covered with stars, each one representing a disciple of their sect.
As time passed, some of the stars gradually went out.
The extinction of the stars represented the death of that disciple!
“What’s going on?”
“Someone else has died?”
At that time,
Elder Xinghe of the Tianyan Sect could no longer sit still, so he stood up and said urgently,
“Everyone, I suggest that we stop this competition!”
“I feel that there is something fishy about this competition!”
Elder Yunzhu, who was sitting in the main seat, asked,
“What’s wrong with it?”
Elder Xinghe said,
“Three days, only three days!”
“More than 45,000 of our Tianyan Sect’s disciples have died!”
“Isn’t it strange that the death toll has already exceeded half?”
The Dark Forest is full of dangers, and it is normal for some disciples to be killed.
But in just three days, more than 45,000 of the 60,000 disciples of the Tianyan Sect who participated in the sect’s martial arts tournament have died!
The number of dead disciples far exceeds the number of dead disciples from other sects.
This is obviously not normal!
“I suspect that someone is deliberately targeting Tianyan Sect and killing our disciples!”
Upon hearing his words, the elders of the other sects looked at each other in confusion.
Elder Yunzhu asked,
“What do you think, elders?”
Immediately, an elder spoke up:
“In my opinion, Elder Xinghe is thinking too much.”
“Although there are occasional conflicts between our major sects, they are not life and death conflicts. Who would deliberately target your Tianyan Sect?”
Another female elder beside him echoed,
“Yes, Elder Xinghe, perhaps it is because your Tianyan Sect’s disciples are not strong enough and have died in large numbers, so you are ashamed and looking for an excuse to end the competition?”
Elder Xinghe scolded, his face turning red and then green:
“You’re full of shit!”
“None of my Tianyan Sect disciples are anything but geniuses and elites among elites. What do you mean by not being strong enough?”
“Something must have happened, that’s why there are so many casualties among our Tianyan Sect disciples!”
An elder sitting across from him also spoke angrily:
“Okay, stop making excuses. My Jiu Yang Sect’s disciples have also died in no small number compared to your Tianyan Sect, and I haven’t said anything about it!”
Elder Xinghe was so angry that he cursed:
“What kind of disciples does your Jiuyang Sect have? Even second- and third-rate trash with spiritual roots can enter your Jiuyang Sect. There are at least 200,000 disciples in this competition, so how can they be compared to the disciples of my Tianyan Sect?”
Seeing that the two were about to argue, Elder Yunzhu, who was sitting in the main seat, immediately spoke up to stop them:
“Okay, stop it!”
“Elder Xinghe, don’t worry. This competition will be absolutely fair and just, and there is no way there will be any targeting or killing!”
“If you can’t accept any casualties among your Tianyan Sect disciples, you can withdraw from the competition and bring your disciples back yourself.”
“However, the prizes offered by your Tianyan Sect will not be refunded.”
Upon hearing this,
Elder Xinghe was silent.
It was true that they couldn’t bear to see their disciples die.
But they also couldn’t bear to withdraw from the Sect Martial Arts Tournament!
Not to mention the shame.
They won’t get back a single penny of the bets they made with the Tianyan Sect!
“Alright, Elder Yunzhu! Just relax!”
A more well-connected elder beside him comforted him,
“This is the way it is on the cultivation path, and it is normal for some to fall by the wayside.”
“Besides, the competition is not over yet. If your disciple from the Tianyan Sect can win first place in this competition and enter the Zhenwu space to find the supreme opportunity,
then those disciples who sacrificed themselves in the competition can be considered to have died for a good cause!”
Upon hearing this,
Elder Xinghe suddenly felt that he was right.
Indeed.
Right now, the Tianyan Sect has indeed lost many disciples.
But if someone can qualify to enter the Zhenwu space and obtain the supreme opportunity there,
even if half of the disciples die, it will still be worth it!
He thought to himself.
Elder Xinghe finally stopped talking.
He quietly sat back down.
However, he always had a bad feeling, and his heart panicked!
Especially when he looked at the astrolabe and saw that the stars were beginning to fade again, his heart was bleeding!
…………………………………..
In the dark forest.
Xiao Lingchen, holding the Phoenix Emperor Sword, happily slashed and killed the Tianyan Sect disciples he found again!
This time, he found quite a few Tianyan Sect disciples, as many as a hundred!
In Xiao Lingchen’s hands, they were as vulnerable as chickens and dogs.
With a single stroke of the sword, they were all cut in half.
Some died on the spot, while others were cut in half but still managed to hold on for dear life.
But in the end, they were all beheaded by Xiao Lingchen.
Three days.
The number of Tianyan Sect disciples who died at the hands of Xiao Lingchen has reached tens of thousands!
“I wonder how those old guys from the Tianyan Sect would feel if they knew that the disciples they trained with their heart and soul died at my hands?”
Xiao Lingchen thought wickedly.
He was already looking forward to seeing their expressions.
And after killing so many Tianyan Sect disciples, Xiao Lingchen’s gains were also very substantial.
The God Slaying Sword Art had absorbed so much killing qi that it had once again improved his cultivation, bringing him closer and closer to the realm of breaking delusions.
He had also acquired tens of thousands of storage rings.
Even though he didn’t care about the contents of them, they were better than nothing.
He threw them all into the secret realm of the Creation Cauldron so that the Xiao family members who were practicing there could use them.
He also got more than 30,000 point cards from those Tianyan Sect disciples, and the total points were more than 60,000!
These points were all painstakingly collected by those Tianyan Sect disciples.
Now, they had all fallen into Xiao Lingchen’s hands.
This made Xiao Lingchen’s heart indescribably happy.
“With the number of points I have in my hands right now, there shouldn’t be many people who have more than me, right?”
Of course, this is just Xiao Lingchen’s guess.
Until the last moment, no one knows how it will turn out.
We still have to make persistent efforts!
At this moment.
Suddenly, footsteps came from behind him.
Xiao Lingchen looked back cautiously and suddenly saw a familiar face.
“It’s you.”
“It’s you!”
The two said in unison.
Seeing Ning Huanhuan in front of him, Xiao Lingchen couldn’t help but sigh.
He had been searching in this dark forest for three days and had not met a single fellow disciple.
Unexpectedly, the first person he met was Ning Huanhuan.
This must be fate!
Ning Huanhuan was not alone. There were more than a dozen female disciples beside and behind her.
If I’m not mistaken, they should all be fellow disciples from Little Bamboo Peak.
Ning Huanhuan looked at the corpses around her.
Pouting, she asked,
“What happened to those disciples from Tianyan Sect?”
“Did you kill them all?”