Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 68 – Ranked fourth

Under the Heavenly Overlooking Scenery Chart, Bai Yuelou appeared, his face pale and his ribs and chest bones detached, causing him to dare not move.

The intense pain made him unable to bear it.

If he was not careful, his ribs would fall off, leaving only his spine to support his chest cavity. If he was even more careless, his internal organs might have no support and fall off!

He's too strong.

He silently thought to himself.

Su Yun learned his six moves of the Sun and Moon Stacking Technique from his battle with Hua Hu and used them against him. The final blow almost killed him, but fortunately, Tianlin Shangjing saved him at the last moment.

A physician came over and examined his injuries, his face changing slightly: "The Holy Prince has also been eliminated? Who has such means? Could it be that someone has not been suppressed by their realm and is using their spiritual power?"

Bai Yuelou was in pain, his voice hoarse: "I met a very terrifying person."

The physician quickly treated him, feeling puzzled and shocked.

Not far away, Hua Hu was injured in many places and wrapped up like a dumpling. He smiled and said, "Holy Prince, you were eliminated faster than I imagined. How is your classmate doing?"

Bai Yuelou endured the pain and let the physician set his bones. He said hoarsely, "I thought he used his spiritual realm to sneak attack me before. At the same realm, I should have been able to defeat him and return the humiliation to him. I didn't expect to lose."

Hua Hu laughed, "Did you use the Dragon Roar against him?"

Bai Yuelou was stunned, "How did you know?"

Hua Hu proudly said, "You have a competitive heart and learned the Dragon Roar from me. You must have wanted to show off and strike his confidence. But have you ever thought that even my Dragon Roar was taught by him? You learned the Dragon Roar from me and then used it against him. No wonder you lost faster than I expected!"

Bai Yuelou was speechless.

Hua Hu limped over and said, "Even if you learned the Dragon Roar, you shouldn't have used it. In front of him, the Dragon Roar is full of flaws."

He couldn't help but think of Su Yun's battle with Qiu Shuijing's disciple Yang Sheng in Huqiu Village. At that time, Su Yun was only at the third level of the Foundation Establishment stage, while Yang Sheng had already reached the sixth level of the Foundation Establishment stage. Yang Sheng was almost beheaded by Su Yun with his hand as a sword, breaking all the moves of the Dragon Roar!

Later, when Hua Hu and the other three little foxes sparred with Su Yun, every time they used the Dragon Roar, Su Yun easily broke it.

If Bai Yuelou had used the moves of the Sun and Moon Stacking Technique to fight against Su Yun, he would have lasted longer and might even have been able to injure Su Yun.

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But he used the Dragon Roar against Su Yun with a show-off mentality and died easily!

Bai Yuelou sighed and said in a low voice, "The sage taught me to guard against arrogance and rashness, to act prudently, but I always forget."

Hua Hu said, "It's natural for young people to have such a mentality. If you were as mature and stable as my uncle, you would have lost the sharpness that young people should have."

Bai Yuelou respectfully asked, "May I know who your uncle is, Brother Hua?"

"My uncle's surname is Gou, and he usually does some small business in the countryside. If you want to see him, I can introduce you when I go back to my hometown."

"Thank you, Brother Hua!"

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In the Tianlin Shangjing, Su Yun basically didn't take action, but instead guided Li Xiaofan, Hu Buping, and Qing Qiuyue in their cultivation. When they encountered other cultivators, he instructed them on how to fight.The three little guys had not been studying seriously, despite their efforts to cultivate, because they had Su Yun and Hua Hu taking care of them. However, when Hua Hu fought against the Holy Son Bai Yuelou for Su Yun's sake and sacrificed herself to let them pass the exam and enter the Wenchang Academy, the three little guys finally began to take their studies seriously.

On this journey, Qing Qiuyue, Li Xiaofan, and Hu Buping learned very quickly and entered the fifth level of foundation building one after another, which was not weaker than other scholars. Especially with the combined attack technique of Bi Fang, the three of them had become experts in it, defeating many scholars and achieving some results, but they did not know if they could enter the Wenchang Academy.

It was now in the afternoon, the sun was setting, and there were fewer and fewer scholars in the Tianlin Upper Scenery Painting. Su Yun had been walking with the three little ones for a long time without encountering any scholars. Suddenly, Qing Qiuyue, Li Xiaofan, and Hu Buping gradually became faint and disappeared.

Su Yun stopped and looked around. He found himself back by the lake and thought to himself, "The first exam is over. Two people will be selected from each painting. Who is the other person besides me in the Tianlin Upper Scenery Painting?"

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard a familiar female voice from the lake, "I stayed? I actually stayed! Brother, didn't you say that I absolutely couldn't pass? Your sister actually made it into the top twenty!"

Su Yun was surprised and looked towards the lake. He saw Li Zhuxian standing on a small island in the lake, jumping and bouncing around happily, without her previous calm demeanor.

"Brother Yun!"

The girl with twin ponytails saw Su Yun from afar and waved excitedly at him. "Are you the other person? I also made it into the top twenty and am qualified to enter the Shuofang Academy!"

Su Yun waved back at her and asked loudly, "Miss Zhuxian, how did you get over there?"

Li Zhuxian took two steps back and suddenly accelerated towards the lake. She was about to fall into the water when she used the technique of Bi Fang to turn into a burning Bi Fang bird, her qi and blood manifested, her wings turned into feathers, and she flew rapidly on the surface of the lake, occasionally using her feet to gain momentum!

She left behind ripples on the lake as she flew towards them at a rapid pace, her twin ponytails straight behind her.

The next moment, she rushed to the shore and stopped in front of Su Yun. The strong waves came towards him.

Li Zhuxian's clothes fluttered, and the waves disappeared. She stood in front of Su Yun, blushing, her chest heaving, and she finally calmed down after catching her breath.

"Can Bi Fang be used like this?"

Su Yun was surprised and was about to try it out, but Li Zhuxian quickly stopped him and said, "I am light, so I can run on the surface of the water with just a little bit of force. You are heavier, so you will definitely fall into the water! My brother used to fall into the water many times!"

Su Yun restrained his urge to try it out and curiously asked, "Does Li Muge also fall into the water often?"

"He falls in all the time."

Li Zhuxian said proudly, "Just now, a few scholars were chasing me and tried to fly over the lake, but they fell into the water and drowned! Strange, where is the Holy Son? He should be in the top twenty..."

"I eliminated him."

Su Yun said calmly, "But he was actually very strong. Unfortunately, he used the wrong technique, so I killed him."

Li Zhuxian looked at him as if he were a monster. After a while, she asked tentatively, "How many scholars did you kill?"

"About three or four hundred."

Su Yun was not sure, "I didn't count them."Li Zhuxian was startled and exclaimed, "I'm only thirty-four years old, and some of them fell into the lake. I used my blood and qi to turn into feathers and stabbed them to death."

"If Second Brother doesn't fight against the Holy Prince head-on, he might be another top twenty contender," Su Yun silently thought to himself.

In addition to fighting against the Holy Prince Bai Yuelou, Hua Hu had also fought against another disciple of Qiu Shuijing and eliminated him. That purple-clothed youth was also a ruthless character.

Excitedly pacing back and forth, Li Zhuxian said, "My dad bought a geographical map of Tianlin Shangjing. After a few battles, when my blood and qi were low, I immediately hid on the small island in the lake and rested until I was ready to continue fighting. I was lucky enough to make it into the top twenty, and now I'm almost certain to get into the Shuofang Academy and study with Brother Xiaoyun."

Shaking his head, Su Yun said, "I want to apply to the Wenchang Academy."

The girl with twin ponytails stared at him in surprise and asked, "The Wenchang Academy? With your grades, why do you want to apply there?"

Su Yun asked in confusion, "Isn't the Wenchang Academy good? It's one of the top four academies, and the teachers are all excellent."

"There are only four academies in Shuofang, and the Wenchang Academy is naturally one of the top four!" Li Zhuxian exclaimed.

"Did my brother trick you?" Li Zhuxian continued, "He was angry with my dad and applied to the Wenchang Academy on a whim. My dad was so angry that he almost jumped out of his coffin, and it took him a lot of effort to calm down... Later, my brother became a spiritualist and would fight with my dad every time he came home. Although he was beaten every time, my dad told me in private that he was doing pretty well."

Su Yun felt dizzy and his mind was buzzing. "There are only four academies in Shuofang, and I chose the worst one. I feel ashamed in front of Mr. Ye Hu and the Gou couple..."

Li Zhuxian went on, "Any scholar with some scores can get into the Wenchang Academy, but those who go there to study are all from the countryside, and they are all losers like my brother."

Finally, the girl looked up at the sky and asked, "Brother Xiaoyun, the second round of the exam is the Ten Beautiful Scenery Map, which overlaps ten spirit realms into one battlefield to determine the top twenty rankings. But in the past, scholars were given a break and the top twenty were only decided on the second day. Why is it taking so long this time?"

Su Yun was still dazed and asked, "What?"

Li Zhuxian looked serious and whispered to him, "I suspect something has happened outside!"

Su Yun's ears were tickled by her breath, and he finally came to his senses. He felt a chill in his heart. "Could it be that demons have appeared?"

The stewards of the four academies in the Immortal Realm looked at the list of the top twenty scholars with furrowed brows. Zuo Songyan, who was Qiu Shuijing's childhood friend, couldn't help but tell them about the third wave of demons possessing and sacrificing humans. The atmosphere in the Immortal Realm was extremely oppressive.

Among this year's top twenty scholars, many were outstanding, but it was highly possible that a demon had already hidden among them. Any one of the names on the list had the potential to become a demon."Among these twenty people, there must be a demon hiding. Nineteen of them are sacrifices for the third wave of blood sacrifice by the demons. Only one person can survive. This person is the true form of the demon."

Tong Qingyun looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "With so many sacrifices, the demon will become extremely powerful and difficult to deal with."

Tian Wuji frowned and said, "Do these twenty people have to die? How can we save them?"

Among the twenty people, seventeen were scholars he had sent to follow Qiu Shuijing in his cultivation. If these scholars died, not only would he lose money, but the Mo Xia Academy would also remain ranked second among the four major academies, unable to climb to the top of the Shuofang Academy!

This was something he couldn't tolerate!

"There are two ways."

Wen Lifang suddenly said, "The first way is to invite a saint to enter the Ten Jinxiu Diagram and kill the demon inside!"

Everyone frowned, and Tian Wuji said decisively, "Impossible! If a saint enters the diagram, their spiritual realm will be sealed. Fighting against the demon with the cultivation of the foundation establishment realm is just suicide! Wen Pushe, do you want the saint to die?"

Tong Qingyun said in a deep voice, "It is more likely that the spiritual realm of the saint is too strong, and they will directly tear apart the Ten Jinxiu Diagram, letting the demon escape. This idea is not feasible. What is the second way?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The strength of a saint was close to that of the four great myths of the Yuan Shuo Kingdom, and no spiritual weapon could seal their cultivation.

Wen Lifang continued, "The second way is to invite the senior who donated the Ten Jinxiu Diagram. Only he can use all the power of the diagram to suppress the demon!"

"The senior who donated the Ten Jinxiu Diagram did not leave his name."

Tian Wuji shook his head and said, "We don't even know who donated it. To be honest, if it were me, I would never be willing to donate such a good spiritual weapon. Why not keep it for myself? Unless I was about to die, then maybe I would donate it. So..."

He didn't continue, but everyone understood. The senior who donated the Ten Jinxiu Diagram fifty years ago was probably already dead, and there might not even be any descendants.

Wen Lifang's face was full of killing intent, and the pearls on the phoenix hairpin at her temples swayed slightly as she whispered, "If we can't invite a saint and the senior who donated the diagram has passed away, then we can only seal the Ten Jinxiu Diagram and let the twenty scholars starve to death inside, burying them with the demon. Only twenty scholars will die, and the losses will be minimal!"

Qiu Shuijing looked at Zuo Songyan and remained silent.