Chapter 28: The Fierce Battle Begins
If Lin Huan had said before that he was confident in defeating a strong five-star, Lin Huan might have been comforting the two of them. But when they heard the news that he had entered four-star, the two finally confirmed that Lin Huan was not just boasting, but truly had the strength.
To know that Lin Hong can defeat Yang De Song, a late fourth-grade cultivator, in the later stages of the third grade, and now he has taken a big step forward, entering the fourth grade. Then he may have the possibility to defeat a strong fifth-grade cultivator. Of course, this is also possible, a conditional calculation, not necessarily able to defeat the fifth grade.
It's just that compared to three products at a time, the micro-probability has greatly increased.
Besides, Lin Hong is not a person who likes to talk big, since he promised Xie Li, he has absolute confidence in doing it.
From past experiences, they knew that Lin Yang was a person who was too profound to be measured. Although he was only in the late stages of the third rank, no one could fully grasp his true strength, let alone now that he had reached the fourth rank?
The two siblings had a strong expectation for the upcoming sect competition two days later.
How would Lin Heng, the fourth-grade cultivator, reveal his deeply hidden true strength and shock those who looked down on the Wei Yin Sect, thinking he couldn't win?
The two siblings received such good news and saw Li Shi coming to the door, they also knew how to yield in time, happily and contentedly retreated.
Lin Hong opened up the law array and invited Li Shi into the cave mansion.
"How's the plum blossom formation? There shouldn't be any problems with it, right?"
Li Shi smiled and said, "What problem could there be with a formation from a profound formation master like you? I don't know many formations, but I can tell that this one should be the pinnacle of three-grade great formations."
Being able to arrange "Jiangmei Formation" to such an extent, in the world of formation masters, your strength can at least squeeze into the top three in the Han country.
Lin Heng was even more humble and natural.
"I heard you're going to represent the Wei Yin Sect in the upcoming Mine Snatching War. I came to ask, are you confident? I saw how you killed Yang De Song that day, and the whole process was clear as day. However, there's a huge gap between 5th and 4th rank, and with your 3rd rank cultivation at the later stage, you still can't match up to 5th rank."
"I originally came this time to persuade you to retire, but I didn't expect that as soon as I saw you, you would give me such a huge surprise and actually advance to the fourth rank."
Li Shige sighed and looked at him with a gaze full of admiration.
"Thanks for your concern, I'll go all out in this battle. I also want to try out the strength of a 5th-grade strongman and see just how strong they are!"
Li Shi said slowly, "This time's competition seems to be a test of strength for the sake of mining interests, but each sect has ulterior motives. Many top-ranking sect experts want to take advantage of this opportunity to kill their opponents with one blow and eliminate their sect's power. So, this competition is actually a life-and-death struggle, not just an ordinary competition! Before coming here, I was still worried about you, but now that you've entered the fourth rank, I'm actually looking forward to it. Based on my observations, against the top five ranks, you should be able to protect yourself without any problems. What I want to see is whether you have the strength to defeat a fifth-rank opponent in an attack."
A look of yearning appeared on her face: "A fourth-rank, under the gaze of the crowd, beating a group of fifth-ranks to a pulp, this is quite interesting."
And this fourth-rank was a deeply hidden high-ranking formation master.”
A single black line across your forehead, the great war has yet to begin, you are even more confident than I am.
"By the way, I'll give you 'Jian Jie Ci'. Try not to use it. This thing has never truly acknowledged a master. Once you fail to kill with it and it falls into someone else's hands, it will pose a fatal threat to you."
The power of the "Exterminating Evil Stab" wielded by a fifth-grade strongman was far beyond what a fourth-grade could match, and she feared that Lin would hastily take it out on the battlefield, only to end up losing his own life.
Lin Heng smiled slightly, his consciousness stirred, and a gray "Exorcism Needle" appeared on his head, then slowly flew towards Li Shi.
"Give it a try."
Li Shi didn't understand what was going on, and hesitantly accepted the flying "Evil-Slaying Dagger". Suddenly, her eyes widened in shock, finding it hard to believe: "You've completely acknowledged its ownership? You, how did you manage to do that?"
She was completely stunned that the "Evil-destroying Needle" had been in her hands for decades. She didn't know how many famous masters and predecessors she had asked, but no one could understand its secrets, so she generously gave it to Lin Yang. Little did she know that just a month later, Lin Yang had already mastered it, achieving what she couldn't do in decades with incredible ease.
This person is really too powerful, almost omnipotent!
Li Shi felt deeply shocked and his heart was filled with wave after wave of astonishment.
Months of public opinion have accumulated, and the great war for the two major mineral veins is about to begin, igniting a fierce boil in the previously peaceful Shoujing Mountains.
The mining vein contest is held every twenty years, and the host venue takes turns hosting it, with the order of hosting determined by a draw long ago. This session's battlefield is set in Jīn Wū Zōng, which is also one of the reasons why Jīn Wū Zōng is a hot favorite, after all, playing at home has many advantages.
Days before the war, crowds of people flowed in from all directions to Jīn Wū Zōng. Jīn Wū Zōng had to empty out all its guest rooms and temporarily set up thousands of wooden houses to accommodate the arrivals.
Due to the proximity, Taizong arrived just a day before the battle.
The participating sects will be set up in special accommodation areas, perhaps because the Hidden Sect is considered to have little hope, so the Hidden Sect's accommodation area is set up at the most remote location, while the middle is occupied by popular sects such as Mo Dang Valley.
Even when leading his disciples, a faintly discernible look of disdain would appear between his nose and eyes. The several elder council members who had come with Lin Zhen felt discontent in their hearts, but were also helpless to do anything about it.
The next day, the long-awaited great war officially began.
The flat top of the Golden Crow Sect's mountain was set up with two high dueling platforms. Between the two dueling platforms was the main seat platform, where the sect masters or representatives of various major sects were seated.
The most upright one is Huang Li, the elder of Xuantian Sect.
In the Shoujing Mountains, Xuantian Sect is a transcendent first-rate existence. Although he is only an elder, his status surpasses that of several sect masters. This time, four judges have come to the tournament, one from Xuantian Sect, who is exactly Wentao Lin had seen before: the other three are from Qingyu Xianjing and Bingpo Sect, Xiao Yin Temple.
These are sects that have little connection with the ten schools and can maintain a certain degree of objectivity.
Among the four sects, Lin Lang was most curious about Xiao Yin Temple. He had read some introductory books and knew that Xiao Yin Temple was a mysterious force outside the world. Subconsciously, he glanced at the middle-aged monk wearing a yellow cassock.
The middle-aged monk's gaze happened to be opposite him, and he smiled and nodded his head at him.
Lin Heng felt a little dazed, could it be that he knew me? He immediately nodded in response, showing politeness.
The most notable figure on the main stage is undoubtedly Hao Wuyi, the leader of the Golden Crow Sect. He is the hot favorite to win this competition and is also the host, so every time he speaks, it sets off a wave of cheers from the Golden Crow Sect disciples.
Even people from other sects couldn't help but show politeness, smiling and applauding lightly.
Lin Heng had previously obtained intelligence from Tiexin Zong and was familiar with all his opponents.
His gaze swept across the room, landing on the second strongest enemy, Mò Tán Gǔ's vice sect leader, Zhuō Yì. This person sat among the crowd, his eyes observing everything, yet seeming to hear nothing, and was surprisingly calm and composed. Finally, his line of sight fell onto a woman wearing white clothes, with a beautiful face, and an age similar to his.
：Thanks to "Moonlight Clear Spirit" for the generous reward and "Xuanyuan? Yu Tian" for the monthly ticket. Today, I only have nine words left, so I'll make up for it tomorrow. In short, this month, I will try my best to achieve a daily output of over 10,000 characters, as a way to express everyone's support for me.
