Chapter 186 The Little Rascal!
"Duration: 15 minutes." On the black Xuanwu pillar, Yun Xi suddenly leaped up and jumped onto the surface of another Xuanwu pillar.
Fifteen minutes have passed since she was first teleported to this Xuanwu pillar.
Perhaps the protection period had ended, because the Xuanwu stake beneath our feet suddenly changed, and a snake flew out and bit us.
Yunxi barely managed to withstand the snake's attack, but she watched as the pitch-black Xuanwu pillar was about to change, with limbs sprouting around it.
Seeing that things were going badly, she immediately broke through the red snake's attack and jumped to another Xuanwu stake.
This time, the red snake did not continue its attack, and the Xuanwu stake it had brought with it gradually returned to normal.
Lan Yue saw that the Xuanwu stake beneath her feet was gradually drawing out an arc-shaped red line. She guessed that as long as this arc-shaped red line closed into a circle, the Xuanwu stake would definitely change, just like when the red snake suddenly flew over before.
In that case, it's actually not too bad. We can keep the time firmly under control at 15 minutes and then jump to another Xuanwu stake before the time runs out.
However, the most important thing was not the attack from the Xuanwu stake, but the attacks from other competitors.
According to the competition rules, those people would definitely want to collect as many red ropes and wooden plaques as possible in order to improve their ranking.
Yunxi thought for a moment and decided to go find Lanyue and the others.
It's safer when everyone is together.
However, before she could leave, a man in a blue robe suddenly jumped onto the Xuanwu stake where she was standing and launched an attack without saying a word.
The man from Qingshan was at the late Foundation Establishment stage. Just when Yunxi thought she was about to fail, she discovered that the Xuanwu Stake was flashing with light, quickly suppressing the man's cultivation to the early Foundation Establishment stage.
The other party was clearly startled and looked suspiciously in Yunxi's direction, feeling that the girl had used some kind of trick.
However, Yunxi was also innocent; she didn't know either.
However, she could guess that this change was likely due to the rules of the Xuanwu Stake.
Since that's the case, Yunxi won't hold back.
Given equal cultivation levels, she didn't think she would lose easily.
The man in the blue robe opposite them seemed to be acting strangely and wanted to run away immediately, but a semi-transparent protective shield rose up around the Xuanwu stake, blocking the two of them inside.
"It seems we have no choice but to fight." Yunxi drew the ancient longsword from her back, her two long strands of hair fluttering in the wind.
Inside the scabbard was a red ice crystal longsword, a complete transformation from its previous rusty appearance.
In the original story, Yunxi went through countless hardships to find special materials in those ruins and secret realms, and forged her own natal sword.
However, after Lan Yue revealed her true identity and she recognized her father ahead of time, Yun Chong personally forged the long sword for her the moment she received it.
"I can do more than just alchemy!" Yunxi murmured to herself.
She watched the man in the blue robe rush towards her, then leaped into the air, her killing intent palpable.
This is the true female protagonist of a cultivation novel; every move she makes is a killing move, and her almond-shaped eyes, which are always smiling in front of Lan Yue, are incomparably cold and stern.
Then the man in the blue robe opposite him noticed that the cute little girl in front of him, who even had a baby face when she smiled, had suddenly turned into a cold-faced demon, and in a short time, she had punched several bloody holes in him.
The man in the blue robe: "!!!!"
Where did the soft and cute little girl go? This is a killing machine!
On the other side, Yuan Shuo also encountered opponents, but he was much faster and quickly dealt with two or three opponents, obtaining their wooden tokens.
The three were a group and originally wanted to cooperate to attack, but there were rules on the Xuanwu stake that only allowed two people to fight at a time, so the other two were pushed out.
Yuan Shuo dealt with them one by one, and after removing their wooden plaques, the last person disappeared as well.
Yuan Shuo, with a cold face, wrote down this discovery.
On the Xuanwu wooden stake, if two people meet, they must fight, and only the victor can stay.
However, if someone manages to steal the opponent's identity token, the match can end early, and the person without the token will be teleported outside the Xuanwu Formation.
Yuan Shuo watched as several people of different cultivation levels fought fiercely beneath the Xuanwu wooden stake, and once again memorized the rules he had discovered.
If you meet on the Xuanwu Stakes, your cultivation level will be suppressed to the same level. Below the Xuanwu Stakes, you can fight freely without any rules or restrictions.
Therefore, for those with lower cultivation levels, staying on the Xuanwu stake is the safest option, but it also makes them easy targets to be challenged repeatedly.
However, if you stay under the Xuanwu Stake, you will have no chance of escaping if you encounter a Golden Core cultivator.
After Yuan Shuo recorded these rules, he clearly noticed that more and more people were staying on the Xuanwu stakes around him. Those cultivators with higher cultivation levels were immediately looking for the people under the Xuanwu stakes.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Xuanwu stakes had not been completely occupied by those people, Yuan Shuo jumped around in several directions. On the way, he encountered several disciples of the Nanling Sect, who greeted him in a friendly manner.
"Junior Brother Yuan, you must stay on the Xuanwu stake. That way, other Golden Core cultivators won't come to 'hunt' you. Right now, those people are fighting with the people below. The Xuanwu stake is the safest spot."
Zou Wan waved her hand at Yuan Shuo, giving him a reminder.
Yuan Shuo nodded; he had also noticed this, which was why he was worried about his other friends.
He searched in several directions and finally found Yunxi fighting with others.
After Yunxi picked the man's wooden plaque and won, she saw Yuan Shuo's figure.
Yunxi's eyes lit up, and she looked around again, but she didn't see Lanyue.
Her eyebrows immediately drooped, and she looked somewhat disappointed.
However, it was already very lucky that the two of them were able to find each other. They exchanged information and wrote down all the rules they had discovered about each other.
Yuan Shuo, having been reminded by his fellow senior students, learned more information and shared it all.
"A senior sister told me that there are more than 5,000 cultivators participating in this competition, but there are only 800 Xuanwu stakes. I estimate that more and more people will come to compete for the Xuanwu stakes."
Yuan Shuo speculated.
It's quite obvious that the only way to stay in this competition for the full three days is to be protected by the Xuanwu Stake, because the Xuanwu Stake can suppress those with higher cultivation levels, putting two people on the same starting line and achieving relative equality.
However, one can only stay on the Xuanwu stake for 15 minutes, so it needs to be replaced frequently.
After hearing this, Yunxi suddenly had an idea: "We can only stay on the Xuanwu stake for a quarter of an hour. We can switch places with each other then. Before the quarter of an hour is over, I will jump to your position and you will jump to mine."
"However, Lan Yue has not been found yet, and we don't know which direction she is in now."
Yunxi glanced at the growing crowd around her and felt somewhat worried.
The increasing number of people on the Xuanwu Stakes proves that many have discovered this rule, and Lan Yue, being so clever, must have discovered it as well.
However, as time goes by, it will become increasingly difficult for them to meet, because if they want to move, they must move like chess pieces through these Xuanwu pillars, and they cannot fly through the air.
There will be many obstacles between so many Xuanwu pillars, since many people have already occupied this place. If you want to move, you can only fight with them.
Alternatively, if you know someone well, you can switch places with them.
Both of them were very worried and kept a close eye on their surroundings, carefully observing any slight movement.
However, Lan Yue, whom her friends were very worried about, was not what they imagined; instead, she was very carefree.
Because Lan Yue had thoroughly studied the mechanism of the Xuanwu Stakes, she even had a vague feeling that she could control these Xuanwu Stakes.
Then, a flash of inspiration struck Lan Yue. She used all her strength to control a Xuanwu stake, and then "amicably" negotiated with the little snake on the stake. In the end, she threw the snake into the space, and then transformed into a small red snake to take its place, hovering around the Xuanwu stake.
This allows her to lie here openly and without anyone bothering her!
She's such a clever little devil!