Chapter 75: You still dare to eat melon seeds?
As Cheng Hongling finished speaking, all the voices of criticism below immediately dissipated.
Qi Huang turned to look at her main body, feeling a little moved. If she hadn’t spoken in time, she would have been in a difficult situation.
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“Now there’s a good show to watch. Cheng Hongling, her main body, personally challenged them on stage. I want to see if those two sects will accept!”
“They have to accept! With so many cultivators watching, if they don’t, their fame will be ruined immediately!”
“Accept what nonsense! In the cultivation world, obtaining resources is more important than anything. If you rush up in a moment of impulse and both sides are injured, what will happen during the formal competition?”
“Yes, in the cultivation world, strength is supreme, and reputation is worthless!”
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Cultivators from various sects below were whispering to each other.
Elder Zhou never expected that Cheng Hongling, at such a young age, would be so meticulous. She easily cracked the strategy he had painstakingly devised, and now she had brilliantly outmaneuvered him again.
“Damn it, I can’t stand it anymore! Why does a little girl dare to be so arrogant? Watch me beat her so hard she calls me daddy!”
Lu Zhen’s eyes seemed to be spitting fire.
“That’s right. The three of us will go up together. If we don’t break her Dao heart, I’ll drink tea brewed with her melon seed shells on the spot.”
“I’ll lick her shoes on the spot. I mean what I say!”
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The two external Immortal Seed disciples at the fourth level of the Huashen realm couldn’t stand it any longer and spoke up.
“The same goes for us. How do you know she will confront you head-on? What if this little girl forfeits? If you step down, the Immortal Seed disciples from the Donglai Sect will have to compete for the sake of reputation. If both sides are injured, it will be exactly part of that little girl’s scheme!”
Zhou Ming quickly tried to stop them.
“Then what should we do?”
Lu Zhen asked, almost driven mad.
“Hold your ground!”
Zhou Ming said after some thought.
“Hold our ground? Didn’t you hear the surrounding discussions? If we don’t dare to fight like this, won’t we be looked down upon by cultivators from all sects? How can we establish ourselves in the cultivation world in the future?”
Lu Zhen became agitated.
“Are you an idiot? Don’t you even understand the saying ‘minor impatience disrupts major plans’? This is the Evergreen Convention. If you have the ability to get first place, forget this small blemish, even if you were covered in shit, it could be washed clean!”
Zhou Min cursed angrily, lamenting his lack of ambition.
Lu Zhen was stunned for a moment, then realized his mistake and quickly said, “Understood, Elder Zhou! I was too impulsive!”
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Meanwhile, the Donglai Sect was also considering their strategy.
“Master, it looks like I have no choice but to go. This Cheng Hongling is determined to force us and the HuXiao Sect to make a move. Since that’s the case, I’ll grant her wish!”
Cheng Kang sneered.
“What? Are you not as patient as those people from the HuXiao Sect?”
Ye Donglai reminded him casually.
“They’re not patient; they’re simply lacking in strength and are being overly cautious. If they were confident of crushing all the competitors, they would have been eager to rush up long ago.”
Cheng Kang sneered disdainfully, and then added, “But I, Cheng Kang, am different. Since my strength is supreme, why should I endure?”
“Let’s not talk about whether you can defeat the Immortal Seed disciples of the HuXiao Sect without a scratch. Let me ask you, do you really want to be a tool for that little girl to clear her obstacles? This is not much better than admitting defeat, is it?”
Ye Donglai smiled noncommittally.
Cheng Kang’s brows furrowed upon hearing this. He cast a sinister glance at Qi Huang and Cheng Hongling on the stage before asking, “Then what should we do?”
“Just like the HuXiao Sect, hold your ground. Let those cultivators say whatever they want; don’t worry about temporary gains or losses. Don’t forget this is the Evergreen Convention. Whoever takes the lead is the biggest winner. I think those people from the HuXiao Sect also understand this principle, which is why they are being so patient.”
Ye Donglai, being seasoned by age, quickly guessed Elder Zhou’s intentions.
“That does make some sense.”
Cheng Kang felt enlightened upon hearing this.
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Qi Huang on the arena looked around, still babbling provocatively with her little mouth. Unfortunately, the targeted sects all chose to be turtles in their shells, and none of them accepted the challenge.
“Alas! What a disappointment. I originally wanted to prove whether a phoenix could fly out of this rat’s nest in Huang Tian Prefecture, but you are all more insignificant in courage than in cultivation!”
Qi Huang continued to mock them sarcastically, then looked at Jin Hu in front of her and said, “Now there’s only this big傻子. How can you prove anything? Forget about a phoenix; even a chicken that cultivated for two or three years could peck him into a pulp!”
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“What? The Donglai Sect and the HuXiao Sect are just tools for her to prove herself?”
“I told you she’s crazy, why are you taking it so seriously?”
“But the problem is that Fairy Hongling’s main body didn’t object either, which means she thinks the same way.”
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A roar erupted from below again.
“What’s the use of just being good with words? Don’t think everyone is an idiot. You just want to use provocation to lure those strong Immortal Seed disciples onto the stage, and then use the sign plate competition to consume their fighting strength in advance, so you can pick up leftovers during the formal competition. Even a three-year-old wouldn’t fall for such a trap.”
Jin Hu was not stupid, so he quickly realized this.
“What?”
Qi Huang was also stunned for a moment before she quickly reacted. Her inexplicable provocation indeed appeared “malicious” in the eyes of others. Consuming opponents in advance was undoubtedly the most reasonable explanation. No wonder those two sects were so patient!
“Forget it, if you don’t dare, you don’t dare! We’ll have to meet sooner or later anyway. You can avoid the first day, but not the fifteenth! In this Evergreen Convention, I, this Immortal Fairy, will make you understand what fear is, and you will never dare to mention the words ‘rat’s nest’ again in your life!”
Qi Huang knew that provocation was useless, so she decided to just vent her anger verbally.
“Is anyone else interested in this sign?”
Steward Cai called out to the surroundings for a long time. 〓起迩 删冥 si_【揪〽 祁氵罒x. Because of the comprehension, he could only shut his mouth in disappointment.
“Since that’s the case, the ownership of this sign will be decided by the match between the Jinliu Sect and the HongHua Sect. The rules will be the same as the formal competition of the Evergreen Convention, which will be a ten-person team battle, and it will start in a quarter of an hour!”
Steward Cai announced perfunctorily and then walked down with a disappointed expression, as he was also unsure if the Jinliu Sect could truly subdue Cheng Hongling and Qi Huang.
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“Has the Donglai Sect really chickened out? The dignified number one Immortal Sect in the Xihui Dynasty cultivation world is actually afraid of a fallen sect? This is too shameful.”
“And the HuXiao Sect. They were bragging everywhere before that they had found two Immortal Seed disciples at the fourth level of the Huashen realm. I think it would have been better to replace them with two pig eggs. At least then you could have had some courage after eating them. As the saying goes, “shape nourishes shape”!”
“What’s the point of supplementing something that doesn’t exist?”
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As expected, the cultivators below started to ridicule the Donglai Sect and the HuXiao Sect.
Although the people from the Donglai Sect and the HuXiao Sect had expected this, the abusive language still made them furious and almost caused them to lash out.
Qi Huang slightly curled her lips. Her plan was not so easy to deal with. Even if you didn’t die, you would lose some skin.
“How is it? Do you need me to make a move this time?”
Qi Huang couldn’t help but ask when she walked down the arena with her main body.
“As I said, I will get up from where I fell. I have participated in the Evergreen Convention twice. I eliminated my opponent from the previous session, and only the Jinliu Sect is left. So, you must leave this opponent to me!”
Cheng Hongling replied firmly.
“Then when can I make a move?”
Qi Huang said, itching to try.
“After eliminating the Jinliu Sect, you can make a move whenever you want!”
Cheng Hongling revealed her bottom line.
“You said it yourself!”
Qi Huang was overjoyed.
Both sides prepared for a quarter of an hour and then began their ascent to compete.
Apart from Qi Huang and Cheng Hongling, the Immortal Seed disciples of the HongHua Sect adopted the same strategy as last time. They introduced themselves in a high-profile manner, then turned and walked off the arena, purely going through the motions.
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“Why is it like this again? Is that Cheng Hongling going to face the ten Immortal Seed disciples of the Jinliu Sect alone?”
“That’s impossible, right? Facing those ten Immortal Seed disciples alone, even Cheng Kang and Lin Ran wouldn’t have a guaranteed victory. Where does she get her confidence?”
“What do you mean face them alone? Isn’t there Qi Huang?”
“A clone with a low-level bloodline, and I don’t know if she has broken through to the Juling Realm. What can she do other than brag and talk big?”
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The cultivators below discussed with astonishment.
“You let them leave, don’t you want to drag yourself down?”
Jin Hu speculated arrogantly.
“No, no, no. I alone, along with my main body, am enough to deal with you. They don’t need to make a move.”
Qi Huang shook her head and denied it. This was indeed the case; with her there, her fellow disciples and sisters would be fine even if they stayed on the arena and ate hot pot.
“Hmph!”
Jin Hu smiled noncommittally, then said, “You’re really stupid. If they leave, they leave. By introducing themselves so ostentatiously, if they win, they’ll gain fame and fortune. If they lose, they’ll be infamous forever.”
Jin Hu said with disdain.
“Don’t worry, we won’t lose. So, in this Evergreen Convention, they are destined to make a name for themselves with me, to be immortalized in poems and paintings.”
Qi Huang replied confidently, then took out a small stool and melon seeds, preparing to watch the show.
“What? Facing our Jinliu Sect, you still dare to eat melon seeds?”
Jin Hu asked in astonishment.
“As I said before, any sect or individual who can force me off this stool will represent the HongHua Sect in admitting defeat. This promise still stands, so this is a good thing for you, much easier than defeating me!”
Qi Huang replied casually, but then quickly added, “Of course, even so, I don’t think you have much of a chance.”
