Chapter 394: Changes, Chessboard of Heaven, Unexpected

Chapter 394: Changes, Chessboard of Heaven, Unexpected

Chapter 394: Changes, Chessboard of Heaven, Unexpected
Fu Qingyun galloped through the dense forest, the wind whistling in his ears, and the roar of the three-eyed demon tiger behind him gradually faded away. He did not dare to relax at all, knowing that this battlefield was full of dangers and he would die if he was not careful.

He quickly found a hidden tree hole, crawled in, held his breath, and listened carefully to the movements around him. After confirming that he was temporarily safe, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at the black beads hidden in the bracelet.

The golden light shield talisman that Fu Qingqing gave him had become much dimmer and could not last long at all.

This black bead is his only means of survival in the battlefield of life and death.

"One hour... we must hold on."

Fu Qingyun whispered to himself, with a hint of determination in his eyes. He knew that he couldn't crush the "Star Avoiding Bead" easily, otherwise he would lose the qualification to advance. For the sake of his grandmother's illness, he had to grit his teeth and persevere no matter what.

At this moment, there was a rustling sound from the depths of the dense forest, as if something was approaching. Fu Qingyun's heart tightened, and he quickly held his breath and looked out through the gap in the tree hole.

I saw several broken corpses slowly walking out of the dense forest. Their bodies were made of broken bones, and green ghost fire flashed in their eye sockets. Their movements were stiff but full of murderous intent. Although the corpses' cultivation was not high, there were many of them. Once they were surrounded, the consequences would be disastrous:
"We must not be discovered!"

Fu Qingyun clenched the bracelet.

just.

The more you fear something, the more likely it will come.

"Roar!"

The corpse puppets seemed to be able to smell the human scent. In less than a moment, they discovered his trail, let out a low roar, and pounced on him like a dense black tide.

"Damn it!"

Fu Qingyun is often out collecting herbs.

They had also encountered attacks from a pack of red-tailed wolves, but compared with the tens of thousands of corpse puppets in front of them, it was nothing to mention.

At this moment.

There is no escape anymore.

Either crush the Star-avoiding Bead or take it head-on.

"Buzz!"

crucial moment.

Fu Qingyun gritted his teeth and pushed the power of the "Golden Light Shield" to the extreme, forming a faint light curtain around his body.

"boom!"

The sharp claws of a corpse puppet slammed hard on the "Golden Light Shield", and the light curtain trembled slightly, but did not break. Fu Qingyun felt relieved, knowing that the "Golden Light Shield" could still hold on for a while. He quickly took out a "Fire Thunder Talisman" from his storage bag.

"go with!"

Fu Qingyun activated the "Fire Thunder Talisman", and the talisman instantly turned into a ball of blazing flames, sweeping towards the corpse puppets. The flames collided with the corpse puppets, and violent energy fluctuations erupted. Several corpse puppets were engulfed by the flames and turned into ashes.

"not enough"

"Far from enough!"

There are simply too many corpse puppets.

Although the flames destroyed some of the corpses, more corpses still came in an endless stream.

Fu Qingyun was anxious:
"If this continues, I will be exhausted to death sooner or later."

Just now.

Stab it!

The sharp claws of a corpse suddenly penetrated the defense of the "Golden Light Shield" and hit him hard in the chest. Fu Qingyun felt a sharp pain spreading from his chest to his whole body, spurting out a mouthful of blood, and his body was blown away by the huge impact force and hit heavily against a big tree.

"Cough..." Fu Qingyun struggled to support his body, feeling that his spiritual power was almost exhausted, and the severe pain in his chest made it almost impossible for him to breathe. The group of corpse puppets attacked him in an overwhelming manner, and he was about to be submerged by the black tide.

"Is it really... going to stop here?" Fu Qingyun felt unwilling. He thought of his grandmother's illness and the hardships he had gone through, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.

"Fight"

There was determination in his eyes.

He suddenly pulled the beads off the bracelet and swallowed them into his mouth without hesitation.

If he could touch it, his cultivation would be raised to the peak of Qi Refining. If he swallowed it and refined it, it would surely have miraculous effects. As long as he could cure his grandmother's illness, he would not be afraid of nightmares, and he would not be afraid even if he went to hell.

boom!
The moment the beads enter the mouth.

A hot energy spread from his throat to his whole body, as if countless vines were growing wildly in his body. Fu Qingyun felt that his body was filled with a powerful force, and the severe injury to his chest seemed to be suppressed by this force.

"Ah!" He couldn't help but let out a low roar, and his body suddenly stood up, with a powerful spiritual power wave bursting out from his body. Then, green lines began to appear on the surface of his skin, like the veins of a vine.

"Boom!" Countless thick vines grew wildly from his body, instantly entangling the surrounding corpses. The vines were covered with sharp barbs, and after the corpses were entangled by the vines, they let out a shrill roar, and their bodies were quickly corroded and turned into a pool of black water.

Fu Qingyun stood in the center of the vines, feeling the endless power in his body, his eyes full of horror.

Because he could no longer find any trace of the beads.

The bead seemed to have become one with him:
"How to do?"

If I can't put away these vines, wouldn't I become a weirdo?

Fu Qinggu's Spirit Bee Boots were activated to the extreme, and the whole person turned into a group of afterimages, rushing towards the southwest like an arrow. Despite this, a group of ferocious monsters followed behind him, and their roars were deafening, as if they were ready to tear him apart at any time. His chest was heaving violently, his spiritual power was almost exhausted, and the long sword in his hand was already covered with cracks. It was obvious that he could not hold on for too long.

"Damn it, how come we encounter so many monsters!"

Fu Qinggu gritted his teeth and growled, a trace of anxiety flashing in his eyes. He originally thought that with his own strength, he could easily pass the test of the ancient battlefield, but he didn't expect that the danger here was far beyond his imagination.

At this moment, a huge monster suddenly pounced on him. The monster looked like a giant wolf, but had three tails, exposed fangs, and was covered with black scales. It was obviously a ferocious "three-tailed demon wolf".

Fu Qinggu quickly swung his sword to block, but the moment the sword collided with the wolf's claws, the sword suddenly shattered and turned into countless fragments. He was knocked back by the huge impact force and fell heavily to the ground, spurting blood from his mouth.

"Ahem..." Fu Qinggu struggled to support his body, feeling the severe pain in his chest. He already had the intention of retreating in his eyes. Although he still had one or two life-saving cards, the second level was so difficult, so wouldn't the third level be even more difficult?
"withdraw!"

Originally, he didn't care about the top ten. Only a lowly person like Fu Qingyun would risk his life to fight. However, considering the danger of this ancient battlefield, Fu Qingyun, who was in the middle stage of Qi Refining, would have died long ago.

He felt he had persisted long enough.

presumably.

Qingqing will definitely be impressed when she sees how hard he works.

The most important thing is.

He can't die here.

Thinking of this, Fu Qinggu crushed the "Star-avoiding Bead" in his hand without hesitation.

"Crack--" At the moment when the bead shattered, a dazzling light burst out from his hand and instantly enveloped him. Fu Qinggu only felt his body lighten, as if being pulled by a powerful force, and the scene in front of him quickly blurred.

"Roar!" The moment the group of monsters pounced on him, his figure disappeared in the light.

When he opened his eyes again, he found that he had been teleported out of the ancient battlefield and was standing on the dojo, surrounded by dozens of disciples who had also crushed the "Star Avoiding Beads" and were teleported out. Their faces were full of reluctance and regret, and they were obviously forced to give up the game.

in the crowd.

He did not see Fu Qingyun:
"This boy"

As expected, he died with regret!
They are of the same clan, and although he should not feel happy, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. Without this annoying thorn in his eyes, he and Qingqing would be able to continue to develop smoothly in the future.

Time passed by minute by minute.

More and more people were teleported out of the ancient battlefield, exceeding two-thirds of the number of people who entered.

Fu Qinggu suddenly felt much better.

An hour later.

Fu Changli's voice sounded again:
"End of Level 2"

Followed by.

Suddenly, there was a commotion at the entrance of the ancient battlefield. Figures slowly walked out, and only 36 people successfully advanced to the third level. Fu Qinggu was counting the heads when the last person walked out.

His body trembled and he stood there in a daze.

Not only did Fu Qingyun not die, he even passed the second level test and even walked out unscathed.

"This... How is this possible?" Fu Qinggu murmured in a low voice, with an indescribable jealousy and anger in his heart. He clenched his fists, his nails dug deep into his palms, but he didn't feel any pain.

Fu Qingyun seemed to have noticed Fu Qinggu's gaze, turned his head and looked at him, saying lightly: "It seems that the ancient battlefield is indeed dangerous. Even Brother Qinggu, who is known for his many treasure boys, couldn't hold on to the end."

How irritating it sounds!
Fu Qinggu was so angry that he was like a Buddha ascending to heaven and two Buddhas were born. Fu Qingyun, the untouchable, passed the second level and became arrogant. He even took the initiative to provoke him. In the past, no one dared to fart in front of him.

Fu Qinggu was so angry that he laughed, snorted coldly, and turned his head away. It would be beneath his status to argue with such a lowly person.

Fu Qingyun was just lucky to advance. He didn't believe that he could pass the third level smoothly.

Fu Changli on the field cast a spell on the barrier:
"Eliminated, please leave"

When Fu Qinggu stood up.

Fu Qingyun's voice came from behind:
"By the way, Brother Qinggu, please tell Manager Qingqing to thank her for the golden shield talisman that saved me from disaster."

Qingqing is the manager?!
Upon hearing this, Fu Qinggu could no longer suppress the anger in his eyes.

Everyone in Baicaotang knew the title of Manager Qingqing. This was the only title he used for Qingqing. How could Fu Qingyun, a lowly person, dare to commit treason.

and.

Qingqing actually gave this lowly person, E, a second-level mid-grade talisman!
When did these two people develop to this point!
Fu Qinggu suddenly turned around and looked at Fu Qingyun steadily: "Don't worry, I will definitely bring your last words."

Come out from the barrier.

After walking a few steps, I saw Fu Qingqing coming up to me:
"Qinggu, where's Qingyun? Didn't he come out with you?"

The concern on his face didn't seem fake.

Fu Qinggu, who usually wanted to get close to Fu Qingqing, didn't want to say a word to her at this moment, but he still said in a muffled voice:
"Qing Yun advanced to the third level"

what?
Fu Qingqing thought she was hallucinating and asked again.

Fu Qinggu refused to say anything more.

The Alchemy Hall disciples passing by sincerely admired:
"Elder Qing, your Baicao Hall has produced a good seedling. Qing Yun advanced to the third level almost unscathed."

This statement came out.

Even Fu Yongdan was stunned.

With Fu Qingyun's cultivation level at the middle stage of Qi Refining, she thought that the opponent couldn't even pass the first level. She never expected that he could actually pass two levels and reach the finals.

Whether it's luck or something else.

All this shows that this child has great potential for growth in the future.

Fu Yongdan quickly said to his daughter Fu Qingqing: "Qingqing, what's the situation with Fu Qingyun? Tell me about it."

Fu Qinggu, who was standing by, didn't walk far. Seeing that Fu Yongdan was attracted by Fu Qingyun, he almost bit his teeth. At this moment, an evil thought arose in his mind. He just hoped that this pariah Fu Qingyun would die in the third level!

hum!
As the last person left.

The dojo barrier was closed again.

Fu Changli glanced at the seventy-two people present, with a little more appreciation in his eyes, and said loudly:
"The third level will simulate the "Heavenly Chessboard" battlefield of the Seventh-Rank Family Competition, testing strategic layout and resource game capabilities."

"You will be teleported to the "Star Meteoric Chessboard" that is a hundred miles long and wide. There are seventy-two star array bases on the ground. Each array base corresponds to an ancient star. For example, the Greedy Wolf Array accelerates the recovery of spiritual power, and the Broken Army Array increases the power of killing."

"Your task is to find and collect nine of the three hundred and sixty 'star core fragments' suspended in the air that can be combined into the 'Heavenly Secret Star Key'. Then activate the central star gate and you will be teleported out. Your ranking will be determined by how long you activate the central star gate. The shorter the time, the higher your ranking."

"also"

"Every half an hour, the chessboard will shrink its borders, and the disciples who fail to enter the safe zone will be eliminated. Killing monsters/breaking the star array will give you the "Star Track Compass", which can temporarily predict the location of the safe zone."

"Have you understood all the rules?"

"Yes, Grand Elder."

Everyone responded.

Seeing this, Fu Changli shouted, formed seals with his hands, and spiritual power poured into the bronze mirror crazily. The bronze mirror instantly turned into a huge beam of light, rushing straight into the sky, and then the beam of light spread out in the air, forming a vast starry sky.

"Xuanyuan Ruoshuijian, rise!"

Following Fu Changli's shout.

Everyone's eyes flashed.

The next moment, he appeared in an independent space.

Fu Qingyun looked up.

The stars in the sky began to move slowly, as if an invisible hand was controlling them. The light of the stars gradually condensed, and finally formed a huge chessboard on the ground. The chessboard was crisscrossed, and each square was shining with different starlight, as if each square corresponded to a power of an ancient star.

He quickly looked around and found that the other disciples had also dispersed, each looking for the star core fragments and the star array base. Everyone tacitly agreed not to kill each other, after all, they were all from the same clan. More importantly, everyone had limited time, so it would be better to collect the fragments of the Heavenly Secret Star Key first:

"We must first find a constellation array base that can enhance our own strength!"

Otherwise, once he encounters an enemy, he will have a hard time protecting himself, let alone collecting the fragments of the Heavenly Secret Star Key.

"The Greedy Wolf Formation can speed up the recovery of spiritual power, and the Broken Army Formation can increase the killing power..." Fu Qingyun whispered to himself, his eyes quickly swept across the chessboard. Soon, he locked onto a formation base that was shining with green light, which was the Greedy Wolf Formation.

Body shaking.

He quickly ran towards the Greedy Wolf Formation.

"Roar!" A huge monster suddenly jumped out from the side and blocked his way.

"Three-tailed demon tiger!"

Fu Qingyun's heart tightened, this was an early stage second stage monster.

Not only is his skin tough and his body strong, he also knows two bloodline magics. With his cultivation in the middle stage of Qi Refining, he would probably die in vain if they met:
"You can only use the power of the black bead."

Without any hesitation, he made a prompt decision and immediately activated the energy of the black beads that remained in his meridians and had not yet been refined.

boom!
next moment.

He was shocked.

Green vine patterns rapidly appeared all over his body.

Whoosh whoosh!
Vines shot out from his body, and quickly wrapped around the oncoming three-tailed demon wolf. In a flash, they wrapped the big guy into a solid dumpling.

"Roar"

The barbs on the vines pierced the demon wolf's skin, and the demon wolf let out a shrill roar. Before it could cast a bloodline spell, its body was quickly corroded and turned into a pool of black water.

"call"

Arrived at the array base safely.

Fu Qingyun immediately activated the Greedy Wolf Formation and felt the spiritual power in his body begin to recover rapidly, and he couldn't help but feel happy.

“It’s a good start!”

"Next, we need to find the star core fragments as soon as possible."

Fu Qingyun looked up at the sky and saw 360 star core fragments floating in the air, each emitting a faint light.

however.

What he didn't know was.

Every time he uses the black bead energy in his body.

The black bead also changed him imperceptibly, especially his original cultivation level of the middle stage of Qi Refining, which had truly been elevated to the peak of Qi Refining as he refined more and more energy from the black bead each time.

But Fu Qingyun thought this was only temporary.

Plus, he was so focused on winning and competing that he didn't have the mind to pay attention at all.

He stomped his hands on the ground and flew into the air. He seized the opportunity and grabbed the fragment of the star core that passed over his head. The fragment was cold to the touch, as if it contained endless star power.
"Victorious!"

Fu Qingyun was secretly delighted and was about to put the fragments into his storage bag.

Just now.

hum!
The energy in his body suddenly started to surge, and then he felt a black screen before his eyes. The next moment he was pulled into a boundless ocean surrounded by the sea:
"what happened?!"

it's here.

He could not sense any changes in the surrounding area.

Ordinarily.

The first level is the illusion array.

There shouldn't be any more illusions appearing before my eyes:

"Could it be."

Fu Qingyun was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He subconsciously thought of the black bead he had swallowed. This strange situation must be related to it:

"no"

“I have to get out!!”

No matter if it was an illusion array or somewhere else, he couldn't stay here. His grandmother needed him to cure her illness and his sister was still young. Without him as her brother, how could they avoid being harassed by those ruffians?

at this time.

Fu Qingyun, who seemed to be in a trance, suddenly opened his eyes. Different from his previous temperament, there was a hint of evil charm between his brows.

Watching the edge of the chessboard begin to shrink, an invisible barrier slowly moved towards the center, he grinned: "Fun, fun!"

in tone.

There was no tension from competition at all, but rather it was like the reaction to encountering something new for the first time.

but.

He just glanced at it indifferently, then sat down cross-legged again, clasped his hands together, and the remaining black bead energy in his body was quickly refined. Then, the bottleneck that had been stuck in countless Qi Refining disciples was no match for him.

Just listen.

A ticking sound.

But he saw that the true energy in his dantian condensed into a drop of spiritual liquid.

As time goes by.

The spiritual fluid became more and more, and soon, all the true energy in his body turned into a small pool of water. At this time, his spiritual consciousness was also born and released:
"This is much easier now!"

The consciousness is released.

This is something that only a cultivator at the foundation-building stage can do.

Obviously.

It only takes a short while.

Fu Qingyun had successfully broken through the foundation building stage. The next step was to collect the star core fragments. It took him less than ten breaths to piece together a "Heavenly Secret Star Key". As the key was inserted into the star gate, a humming sound was heard, and a suction force burst out from the star gate:
"You can go out!"

Fu Qingyun was delighted!
however.

The next moment, a look of struggle appeared on his face, and the evil aura he had originally possessed instantly dissipated, and he turned back into the honest and decent Fu Qingyun.

boom!
Fu Qingyun opened his eyes.

He found himself in the dojo, and next to him was Fu Yongjing: "Did I fail to advance?!"

at this time.

But I heard Fu Yongjing's congratulatory voice:

"Qing Yun, congratulations on becoming the second place in the clan competition!"

Second place?!

He. He succeeded.

But, but he was clearly in the boundless ocean just now, and he didn't even collect a piece of star core fragment, so how... how did he become the second place.

He quickly lowered his head to hide the horror in his eyes, and said in a calm voice:
"Congratulations to the Ninth Prince for becoming the champion."

at this time.

Above the dojo barrier.

As Fu Qingyun successfully advanced, a line of words was clearly listed on the banner suspended in the air:

"Fu Qingyun, second place!"

Fu Qinggu, who was watching the fun, thought he was dazzled and wiped his eyes again and again, but the three words "Fu Qingyun" did not change at all.

His expression immediately turned extremely ugly:
"How is it possible?!"

Fu Qingyun is only in the middle stage of Qi Refining, how could he possibly be in the top ten, and even come in second place!
This... this must be some misunderstanding.

It's not just him.

Even Fu Qingqing, who was present, was a little bit unbelievable, and whispered to Fu Yongdan: "Mother, is there any change in the third level?"

It’s not that she looks down on Fu Qingyun.

In fact, all those who advance to the third level are veterans at the top of Qi training, and there are even many who come from the Formation Hall and the Talisman Formation Hall. This level is more advantageous for them.

Fu Yongdan's eyes flashed with joy, and he patted Fu Qingqing and said:
"Qingqing, when Qingyun comes out, you have to find a way to get him to become your disciple!"

This boy is undoubtedly the biggest dark horse in this clan competition.

If there are no accidents.

Not only the Purple Palace, there is also a chance of condensing the Golden Elixir in the future. She used to think that her daughter was too kind-hearted, but now she is wrong. Baicaotang has produced such a genius, and it is a time of weakness, so she must make good friends with him.

Fu Yongdan's excitement and admiration were unconcealed.

Fu Qinggu, who was standing by, felt a fishy and sweet taste in his throat!
Fu Qingyun, this lowly person, will soar to the top thanks to this tribal competition, and may even be able to ride on his head in the future!
I knew this!

He should
It’s too late for Fu Qinggu to regret!!!
Lotus pond.

Fu Changsheng, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, felt that his cultivation in the late Purple Mansion stage had been completely consolidated. He immediately moved his mind and withdrew from the system's [Training Room].

Just now.

A series of mechanical sounds rang in his mind:
"Ding"

"Your son Fu Yongjing successfully broke through to the foundation building stage and received 100 family contribution points."

"Your clan member Fu Qingyun successfully broke through to the foundation building stage and received 100 family contribution points."

"."

Deduct the cost of the training room for these months.

The contribution value on the panel has recently been fixed at 10,000.

however.

After digesting this information.

Fu Changsheng was stunned for a moment:
"Brother Jing has broken through to the foundation-building stage?"

If he remembered correctly, Jing Ge'er had not even touched the three stages of foundation building, so it was impossible for him to directly reach the foundation building stage in just a few months:
"It seems that we have to go back to Yunshan County."

According to the construction progress of the teleportation array.

It was estimated that it was time for him to take the teleportation array to Huizhou Prefecture. This was their new fiefdom, and he had never been there once. Of course, the most important thing was that he had to bring the Hundred Bells Flower to Mei Zhen and let Mei Zhen refine the Drunken Dragon Pill before the Aristocratic Family Competition.

If not.

The green dragon can only be trapped in the five elements space.

Come out from the secret room.

Ouyang Fei, who was busy handling chores in the meeting room, sensed something and showed a look of shock on his face. He hurriedly said:
"That's it for today, meeting adjourned"

talking.

Regardless of the stewards who looked at each other in bewilderment.

With a few flashes of his body, he arrived in front of Fu Changsheng's courtyard from the conference room.

The gate was open.

Fu Changsheng was making tea under the Ningsang tree in the yard, obviously waiting for his arrival.

"Master, you, you have broken through to the late stage of Purple Mansion?"

Before the master went into seclusion.

It was only the sixth level of Purple Mansion, but in just a few months he had already entered the late stage of Purple Mansion. This was simply unbelievable.

after all.

The more you cultivate, the more difficult it becomes to advance to the next level.

What's more, although the sixth and seventh levels of Purple Mansion seem to be only separated by one level, in fact it is an insurmountable gap. Once crossed, one's strength will have a qualitative leap. More importantly, when reaching this level, one can already slowly start to work on the matter of condensing the pill.

This is what many people dream of.

"Uncle Fei, sit down."

Fu Changsheng pointed to the location on the opposite side.

He briefly mentioned how he had luckily obtained a Blue Shadow Holy Fruit from the storage bag of Zifu of the Sirius Tribe in the Dark Cloud Valley.

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Fei nodded in sudden realization.

but.

In just a few months, he was able to completely refine the medicinal power and successfully break through and consolidate his realm. If others knew about this, they would definitely exclaim that it was incredible.

Ouyang Fei felt great respect for this patriarch who was much younger than himself.

The head of the family has such a talent for cultivation that he is rare even among those upper-class families.

Fu Changsheng handed the other party a cup of tea:
"Uncle Fei, what happened to the Yinyun Valley spiritual treasure incident? Is Senior Luo in any danger?"

"Reporting to the Patriarch, I heard that the acquired spiritual treasure from Yinyun Valley later disappeared into the void. Senior Luo only lost a set of Weak Water Sealing Heaven Formation, which is not a big deal. However..."

(End of this chapter)