Chapter 451: A Living Treasure

Chapter 451: A Living Treasure

Chapter 451 A Funny Guy

In this kind of competition to stand out, it is hard not to attract attention if only one of the four sacred fires is used instead of the other.

Fortunately, Tong Mingshan was not stupid. With so many people staring at him and looking around, it was impossible for him not to notice something unusual, but he was not in a hurry to change.

He showed a white flame to melt the star sand. He had his own considerations. He wanted to know whether he would be recognized by others if he used the Samadhi Fire. His previous judgment was that it would not be easy to be recognized during the day, but it was just a guess after all.

Everyone is watching him, and he is also watching everyone.

After seeing that no one showed any reaction, he released the black fire again to join in the test and observation.

It was not until this moment that Shi Chun looked thoughtful, probably guessing Tong Mingshan's intention.

By the time we confirmed that there was no problem, half of the incense stick time had passed.

Suddenly, someone in the competition venue extinguished the flames in his hands, walked out slowly, and walked towards the competition host in the middle of the venue in full view of everyone.

This person has taken the lead in completing the first round of smelting. He is none other than the bald man who is dignified, cold, and slightly evil, Luo Shengsheng, a disciple of Daming Pavilion.

In one hand he held a red ball that was smaller than his fist, and the heat was still visible like waves.

At this moment, he is the center of everyone's attention. With his appearance and demeanor, his whole body is filled with the aura of being able to win first place, which is admirable.

Many disciples from Daming Pavilion cheered. The Pavilion Master Xiao Youhong's eyelids, which had been drooping for a long time due to his old age, opened at this moment. His eyes were bright and he nodded slightly with a hint of appreciation.

Gu Lianni, who was controlling the smelting of the seven-colored flame in her hand, looked up at Luo Shengsheng who had already come out, and suddenly became a little anxious.

For her, this was not just a matter of winning or losing, but also a matter of the sect's reputation. Although her seven divine fires were not as many as the other party's ten, how could she be embarrassed if she was left too far behind? Moreover, she was the daughter of the head of the Summer Dao Mountain.

Sometimes identity can be a burden, so she immediately increased the speed of stir-frying with both hands.

No one knows a daughter better than her father. Gu Yanduo frowned slightly, realizing that his daughter was anxious and was eager to achieve success.

However, for the audience, what everyone wanted to compare and see the most at this moment was Li Hongjiu.

Now everyone has heard the wild words that Li Hongjiu had said before, saying that as long as he, Li Hongjiu, was around, Luo Shengsheng would not be able to win the championship. I don't know where he got the confidence to say such things.

At the moment, it seems a bit exaggerated. Li Hongjiu is still struggling, but Luo Shengsheng has already finished.

Yanbao Sect was not deaf either, so they naturally heard the wild words of their own Li Hongjiu. As the saying goes, there must be a reason for what they said. Everyone in Yanbao Sect, including Sect Master Qu Wuming, was closely watching Li Hongjiu's reaction, expecting him to come up with something like the amazing abilities he suddenly showed in the Divine Fire Domain.

Everyone hopes that Li Hongjiu can give them a surprise. However, looking at Li Hongjiu's reaction now, although he has not slacked off, he seems a little mediocre. Compared with his opponents, there is nothing outstanding about him, not to mention that his biggest opponent has almost won in the first round.

Even those who could hold their composure could no longer hold it in. Elder Li Qianqiu asked in a low voice, "Did Hongjiu really have the confidence to say that, or was he joking?"

The elder at the side replied softly: "Even you and I are not absolutely sure that we can surpass the smelting power of ten divine fires. The gap between three divine fires is too big."

Li Qianqiu wondered, "Why did he make such a statement? It will only make people laugh and the Sect Master will be embarrassed again."

Upon hearing this, Qu Wuming gave a proper judgment, "He definitely couldn't win. He probably wanted to provoke the other party to fight with him."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the people in Yanbao Sect who heard them suddenly realized the unspoken meaning in these words. Li Hongjiu wanted to take the opportunity to disqualify Luo Shengsheng from the competition, but unfortunately he failed.

Li Qianqiu understood and couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly, "You know what, this guy Hongjiu has quite a lot of crooked ideas."

Qu Wuming sighed and said rather sadly: "He is smart, but he is not upright and does not follow the right path."

An elder at the side consoled him, "You can't blame him, he did his best. There are just too many people who have done something behind the scenes this time. In previous years, there were already enough three divine fires, not as many as this time. Then again, being able to fight and calm down is also a skill, and my Yanbao Sect also needs such people."

Qu Wuming did not respond verbally but was muttering in his heart, how could he not understand this truth? But the problem was, if he could not take over the position of the sect leader because he was unreliable, then he would only be a thug no matter how good he was at fighting!
In the audience, the faces of the people in the Liantian Sect, the largest sect in the weapon refining world, were not looking very happy. There were too many powerful people this time, and they all knew that the Liantian Sect was bound to lose this time and had no chance of winning the championship.

There was no expression on the face of Sect Leader Luo Yan, but there was a hint of gloom in his eyes.

For him, winning the championship is secondary at this point. The biggest problem is the unleashed potential of other sects, which will challenge the status of the Liantian Sect.

Therefore, finding the secret method of the sacred fire will be particularly important to the Liantian Sect.

Luo Yan glanced at Shi Chun intentionally or unintentionally, and couldn't help turning his head to look at Mulanjin's location on the top of the mountain, wondering if Shi Chun could get away with it.

As for the competition, Situ Gu said that he was paying attention, but not too much. He would occasionally whisper to Zhen'er who knew nothing about it.

However, he did not need to speak out loud to answer. With his cultivation at the celestial realm, he could transmit the message secretly.

Zhen'er, who had just come into the world, was curious about many things in this world. Situ Gu seemed to still be the little brother she used to serve under her, and it could be said that the future of this little brother was given by her.

On the field, as a contestant from the largest sect in the weapon refining world, Zuo Zisheng was under tremendous pressure and also did not want to lose too badly.

Just at this moment, his eyes flashed and he looked in the direction of Gu Lianni. The fireworks in Gu Lianni's hand had gone out, and she also came out of the line holding a red iron ball in her hand. She walked towards the referee with her head held high and her chest puffed out, which won cheers from the disciples of Shudao Mountain on the spot.

Zuo Zisheng became more and more anxious. It would be fine if he couldn't get first or second place, but if he couldn't even get third, fourth, fifth or sixth place, how would he, an outstanding disciple of the largest sect, feel?
So he exerted more and more force in his hands.

Young Master Nan on the mountainside was delighted. He thought it was all right and stable, so he asked someone to bring a chair so he could sit down and enjoy the view.

In the middle of the venue, the referee's office is responsible for verification and is staffed by people sent by the ten major factions.

The surface of the red iron ball smelted by Luo Shengsheng had turned from black to indigo. After being weighed, it reached the standard of 3.6 jin. After being inspected by ten inspection personnel in turn, it was confirmed that the impurity content also met the standard, so he was the first to win. Therefore, he did not need to leave the stage and could go back to his competition position to rest. When he and Gu Lianni passed by each other, they both turned their heads and looked at each other.

Gu Lianni raised her chin slightly, revealing a hint of provocation. She didn't know why she made this move, but deep down she knew that it was because the other party was the strongest present, and his appearance and temperament were very attractive to women, so she wanted to attract his attention.

Luo Shengsheng just glanced at the finished product in her hand and looked forward without any emotion. His disdain and disregard were too obvious and deeply hurt Gu Lianni's self-esteem.

After she handed in her things for inspection, they passed successfully and she was qualified to stay and continue the competition.

When she returned to her competition position, she deliberately controlled herself and did not look at Luo Shengsheng again. Instead, she looked at Tong Mingshan, observing his progress. She was always confused about the amount of divine fire that Tong Mingshan absorbed.

At this time, Tong Mingshan also had four colors of divine fire appearing simultaneously.

Not long after, Mi Liangmeng from the Jinmaotang, which ranked fifth in the weapon refining world, who had absorbed four divine fires, also stopped smelting and came out holding a glowing red iron ball in his hand, which also brought cheers and applause from the disciples of the Jinmaotang.

It seemed that he surpassed Tong Mingshan, who also absorbed four divine fires.

However, the Mingshan Sect's group was very calm. There was no discomfort on their faces. They watched the competition quietly. Most of the time, their eyes were not even on Tong Mingshan, as if winning or losing had nothing to do with them.

The Bailian Sect nearby was actually more nervous and concerned than them. After noticing the calm reaction of the Mingshan Sect, the neighbors could understand that it was normal for them to think they could not compare with those big sects.

Little did they know that An Wuzhi and Zhu Xiangxin, who were staring at the mirror image outside the Lianqi Cloud Valley exit, were also very calm. They also knew what was going on and saw that Tong Mingshan was pretending to be low-key. Otherwise, what else could it be? Sect Master Tong had absorbed more than twenty-six divine fires and smelted the three true fires into two. How could he not even pass the initial screening?

Of course, the two still regretted that they couldn't watch the scene.

Zuo Zisheng, who participated in the competition from the Liantian Sect, finally made up for his hard work and, with the strength of absorbing the three divine fires, he managed to come out ahead of Tong Mingshan.

As he stepped onto the field, he looked back at Tong Mingshan for the first time, breathed a sigh of relief, and walked quickly to the referee center holding the red iron ball.

Yanbao Sect's leader Qu Wuming looked at Li Hongjiu who was still busy and frowned.

Tong Mingshan also raised his eyes to glance at Zuo Zisheng, then he quickened the movements of his hands, and a large amount of slag began to fall from the molten fireball, and finally only a red liquid iron ball was left rolling.

He retracted the four-colored flames, stretched out one palm to hold it, then walked out calmly and also walked towards the referee center.

Seeing that he had finished his practice, Shi Chun smiled.

"Okay!" Wu Jinliang was the first to scream, and then howled, "The Sect Master is here!"

Only half of the sentence was said, without the second half. The Mingshan Sect's group was stunned for a moment, and then Chu Jingtang spoke again, "Who can compete with me?"

Then others followed suit and shouted, "Who can compete with me?"

Wu Jinliang shouted again, "The Sect Master is coming out!"

The Mingshan Sect's group immediately said in unison, "Who can compete with us?"

Shi Chun felt that he had to act politely in front of everyone, so he happily picked his ears with his little finger, treating the Mingshan Sect and his gang as a foil to highlight his own elegance.

"The Sect Master comes out!"

"Who can compete with me?"

The shouting was endless. People outside the mirror could not hear it. People inside the field looked at them as idiots, realizing that this group of people really had no shame at all. They had been run over by several wheels, so who could compete with them?

Chu Jingtang and the others felt that it was inappropriate. The key point was that Wu Jinliang was shameless and kept shouting, and they felt embarrassed not to support him, otherwise it would seem too disunited.

They were not so high-profile before. They had no qualifications to do so in their original sect. It was not their turn, and they did not dare to do so. God knows how it gradually became like this.

Of course, I felt unnatural at first, but after shouting along for a while, I got used to it. After all, I wasn’t the only one shouting.

Finally, the presiding elder in the arena couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "Shut up and stop interfering with other people's competition!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Jinliang immediately became unhappy and responded loudly: "Why didn't you stop other sects when they were shouting? Why didn't you stop Liantian Sect when it was shouting just now?"

The presiding elder said in a deep voice: "Don't you think you have been shouting for too long? It will affect other people's competition."

Wu Jinliang's words of rebuttal came out immediately, "The Liantian Sect has more people, and they shouted more people, so the noise would be more disturbing. Why didn't you say anything? We are fewer in number, so what's wrong with shouting a few more times to cheer up our own sect leader? Aren't you bullying us because we are a small sect? You, from a big sect, have the guts to reprimand us from the Lihuo Sect."

This statement immediately caused a burst of snickering at the scene. Mulan, who was on the top of the mountain, also smiled and looked over, muttering, "What a funny guy."

The expressions of the people in the Lihuo Sect were a little tense after hearing what was said.

Young Master Nan, who was watching on the mountainside, couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up, speechless, and found that Wu Hehe's high-profile behavior was commensurate with his height.

"You..." The presiding elder was speechless. He bared his teeth and was about to use his power as the host to issue a warning.

Fortunately, Shi Chun did not stand by and watch, and scolded Wu Jinliang, "Shut up!"

Then he bowed and apologized to the presiding elder repeatedly, making it seem like he was the only gentleman in Mingshan Sect.

The Bailian Sect looked at the Mingshan Sect as if they were monsters, or perhaps they realized how bold these people were. Apart from anything else, the Lihuo Sect was not a small sect. How could they dare to talk to the Lihuo Sect like this? At least the Bailian Sect would not dare to do that.

(End of this chapter)