211: Chapter 211 You're going to go up there and get beaten up?

"You're going up there just to get beaten up?"

Lin Ming looked at Yu Yaoqin with a face full of suspicion.

"Stinky Senior Brother, you really have no faith in me."

Yu Yaoqin said, dissatisfied.

It was clear that Lin Ming didn't believe in her strength.

"The strength of the Spirit Platform Sixth Heaven isn't enough."

Lin Ming shook his head.

Although flame essence liquid wasn't considered a particularly precious spiritual object to people like them,

it was extremely valuable to Loose Cultivators or other factions.

They would definitely fight for the flame essence liquid at any cost. It was estimated that a bunch of high-level Spirit Platform practitioners would show up when the time came.

With Yu Yaoqin's strength, it really wasn't enough.

Furthermore, Yu Yaoqin had too little combat experience.

Lin Ming was referring to experience in life-and-death struggles. The battles Yu Yaoqin had experienced so far were basically the kind that stopped at the point of contact.

That couldn't be called fighting; at most, it was just a competition.

Although Yu Yaoqin had killed some Yao Beasts, Yao Beasts and humans were two different concepts after all.

"Participating is good too; it'll let you get some training."

Lin Ming nodded.

Looking at it this way, this would be a good exercise for the girl. As long as he was there, nothing could happen to her, at most she'd get a little injured.

As for whether she could get a ranking, that was a small matter.

"Stinky Senior Brother, I will definitely get a ranking."

Seeing Lin Ming view her this way, Yu Yaoqin spoke with a look of annoyance.

Her strength truly couldn't compare to her Stinky Senior Brother's, but she would definitely break into the top twenty and make him see her in a new light.

"Then let me see it."

Lin Ming said with a smile.

The next day.

The Feng Family and the Earth Dragon Gang were exterminated.

These two factions were considered mid-sized powers in Yanyun Mountain. Both had several Bitter Sea Realm Immortals presiding over them, and the Feng Family even had a Seventh Heaven Bitter Sea Immortal.

But overnight, both families were wiped out. All the Bitter Sea Realm Immortals were killed, and in the Feng Family, not a single person was left alive.

The one who took action was the Fang Family.

It was said that the True Monarch of the Fang Family had personally acted.

No one dared to say anything about it. Why provoke a True Monarch whose Lifespan was about to end?

Instead, many people mocked the two exterminated factions.

At the same time, the news that a Disciple of Master Yun Hua from Yuanxu Mountain had personally visited the Fang Family and met with True Monarch Fang Xuan gradually spread, causing some people's attitudes toward the Fang Family to change.

The Sun Family.

"Old Ancestor, what about this matter?"

Sun Yiwen, the head of the Sun Family, stood behind an old man with a respectful expression.

The old man was holding something like a watering can, watering the flowers and Spiritual Plants in front of him.

"Don't worry about him. If he goes crazy, I might not necessarily have a way to deal with him."

The old man shook his head.

The 'he' they were talking about was naturally Fang Xuan.

"It'll be fine once he's dead."

The old man continued.

"In addition, the Ma Family seems to have been in contact with some unknown factions recently."

Sun Yiduo continued.

"That fellow Ma Ce doesn't have much time left either."

The old man sighed.

It wasn't just Fang Xuan.

...

"The Fang Family's movements are quite fast."

Xu Chuan said.

"The news of Junior Brother meeting with the Fang Family's True Monarch was likely released intentionally by the Fang Family."

Gong Hui looked at Lin Ming and said.

Clearly, the Fang Family was using Lin Ming's identity to warn the outside world that they had a relationship with Yuanxu Mountain.

Lin Ming didn't care about this. After all, he had taken their benefits. If they wanted to use him to make a point, then let them, as long as it didn't affect his interests.

As for that True Monarch of the Fang Family, Lin Ming had sensed him when he took action last night. Fang Xuan had indeed hidden his aura, yes.

But Lin Ming had still easily perceived it and had watched the slaughter process along the way.

A True Monarch who could live until now and was nearing the end of his life was indeed no pushover.

"Junior Brother, I just received a message that a Disciple from the Canghai Sword Pavilion has arrived."

Xu Chuan looked at Lin Ming and said.

"For the flame essence liquid?"

Lin Ming asked.

"I'm afraid he came for you, Nie Wen, and Fu Xici."

Xu Chuan shook his head.

The flame essence liquid was probably only one aspect.

"Another battle maniac."

Lin Ming subconsciously glanced at Yu Yaoqin in front of him and said.

"The Disciple from the Canghai Sword Pavilion is named Song Shu. He is the youngest Disciple of a Paramita Elder from the Canghai Sword Pavilion. His strength is at the Spirit Platform Ninth Heaven, and he has comprehended Triple Sword Intent."

Xu Chuan said.

As far as he knew, his Junior Brother had also comprehended Triple Sword Intent.

Gong Hui looked at Xu Chuan with a slightly strange expression. It seemed Senior Brother Xu Chuan didn't know the news that Lin Ming had comprehended Fourth-level Sword Intent.

If this Song Shu from the Canghai Sword Pavilion only had Triple Sword Intent, he wouldn't necessarily be Lin Ming's match.

But it was hard to say, as these Sword Cultivators were all lunatics.

Hidden Sword Peak was like that,

and so was the Canghai Sword Pavilion.

"Let him come; we might not even run into each other."

Lin Ming said with a smile.

Who knows, maybe another Prodigy Disciple would jump out from among those Loose Cultivators or other factions and take them out.

Seven days passed in a flash.

As the day of the competition approached, more and more practitioners arrived at Yanyun Mountain.

Of course, a large portion of them were just there to watch the excitement.

After all, with Prodigy Disciples from Yuanxu Mountain, the Shangji Sect, the Yongzhen Sect, and the Canghai Sword Pavilion participating, this kind of thing might not happen more than a few times in several years.

Many people were unwilling to miss such a grand event, so there were more and more outsiders in Yanyun Mountain.

To satisfy these spectators, the four families specially cleared a piece of land outside Yanyun Mountain and built a large Martial Arts Arena, collecting entrance fees in the process.

This was a tradition from previous years. Those participating in the fight for the flame essence liquid could watch others' battles for free. At the same time, the four families would take a certain amount of money from the ticket fees and give it to the competitors. The higher the rank, the more essence stones they would receive.

This caused the competitors who had objections to the matter to instantly shut their mouths.

The path of cultivation consumed too many resources, even for Disciples of great Sects. They consumed even more resources, so being able to get an extra sum of money was something they could only wish for.

"These families are quite sensible; they knew to prepare a place for Brother Wen."

A Disciple flattered Nie Wen.

He knew that Nie Wen liked being the center of attention and being admired the most, and this Martial Arts Arena suited Nie Wen's heart perfectly.

"Not bad."

Nie Wen also smiled.

He had already imagined the scene of Lin Ming, as well as those fellows from the Yongzhen Sect and the Canghai Sword Pavilion, being defeated by him under the watchful eyes of the public.

By then, his reputation would reach a new level, and the Sect's investment in his training would also increase.

Losing?

Sorry, that possibility simply didn't exist.

There was only one path before him: winning.