228: Chapter 228 Martial Arts Tournament for a Bride

Chen Lingxi and Zhou Yuanlang stood on the city wall, watching.

Meanwhile, Chen Xiao and Liu Waya joined forces to deal with that Tier 2 Low Grade centipede.

The strength of this centipede far surpassed the previous green bull demon, and relying on either of them alone was not enough to handle it; they had no choice but to join forces.

Roar!

Another Tier 2 Monster Beast appeared. Seeing that the centipede could not suppress Chen Xiao and the other, they sent out a new Yao Beast.

Seeing this, Zhou Yuanlang also made a move at the same time.

Five Foundation Establishment Stage combatants fought frantically on the battlefield, while those Qi Refining Cultivators likewise split into teams and successively left the city to engage in fierce battle with the Yao Beasts.

After about a few hours, the first round of probing by both sides ended. All the Cultivators fighting outside returned, and the Yao Beasts did the same.

In this battle, nearly a hundred Cultivators of the Qinghe Alliance died, while over a thousand died on the side of the Yao Beasts.

However, the low-tier Yao Beasts in this beast tide exceeded tens of thousands, so this death toll was not considered high.

Over the years, the Qinghe Alliance greatly developed Qinghe County, causing the number of Cultivators in Qinghe County to surge significantly. Previously, the total number of Cultivators in Qinghe County did not exceed five thousand, but in these twenty years, it had nearly doubled.

Part of them were provided by the local cultivation families of the county, and another part were external Loose Cultivators and some families recruited by the Qinghe Alliance.

However, the territory of Qinghe County was only so large and simply could not accommodate so many Cultivators. Therefore, roughly ten years ago, the Chen Family organized quite a few Cultivators to expand territory toward the Wanshou Mountain Range, forcibly carving out hundreds of miles of territory.

Originally, the entire Qinghe County only had a territory of over a thousand miles. Now, with these additional hundreds of miles, it was barely enough to support the basic cultivation of a large number of Cultivators.

Furthermore, aside from this, the resources obtained by the Chen Family every year were also increasing.

Although the Chen Family no longer exploited the subordinate families, the Qinghe Alliance was established by the Chen Family in the first place, so the resources of the Qinghe Alliance and the Chen Family were actually inseparable.

After all, it was impossible for the Chen Family to truly hand over all of its integrated resources to Qinghe County; nearly thirty percent still flowed into the hands of the Chen Family through the Qinghe Alliance.

Regarding this, the various major Family forces actually had no objections, because the Qinghe Alliance was able to continue existing entirely because of the Chen Family. Likewise, they were able to develop to this day also because of the Chen Family. Without the Chen Family, there would be no them today.

Chen Lingxi gazed into the distance. Over there, several Tier 2 Monster Beasts stood. Their aura far surpassed ordinary Tier 2 Monster Beasts, and they should have all reached the Tier 2 High Grade level.

Beside her, Zhou Yuanlang and the three of Chen Xiao had already returned to Zhenyao Pass. Chen Lingxi told the three of them to go back and heal their injuries first, and she alone would hold down the fort.

The three had no doubts about this. As Senior Chen's daughter, her strength was not on the same level as theirs. Not only that, she definitely possessed quite a few life-saving trump cards in her hands. With her around, there was no need to worry about anything happening.

After the three went down to heal, Chen Lingtong walked to the edge of the city wall. She truly wanted to make a move, because with her strength, solving those few Tier 2 High Grade Yao Beasts was actually not difficult.

Earlier, her father Chen Changqing had also said that if she went all out, not to mention defeating a Purple Palace Cultivator, it would be impossible for a Purple Palace Cultivator to take her down.

Chen Changqing even predicted that if Chen Lingxi broke through to the Foundation Establishment 9th Layer and reached the Foundation Establishment Perfection realm, she might just be able to defeat a Purple Palace Cultivator.

Of course, this kind of Purple Palace Cultivator could only be the weakest 1st Layer Purple Palace.

Back in the day, if Chen Changqing himself had been at the Foundation Establishment 9th Layer Perfection, he would have roughly been equivalent to a normal 3rd Layer Purple Palace Cultivator.

In fact, while the Chen Family ostensibly seemed to only have Chen Changqing as a Purple Mansion combatant, actually, counting Li Qingling and Chen Lingxi as well, there should be three Purple Mansion combatants.

Especially Li Qingling, who had long reached Foundation Establishment 9th Layer Perfection over the years. If not for the lack of a ziyu pill, she might have long since entered the ranks of the Purple Mansion.

Those three Tier 2 High Grade Yao Beasts on the opposing side were also gazing at Chen Lingxi from afar. Their eyes carried banter and mockery, as if saying, "The Human Race dares to try and stop the likes of us with just such a little girl?"

Cang Prefecture City.

"Let's hurry over. I heard the Qian Family is holding a martial arts competition for marriage." A group of Qi Refining Cultivators were drinking tea in a teahouse when one of their companions rushed up anxiously and said to the others.

Hearing this, the companions looked startled, stood up one after another, ran onto the bustling main street, and headed toward the Qian Family's territory.

"Thirty-ninth Younger Brother, how about it? Do you want to go join in the fun?" Inside the teahouse, two young men were sitting in a corner, and the older one asked.

"Brother Wu, since we're already here, it'd be a pity not to take a look. Besides, we just heard them talking about some martial arts competition for marriage. Hell, the cultivation world even cares about this kind of thing?" Chen Lingyan immediately stood up, a trace of Battle Intent flashing in his eyes.

"Haha, I heard that the little girl of the Qian Family has a fiery temper and a bold disposition. Not a single marriage candidate arranged by her Family suited her tastes, so the little girl took the opportunity to propose some martial arts competition for marriage, saying that anyone who wants to marry her must defeat her first." Chen Lingwu laughed heartily.

"Let's go, Brother Wu, let's get there earlier." Chen Lingyan turned around and walked down from the teahouse, with Chen Lingwu following closely behind.

The two passed through the bustling district, stepping all the way toward the large mansion of the Qian Family.

Before long, the two finally arrived outside the courtyard of the Qian Family.

Outside the Qian Family's courtyard, a martial arts stage occupying a radius of ten zhang stood in the center.

On the martial arts stage, two Qi Refining Cultivators were sparring, while Cultivators below were booing and jeering.

"Fang Qing, still not conceding defeat? Otherwise, I cannot guarantee your life with the next move." The rugged man said in a deep voice.

He and the youth before him knew each other. Both were Loose Cultivators, and both had come for this martial arts competition for marriage to achieve a class leap in their lives.

Hearing this, Fang Qing opposite him spoke with an unyielding tone: "Lü Xiong, I haven't lost yet. If you have the ability, let's fight another three hundred rounds!"

Although the gap in strength between the two wasn't very large at first, Fang Qing had taken the stage first and consumed a significant amount of mana, allowing Lü Xiong to seize the opportunity.

The two appreciated each other while also being enemies to one another. Originally, their talents weren't high, but over the years they supported each other, struggling through the deceitful cultivation world, and managed to force their way into the Qi Condensation 7th Layer Perfection. Even within the boundaries of Cang Prefecture City, there were not many Loose Cultivators who could surpass them.

"Fine, Fang Qing, then watch closely." Lü Xiong's entire body's aura surged drastically, faintly reaching the Qi Condensation 8th Layer. He pulled out the giant sword stuck in the ground and slashed down with it raised.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing resounded all around, numbing everyone's ears.

Chen Lingyan and Chen Lingwu watched from beneath the stage.

"The strength of these two is not bad; they truly live up to Cang Prefecture City," Chen Lingyan exclaimed with emotion. The two of them had followed their Thirty-first Aunt, Chen Changchu, to Cang Prefecture City some time ago, so they didn't know much about the local area yet.

Looking at it now, a few Loose Cultivators could reach this kind of level of strength, which was far beyond what the Cultivators of Qinghe County could compare to.

Had their Chen Family not been constantly developing Qinghe County over the years, the gap would likely be even greater.

No wonder the Family always told them not to be too arrogant.