Chapter 1038
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Chapter 1038: Being Backstabbed!
Shortly thereafter, all twenty members of the Sun Flame Sect initiated a comprehensive assault, knocking their opponents off the arena one after another.
The most powerful cultivator released a formidable energy that surged and swirled around him.
Any individual who approached him was immediately struck and propelled away!
After several additional rounds, the arena was completely cleared, leaving only the members of the Sun Flame Sect on the stage.
Despite the challenging battle, their overall strength remained intact, with no casualties, allowing them to continue defending the arena.
After watching for a while, Su Yi decided not to pay any further attention.
Because at this time, a familiar sect is about to take the stage.
“Mysterious Sword Gate, is it finally going up?”
In Su Yi’s eyes, twenty people from Mysterious Sword Gate walked out and headed towards the direction of the testing stone.
The group was guided by a young man with exceptional abilities, approximately at the eighth grade of the Yuan True Realm, demonstrating considerable strength.
Additionally, Ji Hanluo was part of the twenty individuals.
Moreover, there were several wandering cultivators within Mysterious Sword Gate; Su Yi observed a total of four.
In summary, Ji Tianfu allocated four spots to four wandering cultivators.
“These wandering cultivators possess considerable strength as well! ”
Upon closer observation, Su Yi quickly assessed the abilities of the four wandering cultivators.
Among them, one individual has recently attained the early stage of the seventh level of the Yuan True Realm, while two individuals are at the sixth level, and the fourth individual is at the fifth level.
With such strength, they can be considered impressive.
Even if these scattered cultivators are placed among third-rate forces, they can definitely rank among the top few.
I wonder where Mysterious Sword Gate found these scattered cultivators.
With their inclusion, the overall strength of Mysterious Sword Gate has greatly improved!
You see, out of the twenty people, there is a significant gap in cultivation levels, with over half of them below the fifth level of the Yuan True Realm. This is a normal distribution for major forces.
“Let the testing begin!”
The middle-aged man in charge of the testing glanced at the twenty people from Mysterious Sword Gate and casually said.
The young man in the lead stepped forward and handed the token in his hand to the man.
After that, under his guidance, they arrived at the testing stone, placed their palms on it, and a shining light appeared. All of them were green lights.
“Come and test, we need to prepare for the performance!”
After Ji Hanluo passed the test, she withdrew her palm.
She turned her head in surprise and looked at the four scattered cultivators beside her.
Because at this moment, the four scattered cultivators didn’t step forward to test, but stood with their hands behind their backs, as if it had nothing to do with them.
“Yes, we should go on stage to challenge. Let’s test quickly!”
The young man at the head of the Mysterious Sword Gate also spoke, facing the four people.
“Hehe…”
However, their words brought forth a strange laughter from the four scattered cultivators.
“What’s going on?”
Their gaze swept across the faces of the four individuals, and the young man in the lead seemed to sense something was amiss. He furrowed his brow and asked in a deep voice.
The expressions on the faces of the four disciples were strange, as if they had become foolish. They smirked to themselves.
“Hurry up and get on stage for testing, don’t dilly-dally here!”
The burly man in charge of the testing was getting impatient and shouted at the four individuals.
“Sir, we don’t intend to represent Mysterious Sword Gate in this.”
Suddenly, one of the disciples stepped forward and respectfully greeted the burly man with a fist, saying politely.
The other three individuals nodded in agreement.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone from Mysterious Sword Gate’s expression changed.
“Ma Guangfeng, what did you say?”
The leading young man immediately rushed forward, staring at the four scattered cultivators, somewhat incredulous.
“Yu Wenxuan, you heard correctly, we will not represent the Mysterious Sword Gate!”
The scattered cultivator, known as Ma Guangfeng, smiled faintly and said to the young man leading to the Mysterious Sword Gate.
“Ma Guangfeng, Xie Xiuyang, Qi Congguang, Dong Chengzhou, what do you mean?”
Ji Hanluo’s pretty face turned ugly, shouting angrily at the four individuals.
Faced with such questioning, the four scattered cultivators simply stood with their hands behind their backs, sneering at Ji Hanluo. Their eyes were filled with disdain and a hint of lewdness.
“What is going on?”
Soon, Ji Tianfu also noticed that something was wrong, coming closer to the crowd and asking them.
Faintly, he also noticed that something might have changed, so Ji Tianfu’s aura burst out and firmly locked onto those four scattered cultivators.
“What’s the meaning of this, Sect Leader Ji? We don’t want to fight for the Mysterious Sword Gate. Do you still want to force us?”
Ma Guangfeng looked at Ji Tianfu, under the mighty aura, sweat quickly trickled down his face.
However, as he spoke, he still had a stern expression, seemingly unafraid of this Yuan Emperor Realm expert.
“We agreed to join forces, so why are you going back on your word?”
Ji Tianfu’s gaze swept across the four people, causing them to look terrified.
The faces of the four scattered cultivators turned almost purple, but they still remained stubborn and showed no signs of surrendering.
“Ji Tianfu, are you being too much? These people have a deep relationship with our Green Dark Sect. If you want to bully others, have you asked our Green Dark Sect?”
Just then, a cold snort came from behind Ji Tianfu.
He turned around and saw a group of people walking towards him. The leader was a middle-aged man around fifty years old, with a mustache on his lips and a smirk on his face as he coldly looked at Ji Tianfu.
Next to this middle-aged man was a young man in his late twenties, who had a haughty and mocking attitude towards everyone he saw.
Behind the two of them, there were several middle-aged experts, along with mostly young people.
“Jiang Zekun, so it was you who caused trouble for the Green Dark Sect!”
Ji Tianfu angrily pointed at the middle-aged man and said in a furious voice.
At this point, how could he not understand that he had been tricked by someone!
In the preliminary selection of the Alliance Conference, each faction had twenty spots. Ji Tianfu’s Mysterious Sword Gate had recruited four powerful wandering cultivators, and he had thought he had a good chance of securing a spot.
But little did he know, the other side suddenly went back on their word right before he went on stage.
With this turn of events, Ji Tianfu found himself in a difficult situation.
Come up on stage, without four strong people, it will certainly not be possible to compete with others. Even if we win a few times, we won’t be able to hold out until the end.
But if we don’t go on stage, this opportunity will be wasted.
If it was just that, then it would be fine. What Ji Tianfu is most unhappy about is that, at this moment, where can he find four suitable candidates to replace them?
“Will Mysterious Sword Gate finally take the stage or not? If they don’t, then this time it will be considered forfeit!”
Suddenly, the voice of the middle-aged man in charge of testing sounded, buzzing and full of dissatisfaction.
“Good! Very good!”
Ji Tianfu’s face became so dark that it seemed like water could drip out. He looked at Jiang Zekun from the Green Dark Sect, as well as Ma Guangfeng and the other four independent cultivators.
“We don’t need to compare anymore, let’s go!”
In the end, Ji Tianfu decisively waved his hand and said to all the disciples of the Mysterious Sword Gate.
“Sect leader！”
“Dad!”
The young man led by Mysterious Sword Gate and others all stepped forward and looked at Ji Tianfu.
“Let’s go!”
Ji Tianfu shouted again, with an unquestionable attitude, causing all the disciples to remain silent, not daring to have any further questions.
“Hehehe…”
Observing the Mysterious Sword Gate and their group reentering the crowd, Jiang Zekun from the Green Dark Sect, accompanied by a young man and four wandering cultivators, exchanged cold laughter once more.
“Consider yourself fortunate, Ji Tianfu. Otherwise, I will make sure that none of your disciples can leave the arena alive!”
Jiang Zekun’s mustache curled up, his eyes flickering, his words icy.
“Jiang Xu, go with them to check, it’s time for us to take action!”
Jiang Zekun turned around and said to the proud young man next to him, gesturing for him to go up and check.
The proud young man nodded, then led a group of about ten people from the Green Dark Sect to the testing stone, and began to check.
The four self-cultivators, Ma Guangfeng, Xie Xiuyang, Qirenxian, and Dong Chengzhou, along with members of the Green Dark Sect, assembled a total of twenty individuals, successfully passed the test, and then took the stage to select a defending champion for the challenge.
“Dad, when did this Green Dark Sect strike?”
In the crowd, Ji Hanluo furrowed her brows tightly and asked the tall man next to her.
“I’m afraid they planned it a long time ago, deliberately letting those four people from the Mysterious Sword Gate come into contact with us, and then turning against us at the last moment, so that we would lose our qualification to compete!”
Ji Tianfu’s expression remained displeased as he remarked, “I made a mistake this time; I was unexpectedly deceived by the Green Dark Sect! ”
He clenched his fist and forcefully struck the air in a fit of anger.
The alliance meeting happens once every fifty years. If they don’t challenge, they will lose their qualification directly, which is a big blow to their morale.
Most importantly, today’s competition is about to end. In just one night, where can he find four suitable people to fill the vacancy?
“We will remember this debt, Green Dark Sect!”
Alongside Ji Tianfu, the young man named Yu Wenxuan clenched his teeth and remarked.
The Green Dark Sect and the Mysterious Sword Gate have long harbored a rivalry.
A few months ago, they even instructed members of the Sea Dragon Gang to kidnap Ji Hanluo in order to blackmail Ji Tianfu.
However, their plan was destroyed by Su Yi just when it was about to succeed.
After that, Ji Tianfu also sought revenge against the Green Dark Sect, but due to the upcoming alliance meeting, he didn’t take significant actions.
The overall strength of both sides is relatively similar, and Ji Tianfu has certain reservations.
A hasty attack could result in unforeseen consequences.
What surprised him the most was that the Green Dark Sect took action during the alliance meeting. This was genuinely unforeseen by everyone at the Mysterious Sword Gate.
“I can only blame the Mysterious Sword Gate for not being strong enough, otherwise we wouldn’t have suffered such a loss!”
Ji Tianfu’s face became gloomy as he muttered.
He looked away and suddenly glanced at the tenth arena, where he saw the figure of a young man sitting there.
“If he agrees to join forces with our Mysterious Sword Gate…”
Ji Tianfu thought to himself, but then vigorously shook his head.
