The sun rises out to sea, and the sky is bright.

On the Tianyuan Dharma Comparison Platform, Ji Xiu, Lu Zheng, and Zhang Lin of the Qingxu Gate took turns to play after the festival opened, and selected the proposed opponents to challenge in turn.

Due to their own strength, it took less than two days for them to easily win four matches in a row, becoming the first three to enter the next round of the Festival.

Seeing this, the stronger disciples in other states no longer chose to continue to wait and see, and went down to challenge one after another.

For a while, the competition on the Tianyuan competition platform became extremely intense.

On the Qingzhou side, Zhang Mu accepted the benefits of Shen Xingyun, Lu Ji and Zhou Shengfan, and promised them to take a rotation for them when they met invincible people, so he waited a few more days.

In addition, after a substitute rotates to win a game, the number of wins is counted as the substitution.

In other words, Zhang Mu counted the victory against Gu Xiaoyi, plus the one that competed for Mei Yan'er, it was already two consecutive wins.

Therefore, Zhang Mu is not in a hurry.

However, due to the lack of strength of the three people, none of the opponents who were actively selected could win, so they were eliminated before Zhang Mu could rotate for them.

So, in the next few days, Zhang Mu did not delay any longer, and easily won two games in a row to qualify for the next round.

After Mei Yan'er watched the battle for several days, she roughly understood the true strength of the disciples in each state, and she also obtained the qualification when the festival was about to be halfway through.

After nearly a month's time, eleven people finally obtained the qualification to compete for the Heaven and Earth Spirit Root.

The elders of the Cangya faction who were in charge of the referee announced the names of these people in public.

The East China Sea shattered the land, and the Ji Xiu, Lu Zheng, and Zhang Lin of the Qingxu Gate.

Pingzhou, Wang Yuanshen of Shenyumen, Feng Su of Miaoxuanmen.

Lingzhou, Zhou Bin and Chen Yuan of the Jin Jue faction.

Chengzhou, Gu Xiaoyi of the Miluo Imperial Court.

Taizhou, the flood of the Cangya faction.

Qingzhou, nameless (Zhang Mu) and Mei Yan'er.

After reading it out, he informed everyone that three days later, the competition for the spiritual root of heaven and earth would officially begin, and the rules and location would be announced at that time.

With everything finalized, the first round of the Little Heavenly Treasure Festival competition finally came to an end.

...

Cliffs near the sea, thousands of miles away.

Since he passed on the news of Zhang Mu's appearance at the Xiaotianbao Festival that day, he has not received a reply from the mysterious old man in Lingzhou until now.

I saw that only four words were written on the blood talisman passed back - borrow a knife to kill!

In the dark cave, he pondered for a long time with the blood talisman and thought to himself.

"How do you borrow a knife to kill someone?"

"If this Zhang Mu is really the reincarnation of a bloodthirsty Daoist, how can ordinary people kill him?"

"Although the reincarnated body is weak now, the bloodthirsty Daoist body is an upper realm demon cultivator, and his temperament is cunning and suspicious, how can he not have a backhand!"

Before he went to meet the mysterious old man, he had been serving by the side of the Bloodthirsty Daoist for decades, and his understanding of the Bloodthirsty Daoist was extremely profound.

After thinking silently for a while, he said to himself.

"Calculating the upper realm, the slightest carelessness will be shattered and the bones will be destroyed!"

Looking at the blood talisman in his hand, remembering that the mysterious old man had promised him that after completing the task, he would change his body into a golden pill, his eyes burned unconsciously, and he made a decision ruthlessly, and said sharply.

"Wealth is in danger!"

"No matter what the bloodthirsty Dao people have, as long as I hold on to the ancestor's side tightly, what is there to fear!"

Immediately, Cai Zheng flipped through all the booklets that recorded Zhang Mu's information one by one, and secretly made a plan in his heart.

After getting ready, he closed his eyes and sat in the dark cave, silently waiting for Qian Yue's arrival.

Night.

Qian Yue came to the cave as usual, and when he saw the bowl, he knelt down and said.

"Master, this is a booklet for today's nameless."

He picked it up and looked at it, and found that there was no too useful information, so he put it aside and said.

"Get up and come forward."

As he spoke, he took out a stack of portraits of Zhang Mu from the Qiankun bag and handed them to Qian Yue.

These portraits not only have Zhang Mu's real name written on them, but also have a detailed record of him in the Bloodthirsty Demon Palace.

And also emphasized that Zhang Mu is a Ding Furnace boy used by bloodthirsty Taoists to take away reincarnation.

"Qian Yue, you hide these portraits first, and when the Little Tianbao Festival is about to end, you can scatter these portraits in the hands of everyone present in various states."

Dish Zheng's plan was to first make Zhang Mu's true identity public, and then get rid of Zhang Mu through the hands of decent monks from various states at the Xiaotianbao Festival.

After Qian Yue put away the portrait, he arranged again.

"From today onwards, you will stay at the cliff platform by the sea, and when the time comes, you will act according to the plan."

"Yes, Master!" Qian Yue replied.

"Let's go back, and call Lin Mu when we get to the cliff platform near the sea."

Wait until midnight.

After Lin Mu arrived from the Linhai Cliff Platform, he took out another letter, handed it to him, and said.

"After you go back, find a way to hand over this letter to the elders of the Lingzhou Golden Absolute Sect, remember to hide it!"

"Yes, Chef."

Lin Mu put away the letter and turned back to the seaside cliff.

He was looking at Lin Mu's departing back, and said to himself with a cruel look in his eyes.

"Even if you are really the reincarnation of a bloodthirsty Daoist, there is definitely no possibility of survival under this arrangement!"

Cai Zheng gave the news that Zhang Mu was the reincarnation of a bloodthirsty Daoist to the Golden Absolute Sect in advance, because the Golden Absolute Sect had the existence of an upper realm overhaul and had been fighting with the Bloodthirsty Daoist endlessly, if he knew that the Bloodthirsty Daoist was not really dead, he would definitely come to the Little Heavenly Treasure Festival to find out.

At that time, no matter what kind of backhand the bloodthirsty Daoist person left, with the presence of the Jin Jue Sect's Upper Realm Overhaul to suppress it, it would definitely make his plan to kill people with a knife foolproof!

Then, he destroyed all traces of the cave, and his figure disappeared into the night.

...

Three days later.

Zhang Mu and Mei Yan'er sat on the Qingzhou viewing platform, watching the elders of the Cangya faction on the Tianyuan competition platform below read out the rules of the next competition.

The elder of the Cangya faction held a crystal clear jade pot with square corners in his hand and said in his mouth.

"This pot is called the Tibetan Mountain Pot, and there is a majestic mountain peak hidden in it, and there are ten spiritual runes hidden on the peak."

"The next competition requires the eleven of you to enter it, whoever gathers the ten spirit runes first, who can get this pot, win the head of this little Tianbao Festival, and obtain the spiritual root of heaven and earth."

After hearing this rule, everyone watching the battle looked at Ji Xiu, Lu Zheng, and Zhang Lin.

This rule is simply too advantageous for the three of them.

The three of them are not only extremely strong, but also belong to the same family, if they unite after entering, then the leader of this Little Heavenly Treasure Festival will definitely be produced among the three.

Suddenly, the entire viewing platform began to discuss, not understanding how the Cangya faction in charge of the Xiaotianbao Dharma Meeting could be so unfair, and it was blatantly biased towards Ji Xiu, Lu Zheng, and Zhang Lin, who were in charge of the Qingxu Sect.

Zhang Mu and Mei Yan'er glanced at each other, and Mei Yan'er frowned and said to Zhang Mu.

"This rule is so strange, so unfair!"

When Zhang Mu heard this, he also felt very strange, but when he saw the Cangya Sect elder on the Tianyuan Comparison Platform with a flat expression, he said.

"Let's see, maybe it's not what you and I think."

Sure enough, when the crowd was excited, the Cangya Sect elder continued.

"What you are worried about, how can our faction not consider it, please allow me to finish."

After hearing the words of the Cangya Sect Elder, everyone gradually quieted down.

"The number of disciples competing for the spiritual root of heaven and earth varies from state to state."

"The decree stipulates that the more people in the same state, the later they will enter."

"There is only one person in a state who goes in early."

"If there are two people in one state, wait for three days before entering."

"Three people in one state." The Cangya Sect elder said, looked at Ji Xiu, Lu Zheng, and Zhang Lin from the Qingxu Gate, and continued: "You need to wait for five days before entering. ”

"This move will benefit a state with few people, and it will not be fair."

The Cangya Sect elder asked with a smile as he watched the changes in everyone's expressions.

"What do you think?"

When everyone heard this, they chewed in their hearts, and they all admired the wonderfulness of this move.

This time, not only took care of the small number of people, but also made the result full of variables.

If the person who goes in first finds ten spirit runes in advance, then he will directly obtain the leader of this Little Tianbao Festival, and it will be useless for the person who goes in later to be strong.

As soon as this move came out, the competition was not only about its own cultivation strength, but also about its own planning ability.

Everyone figured this out, and they all readily agreed to this rule.

Qingzhou viewing platform.

Mei Yan'er thought about this rule for a while, and said to Zhang Mudao.

"What do you think of this rule now?"

Zhang Mu felt that this rule was very fair on the surface, but he always felt that something was wrong, why did it make it so complicated, wouldn't it be better to directly compete in pairs and finally decide the first place.

I really didn't understand what the Cangya faction meant by this move, so I sent a message back to Mei Yan'er.

"It seems fair, but it always feels weird!"

"I feel that way, too." Mei Yan'er said.

"Now that the rules have been set, they can only be followed." Zhang Mu said.

Mei Yan'er bowed her head.

Zhang Mu said again: "If you and I take care of each other after we go in, this rule will also be beneficial to you and me." ”

When Mei Yan'er heard this, she glanced at Zhang Mu and said.

"Take care of each other? I don't dare! ”

"Why don't you dare?" Zhang Muchuanyin asked.

"I'm afraid that if you meet you, you'll ask me for the spirit stone, if you don't give it to you, maybe you'll throw me somewhere." Mei Yan'er said in a strange tone.

Zhang Mu laughed and said.

"Before, it was all a playful move with you when it didn't matter, but now it's an important time to fight for the spiritual root of heaven and earth, and I definitely won't mess around with you again."

"I'm still very measured!"

Mei Yan'er's beautiful eyes rolled her eyes at Zhang Mu and said.

"Are you measured? Why didn't I see which disciple was rude to me in the first place! ”

Although Mei Yan'er was very angry with Zhang Mu before, she also figured it out afterwards, knowing that Zhang Mu was such a character, and her speech was inevitably a little out of tune, so she no longer bothered with Zhang Mu.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have discussed it so indifferently with Zhang Mu today.

Zhang Mu saw that Mei Yan'er held a grudge like a little daughter, shook his head lightly, and said.

"Joking, joking, Miss Mei don't take it to heart."

At this time, Tian Yuan was on the platform.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, the elders of the Cangya faction threw the Tibetan Mountain Pot into the air with a support in their hands.

The Tibetan mountain pot grows in the wind, and it rises to a height of nearly 100 zhang in a moment, like a small mountain, standing firmly in the middle of the Dharma platform.

Then, he said.

"First of all, please invite Gu Xiaoyi from Chengzhou and Hong Yu from Taizhou to enter it together."

When the two heard this, they flew to the competition platform, jumped directly along the wall of the pot to the mouth of the pot, and jumped in.

After the two entered, the smooth walls of the pot slowly became transparent, revealing the scene of the two searching for spirit talismans on the mountain peaks inside.