Donglai Prefecture Fish Courtyard, Council Hall.

Dean Yan Cheng sat at the top, and the nine masters sat in the first two columns, discussing the upcoming dragon clan martial arts.

Middle Earth Kyushu, surrounded by enemies on three sides, only the east has no enemy pressure, because the relationship between the East China Sea and the Dragon Clan has always been good, Anhai City is built on the east coast, and the East Laizhou Fish Academy will also conduct martial arts exercises with the East China Sea Dragon Palace every year, and the two sides will exchange and learn.

The venue of the martial arts exercise is held once a year, last year in the Dragon Palace, and this year it is in the Fish Courtyard. As for the rules, each side sends a team to conduct a military battle.

The team consists of a leader and four members.

The team leader is Jindanjing, and the members are in the early stage, middle stage, late stage and peak foundation building period. Five people against five people, five games and three wins, the winning team will receive two rewards from the academy and the Dragon Palace, last year's reward is a spirit sword provided by the academy, and the dragon spirit bead taken out by the dragon clan.

The Lingsu Sword is a high-grade magic weapon, although it is not among the top ten immortal swords in the world, it is also one of the best sword weapons, and even the Longyuan Sword equipped by the students of the Dragon Academy cannot be compared with it. The Dragon Spirit Bead is a treasure produced in the depths of the East China Sea, and is known as the second treasure in the East China Sea, second only to Ning Yuan Soft Shan. The dragon spirit bead is abundant in aura, and when worn on the body, you can get twice the result with half the effort.

Last year, the academy side won the victory, and the two treasures were the best performers Yin Ya and Dong Chengyan.

At this moment, what the dean and the teachers are discussing is to determine the rewards provided by the academy this year, as well as the candidates for the team of the fish academy.

The rewards were quickly decided, and the next step was to finalize the four students and team leaders.

Yin Ya is the pinnacle of foundation building, the first person on the list of scales, and the candidate for the pinnacle of foundation building is none other than her, last year was also Yin Ya's defeat of the dragon clan's Ao Feng, and the academy finally won the victory.

In the later stage of foundation building, Dong Chengyan played last year, but this year Dong Chengyan has broken through and entered the peak of foundation building, and he can no longer be elected, so he selected Han Weiyu, who ranked first in the late stage of foundation building, that is, the eighth.

In the middle of foundation building, since the academy was the strongest in the middle stage of foundation building, Qiu was defeated in the battle. Although he had suffered a crushing defeat to Cao Xiaoning, there was indeed no more suitable person than him in the middle of foundation building.

The three games won by the academy last year were Yin Ya's peak foundation building, Dong Chengyan's late foundation building, and Qiu Defeat's middle stage of foundation building. As for Jindan and the early stage of building the foundation, they both lost.

And the leader of Jindan and the early stage of foundation building, they were both two games that the academy selectively gave up, because in these two realms, the two people of the dragon clan were too strong.

The leader of the dragon clan's Jin Dan team is an old turtle, his strength is extremely strong, as stable as Mount Tai, except for Yan Qing, who has never participated, none of the other eight masters of the academy are his opponents, and even Qiu Liqun, who is recognized as the strongest, has also lost to the other party for three consecutive years.

As for the early stage of foundation building, there is no suspense.

Ao Tian, the ninth son of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, has the blood of the ancestral dragon, has an unlimited future, and is known as the strongest talent of the dragon clan for thousands of years. Although he is the youngest son of the Dragon King, he is already the designated candidate for the future Dragon King, and regards him as the future leader of the Dragon Clan. In this regard, the other brothers were all convinced.

Ao Tian is amazingly talented, talented, and broke through to the foundation at the age of ten, but in the next ten years, in order to strengthen the Dao foundation, he has been stranded in the early stage of foundation building, obviously invincible in this small realm, but he has always felt unsatisfactory. As a result, every time he performed martial arts, he won the victory in the early stage of foundation building.

Over the years, there have not even been any early foundation building students in the academy who have been able to live three moves under him.

In the past, every time the academy chose to deal with Ao Tian's students, it was a random choice, after all, they couldn't win anyway.

However, this year is different.

This year, a monster also appeared in the academy.

Cao Xiaoning.

A sword crushed Qiu defeat in the middle stage of foundation building, one person completed a task that even Lin Jin couldn't complete, and killed two Phantom clans in the late stage of foundation building, with him, the courtyard felt that in the early stage of foundation building, he might be able to wrestle with the dragon clan, even if he was defeated, he should not be defeated in three moves.

As a result, Cao Xiaoning was selected as one of the early days of the foundation building, and no one objected. Even if Qiu Liqun had a lot of opinions about Cao Xiaoning and the Blue Jade Pavilion behind him, he also knew the importance of this kind of matter related to the face of the academy, and he also felt that if Cao Xiaoning was in the battle, he might really be able to compete with Ao Tian and frustrate the dragon clan's spirit.

The four foundation building students were finally finalized, but when it came time to choose the team leader, there was a controversy.

Because no one wants to be a team leader anymore.

Originally, it was determined that the strongest Qiu Liqun should be the team leader, but Qiu Liqun has been the team leader for three consecutive years, and he has lost to the other team leader for three consecutive years, he has no confidence, and he doesn't want to lose anymore, so let the dean find another choice for him, but no one else is willing, even Qiu Liqun is not an opponent, let alone them, being this team leader is just boring for himself.

Just when you pushed me and I pushed you, Yan Cheng suddenly said: "Since this is the case, then let Yan Qing be the team leader this year." ”

Yan Qing, who was dozing in the corner, pointed to himself and asked, "Me?"

"Not bad. Yan Cheng said.

The rest of the masters immediately looked at Yan Qing, and then ......

"I second. ”

"I agree. ”

"I agree. ”

In the past, Yan Qing was only responsible for attending meetings, and he didn't speak, and no one would pay attention to him, after all, he didn't even have a student, and Lan Yuting's status was low.

But this year is different, he accepted three students, and one of them was considered to have a hope of defeating Ao Tian, so his sense of existence increased, and no one wanted to be a team leader this year, so this thankless errand was pushed on him.

Yan Qing spread his hands and said: "I have never been a team leader, so let's choose someone else." ”

Qiu Liqun said: "It is precisely because you have never been a team leader, this time you have to take responsibility once, after all, you are also a teacher, and you have to contribute to the academy." ”

Qiu Liqun was already at odds with Yan Qing, so he was naturally happy to see that Yan Qing would be ugly at that time.

The rest of the teachers also responded.

In the end, Yan Qing didn't refuse again, and he couldn't refuse, he still looked lazy and indifferent, just take it, and lose if you lose.

......

......

Somewhere in Dongnae State.

A simple roadside wine stall built with bamboo poles and mats, the banners are swaying in the wind, the aroma of wine is also wafting, people come and go, and the business is excellent.

Cao Xiaoning sat on the old wooden table with peeling paint, drinking coarse wine and resting for a while.

After leaving Yan Luo's hiding place, Cao Xiaoning did not rush to the road, and walked day and night, returning leisurely. Since carrying out the mission of the Phantom Clan, Cao Xiaoning has been running non-stop, and now it has finally come to an end, and it is rare to be idle.

However, these days, Cao Xiaoning has also gained a lot, spiritually, he helped his teacher to keep his position as a teacher, and in addition to the harm for the people of Linmu County, he also helped the Yanluo family reunite. In terms of things, not only did he get the Fog Shadow Ding of the Phantom Clan, but also got the Yan Ruyi of the Yan Luo Clan, especially this Yan Ruyi, Cao Xiaoning liked it very much.

At this moment, the wine stall was full of people, but no one looked at Cao Xiaoning much, because he had changed his appearance, and now his appearance was mediocre, and he would no longer attract too much attention.

And this is Yan Ruyi's credit, so that Cao Xiaoning has a lot less trouble along the way, when passing through the city, the girl who meets on the road will never look back, and will not be troubled by some martial arts competitions or hydrangea to choose relatives.

"I can finally be an ordinary person with an ordinary appearance. ”

Cao Xiaoning looked at the people around him who didn't pay attention to him at all, took a sip of wine, and sighed in his heart.

After resting for a while, Cao Xiaoning left the silver money and was about to leave, but he heard someone shouting not far away.

"Help!"

Cao Xiaoning and the rest of the people followed the sound, only to see a person running towards the wine stall, and behind him, a black python meandered and was chasing him closely.

Its body is the thickness of a bucket, its body is more than ten zhang long, the snake scales are shiny, the vertical pupils are scarlet, and the snake letter is like a whip, stirring the air, which is creepy.

The man in front of him was leading the big snake to the wine stall, and the people in the wine stall put down their wine glasses one after another, scattering birds and beasts, and even the wine stall Xiao Er hid far away, and could only wait for his wine stall to be destroyed. In just a moment, among the wine stalls, only Cao Xiaoning was left.

And before the python crashed into the wine stall, it was obvious that the man who ran away was going to suffer first, he kept falling, rolling and crawling, and the distance between the python was getting closer and closer, only to see that there was still a distance between the two, the python suddenly opened its bloody mouth and bit the man.

Just when Cao Xiaoning was about to save people, a sword light appeared, and a man with a long sword stopped in front of the giant python, and a sword pierced into the mouth of the giant python.

The man with the long sword kicked his leg and kicked the man who was almost swallowed by the python to safety, and then flashed to the side, and stabbed the python with another sword.

This time, he stabbed the snake scales of the giant python, and saw that the sword body was suddenly bent, and it could not be pierced, as if it was pierced on an iron plate.

The giant python was flexible, turned around and bit the man, the latter dodged, and seized the opportunity to stab the python's eyes with a sword, but the python seemed to know what the man was going to do, closed its eyes, and its eyelids were also a piece of scale armor, blocking the man's sword like a copper wall.

Then the python suddenly opened its mouth and spat out the snake letter, and the scarlet snake letter swept towards the man like a long whip.

Turning elbows and armpits, the man didn't have time to dodge, so he could only grab the snake letter with his other hand, but because the snake letter was wet and sticky, he took it off directly, and the snake letter took advantage of the situation to wrap the man's arms directly around him, dragging him towards the snake's mouth, like a sword's teeth, wanting to smash the man.

The man slashed at the snake letter with his sword, the snake's tongue was not as hard as the scale armor, and the python knew that it could not resist the sword, so it instantly threw the man away, and at the same time retracted its long tongue.

The man turned around, adjusted his posture, and fought with the python again.

In Cao Xiaoning's sight, one person and one snake are evenly matched.

That swordsman should be a loose cultivator, but the sixth-level cultivation of qi refining is also decent, and the giant reckless is a demon beast, and the strength is also the sixth layer of qi refining, but in the same realm, the demon beast is strong in flesh and often has the upper hand.

It's like a swordsman who can repeatedly stab a giant python, but he can't hurt it, but he is swept by the head and tail of the giant python from time to time and is a little injured.

At this moment, the swordsman just flashed the blood mouth of the giant python, but saw that the giant python was just a feint, and the tail had already been quietly prepared, taking advantage of the swordsman's dodge, wrapped around his waist, if it was entangled, it would be tightly clamped, and the swordsman would not die or be crippled at that time.

Just when the swordsman didn't have time to dodge, Cao Xiaoning made a move, he flashed to the swordsman, grabbed the tail of the giant python, lifted and pressed, and saw that the giant python was first thrown into the sky, and then slammed into the ground, shaking up a place of smoke and dust.

The giant python was directly knocked out by Cao Xiaoning's fall, and his body was paralyzed, and he was no longer as fierce as he was just now.

Everyone was dumbfounded, including the swordsman, the ferocious demon beast was dealt with like this?

Cao Xiaoning looked at the swordsman behind him and asked, "Are you okay?"

The swordsman wiped the ash on his face and arched his hand: "It's okay, thank you Shaoxia for your help." ”

Cao Xiaoning said: "You know that you will not be the opponent of this beast, why do you still want to save people." ”

The swordsman said seriously: "It's one thing to fight or not, and it's another thing to not be able to make a move." ”

"Well said. Cao Xiaoning nodded: "Based on your words, I'll invite you to a drink." ”

"Good. The swordsman nodded.

Cao Xiaoning and the swordsman walked towards the wine stall, ignoring the giant python, this giant python is a fierce monster for ordinary people, but in Cao Xiaoning's eyes, it is almost like an earthworm, so much so that he forgot about its existence when he spoke.

When Cao Xiaoning and the swordsman were about to come to the wine stall, the giant python behind them quietly got up, like a towering black giant tree, and then quietly bit Cao Xiaoning and the others.

Cao Xiaoning turned his head, his eyes lit up, since this beast is looking for death, then don't blame him.

Just as he jumped up in the air and was about to kill the giant python with one punch, a loud shout came from afar: "Please be merciful!"

Immediately afterwards, a flute sounded, and the ferocity in the eyes of the giant python suddenly disappeared, and it fell to the ground softly, curled up in a ball, and became extremely well-behaved, and the appearance of Fang Cai was almost like two snakes.

I saw a young man coming from a distance against the wind, holding a green flute in his hand, and the flute sound came from this. He landed in front of the giant python and bowed his hand to Cao Xiaoning: "Zhang Liang, a disciple of the Fulong Sect, this snake is my spiritual pet, if there is any collision with Your Excellency, please forgive me." ”

At this moment, two giant pythons meandered in the distance, almost exactly the same as the one in front of them, and at the head of the giant python, there were two young men sitting in each of them, and they were dressed in the same costume as Zhang Liang, and they were also holding a green flute, which should also be disciples of the Fulong faction.

"The Fulong faction?"

Cao Xiaoning was a little curious, he had never heard of it.

Zhang Liang nodded and said: "Yes, my Fulong Sect is in Fulong Mountain, a hundred miles away, I and my two senior brothers came out to practice, only because I am not good at learning, I lost contact with my spirit snake, causing him to lose control and hurt people, and I ask your Excellency for forgiveness." ”

Then, the other two also came to ride the snake to the front, they stopped the python, jumped off the snake's head themselves, and politely confessed to Cao Xiaoning and the swordsman.