Zhang Shanyuan felt as if a huge stone had been lifted from the bottom of his heart, and his whole body seemed extremely relaxed and sunny.

"You brat, you tricked me into thinking that there was going to be a fight. Now it's in full swing and the other party isn't injured. Why do you want to stop it in such a hurry!?"

Feng Yu Wanjiu, who was slightly dissatisfied, directly communicated with Zhang Lingyun through the special connection between the two of them and expressed her many dissatisfaction with this behavior.

"Master Feng Yu is the most open-minded and generous, and he will definitely understand my difficulties. If the second elder is not stimulated and loses too miserably and goes crazy, my little life will be very difficult!"

When he spoke his words, he thought that Feng Yu Wanjiu would be dissatisfied. As soon as she asked, he calmed her down according to the words he had planned in advance.

Although Zhang Lingyun had many worries in his heart, what he said was the easiest thing to accept.

"You're a naughty and naughty little monkey. You obviously want me to be the doorkeeper to scare people. You've also made so many high-sounding excuses. You can handle the rest by yourself!"

Seeing the second elder, who had obviously restrained his arrogance and seemed as quiet as a transparent person, Feng Yu Wanjiu immediately understood Zhang Lingyun's series of calculations.

"Hehe, congratulations to Sir Feng Jiuming!"

Although Feng Yu Wanjiu cast a series of eyes, Zhang Lingyun knew that the other party was not really angry, so he immediately waved his hands and bowed, and shouted loudly to send Fengyu Wanjiu away.

"I am honored to be able to discuss with the Phoenix Envoy. I feel honored to see you again!"

Seeing Feng Jiuming preparing to leave, Zhang Shanyuan, who was still immersed in self-reflection, immediately came back to his senses and politely saluted with clasped fists, completely without the arrogance and unruliness he had when they first met.

"Second Elder, I know that this disciple has several friends here as guests, and their strength is no less than that of the one who just left!"

"What? You...?"

Zhang Lingyun slowly approached the second elder. As soon as he finished speaking, countless questions arose in Zhang Shanyuan's mind. He was about to speak, but was suppressed by himself.

Most of those who fail to overcome the tribulation are those who have had their bodies destroyed. Their past life is usually a very important secret in their heart. It is best not to explore too much.

"If something unexpected happens during the battle, I think their skills should be acceptable!"

Zhang Lingyun saw the second elder's hesitation, so he took the initiative to expose some trump cards, hoping to completely defeat this elder with an online IQ, so as to gain the right to speak of the 'Zhengyi Sect' in a fair and just way.

"You mean, they will help win the tournament!?"

"It's very easy to hide your age with any magic. Just win all the games. It's really not necessary. I just want to avenge my junior sister!"

Zhang Lingyun was not interested in the benefits brought by the competition, nor did he believe the emperor's naive idea of ​​conquering other foreign countries with martial virtue.

"But you obviously have such strength, why don't you just win the final victory and let those small countries see how powerful our Qing Dynasty is!"

After several competitions, Zhang Shanyuan had already recognized his own strength and gave up the idea of ​​winning the championship. But now that Zhang Lingyun has such a strong backer, Zhang Shanyuan's ambition has been rekindled.

"Second Elder, don't you think that if we work hard to win the leader, we can make those evildoers who are eyeing the territory of the Qing Dynasty retreat?

They have just completely seen the huge gap in our domestic strength. Now the foreign countries have begun to use new weapons, but we are still stuck in the era of swords, guns, swords and halberds!"

Seeing the second elder's confused expression, Zhang Lingyun pulled the second elder's sleeve and quickly walked towards a platform not far away.

"What is this?"

Looking at the row of wooden boxes in front of him, the young nephew was waving his hands in the void to draw talismans. Zhang Shanyuan turned slightly sideways and watched everything happening in surprise, quietly waiting for the other party to give a reasonable explanation.

"Uncle Master, look at the level of the red talisman. If the two armies go into battle, it should be pretty good!"

"Ling Yun's attainments in talisman are much higher than those of his fellow disciples. This red talisman can completely block the attack of the Golden Core cultivator. The battle between the two armies will definitely be overwhelming!!"

With the approval of the second elder, Zhang Lingyun waved his hand and threw the talisman, and when it was condensed and formed, it was once again integrated with spiritual power, making the formed spiritual power barrier thicker and tougher.

"This thing is called 'Thunderbolt', and it can be used by any living creature with long hands!"

Zhang Lingyun casually opened the wooden box, took out the 'Thunderbolt', unscrewed the upper safety cover, knocked it hard on the ground, and waved it to the spiritual barrier not far away.

"boom...…!"

Just when Zhang Shanyuan's face was filled with confusion, a deafening loud noise came in vain, followed by an energy wave that was comparable to the explosion of ordinary thunder.

Zhang Shanyuan instinctively waved his hand into his arms, pinched out two amulets and threw them out. In the blink of an eye, a condensed protective barrier appeared, resisting the energy impact at the critical moment.

Zhang Shanyuan breathed out slowly, trying to release his spiritual consciousness to explore the surrounding situation, but found that the young nephew beside him was looking at him with a smile on his face, and he suddenly felt that things were not simple.

"This thing is not only scary, but its power is also incredible!"

After the dust settled, Zhang Lingyun pulled the second elder and came to the area around the protective barrier.

The reinforced barrier now has extremely small cracks. If it is hit again, it will inevitably lose its defensive effect.

"This thing is powerful and suitable for everyone to use. Our army can also be equipped with this thing!"

"How long? Ten days and a half months...or three years and five years? If those foreign countries with sophisticated equipment attack now, what will we use to resist?"

Regarding the second elder's whimsical ideas, Zhang Lingyun felt contempt and disgust from the bottom of his heart, but he still explained it to him with a clear face.

"Even so, what does this have to do with you giving up on winning the competition!?"

"The foreign countries have been rooted in our Qing Dynasty for decades, and we have a very thorough understanding of many matters. If we win the competition, no one will look down upon us except to bring disaster to the 'Zhengyi Sect'!"

Zhang Shanyuan, who had been shocked by many things and had gone blank, asked stupidly, but he had not yet received an accurate answer.

Zhang Lingyun's answer was like a bell, completely awakening Zhang Shanyuan's way of thinking, and instantly understood the reasons for Zhang Lingyun's many actions.

"Ling Yun, you have really grown up!"

"Uncle Master, no matter why you have to participate in this death-defying competition for various reasons, since I have the strength, I will not let my brothers and sisters go to death!"

Zhang Lingyun, who was praised by the second elder, seemed like a shy child. The sides of his cheeks were instantly stained with crimson, and he felt angry even when he spoke.

"Okay, okay, congratulations to your... little... master... brother!"

Looking at Zhang Lingyun's righteousness and Bo Yuntian's foresight, Mo Wang, coupled with the unknown force behind it.

Zhang Shanyuan felt that he had no reason to go on with it, so he admitted Zhang Lingyun's identity.

"Huh? Second Elder, I just want the right to speak, and I have no interest in the position of elder!"

"Junior brother, normally your strength is already qualified, but our senior brother...!"

The second elder is an upright man, and he does things neatly and without any sloppiness. No matter what he believes in, even if the sky falls and the earth falls, he cannot change his inner thoughts.

Originally, he just wanted to get rid of those trolls, but now he had more responsibilities. Zhang Lingyun couldn't accept this reality for a while.

The two began to discuss matters such as future address responsibilities and walked toward the exit passage of the Consciousness Sea Space.

"It's out, it's out, it's over so soon?"

"Look at the dust on the second elder's body and the rosy complexion of Senior Brother Ling Yun. The result...!"

"No, no, after all, there are two levels of difference. You think it is Qi training and foundation building. What is the subtle difference!?"

Several people who were already preparing to meditate on the spot looked at the second elder who walked out slowly, Zhang Lingyun who regained consciousness on the bed, and the circular halo that disappeared in an instant, and started talking in low voices.

On the other hand, the leader whose body was being controlled and the five elders who were focused on guarding were calmly waiting for the results to be revealed.

"My performance against Ling Yun just now was extraordinary, and I was actually able to draw a tie. According to the previous agreement, please ask the master to announce the final result!"

"How is that possible? Junior brother, do you have any difficulties!?"

As soon as Zhang Shanyuan finished speaking, the headmaster Zhang Shanxing, who was still shackled by the body-fixing talisman, his eyes seemed to be on fire, and he shouted loudly as he could not accept the fact.

"You guys go out for a moment. The headmaster and I need to talk about something alone!"

The second elder patted Zhang Lingyun on the shoulder, pushed slightly towards the door, and then waved his hand to drive away the disciples.

"Everyone has gone out, can we tell what happened?"

Headmaster Zhang Shanxing had already suppressed his curiosity. When the second junior brother removed the talisman from his body, he eagerly pulled Zhang Shanyuan to ask about the situation.

"Ling Yun's consciousness sea space is more real than last time. Towering giant trees are all over the mountains and fields, and you can smell the fragrance of flowers and plants. The most interesting thing is that I saw living creatures moving in the forest!"

"Alas! I'm not interested in these... Let's get to the point!"

"No, Second Senior Brother, that piece of forest is as big as it is, so there shouldn't be a hundred miles of land, right?"

The second elder ignored the paused headmaster, turned to face the fifth junior brother, and gave a thumbs up in approval.

"To move such a large area of ​​forest overnight and cover up the tracks quietly, it couldn't be that the forces behind Ling Yun came over!"

"No, are you two playing charades? How can you get so much information from the woods!?"

Seeing the fifth junior brother coming to a conclusion like a yamen officer, and the second junior brother nodding in agreement, Zhang Shanxing only felt that his existence was just a wisp of dispensable air!

"I saw the force behind Ling Yun, and I fought two moves with one of them...!"

Seeing that the headmaster was really dull, the second elder Zhang Shanyuan directly recounted what happened in Zhang Lingyun's sea of ​​consciousness space.

In the courtyard...

"Third Senior Brother, please tell me how you ended up in a tie with the Second Elder?"

"The second elder may seem stern and cold on weekdays, but his strength is not inferior to that of our master at all!"

"Judging from the strength of the third junior brother, we can win the whole game!"

Several brothers and sisters, talking to each other around Zhang Lingyun, began to explore what happened in the halo.

"I'm not as powerful as everyone thinks, I just used some tricks to make the second elder suffer a little loss!"

Seeing that he could not meet the ardent expectations of everyone, Zhang Lingyun thought of a relatively reasonable excuse that would not lose the face of the second elder, but would not make himself an outlier.

"What's the plan? I see there is dust on the second elder's body. Could it be that senior brother dug a hole?"

Zhang Lingfeng, who felt that he had an excellent IQ, still didn't give up. Since Zhang Lingyun didn't take the initiative to tell him, he thought of some reasonable strategies and tried them one by one, and he could always guess the right answer.
To be continued...