Chapter 794 - 738: Drawing Lots

Chapter 794: Chapter 738: Drawing Lots

Time was tight, and Jiang Yuebai and the others had barely recovered to seventy or eighty percent when they were hurriedly sent back to the Qingyun Realm.

The once empty square now had fifty white jade platforms, each over ten feet high, with golden runes carved into the pillars, shining brilliantly under the sunlight, grand and magnificent.

As before, the Golden Core Stage and Nascent Soul Stage were separated; Jiang Yuebai didn’t even have a chance to check on Yun Shang and her junior brothers and sisters to see if they needed any help.

Right now, she could only take care of herself.

Jiang Yuebai stood in a corner of the square with the rest of the Heavenly Interence Sect, above them were the names of all those advancing to the competition platforms, each character glowing with a golden light.

Only the Heavenly Interence Sect had all ten members advance, a unique feat in the whole Qingyun Conference, drawing frequent glances from surrounding cultivators.

Each gaze at the disciples of the Heavenly Interence Sect was filled with fighting spirit.

Li Shen Zhi, standing by, prayed fervently, muttering to himself, hoping not to encounter any of the leaders of the Ten Great Powers before reaching the top fifty.

For this reason, before the competition began, he bathed, dressed in clean clothes, burned incense to cleanse his hands, set up an altar to perform rituals, doing everything he could to change his luck. At this moment, he even had nine luck-changing talismans in his clothes, red strings tied around his wrists and ankles, and even wore festive red clothes underneath.

Whether it worked or not, he felt great, very enlightened.

The qualification platform battle involved exactly four hundred people; winning three matches in a row would advance one to the top fifty, but one defeat meant total failure.

"I actually hope to draw Pei Shengyue at the start," Lu Nanzhi said nearby.

Li Shen Zhi gave Lu Nanzhi a look of disbelief, speechless at her courage.

Shen Huaxi laughed, "Senior Sister Lu is thinking for everyone. If she could eliminate the strongest at the start, everyone else’s chances of advancing would greatly increase."

Jiang Yuebai looked up at those names, her eyes rolled, and she suddenly pulled a deer horn from her clothes.

"Come, come, everyone take some good luck, let’s hope for victory right from the start."

The people of the Heavenly Interence Sect gathered around, curiously looking at the deer horn in Jiang Yuebai’s hand. Li Shen Zhi, clearly recognizing it, his eyes lit up upon seeing it clearly.

"This can’t be the Bai..." Li Shen Zhi hurriedly shut his mouth, scanning around with a sharp gaze, vigilant for any eavesdroppers.

At the same time, he grabbed the deer horn and rubbed it vigorously, almost as if sparks would fly from the force, a somewhat sly smile on his face.

"You rub, I rub, everyone rub, let’s share the good luck. Before every match begins in the future, let’s rub it for continuous good fortune, hahaha."

After rubbing to his heart’s content, Li Shen Zhi handed the deer horn to Lu Nanzhi. Lu Nanzhi gave it a casual rub or two before passing it to Yuu Qiuqi next to her.

After making its round, the deer horn returned to Jiang Yuebai.

"Does this really work?" Ge Yuchan was skeptical.

Jiang Yuebai hung the deer horn back around her neck, "I don’t know, it’s just for peace of mind."

Dong—

Dong—

Dong—

The Ancient Bell rang, gradually quieting the surrounding noise, marking the official start of the draw.

The golden names above everyone’s heads began to shrink inward, transforming into golden beads the size of dragon eyes, gathering together, swirling around above like a school of fish.

Soon, the method of drawing lots appeared in everyone’s Sea of Consciousness.

Using Divine Sense to catch the bead one had their eye on, once in hand, the name drawn would appear. If one’s name was drawn first by someone else, their bead would show the name of the drawer, ensuring pairs were matched.

With the rules in place, everyone immediately began using their Divine Sense to capture the swiftly flying beads in midair.

Li Shen Zhi, full of confidence, flicked his head, and a bead flew towards him, caught in his hand.

He wasn’t in a hurry to check the name inside, instead looking at the others around him, each of whom soon held a bead in their hands.

They still formed a circle, opening their palms, where names gradually appeared in the golden glass beads.

No one had actually drawn a leader from the Ten Great Powers; everyone drew relatively unknown cultivators, even ones not mentioned in the intelligence reports.

"It’s fortune, as if aided by gods, watch me!"

Li Shen Zhi’s eyes lit up, spreading his palm wide open, and everyone looked towards his palm, where in the golden transparent bead, golden lines converged in the middle, gradually forming three characters.

Xing Tuozi!

Pfft~

Jiang Yuebai couldn’t help but laugh out loud, and Li Shen Zhi stood there dumbfounded.

Muh Wushuang shook his head and clicked his tongue, "Karma!"

Li Shen Zhi’s hand began to tremble, "No, this can’t be, there must be a mistake! Open it, I’ll open it again!"

Li Shen Zhi clasped the bead tightly, then let go, over and over, but the name ’Xing Tuozi’ only shone more brightly.

It wasn’t just bad luck; it was unbelievably rotten luck, as Xing Tuozi was Late-Stage Nascent Soul, even if Li Shen Zhi didn’t suppress his cultivation, he was only Mid-Stage Nascent Soul.

And the Ruyi Sect’s Xing Tuozi was notoriously treacherous! His style and methods were utterly elusive!

Among all the talents in the Qingyun Conference, his intelligence was the least known!

Jiang Yuebai pressed the deer horn in her clothes, finally understanding that luck didn’t appear from nowhere; it transferred from one person’s pocket to another’s.

When someone’s luck is good, someone else has to have terrible luck!

Jiang Yuebai patted Li Shen Zhi on the shoulder, "I’m sorry, junior brother!"

Tang Weimian, not understanding Jiang Yuebai’s point, sincerely encouraged Li Shen Zhi, "Senior brother, you’ll definitely do it; aren’t you best at playing the pig to eat the tiger, defeating the strong with the weak? Go for it!"

Muh Wushuang snorted and laughed, "This time, he doesn’t have to fake it; this time, he’s truly the pig."

Li Shen Zhi wanted to cry but had no tears; did all his efforts this morning just go to waste? Impossible, it must be that Jiang Yuebai’s Bai Ze Horn is fake!

"Brother Li, take care!" Shen Huaxi also patted Li Shen Zhi’s shoulder, expressing encouragement.

Fang Yuxing stepped forward, "I’ve got an Early-Stage Nascent Soul on my side. I’ll finish quickly and come to aid you, hang in there till I arrive."

Li Shen Zhi grimaced, was that even human language?

Every bead had a number, and after encouraging each other, everyone went to their respective platforms to prepare for their battles.

Still, everyone couldn’t help but glance at Li Shen Zhi, clearly interested in his matchup against Xing Tuozi.

Fortunately, there were only fifty platforms, with four hundred people divided into four batches. Both Li Shen Zhi and Fang Yuxing were in the fourth batch, allowing others to finish their battles and then watch his.

Jiang Yuebai said to Li Shen Zhi, "Junior brother, it’s okay to lose; losing also allows you to fight bravely for the Heavenly Interence Sect. Let’s not aim too high; start with smaller tasks, like collecting combat intelligence on those talents."

Li Shen Zhi gave Jiang Yuebai a big roll of the eyes, "Who said I’ll definitely lose?!"

"I think I heard someone say they’d pay handsomely for such intelligence..."

"I’m going to see which platform Pei Shengyue and others are on."

Li Shen Zhi turned to leave without a moment’s hesitation.

Jiang Yuebai chuckled and turned to find her own platform, taking a few steps only to spot Tang Weimian, who was in the second batch on platform thirty-two, with two unknown cultivators about to start fighting on the stage.

Seeing Tang Weimian, Jiang Yuebai finally remembered that she forgot to ask Tang Weimian whether the Demon Detection Array had been calculated clearly or not.