Chapter Thirteen: The Life and Death Stage

  "This friend, the elixir belongs to my friend, he is willing to sell it to whoever he wants, that's his business, are you trying to rely on your higher cultivation to rob him by force?" Just after the man said those threatening words, Leng Qingfeng also stood up.

  Leng Qingfeng was several years older than Lin Tianyang and Fang Jin, and had now reached the 12th layer of the Refining Qi stage, so he wasn't afraid of them at all. At this time, the three of them came from the same town of Sanxian, although they belonged to different families, but in this situation, they naturally had to join forces.

  The man saw the three of them unite and a sinister smile flashed across his face, saying in a cold tone: "How dare you try to bully me with numbers? If you have the guts, come on stage with me for a life-or-death duel. No matter who comes, I'll take them all!"

  "What's Life and Death Platform? What kind of place is that?" Lin Tianyang asked with some confusion.

  As soon as Fang Jin heard that Lin Tianyang didn't know about the Life and Death Arena, he immediately explained: "To talk about the Life and Death Arena, we have to start with the Ascension Platform in Dengtian Town. The Leiyan Sect set up the Ascension Platform in Dengtian Town to select excellent talents. Those who step onto the platform can accept challenges from any cultivator in Dengtian Town. If they win ten consecutive matches, the Leiyan Sect will directly recruit them as inner sect disciples. The Ascension Platform also has a meaning of 'ascending to heaven'. The Leiyan Sect stipulated that private duels are not allowed within Dengtian Town, but since Dengtian Town gathers cultivators from all over, it's inevitable that old and new conflicts arise among the cultivators. Once they reach the point of drawing swords, the cultivators have nowhere to resolve their disputes. Therefore, someone came up with the idea of going to the Ascension Platform to fight, which doesn't violate the rules and can also settle scores. As a result, the nature of the Ascension Platform changed. Seeing this, the Leiyan Sect set up another platform outside the Ascension Platform called the Life and Death Arena. If there's a deep-seated grudge, people can go there to duel. Moreover, it's stipulated that once you step onto the Life and Death Arena, one person must die before they can come down, to prevent those without any grievances from coming to fight."

  Upon hearing that the Life and Death Platform had such an origin, Lin Tianyang also felt somewhat surprised. After listening to it, he continued to ask: "Are there any restrictions on going up to the Life and Death Platform?"

  "There's no need, as long as you don't rely on outsiders for help. Whether you use a magic tool, talisman, or even a spirit beast, the Life and Death Stage only cares about life and death, not the process!" Fang Jin continued to answer.

  That man was just intentionally going to the life and death stage to cause trouble, and when he was about to go on stage, he didn't have the confidence to deal with the cold Qingfeng in front of him. He just didn't want to show weakness at this time. However, hearing Lin Tianyang's detailed questions, he saw that he was only a Qi Refining Period cultivator of the 10th layer, and so he sneered loudly: "What? You ask so clearly, could it be that you, a small Qi Refining Period cultivator of the 10th layer, want to compete with me on the life and death stage?"

  Lin Tianyang was originally a somewhat arrogant person, otherwise he would not have fought with Lin Anbei in Sanxian Town at the time. Now seeing him so arrogant, he coldly smiled and said: "What? Can't I go on stage with you to fight for life and death?"

  The man burst out laughing as soon as he heard that Lin Tianyao actually wanted to fight him to the death. "You're just a tenth-level cultivator, yet you dare to be so arrogant? Fine, since you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

  "Brother Lin, you're really confident!" Fang Jin was a bit worried when he saw Lin Tianyang about to go to the Mortal Stage.

  Lin Tianyang smiled calmly and said: "Brother Fang, don't you have confidence in me?"

  Fang Jin thought back to when Lin Tianyang had challenged Lin Anbei during the Foundation Establishment period, and felt that although Lin Tianyang's cultivation was somewhat inferior to his opponent's, he indeed wasn't without a chance, so he didn't say anything more to advise him to reconsider.

  The man saw Lin Tianyang stand out, and the other two did not stop him. He also guessed that this guy who had only reached the tenth layer of Qi Refining had some tricks up his sleeve. However, if he were to retreat when facing someone with a lower cultivation level than himself, he would likely be ridiculed. Moreover, he was not without life-saving objects in his hands, so the group headed straight for the Tian Tai.

  The platform was set up in a square at the center of Deng Tianzhen, and when Lin Tiangong and others arrived, there were thousands of people gathered here.

  There are four platforms, each set up on the four sides of the square, and in the center of the square there is another high platform, which is the life-and-death platform.

  At this time, there were people dueling on the other four high platforms, but the Life and Death Platform was empty, after all, it wasn't always that someone wanted to engage in a life-or-death battle.

  Next to the Life and Death Stage, there was a large man wearing the uniform of the Lei Yan Sect. The big man looked like he was over thirty years old, with a full beard, giving off a rather fierce impression at first glance. However, Lin Tianyang couldn't see through his cultivation level in one look, apparently he was probably a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

  "You want to go on the life and death stage? Great, great, the life and death stage has been empty for two days, I've been guarding it and got bored!" When Lin Tianyang and that young man wanted to engage in a life-and-death battle, the bearded big Han surprisingly shouted with joy.

  Lin Tianyang thought that this bearded big man's personality was the same as his appearance, both were ruthless and cruel.

  The bearded big man then brought over two Lei Yan Sect disciples and said to Lin Tianyang and the young man, "You two report your origins and cultivation! You first!" The bearded big man pointed at Lin Tianyang.

  Seeing the bearded big man let himself speak first, Lin Tianyang truthfully said: "Junior Lin Tianyang, from Lin family of Sanxian Town, Yongzhou, with a cultivation base at the 10th layer of Qi Refining stage!"

  Lin Tianyang said that a disciple next to the bearded big Han immediately recorded it, and when he finished recording, the bearded big Han pointed at the young man again: "It's your turn!"

  Young man, despite facing the Jikishi, still had an arrogant expression and said: "I am Yun Tianfeng, a member of the Yun family from Chongzhou, 12th layer of Qi Refining!"

  A bearded Han man heard that it was the Yun family of Chongzhou, his face changed slightly, and he asked: "Yun family of Chongzhou, is Cloud Master Yun your uncle?"

  As soon as the bearded big man asked this, Yun Tianfeng proudly said: "That is my great-grandfather!" After finishing, he deliberately looked at Lin Tianyang, seemingly intentionally showing off his identity.

  As soon as he heard that Yun Tian Feng actually had a great-grandfather who was a Golden Elixir cultivator of the Lei Yan Sect, Lin Tian Yang's face naturally wouldn't look good, and in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh, wondering how he managed to offend someone with such a powerful background.

  Seeing Lin Tianyang's ugly face, Yun Tianfeng said with a smile: "Lin Tianyang, now you know that you have offended the wrong person. As long as you hand over the Qingling Dan, I can let you off this time. Losing your life for a small matter is not worth it!"

  Lin Tianyang was still hesitant in his heart, wondering if he really wanted to go on stage with him. After all, if he offended a Golden Dan period senior of the Lei Yan Sect, his future days would definitely not be good. However, Lin Tianyang mocked himself and made up his mind: "Who knows who will lose their life? Your words just now, I can return them to you intact when the time comes!"

  "Hmph! You want to die? Then I'll fulfill your wish!" Yun Tianfeng said with a sinister expression.

  The bearded big Han saw the two men arguing in front of him and felt a bit annoyed, so he spoke out: "You've argued enough, first prepare yourselves separately, if there's anything to settle, settle it now, two hours later, go up to the life-and-death stage!"