Chapter 69: The Grand Finals of the Outer Gate!

  In the evening, the three returned outside the stone hut.

  Long Hao Tian skillfully started a fire, then Mo Bei instructed him to put the turtle meat in the pot and personally took charge of stirring it, making a big pot of braised turtle soup.

  The turtle meat under Mo Bei's cooking, contained a rich and spiritual fragrance that wafted through the air. It immediately attracted many outer sect disciples to gather around.

  Long Hao Tian, wearing an apron and holding a metal spoon, loudly shouted: "Turtle meat! The meat of the mysterious turtle! It's even more delicious than frog meat, with a thicker spiritual energy! Five Spiritual Pearls per bowl!"

  With Fang Luo's help, the three of them worked together and sold all the turtle meat in that big pot.

  At nightfall, the three of them ate and drank their fill.

  "Well then, Mo Bei, we'll meet again tomorrow." Fang Luo You said with a satisfied tone.

  Long Haitian sat on the ground, one leg coiled and the other stretched out, grinning as he picked his teeth: "The boss said we need to balance work and rest, so tomorrow we won't go. We'll cultivate individually instead. This is the boss's habit. We'll go kill the Black Turtle in two days."

  Mo Bei nodded slightly.

  "Then... I'll come find you again the day after tomorrow." Fang Luoyou said, turned his head around, waved his hand, and gave a greeting to the two of them before gradually walking away.

  "Well, I'm off too. After eating so much tortoise meat," Long Hao Tian rubbed his bulging belly: "My body is full of unabsorbed spiritual energy, can't waste it."

  After Fang Luo You and Long Hao Tian left, Mo Bei returned to his own stone house, opened the spiritual stone bag and counted them. His eyes sparkled as he muttered to himself: "One piece, two pieces... eight or nine, ten pieces!"

  Mo Bei's eyes lit up, and he clenched his fists: "Today I earned five pieces of spiritual stone from selling those materials, and another five pieces of spiritual stone from selling the turtle meat. Today I earned a total of ten pieces of spiritual stone. It seems that killing that black turtle was worth it after all!"

  "Hmm... Tomorrow, I'll go practice my sword skills again, and then head to the Scripture Pavilion to take a look at some books. Indeed, 'in books there are golden houses, in books there are beauties like jade'. Otherwise, how could I have earned so many spirit stones?"

  Mo Bei made up his mind, crossed his legs and sat in meditation, adjusted his breathing, and slowly began to inhale and exhale.

  The next morning.

  In the mountains, under the waterfall!

  It's just dawn now, and there is still a coolness in the air, with a refreshing cold wind blowing, making people feel invigorated.

  "Cheers!"

  A loud shout suddenly rang out.

  Close on the heels of the sound was a series of shrill and piercing whooshing sounds.

  "Clouds of the Ancient Brook Slash!"

  Mo Bei's upper body was exposed, his arms shook violently, and his wrists waved rapidly. The long sword in his hand danced wildly, creating a dazzling display of sword flowers!

  Sparkling between sword flowers!

  Mo Bei's figure transformed into a flowing shadow, bursting out of the ten-zhang radius. Within this ten-zhang range, the air was filled with quivering sword flowers, as if a hundred flowers were blooming simultaneously, dazzling to behold!

  At the moment when the sword was about to be cut out, Mo Bei's eyes widened and he suddenly shouted:

  "Earth-shattering!"

  Its body soared into the air, transforming into a flash of lightning that vanished in an instant!

  A sword fiercely stabbed above the waterfall!

  Bang!

  That endless waterfall burst open in an instant.

  Innumerable water droplets splashed everywhere, forming a hazy mist that filled the sky and earth.

  Just at this moment, the first ray of sunlight slowly falls on the earth.

  Under the sunshine, the mist that fills the air reflects the sun's rays, forming a kaleidoscope of colors, enveloping Mo Bei in a dazzling glow.

  "Wow!"

  Mo Bei's feet slowly touched the ground, stabilizing her body, staring at that lingering rainbow, her eyes shining brightly.

  The sword body is still in urgent tremble and light hum.

  Mo Bei's arm shook, his long sword snapped in two, and the sword energy suddenly converged.

  At this moment, he slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air:

  "That ancient ravine flying cloud slash, together with the stone-shattering heaven-startling move, merged into a combo. Its power is indeed extraordinary!"

  "This combo allows me to instantly burst out of a distance of over ten zhang, catching the enemy off guard and killing them in an instant!"

  Mo Bei's mouth curled up into a satisfied smile: "Anyone who doesn't know this move of mine and isn't on guard will probably be caught off guard."

  "By the time they realized what was happening, the head had already rolled off the executioner's block!"

  "It seems that consecutive sword intent attack combinations are indeed the true essence of Taiwu Sect's swordsmanship!"

  Mo Bei's expression changed, his eyebrows furrowed slightly as he shook his head, a hint of regret on his face: "What a pity, what a pity. This consecutive sword technique is too wasteful of true energy."

  "With my current strength, I can only use it twice at most. Moreover, I cannot use it continuously and must rest for a moment first. Waiting for the flow of true energy in the dantian to catch up."

  "If this continues, after cultivating for some more time, when the coordination between those two swords becomes even more tacit, the power unleashed by that move will become even greater!"

  Mo Bei raised his head and looked at the sky vault, the morning sun just rising.

  The warmth of the morning sun gradually dispelled some of the coolness of the mountain breeze.

  "A brand new day!" Mo Bei's mood was inexplicably great, and he inserted the long sword fiercely into the bottom of the waterfall, on the bluestone that was constantly washed by the waves.

  He leaped down from the bluestone and fell into the pond, giving himself a good wash to clean off the fatigue of his morning sword practice.

  After a moment of fragrance.

  Mo Bei had just leaped out of the water pool, drew his sword, put on his clothes, and slowly walked out of the Damoshan Mountain along the mountain road, passing through the market, to the Scripture Pavilion.

  Because it was early in the morning, Mo Bei Yuan thought that no one had arrived at the Cang Jing Pavilion earlier than him.

  He walked in and took a look around, his eyes scanning the surroundings before finally settling on that figure, revealing a hint of astonishment.

  The woman in white clothes, with a waterfall-like green silk, casually scattered and draped over her fragrant shoulders.

  A cold and proud temperament emanates from him.

  As soon as Mo Bei entered the Scripture Pavilion, he saw her.

  "Is it her again, Ye Qingfeng?" Mo Bei's lips moved slightly as he muttered a few words under his breath.

  Ye Qingfeng happened to turn around, looked up and also saw Mo Bei.

  Two people's eyes met for a moment, and they missed each other!

  Mo Bei withdrew his gaze and no longer gave her a glance, completely ignoring Ye Qingfeng as he walked past her side.

  Mo Bei handed over three spirit stones, walked around the bookshelf, randomly picked a book and sat back down at the desk, focusing intently.

  "Outer Disciple Competition...huh?" Mo Bei was casually scanning, when his gaze was suddenly attracted by a few short lines of text on the book, and he exclaimed in surprise: "This book actually has an introduction to that Outer Disciple Competition, let's take a look first!"

  Mo Bei followed the catalog and turned to the thirtieth page that introduced the trial, reading it word by word.

  "The Outer Disciple Competition... is a tradition of the Tai Xu Sect that has been passed down for hundreds of years. The purpose is to select excellent disciples, and choose talented individuals. It's a way to motivate the disciples."

  "Every time the outer door disciples compete, they will take out generous rewards, such as: spiritual stones, magical tools, positions, sword techniques, and even mental methods, treatment. All in all."

  Mo Bei couldn't help but exclaim, "The Tai Xu Sect is really generous! They're giving away high-grade spirit stones and artifacts left and right, and even...even a divine sword!"

  "The competition will be conducted in a knockout format, with two people competing against each other. There's only one chance!" Mo Bei said, and then exclaimed in surprise: "It seems that the outer sect disciple's trial is quite cruel."

  "Anyone who enters the top five will be rewarded! The top three winners will receive a one-stage divine sword, the Purple Dragon Sweeping Sea Sword!"

  Mo Bei's eyes lit up as he continued reading: "The top prize for the first two sessions, a reward of a one-stage divine sword, the Soul-Subduing Luanque Sword!"

  Mo Bei gazed at the rewards, his eyes burning hotter with each passing moment. He muttered to himself: "The rewards for each session are getting better and better than the previous one! More generous, and there's even a reward of over a thousand spiritual stones!"

  "Thousands of spirit stones are not even worth mentioning, just that one or two-tiered artifact sword is worth several thousand spirit stones, or even tens of thousands!"

  "Ordinary outer sect disciples, if they follow the routine and complete their tasks, will get one spiritual stone every ten days. But to accumulate enough spiritual stones to buy a single magical artifact, it would take 5,000 or 6,000 days, which is equivalent to ten years!"

  However, according to the records in the book, the first year was for outer door disciples to get familiar with this place, so the tasks were very simple and the spiritual stone rewards were few!

  "By the second year, the task became difficult and the reward of Ling Stone began to increase!"

  "Even if you exclude the increase in strength after the day, the speed of earning spirit stones has also accelerated. However... that reward is enough to attract people!"

  Unknowingly, Meng Bei finished reading the entire book about introducing outer sect disciples' trials and a book of swordsmanship secrets when another day passed.

  ……

  Time flies.

  In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days have passed again.

  For twenty days, Mo Bei went to Yao Island with Long Hao Tian and Fang Luo You every day to hunt for Xuan Turtles and earn spirit stones.

  Every time they hunted and killed a turtle, at noon, the three of them would comfortably lie down under the green shade to rest.

  They enjoyed the rare sunbath and leisure.

  The sea breeze brushes against my face, refreshing and invigorating my heart and spleen.

  Mo Bei bought a bottle of Ling wine as usual, replenishing everyone's energy. The three of them took turns drinking, chatting idly.

  "Gurgle, gurgle."

  Fang Luo You lay slantingly on the tortoise shell, his neck raised, and he was drinking the spiritual wine in big gulps.

  A faint flush appeared on his originally handsome face.

  Fang Luo Yu narrowed his eyes, let out a long and satisfying sigh, smacked his lips in praise and said: "Refreshing! Truly damn refreshing! Haha!"

  As he spoke, Fang Luoyou tossed the wine jug to Mo Bei and wiped his mouth with his sleeve, saying: "Mo Bei, what do you plan to do about that outer sect disciple's challenge?"

  Mo Bei took the wine gourd and drank two mouthfuls, then tossed it to Long Hao Tian. He sat down on a turtle shell, his back against the tree trunk, stretching out his arms and shaking his head: "For now, I haven't considered it yet, it's still early days."

  "Hey," Fang Luo said with a mysterious smile, "it's not early anymore. The disciples of the various major families have already begun to study hard and practice diligently, specifically preparing for that outer door disciple competition!"

  "This time, the reward for the outer sect disciples' trial will be very generous!" Fang Luoyou said resolutely.

  "Very generous?" Long Hao Tian's eyes sparkled with light: "Senior brother, tell us, what kind of reward is there?"

  Mo Bei smiled and said, "The way we're killing demons and cultivating, our speed may not be slower than those young masters from aristocratic families who are closed off from the world."

  "This is indeed the case." Fang Luoyou nodded in agreement, then took over Long Haotian's words: "Specifically what rewards I'm not very clear, Tai Xuan and other major guardians are also keeping it confidential."

  However, the reward that can move the hearts of all the guardians, how can it be different? Fang Luoyou slowly raised his head, gazing up at the sky, and smiled: "I hope this time, we three can obtain a good ranking among the outer door disciples!"