Evil Strategies
chapter 22

Chapter 22

Jue At Gorge.

Jue Di Gorge covered the span of seven mountains in a chain, up and down and all of them were covered with green growth. Among them were hidden secret currents, waterfalls, and strange rocks, desolate and deep desolate valleys with high peaks in disordered confusion. As the name suggests, the terrain carries the feeling of being 'pressed to a dead end,' but in the next moment it lets one see a path that indicates that heaven will not close all the exits.

In Shen Qingqiu's view, even if it wasn't used as the opening venue of the Immortal Alliance Conference, everyone would consider it a dangerous place to live.

The main force was the four great cultivation sects. The Cang Qiong Mountain Sect took the lead, followed by Zhao Hua Temple, Tian Yi Overlook, and finally Huan Hua Palace. [1]

Among the four sects, the Cang Qiong Mountain sect was the most comprehensive. Each of its twelve peaks has its own specialty, a multi-pronged approach forming a podge-hodge. Temples and Ignores are naturally monastic and Daoist sects respectively; Huan Hua Palace is more complex, the sect's guidance is more inclined to the militaristic school of thought and is good in the Qimendunjia prophecy [2]. They were also the ones with the most contact with the world, the strength of their techniques was unclear. However, they were without a doubt the richest. Huan Hua Palace spent the most money for the Conference of Immortal Guilds at any time.

Moreover, there were countless small to medium sized sects and many others. Therefore, the total number of people who registered and gathered at Jue Di Gorge would eventually definitely be above ten thousand.

The previously silent and cold entrance to the canyon was suddenly filled with thousands of people. The mountain beast that had never seen anyone was shocked. On all sides, there is a sense of activity and activity.

The novice cultivators of the Alliance were preparing to stand neatly in rows. Surrounding the mountain canyon was a huge natural stone platform.

There had long been a tall tower installed at the entrance of the canyon for cultivators who had not participated in the Conference to observe everything, the colorful flag representing every sect high on the roof, opened and fluttered. The first-rate place reserved for sect leaders was on the highest floor; since Yue Qingyuan was the sect head of the Cang Qiong Mountain sect, she led the group to sit on the highest floor.

Shen Qingqiu sat in the back. Close to his left sat a calm and generous old man with a hefa hairstyle [3] who had paid attention to everyone from the Cang Qiong Mountain sect in the past. He also greeted him: "Master Chen Eternal. ”[4]

The old head of Huan Hua Palace was also the shifu of Luo Binghe's biological mother. Shen Qingqiu looked at him as something like a member of the royal family as she paid her respects.

Immediately, a member of Huan Hua Palace stepped onto the stone platform. Since they spent the most money, letting major shareholders monopolize control of the ceremony was no big deal. The people below in front of him slowly became quiet and attentive as they listened to him read the rules and arrangements of the Conference.

The basic skill of this person was deep, his breathing was full and enduring. From the entrance of the canyon to the highest level of the tower, all were able to hear his voice very clearly.

“Conference will be held for seven days. After everyone entered the canyon, a huge enchantment would cover the entire Jue Di Gorge. In seven days, all participants who had logged into Jue Di Gorge would disconnect all communication to the outside world. They would not be aware of the situation outside, but the spectators could freely float across the canyon sky with eagle spirits to see the situation inside the field.

“Hundreds of monster types have been placed inside the canyon. Nearly five thousand in total. With each monster dropped, beads can be obtained from the body [5]. With the various levels of monsters, there would be a corresponding level of difference in the spiritual energy contained within the beads. Does everyone wear gold wire on their wrists? "

Everyone below the platform immediately revealed their wrists, showing the golden wires on them. It looks very spectacular.

The leader of the ceremony continued to speak: "After getting the bead and stringing it onto the gold wire, your grades will be automatically sorted on the leaderboard here.

The leaderboard hung across the tall tower. Although there were eight boards, people were not interested in first or second place; instead, everyone's interest naturally focused on the first 100 names on the first leaderboard. Specifically, they focused on the first ten names. This was an excuse for not caring about first or second place.

Finally, that Huan Hua sect person put great emphasis: “It is strictly forbidden for there to be fights between sects for beads! If a secret fight is found and the despicable means used to seize the beads of others are found, you will immediately lose your right to participate in this Conference and will be banned from participating for three periods! "

Three years means twelve years.

Among these new cultivators, there were many young people who did not experience the world but the number of experienced old fry [6] was also no less. They were afraid that there were shameless people and things went awry due to immoral intimidation, crooked fish, and honest dragons mixed into one. If there was no ban, he feared that this entire Conference would become so chaotic that even human lives would be lost. Therefore, this provision is very necessary.

At this moment, near the front were several female sect heads who spoke as if they were secretly discussing their personal desires.

"What sect did that disciple come from? He's very handsome. ”

"The one in white clothes, when compared, was not inferior to Senior Martial Brother Gongyi. ”

"Senior Martial Brother Gongyi's spiritual strength is very strong, how can you compare them?"

At a glance, Shen Qingqiu clearly saw that the white-clothed figure among the crowd they were talking about was the obviously extraordinary and outstanding Luo Binghe.

In fact, it was not just those who were secretly searching and discussing. Even among the disciples participating in the Conference located below the platform, there was no shortage of young girls who were secretly watching Luo Binghe, their two cheeks that were burning red.

Although the sound pressed was extremely low, all of the seated were all capable cultivators and their five senses were extremely clear. How could they not hear? These young women were too young to be cared for and their words were heard by others. Fortunately, everyone was very polite and pretended not to hear anything, their gazes did not get lost.

Some people, in order to escape the shame, coughed twice and smiled: “Everyone comes from all different directions; let's calculate if there are any new outstanding cultivators for the Eternal Guild Conference this time around? ”

Shen Qingqiu's spirit was immediately lifted by this topic!

'The 'Counting' mentioned does not really talk about the old calculation, but – gambling!

To say it frankly, it is a bet on the young cultivator you like.

The staff also needs a little entertainment. Moreover, they did not stop betting with such tacky things as gold and silver. They were betting on things like precious cultivation techniques, spirit stones, and sending a disciple to someone else's sect for training and improving their reputation. They would also not gamble earnestly with important items, but it was still a traditional and fun event of the Immortal Guild Conference.

The slightly older sect leaders like the Yue Qingyuan generation would not play with things like this, but of course there would be people willing to join the fun. Even a few moments had passed when the viewing platform was busy with activity. There was no shortage of people placing bets for their promising sect or division disciples. For example, Qi Qingqi was betting for Liu Mingyan.

Shen Qingqiu did not need to consider anything and directly bet 1000 spirit stones on Luo Binghe!

The fellow sect members all muttered inwardly how they had never heard of this name Luo Binghe before. Actually, they can't be blamed. Luo Binghe's temperament was now rather simple and low. He did not want to claim praise for himself and always did good deeds and quietly left. His reputation will not grow, so that's why he doesn't shine. The audience was unclear as to what kind of reason Shen Qingqiu had left such a colorful and deeply inspired painting about her student.

And below the highest level, the ceremonial leader with great energy and breath concluded the details of the Conference, having let all the new cultivators be inaugurated and officially started the reception.

Since there were so many people, they entered through twelve different exits in the group regardless of which sect they came from. All the participating novice cultivators nervously stepped to the limits of Jue Di Gorge. The event began, the already famous and successful elders on the highest floor remained calm and serene in the chaos while chatting leisurely or eating melon seeds.

How did the people outside know the situation inside Jue Di Gorge?

There are hundreds of spirit eagles inside the enchantment. The spirit eagle was controlled by a special staff to watch. In his claws was a special crystal-encrusted silver ring. As it surged, the entire panorama below was within their sight and uploaded onto the many crystal screens located in front of the tall platform. There is not much difference compared to modern surveillance equipment.

Several people beamed: "Of course, the opening ceremony is number one!"

On the red announcement, the names of the top ten were all in brilliant gold. At this time, the name in the first place was already a character for “Gongyi Xiao. "After that is followed by a number" Twelve. ”

In other words, within half an hour [1 hour], he had already gotten rid of twelve monsters and obtained twelve beads!

Following behind in second place was Liu Mingyan, who had gotten rid of the monsters and reached six beads, the distance between them was double in number.

The crystal screen reflected a handsome and light-hearted young teenager, his natural and unrestrained behavior like drifting clouds and flowing water. When he moved, it was like lightning. In an instant, the extremely sad spirits that came in front of him were cut off, disappearing like smoke and spreading like clouds.

Why are you like this!

Shen Qingqiu smiled but did not speak.

This Gongyi Xiao seemed like it was positively leaking with a domineering aura, but hehe, he was actually a cannon fodder on par with himself.

He is a figure who represents 'looking, good family, high talent, liked by sisters, young men who are passionate and passionate, successful. Unfortunately, the protagonist is here. You must be cannon fodder for the protagonist. “Despite being the person considered by most of those present would be first on the list, he was sad and unfortunately would not be able to be in leadership for long before Luo Binghe kicked him.

Luo Binghe's name was now ranked in the middle, the second digit was only 'one. '

Shen Qingqiu was not worried at all.

He knew that when night fell, there would be no one who could ward off Luo Binghe's unstoppable power on the list.

At that time, the great riot that affected □□, the frightening plot, will soon be opened its curtains!

The Immortal Alliance conference, the first day, was only a few minutes away and was approaching the time of the genie [11:00 noon – 1:00 am].

Dark blue sky, a round full moon that hangs high in the sky. High platform burn with lamp.

Shen Qingqiu always kept her mouth shut without a word, pretending to meditate but actually preserving strength and storing energy. Then he finally opened his eyes. Within the myriad of crystal screens, he finally found a mirror that reflected Luo Binghe's current situation.

Luo Binghe slowly walked in the forest, carrying her sword on her back, her body clean, looking completely unharmed. His eyes were like stars and seemed to be able to pierce through the crystal screen.

But he is not alone.

A large number of people move on their own or partner with someone they know. There are at least three students in a group. Of course, there were also extremely strong female cultivators but speaking of their overall, physical and psychological strength was not enough. Often, they need to be helped by others. In this group, they were all older and younger sisters who had good relationships. Along the way, they seemed like a big joke and did not fit the situation at all. Also, there were too many people and their individual strength could not be determined; how would the beads be split between them? It's also a complicated question.

On Luo Binghe's side, seven or eight people followed. If they were not weak women then they were very young disciples. This scene is very attention-grabbing. Immediately, some people even stopped watching Gongyi Xiao's figure and turned to look at this strange team scene.

Amongst them, the one who walked closest to Luo Binghe was a figure in light yellow clothes, a disciple of Huan Hua Palace holding a Night Pearl [7].

—End Chapter 22—

[1] Cang Qiong Mountain Sect .. Zhao Hua Temple, Tian Yi Overlook, and Huan Hua Palace: I have already mentioned what the name of Cang Qiong Mountain means in Chinese, so I'm going to move on to the other three. Zhao Hua Temple ( ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ) \= Shrine 'Sunny Flower' ('temple' as in the sense of a monastery). Tian Yi Overlook ( ⁇ ⁇ ) \= 'One Heaven' Ignore but literally 'sky / heaven one look. Palace 'Huan Hua ( ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ) \= Palace' Imaginary Flower '. '

[2] Qimendunshu ( ⁇ ) prophecy: I do not know what this is other than some sort of ancient Chinese divination tradition. Thought . This is the closest thing I can find in my dictionary.

[3] Hairstyles Hefa ( ⁇ ): Several types of hairstyles. It literally translates to 'derrick hair style. 'I tried Google Images but everything .. is really weird. Just know it's an old Chinese hairstyle.

[4] Eternal Master Chen ( ⁇ ): 'Chen' was the old man's surname. 'Immortal Master' (xianshi) was something like an Immortal Master/Immortal Master and an honorable way to summon a high rank cultivator. I was tempted to use the pinyin 'Chen xianshi' but left with 'Immortal Master Chen. 'If you prefer the pinyin version, leave me a comment and let me know. I will change it if enough people choose it, otherwise I will assume what I have done is fine.

[5] Monsters ( ⁇ ) and beads ( ⁇ ): I was very tempted to translate this as a 'demon creature /magic', but Google-sensei threw me a 'monster. 'And the character' wu '( ⁇ ) threw me for one spin because it meant' matter, '' objects', or' objects' and that's not what you call something that can chew on you. I'll use 'monsters' for now. It seems the most suitable. As for beads ( ⁇ ) or nianzhu, I assume this IS NOT the essence of the beast; like the literal translation of 'prayer beads,' it was referring to something that might have been artificially created for the Conference and wore monsters to be collected by the child cultivators.

[6] Experienced old fry: It means an experienced person, but I want to keep the funny common language used here at least in feeling. The actual term used is lao you tiao ( ⁇ ) which literally refers to this delicious fried dough item. They are usually on the salty side and if you leave them out for too long, they tend to be chewy (but still tasty).

[7] Night Pearl ( ⁇ ): Some kind of pearl that should glow in the dark. They use it as a flashlight here.