Buried and Robbed!

Where is this place?

"Why... am I here?"

Qiu Mobai slowly woke up, her mind a complete mess, her head throbbing, and she couldn't even remember why she was there.

"Bewilderment Array?!"

Fortunately, upon careful sensing, he discovered the Bewilderment Array. He immediately guarded his mind, and as many thoughts flooded his mind, he sorted everything out.

Of course, it's only because Lin Fan's array formation skills are extremely poor that he was able to set up these arrays under Sister A'Wu's guidance; otherwise, Qiu Mobai wouldn't have been able to discover the existence of the Bewilderment Array so easily.

Now that he has discovered it, Qiu Mobai will naturally guard his mind to avoid being affected by the Bewilderment Array.

Then... he got angry.

"Lin Fan!!!"

"I will never forgive you! I will repay this humiliation tenfold in the future!"

Looking around, Qiu Mobai saw his two Protector Disciple still unconscious beside him. His expression turned even more grim. He used his own cultivation to help them resist the effects of the Bewilderment Array, and after a short while, the two slowly woke up...

"Sword Child?"

"Where is this place? Why are we here?"

"We've been tricked!"

Qiu Mobai angrily said, "Stop talking and quickly break the formation with me! But I don't know anything about formations, while I remember that you have studied quite a few formations?"

"We have studied this..."

Both of them nodded.

Generally speaking, cultivators are actually quite 'all-rounders', and the higher their cultivation level, the more so, because alchemy, weapon crafting, and formations are all extremely common methods for cultivators, and they will more or less dabble in some of them.

But geniuses like Jianzi are an exception.

Their talent is too great. For example, Jianzi is almost born for the sword. He is also very young at the moment, so he will not waste time and energy learning those 'auxiliary paths'. Instead, he will devote himself to practicing the sword. Therefore, his understanding of formations is really extremely poor.

"Think quickly over there and figure out a way to break the formation!"

"Once we get out, I'll make sure that Lin Fan..."

The words were on the tip of Qiu Mobai, but he couldn't say them.

We must make him do something!

He had clearly been beaten down by the opponent, and two of his Protector Disciple had also been knocked unconscious. He was even trapped here by a formation set up by someone...

Still making threats?

Isn't this just contradicting yourself?

It's one thing to boast if you're capable, but to boast even when you can't beat someone is just embarrassing yourself...

"We must get an explanation from him!"

Must we kill him?

That's so embarrassing!

But since the words were already on the tip of his tongue, he couldn't just suddenly stop talking, could he? Therefore, Qiu Mobai could only change his tune and say that he wanted an explanation...

"Please wait a moment, sir."

The two Protector Disciple naturally dared not make any rash comments. At this moment, they focused their minds and began to study the formation...

Being inside a formation makes it much more difficult to understand and break it than being inside the formation itself.

Therefore, both of them looked very nervous, but they did not expect that after the investigation, they would find that everything went much more smoothly than they had imagined.

"How so?"

The two were taken aback.

"How?"

Qiu Mobai immediately pressed for an answer.

"Grown ups!"

The two men clasped their hands in greeting and then said, "If we are not mistaken, this place is a combination of Bewilderment Array and Entrapment Array array, which has trapped us here."

"At the same time, there should be another Concealment Formation on the outer perimeter..."

"But these formations are not sophisticated; in fact, they can be described as rudimentary. Given some time, we can break them!"

"In fact, if Your Highness were to launch an attack with the Cloud Piercing Sword, perhaps just a few strikes would be enough to cause these formations to crumble and collapse completely in a matter of moments!"

"It's as if... the other side just casually set it up, thinking that even so, we wouldn't be able to break through the formation and leave?"

"This is absolutely outrageous!"

Qiu Mobai was already feeling very upset and extremely unhappy, so how could he possibly listen to this?

Upon hearing this, he immediately flew into a rage. "In that case, watch me shatter him with a single sword strike, and then I'll go find trouble for him!"

Then...

He subconsciously summoned his Cloud Piercing Sword.

then...

No response.

Qiu Mobai's face stiffened. "..."

"Where... where is my Cloud Piercing Sword?!"

Such a Top-Grade Dao Artifact can naturally be stored and released at will. Whether it is stored in the Dantian for nourishment or released and held in the hand, it is all a matter of a single thought.

But now, it has been summoned several times in a row...

Where's the sword?!

Where is my Cloud Piercing Sword?!

I've nurtured my Top-Grade Dao Artifact for nearly twenty years; I consider it my lifeblood... And that long, Cloud Piercing Sword that I never part with!

He froze.

Upon sensing, they discovered there was no Cloud Piercing Sword anywhere!

in vivo?

No!

Are they living as strangers abroad?!

No, not at all!

Even summoning it with all my might was useless; I couldn't sense the Cloud Piercing Sword at all...

"My sword!!!"

Qiu Mobai could no longer hold back and let out a scream. The two Protector Disciple were dumbfounded and looked at him, asking, "My lord???"

"My Cloud Piercing Sword, I can't sense it anymore?!"

"What?!"

The two were shocked. "How could this be?!"

"That's Top-Grade Dao Artifact of our Sword and Sabre Divine Sect. It's extremely important to us and its reputation has already spread far and wide. Even ordinary Holy Land Disciple wouldn't dare to take it, would they?"

"How could I not sense it?"

Qiu Mobai's expression darkened further.

You guys are asking me?

You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?

Sudden.

One of the Protector Disciple screamed, "My Storage Bag!!!"

"What?!"

The two were shocked to discover that their Storage Bag were also gone!

Let alone Storage Bag!

Even the treasures he had nurtured in his Dantian had all... vanished without a trace!

Robbery!!!

They instantly realized that they had been robbed while they were unconscious, and because of this, all three of them turned pale and were simultaneously... furious.

"Damn it!"

"Lin Fan!!!"

Qiu Mobai roared, "Once I break free, I will make you pay the price!"

"Quickly, break the formation!"

He roared.

How could the two Protector Disciple remain seated?

Break through the formation immediately...

This breakthrough took almost half an hour.

When they finally emerged, Qiu Mobai roared, "Go back! I will never forgive Lin Fan!"

However...

Qiu Mobai suddenly froze again.

It was because he discovered that it was already broad daylight outside the formation?

And it's almost noon already!

Qiu Mobai's steps froze instantly. He gritted his teeth and said, almost word by word, "Is there a rule in the rules of the Heaven's Chosen Assembly that if someone hasn't taken the stage within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they are considered to have automatically forfeited...?"

The two Protector Disciple were stunned for a moment, and then they both realized what was happening, their expressions changing drastically.

Yes... there is.

They were almost in tears.

Yes, there is!

Indeed, but the problem is that, judging from the sky at this moment, it has clearly been more than an incense stick's time since the start of the competition, right?

We've been eliminated?!

At this moment, even their registration jade tokens were gone, and they possessed nothing but their brothers...

I don't know the specifics of the situation, but I'm definitely not able to stay calm.

"Return to the Three Saints City!"

Qiu Mobai's face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water. "Lin Fan..."

"Damn it!!!"

His heart was filled with a roar of anger that he could not calm down for a long time.

"Qiu Mobai has not yet taken the stage after more than an incense stick has burned; therefore, he voluntarily concedes defeat, and Dan Chengzi wins!!!"

When the referee announced the result, Dan Chengzi was completely stunned.

"I... won?"

"I... I... I..."

He opened his mouth, looked at Qi Zixiao and the others, then at Lin Fan was nodding and smiling at him, and then seemed to wake up from a dream.

"I really won?!"

Cool!

The fat man let out a loud shout and flew off the stage, feeling extremely exhilarated.

However, the elders and ordinary disciples of the Sword and Sabre Divine Sect, as well as many of the elite disciples of the Sword and Sabre Divine Sect who participated in the competition, all changed their expressions.

"Sword Master... lost!?"

"No, how could Jianzi lose? Did he miss the match?!"

But where did he go?

"No one knows, and even the Holy Son's Sound Transmission Jade Talisman can't be used to contact him. It's truly baffling..."

The disciples whispered amongst themselves, while the elder's face darkened. "Hmph!"

"Find me the sword!"

"I'd like to see what exactly happened!"

"Your Highness, I won!"

Dan the Fatty, was all smiles, his fat jiggling, and he was gesturing wildly.

"I saw it."

Qi Zixiao spoke calmly.

The Divine Calculator couldn't help but say, "Fatty, you're really lucky to have encountered such a wonderful thing..."

"Speaking of which, why is Jianzi absent from the competition? Could it be... that something happened to him, and he was killed?"

"Ah?"

Chen Cheng exclaimed, "If Jianzi were killed, the Cultivation World would probably be thrown into chaos with bloodshed!"

"..."

Lu Ming remained silent; he didn't really know much about it.

"Surely... no way?"

Qi Zixiao spoke, glancing at Lin Fan at the same time.

Would that guy just kill Jianzi outright?

No way!

They shouldn't have gone that far, right?

Just then, Lin Fan also looked over, grinned at Qi Zixiao, and then took out his phone to send a message to Dan the Fatty.

"So, Fatty, did I tell you you could win? How about that?"

Dan the Fatty, was stunned...

Only then did she realize what was happening, and she looked at Lin Fan in astonishment, saying, "It's you...?"

"Shh!"

Lin Fan put his finger to his lips and shushed him, then smiled and nodded, "We hit it off immediately, and I, Lin, am a man of my word. If I say I'll let you win, then I will naturally let you win!"

"..."

Dan the Fatty was deeply moved and extremely grateful!

We won!

Although it was a somewhat unfair victory, and I didn't even have to lift a finger... but a win is a win, and it feels great!

This guy laughed even harder.

Then, with its bulging, fat body, it moved closer to Lin Fan.

Before long, they arrived, and a pair of large, fat hands reached out to grab Lin Fan's hands...

Upon seeing his appearance, Lin Fan immediately took a step back, dodging the fat man's hand.

Trying to pull me away?

Hey! I'm in the body of Saintess now, dream on!

"Brother, thanks a lot! We agreed on the Spirit Stone, not a single one will be missing!"

Dan the Fatty, didn't seem to mind at all; instead, he smiled broadly.