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At this moment, the fifth battle in the Nascent Soul group was nearing its end, and it was Ma Tianyang, who had also been challenged by the Immortal Fairy despite being at a higher level.

Vice Master Liu commented, "This Ma Tianyang is at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, while the Five Elements Sect's cultivator is at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. Both are disciples of immortal sects and have received roughly the same resources. At this point, Outer Dao are no longer effective; the competition is all about cultivation. Even a slight difference in cultivation level can determine victory or defeat. Ma Tianyang is not far from losing."

Just as Vice Leader Liu said, Ma Tianyang gradually fell into a disadvantageous position during the battle, while his opponent became more and more courageous, determined to defeat Ma Tianyang in one fell swoop.

Ma Tianyang is a talisman cultivator. The various talismans he draws are considered top-quality items even in the outside world. If a small Lineage were to acquire one, it could be used as a family heirloom, capable of delivering a fatal blow and saving the Lineage in a critical moment.

Unfortunately, Ma Tianyang's opponent was a cultivator who wielded lightning. The thunder roared and the speed was extremely fast. Each bolt of lightning precisely interfered with Ma Tianyang's rhythm of drawing talismans, preventing Ma Tianyang from making full use of the advantages of a talisman cultivator.

Just as the opponent thought the outcome was decided and pressed their advantage, Ma Tianyang suddenly pressed down with both palms, and countless runes flashed, forming a majestic mountain to suppress the opponent.

The opponent, pinned beneath the mountain, couldn't mobilize any spiritual power and was utterly bewildered by the defeat. "A Thousand-Pound Mountain Talisman! This kind of talisman can't be stored on paper; it can only be drawn on the spot. But even for you, drawing it on the spot would take five minutes. Where would you find the time!"

Ma Tianyang sneered, "I've been drawing all along, you just haven't seen it."

"How is that possible! Where did you draw it?!"

Ma Tianyang pointed to his body. "Blood vessels."

"While fighting you, I was constantly adjusting the position of my blood vessels."

"I @#￥%..."

The formations in the martial arts training ground are very comprehensive and thoughtful, including one that automatically filters out profanities, so to outsiders all you hear are beeps.

The opponent thought that after observing the Ask Dao Sect for so long, they were close to grasping the Ask Dao Sect's thinking, but they didn't expect that they were still far from it.

Vice Leader Liu's eye twitched. He hadn't expected Ma Tianyang to have such a hidden trick up his sleeve. He had been careless and hadn't seen through it.

Blood contains spiritual energy, so adjusting the position of blood vessels to resemble talismans is indeed not a problem. In fact, it can be said that this is even more skillful than drawing talismans in the outside world, as there is no loss of spiritual energy.

The problem is, is drawing symbols on blood vessels something a normal person would even think of?

Vice Leader Liu said calmly, educating Lu Yang, "Don't learn this fighting style; knotted blood vessels can easily form blood clots."

Lu Yang felt that Vice Leader Liu was overthinking things; he had heard that Senior Brother Ma Tianyang could even untie knots in blood vessels.

After the Nascent Soul group, the last group is the Deity Spirit Transformation group.

This is the most prestigious group in the exchange activities. Watching a battle between Spirit Transformation will definitely be very rewarding!

Representing the Ask Dao Sect in the battle was Lu Wang, a senior brother from Elixir Cauldron Peak, whom Lu Yang had never met before.

Those around whispered, "It's actually Senior Brother Lu! We haven't seen him in ages."

"I heard that Senior Brother Lu failed three times during his Core Formation attempt, and was very dissatisfied with his Grade One Golden Core."

Why is that?

"He insisted that the Golden Core was also a type of elixir, and that Golden Core without elixir patterns and fragrance was a worthless elixir. Therefore, he repeatedly tried to form elixirs, striving to create Golden Core with a fragrant aroma."

Did he succeed?

"It's a success! Senior Brother Lu has truly formed Golden Core with a fragrant aroma."

"What miraculous effects does this Golden Core have?"

"It smells especially good."

"..."

Lu Yang asked his subordinate, "Xiao Liu, who do you think will win?"

"Huh?" Vice Leader Liu thought he had misheard. What did this kid call him?

Lu Yang calmly explained, "The image you project to the outside world is that of a temporary employee I hired, and I'm your boss. We need to go all out. If I'm too respectful to you, it'll seem too fake. Our plan is about to be implemented, so we can't give ourselves away at this time!"

Vice Leader Liu nodded, agreeing with Lu Yang's point of view.

"Lu Wang is renowned in the Spirit Transformation stage, and few are willing to be his opponent. He cultivates both alchemy and poison, with poison being stronger than alchemy. However, Lu Wang was unlucky and encountered an opponent who could counter him."

"I've heard of his opponent. He grew up in the Five Poisons Pit and has long since developed an immune system to all poisons. When he encounters him, Lu Wang's skills will be useless."

On the martial arts training ground, Lu Wang fought against the disciples of the Five Elements Sect. Lu Wang first tentatively released bone-corroding poison smoke, but the opponent, just as Vice Sect Leader Liu had said, was not afraid at all, and the poison smoke had no effect on him.

"This is difficult to deal with," Luwang thought, finding the situation somewhat troublesome.

The opponent sneered, "Luwang, admit defeat. You'll win against anyone, but you're destined to lose to me!"

Battles at the Spirit Transformation stage are no longer confined to the ground. The two sides sometimes fly into the sky and sometimes burrow underground, each with their own victories and defeats. The opponent is stronger than Luwang, putting Luwang at a disadvantage.

Luwang took out a strength-enhancing pill from his pocket, which was permitted during the competition.

Just as Luwang was about to take it, his opponent snatched it away and swallowed it in one gulp.

The opponent sneered, "Want to take the pill? You'll have to have the opportunity first!"

After the pill was swallowed, the opponent felt his strength rapidly decreasing.

"What's going on!" the opponent exclaimed in surprise; this shouldn't be happening.

Luwang sent his opponent flying with a single punch. "The Ten Elephant Power Pill grants the user the strength of ten elephants."

"However, this is for the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators. In other words, you can only unleash the power of ten Foundation Establishment Realm elephants right now."

"You&%*#..."

"Be content. I've already shown you enough respect by not giving you the Ten Elephant Power Pill (heat version)." Lu Wang threw his opponent off the stage.

In the four matches following the Spirit Transformation stage, Vice Master Liu made no correct predictions for a single one.

It wasn't that Vice Leader Liu lacked insight; it was simply that the Spirit Transformation stage cultivators of the Ask Dao Sect had too many ideas, which was completely unexpected.

Vice Leader Liu took two deep breaths to compose himself. He was about to take action and couldn't let something like this affect his mood.

He noticed that everyone had already taken their positions, forming the "Yellow Millet Formation" to maximize the effect of the Yellow Millet Pillow.

According to the Immortal Fairy, this is a sleep formation she often uses when she sleeps, and it's very effective.

As the members of the Ask Dao Sect began their closing remarks, Vice Leader Liu said, "The friendly exchange meeting between the Ask Dao Sect and the Five Elements Sect has now come to an end. It has been a pleasure to spend this wonderful time with everyone..."

With everyone's attention focused on the stands, it was the perfect time to make a move!

Vice Leader Liu raised his hand and shouted, "Attack!"

Upon hearing the word "make a move," the Ask Dao Sect disciples who had been lurking nearby appeared in unison and rushed towards the Immortal Sect's higher-ups.

They remembered Lu Yang saying that someone would shout "Let's do it!" and they would start acting as soon as they heard "Let's do it!"

They were previously speculating about who would give the order; some guessed it was Lu Yang, some guessed it was Meng Jingzhou, and others guessed it was Man Gu.

The mystery has now been solved.

The disciples of the Ask Dao Sect nodded in respect to the still somewhat bewildered Vice Leader Liu, a true hero.

It turns out that Vice Leader Liu was also our undercover agent, and he successfully rose to the position of Vice Leader.