The competition continued on the second day, and the third day was no different, until the fifth day when some people finally couldn't take it anymore.
"Young friend, my master invites you!"
Early in the morning, Wang Hao and the other girls, including Nangong Xian'er, arrived at the competition venue, but were stopped by a middle-aged man who specifically asked Wang Hao to go see his master.
"Your people, handle this yourselves!"
After sizing up the middle-aged man in front of him, and sensing that the man's cultivation technique was very similar to that of Xiang Shengnan from the Muddling Heavenly Dao, he realized that this guy must be a fellow Xiang Shengnan.
Not wanting to waste time here, Wang Hao gave a few instructions to Nangong Xian'er beside him and continued walking forward.
The competition is about to begin, and he doesn't want to let an unrelated person delay his mission of learning from others.
Wang Hao's reaction caught the middle-aged man off guard. He had never encountered such a disrespectful junior before, and his expression darkened instantly.
"You've come here to discuss the body-tempering elixir, haven't you? We're all from the same Evil Six Paths, Xian'er will naturally sell body-tempering elixirs for our fellow disciples. But Xian'er thinks this should be a matter for us younger generation, and it's not appropriate for elders like you to interfere."
Six months from now, please send your holy maiden to my Desire Dao to discuss this matter.
Xian'er has other important matters to attend to, so she will not keep her company any longer, Martial Uncle!
Xian'er was incredibly shrewd. After understanding the value of the body-tempering elixir, she devised a series of schemes and guessed that some people would be unable to resist jumping out.
Even guiding Xiang Ba to take the body-tempering elixir that day was a deliberate scheme of hers, designed to attract the attention of the older generation of powerful figures in the Muddling Heavenly Dao.
It seems that my plan has been initially successful, but it can only go so far.
Unfortunately, while her intelligence and strategic thinking were not bad, they were still far inferior to those ancient beings who had lived for hundreds of years.
Most importantly, he doesn't have a powerful patron to back him up right now, so he'll definitely suffer losses if he tries to negotiate now.
Once she truly becomes the Holy Maiden of the Desire Dao six months later, with the support of her master, she will have the confidence to plan for the benefits of the Body Tempering Elixir.
Otherwise, if she starts messing around now, she'll only end up handing the lion's share of the profits to the sect, while she'll at most get a small share, far from maximizing the benefits.
Ye Shuanghua and the other four women, who saw through Nangong Xian'er's scheme, immediately cast grateful glances over. Clearly, Nangong Xian'er's suggestion to have the six evil sect saintesses negotiate this matter was for their sake.
After all, the elders of the sect had long known that the six of them were a small group and addressed each other as sisters. Only when the sisters negotiated the distribution of the body-tempering medicine could they be treated fairly.
Of course, this only provided them with an opportunity.
After all, the six ancient evil sects are typical Devil Dao sects, where strength is paramount. If they cannot suppress the geniuses of the same generation within half a year, they will still be unable to obtain the position of Holy Maiden, so there's no point in talking about the future.
Wang Hao ignored Nangong Xian'er's schemes and went straight to his usual spot to sit down and wait for the official start of today's match.
Unfortunately, it wasn't just Muddling Heavenly Dao who had their eyes on him; soon, a stunningly beautiful woman, ethereal as a fairy, slowly approached.
"Young Master Dugu, greetings!"
The stunningly beautiful woman sat down beside Wang Hao, politely cupping her hands in greeting. Wang Hao returned the gesture with a cupped-hand salute, then asked with a puzzled expression, "Who are you?"
Wang Hao genuinely didn't recognize this stunningly beautiful woman and couldn't guess what her intentions were.
However, he was prepared to face whatever came his way and wasn't afraid of what this girl might do.
"Young master, don't you recognize me?"
Wang Hao's questioning expression surprised the beautiful woman, as if she was wondering why Wang Hao didn't recognize her.
Should I get to know you?
Blinking, Wang Hao tried to recall the scene again, but still couldn't find a single trace of memory about this woman.
"My surname is Tantai, and my given name is Xuan!"
Seeing that Wang Hao didn't seem to be faking it, the beautiful woman suppressed her embarrassment and introduced herself.
" Tantai Xuan? Tantai Xuan! You are Tantai Xuan?"
At first, Wang Hao was puzzled, but after repeating the name aloud, he immediately realized what it meant.
Isn't this Zhantai Xuan, one of the female protagonists of Tomb of Gods, and one of the seven incarnations of the Seven Absolutes Heavenly Maiden?
However, in the original timeline of the Tomb of Gods, Tantai Xuan did not officially appear until ten thousand years later. But she was indeed a person from ten thousand years ago, which is this era, and she was an old acquaintance of the protagonist Chen Nan. She was even forced to scheme against Chen Nan.
Upon realizing the girl's true identity, Wang Hao felt as if he had been struck by a venomous snake, and he sprang to his feet and ran away into the distance.
There are quite a few people eyeing this girl. Not to mention that Dugu Baitian, her master, the so-called Divine Ji who ordered her to ambush Chen Nan, is not someone to be trifled with.
It's best to avoid contact with this girl, especially during this sensitive time.
Wang Hao's overreaction left Tantai Xuan, who was about to say something, blinking her beautiful eyes in a daze. It was the first time she had encountered a man who would react this way after learning her name.
With her unparalleled beauty and flawless temperament, any man who met her would fall in love with her, even Chen Nan, the son of the peerless genius Carefree King of the Huaxia Empire.
But who the hell is that guy now?
"Wait, does she know my true identity?"
With her mind racing, Tantai Xuan recalled the changes in the man's expression earlier and began to have a vague guess in her mind.
The other party had shown obvious apprehension before, but their strength was not weak, at least not weaker than his own, so their apprehension was definitely not directed at him.
In this way, it's easy to guess who the other party is wary of—it must be his own scheming and terrifying master.
However, the fact that the other party knew his master's identity was quite remarkable.
We'll see each other again soon!
Seeing Wang Hao dart across to the opposite side of the stands, Tantai Xuan smiled mysteriously and did not give chase.
After all, given her reputation in the Huaxia, personally approaching that man in public was already quite conspicuous. If she were to follow him, it would likely cause an uncontrollable uproar.
Moreover, given how that guy acted before, even if I chased after him, he would probably run away again, turning it into a game of hide-and-seek.
Obviously, I'll have to find another time to meet that interesting man!
On the other side, Nangong Xian'er was walking over, saw Tantai Xuan approaching Wang Hao and immediately became jealous. However, when she saw Wang Hao's expression of avoiding a snake or scorpion, she immediately turned her anger into joy.
After giving Tantai Xuan a provocative glare, Nangong Xian'er happily ran towards the new nest that Wang Hao had chosen. Xiang Shengnan and the other girls could only helplessly follow behind, but they all glanced at Tantai Xuan warily.
In recent months, this mysterious Fairy Tantai has become quite famous in the Huaxia, and her strength is extraordinary, absolutely comparable to Dongfang Changming, the strongest of the younger generation of the Six Primordial Evil Daos.
This is a true prodigy, far surpassing them all!
Most importantly, the other party is an absolutely righteous figure, someone who will inevitably become their enemy in the future. How could they not take them seriously?
Moreover, the other party's approach to that man today must have some ulterior motive, which makes us even more vigilant.
"Girl, your surname is Nangong, right?"
Wang Hao was still in shock and carefully recalled the novels about the Tomb of Gods that he had read before.
Although he had skipped around in the book because he was still in school and missed a lot of information, he still had some impression of the outstanding characters in it.
In the novel Tomb of Gods, there appears a woman named Nangong Xian'er, who also comes from one of the six ancient evil sects. This is no coincidence.
The difference is that Nangong Xian'er in the Tomb of Gods is a true figure from ten thousand years in the future, unlike Tantai Xuan, who appeared in the present ten thousand years ago.
However, this does not mean that the current Nangong Xian'er is unrelated to the Nangong Xian'er of ten thousand years later. It should be noted that the biggest feature of the Tomb of the Gods World is that strong people can constantly rise from the dead.
The most famous of them all is Dugu Baitian, the number one schemer in ancient times. He directly defied the heavens and reincarnated nine times, and was killed by the Heavenly Dao nine times but was still not killed. He was an incredibly resilient person.
The identity of Nangong Xian'er in the novel is also quite extraordinary. She seems to be the founder of the Dao of Desire Dao, and a reincarnation of one of the Six Immemorial Evils.
Thinking about it made Wang Hao feel a chill run down his spine.
There are many cunning schemers eyeing the Seven Absolutes Heavenly Maiden, represented by Tantai Xuan, but there must also be many cunning schemers eyeing the little vixen, Nangong Xian'er.
Putting aside other matters, the other five of the Six Immemorial Evils would certainly not stand idly by.
Once Wang Hao understood this, he felt like crying. His original plan was to develop his strength cautiously for a while, and then go out and roam around after his strength recovered to the Primordial Unity Realm, which is the Heaven-Defying Tier of this world.
But now that I've only just begun to develop, I've already been dragged into the schemes of several cunning old foxes, and I'm really going to be screwed over.
"You already know that, don't you!"
Nangong Xian'er had just sat down, tilted her head, not understanding why Wang Hao asked that question.
"Sorry, I just remembered that I have a half-brother who's been trapped in some place by an old monster. I'm in a hurry to rescue him, so I can't participate in this competition. Goodbye, no, goodbye forever!"
After rattling off a long string of words, Wang Hao quickly dashed towards the main entrance of the competition venue.
He really didn't dare to stay with someone as troublesome as Nangong Xian'er anymore, otherwise, if he really came into the sights of those cunning old foxes, he would definitely die without even knowing how.
He couldn't withstand the schemes of those cunning old foxes until he had completed his stealthy development, so it was better to find a place to continue his stealthy development.
"..."
Completely bewildered, Nangong Xian'er sat there in a state of mental and physical chaos. After regaining her senses, she gritted her teeth and glared at the entrance of the competition venue.
What kind of ridiculous excuse is this, half-brothers?! They can't even come up with a decent one!
Is this guy playing with me and now he's planning to be a heartless scumbag?
"Young man, can you tell me why you're so afraid of that girl Tantai Xuan? I'm quite curious about that, and I'm sure you can answer my question!"
Wang Hao had just rushed out of the arena gate when he came to an abrupt stop, his face turning green as he stared at the imposing man blocking his way.
This is none other than Chen Zhan, the Carefree King of the Huaxia Empire, or more accurately, an avatar of Chen Zhan.
Looking at Chen Zhan's clone, who had such a carefree expression, Wang Hao's face turned even greener.
He genuinely didn't want to get involved in the schemes and power struggles of these cunning old foxes, but due to carelessness and greed, he ended up here and has now truly been tricked.
Although he still had trump cards up his sleeve, Chen Zhan was no weakling either. He possessed the cultivation of the Peak Heaven Tier, making him an existence infinitely close to the powerful existence of the Heaven-Defying Tier.
He is hailed as one of the Four Great Heaven-Defying Battle Souls in the Tomb of the Gods World, a being on par with the Demon Lord and others. Even if he unleashes his trump card, he might not be able to defeat him!
This is really going to be a disaster!