A Scheme Comes to Nothing

There is a wind cave in the back mountain area of Spirit Mountain.

This wind tunnel is somewhat similar to the situation after the four gates of the Shanglin Garden's bottom-enclosing formation pump out water and release air, with rolling waves of wind constantly gushing out of the wind tunnel.

Logically speaking, the wind cave should be where the wind and waves are fiercest at the outlet, making it difficult for people to enter.

However, in the Wind Cave of Spirit Mountain, there was not a single gust of wind or wave at the entrance, and no clues could be found out at all.

Zhang Xuezhou had previously viewed the front of Spirit Mountain and also inspected the relatively desolate back area.

To Zhang Xuezhou's naked eye, the back hill had a few scattered trees and some weeds, but mostly jagged rocks.

He never imagined there was such a place behind Spirit Mountain.

Zhang Xuezhou was familiar with almost all the visible terrain of Spirit Mountain, but he had never entered the Wind Cave.

Like the other contestants who were completely bewildered by the terrain of the Kunlun Secret Realm, Zhang Xuezhou was also utterly confused.

"The advantage lies in the Western Sect!"

Apart from the Western Sect disciples, everyone else was visiting for the first time.

This also made the two Buddhist disciples a target of discrimination, and many people shared Zhang Xuezhou's idea of ganging up on them and eliminating them from the competition as early as possible.

But who would make the first move was a question. All eyes were on Zhang Xuezhou, who was wearing a crimson-gold robe, wanting to see how the holy son and daughter of the Western Kunlun Holy Land would act.

Although the group had not yet stepped into the Wind Cave, their attention was already at its peak as Zhang Xuezhou reminded them again.

"It was supposed to be a test of composure, and everyone could have stayed safe. What kind of mess is this now!"

Even the most meticulously designed scheme will be torn open when competition is involved.

Seeing the eager contestants, Ao Li couldn't help but tug at Ao Moang and Ao Sheng again.

"Don't pull me! If we had listened to you, our dragon clan would have suffered a complete loss in the last wave," Ao Sheng retorted. "I knew all along that you just got lucky because of your good looks. If it weren't for your bad back, hmph!"

Ao Li, who had given birth repeatedly, lacked vitality and was despised by Ao Sheng. Ao Sheng felt that after Ao Li ascended to the position of Great Dragon God, he began to protect himself by giving birth, thus allowing the Emperor and Empress to look down on the quality of the dragon body and save his life.

"Brother, let's keep a low profile. These are all top-notch fighters. If we go too high-profile at the beginning, we'll easily get targeted and beaten," Ao Moang earnestly advised.

"What do you mean by 'high-profile'? Has our dragon race ever been high-profile?" Ao Sheng said, dissatisfied.

"Look, they're all staring at us!" Ao Moang exclaimed in horror.

"That's because they're all hoping we'll make a move. Let me tell you, the first thing we have to do is target that Buddhist disciple with the chicken feathers. If we don't, we'll be targeted by the Kunlun Holy Son. Which one do you want to face?"

Ao Sheng patted his chest nonchalantly, then glared back defiantly. Only when facing Zhang Xuezhou did he let out an awkward laugh and point at the Buddha of Brahma.

"The Kunlun Wondrous Dharma Palace has a sacred pool in which Golden Dragon Fish live. Only the lucky can see them. If two skilled swimmers could search for the fish, it would be a wonderful thing!"

Compared to pursuing gains, Zhang Xuezhou doesn't care about losing anything.

He casually scattered the gifts, causing Ao Sheng's eyes to widen. He realized that it was not unreasonable for Jiang Qi, Sha Li, and the others to be soaking in the lake of the Wondrous Dharma Palace, but rather that there was a rare fortuitous opportunity in the lake.

"I'm good at swimming, and I'm also very lucky!"

Ao Sheng patted his chest confidently, which earned him a nod from Zhang Xuezhou.

"Attention all contestants, the Wind Cave Test of Willpower is about to begin!"

Seeing that Zhang Xuezhou was looking for an opportunity to win over cultivators, the Sect Master Jieyin did not allow Zhang Xuezhou to continue doing this.

The numerous cultivators barely gathered at the entrance of the Wind Cave within two minutes. Even those with physiques like Cai Ma, who were still panting when they arrived at the Wind Cave, were already preparing to wave their command flags.

"Sect Master Jieyin, I see that some of the contestants are a bit out of breath after their run. Should we let them recover a bit?" Li Jing asked politely.

"We're still panting when we arrive, how can we possibly have any composure once we enter the Wind Cave? It's not a bad thing to leave early and ensure our safety," said the Sect Master Jieyin.

"If you can advance, then advance; if not, then retreat. Why all this fuss?" said Master Zhunti. "Back when we were fighting, nobody said either side should catch their breath first!"

"Start!"

The leader of the Zhunti Sect was rather irritable, so Li Jing did not try to persuade him further. The Sect Master Jieyin, waved his command flag.

His gaze swept across the crowd, and he saw Zhang Xuezhou suddenly leap towards the Buddhist disciple Brahma, and just as the other party had said at the beginning that he wanted to focus fire, he also personally took action.

Although Zhang Xuezhou's leap was somewhat impressive, it differed somewhat from what the Sect Master Jieyin had imagined. After all, Zhang Xuezhou's leap was far from earth-shattering, nor did it demonstrate any overwhelming strength.

"Western Sect disciples, stay!"

Ao Li suddenly shouted and sent his spear flying.

The spear strike was swift as lightning, killing the man almost in the blink of an eye, and even though Zhang Xuezhou had jumped out to strike, he arrived first.

"Hey!"

The scenario of being attacked by more than ten people simultaneously, which he had imagined, did not occur. However, Brahma did not want to stay and fight, lest someone see an opportunity to intervene.

He narrowly avoided Ao Li's flying spear, leaped towards the Wind Cave, and then disappeared into the cave several times, with another Buddhist disciple following closely behind.

"You bunch of useless people! If even two of you had tried to stop him, he wouldn't have been able to escape so easily. Now look what happened, first place is theirs, and second place is theirs too!"

Ao Sheng strode forward, grabbed the fallen spear, and spat at the crowd in dissatisfaction.

"The wind here always blows towards the exit. If you get lost in the wind tunnel, just follow the direction of the Tongfeng, and you'll find your way out!"

Xuan Nu could only offer a word of advice from behind.

She watched as Zhang Xuezhou calmly surveyed his surroundings, his expression revealing the unspoken frustration of his failed schemes hidden beneath the golden mask.

"Let's go inside and take a look!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved to Cai Ma, who was still slightly out of breath, signaling Cai Ma to follow.

He didn't dwell on his missed attack, nor did he unleash a torrent of angry words like Ao Li.

Compared to Cai Ma, who was panting and moving slowly, the other cultivators, who were not so unbalanced in their studies, moved much faster than Cai Ma.

Some people cautiously passed by Zhang Xuezhou's vicinity, while others passed by quickly.

You stepped on my foot!

When the sorcerers of the Yedie River Holy Land were about to pass, Zhang Xuezhou uttered a soft sound and reached out his claws to grab the sorcerer who was dressed in black gauze as he walked past him.

The feeling of his fingers sinking into the mud washed over him, and Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but inwardly cry out in alarm.

"Snake Spell, disperse!"

A low chanting arose from the crowd. Zhang Xuezhou saw that the person gripping his neck with five fingers was not a human, but three black whip snakes raised in the Yedie River Holy Land, which had already opened their mouths to bite back.

The black whip snake has an extremely slender body, resembling a whip. This thin and long venomous snake is highly venomous, with fangs as sharp as metal, capable of piercing even the finest armor.

"It bit me!"

"Don't be greedy, let's go!"

There were sounds of surprise and anticipation, as well as voices urging companions to enter the Wind Cave.

The leader of the group, Hongku his body split open and then into two people.

The two men, also dressed in black veils, glanced at Zhang Xuezhou at the cave entrance before rushing into the Wind Cave, without engaging with Zhang Xuezhou who had been bitten by the black whip snake.

"This black-and-white magic is quite wondrous; it seems impossible to defend against!"

"The young man has managed to come up with some practical Technique Method!"

Jieyin and Zhunti spoke, Xuan Nu failed to notice any vitality in the Incantation Technique of the Yedie River Holy Land.

However, the Xuan Nu's aura dissipated quickly, after all, the target of the spell at the Yedie River Holy Land was somewhat problematic.

Using venomous snakes to control Cai Ma has a 100% success rate, but it's not very effective at controlling Zhang Xuezhou.

Upon seeing Zhang Xuezhou open his tightly clenched right hand and shake it off, it was discovered that there were no signs of poisoning on his body.

However, Zhang Xuezhou's performance of being poisoned was fruitless. The sorcerers of the Yedie River Holy Land did not try to take credit for their work, but instead took the opportunity to escape in advance, thus thwarting Zhang Xuezhou's attempt to launch a counterattack.