230: Chapter 130 Xie Lingyun

As soon as Xie Lingyun made her appearance, quite a few Cultivators let out an uproar.

Because this woman's appearance was extremely exquisite, draped in a suit of red clothes, it added an extra touch of heroism to her beauty that could shame the moon and flowers, and sink fish and drop geese.

"Fellow Daoists, if you want to marry into my Xie Family, you must all know the condition by now! That is to defeat me." Xie Lingyun said calmly.

Hearing this, the crowd off the stage was eager to try, and the vast majority of Qi Refining Cultivators seemed to have forgotten their previous disarray.

After all, the moment Xie Lingyun appeared, she drove all the young Cultivators crazy.

Chen Lingyan looked at the surrounding Cultivators, speechless for a moment.

Meanwhile, that crazy woman on the stage stared closely at Xie Lingyun, her eyes filled with dread.

For some reason, the aura of the woman in red before her was very ordinary, yet she could give her a sense of danger, as if even if she went all out, she would still be far from being a match for Xie Lingyun in front of her.

Xie Lingyun cast her gaze toward that crazy woman and asked in confusion, "Fellow Daoist, who are you?"

"This humble self is merely testing my own strength." The crazy woman said, then she turned and left, disappearing into the crowd shortly after.

Everyone found her behavior strange, but no one continued to delve into it. Their current goal was to defeat Xie Lingyun and become the son-in-law of the Xie Family.

By then, they would not only have a stunning Fairy to accompany them, but also the Xie Family—a Foundation Establishment Family—as their backing, making them absolute winners in life.

Quite a few Qi Refining Cultivators wanted to participate, but it was impossible for Xie Lingyun to actually handle so many people. Therefore, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Xie Family personally stepped onto the stage. Only those who could withstand this Foundation Establishment Cultivator's aura for more than a quarter of an hour and still remain standing on the stage would be qualified to challenge Xie Lingyun.

As for the second round, it would be a melee among the remaining Cultivators until the last person was decided, who would then battle Xie Lingyun.

"Irrelevant personnel, withdraw thirty zhang away." As soon as these words were spoken, many Qi Refining Cultivators knew they lacked the strength and hurriedly retreated thirty zhang.

Chen Lingwu also retreated with the crowd, leaving only Chen Lingyan in place.

After a while, there were fewer than fifty Cultivators still remaining in place, and most of their cultivation levels were above the 8th Layer of Qi Refining.

This number was neither too many nor too few.

"Hmm, your courage is commendable. Let's see if you truly possess the strength." The Xie Family elder smiled, and abruptly, his aura burst forth, suppressing the Cultivators still on the stage.

Bang!

An immense pressure descended directly onto Chen Lingyan, almost making it hard for him to breathe.

"Is this what a Foundation Establishment Cultivator is? Truly powerful." He clenched his teeth tightly, circulating his Cultivation Technique while the internal Qi continuously traveled along his Meridians. Suddenly, he could clearly feel the surrounding pressure decreasing.

In truth, it wasn't that the Xie Family elder had restrained his aura, but rather that the Cultivation Technique had played some role. Although its effect was limited, it still slightly reduced the pressure.

On the stage, several Qi Refining Cultivators fell one after another; their cultivation levels were relatively low, only at the Qi Condensation 7th Layer.

Among the remaining Cultivators, most had pale faces. They crazily circulated their Cultivation Technique, doing their utmost to resist the oppression. Their current goal was simply to survive the first round of selection; as for the second round, they had no time to consider it yet.

Xie Lingyun looked at everyone on the stage, her gaze somewhat surprised. Not far from her, several youths in brocaded robes looked relatively relaxed; they should all hail from some Foundation Establishment Family or faction.

Aside from them, there were also two or three others whose situations were similar.

It seemed there should be quite a few people able to persist until the end.

As time ticked away, the low-cultivation Qi Refining Cultivators fell one by one. Once a quarter of an hour had completely passed, there were still six Qi Refining Cultivators standing in place on the stage.

After a quarter of an hour of oppression, the six of them seemed to have no problems at all; however, the consumption of Qi within their bodies could not be said to be small.

Those three youths in brocaded robes looked at the three people who managed to remain on the stage besides them, their eyes filled with astonishment.

So was Chen Lingyan. He hadn't expected that facing the oppression of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, there would be five others besides him able to stand. It seemed this trip was not in vain.

"Hmm? There are still six people able to stand." The Xie Family elder was shocked inwardly. The aura he had just released far surpassed the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection. Logically speaking, even an ordinary Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Cultivator would find it difficult to persist for a quarter of an hour.

It seemed these six little friends had formidable backgrounds!

"Several little friends, congratulations." The Xie Family elder's tone also became somewhat kinder for a moment. Having said that, he turned and left.

"Thank you, Senior, for showing mercy." Chen Lingyan and the others cupped their hands in a salute.

"Six Fellow Daoists, please." Xie Lingyun said.

The six of them, including Chen Lingyan, walked up to the martial arts stage together. Among them, the three youths in brocaded robes seemed to have reached some kind of consensus, and they stared intently at Chen Lingyan and the other two.

Chen Lingyan was helpless. At the very beginning, he thought it would be a one-on-one match, but it turned out to be a melee, and the other three had already joined forces.

"Two Fellow Daoists, the opponents have already teamed up. What do we say?" Beside Chen Lingyan, a tall and sturdy man said.

"Agreed." Chen Lingyan and the other person replied simultaneously.

Three-on-three; even if the opponents possessed formidable strength, they were not entirely without the possibility of resistance.

"Leave the Cultivator with the jade pendant hanging from his waist to me. You two decide on the other two." The tall and sturdy man said in a deep voice. Among the three of them, this sturdy man had the highest cultivation level, possessing the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection.

Seeing that he had already chosen his target, Chen Lingyan also locked onto his own opponent. His opponent was an elegant Young Master holding a folding fan.

"Attack." The tall and sturdy man shouted.

Chen Lingyan and the other person followed closely behind.

The three opponents attacked at the same time.

"Brother Zheng, I will handle that youth on the right." The Young Master holding the folding fan said.

Among the three of them, Zheng Yiquan had the most formidable strength, and his Family was also the strongest among the three. Rumor had it that their clan possessed six Foundation Establishment Cultivators, which was not much inferior to the Xie Family.

As for that Young Master holding the folding fan, he came from the Bai Family, which possessed four Foundation Establishment Cultivators. His name was Bai Tianhong.

The other came from the Feng Family, which was also a Family possessing four Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and his name was Feng Huayuan.

Facing Bai Tianhong, Chen Lingyan hurriedly conjured a red flying sword. This red flying sword possessed immense might, and its quality had even reached the top-grade of the first rank.

Bai Tianhong looked at this red flying sword, gently unfolding the folding fan in his hand. With a wave of his hand, bolts of wind blades slashed out.

Bang bang bang!

The red flying sword and those wind blades constantly clashed, every sword slash striking down a wind blade.

Seeing this, his opponent was shocked inwardly. His invincible Move had actually been blocked so easily by someone. Thinking of this, he immediately circulated his Cultivation Technique with all his might, increasing his spiritual power output. With a wave of his hand, wind blades far more formidable than before slashed out.

Chen Lingyan's gaze was calm. He recalled the red flying sword back into his hand, raised the sword, and slashed.

Hiss!

A half-moon formed of flames was slashed out, effortlessly cutting apart all the wind blades before him.

With another sword slash down, a new half-moon appeared, charging directly toward Bai Tianhong. Bai Tianhong's expression changed, and he immediately pulled out a top-grade first-rank defensive Talisman to block in front of him.