Mortal Mirror

Li Ergou gave a wry smile and said to Wu the Divine, "Do you know what I've been through these past few days? It's been a nightmare."

Wu the Divine calmly said, "Oh, really? Tell me about it. I'm quite curious."

Li Ergou was about to speak when he saw Jiu Tian walking in from outside. Seeing Li Ergou, he was immediately happy and said, "Ergou, where have you been these days? Why haven't you come to find us? Last time, I went to the yamen to look for you, and they all said you were missing. What happened?"

Li Ergou didn't expect this guy to be thinking about him, so he didn't hide anything and told the two of them everything that had happened these days.

Hearing Li Ergou's experiences, Jiu Tian sighed with emotion. He didn't expect Li Ergou to suffer such great harm, and he was even more shocked that he was not only unharmed but also had his cultivation improved further.

Wu the Divine said, "Amazing, truly amazing. Li Ergou, oh Li Ergou, I'm increasingly unable to understand you.

You little guy was originally unremarkable, but now you are so favored by fate. Now your destiny has become even stranger, and even your luck has begun to blur, making it impossible for people to deduce it.

But no matter what, you have survived this life-and-death tribulation. Truly, after a great disaster, there will surely be great fortune."

Li Ergou could only say, "I hope so, but this time my cultivation has improved a lot, which can be considered a fortunate thing among misfortunes."

Wu the Divine said, "You little brat are lucky and have a great destiny. Back then, when I looked at your foundation, it was simply rotten to the core. Now, I didn't expect you to be able to turn the tables against the heavens. However, a person's luck is limited, and I don't believe you can have infinite heaven-defying luck.

But well, work hard, and the future is promising."

Jiu Tian chuckled and said, "Yes, man proposes, heaven disposes. You don't know, many, many people have come to Baojing Prefecture these past few days. I've also sensed several very large demonic, evil, and devilish auras.

It seems that this year's Number One Martial Arts Tournament will be very intense and exciting."

Li Ergou said, "Yes, but I've always wanted to ask, Jiu Tian, where exactly do you come from?"

Jiu Tian didn't need to hide it. After all, Li Ergou and Wu the Divine knew his identity, so he said bluntly, "Fish City. I've been living in a pond beneath Fish City.

There is a Blue Cloud Crystal in that pond, and I was able to transform into human form by absorbing its power. Back then, I also had a friend, a wisp of White Lotus Karmic Fire, but it was attracted to the ground by the Fire Spirit.

After I came out, I haven't been able to find it, and I don't know where it went."

Hearing about the White Lotus Karmic Fire, Li Ergou couldn't help but feel guilty. After all, he had not only refined the White Lotus Karmic Fire but also directly refined it into his Natal Flying Sword.

Therefore, he thought about it and decided not to tell this guy about it for the time being, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

Li Ergou stayed with Wu the Divine for a long time and chatted a lot with Jiu Tian. This guy was simple-minded but very eager to learn and very receptive to new things.

Although he hasn't been in Baojing Prefecture for long, he knows more about Baojing Prefecture than Li Ergou does.

For example, where the food is delicious, where things are cheap, where there are pill shops, and where there are weapon shops, he knows everything clearly. Li Ergou couldn't help but admire this guy's eagerness to learn.

When Li Ergou was leaving, Jiu Tian was a little embarrassed to borrow some silver from him. It was really impossible to move an inch in Baojing Prefecture without silver. Wu the Divine was so afraid of him borrowing that he didn't lend him a penny, so he was a little embarrassed to tell Li Ergou.

Li Ergou naturally generously lent him one thousand taels of gold, which made Jiu Tian so happy that he told Li Ergou that he would recognize him as his big brother for the rest of his life.

Li Ergou thought to himself, wait until you find out about the White Lotus Karmic Fire, and don't turn against me and settle the score with me.

As the Number One Martial Arts Tournament approached, Baojing Prefecture was now overcrowded, with cultivators riding all kinds of demon beasts everywhere. It was truly like a gathering of ten thousand immortals, extremely lively.

Inside the Baojing Prefecture yamen, Li Ergou was awarded one of the top ten strongest constables in Baojing Prefecture, but it was a pity that he didn't participate in the final of the top three, which made Grand Commandant Cao Xiong feel sorry.

He heard about Li Ergou's experience. Although he was very angry, he was powerless to change the result. However, Li Ergou didn't care too much.

Cao Xiong hoped that Li Ergou would work hard and, preferably, achieve good results in the Number One Martial Arts Tournament. In that case, he could operate things on his side and let Li Ergou contribute his abilities to Baojing Prefecture.

His meaning was very simple, he just wanted to win over Li Ergou for his own use. Li Ergou did not refuse, after all, he wanted to improve too much now.

In the following days, Li Ergou would take turns accompanying everyone. His relationship with Zhu Zhu became increasingly close, and even the little girl Yu Lu often pestered him, which made him laugh and cry.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for the Number One Martial Arts Tournament to begin.

The Number One Martial Arts Tournament is a grand event jointly organized by Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and the imperial court. It is held every fifty years. On the one hand, it is to test the strength of the world's pride and let these young people prove themselves.

On the other hand, it is also to select talents. It should be known that those who perform excellently will eventually be recorded, and those who are outstanding will eventually be taken under the wing of the four great families and cultivated well.

The Martial Arts Tournament has two stages of competition, one is the Golden Core stage, and the other is the Nascent Soul stage.

The Golden Core stage competition has a very harsh requirement, that is, the age of the contestants must be within sixty years old. Only by meeting this requirement can they barely be considered to have entered the threshold of pride.

If you cannot reach the Golden Core stage before the age of sixty, it proves that this person has no potential. Even if your combat power is strong, it is useless.

This is also to better screen the younger generation of disciples.

The Nascent Soul stage cultivators do not have such harsh restrictions, no matter how old the cultivators are, they can participate in the competition, even if you are an old man about to enter the tomb, it doesn't matter.

Some people say that the Nascent Soul stage cultivators are just foils.

Others say that the Nascent Soul stage cultivators are just stepping stones for those geniuses, because the Golden Core stage cultivators can also challenge the Nascent Soul stage cultivators across levels, and such cultivators will receive higher evaluations.

The Number One Martial Arts Tournament is held in a different place each time, rotating constantly in the thirty-six prefectures of Great Xia. It is a first-class event in Great Xia.

Not only young cultivators who participate in the competition will come, but also countless low-level cultivators will come to watch the battle, which can also be regarded as broadening their horizons. Therefore, for a time, Baojing Prefecture is really overcrowded.

This time's competition venue was carefully selected by the Baojing Prefecture government and placed on the Xuanwu Field in the northernmost part of Baojing Prefecture.