Chapter 265 Martial Spirit, Dao Heart
Xiang Nan had also thought about whether to cancel the twelve joint examinations so that the Heavenly Profound Sect's tricks would be frustrated?
However, after careful consideration, the consequences of doing so were even worse!
That way, the Profound Sky Sect would be able to publicize it.
Look at how useless the Haoran Sect is! The moment they heard that our The Profound Sky Sect had infiltrated the twelve joint examinations, they were so scared that they even cancelled the competition.
This result was even more terrifying than the defeat of the Nature's Nature Sect!
There were no Heavenly Profound Sect or Flying Cloud Sect from the Nine Firmaments Continent on the list of the twelve joint examinations. If they wanted to defeat the ambitions of the Haoran Sect, they would definitely announce their identities at the arena competition.
Of course, the Nature Sect can directly disqualify them according to the rules. However, doing so is similar to canceling the twelve joint examinations. It will also give everyone a signal that our Nature Sect is afraid and we do not dare to fight.
Therefore, no matter what, this battle was definitely going to be fought.
"No matter what." Elder Shi Beihong looked at Xu Caiyue and said, "Caiyue, secretly search Haotian City. If you can find them, it would be best. If you can't find them, it's also the will of heaven."
"Since they have already arrived, we cannot retreat. We can only use our soldiers to cover up the water and earth."
"Yes." Xu Caiyue nodded and flew away like a ray of bright light.
After Xu Caiyue left, Elder Shi Beihong said to Xiang Nan, "Xiang Nan, the only person I can trust now is you."
"They must have made sufficient preparations to dare to come here this time. They have an absolutely deep understanding of our Haoran Sect's experts."
"And you are a rising star. Their understanding of you shouldn't be too detailed. This is also one of your advantages."
"Don't worry, Elder. Even if Xiang Nan risked his life, he would still defend the reputation of the Nature Sect." Xiang Nan said loudly.
Even if Shi Beihong didn't say anything, Xiang Nan wouldn't be afraid on the spot. He was a member of the Profound Sky Sect before, and in this life, the Profound Sky Sect was Xiang Nan's number one enemy.
"Xiang Nan, follow me." As he spoke, Elder Shi Beihong turned around and put his loose sleeves behind his back as he walked deeper into the Hao Ran Palace.
Xiang Nan didn't know why, so he could only follow respectfully behind.
The Hall of Haoran was divided into many floors, and there was a huge building in the middle. Xiang Nan had once been tried by the Board of Elders here.
However, Elder Shi Beihong and Xiang Nan had already passed through this place and were still continuing to walk deeper. This made Xiang Nan feel a little strange in his heart.
When the two of them arrived at the last building in the deepest part of the Hao Ran Palace, the Hao Ran Sect's ancestral hall appeared here.
Looking over, there was a respected stone statue on the table. There was only one tablet in the highest row with the words "Heavenly Heart" written on it.
This "Heavenly Heart" was not a name, but more like an introduction to someone's life. Other than that, there was no other word.
There were a few rows below the Heavenly Heart Ranking. Each tablet had a name written on it, followed by the next generation of elders, which side peak they belonged to.
"Xiang Nan, kneel." Elder Shi Beihong said.
Xiang Nan hurriedly knelt respectfully in front of the tablets.
Shi Beihong looked at the plaques and sighed, "These are the ancestors and heroes who created the Haoran Sect. The highest plaque is the first generation sect master of our Haoran Sect."
"He is determined to establish his heart with the heavens and plead for the people. He has been defending the Righteous path all his life and being a dignified and upright martial artist for the country and the people."
"Even after his death, he is unwilling to leave his name behind. He only wishes to leave behind his spirit. He wants our Nature Sect disciples to remember that there is not only a Nature Sect ancestor in this world, but also tens of millions of martial artists with a strong and righteous heart."
Hearing this, Xiang Nan immediately kowtowed three times to the ancestor martyrs' tablets in shock.
The life of the first sect master of the Haoran Sect must have been grand and vigorous, but Elder Shi Beihong only used two words to describe him.
These two sentences directly described the martial spirit of the first sect master and the depth of his dao heart.
"Do you know why I brought you here?" Elder Shi Beihong raised two fingers, and then a surge of Sword Qi suddenly took shape!
The sharpness of the sword qi caused the air to tighten! It was as if everything in the world was as crisp as withered leaves in front of the sword qi.
Looking at the sword qi, Xiang Nan's heart was incomparably shocked. This was the strength of a Half-Saint expert!
Elder Shi Beihong said, "I could have sent you a strand of sword qi that could at least instantly kill a Tianyuan 5th layer expert, but I would not do so. Do you know the reason?"
Xiang Nan said seriously, "Because I am a disciple of the Haoran Sect!"
"Yes." Shi Beihong nodded and withdrew his sword Qi, saying, "The sect can be broken! But the martial soul in the hearts of our Haoran Sect martial artists cannot be broken!"
"Win, win openly, lose openly, lose openly!"
"I won't break the rules and give you powerful strength, but I can at least do it so that you can keep your life."
Elder Shi Beihong flipped his palm, and three dots of light appeared in his palm. Then, the three dots of light flew into Xiang Nan's forehead with a whoosh.
Shi Beihong said, "These are my three strands of Yuan Qi. You can release them at critical moments. In total, they can be condensed into three Yuan Qi shields. They can withstand a fatal blow from a Tianyuan 5th layer expert at most."
"These three strands of Yuan Qi can't help you win, but they can help you escape the calamity of life and death."
"Thank you, Elder!" Xiang Nan felt a splitting headache, but he still endured it and knelt down to thank Shi Beihong.
"Go, prepare well for tomorrow's arena competition." Elder Shi Beihong waved his hand.
Xiang Nan kowtowed three more times to the ancestor martyr, then retreated backwards until he retreated from the door before turning around.
Back then, Xiang Nan's original intention when he came to the Haoran Sect was to use the Haoran Sect as a springboard to search for a more powerful formula to increase his resistance to electricity.
However, after less than a year, Xiang Nan truly had feelings for the Haoran Sect. He admired the martyrs of the Haoran Sect from the bottom of his heart.
Perhaps the Heavenly Profound Sect was very powerful, but they were unscrupulous and ignorant of the will of the Righteous Dao, causing Xiang Nan to be shameless.
Perhaps the Haoran Sect was only a first-class sect at the bottom, but the soul of this sect deeply moved Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan didn't even intend to use those three strands of Yuan Qi in the arena. Even if he died in battle, he couldn't lose face to the Haoran Sect.
In the night, Xiang Nan clenched his fists tightly and said, "This battle will be lost or dead. I will never surrender!"
On the second day, the final part of the twelve joint examinations was officially kicked off.
Xiang Nan followed the disciples of many sects to the tournament area of the Haoran Mountain Range. At that time, tens of thousands of martial artists were already waiting.
When they saw the two hundred disciples flying in from the sky, they all gave their warmest applause.
On this day, even the representatives of the five aristocratic families of Donghai Province and the four great families of Haotian City had come.
They used their astonishing financial resources to present gifts to every spectator present, as well as every participant and eliminated contestant.
Every spectator who came to watch the match received a storage card of 10,000 gold coins, allowing them to spend as much as they could in Haotian City during the long arena competition, enjoying the best treatment here.
Just this sum of money alone had already cost nearly a billion gold coins!
That made the audience cheer.
The contestants who had participated in the competition had even obtained VIP cards from the five great clans and the four great clans! In the next three years, they would receive an 80% discount on spending in any of the nine factions' industries.
The five great clans and the four great clans had invested a lot of money this time!
However, the more this happened, the more attention everyone paid to the twelve joint examinations! That was exactly what the Heavenly Profound Sect wanted.
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