While the two of them were plotting, the Three Sect Tournament in the distant Fallen Phoenix Sect had already begun. Multicolored lights flashed on the stage that was enveloped by a huge light screen.

Li Jinzhi and Ye Cheng were watching very carefully. After all, these were the three sects' most outstanding disciples below Yuanying. In terms of brilliance and strength, they were incomparable to the previous intra-sect tournament.

"Li Lian of the Fallen Phoenix Sect versus Li Jinzhi of the Ten Thousand Sunset Sect."

The Elder of the Fallen Phoenix Sect slowly looked in the direction of the Fallen Phoenix Sect. She raised her eyebrows and spoke slowly. Her tone carried an imperceptible confidence.

Li Jinzhi followed her gaze and saw a tall and handsome man slowly standing up from the opposing side. His eyes carried a hint of arrogance. He probed his cultivation and found that he was actually in the middle stage of the Core Formation realm.

He glanced in the direction of the Ten Thousand Sunset Sect and paused for a moment on the only late stage Core Formation realm cultivator in the opposing side. He then turned away and slowly walked towards the center of the stage.

Li Jinzhi glanced at Huo Mengzi and saw that his expression was rather relaxed. He even seemed to be secretly relieved. Li Jinzhi understood and also walked towards the stage.

A Foundation Establishment disciple who didn't have much hope to begin with against a powerful late stage Core Formation realm cultivator was like an inferior horse against a superior horse. The other disciples' chances of victory were much higher.

Li Lian, who was standing on the stage, crossed his arms. He raised his chin slightly as he looked at Li Jinzhi, who had walked onto the stage. His expression relaxed and even the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled. Cupping his hands together, he bowed and said, "Young friend, I did not hold back. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me."

Li Jinzhi saw that Li Lian was determined to win and didn't want to argue. He cupped his fists and bowed back.

With a buzzing sound, the five-colored light curtain on the stage slowly converged, and a layer of protective spirit light appeared around the two of them at the same time.

Li Jinzhi's entire body was shrouded in white frost. In the white frost, there was a slender silver dragon shuttling back and forth. Half of the stage's spiritual energy became slow and suppressed.

The spiritual energy around Li Lian's body was also a white frost color, mixed with a faint blue light. Although it was also extremely cold, compared to Li Jinzhi's spiritual energy, it was actually much weaker.

"Extreme Ice Spirit Root!"

Li Lian's eyes were filled with disbelief. Then, his eyes were filled with intense jealousy and caution. He flipped his hand and a small light blue sword floated in the air. The blade was thin and sharp, shining with a cold light. Waves of spiritual pressure slowly seeping out of it.

He quickly threw the small sword into the air. The small sword swelled with the wind, and as soon as it was in the air, it grew five to six times its original size. A buzzing sound suddenly rang out, and the ear-piercing sound made the people in the stands frown.

Li Jinzhi's movements weren't slow either. He tossed a white silk handkerchief into the air with one hand, and a chilly air assaulted his face. As the handkerchief spun, it completely enveloped his figure, and the layers of shadows made it difficult for people to see him clearly.

Ye Cheng looked at the stage indifferently. Although he was not worried, he was inevitably nervous. Jingzhi's opponent was also a disciple with an Ice Spirit Root. Although it was only an ordinary Ice Spirit Root, it would naturally take a lot of effort to deal with him. Some magical powers would not have the slightest effect on the suppression of the same spirit root.

Fortunately, during this closed-door cultivation, the two of them had classified the magic treasures and cultivation methods in the Chao Han Palace. They had classified the suitable ones.

While he was thinking, the giant sword above Li Lian's head was already buzzing as it flew towards Li Jinzhi. It was mixed with cold frost, and everywhere it passed, the air was frozen. It was like a hot knife through butter, and its power was astonishing.

In just a moment, the giant sword had already closed in on Li Jinzhi's body. His protective spirit light seemed to be completely unable to resist the giant sword.

When Li Lian saw this, his tightly pursed lips relaxed. He seemed to be relieved.

The giant sword was about to close in on Li Jinzhi's silk handkerchief. A blue light flashed and countless ice mist leaked out. The air in half of the stage quickly condensed and became as thick as jelly.

The giant sword buzzed and was unexpectedly frozen in the ice mist, unable to move an inch. Even the ice blue spirit light was completely swallowed by it.

The people standing in the stands couldn't help but be a little stunned. Even Huo Manzi and the elder of the Fallen Phoenix Sect couldn't help but look at each other.

They had seen a lot of restraining treasures, but most of them were Spirit Roots or treasures that countered each other. For example, water countered fire, fire countered metal. They had never seen Spirit Roots or treasures of the same attribute being restrained unless one party's Spirit Qi completely suppressed the other party's Spirit Qi.

But how was this possible? Not to mention whether a Yuanying cultivator could completely restrain a Core Formation cultivator, the other side was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

Just what level of purity did the Spiritual Root have to reach in order to achieve this?

"Is this the Extreme Ice Spirit Root?" The elder of the Fallen Phoenix Sect narrowed her beautiful eyes and looked at the stage with a cold light.

Li Jinzhi didn't care about the expressions of the people in the stands. Seeing that the giant sword was trapped, he flipped his hand and a light brass lamp appeared in his hand. He flicked his finger and a thin silver arc struck the lamp filament. A green light shot out and a small black snake coiled around the lamp wick. It danced up and down and escaped toward the giant sword. In a flash, it disappeared without a trace.

Li Lianben was still casting spells with all his strength, trying to free his magic weapon from the other party's imprisonment. Seeing the other party's black snake enter the giant sword, his heart sank. Then, his expression changed greatly. The magic weapon that was connected to his mind suddenly lost contact with him.

There were faint black lines floating on the sword and it emitted a faint black gas. It slightly swayed in the air as if it would fall at any moment. It looked as if it had been defiled.

When his magic treasure was defiled, Li Lian's chest tightened and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He suppressed his anger and flipped his hand. A pitch-black seal appeared. Under the full force of his spiritual power, the seal grew to the size of a small mountain and pounced toward the opponent with a force of a thousand catties.

"Oh, I'm lucky enough to see Senior Martial Brother Li's Thousand Mountains Seal today!" When the seal appeared, some of the cultivators in the Fallen Phoenix Sect's camp were alarmed and whispered.

"I heard that Elder Ming gave it to Senior Martial Brother Li. Its power can't be underestimated!"

"Of course!

Senior Martial Brother Li is one of the candidates to enter the secret area!

Naturally, there can't be any mistakes. However, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Ten Thousand Clouds Sect was able to force Senior Martial Brother Li to this extent!

Tsk tsk! "

"Even if his ability isn't small, he can't resist the Thousand Mountains Seal. Just watch. This time, Senior Martial Brother Li is going to kill him. This Foundation Establishment cultivator is finished!"

While they were talking, the Thousand Mountains Seal had already arrived above Li Jinzhi's head. It pressed down with a force of a thousand catties, completely ignoring the thick spiritual energy surrounding it.

Li Jinzhi glanced above his head and a cold light flashed in his eyes. He changed the sign in his hand and the white handkerchief covering his body floated and flipped in the direction of the Thousand Mountains Seal. When the powerful object collided with the soft cloth, it was tightly wrapped around his body.

After finishing the sign in his mouth, Li Jinzhi waved his hand in the direction of Li Lian. The white handkerchief wrapped the thousand catties of Thousand Mountains Seal and pressed down on its owner!

Li Lian's expression changed greatly. He quickly retreated a few steps and quickly made a sign to try to regain control of the Thousand Mountains Seal. However, it was useless. In a panic, he shouted to the Fallen Phoenix Sect's elder in the stands, "Master, save me!"

The treasure was his, so he naturally understood the function of this giant seal. Knowing that it was impossible to recover, he directly asked for help from the outside.

The woman outside the arena had a calm expression. She pointed at the arena with one hand and the five-colored light screen dispersed. The cultivation methods and treasures inside the screen slowed down and slowly dispersed.

"Brat, where it's possible to make mistakes, one should be lenient." She said to Li Jinzhi with an icy expression.

"Damn you, Ming Qing. It was clearly your disciple who took out that magic tool that could kill people first. Now that you've failed, you're making a false accusation!

Do you really think there's no one left in our Ten Thousand Sunset Sect?! "

When Huo Manzi saw that his disciple had won against the Fallen Phoenix Sect's Core Formation cultivator, he naturally didn't conceal his complacent expression. "I didn't come to criticize you, but you're the one who slandered me first. Why don't you see who sent out that seal first?!"

Ming Qing's expression was dark and green. Her almond lips were tightly pursed as she unwillingly reported, "Ten Thousand Sunset Sect's Li Jinzhi wins. He receives a secret location token." After she finished speaking, she waved her hand and an orange token flew out from her sleeve.

Li Jinzhi caught the token with one hand and put away the copper lamp and white handkerchief in the arena. With an indifferent expression, he said, "Thank you for letting me win." Then he turned around and left the arena, returning to his seat beside Ye Cheng.

"Fortunately, we distributed quite a few magic treasures this time. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult to defeat him without exposing our cultivation." Ye Cheng's expression didn't change as he transmitted his voice.

"If I used my true cultivation, I wouldn't have needed to waste so much effort."

Li Jinzhi looked at Li Lian, who had returned to the Fallen Phoenix Sect's camp. He saw that Li Lian was also fiercely glaring at him. The other Fallen Phoenix Sect disciples beside him were also intentionally or unintentionally sizing him up. There were some who were curious and some who were greedy.

"However, it seems that we're being targeted." Ye Cheng's tone was contemptuous, but he didn't seem to take this matter to heart.

"It doesn't matter. As long as we obtain the Thousand Year Bone-Forging Milk, the two of us can leave the Ten Thousand Sunset Sect. These people won't be able to find us."

"Naturally."

After that, there were no more incidents of Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators defeating Core Formation Stage cultivators. When it was Ye Cheng's turn, his opponent just so happened to be a Foundation Establishment Stage disciple. The magic treasures in his hands were also innumerable. The two of them actually took out more than ten magic treasures in a row. Presumably, their opponent was also a disciple of a Yuanying Elder. Otherwise, their family wouldn't be so rich. In the end, Ye Cheng's spiritual power was stronger, and his opponent's spiritual power couldn't withstand it. The onlookers couldn't help but click their tongues.

"Now, the candidates to enter the secret area have all been selected. Elders of the three sects, please bring the defeated disciples back to the sects. The winner will come out and follow me into the secret area."

Elder Ming Qing's expression was indifferent. She had already returned to her usual cold appearance. It was as if the person who spoke with an unkind tone just now wasn't her.

The elders of the three sects seemed to have already known about these arrangements. They didn't have any objections. They quickly swept up the remaining disciples and turned into streaks of light as they flew away. They didn't even stop for a moment.

Ming Qing waited in place for a while. After seeing that everyone had left, she threw a black handkerchief into the air. The black handkerchief suddenly formed a black light wheel in mid-air. Bursts of spatial power slowly spread out from the black light wheel.

"Transmission Array!" A woman's voice exclaimed in the crowd.

Li Jinzhi looked up at the black light wheel and was also stunned. There was actually such an array!

"Put the secret area token on your forehead and enter the secret area one by one," Ming Qing said indifferently.

Naturally, everyone didn't hesitate. They orderly flew into the air and entered the secret area. In a burst of dizziness, Li Jinzhi and Ye Cheng appeared in a cave with the others. However, the woman named Ming Qing didn't enter this place. Instead, she was replaced by another white-haired old woman.

The old woman threw a bright red handkerchief into the air, and another array appeared in mid-air. "I'm the elder of the secret area stationed here. I'll send you to the next secret area."

Li Jinzhi looked around. From the degree of dizziness just now, they should have been sent to a place far away from the three sects' mountain range. Listening to the old woman's words, it seemed that the next place wasn't the real place where the millennium-old stalactite was hidden.

Following the group, they entered the teleportation array once again. However, the place they entered shocked everyone. It was a cave that was scorching hot. A short old man sat cross-legged in the cave. When he saw the group, he threw out a light blue handkerchief without saying a word. Then, he closed his eyes without looking at them.

Everyone looked at each other. After entering according to the original method, the hot air around them dissipated. The degree of dizziness this time was obviously stronger than the previous two times. However, the feeling of being wrapped around everyone became incomparably comfortable.