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Chapter 20: Taking First Place, The Undercover Plan

Inside the barrier, Ye Lang was quite satisfied with the effects of the skill.

It could even cool down the consecutive slashes of blade light; it was truly awesome!

Immediately, taking advantage of the remaining three seconds, Ye Lang stretched out his hand and struck out a palm print!

With a bang, Duan Yidao was sent flying into the distance!

Ye Lang didn’t dare to use too much force, fearing he might kill him directly!

After all, the opponent’s current methods were all on cooldown, and he definitely didn’t have much defense!

“Ugh…”

Duan Yidao spat out a mouthful of blood, and only then did he realize that he had returned to normal!

However, he was truly frightened by the strange changes just now, and he no longer had the courage to fight Ye Lang in his heart!

The feeling of being reduced to an ordinary person was truly too bad!

He never wanted to experience it again in his life!

At this moment, both on and off the high platform, everyone was shocked by this scene!

Duan Yidao… couldn’t even withstand a single move!

Among the Purple Heaven Sect disciples, Pei Jue’s expression was somewhat stiff!

He suddenly felt that defeating Ye Lang seemed… a distant prospect!

“Junior Brother Ye, you are truly amazing!”

“He said he could take first place, and it seems he really can!”

Xiao Ling’er sighed with emotion, also filled with admiration for Ye Lang!

On the other side, Above the high platform, Li Qingyang and the white-clothed man from the Purple Heaven Sect, Guo Miaoyang, also fell silent!

Duan Yidao’s combat power was similar to theirs, and he couldn’t withstand a single move from Ye Lang!

The two of them were probably not much better!

Next, as the battles within the five barriers ended, the top were also decided!

Although Duan Yidao lost to Ye Lang, with his cultivation level, he still deservedly took fourth place!

Now, it was time to wait for the top three to compete and see who could take first place!

Perhaps because Ye Lang defeated Duan Yidao, there were no more voices among the sects saying that Ye Lang was unworthy of first place!

“Elder Xu!”

“I had a private spar with Senior Brother Li not long ago, and Senior Brother Li’s strength is a notch above mine!”

“In this competition for the top three, I am willing to take third place and let Senior Brother Li and Senior Brother Ye have a peak duel!”

However, at this moment, Guo Miaoyang walked up to the Sovereign Realm expert and said with cupped hands.

What he said was the truth, and he was also afraid that he was not Ye Lang’s opponent!

“In that case, so be it!”

Elder Xu nodded, without any objection!

He then let Ye Lang and Li Qingyang prepare for battle!

On the high platform, only one barrier remained, attracting everyone’s attention!

“Xuantian Sword Sect’s Li Qingyang, I request your guidance!”

Li Qingyang’s expression was extremely solemn, holding a green sword in his hand.

“Lingxiao Sect, Ye Lang!”

Ye Lang replied, with a casual expression still on his handsome face!

Although he couldn’t use Extreme Cold Cooldown today, Li Qingyang still couldn’t break his defense!

“Whoosh, whoosh!”

The next moment, Li Qingyang didn’t say anything more, and the green sword in his hand suddenly moved!

Several chilling sword Qi slashed towards Ye Lang!

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…”

Not only that, as his sword danced, the barrier was instantly filled with sword Qi!

Heaven and earth seemed to be a world of sword Qi!

“Sword Qi Domain!”

“Senior Brother Li is going all out from the start!”

A disciple of the Xuantian Sword Sect murmured.

“Senior Brother Ye… will he be alright?”

In the crowd, Su Xuemeng asked worriedly.

Xiao Ling’er beside her glanced at her strangely, her pretty face full of confidence as she said:

“Don’t worry, Junior Sister, when has Junior Brother Ye ever had an accident!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Lang’s figure appeared within the barrier on the high platform!

The thousands of sword Qi fell on him, but it was as if they did no harm, not injuring Ye Lang in the slightest!

“Heavenly Spirit Palm!”

Ye Lang no longer held back, reaching out to stir the wind and clouds. Countless transparent palm prints appeared and disappeared strangely!

Then they appeared in front of Li Qingyang!

Li Qingyang had to withdraw his sword to block!

However, his attacks were completely useless against Ye Lang, while Ye Lang could continuously attack him!

Soon, Li Qingyang showed an opening and was struck by a palm print!

His figure stumbled backward!

“Cough, cough!”

“You, you win!”

Li Qingyang coughed and had to admit defeat!

This Ye Lang was simply abnormal; his sword Qi couldn’t break his defense at all!

He would lose even if they fought a thousand more times!

With Li Qingyang’s admission of defeat, the Seven Sects Martial Gathering came to an end!

First place, Lingxiao Sect, Ye Lang!

Around the high platform, there was a moment of silence!

To be honest, even the Lingxiao Sect disciples hadn’t expected to take first place this time!

Let alone the people from the other sects!

“First place, Junior Brother Ye, you are truly amazing!”

Xiao Ling’er exclaimed happily, immediately causing the other Lingxiao Sect disciples to cheer!

“Senior Brother Ye is awesome!!”

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At this moment, within the vast secret realm of the Xuantian Sword Sect!

Seven figures with unfathomable auras were gathered here!

They were the Emperor Realm experts of the Seven Sects of the Righteous Path!

“Are we really going to do this?”

Yin Yanran, the only Empress present, asked.

“Sect Master Yin, if you have any different opinions, you can speak up!”

Mo Xuanli, the Xuantian Sword Master, stroked his beard and said.

“Not really, it’s just that the safety of the disciples participating in this plan may be difficult to guarantee!”

“It doesn’t matter. They are among the most outstanding disciples of each sect. They need this kind of experience to go further!”

Mo Xuanli shook his head and said.

The other Emperor Realm experts also nodded!

The plan they were talking about was Mo Xuanli’s long-planned counterattack against the demonic cultivators!

That was to send seven of the top disciples from each sect to infiltrate the demonic cultivators’ seven sects as undercover agents!

First, to understand the movements of the demonic cultivators and their plans against the righteous path!

Second, to act as internal responders for the righteous path’s large-scale expedition against the demonic cultivators, coordinating internally and externally!

This was also the reason why Mo Xuanli said that the demonic cultivators shared his intentions when he heard that there was a spy within the Lingxiao Sect that day!

At first glance, this plan seemed somewhat childish. It was easier said than done for a mere undercover agent to understand the movements and plans of the demonic cultivators!

As for coordinating internally and externally, the demonic cultivators had also done this in the Lingxiao Sect, and it wouldn’t have much effect if the demonic cultivators’ seven sects hadn’t suddenly attacked one sect!

Now that both the righteous and demonic paths were prepared, it was simply unrealistic to rely on spies to injure the disciples guarding the mountain protection formations to achieve their goals!

However, as an Emperor Realm expert, how could Mo Xuanli not know this? The reason he dared to do this!

Was because he had already spent a great deal of effort preparing several identities within the demonic cultivators’ sects!

Moreover, those identities held extraordinary positions within the demonic cultivators’ sects and could come into contact with the high-level officials of the demonic cultivators’ sects!

“There’s one more thing!”

“The nature of the righteous and demonic paths’ cultivation methods is completely different. I’m afraid that once our disciples make a move, they will be exposed!”

At this time, the Alliance Leader of the Demon Slaying Alliance raised a question!

“Haha!”

“This Emperor has already considered this!”

“There’s a piece of news I forgot to tell everyone. The ancestor of my Xuantian Sword Sect has awakened!”

“The ancestor will take care of this matter!”

Mo Xuanli smiled again, revealing news that shocked the Emperor Realm experts!

The ancestor of the Xuantian Sword Sect was a mighty figure in the Great Emperor Realm!

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