Chapter 63: The Competition

  July 15th, early morning!

  "Xī brother, I don't know what the target of the Xī family is for this year's Zi Ye College quota competition, how many quotas do you want to get?"

  In the central square of Yushui City, it was already crowded with people. Around the square, the three major families had sent out family guards to maintain order in the central square. Those who were not invited would not be able to enter the central square today.

  Those invited by the three major families were all celebrities and dignitaries of Yushui City, as well as heads of some families. In short, ordinary people cannot enter the Central Plaza.

  At this time, there was still one hour before the start of the three-family challenge match.

  The speaker was a renowned scholar named Gu Xi, who sat very close to the seat of the Shi family among the three major families. In fact, from the seats of these celebrities and scholars, it can be seen that they are closer to which family. This Gu Xi is obviously closer to the Shi family.

  Xī pò tiān hā hā yī xiào, dào: "Sān nián qián de míng é zhēng duó sài, wǒmen xí jiā duó dé liǎng gè míng é, zhè yī cì, wǒmen yào duó dé sān gè míng é!"

  Next to Xi Po Tian were the various elders of the Xi family, as well as the five young sons of the Xi family who had participated in this competition. The leader among these five young men was none other than Xi Po Tian's own son, Xi Qiu Shui.

  Xiqiu Shui had been rarely seen outside the main gate of his house since he was defeated by Xia Yan in the North District of Xiashan three days ago. With the help of Xipo Tian and the Seven Gathering Qi Pills, he finally opened up all 108 meridians in his body and learned the human-grade secret manual "Jiutian Langmen Sword".

  Although there was not enough time to fully master the "Nine Heavenly Sword Technique", Xi Qiushui can now exert about 80% of its power, far surpassing the power of an unrefined technique.

  This also greatly boosted Xi Qiushui's confidence. With all the martial meridians unblocked and having a top-notch secret manual, that Xia Yann from the Xia family would certainly not be his match.

  He seems to have forgotten the battle between Xia Yan and Xu Huan. Or, Xi Qiushui thought that Xu Huan was too careless at the time, or even intentionally did not defeat Xia Yan. In short, he absolutely did not believe and was unwilling to believe that Xia Yan's strength was so strong that even Xu Huan was no match for him. Xi Qiushui felt that unless it was a Ling Shi, no one could truly defeat Xu Huan. And Xia Yan, obviously wasn't a Ling Shi!

  In the old days, he wore a dignified long gown of gray and white, stroked his beard, and squeezed out a flattering smile on his wrinkled face, saying: "Brother Xi is so confident, I think that Wang's family and Xia Yan will not be able to compete with the Xi family. Maybe all five places will fall into the Xi family's pocket."

  Xī pò tiān hā hā xiào dào: "Gǔ xiōng shuō dé hǎo, ruò shì néng jiāng wǔ gè míng é dōu duó qù, wǒ Xī jiā de míng wàng, jiāng yuǎn yuǎn chāo guò tāmen liǎng jiā."

  As he spoke, Xi Po Tian swept a glance at the high platforms in two other directions.

  On the high platforms in the other two directions were the seats of the Wang and Xia families.

  There were also some celebrities from Yushui City sitting nearby these two families.

  "Father, today I must defeat Xia Yan and avenge the shame of Beiqu Fangshi." Xiqiu Shui said fiercely.

  Xī Pò Tiān looked at his son and said, "Don't be careless, Xià Yán's movement is treacherous. When the martial skills competition starts later, be extremely careful of his movements and don't let him get close to you. One advantage of the 'Jiǔ Tiān Sàng Mén Jiàn' is that it can keep enemies at bay, making it impossible for them to get close. As long as you fully utilize the power of the 'Jiǔ Tiān Sàng Mén Jiàn', don't rush, and you will definitely defeat Xià Yán."

  The elders of the Xi family all praised and cheered, following the momentum to praise Xi Qiushui's martial skills.

  "Could it be that Xi Gongzi has already learned the Human Grade Secret Manual? This means that Xi Gongzi has already opened up all 108 meridians in his body?" Gu Xuan's eyes lit up as he exclaimed.

  "Exactly! My son broke through all the martial arts meridians three days ago. This time, he will surely surprise the Wang and Xia families. Heh heh..." Xi Po Tian's eyes gleamed with a hint of pride.

  "Father, I won't let you and the family down!" Xiqiu Shui was also full of confidence, feeling that he would surely be invincible among the younger generation of the three major families.

  "Huh? Those few are the stewards of the Holy Temple!" Gu Xi's expression changed, seeing several people walking in from outside the square. These people were not ordinary, they were all stewards of the Holy Temple.

  "Today is the first day of the tournament, and all the stewards currently in Jade Water City will definitely come to watch. If the master of the Holy Temple hadn't gone to Purple Leaf City, he would also be here today." Shi Po Tian said with a sideways glance at Gu Xi.

  The deacon of the holy hall entered the square and sat down on the fourth directional seat.

  ……

  "Yu Yan, how confident are you?"

  On the Wang family's seats, Wang Yue's gaze returned from the other two families' seats and turned to his own daughter, Wang Yu Yan. Wang Yue was the patriarch of the Wang family.

  Wang Yuyan understood her father's meaning, and he was asking himself how confident he was in defeating Xi Qiushui and Xia Yan.

  "Water shortage in Xiachuan is a worry!" Wang Yuyan smiled lightly and said respectfully.

  "Oh?" King Yue's eyes narrowed, "What about Xia Yan, what do you think?"

  Wang Yu Yan's beautiful eyes turned and said: "Half a month ago, I invited Xia Yan to eat at the Jifu Building. At that time, I proposed to cross swords with him, but he refused. However, I think he is much stronger than Xi Qiushui. A month ago in the North District Fang Market, he easily defeated Xi Qiushui, and even Xu Huan, the first guest of the Xi family, may not be his opponent."

  "Hmm!" Wang Yue nodded.

  However, the Xi family would not be unprepared. I think that Xi Qiūshuǐ's strength must have increased a lot compared to back then. This old man Xi Pòtiān is someone I understand very well, he loves his son the most. I think, he might spare no expense to increase his son's strength." Wang Yuè suddenly said with a serious expression.

  Wang Yu Yan's face changed, "Father, are you saying that Xi Qiu Shui might have used some special method to unblock the martial arts meridians?"

  "For example, using Dan medicine!" Wang Yue said with a glance at his daughter.

  "Head of the clan, Yu Yan, I think that as long as Yu Yan doesn't underestimate the enemy, then Xi Qiu Shui is not worth worrying about. That Xia Yan, on the other hand, is really hard to see through." The elder of the Wang family's face twitched slightly as he interjected from the side.

  "Great Elder, you also think that Xia Yan is very strong?" Wang Yue frowned and looked at the Great Elder.

  The old man chuckled and said, "From the moment he entered the square, I've been watching Xia Yan from the Xia family. I found that from his appearance to now, he has hardly had any emotional fluctuations, and his facial expression hasn't changed much either. It's as if today's competition has nothing to do with him. He's only fifteen years old, yet he has such composure, I think his strength is probably astonishing too."

  "Yes! Xia Yan..." Wang Yue's gaze was fixed on the distance, without continuing his words.

  "The clan leader and elder, why worry? With Yu Xuan's skills, defeating the Xi and Xia families is not difficult." Another Wang family elder was full of confidence.

  "I'll do my best!" Wang Yu Yan said with a beautiful gaze at the seat of the Xi family.