Chapter 167: Abstinence Monk (1/2)

Helpless, Jiang Li could only take the initiative to influence the outcome.

His method was also very simple. Through the secret gathering of the 'good friends' network through the Spiritual Root Branch, he would let those talented disciples with good backgrounds influence the elders of the various sects.

In the Misty Mountain Range, among the cultivators who were parasitized by Jiang Li, a total of 11 were from various sects.

Jiang Li had thought that they might be useful at that time, so he did not kill them. Instead, he turned the spiritual root seed that he had taken control of into the Nine Nether Earth Fruit and fed it to them.

Not long after, it came in handy.

One had to know that this Medicine Garden Mystic Realm actually did not have a true master. It was a place jointly managed by the various sects in the cultivation world of the Great Mountain Region.

Everything here was decided by the representatives of the various large sects.

The opinions of these sect elders meant the decision of the competition authorities.

It was up to these elite disciples to make requests. Not to mention that it could play a decisive role, as long as the outcome was slightly affected, one or two fruits would actually be enough.

Jiang Li himself also made a rare request to Elder He.

Elder He's answer was that even if two Dao Foundation Spiritual Fruits were to be distributed as rewards, they would at most be the first two places in this competition.

If Jiang Li was at his prime, there would naturally be no reason for him to not agree. But now, wouldn't it be better to distribute it to the sect before obtaining it through the sect's channels?

With the status of the Scripture Storage Valley, obtaining a number of the Dao Foundation Spiritual Fruits was inevitable, but Jiang Li was worried that something unexpected would happen if it was delayed.

Right now, in the Medicine Garden Mystic Realm, the sect leader was far away. Elder He's status as the Head Elder of the Demon Vanquishing Hall allowed him to directly make decisions and participate in a joint resolution.

However, if that spiritual fruit returned to the sect, there would be more than one or two people who would covet it.

Powerful experts, sect elders, and descendants of high-ranking elders. There were only a few fruits in total, and the probability of it being Jiang Li's was truly quite low.

But here, if they decided to distribute it, then as long as he became the final winner, he would definitely obtain it.

To him, this was much simpler.

However, the final result was not out yet. It was hard to say if the competition authorities would agree to take out this kind of fruit.

After waiting for a long time, the final round of the competition finally began.

Twelve beautiful female cultivators flew out in long dresses that were dozens of meters long. They danced in the air dreamily.

The beautiful dance of immortals was mesmerizing to the tens of thousands of cultivators below.

On the other hand, Jiang Li noticed that Senior Sister Qi Yu of the Rejuvenation Hall was surprisingly amongst them.

In this grand meeting of the cultivation world, besides the official Black and White Rankings, there was also a Goddess Ranking Board spread among unofficial channels.

On the Goddess Ranking Board, strength and cultivation were not important. It only judged the female cultivators' looks and figures.

Those female cultivators from the sects usually stayed in their own territory and rarely went out. There were not many opportunities for outsiders to see them. Now, they had gathered in this distinguished meeting.

In an instant, hundreds of flowers blossomed.

Since ancient times, everyone loved beauty. This naturally attracted the enthusiasm of many cultivators.

Especially among the rogue cultivators, the discussion about this was no less intense than the official competitors.

There were also many talented people who made a killing by selling the portraits and statues of many female cultivators on the Goddess Ranking Board.

The female cultivators' dance quickly ended. They flew towards the two mountains in the fog and scattered two spiritual lights.

As the spiritual light descended, dense fog slowly scattered, revealing the final battlefield of this competition.

The two mountains had clearly been modified by the competition authorities.

On the mountain, many of the tall trees that could easily obstruct one's sight had already been eradicated, there was a flight of steps around the mountain.

Along the way, flat and hard arenas were distributed all the way to the top of the mountain. On these two mountains, on one side were 50 arenas for the Foundation Establishment realm and 100 arenas for the Qi Refinement realm.

Two stone paths on the mountain circled upwards. When one reached the end and held on for three days, they would obtain the highest honor among the younger generation of the Great Mountain Cultivation Realm.

When one was at the peak, he would become famous overnight and everyone would know about it!

Jiang Li looked at the highest combat ring on the mountain. Who else could be there but him?

Standing at the top of the mountain and trampling on everyone was not very polite. At that time, he liked it.

Of course, before reaching the peak, the ten of them still had to accept the challenge first.

As first place, Jiang Li would be the first to attempt to reach the top.

”Junior Sister Qiuhua, I'll wait for you at the top of the mountain.”

Before they left, Jiang Li smiled at the sword cultivator woman by his side, and then he took out a scroll from his pocket and handed it to her. It was a painting of her.

Shenshan Qiuhua took the portrait and looked a little red as she replied softly, ”Senior Brother Jiang Li, you can do it!”

After that, Jiang Li took a few steps forward and flew to the entrance of the stairway.

Going up the stone staircase that had just been built not long ago, after only moving a hundred meters, a figure blocked the stone staircase.

”Amitabha. Junior Brother Jiang Li, sorry for offending you.”

The person in front of him had nine dots on his bald head. His yellowish-brown monk robe was stretched open by his strong muscles, revealing bronze skin that glowed with a metallic luster. This image did not look like compassion at all.

As the top of the rankings, Jiang Li would encounter five people who blocked his path.

If Jiang Li lost, the person who blocked his path would continue to ascend the peak in Jiang Li's place and accept the test of another five people blocking their path again.

Furthermore, as long as one stepped onto this long ladder, they would no longer receive any external assistance. No medical cultivator would heal the challenger from the five consecutive battles until they lost. They could only rely on medicinal pills and themselves.

If one did not have strength that surpassed those of the same level, it was actually quite difficult to reach the top.

Due to the rumor of Jiang Li being attacked, most cultivators treated him as a weakling.

As long as they defeated a person who had yet to recover from serious injuries, they would have a chance to become a disciple of the peak. The competition for the right to stand here as one of the five obstacles was naturally quite intense.

The person standing in front of him was a monk from Benevolent Travel Temple. His Buddhist name was Zheng Tu. People called him the Abstinence Monk who guarded his precepts and did not kill.

Jiang Li had heard his senior brothers mention this person before. Supposedly, he was extremely renowned in the Grand Competition, and it was even to the extent that many people felt he was a hot favorite to win the championship.

However, although this person was known as the one who 'did not kill', it seemed that the casualties of the cultivators he fought were very high.

Of the cultivators he had fought, not many were left intact.

Jiang Li walked forward and bowed to the other party.

Observing the other party's body at a close distance, he had to admit that Benevolent Travel Temple's body refinement methods were quite good.

His muscles were simply like a mountain of flesh that was piled up. At least in terms of appearance, no matter if it was his body size or the extent of his muscle mass, he was much more exaggerated than Jiang Li.

Jiang Li himself wore a larger disciple uniform. His strong body did not appear too conspicuous, but the other party simply had a few pieces of cloth barely covering his body, his clothes were simply like decoration.

”I heard Junior Brother Jiang Li is also a body cultivator. Today, we will have a proper spar. Please!”

The other party waved his hand and led Jiang Li towards the combat ring at the side.

”Senior Brother Zheng Tu is too polite. Please!”

Under their humble and friendly appearance, they revealed a sense of hostility.

Benevolent Travel Temple had always been recognized as the overlord of body cultivation in the Great Mountain Region, and practically no one could surpass them! Buddhist cultivation methods and body cultivation methods complemented each other, causing them to be renowned in the cultivation world.

As for the Scripture Storage Valley's Elder He, he was an exception. The physical cultivation of the disciples under his faction were extremely shocking. They could compete with Benevolent Travel Temple's monk cultivators and sometimes even suppress them.