Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 251 - 146: Thousand Islands Contest, Chu Ning Joins the Battle

Chapter 251: Chapter 146: Thousand Islands Contest, Chu Ning Joins the Battle

"We’ll see, if it doesn’t work out, we’ll just have to concede."

Jiang Hongguang shook his head helplessly as he spoke.

Standing beside him, Yu Yuansheng patted him gently and said reassuringly:

"Husband, don’t worry too much. We’ve always been cultivating on Tier One Spirit Vein Islands.

Even if we lose, it just means we’ll be cultivating on a different island."

Jiang Lan looked despondent.

"How did it end up like this? If we had known earlier, we could have recruited a stronger ally. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Now that the lists for each island have been submitted, nothing can be changed."

Upon hearing Jiang Lan’s seemingly casual yet somewhat pointed remarks, Chu Ning remained calm and said:

"Why are the three of you so eager to think about losing? We might as well observe a bit longer."

The three turned to look at Chu Ning, their expressions somewhat puzzled.

Chu Ning genuinely feared that Isle Master Jiang would choose to admit defeat in disappointment, leaving him without a place to cultivate.

So, he said:

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, if there’s anyone above the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, leave it to me."

"..."

Jiang Hongguang and the others looked at him with a slight sense of disbelief.

Just as Jiang Lan was about to say something, Jiang Hongguang quickly stopped her, then looked at Chu Ning seriously and asked:

"Fellow Daoist Chu, do you mean it?"

Chu Ning nodded and said:

"If there’s someone at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, let me face them. If I lose, it’s no loss to you, right?"

Hearing this, Jiang Hongguang made up his mind and said:

"Alright, let’s go with your suggestion. If you can truly secure Feihong Island, I won’t let you suffer any loss, Fellow Daoist Chu."

Chu Ning smiled but said nothing, acknowledging Jiang Hongguang’s promise.

Meanwhile, Cen Wenquan had finished reading out all the challenge lists.

This time, there were as many as fifty-two groups of challenges.

Cen Wenquan began announcing the competition lists.

The first match was a contest between two Tier One Islands.

Each side dispatched four cultivators at the Late Stage of Qi Refining, but the highest among them only reached the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, like Jiang Hongguang.

There were also two cultivators at the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining.

The competition wasn’t particularly impressive; although they used some talismanic magical artifacts, none were of a very high level.

The best were just two Intermediate Magical Artifacts, with no Advanced Magical Artifacts appearing.

Ultimately, the island that initiated the challenge claimed victory.

After announcing the results, Cen Wenquan quickly organized the next round of matches.

The contests between islands were one after another, and Chu Ning now had a general impression of the cultivators of the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands.

In terms of magical combat experience, these cultivators surpassed those disciples from the Cyan Creek Sect.

However, in terms of spells and the power of magical artifacts, they fell short.

This was natural, given these cultivators were closer to loose cultivators compared to sect cultivators.

Even though the Cyan Creek Sect wasn’t a particularly large sect.

The most exciting match of the day was between two Tier Two Islands.

The challengers sent out only six cultivators, while the defenders sent out eight.

The rules allowed for this; having more high-tier cultivators signified stronger capability.

However, in the same match, defeated cultivators could not remain on the field, whereas victorious ones could.

As a result, a single Early Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the challengers defeated two from the defenders and had enough strength left to defeat a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator.

This secured victory for their island, enabling a successful challenge.

With this match setting a precedent, the subsequent challenge contests, although still exciting, couldn’t match the previous atmosphere.

"In the next challenge, the Independent Cultivator Department’s Guangliang group challenges Feihong Island."

Cen Wenquan’s voice rang out, and immediately, two people stepped onto the central contest platform.

Feihong Island had previously registered four defending cultivators, so according to the rules, as they had no island themselves, the challengers could only send two participants.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, these two are Eighth Layer Qi Refining cultivators. Let us handle them first."

Jiang Hongguang stood up, as he was the Isle Master and naturally had some pride.

A challenge from two loose cultivators brought no hesitation.

Hearing this, the eager Jiang Lan immediately flew out, up from the high platform, and upon the contest stage.

Then, the other side sent out a middle-aged Eighth Layer Qi Refining cultivator.

Jiang Lan, though seeming a bit reckless, demonstrated considerable strength. What surprised Chu Ning slightly was that she was also adept in the attack-focused Gold Attribute Cultivation Technique.

Moreover, in terms of magical combat, her understanding of spells was quite impressive.

But still, the gap in level was evident between the two.

Although Jiang Lan wielded an Intermediate Magical Artifact, her opponent also held an Earth Attribute Intermediate Magical Artifact, focused on defense.

Several attempts by Jiang Lan to cast spells without defeating her opponent made her impatient. She abandoned defense in favor of aggressively driving her magical artifact.

As a result, she was directly defeated by the middle-aged cultivator.

However, Jiang Lan did manage to drain some of his energy, allowing Yu Yuansheng to easily defeat him afterward.