Ye Feng patted his storage bag.

  A magical treasure flew out from it.

  The treasure was crafted from the skeleton of a high-level demonic beast, shaped like a shield, and emitted a faint white glow.

  Even without activating the treasure, Sun Yan could feel the subtle pressure emanating from this high-level magical treasure.

  Sun Yan exclaimed in surprise.

  "This is... a low-grade treasure artifact!"

  Seeing Sun Yan's astonished expression, Ye Feng felt a bit proud.

  "That's right. This is a low-grade treasure artifact, the Spirit Bone Shield!"

  Sun Yan's hands trembled slightly, "You want me to use it?"

  "Yes," Ye Feng replied casually, with a wave of his hand, the Spirit Bone Shield landed in front of Sun Yan.

  Although Sun Yan was extremely excited, he did not lose his rationality.

  He still had his own judgment.

  So he asked with a hint of doubt.

  "But a treasure artifact-level magical treasure, even if I forcefully activate it, can only block one strike from Li Qinghai. After that, my spiritual energy will be depleted, and I won't be able to kill Li Qinghai."

  "A treasure artifact-level magical treasure is naturally not something a Qi Refining cultivator like you can activate."

  Ye Feng sneered disdainfully, then explained.

  "This treasure is quite special, with an array carved inside. Even without activation, it can withstand a lethal strike from a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Now, do you understand?"

  "I understand!"

  With the explanation laid out, how could Sun Yan not understand?

  Without activation, it could block a strike from Li Qinghai.

  This would significantly deplete Li Qinghai's spiritual energy.

  And he could conserve his energy, facing Li Qinghai in a fatigued state, increasing his chances of victory!

  "Hopefully, you won't disappoint me like Zhao Ming and Wang Long."

  Ye Feng left a calm remark, then flew away.

  Sun Yan lovingly caressed the Spirit Bone Shield.

  "What a wonderful treasure."

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  "With this magical treasure, I can definitely kill Li Qinghai."

  "By then, the first prize of the competition will be mine!"

  Thinking of this, Sun Yan became even more excited, his body trembling slightly.

  It was known that the first prize in this year's competition was a high-grade treasure artifact!

  If this low-grade Spirit Bone Shield was already so powerful, how formidable would a high-grade treasure artifact be?!

  Suppressing his excitement, Sun Yan closed his eyes and continued his breathing exercises.

  Time passed bit by bit.

  A stick of incense time passed!

  The Foundation Establishment host rose from his chair, returned to the front of the high platform, and announced loudly.

  "The battle for third place begins now. Lu Beixue and Liu Dingyang, please come to the arena!"

  Lu Beixue opened her eyes and stood up.

  "Beixue Dao Companion, good luck!" Li Qinghai encouraged.

  "Yes, I will."

  Then, Lu Beixue flew up and landed on the arena.

  The battle for third place involved the contest for Foundation Establishment Pills, so neither would hold back.

  As soon as they stepped onto the stage, they began to duel.

  Liu Dingyang's strength was quite impressive, only slightly weaker than those Inner Disciples who lowered themselves.

  His mastery of wood-based spells was quite proficient.

  His first move was a vine spell, attempting to trap Lu Beixue.

  However, he was facing Lu Beixue.

  Lu Beixue certainly wouldn't give him the chance.

  Before the vines could reach Lu Beixue, they were frozen and shattered into ice shards.

  For Lu Beixue, this was her final battle, so she held nothing back.

  She began with a rain spell, cold rain falling from the sky.

  Then followed with an ice spike spell, dozens of sharp ice spikes shooting forward.

  Liu Dingyang had seen Lu Beixue's spells before and had a response.

  He first scattered a seed on the ground, which quickly grew into a large tree.

  This tree had large leaves like lotus leaves, which gathered together to block the icy rain.

  At the same time, the tree trunk served as a shield to block the incoming ice spikes.

  Tap, tap, tap...

  The icy rain fell on the leaves, and the ice spikes embedded in the trunk, making a crisp sound.

  Under the erosion of this icy power, the tree's vitality quickly dissipated.

  Liu Dingyang was both shocked and anxious, hurriedly placing his hand on the trunk, infusing spiritual energy into the tree.

  With the support of spiritual energy, the tree barely avoided withering.

  But this wasn't a sustainable solution; he wouldn't be able to hold on for long.

  Just as Liu Dingyang was thinking of a way to respond.

  He realized that the rainwater on the arena had already frozen!

  His feet were invaded by the cold, and the flow of spiritual energy within him became extremely slow.

  Defeat was inevitable!

  Liu Dingyang didn't force himself, shouting.

  "I concede!"

  Lu Beixue waved her sleeve, and the extreme cold quickly dissipated.

  Liu Dingyang formed a seal and pressed it on the tree.

  The tree quickly shrank back into a seed.

  This kind of operation was not surprising to many disciples below the stage.

  This was the wonder of wood-based spells.

  After collecting the seed, Liu Dingyang looked a bit dejected.

  But he wasn't too disappointed.

  After all, even if he missed the top three, he was still in the top ten.

  Entering the Inner Sect would provide more opportunities to earn sect contributions, and he could exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill in the future to succeed in Foundation Establishment.

  So Liu Dingyang graciously cupped his hands towards Lu Beixue.

  "Congratulations, Dao Companion, on achieving a top-three position!"

  "Thank you," Lu Beixue replied.

  The two then left the arena.

  The Foundation Establishment host announced loudly.

  "Congratulations to Lu Beixue for achieving third place."

  "Next, is the most anticipated battle for the champion!"

  The disciples below the stage were all very excited.

  "Finally, it's time for Qinghai Dao Companion to appear. I wonder what surprise he will bring us this time."

  "In previous duels, Qinghai Dao Companion always defeated his opponents in one strike. I wonder if Sun Yan can withstand it this time."

  "He probably can't, right? After all, Qinghai Dao Companion's swordsmanship has the power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

  While everyone was passionately discussing.

  Suddenly, a figure appeared on the high platform.

  The pressure emanating from him was like a sword piercing the sky!

  All the cultivators present felt as if a mountain was pressing down on them.

  This person was naturally Jian Jiu.

  He had used some means to hurry over.

  The pressure now was just some residual power.

  He wasn't someone who liked to oppress others with his power.

  So he quickly retracted his pressure.

  Immediately, all eyes were on Jian Jiu.

  The Outer Sect disciples naturally didn't recognize Jian Jiu, but they could feel his strength, and their eyes were full of awe, not daring to breathe loudly.

  The lively scene suddenly fell silent.

  The Outer Sect disciples didn't recognize Jian Jiu, but that didn't mean Ye Feng and the Golden Elixir steward didn't.

  Ye Feng silently stood up, lowering his head, hiding the fear and unwillingness in his eyes.

  The Golden Elixir steward, who previously acted as if he was the biggest in the Outer Sect, immediately changed his expression.

  He hurriedly got up from his chair, ran over to Jian Jiu, and respectfully saluted.

  "Greetings, Master of the Nine Peaks!"

  All the Outer Sect disciples widened their eyes in disbelief.

  What?

  Master of the Nine Peaks?

  What merit did this small Outer Sect duel have to attract such a grand figure like the Peak Master!

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