Chapter 489: Chapter 227: Turning the Tide, Ten Thousand Thankful Bows!

"Fellow Daoist Ao, what do you mean by this? Do you intend to strike a junior?"

Ao Langtian looked at Yu Changge, his expression changing several times before his voice turned icy.

"Just before the competition, Fellow Daoist Peng clearly stated not to endanger lives.

But your Jiuhua Sect disciple struck so cruelly. Is this an intent to form a life-and-death grudge with our Daluo Sect?"

Yu Changge similarly let out a cold snort at this moment and said:

"Fellow Daoist Ao, don’t play the thief crying ’stop thief’, I was about to separate the two juniors just now.

But you, Fellow Daoist Ao, stopped me, claiming that the two hadn’t determined a winner yet.

If it weren’t for the final incident, I’m afraid the disciple of our Jiuhua Sect would have perished here by now."

Ao Langtian’s expression froze, his face turning ashen, yet he ultimately said nothing.

He simply picked up Ao Xuan, flew out from within the restriction, and directly returned to the high platform above.

At the same time, the old man with the hanging eyebrows swiftly took an elixir from the storage bag and fed it into Ao Xuan’s mouth.

But at this moment, even Ao Xuan couldn’t swallow the elixir.

Seeing this, the faces of everyone in the Daluo Sect suddenly changed drastically.

Only now did they realize how severe Ao Xuan’s injuries were.

The old man with the hanging eyebrows took Ao Xuan’s hand and carefully examined it.

In the next moment, his tone turned icy,

"His sea of consciousness and Dantian are damaged, and Nephew Ao may not recover in five to ten years. Even if he does, his cultivation will greatly decline.

And... core formation seems out of reach."

Upon hearing these words, the veins on Ao Langtian’s forehead involuntarily bulged.

His gaze became incomparably icy.

None of the other Daluo Sect cultivators kept a calm face either.

In addition to Leng Daichun, who had been knocked unconscious by Yuan Rongzhang’s magical treasure,

among the three competing disciples, two were already unconscious, their life and death unknown.

The five witnesses on the high platform, including the white-haired elder of the Peng surname, all exchanged glances upon seeing this scene.

The white-haired elder sighed inwardly at this moment.

The rules for magical combat were proposed by the Daluo Sect themselves, but in the end, they faced the consequences.

The matters of cause and effect are indeed mysterious.

He naturally saw that the people of the Daluo Sect were greatly shocked, but his status clearly wouldn’t allow him to care about such things.

Slowly standing up, the white-haired elder swept his gaze over the thousands of expectant Jiuhua Sect disciples, all full of joy, looking at him.

He also glanced over the Daluo Sect disciples, whose faces were all unpleasant, with many showing expressions of confusion.

Using his magical power, he announced:

"For this match, Chu Ning of Jiuhua Sect wins!

Out of the three rounds, nine matches, the Daluo Sect won four, and the Jiuhua Sect won five.

This competition, Jiuhua Sect wins!!"

"We won!!"

As the white-haired elder’s voice fell, the venue erupted with deafening cheers!

The sound was louder than any other that night!

Tens of thousands of Jiuhua Sect disciples were either excited or thrilled!

In many people’s eyes, there was an inexplicable pride shining.

Clearly, they had fallen into despair, clearly, they saw no hope of winning, yet Chu Ning’s reversal changed everything!

Jiuhua Sect won!

On the high platform, Yuan Rongzhang, though pallid, laughed heartily.

"Hahaha, we won! We won!!"

The laughter tugged at his injuries, causing his pale face to flush with red.

But he didn’t care at all, merely laughing wildly to the sky!

Watching the Jiuhua Sect people laugh with abandon only made the already upset Daluo Sect people look even more sullen.

This method was proposed by their Daluo Sect; they had already won four of the first six matches.

But in the end, Ao Xuan, regarded as the pride of the Sect and thought to be the strongest, was defeated in all three matches by the same person.

In the end, they lost this competition.

At this moment, the Daluo Sect felt they had suffered an extraordinary disgrace.

Ao Langtian and others had no wish to stay here any longer; he held Ao Xuan and stared coldly at Yu Changge.

"Sect Leader Yu, we of the Daluo Sect will remember this feud.

This time we lost fair and square, and we acknowledge it.

We’ll meet again at the Wolong Mountain ruins in a month!"

With that, Ao Langtian gave a light shout.

"Let’s go!"

With Ao Langtian’s words, the people of the Daluo Sect hurriedly headed down the Jiuhua Peak.

Their eager to depart manner fully explained what it meant by ’as arrogant when coming, as dismal when leaving.’

Which once more incited the Jiuhua Sect disciples to cheer!

The white-haired elder and others bid farewell to Yu Changge.

Despite Yu Changge’s repeated attempts to keep them, they insisted on leaving under the pretense of reporting back to the alliance.

At this moment, the Jiuhua Sect disciples were unwilling to leave.

After ensuring all external sect members had departed, a single figure suddenly leaped forth from the crowd of disciples, landing at the front.

In the next moment, this person bowed deeply towards the high platform.

"Thank you, Senior Brothers, for guarding the sect’s honor!"

Following this person, tens of thousands of Jiuhua Sect disciples turned to face the platform, bowing uniformly.

In the next moment, the shouts of tens of thousands of people resonated throughout Jiuhua Mountain.

"Thank you, Senior Brothers, for guarding the sect’s honor!"

Upon witnessing this, Chu Ning and the others lined up and returned the salute to the people below.

At this moment, Lu Jiakang and Yuan Rongzhang exchanged a glance.

In the next moment, they suddenly stepped forward, turned, and bowed to Chu Ning.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Chu, for your heroic efforts!"

With Lu Jiakang’s words,

The Jiuhua Sect disciples, who had just straightened up, bowed once again.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Chu, for your heroic efforts!"

The united spirit of the crowd soared to the skies!

Chu Ning momentarily hesitated, the hot blood that had surged in his chest before the competition now fully flowed back.

Transforming into a warm current, it made his chest feel warm!

Bowing deeply, Chu Ning returned the salute to everyone.

"Thank you, fellow disciples, for your kindness! I merely did what a Jiuhua Sect disciple should do."

"Good! Good! Hahaha!!"

Yu Changge, usually reserved and expressionless, laughed wildly at this moment.

"With such fellow disciples, with such unity, how could our Jiuhua Sect not flourish!"

His gaze swept across the venue, then settled on Chu Ning.

"From this day forth, Chu Ning is our Jiuhua Mountain’s Senior Brother!

The foremost among Foundation Establishment cultivators!"

As Yu Changge’s words fell, apart from the Golden Core cultivators on the platform,

Everyone once again bowed to Chu Ning.

"Greetings, Senior Brother!"

"Greetings, Senior Uncle!!" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

At this moment, everyone was sincerely convinced!