My Master Knows It All

525: Chapter 185_4 525: Chapter 185_4 The Old Man of the Withered Tree was an existence on par with Old Man Zhi Ran and the Four Extremes Elder.

In fact, after the Sun and Moon Demon Sect and the Red Refinery Demonic Sect were driven out of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, no one dared to cross the Grand Preceptor anymore.

No one knew what the Old Man of the Withered Tree was thinking, but he simply did not take the laws enacted by the Grand Preceptor seriously.

Perhaps he thought that, being alone in this vast world, if he could not defeat the Grand Preceptor, could he not still hide from him?

Yet, he was still found by the Grand Preceptor and slain on the spot.”

“To be named alongside Old Man Zhi Ran and the Four Extremes Elder, the divine skills of this Old Man of the Withered Tree must have been exceptionally exquisite.”

“As for Qiao Jingyao, her weakest aspect was previously divine skills.

Now, the Grand Preceptor has directly granted two top-tier divine skills to Qiao Jingyao.

Her weaknesses were instantly compensated for.”

“If Qiao Jingyao masters the divine skills and faces Peak Master Cao again, I’m afraid the victor won’t be Peak Master Cao any longer.”

“But why would the Grand Preceptor give cultivation techniques and divine skills to Qiao Jingyao the next day?”

While everyone was puzzling over this, the Grand Preceptor waved his arm again.

A slender green whip flew out.

This whip was very thin, almost like a willow branch, yet as everyone watched it land on the stage, they felt as if it were a divine dragon’s tail piercing through the void and descending upon the platform.

“This is the Dragon Cloud Green Tail Whip, which I also bestow upon you.”

Qiao Jingyao gazed at the divine weapon beside her and felt the profound mysteries of the divine skills in her mind.

She was stunned for a moment, then suddenly knelt down and kowtowed gravely toward the direction of the Grand Preceptor: “Thank you very much, Grand Preceptor!”

Although she did not know why the Grand Preceptor gave her divine skills, cultivation techniques, and a divine weapon, she knew she had acquired a divine weapon and stronger divine skills and techniques.

Therefore, when the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth arrives, she will be even more confident in protecting her sect.

“There is no need for this.” The Grand Preceptor looked at Qiao Jingyao from afar, saying, “These are what you deserve.

The reason the emperor holds the Tournament of Immortals is not only to select the State Preceptor and the Immortal Generals to protect the nation.

Simultaneously, it is to discover talented individuals throughout the world, to assist and reward them.

You deserve the divine weapon, the divine skills, and the cultivation techniques.”

As the Grand Preceptor’s voice fell, those around were even less able to understand.

“The Tournament of Immortals is also for selecting the talented people from all over the world?”

“This…”

Everyone glanced at each other.

Some things, although not spoken aloud, everyone understood the implication.

Was the Grand Preceptor not afraid of being bitten back by picking talented individuals?

The Grand Preceptor didn’t think that by merely bestowing upon others cultivation techniques, divine skills, and divine weapons, they would loyally follow and serve him at his beck and call, did he?

After all, Qiao Jingyao belongs to a sect.

Her first thought would naturally be about her sect.

And the Grand Preceptor, by suppressing so many cultivators, would inevitably face conflict.

What then?

Wasn’t the Grand Preceptor simply bringing trouble upon himself?

Even if the Grand Preceptor did not care about someone who was merely at the sixth stage of the Golden Core,

the Grand Preceptor, who had always suppressed cultivators, had no reason to help such a person.

The crowd was utterly baffled.

Cao Zhen found that he, too, could no longer understand the Grand Preceptor.

The suppression of the Immortal Cultivation world by the Grand Preceptor was something he had personally told Cao Zhen.

Now, the Grand Preceptor claimed the Tournament of Immortals was to select the talented heroes of the world, and he even aided a disciple from a lesser Immortal Sect.

Just what was the Grand Preceptor trying to do?

The Grand Preceptor, however, did not care about what others thought.

After sending out the divine weapon, he stopped speaking.

In the west of the A-ranked arena, the referee, seeing that the Grand Preceptor had fallen silent, spoke up: “A-ranked arena, contestant number three hundred and seven…

come to the stage.”

The Tournament of Immortals continued.

Since the competition was now randomly drawing participants, the disciples of Four Treasures Peak did not know when it would be their turn to take the stage.

Cao Zhen looked around, took out the Tianyuan Yiqi Pills he had concocted, and handed them to his Senior Disciple Ling Xi, saying, “I must return to alchemy now and can no longer watch your matches.

Take these pills.

Whenever your junior brothers and sisters get injured, give them one to take.”

He was indeed feeling quite urgent now.

If he encountered Qiao Jingyao, whose divine skills became even stronger and who possessed powerful divine weapons after her breakthrough to the Six Abnormal Phenomenon Golden Core, he was afraid he would really be in trouble.

And this was only the third round.

Towards tomorrow, the fourth round, the opponents will definitely be stronger, and if he hasn’t entered the Golden Core stage himself, he really might lose.

So now, he must seize every moment to return and concoct pills.

Surely, out of his five disciples, four being at the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection and even Yi Sheng, who had just received the divine skills he transmitted and was at the Eight Abnormal Phenomenon Golden Core, should face no difficulties that can trouble them in the third round.

Even then, leaving behind the pills was just a precaution.

“By the way,” Cao Zhen looked towards Yi Sheng and transmitted a secret message, “You better find someone to inform your father, not to increase my odds, otherwise, the betting shop will lose money.

Also, how much money do we still have?

After your match is over, you go straight to Tongbao Gambling House and bet it all on me to win first place.”

Now, Xing Kui Betting Shop had a share in it, and he couldn’t afford to watch Xing Kui Betting Shop lose money.

After giving his instructions to Yi Sheng, Cao Zhen quickly left the area where the arena was located and flew directly towards the Capital City.