#1190 - Chapter 1190 Retraining

"Where are we going?" Shengge's words were lost in the wind. By the time she realized it, Shengge found herself at the back mountain of the Taichu Academy.

"What are we doing here? Aren't we going to find Zhang Tie?" Shengge asked.

"I have a feeling Zhang Tie is here," Ye Kong said with certainty.

"Huh? No way, this is the back mountain, a forbidden area. We're absolutely not allowed to enter here normally. What would Zhang Tie be doing here?" Shengge expressed in disbelief.

"Ask Zhang Tie when you see him," Ye Kong said as he led the way into the back mountain.

Due to the prohibition, they had never entered the back mountain before. Countless trees blocked out the sky and the sun. Coming here at night gave one a countless feeling of dread.

"Why don't we just go back, Senior Brother Ye? Zhang Tie shouldn't be here," Shengge said, feeling scared and wanting to retreat.

"Don't be afraid, follow me," Ye Kong comforted her, sensing Shengge's fear.

Shengge gripped Ye Kong's sleeve tightly, and the two walked into the darkness.

Just then, a stern voice came from behind, "What are you doing here?"

The two froze and slowly turned around, only to see Sima Shizun looking at them with a face full of anger.

"We're here to find Senior Brother Zhang Tie," Shengge said softly, but was interrupted by Sima Shizun.

"No one is allowed to enter the forbidden area. That is the rule. Now, you two go to the repentance room immediately to receive your punishment," Sima Shizun waved his hand.

Ye Kong was about to speak but was silenced by an invisible force, and the two had no choice but to go to the repentance room.

In the repentance room, Sima Shizun called Ye Kong to see him alone, "I know what you've been looking for recently. With your power alone, it's impossible to find the truth."

"However, if you win first place in the Sect Ranking Tournament and overpower all the outstanding disciples of the upper realm factions, I might consider telling you this secret." It seemed like Sima Shizun was negotiating with Ye Kong, but in reality, he was just using reverse psychology.

So that Ye Kong wouldn't be distracted by this and lose the overall picture.

"What's so difficult about that?" Ye Kong immediately agreed, "Then I'll wait for you to tell me everything in detail."

"Oh, right, and those little minions..." Ye Kong was about to say, but suddenly remembered Elder Wang's words, and then closed his mouth.

After the two spent a day in the repentance room contemplating their mistakes, Shengge asked, "What did Shizun call you for just now?"

"Just told me to perform well in the Sect Ranking Tournament."

"Oh."

After all the factions rested in Taichu Academy for a month, the daily matches of the Sect Ranking Tournament officially began.

Ye Kong looked at the long match schedule. He was ranked in a relatively late position, which was obviously done intentionally, not only to allow Ye Kong to carefully observe the situation of other contestants so that he could have a way to deal with them.

But also to allow Ye Kong to rest well and avoid exposing Ye Kong's strength too early.

Zhang Tie and Gongsun Qing's matches were relatively early, especially in the second match, Gongsun Qing was going to face the Su Taoist from Lefeng Mountain.

But until now, Zhang Tie had not shown up.

Ye Kong walked to Gongsun Qing's side and asked, "Hasn't Zhang Tie come back yet?"

"No, didn't you go find him yesterday?" Gongsun Qing was also very puzzled.

Just then, the first match had quickly determined the winner.

Chen Da from Lefeng Mountain had hit the mark with one blow, knocking the disciple of Qinggu Academy off the stage.

A burst of applause erupted from the audience.

It was Gongsun Qing's turn to play.

There were about three more matches until Zhang Tie's turn.

The staff of Taichu Academy came over with the list, "Wujiabao - Liu Qingteng."

"Here!"

"Cuimingshan - Yida."

"Here!"

...

"Taichu Academy - Zhang Tie."

"Taichu Academy - Zhang Tie, are you here?"

"Taichu Academy - Zhang Tie, where did you go? Does anyone know? If you don't show up three times, it will be considered a forfeit."

The staff of Taichu Academy was holding a pen and preparing to cross out Zhang Tie's name.

A voice came from the crowd, "I'm here."

"Taichu Academy - Zhang Tie, why didn't you speak when I called you just now?" The staff member blamed him, and then continued to call out the names.

Ye Kong looked over. Zhang Tie's face was radiant. He hadn't seen him for a few days, and he had become more vibrant.

I don't know where he went to eat a great tonic pill, to have such an effect.

Ye Kong walked over and asked Zhang Tie in a low voice, "Where have you been recently? Did you go to the back mountain? What do you know?"

"What strange things are you talking about?" Zhang Tie looked at Ye Kong with a confused expression, "I've been diligently cultivating with my master recently, preparing for today's competition. How could I have gone to the back mountain?"

"I clearly saw you. You tried to stop me and then disappeared. Zhang Tie, if you consider me a friend, tell me the truth," Ye Kong felt that the Zhang Tie in front of him had an indescribable strangeness compared to the Zhang Tie that day.

"I'm telling the truth, I'm not lying to you, it's not that serious, is it?" Zhang Tie pointed to the stage, "My master, Elder Li, is up there. You can ask him, we've been together these past few days."

Without asking, Ye Kong could guess that what Zhang Tie said was probably correct.

In this way, Ye Kong was even more confused.

"Look, Senior Brother Gongsun won," Shengge came over to tell them the news.

I don't know why the two of them had so much to say when they met. After Shengge finished speaking, she opened her palm, "Zhang Tie, where's the treasure I lent you?"

"I almost forgot," Zhang Tie took out the treasure and handed it to Shengge, "I really have to thank you, you helped me a lot."

Ye Kong looked over. Gongsun Qing seemed to have won effortlessly.

He just used his usual strength.

That's right, this was the first day of the competition. All the sects were hiding their strength, and the players they sent out wouldn't be very strong.

It was too early to be careless now.

Soon, it was Zhang Tie's turn to compete. Ye Kong stared at Zhang Tie intently, as if he wanted to stare a hole in him and dig out what he wanted to know.

He felt that he was very close to the truth, but it was always covered by a layer of fog, making it impossible to see clearly.

Zhang Tie went on stage, stood there, and had several more layers of confidence than before. He pinched his fingers and chanted a spell, and countless sharp blades struck out like snowflakes, and if he didn't dodge, he would be stabbed into a sieve.

The person on the opposite side also quickly reacted and immediately chanted a body protection spell to resist.

But Zhang Tie smiled, chanted the spell again, twisted it lightly, and pushed it up.

The other person's body protection spell was easily broken, and he was hit hard, spitting out blood, and falling backward with force.

This series of operations stunned Ye Kong and the others, including some disciples of Taichu Academy. It was obvious that Zhang Tie's strength was much stronger than before.

Did Zhang Tie get a makeover?

Or who could give him such a big bonus in such a short period of time?

The secret surrounding Ye Kong, and the truth he wanted to discover, had increased again.

At this time, the victor Zhang Tie also walked over here.