"You can't even withstand one of my sword strikes, yet you dare to dream of taking the Five Elements Spirit Pearl from us? Junior Brother Lü He, you're the arrogant one!" Chang Qingyue said with a smile.

As she spoke, Chang Qingyue strode toward Lü He with her sword in her right hand.

Lu He hurriedly said, "Senior Brother Chang, spare my life! We are fellow disciples, please don't kill me!"

"Then hand over the Five Elements Spirit Pearls!" Chang Qingyue snapped.

Lu He was extremely unwilling. He did not expect that the sect competition had only just begun, and their group was already on the verge of being eliminated.

But now he had no choice but to grit his teeth and take out a Five Elements Spirit Pearl from his storage ring.

The Five Elements Spirit Pearl in Lü He's hand was sea blue, and it seemed as if there were streams of water flowing and swirling within it.

It is the Water Spirit Orb!

With a wave of her left hand, Chang Qingyue caused the Water Spirit Orb to fly into her hand without any wind.

"Thank you, Junior Brother Lü, Junior Brother Wu, Junior Brother Li," Chang Qingyue said with a smile.

It was at this moment that the night breeze appeared.

Night Wind jumped down from a big tree and said with a hint of apology, "I seem to be late? When that gust of wind blew over just now, I was ambushed and locked by a magical artifact. I only managed to escape just now."

"What's locking you up is probably Junior Brother Lü He's Ruyi Rope," Chang Qingyue said.

"How is my Ruyi rope?" Lu He asked.

Night Breeze said calmly, "I cut that chain."

Upon hearing this, Lü He nearly vomited blood.

Although the Ruyi Rope was not his natal spiritual weapon, it was the one that had been with him the longest and that he had poured the most effort into among all his spiritual weapons.

As a result, they not only failed to seize the Five Elements Spirit Pearl, but also handed it over and damaged a spiritual artifact.

This is a complete loss!

"You can now use the teleportation talisman to leave; you have been eliminated," Chang Qingyue said.

Lu He hesitated for a moment before saying, "We haven't been eliminated yet. Although you stole our Five Elements Spirit Orbs, we can still try to steal them from other groups. The sect competition has only just begun, and we still have a chance to turn things around."

"You are already injured, and the effects of my Qi-extinguishing sword will last for about an hour," Chang Qingyue reminded her.

Although Lü He did not speak, his expression was very firm.

Chang Qingyue then stopped trying to persuade them and left with Ye Feng and Zi Yue.

As they hurried on their way, Ye Feng asked, "Who were those three guys who attacked us just now? Senior Brother Chang, did you get their Five Elements Spirit Orbs?"

"Yes, it's a Water Spirit Pearl," Chang Qingyue said with a smile, taking out the Water Spirit Pearl.

Just as Chang Qingyue was about to hand the Water Spirit Orb to Ye Feng, he suddenly stopped and said, "Junior Brother Ye, I think you should prove yourself."

"I can prove myself?" Night Wind looked puzzled.

Zi Yue said, "Junior Brother Ye, you don't know, after you were captured and imprisoned, that Lü He transformed into your appearance to try and deceive my Senior Brother Chang. You disappeared for a while before returning, so..."

"I see."

After speaking, Ye Feng raised his right hand, using his finger as a sword, and summoned a small expanse of starry sky.

"This is the Sky-Piercing Star Sword Technique, which should prove that I am who I am, right?" Ye Feng said with a smile.

"sure."

Chang Qingyue nodded in satisfaction and handed the Water Spirit Orb to Ye Feng.

In this way, Ye Feng's group has already obtained two Five Elements Spirit Orbs, and is still missing the Wood Spirit Orb, Fire Spirit Orb, and Earth Spirit Orb.

Ziyue suddenly said, "I think we should agree on a secret code."

"A code?" Chang Qingyue turned to look at Ziyue.

“That’s right. We can’t always prove ourselves by using our martial arts skills. That would be too much trouble. So, agreeing on a safe place would make things easier.”

Zi Yue's words were reasonable and well-founded. After thinking for a moment, Chang Qingyue said, "Alright, let's make a pact. How about... the Mysterious Pagoda?"

“Okay, no problem.” Ziyue nodded.

Night Breeze also agreed.

It's just a code anyway; it's enough to prove one's identity.

Suddenly, a beam of light flew over from a distance.

Chang Qingyue's expression changed drastically, and she shouted, "Watch out!"

The beam of light was extremely fast, and it exploded just as it reached the top of Ye Feng, Chang Qingyue, and Zi Yue's heads.

Suddenly, the place was bathed in dazzling light, so bright that Chang Qingyue and Ziyue could not see anything clearly.

At the same time, Ye Feng felt himself being grabbed by something and pulled several miles away in an instant!

"It's me again?"

The night wind suddenly flew into a rage.

He was furious that his opponents had targeted him in two consecutive attacks.

Do outsiders really think I'm that weak?

The night wind carried the light out of its reach, but large patches of darkness remained in the field of vision, left by the intense light.

But this didn't stump him. With a blink of an eye, his pupils transformed into dazzling golden vertical pupils.

Wanfa Golden Eyes!

As soon as the night wind opened its all-seeing golden eyes, it saw what had grabbed it.

It was a mechanical bird!

The mechanical bird, with its two claws made of fine steel, gripped Ye Feng's shoulders and carried him forward, getting further and further away from where Chang Qingyue and Zi Yue were.

Without hesitation, Ye Feng swung his Zhou Xing Sword and severed the mechanical bird's claws!

As soon as it broke free from the mechanical bird's control, Ye Feng landed on the trunk of a large tree.

"I advise you not to resist."

A woman's voice came from not far away.

Ye Feng turned his head and immediately saw a very attractive woman standing on the treetop of a large tree ten meters away.

The woman looked to be only about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, but her makeup was very glamorous. Her short skirt couldn't hide her long, beautiful legs at all, and her long, white legs were clearly visible in the night wind.

"Who are you?" Night Wind demanded.

"Wen Lingyan, an inner disciple of the Xuanji Sect," the alluring woman said with a smile.

After a pause, Wen Lingyan continued, "Don't worry, I'm not trying to steal the Golden Spirit Pearl and Water Spirit Pearl from you. You'll see if you don't believe me."

As Wen Lingyan spoke, she flipped her right hand, revealing two Five Elements Spirit Pearls in her palm.

It is the Golden Spirit Pearl and the Water Spirit Pearl!

"How did you know that the Five Elements Spirit Orbs of our group were in my hands? And how did you know that our spirit orbs were the Gold Spirit Orb and the Water Spirit Orb?" Ye Feng asked.

“Because we noticed your group when you were fighting Lu He’s group, my mechanical insects have been following you all along,” Wen Lingyan said with a smile, raising her hand to signal.

Immediately, several small flying insects flew from Ye Feng's side to Wen Lingyan's hand.

Those few small flying insects were clearly not real insects; they were also made of mechanisms—mechanical insects!