However, the ice blades that rose from the ground were not affected in the slightest; instead, the flames on the red dragon's body dimmed a little.

Lu Fuyue's eyes narrowed, and she immediately picked up her zither and began to play. As the music began, her spiritual power transformed into thousands of icy flying swords, all of which pierced towards Lan Ruoshui.

The first move of Qin Sha Jiu Tian: Three Thousand Frost Swords!

The first move of Qin Sha Jiu Tian was originally called Qin Sha Qian Ren, but it was changed by Lu Fuyue. Since the sound of the zither can be transformed into flying blades, can it also be transformed into other spiritual weapons?

For example, you could transform into a magical weapon in the opponent's hand and use it to fight back!

That's why there are three thousand ice swords, which correspond exactly to the ice sword in Lan Ruoshui's hand.

A hint of surprise flashed in Lu Zhengming's eyes on the high platform. Is this the technique of sound cultivation? It can actually transform the sound of the zither into three thousand flying swords, and each flying sword looks just like a real one. It seems that its power is not bad.

The sound of the zither transformed into the sword in the opponent's hand, and what was even more shocking was that there was more than one sword.

No wonder sound cultivation can be compared to sword cultivation.

The disciples below the stage also stared wide-eyed at the scene in disbelief. "My God, did you see that? The sword that Senior Sister Lu conjured is exactly the same as Lan Ruoshui's."

"I didn't expect... that the sound cultivator is so strong, he can actually turn the sound of his zither into a sword, which is full of killing intent."

"I thought sound engineers only knew how to cultivate their minds and bodies, but it turns out that when they really fight, none of us can compete with them."

Lan Ruoshui's expression finally turned ugly.

The sound of her zither transformed into a sword, and it was even her natal sword that appeared. Lu Fuyue is truly extraordinary.

She used her sword to block the thousands of flying swords attacking her, but unfortunately, her spiritual power gradually ran out and she became physically exhausted.

Although each sword that flew towards her was slightly different from the one in her hand, its power was not much different.

Just as one of the flying swords was about to pierce Lan Ruoshui, Lu Fuyue's eyes changed slightly, her hand stopped moving, and with a flick of her sleeve, the Weak Water Zither instantly transformed into a sword.

She leaped forward with her sword, instantly deflecting the flying sword that was about to pierce Lan Ruoshui.

The disciples watching from below the stage:

"Senior Sister Lu...she was actually saving someone..."

"I was terrified. I thought she was going to do something drastic."

"I think Senior Sister Lu is a nice person, so why do people always say bad things about her?"

"Heh, you guys don't understand, do you? Of course, someone wants to harm her."

...

For Lu Fuyue, winning the competition was enough. Besides, Lan Ruoshui had managed to cultivate to her current level in the outer sect, which showed she was a very hardworking person. Lu Fuyue quite liked her.

Hearing the noise, Lan Ruoshui turned around and saw a flash of gratitude in her eyes before collapsing to the ground, exhausted.

"Thank you, Fairy Lu."

"It's not unfair that I lost to you."

Lu Yuyue reached out and pulled her up, while also channeling some spiritual energy into her. "It's an honor to fight you."

Upon seeing this, Lu Zhengming, who was on the high platform, stood up and announced, "Group Four, Lu Fuyue wins."

A wave of applause erupted from the audience.

"Senior Sister Lu!"

"Senior Sister Lu!"

Suddenly someone shouted, "Qin Sha Fairy!"

Everyone in the audience joined in chanting, "Qin Sha Fairy!"

"The zither kills the fairy!"

...

Hearing their shouts, Lu Fuyue subconsciously turned her head to look. Qin Sha Fairy?

Hmm...it sounds pretty good.

The second match

Lu Fuyue opened the note and a look of understanding flashed in her eyes: Jin Daquan.

Jin Daquan, Qian Tianjin's eldest disciple

He possesses the strength of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, has a gold spiritual root, and wields a Vajra Hammer.

It seems that Qian Tianjin is seeking revenge for his son; otherwise, why would he have summoned his eldest disciple, who was about to break through to the peak of Foundation Establishment?

This makes the situation rather tricky.

After all, there was a difference of two minor realms between them.

Suddenly, Lu Fuyue felt a cold gaze. She looked up and saw that it was Jin Daquan, her opponent in the next round.

Jin Daquan was tall and robust, with well-defined muscles and a full beard.

"You are Lu Fuyue?"

"Looks like it's not enough for me to hit you with this hammer."

Lu Fuyue smiled faintly, "Likewise, you don't seem very smart either."

Jin Daquan was instantly enraged and wanted to make a move, but he was stopped by someone who pointed at Lu Fuyue.

"You... Hmph, Lu Fuyue, I'll make you pay tomorrow on the competition stage!"

"Okay, I'll wait."

After returning to her cave, Lu Fuyue began to think about how she could defeat Jin Daquan with her early Foundation Establishment cultivation without consuming a lot of spiritual energy.

After all, the next two matches are on the same day, and if she goes all out, she is about 80% confident of defeating Jin Daquan.

However, this means that she will inevitably lose her final match because she will run out of spiritual energy.

Therefore, we must defeat Jin Daquan using the fastest and most energy-efficient method.

So how exactly can we do that?

...

The match against Jin Daquan was fast approaching the next day.

The crowd below the stage whispered among themselves.

"Hey, who did you guys bet on to win this time?"

"Of course it's Senior Brother Jin. Senior Brother Jin is at the late stage of Golden Core. No matter how strong Senior Sister Lu's combat power is, she can't possibly defeat Senior Brother Jin by crossing two minor realms."

"...I don't think so. When Senior Sister Lu taught Qian Duocai a lesson before, wasn't that also fighting a higher level? And she wasn't injured at all."

"However, don't you think Senior Brother Jin was supposed to be in seclusion? Why did he suddenly participate in the sect competition? Is it to avenge Qian Duocai?"

"Shh, keep your voices down. Haven't you all noticed the recent rumors about Senior Sister Lu bullying others? I bet Elder Qian is behind it."

"Yes, yes, we found that too..."

...

"The competition is about to begin. Disciples participating in the sect competition, please come up to the stage quickly."

Lu Fuyue leaped and landed on the competition platform.

Jin Daquan carried his purple-gold hammer onto the competition stage, his fierce gaze fixed on Lu Fuyue the entire time.

Although the sect competition is supposed to be a friendly competition, it is quite normal for something unexpected to happen. For example, in the last sect competition, someone killed their opponent and was only punished by being confined to meditation for a few years.

Anyone who dares to hurt his junior brother will have to bear his wrath; today he will cripple her.

So what if she's the sect leader's daughter? She can only blame herself for being less skilled.

Lu Fuyue felt uneasy under Jin Daquan's cold gaze; she had a feeling that he was very confident he could defeat her.

Could it be that he has some backup plan?

...

On the high platform, Elder Dan's expression suddenly changed when he saw Lu Fuyue's opponent. This Jin Daquan... was already half a step into the Golden Core stage...

All the elders on the platform also noticed this.

Unexpectedly, Jin Daquan had been hiding his strength. If the elders hadn't been so much more powerful than him, they probably wouldn't have discovered it.

A hint of worry flashed in the eyes of the law enforcement elder.

"Sect Master, should we disqualify Jin Daquan from the competition? His cultivation at the half-step Golden Core stage has already surpassed the Foundation Establishment stage. This is unfair to the other disciples."

Before Lu Zhengming could speak, Qian Tianjin hurriedly said, "He's only half a step into the Golden Core stage and hasn't even reached the Golden Core stage yet, so how can he not be considered a Foundation Establishment cultivator? It's unfair to him if we rashly cancel his qualification. Sect Master, this is not fair!"

As soon as he said this, several elders echoed, "Sect Master, you mustn't!"

Elder Dan glanced coldly at Qian Tianjin, "Sect Master, I think we should cancel it."

Lu Zhengming was in a dilemma. He naturally knew that this was probably Elder Qian's revenge for Fu Yue injuring his son.

However, what he said does make some sense; strictly speaking, a half-step Golden Core is not a Golden Core.

Normally, cultivators don't reach the half-step Golden Core stage unless they cultivate a special technique. And no one from the Tianxuan Sect had ever reached the half-step Golden Core stage before, so this was the first time they had encountered it in the sect competition.

Just as Lu Zhengming stood up to disqualify Jin Daquan from the competition, Qian Tianjin spoke up again.