"Her name is Yun Xintong!"

"Miss Qing'er, you must remember, her name is Yun Xintong. Yun Xintong is your mother's name! She is a princess."

My mother-in-law kept repeating these things until she died.

In her previous life, Su Qing didn't quite understand, but now that she's been reborn, she understands a little better.

Demonic cultivators not only refine their blood, but also their souls.

In other words, after a person dies, their soul can exist between heaven and earth.

Just like Su Ruoshan, after her death, she was refined into a vengeful ghost of the Yin-Yang Banner.

Her mother, Yun Xintong, must have a soul after she died.

She was just a mortal, and even if she had a soul, it would be extremely weak, probably just a wisp of chaotic smoke.

However, if Su Qing were to record her name in the Su family's genealogy, it would mean that she had received the protection of the Su family's ancestor and would no longer be a helpless, lonely soul.

The three elders sneered and said, "Fine, if you win, your mother's name will be recorded in the family genealogy. But if you lose, hmph, then the winner will be admitted to the Xuanling Sect!"

"Okay!" Su Qing readily agreed.

Su Yingcheng looked at Su Qing with great concern. Su Qing had only just begun to cultivate Qi, how could she possibly be a match for a Qi Refining stage disciple?

Su Huan is fifteen years old this year and is only at the first level of Qi Refining, but Su Yan is already eighteen years old and has reached the second level of Qi Refining.

“Elders, I agree to the competition, but to ensure fairness, I propose that we open an ancestral hall,” Su Yingcheng said.

At this moment, everyone present changed their expressions.

Opening the ancestral hall—is this to invite out the guardian beast of the Su family?

When the Su family patriarch founded the Su family, he had a guardian beast, a one-star spirit beast called the Phantom Cat.

The Phantom Cat is now several hundred years old. It usually just sleeps in the ancestral hall and seems to have nothing to do, but the Su family regards it as an ancestor.

"Alright, let's open an ancestral hall then!" The three elders were unwilling to back down.

This was the first time Su Qing had ever seen the Su family's Phantom Cat.

It was a small cat that was completely black...

That's right, it was a kitten, the size of a palm, lying at the feet of the Su family ancestor. The moment the ancestral hall was opened, the spirit cat opened its eyes.

A pair of emerald green eyes opened, and instantly a powerful aura descended from above, causing all members of the Su family to kneel on the ground.

Su Qing also knelt down with the others, but she was not afraid of the oppressive aura of the phantom cat at all.

This phantom cat's cultivation level is comparable to that of the early stage of Core Formation. In her previous life, she had cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, so this little bit of pressure is nothing to her.

However, to avoid drawing attention, she also knelt down.

"Ancestor above, today our Su family is opening the ancestral hall for the competition of the younger generation. We beg you to bear witness." Su Yingcheng kowtowed.

The Phantom Cat stood up, lightly jumped, and landed on the Ancestor's shoulder.

"Thank you, Ancestor!"

This means you agree.

In the open space outside the ancestral hall, Su Qing stood next to Su Yingcheng, Su Huan stood next to the First Elder and Second Elder, and Su Yan stood next to the Third Elder.

The other younger members stood at the back.

"The competition begins!"

The Su family patriarch was a sword cultivator, so all members of the Su family also practice swordsmanship.

Before the age of thirteen, the Su family members practiced swordsmanship before formally learning the Su family's cultivation method, so the competition at this time was naturally also based on swordsmanship.

Su Qing held an iron sword in her hand. Although Su Qing polished it every day and maintained it well, the iron sword was still dark and unsightly when drawn.

On the contrary, the longswords in the hands of Su Huan and Su Yan were radiant with light and faintly surrounded by spiritual energy, clearly magical artifacts!

It's just an ordinary magical artifact, far superior to Su Qing's ordinary iron sword.

Su Yingcheng's face was grim. Before the competition even started, Su Qing had already fallen behind in terms of weaponry.

"Su Qing, use this one!" Su Yingcheng said, taking the sword from his waist and throwing it over.

This is Su Yingcheng's sword, a top-grade magical artifact. When it is drawn, it immediately shines brightly, so brightly that it hurts people's eyes.

The three elders were displeased and said, "Su Yingcheng, that's your sword. How can you let her use it? Isn't that unfair?"

"Hmph, you two, with your cultivation at the first or second level of Qi Refining, are you really fair to compete with Su Qing, who has just entered the Qi Induction stage? Besides, the Ancestor hasn't said anything."

The three elders were angry, but they had nothing to say.

Su Qing's lips curled up. Although she was only at the Qi Induction stage, even if her two cousins ​​were tied up and attacked together, they would not be a match for her.

In her previous life, she was a sword cultivator, and a Nascent Soul stage sword cultivator at that.

Even without using her spiritual power, she could defeat them.

"I'll go first!" Su Huan said, stepping forward and looking at Su Qing with a cold smile.

Although Su Huan's father was not the head of the Su family, he was still at the Foundation Establishment stage. However, his grandfather was the second elder of the Su family, and his great-grandfather was the first elder of the Su family.

Su Huan's mother was also a cultivator, and he had looked down on Su Qing, a beautiful woman born into a lowly family, since he was a child.

He raised his head slightly, his eyebrows raised in a defiant manner, and said, "Su Qing, I hurt you today, so don't blame me!"

With that, Su Huan twirled his sword and launched a fierce attack on Su Qing.

Su Qing held Su Yingcheng's sword in her hand. This sword was much better than her own iron sword, but to her, it was just ordinary iron.

Seeing Su Huan approach with his sword raised, she met him head-on. With a move of the Su family sword technique, "Fiery Tree and Silver Flowers," a loud clang was heard, followed by a burst of light. The two swords separated as soon as they clashed. Su Qing stood still, while Su Huan retreated more than ten steps before regaining his balance.

At this moment, it was clear who was more powerful, but Su Huan was still unconvinced and continued to draw his sword and leave.

Su Qing and Su Huan were fighting. Su Qing had already been quite courteous to Su Huan, but Su Huan was aggressive and ruthless in every move.

Su Huan brandished his sword with one hand, while with the other he pulled a sharp dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it toward Su Qing's heart!

"Watch out!" Su Yingcheng hadn't expected Su Huan to be so ruthless.

Su Qing snorted coldly, leaned back, and dodged Su Huan's dagger with an incredible movement. Then, the longsword in her hand slashed across Su Huan's stomach...

Blood spurted out, and Su Huan felt a chill in his stomach. Looking down, he saw that his stomach had been cut open, exposing his internal organs.

Su Huan's face turned pale instantly, he clutched his stomach, and fainted to the ground.

The First Elder and the Second Elder suddenly stood up, their faces ashen.

"Su Yingcheng! It was just a clan competition, yet your daughter dared to kill someone!" The First Elder roared, pointing a trembling finger at Su Yingcheng.

The Second Elder rushed out, grabbing Su Huan as he did so.

Seeing that Su Huan was still breathing, they quickly had him lifted onto a stretcher and sent for medical treatment.

Facing the Elder's questioning, Su Yingcheng showed no fear and said, "Elder, everyone saw it clearly just now. It was Su Huan who was trying to kill Su Qing with a dagger in secret! Su Qing was just retaliating."

"You, you!"

“The ancestor was watching, and he didn’t say anything, so Su Qing was definitely right in this round. In fact, Su Qing won against Su Huan,” Su Yingcheng said.