The Grand Elder and Shen Qingqiu glanced coldly at Leng Yuelan, too lazy to waste their breath on her.

"In my opinion, Ji Jiuying has a better chance of winning!" Sect Leader Yue replied.

"I think so too!" The Third Elder and the Fifth Elder echoed in agreement.

Leng Yuelan snorted coldly, "I won't see her!"

The elder continued, "Although their strengths seem similar, upon closer inspection, Ji Jiuying's spiritual energy appears to have been refined, making it incredibly pure."

This is precisely why the Grand Elder and Shen Qingqiu couldn't figure out who would win. Leng Yuelan already had a grudge against Ji Jiuying and secretly hoped that she would be poisoned to death by that Xuanjing, so she naturally didn't notice those details!

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The water column behind Ji Jiuying transformed into a water dragon and rushed towards Xuanjing. Xuanjing flashed off the ground and swung his sword fiercely into the void. Countless black tigers formed from spiritual energy leaped with all their might, and boom! They exploded in the sky like thunder.

As the water splashed, hundreds of ice crystals, like white snakes breathing, hissed and cut through the wind, and like dragons weaving through the air, surged towards the Xuanjing in an overwhelming manner!

The wind whipped his robes around, and his sword clashed with Ji Jiuying's Illusion Demon Sword. At this moment, if he chose to change his move and return the sword, he might suffer a backlash, but seeing that countless ice crystals were already in front of him, he had no choice but to make a move.

He reacted swiftly, conjuring a fire barrier in his left palm and hastily withdrawing his sword with his right hand. He leaped backward, but having lost his momentum, he was forced to retreat several steps and kneel on one knee. The arena cracked and spread like a spider web!

Ji Jiuying moved like a ghost, silent and stealthy. Before Xuan Jing could react, a cold sensation touched his neck. The crowd below the stage was stunned. That was it? She won? They hadn't even seen Ji Jiuying's figure clearly.

"You lost!" Ji Jiuying looked down at him.

Xuan Jing was somewhat incredulous. Had the gap between her and him become so vast? She had clearly struggled against him before! The speed was so fast that he hadn't even had time to unleash his skills before the battle was over. If this had been a life-or-death struggle, he would probably be a corpse by now!

"One day, I will defeat you!"

"We'll see!" Ji Jiuying withdrew her sword, tossed a bottle of pills into Xuan Jing's hand, and turned to walk off the arena.

Xuanjing gripped the pill tightly in his hand, watching her departing figure. He was determined to find out why she was able to touch him again and again!

"Senior Sister is amazing!"

"From now on, I'll be Senior Sister's loyal fan!"

"Goddess! Goddess!"

"The goddess is amazing!"

A cheer erupted from the crowd. Shen Qingqiu and the others looked at Ji Jiuying with satisfaction. This girl was indeed a promising talent. Only Leng Yuelan looked at Ji Jiuying with resentment, and there was even a trace of jealousy in her eyes!

"Miss!"

"Xiao Jiu!"

"How are you? Are you hurt?" Qingling circled around Ji Jiuying and asked.

"I'm fine!"

"Xiao Jiu, you've become so much better than before!" Wen Longxiu exclaimed in surprise.

"Ah Xiu, you too! You've already reached the fifth level of Spirit General after your seclusion!"

"Little Jiu, please stop making fun of me!" Wen Longxiu said modestly.

Ji Jiuying returned to Guixu Palace and couldn't wait to find Old Man Yu, but there was no sign of him in the courtyard. She frowned slightly, thinking, "That old man, he's disappeared again at this crucial moment!"

Just as Ji Jiuying was about to leave, a whooshing sound rang out, and leaves transformed into sharp swords that attacked from behind. Her eyes turned cold, and with a graceful turn, she swung her Divine Phoenix Fan backward. The leaves changed direction, and with a series of loud bangs, countless leaves pierced the wall behind her. With a deafening roar, the wall exploded, kicking up a cloud of dust!

Ouch, my wall!

"Old man Yu, if you're too bored, just fart and chase after it yourself!" Ji Jiuying roared angrily!

Yu Bugui blushed. What kind of talk was that girl! It was utterly uncivilized.

"Oh, girl, don't be angry. I just wanted to test your reaction speed!" Yu Bugui said without batting an eye.

Ji Jiuying rolled her eyes at him, startling Yu Bugui, who immediately changed the subject, "Hehe, my good disciple, what brings you to this old man?"

Ji Jiuying took out the Blazing Sun Bow and Hua Shi'an's blood, and placed them in Yu Bugui's hands. "Old man, thank you for your trouble!"

This girl trusts him so much? This is a divine artifact! If it's released, those people will fight tooth and nail for it! Isn't she afraid that he'll take the Blazing Sun Bow for himself after he's released from its restraints?

"You got that person's blood so quickly?" Old Man Yu asked, somewhat surprised.

"Um!"

Old Man Yu led Ji Jiuying to a secret room, set up a protective shield, and then placed the Blazing Sun Bow above a cauldron to float.

"Girl, protect me later!"

As Old Man Yu spoke, he channeled his spiritual energy into his right hand and held a cane-like object in his left hand. He then unleashed a flurry of energy into the air, and countless golden runes appeared out of thin air, disappearing into the Blazing Sun Bow that was suspended in the sky.

The Blazing Sun Bow slowly rotated, and more and more runes appeared on its body! Then Yu Bugui picked up Hua Shi'an's blood and poured it onto his cane. Bang! A surge of power caused Ji Jiuying to stagger. The surge was too strong; thankfully, she had set up a barrier.

As the last drop of blood was completely absorbed by the staff, instantly! The runes that appeared out of thin air changed from gold to blood red!

"Girl, from now on you'll be helping your master protect the Dharma!" Yu Bugui's forehead was covered in fine sweat!

Upon hearing this, Ji Jiuying immediately sat behind Yu Bugui and gathered spiritual energy to protect him!

Meanwhile, in the far north, Hua Shi'an felt increasingly uneasy. Logically speaking, people who obtain divine artifacts would be eager to contract them immediately. However, Ji Jiuying had had the Blazing Sun Bow for some time now, so why hadn't she contracted it yet? Could it be that she had noticed something wrong with the Blazing Sun Bow? But he quickly dismissed the idea. That was impossible. He had already inquired about it. She was just a mortal; how could she possibly see anything?

"Zhong Zhou, do you think a normal person would resist making a contract with a divine artifact for this long?"

Zhong Zhou shook his head. "No, most people who get a divine artifact would be eager to immediately form a contract with it and claim it as their own!"

Before he could think further, a sharp pain shot through his heart, and he tumbled off his seat, spitting out a mouthful of blood! He stood there stunned in disbelief for a moment! This... how could this be!

"Master, what's wrong?" Zhong Zhou stepped forward to support Hua Shi'an and asked anxiously.

"Someone...someone is...is breaking the shackles of the Blazing Sun Bow!" Hua Shi'an managed to utter a few words with difficulty. The pain in his heart made his back soaked with sweat, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat the size of mung beans.

Zhong Zhou said incredulously, "Didn't you say no one could solve it? How could this be!"

Hua Shi'an didn't understand what was going on either! He used all his strength to sit up. "Yin Sha, come quickly and protect me. We absolutely cannot let anyone break the restraints."

Just as Zhong Zhou was wondering who Yin Sha was, an old man appeared in front of him from the shadows.