That day, Qi Yu didn't sleep all night again. As dawn broke, she slowly opened her eyes.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth continuously poured into her body. Qi Yu looked inward at her dantian, and the five five-colored spiritual veins gradually lit up with a faint light as the spiritual energy was poured in, and slowly began to circulate. The spiritual power gathered into the large vat in her dantian.
The large vat was filled with five-colored spiritual liquid, which swirled in the dantian without mixing with each other, and was almost reaching the top of the vat.
She has finally reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.
Qi Yu smiled, satisfied with her progress in cultivation over this period of time.
Once the large vat storing spiritual liquid in her dantian is completely filled, she can prepare the Foundation Establishment Pill and strive to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.
The most important thing right now is today's fencing tournament.
She stood up, summoned the Compassionate Sword, and practiced the Jade Carving Sword Technique again in the courtyard.
Zhu Yu opened the door and peeked out, asking, "Qi Yu, is today the sword competition?"
Qi Yu sheathed his sword, calmed his breathing, and nodded.
Zhu Yu laughed and said, "Keep it up! You've improved so much this month, I can't even beat you anymore. You'll definitely beat that Lai Pi to a pulp!"
Wu Qianqian also came out, gently stroking her chin with her fingers, and said, "Qi Yu, their betting odds have reached one to one hundred, almost all of them are betting on you to lose."
Qi Yu wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve.
"Then let them pressure me. Qianqian, can I ask you for a favor?"
"What's up?"
With a flick of his sleeve, Qi Yu conjured five thousand low-grade spirit stones on the table in the courtyard.
She smiled slightly.
"Place your bets on me, bet on me to win."
...
The sword tournament at Lingyuan Academy uses a draw system for the matches. There are three arenas in the training ground. Disciples who draw the same number of lots will compete on the arenas. The winner will advance to the next round, and the draw will continue until the final winner is chosen.
The daily training at Lingyuan Academy is quite laid-back, and the teachers don't have high expectations for their disciples. The sword tournament is one of the few activities that can arouse the interest of all the disciples.
Therefore, even before the start of the sword competition, many people were already standing below the arena.
Many disciples wanted to participate in the competition, but quite a few felt they weren't strong enough and chose not to. Most of them were new disciples who joined the Spirit Academy this year and didn't feel the pressure of the competition.
"That Qi Yu with five spiritual roots hasn't come out for so many days, and I haven't even seen her attend class. Could she have been too scared and just run away?"
"Hahaha, she's such a coward, yet she dares to spout nonsense about fighting with Senior Brother Lai Pi."
"Alas, all the high hopes that Master Bai Shu had for her were wasted. In the end, she didn't even refine the pills properly and came here to seek death."
"It's good to teach her a lesson, so she won't get too arrogant!"
"I don't even think she'll be able to hold out until she fights Senior Brother Lai Pi!"
Although they were not familiar with Qi Yu and had hardly ever had any contact with him, even though Qi Yu had shown amazing talent in alchemy, it seemed that as long as Qi Yu had five spiritual roots, he would be a laughing stock for them.
Suddenly someone brought up that bet.
"Did you all bet on Senior Brother Lai Pi to win?"
"Of course, isn't it obvious?"
"What idiot would bet on Qi Yu to win?"
"I heard that Wu Qianqian, the daughter of City Lord Wu, brought six thousand low-grade spirit stones today to bet on Qi Yuying."
"this……"
"This Wu Qianqian is really something. She looks cold and aloof like a fairy, but she's not very bright."
Shh! Shut up, they're coming.
The pockmarked disciple who had been gossiping about people behind their backs immediately fell silent and turned to look at the group of people who were entering the training ground.
Qi Yu, Wu Qianqian, Gou Dan, and their group entered the training ground, attracting the attention of everyone else.
The weather is perfect today, with a gentle breeze and not too strong a sun, so it's not unbearably hot.
"Qi Yu actually came..."
"Have you noticed that her aura has changed?"
"She hasn't been seen for a month. Could it be that she has received some kind of inheritance and is truly confident of defeating Lai Pi?"
"That's impossible. How could Senior Brother Lai Pi, with over two years of cultivation, lose to a mere beginner with only five spiritual roots?"
Qi Yu didn't care about the whispers and pointing fingers around her. She calmly found a place to stand and took out a handkerchief to carefully wipe the Compassion Sword.
Mu Luo, whom we hadn't seen for a long time, also came over. He had gone to find Qi Yu when the betting game was first started, but only received a message telling him to wait quietly.
After many days, when I saw Qi Yu again, she had undergone a complete transformation.
How could anyone else possibly know the wonders of the Chaos Spiritual Root?
Mu Luo had already secretly placed a thousand low-grade spirit stones to bet on Qi Yu to win, and was just waiting for the sword competition to end to see if she would make a profit or a loss.
"Junior Sister Qi, you have to do your best! Whether Senior Brother can get his thousand low-grade spirit stones back depends on you."
He playfully pinched Qi Yu's chubby cheek, then withdrew his hand just as Qi Yu was about to hit him.
Qi Yu said irritably, "If you have so much confidence in me, senior brother, I won't pay you back if I lose."
Mu Luo laughed heartily and said, "It's alright, Senior Brother has plenty of money!"
Even Wu Qianqian's perpetually icy face broke into a smile.
Xu Shen, who was not far away, looked at the relaxed atmosphere over there and her eyes darkened slightly.
Standing next to her, Zhao Daming snorted and said, "Qi Yu is such a good-for-nothing, she's really shameless. I don't think Senior Brother Lai Pi even needs to lift a finger, I could beat her to a pulp myself."
He still harbored resentment towards Qi Yu for causing him to run naked, and was just waiting to perform on the martial arts stage later to avenge his humiliation.
Xiao Baichi had become quite familiar with Zhao Daming these days, and he said, "Senior Brother Daming, you should be careful. Qi Yu looks so weak and frail, don't let him kill anyone."
Xu Shen sighed softly, her pink lips slightly parted, and said, "Master Bai Shu values her so much. If something were to happen to Junior Sister Qi Yu, I'm afraid Master Bai Shu would punish her."
The moment she mentioned Bai Shu, Xiao Baichi thought of the humiliation he suffered in the alchemy room that day, and he snorted coldly.
Although he didn't intend to fight Qi Yu, he was happy to see Qi Yu get taught a lesson.
More and more people gathered, and the training ground was gradually packed with people.
Lai Pi finally arrived, still looking as disheveled as ever, carrying a new sword. His gaze swept across the training ground, quickly locking onto Qi Yu and his group.
He chuckled and walked over.
"Qi Yu, the sword competition does not allow the use of other auxiliary magical artifacts. You can't use your strange fire. You can't beat me if it's just a sword fight."
"If you know what's good for you, admit defeat now. I, your senior brother, am a man of principle. Although you are ugly, I might still show you mercy and let you go."
Qi Yu sheathed the Compassionate Sword and looked up at Lai Pi.
"Who wins and who loses will be decided on the martial arts stage."
A burst of discussion erupted from the surrounding disciples.
"Qi Yu actually dares to be so arrogant!"
"Just because she's so arrogant, I'm tempted to bet on her to win."
"The five-elemental-root-useless Qi Yu versus the swordsmanship genius senior brother Lai Pi, what a spectacular match!"
"..."
"Fine, you've got guts." A fierce glint appeared in Lai Pi's eyes. "Then let me see if you've improved in the past month!"
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