At this moment, Hua Nongying, who was flying on her sword, arrived at the martial arts arena. She was the one who organized today's sword competition, and therefore she was the one who presided over it.
"Alright, enough of the nonsense. As I mentioned before, the winner of the sword duel can come with me for training. I happen to be going to the Crimson Rui Forest soon to find materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills for the Pill Alliance. Those who come with me can get a Grade 3 Foundation Establishment Pill from the Pill Alliance."
The disciples' discussion became even more heated.
"A Grade Three Foundation Establishment Pill, how expensive must it be!"
"I heard that Lai Pika has been at the ninth level of Qi Refining for a long time. This Foundation Establishment Pill is probably prepared for him."
Upon hearing this news, Lai Pi's eyes gleamed with a determined light.
Foundation Establishment Pills are expensive, and most disciples of the Spirit Academy are not from prominent families. Not to mention that they cannot cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Refining due to their aptitude, even if they work hard and reach the ninth level of Qi Refining, they may stagnate for a long time because they cannot afford effective Foundation Establishment Pills and cannot break through to the Qi Refining stage.
The rewards for this sword competition have truly aroused the disciples' desire.
Those who had already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining wanted to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, while those who had not yet reached the ninth level of Qi Refining also wanted to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill to plan for the future.
Hua Nong, the film and television director, glanced over the many ambitious disciples and nodded in satisfaction.
"That's more like it! Cultivators should be motivated!"
"Alright, I hereby declare the fencing tournament officially open!"
At Hua Nongying's command, a small round wooden bucket filled with skewers appeared in the air.
The small wooden bucket floated over the heads of each disciple participating in the sword competition, and wooden sticks fell into their hands one by one.
Those who draw the same number are grouped together and compete in numerical order.
Qi Yu took the wooden slip from her, on which two characters were written in elegant and graceful script: "Yi Yi".
Group 1.
She looked up and saw a flag floating above the training platform in the center, with the character "甲" (jia) on it, and "乙" (yi) on the left and "丙" (bing) on the right.
Qi Yu gripped his sword and slowly walked onto the left-hand training platform.
The crowd couldn't hide their excitement; they hadn't expected Qi Yu to be the first to go up.
Zhao Daming sneered twice and leaped onto the No. 2 martial arts arena.
"Qi Yu, let me see what this five-elemental-root trash like you is capable of!"
He held a three-foot-long sword, its blade forged from black iron, radiating a cold light.
Qi Yu slowly clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to Zhao Daming.
"That's so rude."
Zhao Daming, who was about to start the fight with his sword drawn, paused. Seeing that everyone was laughing at Qi Yu's words, he had no choice but to clasp his hands in a gesture of respect before continuing to charge towards Qi Yu.
Qi Yu drew his Compassionate Sword, his sharp gaze fixed on Zhao Daming, and met his attack with the sword in hand.
The two swords collided, sparks flying as they scraped together.
Qi Yu chuckled and used the Jade Carving Sword Technique to deflect Zhao Daming's sword.
Zhao Daming was shocked to see that his sword had been deflected, and he gritted his teeth and stabbed at Qi Yu again.
Before he could get close, Qi Yu swiftly knocked his sword away with a few moves and then kicked Zhao Daming off the fighting stage.
Zhao Daming spat out a mouthful of blood in disbelief and fell heavily to the ground.
The disciples below the stage looked at Zhao Daming, who was defeated in just a few moves, with shocked expressions, and then at Qi Yu, who remained calm and composed on the martial arts stage.
"what happened……"
"Qi... Qi Yu is so amazing..."
At this moment, the fight between Arena A and Arena C had just begun, but the duel between Qi Yu and Zhao Daming had already ended with lightning speed.
Gou Dan cheered, "Sister won! Sister is amazing!"
Zhu Yu, who was hiding on a rooftop some distance from the training ground after using an invisibility artifact, secretly praised the scene.
She looked at Zhu Que beside her and said, "Uncle, Sister Qi Yu is really amazing. Is that why you treat her differently?"
Zhu Que waved his paper fan, staring blankly at Qi Yu on the martial arts stage, ignoring Zhu Yu's question.
Another voice echoed in his mind: "There seems to be another secret about her."
Zhu Que narrowed his phoenix eyes, feeling that things were getting more and more interesting.
Qi Yu bowed to the disciples below the stage and to Hua Nongying, who was watching the battle, before stepping down from the martial arts stage.
Hua Nongying looked at Qi Yu thoughtfully, recalling Qi Yu's moves from earlier, sensing the immense power contained within them.
She also discovered that in just one month, Qi Yu had already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.
This young disciple must possess an immense opportunity.
After bowing, Qi Yu walked up to Zhao Daming, who was still lying on the ground, and covered her mouth with a smile, saying, "Zhao Daming, why are you spitting blood? If you're injured and need medicine, you can come to me. After all, I'm the one who beat you up like this, so I can give you a 1% discount as a friend."
Zhao Daming looked at Qi Yu with resentment and fear, still unable to believe that he couldn't even last two moves against Qi Yu.
One disciple was impressed by Qi Yu's strength and said, "Qi Yu is really that powerful. No wonder she dared to challenge Senior Brother Lai Pi. She has the ability to back it up."
"I didn't even see how she made her move!"
"Luckily I didn't join in the gambling," someone said thankfully.
Xu Shensheng ran forward and helped Zhao Daming up, a hint of hatred flashing in her eyes upon hearing this.
She orchestrated this betting scheme from the shadows, investing a considerable amount of money. Little did she expect that Qi Yu would improve so rapidly in just over a month.
We must not let Qi Yu win.
Xu Shen looked at Qi Yu, who looked relaxed and hadn't even broken a sweat, and a plan came to her mind.
Lai Pi drew number two, and it was not yet his turn to compete.
He frowned, his brows furrowed, and looked at Qi Yu. A month ago, although Qi Yu's strength was not bad, he could not last even an incense stick's time against him. However, after a month, Qi Yu seemed to have been reborn. Every move he made revealed a completely different kind of agility and freedom, and even a faint sense of sword intent.
What exactly happened this past month?
Qi Yu naturally wouldn't answer Lai Pi's question. After hurling insults at Zhao Daming, she went back to the shade to wait for the second round of drawing lots.
Her practice of the Jade Carving Sword Technique has been very effective. Although she has not yet fully grasped the profound meaning of the Jade Carving Sword Technique and has only learned the basics by imitation, it is more than enough to deal with the disciples of the Spirit Academy who are not particularly talented or hardworking.
Mu Luo smiled and handed her a glass of water, saying, "Junior Sister Qi, I knew you could do it."
Qi Yu took the water, took a sip, and waved his hand smugly, saying, "It's nothing."
Gou Dan's little face beamed with joy. "That Zhao Daming was so arrogant just now, but he was sent flying by my sister in no time. What a disgrace!"
Wu Qianqian said, "He underestimated his opponent and was too impulsive, so it's normal for him to lose. Qi Yu, you shouldn't underestimate your opponent either. I've inquired about it. Lai Pi's character is so bad, yet he can still stay in the Spirit Academy because his swordsmanship is indeed very good, and..."
"He has mastered half of the sword intent."
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