As Gu Qingzhou spoke, she reached out to pull Bai Ying away as quickly as possible.
This place is full of cultivators who are eyeing the Spirit Herb Garden covetously; no one without considerable skill would even appear here.
But what about Bai Ying? She's just a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, she's practically insane!
However, to his surprise, the moment his hand touched Bai Ying, she immediately shook him off.
Bai Ying's expression was already quite unpleasant. "Didn't I tell you not to speak to me anymore? I've long since severed all ties with the Huayang Sect!"
After saying that, she turned and left, showing him absolutely no respect.
Gu Qingzhou was stunned. He was clearly not used to Bai Ying's tough attitude towards him. He instantly became somewhat exasperated.
He had already given Bai Ying her attitude when he advised her not to covet Xiao Yu.
He's trying to save her life! And she's still acting like this!
"That bastard!"
What did he say wrong?
Wasn't he thinking of Bai Ying?
This girl is really eyeing something she shouldn't be eyeing. Once she gets beaten to a pulp by those guys, she'll know she'll regret it!
Gu Qingzhou was still thinking when she saw a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment being sent flying by another cultivator in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
With a "bang".
The early Foundation Establishment cultivator was no match for him and fell to the ground, spitting out blood. It looked like he had several broken bones and was badly injured.
However, this was considered a show of mercy; he had just witnessed far worse scenes.
Although this trial was jointly organized by several sects and had a clear rule against killing, there were still quite a few people who secretly plotted against others. Many of them, while not actually killing anyone, were essentially the same as killing them.
Some cruel individuals might even cripple their opponent's cultivation, rendering them unable to stand up again.
For a minor character like Bai Ying to try and seize the Spirit Herb Garden, it's practically the same as ending up crippled.
Gu Qingzhou felt even more contempt for Bai Ying.
He couldn't help but wonder if Bai Ying hadn't come for the competition, but rather for Xiao Yu.
Although this guy said he wouldn't bother Xiao Yu anymore, he might not be saying it with his true feelings. After all, Xiao Yu is now at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, with a bright future ahead of her, so she definitely wouldn't want to give up on her.
No, he had to find a way to make it impossible for Bai Ying and Xiao Yu to have any chance at all.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingzhou turned her gaze to Yang Yu beside her and walked towards him.
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At that moment, Yuan Shijie was explaining the situation here to Bai Ying.
"Senior Bai, we are now on the outskirts of the Spirit Herb Garden, within its sphere of influence. Even if the Spirit Herb Garden relocates, it will take the people here with it, so there is no need to worry about the Spirit Herb Garden disappearing during the competition."
What you need to do now is to win the competition and make everyone acknowledge that you are the only one who can enter the Spirit Herb Garden.
However, in this kind of situation, high cultivation level alone is useless. The rules of the Shadow Valley Trial are that as long as no one is killed, any move can be used. Therefore, some people will use dirty tricks, such as throwing hidden weapons like lightning storm beads. So during the competition, you must also be careful of those who use dirty tricks.
Bai Ying nodded to Yuan Shijie, already preparing to participate in the competition.
But at that moment, a hand landed on her shoulder.
"Isn't this Junior Sister Bai? Long time no see!"
Bai Ying turned her head and saw a young cultivator standing in front of her.
This is one of the two oddballs that Gu Qingzhou was going to introduce to Bai Ying, named Yang Yu.
Yang Yu's favorite thing to do in his life is to trample on the feelings of young girls, and he always has romantic relationships with several female cultivators at the same time. You could say he's incredibly promiscuous.
He was smiling as he looked at Bai Ying.
It's unclear what Gu Qingzhou said to him, but his attitude towards Bai Ying wasn't the same as how he treated the other female cultivators, where he launched an offensive. Instead, he looked at her with a condescending attitude.
"I heard from Senior Brother Gu that you want to be with me."
Although I'm not as powerful as Senior Brother Xiao, my conditions are still quite good. I'm already in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Look at you, no matter how powerful you are, you're only in the early-Foundation Establishment stage right now.
As Yang Yu spoke, he looked at Bai Ying with a scrutinizing gaze.
“I’ve heard that you’re quite skilled at the Spirit Rhinoceros Void-Breaking Slash, and your weapon-forging techniques are also decent. So, if you’re willing to tell me the secrets of the Spirit Rhinoceros Void-Breaking Slash and forge me a top-grade magic weapon, I might consider being with you. However, you used to be a member of our sect, so you should know that I like to be with many people at the same time. After you and I held our dual cultivation ceremony, you can’t control me. I can be with whomever I want.”
Before Bai Ying could speak, Yuan Shijie, standing next to her, was already stunned into silence.
Holy crap, a Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator actually dares to speak to Senior Bai like that!
Yuan Shijie now only dares to call Bai Ying "senior".
Others here might not know, but he did. Senior Bai was now at the late Golden Core stage, and could easily wipe out the entire audience.
Is this person crazy?
Yuan Shijie shouted at Yang Yu, "What's wrong with you? How dare you talk to Senior Bai like that? If you know what's good for you, get lost or I'll make things difficult for you."
As he spoke, Yuan Shijie, feigning superiority, brandished his magical weapon. "Get lost!"
"Who do you think you are? A mere early Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to talk to me like that. Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"
Yang Yu looked at Yuan Shijie with disdain, not taking him seriously at all. He then said to Bai Ying, "You don't still want me to give you anything, do you? I heard from Senior Brother Gu that you dressed in a cheap red wedding dress and made a scene at Junior Sister Ruan's birthday banquet in order to marry Xiao Yu, and even put a curse on Xiao Yu. Are you really afraid of not being able to get married!"
Someone like you, whose reputation is already ruined, no one would want you anymore. It was only by a great deal of effort that I agreed to be with you. You think you can get anything from me? That's impossible."
Yang Yu stared at Bai Ying with a lecherous look. Although he felt that she had been abandoned by Xiao Yu, he liked her appearance very much and it wouldn't hurt to take her in.
As he spoke, he reached out and touched Bai Ying's cheek.
Looking at Yang Yu's appearance, Yuan Shijie felt a pang of worry for him. The way he looked at Yang Yu was no different from how he looked at a cripple.
Sure enough, just as Yang Yu's hand was about to touch Bai Ying, a loud "smack" suddenly rang out.
Yang Yu was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, his cheeks swollen high.
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