In this way, it was clear who won and who lost. Jin Daquan had no cultivation left and had fainted again, while Lu Fuyue, although seriously injured, was still able to stand up.
Logically, Lu Fuyue should have won.
Qian Tianjin, standing on the high platform, was furious. He suppressed his anger and remained silent, his cold gaze falling on Jin Daquan.
It was a complete waste of the forbidden technique he taught him. He never expected it to be rebounded. Instead of crippling Lu Fuyue, he crippled himself.
What an idiot!
Lu Zhengming looked at Lu Fuyue with more affection. The person who had just made a move must have been Fuyue's master.
As expected of the sound cultivator whom few dared to provoke back then, he was able to save her quietly in front of so many people.
Just as Lu Zhengming was about to announce Lu Fuyue's victory, Qian Tianjin suddenly stood up and loudly proclaimed in front of everyone,
"Sect Master, Lu Fuyue suddenly turned the tide in today's competition. I believe she must have used some forbidden technique."
"Otherwise, how could my half-step Golden Core disciple have suddenly lost her cultivation? Otherwise, how could a Foundation Establishment early stage cultivator defeat a half-step Golden Core cultivator?"
"Therefore, I demand that Lu Fuyue's eligibility for the competition be revoked and her cultivation be abolished as punishment, so as to prevent such dirty and sordid things from happening again in future sect competitions!"
These words were heard clearly not only by the elders, but also by all the disciples below the stage, including Lu Fuyue.
The disciples watching from below the stage immediately fell silent, but they began to whisper to each other.
"Why do I feel like Elder Qian is targeting Senior Sister Lu all along?"
"What? Don't you know? Elder Qian's son cursed at Senior Sister Lu in front of her cave and even challenged her to a life-or-death duel. But he ended up being beaten half to death by Senior Sister Lu instead."
"In the end, even when Elder Qian intervened, he couldn't get any credit from Senior Sister Lu. Instead, he had to give her three things. So from that time on, all sorts of rumors about Senior Sister Lu being ruthless have been circulating in the Tianxuan Sect."
"This isn't the first time Elder Qian has tried to find someone to deal with Senior Sister Lu. I suspect he was behind today's incident as well. Otherwise, why would Senior Brother Jin suddenly emerge from seclusion?"
"Yes, yes, I think so too. I just noticed that Elder Qian's face turned green when he saw Senior Brother Jin lose, but there was no worry in his eyes at all."
"Sigh, Brother Jin is really pitiful, having such a master."
...
Lu Fuyue put the zither back into her sea of consciousness and forced herself to stand up. However, she was still very weak, powerless, and her face was extremely pale.
Upon seeing this, Elder Dan flew down and took a closer look. His expression immediately changed. "Fuyue, are you having an attack?"
Just as Lu Fuyue was about to speak, she suddenly felt dizzy and fainted.
Elder Dan hurriedly helped her up, calling out anxiously, "Fuyue, Fuyue..."
He then carefully examined Lu Fuyue's body, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes. He then took out a Grade 5 Qi-replenishing pill from his storage ring and fed it to Lu Fuyue.
At this moment, Lu Zhengming also came over and asked with great concern, "How is it? Could it be that Fuyue has injured her sea of consciousness?"
Elder Dan pondered for a moment, but did not answer Lu Zhengming's question. He simply glanced at him and said, "Sect Master, I will take Fuyue back to recuperate first."
"As for Elder Qian's framing of Fu Yue..."
Elder Dan paused, then looked up at Qian Tianjin, who was arguing with the Enforcement Elder on the high platform, and said...
"We hope that the sect leader can handle this matter impartially."
***
On the high platform,
Upon hearing Qian Tianjin's words, the elder of law enforcement immediately stood up, pointed at his nose, and angrily cursed, "Old man, do you think I'm blind and can't see that it was your good disciple who used the forbidden technique first?"
"Don't forget, I am the Elder of Law Enforcement. Who in the Heavenly Profound Sect knows more about forbidden techniques than me?"
"In my opinion, you probably gave him that forbidden technique yourself. Isn't it just to avenge your good-for-nothing son? You've been targeting Fu Yue from the very beginning. Do you think you're the only smart one?"
"If you try to frame Fu Yue again, I'll investigate your past thoroughly and see how arrogant you still are!"
Qian Tianjin was immediately enraged, his face turning red. He raised a trembling finger and pointed it at the elder of law enforcement, "You...you actually went so far..."
"You are utterly unworthy of the title of elder!"
The elder in charge of law enforcement laughed, "Hmph, how about we have a fight? You have to beat me first."
After this incident, Qian Tianjin's reputation in the Tianxuan Sect was ruined, while Lu Fuyue became famous overnight because she made it onto the Tianxuan Sect's genius list in this sect competition. She was known as the Qin Killing Fairy, who was beautiful and delicate in appearance but the fiercest and most ruthless in fighting.
Qian Tianjin's other disciples also kept their distance from him, fearing that they might end up like Jin Daquan.
After Elder Dan sent Lu Fuyue back to her cave, she did not wake up for a long time.
Apart from Fu Yue's pre-existing illness, no matter how many tests he underwent, no other problems were found.
However, at this moment, within Lu Fuyue's dantian, a wisp of black death energy and a wisp of white life energy merged together, turning into a cloud of gray energy.
The gray energy flowed slowly through Lu Fuyue's dantian, meridians, and sea of consciousness. Wherever it went, it gradually absorbed the impurities in Lu Fuyue's body.
Gradually, her dantian became transparent and clean, and the surrounding aquamarine runes became increasingly mysterious. Her meridians were continuously repaired and expanded by the gray energy, and even her sea of consciousness doubled in size.
...
A few days later, Lu Fuyue finally woke up.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Elder Dan walk in. Lu Fuyue hurriedly asked, "Master, did I lose?"
The thought that her purpose in participating in the sect competition was to enter the Cangnan Secret Realm and find something that could wake up Shui Ze ahead of time made her worry that if she lost the competition, all her recent efforts would be in vain.
Elder Dan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Fuyue wake up. He comforted her, "Although you didn't participate in the final match to determine the first place winner, you defeated Jin Daquan, so you came in second place and naturally qualify to enter the Cangnan Secret Realm."
Upon hearing this, Lu Fuyue finally felt relieved.
"Who is the first place winner?" Lu Fuyue had a name vaguely in her mind.
Elder Dan recalled the black-clad man who could knock his opponent off the dueling platform with a single sword strike, and a hint of admiration appeared on his face. "His name is Luo Mingchuan, the second disciple of your Uncle Jianqing. He is only twenty-six years old and has already reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment."
"Uncle-Master Jianqing? I don't remember having such an uncle-master."
Lu Fuyue was somewhat puzzled. Although she had been recuperating at her residence, she still knew a thing or two about most of the elders of the Tianxuan Sect.
"It's normal that you don't know her. After all, she has been out training for decades. Your Senior Brother Luo was brought back by someone she asked."
"If it weren't for Mingchuan's talent, with your Uncle Jianqing's laissez-faire approach to raising him, Mingchuan would probably still be just a Qi Refining stage disciple."
Suddenly, Elder Dan seemed to realize something and hesitantly spoke,
“Mingchuan is a child I watched grow up myself. He’s much better than your previous fiancé. Why don’t you two…”
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