"Wow, Master, you're so kind. Thank you, Master. But it's not my turn yet; it may take a long time."
Shen Muqing stepped out of his embrace, rubbing her head. The bump had made Shen Muqing feel the solid body under Xuan Yan's thin clothes.
"I'll stay with you."
"Thank you, Master."
So Xuan Yan followed Shen Muqing to watch other people's matches.
"Master, if I lose, will you feel ashamed?"
The closer her competition got, the more nervous Shen Muqing became. She had never been in a fight before and felt very weak.
"No, just treat it like a game. Even if you lose, no one will dare to say anything to you."
Xuan Yan noticed Shen Muqing's nervousness and tried to ease it for her. Even if his disciple was ranked last, no one would dare to say a word against him, unless they didn't want to live.
With Xuan Yan's words, Shen Muqing felt relieved. He was the one who said it; if she lost, she shouldn't be blamed.
When it was Shen Muqing's turn to take the stage, her referee was Jiang Duxue, and she suspected that someone had set her up.
One was targeting Luo Yi, and the other was targeting her. Her damned charm had attracted so much jealousy and hatred.
Shen Muqing's opponent was a seemingly frail female disciple whose eyes darted away, avoiding direct eye contact with Shen Muqing.
During the game, her eyes kept glancing at Jiang Duxue. Shen Muqing realized that it was indeed Jiang Duxue who was behind it.
But now that Shen Muqing has reached the Foundation Establishment stage, she is not afraid of facing Foundation Establishment opponents and can easily defeat them, as easily as eating and drinking.
She was a little doubtful. When did she become so capable? How come she didn't know?
Jiang Duxue's amused expression instantly darkened. Useless thing, Foundation Establishment cultivator can't beat Qi Refining cultivator, aren't you afraid of being laughed at to death if word gets out?
After stepping off the stage, Shen Muqing looked at Xuan Yan expectantly, "Master, am I good? I won."
"Amazing! Our Qingqing is the most amazing little girl."
"Hehe, thank you for the compliment, Master." A little embarrassed by the praise, Shen Muqing blushed slightly; it wasn't his fault.
The jade pendant that Xuan Yan gave to Shen Muqing could conceal her true strength. Xuan Yan set it to the fifth level of Qi Refining, so in the eyes of others, Shen Muqing was still a Qi Refining cultivator. Jiang Duxue probably never understood why a Qi Refining cultivator could defeat a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Shen Muqing skipped and hopped back to Canghua Mountain, very happy. Xuan Yan also smiled, it was just a small competition, why was he so happy to win?
He hadn't experienced much emotional fluctuation in thousands of years, but in the past few months, his emotions had been frequently stirred.
After returning to Canghua Mountain, Shen Muqing belatedly realized that she should visit Luo Yi at Ruoyue Peak and do her part for this newly formed friendship.
"Master, I want to go to Ruoyue Peak."
"Come back early, and no drinking."
"no problem."
Xuan Yan was truly afraid of Shen Muqing when he was drunk. He would forget what he had done just like that, leaving Xuan Yan to swallow his grievances in silence.
Upon arriving at Ruoyue Peak, Shen Muqing found the two of them in Luo Yi's room. Yun Ruoyue was channeling spiritual energy into Luo Yi, and only then did a trace of color return to Luo Yi's pale lips.
She remained silent, waiting for them to finish their treatment.
Fortunately, it didn't take too long. Yun Ruoyue withdrew her spiritual power and helped Luo Yi lie down on the bed, carefully covering him with a blanket.
"Qingqing, what brings you here?"
Yun Ruoyue had expended a lot of spiritual energy and was feeling somewhat exhausted.
"Come and check on your apprentice, how is he doing?"
"He won't die as long as I'm here. Luckily, he's lucky. If I had arrived a few seconds later, I probably would have been meeting the King of Hell."
"Knowing you can't beat them, why don't you surrender? I won't say anything if you lose."
Despite her sharp tongue, Yun Ruoyue was kind-hearted. Although she scolded him, she was very anxious when she saw Luo Yi injured.
"Okay, Yueyue, don't be angry. It's good that he's alright. He just didn't want to embarrass you."
Shen Muqing is the most qualified to speak on this matter. Even if she couldn't win, she probably wouldn't surrender. Her pride is paramount, and losing would be too humiliating.
After learning that Luo Yi was alright, Shen Muqing chatted with Yun Ruoyue for a while before saying that she needed to go back to cultivate.
Yun Ruoyue was shocked: "You can cultivate on your own initiative? That's really strange."
"I understand your approach now; strength is, of course, the most important thing."
The daytime matches gave her a deeper understanding of her own abilities, and she thoroughly enjoyed being at her peak; it was truly exhilarating.
"Right, sister, you finally understand me. I had to endure humiliation and submit to the system's threats for the sake of that cultivation level."
Yun Ruoyue values strength more than her life. If it weren't for her cultivation level, she would fight off idiots like Ling Yeyao one by one, or even two at a time.
"Go, cultivate diligently, so that we can go down the mountain together for training."
"good!"
For the sake of this promise, Shen Muqing vowed to work even harder and achieve the Core Formation as soon as possible.
The two were talking in the courtyard and didn't wake Luo Yi. But after they left, Luo Yi slowly opened his eyes, looked at the bandages on his body, and chuckled. His master didn't seem to be very bright.
In the dead of night, in the Discipline Hall, Li Gang emerged after receiving his punishment, dragging his body, covered in welts from the whippings, as he wandered through the bamboo forest.
He cursed inwardly: Luo Yi, I will end you with my own hands sooner or later.
Whom do you want to kill?
A ghostly voice came from beside the bamboo grove. Luo Yi walked out casually, his face half in darkness and half in moonlight. The swaying bamboo leaves reflected on his face, creating a play of light and shadow.
"Luo Yi, how dare you show your face in front of me?"
Li Gang was furious. This was a perfect opportunity. Hate blinded him, and at this moment, he had no other thoughts but to kill Luo Yi.
"Hehehe." Luo Yi stretched out his palm and twirled it around. On his long, pale finger bones, there were white nails that were more than ten centimeters long. He licked his dry lips with his scarlet tongue. "You should be glad that you met me now."
This appearance is not human at all. Li Gang said, "Are you a demon? I'm going to expose you to the elders."
He turned and ran, but Luo Yi snapped his fingers, and Li Gang's body froze in place. The next moment, a hand behind him ripped out his heart.
Li Gang looked down in disbelief at the hand that had pierced his chest, still clutching his slightly beating heart.
It shattered with a "plop".
"You've lost your chance." Luo Yi withdrew his blood-stained hand, somewhat disgusted, and wiped the blood off his body. "I told you long ago, fools die from talking too much."
Li Gang couldn't believe he was killed so easily, even in death. Wasn't he a Qi cultivator in the Qingyun Sect?
Looking at the corpse lying on the ground, Luo Yi ignited a wisp of spiritual fire at his fingertips, instantly setting the object on the ground ablaze. The blazing flames reflected on his face, giving him an inexplicably bewitching appearance.
Luo Yi wiped away the traces and quietly returned to his room on Ruoyue Peak.
On Canghua Mountain, Shen Muqing searched everywhere for Xuan Yan's whereabouts, as she had a question she wanted to ask him.
After searching around without success, Shen Muqing thought of the cold spring on the back mountain, hoping he might be there.
As she approached the cold spring, Shen Muqing heard a few soft groans. She knew very well what this meant; the usually aloof Immortal Venerable was actually like this in private.
She chuckled to herself, but the next second her smile vanished.
The owner of the voice called out hoarsely, "Qingqing~"
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