Elders take action
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the arena.
However, the expected result did not occur as promised, and Fang Wenyu's confident and ferocious expression gradually turned into astonishment and disbelief.
Because Ruan Qingyu, who should have been severely injured, began to blaze with flames from the very spot where she was about to be injured.
The flames enveloped Ruan Qingyu completely, transforming her into a human torch, with wings sprouting from her back. They stirred up dust on the arena, melting everything around her.
To ensure the safety and fairness of the competition, the arena was constructed by the Xuantian Sect with added formations and millennium-old black iron, but now countless cracks have appeared.
Fang Wenyu was the first to be knocked off the stage. The spear he had retrieved to ambush Ruan Qingyu broke in half. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell unconscious.
When Ruan Qingyu regained her senses, she felt that the Phoenix Divine Fire within her body seemed to be in disarray. It was almost out of control and was still releasing pressure outwards.
If it's not taken back soon, not only will this arena be melted down, but the entire Forging Heaven Mountain will be melted by the Phoenix Divine Fire. After all, the Phoenix Divine Fire can burn and destroy anything.
Meanwhile, Chen Hao, the disciple on duty, received an alarm signal from the duty array plate and was about to head to the arena area.
On the arena, Ruan Qingyu knew that if she could not control the Phoenix Divine Fire, the entire Xuantian Sect would repeat the situation of her previous life.
The Great Phoenix Heaven technique circulated continuously within her body, allowing Ruan Qingyu to control herself and distance herself from the arena and the ground. At the same time, she attempted to retract the Phoenix Fire Wings as before to prevent the Phoenix Divine Fire from spreading.
The cultivation technique, which was originally meant to absorb spiritual energy, began to shift towards Ruan Qingyu's body, absorbing the wildly active Phoenix Divine Fire. Gradually, the flames enveloping Ruan Qingyu's body began to slowly diminish, and her face could be vaguely seen.
Mo Wen had arrived quickly after the Phoenix Divine Fire damaged the arena's array plate. What he saw was a group of disciples retreating and exclaiming in surprise, yet they were still just watching from a distance.
Without hesitation, the Qiankun Gua flew out from his body, emitting a dazzling divine light, separating the disciples on Duantian Mountain from the arena.
Damaging a single arena is nothing to the Xuan Tian Sect, but if these disciples are injured, it would be a great loss. Soon, the disciples subconsciously looked up in Mo Wen's direction.
"Even the senior elders have arrived. What secret technique is this new disciple using?" The disciples of the Cliff Sect were originally somewhat hostile towards Ruan Qingyu, but now that they saw this person suddenly engulfed in flames and making such a commotion, they immediately shrank back.
After isolating everyone from Ruan Qingyu, Mo Wen guessed that Ruan Qingyu must have been protecting herself, which was why she couldn't control her power. He then moved his right hand.
In the blink of an eye, countless fine threads flew towards Ruan Qingyu. This was Mo Wen using the power of the Qiankun Gua, which could probe a cultivator's destiny, to help Ruan Qingyu regulate the spiritual energy within her body.
The moment the thread touched Ruan Qingyu, it turned into ashes and vanished into the air.
Mo Wen frowned deeply, but he also saw that the flames on Ruan Qingyu's body, which had been expanding, began to contract, indicating that she was trying to control them.
Seeing this, Mo Wen hesitated for a moment. But his hands didn't stop moving. The Qiankun Gua floated between his hands, and countless spiritual energies kept spreading out, helping Ruan Qingyu isolate the surrounding Phoenix Divine Fire and spiritual energy.
If she relied solely on her cultivation techniques, Ruan Qingyu could only slowly mitigate the effects of the Phoenix Divine Fire. The next moment, however, she sensed a force outside, one that didn't belong to her, helping her halt the spread of the divine fire.
At this moment, the divine fire was like a naughty child, obediently returning to Ruan Qingyu's body while unable to resist running outwards.
The two were locked in a stalemate, while Yunyin, who had been standing below the arena, spun around a few times before finally closing his eyes and lying down.
In the blink of an eye, Yun Yin's divine sense and a wisp of his soul, through his contract with Ruan Qingyu, silently invaded Ruan Qingyu's sea of consciousness.
A cultivator's sea of consciousness is of utmost importance, but Ruan Qingyu, whose physical body was in danger, failed to notice in time that a black thunder leopard had appeared in her sea of consciousness.
After Yunyin, in its divine soul form, merged into Ruan Qingyu's sea of consciousness, its first impression was that this place was too warm and dry, and it flicked its tail restlessly.
The most urgent task is to find the source of the Phoenix Divine Fire and suppress it through the contract between the two.
At this moment, Ruan Qingyu was wholeheartedly trying to contain the divine fire that was still trying to escape. Yun Yin, as if entering an empty place, found a fire lotus flower in his dantian, close to his divine soul.
The layers upon layers of petals undulated like waves, seemingly imbued with life, as if breathing. The surrounding heat alone made it hard to believe that it was truly just a lotus flower, and only Ruan Qingyu's bloodline and physique could harbor such a fire lotus formed from phoenix divine fire within her body.
Yunyin's gaze was fixed on the fire lotus, and tiny purplish-black lightning began to emerge from his four claws. Just as the lightning was about to leak out, Yunyin suppressed it back.
The fire lotus, which had been calm and undulating, suddenly began to change violently, as if clouds and mist were churning or lava was exploding.
Yun Yin immediately withdrew all his spiritual power, using only a wisp of the gentlest spiritual power to softly envelop the fire lotus, isolating it as much as possible from the turbulent spiritual power within Ruan Qingyu's dantian.
After countless meridian tears, Ruan Qingyu finally gathered her last surge of spiritual energy. She focused all her energy into her dantian, suppressing the still-turbulent Phoenix Divine Fire within it.
Then, Mo Wen noticed that the trembling flames around Ruan Qingyu suddenly disappeared, and she slowly fell from the sky.
Before Mo Wen could make a move, a black panther appeared in the blink of an eye and steadily carried Ruan Qingyu on its back.
The four claws landed steadily below the arena, and the person on his back didn't feel the slightest tremor.
After feeling a burning sensation in her dantian, Ruan Qingyu finally realized that the spiritual energy in her meridians had calmed down, and then slowly opened her eyes.
Feeling the familiar touch beneath her, Ruan Qingyu slowly sat up, her gaze sweeping over the dilapidated arena not far away.
Blinking, Ruan Qingyu wondered if the broken arena would be blamed on her.
Liu Yan and Liu Feng stood together, and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Ruan Qingyu return to normal. Just as they were about to step forward, they saw her fall straight down, and knew in their hearts that she had probably exhausted her spiritual power.
Before she could urge Liu Feng to make a move, she saw the black leopard dart past.
Seeing that Ruan Qingyu's eyes were clear, Mo Wen knew that she was completely alright.
"The arena battles between disciples are for the sake of fairness and mutual improvement, so that we can go far." Mo Wen's voice was not old, but it carried a deep sense of calm that came with the passage of time.
The disciples present listened intently, while Fang Wenyu, supported by the Broken Cliff Sect members below the arena, looked increasingly grim. The elder's meaning was clear: he intended to punish him.
Mo Wen continued, "Fang Wenyu lost the duel but then ambushed a new disciple. For this, he is punished by being confined to the Cliff of Repentance for ten days."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Wen waved his right hand. A streak of light flew precisely towards Fang Wenyu, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared from the spot.
The disciples of the Broken Cliff Sect who had been surrounding Fang Wenyu were so frightened that they immediately moved away, bowed in the direction of Mo Wen, and then dispersed.
Even though he harbored resentment, he dared not look at Mo Wen even once, but he still held a grudge against Ruan Qingyu. If Ruan Qingyu had spoken more politely today, Fang Wenyu wouldn't have ended up like this; that woman was truly a wicked woman.
Ruan Qingyu reached out and pressed down on Yun Yin's restless ears, rubbing them gently. Then she leaped off Yun Yin's back, her face now calm and showing no trace of the deathly pallor she had experienced during the fall.
"Thank you, Elder Mo. It was my oversight this time." Ruan Qingyu was well aware of the consequences she had caused. Seeing that Elder Mo had not only helped her but also relieved Fang Wenyu of this huge burden, she was very grateful.
Ruan Qingyu felt a surge of gratitude towards this senior elder.
A hint of a smile flashed in Mo Wen's eyes. Seeing that she refused to mention why the accident happened, he knew that it must be her own secret technique.
"In a duel on the arena, we are all from the same sect. We must be more careful in the future and avoid injuring ourselves again." Mo Wen withdrew the Qiankun Gua, and wherever the Qiankun Gua went, the remaining scorching heat was completely dispersed.
The arena, which had collapsed most of the way, was restored to its original state in an instant. The disciples around, who had been feeling somewhat uncomfortable due to the elemental clash, finally recovered.
Mo Wen nodded almost imperceptibly at Ruan Qingyu, a slight smile appearing on his previously serious face, before disappearing from the spot—he had vanished.
Seeing that the elder had left and the troublemakers had been punished, the remaining disciples exchanged glances and simply dispersed as well.
They'd seen the competition, and even encountered the elders enforcing the rules. They'd had their fill of the excitement; it was time for them to cultivate. Today, the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator had defeated the early-stage Golden Core cultivator.
Once I get back, I must thoroughly investigate the background of this new disciple. If I can recruit him into my small faction, it will be a great help.
Many people shared this idea, but the fastest to act were Liu Yan's Nei Chang Society.
Liu Yan quickly ran to Ruan Qingyu. Seeing that the menacing black panther had mostly separated the two of them, a sense of apprehension crossed Liu Yan's mind.
This spirit pet looks even more ferocious than it did an hour ago. This junior sister is truly remarkable for being able to tame such a ferocious creature.
“Junior Sister Ruan, although Fang Wenyu was punished to go to the Cliff of Repentance, he is still at the Cliff Sect. I saw quite a few people from the Cliff Sect nearby just now. Although they looked calm on the surface, their eyes were full of suspicion.”
After a pause, Liu Yan coaxed, "Junior Sister Ruan, are you really not planning to join our Rainbow Robe Society?"
Liu Feng took a small step forward and winked at Ruan Qingyu: "If Junior Sister Ruan is unwilling, why not listen to the rewards for the Xuantian Sect's internal competition a year from now?"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qingyu swallowed back the words she was about to say in refusal, and instead looked at Liu Yan and said, "Senior Sister invited me for the internal competition a year from now?"
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