Song Xin and the others knew nothing about this, but they sensed something unusual about He Qi's prolonged absence.
Song Xin was paying attention to what was happening in the sect when she saw He Qi's name on the announcement. Her fists, which were hanging at her sides, clenched tightly together, and she looked impatient. She turned around angrily and left the place.
Yi Zhuo had obviously seen this scene as well, and she quickly followed and whispered in Song Xin's ear, "Senior Sister Song, this is not worth getting angry about. We have more important things to do."
Song Xin took a deep breath. "Okay, I understand."
He Qi, hiding in the shadows, saw Song Xin leave with a look of disappointment in her eyes. He felt very guilty towards her, and at the same time, he felt a strong sense of disgust towards the group of people with Song Xin.
Song Xin was completely unaware of this. In order to make herself appear more distressed, she began to stay at home and act as if she had been bullied.
Song Xin is beautiful, with delicate features and an icy beauty in her eyes. She often gives people the feeling that she is untouchable and can only be admired from afar, but that does not stop many men in the sect from falling in love with her.
Xu Yuehuai began her cultivation as usual, but the difference was that she was in a secret realm. This secret realm was a new one that Xu Yuehuai had created together with several elders over the past few days. If you get injured in it, you will feel pain, and if you die, you will be ejected from the secret realm. Disciples can also spar with each other.
Xu Yuehuai grew rapidly inside, to the point that he was unstoppable.
That day, she was training in the secret realm as usual when a group of uninvited guests came over. They were in a group of at least seven or eight people.
Xu Yuehuai still held the silver sword in her hand, blood dripping down the tip. She had just killed a spirit beast. She looked at the group of people in front of her who clearly had ill intentions, but remained silent, waiting for them to speak.
The person in the lead was He Qi, who looked somewhat familiar to her.
Xu Yuehuai was dressed in a blue robe, her long hair flowing, her beauty as exquisite as a painting, her eyes cold and sharp, her dark pupils seemingly capable of sucking people in.
Xu Yuehuai glanced at everyone present and memorized their faces.
One of them was adorned with various expensive jewelry on his face and hands. He held his head high and looked down at people with disdain, never giving them a second glance.
"Senior Sister, I wonder if there will be a chance to spar with you?" Xu Yuehuai recognized this person. His name was Su Chen. The Su family was a famously wealthy family. They didn't have a lot of cultivation resources, but they had spirit stones in abundance. They were also known for their extravagance in Xuancheng.
Su Chen's eyes were unfriendly. He was wearing a light blue academy uniform, the color of an inner disciple, while Xu Yuehuai's clothes were dark blue, which was used to distinguish them.
Xu Yuehua nodded, "Of course."
Su Chen was surprised that Xu Yuehuai would agree to his request so readily. Xu Yuehuai was only at the third stage of the Qi Refining Realm, yet she had the courage to say such a thing.
Xu Yuehuai's cultivation level was determined by their observation of her here over the past few days. She returned to the secret realm to cultivate almost every day, but her cultivation level never improved.
This was something Xu Yuehuai had expected. After Wei Shengliu's death in that great battle, she was the first to go online as the acting sect leader, and with only the cultivation of the Body Tempering Realm, it was impossible for her to win over the masses.
She forcibly raised her cultivation level. Although the Qi Refining Realm was nothing special, as a newcomer who had only been here for a short time, this level of cultivation was enough for her to intimidate others.
However, the downside of forcibly increasing one's cultivation level also became apparent, namely, an unstable foundation. Therefore, she has been suppressing her cultivation level and not increasing it, while further training herself.
Su Chen quickly came to his senses and said with a disdainful tone, "Senior Sister, you should think this through. My cultivation is at the Qi Refining Realm, which is a whole realm higher than yours."
Their commotion quickly attracted the attention of others in the secret realm. Someone overheard this and reminded Su Chen, "Senior Brother Su, you probably don't know this, but our Senior Sister was the one who beat Senior Sister Ji Yaocen in the sect competition back then. Senior Sister Ji Yaocen's cultivation is above yours!"
Hearing this, Su Chen scoffed and said, "What they did back then was nothing more than petty squabbles. Besides, Senior Sister Ji Yaocen was injured back then, surely everyone knew that?"
The news that Ji Yaocen was locked in the dark room was announced on the day the competition ended, but not many people saw it at the time as it was overshadowed by other announcements.
After Su Chen reminded them, everyone remembered that there really was such a thing.
"If Senior Sister changes her mind now, she can still say so, but when the fight starts, my swords won't let you off so easily," Su Chen said sarcastically.
Xu Yuehuai's expression remained unchanged since Su Chen said he wanted to provoke her: "Enough with the nonsense."
As soon as he finished speaking, the longsword was drawn again and arrived in front of Su Chen in a moment. The sword energy flew through the air and went straight towards Su Chen, He Qi and the others. The two of them quickly dodged.
The sword energy, carrying a strong offensive force, crashed straight into a tree to the side, and everyone turned to look.
One second, two seconds passed, and the tree didn't change at all. Su Chen grinned, "Senior Sister..."
He had only uttered three words when he heard a heavy object fall to the ground behind him. Su Chen turned around and saw the tree from before, now lying on the ground.
A cloud of dust was kicked up around them.
Su Chen turned back to look at Xu Yuehuai, his eyes now showing a more cautious attitude than before.
Xu Yuehuai chuckled and asked politely, "Junior Brother, did you have something you wanted to say to me just now?"
When Su Chen saw what had just happened, he originally intended to mock Xu Yuehuai for not having any strength at all. However, seeing a towering tree fall right in front of him, Su Chen's expression changed drastically, and he became much more serious than before.
They've finally started to take their opponent seriously.
The two were locked in combat, while He Qi and the others stood aside, not uttering a word from beginning to end. Their eyes remained fixed on Xu Yuehuai, as if they wanted to see a hole through her body.
Su Chen's attacks were completely disorganized, showing no regard for the feelings of those standing nearby.
Several times he hit the people next to him.
The person who was attacked stood below, glaring at Su Chen with dissatisfaction. "That's enough! If you're going to fight, then fight! Don't hurt innocent people! It hurt so much!"
As the man spoke, he touched the spot where he had been attacked, his eyes filled with self-pity.
The voices were quite loud and reached the ears of those above. At this moment, Su Chen and Xu Yuehuai stood in the air, surrounded by fluctuations of spiritual energy.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai glanced down at him, her brows furrowing slightly. She was quite disgusted by Su Chen's behavior. "Junior brother, if you're going to fight, then fight properly."
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