The large shield blocked most of the sword intent, but the remaining small portion still struck his shoulder, causing the already injured Lai Youfu to vomit another mouthful of blood and faint.
Without turning his head, Shi Xuan waved to his teammates with a nonchalant air, then walked over to join them, saying with great gusto, "Let's go, Tianxiang Restaurant, it's on me!"
The team members cheered, and words like "Captain is so righteous" and "Shi is so righteous" poured out of their mouths.
A group of people surrounded Shi Xuan and walked out, with no one paying attention to Lai Youfu, who had been knocked unconscious in the stands.
At this point, anyone who still thinks Shi Xuan won by luck is simply ignorant. Putting aside everything else, the pure and powerful sword intent released in those two and a half moves alone is enough to leave all Golden Core stage sword cultivators far behind.
Hidden among the audience, Ji Lie's feelings were quite complex. After watching this duel, Ji Lie had a new understanding of Shi Xuan's strength. He was definitely not the weak newcomer who had won by luck, as others had said, but a truly respectable opponent.
She was able to defeat Lai Youfu so easily, which made it seem to him that Shi Xuan hadn't shown her true abilities in the first half of their battle.
He didn't know whether he should feel disappointed or relieved that someone else had also lost to Shi Xuan's sword and had become his companion.
Ji Lie was already considering in her mind which level Shi Xuan could challenge if she took the initiative to challenge her.
The members of the best team didn't care about any of that. They had been riding high these past few days, having obtained so many Dream-Seeking Flowers in the New East Island Trial Grounds, which they exchanged for a large sum of points, and having soaked in the spiritual springs that allowed each of them to advance at least one minor rank. Now their captain had also broken into the top fifty of the Prodigy Ranking. All these events were cause for celebration, and they deserved a good meal to mark the occasion.
The private room booked at Tianxiang Restaurant had a window facing the street and was the largest and best private room in the entire restaurant. Shi Xuan was rich and didn't care about spending a little more spirit stones. When they arrived, she told her team members to order whatever they wanted to eat. She couldn't be like her second senior brother, who was stingy and wouldn't let anyone order from the last page.
The team members cheered again.
Everyone knew that their captain was very wealthy, and no one needed to save spirit stones for her.
Everyone ate heartily, and all sorts of precious ingredients were served. Even the restaurant owner couldn't help but take a look, thinking to himself that this group of newcomers was really generous and didn't act like newcomers at all.
This was a relaxing moment after three missions and one trial. Shi Xuan's principle was to let all team members have fun without any restrictions.
Some people, after eating and drinking their fill, started singing and dancing with abandon, while others began reminiscing about old times.
Chen Qi walked up to Shi Xuan with his spirit wine cup, his face slightly flushed, and said, "Captain, let me toast you! Thank you for what happened with the Hidden Sect last time!"
Shi Xuan raised his cup to him and said, "No need to be polite, your Luoyin Sect's sect leader has already expressed his gratitude."
They've received all the thank-you gifts, and Shi Xuan can choose whatever good stuff he wants; his efforts haven't been in vain.
"Then I should thank you!" Chen Qi was stubborn. He said what he hadn't dared to say in his heart, fueled by alcohol, and said in a muffled voice, "I was impulsive back then."
Shi Xuan suppressed a laugh and raised his glass to him again, saying, "You're just being stubborn."
As soon as he said that, the entire private room burst into laughter. It seemed like the joke about Chen Yaoqiang was stuck there forever.
Chen Qi scratched his head and laughed along. He was getting more and more used to his new nickname. After a while, the name felt quite friendly and could also reflect his unique temperament.
As everyone was enjoying their meal and drinks, they suddenly heard some voices coming from the hall outside the private room. It was normal for there to be voices, but the fact that they were talking about Shi Xuan's name caught their attention.
The best team of nineteen people stopped talking in unison and listened to what was being said outside.
[Did you see that? Shi Xuan defeated Lai Youfu in just two moves! She's pretty impressive. I was thinking of challenging her today, but thankfully I didn't.]
[Her sword energy was indeed very sharp, but I think Lai Youfu was a bit too complacent. He probably never expected that someone at the eighth level of the Golden Core stage could be so powerful.]
[That Shi Xuan, is she hiding her cultivation level? She doesn't look like a cultivator at the eighth level of the Golden Core stage at all; her strength seems to exceed her cultivation level.]
"It's nothing much. She just defeated Lai Youfu. Although Lai Youfu is at the peak of the Golden Core stage, his strength is just so-so. If you ask me, his ranking of seventy-one is somewhat due to luck."
But she also defeated Ji Lie, and Ji Lie's strength is undeniable.
[Ji Lie and she fought in the wild; who knows what methods they used? It's hard to say.]
I heard that Cheng Yi, who dropped from 38th to 49th, has declared his intention to challenge her. Cheng Yi is not someone to be trifled with.
...
Inside the private room, Zhang Yingxin smiled and said, "Captain, you're famous now. I'm afraid many people will come to challenge you."
Shi Xuan laughed and said, "Then I'm terrified. I won't dare to go out tomorrow."
He said he was scared, but he didn't seem scared at all. He ate and drank as usual, having a great time.
“You really aren’t going out tomorrow. You said you were refining pills at the camp!” Chang Qing ruthlessly exposed her.
"The captain is refining pills at the base, so what are we doing?" Shen Wuyang immediately grasped the key point.
Shi Xuan looked at Shen Wuyang: "You're in charge of weapon crafting. Tomorrow, we'll all prepare some commonly used pills, magical artifacts, and talismans for use on missions later."
Shen Wuyang gave up. He had originally planned to go out and have some fun, but now he could only stay at the base and work hard.
With the topic brought up here, the group started discussing what materials they needed to prepare for tomorrow and how to get more if they didn't have enough.
In this trading area, common materials are sold quite cheaply, mostly much cheaper than on the Qian Yuan Continent. Many materials that can't be sold for points are also being sold by cultivators for spirit stones, allowing them to stockpile a batch.
Just as the conversation was in full swing, a man stood under their window on the street outside the private room and shouted, "Shi Xuan! I challenge you!"
The murmurs of everyone abruptly ceased. They exchanged bewildered glances, somewhat confused. Hadn't they just accepted a challenge? Why was someone else coming to their door? Could it be Cheng Yi, the one who had fallen from the thirties as the people outside had mentioned? That guy was so unfair. After just one match, it's generally not customary to continue challenging someone on the same day. It wasn't like he was going to wear someone down with a series of challenges until they were defeated.
Shi Xuan had no objections. She happened to be sitting near the window, and when she heard people calling her from downstairs, she simply stuck her head out the window and said casually, "I accept!"
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