“Upper Spirit Peak Disciple Wu Guangyi has come to challenge. I heard that Wu Feng Mountain recruited a Prodigy Disciple today, so I specifically came to ask for some pointers.”
As soon as Wu Guangyi climbed the mountain, he cupped his hands and shouted loudly.
Qi Hao smiled. This scoundrel Yang Wei, in league with his Disciple, wanted to make things difficult for his own Disciple.
He truly thought he was easy to bully.
“Wu Guangyi? Who is that? Why is he looking for me?”
Leng Yanzhu was originally Cultivating diligently. Ever since she Cultivated the Purgatory Art, her speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi was over a hundred times faster than before.
In just half a day, her Realm advanced from the lower level of Qi Refining Realm to the upper level of Qi Refining Realm, as if she was on a rocket, astonishingly fast.
Leng Yanzhu stopped Cultivating. As soon as she stepped out, she saw Qi Hao, who was looking at her with a beaming smile.
“Not bad, not bad. With this Aptitude, my Disciple has the potential to become an Emperor,” Qi Hao naturally saw that Leng Yanzhu had a Realm Breakthrough, and was naturally delighted.
“Thank you for the Master’s praise,” Leng Yanzhu said respectfully first, then asked, “Master, when I was Cultivating earlier, I heard someone shouting. Who is making such a commotion here?”
Qi Hao waved his hand: “A small fry in the Spirit Transformation Realm, instigated by his Master, wants to challenge you to make me look bad, and also to suppress you.”
Leng Yanzhu was speechless. She had just become a Disciple today, and now a challenge had already arrived.
Qi Hao continued: “Go and see, and also teach that fellow a lesson, so he remembers it.”
Leng Yanzhu smiled bitterly: “Master, aren’t you overestimating me? You want me, a Qi Refining Realm practitioner, to challenge a Spirit Transformation Realm practitioner.”
“What are you afraid of? Remember, you are destined to become an Empress. Isn’t fighting above your Realm a common occurrence?” Qi Hao said, exasperated, “Invincibility should be your synonym, and strong opponents are merely stepping stones on your path to becoming an Emperor.”
Leng Yanzhu was stunned: “Master, this…”
“Don’t worry,” Qi Hao patted Leng Yanzhu’s shoulder, looking nonchalant, “With your Master here, he won’t do anything to you. Besides, you also have the Divine Emperor Sword I gave you. If you really can’t win, just take it out and hack him.”
Leng Yanzhu was speechless. She wasn’t blind to the scene of her cheap Master at the Disciple recruitment ceremony today; everyone was furious and wanted to kill him.
Leng Yanzhu glanced at the Fishing Rod in Qi Hao’s hand and smiled bitterly, rubbing her forehead.
Her cheap Master, with a Qi Refining Realm cultivation, still didn’t know how to diligently Cultivate and was instead playing with a Fishing Rod.
For a moment, she even regretted her choice to become a Disciple earlier.
Never mind, since she had chosen, she would go through with it. If this cheap Master didn’t want to Cultivate, then she would Cultivate. Once her strength became powerful, she would protect her cheap Master, which would be considered repaying this Master-Disciple bond.
After Leng Yanzhu understood this in her heart, she walked down Wu Feng Mountain to meet this Wu Guangyi.
Qi Hao smiled and nodded, “Not bad, not bad, that’s the way! Take that kid down.”
“It’s my first time being a Master, so I’m still a bit rusty. Since I don’t know how to teach, I’ll just brainwash directly, starting with the idea of making the Disciple aim to become an Emperor.”
Qi Hao’s idea was very simple: cultivating ten Emperors in a hundred years. This difficulty was not just high, but also not impossible.
To make his Disciple unafraid of hardship, he began spiritual brainwashing.
Now, with the Fishing Rod, he was full of confidence.
“Keep fishing quickly. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll fish out an Emperor Fruit, and eating it will directly make me an Emperor. That would save a lot of trouble.”
As Qi Hao thought, he started to giggle foolishly again, lost in his daydreams.
“I am Leng Yanzhu. You came to challenge me?”
Leng Yanzhu stood still, looking at Wu Guangyi opposite her.
Perhaps due to Cultivating the Purgatory Art, Leng Yanzhu now exuded a cold and sacred aura, different from the vibrant and lively feeling she had before.
“So beautiful…” As soon as Leng Yanzhu appeared, Wu Guangyi was stunned.
Wu Guangyi hadn’t expected the new Disciple of Wu Feng Mountain to be so exquisitely beautiful.
Wu Guangyi was momentarily captivated, staring intently at Leng Yanzhu’s perfect face, her vibrant red lips, skin as white as snow, and her slender, alluring, graceful figure. She was simply too perfect.
Seemingly noticing Wu Guangyi’s gaze, Leng Yanzhu let out a cold snort, interrupting his stare.
“Senior Brother, may I ask what brings you to me?”
Leng Yanzhu’s words brought Wu Guangyi back to his senses. He swallowed, adjusted his appearance, and feigned composure, saying: “This Junior Sister, I am Wu Guangyi, a Disciple of Upper Spirit Peak. I heard earlier that a new Disciple had arrived at Wu Feng Mountain, and I wanted to spar a bit to strengthen the connection between Disciples.”
Leng Yanzhu watched him coldly: “If that’s the case, then let’s begin.”
Wu Guangyi cupped his hands: “No rush, no rush! May I ask Junior Sister’s name…”
Before Wu Guangyi could finish speaking, Leng Yanzhu moved. Sword Qi flowed, and she held a long sword, thrusting it towards him.
Wu Guangyi was startled. He hadn’t expected this beautiful Junior Sister to disregard martial ethics and start fighting before he even finished speaking.
Clang!
Left with no choice, Wu Guangyi could only draw his sword to block. With his Spirit Transformation Realm cultivation, blocking Leng Yanzhu’s attack was simple.
In less than ten breaths, the two had exchanged dozens of moves.
“My fellow Disciple, it seems he still held back a bit.”
At the lake behind Wu Feng Mountain, Qi Hao glanced over and then withdrew his gaze.
He was calm. From the first glance, he had seen the gap in strength between the two, and his Disciple would win.
Don’t misunderstand, Leng Yanzhu was only at the upper level of Qi Refining Realm, while Wu Guangyi was at the middle level of Spirit Transformation Realm.
The gap in Cultivation Technique, and her innate talent, were things that no amount of effort could make up for.
Plus, he had also given Leng Yanzhu a Divine Emperor Sword, which was completely sufficient.
With that thought, Qi Hao focused his attention back on fishing.
He was now completely immersed in fishing, unable to extricate himself.
“Junior Sister, be careful.”
Wu Guangyi was somewhat surprised. He hadn’t expected Leng Yanzhu’s strength to be so great. Underestimating her, he almost got hit.
No, he had been in the sect for two years. If he lost to a newly initiated Disciple, wouldn’t that make him a laughingstock?
So, Wu Guangyi erupted and began to unleash High Grade Martial Skill.
As Wu Guangyi’s offensive intensified, Leng Yanzhu began to feel pressure, but it was only a slight amount; defeating her was simply impossible.
“With this level of strength, you dare to challenge me? Get lost.”
Leng Yanzhu’s beautiful eyes flashed. She didn’t intend to waste time with him. His strength simply didn’t pique her interest.
Leng Yanzhu directly pulled out the Divine Emperor Sword. As the Divine Emperor Sword appeared, a surging, tide-like torrent of Sword Qi emerged.
Before Wu Guangyi could even be shocked, Leng Yanzhu’s sword struck directly, shattering his sword and severely injuring him.
Wu Guangyi vomited blood and flew backward, falling down Wu Feng Mountain.
A figure appeared, catching the defeated Wu Guangyi.
“A High Grade Seventh-tier Spiritual Artifact, how is this possible!?”
Yang Wei, holding the severely injured and unconscious Wu Guangyi, looked at the sword in Leng Yanzhu’s hand with an incredulous expression.
From the fluctuations emanating from the Divine Emperor Sword, it was not difficult to see that it was a High Grade Seventh-tier Spiritual Artifact.
What Yang Wei couldn’t understand was how such a Spiritual Artifact could be in the hands of a Qi Refining Realm Disciple!