Li Shuang was a little dumbfounded.
But she didn't feel offended.
The fact that Yan Fan could give her such precious images, at least, meant his heart was in the right place.
"Anything else?" Li Shuang asked.
Yan Fan regained his aloof demeanor: "Nothing else. You and I, we'll meet on the arena."
Li Shuang: "...Alright."
She turned to leave.
After a few steps, Li Shuang paused and turned back, asking, "A question. If you lose again on the arena, you won't... cry, will you?"
Yan Fan looked at her with a hint of amusement: "Do you take me for a three-year-old? Besides! I won't lose!"
"That's good." Li Shuang sighed.
Perhaps it was because Yan Fan was too simple-minded.
If she made him completely distraught, she'd feel a little bad.
Either she would feel bad while beating Yan Fan up.
Or she would beat Yan Fan up with a clear conscience.
Anyway, he probably wouldn't be able to escape this beating.
This time, Li Shuang turned and really left.
Yan Fan looked at her retreating back and couldn't help but say, "Li Shuang, among our peers, I only consider you an opponent. Don't disappoint me."
Li Shuang: "..."
Watching Li Shuang's figure completely disappear, Yan Fan showed a satisfied expression.
This move of his showed the demeanor of a future leader.
Although Li Shuang didn't show it on her face, she must have developed a sense of trust in him.
In the future, when managing the cultivation world, Li Shuang would definitely become his right-hand woman.
Sword Sect驻地.
When Li Shuang arrived, her senior brothers and sisters from Ruthless Peak, who had already received the news, were already waiting.
"Xiao Shuang!" Luo Mingyue chuckled and put her arm around Li Shuang's shoulder: "Master just arrived and went to talk to the Grand Elders about something unknown. Master told us to wait for you here."
Li Shuang's lips curved into a smile: "Senior brothers and sisters, long time no see."
It really had been a long time.
However, everyone was quite used to it. In the cultivation world, a casual retreat could last for several years. As cultivation became more profound, a retreat of a hundred years was not uncommon.
Some cultivators would emerge from a retreat to find that everything had changed.
"Long time no see." Everyone responded with a smile.
After being separated for some time,
the cultivation of the Ruthless Peak disciples had all made considerable progress.
Luo Mingyue had completely stabilized her Nascent Soul stage cultivation.
Liu Juncheng had a sudden insight a few months ago and barely managed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
Jiang Yi's cultivation had also advanced to the late Golden Core stage.
Only Sui Jin, whose spiritual root aptitude was too poor, was now the weakest in the sect in terms of cultivation.
But Sui Jin himself was very calm and didn't seem to be worried at all.
"Junior sister, your cultivation at present..." Luo Mingyue looked at Li Shuang and couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation.
What cultivation stage was Li Shuang in now?
She couldn't sense it at all.
There was only one possibility for this situation.
Li Shuang's cultivation was probably already far above hers.
Luo Mingyue was also a little bewildered.
Her advantage in cultivation as the senior sister, was it going to be gone so soon?
Li Shuang said, "I had some fortuitous encounters and just broke through to the late Soul Transformation stage not long ago."
Luo Mingyue: "..."
She looked at Li Shuang helplessly: "I thought at least in terms of cultivation, I could maintain my advantage for a while longer."
"Senior sister, I..." Li Shuang was about to say something.
Luo Mingyue's face suddenly showed a strange smile: "Xiao Shuang! Yan Fan, that guy from Cangyuan Sect who they boast about so much, his cultivation is only late Soul Transformation! With just this cultivation, Cangyuan Sect has been praising him sky-high! When he faces Xiao Shuang then..."
Luo Mingyue didn't know what she thought of, and started chuckling.
Li Shuang couldn't help but find it amusing.
How many boasts had Cangyuan Sect made for Yan Fan?
Master told her about Yan Fan immediately.
Senior Sister's first reaction upon learning of her cultivation was that Yan Fan could be made to suffer an embarrassing defeat.
It seemed that.
The number one sect in the Southern Orchid Continent had been quite high-profile these days!
"Hehe, let's not worry about Yan Fan for now. Master told me to show you around, but you came out of seclusion too late. There are only two days left until the Grand Sect Competition begins. Two days is hardly enough time to have fun." Luo Mingyue said.
"Senior sister... Junior sister isn't as fond of excitement as you are." Liu Juncheng said helplessly, "Junior sister, you don't know, senior sister came seven days early. She's been spending every day in the Ten Sect Market at the foot of the mountain, going out early and returning late, having a blast."
Luo Mingyue chuckled, "Ten sects gathered together, what a rare opportunity! The wine brewed by Mingguang Sect disciples, the unique guiding talismans of Qianji Sect, and the peerless beauty of the Liuyue Sect disciples, which one isn't a rare sight on ordinary days?"
"Junior sister, let me tell you. Especially those disciples from the Liuyue Sect, you must come with me to see them." Luo Mingyue couldn't help but say.
"Liuyue Sect?" Li Shuang was a bit surprised: "I've never heard of this sect before."
Sui Jin flamboyantly fanned himself and casually explained, "Each time the Grand Sect Competition is held, besides the top six sects, it's the strongest sects from various regions. The Liuyue Sect comes from the Dayan region. Originally, the strongest sect in that region was the Free and Easy Sect. But in the past two years, the Liuyue Sect emerged suddenly and defeated the Free and Easy Sect in the qualification round, earning a spot in the competition."
"So, this sect is participating in the Grand Sect Competition for the first time."
"Come on, come on, we can talk about these trivial matters as we go. I'm telling you, the disciples of the Liuyue Sect are all beauties of extraordinary charm, I guarantee you'll want to see them again once you do." Luo Mingyue pulled Li Shuang out.
Liu Juncheng and the others were not interested in the disciples of the Liuyue Sect, so they just smiled wryly and didn't follow.
In the center of Cangyuan Sect's mountain peaks, there was a wide valley.
After the disciples from the ten sects gathered, this valley became a trading place.
The sect disciples took out their best treasures, exchanging goods with each other, and all had considerable gains.
During this Grand Sect Competition, disciples on the list could be teleported for free by Cangyuan Sect providing spirit stones, while those not on the list could pay their own way to watch the excitement.
This market was therefore crowded with people, attracting many disciples.
"Come on, come on, I'll take you to sit in the teahouse opened by the Liuyue Sect disciples." Luo Mingyue's goal was clear, and she pulled Li Shuang along.
Li Shuang didn't refuse.
She was truly curious.
What kind of peerless beauty could make Senior Sister so unforgettable?
Normally speaking,
After cultivating, impurities are expelled from the body, so cultivators' appearances wouldn't be too bad.
Even if one's appearance was poor, in the cultivation world, there were many methods to change one's appearance. What kind of stunning beauty couldn't be achieved even with spells?
These disciples of the Liuyue Sect must have something unique about them.
As Li Shuang was pondering, Luo Mingyue had already brought her to the teahouse.
Upon entering the teahouse,
Li Shuang's expression suddenly changed.
Malice.
Malice.
Malice.
All around her, overwhelming waves of pure malicious intent surged.