"For Tianxiao Sect, Xiaoshuang doesn't even need to make a move. Little Junior Sister, you can just be the last one to anchor the line. Let us handle the rest," Luo Mingyue said.
Among the disciples of Sword Sect, besides Li Shuang, currently only she and Jiang Rongyi are at the Nascent Soul stage.
The rest are Foundation Establishment disciples.
In Ruthless Peak.
Liu Juncheng's spiritual root is strong and his swordplay is superb. Although he is only in the early stage of Nascent Soul, in terms of combat power, he barely made it onto the list.
Jiang Yi and Sui Jin, during this team competition, could only watch from the sidelines.
Once the opposing sect was decided, the first round-robin match was scheduled to begin in half an hour.
Jiang Rongyi and the Sword Sect disciples began discussing their battle formations.
Li Shuang couldn't participate in this discussion, as she was always assigned last.
Li Shuang looked at the crowd around her.
The round-robin matches were about to begin.
Ye Zhaozhao still hadn't appeared.
Was she not planning to participate in this first match?
Li Shuang couldn't help but frown.
If Ye Zhaozhao appeared later, the time to expose her true colors would also be delayed.
But for now, Li Shuang could only wait patiently.
The round-robin matches officially began, and disciples from various sects flocked to Cangyuan Sect.
With cultivators from all over the world gathered, Cangyuan Sect became unprecedentedly lively.
Li Shuang spotted Sui Jin and Jiang Yi in the crowd.
And then.
She saw the few people from Lingxu Peak.
After not seeing them for several years, her memories of those from Lingxu Peak had faded.
At times, those ten years felt like a dream.
Now, seeing Sheng Yuan and the others again, Li Shuang's heart was calm, and she simply shifted her gaze.
What she was worried about now was the Demonic Sect.
It was the future of Nanlan Continent.
The matters of Lingxu Peak were no longer worthy of leaving much of a mark in her heart.
Li Shuang swept her gaze past them.
Sheng Yuan's pupils, however, sharply constricted.
"Just now, did Li Shuang look at me?" Sheng Yuan suddenly asked.
Shen Yue looked at him helplessly, "Senior Brother. Does it still matter whether Senior Sister Li looks at us or not?"
Hadn't the experiences of these past few years allowed Sheng Yuan to come to his senses?
Because of the previous events, the reputation of the entire Lingxu Peak within the sect was not good.
All the other disciples of Lingxu Peak had run off, leaving only a few of them to fend for themselves.
If Li Shuang still had any feelings for them, how could she have allowed Lingxu Peak to decline to such an extent?
She had long since used them as stepping stones to her grand future.
Her future had nothing to do with them, and they no longer had a role to play.
"You don't understand." Sheng Yuan stared stubbornly in Li Shuang's direction.
Shen Yue and the others didn't understand.
He was just a child when he entered the sect.
It could be said.
Li Shuang had brought him up with her own hands.
He couldn't let go, and Li Shuang shouldn't let go either.
"Senior Brother, stop with the 'you don't understand' nonsense," Chang Le'an's voice was mocking, "You were the most enthusiastic when you targeted Li Shuang before. Li Shuang won't come back."
This Senior Brother was a bit strange.
He and Shen Yue, after discovering that they had misunderstood Li Shuang, were somewhat hesitant to approach her again.
Sheng Yuan, however, kept jumping around and seeking trouble in front of Li Shuang.
It was as if...
he was deliberately trying to show his presence.
Wouldn't his actions make Li Shuang even more disgusted?
If he hadn't forced Li Shuang out of seclusion when the Tyrant Blade Sect provoked the Sword Sect, exposing his malicious intentions, he wouldn't have incurred the wrath of the Grand Elder, and Lingxu Peak might not be in such a miserable state now!
He'd be better off not showing this kind of presence!
Sheng Yuan pursed his lips, remaining silent.
After a brief discussion,
The Sect Grand Competition officially began.
Tianxiao Sect, among the ten sects, was almost at the bottom. This round, Sword Sect was almost certain to win, so there was no psychological pressure, and they tried to let the new disciples gain some experience.
Li Shuang was scheduled last, so she basically had no chance of playing.
The few people from Lingxu Peak were mixed in the crowd, watching the competition.
Suddenly.
A strange voice echoed in Sheng Yuan's mind.
Before Sheng Yuan could react, he moved on his own.
"Senior Brother, where are you going?" Shen Yue called out.
Sheng Yuan didn't look back, and left on his own.
Shen Yue was puzzled for a moment, then withdrew his gaze, not saying anything more.
Sheng Yuan walked on, and before he knew it, he arrived at the back mountain of Cangyuan Sect.
The back mountain was empty, with only a tiny, tiny bottle placed on a rock.
Sheng Yuan picked up the bottle in a somewhat dazed manner.
The moment he picked up the bottle.
He had only one thought.
He had to find a way to sprinkle the contents of this bottle onto Li Shuang.
Sprinkle the contents of the bottle onto Li Shuang?
This thought had barely flashed through his mind when Sheng Yuan struggled slightly.
What was in this bottle?
Why should he do this?
But the next moment.
A voice sounded in his mind.
"Only then can Li Shuang see you. Even if it can't make her forgive you, it can make her hate you to the core."
The voice was incredibly enticing.
Sheng Yuan's dazed expression slowly became firm.
As long as he could make Li Shuang's eyes ripple again when she looked at him.
Even if it was hatred.
It was better than the eyes that looked at him as if he were a stranger now.
"Scatter the contents of the bottle on her. Scatter the contents of the bottle on her." Sheng Yuan muttered to himself, holding the bottle and leaving the back mountain.
The first round-robin matches.
All the results were decided on the first day.
Sword Sect easily won this time.
Cangyuan Sect naturally also won.
What was somewhat surprising were the two battles: Jueyi Sect against Liuyue Sect, and Guiyi Sect against Tyrant Blade Sect.
Jueyi Sect and Guiyi Sect, as two of the top six sects, should have had an absolute advantage over the remaining four sects.
But although Jueyi Sect defeated Liuyue Sect, both sects fought until only their last disciple remained.
Jueyi Sect barely managed to win by a hair!
Tyrant Blade Sect was even more exaggerated.
Tyrant Blade Sect actually directly defeated the veteran sect Guiyi Sect, securing two points in the first round-robin match.
When this result came out, the top six sects were all somewhat shocked.
They had thought.
Among the six sects, only Sword Sect was weak and most likely to be replaced.
But now it seemed.
It wasn't just Sword Sect.
Liuyue Sect and Tyrant Blade Sect, the strength of these two sects was clearly at the level of the top six sects.
If their high-end combat power also reached this level.
Then.
Wouldn't the top six sects be completely reshuffled?
After the first day of round-robin matches ended, the top six sects all felt inexplicably nervous, and their disciples were also summoned to formulate the next strategy overnight.
Li Shuang also felt a hint of worry.
If Liuyue Sect and Tyrant Blade Sect truly became top six sects, they would gain more resources and more say.
Given time.
The entire Nanlan Continent would likely fall.
This time.
She had to publicly expose Ye Zhaozhao, and using Ye Zhaozhao as an opportunity, expose the conspiracy behind it.
Otherwise, it would truly be too late!
Late at night.
Li Shuang was cultivating, absorbing the light of the Taiyin star.
Suddenly.
A voice sounded.
"Senior Sister. Are you in there?"
Li Shuang frowned.
This voice... Sheng Yuan?