"This…"
Mo Bufan, with only a spirit refining Cultivation, how could he withstand Elder Liu's strike? He immediately fell to the ground, appearing to be on his last breath.
"G-Great Master, please have mercy! Bufan didn't know your Sect Disciples were comprehending Sword Intent, he truly didn't know!"
The Liu Yun Sect Master quickly ran to Elder Liu, pleading. Mo Bufan was the Liu Yun Sect's most talented Disciple.
He absolutely could not suffer any mishap, otherwise… how could they compete with the Dragon Tiger Gate and the Thousand Shadow Sect?
"Give me a reason not to kill him!"
Elder Liu looked indifferently at the Liu Yun Sect Master, appearing ready to strike at any moment.
"This is the entire foundation of the Liu Yun Sect. Please spare Bufan…"
The Liu Yun Sect Master handed the longsword in his hand to Elder Liu. At first glance, it was actually a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact! Then he took out a cloth bag, full of Spirit Stones.
"After Zi Yun wakes up, let her decide. Hmph!"
"Yes…"
The Liu Yun Sect Master walked towards Mo Bufan with a bitter smile, feeding him a healing pill.
After Elder Liu received the items from the Liu Yun Sect Master, he stood guard not far from Xia Ziyun.
He tossed the items the Liu Yun Sect Master gave him into his spatial ring, preparing to give them all to Ye Han. He wasn't lacking these things.
Spatial rings were extremely rare. Even a ten-cubic space required one hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
In a place like Meteorite County, perhaps only Xiao Yunyi possessed one.
The three that Ye Han snatched were relatively large, possessing several hundred cubic meters.
The entire scene fell into silence due to Elder Liu's intervention.
It was a full hour before Xia Ziyun woke up.
She frowned as she saw her surroundings, wanting to say something, but then she saw Elder Liu also on the arena stage.
She was a little stunned, looking at Elder Liu with a puzzled expression.
"Elder Liu, this is…"
"Zi Yun, you were just comprehending Sword Intent, but this boy actually tried to interrupt you. I stopped him.
Whether to kill him or not, that's up to your decision."
Elder Liu recounted the events that had just transpired to Xia Ziyun, his expression indicating that she had full authority to decide.
"This… this young lady, please be merciful. Bufan truly didn't know you were comprehending Sword Intent.
He'd never even heard of it. Please, spare Bufan…"
The Liu Yun Sect Master looked at Xia Ziyun with a tear-streaked face. Although he looked disheveled, as a Sect Master, he was very qualified.
When an ordinary Sect Master saw a Disciple provoke a core formation expert, wouldn't they immediately distance themselves? Not turning on them would already be considered polite.
Xia Ziyun looked at the miserable Mo Bufan, feeling a bit hesitant. He was already unconscious; did she still need to be so aggressive?
"It's fine. Just pay attention next time!"
Xia Ziyun was concise with her words. After speaking, she left the arena and walked towards Li Sheng.
"Thank you, young lady, thank you, young lady…"
The Liu Yun Sect Master was stunned for a long time before he thanked her, crying tears of joy. He hadn't expected Xia Ziyun to actually spare Mo Bufan.
One must know that what cultivators most taboo is someone robbing or destroying their Opportunity.
Although they felt the Liu Yun Sect Master was a good person, the attention of those around them was still on Xia Ziyun.
A beautiful woman… Although her pretty face was somewhat blurred due to the veil, her figure was excellent. They automatically fantasized that Xia Ziyun was a fairy!
As Xia Ziyun walked towards Li Sheng, everyone looked at them expectantly, wondering how exciting the Eternal Star Sect Disciples' battle would be.
Xia Ziyun said nothing, drew her sword, and chopped at Li Sheng. A white slash rapidly blasted towards Li Sheng.
The latter quickly defended, and surprisingly… Li Sheng actually retreated several steps before steadying himself.
"Senior Sister, you're not playing fair! You didn't even say 'start'! Forget it, forget it, I'll just spar with you to refine your Sword Intent!"
Li Sheng muttered, then engaged Xia Ziyun, the two exchanging blows back and forth.
Xia Ziyun seemed to understand Li Sheng's actions. She also didn't hold back, holding the thin sword in her hand.
She condensed a lot of Spiritual Qi at the tip of the sword, then swung it forcefully towards Li Sheng.
Li Sheng's eyelids twitched after seeing it.
"Oh my goodness… Senior Sister, I'm sparring with you, not feeding you! I'll definitely get hurt if you don't use your full strength…"
He looked at the slash with a solemn expression, gripping the sword in one hand and shouting:
"Defend!"
Li Sheng enveloped his sword with Spiritual Qi, fully resisting Xia Ziyun's attack. In a moment,
Xia Ziyun's Spiritual Qi was insufficient, and the slash dissipated directly without further Spiritual Qi replenishment.
"Whew… Senior Sister, your Sword Intent is too terrifying. You and I are separated by a Realm!"
Li Sheng gasped for breath, looking at Xia Ziyun with a frustrated expression.
Xia Ziyun just nodded, then left the arena. She conceded.
"Unbelievable… Are those two really not sixteen years old?"
"Sigh… Don't talk about it, I feel like I've lived my life in vain, how unlucky!"
"I really want to join this Eternal Star Sect. To be able to cultivate them to be so powerful, they must have many Great Cultivators!"
"Indeed, I want to go too. Perhaps the Sect Leader of the Eternal Star Sect is even a Nascent Soul expert!"
After Li Sheng and the other stopped, the Loose Cultivators and Sect Disciples around them all showed signs of being moved.
…
"Congratulations to Li Sheng of the Eternal Star Sect for winning first place in the spirit refining category. This is your reward."
Xiao Yunyi smiled as he approached Li Sheng, handing him a sword.
"Is this a Spiritual Artifact? It doesn't look like anything special…"
Upon hearing Li Sheng's words, Xiao Yunyi's face was full of smiles as he explained to him.
"The reason a Spiritual Artifact is a Spiritual Artifact is because it's as hard as iron, and Martial Skills unleashed by injecting Spiritual Qi will be amplified!"
"Is that so?"
Li Sheng injected Spiritual Qi into the sword and slashed at the arena. The arena shattered like paper under Li Sheng's Sword Qi…
"This…"
Not only Xiao Yunyi, but even the other Sect Masters looked at Li Sheng excitedly. This was a born Sword Cultivator!
To be able to easily unleash such power right after getting it…
But they didn't dare to act rashly. Elder Liu was still here, so how could they dare to extend an olive branch to Li Sheng?
Moreover, his Sect had a core formation expert as an Elder; how could they possibly look down on small Sects like theirs?
"Let's go."
Elder Liu called out to Xia Ziyun, Li Sheng, and Ling Yun.
Ling Yun's Cultivation was too low, so he didn't participate in the competition.
"Yes!"
The four of them received the Gale Wolves from the trembling county guards outside and galloped towards the Eternal Star Sect.
After today,
The name Eternal Star Sect had spread throughout Meteorite County. For a time, countless people inquired about the Eternal Star Sect's address.
…
In less than three days,
News of the Eternal Star Sect's address quickly became known to everyone, and they rushed to Maple Cloud City.
Now Maple Cloud City had become a hot commodity. Why? Because it was close to the Eternal Star Sect!
…
Inside the Eternal Star Sect.
"Sect Master, I've fulfilled my mission!"
Elder Liu exhaled, looking at Ye Han and releasing the unpleasantness in his heart. He told Ye Han about Xia Ziyun comprehending Sword Intent.
He also told Ye Han about Li Sheng winning first place in the spirit refining category, and handed over the apology gift from the Liu Yun Sect Master.
As for the qi refining category… who would still pay attention to a bunch of weaklings' competitions?