Chapter 27: Ming Zhaoshuang Fights For Ao Tian Sect
After a long while, she seemed to have recovered from the music that had rushed straight to her head. She stood up and said to Shen Liqian:
“I lost, but may I ask what level of spirit tool your konghou is?”
That extremely powerful pressure, the soul-piercing melody, she simply couldn’t believe it was played by the gentle and serene young woman in front of her.
She believed even less that a music cultivator could defeat a sword cultivator on the battlefield—she hadn’t even had time to draw her sword before being defeated by one move!
“There’s no need. Without it, you still wouldn’t be able to defeat me.”
Shen Liqian smiled, the dimples at the corners of her mouth growing even gentler. But when spiritual flow gathered in her hand, it made everyone present widen their eyes.
Golden Core… Late Golden Core Great Perfection?
A fourteen-year-old girl, and she’s at Late Golden Core Great Perfection! Just one step away from Nascent Soul stage!
What kind of talent is this, what kind of prodigy is this!
It can be said that with Shen Liqian present, with a genius like Shen Liqian, even if Ao Tian Sect couldn’t snatch any of the remaining eight quotas, they wouldn’t lose any face—this is Late Golden Core Great Perfection!
A fourteen-year-old at Late Golden Core Great Perfection! In a thousand years, the entire Lower Cultivation World wouldn’t produce such a talent!
Peak Master Letian looked at Shen Liqian with a dumbfounded expression—music cultivators have never been very strong, nor have they had very high cultivation.
Even he, who had cultivated for a hundred years, was only at Early Nascent Soul, but his junior disciple had so effortlessly reached Late Golden Core Great Perfection?
Especially since, as a music cultivator, she might not even be able to defeat He Wanxia, but Shen Liqian had people crying out in pain before even finishing half a song.
It was truly terrifying, truly terrifying.
Ming Zhaoshuang also clicked her tongue inwardly, thinking she had expected Shen Liqian to be strong, but she hadn’t expected her to be this strong.
Fei Changxiu nudged Ming Chenxing’s shoulder: “No, I never imagined Junior Sister Shen would be this strong… No, she’s not a junior sister, she’s a senior sister, our Ao Tian Sect’s only one.”
Ming Chenxing stared at Shen Liqian, silent.
If he wasn’t mistaken, Shen Liqian was not only at Late Golden Core Great Perfection, but also possessed an Innate Water Spirit Root, giving her unparalleled advantages in the use of water-based spells.
And in the Upper Cultivation World, those with Innate Spirit Roots are also rare geniuses, found only one in ten thousand.
If he remembered correctly, the Eldest Young Lady of Lapis Lazuli Azure Sea back then also had an Innate Water Spirit Root.
She had been hiding her strength so deeply.
Qin Du, on the other hand, was beaming with joy, as if he had finally won recognition. He smiled at the Sect Master Lingxiao:
“Look, do you still want to continue with the next match?”
Although he knew Shen Liqian was not solely a disciple of their Ao Tian Sect, her sect was in the Upper Cultivation World. For now, having her represent the Lower Cultivation World was more than enough for him to boast.
Sect Master Lingxiao gritted his teeth: “Sect Master Qin, you truly know how to hide your strength, keeping a Late Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator so hidden.”
If he had known Ao Tian Sect had such a genius, would he have come here to provoke them?
Qin Du rubbed his nose, thinking that if he had known Shen Liqian’s cultivation, he would have boasted about it long ago.
Sect Master Bixia smiled and said: “No need for the next match, we concede. This quota is yours.”
Another young man beside Sect Master Lingxiao also spoke in a low voice:
“Forget it. No matter how powerful she is, she can only occupy one quota. It’s not a problem.”
Sect Master Lingxiao relaxed and said: “Then you must not disappoint me.”
The young man looked at the Arena and smiled: “I certainly won’t.”
“Now it’s my turn!”
Fei Changxiu was about to jump onto the Arena to display the peerless style of Xiu Tian Peak’s Senior Brother. He was suddenly pulled back by Ming Chenxing, and they watched as Ming Zhaoshuang jumped down from beside Qin Du.
With her jump, everyone was stunned.
Wait, this Eldest Young Lady Ming is not from Ao Tian Sect, why is she going up?
Sect Master Bixia said: “Eldest Young Lady Ming, you… you are not a disciple of Ao Tian Sect.”
Ming Zhaoshuang blinked her eyes and said: “I am Qin Feilong’s fiancée, so I can be considered half a disciple of Ao Tian Sect. What’s wrong with coming to support my fiancé’s sect?”
Sect Master Lingxiao said coldly: “Didn’t you break off the engagement?”
Ming Zhaoshuang said with a light smile: “But we haven’t signed the marriage cancellation letter yet, so strictly speaking, it’s not a broken engagement—ah, if the two sect masters had come any earlier, perhaps the marriage cancellation letter would have been finalized in a couple of days.”
Sect Master Bixia said: “Even so, you are not considered part of Ao Tian Sect. I do not agree, it must be someone from Ao Tian Sect.”
Sect Master Lingxiao, however, looked at Ming Zhaoshuang’s cultivation and stopped him:
“Very well. Since that’s the case, then we will consider you part of Ao Tian Sect.”
Sect Master Bixia still disagreed: “How can a fiancé be considered an Ao Tian Sect disciple? Moreover, they are about to break off their engagement. Isn’t this blatant cheating!”
Sect Master Lingxiao said: “She’s only at Early Golden Core. What are you afraid of? Isn’t she just here to be our easy win?”
Although he said so, Sect Master Bixia felt a subtle unease, as if some trap awaited him. Until Ming Zhaoshuang spoke lazily:
“I’m not just here to be an easy win, I want to fight the strongest person here. Where is that ‘Yue Xunzhu’? Have him fight me.”
At this, Sect Master Bixia froze, looked at the young man beside him, and said:
“She wants to fight you?”
It was already outrageous enough for the Early Golden Core Qin Feilong to fight Ling Yangping. Now, an Early Golden Core Ming Zhaoshuang wants to fight the Chief Senior Disciple of their Bixia Sect. This is absurd.
Yue Xunzhu also did not expect Ming Zhaoshuang to be so daring. Logically, he would not have intended to fight Ming Zhaoshuang, given the vast difference in their cultivation.
It’s known that although he doesn’t have various spirit tools and magical artifacts like Ling Yangping, he had only recently stepped into Late Golden Core. His cultivation is a level higher than Ling Yangping’s. Dealing with a young girl at Early Golden Core would be demeaning and humiliating.
Moreover, he is almost twenty, while Ming Zhaoshuang is only twelve. Isn’t this the strong bullying the weak?
Fei Changxiu, upon hearing her call out Yue Xunzhu, exploded: “No, Junior Sister can’t even beat me, and she wants to challenge Yue Xunzhu? Isn’t that suicidal? Yue Xunzhu is a level higher than me. Does she think everyone is like me and respects the old and loves the young, letting her chase and hit them?”
Recalling his days on the Arena being chased and attacked by Ming Zhaoshuang, Fei Changxiu felt like crying—he didn’t know which little brat had recorded it with a Recording Stone, named it “Monkey Dancing,” and sold it in large quantities at Ao Tian Sect, leading him to gain the nickname “Brother Monkey” these days.
Seeing Yue Xunzhu’s incredulous expression, Sect Master Bixia said:
“Is Miss Ming playing Tian Ji’s Horse Racing? How can our Bixia Sect’s Chief Senior Disciple fight with a yellow-haired brat?”
Ming Zhaoshuang heard this and smiled: “Didn’t the Sect Master also use Tian Ji’s Horse Racing method to trade for our Ao Tian Sect’s Late Golden Core Great Perfection?”
Tian Ji’s Horse Racing: superior horse against inferior horse. Yue Xunzhu is the Chief Senior Disciple, the superior horse, and she is a yellow-haired brat, the inferior horse.
However, in the previous match, Shen Liqian, being at Late Golden Core Great Perfection, was naturally the superior horse. Yet, she was matched against He Wanxia, who was at Golden Core Mid-stage. Naturally, she would be the inferior horse.
It’s not that Ming Zhaoshuang wanted to fight Yue Xunzhu. It’s mainly because according to the original records, Fei Changxiu lost to Yue Xunzhu.
And Ming Chenxing said that his strength is comparable to Fei Changxiu’s, so he also couldn’t defeat Yue Xunzhu, leaving only her to come. Anyway, she’s just at Early Golden Core, so losing wouldn’t be embarrassing, and winning would be her luck.
Besides, if Qin Feilong could defeat Ling Yangping at Early Golden Core, why couldn’t she defeat Yue Xunzhu at Early Golden Core?
