Immortal Soaring Blade

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Seeing Mu Zijun and Bai Zimo being eliminated in such sorry states, Wang Baiwan’s face trembled a few times. His expression changed and he quickly went up to help them with Liu Yinger. They belonged to the same group, and no matter what kind of friendship they had with Zhao Jiuge before, they were now on different paths.

Zhao Jiuge and Luo Xie slowly walked up. They didn’t do anything, they just silently watched this. However, Lou Xie was on guard and his spirit force remained around his body. He was worried that Wang Baiwan and Liu Yinger would suddenly make a move.

The more than a dozen youths all had the same expression and stared at them. Zhao Jiuge and Luo Xie didn’t make a sound. They didn’t blindly attack but were on guard. Although they were only at the Spirit Transformation Realm, with their numbers, they were not afraid of just two people.

Wang Baiwan’s eyes narrowed and his expression kept changing as if he was thinking about something. Seeing the more than a dozen people move forward, he was about to make a reckless decision, but once he saw Zhao Jiuge and Lou Xie, he hesitated.

A big battle was raging inside his heart. He was thinking about their friendship from when they first entered the sect. Although they had torn apart all pretense, asking him to actually fight was something else. He would feel a bit embarrassed if he actually made a move.

Among the five of them, his family had the deepest foundations and he had a lot of treasures. Otherwise, he would not have been so generous when he first entered the sect. He didn’t care about a dozen or so Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators. Even if there were double this number, he would dare to fight.

On the side, Liu Yinger seemed to notice the struggle Wang Baiwan was going through. She softly whispered something to him, and he was shocked for a moment before nodding.

He immediately stood up. Although he didn’t release the spirit force he had gathered, he put his flying sword away. He showed no sign of wanting to fight.

He slowly walked up a few steps and stared at Zhao Jiuge and Luo Xie with a complicated expression.

“Do you want to fight?” The vigilant Luo Xie also had a complicated expression. He felt very grateful for the spirit stones Wang Baiwan had given him, and he didn't think they would face off like this today.

Wang Baiwan no longer had that honest-looking appearance and let out a cold snort. He looked to the side to avoid Zhao Jiuge and Luo Xie.

Then there was a flash of light before his chest and more than 200 flags appeared on the ground. He quietly said, “We don’t want to fight today, but if a similar situation arises, then I’ll not take into account our previous friendship. From now on, Yinger and I will have nothing to do with you guys.”

“Hey, what do you mean?” Although Zhao Jiuge’s face was deathly pale, he endured the discomfort and smiled.

Zhao Jiuge felt happy that he wouldn’t have to fight Wang Baiwan and Liu Yinger, but seeing Wang Baiwan throw the flags down made him feel uncomfortable. Was this sympathy or a reward? If he wanted the flags, he would fight for them himself, he didn’t want to obtain them like this.

“What? Do you still want to do something? Do you think that Big Brother Baiwan and I are afraid of you all? We are just taking into account our previous friendship and the fact that we shouldn’t fight among ourselves since we are all from the Mysterious Heaven Peak. However, in a private dispute, we will not hold back like today.” Liu Yinger’s expression was no longer tender and her voice was frosty. At the same time, she glanced at Bai Qingqing.

Zhao Jiuge was also a proud person. He didn’t want to become enemies with Liu Yinger and Wang Baiwan, but since they had already said this, he was not going to waste his time. He calmly watched for what they were going to do.

After Liu Yinger finished speaking, she looked profoundly at Zhao Jiuge and then simply left with Wang Baiwan. They helped carry away the gloomy and silent Mu Zijun and Bai Zimo off the top of Wu Hua Peak.

When Zhao Jiuge met Liu Yinger last time, he already knew in his heart that the two of them were destined for different paths.

“Oh, I didn’t expect you to be so charming. Looking at her resentful gaze, no wonder you say people call you a block of wood.” Bai Qingqing walked up next to Zhao Jiuge with a playful smile.

Zhao Jiuge originally felt tension in his heart, but after hearing Bai Qingqing’s words, it was all gone. He didn’t know how to respond to her. No matter how much of a blockhead he was, he could see Liu Yinger’s intent. However, he already had someone in his heart, not to mention there was more than one.

He let out a sigh in his heart and pondered a bit about his own affairs. Then his expression suddenly changed into a wicked smile and he said, “Since I’m so charming, has our Big Sister Qingqing been smited by me?”

Bai Qingqing took a deep breath and suppressed her chest from heaving up and down before revealing a charming smile. Zhao Jiuge already knew that the situation was not good, but due to his injuries, he couldn’t make any big movements.

Sure enough, his ear was gripped by Bai Qingqing’s hand. “Did your skin become itchy because you saw that this old lady was worn out? I’ll tell you this: even without any spirit force, this old lady can still deal with you.” Bai Qingqing’s vicious words echoed.

Luo Xie and the other youths nearby all smiled at this. After all, there were no outsiders left here on the top, so they could relax. They were the biggest winners of this training. Even if there were disciples of the other peaks remaining, it was no longer important.

Zhao Jiuge quickly begged for mercy. “I was wrong, I was wrong!”

Bai Qingqing let out a cold snort and proudly raised her neck like a white swan. She wasn’t going to waste time with him. If it wasn’t for the fact that her spirit force was all used up from using The Green Tide Rises, she would have already taught him a lesson.

Bai Qingqing looked at the flags on the ground and softly said, “Well, you got first place in this training exercise and what this old lady promised you is fulfilled. Collect these flags.”

Hearing this, Zhao Jiuge excitedly picked up the pile of flags and put them inside his storage ring. He had more than 400 flags now, and the remaining few dozen people still wandering around the peak no longer mattered, because the overall situation had been decided. Zhao Jiuge even felt the pain in his body reduce. He had a silly smile on his face when he thought about the precious treasure-grade flying swords.

The group next to them had faint smiles on their faces. There was no jealousy or dissatisfaction because Zhao Jiuge had earned it. As for Bai Qingqing, those swords weren’t worthy of her attention, so she didn’t care.

There were about 500 disciples in total participating in this training, and he had more than 400 flags. He was, without a doubt, the top-ranked disciple in this training exercise. After Wang Baiwan’s group left, there were no longer any Foundation Realm disciples threatening them. The training had come to an end.

After a day of fighting, the light from the sunset scattered across the top of Wu Hua Peak.

Thinking about everything that had happened, Zhao Jiuge felt a lingering sense of fear. It had taken too much luck to obtain victory. If it wasn’t for all that luck, he would be lying on the ground and would have to recover for a few months. Time was far too valuable for him right now. He still had to complete the task and refine the armor—he had to do this before the inner sect selection. Today’s training was like a warm-up to the selection.

When Zhao Jiuge suddenly thought about Bai Zimo, Mu Zijun, and the youth with the scar, his heart sank. Offending these three young masters meant that there would be a lot more trouble in the future, but Zhao Jiuge was never one to be afraid of these things!

Zhao Jiuge endured the weakness he felt and proudly shouted, “Let’s go back to get our flying swords!”

His words caused everyone else to cheer; they couldn’t help but excitedly wave their hands.

This time, the Mysterious Heaven Peak had lasted until the end. According to the rules, on top of the top three getting precious treasure-grade swords, every Mysterious Heaven Peak disciples would get a magic treasure-grade flying sword[1]. How could these disciples from poor families not be happy? After all, not everyone could have fortunate encounters like Zhao Jiuge.

The training exercise between the three peaks ended with these youths cheering on their peak. The three mirrors showing the training also deactivated.

The crowd began to slowly disperse, but the topic about this training exercise continued to circulate through the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect. After today, even more people knew about the young man named Zhao Jiuge.

……..

Mysterious Heaven Peak Square.

After the spectators dispersed, the square became quiet again. The disciples that were eliminated had already returned to this square.

The three instructors were already standing in front. Next to them was an elegant young man and a lovely little girl.

It was Wu Tianshan and Sha Sha. At this moment, there were no longer any outsiders here. All the people watching had long scattered since the mirror was deactivated.

The kind-hearted Instructor Li smiled and asked Sha Sha and Wu Tianshan, “That’s it? Not going to stay a bit?”

Wu Tianshan smiled and shook his head. “No need, I should have gone out a few days ago. If it wasn’t for this girl Sha Sha wanting to see that boy Zhao Jiuge in the training, we would have left already. After all, the Seven Holy Land Competition will begin soon and Sha Sha’s treasure needs to be prepared before then. Then we’ll have to wait and see who will be sent to participate!”

At the end, Wu Tianshan let out a sigh. If he hadn’t passed the age limit and hadn’t already participated once, it would have been his turn this time.

Hearing about the Seven Holy Land Competition, the three instructors’ expressions became serious. They knew how serious it was and didn’t say more.

Instructor Zhou nodded. “Go, be careful.”

Wu Tianshan heavily nodded and pulled Sha Sha to leave.

Sha Sha was unfocused and her lovely eyes were constantly looking around. Her two little braids were swaying back and forth as well.

Wu Tianshan bade farewell and flew away with Sha Sha.

He looked at Sha Sha, who only went up to his waist, with a trace of anxiety in his eyes. He looked at the carefree Sha Sha and swallowed the words he was going to say. He wanted to let this girl continue to grow up carefree. The pressure of securing the prosperity of the sect should not be placed on a little girl like her.

Although the Seven Holy Land Competition was important and Sha Sha was the only disciple of the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect who had displayed demonic talent in the past hundred years, she should still be allowed to grow up carefree and happy for as long as she could.

He let out a gentle sigh and steered his flying sword to head out of the sect.

Soon after they left, more than a dozen lights flew toward the Mysterious Heaven Peak Square.

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1. Author changed the reward from the 200 sect contribution to a flying sword instead

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