bookrebus Chapter 11: One against one
Chapter 11: One against one
This reminded Liu Xingxing that after using this face for so long, she had almost forgotten that it was an illusion she herself had cast.
In the few days since she settled in, many people have come to see her, and Liu Xingxing even thought she was some rare animal.
Have these people never seen anyone from the Xuanshan Sect before? Over the years, even in professional settings, they've had at least the slightest contact with them.
It's nothing unusual.
Every time Elder Feng pulled Liu Xingxing out to introduce this or that, she would be surrounded by a large crowd.
No sooner had the two reached the arena than someone on the platform said, "You're from the Xuanshan Sect? Do you dare to come up and have a match with me? I want to see just how strong the people from the Xuanshan Sect really are."
Brother, don't do that! What if I accidentally hurt you?
"This……"
"What, you're afraid? We sword cultivators have always let strength speak for itself. Are you Xuanshan Sect people so afraid of losing?"
Some people in the audience also joined in the jeering.
"That's right, the people of Xuanshan Sect are so cowardly and afraid of trouble."
"Losing is losing. Losing to us sword cultivators is not shameful."
My main concern is that I'm afraid of going too far and embarrassing you all.
Liu Xingxing was speechless. They hadn't even gone on stage yet, so how could they assume she would lose? Although some people might have used reverse psychology, she was still annoyed.
Feng Gu had personally witnessed Liu Xingxing's strength, but it seemed that this matter couldn't be left unresolved, leaving him in a somewhat awkward situation.
"Young friend Liu... go easy on me, it's just a friendly spar, just a friendly spar."
Liu Xingxing smiled brightly: "Elder Feng, rest assured, I know what I'm doing."
They're just a bunch of sword cultivator kids blinded by their passion; she could take them all down with one hand.
Liu Xingxing stepped onto the stage and calmly said to the person who had just spoken arrogantly, "I'll stop here. Do you want me to give you three moves?"
"Oh, what a loud tone!"
The man immediately summoned his natal sword.
The cheers from the audience grew louder and louder; competitions like this always get people excited.
Liu Xingxing casually summoned a sword. As soon as the sword appeared, everyone's eyes lit up. How could a sword cultivator not be able to tell the quality of a sword? The sword in Liu Xingxing's hand was full of luster, with a bright white blade. The sword was surrounded by ethereal spiritual energy, making it a top-grade spiritual sword!
The man on the stage immediately became respectful: "What a fine sword! Are you also a sword cultivator?"
Liu Xingxing glanced casually at the swords in her hand. She had just randomly picked one out of her sea of consciousness. Why were they all acting like wolves seeing meat?
"No, I refine pills."
Liu Xingxing looked completely indifferent.
"No wonder."
Wearing a high-grade magic robe and wielding a superior-grade spiritual sword, only a pill cultivator could be so flamboyant.
"Then come on, please enlighten me."
The man looked like he was about to rush forward.
"and many more."
Liu Xingxing suddenly thought of something.
The man looked slightly impatient: "What is it now? Do you want to take a whole bottle of pills to increase your strength?"
A burst of laughter erupted from below.
"No, I see that you are only at the late Foundation Establishment stage. Let me suppress the Realm of Realm first, so that people won't say that I am bullying you."
Liu Xingxing suddenly remembered that she had raised her cultivation level to the Nascent Soul stage the day she slew the demon beast. Feng Gu and the others had witnessed it at the time, but now she was using magic to conceal her strength. It wasn't uncommon for people to have magic treasures to conceal their cultivation level, and Feng Gu was used to it.
Anyone with a higher cultivation level than that person can tell their actual cultivation level at a glance. No matter how much magic treasures are used to conceal it, it's useless. Liu Xingxing only revealed her Nascent Soul cultivation level, and Feng Gu could also tell just like her. However, the people on and off the stage couldn't tell.
The person on the stage asked in confusion, "What is your cultivation level?"
Liu Xingxing remained nonchalant: "Mid-stage Nascent Soul."
Another gasp rippled through the audience.
Feng Gu was speechless as he looked at his foolish disciples. He could only calm himself down and beg this young friend Liu to go easy on him.
The person on stage was initially incredulous, then tried to salvage the situation by saying, "Tch, I wonder if it's from taking drugs."
It seems that sword cultivators have a lot of prejudice against alchemy cultivators. Although alchemy cultivators focus more on alchemy and don't pay much attention to body tempering, which makes their bodies a bit weak, it doesn't mean they are really that weak.
Or perhaps... this arrogant young man is simply envious and prejudiced against alchemists.
Liu Xingxing wasn't going to hold back: "Come on, I'll give you five moves."
She intended to shatter his pathetic pride into pieces!
"you!"
The man seemed to be provoked and immediately thrust his sword forward.
Liu Xingxing leisurely dodged each attack, and after five moves, the man did not manage to hurt her in the slightest.
After five moves, Liu Xingxing's expression suddenly turned extremely cold. She directly knocked the sword in his hand off the stage with a single sword strike, the blade pointing directly at his pulse point, even leaving a small bloodstain.
Before the audience could even react to what had happened, the competition was over, demonstrating Liu Xingxing's incredible speed; no one could even tell what had transpired.
After a moment of mysterious silence, a burst of loud cheers erupted.
"it is good!"
"it is good!"
"Wonderful!"
Liu Xingxing smiled and sheathed her sword: "If this were not a dueling arena, if this were not a friendly exchange, and if I were not a guest of the Mu Cang Sect, your path to immortality would end here."
Liu Xingxing's words were extremely arrogant and impolite, but what followed was even more impolite.
"If any of you wish to challenge me during my stay, I will gladly accept. We will compete at the same level, but only on the dueling platform. If you come to me privately, I cannot guarantee the appropriate level of force I will use."
Another uproar erupted from the audience.
"So arrogant? I'll take you on!"
"I!"
"And I!"
Several people raised their hands, but Liu Xingxing remained calm and unhurried: "Also, I can only accept twenty challenges a day. More than that will have to wait. After all, everyone gets tired. If I have to accept hundreds a day, I can't handle it. Also, those who lose don't need to come back. We'll all be on stage at 9:00 AM every day. You'd better think it over."
Feng Gu looked at her with a more inquisitive gaze, and was also somewhat surprised by her actions. It wasn't because her actions were arrogant, but because this method could not only stimulate the disciples' ambition, but also urge them to keep up with their cultivation progress and not slack off. It was killing two birds with one stone.
Feng Gu had no idea how much more respect he now held in his eyes.
Liu Xingxing had only gone out for a stroll when she discovered something that would keep her entertained and prevent her from getting bored. She was immediately much happier, although this approach would inevitably bring some minor troubles.
For example, the next day when she went out, she saw a bunch of people waiting for her to challenge them to a fight.
For example, there was the sixth brother who sneaked in and knocked someone's head off one night.
For example, a group of self-proclaimed powerful street thugs who would frequently come to someone's door to provoke them.
Liu Xingxing had already said that day that anyone who came to her without permission would be dealt with severely, but these were all injuries that would hurt a lot but wouldn't actually damage any vital organs.
After playing for about ten days and beating up about a hundred people, the entrance competition of the Mu Cang Sect arrived as scheduled, which was the time to select the outer and inner disciples.
Although Liu Xingxing, arranged by Fang Zheng, was not seated among the elders, he was still in the row with chairs. The disciples below did not receive this treatment, but given Liu Xingxing's recent dominance within the sect, which had completely extinguished any remaining pride in them, no one said anything more.
Seeing that this person's bone age was less than fifty and she had already surpassed many others at such a young age, Liu Xingxing, the five-thousand-year-old witch sitting there, thought that there was no need to underestimate herself. It was perfectly normal for her to be surpassed at such a young age.
"Today, we hold our annual sect competition. We hope you will all give your all and live up to our expectations, standing out in the competition. The top ten will have the opportunity to travel to the Shangyuan Secret Realm this year, and the top three will each receive their own rewards. Now, the competition begins, the first round..."
As the competition began, the crowd below erupted in cheers and shouts of encouragement, while the contestants on the stage fiercely competed.
Liu Xingxing wasn't really interested in watching the childish matches at the beginning. The inner sect matches usually only got exciting in the second half. However, she did know a little about the Shangyuan Secret Realm that the elder who had just spoken had mentioned.
In the novel, Lu Xihan's golden finger is fully activated in this Shangyuan Secret Realm. All kinds of adventures are easy for her to come, and she slaps the faces of some people who look down on her. She also attracts the interest of a young lord of the demon race. Originally, this young lord should have taken a fancy to the original female lead, Wei Qiushuang.
"Hiss, what's that young lord's name again?"
Liu Xingxing carefully recalled the descriptions of the demon race in the novel.
The story goes something like a clan feud, someone getting injured and fleeing, then being picked up by the female lead, and so on. When Liu Xingxing read the novel, she was just looking for a quick laugh and only knew the general outline of the story; she didn't remember many details.
It seems we still need to fill in some gaps, otherwise we'll be completely lost when we encounter the main characters in the future, which would be terrible.
Liu Xingxing didn't like being in a passive position.
After all, the female lead in the novel has quite a few advantages, and she's the new chosen one, so it's always good to be careful.