Jiang Ye grabbed the massive Fiery Bird, swung it around twice in his hand, and tossed it off the arena.
With a deafening crash!
A massive cloud of dust kicked up on the spot. The Fiery Bird slammed heavily into the ground, twitching a few times.
Jiang Ye nodded in satisfaction. “Not bad. Pretty heavy.”
Chu Qianfeng quickly jogged over to greet him:
“Haha! Junior Sister Bai, you were truly fierce just now... Ah, no, your elegance remains unmatched. It was truly a sight to behold!”
Beside him, Ye Ningning stared at Bai Zhirou with a starstruck look, the tips of her ears flushing slightly red.
“Let's see who dares cause trouble at my Sword Peak!!”
Just then, a clear, powerful shout echoed from outside the square.
A heroic-looking woman in green robes rushed over like a whirlwind, her brow furrowed in anger.
Behind this hot-tempered Senior Sister Qin was a woman dressed in a light blue flowing immortal skirt with wide sleeves.
Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, and her eyes were like autumn pools, her entire being radiating an aura that kept people at a distance.
Behind her followed a grand, aggressive crowd of disciples, all carrying large swords and ready for a fight.
“Senior Sister Qin!!”
“Senior Sister Gu!!”
The disciples who had been surrounding the arena now greeted them with respectful expressions.
The two of them nodded slightly, only realizing as they drew closer.
The disciples of the Beast-Taming Peak were long gone from the arena, leaving only an unconscious, twitching Fiery Bird on the ground.
Gu Qingxue and Qin Zhiwei had been training outside when they received an urgent message from a Sword Peak disciple. It said that Murong Peng, the notoriously arrogant bully from the Beast-Taming Peak, had somehow contracted a Tier Two demon beast and was blocking the entrance of Sword Peak, having already injured several of their fellow disciples.
Thus, they had rushed back in a frantic hurry.
Gu Qingxue's beautiful eyes flickered as she looked at Chu Qianfeng. “Did Junior Brother Chu take action?”
Chu Qianfeng let out a bitter laugh and shook his head:
“Senior Sister Gu, that fellow Murong Peng is notoriously shameless. When I challenged him, he didn't give me the time of day. The one who defeated him is someone else.”
“Oh?”
Gu Qingxue's delicate brow furrowed slightly as she swept her gaze around.
Among those in the Qi Condensation stage, who else besides Junior Sister Qin could defeat a demon beast with strength comparable to the Foundation Establishment realm?
Soon, she noticed that the eyes of dozens of people in the crowd were all unanimously fixed on “Bai Zhirou,” who was standing not far away, looking around.
Gu Qingxue was already extremely beautiful, ranking high on the Azure Mystic Sect's Fairy Board.
But when she first laid eyes on Bai Zhirou, her cold and aloof heart couldn't help but tremble slightly. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly: “This woman is truly a peerless beauty.”
Gu Qingxue walked forward slowly and spoke in a friendly tone, “And this junior sister is?”
Chu Qianfeng quickly introduced her, “Senior Sister, she is Bai Zhirou, a newly recruited disciple whom Junior Sister Ye brought back from her trip to the Great Wasteland City region to test spiritual roots...”
As he reached the end, Chu Qianfeng's voice gradually faded, and his face darkened.
Because the testing team they had sent to that region had been completely wiped out by the demonic sect, leaving only Ye Ningning as the sole survivor.
Gu Qingxue clenched her fair fists, a trace of sharp sword intent laced in her voice:
“Demonic cultists... Sooner or later, we will make them pay the price!”
However, she quickly suppressed her emotions and looked at Bai Zhirou, a warm smile gracing her cold, beautiful face:
“Junior Sister Bai, you did exceptionally well this time. Today, you have thoroughly avenged our entire Sword Peak.”
Jiang Ye looked up at the True Disciple NPC, Gu Qingxue, and smiled.
“So, does Senior Sister Gu have any reward for me?”
Silence.
In the outer sect square, countless jaws dropped.
The surrounding Sword Peak disciples looked at “Bai Zhirou” with extremely bizarre expressions.
Senior Sister Gu was a True Disciple of Sword Peak, after all. You, an outer disciple, are literally demanding a reward.
Gu Qingxue's cold face stiffened slightly. She gently pursed her red lips and smiled somewhat unnaturally:
“Um... Right, Junior Sister has indeed achieved a great feat. Let me think...”
Gu Qingxue sized up Jiang Ye. “I see you already have a low-grade magic sword, so you must be lacking a defensive or mobility magic treasure.”
With that, Gu Qingxue brushed her jade-like finger across her spatial ring, and a pair of boots emitting a shimmering, treasure-like glow instantly appeared in her palm.
“These are the top-grade magic tool 'Green Cloud Boots.' Once you channel your true qi into them, they can increase your movement speed by fifty percent.”
“Senior Sister Gu, such a precious item, how could I possibly accept this?”
Although Jiang Ye claimed to be embarrassed, his hands didn't slow down in the slightest. He swiftly took them and stored them into his spatial ring.
“Thank you, Senior Sister!”
Jiang Ye smiled politely, and then looked at her expectantly.
“Um, is there anything else?”
Chu Qianfeng: “...”
Qin Zhiwei: “...”
The onlookers: “...”
In her mind, Bai Zhirou was completely shut down, crouching in a corner with her face buried in her hands. She didn't even dare to imagine what her reputation at Sword Peak would become in the future.
Just when everyone thought the cold Senior Sister Gu was going to kick out this ungrateful, greedy junior sister.
Gu Qingxue simply stood there, her willow-like brows furrowing slightly. After pondering for a moment, she spoke with a hint of apology:
“Indeed, I did not consider this thoroughly enough.”
“How about this: later, I will go to the Technique Pavilion and select a Profound-grade movement technique suitable for you. Paired with these Green Cloud Boots, the combination will be even better for both survival and combat. What do you think?”
Everyone: ?!
They were all shocked. Since when was the cold and aloof Second Senior Sister so easy to talk to?
Standing behind her, Qin Zhiwei was on the verge of breaking character. One had to know that on normal days, even fellow disciples like her who were close to their senior sister had never heard her speak in such a tone, let alone be gifted a magic treasure.
“Doesn't Senior Sister Gu usually say: 'Cultivators strive against others, strive against heaven, and rely entirely on themselves'? Why is she like this now?”
“Senior Sister Gu, if you've been possessed, blink your eyes, damn it!”
Meanwhile, looking at Gu Qingxue's warm gaze, Jiang Ye was inwardly astonished:
“I only wanted to try shearing some wool from this True Disciple NPC, but I didn't expect to actually trigger such good drops.”
“Is the effect of that 'Femme Magnet' talent really this insane?!”
“With this talent combined with Little Bai's god-tier looks, isn't this the perfect setup to build a harem for Little Bai?”
Jiang Ye let out a shameless, sinister laugh in his mind.
“Little Bai, do you want a wife?”
Bai Zhirou: “...”
Jiang Ye said to himself:
“Hehehe, with this kind of benefit, playing along with the plot isn't a bad idea at all. I'm really looking forward to the golden reward for completing the main quest!”
In her mind, Bai Zhirou only felt that her future was twisted and dark.
...
By the edge of the arena, a large crowd of Sword Peak disciples sat cheerfully around Gu Qingxue and the others, eagerly discussing the battle that had just taken place on the stage.
“You have no idea, Junior Sister Bai's swordplay back then was simply divine!”
“With one strike, she sliced off his hand, and even that Tier Two Fiery Bird was easily dealt with!”
While everyone was listening with rapt attention, in a corner where no one was paying attention, the protagonist of the event, Jiang Ye, was in a very busy state.
He first slipped into the small woods to gather a pile of dry branches, then borrowed a fire from a nearby disciple.
As Qin Zhiwei listened, she couldn't help but slap her thigh and laugh heartily:
“Hahaha! Well done! Let's see how that Murong Peng acts cocky at Sword Peak in the future!”
At the mention of Murong Peng, Qin Zhiwei felt a wave of disgust.
Some time ago, this guy had pursued her like a stray dog. After she flatly rejected him, he spent every day bringing people from the Beast-Taming Peak to find trouble, which was utterly repulsive.
“Junior Sister Bai's beating was not only satisfying, but she was also incredibly smart!” Qin Zhiwei crossed her arms with a mischievous grin.
“By keeping that Tier Two Fiery Bird here at our Sword Peak, when Murong Peng comes to ask for it tomorrow, we can extort a fortune from them and make them bleed heavily!”
A nearby disciple suddenly sniffed the air and asked in confusion:
“Huh? What's that smell? Why does it smell so good?”
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