Fighting for exotic fruits
Chen Yuan nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Ye Baixi and Shen Nianchu immediately froze where they stood.
Seven True Monarchs participated in this Grand Competition, excluding Zheng Tiancheng, who had already been eliminated.
The rest were Senior Sister Qin Shuhan, and the equally matched Senior Sister Song Shiwei of Zhuqing Peak.
Su Bai, known as the Wine Sword Immortal, and the siblings Lin Heng and Lin Xue.
And Qin Ling, the Direct Disciple of Yanqing Peak who won first place in the last Grand Competition.
“Junior Martial Brother, Senior Sister has already achieved a Breakthrough to the Perfected Nascent Soul Stage, so you don't have a chance,” Shen Nianchu truthfully informed him. “Senior Brother Qin Ling has also refined his long halberd to the Fourth Realm. You have no advantage in terms of Realm.”
Chen Yuan smiled slightly, drawing out his tone: “So, neither of you thinks I can win?”
He could understand. Although Late Nascent Soul stage and Perfected Nascent Soul Stage were only two characters apart, the difference was like a chasm.
“Of course not.” Ye Baixi shook her head, a trace of worry appearing on her face. “I’m just worried that Brother will get hurt.”
Just at this moment, a divine light shot up into the sky, piercing straight through the clouds!
The golden light was as thick as a barrel, and all the Disciples training in the entire relic could see it.
With the Exotic Fruit appearing, all the Sect Disciples flew toward the direction of the golden light.
Half an hour later, thousands of Disciples had gathered at the location of the golden light, and other Disciples were still arriving continuously.
The anomaly erupted from within a lake, and an Exotic Fruit shimmering with purple light was faintly visible within the golden glow.
At this moment, a woman stood by the lake, her white clothes ethereal like mist and clouds. Her gaze was focused on the lake, as if she had forgotten the surrounding scenery of the water and mountains.
A gentle breeze blew, causing her hair and skirt to sway slightly. This person was Chen Yuan's Senior Sister, Qin Shuhan.
On the opposite bank of the lake, a woman in a fiery red dress was staring intensely at the Exotic Fruit. This person was Zhuqing Peak's Senior Sister, Song Shiwei.
She clenched her fist, thinking inwardly: I won't lose to you this time.
On a nearby treetop, Lin Heng and Lin Xue stared intently at the golden light. If they could obtain this item, they could win first place in the Grand Competition.
“Senior Brother, Senior Brother is here!” Two Golden Core Disciples, carrying the drunken Su Han, arrived panting heavily by the lake.
“Tha... *hic*, thank you, Junior Brothers!” After Su Han finished speaking, his head tilted, and snoring gradually emerged from his mouth.
“Who is that person! He actually fell asleep right there?” A newly initiated Sect Disciple, unaware of his background, asked curiously.
“This person is named Su Han, a Direct Disciple of Tianqing Peak. Everyone in the Sect calls him the Wine Sword Immortal.
Don't judge him by how utterly drunk he is. Once, while intoxicated, he challenged three veteran Nascent Soul Direct Disciples and didn't lose ground.” Someone who knew Su Han immediately explained.
Just then, a divine rainbow flashed past, and a refined, handsome young man in black robes lightly landed beside Song Shiwei.
“Shiwei, how about I give you first place in the Grand Competition?” Qin Ling smiled gently at Song Shiwei.
Song Shiwei's gaze remained steady, her voice devoid of joy or sorrow. “Do you know what I hate most about you?”
Qin Ling was stunned for a moment and asked, “What?”
“Arrogance!” Song Shiwei slowly spat out the two words.
Qin Ling's face instantly turned ashen, but he quickly masked it, maintaining the demeanor of a gentleman.
“Show-off!” Song Shiwei cursed inwardly.
Half an hour later, the golden light dissipated, and the Exotic Fruit abruptly appeared.
Golden Core Disciples from all directions, who believed they had learned some Movement Techniques, wanted to seize the opportunity to snatch the fruit.
At this moment, Qin Ling took a step, instantly leaping past the crowd of Golden Core Cultivators.
His gaze turned cold, and he shouted: “A bunch of worthless trash, are you worthy of seizing this exotic treasure?”
With that, he flicked his robe, and the Pressure of his Divine Sense surged like a flood, instantly blasting away the twenty-plus Golden Core Disciples rushing toward him from all sides.
“Puff, puff, puff...”
In an instant, those Golden Core Cultivators fell into the lake, splashing up more than twenty plumes of water.
“Heavens! That Senior Brother is so strong, blasting away over twenty Golden Core Senior Brothers with a single thought.” Some Foundation Establishment female Disciples watched dumbfounded, exclaiming repeatedly.
“They were just overestimating themselves. In the face of a Nascent Soul’s Divine Sense, three thousand Golden Cores are all ants.”
Just as Qin Ling was about to touch the Exotic Fruit, an ethereal figure was faster than him, touching the Exotic Fruit first.
Seeing this, Qin Ling formed a Spirit Seal with his hand, and his right hand condensed a Divine Rainbow, striking towards Qin Shuhan's back.
Feeling the cold light behind her, Qin Shuhan drew two short swords, turned around, and slashed out with both.
“Boom!”
Sword Qi crisscrossed, instantly shattering the Divine Rainbow.
Two sounds of rushing through the air suddenly arrived. Lin Heng and Lin Xue leaped behind Qin Shuhan, attempting a surprise attack.
Qin Shuhan's expression was calm like an ancient well. Did they want to deal with her first? It wouldn't be that easy.
She formed a seal with her right hand, and starlight illuminated beneath her feet. In an instant, Qin Shuhan vanished from her spot, reappearing behind the two of them.
Earth Rank Movement Technique, Star Cloud Art. When used, it was like stepping on a Stellar Rainbow.
Just as Qin Shuhan was preparing to deal with the two, a red-robed ethereal figure blocked them from behind, raising a fiery red long sword in her right hand, holding it horizontally in front of her.
“Clang!” The sound of the two swords colliding rang out, and the aftermath rippled away from the point of impact.
Lin Xue and Lin Heng let out a sigh of relief. If Senior Sister hadn't arrived in time, they might have already been eliminated.
Qin Ling seized the opportunity, stepping as if treading on Auspicious Clouds. He leaped over the heads of Lin Heng and Lin Xue, raising his Yuanliu Halberd high, ready to directly deal with Qin Shuhan.
Just as Qin Shuhan was preparing to activate the Star Cloud Art again, she saw Su Han suddenly scramble up from the ground below.
“*Hic*, what kind of skill is it for a few people to bully one girl?”
His feet lightly stepped the Dragon Snake Steps, the Wine Sword Immortal three parts intoxicated.
Seen three parts intoxicated, his feet moved like stepping on a green snake. He leaped a hundred meters into the air, Fierce Fire Sword Intent condensing on his sword, and slashed a strike toward Qin Ling.
Chen Yuan, who had just arrived, was slightly surprised. Perfected Nascent Soul Stage. He hadn't expected Su Han hadn't used his full strength when competing with him in Spiritual Power previously.
“That's too much! A group of people ganging up on Senior Sister alone!” Shen Nianchu stomped her foot in anger nearby.
In the sky, Qin Ling's expression changed. Perfected Nascent Soul Stage. Su Han had actually been hiding his true strength all along!
He formed a Spirit Seal with his left hand, and a Divine Rainbow shot out explosively, shattering the Fierce Fire Sword Intent.
At this moment, the Exotic Fruit was about to fall into the lake.
There were still those who refused to give up and coveted the item.
A Golden Core Ninth Level Direct Disciple took the Exotic Fruit with a darting step. His speed was a hundred times faster than normal, and he rushed onto the shore in an instant.
Qin Ling was furious. The Pressure of his Divine Sense fiercely assaulted the man, instantly pressing the Golden Core Direct Disciple onto the ground. The Exotic Fruit in his hand was thrown out, conveniently rolling to Chen Yuan's feet.
Chen Yuan smiled knowingly. This was the Will of Heaven, and the Will of Heaven could not be defied, so he would gladly accept it.
Thinking this, Chen Yuan picked up the Exotic Fruit and directly put it into his storage ring.
This scene instantly left the thousands of surrounding Disciples dumbfounded.
“That person has immense audacity, daring to directly pocket the Exotic Fruit.”
Qin Ling and the others also stopped fighting. Su Han, Song Shiwei, Qin Shuhan, and the rest all simultaneously fixed their gazes on Chen Yuan.
“Thank you all for the Exotic Fruit. I will gladly accept it,” Chen Yuan said, cupping his fists toward the six people.
Qin Ling immediately flew into a rage. “Brat, you are courting death!”
At this moment, a figure shot out first, a long spear in his hand flashing with cold light. He thrust the spear toward Chen Yuan.
The Pressure of Divine Sense surged into Chen Yuan's mind, giving him no chance to escape.
This person was none other than Lin Heng.