142: Chapter 142 She's waving at me!

Seeing his former neighbor in such a sorry state, Xu Changsheng felt a bit of pity.

Thinking back to when he himself had slain a Second Level Yao Beast, an Ink Flood Dragon, during the Late Stage Qi Refining, he could only say there was a vast difference between Cultivators.

A good Qi Refining Cultivator is no worse than a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

He consoled him, "Fellow Daoist Li, there's no need to feel too much pressure. This Fellow Daoist Yan clearly isn't an ordinary Qi Refining Cultivator. It's normal for you to lose to him."

This immediately gave Li Hongxuan an outlet for his frustration.

"Exactly! How can someone at the Qi Refinement Stage use three Spiritual Artifacts? That crystal longsword is even a top-grade Spiritual Artifact. It's simply unheard of."

Behind them, Crimson Glow explained Yan Jinghong's special Physique once again.

After hearing it, he felt even more relieved.

"So it's the Spirit Tool Physique. I thought just now he was some old monster hiding his aura specifically to target me, hahaha. My defeat was not in vain."

At the same time.

The surrounding crowd automatically parted to make a path, allowing Yan Jinghong to see over here.

He stood on the Dueling Platform, looking down from above, his gaze sweeping across.

Seeing this look, Li Hongxuan trembled with fear and took half a step back.

Seeing his cowardly appearance, Xu Changsheng shook his head slightly and calmly met Yan Jinghong's gaze.

If Yan Jinghong intended to target him to further establish his prestige within the Sect, he didn't mind teaching this person a lesson.

A few Spiritual Artifacts whose full power couldn't be completely unleashed weren't enough to make him afraid.

Their eyes met from a distance, and the air between them seemed to crackle with electricity.

Yan Jinghong grabbed the crystal Spiritual Artifact sword, swung it in a beautiful arc beside him, and then pointed the tip of the sword at Xu Changsheng.

The latter still maintained an indifferent expression.

Feeling a surge of anger, he spoke up, "It seems this Fellow Daoist Xu is also quite unconvinced. Do you dare to come up and compete with me?"

Xu Changsheng shook his head.

He wouldn't go up. In a fight between a Foundation Establishment and a Qi Refining, if he won, people would say it was dishonorable to bully the weak, and if he lost, he would be hung on the pillar of shame like Li Hongxuan.

He might also expose his trump cards.

For something with a hundred harms and not a single benefit, if he were willing to do it, his head would have to have been caught in a door.

"You don't dare, do you?"

Seeing the other party shake his head, Yan Jinghong was certain that Xu Changsheng and Li Hongxuan were of the same cowardly sort.

"That's right. It wouldn't be good if you were beaten into a sorry state later. You Loose Cultivators, no matter your cultivation level, are destined to be stepped on by Sect Cultivators."

"If you know what's good for you, then..."

His voice suddenly halted.

A familiar pressure came from behind him.

He turned his head to look.

Seeing this scene.

The gazes of the surrounding Qi Refining Cultivators also turned toward the back.

A scantily clad, hot young girl was standing in the center of the Dueling Platform.

In vivid red clothes, her fragrant shoulders were bare, and her black hair cascaded over her shoulders.

Below her waist was a slit gold-and-red short skirt, her straight and slender legs like jade pillars, with a silver hair-ring tied around her ankle.

A look of amazement flashed in Yan Jinghong's eyes.

He stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Senior Sister Crimson Rainbow, why are you here? Weren't you supposed to arrive tomorrow?"

Crimson Rainbow ignored him and instead waved toward Xu Changsheng and Crimson Glow from a distance.

Following Crimson Rainbow's gaze, everyone looked toward the bench again, and Yan Jinghong also turned back in disbelief.

Crimson Glow waved back in surprise.

To avoid misunderstanding, Xu Changsheng only nodded slightly.

The movements of the two were very restrained, but the person beside them was not so calm.

"Oh my god, she's waving at me!"

Li Hongxuan showed a look of madness and tugged at Xu Changsheng's sleeve: "Fellow Daoist Xu, did you see that? She's waving at me!"

Xu Changsheng looked stunned, letting him tug away.

"I can't understand. Is a wave really going to be your whole life?"

As if his Dao Heart had collapsed, Li Hongxuan raised his hands and swayed his body violently from side to side, just like a little fangirl seeing her idol on Blue Star.

Seeing this.

Xu Changsheng suddenly thought of a question: "Fellow Daoist Li, could it be that your sweetheart is her?"

Li Hongxuan calmed down a bit and turned his head: "Yes, I saw her in the Shed Market that day. Her outfit now is similar to that day."

"Oh."

Xu Changsheng ignored him; Crimson Rainbow's Divine Sense Transmission already reached his ears: "Brother Xu, I just heard you were defeated by Yan Jinghong? That's really pathetic."

He replied irritably: "Where did you get that false information? The one who was defeated wasn't me, it was this guy next to me."

"Heehee, Brother Xu still cares about being defeated by a Qi Refining."

"Believe it or not, but this Qi Refining Disciple is really a cheat. He can use Foundation Establishment Stage Spiritual Artifacts even at the Qi Refinement Stage."

"So Brother Xu is indeed afraid? Do you want me to teach him a lesson for you?"

"No need. Let's not cause any trouble before the trial. I just want to have a good rest."

"Alright, I've already arranged a guest room for you. Come around from behind the Martial Arts Arena, and I'll tell you more about the Hundred Sects Trial."

On the Dueling Platform.

Seeing that Crimson Rainbow kept ignoring him, a hint of gloom flashed in the depths of Yan Jinghong's eyes.

"Senior Sister?"

Crimson Rainbow still ignored him and walked straight out of the side door.

Yan Jinghong's expression darkened completely. He had thought that his feat of defeating a Foundation Establishment with his Qi Refining cultivation had drawn his Senior Sister here, but now it didn't seem like it.

He made a silent vow: "When I advance to Foundation Establishment and also become an Old Ancestor's Personal Disciple, I don't believe you'll still look down on me, Senior Sister!"

...

In the guest room of the station.

Xu Changsheng sat by the windowsill, looking out the window thoughtfully.

Crimson Rainbow had just told him about the method for guarding the Hundred Sects Trial.

The Jinyang Sect would divide into several teams, tallying gains and calculating rankings in team format.

How to form teams and how the calculation methods worked were things for the Qi Refining Disciples to worry about. As a guard, he didn't need to care about all that; a team would be assigned to him when the time came.

What he had to do was simple: follow behind the team and ensure their safety.

Crimson Rainbow sat on the bed with bare feet, looking at him with a grin.

"So? Does Brother Xu have any more questions?"

"No more."

She jumped off the bed: "Then it's my turn for a question."

He turned his head: "What question could you have?"

"It's not my question, it's Sister Tang's question. Didn't you say you'd go find her after a while? She's been waiting and waiting but can't find you!"

"I ran into some things and couldn't get away."

"Making excuses again. A man's mouth is a lying ghost!"

Xu Changsheng didn't reply; the refinement of the divine wood two principles sword had indeed delayed him.

Crimson Rainbow walked over, sat opposite him, and rested her chin on her hands, quietly looking at him: "But I like it."

No reply.

After a while.

Crimson Rainbow's tone suddenly became bashful: "Brother Xu, I want to ask you for a favor..."

"Speak."

Her index fingers touched and then parted: "It's just that I encountered some powerful enemies earlier and used some Blood Burning Secret Art. I want Brother Xu to help nourish me, just like before."