97: Chapter 97 Pretending?

"Know what?"

Lin Ming lay on his chair, looking up at the sky.

Know what?

Without telling him anything, she just asked him if he knew something?

Did she really think he could read minds?

"The Sect Master has come out of seclusion."

Yu Yaoqin said with a slightly adoring tone.

The Sect Master of Yuanxu Mountain, Sect Master Yun Xiao, was hailed as the youngest Nirvana Realm powerhouse of Yuanxu Mountain, having stepped into the Nirvana Realm at the age of five hundred.

Furthermore, not long after stepping into the Nirvana Realm, he killed the Old Ancestor Minghun, the then-Deputy Sect Master of the Blood Refining Sect, who possessed the strength of the third level of the Nirvana Realm.

However, he was also a Cultivate fanatic, just like Master Yun Hua, constantly in seclusion to Cultivate. Otherwise, the two of them wouldn't be fellow Disciples—one a Senior Sister, the other a Junior Brother.

And Lin Ming had actually once exchanged blows with this Yuanxu Mountain Sect Master.

That was when Lin Ming had just achieved his Breakthrough to the Nirvana Realm. He didn't know what he was thinking at the time, but he had snuck onto the main peak and, as a result, was accidentally discovered by Sect Master Yun Xiao.

Sect Master Yun Xiao chased him for a day and a night. During that time, the two exchanged blows several times. Lin Ming had almost met his doom, and it was only by using some special means to trick Sect Master Yun Xiao that he managed to escape his sight.

His strength was indeed very strong.

"I haven't even met Senior Martial Uncle, the Sect Master, yet."

Yu Yaoqin said curiously.

"Then you should be able to see him soon."

Since Sect Master Yun Xiao had come out of seclusion, it was ten to one that he would appear at the Sect Competition and his Revered Master's Nirvana Ceremony.

"Mm."

Yu Yaoqin nodded.

"Quite a few Sects have already arrived."

Yu Yaoqin said.

With the Nirvana Ceremony imminent, many Sects had arrived at Yuanxu Mountain early. Yu Yaoqin had seen many people coming up to Hidden Sword Peak to visit her mother.

She had also been annoyed by some of these people, which was why she had specifically come to Zichen Peak.

Zichen Peak was Uncle Master Yunhua's territory; those people wouldn't just casually come up to Zichen Peak, and Uncle Master Yunhua wouldn't see them either.

Except for that Elder from the Yongzhen Sect.

"Senior Brother, do you think we will have to exchange blows with the Disciples of these Sects this time?"

Yu Yaoqin asked with inexplicable anticipation.

"I don't know."

Lin Ming said indifferently.

How would he know about such things?

"Boring, such a boring Stinky Senior Brother."

Yu Yaoqin immediately made a face at Lin Ming.

"Junior Sister Lianxue."

She turned and went to find Su Lianxue, forcing Su Lianxue's Cultivate to be interrupted.

This allowed Lin Ming to enjoy some peace and quiet.

As for his previous thoughts about having Su Lianxue spend less time with Yu Yaoqin, Lin Ming had tossed those ideas aside.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the Sect Competition arrived.

Early in the morning, Lin Ming had no choice but to bring his Junior Sister to the location of the Sect Competition.

He saw nearly ten thousand Disciples gathered in the Sect plaza, while the people from other Sects were arranged in the surrounding areas.

"Is this meant to let us see the strength of Yuanxu Mountain?"

A delicate-looking woman looked at the Disciples before her, then shifted her gaze toward the high platform and chuckled.

"Isn't it obvious?"

Beside her, a middle-aged man with an unkind expression said coldly.

"It's quite rare that you from the Shangji Sect would also come."

Gu Jingyan glanced at the middle-aged man and said with a smile.

"If you people from Baijue Mountain can come, why can't we?"

Senior Chai Li said in a deep voice.

"It is said that Sect Master Yun Xiao has come out of seclusion."

At this moment, an old woman leaning on a cane slowly walked up, looked at the high platform, and said.

Sect Master Yun Xiao

This name made the expressions of Gu Jingyan and Senior Chai Li gradually become serious.

It was also at this moment that the three of them looked up simultaneously. And it wasn't just the three of them; everyone present looked up.

They saw a brilliant light appear, and within that brilliant light, a handsome and dashing man slowly descended.

It was indeed Sect Master Yun Xiao.

The brilliant light scattered, turning into specks of light filling the sky, falling from the air, and Sect Master Yun Xiao descended along with these lights.

Showing off

Lin Ming watched this scene, and the word "Showing off" involuntarily appeared in his mind.

Of course, this word was not Lin Ming's assessment of Sect Master Yun Xiao, but rather his Revered Master's—Sect Master Yun Xiao's Senior Sister's—assessment of him.

In Master Yun Hua's words, although her Junior Brother was exceptionally gifted, he always loved to pull these strange stunts to attract other people's attention.

Now it seemed that this was indeed the case.

However, even if he didn't pull these stunts, all the attention at the scene would likely still be on him.

"Fellow Disciples, stewards, Elders of Yuanxu Mountain, and friends from the various major Sects, I am Sect Master Yun Xiao, the current Sect Master of Yuanxu Mountain."

Sect Master Yun Xiao said slowly.

His voice rang in everyone's ears.

"Today is our Yuanxu Mountain Sect Competition, and also a new beginning. I hope that the Disciples of each Realm will be able to display the strength that Yuanxu Mountain Disciples should have."

Sect Master Yun Xiao's gaze also swept over everyone present.

Everyone present, upon noticing Sect Master Yun Xiao's gaze, could also perceive an invisible pressure falling upon them.

"Now, I announce that the Yuanxu Mountain internal Sect Competition begins now."

Sect Master Yun Xiao didn't have much more to say and directly announced the start of the Sect Competition.

On the first day, the competitions for the Body Tempering Realm and Spirit Guidance Realm Disciples were held.

Under the guidance of several Elders, a clear space was cleared out, and immediately after, ten high platforms rose from the ground.

"Junior Sister, it is time for you to go up."

Lin Ming looked at his Junior Sister and said to her.

Su Lianxue had no emotional fluctuations regarding this; she just waited quietly.

Lin Ming, however, left the plaza and returned directly to Zichen Peak. After all, the first day's competition had nothing to do with him, and there was no need for him to stay.

Although his Junior Sister was going to compete, given Su Lianxue's strength, there should currently be no one in the Body Tempering Realm of Yuanxu Mountain who was her match.

And even if Su Lianxue lost the competition at that time, it would be her own problem and had nothing to do with him; he had already helped where he should.

After Lin Ming left, Su Lianxue soon went on stage. Her opponent in the first round was a Disciple from Flying Cloud Peak at the seventh level of the Body Tempering Realm.

The result was no surprise; she was knocked down by Su Lianxue with a single punch, without any ability to fight back.

This scene shocked the surrounding Disciples who were watching.

The reason they came to watch Su Lianxue's match was not because of Su Lianxue's strength, but mainly because of Su Lianxue's beauty.

After all, Su Lianxue had joined Yuanxu Mountain and had been accepted under Peak Master Zichen's name for less than half a year.

They didn't think Su Lianxue could defeat a Disciple at the seventh level of the Body Tempering Realm, even if Su Lianxue's Aptitude was as high as Nine-and-a-half-segment aptitude.

But the scene before their eyes slapped their faces swollen.

With just one punch, a practitioner at the seventh level of the Body Tempering Realm was defeated by Su Lianxue.

They even briefly suspected whether Su Lianxue had bribed her opponent.

Or if the opponent had thrown the match because of Su Lianxue's beauty.