60: Chapter 59 The Back View

Li Fan and Chang Yufei had only faced each other once in a ranking match uploaded to Xuanzong University.

Although they were familiar with each other, their friendship was not deep.

Regarding her question, he naturally couldn't be bothered to answer, instead wearing an expression that said, "Does that even need asking?"

He then turned his head to continue watching the duel on the field.

Seeing this, Chang Yufei realized the truth.

The Cultivators here had all come to observe Luo Shuying's match.

Her heart suddenly felt a bit empty.

Chang Yufei had thought that Li Fan didn't care about these things at all and was an outsider.

She hadn't expected that it was simply because her own appeal couldn't compare to Luo Shuying's.

"That's right, it's not as if everyone will naturally like me."

Sighing, she suppressed her emotions and turned her gaze toward the arena.

At this moment, both sides were locked in a pure consumption of Spiritual Qi.

As a Foundation Establishment Level 3 Cultivator, Luo Shuying's total amount of Spiritual Qi was certainly no match for a Foundation Establishment Perfection Cultivator.

Although everyone hoped for her to win, if the consumption continued like this, defeat would only be a matter of time.

However, besides her heaven-gifted Spiritual Root, Luo Shuying also possessed the Shidao Mingxin Physique.

During the entangled battle, her comprehension of her own Spirit Reflection was rapidly advancing.

Suddenly, Luo Shuying gave a soft shout, seemingly intending to launch a fierce attack to apply pressure.

But the spinning black and white Qi aura dissipated into the surrounding heaven and earth.

The momentum actually weakened significantly.

Seizing this opportunity, her opponent immediately pushed their Fire and Water Spirit Reflection to the limit, intending to break through the grinding disc's encirclement in one move.

Just as the grinding disc was on the verge of collapsing.

The black and white Spiritual Qi that Luo Shuying had previously dissipated into the heaven and earth finally took effect.

The entire arena began to fade, and in the blink of an eye, only the simplest outlines remained.

"This is…"

The Water and Fire Spiritual Root Cultivator was stunned.

In an instant, they realized the mystery and poured all their spiritual power into a desperate final struggle.

But it was too late; that massive power of water and fire collided with the Yin and Yang grinding disc once more, and its color was stripped away layer by layer.

In a moment, it was completely converted into black and white Spiritual Qi controlled by Luo Shuying.

"How is this possible!?"

He was filled with horror, having never seen anyone capable of changing their Spirit Reflection mid-battle and employing such bizarre methods.

With one side weakening and the other growing, the power of the Yin and Yang grinding disc surged, and the outcome was already sealed.

The crowd below all breathed a sigh of relief, rising one after another to cheer in advance, the momentum tremendous.

Li Fan, however, leaned back in his seat.

His gaze passed through the scattered figures before him, lingering for a long time on the peerless face of Luo Shuying in the arena.

Countless people who admired her praised online that after Luo Shuying achieved Fusion of her dual Spiritual Roots, her appearance was even better than before.

The facts were indeed so.

However, Li Fan considered that he still missed the appearance of Luo Shuying he saw in online broadcasts back when he was a Mortal.

He whispered softly.

"Is it because my cultivation level has increased, and my state of mind has improved?"

"Or is it because my horizons have broadened after seeing other peerless women like Nangong Miao and Zhang Zixuan?"

Shaking his head, he reflected on watching Luo Shuying in person this time.

He had thought he would be exceptionally excited, like those fanatical fans.

But now, Li Fan only felt as if something in his heart had been set down.

At this moment, a figure threaded through the crowd in the spectator stands.

She came behind Li Fan and gently tapped his shoulder.

"How is it? Does Luo Shuying's figure meet your standards, my husband?"

Hearing this teasing remark, Li Fan stood up and turned to look at Wen Xinmei.

He did not respond directly, only speaking in a flat tone.

"I have seen enough on this trip."

"Let's go; I will accompany you to United Pharmaceuticals."

Wen Xinmei smiled, took his hand, and they walked away slowly together.

On the field.

Luo Shuying, who was controlling the Yin and Yang grinding disc to finish the match, felt a sensation and subconsciously looked toward the spectator stands.

Seeing the familiar figure slowly walking away through the crowd, her breathing stalled.

Even the grinding disc she was controlling became unstable, causing the black and white Spiritual Qi to waver.

Fortunately, the advantage she had established was already large enough, so she quickly regained her focus and suppressed her opponent's counterattack once again.

Immediately, she urgently poured all her spiritual power into pushing her Spirit Reflection to the limit.

Chang Yufei below, seeing this, felt the heart she had just settled rise again, feeling somewhat surprised.

"She could clearly just play steadily and grind him to death, so why is she suddenly in such a rush?"

Fortunately, her opponent was no longer able to hold on and conceded defeat under Luo Shuying's final, fierce offensive.

Once the outcome was settled, the protective spiritual curtain around the arena had just fallen.

Luo Shuying immediately leaped toward the spectator stands.

Chang Yufei, in her seat, saw Luo Shuying flying toward her.

She thought she had come to share the good news, but unexpectedly, Luo Shuying passed straight through the crowd and reached out to grab the shoulder of a man who was walking away with his back to her.

That man was originally leaving for matters, but after turning back and seeing who it was.

The confusion on his face instantly turned into uncontrollable ecstasy, and his body trembled as he exclaimed out loud.

"Luo Shuying… Luo Shuying actually touched me! I'm never bathing again in this lifetime!"

The eyes of the entire arena focused here, and everyone was filled with envy.

They gathered in a circle to watch, and Cultivators in the back rows even rose into the air to look.

Luo Shuying let go; the person before her was not the Li Fan she cared for in her heart.

It was just a stranger she had never met before.

"Could it be that I was too focused during the match and misidentified the figure?"

She whispered softly, recalling the glimpse she had caught in her trance just moments ago.

The surrounding crowd saw her silent and distracted, so no one dared to make a sound to disturb her, all quieting down and watching from afar.

At this time, Chang Yufei leaped over the crowd to Luo Shuying's side, and seeing her somewhat forlorn expression, asked softly.

"What's wrong, Shuying Bao? Did you get hurt somewhere during the match?"

Luo Shuying came back to her senses.

Looking at Chang Yufei's worried face, she shook her head.

"It's nothing, Sister Yufei, let's go back."

As her voice fell, the two women soared into the air and left the spectator stands, leaving behind a crowd of Cultivators who were still unsatisfied.

Everyone cast their gaze toward the male Cultivator who had just been touched by Luo Shuying, and thoughts immediately arose.

"Fellow Daoist, five hundred Spirit Stones, how about you sell me this robe?"

Before the words had finished, someone else immediately raised the price.

"I offer one thousand Spirit Stones!"

The originally quiet crowd instantly became rowdy, and everyone scrambled to bid on this garment that Luo Shuying had touched.

The price skyrocketed, rising from Low-Grade Spirit Stones to Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and finally, someone even offered the high price of one hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

Even so, that male Cultivator refused to sell it no matter what, even carefully putting the garment away and placing it into his Magical Artifact storage.

"This is mine; I won't sell it to anyone, so give up."

Mentor Lu Changxue, mingling in the crowd, watched this fanatical display by the crowd and found it amusing to herself.

Her gaze turned to the departing Chang Yufei, and she quietly leaped to follow behind.

"Shuying Bao, the match was tiring, so get some good rest."

In front of the Foundation Establishment portal, Chang Yufei earnestly advised Luo Shuying.

In fact, she could also tell that Luo Shuying's current state of mind was not caused by the match.

She even vaguely guessed that it was related to the male Cultivator to whom Luo Shuying had secretly given her heart some time ago.

Chang Yufei had originally thought that Luo Shuying had already let him go, and she had even teased her about it before.

She hadn't expected that this person had already occupied such a deep position in Luo Shuying's heart.

She patted Luo Shuying's shoulder.

"Go on, Shuying Bao, go back and properly consolidate and absorb the experience gained from this battle."

"Remember to send me a terminal voice message later."

Luo Shuying nodded silently, then turned and entered the Secret Realm portal.

Watching the portal that rippled with spiritual waves after Luo Shuying entered.

Chang Yufei sighed.

These matters of men and women could only be figured out by Luo Shuying herself, and she was in no position to advise her.

After all, the slight feelings she had just developed had been mostly washed away by Li Fan's cold demeanor in the spectator stands.

Thinking of this, Chang Yufei felt depressed as well, unable to help but whisper in annoyance.

"Stinking man, do you really think I'm going to hang myself on your tree?"

As she finished speaking, she walked toward the spaceport, intending to return to Xuanzong University.

Passing through a secluded area, Chang Yufei suddenly noticed that the surroundings were unusually quiet, without a single soul in sight.

She inwardly sighed that it was bad, and just as she was preparing to escape.

The surrounding temperature dropped sharply, followed by an invisible cold wind blowing in.

In an instant, a layer of transparent frost covered her entire body, constantly thickening.

In a moment, she was firmly frozen solid.

When Chang Yufei completely lost consciousness, Mentor Lu Changxue slowly appeared.

As a Golden Core Cultivator, Mentor Lu Changxue had never failed when casting this freezing technique to capture Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

After she transmitted a message via her terminal, a pure-white painted airship passed through Xuanzhuan University's identification barrier.

The airship's magic array operated, drawing the frozen Chang Yufei into the cabin, and then accelerated away.