410: Agreement

Liu Ruyan lightly coughed, then continued in a loud voice, "I know you might feel this is somewhat unfair, but a true battlefield will never have absolute fairness. The only thing you can do is adapt to the rules!"

"Now I announce, the New Disciple Competition officially begins!"

As Liu Ruyan's words fell, the many Elders distributed bamboo slips to the new Disciples, matching them with opponents.

The arena was also divided into small sections.

This was also Liu Ruyan's deliberate arrangement.

Everyone could only share one arena. If you wanted a bigger battlefield and more attention, you could only try your best to stand out and constantly advance.

Only the strong were qualified to enjoy the applause!

The drawing of lots began, and Liu Ruyan sat down, turned her head to look at Lu Xingchen, and chuckled, "Junior Brother, who do you think will win this competition in the end?"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "I don't know. I've been busy Cultivating and going out for experience, so I've barely participated in Sect affairs. I only know a few of the new Disciples."

"But I think our Mu Ruxue will definitely win! She promised me."

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan and the other eight Peak Masters were somewhat bewildered.

A promise?

How much was a little girl's promise worth?

To make him happy, she would say anything, but whether she could actually do it depended on her own abilities.

Liu Ruyan was a little amused but didn't expose Lu Xingchen.

After all, he was her Junior Brother, so she had to save him some Face.

Liu Ruyan chuckled, "It seems Junior Brother, you have a lot of confidence in Mu Ruxue! However, if I remember correctly, when you took Mu Ruxue in a year ago, she was only at Mortal Realm Great Perfection, right? In just this short year, she couldn't have possibly crossed three Realms, could she?"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Senior Sister is right, Xiaoxue currently only has the cultivation of Spirit Realm Middle Stage."

"Wait, what do you mean by asking that? Has your Personal Disciple Mu Bai already Broken Through to Late Spirit Realm?"

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan was a little proud, she raised her head slightly and chuckled, "Junior Brother is indeed a smart person. He just Broke Through to Late Spirit Realm three days ago."

Lu Xingchen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "As expected of someone Senior Sister values, Mu Bai's talent is simply Heaven-Defying! He joined the Sect just over a year ago and has already Cultivated to Late Spirit Realm, which is comparable to the Saints of various peaks!"

The smile on Liu Ruyan's Face was almost uncontrollable.

"This kid's talent is indeed good, which is why I valued him. But to say he's comparable to a Saint is a bit exaggerated. Even at Late Spirit Realm, there's a huge difference in strength. If Mu Bai were to fight Li Yuechang, the Saint of your Lingyuan Peak, he probably wouldn't last five moves."

"However, Junior Brother, your Mu Ruxue's talent is also not bad. She crossed two minor Realms in a row, progressing even faster than Mu Bai."

Lu Xingchen gently shook his head.

"That's not how you calculate it. In the Cultivation of Soul Power, every increase in Realm makes a huge difference. Xiaoxue crossing two Realms in a row cannot compare to Mu Bai advancing one minor Realm."

"I know Senior Sister, you are trying to save my Face, but you also have to be realistic."

"But even so, I still bet on Xiaoxue winning. Because she and I already have an agreement!"

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan was also somewhat puzzled.

Is just an agreement worth so much to you, Junior Brother?

Fighting above one's Realm is not an easy feat; not everyone has your demeanor, Junior Brother.

But Liu Ruyan still didn't hurt Lu Xingchen's Face, only chuckled, "Now that you say that, I'm even more curious about Mu Ruxue. I really want to see her wonderful performance. If Mu Ruxue really has this ability, she can definitely reach the finals and will surely have a battle with Mu Bai!"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly and chuckled, "I'm also looking forward to this battle!"

Then the two said no more, looking at the arena below the high platform, observing the performance of the new Disciples.

The other eight Peak Masters also had various thoughts.

There was surprise at Mu Bai's Breakthrough to Late Spirit Realm at such a young age, and also disdain for Lu Xingchen's so-called "agreement."

But they all secretly kept their thoughts to themselves, not showing them.

Because Lu Dazhuang's prestige in the Lingyun Sect was too high, even surpassing Liu Ruyan, second only to Sect Master Jiang Taishen.

After all, he was the man who, by himself, turned the eight prodigies of the central province into the nine prodigies of the central continent!

Despite Lu Dazhuang's protectiveness, no one dared to openly criticize him and Mu Ruxue.

Liu Ruyan and the nine Peak Masters were all silent, quietly waiting for the competition to begin.

The first round of drawing lots ended. Due to the number of new Disciples not being 128, several new Disciples had byes and directly entered the next round.

Mu Ruxue was one of them.

But she didn't feel half a bit of relief; instead, she was somewhat unwilling.

Without a battle, she couldn't show her strength in front of everyone.

Her teacher and the various Peak Masters were all watching from the high platform; she really wanted to perform well.

Mu Bai, however, did not have a bye. His first opponent drawn was a new Disciple named Li Jie.

Li Jie's Realm had already reached Spirit Realm Middle Stage, which was considered relatively strong among the new Disciples.

But when he stepped onto the arena, his Face was full of bitterness.

No one among the new Disciples didn't know Mu Bai, because a year ago, he displayed his Spirit Realm Middle Stage strength in the enrollment exam, astonishing everyone, and was even directly taken in by Liu Ruyan as her Personal Disciple, soaring to great heights.

In the eyes of many new Disciples, Mu Bai was a legend, an insurmountable chasm.

Li Jie didn't believe he had any chance of defeating Mu Bai.

Are you kidding? This guy reached Spirit Realm Middle Stage a year ago. After a year of Cultivation, and under Liu Ruyan's personal guidance, his strength must have advanced by leaps and bounds.

How could he be his opponent?

But Li Jie also didn't choose to surrender directly.

The various Peak Masters were all watching from the high platform. If he surrendered directly, wouldn't that lose Face for Spirit Medicine Peak?

Peak Master Xu Qing already had a fiery temper. If he really did that, she would definitely hang him up and beat him.

No matter what, he had to fight a match, not seeking victory, but just to fight for a bit of Qi and show the momentum of Spirit Medicine Peak!

Thinking this, Li Jie's courage grew a bit, and he walked onto the arena with firm steps.

However, his first words immediately lost all his Aura.

"Senior Brother Mu Bai, please go easy on me! I know I'm not your opponent, but to avoid being beaten by Peak Master Xu Qing, I have to come up and fight. Please hit me lightly, don't cripple me."

Hearing this, his mouth twitched, and a hint of awkwardness appeared on his usually calm Face.

This Li Jie was really sensible!

If Peak Master Xu Qing heard what he said, she would definitely hang him up and beat him immediately.

Mu Bai helplessly waved at Li Jie and said softly, "Got it. Come on!"