Chapter 6: The Preaching Elder is a Beauty

"Whoa... this newcomer is quite arrogant, huh?"

"Is everyone at Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer this flashy now? That's interesting."

"Heh... just afraid he might not be strong enough. Being too flashy isn't a good thing."

Upon hearing Lu Yi's words, each of the disciples started watching the spectacle and gossiping.

"?????"

*Lu Yi heard what these people were saying, and his head was full of question marks. He felt a little wronged.* He had clearly been keeping a low profile, okay?! *If he were indeed high-profile, he would have started challenging others to earn task rewards long ago.* He had not expected these disciples to see him like this!

*At the same time, Lu Yi also started to reflect on his own actions.* Had he really been high-profile? *He thought about it and decided he clearly hadn't been!*

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While Lu Yi was deep in thought, the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer disciple in front of him turned pale and sneered, "Fine, fine, fine! Since Junior Brother said so, let's settle this through our skills!"

As he spoke, he drew his long sword with a clang, pointing it at Lu Yi.

Lu Yi was amused and quickly said to himself internally, "I will defeat the opponent in front of me."

[Task]:

Defeat a Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer Outer Sect disciple (Progress: 0/1)

Reward: Top-grade Qi Condensation Elixir *20 / Perfect-Grade Qi Condensation Elixir *2

Accept: Yes / No

Hmm? The rewards were better than when he defeated Lin Gang... Lu Yi was initially stunned, then guessed it was because this disciple's cultivation base was stronger than Lin Gang's, so the panel judged the task to be more difficult, thus offering richer rewards.

Lu Yi was even happier, as higher rewards were just better, weren't they?

Lu Yi also drew his long sword and smiled, "Please, Senior Brother, guide me!"

"Hmph!" The delicate-looking young man snorted coldly, moved his feet, and approached Lu Yi like a swift serpent. His long sword weaved sword shadows, thrusting them toward Lu Yi.

The moment he made his move, Lu Yi realized that this Senior Brother's strength was indeed much stronger than Lin Gang's.

The Falling Leaves Sword Art and Serpent Stance were both fundamental arts of the White Cloud Sect, and this Senior Brother had mastered them well.

If Lu Yi used the same methods as he did against Lin Gang to deal with this Senior Brother, he would definitely lose, but he didn't panic. As the spiritual energy flowed, the White Cloud Stance started to operate. His body seemed to lose weight, becoming erratic, floating backward with the wind of the delicate-looking young man's sword.

Seeing this, the disciples watching were wide-eyed, and some even stood up.

"What?!"

"Is that the White Cloud Stance? How exquisite! Relying only on the sword wind, he can achieve this?"

"A transformed White Cloud Stance?? This Junior Brother is amazing!"

Their surprise was not over. As Lu Yi's body fluttered, he rapidly approached the delicate-looking young man. The long sword in his hand carried wisps of light white cloud energy. Seemingly gentle, the sharp sword qi enveloped the delicate-looking young man.

The delicate-looking young man's pupils shrank, and he raised his sword to block with all his might.

Clang, clang, clang!

In the series of clashes, the delicate-looking young man retreated repeatedly and was immediately at a disadvantage.

The distant disciples were all shocked.

"Sword Qi Cloud?! This guy's White Cloud Sword Technique has reached the Regain Simplicity Realm?!"

"To refine the basic arts to such a degree? This Junior Brother's comprehension is astounding!"

"No wonder he's so arrogant. This Junior Brother has the strength to be arrogant."

"Wang Xinqi is going to lose!"

Even the inner circle disciples showed expressions of disbelief at this moment.

"A transformed White Cloud Stance, a Returning True Realm White Cloud Sword Technique... since when did the Outer Sect have such a character?" A handsome, slender young man with his hands behind his back frowned deeply.

"Wang Xinqi's swordsmanship and stance have both reached Great Success, which isn't weak, but... the opponent is stronger," a plain-looking young man said, shaking his head with folded arms.

A pretty girl beside them looked at Lu Yi's figure with a gleam in her eyes, "This Junior Brother is so handsome!"

The disciples beside her: "???"

They looked at the pretty-faced girl with question marks all over their heads: Everyone was noticing his strength, yet you were looking at his looks?

*Hah, women are just superficial!*

Everyone looked at Lu Yi, and they had to admit in their hearts that to give credit where it's due, this Junior Brother was indeed handsome.

A young man with a cold expression, carrying two knives on his back, spoke up, "This Junior Brother's cultivation base is a bit lacking; otherwise, for this competition, he would be a formidable opponent."

Upon hearing this, the others nodded in agreement. Lu Yi's display of arts was too strong, putting pressure on them. Even the strongest of them in the Outer Sect hadn't reached the Regain Simplicity level of arts!

"Fortunately, there was only half a month until the competition, making it hard to improve our cultivation base. If this guy's cultivation reached Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer, we might all have to admit defeat directly."

While they were exchanging views, the battle was nearing its end.

Although Lu Yi had not exerted his full strength, the power he displayed was more than Wang Xinqi could handle.

Facing the Sword Qi Cloud-level White Cloud Sword Technique, Wang Xinqi broke into a cold sweat, retreating repeatedly. It took only a moment before Lu Yi's sword was at Wang Xinqi's neck.

Lu Yi looked at the stiff and somewhat incredulous Wang Xinqi, retracted his long sword, and smiled slightly, "Senior Brother, thank you for the match."

*Another two Perfect-Grade Qi Condensation Elixirs added!*

Lu Yi was delighted in his heart. *There should be more challengers like this.*

Wang Xinqi, looking desolate, cupped his hands toward Lu Yi, as if he had suffered a heavy blow, "It's my skills that are lacking."

Seeing how severely Wang Xinqi was affected, Lu Yi felt a bit guilty. He considered himself a good person, and he had no grudge with this Senior Brother. Beating him like this, would it not leave him with a psychological shadow?

After some thought, Lu Yi earnestly said, "Senior Brother, your strength is formidable. You are the strongest opponent I've encountered these years. I hope you can continue to work hard, and we can spar again when the time comes."

*To be fair, in these years, Lu Yi had only fought two Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer cultivators—Lin Gang and him.*

As for sparring, *honestly, if they really sparred, Lu Yi could continue to earn task rewards from this Senior Brother Wang Xinqi? That wasn't bad.*

I am indeed a good person, *Lu Yi was somewhat moved by himself.*

Upon hearing these words, Wang Xinqi's face slightly improved, his eyes gradually brightened, and a sincere smile appeared, "Junior Brother Lu Yi's talent is indeed the greatest I've ever seen in my life. *The Regain Simplicity Realm arts truly convince me.* Since Junior Brother said so, I must shamelessly seek guidance from you in the future."

"Of course, of course!" Lu Yi responded, smiling.

Wang Xinqi nodded, "This position is yours now, Junior Brother."

Turning, Wang Xinqi looked at a youth watching the scene and sneered, "Li Qi, your position is mine now!"

Li Qi, who was just watching the drama: "???"

*What does it feel like to get caught up while being a bystander?* Li Qi wanted to curse, but what frustrated him the most was that he indeed wasn't a match for Wang Xinqi.

Li Qi looked despondently at Wang Xinqi, "Wang Xinqi! Why don't you have the guts to continue challenging Junior Brother Lu Yi?! What's the point of challenging me?!"

"I can't beat Junior Brother, but I can beat you." Wang Xinqi replied honestly, which made Li Qi's face darken with frustration. He looked at Lu Yi with slightly resentful eyes and then silently shifted his gaze elsewhere. He couldn't beat this Junior Brother Lu Yi, so he could only look for another target.

*I may not be able to beat Wang Xinqi, but I'm not the weakest here!*

At this moment, a sword light rapidly streaked across the sky, landing on the platform.

A young female cultivator, wearing a white dress, with black hair like a waterfall and an icy, world-class beauty, appeared.

Seeing this female cultivator, Lu Yi was a bit bewildered: He remembered the teaching elder being an old geezer—how did he turn into a beautiful girl?