Junior Sister is too competitive, she drastically alters the Joyful Union Sect.

Chapter 74: Raising a foot and delivering a flying kick

Shen Xingzhi gripped her longsword tightly, her calm and sharp gaze fixed on the rapidly approaching crimson-eyed gray-scaled serpent. "Jiang Xuan'an and Xie Changyan will attack from the front, while Lin Jinyao and Shen Quelin will attack from the left and right flanks."

Before the words were even finished, Xie Changyan and Jiang Xuan'an had already drawn their swords and charged head-on at the enormous, thick, crimson-eyed, gray-scaled serpent.

Lin Jinyao and Shen Quelin attacked from the left and right respectively.

The Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent hissed, opened its blood-red maw, revealing two sharp fangs, and lunged at Xie Changyan and Jiang Xuan'an.

Two distinct sword energies flew out and collided with the sharp fangs of the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent.

The venomous fangs stung, and the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent hissed, flicking its tongue, and lashed out with its tail.

Lin Jinyao swiftly drew her sword, the longsword striking the snake's tail, leaving a slight scratch on the hard scales.

Shen Quelin seized the opportunity to attack, his longsword striking the snake scales, the sharp tip of the sword rubbing against the incredibly hard scales and sparks flying.

With his cultivation suppressed, Shen Quelin could only leave a scratch on the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent, without breaking through its scales.

"Thick-skinned and tough!" Shen Quelin cursed. As the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent turned its head to bite, he quickly kicked off the serpent's body to gain leverage and dodge. While dodging, he also delivered a sword strike to the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent with ease.

The four people on this side took turns using their attacks to restrain the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent.

Shen Youqing, standing behind, was forming a hand seal with her hands. Her hands moved quickly and steadily, skillfully and beautifully.

A turquoise light array lit up beneath the feet of the six sword cultivators.

Gu Xingluan stared wide-eyed at the healing array that Shen Youqing had created.

She's a therapist?!

The Yue family's healing array is extremely powerful; it heals injuries and enhances combat strength for those without.

A skilled healer can elevate a cultivator to a higher realm during battle, without any side effects!

Looking at the aloof and arrogant Shen Youqing, Gu Xingluan's eyes lit up repeatedly.

The Five Elements Sect is missing a junior sister!

With the support of the healing array, the six people's combat power instantly increased to the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

Shen Xingzhi turned the longsword in her hand and said, "Ji Fuchuan, form the formation."

Ji Fuchuan strode up to his senior sister, channeled his spiritual power, and gathered it into the longsword in his hand.

"Using the Big Dipper as the guide, the seven luminaries and four auspicious stars, the Big Dipper constellation, rise—"

The sword light that burst forth in an instant was dazzling, making one's eyes dazzle and one's mind reel.

Shen Xingzhi and Ji Fuchuan disappeared from their original spot. Using the Big Dipper as their trajectory, they quickly attacked the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent's vital spot.

Chu Jianyan quickly formed an array using talismans.

"boom--"

The Seven Stars Big Dipper Sword Formation pierced the scales at the seven-inch mark of the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent, and foul-smelling snake blood flowed out.

The Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent, in pain, turned to kill Shen Xingzhi and Ji Fuchuan, its tail whipping out and blocking their escape route.

Just then, the Seven Stars Big Dipper talisman array that Chu Jianyan had formed came crashing down.

At the same time, Xie Changyan and his three companions unleashed their best skills to attack the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent.

They perfectly exemplified the saying "strike while the iron is hot."

"boom."

Several sword energies combined to sever the snake's head at its seven-inch mark, splattering blood everywhere.

The thick, red-eyed, gray-scaled snake crashed to the ground, sending dust flying.

Apart from Lin Jinyao, Shen Quelin, and Chu Jianyan who was attacking from a distance, the other four were splattered with scarlet snake blood and were all in their own sorry state.

"Ugh—it stinks! Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..."

The foul-smelling snake blood almost killed Ji Fuchuan.

Covered in blood, Shen Xingzhi didn't dare to speak, afraid that the snake blood on her face would flow into her mouth.

Xiao Ke made a hand seal, and several dust-removing spells landed on them.

Shen Youqing raised his hand and formed a hand seal, and the healing array lit up again, allowing the spiritual energy consumed by the six people to recover at an extremely fast speed.

Shen Quelin sheathed his longsword and strode over. Seeing that Shen Youqing's expression was normal, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Shall we go take a look?" Chu Jianyan suggested. The Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent is a rather greedy spirit beast; they usually appear near some kind of spirit plant.

This time, the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent is a bit strange.

Shen Xingzhi responded, "Let's go."

The group decisively abandoned the few remaining white crisp fruits and then headed towards the direction from which the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent had come.

Before leaving, Xiao Ke collected the entire corpse of the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent.

Following the trail left by the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent, they heard a commotion about fifteen minutes later.

The group of ten exchanged glances and then crept over furtively.

"The Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent could return at any moment! Why don't we each take a Moon-Reflecting Flower and leave? What's the point of this stalemate?"

"You didn't kill the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent, so why should you take the Moon-Reflecting Flower?" A cold, questioning voice rang out.

"Although we don't know why the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent suddenly went berserk and ran away, it is a spirit beast at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. It can easily cause death! If a team really encountered it, it would be a completely undeserved disaster. If they were lucky enough to kill it, it must have taken a lot of effort. This Moon Reflection Flower should be given to them!"

"Ha, when did the sword cultivators of your Azure Dragon Sword Sect become Buddhist cultivators? So kind-hearted, why don't you give us all the spiritual plants you have!"

……

The elders outside the water mirror looked at the inner disciples who were arguing illogically, their expressions all equally cold and stern.

First, He Xiaofei attempted murder, and then an inner disciple reaped the benefits.

Meng Qinian glanced at the sect leader, whose face was cold and stern, and remained silent.

Fortunately, several of their close disciples didn't go astray.

Looking at the image in the water mirror, Zhang Youli's already cold voice seemed to be chilled to the bone, "Is this the future pillar of my Qingyu Sect?"

The cold question was laced with a hint of pressure and anger, and the hall fell silent.

The elders fell silent, none daring to speak.

Zhang Youli scoffed coldly, his gaze falling on the water mirror.

The ten people in the secret realm were acting suspiciously, even the aloof and detached Xiao Ke was like that.

He followed Shen Youqing closely, imitating her every step.

After realizing what was going on, Shen Quelin looked at Shen Youqing and made a gesture.

Shen Youqing nodded.

The next second, the brother and sister rushed towards the aggressive inner disciples like arrows released from a bow.

"boom!"

Shen Youqing's agile and light body flew out, and he kicked out with a flying kick.

Without a doubt, the man who was kicked flew straight away.

"Why didn't you call us!" With that, Ji Fuchuan grabbed his longsword and rushed out, shouting, "I'm here to help you!"

Shen Xingzhi: ...

Sometimes I really don't want to admit that Ji Fuchuan is my junior brother.

Before Ji Fuchuan arrived, Shen Quelin and Shen Youqing had already swept through several inner disciples and then went with a clear objective to pick the Moon Reflection Flower.

Fearing that Ming Jixue and the others would make a move, Shen Xingzhi quickly stepped forward and said, "We killed the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent!"

The other disciples who were about to make a move immediately stopped and watched as Shen Youqing and Shen Quelin went to pick the Moonflower.

"Senior Sister." Ming Jixue raised her hand in a gesture of greeting to Shen Xingzhi.

Shen Xingzhi returned the greeting, then looked at the half-dead people on the ground with a hint of disdain in her eyes.

"I can smell it." Yin Zhongyu twitched his nose, his charming voice somewhat nonchalant. "The stench of snake blood is really strong."

These people were probably splattered with the blood of the Crimson-Eyed Gray-Scaled Serpent.

Chu Jianyan walked up and said, "Fourth Junior Brother."

"Senior Sister." Yin Zhongyu greeted her gently, then nodded to Jiang Xuan'an beside her.

Jiang Xuan'an nodded.

(End of this chapter)