Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 116 The First Challenge

Two days later, somewhere in a valley.

The originally desolate forest was in a mess, with fallen trees and cracked earth. The air was filled with chaotic spiritual energy, as if it had been destroyed by some powerful force. Two figures, one green and one pink, were fighting in the sky above the forest. The spiritual power released by the two figures caused strong winds to blow all around.

Suddenly, the pink figure seemed struck, engulfed in flames, and fell from the sky like a meteor. Immediately afterwards, a resounding bang echoed from the ground. A crater over ten meters wide was instantly shattered in the already devastated forest. Dust flew several meters high, only to be blown away by the surrounding strong wind.

I saw a big guy in tattered clothes lying in the pit in a miserable state. His body was covered with scars and the spiritual energy around him had been dispersed. He seemed to be sitting up with his last strength. The next moment, a rain of swords appeared in front of her. The sword tips with cold light were all aimed at her, as if they were going to pierce her into a sieve in the next moment.

The man's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately shouted loudly, "I give up!"

With a swish, the sword tips that were about to pierce her suddenly stopped, some even narrowly missing her nose. Then, the sky full of spiritual swords began to retreat, then merged one by one, until all the spiritual swords merged into one, then slowly fell into the hands of the woman in green behind her. She stood facing the wind, her figure light and graceful, landing in front of the other person like a falling leaf.

"Are you okay?" Qiu Ci restrained the sword energy around him and took a step forward to ask with concern.

The other person just raised the tattered clothes on his body, rolled his eyes and said, "Do I look okay to you?"

"Uh..." Qiu Ci's mouth twitched, and he immediately took out a robe and handed it over, "Put it on first, it may not fit you well."

After all, the other party was a physical cultivator and was a lot bigger than her.

The man didn't hesitate and tore off the cloth strips on his body, reluctantly putting on her clothes. Sure enough, the clothes were too small and exposed a section of his forearm, but he didn't care. Instead, he pulled the sleeves and asked, "Why don't you have pink ones?"

"The disciple uniforms of our Shuangxing Academy are only blue." Qiu Ci sighed, and finally couldn't help asking, "Speaking of which, your Hehuan Academy is one of the five major academies after all. Why don't the disciples wear defensive robes, but ordinary clothes?" They are not that poor, right?
"What's wrong with pink clothes? Our college distributes four sets a year," she replied.

"But don't you think it's inconvenient when you transform?" Qiu Ci pointed at her muscles and said, "Will your clothes be torn every time you hit her?"

That’s right, the tattered clothes on her body were not torn by her, but were torn by the other party when he used his spiritual power to transform into King Kong Barbie.

Unexpectedly, the other party's eyes lit up, and he said with a bit of boasting, "If not, how can others know that I have cultivated such perfect muscles and body?"

“…”Well, okay, that makes a lot of sense, and she was speechless.

"By the way, how did you achieve physical purity?" the other person looked her up and down and asked curiously, "Why do I feel that your physical strength is not much different from that of a physical cultivator?"

"Uh..." Could she say that she was soaking in a genetic enhancement pool?

Fortunately, the other party didn't intend to ask her about her cultivation method. He stepped forward, patted her on the shoulder and said, "It seems that what Junior Sister Ji said is right. You are indeed very strong! This is the first time I have met someone like you who throws talismans, alchemy, swordsmanship, and all kinds of magic at my face during a battle. You are worthy of being the number one genius on the Heavenly Ranking. No wonder they say that I, who is in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, cannot beat you, who is in the Spirit Transformation Stage." The fact is that she really can't beat him. She has seen people who challenge across levels, but she has never seen someone who can pin her to the ground and beat her even if he crosses a major realm.

"I accept the bet and agree to what you said." She nodded seriously, "When I return, I will report to Master and tell him about the situation in Luoyang Town. I will ask the academy to open a branch there, and Fox Demon will be accepted as a registered student."

That’s right, the person in front of her was none other than the Hehuan Academy disciple who had challenged her to a fight. She was also Ji Jiaojiao’s senior sister named Zou Ling. She was at the initial stage of Tribulation Crossing and was also a famous prodigy of this generation. However, because her bone age was just over a hundred years old, she did not participate in the Heavenly Ranking challenge last time.

After arriving in Luoyang Town, she contacted the other party and made an appointment for today's battle. She also told the other party about what happened in Luoyang Town, hoping that Hehuan Academy could accept the fox demon into the academy and protect the little demon and the group of poor women.

After all, given the nature of those people in Luoyang Town, who knows who they'll send to harass the village once they leave. If it were any other academy, it wouldn't be a problem, but the only concern is that they're just some unscrupulous casual cultivator. With the status of a registered disciple of Hehuan Academy, even if a cultivator comes, they won't dare to take action. Plus, with the branch hall in town, disciples from the academy frequently patrol the area, providing a double layer of security.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist." Qiu Ci expressed his gratitude sincerely. Although Shuangxing Academy could also do this, the academy was too far away from here. Hehuan Academy was more suitable. In addition, the magic skills practiced by the fox demon were also more suitable for Hehuan Academy.

"It's just a small matter." Zou Ling waved her hand nonchalantly. As she spoke, her spiritual power had recovered considerably. Her once bulky figure had finally regained some of its feminine charm, and her clothes fit her better. She pulled out a talisman from her storage bag and said, "Alright, the fight is over. Let's restore this valley to its original state, shall we? First things first, my Restoration Spell and Spring Birth Technique aren't very good, so I'm relying on you."

"What?" What did that mean? A restoration spell? Qiu Ci was stunned for a moment, then reacted after a while. He pointed at the devastated forest and said, "You mean... we have to restore this place to its original state?"

"What else?" she said, matter-of-factly, as if it were normal. "If something is broken, you have to pay for it, and if it's ownerless, you have to restore it to its original state. Isn't that just a matter of convention? Otherwise, if you destroy a piece of land and I carve up a mountain, what would become of the Lanru Continent? You deliberately chose this remote forest and started the fight without even waiting for the restrictions to be set up. Isn't it just because you're good at these two techniques?"

Qiu Ci, who had no idea that he had to recreate the fight scene, said: "..."

No, I don’t. Who knew there was such a rule in Lanru Continent?
"Alright, alright, get to work." Zou Ling had already rolled up his sleeves and was ready to start working. He even glanced around and estimated, "It's okay. It's just a piece of forest flattened and a ground vein broken. The forest can be repaired with magic, but the ground vein is a bit troublesome and needs to be restored with spirit stones. For such a large area, about... 3,000 mid-grade spirit stones are enough."

"Three thousand mid-grade spirit stones, that's so much!" The subsidy she earned from leading the team through training was only a thousand, and all three thousand were gone after one fight?!
"Three thousand spirit stones isn't a lot." Zou Ling remained calm, pointing to the mountain ahead. "See? The earth vein is connected to that mountain. Fortunately, the mountain is still intact, otherwise it would have cost ten thousand..."

Boom!

Before she could finish her words, she saw the high mountain in the distance, as if it could no longer bear the weight, and it collapsed with a loud bang. In an instant, a cloud of dust like a sandstorm rose up and rushed towards the two of them, covering their faces with yellow sand.

Qiu Ci: “…”

Zou Ling: “…”

Half a while.

"Now I have 10,000 spirit stones!"