Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

Shen Ji waited on the cliff for three whole days, but still did not see Bai Xiaobai at all.

Faced with Shen Ji, who was still meditating with his eyes closed, Chang Ling could no longer contain himself.

"So are we just going to keep waiting like this? It's been three whole days already. The first round is over, and the second round is about to begin. If the little guy doesn't show up soon, this second round..."

Before Changling could finish speaking, Shen Ji, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them.

The next moment, Bai Xiaobai, who had disappeared for three whole days, appeared silently at the spot where she had disappeared.

Seeing Bai Xiaobai appear unharmed, Changling quickly stepped forward, circling her with her sword.

"Little guy, you're pretty punctual. If you hadn't shown up, I was already thinking of finding another master. And are you really alright? Are you feeling unwell?"

Bai Xiaobai stared blankly at her master and Changling for a long time before rubbing her eyes and asking.

"It's been three whole days already?"

After confirming that her breathing was stable, Shen Ji smiled and patted her head.

"Yes, three full days have passed. So the second round of the sect competition is about to begin, and you may not have much time to rest."

Bai Xiaobai never expected that three whole days would have passed when he only learned about the situation from the five little divine beasts in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Could it be that time flows much slower in my sea of ​​consciousness than outside?

His own master and Changling didn't seem too surprised by his sudden disappearance.

She had previously thought that she was exploring her sea of ​​consciousness and its space with her consciousness, but she learned from Xiao Hei that her entire body had entered the sea of ​​consciousness, not just her consciousness.

She had never heard of anyone else's sea of ​​consciousness space being like hers.

There are indeed too many unexplained questions regarding the secrets of his own sea of ​​consciousness.

Perhaps due to her strength, or perhaps for other reasons, the time she could spend in her sea of ​​consciousness seemed to be limited.

Sure enough, she returned automatically when the time came.

She still had many questions she hadn't figured out, but she could no longer enter the space of her consciousness.

Forget it.

I'll find a chance to figure out the secrets of my own sea of ​​consciousness later.

Now she needs to concentrate and give it her all in the second round of the competition.

She shook her head, dismissing all the random thoughts.

"Okay, let's go to Yuling Peak."

......

At the Yuling Peak Martial Arts Arena, today is the second round of the sect competition.

Of the previous thousand participants, only five hundred remain after the elimination round.

Therefore, the competition rules this year are completely different from one round to the next.

"Due to time constraints and the number of participating disciples, after discussion among all the sects participating in this sect competition, it has been decided that the second round of the competition will no longer be one-on-one, but rather ten people per group simultaneously. The last person remaining on the field among these ten will be the winner of their group."

"The first group of contestants are Mu Yu, Ye Qinghe, Zhang Lin, Li Xue, He Yuan..."

Ling Tian and his fellow disciples looked anxiously toward Xiaoyao Peak after their master and Bai Xiaobai had not arrived for a long time.

Yuanbao looked anxious. "Senior Brother, Junior Sister is in the second group, and almost everyone in her group is at least at the tenth level of Qi Refining. And the rules this time are ten-on-ten battles. What if they all attack Junior Sister at the same time?"

Ye Qinghe had been helping Yuanbao these past few days, and when she heard the list just announced, she looked dejected.

After Yuanbao finished speaking, he noticed Ye Qinghe's low spirits and felt a little guilty thinking about how she had been helping him these past few days.

"Junior Sister Ye, you've been helping me here these past few days and haven't had much time to cultivate. I'm sorry, I..."

Yuanbao was interrupted by Ye Qinghe before he could finish speaking.

"Senior Brother Yuanbao, how can you blame yourself? Besides, even if I cultivated day and night for these three days, I still couldn't catch up with others. And with Mu Yu around, there's simply no chance of winning. Just treat this competition as a test."

Yuanbao scratched his head sheepishly and quickly handed Ye Qinghe a cup of Spirit-Gathering Fruit Tea. "Junior Sister Ye, it's your turn to go on stage soon. No matter the outcome of the competition, the most important thing is to protect yourself. That Mu Yu is wicked and ruthless, so you must be careful."

Feeling cared for so much by Yuanbao, Ye Qinghe felt that her hard work these past few days had been worthwhile.

She blushed shyly, twisting her fingers together incessantly.

"Senior Brother Yuanbao, you...I...I have something I want to tell you after the competition."

Yuanbao was puzzled. He felt that the usually generous girl seemed a little awkward at this moment, and thought it was because she was nervous about the competition.

"Junior Sister Ye, just focus on the competition and don't be nervous. And if you have anything you want to say, you can say it now."

Seeing that Yuanbao was completely clueless, Qin Yuan was genuinely worried for him, but he couldn't say it to his face.

Ye Qinghe gave Yuanbao a deep look, then said, "I'll tell you after my competition," before running away.

Staring at the departing figure, Yuanbao scratched his head in confusion.

"What's wrong with Junior Sister Ye? She seems different than before."

Qin Yuan shook his head helplessly.

"What a blockhead! Do you really think she's only helping you because she's close to Junior Sister? Why doesn't she help me and Second Senior Sister?"

Ling Tian's lips curled up, realizing that Ye Qinghe treated his junior brother differently.

"Fifth Junior Brother, do you think it's possible that Junior Sister Ye has a crush on you?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yuan, Feng Ling, and Mu Wan were extremely shocked.

So, has our most clueless senior brother finally figured it out?

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Being chased by a persistent sword every day, bombarded with sweet words at the drop of a hat.

Although it's a sword, it seems to be of some use to my unromantic senior brother.

Yuanbao looked completely bewildered, utterly failing to understand Ling Tian's meaning.

"Senior Brother, what could Junior Sister Ye possibly have feelings for me?"

Seeing his junior brother's bewildered and confused expression, Ling Tian shook his head helplessly.

"Never mind, you'll know what she means to you after Junior Sister Ye's competition. Where do you think Master and Junior Sister went? Will they make it to the competition? And these ten people are competing in a group at the same time..."

Hearing Ling Tian's worries, the expressions of the others also became much heavier.

"If it doesn't work out, we'll just admit defeat. At worst, we'll lose the spirit stones we've bet. For us, our junior sister's safety is the most important thing."