After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

The host's voice rang out, "What an exquisitely simple yet ingenious sword technique!"

"And there's this aura from before the Primordial Era!"

"The Azure Lotus Sword Sect... truly deserves its title as the number one sword sect in the Nine Provinces."

Sheng Nu slowly sheathed his sword.

The moment she won, she immediately turned her gaze toward the "Azure Lotus Sword Sect" stands.

After seeing the gesture Shi Yan made to her, the girl's expression became somewhat shy.

Meanwhile...

tread--

tread--

The sound of footsteps was almost heavy.

Before the uproar at "Starry Sky Square" had completely subsided, the terrifying, almost tyrannical sword aura had already completely suppressed them, silencing them.

His smoky purple eyes swept around.

Qin!

素！

怀！

409 Slay Loulan or Slay Shiyan? Don't speak, hold me tight. [First update, 2K words]

The girl, her right hand resting on the hilt of her sword, surveyed the entire "Starry Sky Plaza" with her smoky purple eyes, which were almost cold.

Judging from the girl's expression... Shi Yan could clearly sense it—

The eldest sister is probably in a bad mood.

Even if a cultivator in the Nascent Soul Realm tosses and turns all night, it's difficult to see any signs of exhaustion on their face.

However... based on his understanding of Qin Suhuai, Shi Yan was still able to roughly judge that... his senior sister probably didn't sleep a wink last night.

Even... while he was settling accounts with Wen Ruya.

Qin Suhuai was very likely sitting near the back building, sword in hand, quietly watching, listening... and waiting.

This is too bad.

The gentler and kinder a person is, the more terrifying they can be when they explode.

Shi Yan was genuinely afraid of his first major mishap... well, it could be considered his first official mishap, as he actually fell victim to Qin Suhuai.

However... perhaps it's not so bad to be defeated by the senior sister.

At least the eldest sister doesn't play as wildly as Aya.

But at least for now... Qin Suhuai clearly has no intention of releasing the emotions she has been suppressing onto Shi Yan.

The sword's momentum, like a blooming blue lotus, swept across the entire arena.

Those who had been making a fuss and questioning Sheng Nu all instinctively covered their mouths when they faced Qin Suhuai.

The number one Nascent Soul cultivator in the Nine Provinces.

Deserved.

This also made Sheng Nu realize even more firmly that... this world is very real. Only absolute strength can possess everything and suppress everything.

His gaze slowly shifted.

The focus of her smoky purple eyes finally settled on the familiar figure in her own stands from the "Azure Lotus Sword Sect".

Shi Yan waved to Qin Suhuai.

Qin Suhuai's expression, which had been as cold as frost, softened slightly.

Seeing Qin Suhuai's somewhat relieved expression, Shi Yan secretly breathed a long sigh of relief.

Thankfully... there is still hope for survival.

Although it may sound a bit exaggerated, if Senior Sister were to use Ziyan as a woodcutter's axe, Shi Yan felt that he might really not be able to withstand it.

It seemed that even the commentators at the "Enlightenment Conference" were stunned by Qin Suhuai.

Only after Sheng Nu left the stage and Qin Suhuai finished her rounds did the commentator slowly begin, "So, the two sides in this match..."

"They are Qin Suhuai, a contestant from the Azure Lotus Sword Sect—"

"And...Li Zou from Yongzhou."

When the boy's name was mentioned, even the narrator's tone carried a hint of pity.

That is indeed the case.

A rather frail-looking boy... walked slowly onto "Starry Sky Square" with a face full of resentment.

Before entering the "Enlightenment Tournament," participants only know their order of appearance, not their opponents.

The boy pursed his lips.

Originally... he thought his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation could last for a few more rounds.

But... he never expected this.

His first opponent was Qin Suhuai.

The projection above "Starry Sky Plaza" even gave him a big close-up.

Hmm... a close-up of the loser.

Qin Suhuai's title as the number one Nascent Soul cultivator in the Nine Provinces is not just a boast, but a genuine achievement.

Years ago, before Qin Suhuai's cultivation had reached its peak, he carried that purple smoke and roamed all over the Nine Provinces, searching for all the famous celebrities, hermits, and renowned sword cultivators.

It can be said that... apart from the "Love Sea Demon Sect," the number one Nascent Soul cultivator in the Nine Provinces, who advanced to the Divine Transformation Realm, there has never been a serious clash with Qin Suhuai.

Qin Suhuai had almost tacitly agreed... to be the strongest Divine Realm cultivator.

The clash between Qin Suhuai and Wen Ruya is the highlight of this "Enlightenment Conference" that countless people are eagerly anticipating.

However, Shi Hongjian was clearly well-versed in this art as well.

Such a highlight should naturally be saved for last.

Moreover... Shi Hongjian had another idea. A... somewhat bold and 'despicable' idea.

On "Starry Sky Square", the boy standing opposite Qin Suhuai took a deep breath, his hand not even on his sword.

His cultivation level was only at the Nascent Soul stage.

No one had high hopes for him, not even himself.

He had already planned to use his agility to escape right from the start, and to hold out against Qin Suhuai for as long as possible; that would be enough.

From the very beginning, the boy completely lost his fighting spirit.

In the past, Qin Suhuai might have lowered her cultivation level and had a swordsmanship contest with the boy to take care of his feelings.

But... the boy's luck was clearly very bad.

“Reporting to the Emperor—” He clasped his hands in a salute to Qin Suhuai.

"Qin Suhuai—" Without any hint of disdain, Qin Suhuai uttered the name of the man who had once conquered the entire land.

Qin Suhuai placed her right hand on the hilt of Ziyan's sword.

As the match began, sharp sword flashes erupted almost simultaneously.

Snowflakes began to fall gently at "Starry Sky Square".

Shi Yan's eye twitched violently.

To be honest... given that he is most likely the reincarnation of Loulan's soul, or even... Loulan himself, when Shi Yan saw this scene, he always felt that something was wrong.

It felt like the senior sister was venting her anger on him.

Snow in the Tianshan Mountains in May, no flowers bloom, only cold remains.

The swirling snowflakes, each falling snowflake embodying the ultimate sword intent.

The fluttering snowflakes fell gently, then burst forth, and the fierce sword light almost instantly engulfed the boy.

[I am willing to draw the sword at my waist and... slay the Loulan.]

Some timid people have even covered their eyes.

With just a thought from Qin Suhuai, or... a mistake from Qin Suhuai, the boy would be chopped into a pile of minced meat.

Qin Suhuai glanced at the bursting sword light, then turned and left.

"The winner is..."

"The Azure Lotus Sword Sect"

"—Qin Suhuai!!!"

Almost at the same time Qin Suhuai turned around, the commentator's voice rang out.

The chilling sword energy and blade light slowly ceased, revealing a boy who was unharmed but had staggered and collapsed to the ground.

The gap is too big.

It's almost an insurmountable barrier.

Qin Suhuai returned to the stands of the "Azure Lotus Sword Sect".

Amid cheers, Qin Suhuai sat down to Shi Yan's left.

And to Shi Yan's right... is Sheng Nu, who seems to still be unaware of what happened last night.

"Sister Suhuai..." Shi Yan looked at Qin Suhuai's somewhat cold and serious face as she stared intently at the upcoming competition at "Starry Sky Square," wanting to say something.

The psychological pressure Qin Suhuai exerted on Shi Yan after unleashing the [Slay Loulan] technique was immense.

"Teacher's words don't need explanation," Qin Suhuai said indifferently.

Shi Yan became even more nervous.