Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

With these doubts in mind, Xun Ranqing continued to focus his gaze on the martial arts arena.

On the stage.

"Excellent, excellent, excellent! As expected of Li Junxiao, Junior Sister Li!!"

While struggling to fend off Li Junxiao's attacks, Qin Guang's smile grew even wider.

As if he believed he would never lose, he quickly created distance with a flash, and then his right hand spun a dazzling fire flower.

"Then let's try this one!"

He snorted coldly, and layers of flames ignited on the blade. The tiger carved on it transformed into a phantom, leaping out of the blade and hovering above Qin Guang's head, like a guardian deity, roaring to the sky.

Upon seeing this, Li Junxiao knew that this was Qin Guang's martial arts technique.

Blazing Tiger Blade.

It can be called a top-tier ninth-level King-rank martial skill in the entire Ranshan Sect... In the entire sect, only Qin Guang has cultivated this martial skill to perfection!

Upon unleashing this martial skill, Li Junxiao was not to be outdone. With a light stroke of his white fingers on the sword, countless stars were instantly imprinted on the dark blade, creating a mysterious and profound star map.

"The Thirty-Six Swords of the Cave Heaven, ah, just as I thought!"

Qin Guang had long known that Li Junxiao would definitely use the Thirty-Six Swords of the Cave Heaven. In order to counter his martial arts, Li Junxiao had no other choice.

This is also why he believed he was bound to win.

He took a step forward, and the phantom tiger above his head followed suit. With that one step, endless flames ignited on the arena!

Qin Guang stood on scorching flames, his body like a blazing shadow, holding the Blazing Tiger Soul Blade in his right hand. With a single strike, a pillar of fire shot into the sky.

Li Junxiao completely ignored the raging fire beneath his feet. Starlight shone on the sword, and streaks of starlight flashed one after another. The vast spiritual energy formed a huge airflow around Li Junxiao, pushing away all the raging fire.

Faced with Qin Guang's knife, all she could do was thrust out her sword.

ding ding ding...

Countless metallic clanging sounds, endless air-burst waves, and shattered spiritual energy.

Amidst that sea of ​​fire, Li Junxiao and her sword were swiftly unleashing sword strikes imbued with starlight.

With each sword strike, a blazing flame was extinguished, and Qin Guang's blade failed to harm Li Junxiao at all.

The flames were gradually dying down, but Qin Guang's smile grew even wider.

"Thirty-one... thirty-two... thirty-three..."

He counted silently, waiting for the perfect moment.

"Thirty-four, thirty-five..."

Thirty-six!

A victorious smile appeared on Qin Guang's face.

"I have already seen through the Thirty-Six Swords of the Cave Heaven. You have no chance of winning!"

In that impending moment, Qin Guangteng leaped up and slashed down at Li Junxiao's chest with his sword.

He had fought Li Junxiao countless times and was already thoroughly familiar with the Thirty-Six Swords of the Cave Heaven.

The starlight only supported Li Junxiao's ability to unleash thirty-six sword strikes. After that, Li Junxiao had no other way to deal with Qin Guang's blade!

This was his victory.

"You saw through me?"

Li Junxiao couldn't help but smile.

She responded to Qin Guang's confident declaration of victory with a single sword strike.

That sword strike, overflowing with starlight, was an extremely profound one. It completely pierced through the raging flames on Qin Guang's blade. As the flames died down, his sword grazed Qin Guang's blade and pierced through Qin Guang's shoulder!

"what!"

A sharp pain shot through him, and Qin Guang screamed, retreating several meters to clutch his wound, staring at Li Junxiao in disbelief.

He stared at Li Junxiao with an incomprehensible expression: "The...thirty-seventh sword?"

"Yes."

Li Junxiao flicked his right hand, shaking off the blood from the sword's blade, and then pointed the sharp blade directly at Qin Guang.

"I'm sorry, the Cave Heaven Sword Technique originally had thirty-seven swords."

"I couldn't use it before because my cultivation level was not high enough, and my swordsmanship was not skilled enough."

However, after being enlightened by Yunping, she mastered the final sword strike of the Cave Heaven Sword Technique in a short period of time.

The thirty-seventh sword strike that would decide the outcome!

Qin Guang roared angrily, glaring at Li Junxiao with resentment.

That unexpected thirty-seventh sword strike had actually broken his martial arts technique...

Now, just like before, he has to endure Li Junxiao's relentless onslaught. If this continues—

He will lose!

Thinking of this, Qin Guang gritted his teeth, his ferocious face looking as if he wanted to devour Li Junxiao alive.

"Li Junxiao, you..."

Before he could finish speaking...

"!!!"

Standing in front of Qin Guang, Li Junxiao, who originally thought he had victory in his grasp, suddenly felt his body sink, as if he had collapsed... and suddenly knelt down.

What happened...?

She stared wide-eyed in terror, only to discover that the spiritual energy within her body... was exhibiting extremely unstable and restless activity, and was frantically rushing through her meridians and spiritual roots at an incredibly fast speed.

how so?!

Why did the spiritual energy within her suddenly stop...?

At that moment, she seemed to remember something!

With an incredulous and unwilling-to-believe look, Li Junxiao stared in astonishment at the woman sitting on the platform with a complex expression.

Her older sister... Li Linsa.

Was it that... that pale green bead that caused this...?

She clearly saw that the spiritual energy within her body was completely impure and defiled, as if it didn't belong to her at all...

The reason she hadn't discovered it before was because Li Linsa only allowed her to cultivate for two hours each day using the green pearl, which was too short a time, so she hadn't noticed that the spiritual energy she was cultivating was impure...

She stared at Li Linsa with utter astonishment, while the maternal grandfather of the Ranshan Sect on the platform dared not look at her.

"Sister...why?"

"Hahahaha-"

Qin Guang burst into loud laughter, his face contorted in a ferocious grin.

Li Junxiao was startled and subconsciously tried to get up, but the spiritual energy in her body was not under her control. She could only watch... watch the man walk towards her.

The sound of the long sword dragging on the ground was so grating. Qin Guang dragged the sword along, slowly and arrogantly approaching Li Junxiao, looking down at her condescendingly: "It seems that the price of using this thirty-seventh sword... is a bit beyond your expectations."

"Li Junxiao!"

"Qin Guang...you..."

Qin Guang grabbed Li Junxiao by the throat with one hand, and then, in full view of everyone, punched Li Junxiao in the chest, who was now powerless to resist.

puff--

Fresh blood mixed with fragments of internal organs was spat out from his mouth.

Li Junxiao curled up on the ground, his mouth open in pain, but he was no longer able to speak.

Even now, her lips are still opening and closing, and the shape of her lips seems to be repeating three words over and over again.

【Why】

Qin Guang seemed extremely pleased, stepping on Li Junxiao's body with one foot, his eyes almost bulging out, laughing wildly: "In the end, didn't I still win? The thirty-seventh sword?!"

"Does it work?! Does it even work?! Hahahaha..."

The next second, his gaze fell on the seven adjudicators.

"Hurry up and announce the verdict! What are you standing there for?! Can't you see she's useless now?!"

The seven adjudicators exchanged glances, then looked at Li Junxiao, who lay on the ground, trembling and unable to struggle, and fell silent.

At this moment, Li Junxiao's spiritual energy was in disarray, his breath was weak... and he had already lost his sword, completely powerless to fight anymore.

The outcome of this match... is without a doubt.

After a long pause, the arbitrator in the middle delivered his verdict.

"The second round of challenges..."

"The winner is..."

"Qin Guang, a disciple of Elder Sanfeng."

On the platform of the hall.

Li Linsa kept his head down and didn't speak.

Meanwhile, Xun Ranqing, the sect leader of Ranshan Sect, sat back down on the cold sect leader's seat, looking as if he had aged several years, with a look of utter loss on his face.

ended.

The battle for the top spot...

At this moment... the curtain fell.

However, the fate of the Ranshan Sect was decided at this moment.

"Who else?"

Qin Guang stood on the arena, holding a long sword, with a wild and arrogant smile on his face.

He roared at the crowd below, laughing loudly, "Who else?! Without Li Junxiao, who else do you have?!"