The entire plaza fell into a dead silence again. Although tens of thousands of cultivators had mentally prepared themselves, none of them expected the situation to escalate so dramatically, with the former Saintess of the Hua Rong Sect openly challenging the current Saintess in such a setting.
What does Hua Yu want to do? Even if she wanted to guide a junior, she didn’t have to do it in such a public place.
You’re so simple-minded with your strong limbs. Didn’t she just say she and Jiang Ling were at odds? How could she be so kind as to guide her? This is clearly retaliation!
Exactly. Now everyone knows they’re on bad terms. If that Jiang Ling loses, she’ll immediately be subjected to ridicule, and the high-level figures of the Hua Rong Sect will also be scolded for being blind.
What do you mean ‘if’? Isn’t that a hundred percent certainty? Jiang Ling’s cultivation level is at most late-stage Huashen. How can she possibly fight Hua Yu, who is in the early stage of Shentong Realm?
That’s not right. Jiang Ling is about ten years younger than Hua Yu and is a junior. She doesn’t necessarily have to accept the challenge.
Do you think everyone is as spineless as you are? The Cultivation World only cares about strength, not reasons. If Jiang Ling refuses, she’ll still be criticized for not fighting, which would be even more embarrassing!
In that case, wouldn’t she be trapped in a dilemma?
Yes, this is Hua Yu’s insidious plan, deliberately provoking her in such a setting!
After a moment of silence, the plaza erupted like boiling water. Tens of thousands of cultivators rushed towards the exit, eager to witness this internal conflict of the Hua Rong Sect.
The high-level figures of the Immortal Alliance also came out upon hearing the commotion, including Cao Hong.
“Alliance Leader Cao! What do we do now?”
An elder inquired of Cao Hong.
“What do you want me to do? Although private duels are forbidden during the Evergreen Convention, their fight is outside the venue. Can you control it?”
Cao Hong retorted.
“Let’s just watch the show. I’m curious to see if the new Saintess of the Hua Rong Sect is truly worthy of her title or if she’s just a fraud, as rumored, whom they’ve promoted to save face!”
Cao Hong looked at Cheng Hong Ling and Qi Huang with great interest.
“Hua Yu, what do you want to do?”
Yuan Protector questioned her with excitement, knowing that the new Saintess was absolutely no match for Hua Yu, so she could only try to reason with her.
“Yuan Protector, is your hearing bad? Didn’t I say I wanted to see her cultivation progress? As an elder and the former Saintess, it’s not a problem for me to guide her.”
Hua Yu smiled playfully.
“No need. I will guide my disciple myself!”
Shi Yuqi firmly refused.
“What? My wife has only been married into the Cao family for one or two months, and you don’t recognize her anymore? Is this how the high-level figures of the Hua Rong Sect conduct themselves? If you treat your disciples like this, who will dare to join the Hua Rong Sect in the future?”
Cao Yang immediately shifted the blame.
Shi Yuqi was momentarily speechless, knowing that there was no reasoning with a scoundrel.
“If you insist on guiding her, it’s not impossible. Let’s do it after leaving the Zhu Xian Terrace.”
Yuan Protector tried to stall for time.
“How can that be? Everyone now says I was driven out of the Hua Rong Sect. If I guide a junior in front of everyone, it will show our deep affection.”
Hua Yu’s smile grew brighter.
“Hua Yu, stop pretending. Even an idiot can see through your little tricks. As long as you defeat my disciple, you’ll have a chance to make a comeback, right?”
Shi Yuqi impatiently laid it all out.
“Senior Sister Shijie! You’re clearly judging a gentleman with the heart of a villain. It truly chills me to know this!”
Hua Yu feigned sadness.
“Exactly. Now everyone says that the new Saintess of the Hua Rong Sect is a fraud you deliberately publicized to save face. My wife’s choice to guide her in this setting is to give her a chance to prove herself, yet you are ungrateful. Truly heartless.”
Cao Yang also chimed in with false sincerity.
“No matter how eloquently you speak, we will not let your wicked scheme succeed!”
Shi Yuqi sneered and then beckoned to Cheng Hong Ling, “Disciple, let’s go!”
“Is it ‘won’t’ or ‘dare not’!”
Just then, Zheng Wei’s mocking voice rang out. He had long been resentful of Qi Huang stealing his thunder and naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity to kick her when she was down.
“Did you hear that? No one is stopping you if you want to leave, but I don’t know how others will see it.”
Hua Yu taunted.
“How will they see it? As a surrender without a fight! If this news reaches the Hua Rong Sect, I wonder if Junior Sister Jiang’s Saintess seat will remain stable.”
The capable seat can remain stable.
This time, it was Xiao Dian, the Holy Son of the Jingtian Sect, who spoke. He knew that the new Saintess of the Hua Rong Sect, Qi Huang, would likely steal the spotlight from the Nine Great Prodigies today, turning them into Ten Great Prodigies.
“Junior Sister Jiang, listen to Uncle Yang’s advice and fight! It’s better to die standing than to flee without a fight!”
Yang Jin’er also encouraged her from the side.
“You guys stop singing the same tune. It’s all because you’re jealous and want to see my disciple make a fool of herself, right? I’m sorry, you’ve miscalculated! My disciple has fought all the way from No Night City to Zhu Xian Terrace, and her consumption is too great. She can’t fight today, and even if she were to force herself, Hua Yu’s victory would be unmerited!”
Shi Yuqi immediately found a reasonable excuse and continued to try and pull her disciple away.
“She actually found a legitimate reason to avoid the fight. It seems today’s show won’t happen.”
“What legitimate reason? It’s just an excuse! The strongest of those blocking her way is only at the eighth level of the Huashen realm. If she were truly strong enough, how could she not have the ability to fight again?”
“Yes, it seems the new Saintess of the Hua Rong Sect is only capable of this much, a far cry from Hua Yu!”
The surrounding cultivators showed expressions of disappointment.
“Ridiculous. Facing those mere stepping stones, it took her three hours to travel from No Night City to Zhu Xian Terrace. How dare you use that as an excuse.”
Zheng Wei shook his head with contempt.
“Indeed. If she were truly strong, how could she be unable to fight after dealing with a few insignificant individuals? You know, Fu Xin couldn’t even withstand a single move from Junior Sister Hua.”
Xiao Dian also chimed in.
“You…”
Shi Yuqi, wanting to say more, wisely closed her mouth, knowing that these people were determined to cause trouble and would not reason with her. She once again pulled her disciple’s hand to lead her out, but unexpectedly, Cheng Hong Ling stood rooted to the spot.
“What’s wrong?”
Shi Yuqi asked in confusion.
“Master, there’s no such word as ‘fleeing without a fight’ in my dictionary.”
Cheng Hong Ling shook her head.
“But Hua Yu is a Shentong realm expert and is deliberately looking for trouble. If she goes too far, your situation will be very dangerous!”
Shi Yuqi explained earnestly.
“Me? Who said I was going?”
Cheng Hong Ling retorted.
“You’re not going? Then who is?”
Shi Yuqi asked in confusion.
At that moment, Qi Huang walked forward with her hands behind her back, saying cheerfully, “Do you know what my biggest regret is for coming to Zhu Xian Terrace this time?”
The onlookers exchanged glances, thinking, “Who knows? We’re not mind readers.”
“It’s that I don’t have the qualification to participate in the Continental Evergreen Convention, so I can only watch and not spar with you so-called Little Monsters!”
Qi Huang then clarified for everyone.
…
“What? She wants to spar with those Little Monsters? Did I hear that right?”
“This is hilarious. She took three hours to deal with those mere stepping stones and now she wants to spar with those Peerless Geniuses! She’s probably going to get toyed with.”
“Yeah, if it were those Little Monsters, they’d probably reach Zhu Xian Terrace in less than fifteen minutes!”
…
The onlookers expressed their doubts one after another.
“Since Junior Aunt Hua has this idea, then this Junior Nephew naturally welcomes it!”
Qi Huang added.
“Hehe, Junior Sister Jiang really understands her Senior Sister’s good intentions!”
Hua Yu was overjoyed, not expecting this “Jiang Ling” to be such an incompetent person.
“Haha, that’s right. Although your cultivation isn’t much, your courage is quite admirable! The Hua Rong Sect needs talented people to be Saintess, you should join the suicide squad in the army.”
Zheng Wei laughed heartily.
“Yuzhu, what are you doing?”
“Saintess, be careful with your words!”
Shi Yuqi and Yuan Protector both advised her.
“Don’t worry! Today, I will let everyone know that choosing me as Saintess was the most correct decision for the Hua Rong Sect.”
Qi Huang confidently reassured them, then walked towards the exit by herself and said to Hua Yu, “Junior Aunt Hua, out of respect for you being an elder, I’ll give you the chance to make the first move.”
“Make a move? Make what move? Towards whom?”
Hua Yu looked at Qi Huang in confusion, then glanced at Cheng Hong Ling, who was lagging far behind.
“Of course, it’s me. To deal with you, one of my clones is enough.”
Qi Huang slightly curved her lips.
