Chapter 330 - Little Lily (2/2)

They were about to engage in battle before their very eyes. They stared at each other intently. Lonemoon was speechless. Lily was supposed to be Shen Ying’s love rival, yet she became Yi Qing’s. This world was changing too quickly – he could not keep up.

The Sect Master of the Red and Green Sect, however, could withstand it no longer. He tutted and said, “Lily!”

“What!” In a fit of anger, Lily turned around to glare at the person who called out to her. When she realized it was her own master, she cowered and bent over, apologizing. “Master…”

“You’ve just won the competition. What trouble are you getting yourself into?” He looked disapprovingly at Lily, his gaze full of reproach.

Lily looked wrong at first. After awhile, upon recalling something, she said excitedly, “Master… I found the big sister that saved me years ago! Look, that’s her!”

“Your master heard everything,” the Sect Master of the Red and Green Sect pursed his lips. He also heard that Lily wanted to switch masters. Yet, out of courtesy, he had to bow. “Greetings, Supremacies.”

Lonemoon bowed in return.

The Red and Green Sect patriarch turned back to face Lily. “Alright, you have already thanked her. This is a competition among the sects. Stop making a fool out of yourself. Follow your master back!” Once he finished speaking, he turned around and walked off, not bothering to wait for her reply.

Lily, however, was determined. She was being dragged away by her seniors and juniors, but her eyes remained fixed on Shen Ying. “Big Sister, I will look for you again after the competition. Wait for me. You have to wait for me! My name is Lily… Lily like the flower!”

Only after seeing Shen Ying nod curtly did Lily turn around to follow her master back.

Chef’s expression looked as dark as the bottom of a wok. He had the sudden urge to bring his own master back to Invincible Peak and prevent anyone else from entering. Worriedly, he turned to look at her. Shen Ying calmly gnawed on her fruit, expressionless.

Yi Qing looked down. Realizing that she was going to take another bite of her fruit, he frowned and snatched it from her. “Master, you cannot eat too many spirit fruits. Have some pastries.” He kept the fruit and presented a plate of pastries.

“Oh…” Shen Ying bit down on thin air and looked at the pastries. Unsatisfied, she cast a spell that made half of the pastries fly into her mouth. The fruit was clearly nicer. Subconsciously, she mumbled, “You never used to care.”

Yi Qing’s hands paused. He clenched his fists.

In the past…

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Little Sister Lily’s sudden outburst caused Lonemoon to lose his patience. He had completely lost interest in watching the competition. Shen Ying and Yi Qing, on the other hand, did not have an interest in the competition from the beginning. They faintly heard that Lou Hong’s son won second place in the Foundation Establishment group. That was not bad. After the Golden Core group finished their competition, Lonemoon noticed that Jing Qi had won first place.

It had been a few years since Lonemoon last saw that invader. The last time was probably three years ago in the mystic realm. He had not expected Jing Qi to form his core that soon. What’s more, he looked much more vicious than the last time. After winning the competition, he was understandably extremely gleeful and proud.

For some reason, the Qi surrounding his image had lessened significantly. Lonemoon did not know exactly what happened to Jing Qi in the mystic realm, but from what he heard, Jing Qi was both a sword and a core cultivator. His sword technique was extremely fast, and he defeated his opponent relatively easily. This caused great excitement among the spectators.

Even Divine Heavens Sect, who had conflicts with Wu Xiang, praised Jing Qi.

After announcing that Jing Qi was the winner of the Golden Core group, the judges closed the competition.

“Wait!” Jing Qi stopped them and took a few steps forward. He cupped his fists and bowed to the various sect masters, saying, “There is an even stronger Golden Core cultivator than me, who did not take part in the competition this time. I would not dare to accept the championship title.” As he spoke, he turned to face Yi Qing. There was a hint of hatred in his eyes. He averted his gaze immediately and continued, “I heard that Fellow Daoist Yi Qing from the Honesty Sect has unmatched sword techniques. He is also very close to breaking through the Golden Core stage and becoming a Nascent Soul. It’s a pity that he did not participate in the competition today. That is why I am requesting to battle him right now.”

The moment he finished speaking, the various sect leaders turned to face Yi Qing. A lot of them looked excited. Initially, they agreed to participate in this competition in order to get close to the sword array. Yet, they later found out that Honesty Sect had closed off the sword array so that none of them could find it. Now, they were being given a chance to observe a competition involving a man who allegedly broke through all ten levels of the sword array. In some sense, this was exactly what they had come for. Their excitement, therefore, was understandable.