Chapter 176: Drunken Life, Dreamlike Death

Xiao Lingwei came to Yuan Yao's side, she anxiously asked: "What's wrong?"

Yuan Yao: "... My eyes hurt a little."

Cang Li beside hearing this, he quickly stood up, forcibly turned Yuan Yao's body, then narrowed his eyes staring at Yuan Yao's eyes, suspiciously said: "Which eye hurts?"

"This one." Yuan Yao reached out and pointed to her left eye.

Xue Jin saw through everything: "Your eyes hurt, why look for Second Senior Sister?"

Cang Li laughed: "Right, you shouldn't be looking for me?"

"Yao Yao, what exactly is going on?" Xiao Lingwei let out a breath, she really thought Yao Yao had some situation.

Yuan Yao tugged Xiao Lingwei's sleeve, mysteriously said to her: "I'll only tell you."

Xiao Lingwei raised an eyebrow: "Fine."

"How? Is there something we can't tell us?" Cang Li said unhappily.

"Yes." Yuan Yao said.

Immediately, Yuan Yao pulled Xiao Lingwei to sit down, then she got very close to Xiao Lingwei, fearing others might eavesdrop on her and Second Senior Sister's conversation, so she directly sent a mental transmission: "Second Senior Sister, do you have a crush on that Formless Immortal Venerable?"

Xiao Lingwei heard this, stunned for a moment.

"How do you know?" Could it be that she's being obvious?

"Why would you like him?" Yuan Yao felt a pang in her chest, she asked puzzledly.

Xiao Lingwei seriously replied via mental transmission: "He's good-looking, strong, aside from being a bit old, otherwise he's quite to my taste. You're young, I originally shouldn't have said these to you, who knew you'd find out."

"Huh? When did you grow fiery golden eyes?" She teased Yuan Yao with a smile.

Yuan Yao drooped her face: "Second Senior Sister, I don't like him."

Xiao Lingwei stunned for a moment: "Why?"

Yuan Yao took a deep breath: "The night before last, I saw that Formless Immortal Venerable actually hug Lu Xiangxiang like a rascal, even wanted to kiss Lu Xiangxiang, anyway he's no good!"

Xiao Lingwei remained silent for a long time, only asked: "Really?"

Yuan Yao seriously answered: "Second Senior Sister, I absolutely won't lie to you about this."

Xiao Lingwei lowered her eyes, said nothing.

Seeing Xiao Lingwei like that, Yuan Yao also felt uneasy.

"Since you dislike him, I won't like him either. We can't let a man ruin our feelings." Xiao Lingwei reached out and gripped Yuan Yao's hand tightly.

If she had to make a choice, she would naturally pick Yao Yao.

Because in her heart, Yao Yao's weight is a hundred times more important than the Formless Immortal Venerable.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao reached out and hugged Xiao Lingwei, eyes already misty, she sniffled: "Second Senior Sister, sorry."

"Why are you saying sorry?"

"Because my existence has deprived you of your liking." Yuan Yao knew Second Senior Sister is someone who doesn't easily give up, especially on things she likes.

Xiao Lingwei rubbed her head.

She smiled and said: "What you deprived is just a little liking. I'm not now inseparable from the Formless Immortal Venerable; good thing you spoke up early, otherwise I might not have let go."

"If you really fall for him, I..." Yuan Yao gritted her teeth.

"What then?"

Yuan Yao didn't answer.

But her heart already had the answer.

Song Yan, Cang Li, Xue Jin, and Ying Wuji sitting nearby all noticed the emotional change between the two.

In the end, both laughed.

Only then did they relax.

It seems... not a big issue that can't be resolved.

…

The match continues.

Soon, it was Yuan Yao's turn who drew the number eight lot.

Before stepping onto the stage, Yuan Yao already knew who her opponent was.

On the stage.

"Heavenly Cloud Sect, Yan Haonan." The opponent announced his identity.

Yuan Yao looked at Yan Haonan before her, suddenly recalling the scene where they had teamed up in the Wuduan Mijing to deal with the python swarm together with him and Mingshu etc.

Now, however, she and he have become opponents.

Yuan Yao drew her sword and smiled: "Fellow Daoist Yan, please."

At the same time, Weng Mingshu, seated in the waiting area, saw this scene, her expression complex, her heart quite torn.

Yuan Yao is her friend, Yan Haonan is her eldest senior brother.

Who should she support?

Weng Mingshu cupped her face with both hands, sighing.

Forget it, support both.

Whoever wins is fine.

As for Song Yan and the others here, they were fully focused on the situation on the stage.

After Yan Haonan nodded at Yuan Yao as a signal, he raised his sword and lunged at Yuan Yao.

Yan Haonan's cultivation has already broken through to the mid Golden Core Realm!

His movement is extremely swift, his sword usage appropriate.

Clang—

Two swords met in midair, sending out layers of sparks.

Yuan Yao suddenly lifted her gaze; the Phantom Spirit Sword in her hand erupted with surging sword qi. She turned her wrist slightly, the sword turned, and thrust toward Yan Haonan's arm.

Yan Haonan's eyes narrowed, and he quickly blocked with a sword barrier.

Clang clang clang!

They exchanged blows for several rounds.

Yan Haonan had long known that Yuan Yao's strength far exceeded her actual cultivation, but only when he truly faced her did he realize she exuded an intangible pressure.

This pressure could distract people, making it impossible to focus.

This must be……

Spiritual power suppression.

"It's been months, Fellow Daoist Yuan, your strength has greatly improved." Yan Haonan sincerely praised.

Yuan Yao swung a sword and laughed, "Fellow Daoist Yan, you're not bad either!"

They exchanged a glance, seemingly in tacit understanding, and launched an attack simultaneously.

"Carefree First Form, Lifting Sword to Match the Heavens!"

"Heavenly Cloud First Form, White Rainbow Piercing the Sun!"

Boom!

With a tremendous boom, the two sword techniques collided in midair and exploded!

Yuan Yao moved, already stepping into the air, she raised her sword, and the variegated longsword actually condensed into a snowy-white blade of light; she fiercely brought the sword down.

"Onefold Drunken Life-Death Dream!"

Boom——

The snowy-white sword light blazed; as she struck down, the surrounding spiritual energy instantly stagnated, as if trapped in a dizzying realm!

Yan Haonan's vision blurred, his head swam; sensing danger, he instinctively raised his sword to block.

Thud!

Yan Haonan was heavily overturned to the ground.

At that moment, Qian Jueshan saw Yuan Yao execute this sword technique, his pupils constricted slightly, and he pressed his lips together.

This is……

This sword technique was created by his junior martial brother, Yu Qingxue.

He actually passed this sword technique on to Yaoyao.

Others present also recognized the technique, the strongest reaction coming from the Holy Sect Sect Master.

The Holy Sect Sect Master's face changed drastically; he unconsciously clenched his fist, and a complex expression flickered in his eyes.

—Yu Qingxue.

He couldn't help but glance at the Formless Immortal Venerable.

Back then, it was Xu Yanzhi who, in Tian Jiaocheng, abolished Yu Qingxue…

Before being abolished, Yu Qingxue was renowned enough to stand alongside Qian Jueshan and Xu Yanzhi. In her youth, Yu Qingxue possessed extraordinary talent, was full of vigor, reckless and unrestrained, yet arrogant and domineering, quick to anger; in Tian Jiaocheng she was a little tyrant.

Many people had high hopes for him.

Yet no one expected that, at the age of twenty, he would be abolished.

This was because he violated Tian Jiaocheng's prohibition.

After that, Yu Qingxue disappeared from the cultivation world.

The Holy Sect Sect Master lowered his eyes, concealing that long-lost genuine feeling.

Once, he and Yu Qingxue were also friends.