Chapter 35

Bai Ren Shan was very clear; Liu Meng was extremely likely to be the one who obtained the Taiyi God Venerable's inheritance, and once the final rankings were set, it would be too late!

He must let the Azure Jade Sect continue to win the champion of the sect grand competition! Otherwise, he cannot obtain vast resources, especially that eighth-grade Emperor Pill! He has inquired, and the Xuan Envoy will give the sect that ranks first in this year's grand competition one Emperor Pill.

Emperor Pill, he must obtain it!

As long as Shen Qingli returns to the Azure Jade Sect, with her and Yan Shu's inheritance level and their previous battle records, she can overwhelm Liu Meng.

However, what Shen Qingli wanted was far more than that: "I also want to personally retrieve my phoenix bone."

Zhao Yue furrowed her brows instantly, "A Li, why go to such lengths? Earlier I didn't know that pulling out the phoenix bone would cost one's life, which was already a grave mistake. Since you know this principle, why stain your hands with killing?"

"A Li, don't be obstinate about hatred and grudges, come back, I won't listen to others' words again and hurt you." The more she spoke, the more benevolent Zhao Yue's tone became; she felt a surge of confidence! Her gaze unconsciously swept toward Shen Kuo, hiding a hint of smugness—her daughter would ultimately follow her.

Shen Kuo, however, ignored her, instead looking at Shen Qingli with a worried expression, as if wanting to say something. Zhao Yue immediately interjected, "Shen Kuo! Don't keep provoking A Li!"

Shen Qingli, however, said, "Sorry, my phoenix bone—I wouldn't give it to Su Chacha even to feed a dog."

Isn't that provoking her? Then she will make Su Chacha lose bit by bit in public.

Do you think erasing her aura means it's no longer hers? Ridiculous!

Of course, Shen Qingli did not remind the seemingly miserable Su Chacha, who was actually desperately trying to erase her aura.

At that moment, Zhao Yue's face turned instantly green, and she almost couldn't help bursting out a loud tirade!

Bai Ren Shan, however, had already decided, saying, "Fine, as long as you're willing to come back, everything will be as you wish."

Su Chacha's face turned deathly pale, her hatred reaching its peak, yet she could indeed endure it—she actually didn't utter a sound.

On the contrary, Gu Cihe eagerly took up the words, "Senior Sister, just come back! Junior Brother I also won't be coerced by others anymore, or it'll be bad for you."

The disciples of Saint Maiden Peak looked at each other, then one after another bowed down, saying, "Senior Sister, everything before was because we were bewitched; please return to the Azure Jade Sect."

Even without the Phoenix inheritance, the disciples of Saint Maiden Peak still understood the worth of a third-rank alchemist and knew how to weigh their options.

Moreover, the junior sister is so understanding; she will surely comprehend their painstaking efforts to advance.

Not to mention them, the other peak masters, elders, and disciples also rose to greet respectfully.

Such a sect that can bend and stretch—its conduct is astonishing!

Sect Master Wan and Zhou Qichang were left speechless……

"Senior Sister, come back."

"A Li, come back."

……

One sincere plea after another only made Shen Qingli feel colder in her heart.

"Enough."

The Xuan Envoy spoke.

Bai Ren Shan was a bit anxious.

The Xuan Envoy, however, said, "Your Azure Jade Sect's actions are merely for the Emperor Pill. But you've all miscalculated—the Emperor Pill will only be granted to the sect of the Taiyi God Venerable's inheritor, to protect the inheritor's safe growth."

That one sentence dashed Bai Ren Shan's thoughts.

Su Chacha's deathly pale complexion also improved slightly.

The Xuan Envoy also glanced at Shen Qingli, offering a mild admonition: "I know you've suffered injustice, and wanting revenge is not wrong, but being too scheming is detrimental to cultivation."

After all, she is a rare promising seedling; the Xuan Envoy does not wish for Shen Qingli to go down the wrong path.

There was no malice in it; Shen Qingli could sense the good and bad, didn't refute, but she didn't agree in her heart.

Seeing her obedience, the Xuan Envoy assumed she had taken it to heart and said no more, "The Xuan Platform will open imminently; everyone, settle quietly."

The Azure Jade Sect's petty troublemakers were just pressed down like that, provoking Sect Master Wan to sneer at length, while Bai Ren Shan didn't care.

But this Emperor Pill……

Bai Ren Shan stared at Liu Meng with a hidden glint in his eyes!

As soon as the Xuan Platform opened, the first match was——Liu Meng vs. Su Chacha.

The second match was Pei Jianshu versus Shen Qingli. The winners of the two bouts will face off in tonight's final.

"Little junior sister, step back and wait; I'll come after I finish her." Liu Meng sharpened her knife, determined to avenge the little junior sister! However, she didn't dare underestimate her, for she hadn't forgotten that this scheming crybaby before her is stronger than little junior brother Shen!

And little junior brother Shen, who had nearly made her cry in battle! He's a formidable opponent.

The battle was about to erupt; Su Chacha again summoned her mount and fought Liu Meng with all her strength.

"'So fast, I can barely see.'"

"'Liu Meng is fierce, her strikes are almost overwhelming the mount.'"

Of course! My female goose—a beautiful maiden capable of fighting a Xuan Venerable—quickly, that fake person Su Chacha,

The heated discussion stopped abruptly, and Shen Qingli also rose to her feet, "Senior Sister, be careful!"

Unfortunately, Shen Qingli's warning couldn't penetrate the Xuan Platform; the concealed weapon Su Chacha unleashed stabbed toward Liu Meng's upper back!

Shen Qingli's pupils contracted, she stared fixedly at the scene, violet light flickering in her depths! Before her eyes once again appeared Liu Meng's shattered corpse, the torso most gruesome, the chest hollow as if emptied, the meridians completely drained.

And the heart, that is where the sword heart resides.

In this lifetime, Liu Meng has not yet cultivated a sword heart.

But now……

If the sword heart isn't formed, is she to be killed?

Shen Qingli watched helplessly as Su Chacha's blood handprint struck Liu Meng's upper back.

"Bang!"

"Hum!"

Liu Meng spat blood and flew upward.

The Xuan Platform opened, Su Chacha emerged victorious.

Yet no one on site cheered or clapped.

Although war does not despise deceit, Su Chacha is still too vile and ruthless.

But Su Chacha doesn't care; she must take first place to prove her worth to the sect.

"I just want to live." Su Chacha choked with tears, "When I first went on stage, I wasn't even half-burned to death?"

Shen Qingli was also ruthless in her attack! Yet no one says anything about Shen Qingli; why, when she gets here, does she look at her with such contempt?

"Hard on you." Bai Li Zhongtong was the first to speak, "You're not wrong; the fault lies with the overly scheming Shen Qingli, it was she who forced you."

Su Chacha's tears welled up, she looked moved at Bai Li Zhongtong; she knew it was impossible for everyone to side with Shen Qingli! Moreover, Shen Qingli is not the inheritor of the Taiyi God Sovereign; those words of the Xuan Shi are enough to make the sect masters abandon their idea.

Thinking this, Su Chacha looked again at Shen Qingli; she would never let Shen Qingli return!

But seeing Shen Qingli no longer concealing herself, her pupils were already purple!

In her sight, Liu Meng's meridians were utterly shattered, vitality cut off.

"Little Mengmeng!" Ji Wanxing's voice trembled; he knew she could not be saved.

However, Shen Qingli's hands had turned glazed purple, and her fingertips overflowed with pure Hongmeng purple qi!

She used the Hongmeng purple qi as her lifeline, piercing into Liu Meng's chest cavity, precisely suturing the shattered meridians.

"This is..." the Medicine Valley Master exclaimed in shock, "Hongmeng Holy Hand!"

"What?!" Zhou Qichang and Wan Zongzhu also rose to their feet.

Although Su Chacha did not know what the Hongmeng Holy Hand was, she became uneasy because of the reactions of those three.