The Cold And Aloof Senior Sister Keeps Flirting With Me - Chapter 75

Just at that moment, the curtain at the Jadeite Altar was suddenly pulled back.

A girl with a slightly baby fat face slowly walked in.

Du Ming’s Qiankun bag held over a thousand high-grade spirit stones, and she was trembling as she walked.

As far as she knew, Yan Jue had always been uninterested in placing bets.

But just now, for some reason, Yan Jue seemed to have gone crazy and given her over a thousand high grade spirit stones.

And it was to come to the Jadeite Altar and bet on her own victory in the afternoon’s competition.

She must be mad…

Du Ming slowly walked to the betting table. The nearby disciple immediately stood up and asked with a smile, “Is this fellow cultivator also here to place a bet?”

“Today, there’s only one match open for betting: Water Cloud Sect’s Yan Jue versus Wood Shade Sect’s Duan Luxi this afternoon… Are you betting on Duan Luxi or…”

Du Ming: “Ah, I’m betting on Yan Jue.”

Because so few people were betting on Yan Jue, the odds for this match were surprisingly high.

Bai Chuli scoffed, “How out of touch with information are you? I suggest you bet on Senior Sister Duan, lest you lose everything.”

“That’s right, Yan Jue has already had two strokes of dumb luck; she won’t get lucky again.”

“And you don’t know this, but Senior Sister Duan Luxi just broke through to the Fusion Stage yesterday.”

Du Ming: “Oh no, I still want to bet on Yan Jue.”

Du Ming quickly placed over a thousand high-grade spirit stones on the side marked “Yan,” went to complete the registration, and then hurriedly left.

Soon it was the afternoon of the Five Dragon Summit’s third round.

The sun shone brightly.

Yan Jue, wearing a sky blue Daoist robe, arrived at the Five Dragon Plaza very early.

She had now staked all her wealth on herself…

In truth, when Yan Jue had asked Du Ming to place the bet, there was an element of gambling involved.

When she woke up this morning, she received a note from Duan Luxi saying that she had broken through to the early Fusion Stage.

Yan Jue felt that if she faced Senior Sister Duan, she wouldn’t be without a chance of winning.

In any case, she just needed to give it her all.

The golden formation in the sky began to fluctuate, and Yan Jue quickly arrived at her fighting platform.

Just as Yan Jue reached the platform, someone suddenly patted her shoulder.

Yan Jue turned around to see Duan Luxi, dressed in a cyan green Daoist robe, her hair tied up high, looking gentle and refined, smiling at her: “Junior Sister Yan, today the two of us finally meet.”

Yan Jue was still thinking about the bet at the Jadeite Altar and immediately put on a smile: “It’s truly fate that we meet.”

“…”

Duan Luxi: “Junior Sister Yan, I want to apologize to you.”

Yan Jue: “Hmm?”

Duan Luxi: “Because I broke through to the Fusion Stage this morning… I feel like I have a really high chance of winning, so I went to the Jadeite Altar at noon and placed a bet of 50 high grade spirit stones, betting on myself to win.”

Yan Jue: “…Oh, it’s fine.”

Duan Luxi: “Good luck, fight well.”

Yan Jue: “I don’t feel that much pressure.”

After exchanging compliments, Yan Jue and Duan Luxi walked onto the fighting platform together and soon stood on the north and south sides.

The sunlight overhead was dazzling. Yan Jue’s robes fluttered in the wind. She looked at Duan Luxi in the cyan green Daoist robe ahead, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead.

It was impossible not to be nervous…

She had staked over a thousand high grade spirit stones at the Jadeite Altar.

One golden ripple after another appeared in the sky above the Five Dragon Plaza, slowly spreading outwards.

The crowd below was in an uproar.

Because Yan Jue was also a big figure in the Five Dragon Gate, countless people had placed bets in the Jadeite Altar today.

Therefore, Yan Jue’s match received extra attention.

“Just standing below, I can already feel Senior Sister Duan’s aura.”

“A Fusion Stage cultivator against an Illumination Stage cultivator. I can already guess Yan Jue’s outcome.”

“I hope Yan Jue doesn’t die too miserably, hahaha.”

The melodious sound of a bell followed, and the match began.

Duan Luxi raised both hands and instantly summoned her immortal sword, “Muxie” (Osmanthus).

The dark green bronze great sword slowly drifted in the sky, implicitly containing a bursting power.

Yan Jue narrowed her eyes slightly.

Yan Jue had seen Duan Luxi’s Muxie before.

It was a very large sword, heavy and sharp. Yan Jue knew its astonishing power.

Duan Luxi frowned slightly, made a hand seal, and shouted, “Mad Wind Sword Art!”

The bronze great sword fiercely swung in the air, stirring up a gale. Dark green sword qi swept out like a hidden light.

Yan Jue dodged, narrowly avoiding the sword qi. The bronze great sword danced in the air. Yan Jue leaped up, her figure weaving through the immense sword qi.

Yan Jue had already analyzed her advantage against Duan Luxi at noon.

Duan Luxi’s bronze great sword’s advantage lay in its extreme power; once struck, there was no chance of survival.

Her own advantage, however, was her agility.

The bronze great sword “Muxie” whistled in. Yan Jue activated her Instantaneous Thousand Miles technique, her figure retreating dozens of steps instantly. Her robes snapped in the gale.

Bai Chuli stood below the fighting platform, biting her lip, watching the scene above nervously, and couldn’t help but shout, “Go, Senior Sister Duan! Go, Senior Sister Duan!”

Yan Jue: “…”

Duan Luxi made a hand seal and lightly commanded, “Shake the Earth!”

Muxie emanated a faint layer of cyan light, instantly expanding in the air to the height of two people. The loud crash, like a thunderbolt, fell straight from the sky.

The disciples below were immediately sent reeling, the strong wind making it hard to stand steady.

Yan Jue was startled. She had seen Qi Xianqing use this kind of sword art. She immediately summoned the North Sea Profound Iron from her neck: “Ten Thousand Swords Art!”

The golden Profound Iron split into countless small swords in the air, forming a protective shield that firmly blocked in front of Yan Jue.

“Boom!!!” A deafening collision followed.

In the sunlight, Muxie continuously attacked, smashing huge craters into the fighting platform.

Yan Jue tumbled to avoid the attacks, and dark green sword lights flashed in the air.

The sunlight was dazzling and brilliant. Sweat dripped down her cheeks. Several tiny red scratches gradually appeared on Yan Jue’s fair face, blood mixing with sweat as it fell.

The spectators below soon realized something was wrong.

The girl on the stage had a resolute expression, her slender body leaping and twirling in the air, but she was not in a hurry to attack!

Muxie’s sword light and sword qi converged and flowed. Whenever it inevitably got close to Yan Jue, it was always blocked by a burst of golden brilliance. Duan Luxi stepped forward, stamping her right foot heavily on the ground: “Dragon Soaring Sword Art!”

As the Dragon Soaring Sword Art descended, Muxie transformed directly into a massive, soaring dragon on the fighting platform, roaring with the sound of a dragon’s cry as it bounded towards Yan Jue.

Yan Jue rolled on the ground and made a hand seal. Muxie and the North Sea Profound Iron collided again. The earth-shattering tremor made Yan Jue’s chest ache.

The match had been going on for the time it takes to burn half a stick of incense. Duan Luxi merely stood still, frowning as she recited the sword art, controlling Muxie to attack and retreat.

Muxie’s movements had already slowed down completely.

In fact, there was a very important reason why Yan Jue dared to bet at the Jadeite Altar.

Duan Luxi also seemed to pay very little attention to physical training…

All attacks consume spiritual power. Duan Luxi’s spiritual power should be nearing depletion.

Yan Jue knew her movement technique was much lighter than Muxie’s attack. Watching Muxie’s movements in the sky gradually slow, after the Dragon Soaring Sword Art fell, Muxie came to a complete halt in mid-air!

Yan Jue knew: the time had come!

In an instant, everyone below widened their eyes.

The bloodied girl suddenly stood up from the ground, powered her feet, executed Instantaneous Thousand Miles, her figure transforming into a strange afterimage in the air, and suddenly broke through Muxie’s defense.

She leaped up and kicked Duan Luxi directly.

Senior Sister Duan, I apologize…

Yan Jue semi-crouched, flipped her waist, and threw the opponent out.

Simultaneously, Bai Chuli, the second miss of the Bai family, saw this scene, and her heart almost stopped beating immediately.

Duan Luxi’s body flew fiercely off the fighting platform… just as if her thousands of high-grade spirit stones had flown out with her.

A sudden gasp of surprise rose from the audience.

“Ah!!!”

Bai Chuli, who had been watching the match perfectly fine moments ago, suddenly rolled her eyes and fainted.

After Yan Jue finished her match, she went to a small stall around the plaza and bought a skewer of flame grilled meat for Duan Luxi.

After all, she often troubled Duan Luxi, and it was really rude to have kicked her off the stage during the match this time.

Duan Luxi ate the grilled meat and complained, “Are you even human? I remember you were only in the early Illumination Stage the last time we were on a mission together. How did you progress so fast? Why can’t I beat you even though I’m already in the Fusion Stage…”

Duan Luxi turned and stared at her, her expression somewhat incredulous: “Could it be that you, too, are already in the Fusion Stage…”

Yan Jue chuckled: “I am also at the Fusion Stage level. Please forgive my offense just now.”

Duan Luxi: “It’s fine. On the contrary, it made me clearly see my weakness. Although my Muxie has great attack power, its speed is insufficient. I’ll think about how to strengthen this point when I go back.”

When Yan Jue returned to the Water Cloud Sect dormitory, she saw Du Ming walking toward her, clutching a pile of shimmering spirit stones.

Du Ming:

“Come on, Yan Jue, let’s go inside the room and count the money.”

Yan Jue smiled and entered the room with Du Ming, counting the high grade spirit stones in her hands.

The high-grade spirit stones were kept in a special storage artifact, emitting a faint golden luster.

Because very few people bet on Yan Jue in this third round, the odds were incredibly high.

Yan Jue had staked over a thousand high-grade spirit stones almost all her savings and now she had over ten thousand high grade spirit stones.

Yan Jue put all these spirit stones into her Qiankun bag and took out some to give to Du Ming as a running fee.

Du Ming: “Holy cow, Yan Jue, how did you know you would definitely win?”

Yan Jue had no special trick for this.

Being good at analyzing the battle situation is always beneficial and harmless.

The sky was gradually getting dark. After Du Ming left, Yan Jue took out the “Spirit Candle Fruit,” which was sealed in millennium old cold ice, and walked out.

Yan Jue walked up the mountain path and soon arrived at the back mountain.

Last time, when she and Qi Xianqing were opening blind boxes in the room, Qi Xianqing said that this kind of Spirit Candle Fruit had the effect of increasing spiritual power, but only long term consumption would have this effect.

Yan Jue had an idea in mind.

Yan Jue held the Spirit Candle Fruit, walked past a steep mountain path, pushed aside the bushes, and came to a clearing.

The sky was very dark, and cool mountain wind blew across her face.

This was the place where she had undergone her tribulation before.

Because it had been struck by heavenly thunder, the spiritual power here was very abundant.

Yan Jue first thawed the millennium-old cold ice, then took out the Spirit Candle Fruit and took a bite.

The plump juice splattered out. The Spirit Candle Fruit tasted sour and sweet it was especially delicious.

After eating it, Yan Jue indeed felt a slight amount of spiritual power being injected into her body without her noticing.

Only a fruit pit remained.

Yan Jue buried the fruit pit underground, then used a Water Control Art. A huge water ball instantly appeared in the air, and water flowed out continuously, watering the seed.

Yan Jue then took out the Spirit Replenishing Marrow she had bought at the Five Dragon Market earlier, sprinkling the light blue powder onto the soil.

Yan Jue took a step back and began to wait silently.

After about the time it takes to burn half a stick of incense, a light green sprout was seen emerging from the soil.

Time slowly passed. The spiritual power infused by the Spirit Replenishing Marrow grew more and more, and gradually, the entire piece of land began to emit white mist.

The small sprout struggled to break out of the soil, gradually growing into a small tree half a person’s height.

It kept growing vigorously. After about the time it takes to burn one stick of incense, it turned into a mature tree.

Yan Jue couldn’t help but sigh that the Spirit Replenishing Marrow fertilizer from the Five Dragon Market was truly effective it had just shortened the growth cycle of a crop by a year.

One after another, plump, bright red Spirit Candle Fruits hung on the tree. Yan Jue picked a few, ate them with gusto, collected the fruit pits, took out a hoe from her Qiankun bag, and started to till the land.

After some tidying up, Yan Jue buried all those fruit pits in the soil.

Spiritual medicines have a particularly strong corrosive effect on the ground, so spiritual medicines like Spirit Replenishing Marrow cannot be used repeatedly.

After using the spiritual medicine for the first time, one must wait at least seven days before continuing to use it.

So, Yan Jue simply planted the seeds here and let them grow naturally.

Yan Jue looked at her results with satisfaction, picked the other Spirit Candle Fruits on the tree, put them into her Qiankun bag, and left the clearing.

Late at night, at the cliff.

In the cave, behind the water curtain, a ball of blue light flickered: “Bastard! You trash!”

“Didn’t I tell you to guard this cave well? Do you know that I hid many treasures inside?!”

“Where did those treasures go?”

Chu Fu cursed the Demon Lord silently as a fool but remained kneeling on the ground, saying, “You yourself said you needed to recuperate for a few days and forbade me from coming to this cave.”

After all, the theft of the Demon Lord’s treasures was a huge loss for him.

Because this cliff was very secretive, the Demon Lord believed absolutely no one would discover this place.

But now, not only his treasures, but even that millennium old Qilin egg had been stolen!

But he had just occupied a new body and was not yet familiar with the righteous immortal sects’ spells. His vitality had not recovered! He hadn’t mastered the essence of the All-Seeing Immortal Art, so naturally, he couldn’t perceive every moment that someone had tampered with the cave.

Who could it be…

Was it possible that someone had unintentionally discovered traces when Chu Fu came here before?

Forget it, thankfully, these weren’t all his savings…

The Demon Lord: “Don’t come here again. I’ll tell you a new location. If you need to find me in the future, just go there!”