A hint of satisfaction flickered in Ye Zhaozhao's eyes.
She had been waiting with some impatience.
And then there was Li Shuang.
She absolutely couldn't miss such a good show.
She hoped Sheng Yuan had some skill and could truly make Li Shuang emerge from seclusion.
"The exchange competition, let it begin," Meng Yifei's voice announced.
On the three arenas, battles began simultaneously.
Cong Xin looked at the trembling Jiang Yi and couldn't help but smile: "We haven't even started fighting yet? Why are you so scared? I'll give you a chance to surrender, and send someone who can actually fight..."
His words were cut short.
Jiang Yi, who had been looking down, suddenly raised her head.
Cong Xin was momentarily stunned.
Jiang Yi squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth: "Scared? I'm... excited!"
How long had it been since she was this excited?
This feeling of her whole body heating up was truly exhilarating.
A dark blue treasured sword appeared in Jiang Yi's hand, and her figure instantly appeared before Cong Xin.
In a panic, Cong Xin drew his saber and blocked.
However.
Jiang Yi's attacks were like waves, each one more powerful than the last.
On the field, Cong Xin was completely at a disadvantage.
On the Nascent Soul stage arena.
Thunder flashed, and electric light enveloped the entire arena, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.
But most people's attention was still on the Soul Transformation stage arena.
Jiang Rongyi.
Ren Gu.
They were the top young talents of their respective sects.
This was a clash between the best of the younger generation from both sides.
Ren Gu grinned menacingly. He was burly, and the saber in his hand was even taller than himself.
Dragging this giant saber, he leaped into the air and struck down fiercely.
The three arenas began simultaneously.
In the refining room.
Sheng Yuan walked over.
"Do you want to rent a private room?" the diligent guard disciple asked, though he seemed somewhat distracted.
It was his duty, he couldn't leave.
But.
Everyone knew.
The people from the Overlord Blade Sect would be visiting the sect today.
These people were definitely up to no good, and he wondered how the battle was going in the training ground?
Sheng Yuan actually didn't know what was happening in the training ground either, but at this moment, he let out a cold snort: "Rent a private room? At a time like this, who has the mind to refine artifacts?"
The guard disciple was a little confused: "Then what are you here for?"
Sheng Yuan said without hesitation: "Those disciples from the Overlord Blade Sect are not to be trifled with. All the hot-blooded disciples of the Sword Sect have already gone to the training ground to prepare for battle! I remember there was once a person, hailed as a genius rarely seen in a hundred years. For such an important competition, is she going to be a coward?"
The guard disciple frowned: "Are you talking about... Senior Sister Li? Senior Sister Li entered seclusion three months ago and doesn't know what's happening outside."
"If she doesn't know, you should let her know!" Sheng Yuan couldn't help but say.
The guard disciple couldn't help but glance at Sheng Yuan: "Senior Sister Li is only refining artifacts, not in death seclusion. Senior Sister Li set up a list beforehand; if someone from Heartless Peak has an urgent matter to discuss, their communication talisman can enter the private room unimpeded. But as for Senior Brother Sheng... I'm afraid you don't have that privilege."
Sheng Yuan's lips twitched.
In the past, even when Li Shuang was in seclusion, when had he ever not been able to find her when he wanted to?
As long as it concerned Spirit Void Peak, big or small, she would emerge from seclusion immediately to help solve all sorts of problems.
But now.
That treatment belonged to those from Heartless Peak!
Intense jealousy twisted Sheng Yuan's face.
He said indignantly: "Now the Overlord Blade Sect is provoking us, the situation is urgent! You should forcibly end her seclusion."
The guard disciple frowned: "Senior Sister Li has reserved enough spirit stones. I don't have the right to forcibly end her seclusion."
Sheng Yuan sneered: "If you don't go, I will! Li Shuang is in a Class B private room, right?"
He pushed past the guard disciple and rushed in.
The guard disciple's expression changed slightly. He tried to stop Sheng Yuan but was instantly pushed to the ground.
In the past.
The refining room would have high-ranking disciples, or even deacons, stationed there.
But today.
Except for him, who remained on duty, everyone else had gone to the training ground to watch the battle.
He alone couldn't stop Sheng Yuan!
Moreover.
Who would have thought.
At a time like this, one of their own disciples would cause trouble within the sect!
"Senior Brother Sheng, don't act recklessly!" The disciple endured the pain and chased after him.
Sheng Yuan, however, rushed directly towards the Class B private room area. Currently, only one of the ten Class B private rooms was in use.
Li Shuang must be inside.
Without a word, Sheng Yuan drew his sword and slashed down at the private room door.
Inside the private room.
The Dark Abyss Sword had successfully reached the fourth rank.
Li Shuang was trying to forge other treasured swords using the rhythm method.
She had just finished forging a treasured sword when her brows suddenly furrowed slightly.
The door of the private room could block sound and impact.
But.
As the user of the private room, she still felt someone attacking it.
Although it didn't affect her much.
But...
Within the Sword Sect, someone was brazenly attacking a refining room?
The Sword Sect must have undergone some drastic change!
Li Shuang put away her materials, took out her token, and directly opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, a sword light struck down.
Li Shuang's mind stirred, and the sword light abruptly changed direction, hitting the solid wall behind her without leaving any trace.
The door suddenly opened.
Sheng Yuan was slightly stunned, and then he saw Li Shuang.
Ignoring why his sword light had suddenly changed direction, Sheng Yuan couldn't help but say: "Senior Sister Li, you finally decided to come out of seclusion?"
Li Shuang frowned slightly.
Sheng Yuan was attacking the private room?
Had he completely lost his mind?
Sheng Yuan raised an eyebrow: "Yan Zhonghe of the Overlord Blade Sect has brought his three top disciples to cause trouble. Now, the entire Sword Sect is at the training ground to meet them. Senior Sister Li, you pride yourself on being a genius, shouldn't you go?"
Li Shuang's expression changed slightly.
Overlord Blade Sect?
Li Shuang didn't bother to argue with Sheng Yuan; she headed directly for the training ground.
Sheng Yuan followed her all the way.
"Senior Sister Li, that Fang Qingyu, you bullied her back then when she was just a rogue cultivator, without any backing. Now she's transformed into the Sect Master's own daughter, how do you feel about that? If you ask me, the Overlord Blade Sect coming here this time is a disaster you brought upon us. If you hadn't bullied his daughter, why would Sect Master Yan come knocking on our door? The strength of the Sword Sect's younger generation is already inferior to the Overlord Blade Sect's. If the Sword Sect disciples are swept away in the training ground today, Senior Sister Li, you must remember, it's all because of you."
Sheng Yuan couldn't stop himself from speaking sarcastically.
Li Shuang looked at him expressionlessly.
Sheng Yuan's body trembled involuntarily.
At that moment, he felt as if his hands and feet were no longer his own; he could barely move.
Li Shuang's figure, however, had already vanished from his sight.
It was a long time after she left that Sheng Yuan slowly regained control of his body.
A hint of fear flashed in his eyes.
What was that just now...
After not seeing her for several months.
How did he feel.
Li Shuang was much more terrifying than before?
Sheng Yuan shook his head hard, trying to dismiss the thought.
She had only just entered the Golden Core stage; how terrifying could she be?
Putting everything else aside.
This time, facing those people from the Overlord Blade Sect, Li Shuang would most likely bring humiliation upon herself!
Only when Li Shuang lost badly would she realize how foolish her actions against Fang Qingyu had been!
If she had listened to him back then, where would the Sword Sect's current disaster have come from?
Now.
She would have to pay the price for her past foolishness.