At Lingxi Peak, in Azure No. 4 Courtyard, in the Inner-Door Disciples' residential area halfway up the mountain.
Yang Jing drew a deep breath, his chest rising slightly as his expression gradually grew solemn.
He knew very well how formidable Senior Sister Si Jiawen was.
She had long since reached the peak of the Qi-Nourishing Realm and stood only a single step from the True Qi Realm.
Even among all the Qi-Nourishing Realm experts in the Profound Truth Sect, she ranked near the very top. He, still in the Qi-Devouring Realm, was nowhere near capable of contending with her.
Yet rather than shrinking back, he felt a spark of excitement flash through his eyes.
Her unmatched strength was precisely what he needed to put his current abilities to the test.
He wanted to see how much his combat strength had improved after the Fu Mountain Grand Competition and these past few days of arduous cultivation with the Grade-B Training Room and Aperture-Nurturing Jade Marrow, and whether his progress with the Mountain-Splitting Seal was truly solid.
He slowly clenched his fists. The three streams of internal qi within him quietly began circulating, flowing through his meridians like three rushing streams, ready to converge into a river at any moment.
Seeing Yang Jing brace himself for battle, Si Jiawen's lips curved into a faint smile. Confident and composed, she beckoned lightly to him. "You go first. Let me see how much substance there is to the strength that earned you joint first place in the Fu Mountain Grand Competition."
Yang Jing did not stand on ceremony. He nodded slightly. "Be careful, Senior Sister. Here I come."
He knew the gulf between their strengths. Taking the initiative would give him a sliver of an advantage and allow him to better test the power