The higher Junior Brother placed, the happier she would naturally be, but she dared not entertain such unrealistic thoughts.
"Actually... if Taiping can defeat Ye Feiyu, he really would qualify to contend for the top spot."
After looking through the names on the Golden Scale Ranking herself, a glimmer of anticipation suddenly appeared in Eldest Senior Sister Jiang Zhi's eyes.
"Senior Sister, I take it you haven't heard of Ye Feiyu?"
Dugu Qingxiao suddenly turned to Eldest Senior Sister Jiang Zhi with a smile.
"No." Jiang Zhi nodded, then asked curiously, "Why?"
"I only learned yesterday, from a report Huang Que sent me, that Ye Feiyu is a disciple of the Taihao Sect, the foremost sect in Peerless Nether Heaven. His master is none other than the Taihao Sect's sect master, and the cultivation technique he practices is also one of their most renowned secret arts-the Three Delusions Scripture."
Dugu Qingxiao's expression was grave.
Zhao Linglong, Jiang Zhi, and the others had little reaction to this, but the robes around Lin Buyu, who sat quietly in the Bamboo Grove, billowed involuntarily.
Then Lin Buyan's voice rang out in her mind:
"To think this fellow is a disciple of that madman brother of yours, and that he's cultivated the Three Delusions Scripture too. Taiping may be in trouble in today's match."
Upon hearing this, Lin Buyu said nothing. Instead, she turned her palm upward and looked at the black line on it.
"My little ancestor, don't act rashly! You've already burned away a hundred years. If you burn any more of your own fortune, you may not even be able to survive in True Martial Heaven!"
Realizing what Lin Buyu intended to do, Lin Buyan immediately grew anxious.
"Besides, before the Spirit Refining Realm, one can only cultivate the first section