The girl in white, Li Fufeng, looked at her junior sister beside her, her smile becoming even more helpless.
She shook her head.
"I don't know who will ultimately be the number one among the Ten Holy Heavens."
That's true.
In recent years, the competition between the Immortal-Burying Holy Heaven and the Great Void Holy Heaven has become increasingly fierce. Although the Immortal-Burying Holy Heaven has that number one genius, it is hard to say whether the Great Void Holy Heaven may be hiding some tricks.
Until the very end, no one knows who the real dark horse will be.
However, her conservative and moderate answer clearly did not satisfy her junior colleague.
The girl pouted and muttered a couple of times before moving to the back again.
Behind Li Fufeng came her bright and exuberant voice.
"I must achieve excellent results in this competition!"
"Junior sister is so confident?"
"Of course! I am a member of our Cang Xuan Holy Heaven, I can't possibly disgrace my master."
"..."
Behind them, small groups of young people chatted, their spirits high and their words flowing freely, like a cheerful breeze surrounding Li Fufeng, making her thoughts incredibly chaotic.
The Ten Institutes Grand Competition...
Cang Xuan Holy Heaven...
I think I've been here for over two years now.
From the initial skepticism and disdain for her status as a saintess, to her resolute departure from the Azure Yang Sword Sect, and now, with the destruction of the Profound Domain, she has joined the Cang Xuan Holy Heaven and become her master's most favored student—not much time has passed.
However, her cultivation level rose accordingly, and she reached the Heavenly Venerable Realm at a very early stage.
Even among her master's many students, she was not considered weak.
When she left the Profound Domain, she never imagined that she would have such a day, that her strength would reach such a level.
Heavenly Venerable One...
In the Profound Domain, he would undoubtedly be a king or a hegemon, a peerless powerhouse.
When would she dare to even think about that?
However, it was precisely because she left the Profound Domain that her horizons were broadened.
What I once considered an unparalleled realm now seems unremarkable.
Let alone becoming king or queen, she was even hesitant about whether she could achieve a decent result.
Fortunately, she was just a new student at Cang Xuan, and the heavy responsibility of winning a ranking for Cang Xuan Holy Heaven this year did not fall on her shoulders. Otherwise, she would never be able to stroll around here so leisurely.
Thoughts raced through Li Fufeng's mind. When he thought of the Azure Yang Sword Sect, he couldn't help but think of Lin Xuan.
She found it hard not to think about Lin Xuan.
If it weren't for Lin Xuan, she would probably still be within the Azure Yang Sword Sect, vying for the Saintly position with Lu Tianxing, confined to a small world. In the end, it's unknown whether she would have met a tragic end with the destruction of the Profound Domain.
I wonder how Lin Xuan is doing now...
There has been no news at all, which is worrying...
But subconsciously, she didn't think Lin Xuan would die.
Or rather, she found it hard to imagine that the man would one day fall from grace.
She had never considered this possibility.
Just as Li Fufeng was lost in her thoughts, she suddenly heard a commotion coming from ahead of them. The noise was so loud, and the arrogant and disdainful tone made her frown and walk in the direction of the noise.
"It's just a broken bronze mirror, and you're really treating it like a treasure?"
"You just want money, right? Ha! I'll give you ten times the amount! Will you sell?"
Several students dressed in the uniforms of the Cang Xuan Holy Heaven Institute stood in front of a small stall, their faces full of anger, arguing incessantly with a white-robed youth holding an old bronze mirror.
As the farce unfolded, more and more people gathered around.
Various kinds of gazes were fixed on the group of people.
This made the faces of the students from Cang Xuan Holy Heaven even more unpleasant.
The young man in white— Lin Xuan —had a slightly cold expression and slowly narrowed his eyes as he looked at the group of people.
The bronze mirror in his hand was something he had just bought from this antique stall.
Inside was a fragmented body cultivation inheritance. Lin Xuan scanned it with his Divine Sense and became interested.
Although he wasn't a body cultivator, he knew a little about this lost and unique inheritance of High Antiquity body cultivation. After a quick glance, he knew that the inheritance wasn't particularly good, but it was novel and interesting. It would be good to place it in the Sword Pavilion for the disciples to study.
It just so happens that he hasn't found a suitable gift for Chen Xiao yet.
This is a good one.
But to his surprise, just as he bought the bronze mirror and was about to leave, a group of people came up to him. One of the women immediately saw the bronze mirror in his hand, her eyes lit up, and she spoke without any politeness. Although she did not directly ask for it, her words clearly showed that she liked it.
The male student accompanying her immediately stopped him, wanting to buy it with money.
But is Lin Xuan someone who lacks money?
Therefore, he refused outright.
Unexpectedly, the group of people he was dealing with were mentally unstable. Even after he clearly refused, they persisted in harassing him, offering him ten times the price, and continued to block his path...
A hint of impatience crept onto Lin Xuan's brow.
He spoke coldly, issuing his final ultimatum.
"This thing isn't particularly valuable, but I like it. Even if you offered it ten times, a hundred times, or ten thousand times the price, I wouldn't give it away."
"Get out of the way."
His tone was calm, but it sounded extremely harsh to the male student, making him laugh in anger for a moment, and his eyes were full of sarcasm as he looked at him.
"Ten thousand times?"
"You really have a wild idea! Have you ever seen Spirit Stone ten thousand times its value before you dare to say that!"
"I'll give you one last chance, ten times the price! I'll buy this bronze mirror from you for ten times the price you just paid. Don't think I can't see what's inside. Ten times the price is already extremely fair. Besides, do you know who I am?"
The male trainee snorted coldly, his eyebrows revealing an unusual ferocity.
"I am Duan Chengshou the Cang Xuan Holy Heaven! If you know what's good for you, you'd better obediently form a good relationship with me!"
After speaking, Duan Chengshou arrogantly curled the corners of his lips, waiting for Lin Xuan's response.
In his view, Lin Xuan would have no other answer than to agree.
After all, this person didn't look like someone from the Holy Heaven Sect. He was most likely here to watch the competition, and even if he was, he probably didn't have much strength. Otherwise, who would travel alone?
And to come to a place like this.
Antique streets are places where weaklings usually lurk.
Duan Chengshou genius of the Cang Xuan Holy Heaven. Even if he wasn't famous, he was still somewhat well-known.
For someone as insignificant as him, seeing him is no different than a floating creature seeing the blue sky.
In fact, the other party should thank me, not only for offering a fair price but also for giving them the opportunity to establish a relationship with me.
There aren't many students at Holy Heaven with such a good temper as him!
As expected, the other onlookers were astonished when he finished speaking.
"A student from Cang Xuan Holy Heaven... Wow, this kid is really lucky to be treated so courteously by a Holy Heaven student."
"Ten times the price, plus a favor—if it were me, I'd definitely sell it."
Even the stall owner couldn't help but try to persuade Lin Xuan.
"Hey, just sell it. Don't waste your Spirit Stone. I really don't have anything particularly good on this stall. Ten times the Spirit Stone, it's worth it!"
"This bronze mirror contains at best a tattered inheritance, and connections with the Holy Heaven Academy students aren't something you can easily acquire. Don't be foolish!"
Hearing the praise from those around him, Duan Chengshou's lips curled up even higher.
Just when he thought the matter was settled, he suddenly heard a slightly familiar, surprised exclamation from behind him.
"Lin... Lin Xuan!?"