The Villain Has Something to Say

“Is he the Great Senior Brother of Tai Hua Mountain? He is so handsome!”

“I heard Luo Jianqing reached Nascent Soul Period before forty years old! My Master told me that there’s a great chance for him to achieve Out-of-Body Period within twenty years!”

“Really?! Out-of-Body Period? You got to be kidding me. The Elder of my sect just reached the Early-stage of Out-of-Body Period…”

“Oh, come on! Master Xuan Lingzi who reached Nascent Soul Period at fifty-six achieved Deity Transformation Period before he was three hundred years old. It’s totally reasonable for Brother Luo to get to the Out-of-Body Period at sixty!”

…

“Brother, could you please do me a favor?”

“Hahaha, Junior Sister, of course! Anything, you name it, as long as I’m capable to do it!”

“Then… brother, I heard that you made many friends among Tai Hua Mountain’s disciples. Can you help me deliver this kerchief to Cultivator Luo?”

“…”

…

Because of the Superior Spiritual Bone, Luo Jianqing had extremely sharp hearing, plus his deep cultivation, he heard all of the mumblings among the audience. Mo Qiu was sitting beside Luo Jianqing, curious about all the things going on at this grand competition, but suddenly heard the young disciples’ words. Mouth twitched, he complained, “People obsessed with gossips are so annoying!”

“Huh, now you know what I felt a moment ago.” Luo Jianqing answered casually.

At first, Mo Qiu didn’t understand what Luo Jianqing was talking about, but he finally figured it out – he was critiquing him of asking that question! Mo Qiu won’t keep silent, obviously, “you can’t blame me for that! You and your Master are in that kind of  relationship, right? I… I’m just curious!”

Luo Jianqing’s heart twitched, “what relationship?”

Mo Qiu pondered a while then said, “you should ask yourself.”

Luo Jianqing kept quiet.

The vibe suddenly turned awkward. Luo Jianqing didn’t say a word until the Gold Core Period disciples stepped into the ring, “The relationship between my master and I won’t be accepted by the world. If you also think it sordid, you may as well leave Tai Hua Mountain after the competition. We should meet less frequently.”

“Your word is not my command. It’s no big deal falling in love with your Master. Sticking strictly with your so-called rules, as Dao Cultivator, you guys are so boring. Though the Fiend Cultivators had the rules regulating the ‘abnormal’ relationships, but no one really cares about it. In my Mo Dao Palace…” Mo Qiu stopped abruptly, then continued, “there are two friends of mine who are siblings, but they’ve been together for thousands of years. They are even more closely related than you and your Master, but none of the Fiend Cultivators dares to point fingers at them. Master Xuan Lingzi is the top one cultivator in the world. Who dares to restrain him?”

Luo Jianqing looked down at the competition in the ring, “he will, he will restrain himself.”

Mo Qiu didn’t know what to respond.

One hour later, the competitions among disciples under the stage of Gold Core Period came to an end. Unsurprisingly, the second Senior Brother of Tai Hua’s Seven Children – Zuo Yunmo – defeated the third Senior Sister Wei Qiongyin once again and won the first place. Now, the next stage would be the competition of Nascent Soul Period disciples. Given that Luo Jianqing was the only cultivator who reached Nascent Soul Period among all these disciples, as long as no one challenged him, the championship would be his.

The Elder who took charges in this event looked at Zuo Yunmo and asked, “do you want to challenge him?”

Zuo Yunmo looked up at Luo Jianqing who sat at the bleachers, the latter nodded at him, smiling blandly.

Zuo Yunmo turned his head and said, “the Great Senior Brother is such an excellent cultivator. I won’t challenge him.”

Luo Jianqing lifted his eyebrow in surprise, and heard the Elder started to announce the results of the competition, “now, Tai Hua Mountain’s Grand Septennial Competition comes to an end. The first place of Qi Practicing Period is Lin Zhen of Cang Shuang Peak; the first place of Foundation Establishment Period is Yue Yunfeng of Bi Shen Peak; the first place of Gold Core Period is Zuo Yunmo of Cang Shuang Peak; the first place of Nascent Soul Period is Luo…”

“Wait!”

Someone suddenly shouted out and interrupted the Elder.

The Elder turned his head to the audience and saw a young man wearing a white brocade robe stood up. Holding a jade folding fan in his hand, the young man smiled winsomely, “I am Bai Chi, the seventh son of Bai Family. I am here to watch the competition as a representative of Bai Family. I have revered Tai Hua Mountain for a long time. When I arrived at the Tai Hua Mountain, the Sect Leader Sir Hao Xingzi welcomed us with hospitality and let us to take this place as home. Does that mean I can also take part in the competition?”

The audience burst into an uproar!

Things like this never happened in the past thousands of years!

Tai Hua Mountain had stood on the Xuan Tian Continent for tens of thousands of years. At its prime time, Tai Hua Mountain reigned the continent with supreme dominance. However, thousand years ago, the fierce battle between humans and Demons had costed Tai Hua Mountain too much. Countless excellent disciples entered the gate of death. Even one of the Peak Master lost his life.

All of the Four Sects and Eight Families developed within a thousand years. Among the eight, except the long-established Mo Family and Wei Family, the rest of the families can even be called ‘young’. However, the Bai Family already had three Da Sheng Period cultivators, and one of them had reached the Late-stage!

The Four Sects were very powerful as well.

Under this situation, although still being respected as the top-one sect, Tai Hua Mountain had lost its splendor, unable to dominant the continent as it did thousands of years ago.

Though not offensive in words, what Bai Chi said was still a provocation. Nevertheless, as the  Master of Hao Ming Peak, Guang Lingzi burst into a laughter, “I don’t think that’s a big deal. It’s just a competition. You can challenge anyone you want to.”

Bai Chi didn’t expect Tai Hua Mountain would approve it without hesitation.

Guang Lingzi looked at Luo Jianqing and asked him, “Jianqing, do you dare to take the challenge? I heard that this seventh son of Bai Family broke through Nascent Soul Period last year. I believe he won’t bully the disciples who has lower cultivation level. He is deemed to rival with you.”

With one sentence, Guang Lingzi set up the rules: it’s totally fine to compete, as long as the rival you picked had higher cultivation level!

Understanding everything, Luo Jianqing looked at Guang Lingzi and Hao Xingzi, then he stood up, “I accept the challenge!”

Hearing his words, Bai Chi smiled and flicked his hand fan, pointing at the ring, “after you!”

Seeing his rival acting like a gentleman, Luo Jianqing lifted an eyebrow and smiled. He flew up to the ring. The next moment, Bai Chi landed in front of him.

Under the magnificent firmament, the Cang Shuang Peak stood among flocks of mountains, pointing at the sky. In the grand square of Ling Yun Palace, thousands of gazes fixed on the competition ring.

Two white figures were standing in the center, facing each other. One of them was wearing a resplendent brocade robe, decorated with pearl-white jade. A thick jewelry belt hung on his waist. Even Bai Chi’s hairpin was made by a hundred-years ice jade which could already be counted as a magical item.

The other one, however, was wearing the simplest white robe with a simple white belt. Except the jade hairpin, the only other ornament on him was just a disciple tablet.

Nonetheless, when Luo Jianqing stepped into the ring, even the sun was not that splendid as it should be. He drew everyone’s attention immediately. Elegant and gorgeous, he was standing there, just like an incandescent painting.

As for Bai Chi, who could be counted as one of the young celebrities on the Xuan Tian Continent. As the seventh son of Bai Family, he was ranked right after his elder brother Bai Ji in terms of cultivation. Usually, people would compliment him, appreciating his charm, but, today, he was nothing more than a background.