Chapter 174: Trouble
Hearing Li Qiye’s question, Wang Yufan smiled and sent a voice transmission to Li Qiye.
"Hehehe, this pill is a good thing, used to improve your cultivation. However, this pill is a bit different; the medicinal effect within it has been divided into several parts by me. After you consume it, you can digest it bit by bit. The energy it contains can allow you to reach the Great Emperor realm. Do you understand?"
Hearing that his master was telling him this through voice transmission, Li Qiye also realized how important this pill in his hand was.
"Yes, disciple understands. Disciple will cultivate diligently and will not let you down," Li Qiye replied via voice transmission.
"Good, you must remember that the matter of you having Emperor level talent might already be known to everyone. Therefore, you must always be on guard. If one day I am not around, you must know how to protect yourself and not easily trust others. Do you understand?" Wang Yufan continued with the voice transmission.
Li Qiye immediately agreed.
The rest of the people just watched these two master and disciple, not knowing what they were discussing. They knew in their hearts that it must be a very important matter.
After Wang Yufan finished speaking, he looked at everyone and said:
"There’s nothing else. Let’s go back." With a flash, he disappeared from his original spot.
Changtian flashed to Li Qiye’s side, patted Li Qiye’s shoulder, and then said:
"Your master has already imparted that terrifying sword technique to you. I think you should be able to help our Jidao Imperial Court once. Look, Li Meng’er is already preparing to participate. I believe you can also participate. Although your strength is at the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, there is still a month’s time. I believe you will definitely be able to break through."
Listening to Changtian’s flattery, Li Qiye enjoyed it slightly. He indeed wanted to participate in the Grand Competition of the Five Great Imperial Courts. He wanted to fight in it. He knew that although he had mastered a set of sword techniques, he still needed practical combat, and this Grand Competition was his chance to display his abilities.
"Alright, Imperial Lord, I agree. I will talk to my master about it. I will cultivate diligently for the remaining month," Li Qiye said.
Hearing Li Qiye’s words, the stone in Changtian’s heart finally fell. He had wanted to ask Wang Yufan to participate, but his own Old Ancestor had refused him, giving the reason.
"No, no."
Changtian didn’t know if the Old Ancestor’s words had a deeper meaning or something else, but in the end, he listened to the Old Ancestor’s words and did not ask Wang Yufan to come out.
In fact, when he heard Changtian was going to ask Wang Yufan to participate in the Grand Competition, Liu Wuxie’s heart had been pounding. This grand-disciple of his clearly lacked discernment. Didn’t he see that he treated Wang Yufan with utmost respect?
Of course, Changtian also knew Wang Yufan’s cultivation, but purely from Wang Yufan’s appearance, he indeed met the criteria for this competition.
Everyone returned to their living quarters. Half a day passed.
Outside Li Meng’er’s residence, stood nine young men in brocade robes.
The leader was Changtian’s eldest son, Chang Heng.
"That masked girl, you should come out and compete with me. You have already emerged from the Forbidden Inheritance Ground, so you must have received the inheritance, right? Then let’s have a battle and see if you are qualified to be the Saintess of my Jidao Imperial Court." Chang Heng shouted loudly.
Driven by his Earth Immortal Realm power, the words from Chang Heng’s mouth directly rushed towards Li Meng’er’s residence.
Li Meng’er inside also heard Chang Heng’s words. A surge of anger, though separated by the ghost-face mask, still emanated from her.
Li Meng’er flashed and was already standing above the main door, looking down at Chang Heng and the others.
"Are you sure you want to fight me? I kindly remind you, you are not my opponent. If I accidentally injure you, it would be bad to hurt our harmony," Li Meng’er said.
However, hearing Li Meng’er say this, Chang Heng felt that Li Meng’er was insulting his low strength, and immediately shouted at Li Meng’er:
"Hmph, to be honest, I am very dissatisfied with you being the Saintess of my Jidao Imperial Court. If it weren’t for your recent coma, I would have come to spar with you long ago to see what confidence and reason my Imperial Father had in so firmly choosing you as the Saintess."
After Chang Heng finished speaking, he led the other eight Imperial Princes and sped towards the central arena of the training grounds. He also shouted:
"It’s inconvenient here, let’s change places to spar. If you have the guts, follow me! If not, you’d best go home and find a husband, properly be a good wife and mother, and stop fooling around. And speaking of which, I am quite curious about this so-called Rakshasa Body. Let’s see how many moves you can withstand from me."
Changtian’s words echoed endlessly, almost everyone in the Jidao Imperial Court heard them.
"Quickly go to the training grounds! The First Imperial Prince Chang Heng is challenging the new Saintess! This is a rare and unheard-of event! Let’s hurry and join the fun to see who is stronger, the First Imperial Prince or the Saintess!"
"Look at what you’re saying, of course it’s our First Imperial Prince Chang Heng. He is the genius of our Jidao Imperial Court’s younger generation! I think dealing with that Saintess shouldn’t be a problem."
"You’re right. I remember a while ago, it was said that the Saintess chosen by the Imperial Lord seemed to only be at the Tribulation Transcendence Realm. The First Imperial Prince Chang Heng is already at the early Earth Immortal Realm, plus the martial arts techniques and cultivation methods passed down to him by the Imperial Lord, I think his strength has already reached the middle Earth Immortal Realm. That Saintess, who is only at the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, is probably going to suffer."
"You people are all spreading rumors. Isn’t the duel about to begin? We just need to go and see."
"No, she’ll just be instantly killed by the First Imperial Prince. What’s the point of us going? I think it’s unnecessary to go. We should just do our own things. It shouldn’t take more than a few dozen breaths before we hear the news of the First Imperial Prince’s victory."
"Hmm, that makes sense, I think so too."
...
Thus, among the disciples of the Jidao Imperial Court, some went specifically to the training grounds to watch the match, while others stayed put, waiting for news.
At this moment, inside Wang Yufan’s room.
Li Qiye ran quickly and told Wang Yufan about Chang Heng challenging Li Meng’er.
"Master, should we go and watch?" Li Qiye said.
Wang Yufan smiled, then looked at Li Qiye and said:
"Do you think we need to go? Li Meng’er’s current realm is much higher than that Chang Heng’s by more than one major realm. Are you still worried about her? You should go back and cultivate diligently. The Grand Competition will begin in one month. Since it was your own choice, no matter what happens, you must win it.
I will not easily intervene this time, unless you encounter a Life and Death crisis. Do you understand my implied meaning?"
Hearing Wang Yufan speak sternly while smiling, Li Qiye thought for a moment and respectfully bowed to Wang Yufan, saying:
"Master, disciple knows his mistake. Disciple will go cultivate now." After speaking, Li Qiye left.