“Master, someone wants to snatch your precious disciple!”
Whoosh—
Chu Huaian flashed and landed beside Xia Ling, looking at Min Hong with ill intent.
“It’s not my business, it was Liu Meiqing’s idea,” Min Hong said innocently, spreading her hands.
“Liu Meiqing, you’d better give me an explanation, or don’t blame me for being impolite!” Chu Huaian looked coldly at Liu Meiqing.
Hearing this, Liu Meiqing shook off Xu Miao and floated in front of Chu Huaian. “It was presumptuous of me, but don’t you think it’s a pity for this little girl to stay with you?”
“A pity for what? It wouldn’t be a pity if she went to your Demonic Sect?” Chu Huaian scoffed, picked up Xia Ling, and walked in front of Shen Qinghan. “She’s sleeping with you tonight.”
“This girl isn’t honest when she sleeps. I’ll take her to Luo Xi instead.”
“Alright, go ahead.”
After sending Xia Ling away, Chu Huaian turned and walked in front of Liu Meiqing, pointing at Min Hong. “You two, come with me.”
Min Hong and Liu Meiqing exchanged glances and obediently followed behind Chu Huaian.
Soon, the three arrived in the main hall. Chu Huaian sat on the main seat, his expression blank, and said, “Speak, what do you two want to do?”
“I want to stay here!” Liu Meiqing blurted out without thinking.
“If it’s convenient, I’d like to stay for a short period.”
Min Hong didn’t have many ulterior motives; she simply found the place quite fun and planned to stay for a few days, then leave after confirming that Meng Ke'er and Fang Yuan were fine.
“Then you can leave first,” Chu Huaian waved his hand.
Min Hong looked at Chu Huaian, then at Liu Meiqing, finally stood up and walked beside Liu Meiqing, whispering, “Junior Niece Liu, good luck.”
Liu Meiqing was slightly stunned, and by the time she reacted, Min Hong had already left with a smile.
“Give me a reason why you want to stay here,” Chu Huaian said in a deep voice.
“I want to know why you have so many geniuses around you, and I also want to kill you to avenge my Senior Brother,” Liu Meiqing said bluntly.
The main hall instantly fell silent, their eyes constantly clashing in the air, neither giving way.
“You’re quite curious, aren’t you? Aren’t you afraid I’ll kill you?”
“You wouldn’t dare. If I die, my Master will avenge me,” Liu Meiqing raised her chin, showing a proud expression.
Suddenly, Chu Huaian flashed and appeared in front of Liu Meiqing, reaching out to pinch her chin, a playful expression on his face: “I wouldn’t dare to kill you, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t dare to break your Charm Physique.”
As he spoke, Chu Huaian tore off the veil on her face, revealing a breathtaking countenance.
A high nose bridge, rosy lips emitting an alluring luster, and a delicate, flawless face, beautiful enough to intoxicate.
“Chu Huaian, I’m standing right here, do you dare?” Liu Meiqing’s lips curved into a cold smile, her eyes showing a hint of mockery.
“Heh, what if I really dare?” Chu Huaian leaned down and whispered in her ear.
Liu Meiqing felt a tingle in her ear and instinctively turned sideways, avoiding the invasion of his warm breath.
“You…” Liu Meiqing’s red lips parted slightly, and a blush appeared on both her cheeks, looking incredibly beautiful.
“What? Scared?” Chu Huaian took a step forward and wrapped an arm around her slender waist.
Now Liu Meiqing was truly scared. She slapped Chu Huaian away and fled from the main hall as if escaping.
“Heh, if you can’t play, then don’t play.” Chu Huaian snorted lightly, looking at Liu Piaopiao who was squatting behind a pillar.
“I… I didn’t see anything,” Liu Piaopiao timidly poked her head out, covering her eyes with her hands.
Chu Huaian couldn’t be bothered with her and instantly vanished from the spot.
For the next three days, the players plunged into frantic cultivation, simply because the North-South Hegemony Competition was about to begin.
And this time, Chu Huaian issued a ranking quest: the first place would receive 100,000 contribution points, second place 50,000, third place 30,000, and so on, with all top ten receiving rewards.
Two days before the competition, Zhao Shijie, Fang Yuan, and Qin Hao rushed back and all three immediately immersed themselves in the Secret Realm.
It was then that Min Hong and Liu Meiqing discovered the secrets of Hua Xia Sect, and they yearned immensely for the three great Secret Realms.
Unfortunately, they were not Hua Xia Sect disciples, so Chu Huaian did not open them to them.
It is worth mentioning that, besides Chu Huaian obtaining a Divine-grade cultivation technique from the Demon Subduing Pagoda, Luo Xi, Xia Ling, Li Taibai, and Zhao Shijie successively challenged it successfully, also obtaining Divine-grade cultivation techniques and Emperor Weapons.
Luo Xi and Zhao Shijie both chose cultivation techniques, while Xia Ling and Li Taibai chose Emperor Weapons.
Xia Ling’s Emperor Weapon was a bell, named Chaos Bell; below the Soul Transformation Stage, no divine soul could resist it.
Li Taibai’s Emperor Weapon was an immortal sword, named White Radiance, nurtured within his body.
Among them, Luo Xi’s cultivation finally topped the rankings, reaching fifth-level Golden Core Stage, followed by Zhao Shijie at fourth-level Golden Core Stage.
Third place went to Fang Yuan and Qin Hao; both converted all 100,000 contribution points from their quests into top-grade spiritual stones, forcefully raising their cultivation to third-level Golden Core Stage in the Spiritual Energy Secret Realm.
This cultivation speed utterly stunned both Min Hong and Liu Meiqing.
A sense of powerlessness rose in both their hearts.
“I hope we don’t run into this group of monsters in this North-South Hegemony Competition.”
Liu Meiqing had already prepared to give up, and she wondered if Chu Huaian would participate in this competition.
If he participated, then the champion of this competition would definitely be Chu Huaian.
It was a pity that the expert from Limitless Sect had advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage last year and could not participate in the competition, otherwise, it would have been another earth-shattering battle.
The day before the competition, Liu Meiqing and Xu Miao left Hua Xia Sect, but when they left, they both found Chu Huaian separately and informed him that they would return after the competition ended.
Chu Huaian couldn't do anything about it; after all, these two were thick-skinned and couldn't be driven away.
Min Hong did not leave, staying under the pretext of looking after Meng Ke'er.
If it weren't for Liu Piaopiao running to him to spill the beans, saying that Fang Yuan and Min Hong were playing poker in the room, he would have truly believed that woman's nonsense.
However, Chu Huaian was too lazy to expose her; after all, having a Nascent Soul Stage expert help guard the house made him feel much more at ease.
Zhao Shijie also left, having been driven away by Chu Huaian, who told him to represent Star Sect in this competition, otherwise Feng Qingyang would have exploded.
During this time, Zhao Shijie was frequently dragged by Feng Qingyang to other sects to show off, gaining many admirers, and his reputation as a peerless genius had already spread within a small circle.
That night, Chu Huaian led all members of Hua Xia Sect aboard a flying ship borrowed from Star Sect, heading majestically towards Central Jizhou.
The entire Hua Xia Sect was left with only Zhao Mubai, a dozen odd-job disciples, Min Hong, the unconscious Meng Ke'er, plus a few Foundation Establishment Stage demonic beasts.
Chu Huaian was still a bit uneasy about Min Hong, so he secretly set up a teleportation array behind the mountain. If she dared to cause trouble, he would teleport back immediately.
As soon as the flying ship traveled a certain distance, dense flying ships began to appear all around, traversing the clouds together.
Upon seeing this, Fang Yuan and the other players immediately planted red flags all over their flying ship, and everyone uniformly changed into red clothing.
This was a romance unique to the Hua Xia people.
Everyone stood on the deck, brimming with fighting spirit. Even Luo Xi, who usually disliked conflict, was now infected by the crowd's emotions, feeling both nervous and excited.
Just as everyone was about to shout a few words to vent their inner emotions, a powerful sword qi from a nearby flying ship cut it in half, causing it to explode instantly.
Immediately after, several small flying ships successively exploded, with fire illuminating the sky.
Before everyone could figure out what was happening, a powerful sword qi traversed several miles and sharply struck towards them.