"Vanishing Shadow Swordsmanship is indeed very strong," Tian Ning said sincerely.
After she finished speaking, the movements of the swordsmanship in her hand changed. Some sharp-eyed disciples immediately noticed it and subconsciously exclaimed.
"That's the Vanishing Shadow Swordsmanship!"
"Impossible... She only watched it once. Does she intend to use it?"
"Crazy... crazy..."
That basic swordsmanship was indeed very powerful, but to use the Vanishing Shadow Swordsmanship on the spot after only watching it once? Does she really think of herself as a genius?!!!
No one believed she could!
But... eyes couldn't lie. The young woman on the stage performed each move perfectly, her movements even appearing more proficient than Xie Xingzhi!
Soon, five identical young women appeared on the stage, undoubtedly proclaiming her success!
She really learned it on the spot!!!
Even Sect Leader Xiao, as the head of a sect, was so surprised that they stood up from their chair: "This is... this is..." Innate Sword Bone!
At this moment, no one was not captivated by the young woman on the arena, including Qin Mingcheng. Everyone has a heart that loves talent. If she were his disciple, and he taught her... he believed Tian Ning would definitely become the number one Sword Cultivator in the future!
But Tian Ning's mistake was provoking his most beloved disciple!
If such a brilliant person didn't die, his Xue'er would always be overshadowed...
Wenren Xue bit her lip. Is this the Child of Destiny? It's so difficult to deal with!
The five Tian Nings on the stage beat Xie Xingzhi up. After feeling that their anger had subsided, they kicked him off the stage and kindly reminded him:
"Don't act so cocky in the future, or you'll get beaten."
Xie Xingzhi: "..."
How dare she say such things?
The competition ended—
The incense used to time the competition hadn't even burned for long, yet everyone present felt that a long time had passed.
Some Sword Cultivators even felt enlightened, feeling their minds suddenly clear. Their long-standing mental block had been resolved by watching a competition between new disciples.
Knowing that this was the most vulnerable moment for defeat and that comfort was needed, Wenren Xue immediately went to Xie Xingzhi and fed him a Pill, anxiously asking with red eyes: "Junior Martial Brother, are you alright?"
If it were normally, Xie Xingzhi would certainly ignore his injuries and, to reassure Senior Sister Xue'er, insist strongly: Senior Sister, don't worry, I'm fine!
However, he was now questioning his life. The young man's eyes were vacant, muttering incomprehensibly: "If she's a trash who got in through the back door, then what am I?"
Something even worse than trash?
Xie Xingzhi's voice was low, yet it caused a stir in the silent arena.
"..."
Everyone was stunned.
Wasn't it? You call *that* trash?
At this time, everyone's feelings were indescribable. Only Shi Qinxin, pulling Jiang Xi, gave Tian Ning a round of enthusiastic applause, crazily shouting that their Junior Martial Sister was invincible!
The rumors were self-refuting. No one dared to say that Tian Ning was trash who got in through the back door anymore!
Even the disciple who spread the rumor hurriedly slipped away...
Now many people were discussing Tian Ning's name and the Basic Swordsmanship they had never valued. Even the other semi-final match was ignored until a disciple exclaimed: "Junior Martial Brother Long has advanced!"
On the adjacent arena, a young man in green clothes was sitting cross-legged, Spiritual Energy gathering around him and flowing into his body.
An Elder cast a protective barrier over Long Kangnian and announced the temporary suspension of the match. After all, it was only a sparring match between sect disciples; there was no need to fight to the death, especially when the talented youth was in the midst of advancement.
Now everyone had to wait for him to finish advancing.
There was one final match left. Everyone couldn't contain their excitement, wanting to see Tian Ning's moves again.
Long Aotien, picking up trash below the stage, paused but didn't look at the person on the stage.
The girl in red clothes who was fighting Long Kangnian was speechless. She couldn't win already, so waiting for him to advance was just asking for trouble?
The girl in red was named Xiao Roushu, the child of Sect Leader Xiao and their partner, who had a child in their later years. She knew that after Long Kangnian advanced, she would definitely not be his opponent, so she simply raised her hand to concede defeat.
After leaving the stage, she curiously looked at Tian Ning from afar, completely ignoring Long Kangnian, who had advanced while fighting.
In previous years, a genius like Long Kangnian would have been unforgettable. But this time, someone from a whole different level had appeared, and for a while, everyone felt that it was nothing extraordinary for someone like Long Kangnian to suddenly advance mid-fight...
Indeed, you can't compare people.
No one was impatient. They just wanted to watch Tian Ning's moves. The stronger Long Kangnian became after his advancement, the better. It would be ideal if he could endure more punishment than Xie Xingzhi, giving everyone a satisfying spectacle.
Tian Ning, idly hugging Xiaobai, flipped through a Storybook. After reading ten pages, she heard someone call out.
"Junior Martial Brother Long's advancement was successful! He reached Great Perfection of Qi Refinement!"
"He's the most likely person to win this year. I wonder if Junior Martial Sister Tian Ning can handle him?"
"I'm betting on Junior Martial Sister Tian Ning. The monstrous dark horse is unrivaled!"
Some disciples even suggested placing bets?
Seeing that Long Kangnian had temporarily stabilized his cultivation base, the competition Elder asked Tian Ning to go on stage to announce the final championship match.
Tian Ning closed her Storybook and went on stage, intending to finish quickly.
However, the result was faster than she expected. Before she could make a move, Long Kangnian said from the opposite side: "Senior Martial Sister Tian Ning, I concede!"
Everyone: "..."
That's it?
You made us wait so long just for this?
Wenren Xue, who had been looking forward to this guy beating Tian Ning up: "..."
Long Kangnian, however, was very self-aware: "I had been stagnating at the Ninth Stage of Qi Refinement for a long time, but today, I broke through after watching Senior Martial Sister Tian Ning's competition. Senior Martial Sister Tian Ning is like a Master to me!"
Tian Ning inexplicably saw adoring eyes: "Sure enough, everyone who can enter Sword Protecting Mountain are geniuses!"
Tian Ning: "???"
Everyone: "..."
Someone looked at the group of abnormal guys from Wanjian Mountain. Did Junior Martial Brother Long advance himself into stupidity?
"Junior Martial Sister Tian Ning," Long Kangnian whispered as Tian Ning passed by him while leaving the stage, "Please give my regards to Brother."
Brother?
Tian Ning looked inexplicably at her fourth Senior Martial Brother, diligently picking up trash in the crowd. Could it be what she thought?
After the competition, the Sect Leader smiled like the Buddha Maitreya, with wrinkles all over his face, and personally awarded the prizes.
As the first place winner, Tian Ning received quite good rewards, including various fragrant pastes for maintaining Spirit Swords, several Storybooks on swordsmanship Secret Realms, and several Magical Artifacts. These prizes for the new disciples' competition were already quite generous from Wanjian Sect.
However, Tian Ning found it strange that there were no swords among the prizes.
Soon, the Sect Leader's words explained why.
"In three days, our Wanjian Sect will open the Sword Tomb. The top ten disciples in this competition will be able to enter!"
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