Chapter 108: A Small Interlude During the Competition

Su Yu watched the newcomer. This was likely the female Elder of the Celestial Maiden Sect that He Zhi had mentioned earlier.

Indeed. It was no wonder so many Elders had come specifically for her.

Her appearance was truly beyond reproach; her skin was as fair as snow, her features were naturally perfect, and her eyes seemed to shimmer with stars.

Her figure was as light and graceful as a water lotus. Truly, it lived up to the saying: skin like congealed fat, breath like a hidden orchid. Standing there, she was like a magnificent painting.

However, Su Yu took one glance. She was beautiful, certainly, but some places were a bit lacking—too flat.

Before long, the crowd below saw the newcomer and exclaimed in surprise.

"I originally thought Elder Bai wouldn't appear this time. I didn't expect her to come after all."

"And that person from the Celestial Maiden Sect with the Innate Furnace Body Physique has appeared too."

"Looking at her strength, she has clearly reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. It is just as the rumors say; those who possess the Innate Furnace Body have a cultivation speed that doesn't lose to a Heavenly Spiritual Root."

"The Celestial Maiden Sect really kept an ace up their sleeve this time. Also, this Xia Ling's appearance is top-tier, though compared to Elder Bai, she is still a bit lacking."

The gazes of most of the Disciples present were drawn to the two of them.

The Disciples outside looked at the two of them. They were truly beautiful; both were like Fairies who had walked out of a painting.

The two were comparable to Yun Ruyan, but right now, Elder Bai was still a cut above. After all, her temperament was something those two couldn't compare to.

This added quite a few points to her score.

Some people who hadn't seen Ling Wanqing spoke up: "Although I haven't seen Peak Master Ling, I feel like this is about on par with them. This trip was truly worth it."

However, those who had witnessed Ling Wanqing immediately turned to the person who had just spoken and said, "What are you saying? Do you know what kind of nonsense you're spouting?" A group of people immediately stared at him with fierce eyes.

The person who had spoken earlier was unnerved by those people's gazes. If he had known, he wouldn't have opened his mouth.

Those who had originally held the same thought watched the scene unfold, glad they hadn't spoken up just now.

"How can they compare to Peak Master Ling? If you haven't seen her, don't talk nonsense."

In the pavilion, Su Yu and the other two also watched this farce.

The three of them had all seen Ling Wanqing, and they truly couldn't compare.

Qian Xiao put down the wine cup in his hand. "That Peak Master Ling rarely shows her face, so many people have never seen her."

"Those who have seen her truly wouldn't be able to say such things. It feels like even the Fairies in the heavens would be eclipsed upon meeting Peak Master Ling."

He Zhi nodded as well.

This small interlude did not last long, and the competition continued.

At this moment, everyone understood that Xia Ling was Elder Bai's Disciple; no wonder the two of them appeared together.

Su Yu saw a few Elders from their Sect looking at Elder Bai. It seemed they would go over to curry favor later.

He Zhi didn't say much. They didn't have such thoughts; without matching strength, others wouldn't look at you.

"Brother Su, Brother Qian, look, quite a few Elders from the various Sects are preparing to go over and strike up a conversation."

"These people are basically all at the Late Stage Golden Core, and they are famous."

"We can only watch the show. After all, this kind of thing has nothing to do with us. The three of us are too ordinary compared to them; we have no competitive edge."

"Let's just watch the competition properly."

In the subsequent matches, quite a few decent Disciples appeared, and He Zhi and Qian Xiao also scouted a few.

After discussing with them, the two finally decided to take in three Disciples each.

Those Disciples who had finished their matches did not yet know if they had been scouted by the Elders of their own Sects.

They could only hope that they would be called over by an Elder on the way back to the Sect.

Su Yu and the other two continued to watch the competition below. Currently, it was basically people at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining who hadn't been eliminated yet.

As for these Disciples, they weren't the type they could take into their Sect, so just watching was fine.

Su Yu opened his wine gourd.

Seeing this, the two said, "We've been waiting for this sip, Brother Su."

"Alright, once we finish drinking, this will be about over."

Su Yu filled their cups.

Watching the competition below, occasionally viewing these Three Sect Competitions was actually quite nice; it could relax the mind and body.

The Three Sect Competition hosted by the Celestial Maiden Sect ended very quickly. The result was just as many people expected: the champion of this competition was taken by someone from the Celestial Maiden Sect.

That Xia Ling achieved the final victory of this competition, and she also gained quite a few fans.

She would certainly not lack pursuers; after all, her Physique was there.

Whoever became a Dao Companion with her would see obvious effects on their path of cultivation.

This time, the best result for the Profound Heaven Sect Disciples was third place, and the second place went to the Myriad Swords Sect.

This also caused the Profound Heaven Sect Disciples to feel a bit dejected after finishing this competition.

In this Three Sect Competition, they came in last place, and this feeling was not pleasant.

After Su Yu finished the last drop of wine in his cup, the three of them were ready to leave.

After the various Disciples finished collecting their rewards, they all prepared to return to their own Sects.

Among the crowd of Disciples, there were quite a few who looked back every three steps.

"Why do we have to leave the Celestial Maiden Sect so soon? I haven't stayed enough yet. I still wanted to see Elder Bai and the other Disciples again."

"It's a pity that we didn't see Yun Ruyan this time. Nowadays, it's too hard to see the Prodigies of the various Sects; they are either in secluded cultivation or out gaining experience."

"Life is always full of regrets. Fortunately, we saw Elder Bai, so it can be considered a success."

Everyone returned to their respective Sects' flying Spiritual Artifacts.

Su Yu and the other two returned to the pavilion on the Spirit Boat, but Qian Xiao and the other soon went back out. The two of them still needed to discuss with the other Elders to see if they had their eyes on the same Disciples.

As the Spirit Boat ascended, many people leaned against the side of the Spirit Boat, watching the Celestial Maiden Sect gradually disappear from view.

At this moment, there were sighs all over the Spirit Boat.

"Sigh, I don't know if there will be another chance to come to the Celestial Maiden Sect."

After watching the Celestial Maiden Sect disappear from their sight, the atmosphere on the Spirit Boat changed instantly.

Now, they were all very nervous in their hearts.

Now on the Spirit Boat, many people were silent, all staring at the Elders' pavilions, waiting to see if anyone would be taken as a Disciple by an Elder.

They all hoped that an Elder would call their names.

As for those with high talent, they didn't worry about this.

A voice broke the existing silence.

"Dong Li, Li Li, you two come to my pavilion."

The two who were called immediately revealed excited expressions. "We were chosen! We were chosen!"

The Disciples nearby looked at them with envy.

"They were scouted by Elder Li Zhao. This Elder Zhao possesses the cultivation of the Golden Core Middle Stage."

"If only I could be scouted by Elder Zhao as well."

With the two being selected and taken away.

On Su Yu's side, Qian Xiao and the other had returned.