The others exchanged glances and finally sighed. They decided to blame their own incompetence; otherwise, the situation was simply too difficult to explain.
If they suspected Jian Feiyan had tampered with things, they were wrong. People had been watching her closely, but she hadn’t moved at all. She had merely drawn her sword. For a sword cultivator, drawing a sword was normal. Yet, every time she drew it, her opponents encountered problems. It was no wonder Jian Feiyan herself felt annoyed. She had gone through the trouble of drawing her sword, only for her opponents to suffer mishaps. Who would be happy about that?
"It’s just luck," everyone could only say.
Watching Jian Feiyan, who seemed incredibly lucky, they watched her walk off the stage with a helpless expression after finishing her ten opponents. They realized that the first contestant from the Sage Academy yesterday also seemed quite lucky. Could it be that every first contestant from the Sage Academy was this fortunate?
They began to suspect: Did the Heavenly Dao follow Jian Feiyan around?
Jian Feiyan was thrilled inside. Playing the pig to eat the tiger was indeed satisfying. They never imagined that the medicine was applied to the sword scabbard. Every time the scabbard was rubbed, a bit of the medicine would transfer. Thus, her opponents had been affected from the start.
Following Shiwu’s methods was indeed a good choice. The result was easy and joyful, Jian Feiyan thought.
The Medical Elder naturally knew the truth. He coughed, unsure of what to say to them.
Next, two more people were drawn. Unexpectedly, both were from the Sage Academy again.
The third contestant to go up was Ouyang Tianyun. Since they needed twelve spots and two had already failed to pass ten rounds, the remaining members could push themselves hard.
Ouyang Tianyun stepped up, smiled slightly, and took out talisman paper. Facing his opponent, he naturally threw talismans. As a talisman cultivator, not throwing talismans would be unreasonable. However, he had added a little medicine to his talismans. Thus, a single ordinary talisman had a powerful effect.
Unlike Jian Feiyan, Ouyang Tianyun actually engaged in physical combat. However, he threw talismans during the fight, which was his technique. Therefore, no one noticed that Ouyang Tianyun was using medicine. Consequently, he cleared the ten rounds very smoothly.
In this way, the Sage Academy had secured four spots.
Among other academies, only the Yuanwu Academy had secured one spot. No other academy had anyone who had completed ten rounds yet.
Thus, out of the twenty spots, the Sage Academy had already taken four secure spots. This ratio made other academies frown slightly. The Sage Academy’s luck seemed too good this time.
"Medical Elder, why do we always see your senior students coming up? Why not let the new students compete?" someone complained.
"Then how about I go?" Zhu Yanyi said with a smile. "I am a freshman of this year."
Since the Sage Academy had been drawn again, Zhu Yanyi hadn’t originally planned to go up so readily. However, since someone complained that the Sage Academy always used senior students, she decided to go.
"Then Shiwu, you go," the others said without objection. To them, Zhu Yanyi’s abilities were evident. They were not worried that Zhu Yanyi would be bullied. In fact, it was more likely that Zhu Yanyi would bully others.
Zhu Yanyi looked at them, smiled slightly, and nodded. "Alright, I am this year’s freshman. I’ll go." She then walked up to the stage with a smile.
Zhu Yanyi gave off a youthful and gentle vibe. She was not the most beautiful, but she was the kind of person who made others忍不住 want to approach her.
Zhu Yanyi sat on the floor on the stage, casually took out a zither, and laughed softly. "I am a sound cultivator."
"Pfft~" Liu Qirong sprayed her water far away. She had known Zhu Yanyi for years, yet she had no idea she was a sound cultivator.
"Sixth Senior Brother, you are so dirty," Mi Xiao said with disgust, looking at Liu Qirong.
Liu Qirong didn’t care about being dirty. He only asked Mi Xiao, "Ninth Sister, when did Shiwu become a sound cultivator? How did I not know?"
"If I don’t know, how would you know? Shiwu has many trump cards. Maybe she’ll become a talisman cultivator next, or a body cultivator tomorrow. Who knows? As long as we win, it’s fine," Mi Xiao said, not minding what Zhu Yanyi knew.
She said this mainly because she didn’t know. Since she didn’t know, she might as well pretend.
Seeing Mi Xiao’s attitude, Liu Qirong said nothing. He just looked at Mi Xiao and then watched the stage seriously.
"Good," the host, A Guang, nodded. Since she was a sound cultivator, playing the zither was normal. she didn’t comment and directly drew a card: "Jingmei Girls’ School."
The girl from Jingmei Girls’ School was a peerless beauty. Truly a peerless beauty. To describe her: her hands were like soft willow shoots, her skin like congealed fat, her neck like a silkworm, her teeth like melon seeds, her forehead broad and eyebrows like moth antennae, her smile charming, and her eyes bright and longing.
Her eyes truly had a feeling of water waves hidden in clear pupils.
Zhu Yanyi, being a woman herself, had to admire her. This girl was truly beautiful.
"Hello, Junior Sister. I am Xie Qinxin from Jingmei Girls’ School. Please take care of me," Xie Qinxin said. She was the senior sister of Jingmei Girls’ School, which Zhu Yanyi had heard of. Unexpectedly, it was Xie Qinxin who came up.
If it were anyone else, Xie Qinxin might have passed several more rounds. But against Zhu Yanyi, Zhu Yanyi did not intend to give Xie Qinxin too many opportunities.
"So it’s Senior Sister Xie Qinxin from Jingmei Girls’ School. I am from the Sage Academy. Please take care of me," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile. She did not feel inferior because of Xie Qinxin’s appearance.
If someone had such a mindset, they were not suitable for cultivation. Zhu Yanyi never cared about external appearances.
It was undeniable that Xie Qinxin was beautiful. But for Zhu Yanyi, beauty was just a skin, with no real value.
Zhu Yanyi looked at Xie Qinxin and smiled. "I am ready. Is Senior Sister Xie ready?"
"Of course," Xie Qinxin said. She noticed that Zhu Yanyi had not been amazed by her beauty even once, as if she had seen someone more beautiful.
Xie Qinxin naturally did not believe she was the most beautiful person in the world, but she knew she was certainly one of the few beauties. Therefore, she attributed Zhu Yanyi’s lack of amazement to the principle that women repel each other.
If Zhu Yanyi knew what Xie Qinxin was thinking, she would probably laugh. What kind of person was this? Too narcissistic.
Xie Qinxin said, "Junior Sister Zhu is a sound cultivator. I am also a sound cultivator." She then took out a zither.
Zhu Yanyi raised her eyebrows slightly and laughed softly. "That’s wonderful. It’s rare to meet another sound cultivator. A match is fine."