"Junior Sister Wangshu?" A Golden Core cultivator from Qingyun Sect was very worried.
"Senior Brother, please don't worry. I believe this Senior Brother won't let me lose too miserably," Lin Yan reassured him.
The Golden Core cultivators from other sects remained silent. They also wanted to see what this youngest Golden Core cultivator was truly capable of.
"Please, everyone, let's move to the martial stage," a junior disciple of Lin Yan's sect stepped forward, inviting the Golden Core cultivators.
On the martial stage, Lin Yan summoned her Natal Sword from her Dantian.
All disciples of the Lingxiao Sword Sect would receive a sword embryo from their elders in the late Qi Refining stage and would then temper it with their sword intent.
Upon reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, they would begin incorporating rare materials into it, and by the Golden Core stage, it would become their Natal Sword, integrated into their Dantian.
Lin Yan had not forgotten to refine her Natal Sword within her Dantian while studying formations.
A sword was everything to a sword cultivator; naturally, she would cherish her Natal Sword.
However, the person opposite her was stunned when she summoned her Natal Sword.
He had assumed that this True Person Wangshu of the Lingxiao Sword Sect had only just passed her Golden Core tribulation, and had not expected her to be able to integrate her flying sword into her Dantian already.
Although the Lingxiao Sword Sect was not large, its disciples who had graduated were all invincible at their own level. If this True Person Wangshu had already stabilized her early Golden Core strength, he would absolutely not dare to be so arrogant and confront her.
His only reliance was that he had already entered the middle Golden Core stage, while this True Person Wangshu had only just entered the early stage.
This time, he not only intended to suppress the Lingxiao Sword Sect but also to make a name for himself.
He also took out his Natal Weapon. He used a sword as well, but he was not a sword cultivator; the sword was merely his weapon.
"True Person Wangshu of the Lingxiao Sword Sect requests guidance from Senior Brother," Lin Yan stood on one side of the martial stage, holding her sword.
"Qing Nan of Canghai Sect requests guidance from Junior Sister."
The two on the stage began to fight, and the disciples of the Lingxiao Sword Sect below looked at the stage with worried expressions.
"Qing Nan is acting very dishonorably this time."
"Even if he wins, what of it? It would be a victory without merit."
"He probably only has this one chance to defeat Junior Sister Wangshu, so he's understandably eager to make his move."
Although they were also somewhat displeased with this youngest Golden Core cultivator, they would not have acted so directly like him.
After all, they had been in the Golden Core stage for a long time, and if they truly wanted to spar, they would wait until True Person Wangshu's cultivation level caught up with theirs. They still cared about their reputation.
The Golden Core ancestor from the Xu family saw Xu Yi at this moment and walked over to him.
"Very worried about your Senior Sister?"
"Yes," Xu Yi nodded. "Ancestor, why have you come?"
"To see you. It seems you like it here."
Xu Yi said, "Yes, it's very good here. I also listened to Senior Sister's lecture; she's truly remarkable."
Although Xu Yi was answering his ancestor, his gaze remained fixed on the battle unfolding.
The martial stage was stabilized by formations, so the aftermath of their battle did not damage it, but the spectators could clearly see the intensity of the fight.
Xu Yi was a disciple in the early Qi Refining stage and couldn't understand the fight at all. He looked to his ancestor for help.
"Ancestor, Senior Sister, she...?"
"You want to ask if she has a chance to win?"
"Yes."
"Your Senior Sister is not simple. While I don't know if she has a chance to win, I believe she would not allow herself to fail in such a setting." The Xu family ancestor looked at the two figures fighting on the stage.
A paper crane flew to the place where the Nascent Soul elders were gathered, heading straight for the Sect Master of the Lingxiao Sword Sect.
He reached out and caught the paper crane. After opening it, his expression changed. He then handed the paper to Xu Lan.
"Sect Master He, what has happened?" An elder from Qingyun Sect noticed the Sect Master's unusual expression.
Xu Lan's expression also turned grim after reading the note. She glared at the elder from Canghai Sect.
"What is it?" The Canghai Sect elder asked, feigning ignorance.
"Nothing. It's just that the junior disciple from Canghai Sect wishes to spar with Wangshu, and Wangshu has agreed," Xu Lan said through gritted teeth. "It seems the people from Canghai Sect are truly belligerent. I wonder if I can have a spar with this Daoist friend?"
"They are children squabbling. Why would Daoist Yunxi be so bothered?" He knew he couldn't defeat her and didn't want to humiliate himself.
Hearing his words, Xu Lan let out a cold laugh. "Canghai Sect is truly something. Since Daoist friend doesn't wish to spar with me, I will find a good day to visit and spar."
"You, how can you, this woman..." The elder from Canghai Sword Sect did not expect her to be so troublesome.
Mutual sparring between peers was very normal. The Golden Core cultivator from their sect was only one minor realm higher than Tantai Wangshu.
"Everyone, let's remain calm. The outcome is not yet decided. Why don't we all go and see the result?" the beautiful female cultivator from Qionghua Sect said.
"Fairy Hua Ling speaks wisely. The outcome is not yet decided. Even if that junior disciple from Canghai Sect wins, it will only be because of his higher cultivation level." He also disdained Canghai Sect's behavior.
"Then let's go and see. Esteemed guests, please," the Sect Master of Lingxiao Sword Sect was also becoming impatient. For him to maintain such composure at this moment was already a testament to his good upbringing.
By the time they reached the martial stage, the battle was fierce. Lin Yan was completely holding her own against the mid-Golden Core disciple from Canghai Sect.
Xu Lan, who knew Lin Yan better, saw her current state and her anxiety vanished. She felt even more satisfied with her disciple.
On the martial stage, Lin Yan was still fighting with ease, holding back some of her trump cards. However, Qing Nan, on the other hand, grew more and more alarmed as the fight continued.
Would he fail this time? He truly never expected to be defeated by someone in the early Golden Core stage who had only recently formed their core.
Even if she was a genius sword cultivator, was she this much of a genius!
No, he absolutely could not lose. At this moment, he remembered something he still had. It was originally something he had bought to save his life, and now he would use it here.
With this thought, he took out several hidden weapons from his storage bag. These hidden weapons were extremely expensive, made of special materials, and even divine sense could not detect them.
"Host, be careful!" The system detected Qing Nan's small movement and immediately warned Lin Yan.
Lin Yan dodged quickly, but it was already somewhat late. Although the hidden weapons did not hit her vital points, they did injure her arm.
"How dare you!" Xu Lan was furious at Qing Nan's actions and was about to stomp her foot and rush onto the martial stage.