Encouraged, Li Jiuge turned around, her eyes cold as she stared at Zhao Qingwan.
Holding a long sword, Li Jiuge wasn't in a hurry to attack directly. Instead, she allowed herself to be suppressed by Zhao Qingwan.
The people below watched, thinking that Zhao Qingwan had the upper hand. But in actuality, those with the ability could tell that Li Jiuge was trying to figure out Zhao Qingwan's moves.
Ning Shuihan was sitting above. When she saw Li Jiuge on stage, she felt a twinge of nervousness.
Then Bai Youmu said beside her, "This is interesting. I thought that this famous character from the Eastern Jin Dynasty would challenge Ji Yunxi. I didn't expect her to try and pick on the weak."
Ning Shuihan frowned, "Who's the weak one is still undecided. Watch."
The moment she said this, Li Jiuge changed her tactics. Zhao Qingwan lost her advantage and once her moves were familiarized with, the two began to even out.
Zhao Qingwan panicked. Her moves became quicker and she lost her rhythm.
Her master shook his head, "She still can't calm down. Ning Shuihan, you've won this round."
Ning Shuihan couldn't hide her smile. This girl knew how to learn from Ji Yunxi. She first had to see through her opponent before striking. She was indeed teachable.
Li Jiuge's calmness was in stark contrast to Zhao Qingwan's panic. Her moves were clean and elegant but decisive.
Ning Shuihan nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that she had practiced hard. Otherwise, she wouldn't have mastered it so quickly. Even she, who was considered quite talented, couldn't master this sword technique in such a short time. This Li Jiuge was indeed a good seed.
Li Jiuge was neither fast nor slow. While defending, she was also attacking. Soon, Zhao Qingwan lost.
Naturally, Zhao Qingwan wasn't willing to admit defeat. Clenching her teeth, she felt around her waist and a silver needle was sent straight towards Li Jiuge.
Fortunately, Li Jiuge had long since known her personality. She dodged and turned around, pointing her sword at Zhao Qingwan's throat, forcing her to retreat to the edge of the arena where she was unable to move.
This needle couldn't escape the eyes of the celestial masters. Bai Youmu's face turned cold, "To use such underhanded tricks during a competition, it's truly a disgrace."
Zhao Qingwan's master naturally saw it as well. The previous panic was just child's play. She could turn a blind eye, but to attack in the dark, it was truly a disgusting sight, "I misjudged her."
Zhao Qingwan didn't know that her dirty tricks had destroyed her path. When she saw Li Jiuge pointing the sword at her throat, she was afraid that Li Jiuge would kill her.
"No, don't kill me..." Her voice trembled and she was extremely afraid.
Li Jiuge stared coldly at her and raised her sword to slash at her. But in the end, only a wisp of her hair fell.
"I'm not as shameless as you. Although it's a life or death battle, killing you would dirty my sword."
Li Jiuge stood up, put away her sword and retreated. She didn't dare to turn around. Zhao Qingwan wasn't a good person. She might attack at any moment.
Zhao Qingwan's face was flushed red. The wisp of hair that Li Jiuge had cut fell into her embrace. Looking at the hair, she felt that it was even more painful than if she had been killed.
Bai Youmu was just about to announce Li Jiuge's victory when Zhao Qingwan suddenly cried out with teary eyes, "Why have you suddenly improved so much? Could it be that you used some underhanded means?"
Li Jiuge was extremely angry. She took a deep breath, "Zhao Qingwan! Do you think that I'm like you?! Your heart is dirty so everything you see is dirty. You think that everyone is like you, using such dirty tricks?"
The people below who were closer could see that Zhao Qingwan had used a hidden weapon when she couldn't win. Now that the other person had won, she was still shouting.
"Enough! Princess Li is naturally more powerful than you. Her ranking is also higher than yours!"
"Right, are all of you from the Eastern Jin Dynasty so unable to take defeat?"
"Don't lump us in with the Eastern Jin Dynasty! We don't have such a shameless person."
Previously, everyone had praised and fawned over Zhao Qingwan. But now, it was all blame. How could Zhao Qingwan tolerate this?
Since things had already come to this, Zhao Qingwan might as well break the jar and fall. She extracted her spiritual energy and secretly searched for Li Jiuge.
Ji Yunxi was immersed in the joy of Li Jiuge's victory. When she realized that something was wrong, it was already too late.
When Li Jiuge was about to turn around and get off the stage, the soul bead in her sleeve suddenly popped out.
Zhao Qingwan saw the bead and immediately stood up. Pointing at it, she said crazily, "Look! Look! She really has something!"
She had only guessed that Li Jiuge had a magic treasure that could increase her spiritual energy. She didn't expect to have discovered it by accident and used her magic power to make it fall out.
Zhao Qingwan laughed loudly and then said in a strange tone, "Could this be the thing that you used to increase your spiritual energy for a short period of time?"
Li Jiuge was anxious, "You're spouting nonsense!"
Bai Youmu didn't expect such a change. Even Ning Shuihan looked nervous. They all stood up and looked over.
Li Jiuge immediately turned to look at Ji Yunxi. She saw her mouth the words, "Just say it."
After receiving Ji Yunxi's approval, Li Jiuge could only raise the soul bead for everyone to see, in order to prove her innocence.
"This is just a soul bead."
The few masters naturally recognized the soul bead. They immediately let out a sigh of relief. Although the soul bead could indeed help with cultivation, it only helped with refinement. If she didn't have any ability, then it was no different from a broken bead.
Sang Qingzhou looked from afar. It was actually a soul bead. He had seen many good things. Previously, his father had also mentioned that if he truly entered Kunlun Mountain, he would go to Dreamy Flower Pavilion to buy a soul bead for himself. He didn't expect that the thing was right here.
Sang Qingzhou thought that this thing must have been given to Li Jiuge by Ji Yunxi. Their luck was too good!
However, Zhao Qingwan and all those who were ignorant had never seen it before. They thought that they had caught Li Jiuge's mistake.
"Soul bead? You must have used this thing, so you're so powerful!"
Zhao Qingwan was already on the verge of collapse. She immediately knelt down towards the high platform, "Master! She cheated."
Bai Youmu shook his head helplessly. He was just about to explain when he felt a strange movement. He immediately looked up and heard a faint female voice in the sky, "Soul bead?"
Ji Yunxi felt that this voice was extremely familiar. She immediately looked up and saw a girl in white clothes slowly falling from the sky.
"It's her!"
Ji Yunxi immediately felt her nose turn sour. Her tears were about to fall.
Feng Xingzhi stood on the side and watched. He asked gently, "An old acquaintance?"
Ji Yunxi nodded repeatedly, "We're... old acquaintances who have experienced life and death together."
The woman stretched out her hand and took the soul bead from Li Jiuge's hand.
Bai Youmu was a little surprised when he saw the woman. He immediately got off his seat and said respectfully, "Why did the celestial god come out?"
The woman looked coldly at him and ignored Bai Youmu. Instead, she looked at Li Jiuge and said slowly, "Little girl, this soul bead is from the upper realm. Where did you get it from?"