Ji Yunxi watched warily behind her, her hand tightly gripping her sword in a defensive stance.
Could it be Yun Luotian?
Ji Yunxi felt for a moment. No, it definitely wasn't Yun Luotian.
Her expression became a bit tense. She walked around and looked for a long time but found nothing unusual before breathing a sigh of relief.
"Seems I'm just too nervous. No one should come to this back mountain," she comforted herself and let out a breath. Then she continued to practice her mental technique.
However, not long after, that spiritual energy emerged again, but this time it was very cautious.
Ji Yunxi still stayed in place as if she hadn't noticed. But secretly, she had mobilized the power in her body and gathered it on the sword in her hand.
The next moment, a burst of sword qi came from behind. Ji Yunxi suddenly opened her eyes and counterattacked.
Apparently, she had underestimated the opponent's strength. The spiritual energy she had mobilized before was not enough, and her meridians were immediately impacted. She felt a sharp pain in her body.
After seeing that it was Zhao Qingwan, Ji Yunxi withdrew her killing intent and sneered, "Zhao Qingwan, what do you want to do?"
"Ji Yunxi, you're so smart. Can't you tell what I want to do?" Zhao Qingwan gave a sly smile.
Her expression was a bit stiff, as if she was being controlled. It was strange and ugly.
Ji Yunxi turned her face away. "Stop smiling. You're so ugly."
Zhao Qingwan had been a beauty in the Eastern Jin Dynasty since she was a child and had been flattered by countless people. How could she bear Ji Yunxi saying this to her? She immediately got angry. "Shut up! You're the ugly one!"
Ji Yunxi thought it was funny that Zhao Qingwan was so easily led by her words. "Zhao Qingwan, you're really overestimating yourself."
Zhao Qingwan took a deep breath and calmed down. "Things are different now. You don't put others in your eyes. Let's see how you die today!"
"Zhao Qingwan, who taught you this time? Sang Qingzhou, Lü Chengming, or Xiao Yi?" Ji Yunxi smiled. "There's no hurry to kill me. Let's have a chat first."
"Nothing to talk about!"
"You're right. There really isn't much to talk about between us. But you worked so hard to get into Kunlun Mountain. Now you want to harm your fellow disciples. I'm afraid your future days won't be easy."
Zhao Qingwan paused and then realized that this wasn't the time for the disciple competition, and there was no rule of life or death.
Seeing her in a daze, Ji Yunxi mobilized her spiritual energy to repair the injury in her meridians while continuing, "Sang Qingzhou became a pawn of Xiao Yi and is now lying in bed unattended. He'll probably carry a bad reputation for the rest of his life. Has your master this time thought about how to protect you?"
Every word of Ji Yunxi precisely hit Zhao Qingwan's pain points. She was impulsive by nature, and now she realized there were so many loopholes in this matter.
Just when Ji Yunxi thought Zhao Qingwan would give up, she suddenly drew her sword. "Ji Yunxi, I don't deny that you're right. But I've already made up my mind. You must die."
Ji Yunxi was shocked when she saw the sword in her hand. This sword was exactly the same as the one Ji Yuyan used to kill her in the previous life.
Back then, Ji Yuyan, who had such low cultivation and spiritual energy, could directly kill her with this sword. Now, with Zhao Qingwan, who had a pretty good cultivation and spiritual energy, it was probably very powerful.
Feeling the danger, Ji Yunxi quickly dodged.
Then she immediately called Qing Xuan. "Hurry up and find Feng Xingzhi and Lu Shu!"
Qing Xuan didn't respond, and Ji Yunxi didn't know if it had heard her.
Ji Yunxi took a deep breath and focused all her attention on defense.
Zhao Qingwan felt the huge power constantly flowing from this sword, and her expression became more and more crazy. She attacked more and more fiercely.
Ji Yunxi knew this sword was a divine object. One careless move could cost her life, so she always avoided it.
Zhao Qingwan saw that Ji Yunxi's expression was wrong. The nervousness in her heart immediately disappeared, and she gained confidence. "It seems you know the power of this sword. Ji Yunxi, you're doomed."
She grinned hideously. "Didn't you say what would happen if I was discovered? Then you'll just be buried here forever and never be discovered. That's fine, isn't it? After all, the dead can't talk."
While mocking, Zhao Qingwan immediately attacked with her sword again. Ji Yunxi was already injured because of her previous underestimation of the enemy. Coupled with the fact that Nian Yun was sealed and its effect was not as good as before, she gradually fell into a disadvantage.
The more Ji Yunxi fought, the more nervous she became. She found that not only was the sword in Zhao Qingwan's hand very powerful, but Zhao Qingwan's own spiritual energy had also greatly improved.
On the day of the trial in the divine creation world for new disciples, it was effortless for her to deal with Zhao Qingwan. She could even say she could handle her at will.
However, today's Zhao Qingwan seemed to be able to predict what she would do next with every move, and her attacks were fast and fierce.
Qing Xuan didn't come back with any news for a long time, and Ji Yunxi gradually became a bit desperate. Her vision started to go dark.
It seemed she was really going to die here this time.
She smiled bitterly and wondered if there would be a next life. If so, would she still remember Feng Xingzhi in the next life?
As she started to daydream, there were gradually loopholes in Ji Yunxi's defense. Zhao Qingwan's eyes lit up, and she immediately gathered the spiritual energy in her hand and struck Ji Yunxi hard.
Ji Yunxi raised her hand and used Nian Yun to block it. Although she blocked most of it, the next second, she still spat out a mouthful of blood.
On the other side, Feng Xingzhi rushed down the mountain in a hurry. When he saw the appearance of the stronghold, his face darkened.
The stronghold was severely damaged, and many disciples were even injured.
Lu Shu was checking the injured while counting the lost items.
"Lu Shu, what exactly happened?"
Lu Shu looked angry. "We were attacked by a group of black - clothed people. They came suddenly, and we weren't prepared..."
As he spoke, his voice gradually got lower.
Yes, they were the number - one Dream China Pavilion in the world, but they had been attacked by surprise and didn't even have the ability to defend themselves.
Seeing that his master didn't say a word, Lu Shu knew he was angry. He immediately knelt down and admitted his mistake. "Deputy Pavilion Master, it's all because we were too slack. Please punish us!"
Feng Xingzhi saw that many disciples were turning their heads nervously. He was silent for a while before saying, "Get up. Deal with the things in this stronghold as soon as possible and prepare to go to the next place."
Seeing that they weren't punished, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, just then, Qing Xuan actually came in a hurry and pulled Feng Xingzhi anxiously. "Hurry! Master is in danger!"
Without even thinking, Feng Xingzhi immediately rushed up the mountain.
Lu Shu also realized that the Dream China Pavilion was suddenly attacked while the master had left the mountain, and now the pavilion master was in danger. This was obviously a ruse to lure the tiger away from the mountain!
Without time to think more, Lu Shu simply gave a few instructions and then followed all the way up the mountain.
Fortunately, Qing Xuan and Lu Shu were both contract spirit beasts, so they weren't restricted by the Kunlun Mountain's prohibitions and could go all the way unimpeded.