After transmigrating As The Sickly Junior Sister - Chapter 10

In reality, Jiang Li had not used even a bit of spiritual power. She was relying entirely on Xiao Hu, who was attached to the sword, to dodge on her own. From the moment Jiang Li stepped onto the stage until now, she had only done one thing: stabilize her body. As long as she stood firmly, that was enough.

Very soon, that disciple lost the ease he had at the beginning, and the speed of his pursuit also slowed.

Growing anxious, he provoked her, “Jiang Li, come down and fight me fair and square. If you have guts, stop dodging.”

Jiang Li did not care at all. “You’re at late Qi Refining, and I’m at early Qi Refining. Only someone whose brain is flooded would fight you head-on. I don’t have guts. I just like dodging. Come chase me.”

That disciple’s face immediately turned red with anger. “You’re shameless.”

Everyone nodded one after another. It was indeed shameless, but it also made perfect sense. If you could not beat someone, dodging was completely normal. Only a fool would clash head-on.

But if they kept dodging like this, when would the match end? This round was far too unexciting.

Only when that disciple was panting and had exhausted all his spiritual power did Jiang Li, who had been dodging the whole time, finally turn around.

She softly spat out one word. “Go.”

That disciple immediately sensed something was wrong. He saw Jiang Li step on the sword beneath her feet and shoot straight toward him.

He wanted to dodge, but his speed was far slower than Jiang Li’s. Without spiritual power supporting it, his defense was easily broken open by the sword energy, until the tip of the sword stopped in front of his throat.

The air went still for an instant…

Jiang Li stood steadily on the sword and gently raised her lips. “You let me win.”

The autumn day was clear and bright. Sunlight fell on the smiling curve of the young girl’s lips, making her brows and eyes appear bright and radiant. For a moment, people forgot that she was a sickly little good-for-nothing.

“Senior Brother Xinyi, announce the result,” Ye Qingruo said as she looked at Jiang Li in midair. A faint smile, so light that even she herself did not notice it, flashed through her eyes.

It seemed she would not need to show favoritism to bring Jiang Li out of the sect. Things were going even more smoothly than she had expected.

Xinyi nodded. Although Jiang Li’s method had been opportunistic, her victory was an undeniable fact. Being able to hold on for this long could be considered some ability.

Once the result was decided, the crowd burst into an uproar.

The final match had been far too exciting. Jiang Li, that beautiful waste, had actually defeated a late Qi Refining disciple!

After winning the match, Jiang Li returned to her room and asked with great anticipation, “Xiao Hu, if we keep doing this, do you think we can take first place in the new disciple competition?”

If that happened, she would have the chance to visit a major sect and broaden her horizons.

“If the highest cultivation level present is only Golden Core, it should not be a problem. But if there is someone above Golden Core, I’m afraid it won’t work. Senior Phoenix is at late Nascent Soul. I’m worried that someone with higher cultivation than her could see through it.”

The restriction on the sword and the seal on Jiang Li were not absolutely safe.

“That makes sense. We’ll act according to the situation when the time comes.” Jiang Li calmed down, only to be shocked on the spot by Xiao Hu’s next words.

“Ah Gu, tomorrow is the night of the full moon. Don’t forget to take the medicine.”

Hearing this, Jiang Li took out the bottle of medicine Senior Phoenix had left and said worriedly, “There are way too many full moon nights.”

It had only been a few days since the last one, and now it was happening again. She was truly worried this bottle of medicine would not last long.

Xiao Hu smiled. “The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, so there are a few more full moon nights recently. Don’t worry. When you finish this bottle, just ask Senior Phoenix for more. That old lady is still very reliable.”

The corner of Jiang Li’s mouth twitched slightly. Old lady?

Who would have thought that a divine beast phoenix who had lived for nearly a thousand years would transform into a seven- or eight-year-old child?

Speaking of the full moon night, Jiang Li inevitably thought of someone else: Young Sect Master Ye Qingruo.

“Xiao Hu, do you think something will happen to Ye Qingruo on the night of the full moon?” Jiang Li said this somewhat tactfully. What she should have asked was whether Ye Qingruo would lose control. If Ye Qingruo failed to restrain herself and caused some disturbance again, then Jiang Li’s sin would be even greater.

Xiao Hu said meaningfully, “Since she was affected by your love gu, of course you know best what will happen. Why don’t you take the initiative and go help Ye Qingruo?”

She had said it before: humans were just fake-serious and awkward. Such a simple matter, yet they insisted on making it so complicated.

But as a demon, her little companion should not be this awkward. Oh, right. Ah Gu’s brain was broken. Now she lived like a human cultivator, not carefree and straightforward enough.

The moment Jiang Li heard Xiao Hu’s words, she knew she had asked for nothing.

She dared to bet that if she took the initiative to find Ye Qingruo for that kind of thing, there was an eighty percent chance the white moonlight would cut her down with a sword.

She should just take things one step at a time. If there really was no other way, she could confess part of the truth. Jiang Li imagined that scene and immediately felt her head ache. Would Ye Qingruo believe that she had not done it deliberately?

Something like this was hard to say. In any case, if it were Jiang Li, she would not believe it.

The next day, the autumn air was clear and refreshing.

Ye Qingruo and Xinyi led the group, bringing a number of elite Foundation Establishment disciples and the five new disciples onto Qingxi Sect’s only flying boat.

Jiang Li looked around curiously and also learned that there was only this one small flying boat in all of Qingxi Sect. It had been passed down for who knew how many generations. There was no other reason for this: they could not afford another one.

To put it simply, the flying boat was a boat that could fly. It was driven by spirit stones, could carry a full load of one hundred people, and could travel a thousand li in a day.

One small flying boat was worth tens of thousands of spirit stones. A small sect’s resources were already not abundant. Having one flying boat was enough. They were reluctant to use so many spirit stones even for cultivation, so who would be idle enough to waste money buying another flying boat just to let it gather dust?

The competition venue was not far from Qingxi Sect, and they arrived in one hour.

Jiang Li also saw disciples from the other sects. The leaders from Jiaoyue Sect and Shenzhu Sect were both elders of their own sects. Only Qingxi Sect was led by Ye Qingruo, the young sect master.

Elder Gu of Jiaoyue Sect asked about it, and Ye Qingruo only said that her adoptive father and her father were both in seclusion, so they had not come.

Jiaoyue Sect and Qingxi Sect were both attached to Tianjian Sect, the leader of the Upper Three Sects. Their relationship had originally been somewhat close, which was why there had been the intention to become even closer through marriage and the engagement had been arranged.

Although the engagement had now been quietly canceled, with Shenzhu Sect present, the two sects tacitly maintained an appearance of closeness, as if nothing had happened.

Ye Qingruo sighed inwardly, deeply aware that the present was no longer the same as the past. In the past, Jiaoyue Sect and Qingxi Sect could still join hands to suppress Shenzhu Sect, cooperate amicably, and take turns winning the new disciple competition. Now, they were probably going to have to determine who stood above the other.

The first day was for settling in, and the competition was scheduled for the second day.

In the afternoon, the people from the Upper Three Sects who had come to observe also arrived.

Jiang Li glanced at Ye Qingruo and Elder Gu of Jiaoyue Sect following behind the disciples of Tianjian Sect. Then she looked at the elder of Shenzhu Sect following behind the disciples of Yudao Sect. Finally, she looked toward the lonely disciple from Yao Sect.

Xiao Hu transmitted in a low voice, “Tianjian Sect is the leader of the Upper Three Sects. They enter the Dao through the sword, and all their disciples cultivate the sword. Their attitude toward demons is somewhat hostile, but not extreme. Qingxi Sect and Jiaoyue Sect have both submitted to Tianjian Sect.

“Yudao Sect enters the Dao through the saber. They take eliminating demons and protecting the Dao as their duty. They are irreconcilable with demons and often take the initiative to start wars against the demon race. Shenzhu Sect has submitted to them. They are our demon race’s mortal enemy.

“As for Yao Sect, they are the weakest among the Upper Three Sects. Although no small sect has submitted to them, they are highly respected by the demon race, because Yao Sect treats humans and demons equally. They have also accepted quite a few demon cultivators as disciples.

“The elders from Jiaoyue Sect and Shenzhu Sect are both at late Golden Core. The inner disciples sent by the Upper Three Sects to observe are also at late Golden Core at most, so we don’t need to worry about being discovered.”

Jiang Li silently nodded. Xiao Hu’s words did not differ much from what was described in the book.

Immediately afterward, she realized a very serious problem. “Xiao Hu, if I perform well and go to one of the Upper Three Sects to study for half a year, could someone with high cultivation see through me?”

The inner disciples sent by Tianjian Sect and Yudao Sect were all at Golden Core, but the elders in their sects were all Nascent Soul. Senior Phoenix was also Nascent Soul. That meant the restriction on the sword and the seal on Jiang Li were not safe.

Xiao Hu also thought of this. “Then should we keep a low profile and deliberately lose the competition?”

Jiang Li fell silent for a moment, then glanced toward Yao Sect. “If I remember correctly, the winning disciples get to choose which sect they go to for study, right?”

Yao Sect mainly focused on medicine and poison. The inner disciple who had come was at Foundation Establishment, and the elders of the sect were all at Golden Core. The only Nascent Soul cultivator, the sect master, was in seclusion all year round. Most importantly, they did not shout about killing demons. It was the safe choice.

Xiao Hu was delighted. “Ah Gu, you remembered? Your brain is better?”

Jiang Li: “…”

Her brain had never been broken. That was just what the book said, okay?

But now was not the time to think about this, because the sky was about to turn dark.

As night fell, Jiang Li lit the candle and took a pill in advance.

“Xiao Hu, do you think I should go find Ye Qingruo?”

“Go find Ye Qingruo… Ye Qingruo is here.” Xiao Hu’s tone startled, and she fell silent inside the sword.

Jiang Li subconsciously looked toward the door. At that exact moment, a knock sounded from outside.