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Chapter 62: Gathering Encounters Obstacles
After withdrawing the Thousand Spirit Blossoms and receiving the admiring gazes of the others, Lin Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and said to Qu Shu and Ming Yue, "Since this counterattack was proposed by me, there's no need for you two to take the lead. I'll gladly accept this position. What do you say?"

When Qu Shu and the people around Ming Yue saw her defeat the seventh level of enlightenment in one move, they no longer had any doubts. Instead, they looked at the two leaders with some anticipation.

Mingyue nodded without hesitation: "I'll go with my sister."

She originally wanted to compete with Lin Zhao, and now that her wish had come true, why would she disagree?

Qu Shu blocked out the noisy system in his mind and reminded him: "My and Mingyue's injuries originally required at least two months to recover, but now that we have your perfect quality Rejuvenation Pill, we still need another month."

This is tantamount to consent.

Lin Zhao said, "That's not a problem. We'll release the message in Tian Tong Jing and gather others, and they'll observe. During this observation process, some people will be eliminated, and it will take some time to gather enough forces to counterattack. In that case, let's set a one-month preparation period and avoid direct confrontation with them during this month."

In addition, Zhao Jixing's formidable strength has always been a major concern. Lin Zhao originally thought that Qu Shu and Ming Yue would not be much inferior to him, but judging from Ming Yue's words, the gap between them and Zhao Jixing is not small.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Zhao said, "Since I've taken on this responsibility, I won't hold back. I'll hand over Zhao Jixing to you in a month."

Now, not only the others, but even Mingyue hesitated: "Isn't this a bit too risky?"

Lin Zhao shook his head: "The three of us, including the two of you, have fought against him before, so it's inevitable that there will be oversights. Only I am the most suitable."

Qu Shu understood that both he and Ming Yue had been defeated by Zhao Jixing, and aside from anything else, the psychological trauma was something they couldn't overcome in a short time. Only Lin Zhao had never fought Zhao Jixing, so if she could fight him, she would indeed be the most suitable.

"Then it's settled." Lin Zhao made the final decision: "Let's find a place to rest first, and then release the message through the Tongtian Mirror."

The girl in the blue dress directed the movement of people in an orderly manner. The scene of the wounded recuperating, the selection of the location, and the arrangement of the scene behind them were all presented to the high-ranking officials of the South China Sea by Lingjing.

Mo Ya clicked her tongue in amazement: "Old man Xiao, you don't have the same good eye as your Han Yan."

Xiao Yuantian's lips twitched, but he ultimately couldn't bring himself to say anything as impulsive as he used to.

The white-browed elder, Xue Yin, stroked his beard and chuckled, "After this competition, I will personally go to Cloud Peak to give them a good talking to. Lin Zhao is not to be messed with!"

Xiao Yuantian couldn't help but say, "They haven't even started their counterattack yet. They're a bunch of weak and sick people right now. How can they fight against Zhao Jixing and the others? The freshmen aren't stupid either. Even if they release the news, they won't agree."

Upon hearing this, the white-browed old man sighed.

That's true. Lin Zhao's current strength is not bad, but compared with Zhao Jixing and the others, he is still a step behind, and that step is a world of difference.

……

Looking at the few replies on the Heavenly Mirror, Lu Yuan exhaled a breath of stale air.

"How is it?" Lin Zhao asked.

Lu Yuan looked troubled: "So far, after the news of the gathering was sent out, only two or three people are willing to join."

Lin Zhao wasn't surprised. "Did Jialan and the others intrude?"

“Yes, after Jialan and the others issued our rallying order, they also released a message that anyone who dared to join us would be the first to be targeted and eliminated, while those who did not join us would be given leniency. They even seemed to have the intention of killing those who did join us.”

Lin Zhao understood; this was to force the remaining members to either join them or remain neutral.

Looking at the messages from the two or three people who had applied on the Heavenly Mirror, Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Looks like we've been taken for a fool." Qu Shu said, "It's normal that they don't dare to join; on the surface, our strength is indeed much inferior."

Lin Zhao asked, "Besides the three rookie kings, who else on Jialan's side is capable of standing on their own?"

Lu Yuandao said, "There is a ninth-level enlightened being named Xu Hao, who is second only to the three of them. He can be considered the fourth most important person over there."

Yao Nian said, "Many of the people here were eliminated by him and his team."

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Then let's start with him."

After arranging everyone to a forested area in the middle of the perimeter, Lin Zhao set up an array according to her grandmother's previous instructions, warned everyone that they could only move around in this area, and then left alone.

"Is it really okay for Sister Zhao Zhao to go alone?" Yao Nian asked Ming Yue.

Mingyue, who loved her nine-year-old cousin Lin Zhao, took good care of her. Mingyue, who usually didn't let anyone get close, pinched Yao Nian's little face and said confidently, "Sister will be fine."

Upon hearing this, Qu Shu raised an eyebrow and glanced at Ming Yue. The system's soft, gentle voice kept urging him in his mind: "Host, host..."

Qu Shu brushed a stray hair from his forehead, something flickering in his silver eyes, but when he touched the blue spatial ring on his index finger, he closed his eyes, and his usually melodious and elegant voice lowered, revealing an indescribable weariness: "I am seriously injured and cannot go."

The system had no choice but to give up and stop pushing.

Qu Shu leaned against the towering ancient tree behind him, and the scene of the first time he met the girl in the blue dress floated into his mind.

My name is Qu Shu. "Qu" means "highbrow and unpopular," and "Shu" means "different worlds and different affairs."

Lin Zhao.

My name is Qu Shu. "Qu" means "highbrow and unpopular," and "Shu" means "different worlds and different affairs."

My name is Lin Zhao, nice to meet you.

He pressed his temples, unwilling to open his eyes, turned his head away to stop listening to the sounds around him, and used all his strength to suppress the inexplicable burning pain in his chest caused by the loss.

……

On the outskirts of the jungle, the girl in blue took out a long, slender cyan sword from her spatial ring, concealing herself among the lush green forest, her aura hidden, and coldly watching the young man who led the hunt for low-level spirit beasts to obtain spirit cores.

According to the description in the Heavenly Mirror, she found Xu Hao, who was leading the team on a mission for the Jialan team, but she did not attack him directly. Instead, she observed Xu Hao for a day.

"Did you bring one that's been consecrated to the eighth level and two that's been consecrated to the seventh level?" Lin Zhao did the math and already had a plan in mind.

“Going straight at him would be very disadvantageous for you, little girl.” Grandma floated beside her. “However, after being nurtured by the spiritual energy of the Spirit Sparrow Pool, your cultivation is stuck at the sixth level of the Enlightenment Realm. You only need one more opportunity to enter the late Enlightenment Realm. This Xu Hao is a good whetstone.”

Lin Zhao thought the same way. This time, she not only wanted to establish her reputation among the new students by defeating Xu Hao so that she could gather the strength to fight against Jialan and the other two, but also wanted to try to break through to the late stage of the Enlightenment Realm through her battle with Xu Hao. Only then would she be qualified to officially compete with Zhao Jixing.

With his current mid-stage Enlightenment cultivation, Lin Zhao lacked the confidence to fight against a top-tier Enlightenment Perfection cultivator like Zhao Jixing, even with his physical strength and spiritual resilience.

"Xu Hao, don't disappoint me." A glint of green light flashed in Lin Zhao's eyes as her slender hand landed on the bone sword, unleashing a burst of sword energy.

(End of this chapter)