Junior Sister must ascend this time!

The seven sect leaders personally stepped down from the stands to talk to a junior disciple, and even those who wanted to watch the spectacle dared not stay any longer.

"What's going on? What did Yun Qing do? Why have all seven sect leaders come down?"

"She must have done something to the Rootless Tree; that's a treasure of the Seven Sects. Let's go! It looks like she's going to come after us, lest she take her anger out on us."

The people around them left in twos and threes, leaving only Yun Qing and her senior brothers and sisters looking on in confusion, blinking at the sect leaders.

The sect leader of Jin Yu Sect felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze. He cleared his throat twice and said to Pei Shubai and the others, "You must have had a tough time in this competition and used up a lot of spiritual energy. Why don't you go back to your temporary accommodations to rest? We and your junior sister..."

Pei Shubai said earnestly, "Thank you, Sect Leader Jin. We are not tired. Do you have something to ask Junior Sister?"

"Just ask, we'll wait here."

The leader of the Golden Jade Sect: ...I was just about to say I wanted to talk to Yun Qing alone. These brats have no sense at all.

"That's right, we do have something we'd like to discuss with your junior sister privately. So..."

He's been so blunt, these guys can't possibly stay put any longer.

Si Mingche suddenly realized, "I know! My junior sister won first place, so you're going to give her a special reward, right?"

"We're just as good! How can the sect leaders be so biased? This isn't fair!"

The sect leader of the Yuling Sect frowned, looking displeased, and said, "Yun Qing is the champion of the individual competition. Is there a problem with us meeting with her alone? Do we need your permission?"

Si Mingche poked at the spot with his two index fingers and muttered, "Isn't this a separate reward?"

"Hmph! If you won't give it, then don't; why kick people out? I didn't expect these sect leaders to be so stingy..."

The sect leaders fell silent upon hearing this…

However, given their cultivation level and status, they wouldn't get angry with a few direct disciples. The important thing now is to get rid of them as soon as possible.

Upon hearing this, the five sincerely said in unison, "Thank you very much, seven sect leaders!"

Seeing the five brats swindle—no, get—their deserved reward, Pu Hengzhi stepped forward at the opportune moment, feigning seriousness, and said, "Get out of here now!"

"Since Sect Leader Jin told you to leave, leave now. Why waste so much time talking? You all think you're so capable now? Wait till I get back to the sect and teach you a lesson!"

The other six sect leaders: ...Why didn't you speak just now? You waited until your disciple received the benefit before you spoke, you scheming old man!

Fortunately, their own disciples also received rewards, so it wasn't too bad. The rewards were a collection of treasures from all seven sects, so none of them exposed the truth.

The sect leader of Biyun Sect: ...You have no heart!

Everyone present knew that none of their children made it into the top ten, and now not only did he have to pay out of his own pocket, but he also had to watch the ugly faces of the other six sect leaders receiving rewards!

Especially that Pu Hengzhi, he got a whole five portions! Go back and have those kids train their bodies! And blow up all the other sects!

After Pei Shubai and the others left, only Yun Qing and the seven sect leaders remained on the field, but she showed no fear whatsoever, still blinking her eyes as she stared at them.

"No, what exactly do you want to ask? Can you hurry up? I want to go have a nice meal with my senior brothers and sisters."

The sect leader of Zhenyue Sect asked instinctively, "What delicious food are we eating?"

Yun Qing took a step back. Were they here to freeload? She hadn't prepared that much meat…

"Roasted spirit beast meat, you want some too?"

Just as the Zhenyue Sect leader was about to nod, the Jinyu Sect leader shoved him aside, saying, "Young friend Yun Qing, we have practiced abstinence from grains for many years and do not eat this. Don't be afraid, we only have a few questions for you."

Yun Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief. "What's the problem?"

The sect leader of the Spirit Control Sect preemptively asked, "Why does that golden-feathered vulture obey you so much? Is it because of the pills? Or...?"

He thought for a moment and then asked the question he thought was impossible, "Or did you make a contract with it?"

"yes."

Upon receiving Yun Qing's affirmative answer, the sect leader of the Yu Ling Sect nearly lost his footing. "You...you mean you've contracted a late-stage Nascent Soul demon beast? You've learned that before?"

Yun Qing shook her head, "No, but I saw others make contracts with me, so I gave it a try."

The sect leader of the Spirit Control Sect was so frightened that his voice rose, "You can learn this just by watching others form contracts?!"

Qin Mu was already the number one genius of the Spirit Control Sect after learning to control beasts in ten days, yet she claimed that she learned it on the spot?

"That little lamb you sparred with Qin Mu last time... wasn't it your first spirit beast you contracted?"

Yun Qing: "Yes."

The sect leader of the Yuling Sect finally gave up, and went into seclusion.

The sect leader of Jinyu Sect glanced at him and steered the conversation back on track, "The Golden Feathered Vulture is the companion spirit beast of the Rootless Tree Fruit, and it shares the same origin as the Rootless Tree. If you take the Golden Feathered Vulture away, the Rootless Tree will quickly wither without its protection. So, could you perhaps break your contract with the Golden Feathered Vulture?"

Yun Qing looked like she was thinking seriously. "Let me think..."

The sect leader of Jinyu Sect added, "Don't worry, we won't let you lose your contracted spirit beast for nothing. We will give you appropriate compensation."

The seven sect leaders' gazes were fixed on Yun Qing. She thought about it seriously for a long time, then suddenly raised her head and said, "Then I'll just take the Rootless Wood with me."

The seven people nearly lost their footing. What...what did she say? Take the Rootless Wood away?

The Xuanming Sect leader roared, "Don't go too far!"

"Don't think that just because we're speaking to you calmly, you can push your luck. What is this Rootless Tree? You, a mere disciple, dare to try and take it away!"

"I advise you to be sensible and terminate the contract yourself, otherwise you will suffer a hundred times more when we forcibly terminate it!"

Upon hearing this, Yun Ting quickly hid behind Pu Hengzhi, looking aggrieved, and said, "Sect Leader, he was mean to me!"

"I was just a weak and powerless disciple. I was forced to form a contract with the Golden Feather Vulture. If I hadn't done it, not only me, but all my fellow disciples would have been in danger as well."

She wiped her eyes, pretending to be frightened and crying, "I did all this without thinking that I would be grateful to everyone for saving my life, but... but the Xuanming Sect leader not only slandered me, but also tried to forcibly break my contract."

Her voice even choked up at the end, "I never said I didn't want to form a bond, but..."

Xuanming Sect Leader: …………

He began to reflect on himself. Yes, if she hadn't made a contract with the Golden Feathered Vulture, Changfeng wouldn't have been able to obtain the seven Rootless Wood Fruits so easily.

How could he be so mean just now!