Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Jiang Fu stared at Yun Qing in disbelief, her expression changing repeatedly. "You...you..."

Impossible! Wasn't she dead?! She watched her fall off the Broken Spirit Cliff with her own eyes, how could this be?

Yun Qing smiled and said, "What's wrong, my dear sister? I know I'm very strong, but you don't have to be so scared that you can't even speak."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fu's initially shocked gaze turned vicious. Regardless of why she hadn't died, she absolutely couldn't live now!

It wasn't just for the position of inner disciple, but also because if Yun Qing didn't die, she would definitely expose her affair with Elder Zhao, and then she would no longer be able to stay in Chengtian Sect.

But if he "accidentally" kills her on stage, it will all be over.

Outer sect disciples are responsible for their own lives in competitions. As for what Yun Qing said before he died...

Who would care about a dead person?

After speaking, Jiang Fu took the lead and drew her sword, aiming straight for Yun Qing's face. The sword light was sharp and carried with full killing intent.

Many disciples below began to whisper among themselves, "How dare Yun Qing come here? She never won when she sparred with Senior Sister Jiang."

"Exactly, it's better to just admit defeat; at least it won't be embarrassing."

"clang."

Yun Qing precisely blocked Jiang Fu's attack with her sword. She turned to look at Jiang Fu and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Want to know why I didn't die?"

Jiang Fu had never seen such an expression on Yun Qing's face before. She was always so timid and submissive. Today, she seemed like a completely different person.

Taking advantage of the situation, Yun Qing countered, flipping her wrist and unleashing a powerful strike that sent Jiang Fu staggering back several steps.

Then she walked step by step toward Jiang Fu and said, word by word, "Because I'm coming back... to kill you."

Jiang Fu's face turned deathly pale as she slowly retreated until she almost fell out of the fighting arena.

No! She couldn't let Yun Qing win. If she fell, her poisoning of Yun Qing, her pushing of her off the Broken Spirit Cliff, and that secret would all be exposed. She had to kill her!

Jiang Fu's killing intent surged again. She bit her tongue and forcefully activated all the spiritual energy in her body. The sword hummed and pierced straight into Yun Qing's chest.

The disciples below the stage gradually sensed something was wrong, and whispers began to circulate.

"Since Senior Sister Yun Qing fainted last time, her cultivation has been much worse than before, but today she seems to be overpowering Senior Sister Jiang Fu."

"I've seen Senior Sister Jiang Fu practice swordsmanship with her several times before, so it must have helped her improve."

"So, she was able to recover because of Senior Sister Jiang Fu, and yet she showed no mercy to Senior Sister Jiang Fu today. That's just too much!"

"Exactly, I never liked her before. She always looked so bitter and resentful, like everyone owed her something. Senior Sister Jiang is the best. She's beautiful and her swordsmanship is superb."

What they didn't know was that it was a slow-acting poison; the more they used their spiritual power, the faster their cultivation would regress.

Just as Jiang Fu's sword was about a foot away from Yun Qing's chest, Yun Qing lowered her head and smiled faintly, "My turn."

She deflected Jiang Fu's sword with a single stroke and then launched a fierce attack.

Although she can't use her spiritual power too much right now, she knows a lot of sword techniques.

Whenever Jiang Fu broke her sword move, she would switch to another sword move.

Jiang Fu was overwhelmed and had to retreat repeatedly.

How could this be? At her peak, Yun Qing could only manage a draw with her, and since being poisoned, she hasn't been able to use her full strength. How could she have become so powerful? Could it be that her poison has been cured?

Impossible, how could someone detoxify and recover in such a short time...?

Yun Qing didn't give her a chance to think. Every sword strike hit her flesh, but none of them were fatal, because she was still useful and couldn't die so easily.

Finally, Yun Qing kicked Jiang Fu, knocking her off the stage.

"boom--"

Jiang Fu fell heavily to the ground, her mind still filled with Yun Qing's unpredictable sword moves.

Yun Qing sheathed her sword, turned to look at Elder Chen above, and asked, "Elder, may we announce the results now?"

Elder Chen was mesmerized by Yun Qing's masterful swordplay, and it took him two seconds to realize, "The winner of this competition is Yun Qing!"

"According to the rules of this competition, disciple Yun Qing will become an inner disciple of the Chengtian Sect as the first-place winner!"

Immediately, the audience erupted in cheers, some cheering, others expressing their indignation on Jiang Fu's behalf...

"How could Yun Qing have won? This is impossible! How could Senior Sister Jiang Fu be no match for her?"

"I bet she took some forbidden drug to increase her cultivation level, otherwise how could she switch sword techniques so quickly?"

Si Mingche, who had watched the entire match from a distance, said with some disappointment, "Although Yun Qing's sword technique is quite impressive, it's not as interesting as you say, is it? If you want to see sword techniques, you should go find Senior Brother. This is boring, I'm leaving."

Jiang Mian was speechless. Didn't you insist on dragging me here?

But he always felt that this matter was not over yet. "Just wait, there should be more to come."

Sure enough, just as Elder Chen was about to leave, Yun Qing called him back.

"Elder, wait!"

"Disciple Yun Qing humbly begs the Elder to uphold justice for me!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fu, who had fallen off the stage, changed her expression and immediately tried to run away.

Yun Qing didn't even turn her head, but instead threw her longsword. The flying sword cut through the air and, with a clang, pierced Jiang Fu's clothes, pinning her firmly to the spot.

A commotion erupted from the audience.

"What happened?"

"Excuse me, let me see!"

Elder Chen, forced to work overtime, frowned, his imposing aura spreading out. "Silence!"

If a murder case were to occur during an outer sect competition, it would be a disgrace to the entire Chengtian Sect, and he, as the steward elder, would not be exempt from responsibility.

He cursed Yun Qing inwardly for being so insensible, for not waiting until afterward to report it to the Discipline Hall, but instead saying it now.

He then said in an unfriendly tone, "Yun Qing, what are you doing? The competition is over, why are you making a move? Even if you are now an inner disciple, you cannot disregard the sect's rules!"

"This disciple dares not."

Yun Qing stood ramrod straight. "This disciple wishes to accuse Jiang Fu of plotting to harm a fellow disciple."

"Yesterday, she lured me to Broken Spirit Cliff under the pretext of sparring, then pierced my heart with a sword and pushed her disciple off the cliff."

The audience erupted in uproar again.

"Soul-Severing Cliff? Even a Golden Core cultivator would have a hard time surviving a fall from there, let alone Senior Sister Yun Qing who is only at the Qi Refining stage."

"Yes, I never imagined Jiang Fu could be so vicious. She always pretends to be so pitiful; you can never truly know a person's heart just by looking at their face. It's a pity that Senior Sister Yun Qing is so good to her."

"You believe that? Have you forgotten how Senior Sister Jiang usually treats you? I think Yun Qing is just blaming others."

Jiang Fu knelt down with a thud, looking up at the elder with tearful eyes, "Elder, I have never done anything to harm my fellow disciples. She is slandering me."

"Yesterday I did go to Broken Spirit Cliff with Yun Qing to spar, but I returned after only an hour. She said there was plenty of spiritual energy there and wanted to cultivate a little longer, so I didn't stop her."

She turned to look at Yun Qing again, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"I know you hold a grudge against me. You asked me to give up today's competition, but I also want to become an inner disciple. I just wanted a fair competition; whoever won, that spot would be theirs. Who knew you would tell such a huge lie to slander me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Fu burst into tears, looking incredibly pitiful. Anyone who didn't know better would think she had suffered some great injustice.

Many disciples believed her story and began to criticize Yun Qing again.

Even Elder Chen on the stage wavered slightly. His face darkened. "Yun Qing, you say Jiang Fu plotted against you. Do you have any evidence?"

Yun Qing met Elder Chen's gaze calmly, "I naturally have evidence."

"But before that, I have a question for Jiang Fu."