With a crisp and melodious sound ringing out, Li Cheng and the others all turned to look.
"That's Li Mengwei, the former number one beauty of the outer sect."
People all around gasped, swallowing hard as greedy gazes swept over her.
Li Mengwei was as breathtakingly beautiful as a blooming orchid, her dark hair fluttering, with starry eyes, pearly teeth, an exquisite nose, fairy-like skin, and jade bones. Her figure was curvaceous, with full, towering breasts, a rounded and lifted posterior, and long, straight legs.
As she stepped forward lightly on delicate lotus feet, radiating a dazzling, kaleidoscopic beauty, she utterly infatuated the surrounding disciples.
"Junior Sister Li, what a coincidence." Li Cheng instantly put on a different face, smiling as a glimmer of greedy eagerness flashed across his eyes.
"Senior Brother Li, why are you beating Junior Brother Ye?" Li Mengwei asked, knitting her delicate brows together in a tone of interrogation. Her cherry lips were luscious and enticing, and her voice was exceptionally pleasant to the ear.
Li Cheng's expression instantly darkened, and he gritted his teeth inwardly, but on the surface he smiled: We were just sparring.
Jingle, jingle, jingle...
[System]: Glazed Spirit Body detected!
Name: Li Mengwei!
Appearance: 7.5 points (can be enhanced)
Age: 20!
Cultivation: Peak Martial Disciple!
Technique: Dream Art!
Martial Skills: Phantom Mirage, Glazed Moon Sword Technique (Huang-grade High Level, upgradable)
"Affinity toward the host: 50%!"
......
"Nani?"
"Affinity toward me?"
"What does her physique do?" Ye Tian lay on the ground, carrying on a shocked dialogue in his mind.
[System]: If you engage in dual cultivation with her, it will instantly raise the host's cultivation by three tiers.
"Practicing the [Yin-Yang Sacred Canon] later will bring immense benefits!"
Jingle, jingle, jingle...
"Quest issued: conquer her within two months. Reward: a mysterious mega-gift-pack."
"Does the host wish to accept the quest...?"
The System's voice echoed in Ye Tian's mind.
"Accept the quest!"
Ye Tian accepted without a moment's hesitation. Having just surrendered a drop of blood, he felt as if he were soaring away as an immortal.
"Junior Brother Ye, are you alright? I've heard all about what happened to you." Li Mengwei's arched eyebrows curved gently as her starry eyes blinked.
She walked right up to him, a delicate fragrance washing over the air.
"Cough, cough...!"
"Senior Sister Li, I am not alright. Could you help me back to my quarters?" Ye Tian coughed up blood, his face pale, his voice weak as he staggered.
Without a second thought, Li Mengwei reached out with a jade hand and wrapped her arm around Ye Tian's. A delightful fragrance filled the air.
A wave of ripples surged through his heart, and her full breasts pressed against him with soft elasticity.
"Hmph, Junior Sister Li, let us handle such matters!" Li Cheng's expression instantly turned sullen and intensely jealous. A woman whose very hair he hadn't managed to touch—why should Ye Tian get to?
His jealousy swelled, driving him to the verge of madness.
"No need!" Li Mengwei said in a very flat tone, completely devoid of expression, as she supported Ye Tian and walked away.
"Brat, just wait. Let me show you how I'll finish you off," Li Cheng transmitted his voice coldly, his eyes radiating boundless killing intent and a rage that threatened to pierce the heavens.
Ye Tian ignored him. Having the System, though he was in a wretched state right now, he remained fiercely proud.
The surrounding disciples looked on with envy. They had long known that the two of them shared a good relationship!
Li Cheng had originally been pursuing Li Mengwei, but failed to win her over. Later, when Chu Mengyao arrived, he shifted his targets, assuming that as a senior brother, it would be easy.
Yet out popped Ye Tian, toward whom both women showed a modicum of good feelings while treating Li Cheng with indifference.
Thus, long-festering resentment had piled up, and ever since Ye Tian's talent had suddenly revealed itself, Li Cheng had simply lacked the opportunity.
And now, with the appearance of Li Mengwei, his attempt to cripple Ye Tian had failed—how could he not be furious?
He wanted to kill Ye Tian, and the feeling was entirely mutual. The grudge between them was firmly set.
"This time that bitch Li Mengwei blocked me, but his luck has run out." Li Cheng gnashed his teeth, staring at the departing pair with eyes like a rabid hound.
"Senior Brother, there's movement over there!" Zhao Li suddenly said.
"Let's go take a look!" Li Cheng and his cronies strode quickly toward the spot.
Elsewhere;
"Bitch, are you here to gloat over my misfortune?"
Ye Tian's eyes split with rage, the sound of his teeth grinding audible, hatred burning to the heavens.
"Ye Tian, did you really think I liked you? I was merely toying with you all along."
"I am a phoenix soaring above the nine heavens, while you are nothing more than trash. I left you a shred of cultivation purely out of a shred of fellow-apprentice sentiment!" Chu Mengyao held her proud head high, her expression as icy as could be, devoid of the slightest trace of emotion.
Bang!
Chu Mengyao's breathtakingly stunning face remained unmoved as she extended a jade fingertip, condensing a beam of light that struck Ye Tian fiercely in the chest.
"Ugh...!"
Ye Tian spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, collapsing onto the bluestone pavement. Blood stained his clothes, and his long hair was disheveled.
Neither of them uttered a word about what happened the night before. Who could have imagined that the very moment Chu Mengyao arrived, she would strike Ye Tian down with a palm strike?
"Junior Sister Chu, even if you don't like him, there's no need to go this far, is there?" Li Mengwei frowned.
Upon sensing that Chu Mengyao's cultivation was superior to her own, she was even more incomparably shocked.
"Heh, mere trash wishing to defile Younger Sister Mengyao." At this moment, a young man who had been silent the whole time spoke with disdain.
He stepped closer, step by step, his demeanor exceptionally arrogant, killing intent radiating from his eyes.
Jingle, jingle, jingle...
[System]: Opponent's killing intent detected.
Ye Tian's expression froze. He could not read the young man at all; the feeling he gave off was like facing a towering mountain, impossible to scale.
"This Senior Brother, this bold and lawless Ye Tian dared to covet Junior Sister Chu. He is only getting what he deserves." At this moment, Elder Qi popped up, putting on a flattering display.
He sensed that this young man also possessed formidable cultivation, and that gaze of absolute condescension made him feel the fellow was extraordinary.
As for Chu Mengyao, Elder Qi no longer dared to harbor any improper ideas!
"Someone from some backwater mud-hole—Younger Sister Mengyao, I'll kill him for you," the handsome youth said in an overbearing tone, sweeping his gaze across the surrounding disciples.
"This young master is entirely right. Since this Ye Tian dared to offend you, he deserves his punishment. Feel free to kill him!" Elder Qi fawned, nodding and agreeing repeatedly.
"Who is he? Even an Elder can do nothing to him?"
"And his strength seems even greater than that of the inner sect disciples."
"Which faction does he belong to?"
The surrounding disciples whispered among themselves, full of confusion.
"You old bastard, you're always the one who gives me the hardest time," Ye Tian ground his teeth inwardly, boundless murderous intent churning in the depths of his eyes, on the verge of erupting.
Calling him an elder was giving him too much credit; he was more like a bailiff. The ones assigned to outer sect posts were generally those with meager talent!
Clearly, Elder Qi fell squarely into that category!
"No need. He's already half-crippled; let him fend for himself and rot." Chu Mengyao's exquisite, beautiful face remained frozen.
Having crossed the threshold into womanhood, she radiated an endless, captivating charm. She glanced at Elder Qi, her thoughts unreadable.
"This Senior Brother, this Ye Tian was nearly crippled by me just now, and I was planning to finish him off anyway," Li Cheng said via voice transmission, looking for all the world like a lackey ready to hold the young man's stirrup.
"Oh, in that case, let him die then!" the handsome youth replied via voice transmission.
He stopped in his tracks, turned his head toward Chu Mengyao, and said, "Younger Sister Mengyao, let's go. Your father ordered me to bring you back—what is there of value in a trashy place like this?"
Chu Mengyao's delicate, flawless complexion showed a slight nod. She cast one last deep look at Ye Tian, who glared at her with intense hostility.
Her smooth, dark hair danced in the wind, and her long dress swayed, perfectly accentuating her curvaceous and enchanting figure.
Swish!
Swish!
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the youth and Chu Mengyao flew away, transforming into two streaks of divine rainbow!
"Good heavens, flying through the air! They must be Martial General experts."
"Even Martial Masters need to ride swords to fly, yet Chu Mengyao actually possesses Martial General cultivation as well."
The surrounding disciples gasped, struck with utter awe.
A Martial General! Even stronger than the outer sect elders, and judging by appearances, the duo clearly came from an immensely prestigious background.