I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

Six months passed quickly, and the Xuanmiao Sect's internal competition arrived. With the three sect leaders and several peak masters in charge, the training ground was packed with people.

Her cheap senior brother hadn't returned yet; only Yun Qingyi sat beside Ci Gui.

As the sect leader's personal disciple, this was Yun Qingyi's first appearance in front of everyone. Although Ci Gui had just introduced her to the sect disciples, many curious eyes were still looking at her.

Feeling the gazes coming from all directions, Yun Qingyi was like a replica of Ci Gui, unsmiling, her face as cold as ice, exuding a chilling aura, a true ice queen.

Seeing Yun Qingyi like this, the disciples were not surprised. If their Martial Aunt Yun had a lively and cheerful personality, it would have been quite frightening for them.

After all, everyone in the Xuanmiao Sect knows that Sect Master Cigui hates noisy people the most, so he naturally takes on disciples with similar personalities. Seeing Yun Qingyi as aloof and noble as Cigui, the disciples felt inexplicably at ease.

Look, his aloof and serious demeanor is so reassuring.

Yun Qingyi didn't understand what the disciples below were thinking. She only knew that if there were a crack in the ground, she would definitely crawl into it. Being subjected to the gazes from all directions made her feel uncomfortable.

God knows how devastating this was for i-ren. There was no other way; as the sect leader's disciple, he had to stay here on the first day.

The competition is divided into three rounds. The first round is determined by drawing lots, and the disciples participating in the competition compete in pairs. The winners continue to the next match until only one hundred people remain, and then they enter the second round.

The second round is still decided by drawing lots, with players competing in pairs until ten players remain, who then enter the final round.

As a disciple of the sect leader, Yun Qingyi did not need to start from the first round of the competition and went directly to the second round.

The Xuanmiao Sect has more than 3,000 disciples, but only a little over 1,000 participate in the Grand Competition. The rule is that those with a bone age of over 100 cannot participate, and those above the Golden Core stage cannot participate. I don't know who proposed this rule, but that's how it is, and that's also written in the sect's code of conduct.

Before the competition, Yun Qingyi memorized the sect's rules word for word overnight. Although she still found the messy text difficult to understand and felt confused by the incomprehensible regulations, she still struggled to read them.

Walking the spirit dog in front of the sect leader is forbidden, stealing the droppings of the Purple Light Sparrow in the back mountain is forbidden, feeding the koi in the spirit pool with love-warming powder is forbidden, and so on. Each of these rules left Yun Qingyi dumbfounded.

Although many of the regulations puzzled her, she did learn a lot of useful rules, and overall, she gained a great deal.

The competition began soon.

To be fair, the Xuanmiao Sect is indeed rich in resources; even a mere outer disciple is at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

Looking at the face of the man below, who looked to be under forty, Yun Qingyi felt a pang of emotion.

The first match was a duel between two disciples, a male and a female. The female disciple had a lower cultivation level, at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. At this point, the difference between the Foundation Establishment stage and the Qi Refining stage became apparent.

Although they were only one realm apart, the man had an advantage in liquefied spiritual power. Soon, the woman's spiritual power was exhausted, while the man's condition, though not good, was not bad either.

At this moment, the man delivered the final blow to the woman. Just when everyone thought the man was bound to win, the woman nimbly dodged the blow that seemed destined to defeat her.

"how is this possible?"

"I won," the woman said calmly.

Just as the man, thinking the woman was doomed, lowered his guard, the woman gathered her last bit of spiritual power in her legs and swept the man across the back, sending him flying off the martial arts stage.

The elder presiding over the competition immediately struck the golden gong and announced loudly, "Outer disciple, Su Xingxing wins."

"Wonderful!" Yun Qingyi couldn't help but whisper as she watched the match.

"Qingyi, have you figured anything out?" A cool voice came from beside her.

Yun Qingyi was slightly taken aback, then thought for a moment and said, "Although that woman's cultivation level was lower than the man's, she had a very good grasp of combat skills, and the movement technique she used when she dodged the man's last attack was very ingenious."

"With your speed of one or two miles against that movement technique, what are your chances of winning?"

"Naturally, it was a complete victory." Yun Qingyi was somewhat proud. She was no longer the same person she was six months ago, who couldn't even fly on a sword. A person should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation.

"Although that woman's movements were quite skillful, they were still a little lacking compared to the 'one, two, three miles' technique that Master taught her." This was said tactfully. After spending time together, Yun Qingyi realized that Ci Gui was ridiculously responsible.

At first, he might have been busy, so he would come to guide her cultivation every now and then, and the secret techniques he gave her were all brought from some unknown secret realm. In short, he would give her whatever was powerful.

I might not be so busy later on, but I come almost every day, and the tasks I do each day are never the same. To sum it up in one sentence, it's a bittersweet experience.

If it were just about cultivating martial arts techniques and secret skills, that would be one thing, but to also learn music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and to be well-versed in ancient and modern knowledge, heaven knows how absurd she found it.

Isn't this the world of cultivation? Why do we have to learn things from the secular world too? Yun Qingyi felt very confused.

But there was nothing she could do; her master insisted and taught her personally, so she couldn't refuse. Otherwise, she would be accused of disrespecting her teacher, and no amount of sophistry could clear her name.

But I must say, ever since I started listening to my master play the zither every day, my state of mind has become more and more peaceful, my previously somewhat anxious temper has softened, and my perception of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has become more and more pure.

"Hmm." Upon hearing Yun Qingyi's reply, Ci Gui responded with an "hmm" and then fell silent, focusing intently on the competition.

Yun Qingyi looked at Ci Gui, who was still wearing a white robe today. Oh, and there was also the rosy glow that was standard in public places. Looking at the rosy glow that surrounded her, Yun Qingyi raised her eyebrows.

Fine, she'll let it go for the sake of her master, who's been acting all high and mighty and even brought her along. For some reason, she suddenly thought the glow of the sunset was pretty cool.

Another day she'll ask her master for advice on how to create that ethereal, fairy-like entrance music; it's quite pretentious, and she likes it too.

Ci Gui, sitting in front, raised an eyebrow and touched the small conch shell hanging from his waist as a decoration...

Forget it, let's just go to the South China Sea and get one back.

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The competition has reached a fever pitch, and before we knew it, the final round of the top 100 qualifying tournament had quietly begun.

Yun Qingyi spotted the woman who had previously defeated him with skillful force. She admired her for standing out among the Foundation Establishment cultivators with her Qi Refining Perfection realm.

While I don't deny that luck plays a part, isn't luck also a part of ability?

The girl on the field had a determined look in her eyes and showed no fear in front of the other mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Calmly observing the surrounding situation, the two had already exchanged blows. The man, who was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, dared not let his guard down. He had already learned that the woman opposite him was no ordinary person.

Despite being only at the Qi Refining stage, she had already caused several Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to suffer losses at her hands, which made the man even more cautious.