Rebirth of a Quasi-Immortal Spirit

Now, ten years later, their strength must have reached a new level. If it weren't for the fact that the internal assessment of the Dragon Roar Academy was not to be leaked, they wouldn't be in such a passive position right now.

Gao Zhun sighed inwardly. She was being bullied and had no way to fight back. The reason was simply that she was too weak. Because she was weak, many people were not convinced. Because she was weak, those who were not convinced would come to her door. And because she was weak, even her mother was hurt by these people's words, and she could not openly seek justice.

Just as Gao Zhun was racking her brains for a solution, she keenly noticed that a large number of the people hiding around seemed to have disappeared. Most of them had run far away. Gao Zhun could see that most of them were showing signs of unstable internal energy, obviously because they had seen something or someone that frightened them.

Confused, Gao Zhun immediately looked around and locked his gaze on a woman who was thousands of miles away. The woman walked over casually, seemingly walking, but in reality, with each step, she instantly appeared hundreds of miles away. Her movement technique was many times more advanced than the teleportation technique he had mastered during his seclusion. However, Gao Zhun knew that the woman was actually using the exact same movement technique as him, but the effect of the same technique used by different people was worlds apart.

A deep sense of frustration swept over Gao Zhun once again. This inner courtyard was indeed full of hidden talents. She had only been here for a month, but she had already encountered quite a few wolves.

Gao Zhun was mentally prepared to confront this woman who had suddenly appeared. After all, although she seemed indifferent and strolled around the courtyard, she was definitely heading towards his own courtyard. So, she must be having a bad year.

"Gao Chengtian, the people from Longyin Villa have come to my Fengming Villa and started a big fight. Do they really think my Fengming Villa has no one to rely on?"

Unexpectedly, Gao Zhun heard the woman's cool voice come out from her thin lips, accompanied by a powerful sword aura. With just one sentence, Gao Chengtian's face suddenly turned pale, and his tall body retreated several feet. As for the people who came with him to cause trouble, they fared even worse. One of them even vomited a large mouthful of blood with a "whoosh".

Seemingly smelling the blood, the woman frowned almost imperceptibly. With a wave of her right hand, the man who had been vomiting blood and the bloodstain on the ground vanished without a trace. Gao Zhun was stunned, and many guesses flashed through his mind, wondering who this woman was and how she could possess such power.

"Gao Yaobing, are you going to go against the entire Longyin Villa for this little brat?!" Although Gao Chengtian was frightened by Gao Yaobing's display of sword energy, he was not so easily dismissed. He immediately retorted, looking at Gao Zhun with a mocking expression, as if he was determined to teach her a lesson.

“Gao Chengtian.” Gao Yaobing glanced at him indifferently and shook her head expressionlessly: “Didn’t you hear what Gao Zhun said? You made things difficult for her mother and servants who had lost all their cultivation. She no longer cares to associate with you. Also, when did you become the representative of the entire Longyin Academy? It seems that in the internal assessment of your Longyin Academy two years ago, you were not the first place, and you were not even in the top ten.”

After saying that, Gao Yaobing turned to look at Gao Zhun and said, "These guys don't represent the geniuses of my Dragon Roar and Phoenix Cry academies. It's enough to disdain associating with them; there's no need to drag more people into it."

Gao Zhun nodded blankly, but in private she was anxiously asking Ah Zhong who this Gao Yaobing was. With just one sentence, she forced Gao Chengtian, who had no confidence in her, to retreat several feet.

After receiving the order, Ah Zhong naturally revealed the information he had gathered. This Gao Yaobing was no ordinary disciple of Fengming Academy. In short, her strength was far superior to that of Gao Chengtian and the top fifty in the internal assessment of Longyin Academy. Fortunately, everyone was from Fengming Academy, so the information they obtained was much more detailed. Gao Yaobing was only twenty-five years old, but she was a veteran Nascent Soul cultivator who had been in the inner courtyard of Fengming Academy for ten years. Currently, her cultivation was already at the upper level of Nascent Soul, and it was said that she would be able to advance to the Nascent Soul stage in another five years. In addition, she had won third place in the internal assessment of Fengming Academy this time. At the tender age of twenty-five, she had already reached the realm of man and sword as one.

"Wait, you said the sword and man are one?" Gao Zhun's loud voice transmission almost shook Ah Zhong's consciousness, but his expression was even more stunned. He was frightened. You must know that although she was very talented, she had not even formed sword intent yet, let alone reached a certain level. Of course, this was also related to the fact that her talent points were not in the sword path. But that was the sword and man being one, which was even more difficult than Qin Hanyuan's "supreme goodness is like water". If there was a sword path that could correspond to Qin Hanyuan's "supreme goodness is like water" in the zither path, it should be the level before the sword and man being one—the sword heart is clear.

Gao Zhun felt a pang of bitterness. She suddenly understood why so many people resented her for stealing the limelight and being fought over by two powerful families. Her strength, let alone facing Gao Yaobing, would be severely diminished even if she went head-to-head with Gao Chengtian. It's said that a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime; she was being burdened by her fame.

Seeing that Gao Yaobing seemed determined to protect Gao Zhun to the end, Gao Chengtian grew increasingly anxious. The reason he rushed over to teach Gao Zhun a lesson was to give her a hard time before the family assigned her a master, and also to show the family that Gao Zhun was just talented but not as strong as him, hoping that the family would stop valuing her. However, now that his wishful thinking was about to fail and the task assigned by that person was not completed, today he would either beat Gao Zhun to a pulp or return to Longyin Villa to suffer a lot. Weighing the two options, even a fool would know which choice to make.

"In that case, I, Gao Chengtian, am not one to cause trouble or disregard clan rules. I was reckless today, and I apologize to Madam Zhu and everyone at Fengming Villa who was disturbed. However, Gao Zhun, do you dare to spar with me in the inner courtyard's martial arts arena? As long as it doesn't endanger lives, we'll stop short of killing each other." After thinking for a while, Gao Chengtian actually came up with this idea. Even Gao Zhun couldn't help but sneer. Just how much did this guy dislike her that he actually invited her to spar in the martial arts arena? If she agreed, then this wouldn't be a contest at all, but rather her asking for trouble by becoming a punching bag!

"Gao Chengtian, do you dare to spar with me in the inner courtyard's martial arts arena? As long as it doesn't endanger our lives, we'll stop when we've made our point." Gao Yaobing spoke again from the side, mimicking Gao Chengtian's tone and even his words perfectly.

Upon hearing this, Gao Chengtian's anger flared up instantly. He pointed at Gao Yaobing's nose and shouted angrily, "Gao Yaobing, don't push your luck!"

"This is going too far?" The speaker was not Gao Yaobing, but someone who had already appeared in Gao Zhun's Eye of Truth. At first, it was thought that the person was there to watch the show or cause trouble, but now, seeing the fear on Gao Chengtian's face that was even greater than when he was facing Gao Yaobing, it seemed that he was not a simple person.

Suddenly, a beautiful young woman in a light blue gauze dress appeared beside Gao Yaobing. Her stunningly beautiful face was even more striking than Gao Yaobing's, and unlike Gao Yaobing's emotionless and icy demeanor, she wore a warm smile and spoke a voice as melodious as a nightingale's song. It was astonishing that Fengming Villa had such a person.

Gao Zhun remained silent. The two women who appeared today were almost identical to Xuan Yuan Huan Yu and the others in terms of both appearance and talent. The one who appeared later seemed to be even better. As expected, the Gao family was indeed worthy of being the top of the ten great families of inheritance. The number and quality of their top geniuses were truly astonishing.

According to Ah Zhong's telepathic message, the person who appeared later was Gao Qi, the champion of the internal assessment of Fengming Courtyard two years ago. His abilities and strength were unknown. It was only known that no one could make her make a second move during the last assessment. In other words, even Gao Yaobing, whose swordsmanship had reached the point of being one with the sword, was no match for Gao Qi in a single move.

Seeing Gao Qi appear, Gao Yaobing's frost-like expression softened slightly. She really didn't like to talk much, and dealing with Gao Chengtian today was out of necessity. Fortunately, for some reason, Gao Qi didn't hide in the shadows to watch the show anymore, but came out to support her. This made her breathe a sigh of relief, so she simply let Gao Qi do all the talking and acted as a window decoration herself.

"In my opinion, it is you who has gone too far. Coming to my Phoenix Cry Courtyard to cause trouble, making things difficult for a woman and her servant who have lost all their cultivation, making things difficult for a junior who has just advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, and even shamelessly proposing a duel? Do you think that because you have the Law Enforcement Elder backing you up, you have become even more fearless?" Gao Qi smiled, and the subtle aura and pressure in his words made people dare not look him in the eye, and their minds were slightly shaken.

After advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, the true qi that had previously entered his body and transformed into true essence has now become true essence. However, at this moment, Gao Zhun felt that the true essence in his meridians was slightly unstable. He knew immediately that it was because of Gao Qi. However, compared to his own slight instability, Gao Chengtian, who had completely endured Gao Qi's pressure, was already as white as paper and had a dull look in his eyes. It was obviously a sign of severe damage to his soul. Gao Zhun was stunned. Could this be the power of the Gao family's bloodline talent?

It's embarrassing to admit, but as a member of the Gao family, Gao Zhun is quite knowledgeable about the main abilities of other inherited families or top-tier sects, but he knows very little about his own family's bloodline talent. This is related to the characteristics of the Gao family's bloodline talent, because the Gao family's bloodline talent is specifically for the soul, and very few people can awaken it. Even his own father failed to awaken it successfully back then, so those who truly understand it are even fewer. Someone like Gao Zhun, who spends almost all his cultivation time in the outer courtyard, is even less likely to know how powerful it is.