Reversing the Milky Way

Soon, the final round of the competition began.

Just as Yue Ling was about to go on stage, Bai Cheng grabbed her hand.

"Be careful, the other party may very well be a disciple of some sect."

Yue Ling smiled after hearing this.

"Don't worry, I already know about this. I'll be more careful."

As both sides entered the arena, the so-called representative from Hejia Village on the other side revealed an unusual excitement in his eyes upon seeing Yue Ling.

"My name is Ge Qiu. May I ask the name of this beautiful young lady?"

"Moonbell."

"Tsk tsk, why did Yu Family Village send a woman to fight? Could it be that Yu Family Village doesn't have a single decent person?"

Yue Ling also joked after hearing this.

"How dare you say such a thing? Even if I am a woman, I am a native of Yujia Village, and naturally I can fight on behalf of Yujia Village."

Upon hearing this, Ge Qiu chuckled.

"Hahaha, then let's see what you're capable of, you little vixen?"

As the match began, Yue Ling leaned forward slightly, quickly conjuring two cyan spirit swords in her hands, and then attacked Ge Qiu directly.

Upon seeing this, Ge Qiu was also taken aback.

"It's actually a wind-attribute spiritual power!"

He then conjured a red spirit sword in his hand.

With a powerful swing of her spirit sword, Yue Ling unleashed a slash of spiritual energy towards Ge Qiu. Just then, Zhao Ping, standing in the crowd, saw Yue Ling's attack and shouted, "Junior brother, be careful! Don't be careless!"

Ge Qiu's expression hardened.

"Don't worry, brother."

Immediately afterwards, he unleashed the Heavenly Origin Fire Shield from the Fire Spirit Technique. A circular array composed of fire-attribute spiritual energy appeared in front of Ge Qiu, with a shield shape appearing in the center of the array.

Then, Yue Ling's slash landed squarely on the fire shield, instantly causing a huge surge of spiritual energy to spread to everyone present.

Ge Qiu was startled.

'Such a solid attack! Could the opponent also be at the early stage of the Qi Condensation Realm?'

While Ge Qiu was pondering, Yue Ling had already attacked with both swords in hand. She leaped high in front of Ge Qiu, her arms already poised for a slash.

Upon seeing this, Ge Qiu's lips curled up slightly.

"Hehe, you're still just a little girl. Looks like you don't have much practical experience. Let's see how you dodge in the air!"

Having said that, he conjured dozens of fire-attribute spirit swords around himself and then flew towards Yue Ling. After Yue Ling took the form of a bell, her feet in mid-air were instantly enveloped in spiritual power. Then, with a powerful stomp, she moved through the air as if on invisible stairs, dodging all the incoming spirit swords.

Ge Qiu was also greatly surprised when he saw this.

"They actually managed to do that!"

Immediately afterward, he recalled all the spirit swords he had shot out. Then, the dozens of spirit swords rushed towards Yue Ling again. Upon seeing this, Yue Ling quickly came behind Ge Qiu and swung her spirit sword at him.

Ge Qiu reacted swiftly, turning around and engaging Yue Ling in a fierce battle with his spirit sword. With each clash between the red and cyan spirit swords, fluctuations of spiritual energy emanated from between the two, sending chills down the spines of everyone present.

Bai Cheng was also secretly surprised as he watched Yue Ling's battle.

'I never expected Yue Ling to have become so proficient in circulating spiritual energy in such a short time, and now she can even conjure weapons. On the contrary, I can't even manifest spiritual energy, let alone conjure weapons.'

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng once again made up his mind to strengthen his cultivation.

Meanwhile, after exchanging more than ten blows with Ge Qiu, Yue Ling seized an opportunity, leaped backward, and floated into the air. Then, the two spirit swords in her hands floated in front of her, combining to form a spear condensed from wind-attribute spiritual energy.

Then, Yue Ling gripped the spear in her hand, swung it a few times, and with a stomp of her feet, charged towards Ge Qiu.

Upon seeing this, Ge Xiu's expression also hardened.

"I never imagined Miss Yueling could use a spear!"

Immediately afterwards, Ge Qiu once again manipulated the dozens of fire-attribute spirit swords around him to attack Yue Ling. Yue Ling, wielding a long spear, used wide, sweeping movements to deflect all the incoming spirit swords.

Then, Yue Ling tucked the spear behind her back, then extended two fingers in front of her, and spiritual energy began to accumulate at her fingertips.

With a loud shout from Yue Ling, "Wind Soul Spear Technique! Shadow Condensation!"

A faint spiritual energy emanated from Yue Ling's body, and then two illusory figures emerged from her left and right sides.

Seeing this, not only Ge Qiu, who was fighting against him, but even Zhao Ping in the crowd showed a look of shock.

"How is this possible?!"

Even Bai Cheng was greatly shocked when he saw it.

'Is that Moon Bell?! Did Uncle Yu teach me this move? But to create such a spiritual avatar, doesn't one need to reach the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm?'

As Yue Ling pointed her spear, two afterimages swiftly attacked Ge Qiu, with Yue Ling following closely behind.

Upon seeing this, Ge Qiu swiftly clasped his palms together, and simultaneously, the dozens of scattered spirit swords he controlled rapidly transformed into enormous fireballs. He then shouted, "Fire Spirit Technique!"

The fireball in the sky flew rapidly towards Yue Ling and her illusory figure. However, Yue Ling and her illusory figure were moving extremely fast and had already reached Ge Qiu. In order to avoid being affected by his own attack, Ge Qiu could only raise a spiritual energy shield to protect himself.

In an instant, countless fireballs suddenly exploded around Ge Qiu, and the rolling shockwaves continuously impacted the crowd present.

Bai Cheng was also shocked by the attack and was very worried about Yue Ling's condition.

At this moment, smoke and dust filled the air around Ge Qiu due to his Fire Spirit Technique attack.

Suddenly, from within the smoke, a cyan spear pierced directly into Ge Qiu's red spiritual energy shield. Immediately afterward, another spear attacked from Ge Qiu's side. The tip of the spear pierced through Ge Qiu's spiritual energy shield, startling him.

This means that the spiritual power used to condense the spear has exceeded the spiritual power used by Ge Qiu's shield.

Immediately following directly in front of Ge Qiu, another cyan spear came hurtling towards him. This time, the spear pierced through Ge Qiu's spiritual energy shield, its tip aimed straight at his throat.

At this moment, Ge Qiu realized that he had lost, so he stopped resisting.

Immediately afterwards, Ge Qiu saw the spear in front of him. The spear tip was held horizontally, and a gust of wind pressure burst out from within the spear, violently blowing away the surrounding smoke and dust.

Only then did he notice that Yue Ling before him was enveloped in solid, azure spiritual energy, her twin ponytails fluttering in the wind. Her purple eyes radiated an extraordinary, resolute expression.

Seeing this, Ge Qiu said, "I lost, and I admit defeat."

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers from Yujia Village erupted in enthusiastic cheers and celebrations.

He Zijun, the village chief of Hejia Village, looked astonished. He hadn't expected that Yue Ling could defeat a sect disciple. This was something he never anticipated. He had thought that Bai Cheng was the strongest of the three, but he hadn't expected Yue Ling to be so powerful. This had thwarted some of his plans.

However, at that moment, two figures flew in from not far away in the sky on swords.

Bai Cheng looked closely and realized that it was actually Xuan Taiming and Xuan Molin!

'Strange! What are they doing here? And wasn't Xuan Molin supposed to be imprisoned in Baifeng City's dungeon? How did he end up here?'

Before Bai Cheng could think further, the two had already arrived beside He Zijun. Upon seeing this, He Zijun respectfully addressed Xuan Molin.

"Mysterious Guardian"

This left Bai Cheng even more confused.

'What's going on? The inspector for Hejia Village hasn't been replaced?'

However, what Xuan Molin said next surprised Bai Cheng even more.

“Two village chiefs, there’s no need for you to compete anymore. The Wuling Town Supervisory Office has decided that Wuling Town will take 60% of the southern mines, and your villages will each take 20%. So you don’t need to fight over that 10% share anymore.”

Upon hearing this, not only Yu Tianqing but also He Zijun were taken aback.

"Lord Xuan, how could this be? This is not what we agreed on before!"

After hearing this, Xuan Molin shook his head and said...

"Village Chief He, this is not my idea, but the idea of ​​the newly arrived Inspector of Wuling Town, Lord Zuoqiu."

He Zijun was also greatly shocked after hearing this.

"What?! But the miners in the mines to the north are all from our village and Yujia Village. What gives Wuling Town the right to do this?!"

Xuan Molin snorted coldly after hearing this.

"Why should I? It's because he's a powerful expert at the early stage of the Meridian Opening Realm. If you have any objections, you can go and argue with him!"

These words sparked a flurry of discussion among the surrounding villagers, but the loudest voices came from the villagers of Hejia Village. After all, the villagers of Yujia Village often failed to receive their share of the mineral quota, so they had become accustomed to it, at most receiving less subsidy.

After announcing this, Xuan Molin and Xuan Taiming suddenly walked towards Yu Qing'an.

Xuan Taiming walked up to Yu Qing'an with a smile on his face, his eyes involuntarily glancing at Yue Ling standing beside him.

"I have offended you in the past few days, and I hope that this Master Yu will not take it to heart."

Xuan Taiming's attitude left Yu Qing'an completely baffled.

'What's wrong with this guy? Why is he suddenly being so nice to me?'

Immediately afterwards, Xuan Taiming continued speaking.

"To express my apology, I will personally visit you tomorrow to discuss matters between our two families."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng understood the implied meaning. However, Yue Ling immediately jumped out...

"Pah! Who wants to talk to you about our family matters? Father, let's go!"

After saying that, she grabbed Yu Qing'an and quickly left the crowd.

Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng immediately followed. Just as Bai Cheng passed by Xuan Taiming, Xuan Taiming's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Bai Cheng with a gloomy expression. Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng secretly clenched his fists.

This scene was also witnessed by Zhao Ping and Ge Qiu, who were in the crowd.

Ge Qiu touched his chin.

"Senior brother, this is going to be fun."

Zhao Ping narrowed his eyes slightly.

"If I remember correctly, Xuan Taiming doesn't have a Daoist partner yet, right? Could it be that he's planning to take advantage of a younger woman?"

Upon hearing this, Ge Qiu shook his head.

"It's a pity that this woman is so talented and has such an outstanding appearance, yet she was targeted by the Xuan family. It's truly a shame."

At this moment, Zhao Ping suddenly thought of something.

"Did you know? Yesterday I heard that an assistant elder from the Heavenly Fire Academy came to Wuling Town. Can you guess who it is?"

Upon hearing this, Ge Qiu was also taken aback.

"An assistant elder of the Heavenly Fire Academy? Could it be Xuan Chenfeng?"

Zhao Ping's expression turned solemn.

"That's right, it's him. I heard that Zuoqiu personally went to greet him, and today Xuan Molin announced in front of everyone that Wuling Town would take an additional 10% of the share of the northern mines. Xuan Chenfeng must have interfered in this."

At this moment, Ge Qiu also began to think quickly.

"No wonder Xuan Taiming got out of the prison so quickly. The news of the attack on Yu Family Village by the Golden-Winged Thunderbird had already spread. It turns out he brought up his father."

As Bai Cheng and his group left, the villagers dispersed. Among the villagers of Hejia Village, a middle-aged man with a weathered face, wearing a straw hat and carrying a hunting longbow on his back, stared at the direction Bai Cheng left in for a long time before turning and leaving as well.

Meanwhile, in the distant jungle, Hao Motou was observing with what looked like a telescope in his hand.

After putting away his belongings, he immediately said to his henchmen, "Let's go back and report to the boss."

After returning home, Bai Cheng went straight to his room. He lay on his bed, looking somewhat haggard.

At this moment, he kept replaying the battle in his mind.

At this moment, Yue Ling walked in from outside the door. After seeing Bai Cheng looking somewhat dejected, she sighed slightly. Then, she composed herself and seemed to have returned to the lively and lovely Yue Ling she used to be.

She came up to Bai Cheng and then plopped down on him, who was lying flat on his back.

Bai Cheng was startled by Yue Ling's sudden action.

"Pfft... Ling'er, what are you doing?"

“Brother Bai Cheng, you only failed this time, why are you so dejected? You weren’t like this before.”

Bai Cheng's expression also turned serious upon hearing this.

“Ling’er, you don’t understand. This is a man’s dignity. I promised Yu Qing that I would win. But I lost, and I lost in a very humiliating way.”

As he spoke, Bai Cheng's voice became increasingly weak, and he lowered his head further.

"Hey! I thought it was something serious. Brother Bai Cheng, don't forget, we both agreed to Yu Qing's request. Even if you lost, didn't I win? According to the result, we still won."

Hearing this, Bai Cheng felt a little comforted.

Yue Ling then changed the subject.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Brother Bai Cheng. I've made a bracelet out of the bell I gave you."

After saying that, Yue Ling put the bracelet with the bell on Bai Cheng's wrist.

Bai Cheng slightly raised his arm and then gently shook it twice.

"It's not making a sound?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Ling wore a playful expression.

"Oh dear, there's nothing inside, so of course it won't ring. This way, when you see this bell, it means I'm always by your side, cheering you on!"

Bai Cheng shook his head helplessly after hearing this.

The next day arrived quickly, and Yu Qing'an noticed that Bai Cheng's complexion was significantly better than the dejected look he had the day before.

"You look to be in good spirits. A temporary setback does not mean defeat. Only the final victory is the true victory."