Chapter 154

Chapter 154: Another Monster
“Fang Cheng Lang, are all the people of the Five Elements Dao Sect as timid and cowardly as you? Then what face does the Five Elements Dao Sect have to call itself number one? From now on, you should line up under our Greenwood Sect, hahahahahaha!”

“Hahahahaha!”

The loud laughter fell into Fang Cheng Lang’s ears, and his wandering gaze suddenly became firm.

The honor of the Five Elements Dao Sect could not be trampled on by others.

Even if he had to risk his life, he still had to defend the sect’s dignity.

Just as he was about to grit his teeth and accept, Yu Zhao clicked her tongue first, drawing everyone’s attention to her.

“You Fei, if you want to step on Fang Cheng Lang to build your own name, I have no objection. But you should not do it under the banner of the Five Elements Dao Sect. Do you really think our Five Elements Dao Sect has no one?”

In truth, Yu Zhao did not feel much sense of belonging to the Five Elements Dao Sect.

But the sect was the place Senior Sister Zhou was willing to guard with her life.

Back when she was preparing to leave the sect for training, Sect Master Ji Yuan had given her a large amount of spirit stones, saving her a lot of trouble.

She thought that even if it was only for those two, she could not just watch while others smeared the Five Elements Dao Sect.

“Hm? You are also from the Five Elements Dao Sect?”

You Fei and the others were stunned.

Hadn’t they heard that only two disciples of the Five Elements Dao Sect were in the sect recovering from their injuries? Where had this one popped out from?

And she was a girl.

You Fei looked Yu Zhao up and down, his eyes lighting up: “Could it be that you are Zhou Jin Yue of the Five Elements Dao Sect?”

As the Five Elements Dao Sect’s sect master’s chief disciple, Zhou Jin Yue’s fame in the cultivation world was no less than Fang Cheng Lang’s.

Yu Zhao chuckled: “I am not Senior Sister Zhou. My name is Yu Zhao, an inner disciple of the Five Elements Dao Sect.”

Contempt flashed in You Fei’s eyes. He drew out his words: “Oh, so you are just an inner disciple.”

Just like the divisions between the Greenwood Sect Alchemy Hall, Herb Hall, and Martial Hall, there were also ranks among the disciples of the Five Elements Dao Sect.

The title of inner disciple clearly could not compare to that of personal disciple.

The one You Fei wanted to challenge was Fang Cheng Lang, who held the title of personal disciple.

“What, really? I did not even look down on you, but you, a Martial Hall disciple, actually look down on us inner disciples?” Yu Zhao said with fake surprise.

“Arrogant!”

Yu Zhao’s words clearly stabbed right into the lungs of You Fei and the other Martial Hall disciples.

They were already upset that Martial Hall disciples did not have as great a reputation as disciples of the Five Elements Dao Sect. Now an inner disciple in the early Golden Core stage was bold enough to use that to provoke them. It felt like a slap right across their faces.

“Yu Zhao, if you do not apologize to us, do not blame me for being rude,” You Fei said angrily.

Yu Zhao raised her hand and crooked her index finger: “Come on, then.”

“Little Six!”

Fang Cheng Lang was shocked.

Leaving aside others, just looking at You Fei’s late Golden Core stage cultivation level, Yu Zhao had no chance of winning against him.

She had even spoken out of turn and angered everyone. In a moment she would probably suffer badly.

“Fellow daoists, my junior sister’s words just now were a careless mistake, I hope…” Fang Cheng Lang wanted to explain for Yu Zhao and calm the anger of the Greenwood Sect crowd, but he met a pair of disappointed eyes.

“Fang Cheng Lang!”

He froze in surprise.

“Again.”

[What?]

“Again.”

Yu Zhao looked at him, a complicated look on her face that he could not read.

“Fang Cheng Lang, in your eyes my words have always been worthless. Even when I was able to handle things alone in the Marsh Forest, you still did not recognize my ability.

Wake up. I am no longer the Yu Zhao from back then. I do not need to depend on anyone anymore, and my words are not empty.”

Fang Cheng Lang felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

[Did he do something wrong again?]

Yu Zhao walked step by step past him, then stopped in front of him and stood face to face with You Fei.

Her back was not tall, but there was an invisible strength about her that made people want to look up at her.

“You Fei, if you lose, remember to apologize to the Five Elements Dao Sect.”

You Fei answered with a mocking smile.

“I will not lose.”

Their gazes clashed. In the next breath, both figures vanished from where they stood.

“They are fighting! Quick, move aside!”

“Back, back, back!”

“Move, do not block the way!”

Fang Cheng Lang was in a daze. He did not even know who had pulled him to the side. Yu Zhao’s words kept echoing in his mind.

Though his mouth mocked the Five Elements Dao Sect, You Fei did not dare relax his guard at all.

He widened the distance. One hand held a magical artifact, the other pinched a defensive spell formula, and his divine sense spread out to cover the surroundings.

Once, twice…

Huh?

Where was she?

The Greenwood Sect disciples also stared with wide eyes.

In the blink of an eye, how had someone as big as Yu Zhao vanished from the plaza?

The elders who had just left not long ago got the news and hurried back from all directions.

They had not come to break up the fight, but to watch and learn.

The Five Elements Dao Sect had already taken first place in the team competition of the Sect Grand Tournament for several years in a row. It was said that the disciples they sent this year were even more outstanding than in previous years. Now that they had a chance to scout in advance, they were delighted. They would never stop the fight.

But when they reached the sect plaza, they found it strangely quiet. They did not hear any fierce sounds of fighting.

They gathered together and swept the area with their divine senses, and the smiles that had just begun to lift on their lips drooped down again.

This was a match with no suspense at all.

Why?

Because his opponent was almost standing right on top of You Fei’s forehead, yet he still had no idea and was searching all over the field for her figure.

“When did the Five Elements Dao Sect get another disciple skilled in illusion art? How are we supposed to fight against that?” an elder said with a helpless sigh.

“Strange. This girl’s cultivation level is only at the early Golden Core stage, so why is her illusion art so complete that even You Fei at the late Golden Core stage has fallen into it?”

“Illusion art does not rely on spirit power, but on soul force. Clearly, her soul force has already far surpassed what others with the same spirit power should have.”

“Another monster.”

The Greenwood Sect elders were all at least at the early Nascent Soul stage.

Illusions that Golden Core stage disciples could not see through were like nothing at all in their eyes.

But that did not stop them from feeling shocked.

“What is her name?”

The only one who had talked with Yu Zhao before, Elder Luo, answered: “She is called Yu Zhao. She says she is an inner disciple of the Five Elements Dao Sect and has no master.”

“What?”

All the elders were shocked.

If an inner disciple without a master could crush You Fei, who ranked first among the Martial Hall disciples, then what kind of terrifying strength did the personal disciples of the Five Elements Dao Sect have?

The elders looked at one another, only bitterness left on their faces.

It seemed that in this year’s Cultivation World Grand Tournament team competition, their Greenwood Sect would once again only be able to fight the Heavenly Sword Sect for second place.

The elders had already foreseen the outcome, but You Fei, who was in the middle of it, still knew nothing.

After searching all around without success, his mood slowly became restless.

“Yu Zhao! Stop hiding! I see you!”

The only answer was complete silence.

“Yu Zhao! Come out! What kind of skill is it to hide your head and show your tail!”

“I am not coming out because I am afraid of scaring you.”

Yu Zhao’s voice floated over, faint and ghostly.

“Ha! Afraid? In all my life I have never said the word ‘afraid’!”

Hidden in the dark, Yu Zhao smiled slightly.

Since that was the case, she would test whether You Fei was lying or not.

“Void Illusory Form!”