The Art of Subduing Dragons

Chapter 17

"Her spiritual power isn't very strong. At her age, she hasn't even started cultivating internal energy, so it might be a bit difficult for her to be accepted as an inner disciple. Sect Master, it's better to leave her for Sunset Peak as an inner disciple," Wan Che said quickly, agreeing with the suggestion.

"What nonsense are you talking about? This trial assesses overall performance, not just spiritual power. This girl is intelligent, agile, and resilient. She might surprise us in the end. Wan Che, you can't just dismiss her now," Qin Jian objected. Everyone values talent, and who wouldn't want to take on an exceptionally gifted disciple? No one would easily give up on a promising candidate.

Luo Qingci listened quietly to their argument, feeling a bit smug. Why fight over this? She is her disciple.

But after feeling a bit pleased, Luo Qingci looked at Ruan Li and Hua Xuwan fighting side by side and felt a bit uneasy. In the original text, these two were both troublesome disciples.

She only hoped that Su Yu wouldn't go astray and would treat her as a master a bit better.

After all, they were just young people new to cultivation, and the Tianyan Sect's trials weren't overly harsh.

Under Ruan Li's guidance, the three-legged crows were gradually defeated. Seeing the situation turn around, Xue Cheng and the other two peak masters exchanged glances and collectively channeled their spiritual power.

A ripple of spiritual energy spread out silently. Wherever it reached, the previously frenzied three-legged crows stopped attacking and retreated in fear, returning to the cracks.

Seeing this, the previously breathless and pale crowd seemed to be granted amnesty. They swayed and collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

At this moment, Ruan Li was standing the most steadily.

Although Ruan Li did not have the abundant spiritual power of Hua Xuwan and Xu Mushan, she had managed to kill a number of three-legged crows with her excellent physical condition and skills.

At this moment, her gray narrow-sleeved clothes were stained with large patches of blood, and her fair face was covered with blood streaks. Standing there with a blood-soaked sword, surrounded by the corpses, feathers, and blood of the three-legged crows, the scene was incredibly striking.

This wasn't Xue Cheng's first time setting up such a challenge, but seeing someone kill so many before officially entering the sect was a rare sight, the last time being a century ago with that ice-cold ancestor beside him.

"Looking at her reminds me of you," Xue Cheng said, not only to himself but also to Gu Zhi Chao, who nodded in agreement.

Gu Zhi Chao couldn't help but agree, "Indeed, she's quite impressive."

Luo Qingci's eyes shifted slightly, and she said subtly, "Not the same. She's made quite a mess."

Gu Zhi Chao was momentarily speechless, remembering that she wasn't very clean either back then. Compared to Ruan Li, she looked like a bloodthirsty fiend.

After Luo Qingci finished speaking, she lowered her head nonchalantly and glanced back up.

In the scene, Ruan Li had already retracted her murderous intent and, holding her sword, walked to the three-legged crows' corpses.

Taking advantage of the fact that the inner cores hadn't dissipated, she collected three inner cores.

The inner cores of the three-legged crows were not large and were as dark as ink, with no significant luster.

Ruan Li only took three inner cores, sat down against a tree to rest, and carefully cleaned them.

Luo Qingci followed her gaze. After she sat down, Ruan Li ignored the scattered three-legged crows' corpses and focused on examining the three inner cores.