Chapter 776 Sect Battle for Supremacy (Subscribe Please)_1

Xu Sheng and Gu Linruo stopped in their tracks and turned around when they heard the words.

Gu Linruo was momentarily stunned, "Ouyang Senior Brother, is this really okay?"

Xu Sheng said nothing, his eyes fixed intently on Ouyang Qin, he always felt this man was trying to find every possible way to make them owe him a favor!

Ouyang Qin smiled, explaining, "There's nothing wrong with it! Just take it as a token of this senior brother's goodwill. Surely you wouldn't refuse such a small gesture?"

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Linruo relented, "Well... okay then!"

She then reached out to accept the two rings, putting on the one with yin attributes onto her index finger...

After sensing nothing out of the ordinary, she handed the other ring with yang attributes to Xu Sheng, saying with a light chuckle, "Junior Brother Xu, you should put it on too. Don't disappoint Ouyang Senior Brother's kind intention."

Xu Sheng didn't refuse anymore and casually put on the ring after taking it...

Almost as soon as it was on, the two rings emitted a blinding white light, and then, without even using their spiritual power to sense it, they could detect each other's presence...

Gu Linruo's Beautiful Eyes flashed thoughtfully, "How magical, to actually be able to sense each other. Maybe we can use this in the sect's struggle next month!"

Xu Sheng wasn't particularly interested in the ring, but upon hearing Gu Linruo mention the sect struggle, he became curious...

Curious, he asked, "Senior Sister Gu, what is this sect struggle? Is it a contest between the disciples of the Xuantian Sect?"

Gu Linruo was taken aback, surprised, "Junior Brother Xu, you don't know about this? But it's not your fault, considering you've just joined the Xuantian Sect."

Just as she was about to explain, Ouyang Qin spoke up indifferently, "The sect struggle is where the disciples of four sects enter a certain secret realm and vie for control of strategic points within. It's a measure of the standing of the four sects. In essence, it's a comparison of the strengths of the disciples of all four sects."

"However, in past sect struggles, our Xuantian Sect has almost always been at the bottom."

Upon hearing this, Xu Sheng nodded thoughtfully, "Thank you, Ouyang Senior Brother, for the information. Senior Sister Gu and I will take our leave now!"

Gu Linruo waved her hand as well, "Goodbye, Ouyang Senior Brother!"

Having said that, the two of them left the Xuanbao Pavilion without any delay...

Watching their retreating figures, a hint of interest flashed across Ouyang Qin's dark eyes...

In a soft whisper, he said, "Perhaps, this time the sect struggle will yield an unusual result."

From Xu Sheng, he had already sensed an extraordinary aura several times...

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At the foot of Miao Miao Peak!

With a flush on her face, Gu Linruo spoke to the Xu Sheng in front of her, "Junior Brother Xu, thank you for spending the day with me, but this is as far as you need to go. If the female disciples of Miao Miao Peak see you, they won't let you leave easily."

She admitted that deep down, she didn't really want Xu Sheng to get close to other women!

Xu Sheng heard a hint of concern in her voice and replied with a light smile, "Alright! Then I won't take you up there. See you another day, Senior Sister Gu."

Had Gu Linruo already started worrying about these things even though they had not defined their relationship?

With these words, Xu Sheng slowly turned around and left at a very fast pace with his flying sword...

Seeing him go, Gu Linruo heaved a sigh of relief deep down, thinking, "Phew~ Lucky that didn't happen..."

But just then, suddenly behind her came dozens of female disciples from Miao Miao Peak. One of them clicked her tongue and said, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, I didn't expect Senior Sister Gu to have snatched up Junior Brother Xu so quietly, that's really shady!"

Gu Linruo, with her face flushed red, wanted to explain and opened her mouth to say, "No... it's not what you are thinking..."

But before she could finish, other female disciples mercilessly interrupted her!

"Boo hoo hoo, my Junior Brother Xu was stolen away by you, Senior Sister Gu, tell me how you will compensate me!"

"And us too! Senior Sister Gu, don't try to deny it, even wearing identical rings, isn't that what a couple would do!"

"You must compensate us for the damage to our fragile hearts!"

Seeing this scene, a resigned Gu Linruo could only take out a Storage Cosmos Bag and said softly, "Inside here are some rouge I bought earlier, take them. But remember to purify the impurities within with spiritual power before using."

"You actually bought us rouge! Senior Sister Gu, I love you!! But I didn't know rouge should be used like this?"

"Senior Sister Gu, why not dump Junior Brother Xu and be with me instead!"

"Don't listen to her, Senior Sister Gu, I support you being with Junior Brother Xu, but it's okay to give out more of these things in the future!"

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Inside the courtyard at Tianlan Peak...

Upon seeing Xu Sheng return, Yun Cong exclaimed in surprise, "Junior Brother Xu, you're back so soon? Why are you wearing a ring on your hand?"

Next to him, Mu Yun's eyes glistened with wise light as he speculated, "Could it be that you went to the Xuanbao Pavilion with Mo Junior Sister?"

Xu Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly, "How did you know, Senior Brother? Could it be that you were following us?"

Mu Yun waved his hand dismissively, "Hey, what following? Seeing such a peculiar treasure, anyone would think that's Ouyang Qin's doing!"

"So, tell me, how many spirit stones did you get fleeced for, Junior Brother?"

Xu Sheng glanced at the ring on his finger, "That's not it, this was a gift from Ouyang Senior Brother, a small token of his goodwill."

Even from such a distance, one could sense Gu Linruo's presence...

Mu Yun furrowed his brows, resting his chin on his hand as he pondered, "It's illogical. That guy is practically a con artist, yet he's making such a losing deal, and this ring doesn't look cheap at all, there's definitely something fishy!"

Yun Cong patted his shoulder and laughed lightly, "Mu Junior Brother, I think you're just too sensitive about Ouyang Qin. Besides being a swindler, having thick skin, and deserving of a beating, he's actually not too bad in other aspects!"

Upon hearing this, the corner of Mu Yun's mouth twitched involuntarily...

So these shortcomings aren't considered few?

Xu Sheng's eyes suddenly brightened and he asked, "By the way, Senior Brother, do you know about the sect competition?"

Hearing this, Mu Yun and Yun Cong looked at each other, their expressions turning grave...

The latter spoke up, "The sect competition involves four sects entering the Secret Realm to compete, and because it takes place in a Secret Realm, only seven disciples below the Nascent Soul Stage can participate. However, there are some disciples who, with the help of their sects, forcibly suppress their cultivation level to enter the Secret Realm!"

"In several sect competitions, our Xuantian Sect has been almost consistently at the bottom, and even when Senior Sister Gu, Mu Junior Brother, and Mo Junior Sister participated, we only managed to avoid last place!"

Xu Sheng's eyes narrowed, "I see, so it's that difficult?"

Mu Yun complained, "What difficult! It's because the people from the other three sects are too despicable! They secretly conspire to suppress our Xuantian Sect!"

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