Yu Yuankui, ranked 65th on the Sword Ranking, had died so easily at the hands of Ye Guchen.
Ye Guchen's sword was pointed diagonally. His expression was calm, and his posture was relaxed.
It seemed to him that killing a prodigy on the Sword Ranking was not a big deal.
"Young Master Dugu, you …" Han Lingxuan wanted to say something, but stopped.
"You're seriously injured." Ye Guchen's gaze turned to Han Lingxuan.
"I …" Han Lingxuan wanted to say something, but she felt a wave of extreme weakness and exhaustion hit her.
Han Lingxuan had been on tenterhooks before.
Only now, with Yu Yuankui's death, did Han Lingxuan's tense heartstrings finally relax.
The large amount of blood loss made her dizzy, and she fell forward. Finally, she landed on a broad and warm chest.
Ye Guchen frowned slightly, holding the unconscious Han Lingxuan.
He brought her to a pool of water. After a moment of hesitation, he treated her wounds and applied medicine. Then, he took out a healing pill and stuffed it into Han Lingxuan's mouth.
After a day, Han Lingxuan slowly woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Ye Guchen sitting cross-legged not far away, meditating.
Han Lingxuan was slightly confused at first. Then, she suddenly realized that the wounds on her body had been treated and were beginning to heal.
"Could it be …" Han Lingxuan's delicate face unconsciously turned slightly red.
She also realized that Ye Guchen must have treated her wounds while she was unconscious.
However, Han Lingxuan still believed in Ye Guchen's character. Ye Guchen would not do anything to her.
Ye Guchen was really a person who was greedy for beauty. Back in the Chuyun Dynasty, Ye Guchen could have used the Three Ultimate Holy Swords as a condition to marry the three sisters.
Han Lingxuan blushed when she thought about how Ye Guchen had seen her body.
But in her heart, she didn't feel too disgusted.
However, the shyness in Han Lingxuan's heart was quickly replaced by curiosity.
She looked at the young man who was sitting cross-legged and adjusting his breathing. His breathing was long and deep, and her curiosity grew.
"Miss Han, you're awake." Ye Gu Chen slowly opened his eyes. There was a faint smile on his lips.
"Thank you, Young Master Dugu, for wanting to save me. Lingxuan is eternally grateful," Han Lingxuan said sincerely.
Although she and Ye Guchen were friends, they weren't particularly close.
For her sake, Ye Guchen had actually killed Yu Yuankui and provoked the Yu Family. This made Han Lingxuan feel extremely guilty.
"Miss Han has also helped me a lot. It's just a small matter." Ye Guchen smiled.
"If you don't mind, you can call me Lingxuan," Han Lingxuan said softly.
"Mm." Ye Guchen nodded slightly.
"Um, Young Master Dugu, could you really be …" Han Lingxuan couldn't help but ask.
"Since you already know, why do you have to say it out loud?" Ye Guchen smiled faintly.
Han Lingxuan's face froze when she heard this.
Although she already knew, Han Lingxuan still couldn't hide the shock in her heart when it was actually confirmed.
The young man in front of her was the one who had broken Hua Wuxiu's sword technique at Tianfeng Ridge.
He was also the one who had suppressed the top three of the Sword Leaderboard at the Three Great Heavenly Gates and had attracted three brilliant lights.
Han Lingxuan couldn't help but puff up her cheeks and roll her eyes at Ye Guchen when she thought about how she had been kept in the dark.
"Young Master Dugu is so naughty …"
Han Lingxuan was shocked when she finished speaking. Her tone was too coquettish, as if she was flirting.
She blushed slightly and secretly observed Ye Guchen.
Ye Guchen didn't care about Han Lingxuan's coquettish and charming appearance.
Two hours later, Ye Guchen and Han Lingxuan left to meet up with Qin Peisi and the others.
"Did you get the token?" Ye Guchen asked casually.
"Not yet. We just came in and were targeted by Huang Feiyun and the others. We didn't have time to get the token." Han Lingxuan shook her head.
"Here …" Ye Guchen took out ten tokens.
"This …" Han Lingxuan's beautiful eyes widened as she stared blankly at Ye Guchen.
There was a rare kind of dazed cuteness in her appearance.
"What's wrong?" Ye Guchen tilted his head.
"No, nothing. Young Master Dugu, you really gave Lingxuan a big surprise." Han Lingxuan accepted the tokens.
She thought to herself that with Ye Guchen's talent, the five academies selection was easier than eating and drinking for him.
Half an hour later, Ye Guchen and the others found Qin Peisi.
"Sister Han Lingxuan, it's good that you're okay!" Qin Peisi hugged Han Lingxuan, feeling a lingering fear.
"It was Young Master Dugu who saved me." Han Lingxuan was also happy.
This time, they could be considered to have survived a disaster.
"What about Yu Yuankui?" Qin Peisi probed.
"He's dead," Han Lingxuan said truthfully.
Qin Peisi, Zuoqiu Qing, Zhen Lang, and the others were shocked.
Although they had expected it, they couldn't help but suck in a breath.
After all, after killing Yu Yuankui, that Yushuang Yan definitely wouldn't let Ye Guchen go.
"It's going to be troublesome." Qin Peisi was worried.
Although the Purple Smoke Ridge, Yellow Dragon Ridge, and Yu Yuankui's crisis had been resolved, another great enemy had appeared.
However, it attracted an even bigger enemy, Yu Shuang Yan.
"It's okay." Han Lingxuan smiled faintly.
She knew that with Ye Guchen's strength as a Sword Demon, he would definitely be able to enter the academy. At that time, even the Yu Family wouldn't dare to touch the academy's disciples.
The five academies were under the Sword Dao Alliance, and in the Sword Dynasty, no one would dare to openly attack the academy's disciples.
After that, the Skywind Ridge's group gathered enough tokens with Ye Guchen, Kong Kong, and the others.
Seven days had finally passed.
In the depths of the Honorable Sword Sword Ruins, outside the Bewildering Forest.
Numerous figures had been waiting for a long time, and they were all lords of various ridges and aristocratic families.
The Skywind Lord, Qin Zhen, stood with his hands behind his back.
Although that dignified face looked calm, one could vaguely see some nervousness in the depths of his eyes.
In the previous five academies selections, the Skywind Ridge's prodigies were targeted by the Purple Smoke Ridge and Yellow Dragon Ridge in the second round, resulting in their complete annihilation.
But this time, it was different. His daughter, Qin Peisi, was among them.
It would be a lie to say that he wasn't worried.
"Haha, Lord Qin, are you worried?" A purple-clothed man laughed. It was the Purple Smoke Lord.
"Of course he's worried. After all, his daughter is among them this time," another yellow-clothed man said. He was the Yellow Dragon Lord, and he was also laughing coldly.
Qin Zhen had rejected their good intentions and refused to join the Hua family.
Therefore, he had to be prepared to be annihilated.
"If you don't listen to good people, you'll suffer. This time, not only will you lose your position as lord, you won't even be able to protect your daughter," the Yellow Dragon Lord said mercilessly.
"Hmph, the Hua family is an aristocratic family that brings disaster to the country. I, Qin Zhen, will never join you!" Although Qin Zhen's expression was ugly, he was still unyielding.
In the past few years, the Hua family, the Yin Family, the Jiang family, the Shangguan family, and other pseudo-saint aristocratic families in the Sword Dao Alliance.
They caused chaos in the country, disrupted order, and subdued many lords.
It seemed that they wanted to dominate the Sword Dao Alliance.
As for the rogue cultivators in the Sword Dao Alliance, they were greatly suppressed by these aristocratic families, and their power was rapidly reduced.
As a rogue cultivator, Qin Zhen naturally didn't want to become a lackey of the aristocratic families.
"Haha, you won't cry until you see the coffin …"
The Purple Smoke Lord and the Yellow Dragon Lord sneered.
They were very calm and thought that the outcome was already decided.
The people from the Skywind Ridge would definitely be annihilated under the encirclement of the two ridges.