“You really are stubborn. If I don’t give you a lesson, you won’t know what you did wrong!” Mu Yanxi said coldly. The Undying Blade flicked open the hem of Liu Jing’s qipao.
Turning the blade over, she aimed at those jade-white buttocks and struck down with the back of the blade.
“Ow! You… how dare you? Ow! Let me go! Ah! Even my father never hit me! Eek!” Liu Jing cried out in pain, her body writhing violently like a white snake pinned at its vital spot.
Her four limbs rolled around the ground in pain as well, but they were all some distance from her body. They could neither protect her nor help her escape from beneath Mu Yanxi’s foot.
“Do you know what you did wrong? Do you admit defeat?” Mu Yanxi asked while striking.
The edge of the Undying Blade wouldn’t cause any real harm, but the back was extremely heavy. Each strike left a raised red mark.
“I… I know I was wrong! I admit defeat, please spare me!” Liu Jing was quickly beaten into submission.
She had no choice but to yield; her backside hurt too much, and it was far too shameful in front of all her fellow disciples. If she didn’t surrender now, she was going to cry.
Mu Yanxi finally nodded and put away the Undying Blade. As she lifted her foot, Liu Jing let out a sigh of relief.
She gasped for a few breaths before letting out more unbearable cries of pain and rolling around on the ground.
This wasn’t from being beaten by Mu Yanxi. Mu Yanxi had been careful with her strength, only wanting to teach Liu Jing a lesson rather than truly hurting her.
This was the side effect of the Nine Elephant Potion taking hold.
“Sigh, I told you that potion was too potent and not to use it, but you didn’t believe me. Fortunately, you didn’t take a second dose. It just hurts a bit.”
Mu Yanxi leaned down, activating the Virgin Fairy Bathing Method. Droplets of spiritual water fell onto Liu Jing, helping alleviate the pain from the side effects.
“You? Why?” Liu Jing asked while panting. Mu Yanxi had punished her mercilessly just a moment ago, yet now she was treating her. What was this person’s intention?
“It’s nothing. I just didn’t want you to do something stupid. We are fellow disciples. Disciples should help each other, not plot and backstab,” Mu Yanxi said softly.
Once the Virgin Fairy Bathing Method had completely relieved Liu Jing’s side effects, Mu Yanxi turned around to pick up the four limbs and reattach them.
In the process, she accidentally attached the left hand backward. Mu Yanxi had to cut the hand off and reattach it to get it right.
Liu Jing didn’t dare say a word. After her hands and feet were attached, she stood up, not even daring to check if they were normal. She hurriedly bowed to Mu Yanxi and fled.
When Mu Yanxi stepped out of the water screen, she saw a large number of female disciples gathered around the Arena.
Seeing her emerge, many of the girls clapped or cheered. Mu Yanxi looked at them, confused. “What happened?”
“Haha, the class placement challenges are coming to an end. Most disciples have already finished their fights, so they have nothing left to do but watch the remaining duels.”
“Many people were watching your fight with Liu Jing. Personally, I thought it was quite a brilliant performance,” Shangguan Yun said, clapping.
‘A brilliant performance? Was the combat brilliant, or was the spanking brilliant?’ Mu Yanxi felt sheepish. “So, what I did to Liu Jing at the end was also…”
“Everyone saw it. To be honest, Liu Jing had been so ruthless to her fellow disciples before that many were already fed up with her.”
“Seeing you beat her was quite satisfying. Why else would so many people be cheering and clapping?” Shangguan Yun laughed.
Only then did Mu Yanxi notice that while other Arenas had spectators, none had such a grand crowd or cheering.
Ruo Xuan also walked over and gave a deep, blushing bow. “Thank you, Classmate Yanxi, for giving me your spot in the elite class and for venting my frustrations! I will surely repay this kindness in the future!”
In the cultivation realm, favors and kindness were not on the same level. A drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring.
Favors were hard to return but could eventually be cleared, but kindness was basically impossible to fully repay. This wasn’t just a promise; it concerned whether she could pass her future Heart Demon Tribulation.
“Why speak so formally? We’re friends, and since Liu Jing was so cruel to a fellow disciple, it was only right for me to do what I did.” Mu Yanxi quickly helped Ruo Xuan up.
Of course, she knew her words were likely useless. ‘Since Ruo Xuan said she would repay the kindness, it means she’s acknowledged it in her heart. It won’t be easily resolved.’
“Regardless, thank you very much.” Ruo Xuan’s eyes were red. Seeming not not wanting Mu Yanxi to see her cry, she turned and ran away.
“Haha, what a cute and pure young girl,” Shangguan Yun teased from the side. “Good thing I didn’t actually marry you. Otherwise, would you punish me like that too?”
“How could I? You’re so much stronger than me. It’s hard to say who would be punishing whom,” Mu Yanxi said, covering her face. She already regretted doing that in public.
“Hard to say. After all, the teaching of the Spiritual Moon Sect is ‘husband as guide.’ But you’re right about one thing: strength is respected in the Spiritual Moon Sect.”
“As long as you’re strong enough, whatever you do is right. So, you don’t need to feel embarrassed about what you just did. They all think you were in the right,” Shangguan Yun said.
Mu Yanxi glanced at the way the other disciples were looking at her. Their eyes were full of admiration.
Just as Shangguan Yun said, the female cultivators trained by the Spiritual Moon Sect were bound to admire the strong.
While they were talking, the matches had all ended.
After waiting for three minutes without any further challenges, Zhao Shuanghua stood up from her chair and said, “Then the spots for the elite class are decided. These 100 names are the disciples of the elite class.”
“However, the remaining disciples shouldn’t lose heart. First, elite class benefits can be purchased with money. Second, the elite class spots will be re-selected every year.”
“Huh? You can buy elite class benefits?” Mu Yanxi asked. ‘You can buy Sect benefits like that?’
“Of course. We have to give an opportunity to those wealthy disciples who didn’t make it into the elite class. Besides, internal benefits are still much cheaper than buying things outside. Even elite class disciples often spend money to upgrade their benefits,” Shangguan Yun said.
‘Is this right?’ Mu Yanxi didn’t know. She could only ask, “Then what about the disciples with no money?”
It seemed other disciples from ordinary families who hadn’t made the elite class were also discussing this issue.
Zhao Shuanghua smiled and said, “Disciples without money, please rest assured. The Sect will provide a large number of work-study projects where you can earn spirit stones.”
“As long as you work hard enough, your path of cultivation will be smooth.”
Many disciples from ordinary or even poor backgrounds had come because of the analysis on the Dao web.
It claimed that the proportion of commoner disciples from Spiritual Moon Palace reaching high-level cultivation was higher.
Thus, they had enrolled in the Spiritual Moon Sect. They were already mentally prepared for this and didn’t look surprised.
“That’s all for now. Tomorrow, please attend classes according to the schedule sent to your Spirit Moon Ring. Today’s task is to choose a club. Sect rules dictate that every disciple must join at least one club,” Zhao Shuanghua added.