"Vivian, I just think your Senior Brother doesn't treat you well at all, always making you angry," Feng Ming huffed, arguing her point.
Chu Lingwei couldn't help but find it amusing. She herself hadn't felt that her Senior Brother treated her poorly, so how could Feng Ming see it?
"Why do you think Senior Brother treats me poorly?" In Chu Lingwei's heart, Senior Brother Leng Xingzhi should have been the one who treated her best.
"He just doesn't!" Feng Ming huffed, her entire face contorted with anger. "Sometimes, when Vivian doesn't want to do something, Senior Brother still makes you do it. Every time you leave, Vivian is unhappy."
Chu Lingwei was speechless. With an answer like that, she couldn't possibly defend her Senior Brother.
"Feng Ming, it's not like that." The illusionary cat leaped out from the space. He was truly exasperated by Feng Ming's fearless nature. With Senior Brother standing right outside, if he heard this, she would surely face consequences.
"It is like that! There have been several times when Vivian clearly disliked something, but Senior Brother still made Vivian do it." Feng Ming tilted her head up and looked at Chu Lingwei. "Vivian, we shouldn't be with Senior Brother anymore."
Chu Lingwei was amused by Feng Ming's words. She had no idea what was going through the little creature's mind. She reached out and ruffled Feng Ming's head. "Senior Brother does things I dislike because he wants what's best for me. You need to understand that in the path of spiritual cultivation, many things are not done simply because we want to."
"But he doesn't respect Vivian at all! I just don't like him," Feng Ming huffed. Clearly, Senior Brother could have explained many things to Vivian, but he simply chose not to.
Feng Ming disliked a Senior Brother like this.
Chu Lingwei laughed at Feng Ming's words and held the little creature in her arms. "But Senior Brother is my Senior Brother, and he will be my Senior Brother forever. What if you don't like him?"
Feng Ming's body seemed to jolt. She lowered her small head and remained silent.
"Every single thing Senior Brother asked me to do in the past, wasn't it all for my own good?" Chu Lingwei saw Feng Ming not just as her spirit beast, but as her friend, a companion through life and death.
She didn't want to create a rift between the two people closest to her.
"Hmph, but he bullies me." Feng Ming thought for a long time before lifting her aggrieved head, her eyes brimming with tiny tears. "There were several times he wouldn't let me get close to Vivian."
"Hahaha."
Hearing this answer, Chu Lingwei couldn't help but burst into laughter. Even the illusionary cat, sprawled on the bed, rolled around laughing.
So, the reason Feng Ming disliked Leng Xingzhi was because he wouldn't let Feng Ming get close to her. She was jealous.
"Alright, I'll have a very serious talk with Senior Brother later. From now on, no matter what happens, he cannot stop Feng Ming from seeing me, okay?" Chu Lingwei pursed her lips and gently stroked Feng Ming's head. She was truly too adorable.
"Then, fine." Feng Ming sounded somewhat dejected. Thinking of Senior Brother's terrifying gaze, she felt this hope was rather slim.
Chu Lingwei smiled, believing that Senior Brother had likely heard Feng Ming's accusations against him. She wondered if he would change.
One day later, the one-on-one matches officially commenced.
This time, it was Senior Brother who accompanied Chu Lingwei to the competition venue.
"Junior Sister, do you have any worries?"
"No. I believe I can at least make it into the top hundred." Chu Lingwei had great confidence in her strength and believed she would surely reach the top hundred.
Leng Xingzhi listened to his Junior Sister's confident words and nodded. "Good. I await your good news, Junior Sister."
Soon, Chu Lingwei's match card lit up. Chu Lingwei stepped onto the stage, facing a young male cultivator.
Upon seeing Chu Lingwei, the male cultivator's heart filled with despair, knowing he had little chance of winning.
Chu Lingwei could defeat experts of the Fusion Heaven Realm across different cultivation levels. He was merely a cultivator of the Spiritual Wheel Realm, no match for her.
The outcome was already decided, so there was no need for him to fight with all his might. After just a few exchanges, he found himself at a disadvantage.
"He didn't use his full strength," Chu Lingwei said with a sigh as she returned to her Senior Brother's side. She could clearly see that the man hadn't exerted himself fully.
"He is a wise person. Knowing he would lose, preventing himself from getting injured is the best outcome for him," Leng Xingzhi said as they walked back. Chu Lingwei had won today, allowing her to proceed to the second round tomorrow.
"Indeed, but it makes me feel like I'm being pampered," Chu Lingwei sighed. He had it easy, but all the pressure was now on her. If tomorrow's match was similar, those who were watching would assume the Cultivation Academy used some underhanded tactics to ensure her victory.
Hearing his Junior Sister's concern, Leng Xingzhi couldn't help but chuckle. "Rest assured, no one dares to gossip behind the back of our Cultivation Academy."
Indeed, strength could also silence people.
The next day's match unfolded exactly as Chu Lingwei had anticipated. The opponent, upon seeing Chu Lingwei as his adversary, turned ashen-faced. He directly forfeited without even fighting, uttered a word of surrender, and leaped off the stage.
Chu Lingwei stared at the man as he made his潇洒 departure, stunned for a good while.
With this person's precedent, such situations became even less surprising.
Thus, Chu Lingwei was carried into the top hundred by these forfeiting opponents.
An Tao, listening to the outside discussions, couldn't help but laugh. "Vivian, you've probably had the easiest victory in this competition."
"Yes, if I knew I'd reach the top hundred like this, why would I have worked so hard to improve my abilities?" Chu Lingwei also found it unbelievable. These people lacked confidence in her to such an extent that they directly surrendered. She was utterly speechless.
An Tao laughed even more heartily upon hearing this. "You don't know, but your cultivation and talent are the goals of all disciples on the Profound Sky Continent."
The key point was Chu Lingwei's notoriety. She dared to challenge cultivators of the Fusion Heaven and Transformation Heaven Realms, so for cultivators of the Spiritual Wheel Realm, she was simply nothing.
These people certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to pit an egg against a rock. They weren't that stupid.
Chu Lingwei found it incredibly amusing that she had entered the top hundred so easily.
"Vivian, the Centennial Grand Competition has concluded. I will be leaving tomorrow." An Tao's smile faded significantly. When she received the transmission from her Master to come and pick her up, she hadn't felt much joy, but rather a sense of apprehension.
"Go back and cultivate diligently."
The Centennial Grand Competition only required the selection of the top hundred. Their goal was to enter the Spirit Realm, not to determine absolute superiority. Therefore, with the appearance of the top hundred cultivators, the Centennial Grand Competition was considered concluded.
"Don't worry, I will cultivate diligently in the sect and wait for your return," An Tao nodded vigorously. "When that time comes, we'll go on adventures together again."