Jiang Qiemo's lung was just pierced, causing blood to fill in and block his breath. If his Primordial Energy was still there, he could have expelled the blood from his lungs using his own abilities.

Unfortunately, he was too focused on pursuing the extreme, not leaving any Primordial Energy for himself, only thinking about practicing "Primordial Guidance Technique" in the absence of Primordial Energy.

A Third Awakening expert with a healing Secret Technique immediately helped Jiang Qiemo to expel the accumulated blood from his lungs, guiding the chaotic energy back to the right flow, and then using Primordial Energy to repair his lung.

After confirming Jiang Qiemo was okay, the medical unit carried him away to the medical room for further treatment.

The ranking battle continued, resulting in Chen Guan's 17th team taking first place, Wing Zhilan's 11th team second, and the undermanned 9th team only taking third.

Chen Guan slacked off the whole time, while Meng Team, An Yiqi, and even Bu Changning, all seemed to be as excited as if they had taken a stimulant. Without even using the Spirit of the Cheerleaders for reinforcement, they smoothly defeated the other two teams and took the highest score.

After this battle, Chen Guan and the Underworld Emperor's Sword became legendary figures in the reserve team. It's estimated that for many years to come, any new recruits would hear the tale of Chen Guan and the Underworld Emperor's Sword.

Many people started seeking ways to acquire the Netherworld Emperor Sword Technique, but the odds are extremely low. It also requires the awakening of the Ghost Emperor in the Imperial Mausoleum to have a chance to slay the Ghost Emperor and obtain it.

The recently surfaced Ghost Emperor had just been slain, and it's unknown when the other Ghost Emperors will awaken.

Even in the best-case scenario, even if you could slay the Ghost Emperor and a Secret Skill Core drops, it might not be the Underworld Emperor's Sword, since the Ghost Emperor's Secret Skills are numerous, and you never know which one will drop.

Chen Guan didn't care about these; after receiving the points, he didn't exchange for Elixirs right away because he had reached the limit of First Awakening, and without going for Second Awakening, consuming more Elixirs wouldn't increase his Level.

The first-place reward was an opportunity to slay a Second Awakening World-Defying Secret Spirit, named "Good and Evil Asura".

After some research, Chen Guan and his team found that the attributes of the Good and Evil Asura, a Second Awakening Secret Spirit, were not very suitable for the Secret Techniques they cultivated.

In a place like Beimang Mountain where Yin Attribute Secret Spirits are rampant, the Good and Evil Asura's attribute was Cause and Effect Attribute, which was incompatible with their cultivated Secret Techniques.

The Cause and Effect Attribute is a very strong attribute, but it's very fate-dependent.

There was once someone who used a Second Awakening with the same Cause and Effect Attribute as the Half-Edge Yaksha, cultivating a type of Alien Elemental Energy known as Half-Edge Thunder True Qi.

That Primordial Energy carried lightning damage and paralysis trouble. Being hit by Half-Edge Thunder True Qi almost instantly rendered one incapable of combat.

The damage was there, the effect was there, but the problem was that it was sometimes effective and sometimes not, sometimes triggering the lightning effect, and sometimes not.

When it triggered, no one could defeat him; when it didn't, he couldn't defeat anyone.

Chen Guan wouldn't gamble on such probability-based things; he preferred everything to be under his control.

"It seems there's never anything good that's given for free," Chen Guan thought, but still decided to go take down the Good and Evil Asura.

Even if he didn't take the Second Awakening of Good and Evil Asura, slaying a World-Defying Secret Spirit could bring considerable benefits, so it wasn't to be missed.

Since Meng Team and the others didn't need it, Chen Guan declined their offer to help slay the Good and Evil Asura and promised to assist them in their own Second Awakening Secret Spirit hunts, in exchange for full rights over Good and Evil Asura.

After all, it was a reward for the whole team, and each team member contributed a share of the effort.

Neither Meng Team nor the others insisted on helping, considering Chen Guan was the one who could take down Jiang Qiemo with a single strike. If he said he didn't need help, then he surely didn't need any.

Chen Guan set off at night, heading towards the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm.

Just after leaving the reserve team gates, he heard the sound of horse hooves from behind. Turning to look, he saw a female member of the reserve team riding towards him.

"Captain Chen... what a coincidence... where are you heading..." Yun Bihua rode her horse alongside Chen Guan, shaking her flowing hair with grace and looking at Chen Guan with a charming smile, asking softly.

"Beimang Mountain." Chen Guan remembered that she was the archer from the 9th team, her name should be Yun Bihua.

He found it a bit strange. After he brought down Jiang Qiemo, the 9th team only took third place. Even if they didn't hate him to the core, they should be somewhat annoyed, yet Yun Bihua seemed to show him great goodwill.

"Something unusual surely hides more than it shows; isn't this some kind of plot to lure me into a trap?" Chen Guan thought to himself, naturally not showing any amiable expression, his demeanor quite cold.

"I'm heading to Beimang Mountain too, how about we go together?" Yun Bihua slyly smiled, her eyes twinkling, her hair dancing in the wind, and she secretly laughed: "Little Guan Guan, let me see if I can't charm you."

"Is that alright?" Chen Guan looked at Yun Bihua and asked.

"What's not alright about it? You aren't hung up on the competition, are you? A competition is a competition, work is work, personal is personal. Now it's our private time, I can choose who I wish to be with. They're just my teammates, not my parents; how could they control these things?"

Yun Bihua continued, "Besides, our captain knows your sword pulled back its might. If it aimed for the heart, Jiang Qiemo wouldn't have just avoided by staying in bed for a day. Our captain isn't unreasonable; he's a decent guy and wouldn't hold anything against you over the competition, so you can rest assured."

Yun Bihua's words were sincere and reasonable, but with Chen Guan's character, he'd hardly believe others easily.

He didn't say much, however, just nodded with a smile, agreeing to go to Beimang Mountain with Yun Bihua while staying on alert inside.

"Captain Chen... I think I'll just call you Chen Guan... That strike of yours was absolutely amazing... Did you know how stunned our reserve team was by it... In our team, we privately call you the Little Sword Emperor..." Yun Bihua chuckled. She was inherently beautiful and lively, with eyes full of enchanting charm.

"Little Cheap Hoof..." A few black lines appeared on Chen Guan's forehead.

Chen Guan remained wary of Yun Bihua, but throughout the journey, she showed no suspicious actions and was adept at conversation, often making him smile wryly.

"This time, sis will treat, and you can treat me next time." Upon reaching the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm, Yun Bihua paid for two direct cable car tickets.

Here, they didn't have to hike up the mountain. They could reach the Secret Realm entrance by cable car.

"Is she planning to make a move on me on the cable car?" Chen Guan pondered inwardly but didn't refuse; he wanted to see what Yun Bihua was up to.

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