I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

Chapter 406 Round 1 of the Semifinals

Xie Xiyan was speechless, while Ling Xuzi looked around guiltily.

Seeing Xie Xiyan suddenly stand up and move to the side, Yun Qingyi was somewhat confused: "Xiyan?"

Xie Xiyan: "..." He smiled calmly at Yun Qingyi: "I want to sit here with you so I can see you better when you go up to compete later."

Yun Qingyi glanced around instinctively. This side was indeed better, so she didn't think much of it. She looked at the changing schedule on the jade tablet and smiled at Xie Xiyan, "I'm next."

The jade token was the same one that was distributed in the secret realm before. This time, it was also distributed to the disciples who did not participate in the secret realm but came to participate in the centennial competition. Although Xie Xiyan did not participate in the competition, Ci Gui also gave him one.

After Xie Xiyan said "Go for it!", Yun Qingyi went on stage.

This time, the opponent was a Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the start. Yun Qingyi raised an eyebrow, thinking that the matchmaking mechanism was quite normal.

“Xuanmiao Gate, Yun Qingyi.”

"Tianqingzong, Gu Zhixing."

The presiding elder struck the golden gong: "The competition begins!"

As soon as the match started, the disciples in the stands immediately began chattering amongst themselves.

"Holy crap! I didn't listen carefully just now, did I hear that right? A senior sister from the Xuanmiao Sect?"

"What do you mean? Tianqing Sect is not bad either, and Senior Brother Zhixing is already in the late Nascent Soul stage."

"Tsk tsk tsk, hard to say."

"In my opinion, it must be that Yun Qingyi who loses."

His companions covered his mouth, saying, "Stop talking, you're asking for trouble."

The man was still unconvinced: "So what if it's the Xuanmiao Sect? Does that make it so great? Just because we're weaker, we can't even complain?"

Others spoke up, "Hey! That's going too far. The competition has only just begun, and you're already so sure the other team will lose?"

"I've never heard of the name Yun Qingyi before. She must be a newcomer who just participated in the martial arts tournament this year. What kind of strength does she have? She probably barely made it through the preliminaries."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man clearly felt the atmosphere freeze, and the others looked at him in disbelief.

"Why...why are you looking at me like that?" The man felt a little uneasy.

His companions, seeing that he had said things he shouldn't have, felt utterly helpless and chose to give up, quietly retreating to the side and pretending not to know him.

Seeing the man's defiant expression, the others mocked, "You don't know that Senior Sister Qingyi is Immortal Venerable Cigui's disciple, do you?"

"Judging from his silly look, he probably doesn't know."

"I really don't know whether to admire his ignorance or his audacity. Even the disciple of the Immortal Venerable Ci Gui is being slandered."

"Can you please confirm before you speak? You're just spreading rumors. Senior Sister Qingyi doesn't even need to participate in the preliminary rounds, okay?"

"That's right, and who is Ci Guixianzun? He is the head of all cultivators, and he is top-notch and unique in terms of both strength and status."

"That means it's only during a martial arts tournament. If it's outside, you have to call her 'senior' instead of 'senior sister'."

……

The crowd chimed in, their words turning the man's face from red to pale. He stubbornly tried to argue his way out of it, but then the presiding elder struck the gong: "Xuanmiao Sect, Yun Qingyi wins!"

The voice was loud and clear, reaching everyone's ears.

Others joked, "Hey, your Zhixing brother lost."

"Oh dear, you lost in less than 15 minutes. Why don't you go and comfort him?"

……

Hearing what the crowd was saying, the man became even angrier, but he was helpless and could only shout in frustration, "You've gone too far! You're simply bullying us!"

Everyone was speechless. They couldn't bear such a huge accusation: "What's wrong? You're the only one who likes people, but we're not allowed to like people?"

"That's right, that's right! Gu Zhixing is your idol, but Senior Sister Qingyi is our idol too. We've been putting up with you for a long time!"

"And wasn't it you who spoke rudely and made defamatory remarks?"

Lu Yu was speechless: "You...you all..."

As they were talking, on the other side, Gu Zhixing bowed to Yun Qingyi repeatedly after stepping down from the stage, his tone sincere and full of gratitude: "Thank you for your guidance, senior. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known that my Dragon Fish Formation had so many possibilities."

Yun Qingyi waved her hand, "No need to thank me, I also gained something."

Gu Zhixing looked at him with admiration: "No matter what, it was you who enlightened me, senior. I will never forget it."

Watching Yun Qingyi leave, Gu Zhixing was very excited because he had been stuck in the late Nascent Soul stage for a long time without any signs of breakthrough. Today's match with Yun Qingyi was a complete crushing defeat for him.

To Gu Zhixing's surprise, Yun Qingyi, who could have easily removed him from the stage, actually spent a few minutes giving him pointers. Moved, Gu Zhixing's admiration for Yun Qingyi deepened: "Could she be a disciple of Immortal Venerable Ci Gui? She is truly as powerful and reliable as Immortal Venerable Ci Gui."

At this moment, Gu Zhixing, who was immersed in the joy of breaking through the bottleneck, did not realize that he would be subjected to cold violence from various sects, including his senior sisters and brothers, because of one person.

To do this, he had to spend a lot of time and energy refuting the rumors about himself.

……

On the other side of the stands, Xie Xiyan, who had been watching Yun Qingyi closely, smiled brightly when he saw her return: "Qingyi, it seems you've made some progress this time."

Yun Qingyi smiled and nodded: "As expected, I didn't escape your eyes. This opponent gave me some inspiration. He is good at using formations. That formation is very magical, which proves that he has indeed put in a lot of hard work."

Xie Xiyan nodded, listening patiently without interrupting.

Although he knew that Yun Qingyi had gained something this time, he had not experienced it firsthand, so the mystery of the formation was still based on what Yun Qingyi felt.

Speaking of formations, a hint of interest flashed in Yun Qingyi's eyes as she spoke with great interest: "His formation is called the Dragon Fish Formation. It is composed of two formations with the same attributes but completely different actual powers."