The Villainous Eldest Senior Brother and His Yandere Junior Sisters
Chapter 55. It’s on fire! We cultivators, fear no fight_1

Chapter 55: 55. It’s on fire! We cultivators, fear no fight_1

Damn it, those ten Qi-gathering pills were bearable, as they helped me reach the mid-stage Golden Core Realm within ten days...

But now, they’re forcibly stuffing me with experience packs? Can’t even be bothered to pretend anymore, huh?

Just as a thousand alpacas stampeded through Lin Xiao’s mind,

BOOM!

A streak of sword light flashed across the sky.

Chen Feng from Tiandang Peak, challenge letter in hand, descended on his sword into the center of the plaza!

At this moment, all the disciples of Divine Phoenix Peak wore wary expressions as they stepped forward, surrounding him.

It turned out that according to the rules for the Five Branches Martial Competition set by the founder of Qinglan Sect, the contestants for each round were chosen by lots drawn by the Elders from the Sect Affairs Hall.

However, there was an unwritten tradition: before the competition formally began, the vanguards from each Branch were allowed to challenge the vanguard of another Branch to a one-on-one duel! This practice, it was claimed, created a better competitive atmosphere and spurred the young prodigies to unleash their full potential.

Of course, according to the rules, the challenged Branch could choose to refuse.

But the crucial point was... this matter concerned the honor and dignity of a Branch’s lineage. Who would possibly refuse?!

According to the historical records of the Qinglan Sect, the most recent issuance of a challenge letter occurred over sixty years ago. Jiang Yuan, the most powerful Sword Cultivator genius from Dragon Head Peak in a millennium, simultaneously challenged the Chief Disciples of the other four Branches. In the arena, he fought one against four, single-handedly seizing victory and shaking the entire Cultivation World of the Eastern Region.

"Humph! It’s been decades since anyone issued a pre-match challenge letter! Ye Chen only joined the sect a short while ago; where does he get such audacity?!"

"Our Divine Phoenix Peak has never been inferior! In the last Five Branches Martial Competition, our three senior sisters took three of the top five spots! If Senior Sister Zhu from Phoenix Caw Peak hadn’t been so lucky, our Senior Sister Yurong would have already claimed first place!"

"Exactly! If Ye Chen were provoking the perennially last-place Red Cloud Peak, it might be understandable! But to pick a fight with us?!"

"I get it! That brat must still be bitter because our Eldest Senior Brother made him kneel and beg for mercy during the Grand Disciple Acceptance Ceremony! He’s probably trying to use this chance to get revenge!"

"That must be it! That said... how long has this Ye Chen been in the sect? To think he defeated Chen Feng and became the new Chief Disciple, he must have encountered some heaven-defying opportunity!"

"This is terrible! Now it seems we’re in a bind—we can neither accept nor refuse this challenge!"

"Sigh, all the pressure is on our Eldest Senior Brother now!"

In the plaza, over a thousand disciples from Divine Phoenix Peak were visibly tense, their anxious murmurs filling the air. In an instant, all eyes focused on the figure dressed in snow-white robes.

He was impossibly handsome, with an ethereal, otherworldly aura, and a disposition as clear and refreshing as a gentle breeze after rain. Every gesture, every movement, exuded an abundance of refined nobility. What a divinely handsome young man. Regardless of the Divine Phoenix Peak’s Eldest Senior Brother’s reputation in the outside world, anyone who laid eyes on his appearance couldn’t help but feel a sense of awe.

The next moment, under the gaze of thousands of Divine Phoenix Peak disciples, the strikingly handsome Eldest Senior Brother casually strolled over, hands clasped behind his back, and patted Chen Feng’s shoulder.

"Well, if it isn’t Brother Chen? Haven’t seen you in a while. How did you get so pathetic? Letting a prestigious Chief Disciple position slip away to a greenhorn who just joined?"

Lin Xiao sneered, his nose in the air, reactivating his taunt mode.

"Setting aside the present, let’s talk about your Tiandang Peak. How many Chief Disciples have you gone through, generation after generation? Have you ever actually won a Five Branches Martial Competition? It’s always the same old story, just a different cast!

"And now you dare to come to our Divine Phoenix Peak and provoke us? Have you no shame at all?"

DING!

"Congratulations, Host, for successfully portraying the villainous persona!"

"You have received a reward: Wine God Curse! (When the wine’s essence is rich and intoxication surges, call upon the gods to drink together, remaining drunk for a thousand autumns! This is a Heaven Rank, mid-grade Divine Skill of immense power. It has a high probability of triggering when the Host uses ’Drunken Immortal Steps Under the Moon,’ consuming a substantial amount, nearly half, of his True-Origin Magical Power each time it’s triggered.)"

The system’s notification sound echoed in his ears.

Lin Xiao’s powerful frame trembled slightly; the arrogant, villainous expression on his face was becoming difficult to maintain!

This lousy system!

It can even turn Divine Skills into passive abilities?

Is it afraid I’ll keep them hidden and not use them proactively, is that it?

Scary!

Lin Xiao was genuinely starting to feel a bit scared now.

If he didn’t properly embody the villainous persona, he feared the system would pop up with a notification: "Current villain persona portrayal is not up to standard." After all, it wouldn’t be the first time that had happened.

However, if he got too carried away with his performance, the lousy system would reward him with these heaven-defying items, practically goading him to pulverize Ye Chen into dust during the competition, which would mean instant mission failure!

Attaining immortality is too damn hard!

「On the other side.」

"Lin Xiao, you..."

Chen Feng, who had been subjected to Lin Xiao’s verbal barrage, his face alternating between pale and flushed, looked utterly humiliated.

He was known among the younger generation of the Qinglan Sect as quite the social butterfly, maintaining good relations with the Chief Disciples of all branches—with the sole exception of Lin Xiao, the notoriously infamous Eldest Senior Brother of Divine Phoenix Peak, whom he looked down upon and refused to associate with. Being humiliated like this now, he was itching to erupt on the spot!

"Humph! I won’t lower myself to your level! The wicked will be dealt with by their own kind! Ye Chen is not someone you can handle!

"Whether you accept this challenge letter or not, your Divine Phoenix Peak is doomed to lose all face!"

Chen Feng sneered, walked straight through the crowd, and approached the cold, dignified figure on the high platform. Cupping his hands, he bowed and said, "Chen Feng, Direct Disciple of Chairman Yuanyi from Tiandang Peak, pays his respects to Uncle Master Xiao!

"I have come today on behalf of my Peak’s Chief Disciple, Ye Chen, to deliver a challenge letter to your esteemed Peak’s Eldest Senior Brother, Lin Xiao!"