CHAPTER 544: CHAPTER 36: RIVALS IN LOVE MEET

At this moment, Yun Sheng was still wandering around the Magic Elite Camp.

After dealing with those unaware Martial Artists, she put away her Ice Zither and had no idea that in less than an hour, she had become one of the hottest figures within the Mainland Magic Elite Camp.

True to its reputation as a gathering place for the genius Mages from across the continent, as Yun Sheng walked along, she discovered many special magical devices.

Magic Lamps that could only be seen within the Royal Magic Academy were commonplace here, and the Elite Camp was equipped with various devices to restore Magic Power everywhere.

Trainees only needed to use an Imperial gold coin to gain one-time access.

While in the Elite Camp, Yun Sheng saw many Mages appearing and disappearing suddenly before her, presumably having mastered Earth Escape Magic.

Although Yun Sheng had asked for directions earlier, the territory of the Magic Elite Camp was simply too vast, and some areas were even set with Magic Mazes. She wandered for more than half an hour and still couldn’t find the residence of the Dark Gold Master, leaving her no choice but to ask a few people along the way.

However, as soon as she inquired, everyone who heard she was looking for the Dark Gold Master was terrified as if they had seen a ghost, and they immediately ran away.

"Strange, why is everyone acting as if they’ve seen a ghost," Yun Sheng muttered.

A few steps further, she finally saw a cluster of low thatched cottages.

In the Magic Elite Camp, the buildings were mostly like Mongolian yurts - Magic Tents. Don’t be fooled by the ordinary appearance of these Magic Tents, the facilities inside are first-rate.

Inside, according to the needs of the Magic Students, the Magic Space could be expanded, and the luxury was in no way inferior to that of a typical mansion.

So Yun Sheng was somewhat puzzled to see that the instructor’s house was that much inferior.

Yun Sheng had just walked a few steps when she suddenly noticed a person standing in front of the thatched cottage.

Clad in blood-red garments, it was none other than Donghuang Lingling, who earlier hadn’t uttered a word and had left her behind.

Why was she here too?

Yun Sheng approached, and Donghuang Lingling, seeing her, stood aside dismissively.

The earlier Donghuang Lingling, although a bit haughty, was very enthusiastic. How had she become as cold as an ice mountain, with a face like a coffin board, in just a few years?

Seeing Yun Sheng walking over with an easygoing expression, Donghuang Lingling showed a flicker of surprise on her stiff face.

Before joining the Mainland Magic Elite Camp, she had heard from a Court Mage who had studied at the Mainland Magic Elite Camp that it was not as wonderful as the outside world imagined.

Especially the newcomers; the first two years after newcomers join the Elite Camp are when the death rate is at its highest.

Fifty percent of these deaths occur during training, and the other fifty percent due to the competition amongst the newcomers. Therefore, another name for the Mainland Elite Camp is the Hell Concentration Camp.

The Mainland Magic Elite Camp implements an elimination system, and opportunities to learn Advanced and even Secret Magic are very limited. To vie for the scarce chances to study High-level Magic, the methods used by the newcomers in secret are ever-emerging.

Therefore, the Court Mage had warned Donghuang Lingling early on that once you encounter a newcomer, no matter how harmless they appear on the surface, you can’t trust them. In the Mainland Magic Elite Camp, there is no real friendship.

"Are you also here to find the Dark Gold Master?" Yun Sheng asked. Suddenly, she cast an odd look at Donghuang Lingling, "Your cultivation... was it elevated using some special Secret Technique?"

Yun Sheng had earlier been puzzled as to how Donghuang Lingling managed to rise from a Magic Guide to a Holy Mage’s cultivation in just a few short years.

Upon closer inspection, she found that the Magic Elements on Donghuang Lingling were fluctuating unstably, evidently, there was something fishy about her Magic Cultivation.

"Who are you!" Donghuang Lingling aimed her Magic Wand at Yun Sheng, and a hint of killing intent appeared on her ice-cold face, "How do you know I have taken..."

"You still have the same old temper, always pointing the Magic Wand at others so readily. I’ve said before, the Magic Wand should only be aimed at enemies," Yun Sheng said calmly, taking out his own Mysterious Bone Wand.

Upon seeing that special Mysterious Bone Wand, a look of surprise and disbelief crossed Donghuang Lingling’s face.

In her mind, she rapidly searched through all her memories related to that particular Magic Wand.

In the deepest part of her memory, there lay a section she had carefully concealed to hide her weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

Unexpectedly, the tumult of emotions on Donghuang Lingling’s face quickly vanished.

With a "snap", she used her Magic Wand to knock away Yun Sheng’s Mysterious Bone Wand. Yun Sheng was caught off guard, and the wand spun through the air, tracing an arc before falling to the ground.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about," Donghuang Lingling turned her head away, avoiding Yun Sheng’s gaze.

It was as if she didn’t recognize Yun Sheng at all.

Could it be that she no longer remembered the past?

Yun Sheng was getting angry too. Without saying a word, she bent down to pick up her Magic Wand.

Just as Yun Sheng stooped, her ears twitched slightly, catching the sound of disorderly footsteps not far away.

Following that, a Wind Scythe striked without any warning.

Both Yun Sheng and Donghuang Lingling’s brows lifted simultaneously.

Yun Sheng lightly tapped her foot, ducking away using footwork taught by the Night Charm Queen, evading those deadly Wind Scythes.

The Magic Wand was still lying in the distance, and where it had been, a two zhang wide mark now marred the ground.

If Yun Sheng hadn’t dodged so swiftly, that mark would have been on her instead.

Suddenly, a surge of hostility emerged between Yun Sheng and Donghuang Lingling’s furrowed brows.

Who would make such a vicious move?

Yun Sheng looked up and saw who had attacked.

A group of Mages wearing the exquisite robes of the Mainland Elite Camp appeared from the other end of the street, with a familiar figure leading them.

Apricot eyes, willowy brows, and a perpetual air of arrogance in her gaze.

It truly was a small world for old adversaries to meet here; it was Chen Lianlian, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time.

Yun Sheng then remembered that Chen Lianlian had also left Great Zhou some time ago; due to Yun Sheng being trapped in Xianju Country, Chen Lianlian naturally qualified and came to the Mainland Elite Camp with Ye Beiming.

Her Magic Talent was originally not bad, and by the looks of her now, she seemed to be doing quite well in the Mainland Elite Camp.

It seemed that Yun Sheng’s time in the Mainland Magic Elite Camp would not be peaceful.

Chen Lianlian, along with the old students of the Mainland Magic Elite Camp, quickly approached Yun Sheng and the others.

"It really is you! Yun Sheng." Chen Lianlian had not seen Yun Sheng for three years.