This female leader is a little bit stronger

The last name is Zhao, what a coincidence, isn’t it?

There are also people with the surname Zhao in her Tianning Sect.

Ning Ye glanced at their front row.

In addition to Zhao Shen, there were three other Nascent Soul auras, a middle-aged couple, and an octogenarian.

The middle-aged man and woman were both talented and good-looking. They were sitting close to each other, exchanging glances. It was obvious that they were a pair of Taoist lovers, with the cultivation level of the early Nascent Soul stage.

An octogenarian is too old.

There was only a small tuft of white hair left on his head, spread out and swaying in the wind.

His skin was like old tree bark, his back was almost hunched at 90 degrees, his eyes were almost closed, his hands were leaning on a gray vegetable cane, his head was nodding, as if he was still sleepy.

On the surface, his cultivation level is also at the early stage of Nascent Soul, but Ning Ye feels that he is full of a sense of returning to nature. Perhaps his real cultivation level is far higher than it appears.

When Ning Ye looked at him, the old man nodded and woke up. He opened his eyelids hard and looked at Ning Ye, then closed them again.

Zhao Shen deliberately did not introduce the people around him except himself, which may have a deeper meaning.

Ning Ye feigned ignorance and said politely, "These are trivial matters. Elder Zhao, I heard from my disciples that on your way here, you stumbled upon someone ambushing a Tianning Sect disciple and rescued him. Could you elaborate on this?"

Zhao Shen said slowly, "It was a group of masked men. We caught them committing the crime and they ran away immediately. Luckily, this man was still breathing and said he was a disciple of the Tianning Sect. I saw that it was on the way, so I brought him here."

He explained the whole process in just one sentence. It seemed that he had said everything, but in fact he did not reveal much useful information.

Just a mention of a masked man committing a crime... How violent was he? How many people were there? What level of cultivation did they have? What weapons did they use?

Not a single word was mentioned.

Ning Ye didn't dare to ask any further questions, so he could only wait for Wei Dali to recover a little and then ask him for information.

"You have come from afar. It is absolutely unreasonable for the Tianning Sect to turn guests away. Please follow me up the mountain!"

Zhao Shen was very polite and asked Ning Ye to lead the way: "Master Ning, please!"

On the way up the mountain, none of the Xuanming Sect's disciples looked around or whispered to each other, demonstrating their excellent qualities and impressing Ning Ye and others.

At the same time, Zhao Shen was secretly looking at the people around Ning Ye. Many of them were originally respected figures in Badao Sect and Tianyin Sect, but now, they all obeyed the orders of a little girl.

How incredible!

The Tianning Sect must have an extraordinary background, which may shake the status of the Xuanming Sect!

Halfway up the mountain, Zhao Shen heard some noises and pretended to ask casually, "What's that noise? It seems so lively. Is the Tianning Sect celebrating something?"

The people with him also pricked up their ears and cooperated with the performance.

Ning Ye said, "The sect competition is currently underway. I'm sorry to have caused such a minor quarrel among the disciples."

Zhao Shen immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "It turns out that your sect is holding a sect competition. We just happened to arrive here by chance."

Ning Ye smiled. Whether it was a coincidence or not, anyone with a discerning eye could tell.

He brought so many disciples with him to visit during the sect competition. His intentions should be too obvious.

Zhao Shen continued, "Master Ning, do you mind if we go and observe? These of my disciples have been practicing within the sect and haven't seen much of the world. We admire the demeanor of your disciples immensely."

Every word he said was praising the Tianning Sect. If Ning Ye refused, he would seem very narrow-minded.

What's more, the first sentence the old man said was: His Xuanming Sect has always attached great importance to exchanges between sects!

Is there a more suitable way of communication than for disciples to learn from each other?

Knowing the purpose of their visit, Ning Ye didn't beat around the bush and said bluntly, "Why not? Only when fellow disciples communicate with each other can they recognize their shortcomings and grow better. Elder Zhao happened to have brought so many Jindan-stage disciples with him this time, and the competition for the Jindan-stage disciples of our Tianning Sect has just begun. How about we let the disciples of both sides have a sparring match?"

Hearing Ning Ye's direct suggestion, Zhao Shen saved his breath and said cheerfully, "Sect Master Ning is indeed open-minded. In this case, let the two disciples have a friendly exchange and stop at the right time. Let's not hurt the relationship."

Ning Ye nodded, "Xu Can, take Wei Dali back to treat his injuries. Once his condition stabilizes, send someone to notify me."

Xu Can did it without complaint.

Then, Ning Ye asked someone to clear out an entire wall of seats on the large platform before bringing all the guests over.

The eyes of the disciples from both sides met, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Ning Ye also cleared four seats on his right and invited the four leading elders of Xuanming Sect to take their seats.

Zhao Shen sat at the back, next to Ning Ye. On his other side were the Taoist couple, and finally the octogenarian.

But Ning Ye quietly noticed that Zhao Shen and the Taoist couple subconsciously waited until the octogenarian sat down before they took their seats one after another.

"interesting."

She brought the tea to her lips, hiding the upward curve of her lips.

In the disciple seat, Zhao Heng hid behind He Miao like a rat, peeking outside from under his arm.

He Miao was puzzled: "Brother Zhao, what are you hiding from?"

Zhao Heng lowered his voice, "Shh, keep your voice down! You can't see me, you can't see me..."

After all the refreshments were served, Ning Ye got straight to the point:

"Elder Zhao, sect exchanges are a new thing for our Tianning Sect. I am young and inexperienced, and I don't know much. It's better for me to follow your rules."

Hu Yao, who had just finished delivering the refreshments and had not yet left, suddenly had a subtle look in his eyes when he heard this.

——What a familiar wording.

Zhao Shen said, "Actually, there aren't any complicated rules. We'll each select 100 disciples and draw lots together. The two who draw the same lot will fight one-on-one. No external objects like elixirs, talismans, or magic weapons will be used. The winner will be determined simply."

Ning Ye understood that this was actually a competition to see who won more games, and it was also a test of luck. If the draw was not good, it would be like Tian Ji's horse racing.

Of course, if the overall strength is balanced, there is no need to worry about this.

If the disciples' strengths are uneven, it will be difficult to win under such rules.

What a coincidence, her Tianning Sect has just been integrated, and the strength of the disciples must be uneven.

Ning Ye remained calm: "Is that all? Then my disciple's life-defining weapon should be usable, right?"

Zhao Shen said: "My natal weapon is part of my own strength, so I can use it naturally."

Ning Ye said meaningfully: "Oh~"

Zhao Shen added, "If Sect Master Ning understands everything, why not start this discussion right away?"

"Not urgent."

Ning Ye stood up, took a few steps forward, faced his Jindan stage disciple, took out a loud speaker, and his resounding voice resounded throughout the world:

"Listen up, disciples of the Tianning Sect. The person sitting across from you is from the Xuanming Sect of Dongyang County. Yes, that awesome-sounding Xuanming Sect! As the saying goes, a visitor is a guest. When we start communicating, please give them some respect. We must uphold martial ethics and demonstrate our elegance!"