Ning Luo quickly suppressed the smile on his lips, a hint of unnaturalness flashed across his eyes, and he returned to his previous cold and world-weary look.

He didn't even bother to look at Chu You.

Ji Chen gloated at the side:

"Junior sister, it's all your fault. You made Senior Brother embarrassed!"

"Why do you blame me?"

Chu You glared at Ji Chen, who was making faces at her. She was so angry that she started chasing the bastard and beating him, but Ji Chen just kept circling around Ning Luo.

So, the two of them surrounded Ning Luo and started the "King Qin Walking Around the Pillar" move, and Ning Luo's eyes gradually suppressed a hint of collapse.

I originally thought that my junior brother was too active, but now I have an even more active junior sister.

The days seem to be getting more troublesome...

There was less than a month left before the sect competition. After seeing his disciples' experience in the Demon Realm, Sect Master Liu seemed to have figured something out overnight. He changed his previous style of letting his disciples do whatever they wanted and actually adopted the principle of "as long as they can't be killed, they will be beaten to death". He began to conduct a devilish training on his five direct disciples.

Before daybreak, everyone was called to gather at the training square nestled between the mountains and the sea. Under the supervision of Sect Leader Liu, they each practiced their own techniques.

After lunch, the five of them had a team battle with mutual cooperation.

They meditated and practiced under the moonlight at night. It was too late. Chu You and Ji Chen, two guys with jumpy minds, fell asleep while meditating in the practice square. Sect Master Liu was too lazy to wake them up. Instead, he woke them up with a purification spell early the next morning and continued practicing.

Even Ning Luo and Zhu Yan could not escape such internal competition.

Ning Luo was fine. Although his spiritual roots were destroyed and he couldn't do any big movements, he wouldn't feel bored even if he meditated for a whole day.

Zhu Yan couldn't stand it at all:

"Master, let the sect competition go to the proud disciples like my junior brothers and sisters. My spiritual roots have been sealed by the evil cultivators, making me no different from an ordinary person. I can't even compete. Why should I suffer with them every day?"

Sect Leader Liu lifted his beard and stroked the Third Prince of Xizhimen in his arms. His eyes were completely glued to the little fellow, not giving Zhu Yan a single glance.

“Your spiritual roots are just sealed, not gone.

Your senior brother didn't say anything, why are you howling here?

Don't disturb the Third Prince of Xizhimen from sleeping."

It felt like a grandfather taking care of his grandson, and Zhu Yan's mouth twitched wildly:

"I see them all flying and fighting, but I can't do anything, and I feel so depressed!

Master, are you sure you're not here to piss me off?"

Sect Master Liu snorted coldly:

"All you do all day is sneak down the mountain to watch beautiful women practicing, but you haven't made any progress or enlightenment in your cultivation.

The evil cultivator who sealed your spiritual roots is indeed powerful. Even though your Zhu family has found many masters for you, they are unable to unseal them. However, if you do not gain experience and enlightenment, the seal will never be unsealed.

Only by constantly cultivating your mind and body, and constantly gaining experience, can you encounter opportunities."

After a pause, he saw that Zhu Yan's impatience had eased, and Sect Leader Liu also slowed down his voice:

"Since you have entered my Wuji Mountain and accepted my name, I will be responsible for you.

I don’t care what conflicts you have among yourselves, but once you leave Wuji Mountain, you are a whole, representing the spirit of our Wuji Mountain.

It doesn't matter whether you win or lose in the competition, but you must never start an internal conflict in front of outsiders. Always remember that you are one, and you share the same glory and the same disgrace!

Do you understand what I mean?"

"understood."

Although Zhu Yan usually looks like a nonchalant and dissolute young man, he is still able to distinguish right from wrong when it comes to major issues.

Only then did Sect Leader Liu raise his eyebrows slightly:

"Although we are not planning to let you and Ning Luo participate in this sect competition, you should still come along."

"Yes, Master."

The masters and disciples of Wuji Mountain were confined to the mountain to practice and prepare for the competition, completely unaware that they had actually caused two major disturbances in the entire cultivation world.

First, Chu You asked Shangguan Ziqian to help post the news that "Wuji Mountain will no longer accept abandoned disciples from major sects and families, and will become an independent sect" at the top of the world news for three whole days, with countless messages, both praise and criticism.

Some say that Wuji Mountain is trying to gain popularity before the competition and create mystery.

It is said that Wuji Mountain was once a great sect with a history of thousands of years, but it finally couldn't stand the waste of time and began to rebel.

There are rumors that Wuji Mountain and the Federation of Cultivation World are at odds.

In the heated round, a different voice finally emerged:

"Haven't you read the history of the war between humans and demons?

During the great war between humans and demons a hundred years ago, the Wuji Mountain leader led all his disciples out in a desperate battle with the demons, and almost all of them perished. He made the greatest contribution to that war, but also suffered the heaviest losses. It is said that there are only a few people left in the entire sect."

"real or fake?"

"If you don't believe me, you can go and watch the record of the battle between humans and demons."

"Me! I've read it! At the time, I thought the Modern History of Hongmeng Continent was wrong, as it actually listed Wuji Mountain as the most powerful sect in the world of cultivation.

It turned out that it was that great battle that almost wiped out the entire Wuji Mountain.

Such a selfless act has made it a place where major sects and families discard their disciples. Isn't it a bit insulting?"

"The person above, please be careful not to reveal the real information on the jade slip. The Cultivation World Federation has the final say nowadays. It's better to keep things in the dark."

"Ha! I'm going to say it! The Cultivation World Federation is made up entirely of people from the six major sects. They're either biased towards the big sects or the big families. Last time, Mu Linger clearly violated the 'Cultivator's Covenant', and the punishment she received was just a lot of noise but little action. Now she's been released! Let's try replacing her with a casual cultivator with no background? I bet they'll have grass growing over their graves by now!"

"That's right! However, it was the Cultivation World Federation that announced that Wuji Mountain could accept abandoned disciples. Now they've officially announced that they will no longer accept them and have become an independent sect. Don't you smell something different?"

"Could it be that Wuji Mountain has become powerful again?"

"I don't think it's likely. I was one of the disciples abandoned by a certain sect and thrown to Wuji Mountain last year. It was so desolate that even a spiritual life force wouldn't want to stay there. I suspected there was no one left there, so I quickly left the mountain, preferring to be an idle and casual cultivator."

"Brother upstairs, I have a feeling you might regret this soon."

"how do I say this?"

"Take a look at the second headline of World News. It's about a cultivator's discovery of a new secret realm. The two disciples mentioned are the two direct disciples of Sect Master Liu of Wuji Mountain—Chu You and Ji Chen."

"Is this true? I'm going to go check it out right now... Oh my god! When did Wuji Mountain produce a disciple with such incredible looks? Chu You is so beautiful, she's no less beautiful than Mu Ling'er from Shangshan Sect or Zi Yun from Jishi Sect!"

"And Ji Chen, this young man is so handsome and sunny. No matter how high or low his cultivation level is, I want to practice dual cultivation with him! Even just once is fine!"

"The abacus above has hit the East China Sea Clan!"

"The interaction between them as brother and sister is so novel, but watching it makes me feel like I'm immersed in an adventure myself. It's so exciting!"

"I am crying my eyes out. They only took a small portion of the cultivation resources they had finally found, leaving the majority for future cultivators who had the opportunity. Who understands this inheritance?"

"Isn't this just a show? They didn't collect any of the data when they were filming, and then turned around and took it all away afterwards?"

"No, I can attest to that. I looked up the treasure hunting guide for the Piaomiao Secret Realm and went treasure hunting. I really found quite a few resources! Although Ji Chen and Chu You didn't show their faces in the photo taken with the guide, their voices were definitely there."

"Woo woo! This pair of brothers and sisters are good people. I never follow my own disciples, but this time I decided to follow them. I'm going to vote for them in the sect competition!"

"Keep a low profile upstairs, or you'll be scolded by some genius's followers!"

"Oh! Some people are unworthy of their positions, and sooner or later something bad will happen. Who's afraid of who?"

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Because these two pieces of world news became more and more popular, many people specifically looked up the history of Wuji Mountain and the record of the war between humans and demons.

Some people even compiled it and posted it on World News, where it soon made headlines.

Wuji Mountain is on fire!

Ji Chen is famous!

Chu You is famous!

Even the Third Prince of Xizhimen, who accidentally appeared on camera, became extremely popular!

A large group of cultivators who came here to visit them wanted to go to Wuji Mountain, but when they saw the closed gate halfway up the mountain, they found out that they were practicing in seclusion.

Although they felt regretful, this group of followers did not have too many negative emotions. Instead, they sat down to meditate and began to practice, just so that they could see his true appearance when he came out of the mountain.

They even secretly hoped that Wuji Mountain would be able to turn the tide and achieve good results in this competition.

The six major sects and the five major families have monopolized the world of cultivation for a hundred years. Not only do they gather resources, they also secretly suppress independent cultivators. Some independent cultivators collect evidence and report them to the Federation of the World of Cultivation, but the case is often left unresolved.

They have all read history and know that Wuji Mountain was once a super powerful sect. They realized that the world of cultivation was not like this at all.

Wuji Mountain is their only hope!

The Federation of Cultivators was getting a little restless. After contacting the Jade Slip several times, they finally decided to wait and see how Wuji Mountain performed in the sect competition before making any plans.

With three days left before the competition, Sect Leader Liu finally showed mercy and allowed everyone to rest for a night. The next day, they boarded a flying boat to Xuanyuan City, the central city of Hongmeng Continent.

The sect competition is held there.

After these days of inhumane simulated combat, Chu You felt that the bottleneck at the peak of his foundation building seemed to have loosened. He was just one step away from a breakthrough, but he just couldn't break through. He simply lay down on the bed and prepared to have a sound sleep.

But Hong Meng's hurried and nervous voice suddenly rang out in her sea of ​​consciousness:

"Master! There's a new urgent mission. Don't sleep!"

Chu You refused to open his eyes and gritted his teeth: "You say it!"

Hong Meng: "The system has detected that your second brother is in trouble. Your mission is to help him overcome this disaster."

Second senior brother?

Zhu Yan?

Chu You was the least familiar with him, and the total number of sentences they had spoken to each other was no more than ten.

In the original text, Zhu Yan was a charming and coquettish person with a beautiful and enchanting face that was difficult to tell whether it was male or female. What was her final fate?

Chu You tried hard to recall, and his expression suddenly changed:

"Holy crap! This is too tragic!"

……

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