Senior brothers, please stop abusing me. I'm going to change my ways to be merciless.

Gu Xingyuan didn't believe him and said worriedly:

"Big Brother, I'll take you to find the Master!"

"No need. Master has suffered a greater blow. Don't worry about him anymore." Su Muqing said. "I'm fine, really. Let's go back."

Gu Xingyuan hesitated and said, "But your hair..."

Su Muqing grabbed a strand of his hair and seemed to have just discovered that he had fewer gray hairs. He was stunned for a moment.

Then the corners of his mouth rose slightly, outlining an arc that seemed to be a smile, but was not a smile. The smile was full of self-mockery and despair, and then he let it go without caring.

"It's okay, it's not a big deal." Su Muqing still spoke in a calm tone.

Gu Xingyuan was suddenly at a loss. Shen Rong and others who rushed over were also stunned when they saw Su Muqing's appearance.

The spiritual power surging around Su Muqing seemed to subside, turning into a pool of stagnant water. The eldest brother calmed down and did not lose control and hurt anyone as they thought.

Everyone was a little confused and looked at him in confusion.

Wasn't the eldest brother possessed? Was he returning to normal, or... worse?

Su Muqing coughed lightly a few times, then smiled at them, left without saying anything, and walked up the stairs step by step towards the Tianji Sect.

"Big Brother, in this state, I'm afraid he won't be able to participate in the sect competition."

"He can't even participate in the Ten Thousand Immortals Conference."

"How did things turn out like this?"

"Xuanji Peak... can never go back to the way it was before. Fan Li left, and took the original senior brother with him."

"We don't have a little sister anymore."

Two years later, at the sect competition, there was not a single person from Xuanji Peak.

Ever since the shocking event two years ago, the disciples have never seen Master Yunmeng again. Not only that, the other disciples of Xuanji Peak rarely appear in the public eye.

I heard that the head of Baicaotang took Gu Xingyuan away because he could no longer refine a pill. The head was very sad and was trying his best to make Gu Xingyuan return to normal.

As for the news about other people, the disciples did not know.

Only occasionally would you see the fifth senior brother from Xuanji Peak coming down the mountain.

But when they greeted him, Lin Zichen always started talking to himself in the air and then quarreled with himself.

The behavior is so strange that it makes people feel uneasy.

Over time, his disciples would take a detour when they saw him.

Xuanji Peak, which was once high and mighty and full of fairy air, now looks like a dead grave mountain at night, overgrown with weeds and without a trace of human life.

In addition, Xuanji Peak is located in a remote area, and few disciples pass by there on weekdays, so Xuanji Peak has completely declined.

Whenever the disciples talked about Xuanji Peak, they would feel very sad.

"I heard that Fan Li participated in the sect competition and represented the Jianmen Sect."

"That's it. With her here, Jianmen Sect will definitely take first place."

The disciples' views on Fan Li have completely changed. Even if she joins Jianmen Sect, they will not have any objection.

The sect competition is held in Jianmen Sect, and some information has to be conveyed by the returning disciples.

"The Jianmen Sect did take first place, but it wasn't her credit."

The disciple who was speaking had just returned from watching the sect competition. He passed by here and heard the disciples talking about the competition, so he naturally joined in.

Upon hearing this, the disciples who were chatting looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

The disciple said, "Because she withdrew from the competition midway."

"Fan Li quit the competition midway? Why?"

"Did she commit a foul?"

"No, no!" The disciple sighed and didn't keep them in suspense anymore.

"Because she made a breakthrough during the competition."

"Oh, so it's a breakthrough. It seems like something she can do..."

A group of disciples suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"Wait a minute, if I remember correctly, her original cultivation level was at the peak of the Golden Core stage, right? If she breaks through, wouldn't that mean..."

The disciples looked at each other, and could see the shock in each other's eyes.

It’s Nascent Soul!

Fan Li has already reached the Nascent Soul stage? ! !

How old is she? She is about the same age as them, but she is already a Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse that they can only look up to!

There was silence for a moment.

The sect competition only allows cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage to participate, but Fan Li broke through to the Nascent Soul stage midway through, so naturally he could not continue to participate.

None of the disciples noticed that there was a person listening in the corner not far away for a long time. He left quietly when no one was paying attention.

After an unknown amount of time, a disciple finally spoke up in a sheepish tone, "So the unusual phenomenon a while ago wasn't the birth of a rare treasure, but rather Fan Li's tribulation."

"Haha, it turns out it's Fan Li who's going through the tribulation. I thought so."

"What Fan Li? You should call him Senior Fan!"

The disciples had extremely complicated emotions.

When I thought about how I had once secretly called Fan Li a waste, I felt embarrassed.

If Fan Li is still considered a waste, then the entire cultivation world is trash.

"By the way, what ranking does our Tianji Sect have?" A disciple forcedly changed the subject.

The disciple who came back told everyone the result directly.

The Jianmen Sect is first, the Tianji Sect is second, the Beast Taming Sect is third, and then there are the Wanyin Sect and the Yaowang Sect.

"Luckily, we have Senior Brother Zhou and Senior Sister Wushuang, otherwise we wouldn't even be able to secure second place."

"Yes, Senior Brother Zhou and the others are very strong."

Today, Lingxiao Peak has completely replaced Xuanji Peak's position, and Zhou Ming, Wang Fa, and Ye Wushuang have also become popular figures in the sect.

"Don't forget Junior Brother Mo Chuan. His illusion is too powerful. If Fan Li hadn't broken his illusion first, perhaps our Tianji Sect would have been number one again."

Two years ago, Mo Chuan became the disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect Master and became a member of Lingxiao Peak.

"Hey, when did the Beast Taming Sect become so powerful? They used to be at the bottom, but now they're third?"

......

the other side.

Standing in front of Fan Li was a guy from the Beast Taming Sect.

The man was short, with uneven shoulders, shifty eyes, and a limp. He looked like a crooked, withered branch that would break at the slightest bend.

But it would be a big mistake to underestimate him because of his appearance.

Because this person is a powerful cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, and also an evil cultivator.

This person came to cause trouble for her. To be more precise, he came to kill her.

Fan Li narrowed her eyes, looked at him a few times, and directly revealed the other person's identity.

"Zhou Haiping, it's you."

Zhou Haiping chuckled, his expression very obscene: "Since you recognize me, I can't let you live."

He kicked off with one foot and appeared in the void above Fan Li's head in the blink of an eye.

Jindan cultivators can only fly into the sky by flying their swords, while Yuanying cultivators can stand firmly on the void.

Fan Li stood there and looked up at him.

Zhou Haiping was seen sitting with his legs crossed in a leisurely manner, as if there was really a chair in the air.

Fan Li tapped her toes lightly, and appeared in front of Zhou Haiping the next second. The spiritual power under her feet flowed and condensed, forming a spiritual step.

There was a strong wind blowing in the sky. Fan Li stood with his hands behind his back, his robe fluttering, and he looked very imposing.

Zhou Haiping narrowed his eyes dangerously and said, "I told the Sect Master a long time ago that I must kill you as soon as possible, but the Sect Master didn't take you seriously, which is why you grew to this point."

"But do you think that now that you have reached the Nascent Soul stage, you can be invincible? Arrogant boy, I can crush your Nascent Soul with just a flick of my finger!"

Fan Li chuckled: "Really?"

She summoned her own magical weapon and looked at Zhou Haiping with a gleam of light.

"My Wuxiang Sword has never seen blood, so I'll use you, an evil cultivator, to sacrifice it!"

Zhou Haiping didn't take it seriously. He stroked his chin and looked at Fan Li carefully.

"Why do I feel like you look familiar? Hey, shouldn't you have a brother?"