After her senior sister was reborn, she actually became a powerful and arrogant protagonist?!

"No, I still want to thank our senior brother for bringing all the disciples here, which prevented that person from continuing to make trouble out of consideration for his reputation."

"Otherwise, there's still room for debate."

Chu Luobai was grateful that Zu Yang was willing to risk being possessed by a demon to come down the mountain to help him.

If it weren't for so many disciples watching over him, Gao Hong might have really stooped to using some underhanded methods.

Even if Elder Zhao had stopped them, the outcome might not have been as good as it is now.

"Did Zhao Jingren call you over?"

Zu Yang nodded.

"My junior brother handed me a communication talisman, saying it was extremely urgent. I haven't seen him so anxious in a long time."

"I'll have to thank him properly later."

Chu Luobai felt a warmth in her heart. It seemed that she hadn't misheard in her past life. It really was Zhao Jingren who had come alone to rescue her from the demonic cultivator camp. She wondered if he had managed to escape in the end.

I will never repeat the mistakes of my past life in this lifetime.

"It's alright. I haven't been down the mountain in a long time, so I really should come and take a look."

"Your junior brother is over there, do you want to go check on him?"

Zu Yang turned to the side, and Chu Luobai followed his gaze to see Jiang Yuzhe.

Perhaps sensing Chu Luobai's gaze, Jiang Yuzhe turned and left in a disheveled state.

"Senior sister, wait for me, I'm going to give him a good beating right now."

Qiu Lin rolled up his sleeves, his face filled with righteous indignation.

Chu Luobai quickly grabbed Qiu Lin's shoulder.

"It's a serious crime for disciples to fight amongst themselves. What, you don't want to leave the mountain?"

"I just felt that my senior sister was being too aggrieved."

Qiu Lin muttered under his breath, feeling very indignant on Chu Luobai's behalf.

Previously, when facing those elders, he didn't even have a chance to speak up for Chu Luobai.

Even now, facing Jiang Yuzhe, he still wanted to vent his anger for Chu Luobai.

"I'm not the one who's feeling frustrated today. Let's go back to Xiaoyao Peak first."

Chu Luobai chuckled, in a good mood, and rubbed Qiu Lin's head twice.

"If we're going to fight, let's go back to Xiaoyao Peak."

....................................

Qingyun Main Peak.

Bang!

The main hall's doors were blasted away by a violent surge of spiritual energy, instantly shattering into pieces.

Gao Hong, his face grim, strode inside.

With a flick of his wrist, the tea tables on both sides shattered instantly.

Xiao Xuancheng followed behind Gao Hong, remaining silent.

"When we entered the Myriad Spirits Secret Realm, didn't you promise me that you would definitely get your hands on that Chenghuang?"

"Tell me why Chenghuang is now in Chu Luobai's hands!"

Gao Hong roared, and violent spiritual energy surrounded him.

"It is the disciple's dereliction of duty."

Xiao Xuancheng lowered his head, a red light flashing in his eyes accompanied by overwhelming rage.

"Let me be frank with you, the last key to the Sword Sect's protective mountain formation is on that Cheng Huang."

"If you can't take that beast back from Chu Luobai during the sect competition, you can go and guard the Sword Forest. Stop thinking about those unrealistic plans."

After saying that, Gao Hong waved his hand, signaling Xiao Xuancheng to leave.

"This disciple will certainly not make a mistake this time."

After saying this, Xiao Xuancheng turned and walked out of the main hall.

"I never expected that the core of the sect's grand formation would be Cheng Huang."

"I think Gao Hong told me before that I could use Cheng Huang to refine pills to get rid of my inner demons, which was also to guide me to kill Cheng Huang."

"That old fox..."

Xiao Xuancheng's eyes flashed, and a woman in a white dress suddenly appeared in front of him, her eyebrows and eyes unrestrained.

"Xuancheng, why are you so late today? Did you skip your sword practice and go out to play again?"

"If you keep slacking off, your cultivation level will really fall behind mine."

Xiao Xuancheng walked straight past the woman in the white dress as if he hadn't seen her.

"Hmm? Why are you ignoring me? Did someone upset you?"

The woman in the white dress completely ignored Xiao Xuancheng's attitude, took two steps to catch up with him, and continued to ask.

"Or did you lose to Zu Yang again?"

Xiao Xuancheng paused, releasing a burst of spiritual energy that shattered the white-clad woman's figure.

...............................

On the way back to Xiaoyao Peak.

Qiu Lin looked back at Qingyun Peak and breathed a sigh of relief.

The tense scene just now, the oppressive aura of the Mahayana stage cultivator, felt like a dream.

It wasn't until he left Qingyun Peak and returned to the area of ​​Xiaoyao Peak that he finally felt a little safe.

"Senior sister, are you really going to fight Xiao Xuancheng in the sect competition?"

"really."

Chu Luobai nodded slightly, and the system notification sounded in his ear.

"Congratulations, host, on completing the mission and receiving the reward: 1 top-grade spirit fruit sapling."

A sapling of top-grade spiritual fruit—this is already considered a treasure of the sect.

Today's risk was absolutely worth it.

"But Senior Sister, the punishment of having to guard the Sword Forest for a hundred years is too lenient."

Qiu Lin curled his lip. In his opinion, if it was proven that Xiao Xuancheng had inner demons, then he should be expelled from the Sword Sect.

“You haven’t been in the Sword Sect long enough. This punishment is too harsh for Xiao Xuancheng.”

Chu Luobai chuckled and continued to explain to the bewildered Qiu Lin.

Do you know what the Sword Forest of the Qingyun Sword Sect is?

"The Sword Forest contains the famous sword Zhanchun, left behind by the first sect leader of the Qingyun Sword Sect. After the fall of the sect leaders and elders, they would leave their swords next to Zhanchun, thus forming the Sword Forest."

"In the Sword Forest, sword energy crisscrosses and sword aura is terrifying. Disciples often enter to observe in order to break through their realm, but the process is too painful and it has become a place to punish disciples who make mistakes."

Qiu Lin had long since thoroughly understood every part of the Qingyun Sword Sect, and he was also quite clear about the purpose of the Sword Forest.

"Entering the Sword Forest might be a punishment for ordinary disciples, but Xiao Xuancheng is already at the Dao Integration Realm. I still think this punishment is too lenient."

"He was the one who slandered you first."

Chu Luobai shook his head slightly, a slight smile playing on his lips, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.

"You don't believe me when I say you suffered because you started too late. You yourself said that many disciples often enter the intermediate observation hall in order to break through their realm."

"Guess which disciple of the Sword Sect was ever able to enter the Sword Forest to observe and seek a breakthrough in their cultivation level?"

After a moment of silence, Qiu Lin had a sudden inspiration and hesitantly voiced his thoughts.

"Could it be that you're asking about Senior Sister Lin from Lingfeng?"

"Not bad, you do have some understanding."

Chu Luobai nodded, looking at Qiu Lin with considerable satisfaction.

"Back then, Lin Wenxue was exceptionally talented in swordsmanship and often went to the Sword Forest to observe the sword energy and sword intent left behind by the past sect leaders and elders."

“Back then, Zu Yang and Xiao Xuancheng would often accompany her, but they weren’t as strong as Lin Wenxue and couldn’t withstand the sword energy and sword intent inside.”

"Do you think that if Xiao Xuancheng stayed in that place, he would probably fall into demonic possession within ten years, maybe even a hundred years, and directly descend into the demonic path?"

Qiu Lin blinked; he really didn't know that the Sword Forest had such a history.

If Xiao Xuancheng, whose heart was afflicted by Lin Wenxue's death, truly stayed in the Sword Forest for so many years...

"Senior sister, is this what military strategy calls 'winning hearts and minds'?"