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

"There have been some mishaps in this sect competition, as you all probably know, so I won't go into details today."

“From now on, I, Zhao Yushi, will take charge of the entire Qingyun Sword Sect.”

"The purpose of this sect meeting today is to announce two things."

Zhao Yushi stood on the high platform and spoke loudly.

"Firstly, we commend Chu Luobai, the champion of this sect competition."

"One Great Ascension Realm Breakthrough Pill, one hundred high-grade spirit stones, ten high-grade medicinal herbs of your choice from the Herb Hall, and ten high-grade pills from the Pill Hall..."

As the series of rewards was read out, the disciples were dumbfounded, and their eyes glared at Chu Luobai with increasing envy.

"The Azure Cloud Sword Sect truly is a great sect; even their rewards are so generous..."

Each of these rewards, taken individually, is something that smaller sects wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Although Qiu Lin came here because of the Sword Sect's profound heritage, this is his first time participating in a sect competition.

Seeing Zhao Yushi reveal the Breakthrough Pill on stage still gave me a jolt of surprise.

Such expensive elixirs...

"The fact that sword cultivators are poor does not mean that the Sword Sect is poor."

Qiu Lin murmured, while Zhao Jingren beside him curled his lip.

"Sword cultivators are poor because they have to cultivate swords. If you don't continue to advance, you could be very rich."

On the stage.

Zhao Yushi released a series of rewards, and only when he saw the disciples' eyes reddening with envy did he nod in satisfaction.

He put the reward into his Qiankun Bag and handed it to Chu Luobai.

Only when everyone knows the benefits of being number one will they work even harder to climb higher next time.

Resources are limited; if you don't step on others' heads, you'll be stepped on by them.

"The next thing is the second thing."

Zhao Yushi continued.

"After the sect competition, the Sword Sect will begin a year-long trial to enter the mortal world. Each disciple should choose their own location."

"Determine your destination within three days, report the location to the Secular Affairs Hall, light the Soul Lamp, collect your travel expenses, and then you may leave on your own."

"The sect has set up this trial for two reasons: first, to rid mortals of demons and ensure peace in the region; and second, to help you see through the illusions of the mortal world and pursue a pure sword heart."

"Once you embark on the path of cultivation, you have already transcended the mortal world. If you have any lingering worldly ties, go and settle them as soon as possible."

That's all for today. If there are no other issues, the meeting is adjourned.

After saying that, Zhao Yushi flew away without hesitation.

Compared to Gao Hong, who used to like to talk big, he's much more direct now.

Even the disciples below were stunned, and it took them a while to react.

"Is that all? Isn't Sect Leader Zhao going to say anything more to give us some pointers?"

"What's there to remind you of? You've gone mad from listening to what the former sect leader said."

Chu Luobai weighed the Qiankun bag in her hand; it contained significantly more than she had expected.

It seems that Gao Hong used to secretly stuff a lot of things into his private coffers.

What's wrong with Zhao Jingren?

Looking at Zhao Jingren, whose eyes were dark and who looked utterly hopeless, Chu Luobai couldn't help but ask.

"It seems she was tortured by Elder Chu..."

Qiu Lin explained in a low voice.

"How can the master's guidance be considered torture?"

Chu Wang's sudden appearance in this life surprised even Chu Luobai.

In his previous life, Chu Wang never left Wenling Peak until the eve of Fu Cheng'an's attack on the Sword Sect, when he hurriedly left the sect, supposedly because of some urgent matter.

"No, that's torture! I've never felt that practicing swordsmanship was so difficult!"

Zhao Jingren covered his face, his expression filled with grief and indignation.

Now, whenever he sees Chu Luobai, he thinks of Chu Wang's hesitant expression and eyes, and that sentence.

"Sigh, Sword Fool."

He practiced swordsmanship diligently according to the sword manual, so how did he become a sword idiot?!

"By the way, Senior Sister, when are we going down the mountain?"

Qiu Lin looked on with anticipation.

"You two aren't both going to participate in that time-wasting training, are you?"

Although Zhao Jingren was forced by Chu Wang to participate in the training, he still felt from the bottom of his heart that the training was a waste of time.

"I'm going with Qiu Lin. Didn't you say you weren't interested in this kind of thing?"

Chu Luobai raised an eyebrow. Zhao Jingren didn't go down the mountain in his previous life, and he probably wouldn't be any different in this one.

No, I'm very interested.

Zhao Jingren had a blank expression, showing no sign of interest whatsoever.

"If you go astray in your sword practice, you might as well go to the Execution Sword Platform and keep Xiao Xuancheng company."

Upon hearing that Zhao Jingren was going down the mountain, Chu Luobai subconsciously felt that Zhao Jingren might also be suffering from inner demons.

On second thought, he asked the disciples of Lingfeng who only knew how to practice swordsmanship. He reasoned that unless something like Lin Wenxue's incident happened, it would be difficult for them to develop inner demons.

Thinking of Chu Wang, Chu Luobai had a general idea in mind.

Immediately, he turned to Qiu Lin and said sarcastically.

"Junior brother, you should stay away from him from now on. Being a fool is contagious."

Seeing the smile on Chu Luobai's face, Zhao Jingren, who originally wanted to ask Chu Luobai whether he had suppressed his cultivation level on the arena, suddenly didn't want to ask anymore.

Unrestrained and romantic, with exceptional talent, this is exactly what Chu Luobai was meant to be.

But Jiang Yuzhe's appearance shattered all of that.

Now, everything has simply returned to its original state.

"Is this how you describe your childhood sweetheart with whom you used to play in the mud?"

"Since we've already teamed up, can you take me along for the trial too?"

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

Qingyun Sword Sect, back mountain.

Mu Yurou walked quickly toward the cold pool, her pretty face slightly cold.

Gao Hong and Xiao Xuancheng were two useless people. She spent so much energy on them, and in the end, they were imprisoned in the Sword Forest.

It also brought to light many hidden plot lines.

"If this continues, the lord will not be able to wait any longer."

Upon seeing the cold pool, a thought flashed through Mu Yurou's eyes.

If we could rely on what the merman possessed...

In the distance, Jiang Yuzhe carefully followed behind Mu Yurou.

Today, he had intended to talk to Chu Luobai again, but he discovered that after leaving the Sword Forest, Mu Yurou had secretly headed towards the back mountain.

The sect meeting was being held on Qingyun Peak, but Mu Yurou didn't go. Instead, she went to the back mountain.

Recalling Mu Yurou's sudden coldness towards him during this period, Jiang Yuzhe subconsciously felt that something was wrong.

They followed him quietly all the way to the back of the mountain.

"I'd like to see which high branch you've climbed onto after Xiao Xuancheng's downfall."

Jiang Yuzhe hid in the bushes, his eyes deep and his expression gradually contorting in the dim light.

Beside the cold pool.

Mu Yurou gently traced the surface of the water with her fingertips, creating ripples.

Soon, a strange movement came from the bottom of the water.

A figure quickly approached the water's surface and splashed water out.

Her long, silvery-white hair shimmered in the sunlight.

His long fish tail gently slapped the water's surface behind him.

"This is... a merman?!"

Jiang Yuzhe's eyes suddenly widened, and her pupils trembled slightly.

"Why would a demon race appear within the Sword Sect?!"