Transmigrated into a book? A vicious female supporting character? A senior sister? Tsk tsk!

It tasted exactly like pork, which was quite amazing...

Lu Chuan'an gave Tang Xinyan a thumbs up and sincerely praised her:

"Junior Sister, if you opened a spiritual food shop, it would definitely be a huge hit."

Lu Chuan'an's words reminded Tang Xinyan of the essential skills for a transmigrated woman. After thinking for a moment, she nodded in agreement:

"If I didn't have spiritual roots, I might actually consider opening a chain of restaurants, innovating some daily necessities, opening a chain of supermarkets, and becoming the richest man in the area, hehe."

After the meal, the two went directly to the competition venue, which had five arenas. Many disciples had already gathered near the arenas.

Judging from the color and style of the disciples' robes, they are mostly outer and inner disciples, with a few miscellaneous disciples huddled in a corner.

Most people were in small groups, discussing their favorite fellow disciples and speculating about who had a chance of making it into the top ten today.

Tang Xinyan and Lu Chuan were hidden in a corner, observing the situation on the stage. Their specially made disciple robes were indeed too conspicuous.

It's estimated that the moment these two appear, everyone's attention will be instantly diverted; they don't want to be made a fool of...

About five minutes later, a middle-aged man dressed in an elder's robe appeared on the spectator stand in front of the ring. He cleared his throat.

After everyone had quieted down, the elder announced loudly:

"Today is the Foundation Establishment stage, from 50 to 10. Next, we will begin the first round, from 40 to 20. All participating disciples, please come here immediately to draw lots. Failure to do so will be considered a forfeit."

As soon as the elder finished speaking, the disciples below the stage began to walk up one after another, while the surrounding disciples watched nervously.

After all 40 disciples had drawn lots, the elder announced again:

"In this match, participants will be paired up. The person who draws number 1 will face off against the person who draws number 21 in ring number 1, and so on."

Each match lasts 15 minutes. The first to concede or leave the ring loses. If the match time expires and neither the first to concede or leave the ring, the referee will decide the winner.

After hearing the elder explain the competition rules, the contestants immediately went to find out about their opponents, and soon some were happy while others were worried.

The disciples who came to watch the battle also gathered in front of the arena. Tang Xinyan noticed that most of the disciples who went up to draw lots were inner disciples.

Outer disciples made up only about a quarter of the participants, while there were no menial disciples or personal disciples. At this stage of the competition, the absence of menial disciples was quite normal.

After all, most of the menial disciples, even if they reach the Foundation Establishment stage, have long passed their peak combat power. Those who come to sign up are mostly just trying their luck to see if they can transfer to the outer sect.

As for the lack of direct disciples, Tang Xinyan learned from the original owner's memories that, for the sake of fairness, direct disciples only participated in the competition after reaching the top ten.

Seeing Tang Xinyan looking around curiously, Lu Chuan'an assumed she didn't understand the rules, so he patiently explained:

"Junior Sister, our internal sect competition is held every three years. Competitions like the one for the Foundation Establishment stage are designed to select disciples with potential."

Disciples who can enter the top 100 in the competition can become outer disciples, and those who can enter the top 50 can become inner disciples.

Disciples who make it into the top ten of the competition will have the opportunity to be selected by the peak master or elders to become personal disciples. However, for the sake of fairness, personal disciples will only participate in the round of 20 to 10, and subsequent rounds.

Tang Xinyan feigned a sudden realization and analyzed:

"It seems that there are exactly 10 direct disciples participating in the Foundation Establishment stage competition this year. If there are no dark horses, the top 10 will essentially be a competition for direct disciples."

Lu Chuan'an looked at the disciples who were taking the stage one after another and agreed:

"Indeed, you must know that if a personal disciple loses, they could be demoted to an inner disciple. Therefore, every personal disciple who participates is giving it their all."

However, those who are personally instructed, whether they are inner disciples or outer disciples, start from different points. The allocation of resources further widens the gap between them. Inner disciples are in a slightly better position, as they have some opportunities to distinguish themselves.

Those in the outer sect and those doing menial tasks already have poor aptitude, extremely limited resources, and short daily cultivation time, making it difficult for them to change their situation unless they encounter some great stroke of luck.

Lu Chuan'an's words reminded Tang Xinyan of Liu Yinyin, a typical example of someone who encountered a great opportunity and rose step by step to great heights.

However, she has nipped the great opportunity in the bud step by step. I wonder what Liu Yinyin's situation is now.

Just then, the battles on the other side of the arena began, with each arena surrounded by disciples watching. Tang Xinyan and Lu Chuan'an, however, remained standing on the outer edge of the crowd.

Simultaneously watching the five arenas, a dazzling array of spells and talismans were being unleashed, creating a lively and intense spectacle. The disciples below were also thrilled, cheering enthusiastically.

But in Tang Xinyan's eyes, these attacks and spells were like slow-motion animations, utterly uninteresting.

Thinking that she herself was like this, Tang Xinyan figured that Lu Chuan'an probably had even less of an opinion of her, so she simply pulled Lu Chuan'an away.

Seeing Lu Chuan'an's confusion, Tang Xinyan smiled mischievously and explained:

"Second Brother, let's wait until the round of 20 to 10 before we come back."

Lu Chuan'an immediately understood, and at the same time, he was also a little curious:

"Junior Sister, may I ask you what your current cultivation level is?"

Tang Xinyan didn't hide anything from her own family, and frankly said:

"Foundation Building Perfection".

Lu Chuan'an was stunned for a moment before realizing that his junior sister was perhaps a little too extraordinary. If he remembered correctly...

Even their master, a universally acknowledged genius, was 18 when he reached the Foundation Establishment stage. But look at his junior sister, she was only 11 years old and had already reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment…

Thinking of this, Lu Chuan'an looked at Tang Xinyan with a strange gaze, making Tang Xinyan feel uneasy.

"What's wrong, Second Brother? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Lu Chuan'an was silent for two seconds before lowering his voice and saying, as if he had made up his mind:

"Junior Sister, tell your Second Senior Brother the truth, are you not actually human either?"

Tang Xinyan: "........"

Seeing Tang Xinyan remain silent, Lu Chuan'an chuckled awkwardly and changed the subject:

"Well, haha, just kidding. In that case, I don't need to worry about you on your trip to the secret realm, Junior Sister."

After thinking for a moment, he said seriously:

"However, junior sister, as the saying goes, 'the tallest tree in the forest is the first to be felled by the wind.' Your cultivation speed is simply too heaven-defying for ordinary people."

"It's inevitable that some people will covet it. For this secret realm, should you adjust your cultivation level to the early Foundation Establishment stage? That way, you'll be more low-key."

Tang Xinyan had long been aware of Lu Chuan'an's concerns. If it weren't for the need to participate in this secret realm and obtain the items inside before the female lead,