This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

After the elder said this, the previously noisy crowd quieted down and waited for the matter of the injury to be dealt with.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, a group of people walked in one after another. This time there were more people, about twenty in total.

Everyone entered and bowed, then stood in their places. Some even shouted, because after all, they might not be kept in the Ancient Fiend Sect during the sect selection, so they acted without any scruples.

Thinking that they wouldn't be left behind in such a miserable state, they began to harbor various grievances.

"Since these representatives are already here, why bring us along?"

"Even elders should speak the truth; we don't want to be implicated for no reason."

Before the First Elder could speak, the Sixth Elder stood up and shouted, "Shut up! Do you want to resolve this issue now, or do you want to continue making trouble?"

The people in the hall fell silent, but they still muttered under their breath, "They won't let us speak when they're trying to solve a problem. It's tyranny."

He thought his voice was too soft, but the people present were all incredibly powerful; how could they not hear him? No one paid any attention to their whispers.

The elder sat up straight and began his speech, "The reason I brought you here is to solve the problem. Now we will punish you first, and then reward you."

Seeing that several people were about to speak again, the Grand Elder stopped them, "You need not doubt. In today's events, some people used violence to injure others, which is unforgivable. If you want your rights, we can tacitly approve, but you have injured people within our sect..."

After a pause, he continued, "Well then, we'll have to talk about it. Of course, our requirements are very simple: as long as you swear an oath to come back and accept punishment when the selection ends, you can leave. Then we'll draw lots to decide who stays and who goes."

Everyone fell silent. After hearing the elder's words, they knew they were in the wrong, but they didn't want to be punished.

While pondering, some people took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and quietly retreated. If they were punished, even if they joined another sect, it would affect their path. They didn't want to ruin their future like that.

Unfortunately, some people will not agree to their leaving.

Those who acted as lobbyists before finally gained approval. If these people run away, wouldn't all their efforts have been in vain?

Some people blocked the doorway, shouting, "Don't leave! Make a vow now, and then we can all go our separate ways."

The people who were blocked were extremely anxious. They knew that it was impossible to break through, so they had no choice but to turn around, look at the elders, extend their right hands, put their two fingers together, and begin to swear an oath.

Once the first one started, it was like a chain reaction, and everyone swore an oath.

Although some were unwilling, they all stood up to stop their idea, adhering to the theory that if one is to die, the others should die too.

Seeing that everyone had finished, the Grand Elder nodded and said, "Alright, go and tell everyone to gather at the sect square. It will start in about an hour."

After he finished speaking, the elder and the others left their seats.

Everyone seemed to be freed, and they all ran off to inform their acquaintances.

Xiaoru is now alone, standing in a quiet corner, watching people running around, shouting that they've succeeded and can leave soon.

She smiled even more brightly, watching everything unfold, then turned and left.

Afterwards, Xiaoru arrived at the back mountain of the Ancient Fiend Sect. The two stone tablets had disappeared, leaving only an empty place with a gate standing there.

Xiaoru arrived here, found a comfortable spot, and sat down under the rocks, looking at the space with amusement.

She was waiting, waiting for the person inside to come out, or to die.

As long as I'm here, I'll know whether that brat Ye Lianxue is dead or alive. If she's dead, all the better, hehe! If she's alive, I wouldn't mind giving her the last blow.

Wang Xiao said that the gate would disappear as soon as the formation stopped.

Wang Xiao sold his body to gain his pity, which led him to trick Ye Lianxue and Xiao Jingwei into the formation.

Thinking of Wang Xiao, Xiao Ru felt a wave of disgust, even nausea, because Wang Xiao was really not good-looking, and his greasy skin was very unpleasant, but there was nothing she could do about it.

Since he's the one in charge of the formation, I have no choice but to submit to him.

Thinking of this, her hatred intensified. If it weren't for Xiaoru and Ye Lianxue, she wouldn't have had her cultivation crippled, nor would she have lost her virginity. "Ye Lianxue, you just wait! This time you definitely won't have a chance to come back alive, hahaha..."

The empty back hill was filled only with Xiaoru's eerie laughter.

Everyone had gathered in the square. There was a high platform in the square, which was where the elders and patriarchs would hold their matches. It was a space composed of arrays, connected to the area below, but without interfering with each other.

Representatives from the twelve sects took their seats one after another. Soon after, the host stepped forward, waved his hand, and the surroundings immediately fell silent.

Next, several servants each carried a box. There were five sealed boxes in total, with only one hole big enough to fit a hand.

The host then instructed his men to put the bamboo sticks with numbers written on them into the box.

"Do you all see these bamboo slips? These are your numbers, the numbers of the candidates. For example, this slip is number 59. We'll put all the numbers into the box, and then the sect representatives will draw them."

"We will announce who will be drawn and which sect they will join later. Let's begin now."

Several sect representatives stepped forward, each taking out five bamboo sticks from a box.

Then place it behind you on the table representing the sect's flag, for example, the Hundred Flowers Sect's flag would be placed in the position of the Ancient Fiend Sect.

The representative of the Ancient Fiend Sect placed the bamboo sticks on the territory of the Broken Mountain Sect, and so on until all the bamboo sticks in the box were taken.

Afterwards, the person in charge will announce the list of those who have entered the sect, which will be the corresponding numbers.

Finally, after an hour, all the bamboo slips were removed, and the presiding person began. The first sect announced, "Number 94 enters the Hundred Flowers Sect, number 369 enters the Azure Cloud Sect..."

Some people cheered with joy after entering their ideal sect, while others were disappointed when they failed to join the one they wanted.

And so everyone waited for the outcome with mixed feelings of joy and worry.

Finally, everyone had finished announcing their names, except for Lianxue.

Because at this moment her fate is unknown, no one would choose to take the life of an unknown person.

Those who were eliminated earlier have already been sent back to their accommodations by designated personnel.

After the perfect ending, everyone was told to return to their current residence and wait for the next day to be guided away.

The surroundings quieted down, and the sect square was deserted as everyone awaited the unfolding events.

After observing the situation at the back mountain of the Ancient Fiend Sect, Wang Xiao ran to Xiao Ru and told her everything. Then the two of them waited for the formation to disappear and for that person to come out and deliver a fatal blow.

Inside the pampered space, Bai Lang finally opened its eyes, its eyes flashing with light. It seemed to have advanced, but it was still unclear how strong it was.

Then Bai Lang ran out of the space, letting out a wolf howl that shook the surroundings, and the space itself seemed to tremble.

Then everything returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.