Fantasy: I Am the Villain.

Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Inside Story of the Grand Competition

When Bai Ke saw the sect leader Ning Fengyi unleash a burst of spiritual energy towards him, he intended to dodge to the side, but was unexpectedly pinned down by Bai Yan beside him.

"Don't move. This is your senior brother, the sect leader, checking for any hidden dangers in your breakthrough." Bai Yan's deep voice rang in Bai Ke's ears.

He then reached out and bowed to Ning Fengyi, saying, "Junior brother thanks Senior Brother Headmaster."

"Haha, it's alright, it's alright." Ning Fengyi laughed and waved her hand, indicating that Bai Yan should not stand on ceremony with her, and then stared at Bai Ke strangely.

“My nephew has a very solid foundation. Hmm… his spiritual energy is condensed and even faintly exudes a dragon-shaped aura. He must have had some other fortuitous encounter. Hmm, not bad, not bad. As expected, like father, like son.”

Bai Yan looked down at Bai Ke, a hint of gentleness flashing in his eyes before disappearing into the black and white vortex within them. Ning Fengyi looked at him, chuckled, and shook her head, saying:

“Junior brother, after all these years, why are you still so dull-witted? Bai Ke has achieved such success now, why don’t you encourage him?”

Bai Yan replied coldly, "This is Ke'er's own achievement, and has nothing to do with me, his junior brother. Since he has brought out my Enforcement Hall, he has become an independent adult. Why do I need to encourage him?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Ke scratched his head sheepishly. In the past, he would have really wanted to move back to the Law Enforcement Hall to live with his father, since it's good to have a powerful backer.

Just like that spatial rift, which almost cost him his life, if he had been in the Enforcement Hall, Bai Yan would have discovered and stopped him long ago, instead of giving him such a fright.

However, he now carries many secrets, such as his identity as a time traveler. If Bai Yan discovers that Bai Ke is not his biological son, Bai Ke can easily imagine what will happen.

Therefore, all they can do now is cling to the idea of ​​establishing their own separate residence for independent cultivation, and get familiar with the original owner's previous interpersonal relationships as soon as possible.

Upon hearing Bai Yan's reply, Ning Fengyi laughed and scolded, "You cold-faced stone, you're so heartless to your own son. I wonder who you'd be gentle with."

He and Bai Yan had been friends since childhood and had a very close relationship. Because he was the head of the Tian Ce Palace, he never married or had children, so he always regarded Bai Ke as his own son and treated him like a godson.

However, because of his status as the sect leader, he couldn't go too far and be accused of favoritism, so he could only take care of Bai Ke in private.

I just heard that Bai Ke recently broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm. Without giving me any notice, I immediately went to check for any hidden dangers in Bai Ke's breakthrough. This shows how much I care.

"Hmm, the selection of the Holy Son is imminent. Bai Ke, are you confident that you can seize the position of Holy Son of Tian Ce?" Ning Fengyi suddenly turned her head and asked Bai Ke.

"Sect Master, my nephew is in such a hurry to break through to the Nascent Soul realm because he wants to seize the position of Holy Son of our Tian Ce Palace in one fell swoop. Are there any other disciples at the Nascent Soul realm right now?"

Bai Ke raised his head and said to Ning Fengyi, his last sentence implying that he wanted to ask Ning Fengyi for information, after all, she was the head of Tian Ce Palace, she must know a lot of information.

"Haha, Bai Yan, look at your little rascal son, he's trying to spy on me, haha," Ning Fengyi said to Bai Yan with a laugh.

"Sect Master, you can't say that! I'm just concerned about the cultivation levels of our fellow disciples in Tian Ce Palace. It's all out of my heart..."

"I am, after all, the eldest disciple of our Tian Ce Palace. It's only natural for me to care about the cultivation of my junior brothers and sisters!" Bai Ke argued.

"Haha, say whatever you want. I'm not going to tell you about the cultivation levels of other people. If you're so capable, find out for yourself. Don't try to get information out of me."

Ning Fengyi suddenly became serious and said, "Are you kidding me? The Holy Son Selection is a major event that concerns the formation of power in the area under Tian Ce Palace. How could he openly undermine the fairness of the competition?"

"Alright, Ke'er, shut up! Don't make things difficult for your sect leader. How can the fairness of the competition be compromised because of you? Stop making a fuss!" Bai Yan's cold voice rang out.

Bai Ke was about to say something more to Ning Fengyi, but upon hearing this, he could only awkwardly shut his mouth and dared not utter another word. Ning Fengyi chuckled at this.

"Alright, don't listen to your father's nonsense. Although I can't openly make an exception for you, I can still give you a little reminder."

This sect competition is different from usual. The selection of the Holy Son will be held concurrently with the outer disciple competition, so cultivation level will not be the sole criterion for judgment. Do you understand?

Upon hearing this, Bai Ke felt a chill run down his spine. Cultivation level wasn't the only criterion for judgment? If Ning Fengyi said that, then his cultivation level must be among the best of his generation of disciples, otherwise he wouldn't have said that.

Moreover, since it will be held together with the competition for outer disciples, it will likely test the candidates' leadership, organizational, and many other aspects.

In that case, the instructions I gave Ah Can before I left, asking him to gather the most talented outer disciples, should come in handy. He should be able to quickly put together a team for the competition.

I wonder what the Holy Son Competition will be like. If outer disciples participate, there shouldn't be much danger.

Bai Ke's eyes flashed, and he vaguely guessed the intention behind the arrangement made by the higher-ups of Tian Ce Palace. As the Holy Son of Tian Ce, he should not only ensure his own cultivation progress but also have a strong sense of the big picture.

It should be understood that the position of Holy Son is equivalent to the Crown Prince in a mortal dynasty, and will be a direct candidate for the future sect leader.

In this way, as the future leader of the sect, one must not only be able to command respect for one's cultivation level, but also be able to lead the Tian Ce Palace to gain a foothold in the Mountain and Sea Realm and develop better step by step.

As the group flew toward the main hall of Tian Ce Palace, Ning Fengyi suddenly asked Bai Yan, "What exactly happened with the spatial rift on Tian Du Peak just now?"

Originally, I didn't need to come and investigate this matter personally, but Elder Gong, the head of Tiandu Peak, had something to attend to and couldn't get away at the last minute.

"Since this concerns you and your son, I came here specifically. What exactly happened before?"

Bai Ke suddenly realized that he had been wondering how the dignified head of Tian Ce Palace could be so leisurely as to come and investigate in person. It turned out that it was because of him and his son.

Bai Yan remained silent for a while, then said to Ning Fengyi, "Sect Leader, I don't know about this either. But since the spatial rift originated from Tiandu Peak, I suppose you know something about it."

He vaguely sensed that Bai Ke was the culprit behind the spatial rift, but since the matter was of great importance, he didn't tell Ning Fengyi the truth. He only said that Bai Ke might know the inside story.

"Oh? Junior Nephew Bai actually managed to escape with his life from the spatial rift? It seems I underestimated you..." Ning Fengyi looked at Bai Ke with surprise after hearing Bai Yan's words.