Stealing the female lead's favor turns her from a heartthrob to a universally disliked figure.

Li Qingqing took a deep breath and thought to herself: It's not easy to get on the list of the top 100 sects!

It should be noted that the top-ranked disciple of the sect is already at the Spirit Integration Realm.

Even if you're last on the top 100 list, you're still at least at the Spirit Division Realm.

No matter how hard Xia Nanfeng and his group try, it will be extremely difficult for them to catch up in next year's sect competition.

The rewards are so generous, I really want them.

She felt that Lingqin Peak desperately needed a spirit boat.

Lingqin Peak used to have them too, but because her master and senior sisters perished in the Guihai Secret Realm, their belongings were all stolen by the demonic cultivator Youyi.

Now that I think about it, her strength is already below the Nascent Soul Realm, not much worse than the demonic cultivator You Yi. Now she just lacks some practical experience, and I don't know if she will have a chance to snatch the things back.

Unbeknownst to her, while she was lost in thought, her fingers inadvertently touched a strand of Lu Tingbai's hair that was being blown about by the wind, which allowed Lu Tingbai to hear her thoughts.

After pondering for a while, Lu Tingbai silently called his senior and junior brothers to a secluded spot to whisper among themselves.

After listening to Lu Tingbai's words, Xia Nanfeng said thoughtfully, "Does Master hope that we will participate in next year's top 100 sect ranking competition?"

Lu Tingbai nodded, "Yes. Master is worried that we are too weak to make the list. Perhaps there are rewards that Master wants in this competition. I think we can work hard. After returning to Lingqin Peak, I will probably take on a sect mission soon to go out and train."

Ye Bei immediately chimed in, "Me too. I want to become stronger, and I don't want to hold anyone back."

"Then let's wait until we get back and see if there are any missions that suit us. We can do missions together then, so we can cooperate and look out for each other. We can split up again when we're stronger." Xia Nanfeng was also eager to become stronger.

“Sure. Master is still quite concerned about that demonic cultivator's whereabouts. I think we can keep an eye on his movements,” Lu Tingbai added.

“That demonic cultivator is roaming around and many people can’t do anything about him. He should be close to entering the Nascent Soul Realm. Moreover, he has many strange methods and is quite difficult to deal with. He’s not someone we can kill right now,” Qiu Shaoze said truthfully.

“If we can’t do it, then let’s issue a mission to have someone else kill that great demonic cultivator,” Lan Cen suggested another solution.

While they were discussing this, Li Qingqing had already discovered that Fu Changye and Bai Xiangling had been teleported out.

Many disciples from Lingyi Peak entered the Divine Ruins, but only one in ten survived.

Then she saw Elder Wu, who immediately gathered the Nine Spirits Sect disciples together to discuss the casualty rate.

Other sects and aristocratic families were in a similar situation, so people were lining up and gathering everywhere, but their expressions were not good.

Li Qingqing had only seven disciples, and they didn't enter the ruined city, so there were zero casualties.

Although many disciples came from Lingchu Peak, few actually entered the Divine Ruins. In the end, three people died.

The situation at Lingyi Peak was dire. Several thousand people came, but only thirty-three survived.

Even worse off than the Spirit Healer Peak was the Spirit Beast Peak. Because they were dealing with magical beasts, their contracted beasts were specially suppressed and could not play any role at all. Some of the contracted beasts even betrayed their masters and attacked them, resulting in the death of everyone on the Spirit Beast Peak except for the peak master and the eldest disciple.

The other peaks also suffered heavy casualties. The ones that fared slightly better were Spirit Sword Peak and Spirit Blade Peak, where at least a hundred people survived.

But overall it was still a terrible situation.

Even worse off than the Nine Spirits Sect were the Azure Cloud Sect and some smaller sects, which were almost completely wiped out, with no one surviving.

Two days later, the Divine Ruins space map in the sky disappeared.

Another day passed, and the Gate of the Divine Ruins closed, disappearing into the void, awaiting its reopening in the next hundred years.

It was at this moment that the sects and families that could no longer wait for their companions to emerge began their return voyage, leaving the icy sea of ​​the Northern Continent.

Li Qingqing and the others also boarded the spirit boat to return to the Nine Spirits Sect.

When they arrived, the two spirit boats were full of people; when they returned, the spirit boats were empty.

The peak master of the Spirit Weapon Peak looked at the peak master of the Spirit Chef Peak and said with a slightly bitter expression, "You're quite lucky. You didn't even enter the City of Ruins and escaped a calamity."

The Spirit Chef Peak Master smiled helplessly, "Little Li and I are self-aware, which is why we came out early."

He did not tell the other peak masters about their fortunate trip to the Divine Ruins Space Sea.

After all, so many of their disciples had died; to say it out loud would sound like boasting, lest they think they were gloating.

"Peak Master Lingqin was quite prescient," Peak Master Lingzhen remarked.

When Li Qingqing was called out, she said, "I only have seven disciples. If another one dies, Lingqin Peak will be wiped out again. So I simply let everyone come out."

The Spirit Beast Peak Master was in a very awkward position, because all of his personal disciples, except for his eldest disciple, had died in the Divine Ruins.

Therefore, his current situation is not much better than Li Qingqing's.

Fu Changye was also on the same spirit boat as them, but he was always aloof and did not participate in their conversation.

Although many of his disciples died or were injured, his Spirit Medicine Peak already had a large number of disciples, and most of the dead were inner and outer disciples. Only one or two of his personal disciples died, so for him, the loss was not significant.

They chatted for a while, and eventually the topic turned to the female rogue cultivator who had received a century-old inheritance.

"That female cultivator is lucky. She actually obtained a hundred years of inherited cultivation while only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Others cultivate for a hundred years, but she can't compare to her attaining enlightenment in one day..." The Spirit Weapon Peak Master was very envious.

"I wonder if she has some special qualities or is just lucky." The Spirit Sword Peak Master was more curious than anything else.

Li Qingqing simply listened without interrupting or expressing her opinion.

Perhaps she was getting bored, because she covered her mouth and yawned softly.

Upon seeing this, Elder Wu said softly, "Go and rest! Everyone must be tired lately, so please get some rest."

"Okay. I'm going to take a nap." Li Qingqing didn't force herself to stay awake any longer, and left after telling everyone.

After she left, Peak Master Lingfu watched her retreating figure and asked, "What is Peak Master Lingqin's cultivation level now?"

Why could he suddenly no longer see her cultivation level?

His question drew everyone's attention to the Spirit Chef Peak Master.

The Spirit Chef Peak Master chuckled, "Aren't we the same as you, early stage of the Spirit Integration Realm?"

The Spirit Talisman Peak Master was stunned for a moment, "He's already at the early stage of the Spirit Integration Realm? Isn't this cultivation speed too fast?"

The Spirit Chef Peak Master waved his hand with a smile, "There's nothing fast about it, it's just good luck. When we were in the Divine Ruins, we captured some strange spiritual energy spots. Not only did the Spirit Harp Peak Master's cultivation improve, but didn't you notice that my cultivation also increased? My disciples also benefited."

His words were casual, but they made Fu Changye suddenly look at him.

"You've detected the shattered ethereal light from the Heart of the Spirit?"