Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

In the past two days, Elder Chi has told everyone everything they needed to know during casual conversations.

During the last Immortal Cultivation Conference, the Juque Sect sacrificed its weaker disciples in exchange for severely injuring the leader of the Qingyun Sect's generation of disciples.

In order to protect itself, Qingyun Sect turned its attention to Zhaixing Tower and Taibai Sect, using similar methods to drag the remaining two sects into the fray. When Taibai Sect clashed with Juque Sect, the injured Ruan Ayao disregarded her injuries and fought a fierce battle with the leader of Juque Sect, resulting in both sides suffering heavy losses.

Only then were the fighting strengths of the various factions leveled again.

That was truly a chaotic battle.

When one party suffers a devastating blow, they can no longer trust others and instead of retaliating, they drag everyone down with them.

In this way, one will not be the one surrounded by wolves.

They show no sense of grudges or personal feelings, but indifferently treat the participants as pawns, observing how to place them to gain greater benefits for their sect.

Zhu Wuyao recalled these events.

Such a choice is correct and calm, but it always makes people uncomfortable.

Last time, the leader of the Star-Picking Tower was Xiao Qingyu, who was seriously injured during the martial arts competition.

Perhaps it was because of this unwillingness that he suppressed his cultivation for ten years and returned to the Immortal Cultivation Conference.

"I've never understood why you took the initiative to seek out Tianluo?"

"Because before the competition, I cast a divination and couldn't predict anything, so I knew there would be some unexpected changes in this sect competition."

Xiao Qingyu no longer hid it.

His views may differ from Zhu Wuyao's, but a conflict before the sect competition would be detrimental.

Moreover, teamwork is required in capture-the-flag battles.

Xiao Qingyu continued:

"Of course, that's not the real reason."

"Then what is the real reason?"

"If Zhang Huai's Heavenly Net can accumulate enough momentum, it can be used not only in the sect competition, but also in the Immortal Cultivation Conference."

In this way, when people from the Luo Sect encountered people from other sects in the martial arts arena, they had a slight advantage from the start.

If he becomes the leader and can protect himself, he will be of greater help to Zhaixinglou in the second capture-the-flag battle.

pity……

Zhu Wuyao smiled and asked, "It's a pity I destroyed it, hindering your plan to restore the Star-Picking Tower?"

Xiao Qingyu did not answer, seemingly acquiescing.

Zhu Wuyao continued, "I don't want to argue with you about whether our views are correct or not, or whether we should have a bottom line in our actions."

"You just chose the wrong opponent, and I want to win."

"Why are you so obsessed with winning?" Xiao Qingyu asked.

Before the last Immortal Cultivation Conference, he also felt the care of those senior elders and carried the expectations of the Star-Picking Tower.

But in the end, that was the result...

He felt resentful and sorry for Zhaixinglou, so he joined Tianluo, wanting to stand on the martial arts field again.

I want to see if I can do better in the same situation.

Zhu Wuyao found the question ridiculous.

"Why do I want to win? Because I like that position, I have the opportunity to take first place, and the rewards for winning the championship are generous, which will give me greater strength."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a voice came from the side—

"Ah Yao, don't let him fool you."

Hua Ying yawned and walked over to the two of them. She had been refining pills for the past two days, which had exhausted her energy. She had finally finished refining the pills and wanted to go for a walk, which was when she overheard these words.

She walked over to Zhu Wuyao and scoffed:

"You still have the nerve to talk back? Just wait until this method of manipulating the sect competition is passed down, and then who gets a good ranking will be entirely up to Tianluo."

"You are confident in your own character, yet you used despicable means and still managed to justify it by saying it was for the Zhaixing Tower. How can you trust those who follow suit?"

"It's truly a case of 'success' in the short term, but harm in the long run."

She pronounced the word "功" with a dramatic intonation.

It's clear that Xiao Qingyu has a good temper.

Last time Zhu Wu invited him to ask about cultivation techniques, he kindly told him. This time, he was ridiculed by Hua Yingting in front of him, but he didn't even get angry.

Then another person came out of the cabin and looked this way.

It's that person who tied for second place with Huayingting...

Zhu Wuyao turned his head and asked, "What was your name again?"

Shi Yi was, after all, a cultivator. What difference was there between whispering to him and asking him his name to his face?

Before Hua Ying could reply, he took the initiative to say:

My name is Shi Yi.

"Senior Brother Shi, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

Shi Yi walked to the side, looked at Xiao Qingyu, and said:

"You little rascal, what happened to you?"

He and Xiao Qingyu were disciples of the same generation, fought side by side, and even participated in the last Immortal Cultivation Conference together.

Xiao Qingyu looked at him and said:

"I came for the Star-Picking Tower."

Shi Yi stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a hint of earnestness:

"You can fool others, but you know what you're really thinking."

"I haven't settled accounts with you yet regarding the Heavenly Net incident. We're from the same generation. You dragged Shi Tao into it, and I'm also at the eighth level of Qi Refining."

"If it weren't for these two junior sisters and that fat guy, I, Shi Yi, would have also suffered a setback."

Listening to their friends start settling accounts, Zhu Wuyao and Hua Yingting exchanged a glance and wandered off elsewhere.

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The journey to Zhongling City is not far.

However, the Star-Picking Tower's Cloud-Breaking Boat was too leisurely, and along the way, they saw two or three other flying magical artifacts from other sects and families.

Elder Chi took all of these opportunities as a chance to broaden their horizons and introduced them to the disciples of Zhaixinglou.

"Look at this. In the middle is a red-eyed tiger, and around it is a flag with seven star chains. It is a powerful sect located further north of Beixuan City, called Xiaotian Sect."

"Their Howling Sky Technique is extremely mysterious, but only a few people in each generation can truly master it."

"I've heard that once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, you can even steal the sky and change the moon."

"This Xiaotian Sect is not very honest. Because it is located in the north, just like our Zhaixing Tower, there are occasional frictions. I guess they are too confident and think they can replace Zhaixing Tower as one of the four major sects."

The other disciples listened with great interest, and Zhu Wuyao, recalling happy memories, smiled.

Xiaotian Sect...

This name always reminds me of a certain dog.

As you approach Zhongling City, you'll encounter more and more flying magical artifacts, each with its own unique form, some simple and some luxurious. In comparison, the Zhaixing Tower's facade is quite impressive.

Unexpectedly, the closer they got to Zhongling City, the slower the speed of the Broken Cloud Boat became.

Elder Chi sighed:

"As one of the four major sects, we should have a grand entrance. We should wait until everyone has arrived before making our appearance."

"I'm already this slow, but I'm still too early. No, I need to turn around and go for a spin!"

Gu Yiguan quickly stopped Elder Chi from casting the spell and advised him:

"Peace of mind comes first."

"No, pomp and circumstance are paramount."

After a brief standoff, Elder Chi finally succumbed to the reproachful look in his eyes and said:

"Alright, let's stop for a bit and not go anywhere else!"