Oh no, I accidentally cultivated three spiritual roots and became an empress!

Zhong Lingxin grabbed Zhang Qiuhan from behind and pulled her back several steps, then stomped over a long bench.

The long bench was erected high, blocking Qu Xin's poisonous dragon whip, and the barbs on the whip became embedded in the long bench.

In her haste, Qu Xin was unable to pull herself out quickly.

Zhong Lingxin was furious. She could see clearly that this whip was meant to disfigure Zhang Qiuhan.

Just a few words of argument and you want to ruin someone's face.

That's incredibly malicious!

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they have the heart of a snake or a scorpion.

She pushed Zhang Qiuhan aside, rushed to Qu Xin in one stride, grabbed Qu Xin's wrist, and slapped Qu Xin across the face with her left hand.

Qu Xin quickly channeled her spiritual power, trying to shake off Zhong Lingxin's hand.

However, even at the third level of Qi Refining, one is only slightly more agile and stronger than an ordinary person.

Given that she is three years younger than Zhong Lingxin, this small difference is negligible.

Moreover, Zhong Lingxin attacked in anger, her grip tightening so much that she nearly broke Qu Xin's wrist.

Qu Xin screamed in pain, unable to hold onto the Poison Dragon Whip.

The Poison Dragon Whip fell to the ground, but Leng Hanyan snatched it up and put it into her storage bag, intending to hand it over to the sect as evidence later.

Qu Xin saw stars after being slapped by Zhong Lingxin and couldn't help but scream angrily.

She cursed her as a bitch, and Zhong Lingxin slapped her.

They only hit her until her mouth bled.

Yu Letian panicked.

He didn't want to meddle in other people's business, nor did he dare to offend Qu Xin.

The more terrible Qu Xin is going through now, the more viciously she'll accuse him later!

At the very least, he cannot escape the charge of mismanagement.

Yu Letian hurriedly waved his hand, trying to use a burst of spiritual energy to shoo Zhong Lingxin away.

But suddenly he realized that his arm felt incredibly heavy and he couldn't lift it.

He was so anxious that he wanted to shout at them to stop.

But suddenly, he couldn't make a sound.

A voice rang in his ear: "Get away!"

Yu Letian recognized the voice as that of the Venerable Qingyang.

Alright, with a venerable saint intervening, he can go as far away as he can.

He summoned away all the servants and disciples from the Foreign Affairs Hall.

The top of the Heavenly Ladder was left to these junior disciples who had reached the entry level, so they could freely explore.

Zhong Lingxin slapped her repeatedly.

Qu Xin screamed and cursed for a long time.

At least she felt it lasted a long time.

Not a single person in charge from the Qingyun Sect came out to stop it.

Even the watchdog she thought was hers was silent.

Qu Xin knew that things were developing in a rather strange way.

She promptly shut her mouth, not daring to utter another curse.

Zhong Lingxin stopped hitting Qu Xin, shook her sore hand, and kicked Qu Xin far away.

In the distance, Qingyang Venerable Saint, who was watching all this, chuckled softly.

This is his good apprentice!

Not bad, quick-witted and with a good personality.

His clear sense of right and wrong suited him perfectly.

The high-ranking members of the Qingyun Sect who were watching the battle alongside Venerable Qingyang all fell silent.

They were a little doubtful about their ears.

Is Venerable Qingyang in an extremely good mood?

Could that girl who hit someone be the disciple that Venerable Qingyang wants to take in?

Maybe so.

It is said that Venerable Qingyang is also the kind of person who will start a fight at the slightest disagreement.

The children at the top of the ladder to heaven were all shocked by Zhong Lingxin's relentless and forceful slaps.

Then, seeing her grimacing and waving her hand, everyone couldn't help but twitch their lips.

This is someone who hit someone so hard that their own hand hurts.

Zhong Lingxin glanced coldly at Qu Xin, who was peeking at her, snorted, and walked into the shed.

More and more children climbed up.

The shed quickly filled with people.

Guan Jiheng, along with Xu Lilin and others, consciously maintained order and assigned several squad leaders, each managing one hundred people.

They were originally from several major families within the Qingyun Sect, and many people knew them.

In just a short while, the mountaintop was orderly, with all the children occupying a place, either sitting or standing.

It's no longer a chaotic crowd, with everyone scrambling and pushing.

The high-ranking members of the Qingyun Sect all nodded with satisfaction.

The Qingyun Sect has always been surnamed Qing.

In this generation, the sect leader had no descendants.

It seems the Qingyun Sect will soon have a new leader.

It's good that there's a change of leadership; that Azure Dragon was truly unworthy to be the sect leader.

The once-great Qingyun Sect, one of the five major sects, was reduced to a second-tier sect under his management.

From now on, their sect leader must be carefully selected, with no deficiency in ability or character.

Especially when it comes to women, we must be clear-headed. We can't afford to marry a troublemaker like Linglong Yue and ruin the sect.

One more thing to add: the sect forbids marriage between itself and the Cold Moon Palace.

The Cold Moon Palace has no other skills, but it has raised a bunch of people who know bewitching arts, causing countless families to be destroyed and people to die!

Two days later, Yu Letian reappeared, all smiles.

He brought more than a dozen servants with him, carrying a roster: "Children, congratulations on passing the Qingyun Sect's exam and becoming disciples of the Qingyun Sect."

The children all cheered.

They are finally all members of a sect.

Zhong Lingxin smiled happily.

It would be a lie to say she wasn't worried these past two days.

After all, she hit Qu Xin.

Although Zhang Qiuhan and Leng Hanyan stayed with her the whole time, Xu Lilin and Guan Jiheng also kept comforting her.

But growing up on Earth and having no parents made her experience the coldness and warmth of human relationships at a young age.

She was prepared to accept punishment from the Qingyun Sect.

She had thought it over carefully, and in front of everyone, she was in the right.

In order to maintain order, the Qingyun Sect could at most refuse to accept her as a disciple on the grounds that she had caused trouble by fighting.

Then she can just become a wandering cultivator.

Now, Yu Letian's words clearly told her that she was a disciple of the Qingyun Sect.

Being a disciple of a sect is better than being a rogue cultivator.

Her father had told her that being a rogue cultivator was too difficult; there were no resources or cultivation techniques, and everything had to be fought for and fought for by oneself. This greatly affected her cultivation.

Disciples of a sect at least have a safe cultivation environment.

Although this cultivation environment isn't necessarily much better than that of independent cultivators.

Yu Letian glanced at Zhong Lingxin and continued with a smile, "Congratulations to the top ten children! Not only will you receive rewards, but you'll also be able to directly become disciples of various peaks. Now, I will announce the names of the top ten disciples. Come to my side. Zhong Lingxin, Guan Jiheng, Wei Qifeng..."

Zhong Lingxin and nine others stepped forward and stood in front of Yu Letian.

Yu Letian chuckled, waved his hand, and ten cranes flew over, carrying ten children towards a high mountain.

At the top of the mountain, there is a grand hall, its white marble walls appearing solemn and dignified under the sunlight.

Yu Letian stopped first in front of the courtyard gate outside the main hall.

Ten cranes landed in a row behind Yu Letian.

Zhong Lingxin and the others dismounted from the crane and all walked properly behind Yu Letian.

After walking for a short while, Yu Letian bowed to the main entrance of the hall: "Reporting to the esteemed ancestors and peak masters, the first ten disciples to be accepted this time have arrived."

A gentle voice rang out in the hall: "Bring them all in."