Fairy, I'm going to control you tightly!

For a fleeting moment, he even considered using the "Descent Card" to take advantage of Xiao Jingxi's cultivation level and beat up his senior sister.

Wow, that's infuriating!

Before Ji Nanbei could calm down, Lin Mengxi continued:

"Oh, right, once you make it into the top ten in this Demonic Path Competition, you'll be qualified to go to the 'Cultivation Realm' and participate in higher-level competitions."

Upon hearing this, Ji Nanbei felt a slight tremor in his heart.

A battle on a higher level than fighting against the disciples of the three sects?

"Senior sister, do you know... what the name of that later competition is?"

Ji Nanbei tried his best to keep his voice steady and appear calm.

"I think it's called... 'Seizing the Flag from the Clouds'? The name's kind of weird. Anyway, the reward is great, good luck!"

Upon hearing the words "seize the flag from the clouds," Ji Nanbei was completely stunned.

Despicable Senior Sister, how many more "surprises" do you have that I don't know about!

So this demonic competition is actually a regional qualifier for the "Cultivation World Grand Competition"? If you win, you can participate in the real Cultivation World Grand Competition!

Ji Nanbei immediately realized that Xiao Jingxi would definitely appear in the Cultivation World Grand Competition.

what?

This means we'll have to meet in person?!

Ji Nanbei truly felt that he was not fully prepared.

However, recalling the appearance of that adorable "little swordsman," Ji Nanbei suddenly felt...

It doesn't seem like it's entirely unacceptable!

Ah, perhaps I need to be more discreet. If I really do meet Xiao Jingxi in person, at least I can't let others notice anything amiss...

No, no, the problem is, is such a hasty and poorly planned meeting really appropriate?

Lin Mengxi was completely unaware of the intense turmoil and upheaval that Ji Nanbei was experiencing at that moment.

Ji Nanbei had once imagined that one day in the future he might meet Xiao Jingxi again.

Rather, he had long realized that this day would eventually come.

During the period of soul possession, Ji Nanbei's consciousness had been connected with Xiao Jingxi's for more than a day. With their "hearts and minds in sync" day after day, Ji Nanbei naturally developed feelings of affection for that "little sword immortal".

Who wouldn't love such an adorable "little sword fairy"?

Ji Nanbei never expected that this day would come so quickly.

Shaking his head, Ji Nanbei decided to take it one step at a time and decide based on the situation.

At this point, it's unnecessary to speculate, as there's too little information and too many variables to consider.

He glanced at the "scumbag senior sister" beside him.

Lin Mengxi continued talking non-stop, completely unaware of how "shocking" the information she was revealing was.

Ji Nanbei (in his mind): The look in someone's eyes that wants to kill them is impossible to hide!

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. When you register for the competition, just state that you are a 'Rogue Demonic Cultivator,' and there's no need to mention the words 'Happy Forest Demonic Sect.'"

Ji Nanbei was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Why? Isn't this an opportunity to bring glory and honor to our sect?"

Perhaps even Ji Nanbei himself didn't realize that he had quietly set his sights on at least the top ten, or even the top spot, in this demonic competition.

The reason is simple: Ji Nanbei's cultivation level is not inferior to others.

Although his senior sister's words were quite "infuriating," Ji Nanbei knew one thing for sure—he was actually quite confident in fighting a Golden Core cultivator with only Foundation Establishment cultivation.

Back to the present.

When Lin Mengxi heard Ji Nanbei's question, she simply shrugged.

"There's no other way. If you reveal your name in the current state of the Happy Forest Demon Sect, it won't bring you any glory; instead, it might cause you a lot of trouble."

Upon hearing this, Ji Nanbei naturally thought of his senior brother, whom he had never met (at least not in his true form).

"Is it because of... Senior Brother?"

"Indeed. Your senior brother... has acted too erratically, breaking the rules of the cultivation world and angering the entire righteous path. Even the demonic path doesn't have a good opinion of him. Although he has never actively proclaimed that he is a member of the Happy Forest Demonic Sect, he has still been discovered by those with ulterior motives."

Ji Nanbei couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. Even the "despicable senior sister" thought that senior brother was "crazy," so just how crazy must his own senior brother be?

"Senior brother... what exactly did he do?"

Unable to contain his curiosity, Ji Nanbei pressed for more information.

"kill."

Lin Mengxi uttered two words softly.

Ji Nanbei frowned slightly.

"That's all? This already breaks the rules of the cultivation world? Could it be that Senior Brother is practicing some kind of ancient evil technique, requiring him to kill to enter the Dao and steal the essence and blood of others for cultivation?"

For a moment, this was the only possibility that Ji Nanbei could think of.

As mentioned earlier, the current demonic path mainly cultivates techniques with yin attributes, and its methods differ from those of the righteous path, but it is not the kind of heinous, bloodthirsty demonic behavior.

Such an approach carries risks that are disproportionate to the rewards, and has gradually been abandoned by the mainstream.

However, there are always those in the world who accidentally obtain ancient and evil magical arts and choose to take the risk of cultivating them.

If that were truly the case, it would be perfectly normal for it to be unacceptable to the world.

However, Lin Mengxi shook her head.

"That's not the case."

"no?"

"Yes. Your senior brother killed people not to practice his skills, but simply... to settle personal scores."

Ji Nanbei became increasingly puzzled.

"How can this be considered breaking the rules? Has the cultivation world become so 'benevolent' that even killing is no longer allowed?"

Lin Mengxi shook her head and chuckled.

"The problem isn't 'killing,' but 'people.' The people your senior brother wants to kill... tsk tsk, you know about the 'Four Sects and Nine Schools,' right? Your senior brother wants to kill disciples from two of those schools."

Ji Nanbei was still puzzled.

Even if there is a conflict with the two righteous sects, it shouldn't offend the entire cultivation world, right?

"The problem is that your senior brother is too 'crazy'. He wanted to kill the people from those two sects, and naturally the two sects tried to stop him. So your senior brother killed the people from those two sects who tried to stop him as well."

"These two righteous sects wield immense influence throughout the region, naturally attracting many families and sects friendly with them willing to lend a helping hand. As a result, your senior brother killed them along with all those who came to his aid. The cultivation world is both vast and small, with only a handful of forces that can be named, and they are all more or less connected. As for your senior brother... he kills whoever stands in his way; if he can't kill them immediately, he escapes and waits for an opportunity to kill them."

"Do you think this method of killing will be unacceptable to the righteous path?"

Ji Nanbei fell silent.

With this kind of "kill whoever gets in the way" approach, not only would the righteous path not tolerate it, but the entire cultivation world would probably find it hard to accept.

Ji Nanbei realized that he had underestimated the extent of his senior's "craziness".

In fact, given how things have unfolded, the reason for the murder is perhaps only relevant to that senior student himself. For everyone else, it's long since become irrelevant.

For them, the important thing was that this unruly and erratic "scourge" had to die.

How can others feel at ease if he doesn't die?