Behind him were a dozen or so disciples of the Qiu Tian Sect. They looked young, but their cultivation was above the Xuan level.

The thin elder of the Qiu Tian Sect faced the crowd and said, "Everyone, I am Yu Maode of the Qiu Tian Sect. You can call me Elder Yu. I believe you are already aware that today is the day when our Qiu Tian Sect is holding a competition in Lingyan Forest. The young generations of the nine countries have enthusiastically signed up to participate, and I am very pleased."

"The top three will be able to become inner disciples of our Qiu Tian Sect. The top ten will also receive generous rewards."

Hearing this, many young practitioners became even more excited.

Everyone was talking about it.

Elder Yu glanced at the contestants with an unsure expression, then announced loudly, "This competition will last for three days. The rules are to capture flags throughout the Lingyan Forest. The more flags you capture, the higher your ranking. I must remind you that accidents often happen during competitions, so even if someone encounters danger within the Lingyan Forest, it has nothing to do with us, the Qiu Tian Sect. If you are afraid, you can choose to forfeit now."

Everyone's expression changed slightly.

What Elder Yu meant by metaphor is that it is possible to kill in this game.

If someone really died, it would have nothing to do with their Qiu Tian Sect. It was equivalent to signing a life and death contract.

Some of the contestants looked pale and felt uneasy because they had never participated in this kind of competition before. If they really encountered danger, they thought they would not be able to cope with it.

What's more, there are unknown dangers hidden in the Lingyan Forest. Do you really want to gamble with your life?

One of the teenagers weakly raised his hand and said, "I give up."

Following this precedent, many contestants also chose to abstain.

Suddenly, nearly a thousand people were missing.

What was surprising was that Chen Yan was still standing there.

In an instant, her presence attracted everyone's attention.

"Is she crazy? Doesn't she know her own limitations? She doesn't even have any spiritual power, and yet she still wants to continue participating in the competition?"

"Didn't they say her mind was fine? Why does she look like she's gone crazy now?"

"Oh, if Chen Yan just wanted to be a quiet waste, I wouldn't say a word to her, but she's useless and doesn't even know it, she's just asking for trouble!"

"Does the Shen family really not care about her?"

"Does she really think she's a genius like Shen Huai? She can't even compare to Shen Xue!"

"I'm speechless! It would be best if she died in Lingyan Forest!"

“…”

At this time, the head of the Shen family, who was staying with the major forces of the nine countries, heard these discussions and glanced at Chen Yan with a gloomy look.

Seeing this, Patriarch Lu, the head of the Nanxiao Kingdom's spiritual plant family, stroked his beard and teased, "Patriarch Shen, why don't you call that girl Chen Yan back?"

The head of the Shen family said with a cold expression: "She has nothing to do with my Shen family anymore."

The head of the Lu family was surprised. He thought that Chen Yan's breaking off relations with the Shen family a few days ago was just a momentary angry remark. He did not expect that the head of the Shen family actually admitted in person that the breaking off of relations was true.

He quickly thought of Shen Tianhao.

With how much Shen Tianhao dotes on Shen Yan…

Patriarch Lu looked around and asked, "Where's Tianhao? Why didn't Tianhao come?"

If Shen Tianhao were here, he would never let Shen Yan put herself in danger.

Patriarch Shen naturally didn't want to tell Patriarch Lu that Shen Tianhao was being kept under the watchful eye of their own Grand Elder, so he found an excuse to evade the matter.

Little did he know that the head of the Lu family didn't believe him either.

At this time, the middle-aged man standing not far from the head of the Shen family was also staring at Chen Yan. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he murmured: "That's good, that's good..."

The middle-aged man was wearing a bright and beautiful brocade robe, and there was a scar on his cheek. He was the prince of Nanxiao Kingdom, Nangong Tingchen, the younger brother of the emperor of Nanxiao Kingdom, and the father of Nangong Yu.

Back then, it was he and Shen Tianhao who arranged the marriage between Nangong Yu and Chen Yan.

The engagement is still there.

This marriage contract made Nan Gong Tingchen regret it to the core!

Who knew that Shen Tianhao's daughter would be such a thing!

It's really unlucky!

Because of Chen Yan's existence, he was ridiculed by many people behind his back.

Chen Yan's participation in this competition is exactly what he wants!

Nangong Tingchen raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Nangong Yu. Nangong Yu seemed to sense his father's gaze. When the two father and son looked at each other, they understood each other's intentions and thoughts.

Nangong Yu smiled and nodded slightly.

Immediately, Nangong Yu's gaze lingered on Shen Yan for a moment, and when he lowered his eyes, he concealed the gloom in his eyes.

After all these years, he must get rid of this waste once and for all! She was able to survive last time, but not this time!

Because he will dismember her!

Cut off her head and limbs so that she can't come back to life.

Nangong Yu's eyes became more and more crazy.

…

At this time, Elder Yu of Qiu Tianzong also noticed Chen Yan's existence. When he saw Chen Yan for the first time, he really couldn't regard her as a waste, because she was very beautiful, had an indescribable temperament, and her eyes were very sharp.

There is also a bit of murderous intent.

Elder Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Chen Yan seriously.

I found out that she really had no spiritual power.

strangeness.

He has seen countless people, and judging by the invisible murderous aura emanating from Chen Yan, he cannot be a waste.

"Elder, they are all waiting." At this time, a disciple of Qiu Tianzong came closer and reminded.

Elder Yu withdrew his gaze and began to announce, "Flags have been placed throughout the Lingyan Forest. After one stick of incense, the contestants can enter the Lingyan Forest and begin the official competition."

One contestant asked, "Elder Yu, how many flags are there in total?"

Elder Yu said in a mysterious tone, "You don't need to know. You just need to know that the more flags you pull out, the higher your ranking will be."

As soon as these words were spoken, contestants from all nine countries felt nervous and stressed.

After all, even if you get the flag, you can't predict where you will be ranked.

Famous talents from nine countries stood at the forefront. They were full of energy and a little more relaxed than other contestants.

Among so many contestants, the one with the highest cultivation level is Zhuge Weiran, the seventh prince of the Red Phoenix Kingdom, who is at the tenth level of the Yellow Grade Realm.

The second is Jiang Xianyue, the eldest daughter of the Xuanwu Kingdom's weapon-refining family. Her cultivation level is at the ninth level of the Yellow Rank Realm. She is seventeen years old, small in stature, with two pigtails, a pretty face, long and curled eyelashes, but she is wearing a dark suit.

The one with the same level of cultivation as Jiang Xianyue is Ouyang Hong, the prince of the Lotus Kingdom. He is nineteen years old, dressed in a golden robe, with long limbs, ordinary appearance, but his eyes are extremely sharp.

Then there are Shen Xue and Nangong Jin, who are at the eighth level of the Yellow Realm, and the top talents from other countries.

At this time, Chen Yan, in the crowd, raised her eyes and looked at Elder Yu and other disciples of Qiu Tianzong. She narrowed her eyes slightly, because she always felt that Qiu Tianzong was trying to get something else by holding the competition in Lingyan Forest this time.

Even if a large sect wants to recruit disciples in the Nine Countries, it is impossible for it to only give out three places.

So, it is very likely a fraud.