Chapter 81 At the Crossroads: From this day forward, he is no longer a disciple of your Dingsheng Sect…

In the projection image, following the Azure Phoenix and the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect, there were also fragments of broken paper and wooden frames, as well as a string of disciples from the Dingsheng Sect and the Zhu Family.

The Azure Phoenix and the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect quickly disappeared, indicating that they had been eliminated.

Meanwhile, the four members of the Dingsheng Sect were standing firmly on a curved wooden sword. There were already signs that the kite was about to disintegrate, and they reacted quickly. Ji Mingran, alone on his sword, caught the other three who were thrown off by the colliding air currents, preventing them from falling from a great height.

As for the young disciples of the Zhu family, their magic is still intact, ensuring they will land safely.

In this contest between a spirit beast and a spirit weapon, the latter emerged victorious.

The leader of the Beast Taming Sect, Master Hexiu, almost ground his silver teeth to powder, his eyes red. He had finally managed to pull himself together from the devastating news of missing out on the Qilin Beast and returned to his seat in the first tier to watch his disciples compete.

To everyone's surprise, all of his disciples were eliminated!

The sect that eliminated the disciples was none other than Dingsheng Sect, which had seized the Qilin Beast.

How could he swallow this insult? "Damn the Dingsheng Sect! How could you be so shameless! The world is going to the dogs! Your disciples participating in the examination are practicing more than one Dao technique! Your sect's reputation is so corrupt, it's utterly disgraceful!"

The fact that the cultivator Guan Wangzhen, who was able to use high-level talismans, was ahead of them already gave people a sense of something amiss.

Later, another soldier, Shen Qingluo, emerged who was capable of using magic.

Then there's Zhu Shibai, who openly and directly forges paper kite-shaped magical artifacts.

Not to mention Ji Mingran, the "array cultivator" who was flying on his sword with a group of people in the projection stone image!

Zang Jiudao, the leader of the team, frowned: "I always felt that the talisman realm used by Guan Wangzhen was not simple. It seems that he has indeed practiced talisman techniques."

Zhu Shenglin's face was also ashen: "Donglu! When I entrusted Shibai to your Dingsheng Sect, was this how you educated him?" His eyes were filled with anger: "Your Dingsheng Sect needs to give me an explanation."

Nanmen Hong rested his chin on his hand, amused by the provocation: "The evidence is irrefutable, does Master Donglu still want to deny it?"

All Master Hexiu could do was curse: "You shameless Dingsheng Sect!"

Apart from Venerable Chongjue and True Person Ziyan of the Hehuan Sect, the other leaders all showed dissatisfaction between their brows.

Dong Lu simply turned to look at Venerable Chongjue: "If you are dissatisfied, you may raise your concerns with the Director."

Her voice was cold and indifferent: "They won without violating the rules of the competition, including obtaining the spiritual objects and tools used in the competition."

Venerable Chongjue, the chief priest of the spiritual practice, is currently lost in thought, gazing at the projection image on the Hongqi Sect's projection stone.

Being called out by Dong Lu, he snapped out of his daze and said with a start, "Hmm, indeed. The Spiritual Cultivation Competition does not prohibit disciples of each sect from using spells other than their innate magical techniques."

Ultimately, this is just a rule that the aristocratic clans and sects in the spiritual cultivation world have been subtly followed. Practicing multiple Taoist arts at the same time is more like a low-class, unorthodox path that is looked down upon by others.

After Venerable Chongjue finished speaking, he stared at the projection stone showing the disciples of the Hongqi Sect participating in the examination, as if he had entered a meditative state, and said no more.

That's it?

The leaders of the first-class seats present were somewhat disappointed. They knew that this did not violate the rules of the spiritual cultivation competition, but they wanted to use Venerable Chongjue's words to give Dingsheng Sect a warning, and then push Dingsheng Sect into the limelight, thereby affecting the Dingsheng Sect's observers and disturbing the minds of their participating disciples.

But to my surprise, Venerable Chongjue just brushed the matter off so lightly, without even saying a few more words.

However, it was true that everyone present could see that ever since Venerable Chongjue blocked Venerable Hongyan of Dingsheng Sect's attack, he had been lost in thought from time to time, no longer displaying the relaxed and confident demeanor he had at the beginning of the competition.

His attention was more focused on the competition performance of his own disciples.

Master Hexiu didn't expect Venerable Chongjue in his current state to stand up for him, and he also knew very well that the second half of Donglu's sentence was specifically meant for him.

So what if it doesn't violate the rules! This time, the Dingsheng Sect stole the Beast Taming Sect's spirit beast and then eliminated the Beast Taming Sect's disciples. The Beast Taming Sect will remember this!

Master Hexiu flung his sleeves and rose, angrily leaving his first-class seat. Passing through the Eastern Continent, he slowed his pace and said disdainfully, "The actions of your Dingsheng Sect's participating disciples are not only seen by us, but also by the tens of thousands of cultivators watching the test outside. In less than half a day, news of Dingsheng Sect's instigation and indulgence of its disciples to practice multiple techniques will surely spread throughout the entire spiritual cultivation world. You have spun your own cocoon and brought trouble upon yourselves. Let's see how you can face yourselves in the spiritual cultivation world in the future!"

What the immortal Hexiu said is true.

At this moment, the observation platform was already buzzing with discussion.

The observers had already recovered from the scene of the Dingsheng Sect's "fighter jets" battling the Beast Taming Sect's Azure Phoenix Spirit Bird.

Initially, everyone was amazed that Zhu Shibai of Dingsheng Sect had created such a magical artifact.

But soon, more people realized: "Isn't Zhu Shibai a magic cultivator? Why can he forge spiritual artifacts?"

"Guan Wangzhen also uses talismanic arts."

"What is the Dingsheng Sect doing? Making its disciples practice multiple Daoist arts? Don't they know this is detrimental to a cultivator's practice?"

"At first glance, they seem quite impressive, but they practice many different Taoist arts, and they are not proficient in any one of them. How can their Taoist cultivation progress?"

"Don't bite off more than you can chew. How did the Dingsheng Sect end up with the same bad habits of those small sects who don't know the way? Such shortsightedness will only harm both themselves and others!"

“One person would be fine, but it’s one or two disciples from Dingsheng Sect who are like this.”

"Could it be that all their disciples are like this?"

The same question arose in the minds of every observer, and their gazes turned to the disciples of the Dingsheng Sect who were also observing from the same observation platform.

Under the watchful eyes of the entire audience, the disciples of Dingsheng Sect, observing the competition, sat as if on pins and needles, their toes digging into the ground. They had been running around and chatting non-stop throughout the competition, but now they had to put away their casualness and sit properly.

The rogue cultivator sitting beside them observed everything. He had been sitting next to the disciples of the Dingsheng Sect who were observing the test, and he was not unaware of their astonishment.

It was clear that they were unaware that the four disciples from the Dingsheng Sect participating in the competition were practicing multiple Daoist arts.

Throughout the entire process, the rogue cultivator heard the low gasps of surprise from the disciples of the Dingsheng Sect observing the test.

The disciples of Qingyi Kuangfeng exchanged bewildered glances: "When did our young grandmaster Wangzhen learn to draw talismans? Huh? When?"

The black-clad Yaofeng disciple gasped: "How come our Grandmaster Shen can use magic? She never used this move when we were practicing."

"Good heavens! Our elegant and refined Master Zhu is actually wielding a hammer to forge iron! Aren't we cultivators of magic at Quanfeng?" The blue-robed disciple covered his face.

Another disciple couldn't catch his breath: "Am I seeing things? Our little ancestor Ji can fly on a sword? Isn't she an array cultivator?" He said with a sullen face, "This speed is much faster than mine."

Now that all eyes were on them, the disciples of Dingsheng Sect instantly quieted down their chatter. One by one, they straightened their backs and sat up straight, putting on the dignified and composed demeanor befitting disciples of a prestigious sect.

It was clear that even though they were extremely surprised by what their grandmasters had done, they still chose to unite against the common enemy. Heads held high, chests puffed out, they withstood the pressure, and at least in terms of sheer presence, they didn't lose out.

The surrounding chatter was incessant, but the disciples of Dingsheng Sect remained calm. One of the disciples in black robes even spoke up, "What's wrong with our grandmaster master cultivating another Daoist technique?"

"The fact that they have the energy to cultivate shows that they have the ability and it won't hinder their cultivation. Their defeat of the other participating disciples is the best proof of this."

"That's right!" The other disciples of Dingsheng Sect, who had been secretly digging their toes into the ground, suddenly felt emboldened and stood up straight, each of them puffing out their cheeks and glaring back at the gazes directed at them.

The young disciples were still young. The rogue cultivator sighed inwardly: If practicing multiple arts doesn't hinder cultivation, then the path of practicing multiple arts simultaneously wouldn't be so controversial.

As far as he knew, the most outstanding young disciples of Dingsheng Sect were Zhu Shibai, Guan Wangzhen, and Shen Qingluo, who participated in the competition. Not to mention Shen Qingluo, who joined the sect the latest, the other two had not made any breakthroughs in their cultivation since they came into contact with Dingsheng Sect.

"Making disciples practice multiple techniques indiscriminately is truly detrimental to their long-term cultivation." In the first-class seating area, Nanmen Hong smiled knowingly, turning to Zhu Shengli and saying, "No wonder one or two of your talented disciples haven't made any progress since entering the Dingsheng Sect."

Nanmen Hong's words made Zhu Shenglin, whose face was already pale, feel as if a huge stone was sinking into his heart.

His most valued child, Zhu Shibai, reached the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of nine and peaked at ten, sweeping away the gloom and bringing hope to the Zhu family, which had not seen a more talented child for a long time.

The family was eager to pass on all their traditions to him, so that he could create a genius legend unique to the Zhu family in the entire spiritual cultivation world.

The Zhu family and the Dingsheng Sect have always had dealings. When Liu Zhiqing, the patriarch of the Dingsheng Sect, visited the Zhu family, he took a liking to Zhu Shibai and secretly accepted him as his disciple. The Zhu family turned a blind eye to this.

Anyway, having more people teach him is the same as having more people teach him, and it's more beneficial for his development, isn't it?

Unfortunately, Zhu Shibai's cultivation level remained stuck at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Naturally, in the entire spiritual cultivation world, those who reach the peak of Foundation Establishment at the age of seventeen or eighteen are already an extremely outstanding minority, an existence that all cultivators of the same age look up to with envy.

But this wasn't enough to amaze Quan Lingxiu.

Being a minority means not being the only one.

Back then, Zhu Shibai was the only one in the entire spiritual cultivation world to reach the peak of Foundation Establishment at the age of ten.

This made the Zhu family even more anxious. Zhu Shibai was a genius who reached the peak of Foundation Establishment at the age of ten. How could he still be at the Foundation Establishment stage at seventeen? According to the progress a genius should make, he should have reached the Golden Core stage or even the late Golden Core stage by now!

Zhu Huo, the previous generation's genius of the Zhu family, reached the peak of Foundation Establishment at eighteen and Golden Core at nineteen. If Zhu Shibai does not break through, he will fall behind the pace of the Zhu family's geniuses of previous generations. He will no longer be the most outstanding one, and may even become just like everyone else, no different from other ordinary Zhu family disciples.

Zhu Shibai's cultivation has stagnated, and there are people within the family who have suggested replacing the family head as heir.

However, among the younger generation of the Zhu family, no one with the same talent and gifts as Zhu Shibai has emerged.

They risked that the young children would be unable to withstand the stimulation of the advancement pills, and that their bones and blood vessels might be shattered, by feeding the advancement pills to the other children in the clan.

Several children survived, but their bones and flesh were more fragile than those of ordinary cultivators. And none of them were able to reach the peak of Foundation Establishment at the age of ten like Zhu Shibai.

Moreover, Zhu Shibai advanced purely through his own natural progress, without relying on elixirs.

Zhu Shibai remains a prominent figure among the younger generation of the Zhu family.

With no one to replace him, the idea of ​​changing the family head's heir was abandoned. After exhausting all the clan's methods, the Zhu family began to seek external help.

Zhu Huo is the peak master of Yaofeng Peak in Dingsheng Sect. She joined Dingsheng Sect at a young age and her cultivation has been smooth without any bottlenecks.

Although Dingsheng Sect is now in decline and not as powerful as before, considering that Zhu Huo is in Dingsheng Sect, and with the intention of having Zhu Huo help Zhu Shibai break through his cultivation bottleneck, the Zhu family finally agreed to send Zhu Shibai to Dingsheng Sect to participate in the sect entrance competition, so that he could officially become a disciple of Dingsheng Sect.

Who would have thought that such a thing would happen? Zhu Shibai, a cultivator of magic, was secretly practicing magical artifacts.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Zhu Shengli could clearly hear the discussions among the cultivators on the observation platform.

Zhu Shibai's name was mentioned repeatedly.

Could it be that Zhu Shibai's inability to break through in cultivation is due to this reason?

Thinking about it carefully, Liu Zhiqing had only been at the peak of Zhu Shibai's Foundation Establishment for a short time, so one can't help but suspect that Zhu Shibai was very likely led astray by Liu Zhiqing!

Zhu Shenglin grew increasingly furious, his eyes practically blazing with fire: "The Zhu family has been cultivators of magic for generations. Our promising young talents have almost been ruined by your Dingsheng Sect!"

He clenched his fists and stared at Dong Lu, saying, "My Zhu family will never tolerate its disciples taking unorthodox paths. I am going to bring Shi Bai back to the Zhu family. From this day forward, Shi Bai will leave the Dingsheng Sect and will no longer be a disciple of your Dingsheng Sect!"

The incident caused a great stir. All the leaders of the first-class seats turned their heads to look, and even Venerable Chongjue, who had fallen into deep thought again, glanced at Zhu Shengli and Donglu.

Nanmen Hong, who was fanning the flames, widened his smile even further.

Leave the sect?

Should we let Zhu Shibai, who is the main force of the participating disciples, withdraw?

Just when Dingsheng Sect was making great strides forward?

This is getting interesting.