After seeing Shen Sangruo and Bai Mumu appear at the same time, the group from Zhenlin Peak...

Their gazes involuntarily fell upon Shen Sangruo, who now had no connection with them whatsoever.

They thought that since they had deliberately stood in such an obvious position, Shen Sangruo should notice them at a glance.

However, the truth is that Shen Sanruo did notice them, but she didn't even give them a second glance.

Feng Heyun raised his hand to greet him, then paused, his expression clearly turning disappointed.

Bai Mumu suppressed her annoyance at being ignored and waved to Feng Heyun, which eased his embarrassment and made him feel better.

"Junior Sister is still the best."

At the same time, the desire to find Shen Sangruo grew even stronger, for the day when Shen Sangruo would finally return had finally come.

He sighed and said to the people beside him, "It hasn't been long, and Shen Sangri has already become so estranged from us. If this drags on any longer, she might not even remember our names. She's really too heartless."

"It's agreed that after the young sect leader's competition is over, we'll go find her together and persuade her to come back."

Only Luo Chu echoed his sentiments.

Wen Xuan and Lu Shiqing remained silent, their gazes fixed on Shen Sangruo.

Wen Xuan's eyes were filled with guilt and hurt. He was somewhat afraid to look at her, yet he also secretly hoped that Shen Sang would look back at him.

Lu Shiqing's gaze toward Shen Sangruo was scrutinizing, filled with doubt and confusion, as if he wanted to see right through her.

Feng Heyun looked at the two of them, who seemed to be possessed, and sighed again. Only he and Luo Chu were somewhat normal.

When the rumors about Shen Sanruo being expelled from the sect reached his ears, Feng Heyun became even more agitated.

These past few days, the three of them have been trying to stop these rumors within the sect.

But they seemed to have reached a tacit understanding: to stop it, but never to clarify it.

It was as if they could still win her back if they didn't explain that it wasn't Shen Sangri who took the initiative to leave Zhenlin Peak.

"If Shen Sang hadn't left Zhenlin Peak, today's competition for the young sect leader would have been an internal war within Zhenlin Peak. How wonderful and impressive that would have been!" Feng Heyun said with a resentful tone.

But what he really cared about was that when others mentioned Shen Sangruo, they subconsciously separated her from them.

"How could it have turned out like this..."

Shen Daochen and Lingxiao Zhenren, who were on the high platform, also saw the two arrive.

Lingxiao Zhenren's eyes swept over the two of them, finally landing on Shen Sangruo, his gaze turning colder.

He naturally looked down on Shen Sangruo.

Thinking of the Nascent Soul stage cultivator who took her away that day, True Person Lingxiao frowned slightly and spread his divine sense.

After discovering that Shen Sangri had not formed a new master-disciple contract, the smile on his lips was contemptuous and mocking.

As expected, no one will accept such an incorrigible and unfilial disciple as her.

He calmly withdrew his divine sense, maintaining his usual indifferent expression, and quietly watched the competition.

When Shen Daochen saw Shen Sangruo, he remembered what she had said that day.

These days, those words lingered in his mind, and he tried to be as strict with Bai Mumu as he had been with her.

However, he couldn't bear it after only two or three days.

Bai Mumu is delicate and frail; how could she withstand such intense training?

With Bai Mumu constantly pleading and acting cute, they eventually gave up.

The final conclusion was that this method was not suitable for Bai Mumu. Nowadays, scientific cultivation is advocated, and the most suitable method is the best.

But he didn't realize that Shen Sangruo had also gone from being unaccustomed to being forced to adapt, not to mention that she was only six or seven years old when he started to be strict with her.

On the competition stage, Shen Sanruo and Bai Mumu maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far, walking side by side.

Sensing the aura emanating from Bai Mumu, it was clear that she had indeed broken through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

As expected, Shen Sangruo wasn't too surprised. She was still fully confident that her plan would proceed smoothly.

At this moment, Bai Mumu said to her in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "I have a surprise for you."

She calmly replied, "Really? Me too."

There were only the two of them on the field, and they were already well aware of their rivalry, so they stopped pretending.

"The position of Young Sect Master will definitely be mine." Bai Mumu's voice was full of ambition and unwavering confidence.

Since Bai Mumu said so, she must have made ample preparations, and perhaps even has some unexpected tricks up her sleeve.

But who is competing with her for the position of young sect leader?

Shen Sanruo smiled and ignored Bai Mumu.

All sorts of gazes were focused on her, and insults and slanders kept reaching her ears. She stood in the center of the competition platform, as if she were standing in the eye of a storm.

But they remained calm and unperturbed, unaffected in the slightest.

Seeing that it was almost time, Shen Daochen stood up, cleared his throat, and announced the start of the young sect leader's competition.

"The rules for the Young Sect Master competition are as follows: the selection of sect members, the management of sect affairs, and the strength test will be conducted in sequence. The one who wins two or more of these tests will become the Young Sect Master."

This rule has been passed down through countless generations in the Flying Cloud Sect, and the election of the young sect leader has always followed this rule.

But Shen Daochen seemed not to have finished speaking. He paused, then added:

"To incentivize the two candidates for the position of Young Sect Master, a new reward has been added to the rules: the winner of the strength contest can choose any treasure from the Treasure Pavilion."

Upon hearing this, a collective gasp immediately filled the room.

It should be noted that the Treasure Pavilion in the Flying Cloud Sect is a higher-level existence than the Treasury Pavilion. It contains all the sect's secret treasures, including the Soul Lock, a divine soul artifact that Chen Sangruo mentioned.

Some people felt that setting such a high reward was unreasonable, but their opinions were quickly overshadowed by others.

This is a competition for the young sect leader, so the rewards will naturally be higher.

The topic then shifted to who would win the contest of strength.

The contest of strength was undoubtedly the highlight of the three events, and the added reward from the Treasure Pavilion further fueled the discussion.

"I feel like Sect Leader Shen's reward is biased towards Shen Sangruo. Her cultivation level is at the late Golden Core stage, while Junior Sister Bai's cultivation level has only just broken through to the mid-Golden Core stage."

"Is Sect Leader Shen giving her preferential treatment?"

"I don't think Sect Leader Shen is that kind of person."

“The difference in cultivation level doesn’t necessarily determine the outcome. I heard that Master Lingxiao has found a top-tier ice-type cultivation technique for Junior Sister Bai. It’s still uncertain who will win or lose!”

This statement immediately drew many echoes.

"Support Junior Sister Bai's challenge against a higher level!"

If Shen Sang heard their words, she would understand Shen Daochen's intentions.

There is an ice-type magical artifact in the Treasure Pavilion called the Listening to Cold Pearl.

He believed that Bai Mumu could defeat her in a contest of strength, so he came to give Bai Mumu a magical artifact under the guise of boosting her morale.

What a truly "fair and just" Sect Leader Shen!

A smile flashed in Shen Sangruo's eyes.

She was worried about how to get the Soul Lock, so she decided to be blunt.