Upon seeing that familiar figure, Luo Chu rubbed her eyes in disbelief, and after confirming that she wasn't seeing things, she let out a gasp.

"Chen Sangruo!"

As the number one sect in the cultivation world, Feiyun Sect adheres to the rules and discipline in such situations, and there are only a few faint sounds in the preparation area at this moment.

Luo Chuhao's shout instantly made everyone turn their heads.

Shen Daochen and Lingxiao Zhenren immediately frowned, not only because Luo Chu had broken the rules by making a loud noise, but also because of that person's name.

Luo Chu was completely unaware of this, his attention was entirely on Shen Sangruo, who was walking alongside the others below.

"What?!"

"Xiao Ruo?!"

"Where is she?!"

Upon hearing Luo Chu's words, Feng Heyun and the other two spoke almost simultaneously and instinctively stood up.

"There she is." Luo Chu quickly pointed in the direction of Shen Sangruo, then gritted his teeth and said with difficulty, "She's also here to participate in the sect competition!"

Feng Heyun and the other two hurriedly looked in that direction and saw Shen Sangruo surrounded by several people.

Their lips were moving constantly, as if they were talking about something. Even from this distance, you could see the faint smile on her lips and the warm and joyful look in her eyes when she looked at others.

Feng Heyun and the others hadn't seen her so vibrant in so long.

It turns out that she didn't stop smiling, nor did she always have that cold and aloof demeanor towards everyone.

I only act that way when I'm facing them.

Faced with such a stark contrast, the expressions on their faces instantly turned grim.

Two of them, Feng Heyun and Lu Shiqing, knew each other; they were Ye Huai and Bai Ruoan, whom they had met before.

Therefore, the two could confirm that the team was the sect that Shen Sangruo had mentioned joining.

Wen Xuan and Luo Chu both looked at the two of them, as if they were confirming something with them.

"It's them." With just those three words, Feng Heyun seemed to have lost all his strength.

Lu Shiqing gripped the object in his hand tightly, his gaze fixed on Shen Sangruo.

Although they had known for months that Shen Sangruo had joined the new sect, their mental preparations, built up over the past few months, crumbled when they saw it with their own eyes.

The people around her were so jarring.

The aftershocks from the collapse caused their fingers to tremble uncontrollably.

"How can she represent another sect in the sect competition?" Luo Chu's voice was a mix of anger and grievance.

This is a grand sect competition, such a magnificent occasion, with so many people and so many eyes watching.

They used to look forward to the sect competition, hoping to stand on the Fengling Platform and fight side by side. The five of them from Zhenlin Peak would be the most dazzling and spirited people in the entire cultivation world.

But when that day actually came, why was everything different?

It was already a great regret that he couldn't fight alongside her. How could he accept her standing on Fengling Platform with someone else, fighting for another sect?

From now on, in the eyes of the world, Shen Sangri will have no connection with them anymore, and her name will be linked to another unknown sect.

Why should I?

Luo Chu felt that the scene before her was too unreal.

She is the daughter of the Flying Cloud Sect Master and a disciple personally taught by True Person Lingxiao. They have been fellow disciples for many years.

Her bond with the Flying Cloud Sect was so deep that her name should be forever linked to the Flying Cloud Sect and to them.

Why should some random sect that suddenly appears be able to snatch her away?!

The door was still the same dilapidated one.

He heard the entire discussion about Ninghua Sect just now!

"Sect Master Shen, are you really going to abandon her? Are you just going to watch her jump into the fire pit?" Luo Chu was so angry that she came to Shen Daochen without a second thought.

Even if you've severed ties with her, even if she's done many wrong things, she's still the daughter you've raised for so many years!

“That Ninghua Sect can’t even gather enough people to participate in the Grand Competition. Joining such a sect is a complete waste of Shen Sangruo’s talent. Sect Master Shen, can you bear to watch her talent be wasted?”

Feng Heyun, Wen Xuan, and Lu Shiqing, standing to the side, were filled with resentment. Even if they were inferior, they were still incomparable to the people in the sect.

But Shen Sangruo chose this sect anyway, abandoning them without looking back.

Utterly absurd.

What exactly is it about them that makes them inferior?

"To put it bluntly, Chen Sangri was once your daughter and your master, Master Lingxiao, was once your disciple. Isn't her joining a sect like this just slapping you in the face?"

Luo Chu was unusually agitated, daring to speak to the sect leader like that, which made the others in the Flying Cloud Sect slightly astonished.

"Fourth Senior Brother, watch your words! Is this something you should say to the Flying Cloud Sect Master?" Bai Mumu stood in front of Shen Daochen and reprimanded him sternly.

He possessed a certain air of authority befitting a young sect leader.

Luo Chu had long disliked Bai Mumu, and now she felt even more strongly that Bai Mumu was deliberately going against her.

His gaze swept past her, still fixed on Shen Daochen with unwavering determination.

"Mu Mu, move aside first." Shen Daochen patted Bai Mu Mu's shoulder, indicating that she had done a good job.

Bai Mumu obediently stepped aside.

Her first reaction to the appearance of Shen Sangruo and Ninghua Sect's group at Fenglingtai was surprise.

Then it turned into mockery. She thought that Shen Sanruo was so tough because she had joined some great sect, but she never expected that it was a sect that was not even worthy of carrying shoes for the Feiyun Sect.

She instantly realized that all her previous rivalry with Shen Sangruo was pointless. She had even considered her a worthy opponent, only to find out she was such an irrational person.

As expected, the natives are still natives, and they can't be compared to her, a conqueror who has crossed countless worlds, Bai Mumu said with a mocking expression.

She didn't want to get involved; she could watch the farce unfold even if she did nothing.

"Luo Chu, your words are disrespectful and violate the sect rules. You shall be punished." Shen Daochen's deep voice carried an imposing authority without anger.

The sect competition was such an important occasion, concerning the reputation of the entire sect, that he could not easily let it go.

The accompanying elders from the Discipline Department immediately stepped forward and took Luo Chu away to be dealt with according to the sect rules.

Luo Chu puffed out his cheeks. He, who always liked to evade punishment, actually did not resist this time. "I accept this punishment, but shouldn't Sect Leader Shen also answer my question?"

"Are you really not going to care about Chen Sangri anymore?"

Shen Daochen squinted his eyes. As the master of the number one sect for many years, his oppressive aura was self-evident.

He opened his mouth again, uttering only one word in a cold voice: "Punishment."

The elder of the Discipline Department understood Shen Daochen's signal and quickly took the reckless Luo Chu away.

After Luo Chu left, the Flying Cloud Sect's preparation area fell into an eerie silence.

Everyone seemed to be waiting for Shen Daochen to express his opinion on the matter.

Shen Daochen flicked his sleeves before looking down at Shen Sangruo in the Ninghua Sect's ranks.