Inside the cave, Master Lingxiao stared intently at the fire dragon swirling in his hand.

The flickering flames reflected in his dark eyes, obscuring his emotions.

Having ascended to the position of the number one cultivator in the cultivation world, Master Lingxiao has always been intolerant of any underhanded dealings and has a great disdain for those who resort to underhanded tactics.

He only said that Shen Sangruo had left Zhenlin Peak, without explaining the reason, leaving it to others to guess.

Even without his guidance, given Shen Sanruo's reputation within the sect, one can imagine how public opinion would develop.

It doesn't really mean his hands got dirty.

Lingxiao Zhenren calmly withdrew his gaze and extinguished the fire dragon in his hand.

This was something Shen Sangruo brought upon herself. He had said that Zhenlin Peak was not a place she could come and go as she pleased.

After some time, once Bai Mumu's body was completely healed, she was pleasantly surprised to find that her water spirit root had mutated into a top-grade ice spirit root.

When the news reached Shen Daochen and the people of Zhenlin Peak, they were overjoyed, finally bringing a smile to Feng Heyun and the others who had been shrouded in gloom for days.

There has never been a case of spiritual root transformation in the cultivation world, let alone transformation into such a rare ice spiritual root, which can be described as a miracle.

Bai Mumu looked flattered by this.

This matter not only circulated within the Flying Cloud Sect, but also spread rapidly throughout the entire cultivation world, causing a sensation and becoming a legendary tale.

Shen Daochen was naturally all smiles. He had been worried that Bai Mumu's strength would be inferior to Shen Sangruo's in the competition for the young sect master. In this way, although Bai Mumu's physical cultivation was still lower than Shen Sangruo's, her talent and potential were no less than Shen Sangruo's, and even surpassed Shen Sangruo's.

Given some time, Bai Mumu will be able to gradually catch up with and surpass Shen Sangruo.

In Shen Daochen's eyes, Shen Sanruo's only advantage was also suppressed by Bai Mumu, so his scales naturally tilted more towards Bai Mumu.

At this moment, Bai Mumu was the best candidate for the young sect leader in Shen Daochen's heart.

Of course, the real reason Bai Mumu transformed her spiritual root was the cheat code the system gave her.

Shen Daochen attaches great importance to the position of Young Sect Master. As long as she can obtain the position, her favorability will definitely increase.

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Within the Ninghua Sect.

Under the "siege" of the crowd, Shen Sanruo finally relented.

She will become a disciple of Immortal Lord Changli, but not now.

"After I finish participating in the Flying Cloud Sect's Young Sect Master competition and leave the Flying Cloud Sect, I will join the Condensing Flower Sect and become a disciple of Immortal Lord Changli."

She waited so long to completely sever all ties between herself and the Flying Cloud Sect.

She has successfully used a trick to leave Zhenlin Peak, and now she is only one step away from liberation.

Because of her relationship with Shen Daochen, leaving Feiyun Sect was naturally much more difficult than leaving Zhenlin Peak, so she needed to be more patient and wait for the opportunity to come.

Furthermore, she is still a member of the Flying Cloud Sect for the time being, while Immortal Lord Changli is a member of the Condensing Flower Sect. If she were to become Immortal Lord Changli's disciple now, she would be caught between the two sects.

It would be better for her to leave the Flying Cloud Sect and then join it again; for her, it would be a new beginning.

If Shen Sang has thought it through, although Ninghua Sect is currently in decline, the situation is gradually improving.

Mainly, she really liked everyone here.

Regardless of the sect itself, she values ​​the people within it more.

Before the great upheaval at Ninghua Sect, Su Xiyu and the others were probably all outstanding figures among their peers in the cultivation world, none of them were ordinary people.

She will also try to help Ye Huai and Bai Ruoan recover.

With her and them, she believed that Ninghua Sect would not be trapped in this small world forever.

Unbeknownst to her, she had developed a sense of belonging to this sect full of "old, weak, sick and disabled" people, perhaps it was a destiny that was destined when she found the Xuanmu.

She will definitely make Ninghua Sect better.

Even if Ninghua Sect fails to make a comeback in the end, the worst outcome would be that they would simply become rogue cultivators.

Shen Sangruo thinks a lot.

However, the attention of the others in Ninghua Sect was focused on her words, "Join Ninghua Sect."

While pleasantly surprised, I also felt a little guilty.

They were already quite satisfied with getting Shen Sangruo to serve under Immortal Lord Changli; they never imagined that Shen Sangruo would be willing to join Ninghua Sect.

After all, at least Immortal Lord Changli could teach her cultivation techniques, while Ninghua Sect was just an empty shell with nothing to help her. On the contrary, it was Shen Sangruo who had been working hard for them.

So Su Xiyu and the others looked at Chen Sangruo with guilty eyes and said, "Then we'll wait for you to join the Ninghua Sect!"

Just kidding, of course they wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity to completely win over Shen Sangruo~

I feel a little guilty, but not much.

At the same time, they secretly resolved to rebuild Ninghua Sect and not let Chen Sangruo suffer any injustice.

Immortal Lord Changli and Immortal Lady Qingluan were focused on the competition for the young sect leader that she mentioned.

They didn't ask her why she was able to participate in the Young Sect Master's competition, since the rules were different in each sect.

Given that Shen Sangruo is indeed outstanding, it's not surprising that she has such qualifications.

The two asked her about the content of the competition, and she explained to them in detail the three parts of the young sect leader's competition.

"What are you planning to do during the Young Sect Master's competition to achieve your goal of leaving the sect?" Qingluan Fairy asked thoughtfully, quickly realizing the connection between the two.

“Yes,” Shen Sangruo readily admitted.

"Are you confident in the competition with the young sect leader?" Immortal Lord Changli asked.

"I will definitely be chosen by the clan ticket"

"I can't compare to Bai Mumu." Shen Sang said calmly.

As for Bai Mumu, Immortal Lord Changli had also come into contact with her through the Fire Phoenix.

The members of Ninghua Sect had learned some things about her from her, and knew what kind of person she was.

"As for the other two, I'm confident I can win them." Her eyes shone with confidence.

She knew that Shen Daochen was grooming her to be the young sect leader, so she put a lot of effort into managing sect affairs, all to please Shen Daochen.

But in reality, all she needed was the cultivation competition; the other two were not important.

Immortal Lord Changli stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and said, "I believe that as your prospective master, it is necessary for me to help you prepare for battle."

"I can't help you with sect selection and sect affairs management, but it's my duty to teach you how to fight."

Qingluan Fairy rolled her eyes at Changli Immortal Lord, but her expression showed that she agreed with him and also intended to help him train.

The Taoist Master Wuwei also raised his hand, saying, "I'm an expert in handling sect affairs."

Doesn't that mean there's a living sect leader present?

Although he seems unreliable, he did indeed lead Ninghua Sect to its peak.

With his complete instruction, wouldn't the affairs of the sect be a sure thing?

All three of them turned their gazes toward Shen Sangruo.