"Look at the swordsmanship she uses. Every time she swings her sword, sword energy comes from her will. Her sword intent is pure. She is indeed born with a sword bone." This is Shi Mingxiu boasting.

The other sect leaders rolled their eyes at him and didn't want to pay him any attention.

Lin Daozi, on the other hand, watched them praise him in various ways with a smile, occasionally taking a sip of fine wine.

This is not the time for him to speak; he only needs to listen to them praise their own disciples.

Praise him, he has already come to understand these people; they have no disciples as outstanding as him.

Throughout his life, Lin Daozi's cultivation was not top-notch, and his aptitude was barely considered above average. What he was most proud of was his luck with disciples.

He was probably born to be a master. His first disciple was the exceptionally talented Lu Shenzhi, who was far ahead of the other disciples in both swordsmanship and formations.

Although he later experienced some setbacks, his eldest disciple now sees hope for a return to clarity.

And this young disciple was even more astonishing. When they initially accepted her as a disciple, they never imagined she would grow into such a remarkable person. Five cultivations? They never even considered it.

But she had so many surprising qualities that he was now somewhat numb to it, feeling as if every disciple had some extraordinary abilities.

Arriving at this grand competition of the six sects, I finally felt like I was back in reality. It turned out that his disciples were the "outcasts."

Seeing the smug expressions on the faces of the Lianfeng Sword Sect members, Feng Hanmo and Lü Changyi stopped praising them. It wasn't that their disciples weren't good enough, but rather that they were simply annoyed by these old fogies from the Lianfeng Sword Sect!

The atmosphere outside was perfect, but inside the secret realm, a fierce battle was raging.

After being injured, the Purple Flame Demon Lion became even more violent and started beating people wildly without any regard for the consequences.

The negative-effect pills that Shi Xuan usually used were ineffective in front of this level eight behemoth. He could only work with his fellow disciples to attack from both sides and make some progress with difficulty through coordinated efforts.

Shi Xuan couldn't help but think: If this were the Yuxing Sect, they could send fifty spirit beasts. Even ants can kill an elephant if they have enough of them.

Thinking of this, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Yuxing Sect... Spirit pets... She also has spirit pets! It's just that she hasn't gotten used to bringing them into battle yet.

Shi Xuan communicated with Yin Shuang using his divine sense and shouted, "Red Hair, come out!"

Upon hearing Shi Xuan's summons, the red-haired man, who was bored in the Silver Frost, suddenly became happy and jumped out with a "whoosh".

Red Hair's size had always been shrunk, but now that he had come out and seen the Purple Flame Demon Lion, which was a hundred times larger than him, he was immediately displeased.

There's an animal this big that doesn't know how to behave! Old Man Red Hair is going to be angry!

It roared and released the restraints on its body. In an instant, it returned to its original form, growing to the same size as the Purple Flame Demon Lion.

Red Hair wasn't very happy. It wasn't old enough yet, otherwise it could have grown taller and bigger! It would definitely have surpassed this purple-haired monster!

Two small hills stood side by side in the forest, and many trees had been broken by them.

The purple-flame demon lion instinctively flinched the moment it saw the red-haired creature. After all, it was the suppression from its bloodline.

But it soon recovered and went back into battle.

Because Red Hair is not yet an adult and still has old injuries that haven't healed, in terms of cultivation level alone, Red Hair is only a level seven spirit pet, one level lower than the Purple Flame Demon Lion.

But Red Fur has one advantage: its scales are exceptionally sturdy. It's unlikely that Red Fur would swallow a Purple Flame Demon Lion of the same size as itself, but it's not easy for the Purple Flame Demon Lion to injure it either.

At that moment, a gasp of surprise rang out from outside the secret realm.

"Shi Xuan has a spirit pet? That can't be true, can it?"

"Sigh, I used to think that maybe only the Yuxing Sect was not suitable for her, but now it seems that I was just too naive."

"Ah, my goddess has such a powerful spirit pet! What kind of spirit beast is this? I've never seen one before! That's great! If my goddess isn't having a good time at the Lianfeng Sword Sect, we can just send her to our Yuxing Sect!"

"This spirit pet... I think I've seen it in the beast encyclopedia before... It looks a lot like a Taotie..."

"What nonsense are you spouting? Even if you encountered a Taotie, how would you tame it? Could you even defeat it!"

...

At this moment, Qi Xinjue, the usually taciturn sect leader of Yuxing Sect, unexpectedly stood up from his seat.

“This is… a Taotie!” he exclaimed in surprise.

This Taotie is an ancient ferocious beast, and it's virtually impossible to tame it as a spirit pet. Not only are ancient ferocious beasts hard to come by, but even if you did encounter one, it would likely be the one chasing and attacking you, not the one you could subdue.

Even the most talented disciples in their Yuxing Sect don't have a spirit pet like Taotie!

When the previous sect leaders praised Shi Xuan in his ear, saying things like pills, talismans, artifacts, and arrays, he felt nothing. As the sect leader of the Yuxing Sect, he was only interested in spirit pets.

But at this moment, he was truly envious. If their sect could obtain a disciple like Shi Xuan, her spirit pet would surely be among the top ten of the sect's top 100 spirit pets list! From then on, she would leave a significant mark on the history of the Yuxing Sect!

He stood up for a few moments before realizing he had lost his composure. He glanced at Shi Mingxiu; he had never found the old man an eyesore before, but how had he suddenly changed his appearance and become somewhat repulsive?

Red Hair's arrival relieved a lot of the burden on everyone.

As Shi Xuan called out to Hong Mao, he also took out a bunch of defensive and offensive magical artifacts, all of which were extremely rare and of high quality.

While the red-haired creature had drawn the Purple Flame Demon Lion's attention, she handed the magical artifacts to the disciples on the other side and said, "Give each of you two magical artifacts, one for attack and one for defense."

The disciples quickly put away their magical artifacts and armed themselves. Junior Sister Shi Xuan was truly extravagant; they wouldn't normally be willing to buy magical artifacts of this caliber.

Shi Xuan even had time to take a close-up look at her magical artifacts, and while fighting, she read out an advertisement: "Brothers outside, there's a cheap little shop in the Lianfeng Sword Sect's market. They have everything you need: pills, magical artifacts, and talismans. Good quality and low prices. Welcome to come and buy!"

The audience outside was speechless. In such a tense moment, she still had the mind to promote her shop!

However, these magical artifacts do look incredibly exquisite and powerful. What was her shop called again? Affordable Shop? Remember that, I must make a special trip to this Affordable Shop when I get back to see what Shi Xuan actually sells!

With Red Hair holding them back, the Seven Kill Formation unleashed its full power, frequently inflicting damage on the Purple Flame Demon Lion. Although none of the injuries were fatal, it was still a significant step forward.

The fact that a sword cultivator could injure an eighth-tier demon beast with the strength of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is enough to demonstrate their ability to fight monsters of higher levels.

Shi Xuan, on the other hand, began to have the energy to maneuver around the field.

She seemed to be dodging, yet she flew all over the field. In this match, the red-haired guy was mainly on the defensive, the Seven Kill Formation was mainly on the offensive, and Shi Xuan seemed to be watching the show from all sides!