This time, only five sects participated in the Six Sects Competition.

It seems that the Divine Cauldron Sect has simply disappeared without a trace.

This is highly illogical.

No matter how powerful a sect is, it will not allow itself to fall into ruin just because the children of one of its sect leaders have gone missing.

But that's exactly what the Divine Cauldron Sect did.

Since being expelled from the Six Sects in the last Six Sects Grand Competition, it was as if he was holding a grudge against the other five sects, and he withdrew from the Six Sects organization.

They didn't send anyone to the Outer Domain Arena, they didn't participate in the purge of the [Newcomer] organization, and they didn't participate in this year's Six Sects Grand Competition. As a result, Shi Xuan felt that he hadn't heard any news about the Divine Cauldron Sect for a long time.

Shi Mingxiu continued, "In this competition among the six sects and five sects, we won the championships in the three groups of weapon crafting, alchemy, and combat at the Golden Core stage. Our results in Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining were also quite good. Haha, you deserve credit for this too."

That's true. Shi Xuan has played a significant role in promoting both alchemy and weapon crafting within the sect.

Especially in alchemy, their Lianfeng Sword Sect's alchemy peak used to be the weakest among the six sects, and they had never even made it into the top three in the alchemy competition.

But Shi Xuan's arrival changed this situation, making them the leaders of the Six Sects of Alchemy!

Her insights into alchemy have been compiled into a book by her disciples and distributed to new disciples joining the sect, effectively becoming an introductory textbook for Hundred Herbs Peak.

Shi Xuan's greatest hobby within the sect was to trick the sect leader.

Hearing Shi Mingxiu say this, how could she let such an opportunity slip by? She immediately seized the opportunity and said with a grin, "Since the sect leader said that I have contributed, he will definitely reward me. Shi Xuan thanks the sect leader. The sect leader is so generous!"

Shi Mingxiu...

I managed to hold back the first sentence, but I couldn't hold back the second.

He now just wants to go back to where he started and take back the word "credit".

Shi Mingxiu felt that he was being fooled every time, each time with a different twist, yet there was a certain similarity between them.

Shi Xuan added, "Also, I really brought great honor to the sect in the outer realm arena. It's said that no one has been able to ascend the ninth floor of the Nine-Story Pagoda for two hundred years. And also, our sect can finally have its own separate residence..."

"Fine, I knew I couldn't escape it," Shi Mingxiu resignedly began to take things out.

This monkey, no matter how far she veers the topic, she always manages to circle back to it.

Shi Xuan walked out of the sect leader's main hall with a satisfied expression.

Shi Mingxiu beat his chest and stamped his feet in self-reflection. He had promised himself he would never call her again... How could he be so spineless? He didn't mean to call her, but she still came. And if she did, he would have to spend some money.

Shi Xuan happily returned with the good stuff she had tricked from the sect leader and showed it off to her master. In the end, Lin Daozi gave her another portion, and she reaped a bountiful harvest.

"Master, what's the situation in Cloud City? Have there been any new discoveries?"

Lin Daozi took a sip of wine and said, "We haven't found anything yet. It seems they are quite vigilant. You don't need to worry too much about these things. There are so many high-level cultivators in the cultivation world who have nothing to do all day. It's time for them to come out and have some fun."

He seemed to be in a very good mood.

How could I not be happy? The long-standing worry of my eldest disciple's coma has been resolved, my second disciple has successfully formed his Nascent Soul, my third disciple won the championship of the Golden Core stage combat group in this year's Six Sects Grand Competition, and the youngest one is even more amazing, directly taking the top spot on the Outer Domain Arena's Prodigy Ranking and even reaching the ninth floor of the Nine-Story Pagoda!

He never expected that what would make Lin Daozi famous in the cultivation world would not be his own cultivation and achievements, but his discerning eye for choosing disciples.

In just two days, several old friends contacted him, expressing their desire to become his disciple, which made Lin Daozi feel very accomplished.

Overjoyed, Lin Daozi waved his hand and gave each disciple a batch of rewards. He believed that sharing happiness was better than keeping it to himself, and he wouldn't allow anyone on Fuyu Peak to be unhappy!

"By the way," before Shi Xuan could speak, Lin Daozi added, "I have obtained a method to enter a secret realm. Since you and your fellow disciples are back, why don't you go and explore it together?"

"What secret realm?" Shi Xuan also became interested. She had just returned from the outer realm and was thinking of going out to find a place to train.

“Wanjian Village,” Lin Daozi said, “is a legendary holy land where sword cultivators gathered. It disappeared many years ago. I obtained the method to enter it by chance.”

"It just so happens that this disciple wanted to find a place to train. As expected of Master, Master knows exactly what this disciple is thinking."

"Hahaha, what a coincidence!" Lin Daozi laughed as he took a sip of the peach blossom wine that his junior disciple had personally brewed for him, feeling extremely pleased.

He took out a fragment of a broken sword and said, "This place can only be opened in the middle of each month. After entering the territory of Wanjian Village, when the moon is full, insert this broken sword into the incense burner of the Dragon King Temple in the village, and you can enter the secret realm."

"Then how do we get out?" Shi Xuan asked.

"Eh?" Lin Daozi was stumped. He only knew how to get in, but not how to get out.

“It’s not a big problem,” Shi Xuan said. “There’s always a way out. If we can get in, we can get out. It’s almost the middle of the month. The disciples will go now.”

Lin Daozi hesitated for a moment, "How about I go and find out how to get out of this secret realm?"

“No need,” Shi Xuan said with a smile, already holding the broken sword. “If we can’t get out, we disciples will stay inside for a while longer.”

Shi Xuan put away the broken sword and went to gather his senior brothers and sisters. Lin Daozi watched his little disciple's back and felt gratified. Since taking in this little disciple, his life had become more and more comfortable.

Since Wanjian Village was a place for sword cultivators, Shi Xuan didn't bother to call the others from Baicao Peak. Instead, he arranged a time with his five fellow disciples and headed towards Wanjian Village.

Along the way, even while flying on his sword in the air, Lu Wenxing couldn't stop his mouth. He unleashed a barrage of attacks on Tang Nong, the only one of the five who hadn't gone to the outer realm.

"Third brother, let me tell you, it's a real loss for you that you didn't come to the Outer Realm Arena with us this time! Junior sister carried us like crazy this time, and of course, I, your senior brother, deserve a lot of credit for that!"

"When you go over there in the next wave, where else will you encounter a captain as cunning and resourceful as Junior Sister? You'll be at a huge disadvantage, you know that!"

"Actually, the biggest loss is that you didn't get to see your second senior brother's prowess in the Nine-Story Pagoda. This time in the Nine-Story Pagoda, your second senior brother stood out from the crowd, a flower among thousands of trees, and stunned everyone!"

"Do you know what? I formed my Nascent Soul inside the Nine-Story Pagoda! Go and ask around, besides your second senior brother, where else can you form your Nascent Soul in the Nine-Story Pagoda!"

...

As he said this, he suddenly remembered something, turned around, and flew to Shi Xuan's side on his sword. He said to Shi Xuan, "Junior Sister, I forgot to tell you after we came out. I feel that the inner core I obtained in the Nine-Story Pagoda seems to have some connection with me."