Several people in the crowd hurriedly lowered their heads.
After saying those words, Venerable Canglang left the secret realm.
Qi Yu was relieved to receive his promise and calmly touched the scabbed wound on her leg.
Seeing Qi Yu's appearance, the people who made the identification hesitated for a moment and recalled the scene of the robbery again.
seem……
like……
perhaps……
should……
This body shape seems a bit different...
The hairstyles also seem a bit different...
They were so worried about being eliminated that they clung to Qi Yu like a lifeline, without even bothering to investigate whether it was the truth.
The crowd waited, some anxious, some relaxed.
Half an hour later, Venerable Canglang returned, his body radiating a murderous aura.
He aggressively pulled eight people out of the crowd one by one and brought them in front of everyone.
Qi Yu's lips twitched as she looked at the group of people who were of different heights, builds, and even genders.
How can someone mistake this for a "female cultivator"? What kind of eyesight does that...?
Their faces were filled with panic. Some of them couldn't contain their murderous gaze and began to confess before they could even be subjected to "torture".
"I...I was wrong. I shouldn't have been so blinded by greed and tried to steal other people's storage bags. I beg Venerable Canglang for forgiveness!"
"I was really in a hurry and too eager to join the Flying Star Sect, so I resorted to this desperate measure!"
"Venerable Canglang, I..."
"Stop." Venerable Canglang made a "pause" gesture and said to the people who pointed him out, "Come and see who stole your storage bags."
The men's eyesight improved again, and they each identified the person who had robbed them.
"I remember this person's hair is a bit yellowish."
"This guy is really fat, he's the one who stole my storage bag."
Venerable Canglang opened the storage bags of those people and let them claim their lost monster corpses. After they finished claiming theirs, without any pause, he kicked the people who were impersonating Qi Yu to rob them out of the secret realm.
Qi Yu blinked, thinking to herself, "I haven't made those people apologize yet."
She was completely bewildered by this unfair treatment.
Ignoring her accusing look, Venerable Canglang said in a deep voice, "Continue calculating the points."
Only then did everyone begin to move.
Qi Yu shrugged and nonchalantly handed the storage bag to Wen Ru, asking her to help calculate the points.
Wen Ru gladly accepted the storage bag.
Qi Yu limped over to Venerable Canglang's side, placed Ren Pingsheng's storage bag in front of him and waved it. Before Venerable Canglang could impatiently slap her hand away, she asked with a smile, "Venerable, may I inquire about Ren Pingsheng, who was traveling with me? Did you see in the projection stone's records how he disappeared?"
Venerable Canglang looked down at her without saying a word.
“Your Excellency, I was almost wronged just now. As a small compensation, please tell me. I am very worried about him.”
Venerable Canglang remained silent and walked to the side on his own.
Qi Yu followed him relentlessly, limping along, repeatedly saying, "Venerable One, please tell me, please tell me."
Wen Ru couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she stepped in front of her and supported her, saying softly, "Little sister, your wound hasn't healed yet, so don't wander around anymore. The projection stones by that lake are all malfunctioning and can't see the recordings, but that young master Ren didn't sound the distress bell. We've already sent people to look for him."
Projection stone malfunction...
Qi Yu frowned. Ren Pingsheng had given her the storage bag before he disappeared, so it didn't seem like something had happened to him. What was going on?
but……
She was thinking about how to explain Feng Xiao's sudden appearance and killing of An Rong'er. If the projection stone malfunctioned and didn't record the scene when Feng Xiao appeared, it would save her a lot of trouble.
Half an hour later, the scores of all the cultivators who participated in the secret realm trial had been calculated.
After eliminating those few unscrupulous cultivators, four hundred and fifty people remained.
Wen Ru handed a long list to Venerable Canglang.
Venerable Canglang glanced at the list, his eyes flickering slightly.
He raised his head and said, "I will first announce the names of the last fifty people. After you receive your parting gifts at Xingke Peak, you can go down the mountain."
Zhao Si and Qin Zhao nervously rubbed their hands together in the crowd.
An Rong'er was nowhere to be found. After they formed a team, most of the monsters were in An Rong'er's storage bag, and there weren't many in their own storage bags.
They listened with bated breath as each name was uttered by Venerable Canglang, their hearts pounding with each name they heard, almost to the point of nervous breakdown.
Fortunately, they weren't called out when the last name was read.
They breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if you're ranked within the top four hundred, and only become an outer disciple, you're still considered a "Flying Star Sect disciple."
Venerable Canglang escorted the fifty dejected people out of the secret realm, and returned a moment later, saying, "Alright, now you will follow me to the council hall to wait for the elders to choose you. If you are not chosen, you will start as outer disciples, and you will have the opportunity to become disciples of the elders in the future."
Even so, everyone knew that if they weren't chosen now, their chances of entering the inner sect would be slim to none.
Venerable Canglang recited the incantation, and everyone appeared in the center of a large hall.
Qi Yu stood on one leg in the crowd, but before she could even steady herself, a light blue figure tackled her and knocked her to the ground. The person held her tightly, and the colorful ribbons in their hair smeared all over her face.
Qi Yu pushed the man away with difficulty, nearly suffocating in the process.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Huan's eyes reddened, and she choked out, "Little Yan'er, I thought you were dead."
Qi Yu: "..."
She turned her gaze to Meteor, who was also walking over, and tilted her head in confusion with a frown.
Meteor lightly rubbed the tip of her nose and said, "She has something wrong with her head."
Bai Huan protested, "Little brother, that's your problem. I'm just overly worried. What do you mean by having a problem with your brain?"
Qi Yu got up in embarrassment. The people around them were looking at them as if they were idiots. She had better keep her distance from Bai Huan to avoid getting infected.
"Ahem, Bai Huan, why don't you go to the side with Liu Xing? I'm waiting for Venerable Canglang to announce the rankings."
"Oh, oh!" Bai Huan nodded and pulled Liu Xing back to their previous spot.
On the second floor of the council hall, Venerable Poyue stared at Qi Yu with an inscrutable gaze, his eyes following the subtle movement of the exquisitely crafted hairpin.
The Red Lotus Fairy was still smiling on the surface, but she was secretly gritting her teeth.
The elders whispered among themselves about the disciples they had their eye on, with Qi Yu being the most frequently mentioned.
Venerable Canglang cleared his throat, took the list, and slowly read out the name of the first-place winner.
"The person ranked first in points is..."
Qi Yu's scabs suddenly became itchy, and she couldn't help but lift her leg and scratch them.
"...Jade gives rise to smoke."
Everyone's attention immediately turned to Qi Yu, who was picking his toes.
Qi Yu: "..."
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