The seven elders did not linger in the wooden house; they had many things to attend to and left quickly.
Only Jiang Ying and Chen Zhou remained inside the wooden house, their eyes locked.
Jiang Ying's face was filled with unhappiness, and she looked sullen.
Chen Zhou only smiled briefly when he first woke up, and then fell silent.
He seemed to have something on his mind.
Chen Zhou looked at Jiang Ying awkwardly; staring at each other like this made him feel a little uneasy.
"Junior Sister, what's wrong? Why do you look so preoccupied?" Chen Zhou couldn't help but ask.
At first, Jiang Ying didn't respond but instead lowered her head, her hair spreading out beside Chen Zhou's bed.
Chen Zhou panicked immediately. What should he do?
Chen Zhou had never encountered such a situation before.
Whether in his past life or now, he has never even touched a girl's hand, let alone encountered this situation.
"Junior Sister, what happened? You're not saying anything, I'm getting really worried!"
Chen Zhou stated frankly that he was already physically disabled, and if something had happened to his senior sister, he wouldn't be able to help her and would only be able to worry helplessly.
After a while, Jiang Ying slowly raised her drooping head, and when she did, her eyes were already red.
"I will be leaving the Sword Cloud Sect tomorrow."
Jiang Ying's voice became somewhat hoarse.
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhou stood there dumbfounded.
What happened?
Why did you suddenly decide to leave the Sword Cloud Sect?
Usually, a disciple leaves the sect to go out on a mission or to leave after completing their studies, but Jiang Ying is not satisfied with either.
Could it be the last possibility, that he voluntarily gave up cultivating immortality and wanted to return to secular life?
Chen Zhou dared not think any further.
Jiang Ying was originally a princess of the Southern Kingdom. She may have come to the Sword Cloud Sect simply to exercise and have a good physique.
Leaving eventually was also part of the plan.
But why are my senior sister's eyes so red from crying?
She should have known she would eventually leave when she came to the Sword Cloud Sect, so why is she so sad?
After saying this, Jiang Ying looked at Chen Zhou for a while, then turned around and left.
Chen Zhou watched her departing figure, unsure of what to say. Moreover, due to his physical limitations, he was unable to move and could only watch her leave from his bed.
The next day, after a night's rest, Chen Zhou's health had improved significantly, but he still had some difficulty moving around. Although he could maintain basic walking without much trouble, his movements were still somewhat uncoordinated.
Early in the morning, someone came to pick up Chen Zhou to attend the final ceremony of the sect competition.
This ceremony will announce the rewards for this year's sect competition.
Similarly, the stands were packed, even more so than during the match.
Various factions, large and small, would send representatives to participate and present gifts.
For example, the emperor of the Southern Kingdom brought three high-ranking cultivators from the Southern Kingdom, and even a princess came with many gifts.
These gifts not only represent the friendship of the Southern Kingdom, but also the Southern Kingdom's gratitude to the Sword Cloud Sect, since their princess had stayed at the Sword Cloud Sect for a period of time.
This period of time, though not long, was enough to improve the physical condition of the Southern Kingdom's monarch.
When Chen Zhou arrived at the ceremony location with his senior brother who had come to pick him up, many people had already arrived, and he could see the southern region from afar.
The areas divided this time are roughly the same as the previous ones, with each faction having its own exclusive area.
"The sect competition has ended, and the incident that happened yesterday has been eliminated. I hope everyone will not hold any grudges."
The Grand Elder remained standing in the middle of the seven elders and spoke slowly.
What was pleasant was that the elder's voice was clear, rhythmic, and melodious.
After he finished speaking, a murmur arose from the audience, mostly praising the seven elders.
The Sword Cloud Sect's strength is among the best in the Sky Cloud Continent. Everyone knows that this little ghost might be a threat to them, but to the Sword Cloud Sect as a whole, it is nothing more than a little ghost.
It can be destroyed in the blink of an eye.
What they didn't know was that this ghost could possess a person's body without anyone noticing.
If Chen Zhou hadn't had the Salted Fish System protecting him, he would definitely have been possessed by that ghost.
Little did they know that such ghosts had appeared in various parts of the Tianyun Continent, but they possessed people and continued to live their lives as usual, without being discovered. A huge conspiracy was slowly unfolding.
"Then let's announce the winner of this competition!"
"Bang bang bang..." A series of enthusiastic applause rang out.
"First place, Chen Zhou's three boats."
"Bang bang bang..."
Although everyone already knew the result, they were still very excited. The favorite to win the championship did not materialize, and instead, an unknown person won the championship!
"Second place, Yi Hongfeng from the fifth branch."
"What?!"
The crowd erupted in excitement once again.
Chen Zhou and his group were not surprised to be in first place, because they had all witnessed what had happened.
But shouldn't Xu Changtian be in second place?
Why Yi Hongfeng?
"Xu Changtian, the senior disciple that everyone is concerned about, has been disqualified from the competition due to cheating. All his results are not recognized and he has been stripped of all his positions. He will be regarded as an ordinary disciple, but his status as an ordinary disciple will be retained and he will be observed."
Seeing this, the Grand Elder immediately spoke up to explain.
Being possessed by a ghost to participate in a competition is a major taboo in any sect. As a public figure, Xu Changtian should have had his cultivation abolished or been expelled from the sect for making such a mistake.
However, the Sword Cloud Sect did not handle it that way; instead, they kept Xu Changtian.
This means that the ghost's manipulation of Xu Changtian was probably not Xu Changtian's own doing.
The Grand Elder quickly finished reading out the top five winners of the competition and then began announcing the rewards.
"The first place winner will be awarded the Soul Weapon Heavy Edge Sword, taught the Sword Cloud Technique, fifteen Foundation Establishment Pills, and granted the title of Outer Sect Elder of the Sword Cloud Sect, and will be tasked with carrying out outer sect missions of the Sword Cloud Sect."
The Heavy Edge Sword, a Soul Weapon, is second only to the five Sect-Supporting Divine Swords among the Soul Weapons of the Sword Cloud Sect.
Because of its special nature, its status in the Sword Cloud Sect has remained the same. It was originally a celestial artifact, but it was eventually damaged and downgraded. It continued to be downgraded until it became a soul artifact, at which point it stopped being downgraded.
Since it is just a Horcrux, no matter how powerful its origin is, it is still just a Horcrux.
Later, the people of the Sword Cloud Sect gave this soul weapon a new name instead of its old one. It was no longer as imposing as before. Now, it is the Soul Weapon Heavy Edge Sword.
Chen Zhou struggled to walk up to the Grand Elder, took the heavy sword weighing a thousand pounds, and immediately bent over; it was simply too heavy.
Then there was a handwritten copy of the Sword Cloud Technique, which was the pinnacle of the Sword Cloud Sect's sword techniques.
After receiving a box of Foundation Establishment Pills, there was a blue and white token with the two powerful characters "Deacon" engraved on it.
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