"That's her, her name is Shi Yueyao!"
Since Qin Chuan had not yet returned, most cultivators had not left the foot of Chongwu Mountain.
As night fell, everyone lit a bonfire and waited silently for Qin Chuan's return.
This year's monster frenzy is strange. The four major sects were gathered together discussing something when they heard voices coming from not far away.
Shi Yueyao, whose name was called, turned around and saw several unfamiliar Golden Core cultivators walking aggressively toward her.
She instinctively wanted to hide behind Gu Zhuo, who was only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Faced with the pressure of a Golden Core cultivator, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
"Fellow Daoists, what brings you here to see Junior Sister Yueyao?"
The group of people who came looking for Shi Yueyao were the same group of rogue cultivators whose inner cores had been stolen by Sheng Ning during the day.
Upon hearing Sheng Ning introduce herself, they hesitated whether to confront her.
After all, offending a major sect is not a good thing.
After much thought, they realized that the Seven-Star Spider's inner core was hard-won; they had fought for it for so long, only to have it benefit someone else in the end.
A group of cultivators slammed their fists on the table and, grabbing their natal spiritual weapons, headed towards the location of the Taixu Sect.
Seeing that Gu Zhuo, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, dared to block their path, the leading cultivator immediately sneered disdainfully.
"What brings you here? Your junior sister stole the inner core of the monster we hunted. Make her hand over the inner core, and I will spare her life."
What kind of inner elixir?
Shi Yueyao had never even seen what the inner core looked like.
Where can we find their inner cores?
Clutching Gu Zhuo's clothes tightly with both hands, she spoke in a trembling voice, "Senior Brother Gu, I didn't steal the inner core."
"Nonsense! My junior sister is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, how could she possibly steal your inner core?!" Gu Zhuo also believed Shi Yueyao.
Since Shi Yueyao had been with them all day, how could she possibly have stolen the inner cores of these cultivators?
When the cultivators saw that Shi Yueyao refused to admit it, some drew their swords and others took up their knives.
"So, fellow Daoist Gu, are you saying that we're lying?"
The other party drew his sword, the tip pointing directly at Gu Zhuo's throat. "Is the one behind you Grandmaster Yue Yao of the Taixu Sect?"
"So what if she did? I said she didn't steal it, and that's final!" Gu Zhuo retorted sharply.
In his eyes, Shi Yueyao was already a member of the Taixu Sect.
For some reason, she refused to leave the impoverished Invincible Sect.
It must be because the Invincible Sect is pestering her that she can't escape!
Gu Zhuo made excuses for Shi Yueyao in his heart, showing no fear in the face of the sword tip at his throat.
"Does this fellow Daoist intend to become an enemy of the Taixu Sect?"
Gu Zhuo is an inner disciple of the Taixu Sect. If the other party has injured him, the Taixu Sect will definitely avenge him.
It was precisely because of this that he was so fearless.
That person naturally dared not make an enemy of the Taixu Sect.
But that inner core was something they had fought against with great difficulty, and were on the verge of success.
Even if it is refined into pills, and they share it, each person can increase their cultivation level by one rank.
As a major sect, Taixu Sect has already monopolized so many good resources, yet it still has to compete with smaller sects and independent cultivators for resources.
That's utterly shameless!
The cultivator was so angry that his face turned red, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
The cultivators following behind him had been instigated by him; they dared not offend the Taixu Sect, and their faces showed obvious cowardice.
Sheng Ning had somehow blended into the group. Seeing that they were all too scared to speak, he immediately lowered his voice and spoke.
"The Taixu Sect is going too far! Not only did they steal the inner cores of the demonic beasts we hunted, but they also bully the weak. I suppose the Taixu Sect is the one who calls the shots on this continent?"
Someone realized what was happening, and their face turned ugly. "Yes, yes, the Taixu Sect is going too far! You were the ones who stole the inner core, what right do you have to threaten us?"
"Hand over your inner core, or we will not allow the Taixu Sect to participate in the sect competition three months from now!"
"We refuse the Taixu Sect's participation in the sect competition, and we only want an explanation from the Taixu Sect!"
The monster frenzy occurs once every hundred years to protect the safety of the people in major towns and cities.
The sect competition is held every three years to test the cultivation progress of the sect's disciples.
The triennial sect competition not only tests the cultivation achievements of sect disciples, but also serves as a time for each sect to advertise itself.
Because of Qin Chuan, the Taixu Sect always won first place in the Grand Competition and was always admired by all the novice cultivators.
As a result, the Taixu Sect has a constant stream of students. Each time, they select the best disciples and then send the less desirable ones to other sects.
Before Sheng Ning arrived, everyone in the Invincible Sect was chasing after Shi Yueyao.
They even became reserve members of the Taixu Sect in the sect competition.
The original work even mentions a sect competition where a cultivator from the Taixu Sect suffered a qi deviation.
In order to prevent the Taixu Sect from losing its ranking, Shi Yueyao directly had Lu Jingshen take the place of that alchemist and even refined a high-grade spiritual pill.
Sheng Ning will naturally participate in the sect competition as well.
What she needs to do right now is to ruin the reputation of the Taixu Sect and make her senior brothers shine in the competition!
Once it happens, it will happen again.
Sheng Ning's voice demanding justice immediately echoed through the crowd.
For so many years, the Taixu Sect has been the dominant force, monopolizing the market, while smaller sects have been left to scavenge for scraps.
They've had enough of this kind of life!
As the controversy surrounding the Taixu Sect grew, people began to question its existence.
Even other disciples who had not participated in today's monster frenzy came to join in.
Sheng Ning silently shut her mouth and stepped back.
This retreat concealed his merits and fame.
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