The Western Region of Qian Yuan had been peaceful for so many years, and demonic cultivators had disappeared. But this time, they suddenly appeared, and it turned out to be the daughter of the sect leader of the Divine Cauldron Sect, one of the six sects. The sensation of this event was enough to be recorded in the history of the Western Region of Qian Yuan!
Now, in terms of both strength and prestige, Lianfeng Sword Sect has become the leader of the six sects. Shi Mingxiu stood on the dueling platform, gathered his spiritual power into his voice, and said solemnly, "The emergence of demonic cultivators in our Qianyuan Western Region is no small matter!"
A few days ago, two rogue cultivators died in the outer market of Langya Sect, their bodies withered and emaciated. Some suspected it was the work of demonic cultivators, but this possibility was ruled out because no demonic cultivators had appeared for hundreds of years. However, now it seems we have reason to suspect the Divine Cauldron Sect is responsible!
Fan Hongde stood to the side, opened his mouth as if he wanted to explain something, but ultimately said nothing.
He can talk, but now apart from the disciples of the Divine Cauldron Sect, no one believes him anymore, and perhaps even the sect itself is not so united anymore.
Shi Mingxiu continued, "A demonic cultivator has emerged from the Divine Cauldron Sect. We will temporarily list the Divine Cauldron Sect as a key target for investigation. We will temporarily exclude the Divine Cauldron Sect from our recent secret realms, training exercises, and collective activities of the six sects. We will make further plans once the truth is uncovered. What do you all think?"
All the other sects present agreed that since the two sect leaders who went to search for Fan Mingzhu were not present, their sect elders also provided support, which was equivalent to excluding the Divine Cauldron Sect from the six sects!
Fan Hongde was furious, but there was nothing he could do. He had completely lost his voice and had no choice but to obey others.
Unless he wants to become the true leader of the demonic sect and thus oppose the other five sects.
As for the other four sects, they would agree no matter what, because the Divine Cauldron Sect is such a large sect, and it is also a sect that cultivates alchemy. Each secret realm and training session takes up a large portion of their resources. Even if it weren't for the matter of demonic cultivators, they would have no reason not to agree.
The alchemy team that used to rely solely on their Divine Cauldron Sect now seems even stronger with the addition of the Hundred Herbs Peak of the Converging Edge Sword Sect.
Moreover, the disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect are approachable and easy to get along with, which is exactly the kind of alchemy cultivators they expect.
Fan Hongde lowered his head slightly. From being a sect leader revered by thousands to a suspected "demon" whom everyone avoids like the plague, it all happened in just a short while.
He was still worried about Fan Mingzhu, that silly daughter. She hadn't even discussed this with her father before taking this step, exposing herself to everyone without any preparation. He feared she would never be able to return to Qian Yuan Western Region openly again. What would she do alone in the future?
At this moment, Fan Mingzhu, whom he was worried about, was in a deep abyss where the sun never rose.
The abyss was filled with demonic energy, dark and gloomy, and there was no sign of anyone.
Fan Mingzhu fell to the ground in a disheveled state and was unable to move for a long time.
This spatial shift during the escape consumed almost all of Fan Mingzhu's, Tianjun's, and the demonic seed within her.
"Tianjun!" Fan Mingzhu tried to awaken Tianjun through her divine sense, but to no avail. Tianjun, just like last time, fell into a deep sleep.
Fan Mingzhu had no time to spare, so she could only lie on the ground and pretend to be dead.
The place they are currently in is called the Abyss of Demons, the birthplace of the Demon Seed and its only known "home." When the Heavenly Army suddenly urged the Demon Seed to flee, it had no choice but to return to the Abyss of Demons.
The Demon Abyss is the origin of demonic energy and the training ground for demonic cultivators in the past.
Since the demonic cultivators were wiped out hundreds of years ago, this place has been sealed and abandoned until today, when a new demonic cultivator, Fan Mingzhu, fell in.
Meanwhile, all the disciples of the Divine Cauldron Sect from the Langya Sect were released after undergoing thorough checks. However, they were not allowed to participate in the subsequent group competitions, as they were now outside the sect of demonic cultivators, and their status as friend or foe was now "pending."
The Shending Sect members arrived arrogantly, but left in anger and humiliation; they had been forcibly expelled from the Six Sects.
The news of Fan Mingzhu's cultivation of demonic arts was quickly relayed back to the sects of the Five Sects. The disciples and masters who did not participate in the Six Sects Grand Competition also received the news, and some of them had already arranged for their disciples to patrol various places to search for Fan Mingzhu's whereabouts.
After removing the Divine Cauldron Sect, the remaining five sects continued the six-sect competition that had not been completed before.
Now only the team competition remains, which is also the most important part of the entire Six Sects Tournament. The previous five individual competitions combined are not as important as the team competition.
After a three-day break, the team competition officially began.
This team competition is being held in the secret forest realm of the Langya Sect. Of the six sects, only five remain. Each sect will send twenty disciples, ten Golden Core cultivators and ten Foundation Establishment cultivators, to the secret forest realm together.
The main scoring criterion for this competition is the number of monsters hunted.
The Forest Secret Realm is one of the spatial treasures of the Langya Sect. In the Forest Secret Realm, you can get one point for hunting a level 1 monster, two points for level 2, four points for level 3, eight points for level 4, sixteen points for level 5, and so on.
The points will be directly stored in each disciple's name tag. Name tags can be snatched from each other. If someone snatches another person's name tag, it's equivalent to taking all of that person's points for themselves. The person whose name tag is snatched is eliminated.
The information on this nameplate will also be displayed on the stone pillar outside the secret area, allowing those watching from the outside to see the ranking directly.
Such a grand competition would pique the curiosity of spectators outside the venue, who were not directly involved. To address this, the Langya Sect specially crafted an instant, long-lasting image-recording stone that could transmit internal image information.
Because these recording stones are extremely expensive, each sect can only be issued one, which is worn by the team leader. It is stipulated that during the forest's secret realm activities, the recording stone must not be obscured unless it is destroyed by force majeure.
The disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect unanimously elected Shi Xuan as their captain. Shi Xuan had just won the championship in the Golden Core individual competition, and he was cunning—no, resourceful—making him the best choice to lead their group.
Furthermore, Shi Xuan had just led them to wealth, and his prestige had reached its peak.
When the disciples saw Shi Xuan's letter of thanks, they said "Junior Sister Shi Xuan is so righteous." It wasn't a joke about her letter of thanks from the dining hall, but a heartfelt expression of their approval.
One hundred disciples from the five sects gathered outside the entrance to the secret realm, and many of them already knew each other.
The Shen brothers of Langya Sect and Feng Xiujie, the son of the sect leader, were already quite familiar with each other. When Shen Wuyang saw Shi Xuan, he went up to him with a smile and said, "Fellow Daoist Shi Xuan, please take good care of me in this secret realm."
Before Shi Xuan could speak, Lu Wenxing chimed in, "What do you mean by 'take care of me'? Do you mean I'll take fewer points from you when I'm stealing your name tag? Haha!"
It was all a good-natured joke, and neither of the two sects took it seriously; they all laughed along.
Even now, Feng Xiujie still found Shi Xuan dazzlingly beautiful, but having personally witnessed her ruthlessness, he dared not harbor any disrespectful thoughts, fearing that one wrong move would cause his dantian to rupture once more.
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