After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Others were slightly dissatisfied, which aroused their competitive spirit, so they came to ask for a match.
Just as he was trying to find a suitable reason to refuse, he heard the Venerable One say to the disciples practicing over there, "Anyone who wants to spar, come over here!"

This……

Lin Yan's lips twitched beneath her veil, giving the impression that she was being forced into being a practice prop.

A gentle breeze rustled the leaves of the trees lining the training ground. Seeing the Venerable One's still-smiling face, Lin Yan realized she'd been tricked!

Quite a few people stepped forward, and Miaoyin's smile deepened. "Excellent, excellent," she thought, "they're all young people who love 'learning,' usually so arrogant and unwilling to submit to anyone. Now's the perfect opportunity to show them that there are even more geniuses than geniuses."

The disciples who stepped forward were all dashing and spirited. They were all quite talented, in their late teens or early twenties, and belonged to the younger generation with relatively high talent and aptitude.

Some of them frowned, looking defiant; others gripped their sword hilts tightly, eager to spar!
Although they were usually defiant and unconvinced, they didn't slack off in their training because of their pride. They were all good kids, just needing a little nudge. Fortunately, the new girl was here, and she could properly "train" these disciples for him.

Miao Yin suppressed her smile and said in a normal tone, "How about this competition is the same as before, only swordsmanship, without using cultivation?"

Some of the disciples were dissatisfied and began to mutter under their breath.

"Simply exchanging sword skills cannot truly demonstrate one's strength!"

"Exactly, she was able to win because she couldn't use her cultivation."

"..."

They believed the new disciple's victory was due to her inability to use her cultivation level. After all, she was only at the first level of Foundation Establishment, while the disciple she was competing against was already at the third level.

Outside, no matter how skilled you are in swordsmanship, if your cultivation level isn't up to par, you'll still be at the mercy of your enemies.

Venerable Miaoyin glanced at the disgruntled disciples and said helplessly, "Restricting the use of cultivation is to your advantage. Since you are unwilling, then..."

She glanced at the girl beside her, patted her on the shoulder and instructed, "Except for not using your cultivation level to suppress your opponent, fight freely and don't hold back."

Lin Yan nodded. "Okay." She stepped onto the competition platform first. "Who wants to go first?"

After looking at the number of people, he added, "It's fine if they all come at once."

A Golden Core cultivator can hold their own against a group of a dozen or twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators. It's just that the arena is a bit small; with so many people fighting together, it can be quite troublesome.

The disciples were clearly surprised by the new female disciple's arrogance, and they all volunteered to be the first to go up and spar.

Miaoyin waved her hand, and five eager disciples were lifted up by spiritual power. With another wave of her hand, a barrier was formed on the arena, so the fighting inside would not affect the outside.

The remaining disciples were dumbfounded, never expecting the Venerable One to directly select five disciples to go up. Did the Venerable One think so highly of this newly arrived disciple? Did he actually believe she could take on five opponents at once!

However, their internal struggle lasted only a minute before they were rendered speechless. The five mid-Foundation Establishment disciples, unable to withstand even a minute's resistance, were knocked down, each clutching their chests in a disheveled state. Miao Yin remained calm; this outcome was within her expectations. After all, the difference in strength was a major realm. In a contest of swordsmanship alone, the five of them might have a chance, but in a fight where their cultivation levels were unleashed, they had no chance of winning.

The barrier opened, and the disciples who hadn't participated in the competition immediately went to help the five disciples down.

Miaoyin continued to smile and smooth things over: "Sigh, I've already said that not using cultivation levels to fight is to your advantage, but you still didn't believe me. Don't say that I'm not on your side; we can still maintain the previous conditions for sparring. The new disciple is generous and won't mind."

These words made the disciples blush, and they all lowered their heads like quails, not daring to say anything more.

They had just thought the new female disciple was benefiting from the rules. Little did they know that the defeated disciple was the one who actually benefited from the rules.

If cultivation could be used, that disciple would probably be knocked off the competition stage in the blink of an eye!

The small group of disciples who claimed that Lin Yan had benefited from the rule of "not being able to use her cultivation" awkwardly stepped forward, bowed their heads, and apologized to the people on the competition stage.

"I'm sorry, we were being petty!"

"It's alright, do you still want to compete? It's just a swordsmanship spar." Lin Yan asked this in order to get them to back down and say "no," so that she could take the opportunity to say goodbye to the Venerable One and return to her courtyard to cultivate.

However, they misunderstood, thinking that the other party was noble and magnanimous! They didn't mind their offense at all and were even willing to compete and learn from each other! So one by one they expressed their willingness to compete.

They are not afraid of losing and being ridiculed; they simply want to compete with the strong to discover their own shortcomings.

They now understood why the Venerable One valued this new disciple so highly! She was strong and so humble; no wonder the Venerable One liked her.

Looking back at their past, each of them considered themselves extraordinary and thought they were the best of the younger generation.

Lin Yan had no idea that their inner worlds were so rich, and only said awkwardly, "Then...you guys can go on stage. It's fine if all five of you go together!"

These words, when heard by them, did not make them feel that the person on the stage was arrogant or conceited. Instead, they thought she was too kind. Without using her cultivation, she was willing to fight five against one and give them the advantage. She was too generous and noble!
Perhaps she didn't care about winning or losing at all, and was just competing with the mindset of exchanging skills and learning from each other. They used to value winning and losing so much, completely forgetting the original intention of exchanging skills and competing. They deserve to die!
Miaoyin took in the expressions of her disciples and was overjoyed! She felt that arranging this competition was well worth it, as it had helped these disciples grow a lot.

The competition lasted for two hours. Lin Yan used two top-grade Qi-replenishing pills to recover her strength, and at the same time, she began to question the meaning of life!
Are these disciples on some kind of performance-enhancing drug? They're all so enthusiastic about competing. Even after being defeated, they happily go off the stage to urge others to come up.

She was completely numb!
Not only did all the inner disciples present spar with her, but they also called over other inner disciples...

She thought the competition was over, but the Venerable One said, "Alas, young lady, would you like to come and spar again tomorrow? You haven't sparred with my personal disciples yet, have you? Several disciples who went to the sea to celebrate a birthday will be back tomorrow."

Lin Yan looked pale and awkwardly said, "Venerable One, my name is Lin Yan. You can just call me Xiao Yan. As for sparring, I think that your personal disciples must all be exceptionally talented. I know I can't beat them, so let's just forget about it."

"How could that be, Xiao Yan? My disciples are all extremely rebellious." (End of Chapter)