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

However, they all unanimously targeted independent cultivators first, eliminating them before the competition between various sects.

No matter how many sessions there are, everyone is the same.

No matter how strong you are, if you can take on ten people, can you take on a hundred?
Miaoyin thought to herself that she should ask her what her plans were later.

Whether she joins the sect or not, she is still A Qing's personal disciple, one of our own. Even if she doesn't join, my attitude will remain the same.

While Miaoyin was pondering, the competition on the stage clearly came to a conclusion.

The two, who had been evenly matched, had clearly changed. The scales of victory had tipped in Lin Yan's favor, and she was now dominating her opponent.

The enemy's momentum was waning, but she did not let her guard down. Even in nature, there are plants that lure prey with their weakness; how much more so should humans, who possess the capacity for thought?

Unsure whether her opponent was trying to lure her into a false sense of security by feigning defeat, her attacks were still perfectly timed and flawless!
The final contest ended with her executing a beautiful sword flourish. The male cultivator, revered as a prodigy, collapsed to the ground in disarray, his sword knocked aside.

The loser wasn't too discouraged; instead, he picked up his sword with composure and said, "I lost. You're very good!"

After speaking, he hurriedly left.

Seeing this, Miaoyin coughed twice, rousing the two who had been lost in thought. "It's your turn. Who wants to go first?"

"I'll take it," the Crown Prince of the Seas replied.

He gracefully stepped onto the stage, casually taking out a fifth-grade spirit sword, every movement exuding elegance.

Lin Yan felt she had been shown off, and suddenly realized that being inelegant was perfectly fine! When you're powerful enough, you become the embodiment of the rules.

She also admires people who can maintain their image at all times; with such self-control, they will succeed in whatever they do.

It is said that sea people do not distinguish between genders, and for a moment she did not know whether to call someone "senior brother" or "senior sister," so she politely said, "Please enlighten me!"

The sparring began, and she launched the first attack.

The Sea Clan Prince watched a battle and gained an understanding of her attack speed, enabling him to effectively dodge her attacks while simultaneously counterattacking.

The sea prince's offensive was much more conservative, measured and strategic, as he looked for an opportunity.

In the transition between offense and defense, he only revealed a slight flaw before his opponent broke the balance with overwhelming force, disrupting his rhythm.

When they tried to regain their offensive rhythm, they found themselves already at a disadvantage.

The master said he had found a junior sister for them to spar with. If they could defeat this junior sister, he would ask a master to forge a sword just for them. He would not be able to receive this reward.

If there were no restrictions on the use of cultivation, perhaps one could use the excuse of being travel-worn and unrested upon returning to justify today's defeat in the sparring match.

Now that both sides are restricting the use of cultivation, he has no convincing reason to justify his defeat.

The Sea Clan Prince gracefully conceded defeat, sensing that the bottleneck had loosened, and also hurriedly left the scene.

The remaining crown prince felt that he had to protect the reputation of his sect. He couldn't afford to lose this sparring match, and even if he did, he couldn't afford to lose too badly.

Sensing his hidden thoughts, Miaoyin advised from the side: "Too much responsibility can sometimes be a shackle. Just treat this competition as a learning experience; winning or losing is not important."

"Yes, thank you for your teachings, Master!"

Miaoyin then said to the girl waiting on the competition platform, "Don't give me face, don't go easy on him!"

"..." The Crown Prince of the Dynasty suggested that he should just admit defeat.
I couldn't beat the previous two junior disciples, so do I have a chance? The three of them hadn't been able to determine a clear winner in swordsmanship, but today's sparring with the new disciples will finally rank them. The ranking will be based on the duration of each match…

The final sparring match ended inconclusively because, during the battle, Lin Yan's opponent lost control of his power and suddenly attempted a breakthrough, forcing him to end the sparring match and head to his cave to undergo tribulation...

The three sparring matches cost the Venerable One 20,000 high-grade spirit stones.

Just now, the final sparring match was forced to end. The Venerable One walked up to her, solemnly handed her an ordinary storage bag containing spirit stones, and sincerely said to her, "Not bad."

She took the storage bag and, with tears in her eyes, put it into her own treasure bag.

Seeing that Venerable Miaoyin showed no sign of leaving, Lin Yan cautiously asked, "Is there anyone else who wants to spar?"

"No, it's the storage bag that you didn't return to me."

Huh? Would a Venerable One who casually spends tens of thousands of spirit stones care about an ordinary storage bag?
Confused, she still took out all the spirit stones and obediently handed over the two storage bags with both hands.

"Your Excellency, here is your storage bag."

"Yes, that's right. What I want to say is that no matter how wealthy you are, never forget to be thrifty and frugal. Increase income and reduce expenditure, and you will prosper in the long run!"

Lin Yan nodded in agreement, indicating that she would follow the teachings. Thinking that she would have to take the two little ones to the secret realm for training, she asked again, "Venerable One, are there any suitable secret realms for me to train in?"

Speaking of this, Miaoyin is no longer sleepy.

"Yes, yes, absolutely. However, the secret realms controlled by sects are only accessible to sect disciples. Why don't you consider joining the Myriad Dharma Sect?"

“Venerable one, if I join the Wonderful Dharma Sect, will the sect make room for me to participate in the Immortal Sect Competition? The spots have already been decided, and it would be unfair to everyone to kick one out at the last minute. Why don’t I participate as a rogue cultivator?”

If she joins the Miaofa Sect, she will no longer be able to participate as a rogue cultivator.

Miaoyin sighed, "It's very difficult for rogue cultivators to get a high ranking in the Immortal Sect Competition. At least it has been like this in previous years."

"That was true in previous years, but not this year."

Records are meant to be broken. She can still achieve excellent results in the Immortal Sect Competition without collaborating with others!

She is extremely lonely and enjoys going further and further down this path.

"Since you have your own ideas, I can't say anything more. As for the secret realm, I do have some information, but I don't know if it's true or not. If you want to train, you can go and take a look and investigate. If you encounter any danger that you can't handle, retreat decisively."

At this point, she added another possibility, "If there really is a secret realm, I suggest you write down its exact location and conceal it, and go there after the Immortal Sect Competition is over."

With only a few months left until the Immortal Sect Competition, the girl left the Miaofa Sect and, instead of taking a flying boat, flew directly on her sword to the place she had mentioned. If all went smoothly, she could arrive in a month or two; otherwise, it would take longer, and before she knew it, she might miss the Immortal Sect Competition.

"Your disciple will remember your teachings!"

The Venerable One sent her a document about an unknown secret realm via a communication jade disc.

……

After the two talked for a while, she found an excuse to return to her courtyard and read through the contents that the Venerable One had sent to her on the communication jade disc.

The document was given to the Venerable One by an intelligence-gathering organization that owed him a favor. The exact location of the secret realm is unknown; it is only known to be somewhere in the yellow sands.

The Venerable One said he had gone to Sand City last year on business and secretly inquired about the secret realm, but he didn't get any useful information. (End of Chapter)