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

Now that they were being suppressed, fear filled their hearts. It was too late to run away, and they were directly killed by the flying arrows!
With such limited skills, how dare they engage in such plundering? Has their audacity and arrogance grown from robbing rogue cultivators so many times?
Lin Yan took their storage bags and stuffed them all into her spatial storage as nourishment!
After erasing the spiritual imprint on the storage bag, I briefly looked at the items inside. Most of them were things that were not presentable and it wouldn't be appropriate to sell them at the merchant guild. I could only wait until I went to the black market next time to sell them together.

She also kept their flying boat without leaving a trace, and when they arrived in the small town, she exchanged two small flying boats for a better one.

Because she was in a hurry, she didn't sell her recent catch to the merchant guild. There were so many monster corpses that it would take the merchant guild most of the day to count them, enough time for her to travel hundreds of miles in her flying boat.

Riding the Heart Flying Boat, they sped for eighteen days, passing through eighteen cities and defeating eighteen flying monsters that blocked their way... Finally, they arrived at their destination.

As soon as she arrived at the foot of the mountain gate, Lin Yan immediately sent a message to her master via jade disc, saying that she had arrived.

Her master didn't return, presumably because he was busy with matters concerning the Immortal Sect Competition. She went to register herself.

The servant disciple was in charge of receiving her and led her to the temporary registration office set up at the foot of the mountain.

Lin Yan wore a light blue fourth-rank Dharma robe. The robe was made of a soft and smooth material, as if light was flowing through it. The collar and cuffs were inlaid with a circle of fine bright gold patterns, showing understated nobility.

Her face was veiled in a matching veil, concealing her features while giving her an air of aloofness and coldness. Judging from this, she didn't seem like a rogue cultivator, but rather someone with a powerful background.

The errand boy in charge dared not neglect her and tried to please her throughout the process. When they arrived at the registration office, he even took the initiative to help her with the registration.

The steward glanced at her, assuming she was a member of some powerful family who had come out for training and had chosen to participate in the competition as a rogue cultivator because of her willfulness.

There have been people like this in previous years who only realized how unwise their choices were after failing in the competition.

"Place your hand on the testing artifact, infuse it with your spiritual power, and it will test your cultivation level and bone age," the steward said, sitting at the table without looking up.

The reason why independent cultivators have a bone age test is because in several Immortal Sect Competitions, some independent cultivators lied about their cultivation level and age to participate.

Lin Yan calmly placed her hand on it and channeled some spiritual energy into it.

"Hiss!" The servant disciple gasped when he saw the test results.

Bone age 20, Golden Core cultivation! Is this really a rogue cultivator?
The steward heard the gasp of the handyman disciple and then looked up at the test results, his eyes filled with surprise.

He didn't dare to delay and quickly completed the registration procedures for her.

"This is your pass token. The group assignment information will be posted in the square in five days."

After Lin Yan left with the handyman disciple in charge of guiding her, exclamations and whispers arose.

"How is this possible? A 20-year-old Golden Core cultivator, and a rogue cultivator at that! Could he be a member of some secret family who's just here for fun?"

"I heard that genius is twenty-five years old and only recently formed his core, right? Isn't this person's talent even higher than that one's?"

"Is the title of sect genius about to change hands?"

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The lodging for the independent cultivators participating in the Immortal Sect Grand Competition was also an area cleared out at the foot of the mountain. The houses were mostly made of wood, and the spiritual energy was not strong enough, so there were no spirit-gathering arrays.

For many independent cultivators, this living environment is quite good. After all, it is a major territory with more spiritual energy than many other places, although it is still relatively thin compared to the main peak, which is known for its beautiful scenery.

After leading the person to the residence, the disciple rubbed his hands together and said, "Fairy, this is your residence. I will not disturb your cultivation any longer."

Lin Yan stopped the man and handed him five mid-grade spirit stones. "This is a reward for your hard work in guiding us." The servant disciple thanked her profusely before happily leaving.

Five mid-grade spirit stones are nothing to inner disciples, but a lot to menial disciples.

The sect's disciples are clearly divided into classes. The menial disciples enjoy very little sect resources, but they can rent a piece of land in the territory or learn more functional spells and work for others to earn spirit stones.

Lin Yan went into the small house assigned to her, set up the array and barrier, and then went back to the inner room to enter the space.

Before disembarking from the flying boat, she temporarily put the rabbit, glutinous rice ball, and white crocodile into her spatial storage.

There was no other way; carrying these creatures directly off the flying boat would be too unconventional. If she encountered a foolish cultivator deliberately causing trouble, she wouldn't be able to attack while carrying them.

On other people's turf, their movements are restricted, and there's always someone who might find them novel and want to offend them.

Once placed in the space, you can run wild as you please without any restrictions.

Seeing that they were all comfortable staying in the space, she felt relieved. Stepping out of the space, she sensed activity on the communication jade disc, took it out, and saw it was a message from her master.

Duan Yi: It's good that you've arrived. I'll send a bird to the foot of the mountain to meet you!
An anonymous monk: I have a place to stay, Master. I participated in the competition as a rogue monk, and it would be improper for me to stay with the Miaofa Sect, which would give others cause for gossip.

Disagreement: Who dares to gossip?

Lin Yan could feel her master's domineering aura. Anyone who dared to speak recklessly would likely be suppressed by her master's power. Who wouldn't love such a protective master?

But she has to go to the town's merchant guild near the Xuantian Sect to sell the monster corpses, and she doesn't have time to go there yet.

An anonymous cultivator: Master, I have to go to the Chamber of Commerce on business. I will pay my respects to you when I return.

Disconnection: Action
She glanced at the location her master had sent her, memorized it, and went out.

There wasn't much time left before registration closed, and quite a few cultivators came to register. Just as I stepped out of the courtyard gate, I encountered several independent cultivators who had come to choose a courtyard.

Not wanting to be too high-profile, she toned down her demeanor as she walked out without greeting anyone she encountered.

A rogue cultivator, noticing her extraordinary aura and aloof demeanor, curiously asked the disciple leading the way, "Who is that? Is she an elder of your sect?"

The disciple who was also present when Lin Yan took the test quickly replied, "No, she's also a rogue cultivator who came to participate in the competition."

"A rogue cultivator? She doesn't look like one at all!"

"Who says otherwise?" The handyman disciple's eyes were filled with envy. Only after the person had flown away on their sword did they dare to speak loudly: "That one is at the Golden Core stage, and it's said that his talent is even higher than that unparalleled genius!"

Seeing that some people were discussing information about the cultivators participating in the competition, others also gathered around.

Thus, the rumors about Lin Yan gradually evolved into: an unparalleled genius emerged among the rogue cultivators, defeating many talented disciples from major sects.

There are a few more outrageous rumors.

"The top talents of the ten major sects are no match for a young rogue cultivator who suddenly appears out of nowhere!"

"Shocking! A genius swordsman was once utterly defeated by a rogue cultivator!" (End of Chapter)