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

"You silly child, why didn't you say anything when you were wronged? If I hadn't been bored and glanced at Jade Disc Square, I wouldn't have known you suffered such a great injustice!"

"I wasn't wronged," Lin Yan said, looking puzzled. Then, remembering that the Venerable One was referring to the referee's decision, she added, "Venerable One, this disciple can handle it myself."

"Oh, good child, don't shoulder everything yourself, it will affect your cultivation. Your master has already taken care of this matter, don't worry, he won't let you suffer in vain."

"..."

Lin Yan's first thought was that she had caused trouble for her master. Her master had already helped her enough, and she should be more sensible.

Fine, from now on, don't make such a big fuss about things, just "solve" them secretly!
With half the participants eliminated in the second round, the number of matches naturally decreased, and she only had one match today. Back in her residence, she began her cultivation.

He ignored everything else and devoted himself entirely to cultivation.

The next day, she had just arrived at the competition venue and hadn't even sat down when Wen Ya came over, puffing up in anger.

"I'm so angry!" Wen Ya's face flushed red; she seemed quite furious!

"what happened?"

"Oh? Haven't you seen the announcement posted by the Xuantian Sect on Jade Disc Square yet?"

Lin Yan shook her head, but from the other person's angry expression, she knew that the contents of the announcement were not good.

"You don't know, after yesterday's referee incident, many people demanded an explanation from the Xuantian Sect. As a result, the Xuantian Sect issued a statement saying that the referee was not a member of the Xuantian Sect, but an externally hired rogue cultivator, and that their employment has been terminated! They didn't even offer a sincere apology or compensation!"

Lin Yan had long anticipated this outcome! If things escalate, the Xuantian Sect will shift the blame, claiming that the person was hired from outside.

Xuantian Sect will probably say that the reason they hired rogue cultivators as referees was to ensure fairness, considering that there were rogue cultivators among the participants. Their intention was good, but who knew that something like this would happen.

An apology is offered, but mistakes are not acknowledged, and the blame is always shifted...

"Don't get angry, don't get angry, anger will make you sick and no one can take your place."

Seeing that the person involved wasn't angry at all, Wenya also calmed down. Since the person involved had such a good attitude, she really didn't have anything to be angry about.

It was almost her turn to compete, so Wenya didn't say much and went to wait in the waiting area.

Lin Yan won all four matches over two consecutive days. However, the victories were not as easy as in the first round.

Just as she finished fighting and was about to go back to rest, a servant disciple ran over and told her that her master was waiting for her at the ancient bridge at the foot of the mountain. Without thinking, Lin Yan went there.

The master can contact her directly through the communication jade disc; there's no need for anyone to relay the message. So, who is looking for her? The answer is self-evident.

On her way there, she first took healing pills and then took out spirit stones to absorb and restore her spiritual energy. Only after she had recovered enough did she fly there on her sword.

On the surface, she still looked exhausted from just finishing a match.

Upon arriving at the destination and finding no one there, she first cast a shielding spell, then positioned the image stone in the appropriate spot before dispelling the spell!
Not long after, Fu Chi arrived with a group of Foundation Establishment Peak cultivators and two Golden Core mid-stage cultivators.

Seeing that she was surrounded, Lin Yan immediately questioned Fu Chi, "Why is it you who came here?"

Then, as if realizing something, she questioned sharply, "Did you deliberately send someone to tell me that my master was waiting for me in the jungle, just to lure me here?" Fu Chi sneered, "You're really clever, you figured it out right away! But it's too late!"

Lin Yan still looked puzzled: "You were the one who provoked us first, and then you made an improper deal with the referee. As a result, you lost the game but instead of reflecting on your own actions, you schemed against me, the victim. Is this how your sect behaves?"

Fu Chi spat out another mouthful of saliva. "It's not your place to lecture me! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have lost so much face. Today, I will tear you to pieces, you little bitch!"

"You...you still want to kill me?"

A chilling, bloodthirsty smile suddenly appeared on his face, and the bloodshot veins in his eyes were particularly noticeable. It seemed that he cared a lot about the evaluation of him by the Jade Disc Square, and the blow after losing was too great. He couldn't accept such a defeat, so he developed a demonic impulse and was led astray.

"I will not only kill you, but I will also skin you alive and feed you to wild beasts! This is the place I have specially chosen for you to perish; you won't be able to call for help even if you want to!"

Upon hearing this, she immediately investigated and discovered that there was a shielding barrier here! It wasn't there when she arrived, so it seemed that this person had set it up before coming, with the purpose of preventing her from sending out distress signals and also preventing the commotion caused by a fight from being too great!
Tsk tsk, this makes things easier for her! I was worried about making too much noise and having people arrive too quickly!

Lin Yan moved her hand hidden in her sleeve, and a wisp of spiritual energy silently disappeared into the recording stone.

The image-recording stone was deactivated. She suppressed her fear and, upon Fu Chi's command to "make a move," she activated the formation first, and everyone entered the illusion array!
Upon arriving here, she not only set up a photo stone, but also prepared an array plate in advance.

Before entering the illusion array, he took out the spirit stone and rearranged the shielding barrier.

He deserves to die!
……

Not long after, she came out, took away the array plate and the recording stone, removed the shielding barrier, and then flew away on her sword.

On the third day, after the second round ended and she finished her last match, she wanted to leave immediately. As soon as she stepped off the court, Wenya came to greet her.

This person has an outgoing personality and is very sociable; she can become best friends with people she's only known for a few days.

"You're amazing! You won all your matches in the second round too! I knew you'd make it to the third round! Come on, I made some spirit stones off you, let me treat you to dinner in town."

The two went to a restaurant in the town together, and Wenya excitedly ordered a table full of dishes.

"I've done my research. These are all the signature dishes here, cooked with spirit beast meat and spirit plants. Not only are there very few impurities left, but they can also increase spiritual power," Wen Ya introduced enthusiastically.

While she was eating, she enthusiastically urged Lin Yan, who hadn't touched her chopsticks yet, to eat quickly.

While they were eating, Wenya seemed to have opened a floodgate of conversation, unable to contain her gossip, and said mysteriously, "Did you know that I heard that the soul lamp of one of the Xuantian Sect's direct disciples has gone out!"

Lin Yan calmly replied, "I don't know, is it just a rumor circulating in Jade Disc Square?"

"Of course not. It's the Grand Competition period now. How can we let news of a disciple's soul lamp going out for no reason reach the Jade Tablet Square and cause panic? After all, it's not a good thing for a disciple to die for no reason during the Grand Competition."

Lin Yan chuckled inwardly, but remained outwardly composed as she continued, "Oh, really? Where did you hear that?"

"I heard it from someone else, and I even searched for related information on Jade Disc Plaza, but I didn't find anything. Although it's just hearsay, I think it's probably true!"

"Who knows..." (End of Chapter)