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

Someone followed up on her words and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Miaoyin sighed and spoke in a tone full of sympathy.

"That girl was very pitiful. She was a direct disciple in her original sect, but unfortunately, she was not favored by her master. She was bullied, insulted, and framed by her fellow disciples, and was punished by her master without any explanation. The girl almost lost her life. In the end, in order to save her life, she severed her original master-disciple relationship and left the sect to become a rogue cultivator."

At this point, he couldn't resist asking, "Tell me, if there were a way to survive, who would be willing to leave the sect and become a rogue cultivator instead of a direct disciple?"

Hearing that the person was trying to steer the conversation away from the main point, the sect leader of Xuantian Sect quickly interjected, "Since your Miaofa Sect has accepted him, even if he is a disciple of the sect, he cannot participate in the competition as a rogue cultivator, right?"

"Sigh, now that Sect Leader Xuan says so, I feel even more sorry for that girl." Miaoyin once again adopted a compassionate expression, her brows slightly furrowed, and her eyes revealing deep affection.

Before anyone could ask, she continued, "She didn't join the Miaofa Sect. The previous sect had too much of an impact on her, and she said she would rather be a rogue cultivator. Venerable Duanyi saw that the girl's talent was indeed quite good, and he also felt great sympathy for her situation, so he took her in as his personal disciple, but allowed people not to join a sect. So she is still a rogue cultivator and is not registered in a sect."

Miaoyin glanced around at the elders leading the various sects and deliberately asked, "That girl's name is Lin Yan. I wonder which sect she was a disciple of?"

For a moment, the various sects looked at each other in bewilderment. Sect rivalry was perfectly normal; after all, everyone wanted more resources. But the reputation of bullying someone to the point of forcing them to leave the sect was something no one wanted to bear.

Besides, they had no recollection of the name. How could a sect abandon a promising talent and bully someone to the point of leaving the sect?

An elder stepped forward to smooth things over: "It must be some small sect that has wrongly let the pearl be tarnished. Since it's not registered with any sect, it's not a violation of the rules. Let's continue watching the competition."

Miaoyin smiled without saying a word, but her eyes were fixed on the Xuantian Sect Master sitting in the main seat.

Sect Leader Xuan had a bad feeling, but he didn't dare to ask. If it really was a former disciple of the sect, then it wouldn't be as simple as just losing face.

However, things won't stay hidden just because he doesn't want to ask.

The areas where the elders sat were sure to attract attention, with some even using recording stones to capture their various reactions while watching the competition, so they could analyze them later and add some interesting discussions to the competition.

Each sect saw this as an opportunity to promote its sect and was happy to take advantage of it.

They assumed that no one would reveal any secrets in public, so they didn't set up any shielding barriers, and their conversation was naturally recorded.

The competition this morning hasn't even ended yet, and there are already revelations about Lin Yan at Jade Disc Square!

Lin Yan defeated the disciple of the First Sect, which already gave her a lot of attention in the Jade Disc Square. Cultivators who make a living from their popularity naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass them by.

As always, the titles of the posts on Jade Disc Square about her revelations were exaggerated!
Shocking! A genius rogue cultivator was actually bullied and forced to leave his sect!

This is outrageous! A disciple with exceptional talent was bullied to the point of leaving the sect—this is outrageous!

The reason why this unparalleled genius cultivator left his sect was actually this...

Headlines like these quickly went viral on Jade Disc Square. One poster, based on previous conversations between Xuan Tian Sect disciples and Lin Yan, deduced that she was a disciple of the Xuan Tian Sect, and even a personal disciple of Venerable Lingyun. Many people found it hard to believe that a disciple of Venerable Lingyun would be like this.

But would Miaoyin, as a supreme elder of a sect and a Nascent Soul cultivator, lie for a rogue cultivator in public? Is it even necessary?
There were many conflicting opinions and heated arguments at Yudie Square!
The morning competition had just ended and Sect Leader Xuan had left when a disciple rushed over to tell him that something bad had happened.

After listening to his disciple's explanation, Sect Leader Xuan felt utterly overwhelmed! He said he had a bad feeling, that he felt he had seen that rogue cultivator somewhere before...

He still vividly remembers the time he asked his junior brother to choose his disciples, and who knew that he would choose a girl with three spiritual roots as his personal disciple.

Fearing that his junior brother might pull the same trick again, he didn't insist on having anyone choose a disciple. He also didn't pay any attention to that disciple with three spiritual roots.

With the aptitude of three spiritual roots, and already at the Golden Core stage at such a young age, there must have been some special talent or physique that wasn't detected back then.

He hadn't expected that his junior brother would take the person in but not teach them properly, instead forcing them to leave the sect. He now understood the meaning behind Miaoyin's enigmatic gaze…

This matter has damaged the reputation of the Xuantian Sect, and cannot be ignored. He went to Wenxin Peak to inquire with his junior brother.

Ling Yun was already in a bad mood because he was investigating who killed his disciple and had no clue what was going on. When the sect leader came to ask about the ungrateful wretch who had left the sect, he became even more displeased.

He frowned and said impatiently, "Why should Senior Brother care about that wicked wretch who has left the sect? My disciple's soul lamp has gone out, the cause of death is unknown, and the body has not been found. Shouldn't Senior Brother send more people to investigate?"

"This matter is currently causing a great uproar in Jade Tablet Square, and it has a huge impact on the reputation of our Xuantian Sect. If it is not handled properly, it may attract criticism in the future, which will be detrimental to the development of the sect."

Sect Leader Xuan sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat helpless about his junior brother's attitude.

My junior brother doesn't know how difficult it is to be the sect leader. If it weren't for the previous sect leader's death and entrustment, he would also like to be a leisurely peak master who doesn't care about anything, which would be much more comfortable than his current situation.

His talent was not much different from his junior brother's, but because he was burdened by the affairs of the sect leader, his cultivation had fallen far behind his junior brother's. His junior brother didn't even understand, which made him feel a little disheartened.

Ling Yun wouldn't take a rogue cultivator seriously. He felt that she should be eternally grateful for accepting a disciple with three spiritual roots as his personal disciple!
As a result, she not only became restless and caused trouble every day, disrupting the peace of the sect. It was bad enough that she was ungrateful and treacherous, but she also caused a great disturbance after leaving the sect.

Ultimately, isn't he just trying to attract attention, to prove that he is a promising talent, to prove that his decision to leave the sect was correct, and to embarrass his former master?

A sinful person is still a sinful person. If one's heart is not pure and one uses despicable means, one will find it difficult to achieve great things in the future!

Thinking of this, he said with a disdainful tone, "How much trouble can a mere rogue cultivator cause? I shouldn't have taken her as my disciple in the first place. Not only is her talent mediocre, but she's also so ungrateful!"

Ling Yun's prejudice was too deep-seated, and he did not think he was wrong at all.

When Sect Leader Xuan saw that his junior brother disliked the rogue cultivator, he knew that some things were probably as written on the Jade Tablet Square!

But this couldn't be explained; it was best to simply clarify that it was a misunderstanding. He considered his words for a moment. (End of Chapter)