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

Because the secret realm is a public place, these Nascent Soul cultivators cannot enter, and therefore cannot set up the Heavenly Eye Array inside. They cannot see the scenes inside the secret realm.

They could only infer the disciples' situation through the scores detected and transmitted by the bracelets.

The secret realm has only been open for a little over an hour. Logically, most cultivators should choose to find their pre-arranged teammates first, and shouldn't be taking action so quickly.

Who knew a cultivator's score would jump so fast?

One look at the name, and wow, isn't that the champion of the competition? He eliminated twenty disciples all by himself, that's ruthless!

Each of the twenty disciples has a number plate with 200 points. Even if they hide and wait until the trial is over, this score will still put them in a relatively high ranking.

One of the eliminated disciples noticed something amiss: "There were only twenty of us eliminated in total, so where did the extra eighty points come from? Could it be that she killed a fourth-tier demon beast all by herself before eliminating us?"

The mere thought of this possibility sent chills down everyone's spines! She managed to eliminate twenty disciples after defeating a fourth-tier demonic beast—that was truly…

Excessively brutal!

In the most brutal year, the top-ranked contestant eliminated over a hundred players by himself, and he did so solo, without regrouping with his teammates.

One can only say that he is indeed a disciple taught by Venerable Duan Yi.

The disciples all secretly turned their gazes to Venerable Duan Yi, and a sense of awe arose in their hearts.

The other elders also looked at Wen Ningqing, wanting to say something, but said nothing.

Wen Ningqing noticed their gazes and went over to look at the screen. She was extremely satisfied to see that her disciple had the highest score, far ahead of the others.

She glanced at the elder of the First Sect and said slowly, "I heard that your most valued disciple withdrew from this trial? It seems that your First Sect's ranking this time is not very good."

The disciple I value most didn't make it into the top three in the competition, so his points were already lagging behind. He needs to get more points in the trials.

The most capable member of this generation of young people didn't participate in the trials. Who would believe there wasn't something fishy going on?

The waters of the first case are very deep... If this continues, no matter how deep the foundation is, it may not be able to hold onto the number one position.

"No need for Venerable Duan Yi to worry. You should be more concerned about your own sect. The champion of the competition is your disciple, yet he is not from the Miao Fa Sect. You should reflect on whether your sect is not attractive enough."

“I’m not worried about my own sect. If my disciple gets first place in the secret realm trial and surpasses all other sects, it will be everyone who loses face.”

Upon hearing this, the other elders looked as if they were constipated.

It's common knowledge that she has a bad temper. Why not just brush her off when she asks questions? Now look what's happened; all the sects have been trampled on.

……

After dealing with the twenty-person team in the secret realm, Lin Yan continued to travel through the jungle.

To enhance the experience for the disciples, the rankings were initially not accessible through the bracelets. On the fifth day of the trial, access was granted, allowing disciples to check their rankings, scores, and the number of tokens they held through their bracelets.

This will make it easier for everyone to plan better. The next step is to cooperate to eliminate the side with more license plates, or choose to kill monsters to get points.

She currently possesses twenty other people's access tokens, and once the access is granted, she will undoubtedly become a target. She was only able to engage that twenty-person team because they were disciples of a minor sect with relatively low cultivation levels.

If she can last five days, the remaining disciples are basically all at the Golden Core stage, or at the very least at the peak of Foundation Establishment. If they team up with twenty or thirty people to eliminate her, she definitely can't win.

Therefore, during these five days, she needs to kill as many monsters as possible, accumulate points, and then find a secluded place to set up an array to hide herself and survive until the trial period ends.

She didn't want to live like this, but her strength wouldn't allow it, so she had to back down when necessary.

Lin Yan now has twenty number plates hanging around her neck, which are quite eye-catching.

There's no way around it; the rules of the competition dictate that the number plate you get can only be worn—around your neck, on your hand, or even on your foot or head—but you can't put it anywhere else, otherwise it's considered a violation.

After her scavenging, she killed all the low-level monsters in the jungle, and her points soared. While the others were still gathering, she had already earned 600 points!

Six hundred points on the first day of the trial! What kind of speed is that? In previous years, everyone's score was around the 100th percentile on the first day, and it would gradually increase on the second day.

Outside the secret realm, the eliminated disciples, seeing this, said sourly, "Everyone was gathering on the first day, she must have thought of that, so she racked up her score on the first day and then hid later! Just wait, her score definitely won't rise so quickly on the second day."

The other disciples who were watching the scores with him on the screen nodded in agreement.

"Shortcuts won't get you far. She was just lucky that she didn't run into any other powerful people when she landed!"

“That’s right, that’s right. Maybe she’ll be eliminated by someone else tomorrow. She’s only being arrogant on the first day.” Another chubby disciple chimed in.

They spoke in a sarcastic tone, uttering many unpleasant words.

They simply couldn't accept being eliminated by the rogue cultivators, especially without any points.

After entering the secret realm, Mingming was so lucky that the two teams happened to be close by and quickly gathered together, forming a small team of twenty people.

They're ready to go all out!
Each of them was full of confidence, believing that luck was on their side and they would definitely achieve great results. However, their "great cause" was shattered before it could be accomplished.

Lin Yan, inside her secret realm, was unaware of the sarcastic remarks made about her by the disciples outside.

On the first day, she hunted down many first and second-tier demonic beasts, then found a relatively secluded place to set up formations and barriers to rest for a while.

To avoid making too much of a commotion and attracting others to plunder, she only hunted first and second-tier demonic beasts. Upon seeing one, she would simply use the Crimson Crown Divine Bow, piercing its heart with a single arrow, without needing any further fighting.

After scavenging along the way, my score on the bracelet is 600 points.

She was almost exhausted, so she found this secluded spot, took some pills to restore her physical and spiritual energy, and sat down to meditate.

The secret realm also has day and night cycles, and the time is synchronized with the outside world.

She entered in the morning, and now the moon was high in the sky. Not wanting to waste time at night, she calmed herself, erased her tracks, and continued her exploration of the jungle.

Having lived in a sect before, she knew that many disciples still maintained the habit of resting at night. So she would choose to kill some higher-level demonic beasts at night, then rest for a while to regulate her breathing before moving to the other side of the forest.

Wherever she went, she was like a locust swarm, leaving no grown spiritual plant untouched, even the cheapest blood-coagulating grass was plundered by her… (End of this chapter)