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

Chapter 199 My personality is weak...

"A fight is when both sides make a big move. So, did he make a move? He questioned my strength first, so it's not wrong for me to show him my strength, is it? At most, I just didn't control the range well when I was showing him."

This argument holds true, and the manager couldn't do anything about it for the time being. After all, the disciple had spoken rudely first.

"Even if you were demonstrating your strength, you still resorted to violence and must be punished as a warning to others!"

"That disciple who just spoke rudely and slandered me, should he be punished in any way?"

The manager looked at the person with disbelief, "You injured him like that, and you still want to punish him?"

At such a young age, he has a vicious mind and such a state of mind. He may seem like a genius now, but he will definitely fall from grace in the future!

He kept his thoughts to himself and didn't say them aloud.

"He was so vicious and he wasn't punished, so why should I be? Please don't show favoritism."

"..."

These words left the manager speechless. He indeed did not have the authority to directly punish the contestants participating in the competition. They weren't his subordinates.

His role as the steward was to maintain order and resolve disputes and other problems during the competition.

Today's actions were merely an attempt to deflate the arrogance of this rogue cultivator; they couldn't stand her overbearing and arrogant demeanor!
He was rendered speechless by a few words, and people kept glancing inside. He felt angry and ashamed at the same time.

He actually got taken advantage of by a little girl? If word got out, people would laugh their heads off!
"You not only broke the rules and showed no remorse, but you also dared to openly provoke a high-ranking cultivator. A rogue cultivator is a rogue cultivator; you have no manners whatsoever!"

"I know the rules quite well, but your sect doesn't. If you knew the rules, how could a peak master have fallen into demonic possession and been punished by lightning?"

That left the person in charge with no way to refute it!

A prestigious sect actually has a fallen demon, and even the master of a peak! This matter will probably be talked about for centuries! After this competition, the Xuantian Sect will probably never be able to host the sect competition again!

This is a significant source of income! If managed properly, the spirit stones earned from the sect competition can cover the sect's expenses for many years.

Why would sects want to host the sect competition? Because there are profits to be made. Otherwise, why would anyone vie to host it, or even take turns hosting it to avoid disputes?

If a manager loses face in front of a little girl, then he has lost face for the sect!

He wanted to intimidate the young girl, but found her eyes cold and indifferent, and he felt as if he were being executed.

Unbelievable, he was actually afraid of a little girl, and was intimidated by her.

"I am a weak-willed person and would never cause trouble for no reason. If the manager wants to punish me as a warning to others, he must find something wrong that I cannot refute. If not, I will go to the entrance to check the rankings."

After Lin Yan finished speaking, she saw that the manager was pouting and not saying anything, his face still looking unpleasant. She took it as a tacit agreement and walked out.

Upon reaching the door, she saw Wenya peeking inside. Relieved to see her come out, she quickly asked, "How did it go? You weren't punished, and your grades weren't canceled, right?"

She raised an eyebrow, wondering why the other person was always so close to her and showed concern for her for no apparent reason.

She wasn't vain at all, thinking herself incredibly beautiful, which made beautiful female cultivators eager to befriend her.

She walked forward, and the other person followed: "Hey, don't keep me in suspense!"

"Are you concerned about my grades?"

"Of course! When the secret realm trial opened this time, I bet a thousand high-grade spirit stones that you could make it into the top five. Just to be on the safe side, I didn't even dare to bet on the top three!"

Last time, Wen Ya impulsively bet several hundred high-grade spirit stones that Lin Yan would win the competition and made a considerable profit. This time, she bet all of her previous winnings plus her initial capital. Fortune favors the bold, and she believed her opponent had the ability. When others didn't think highly of her, the odds were very high.

Of course, if you really lose, you can only accept your bad luck! After all, it was your own greed that made you want to gamble again after winning once.

"There are bookmakers running betting in the secret realm trials?" Lin Yan raised an eyebrow, feeling a pang of regret for missing the chance to earn spirit stones.

Before the secret realm trial, she had been staying indoors and hadn't checked her communication jade disc much, so she was completely out of touch! Otherwise, she would have taken out 10,000 spirit stones to keep herself in check before setting off.

"Of course."

Seeing that Wenya was still waiting for her answer, she shook her head: "The results were not canceled."

"Thank goodness, I thought the spirit stones were going to be wasted."

Wenya got the answer and casually said she had to leave. It was as if she had only come to ask about her grades.

She didn't react much to it and even thought Wenya was right to do so.

A comfortable relationship is one where there is no malice towards you, but also no great intimacy.

It's the kind of inexplicable closeness that makes people uncomfortable.

On the way to the entrance of the secret realm, I heard many disciples discussing the trial.

The monsters in the secret realm suddenly went berserk, and all the disciples were eliminated in a sorry state. Some were eliminated just before their lives were in danger, while others were eliminated voluntarily before they were injured. In any case, they all came out of the secret realm on the last day.

The disciples at the center of the discussion were from the First Sect and Xingyan Sect. Because they did not believe in the monster rampage, they did not come out in time. Unfortunately, they encountered a seventh-level monster. All the disciples who came out were injured, and the most serious one had his golden core shattered by the monster.

She listened for a moment and then stopped. She had mentioned before that the secret realm contained powerful demonic beasts.

This monster rampage will surely lead everyone to wonder if it was caused by the awakening of a Xuan-level monster in the secret realm.

Her earlier words were proven true. Without her saying anything, the accusations that she was trying to save face by her disciples were proven wrong.

Before reaching the entrance to the secret realm, you'll see people holding rosters, comparing names one by one, and counting the number of people.

The results showed that the numbers did not match.

The screen showed that all disciples had been eliminated, and the number of number plates collected was correct, but the number of disciples was not.

Where did the youngest disciple go?

The steward in charge of counting the number of people hurriedly left with his notebook. Not long after, someone used spiritual power to spread a message, instructing the contestants with numbered scores to go to the council chamber.

All the people Lin Yan eliminated are still alive; the number tags she has match. She doesn't know about the others…

The license plate only has a number and no name, so if you find the license plate in the secret realm, it's very difficult to guess who dropped it.

Each number represents ten points. After they find it, they don't care who dropped it; they just wipe the number off and scan it with their wristbands.

She didn't rush off, but waited quite a while before finally arriving late.

Many disciples arrived at the council chamber, and some of the stewards were already questioning them when she arrived. The steward who had previously wanted to punish her was also there.

He seemed to have found some excuse to make things difficult for her, pointing at her with an arrogant expression.

"You, come here. I have something to ask you as a routine question!"