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

Chapter 200 is aimed at me? Why should I listen?

Seeing that Lin Yan was ignoring him, the manager's face turned pale and then dark again.

He walked straight over, his face displeased, and said, "I'm calling you, are you deaf?" He then reached out to shove him.

A cold glint flashed in her eyes as she slightly turned to avoid the man's shove. The steward, however, stumbled forward a few steps due to the momentum and almost fell.

He was even angrier, but he couldn't openly express his anger in front of everyone. He could only use words to intimidate them: "Refusing to cooperate with the investigation, rogue cultivators have no manners! Is this how Venerable Duan Yi taught you?"

She forced a smile: "I don't understand what you're saying. Please don't bring up my master so casually. Look at all these people here. You didn't name anyone, how am I supposed to know you're calling me?"

She paused here, then deliberately raised her voice and said, "Besides, you're clearly targeting me, why should I listen to you?"

When people turned their attention to him, the manager's face turned red, then white, and then black, like a palette of colors.

But he could only suppress his anger and ask, "Where did you get the license plate you handed in?"

"I'll just eliminate other disciples, otherwise how would we get here? The screen can verify which contestants I eliminated, right? If you're so inclined, you can just check and find out. We can just call over whoever is missing when they're eliminated, right? Why rush to call over all the disciples with elimination points?"

She retorted, displaying the same arrogant and uncooperative attitude, refusing to tolerate him at all!
I'm working so hard to improve my strength because I don't want to be bullied anymore! When I'm in the right, how can I let a mere manager yell at me!
Seeing that there was a dispute, other people came over to mediate and sent the manager away.

The person who came was a female manager. She looked kind and gentle, and her tone of voice was also much milder.

"An elder reported that you encountered a Xuan-level demonic beast in the secret realm. Have you discovered anything else unusual?"

Lin Yan also answered cooperatively: "No. I was acting alone at the time. When I sensed danger, I immediately erased the numbers on the license plate and didn't notice anything amiss."

She paused for a moment, seemingly hesitant.

Seeing this, the female manager said gently, "Did you remember making a discovery? Just tell me."

She shook her head and voiced her thoughts. "I heard that they should have alliances when they form teams, so they should have a clearer understanding of the disciples' future paths. Why don't you ask the team leaders?"

"Okay, everything's fine here. You can go back now. We'll send someone to get you if there are any problems later."

Lin Yan nodded and left the council hall, where she ran into disciples of the Miaofa Sect. They also had a lot of elimination points and came over to be questioned.

Wen Guiye stood at the very front and noticed that her eyes were somewhat evasive, as if she felt guilty.

She pretended not to see it, nodded to Li Qiu in a friendly manner, and left.

Seeing that no one said anything, Wen Gui breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that if the person made a token inquiry about the secret realm, he wouldn't be able to answer.

When forming a team, some people suggested teaming up with her, but Wen Gui rejected all the suggestions, saying that although she was a disciple of Duan Yi, she was not a disciple of the sect, and it would be improper to team up with her.

There has never been a rule in the Secret Realm Trials that sect disciples cannot team up with independent cultivators, so Wen Gui's opposition actually stems from a selfish side.

He just wanted to see Lin Yan overwhelmed by the other teams and eliminated as soon as possible!
That way, she won't get a good ranking. It would be best if she ranked low in the overall score, being overshadowed by herself, so that she could feel at peace.

On the fifth day of the secret realm, when the ranking access was opened, he immediately checked the rankings. He was hoping that Lin Yan would be eliminated, but to his surprise, not only was she not eliminated, but her score was also higher than everyone else's... He told himself that she must have been lucky and randomly assigned to a place far away from the sect's team, allowing her to hunt monsters without distraction.

Once other teams see the rankings, they might go to great lengths to eliminate her in order to improve their own rankings!
He thought darkly, "She'll definitely be eliminated in two days at most!"

He knew this idea was wrong, but people are selfish. Besides, he was doing this for the sake of his team. The team had limited resources, and if more people joined and shared those resources, wouldn't the others get less?

Putting aside the issue of resource allocation, based on her performance in the competition, other sects would definitely want to eliminate her as soon as possible. Inviting her to team up would only drag down their own teams!

This is his analysis and reasons for opposing Lin Yan joining the team.

At the time, most people agreed with his view, so whatever his original intention was, it was for the sake of the sect, and he was of one mind with the disciples of the sect who participated in the competition.

Thinking this way, he felt more confident, and his slight unease was suppressed.

Li Qiu glanced at him, said nothing, and walked straight in.

As usual, the manager inside asked a few questions, which Li Qiu answered appropriately.

The last question, asked the manager, was: "Some contestants mentioned encountering Xuan-level demonic beasts in the secret realm. I wonder if any of you have sensed them?"

"No. How could there be a Xuan-level demon beast in a beginner-level secret realm? The contestant who said that is exaggerating." Wen Gui quickly answered.

Li Qiu glanced over but said nothing. After leaving the house, she looked at the other disciples, who tactfully left first.

After the other disciples had gone far away, she looked at Wen Gui and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go somewhere else."

He clenched his fist and nodded.

The two walked away and came to a large rock. After looking left and right and seeing that no one was there, they used a shielding spell.

She spoke first, questioning, "Why did you answer first? We did sense a powerful energy fluctuation in the secret realm. Although we weren't sure if it was a Xuan-level demonic beast, we should have explained it and let the elders judge!"

"If we can sense it, then the other teams must have sensed it too. Let the other teams answer. What if the elders misjudge because of the information we provide? Who will take responsibility?"

As he spoke, his voice unconsciously rose. Realizing he was getting a little excited, he quickly adjusted his tone and continued to explain.

"I'm doing this for everyone's sake! All our sect's disciples have safely evacuated, and none of them are missing. This matter has nothing to do with us, so let's not get involved!"

Upon hearing this, Li Qiu frowned and gave him a deep look.

"Whether it's for everyone's good or something else, you know perfectly well. From the moment the team was formed until now, you've been secretly targeting Lin Yan, haven't you?" She didn't mince words and asked directly and bluntly.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Why would I target her? She's a disciple of Venerable Duan Yi, and she's also somewhat connected to our Miao Fa Sect. What good would it do our sect to target her?"

His voice unconsciously rose a little, and his expression became slightly agitated.

She could immediately tell it was a sign of guilt!