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

Chapter 207 really gave us too much.
The thought of such a possibility sent a chill down her spine! Even in the world of cultivation, there are no shortage of such insane lunatics who use people for experiments and think they are promoting the progress of the Canghai Continent.

She didn't want to get involved in this mess, but she offered her help because of the 100,000 high-grade spirit stones.

Are you still conscious?

Lin Yan tried to ask a question, not expecting any response. The fact that he was just meditating and not causing any trouble was already a good result.

His only responsibility after that was to provide a safe place for the people, and then send them away after the competition. That would complete his mission. As for the rest…

If he can raise the fee further, I'm willing to do the job.

Two hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones... and she only asked for one hundred thousand. She's kind-hearted, a good person, and very helpful. Most people wouldn't have such a good reputation.

Lu Ji's face contorted for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal, and the redness in his eyes faded considerably.

"Has Fellow Daoist Lin been discovered?" He regained his senses and, upon seeing her coming to find him, his first thought was, "I've been exposed!"
"No. I just wanted to ask what you need. As long as it's not an unreasonable request, I can help you fulfill it as long as you add spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, he seriously considered it and asked as if he had made up his mind, "Can you send me to the Medicine Valley? I... I'm willing to add another 50,000 high-grade spirit stones."

Lin Yan agreed without hesitation; delaying even a second would be disrespectful to the 50,000 high-grade spirit stones.

To take good care of this big customer who brought her money, she took out a set of tables and chairs from her storage bag, arranged them, placed cushions on the ground, and put spiritual fruit and tea on the table.

"This is for you. Eat it if you want, or leave it if you don't."

She didn't linger; after placing the items, she left the array.

The following day, Venerable Miaoyin came to tell her personally that Wen Gui had been sent back to the sect and placed in confinement. He would not be able to contact or communicate with anyone for the next few months, which was his way of giving her an explanation.

Lin Yan remained respectful on the surface, but inwardly she was cursing the Venerable One for being cunning.

Sending someone directly back to their sect and confining them would mean they wouldn't have a chance to do anything.

For a moment, I didn't know if this was an explanation to her or a warning to her.

Venerable Miaoyin didn't linger with her, exchanging a few pleasantries before leaving. Once he was gone, the invisible pressure dissipated, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Since she couldn't eliminate the problem completely for the time being, she planned to send Lu Ji directly to the Medicine Valley after the Immortal Sect Grand Competition, instead of returning to the Myriad Dharma Sect with her master.

Master is very busy and probably doesn't have much time to teach her. Write down any questions you encounter and ask Master when he has time.

She spent the day meditating and resting in the villa without going out. When she opened her eyes from her cultivation, it was already the second day. Her communication jade disc vibrated; upon opening it, she saw it was a message from Wen Ya, sincerely inviting her to check the overall rankings together.

She sent it 25 minutes ago, and was just about to reply when there was a knock on the door.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, are you there?"

Lin Yan used her divine sense to check and confirmed that it was Wen Ya. There was nothing unusual around her before she got up and opened the door.

"Hehe~" Wen Ya chuckled, "I just sent you a message on the jade disc but you didn't reply, so I just stopped by to see if you were online."

Do you live nearby?

Wen Ya nodded and pointed to the hill next door: "My sect's headquarters is up there, it's very close, isn't it? It only takes a few minutes to get there by flying sword."

"It's quite close..." The other person's overly enthusiastic behavior made her feel awkward. Seeing the person looking left and right, she asked疑惑地问道, "What's wrong?"

"I haven't seen you holding a rabbit for several days. Where did you buy your spirit pet? The rabbit's tail is even pink. I went to the merchant guild to look for spirit pets, but none of them looked like that."

Wen Ya's tone was quite regretful. She had come to invite Lin Yan, partly to see the rabbit and memorize all its physical characteristics, hoping the merchants would keep an eye out for it.

"It's not a spirit pet, it's my partner, and also a contracted beast."

"A contracted...beast?" Wenya's mouth dropped open in surprise, finding it hard to believe that such an adorable rabbit was a contracted beast. It didn't seem to have any fighting ability; could it be a baby that hadn't grown up yet?
Wenya has no talent for taming beasts and has rarely come into contact with contracted beasts. She is unaware that the awakened talent bloodline of a contracted spirit beast has two forms.

What she saw most often were disciples of the Beast Taming Sect riding their contracted beasts around town, looking very imposing.

Seeing that the other party didn't intend to say more, she didn't ask any more questions, but followed them to the place where the final results were announced.

A large crowd had gathered in the square, all there to see the results. Wenya led her group through the crowd, searching for her name, and finally found it in thirty-seventh place.

She was quite surprised that her score ranked so high; she had thought she would be at least in the top 100.

Looking at the front of the list, she was not surprised to see Lin Yan at the top.

The participants in the competition can usually calculate their ranking, but they still choose to take a look to put their minds at ease.

Lin Yan's purpose in coming here was naturally not to check her score, but to show her face so that more people could see her and increase her popularity, making it easier to cause trouble at the ceremony.

The people of Xuantian Sect probably don't think that she'll forget about the score after participating in the secret realm trial.

After seeing her score, Wenya pulled the other person aside and said enviously, "You're amazing! You're number one in total points! Although I'm not surprised by this result at all, it's still shocking to see it!"

Her words drew attention from many people.

"How could that be? I was just lucky. I randomly landed in a good spot when I entered the secret realm, and I racked up a lot of points on the first day," she said modestly, without a trace of pride in winning first place.

"Huh?" Wenya blinked, wondering if she had misheard. Why was she speaking so modestly?
"You also think I'm lucky, right? Otherwise, with the strength of the sect's disciples, I might not have been the number one."

Is...is that so?

Wen Ya disagreed, feeling that Lin Yan won first place based on her strength, but if she had to say, there was indeed an element of luck involved.

"Yes. I don't have much ability, I'm just lucky." After saying that, she pulled Wenya away and only let go of her after they left the square.

Before the other party could speak, she preemptively said, "I'm sorry I took advantage of you just now. How about I compensate you with a fifth-grade defensive magic weapon?"

Wen Ya waved her hand: "No need, no need... I've also made quite a lot of spirit stones from you. Because I bet on you, I've earned more spirit stones than I would have accumulated in several years."

"Are you sure you don't want it?" she asked again, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes, of course. I was just being polite."

Lin Yan took out a pair of wristbands and handed them over: "They're new, I've never worn them before."

The other party accepted it without hesitation, and said happily, "I'll go and help you promote your humble image!"

Although she didn't understand why Lin Yan had suddenly become so humble.