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

Chapter 245 She is only tolerant and generous towards the dead.

"It's been a long time, Fellow Daoist Li." She wore a perfectly timed smile, her tone slightly teasing. "You've been making quite a splash lately, haven't you? Many people are praising your magnanimity, saying you can treat even your enemies with kindness."

"It's all just hearsay."

Lin Yan returned the smile, but a barely perceptible chill flashed in her slightly narrowed eyes.

Treat your enemies kindly? Pshaw, she'll only send them to the underworld!

Li Qiu came over simply to confirm the time with her so that they could arrange a sparring match.

She had previously told several disciples from the outer sect in Mo City that they could learn from her by studying at the Miaofa Sect, and they even received gifts from her, so she naturally had to keep her promise.

After discussing the time inside the cave, Li Qiu hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, she asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"

"I have some news, but I'm not sure if I should tell you," Li Qiu said hesitantly.

"Go ahead and say it. I'm not a fragile person."

“I heard from an elder that he wants Wen Gui to participate in this exchange activity, and the other elders have no objections. It’s highly likely that this will be done.” She said, while observing the other person’s expression.

Seeing that the person's expression remained indifferent and unchanged, Li Qiu inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's normal. He's a direct disciple and a member of the younger generation. He achieved a good ranking in the Immortal Sect Competition. His absence from these kinds of exchange activities would only arouse suspicion from other sects."

She was explaining this to Li Qiu, to give Wen Gui a suitable reason for being released.

It was the elders who lifted Wen Gui's confinement for various reasons; it had nothing to do with her.

"Aren't you angry?" Li Qiu was surprised by her calmness.

"Why get angry?" Why get angry at someone who is about to die?

Of course, she couldn't say what came next. Seeing her say that, Li Qiu admired her tolerance and magnanimity.

She didn't stay long before Li Qiu left. Only after watching her disappear from sight did she return to her cave, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

Forgiving and magnanimous? She's only forgiving and magnanimous towards the dead!

Whenever she felt this intense killing intent, her inner demons were the first to sense it. The black clouds trembled, knowing that their master was about to unleash another massacre.

In comparison, it's really a good "person"!
……

Each peak must send at least one direct disciple to participate in the immortal sect exchange activities. Since all of Master's disciples were in seclusion, leaving only her, she naturally had to attend.

On the day of the event, she arrived at the sect square at the notified time and immediately spotted Wen Gui standing at the front of the line.

An elder beckoned to her: "Hey, Xiao Yan, come here, stand here."

The elder pointed to the middle position at the very front.

On the left is Wen Gui. His expression is calm and reveals no emotion, but his hands are clenched tightly, clearly indicating that he is holding back.

On the right is Li Qiu, who is much more relaxed. Seeing her smile and nod is a way of saying hello.

She returned the greeting and went straight over to him.

The elder looked at these new generation of prodigies and nodded in satisfaction.

Good, very good. They are all promising talents, the future hope of the sect.

Before long, people from other sects arrived. This time, five sects came, each with sixteen people including their leaders and elders.

The disciples who had originally expressed their desire to spar with the Mohists were also among them. They had never been to the Xuantian Sect before, and they looked around as the elders exchanged pleasantries. Since the various sects had traveled a long way, no sparring was arranged immediately. Instead, they were given the opportunity to introduce themselves and get to know each other, with the schedule to be arranged starting the next morning.

The mornings are dedicated to friendly competition, while the afternoons are for joint classes, with the focus on mutual learning and improvement.

After the introductions were finished, the disciples chatted freely, and several disciples from the outer sects came over to Lin Yan.

"Fellow Daoist Lin is really strong. I heard that you ranked first in the rankings by fighting alone in the secret realm. Can you tell us how you did it? I'm so curious."

Another person chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, we're all so curious."

"Fellow Daoist Lin not only won first place in points by fighting alone, but also broke the points record for the first day."

She smiled, glancing to the side. There weren't many disciples surrounding the popular contestant, Wen Gui.

"Actually, I was just lucky. The place I was teleported to didn't have any other sect disciples, and there were quite a few low-level demonic beasts. I figured everyone would be busy gathering on the first and second days, so I made the most of those two days to accumulate more points."

She didn't arrogantly claim it was due to her own ability, but instead attributed her high score to luck.

People were very receptive to what she said. After all, luck is really important in the secret realm.

Some disciples from minor sects were unlucky enough to encounter people from major sects and were eliminated immediately.

After the disciples chatted freely for a while, the elder instructed the servant disciples to lead the way to their lodgings.

After watching them leave, Lin Yan looked at Wen Gui with a mocking expression.

Both of them now want to kill each other, yet they're putting on a show of temporary peace. She's relaxed and playful, while he's on the verge of exploding.

Li Qiu, who hadn't left either, sensed the awkward atmosphere and quickly tried to smooth things over: "Oh dear, the weather is lovely today, perfect for cultivation. Fellow Daoist Lin, why don't you go back and meditate?"

These words not only failed to break the deadlock, but actually made the situation even more awkward.

"Yes, the weather is indeed very nice, perfect for cultivation. But I'm afraid that if I progress too quickly, it will attract jealousy and resentment." As Lin Yan said this, her gaze fell on Wen Gui, and it was obvious who she was referring to.

"Hehehe." Li Qiu chuckled awkwardly, deciding to slip away first. "I'm going back to cultivate now, see you tomorrow."

After saying that, he flew away on his sword and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

She didn't linger and flew away on her sword.

The other disciples who had been brought in to make up the numbers said goodbye to Wen Gui and left, and the once lively square immediately became quiet.

Not long after Wen Gui was released from confinement, no matter how angry he was, he didn't dare to vent his anger directly in the sect square.

He finally got out, but if he causes any trouble in the square and some jealous disciples record it with a recording stone and send it to the elders, he will definitely be put back into solitary confinement.

Back in his cave, he couldn't wait to use the new communication jade disc to contact his trusted confidant and ask him to send people over.

The confidant said with difficulty, "The prince has already sent out many people last time, and none of them have returned alive. The king already knows about this and wants you to behave yourself and not cause any more trouble."

"I don't care, bring all my personal guards and men here. If Father asks, just say they were sent to mine spirit ore for me."

"Prince..." The confidant wanted to persuade him further, but was interrupted.

"Stop lecturing me. As my subordinate, you should obey orders! Don't let me hear anything I don't like!"

"Yes, my subordinates know."

After hanging up the communication device, Wen Gui's face was full of sinister expression.

She was able to escape the pursuit earlier because of the terrain and the protection of the griffins.

As soon as he was released from confinement, he inquired and learned that Eagle Lion had left the Wonderful Dharma Sect with Venerable Duan Yi's eldest disciple.