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

"Alas, I am not a cruel and murderous person. I am merely giving them a taste of their own medicine. Since you are so close to those two and want to avenge them, I will kindly send you down to reunite."

With a slight exertion of her strength, everyone was killed or injured.

Lanxi opened her mouth in surprise, not expecting the opponent to be so powerful.

"Do you want to come with me now?"

"I……"

Seeing this, Liu Ruyan didn't hesitate to strike directly at her psychological defenses.

"Do you think that me taking you away is an act of charity, and your pride is making you refuse?"

"I..." Lanxi couldn't speak.

"So what if I'm giving you charity? You might say you have backbone by refusing me out of pride, but it's foolish."

On the vast ocean continent, the weak are trampled underfoot, where is there any self-respect?

Liu Ruyan sighed and stopped trying to persuade the other party.

To put it bluntly, the person in front of me has nothing to do with me now, so it's not my place to comment on them.

She wanted to help, but she couldn't help someone whose mental state was clearly lacking. It wasn't that she looked down on them, but rather that as one's cultivation level increases, mental state becomes extremely important.

If you're not careful, you could fall into demonic ways. Wouldn't that be cultivating talent for the demon race?
"Fine, I won't force you. Where do you want to go? I'll take you there."

Unexpectedly, Lanxi knelt down immediately: "Please, Venerable One, accept me as your disciple!"

She realized that in this world where the strong are respected, what's the use of clinging to that pitiful sense of self-respect? What's the point of pride, arrogance, and self-esteem? You only have the right to pick them up when you're strong enough.

"I never look at aptitude when accepting disciples, but only at their state of mind. If you want to become my disciple, you must pass nine levels of mental tests."

"I understand, please take me away, Your Excellency."

Liu Ruyan agreed, glanced at the tombstone, and ultimately said nothing, leading the group back to the sect.

The small sect was quite far from the Miaofa Sect, but fortunately she wasn't in a hurry to travel. As it was getting late, she decided to rest in a small town along the way.

There were many cultivators in the Chamber of Commerce hall, most of them were independent cultivators, and they rested in the Chamber of Commerce after completing their tasks.

When she led Lanxi inside, many people turned their gazes toward her.

He concealed his Nascent Soul realm aura because he didn't want to be high-profile, so he was naturally scrutinized without restraint.

They weren't after women; they were assessing their own strength.

Two cultivators of low strength who possess valuable treasures will be targeted if they are alone outside.

Some cultivators kill to steal treasures, but they have no compassion or sympathy.

Lanxi had been sold off as a furnace by the peach blossoms before, and had seen too many of those lambs being looked at like that. She hated it terribly, but was helpless against her own strength.

To make myself feel better, I can only try to ignore the malicious stares.

Liu Ruyan wasn't going to tolerate it. She swept her cold gaze over them and said directly, "If you dare to look at me with those disgusting eyes, I'll gouge your eyes out."

Upon hearing this, the others turned away and pretended nothing had happened.

With plenty of spirit stones, she went straight for the best room, completely unafraid of attracting unnecessary trouble by flaunting her wealth.

After entering the room, Lanxi cautiously said, "Venerable One, shouldn't we be a little more discreet?"

She seemed to have heard a funny joke. She was already concealing her Nascent Soul Realm aura; wasn't that low-key enough?

"Are you worried that cultivators will come and plunder?"

Lan Xi remained silent, not because she was unconvinced, but because she felt that with the Venerable's strength, there was no need for her to be low-key.

Having grown accustomed to a cautious and timid life, she could no longer be flamboyant. Seeing this, Liu Ruyan patted her head: "It's right to be low-key when you're weak. I guess I didn't think things through."

"Venerable One, I will definitely work hard to cultivate and become stronger."

"Good child, go and rest." Liu Ruyan said with a look of relief.

After everyone entered the private room, she set up a protective barrier in the room before meditating and resting.

Memories of her childhood as Yan'er flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern, attempting to disrupt her thoughts.

She felt as if she were in a dream, watching the experiences she had gone through.

It seems I've never achieved fulfillment; each time, I'm left utterly broken. The funniest part is that every experience involves unrequited love.

It's as if that's how the script was set up. She's infatuated with a man, and she'll experience unrequited love.

To be honest, she couldn't empathize with her past self during her trials. Perhaps only when she truly breaks through the shackles of the Nascent Soul stage will she be able to discern the secrets of heaven.

"Every time you go through trials, you get hurt by men. Don't you hate it? You're so smart and strong, yet you've lost your mind because of love." A voice in your heart asked.

Is this a demon in your heart?

She never expected to show signs of developing inner demons. She was stunned for a moment, then her consciousness immediately entered her sea of ​​consciousness.

It is said that if a cultivator firmly establishes their Dao heart, they will not be troubled by inner demons. Her Dao heart was stable, and she quickly identified any distracting thoughts that tried to exploit her.

This wisp of distracting thought should be returning to its original form along with the primordial spirit that has been undergoing trials, wanting to grow in one's sea of ​​consciousness and replace oneself.

She easily destroyed it and then emerged from her sea of ​​consciousness.

Hearing thunder outside, she opened the window and looked up at the sky.

A cultivator is undergoing tribulation in the distance. Judging from the tribulation clouds, it should be a Golden Core cultivator undergoing tribulation. If successful, they can advance to the Nascent Soul stage. If they fail, at best they have to start over, and at worst they will be reincarnated, starting all over again.

On her way back to the Miaofa Sect, she occasionally encountered petty thieves, but she dealt with them all.

Perhaps because someone is undergoing a tribulation, some overconfident individuals are trying to find an opportunity to kill and steal treasure.

Those who aspire to advance to the Nascent Soul stage must have used a considerable amount of resources.

Sure enough, some of the bandit cultivators heading to the place of tribulation encountered the two women. Seeing that they were few in number and all of them were female cultivators, they couldn't wait to make their move.

By the time they realized that one of the female cultivators had concealed her cultivation level, it was too late. They lost their lives almost instantly, completely powerless to resist.

Having successfully returned to the Miaofa Sect, Liu Ruyan first led her people to Duyun Peak, where she also gave them a brief introduction to the Miaofa Sect.

Lanxi knew that the Venerable One had a significant background, but she never expected him to be this powerful.

The Miaofa Sect is one of the ten major sects, and it is said that the outer disciples enjoy better resources than the direct disciples of smaller sects.

I used to dream of becoming a disciple of the Venerable One, but now it seems that being able to enter the Wonderful Dharma Sect is already quite good.

Noticing the change in her emotions, Liu Ruyan told her to calm down.

"The standards for accepting disciples in the Miaofa Sect are different from those of other sects. The assessment of a disciple's aptitude is not based on the number of spiritual roots. What I value in accepting disciples is their state of mind."

"I...I understand, Venerable One," Lan Xi replied, calming herself down.

Upon reaching the summit, Liu Ruyan arranged accommodations for everyone and then told them to rest well.

In a couple of days, I will arrange for her to take a qualification test. As long as her qualifications are satisfactory and she passes the mental state test, I will take her as my apprentice.

Remembering that Lanxi had not yet practiced fasting, she took out a bottle of fasting pills from her storage bag and handed it to her.

"Take a fasting pill for now and make do for a day. Tomorrow I'll personally take you to the sect's dining hall." (End of Chapter)