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

She simply couldn't believe that a disciple of a major sect, or even a direct disciple, could die during his tribulation.
Who would believe there's nothing fishy about such a high mortality rate among their direct disciples?

Despite this, many people still wanted to become Elder Chu's disciples. This was because he provided his disciples with abundant resources; personal instruction alone granted access to spirit mines, as well as a plethora of elixirs, talismans, and magical treasures.

Everyone thinks they are the exception and won't be the unlucky one.

If Elder Chu hadn't had such high standards for his disciples' talent, a whole bunch of people would have been scrambling to get in long ago.

This year, Elder Chu made an exception and selected two of the top twenty disciples in the individual competition who did not yet have a master, regardless of their qualifications.

Many independent cultivators are getting restless.

There have been instances of independent cultivators ranking highly in previous years. As long as they have good luck in the draw and are assigned relatively weak opponents in the group stage, they have a chance to enter the top twenty.

Lin Yan saw others discussing this news at Jade Disc Square, and she couldn't help but find it amusing to see so many people wanting to be the lucky ones chosen.

Elder Chu has remained at the Nascent Soul stage, and even with his lifespan nearing its end, he has failed to break through. Is someone like him willing to die like this and become nourishment for heaven and earth?
No, he doesn't want to!

Therefore, the only thing they could do was to find a way to prolong their lives and keep themselves from dying.

This old man has lived for over 1,300 years, hasn't he? And he still feels he hasn't lived long enough?

She turned off the communication disc and lay down on the deck.

After thinking for a while, she realized that a direct confrontation wouldn't work; she needed to find a way to expose his dirty deeds and ruin his reputation.

Once he's being attacked, you can incite the crowd.

Many of the disciples who had fallen before him were geniuses sent by their families to Yanzong, and were the hope of their families.

If those families knew their prodigies were deliberately murdered, would they let it go so easily? They would make Xingyan Sect compensate them with resources at the very least.

Making this a big deal is good for everyone, including her.

With that thought in mind, she made a decision.

The next day, she found a storyteller in a teahouse and gave Ling Shi a piece of fiction to make up.

The story doesn't need to be very true; it just needs to smear Elder Chu's reputation.

She bought a new communication jade disc herself to verify her current cultivation level, but not her identity.

Post a message in the square, exposing Elder Chu's past plot to murder his friend.

This incident is real. The poster is a Nascent Soul cultivator, and although it's a new account, it's bound to attract other people's attention.

Those cultivators who enjoy gossiping can naturally pull out two seemingly unrelated matters from a long time ago for analysis.

Xingyan Sect is currently preparing for the Immortal Sect Competition and has no time to pay attention to the discussions on Jade Tablet Square. Even if they did notice, they would think that others were talking nonsense and no one would take it seriously.

She had spirit stones, so she directly deposited a sum of spirit stones into her account at the Chamber of Commerce.

Anyone who leaves a comment below and tells a secret about Elder Chu will receive one high-grade spirit stone.

You can earn spirit stones just by writing and sending a story with a tap of your finger. Who wouldn't want that?

By the time Xing Yanzong realized what was happening, her post had already gone viral.

Many people don't believe the content of the post, but quite a few do.

By the time Xingyanzong realized something was wrong, she had already left Fengcheng and entered the sect as a tourist.

Her cultivation level was suppressed to the Golden Core stage, and she also possessed magical treasures that concealed her cultivation level, making it virtually impossible for anyone to discern her true cultivation level.

She paid with spirit stones to stay in the best guest room. The steward treated her very politely and arranged for two handyman disciples to show her around.

After walking around for a while, she found it even more ridiculous. Was this really a prestigious and righteous sect? Many of the inner disciples she saw had something unusual about them.

She thought this place was more like a demonic sect!
To prevent her from making a wrong judgment, she plans to go and check on the disciples when they do their morning exercises tomorrow morning.

Apart from the direct disciples, all disciples in the sect are required to go to a designated place for morning practice. Disciples under the age of thirty-five are even required to attend classes.

She wanted to take advantage of the time when her disciples gathered to check on them.

The identity of a tourist is quite useful. Since the sect intends to show off, they naturally won't stop tourists from watching.

The elders in charge of supervision would even encourage the disciples to perform well and demonstrate the spirit of Xingyan Sect to outsiders.

After going to check and returning, not only did the markings react, but her prayer flags also showed unusual movements.

There were too many demons in the sect, and the little black flag couldn't resist coming out to harvest them. If she hadn't been desperately suppressing it, it would have flown away long ago.

This sect has really gone mad!
Did those disciples know about the abnormalities in their bodies?

With so many disciples carrying demonic seeds, it's impossible for the elders not to know.

At this time, Xingyan Sect is still hosting the Immortal Sect Grand Competition, so its intentions are self-evident.

The biggest scheme was probably to plant a demonic seed in the disciples who came to participate in the competition.

As long as everyone has the seed of demonic energy within them, there is no such thing as evil spirits or heretics.

Fortunately, the demonic seed was only planted inside and was still sealed. Separating the demonic seed at this time would not have much impact on the cultivator.

That kind of demonic seed has been absorbing the cultivator's life force for a long time. Even if the demonic seed is separated, the cultivator will be ruined.

Back in her room, she quickly took out her communication jade disc and sent messages to her master and Elder Rong Ce, informing them of the situation of Xingyan Sect that she had discovered.

Perhaps her master was afraid that she would get involved in such a serious matter, so he told her not to interfere.

Whether or not the master intervenes is not something he can decide!

She couldn't possibly let such a good opportunity slip by.

None of the elders who hold power in the sect are good people. It's a pity that the disciples are all unaware of this and still regard the elders as respected figures.

She still doesn't understand why they would give up a perfectly good business and get involved in this kind of collusion with demons.
Do you not want your future anymore?
Being on someone else's turf, she couldn't operate at night, so she could only gather information during the day.

When the servant disciple took her to visit other peaks, she pretended that she wanted to walk a little further.

The disciple told her some things to keep in mind, and only left after receiving the spirit stones she gave him as a reward.

The Xingyan Sect likely has powerful arrays protecting its secrets, preventing others from exploring them. Therefore, the servant disciples felt comfortable letting her wander around alone.

Her purpose wasn't the secret within the grand formation. She appeared to be wandering aimlessly, but was actually heading towards the area where disciples were.

After another round of investigation, she confirmed that many disciples had indeed been implanted with the demonic seed.

She secretly stripped some off and put it into the black flag.

The black fox's ability was very useful; it easily separated the demon seed without making a sound.

After becoming familiar with the inner disciples, many disciples came to spar with her.

She took the opportunity to remove many demonic seeds and also learned some information that only the sect could know.

Her guess was pretty much right; the entire management of Xingyan Sect was almost entirely controlled by demons.

The current manager is probably just a demon in human skin. Or perhaps the demon is offering benefits to make those so-called "righteous" elders work for him. (End of Chapter)