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

Chapter 6 The Three-Year Period 4
The middle disciple remained silent, offering no rebuttal to the tall male cultivator's unrestrained ramblings. He was waiting, waiting for the other to succumb to his junior brother's mockery and attack the three of them. He hoped this would force the other to make a move, allowing him to probe the other's true strength.

They didn't originally need to come to the point of fighting each other. However, when he saw his former disciple come to the Ten Thousand Demon Forest alone, even riding a tattered paper crane, he couldn't tell whether the other party was deliberately concealing his strength or truly had no protective treasures.

There are no longer any high-quality cultivation resources on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, and the sect's direct disciples have always enjoyed the sect's best resources, so they look down on these trivial things.

The three felt neither pity nor sorrow for their former disciple who had fallen so low as to leave the sect and come to the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Demon Forest to pick worthless spiritual plants; they simply regarded him as a laughingstock.

People are always eager to witness others fall from their peak, and even those who cultivate immortality are not immune to this.

Lin Yan saw through the man's thoughts and did not reveal her treasures at all. Instead, she spoke the classic line to the three of them in a normal tone: "Don't underestimate a young man's potential. I have nothing of value now, but I am confident that I will definitely win the championship in the Immortal Sect Competition in three years."

The tall male cultivator, unable to tolerate her arrogance, suddenly drew his sword and thrust it straight at her, while the other two cultivators did not stop him.

She knew perfectly well that these two were hoping the tall male cultivator would act impulsively so they could test what her trump cards were. If she didn't have any life-saving treasures and her cultivation was too weak, and she was killed by the male cultivator, they could then loot the items in her storage bag.

If she handles the situation with ease and demonstrates that she possesses a valuable treasure and is quite powerful, the two men will step in to act as peacemakers.

For independent cultivators to roam the world is tantamount to tying their heads to their waists. Without the protection of a major sect or a family, they are completely unscrupulous in killing and robbing others.

My tone was gentle just now because I didn't want to have a direct conflict with these three people, and I was also implying that I had a trump card up my sleeve. A smart person shouldn't get too entangled with them.

Lin Yan was wrong. They didn't want to recruit her into their team; instead, they were after her.

Her current cultivation level is at the peak of Qi Refining. Among these three male cultivators, the shorter one is at the peak of Qi Refining, while the rest are at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Having combat experience from her past life, she could defeat three opponents, but she would also suffer considerable injuries. However, at the entrance to the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, there was a high probability that other cultivators would pass by. What if someone took advantage of her injuries to kill her? No one would be foolish enough to think that a passing cultivator would take pity on them and heal them.

In an instant, Lin Yan had come up with a solution. She took out three first-grade explosive talismans and a small bag of chili powder from her storage bag.

She threw out an explosive talisman first, and the three of them simultaneously released defensive spells to counter it, but the first-grade explosive talisman did not have a good effect.

The second time, she threw out two explosive talismans and chili powder. Defensive spells could withstand the explosive force of the talismans, but they couldn't withstand the chili powder, which had no power.

As they instinctively covered their eyes after being stung by the chili powder, she took out five explosive talismans and threw them at them.

Cultivators can see without their eyes, but they are only at the Qi Refining stage. The range they can cover with their divine sense is only a few meters. So they still follow human instinct and rely on their eyes to see. They have not yet developed the habit of using their divine sense as their eyes.

The damage caused by a first-grade explosive talisman is limited, but if five talismans explode simultaneously, it can cause serious injury to a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage.

With five loud booms, the three were left in a sorry state. The tall male cultivator still had the strength to curse, but she didn't retaliate. Instead, she quickly formed hand seals, and several blade-like spells flew towards the three's vital points.

The three fell heavily to the ground, their eyes wide open, filled with resentment and despair, dying with unfinished business. The surrounding air seemed to freeze at that moment, the lingering smell of the explosive talisman mixed with a hint of blood. Dust rose from the ground due to the explosion, and she slowly walked forward, gathering her spiritual power to launch a powerful attack on the three. Instantly, their heads and bodies were separated.

—The finishing blow is never outdated!

In novels, the protagonist or antagonist often fails to deliver the final blow, allowing the enemy to rise from the ashes. She knew this lesson well and was determined not to make the same mistake.

The setting sun cast a warm glow upon her, softening the grim expression on her face. The dappled shadows of the trees and the vibrant colors of the clouds on the horizon contrasted sharply with the tragic state of the three people on the ground.

Lin Yan remained indifferent, calmly bending down to take the storage bags from their bodies before straightening up and walking towards Wan Yaosen.

Disciples of miscellaneous or outer sect disciples of the Xuantian Sect are not qualified to leave their soul tablets within the sect, so the Xuantian Sect would not know if these three died.

She strode swiftly through the dense jungle, her divine sense constantly alert to her surroundings. The recent battle had overwhelmed her cultivation, and she needed to find a place to establish her foundation as soon as possible.

However, we haven't found the corresponding spiritual herbs to assist in foundation building, nor do we have any foundation building pills. We don't know if we can lay a good foundation for foundation building.

The foundation laid in Foundation Establishment determines the quality of the Golden Core in the future. If she can achieve perfect Foundation Establishment, there is a very high probability that she can also perfectly form the Golden Core when she breaks through Foundation Establishment in the future, laying the foundation for Nascent Soul Formation.

It can be said that every breakthrough in a new realm requires perfection. It's like building a house; if the foundation isn't solid, you can't build a tall building, and even if you do, the building won't be stable.

She hadn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet, but her divine sense could easily cover the surrounding area for dozens of meters. She spotted a hidden cave, and after confirming that there were no powerful demonic beasts inside, she quickly went over.

The cave was covered by vines, weeds, and moss, making it difficult to spot without careful observation. She stood at the cave entrance, took out an explosive talisman, imbued it with spiritual power, and tossed it into the cave.

——Boom!
With the sound of the exploding talisman, a ferocious boar with bared tusks roared and charged out, determined to smash her to pieces. Her eyes sharpened, and she quickly dodged to the side, simultaneously forming hand seals. A spell with a cold, sharp light flashed, striking directly at the boar.

The wild boar let out a miserable cry and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

This is a wild boar that hasn't even developed intelligence or a grade yet. Its meat is decent, its fur is the lowest grade of material for armor and talismans, and its tusks can be forged into low-grade daggers.

The wild boar was too worthless for her to bother putting in her storage bag. After throwing the carcass far away, she took out a few first-grade talismans and stuck them around the entrance of the cave.

The talisman needs to be activated with spiritual power to be effective. She used low-grade spirit stones to set up a basic defensive array, linking the talisman to it. Once a demon beast or cultivator gets close, the array will be triggered, and the talisman will be activated.

She learned some formations because she was neglected by her sect, so she went to the library to find books and learn them herself.

Upon entering the sect, Venerable Lingyun only gave her some basic cultivation books to comprehend before leaving her to her own devices. After thoroughly understanding those few cultivation books, she couldn't obtain any more advanced cultivation manuals, so she could only go to the library to look at some free introductory books on formations or talismans.

(End of this chapter)