My junior sister sees everyone as a heretical cultivator.

Chapter 214 The Guixi Sect is deserted.

Ye Longtao was pinned to the ground by that ghostly hand and couldn't move.

His proud dual spiritual roots and his cultivation level, which was only a hair's breadth away from the late Foundation Establishment stage, were so weak in front of his opponent.

It could even be described as utterly vulnerable.

Shock, humiliation, anger, fear...

Countless emotions surged within him, ultimately transforming into a divine sense transmission that shot towards Su Ling'er, who appeared before him like a living demon.

[Ye Longtao]: Let me go! Su Ling'er! You madwoman! Aren't you afraid I'll expose your undercover work?! Then we'll both die!
[Su Ling'er]: I am a pseudo-spiritual root, and I have no future to speak of, but I can drag you down with me. If you think this is a worthwhile deal, then you are welcome to give it a try.

Su Ling'er leaned down, her crimson eyes fixed on Ye Longtao beneath her.

She pressed his head down with one hand and slowly lifted it up.

"boom!"

She slammed Ye Longtao's head hard against the arena below!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Each impact shook the entire arena and made Ye Longtao's soul groan.

He... lost.

They suffered a complete and utter defeat.

He couldn't understand why he, a prodigy with two spiritual roots, would be defeated by a useless person with a pseudo-spiritual root.

And how far can her pseudo-spiritual root ultimately go...?

After a violent impact, Ye Longtao's consciousness plunged into boundless darkness, and he completely lost consciousness.

……

When Ye Longtao regained consciousness, he felt as if his body had fallen apart, and every breath he took caused him excruciating pain.

He opened his eyes, and through his blurry vision, he seemed to see "Sect Leader Qian" announcing something on the high platform.

"...In this competition, the top four are: Su Ling'er, Wang Xiedi, Li Chunfeng, and Dong Changsheng."

"...Immediately...enter...the [Return to the Dawn Secret Realm], to seek...opportunities..."

"...[The Secret Realm of Returning Dawn]...opens..."

As fragmented sounds entered his ears, Ye Longtao tried to struggle to get up, but found his body unusually heavy, and eventually fainted again.

He and the remaining ten undercover agents who had also been defeated were left behind.

……

When Ye Longtao regained consciousness, he was greeted once again by that nauseating smell of musty straw.

He was surrounded by the ten undercover agents who had also failed to be selected.

They all had complicated expressions, deliberately keeping their distance from him and unwilling to get close.

If Dong Changsheng hadn't given them instructions before leaving, they would have even considered just leaving him there and turning around and leaving.

No one was willing to take the initiative to approach this inner sect prodigy who had been suppressing them.

"Cough...cough..."

"It's good that you're awake."

"If it weren't for Senior Brother Dong's special instructions... sigh."

At this moment, disciple A walked over, but still maintained a distance of three steps.

He took something out of his pocket, flicked his finger, and the object flew in an arc before landing in Ye Longtao's hand.

The jade slip containing the "Nine Revolutions Profound Yuan Technique," which had been shattered due to repeated beatings by Lin Qingfeng and was now reduced to a small fragment, was kept by Dong Changsheng.

"Senior Brother Ye, Senior Brother Dong asked us to tell you,"

“This fragment contains a martial arts technique. Then, report it to the sect leader as quickly as possible. This item is enough to tempt the sect leader. After the matter is accomplished, Senior Brother Dong will have repaid the sect leader’s great kindness in giving him a second chance.”

Ye Longtao looked at the jade slip fragments with disdain.

Dong Changsheng is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, not even as good as that evil cultivator Su Ling'er.

What kind of earth-shattering martial arts technique could he possibly obtain?
He believed that Su Ling'er, who defeated him, could obtain it, and he did not believe that Dong Changsheng, a mere Qi Refining cultivator, could obtain it.

This is probably not some third-rate item obtained from the Transmission Hall, but for an outer sect disciple like myself, it would indeed be considered a supreme treasure. Despite my utter contempt, I decided to take a look first.

He sighed and used a wisp of his divine sense to probe into the fragment of the jade slip.

The next second, Ye Longtao's expression froze instantly.

He froze on the spot.

This……

what is this? !!

This appears to be a cultivation system he has never seen before.

Although it consists of only fragments, it is still possible to see that its foundation is not based on the grand framework of the "Primordial Dao Canon," and it does not even contain any records related to "primordial dust."

It...it's something completely different!
It seems to be a completely different path, a path that might break through the constraints!

[Dong Changsheng]: ...Senior Brother Ye, this item is of great importance. Please send the message back to the sect as soon as possible! I am currently imprisoned, but I will repay Senior Brother Ye's great kindness in the future!

The telepathic message left behind by Dong Changsheng has arrived.

Ye Longtao looked at the jade slip and recalled Dong Changsheng's message of repaying kindness tenfold. He shook his head and smiled.

Although Dong Changsheng likes to spout nonsense, he is also sensible and can be given some pointers by the sect leader later.

Ye Longtao carefully put away the jade slip, pondering in his mind.

He wanted to repay the life-saving grace of the former sect leader, but it seemed a waste to send the news back now; he wanted to investigate further.

Let's see how many secrets this strange sect still holds.

So, he finally led the ten undercover disciples out of the thatched hut and began to observe the surrounding environment.

However, the scene before them filled them with a sense of dread.

The entire Guixi Sect seemed to be deserted!
Yesterday, while he was still struggling with that endless, repetitive labor, the sect was filled with a large number of disciples wandering around outside.

They either nimbly maneuvered on the eaves of palaces or argued endlessly over trivial matters in the square.

The noise and chaos, though he despised it, also proved that there was still life in this place.

At this moment, everything disappeared.

Whether in the square, the palace, or the mountain paths he had walked countless times, there was not a single living person to be seen.

A gentle breeze swept across the ground, swirling up a few leaves, its sound particularly jarring in the deathly silence...

What happened at the Guixi Sect...?

Where have all the disciples gone?!

Where are they?

……

At the same time, Qingxu Temple.

Above the mountain gate, auspicious clouds hung low, yet the atmosphere was suffocating.

The scene of disciples coming and going in the past is no longer there. All the disciples in the temple have been ordered to stay in their own residences and are not allowed to go out.

This made the Taoist temple seem somewhat lifeless.

The abbot of Qingxu Temple, Daoist Xuanyuan, had changed his usual imposing demeanor.

He was dressed in the simplest Taoist robe, leading the few elders in the temple, standing with his hands at his sides below the mountain gate.

Fine beads of cold sweat trickled down his forehead, and the cuffs of his Taoist robe trembled slightly in the mountain wind, but he forced his back straight and tried to make his expression appear calm and respectful.

He is waiting for someone.

The person he least wanted to see at that moment, yet had no choice but to humbly greet.

Finally, the clouds in the sky were torn apart by a sharp sword light.

The sword light was dark gold, seemingly having witnessed countless battles and the passage of time, all of which had been forged within it...

(End of this chapter)