The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

The constant ringing of the copper bells was a joyful background music for Lin Du, celebrating his junior disciple's growth, but for the people of the Tian Su Sect, it was truly terrifying.

When Ni Jinxuan landed safely, the only disciple of the Tian Su Sect had already channeled his spiritual power and stood behind the spiritual power crossbow, ready to fire.

Before Lin Du could make a move, Ni Jinxuan had already lashed out with her whip, shattering the several spirit energy crossbow bolts that were being fired at once.

Seeing how useful his junior nephew was, Lin Du leisurely stepped back, saying, "After we've dealt with this today, your junior uncle will give you a special treat later."

Lin Du turned around to reinforce the formation, and casually used his spiritual power to snatch away the spiritual energy cannon that someone had placed next to him.

It's such a waste to have someone operate such a good thing; throwing it into the formation is just right.

Despite the continuous surges of spiritual energy and explosions behind him, Lin Du did not turn around.

The real mastermind never looks back at the explosion.

"I'll give you fifteen minutes. If you can't beat them after fifteen minutes, it's my turn."

Lin Du's voice drifted lightly to Ni Jinxuan's ears.

Yan Qing, whose communication was still active, slowly revealed an incredulous expression. "Why did Junior Martial Aunt give us half an hour? She didn't even say she'd take over if we couldn't win?"

Yuan Ye sneered, "Why else? Because she's bad! We're good!"

"Is that so?" Yan Qing thought for a moment. "That makes sense."

"In the end, it's still Junior Uncle's formation that's effective, otherwise..." Yuan Ye looked up at the sky, "This is the fourth flag."

Yan Qing also looked up, "Hmm, the fourth one, Junior Uncle said it should be something like 'sixes bring good fortune'?"

"Yes," Lin Du's voice came through the communication talisman, "but only if you can hold out."

"No problem." Yan Qing wiped his sword. "If we can't hold out, we'll go back to the sect for extra training."

Lin Du smiled and said, "Young man, you have a bright future."

As the sky gradually turned blue, everyone stared at the four banners behind the Supreme Sect, and couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.

The Tiansu Sect disciples, who had finally managed to rest and were halfway there, watched helplessly as their sect's name disappeared from their flag.

"Senior sister..., our home has been robbed."

He went out to look for people but couldn't find them, and his house was burgled. He had nowhere to go.

The disciple's eyes were filled with despair; he felt as if the wind was howling and the leaves were rustling.

"...How could this be? Who...?" Xu Ying looked up and saw an extra flag that had appeared behind the Supreme Sect.

It turns out it was the sect of a kind-hearted person.

Xu Ying was speechless for a moment, and after a while, she recovered and said, "I guess... he's still young and has a strong competitive spirit."

After all, the average age of the other sects participating in this competition is around fifty years old, while the disciples of the Supreme Sect are simply too young.

"Lin Du is really too shameless..." The disciple blurted out, thinking of the actions of the passerby. It couldn't really be called immoral, after all, she had indeed saved someone.

The wicked man didn't finish setting up the formation until after dawn.

"I need to get some sleep." Lin Du glanced around and gave his final order to his master, pointing to the disciple token, "You all better stay put."

She rummaged through her storage ring for a while, finally finding a sturdy piece of fabric. She quickly made a hammock and lay down on it.

"Don't call me unless it's something important, I'm really tired."

She set up a large formation and three smaller formations in one day; it's a testament to her powerful spiritual sense that she didn't suffer a stroke.

Lin Du covered his face with a cloth, his voice somewhat muffled.

Ni Jinxuan had just responded when she saw Lin Du close his eyes and fall asleep in the next instant.

The quality of sleep was exceptionally good; it was hard to tell whether I was asleep or unconscious.

Lin Du's sleep was not very sound. His unconsciousness lasted exceptionally short. Afterward, he would occasionally hear noises and the crackling of firecrackers.

It wasn't until the sky was fully bright that Lin Du suddenly opened his eyes, his murderous aura startling everyone who came.

Lin Du was still not fully conscious, but when he realized that the person in front of him was unfamiliar, he immediately raised his hand and grabbed the person's neck, then rolled over and got out of bed.

She looked at the panicked person in front of her and asked in a hoarse voice, "What are you doing?"

"No... Fellow Daoist... Fellow Daoist, please let go of my hand first."

Lin Du's gaze passed over his shoulder and landed on the still-standing flag and Ni Jinxuan beside him. He felt a sense of relief, but tightened his grip even more. "Speak."

"I am Meng Ling from the Lianheng Sect. Although we managed to escape your formation, we are indeed no match for you. We just wanted to say that we have discovered something amiss. We have heard that Fellow Daoist Lin from the Wushang Sect possesses extraordinary formations, so we would like to ask for your guidance."

Startled by Lin Du's sudden move, Meng Ling hurriedly tried to explain, forgetting even the words she had prepared beforehand. She only felt that the hand on her neck was unusually cold and strong, unlike that of a living person.

Lin Du lowered his hand upon hearing this.

She had read many records from previous years. The Lianheng School was skilled in formations, but their combat strength was not enough. They generally adopted a defensive strategy rather than an offensive one.

They played passively, but the results were consistently good, with at least a thousand points every year.

"Sorry, I just woke up and am still a bit groggy. It was unintentional to offend you, fellow cultivator." Lin Du raised a hand to rub his temples. "What is it?"

Ni Jinxuan whispered, "Junior Uncle, I told him to wait, and not to call me Junior Uncle unless it's something important, but he just wouldn't wait, saying it was something important, and I couldn't stop him."

Lin Du glanced at the other person who was tightly bound by her whip, knowing that she really didn't have time to stop her. "It's alright, thank you for your hard work. Is the formation still active?"

"About 30% is damaged, and we really can't find a way out," Meng Ling said softly. "If you mind, fellow Daoist, I can fix it for you?"

Lin Du shook his head, "No need, my life gate is a hidden gate, it's normal that I can't find it, it's not a big deal."

She popped a mint into her mouth to wake herself up, her posture languid. "Tell me, what's the big deal?"

Despite Lin Du's oppressive atmosphere, Meng Ling whispered, "It's like this, when we were setting up the formation, we discovered unidentified energy fluctuations inside the mountain."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he saw a terrifying smile appear on Lin Du's lazy, expressionless face.

"Have you tested this area?"

"Not yet, but we secretly broke through the formation of a small sect to test it out. There was also some unknown energy moving in the deep pool in the valley, but it wasn't a living thing."

Lin Du lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then understood what Lian Heng's sect meant. "So what kind of formation do you think it is?"

"Fellow Daoist, please forgive us. We have thought about it for a long time, but we still can't come up with a solution."

"It's not that you can't think of it, it's that you're afraid to think of it." Lin Du stretched his joints, which had become stiff from sleeping. "Let's go, let's go check out someone else's mountain."

"But what if we're wrong? If we force our way into someone else's territory, we'll inevitably have to go to war with other sects." Meng Ling's voice grew weaker under Lin Du's sharp gaze. "Our Lianheng Sect might not be able to win."

Lin Du gestured for Ni Jinxuan to untie the person, then turned and glanced at Meng Ling, "Didn't you just trespass on our Supreme Sect's territory? What, you expect me to be your bodyguard?"

"No, I think it's more convincing for the Supreme Sect to step in, and it's easier to reason with people who understand formations."

But Meng Ling regrets it now. He didn't expect Lin Du to use a chokehold right away, which seemed unreasonable.

Another female disciple spoke up, "We were in such a hurry to break the formation that we didn't have time to investigate, but if you come with us to investigate, you might also discover some unknown energy fluctuations."

Lin Du smiled, conjuring a block of ice to wash his hands while he lowered his head to eat the plum blossom cake that Ni Jinxuan had brought out to stave off hunger, his eyes sizing up the other female disciple of the Lianheng Sect.

The female cultivator knew that Lin Du still had doubts, so she kept her eyes fixed on him and tried her best to appear more sincere and righteous, but her face involuntarily turned red.

"My junior apprentice tied you up just now in self-defense, please forgive him."

Lin Du patted Ni Jinxuan's head, "Junior Uncle, go with them. Keep an eye on the house."