Infiltrating the righteous path? Just another place to be a sycophant.

"Senior Brother Lu...! Senior Brother Lu!"

A long shout came from behind him. Lu An looked up and saw a figure running rapidly toward him.

That's really impressive. Without using a sword or floating in the air, a Nascent Soul cultivator is running directly on the ground. These people have a good awareness of how to defend against Lao Liu.

Lu An looked closely and realized that it was the person who had just left. He was now limping over, and half of his robe was charred black.

Lu An was dumbfounded. "You weren't struck by lightning, were you?"

If it wasn't killed, why did it come back? Could it be that it's back for revenge?

Before Lu An could figure out what was going on, a token was thrown in front of him with a thud, and Lu An was stunned again.

"This is my token! Please spare my life!"

The disciple immediately knelt on the ground, half of his robe charred black, and his shoulder a bloody mess.

It was terrifying. He hadn't run far when a bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the sky, obliterating the tree next to him.

Moreover, the power of this lightning was exceptionally great. Even with his dignified Nascent Soul Level 5 body, he couldn't withstand it after it merely grazed him. Was this some kind of tribulation lightning?

This must be the heavenly lightning summoned by Senior Brother Lu, right? Apart from him, no one else should be able to summon lightning to strike someone so accurately.

However, he was lucky that he wasn't killed, or perhaps Senior Brother Lu showed mercy. But whatever the reason, he dared not run away.

Losing in the sect competition is an option, but losing your life is the end of it. So he immediately turned back and handed the token to Lu An.

And so, under the man's pitiful, pleading gaze, and with his own utter bewilderment, Lu An obtained the token.

A white light flashed across the person, and the figure gradually became illusory before disappearing.

“Eight…eight tokens…” Lu An tapped the tokens in his hand and silently put them away.

Thank you for the gift of nature!

…………

Heavenly Demon Sect Judges' Seat

As time passed, countless mirrors floated in the air, displaying images of various places within the secret realm for the judges to view.

At the beginning, these were not shown to the judges from various sects, but they were revealed later when the fighting had almost reached its peak.

It is said that the main reason is to fear that these people's masters might secretly inform their good disciples, and who knows if they might have some magical treasures that can be passed on in secret realms?

This is what is known as screen snooping.

Even if you see it now, it's a delayed version.

Even if you're on the path of destruction, you still have to follow the rules, look at the reflections in these mirrors, and remain silent.

In reality, he was extremely nervous.

Although he seemed quite confident in his previous boasts, he was actually extremely nervous. As a Foundation Establishment cultivator among a group of Nascent Soul cultivators, and the only true disciple among them, it would be a disgrace if he were to die or lose.

But following the techniques I taught, there shouldn't be any problems, right?

That technique is called "Supreme Primordial Technique," but it's not the complete version yet.

In truth, even he wasn't entirely confident about that technique. Among so many true disciples, he seemed to be the only one who had accepted the technique and reached this level.

He obtained this technique with great difficulty in a cave in the ruins of an immortal, but that cave had obviously been looted countless times by countless predecessors. When he entered, this was all that was left.

Even the table was moved away, but nobody took this thing, which shows how much dogs dislike it because of its appearance.

But since I've already come all this way, it wouldn't be right not to take something with me, so I did.

After taking it and practicing it himself, he found that it was completely incompatible. Later, when he became an elder, he also gave it to other disciples to practice, but none of them were able to be compatible with this technique.

So he kept the technique as a bragging point, using it as evidence of his past daring entry into the Immortal's Cave.

Surprisingly, this good-for-nothing actually came in handy today.

I thought it was just a useless technique, but I never expected it to be such a perfect match for this useless physique. It's truly... something I never would have imagined.

Life is so damn dramatic.

But I guess you could say this kid had a stroke of luck.

Back in the day, the guy who's now the leader of the Righteous Path Alliance was a good-for-nothing who got dumped, even worse off than this kid, but in the end he still became the leader of the Righteous Path Alliance.

It's true what they say, fortunes change every thirty years, and the wheel of luck turns.

The mirror reflected the figures of various disciples, and their every move captivated the judges. In truth, though they were called judges, they were essentially just spectators.

The system is similar to an arena, where only the last three survivors can emerge. The others who survive are considered losers, but they will still receive a reward.

Zhao Mengyuan looked at the scene in the mirror, her eyes quickly scanning the area, eagerly searching for Lu An's figure.

But after scanning the area, she still couldn't find Lu An.

Is this guy really that good at dodging?

But why is he dodging like that? Isn't this kid very strong? Why is he hiding?

Zhao Mengyuan recalled the strength that Lu An had shown her before, and thought that he could probably kill anyone in this kind of place without any problem.

But then Zhao Mengyuan thought again that a person is often defeated by their own arrogance.

It seems that his junior brother is quite intelligent, knowing how to conceal his strength and wait for the right opportunity.

Indeed, these are the qualities that someone destined for greatness should possess.

Chapter Fourteen: Please, Senior Brother Lu, save me!

Lu An hid in a bush, counting the tokens on the ground, checking them over and over again.

"Twenty-seven pieces..."

Lu An looked at the tokens on the ground and fell into deep thought.

I thought that surviving until the end would be a success, but I unexpectedly found so many tokens.

Not all the tokens were obtained by him from scaring others; some of them were obtained by looting corpses.

Yes, it's very strange. Those people killed people, but they didn't take the tokens. Because they still had the tokens on them, they weren't teleported out.

This thing from the Heavenly Demon Sect doesn't seem very intelligent.

However, after he finished touching the corpses, the bodies were teleported away by a white light.

It doesn't matter if it's not smart, I, Lu An, am the bug fixer.

However, it seems unfair to accept something for free like this...

"Never mind, it's a gift from God, what's there to be embarrassed about?"

After hesitating for a moment, Lu An stopped worrying and silently put the token in his hand into his storage ring.

Twenty-seven tokens should be enough. I can just find another place to hide properly.

Yes, just stay out of trouble and don't go out and show off!

And these guys, although they don't usually fly on their swords when they're running away, they'll still take flight if things get urgent.

However, this also makes one an easy target for others. Lu An once saw a disciple who was trying to escape on his sword get pierced through by several flying swords that flew out of the woods.

That scene is too painful to recall.

But for some reason, Lu An suddenly felt the urge to urinate...

Damn it, a Foundation Establishment cultivator still needs to use the restroom? There's probably something wrong with the spiritual fruits here.

I need to find a place to stay in jail. Sigh, there's no paper here, I'll just have to make do with leaves.

The quality of this foundation-building stage is probably somewhat substandard.

…………

A woman wearing a black and red dress, with a ponytail, cute features, and seemingly petite and pitiful, moved through the woods, followed closely by several people.

They chased each other at a very fast pace.

Why are you pursuing me?

"We want your true disciple token!"

She tried to escape, but they chased after her; she had no way to escape!

"Senior Sister Zhiruo, don't run away! As long as you hand over the token, we can talk things over!"

"Senior Sister Zhiruo, your Demon Heaven Blade is useless now, stop struggling!"

The people behind them kept chasing after the woman named Zhiruo, and the magical weapons behind them kept attacking, with thunderous explosions rising and falling, and dazzling lights flashing in the forest.

Unbeknownst to them, the group had chased Zhiruo deep into the dense forest, where Zhiruo accidentally tripped and fell to the ground.

Zhiruo propped herself up and hurriedly tried to get up and run again, but she felt a huge force pressing down on her from behind, and then a large black net was thrown over her.

Zhi Ruo's eyes sharpened, and she silently chanted an incantation. Countless tiny, shiny black armor pieces flew out from her clothes, completely slicing the large net apart.

"Damn it, how does she still have energy left?!"

"Everyone be careful! Use your magic weapons!"

Seeing the black net being shredded, no one dared to move forward. The glossy black armor plates condensed continuously in Zhi Ruo's hands, eventually forming an incomparably sharp black and red tasseled spear.

Next, a black and red light flashed, and the black and red spear, like a black snake, attacked, carrying a powerful demonic aura, and instantly left a long spear mark on the ground.

Everyone quickly dodged away, but seeing the gunshot wounds on the ground, they were also shocked.

As expected of Elder Anxu's true disciple, even injured, his strength should not be underestimated.

"If any of you come any closer, I'll take one of you down with me, even if it kills me!"

Zhiruo glared fiercely at the people in front of her, like a tigress baring her fangs.

However, her delicate and gentle voice made her seem utterly devoid of any authority.

It was as if some delicate little sister was ordering them around.

You guys, don't come any closer! They'll fight you to the death!

That's roughly the taste.

So these people didn't feel afraid; on the contrary, some of them seemed quite pleased.

"Senior sister, I just want you to beat me to death!"

"Hehehe, senior sister, don't blame the junior brothers. What can we do? This is the sect's grand competition."

"Senior sister, as long as you hand over the token, we won't do anything to you!"

Several people excitedly gathered around, but Zhiruo looked at them with growing anxiety.

Then a powerful spiritual energy erupted from his body, the power of the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage.

However, this power was clearly much weaker than when Zhiruo was at her peak.

She was injured because these people ambushed her; otherwise, she wouldn't have been chased like this.

She wanted to fly up and fight him in the air, but that would undoubtedly expose her more easily, and who knows what other powerful disciples might join forces to kill her.

We're so constrained everywhere, is there really no way out? Are we just going to be eliminated like this?

At this moment, a handsome young man is taking care of a major life event. His face is dark purple, and he is squatting in a secluded corner, constantly straining a certain part of his body, but he is gritting his teeth and persevering.

The grass seems to be stuck.

But that wasn't what made him most nervous. What seemed to make him most nervous was the commotion nearby.

Oh no, it looks like someone else is chasing someone else, and they've caught up to him.

Alright, alright, you can't even let people squat in peace, huh? Your sect competition is really something else.

Clang! Thud! Bang!

A loud metallic clang echoed from nearby, and the trees and bushes nearby were affected by the aftershocks of the fight, causing them to creak and crack. Some of the more fragile trees even snapped at the roots.

Zhi Ruo's Demon Heaven Blade can switch into various forms, or it can turn into floating fragments to attack the enemy, which can be described as unexpected and able to catch the enemy off guard.

However, these people in front of us used something that caused the fragments of the Demon Heaven Blade to bypass them completely.

Therefore, Zhiruo can only constantly switch between various weapon forms to fight against it, but because she was ambushed before, it is now very difficult for her to exert her full strength.

Before long, Zhiruo was forced back to a boulder.