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

"Eek...no...I can't take it anymore..."

Zhang Zhiruo closed her eyes, and the comfortable feeling seemed to give her body a sense of rebirth.

"Ah...! No!"

Zhang Zhiruo tried to suppress this feeling because it was somewhat shameful, but she couldn't suppress it in the end, and that feeling of comfort eventually filled her whole body.

He broke through to the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage.

The golden light emanating from Zhang Zhiruo gradually faded, and she lay on the ground, her eyes glazed over, her face flushed like fire.

At that moment, Lu An arrived at Zhi Ruo's side.

But when Lu An saw Zhi Ruo's dreamy eyes and flushed face, as if she were in love, he was stunned for a moment.

What's going on? It looks like we just encountered something indescribable.

“Senior Brother Lu…” Zhi Ruo saw the person in front of her and waved to him, saying, “Could…could you help me up?”

Lu An didn't know what was going on, but he still bent down to help him up.

As Lu An leaned down, Zhang Zhiruo placed her hands on his neck and shoulders, then suddenly moved closer.

The next moment, Lu An felt a faint fragrance waft over, and then something soft touched his lips, making his breathing instantly become rapid.

"Woooooooo..."

Lu An stared wide-eyed at Zhi Ruo, who was standing so close to him.

Good grief, this is ridiculous.

Not only that, he also felt something constantly trying to get into his mouth.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...!"

My precious possessions are gone just like that.

Because the tribulation had just ended and the power of the Heavenly Dao had not yet disappeared, the mirror of the Heavenly Demon Sect only restored its image after a while.

As soon as the screen returned to normal, what appeared before everyone was a mountain peak that had been swept away by the lightning tribulation.

The mountain is now covered with rubble, and what was once a somewhat undulating mountain is almost flattened by the lightning.

The disciples were astonished by the terror of the lightning tribulation, while the elders, sect leader, and vice sect leader also wore solemn expressions.

Under such a powerful lightning tribulation, could anyone really survive?

The camera shifts, and in the next moment, a stunning scene appears in front of the mirror.

"Wait... what's going on!?"

"Holy crap, is this something we can even watch?"

"Hahaha, congratulations to our Heavenly Demon Sect for forming another couple!"

"My God! Who is that?! How dare they be so audacious?!"

Amidst the rocky peaks, a couple was kissing.

As more and more cameras focused on the couple, their images appeared in the mirror.

Zhang Zhiruo and Lu An.

Upon witnessing this scene, Rihado was instantly petrified.

This kid, participating in a sect competition, and already hooking up with another woman!?

Damn it, the lightning tribulation didn't kill you!!!

Upon witnessing this scene, Zhao Mengyuan gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, and her delicate body trembled slightly.

"How come this guy wasn't struck dead by lightning?!"

Zhao Mengyuan suppressed her anger, closed her eyes, and tried her best not to look at the image in the mirror.

But she still watched it, and just then the two parted ways.

"Today's young people..."

"Okay, good! Hahaha!"

"My goddess! Senior Brother Lu, you've gone too far!?"

Some people nodded, some smiled, and some wailed, thinking that their sect's goddess had been taken down just like that.

Zhang Zhiruo was a petite and lovely girl, and was admired by many male disciples in the Heavenly Demon Sect. However, at this moment, someone beat her to it in front of everyone!

If it were someone else, he might be targeted, but when everyone saw that it was Lu An...

Oh, it's Lu An. It's alright then.

After all, everyone felt that they couldn't beat Senior Brother Lu.

Lu An was completely bewildered at this moment. He had no idea why Zhang Zhiruo would treat him like this.

He tried to break free, but the strength of this Nascent Soul cultivator was too great, making it impossible for him to escape. So he was forced to continue his work.

I really had no choice, officer, she forced me!

Li Yun had just recovered from the pillar of light and was looking for someone when he saw this scene.

Seeing Zhang Zhiruo kissing Lu An, Li Yun was shocked. His Dao Heart, which had just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, became somewhat unstable at this moment.

Actually, he had some feelings for Zhang Zhiruo, but he never admitted it because of his personality.

Although he had considered the possibility that Zhang Zhiruo would be targeted by others, he still couldn't accept it when it actually happened before his eyes.

"Senior Brother Lu, I'm sorry, I... I didn't mean to..."

Chapter Twenty-Three: I won't care about my senior sister.

Zhang Zhiruo realized what had just happened and now felt extremely ashamed.

For some reason, she just acted impulsively and became obsessed. When Lu An got close, his scent and his breath seemed to fascinate her.

So her mind went blank, and her body did something outrageous.

Now that she's done it, she immediately feels incredibly regretful.

Senior Brother Lu, he must hate me, right?

She's been clinging to Senior Brother Lu, and now she's even taken advantage of him. Doesn't that make her a bad woman?!

And it might even be broadcast live by the sect, making me so ashamed I'll never be able to show my face again.

Suddenly, Zhang Zhiruo burst into tears, covered her face, got up from the ground, and ran to the side.

Lu An was stunned when he saw this.

He was the one who was suddenly taken advantage of, so why did his senior sister cry first?

What happened? What on earth happened?!

Seeing this scene, Li Yun felt his Dao heart cracking, but there was nothing he could do. He knew that this was Zhang Zhiruo's own choice.

Moreover, it was thanks to Lu An's heavenly lightning that his mind became clear and he gained some insights, which allowed him to break through the Nascent Soul stage.

So I only achieved the Nascent Soul stage because of the opportunity given to me by Senior Brother Lu. Moreover, Senior Brother Lu's clothes are intact and look completely undamaged. What does that mean?

This shows that Senior Brother Lu is very strong. Even under the tribulation lightning, he was able to remain unharmed and not suffer any damage.

As for why he wasn't struck by lightning, Lu An found it hard to understand. Logically speaking, someone who always acted arrogantly should have been more likely to be struck by lightning.

But for some reason, despite the dense barrage of lightning, he wasn't struck at all.

If I had to say anything, I could only say it was good fortune.

He's lucky, handsome, and even a little jealous of himself.

Boom!

As if to warn him, a thunderous roar suddenly rang out, startling him back to his senses.

Forget it, I'd better not be narcissistic, lest I get struck by lightning for it.

What should we do next?

Where did Liu Zhengxuan go? I haven't seen him anywhere.

With so few people left, this sect competition must be coming to an end, right?

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother Lu. I have now broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, all thanks to your guidance!"

Lu An turned his head and looked at Li Yun kneeling in front of him, his face full of surprise.

What...what the hell? What did I tell you? What did I just do?

Lu An's mind was too busy to process what was happening. He was unaware that his special technique had actually unlocked Li Yun's path to the Nascent Soul stage, allowing him to break through to that stage.

With sufficient cultivation, one can reach the Nascent Soul stage in a single thought. The later the cultivation stage, the more one relies on that bit of spirituality.

This is like adding the finishing touch to a painting; without those eyes, even a drop or two of ink, the dragon in the painting cannot become a dragon.

Lu An's heavenly lightning was the finishing touch that brought Li Yun's cultivation breakthrough and leap in realm.

"You... don't need to thank me. This is your good fortune. I didn't make any great contribution."

Seeing how excited the boy was, Lu An thought it wouldn't be good to admit that he hadn't done anything and didn't know what he had done, so he decided to give a vague answer.

If you insist on making things up, there's nothing I can do about it.

Being a person is hard, pretending to be cool is hard, and this sect competition is also really hard.

"That's not the case. If it weren't for the extraordinary heavenly lightning summoned by Senior Brother Lu, I wouldn't have had this enlightenment and broken through!"

Hearing this, Lu An was stunned.

Heavenly lightning? What heavenly lightning? Is it that special effect technique of mine that summons a bunch of thunderclouds but doesn't strike down for a long time?

That too can give you insights and help you break through?

What a strange person.

Just as one of them was moved and the other was completely bewildered, a figure covered in charred black dirt stood up from the pile of rubble.

That was Liu Zhengxuan, who was affected by the lightning tribulation.

At this moment, there were hardly any good pieces of flesh left on his body. Despite being a dignified cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, he looked like a piece of burnt bread that had just come out of an oven.

These walking, human-shaped charcoal breads offer entirely new flavors that you've never tasted before.

Li Yun, seeing Liu Zhengxuan walking as if he were floating, also became wary.

"Li Yun, you... madman..."

Liu Zhengxuan took one last look at the group before collapsing to the ground. A round token rolled out, bounced a few times, and then rolled to Lu An's side.

This is another divinely granted token!?

As the token left Liu Zhengxuan, Liu Zhengxuan's body was also enveloped in white light and sent out of the island where the sect competition was held.

Only Lu An, Li Yun, and Zhang Zhiruo remained in the entire sect competition.

"This token..." Li Yun picked up the token and handed it to Lu An with both hands, saying, "It should rightfully be Senior Brother Lu who receives it!"

"Me?" Lu An was stunned. He picked it up and gave it to me?

However, he couldn't resist Li Yun's enthusiasm in handing the token to him, so he accepted it.

Once you obtain Liu Zhengxuan's token, it's equivalent to having all the tokens he previously obtained recorded in your possession. This is the point inheritance system for this sect competition.

Although I don't know their rankings, there are only three people left on the field. Even if they're at their worst, it can't be that bad, right?

With the sect competition finally over, Lu An's anxious heart was finally at ease.

"Alright, the outcome is decided. The one with the most tokens is the winner!"

In the Heavenly Demon Sect, an elder stood up and excitedly checked the number of tokens on the three people's bodies; it was a leaderboard that changed in real time.

The more tokens someone collects, the higher their ranking on the leaderboard will be.

And the tallest person was exactly as he expected.

"The winner of this Heavenly Demon Sect Grand Competition is Lu An!"

The entire Heavenly Demon Sect erupted in cheers.