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

As soon as someone enters, a white light illuminates the room, and then that person disappears.

Seeing this, the others also went inside.

Lu An, however, stood still, motionless.

"Senior Brother Lu, aren't you going in?" A petite junior sister dressed in black walked up behind him and asked softly.

"I'll be the last one in," Lu An replied calmly, then watched the little girl who called him "senior brother" leave.

Senior brother... I'm still young... Also, is even this little girl at the Nascent Soul stage?

Enter last; that's the only way to survive.

"The other disciples are all rushing into the secret realm to find out what's going on, but he's not moving at all. What's going on?" A female elder asked curiously, looking at Lu An who was not going into the secret realm for a long time.

“The sect leader’s true disciple is definitely not ordinary. He probably already has a plan in mind,” an elder said.

"What's unusual about it? Is the debt unusual? That old guy still hasn't paid me back my spirit stones," an elder said, somewhat angrily.

"It's been decades, you still remember?"

"Nonsense, those aren't public spirit stones, they're my private spirit stones!"

Chapter Eleven: The Mysterious Senior Brother Lu

Once everyone had entered, Lu An and the others also entered the secret realm.

The surrounding scenery became illusory, and countless colorful lights flashed by. Lu An arrived in the secret realm.

This is a lush, verdant forest, surrounded by countless towering, seemingly precipitous mountain ranges.

Thunderclouds flashing with rolling lightning drifted across the sky from time to time, and a flock of startled egrets flew by occasionally.

This is an overseas island belonging to the Heavenly Demon Sect, also known as a secret realm. Using a teleportation array, everyone will be teleported to a different place.

This is what his master told him.

His master also told him that as long as he knew how to survive, he would be fine. He shouldn't panic when things happened, and surviving was a victory.

"Keep up the good work, your teacher has complete confidence in you!"

This was the last thing Rihado said to him last night.

However, Lu An had every reason to believe that the old man probably wanted him dead so that he could make room for a truly qualified disciple.

That old Deng, what a cruel heart he has!

The best course of action now is to survive this competition.

So Lu An decided to survive on a cliff for the time being. He dared not fly on his sword, for fear of being seen.

As he slowly walked to the mountainside, he discovered that in this vast sky, there was not a single person flying on a sword or levitating.

Well, so everyone's afraid of being exposed, and they're all playing the sixth man, huh?

Alright, alright, since you're all the sixth brother, isn't it even more dangerous to climb mountains so openly?

Bang!

As soon as he reached the halfway point of the mountain, Lu An sensed two powerful auras nearby, accompanied by a loud clanging sound of metal striking metal.

Lu An turned his head and looked around, then quickly lay down on a rock and slowly crawled forward, following the sound.

Two male disciples dressed in the uniforms of the Heavenly Demon Sect's inner disciples are fighting each other.

The demonic power emanating from them seemed to be relentless, and the curved blades they held emitted bursts of demonic energy.

"Brother Qian, my companions are all on their way. You can still make it if you run now."

"Hmph? Run? I think you're the one who should be running. If you hand over the token, I might just kill you!"

Upon hearing each other's words, and seeing that further discussion was pointless, the two raised their weapons again. In an instant, their true essences collided, and countless spiritual energy fluctuations spread out.

boom! boom! boom!

Each time the two clashed, it created a surge of spiritual energy, and the surrounding area was filled with flying sand and stones. In just a few moments, the rock on which Lu An was lying was already cracked by the impact.

Damn, how come there are two Nascent Soul stage experts here? This is going to be fatal!

No, he has to leave immediately; it's far too dangerous here!

Just as Lu An was about to sneak away, he sensed several Nascent Soul stage auras approaching.

Lu An looked back and saw several beams of light of different colors rushing over from the foot of the mountain.

Wherever it went, birds and beasts were terrified.

"Zhao! They're here already?! This is going to kill me!"

Lu An huddled on the rock, not daring to move an inch.

Everyone says that someone who doesn't move is a turtle, and Lu An admits that he is a turtle.

Oh no, how is he supposed to run like this? And what if the aftershocks of these Nascent Soul cultivators fighting blow him away?

"Don't be afraid, don't get stage fright! Don't lose your composure!"

Although Li Podao had prepared him psychologically beforehand, Lu An felt that his mentality was about to collapse when he actually participated in the sect competition.

He wanted to go home; he missed his mother!

Before long, the rest of the group arrived. Seeing that their companions had already started fighting, the newcomers also unleashed their magical weapons and began to fight as well.

In an instant, the entire sky flashed with seven-colored light, and a dozen or so weapons flew up and then fell down.

The true energy fluctuations continued to erupt, and from a distance, the sky seemed to faintly flash with bursts of thunder.

The flying swords kept flying past, and pebbles splashed onto his head, but he didn't dare to move an inch.

When all these powerful beings are fighting, can you please consider the feelings of someone like me who's just a lowly Foundation Establishment cultivator?

"Suffer to death!"

"Hand over the token!"

"Damn it, how dare you poke my ass!"

"Hey, what did you eat that smells so bad?!"

"Hmph, all those years of honing my farting skills were for this one move!"

"Heavenly Demon Chaos! All Demons Return!"

These Nascent Soul experts continuously unleashed their techniques and magical treasures, and the sounds of fierce fighting rang in his ears, but Lu An could only tremble and remain motionless.

After an unknown amount of time, it seemed that the two sides had finally exhausted themselves. Although there were still several corpses lying on the ground, it did not affect the fact that the two sides were still fighting.

Just like that guy said, it really is a matter of fate! This sect competition is truly a life-or-death struggle!

Seeing that the group had stopped fighting, Lu An tried to slowly crawl backward and find a chance to escape.

As luck would have it, while retreating, a small piece of stone accidentally rolled down from Lu An's feet, making a clattering sound.

Not good!

Upon hearing the sound of the stone rolling down, Lu An immediately sensed something was wrong. His mind went blank for a moment, and he got up to leave.

"Heh, you old bastard, you hid someone on the rock, what are you planning to do? A sneak attack?"

"I hid someone on the rock to launch a sneak attack? An Zixi, don't make false accusations!"

Both people glanced at the rock beside them and saw Lu An, who had just gotten up and was about to run away.

So Lu An had no choice but to stop his urge to run away and stand still.

Blanching was too slow, and they found out.

Now that he's been discovered, there's no way he can escape. Besides, with his speed of flying on a sword, wouldn't that directly expose his Foundation Establishment stage?

When they arrived earlier, their slow flying on their swords could be attributed to their own temperament. But now that the competition has begun, they're still flying as slowly as a tortoise. Isn't that just giving themselves away?

"An Zixi, you still say you didn't hide anyone!" the man shouted angrily.

"I don't know this guy!" One of them was stunned, but quickly realized, "I see, you're trying to make false accusations, but he's actually one of your men, right!?"

"Nonsense! How could I, Bai Yuan, be the kind of person who would do such a despicable thing as a sneak attack!?"

Neither of them would back down, so they both looked at Lu An and said in unison, "Who's there? Step forward!"

In the end, was there still no way to escape?

Since we can't run away, let's face it head-on!

Lu An took a deep breath, then turned around, his expression and aura instantly shifting.

Let's get this cool and aura going!

"Are you calling me?"

Lu An's heart was pounding with nervousness, but he still maintained a disdainful expression on his face.

Seeing that this person had an extraordinary aura, the others instantly activated their divine senses to try to probe the strength of the person in front of them.

When divine sense swept over it, it was all a fog, and nothing could be detected.

I can't even see through this guy's cultivation level!? Does the Heavenly Demon Sect still have such a powerful expert in this sect competition?

"Senior Brother Bai, that's...that's...Senior Brother Lu!"

"Senior Brother Lu?"

"It's Lu An, the sect leader's true disciple!"

"Lu An, it's actually Lu An!?"

Upon hearing Lu An's name, both sides gasped in shock, and the two groups that had just been confronting each other suddenly turned to his side.

What the hell is going on?! Weren't you just fighting like madmen a moment ago? And now you're all teaming up against a common enemy?

Don't panic! Stay calm! The more dangerous the situation, the calmer you need to be!

He absolutely cannot give himself away! Otherwise, he'll be finished!

"That's right, I am Lu An, a true disciple of Li Podao." Seeing that he had been recognized, Lu An nodded and decided to introduce himself.

Damn it, I'll scare you to death with my name first!

"Lu An? A true disciple? Five times the points?"

"It seems so. The true disciples have five times our score..."

"In that case, shall we take him down first?"

"It's not impossible..."

Upon hearing what these people were saying, Lu An only wanted to run away, but his ability to run was insufficient. He could only grit his teeth and stand there, watching the group of people slowly walking towards him.

Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, thunder rumbled in the sky. When everyone looked up, they saw that a layer of dark clouds had gathered in the sky, with flashes of lightning rolling within them.

A sudden gust of wind blew up, and in an instant, a cloud of sand and dust swept in, turning into a real sandstorm.

The group erected a protective shield, but the sudden thunder and gale left them completely bewildered.

How is this going?

"You want to gang up on me?" Lu An sneered, his eyes seeming to mock him. "If I were you, I'd be running for my life!"

"Because you have no chance!"

Boom!

Thunder rumbled and roared, its sound shaking the heavens and the earth.

Chapter Twelve: The Terrifying Senior Brother Lu

Lu An stood on the rock, looking down at the crowd below, like a monarch reigning over the world.

Everyone felt immense pressure.

Terrifying, absolutely terrifying! This guy seems incredibly strong! Extremely strong!

Are those thunderclouds in the sky, emitting streaks of lightning, the heavenly thunder summoned by Lu An?