Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 57 Sect Grand Competition (End - Part 2)

Luo Zai Shui took advantage of the chaos to slap a talisman onto the female demon's body. The female demon's movements paused for a moment, and Sun Yuan's Binding Immortal Rope wrapped around her.

"You're cheating!"

The more the man struggled, the tighter the Immortal Binding Ropes bound him.

Chu Yeli stuck a talisman on her mouth to physically mute her.

"Mmm—mmm—"

Luo Zai Shui guessed that she must have used very foul language.

Upon witnessing this scene, the Demon Lord fell into an eerie silence.

"Demon Lord, are you still willing to negotiate?"

Xie Jing would never let him get away with it. Even if he couldn't hit the physical body, it would be good to make him feel disgusted.

"As expected of a member of the Wen family, he subdued three Nascent Soul stage demons with just one move."

The Ten Thousand Swords Sect's tactic is called "shifting the blame eastward."

Xie Jing gave him a deep look. Old man, I didn't know you were so cunning.

The sect leader of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect looked back and said, "We're in the same boat."

The Demon Lord, who was very concerned about his image, couldn't stand the stares of the crowd. With a flick of his sleeve, he released a cloud of black mist. Xie Jing immediately opened his folding fan and fanned the black mist away.

The fog dissipated, and the demons were nowhere to be seen.

Xie Jing was about to chase after them when the sect leader of Xianyun Peak stopped him: "Junior brother, don't rush, go and bring Zai Shui and the others out first."

Xie Jing then realized that his two free-range disciples probably wouldn't be able to break the formation, and guessed that the kid from Linghai Sect probably didn't have the ability for the time being either, so he had no choice but to turn around and prepare to head to the teleportation array in the secret realm.

"The competition isn't over yet, is it appropriate to bring them out already?"

The Wen family patriarch, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke. Xie Jing stopped and subconsciously looked at the sect leader of Xianyun Peak.

The sect leader of the Metallurgy Sect cherished his disciples the most. Seeing that his disciples were injured, he stepped forward and advised, "Patriarch Wen, these disciples are all seriously injured. It would be better to bring them back to recuperate as soon as possible. Besides those demons, there are also monsters among them. It's really dangerous."

"As a scion of a prestigious family, you can't even solve such a small problem?"

The Wen family patriarch didn't even glance at him. He looked at Xie Jing and said, "Immortal Master Xie, in my opinion, your disciples still need more experience. They can't even break such a small formation. Isn't that a slap in the face to Immortal Master Xie?"

Xie Jing gave a forced smile. This wasn't a slap in the face at all. Even Xie Jing himself had to put in a lot of effort to break this formation, let alone those few greenhorns. If they weren't careful, it wasn't impossible for them to suffer a backlash from the formation.

The sect leader of Xianyun Peak stepped forward at the right moment: "Patriarch Wen, you can't say that. There are still three demons inside. We must capture them and interrogate them immediately. The trial is a small matter, but the demons are a big deal."

The sect leader of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect chimed in, "That's right. The demons from beyond the borders have been causing trouble again lately. We'd better interrogate them as soon as possible, in case they attack..."

The Wen family patriarch impatiently interrupted him: "Isn't there an array set up by Immortal Xie outside the border? How could it be broken so easily? Besides, these few demons don't seem to be important members of the demon race, otherwise the demon race wouldn't let it go so easily. Interrogating them probably won't yield any important information. It's better to let the children undergo a good trial and let them know the dangers of the world."

He still wore a polite smile, but the others couldn't manage a smile.

Ji Yuan looked into the distance, his thoughts drifting far away. Back then, Ji Yun also lost his life because of the same words. The tragedy must not be repeated.

He carried his sword and walked towards the teleportation array of the secret realm.

Before he could get close, he was stopped by the Wen family, but to him, they were nothing more than a sword.

"Ji Yuan!"

That was the voice of the Sect Master of Xianyun Peak: "Don't be impulsive!"

Ji Yuan came to his senses. In front of him were the Wen family members who had almost died by his sword, and behind him was a group of old men who were watching his every move.

He knew that everyone behind him was watching him. Their gazes held only hesitation, fear, and disapproval, with a few hints of expectation, but all of it was concealed. He suddenly released the force in his hands, turned around, and returned to the side of the Sect Master of Xianyun Peak.

"I'm sorry, I acted impulsively."

If he were to storm in today, Xianyun Peak would definitely be the first sect the Wen family would target.

The Wen family patriarch was very satisfied with the current scene. He wore a polite smile and said, "Then please go back and wait to see the results of the competition."

After dealing with the demons, Luo Zai Shui and the others breathed a sigh of relief. A group of disciples sat loosely on the ground, some of whom were seriously injured and even lay down.

Luo Zai Shui was among those who collapsed to the ground, and Shi Ming sat down next to her.

Chu Yeli also sat down on the ground without any regard for appearances: "What do we do now? Wait for Master to come and rescue us?"

Luo Zai Shui looked at the magical artifact in the sky, raised her hand to shield her eyes: "Let's wait for Master to retrieve it, there's nothing we can do now."

Just as Luo Zai Shui was about to close her eyes to rest, the ground suddenly shook, and she sprang up.

"Did you hear anything?"

Shi Ming stood up and sensed the source of the sound. The vibrations grew louder and louder, and some of the wounded almost lost their footing.

"Oh no, it's a demonic tide—"

A black line was pressing in this direction, and upon closer inspection, it could be seen that it was a group of crazed monsters rampaging wildly.

Upon hearing the words "demon tide," Chu Yeli and Luo Zaishui immediately deployed their defensive formation.

"Come in quickly!"

Those who were further away scrambled and crawled into their formation.

Those few demonic cultivators who went unnoticed died tragically under the hooves of the monsters.

Some demonic beasts crashed directly into their formation without turning back, charging straight ahead. Some of the demonic beasts seemed to have lost all sense of life and death, rushing directly into the abyss.

Many more demonic beasts leaped up, opening their gaping maws, attempting to devour the magical artifacts suspended in mid-air.

Both of their formations had cracked, and Luo Zai Shui gritted his teeth and added a few more talismans.

Chu Yeli's condition wasn't much better either. He took a bottle of spirit-replenishing pills and directed the Linghai Sect disciples behind him to repair the talismans.

Chu Yeli behind him also threw out talismans, killing several charging monsters.

"I will ride my sword to the heavens!"

At Shi Ming's command, everyone was startled awake. They had already formed their cores and could fly on swords. Although they were injured, they were fine to fly to a safe place, so they all flew into the sky on their swords.

With most of her trusted disciples gone, Nie Xushuang grabbed Chu Yeli by the back of his collar and carried him into the sky.

Shi Ming was closest to Luo by the water. After everyone had left, he pulled her onto the nameless sword and away from the beasts.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a bird's cry alerted the disciples once again.

The flock of birds was even faster. Before some people could react, they were blown away by the enormous bird demons, slammed to the ground, and then trampled into mincemeat by the demon beasts.

Luo Zai Shui was terrified. Shi Ming held her hand tightly and led her through the flock of birds. Luo Zai Shui almost lost her balance and could only wrap her arms around Shi Ming's waist.

"Fly higher!"

The disciples could only frantically fly upwards, and some unfortunate ones ended up in the bird demon's stomach.

Luo Zai Shui was trying to find Ji Ting Han and the others when she saw a peacock demon rushing towards them. Shi Ming was obviously too busy to deal with the beast behind her, and she had no more talismans to use to attack.

Seeing that the demon was about to crash into him, Luo Zai Shui didn't have time to warn Shi Ming about the danger behind him. He could only loosen his grip on Shi Ming's waist, and at the same time break free with his other hand, he pushed him away sharply, but fell off the nameless sword himself.

"Senior Brother, get out of the way!"

Shi Ming instinctively steadied himself and saw Luo Zai Shui fall down. He flew down on his sword to grab Luo Zai Shui's hand, but was blocked by the group of crazed bird demons.

"Senior Sister!"

Seeing this, Su Wusi hurriedly rushed over on his sword. Just as their fingertips were about to touch, Luo Zai Shui seemed to be swallowed by the abyss, and his falling speed suddenly increased.

Luo Zai Shui's mind raced. The amulet in her hand glowed with golden light. Just as she landed next to the magical artifact, she suddenly reached out and pulled it into her bosom.

The magical artifact that was originally emitting golden light seemed to turn into a black stone after it left its original position. The array covering the secret realm suddenly shattered. Before she could even feel relieved for two seconds, a bear demon suddenly crashed into her.

Luo Zai Shui, who should have landed on the ground, was instead sent flying directly into the sky above the abyss.

"Junior sister—"

Shi Ming rushed to her side as fast as he could, but Luo was falling faster underwater.

As Shi Ming drifted further and further away, Luo Zai Shui felt a panic she had never experienced before. However, she was in so much pain that she couldn't even muster a trace of spiritual energy. She could only hope that the talisman in her hand could save her life.

When Shi Ming saw Luo fall into the abyss, he didn't hesitate and was about to jump in after her.

"Senior Brother—"

The monster suddenly quieted down, seemingly regaining its senses. It shook its head, flicked its tail, and left.

Jian Muyi and Xue Xin stopped him. Ji Tinghan looked into the abyss, his blood seemingly frozen. Su Wusi looked down into the abyss, his anger seemingly burning everything around him to ashes.

Nie Xushuang rushed over and slapped Shi Ming: "You guys wake up! If you jump in after me, we'll have one less person to help us find the water!"

The slap was so powerful that everyone around heard it.

Someone timidly said, "But if they fall like that, they probably won't survive."

Chu Yeli glared at him fiercely, and the man immediately shut his mouth.

Shi Ming still had a handprint on his face. He trembled and said in a hoarse voice, "It's my fault for not protecting her. I need to go find her."

He struggled to plunge into the abyss, but Chu Yeli blocked his way: "How are you going to find it? It's all miasma down there!"

Nie Xushuang suppressed her anger and took a deep breath: "Let's hurry and find Master and the others, and ask them to come and find the person. The faster we are, the more chances we have of survival in Shui."

She had never seen Shi Ming so out of control. The disciple of Xianyun Peak had suddenly lost his backbone, and all that remained in his eyes was gray.

Chu Yeli dragged Shi Ming away from the secret realm. Ye Xiao's hand lingered on Su Wusi's shoulder for a moment before settling on her shoulder: "We'll help find them."

Su Wusi seemed to have just come to her senses. She forced an extremely ugly smile, hummed in agreement, and then flew out of the secret realm on her sword.

"Master and my uncles must have a solution. We must go to them for help as soon as possible."

Jian Muyi and Xue Xin pulled Ji Tinghan back from the brink of despair. He wiped the tears from his face and said, "Let's go find Master and the others. They will definitely save Senior Sister!"

Ultimately, they are still just a group of kids who run to their parents when something happens.

When the peak master of Xianyun Peak saw Su Wusi, whose spiritual energy was almost exhausted, flying over, he quickly went to greet him.

"Master..." Su Wusi's lips had turned white, "Quickly go and save Senior Sister..."

Following closely behind Su Wusi were Shi Ming and the others. Upon seeing Xie Jing, Shi Ming immediately knelt down in front of him with a thud.

Xie Jing's heart sank, and she quickly grabbed his shoulder: "Are you in the water?"

"My senior sister... fell into the abyss..."

Jian Muyi was already crying his eyes out. Xie Jing didn't believe him. Seeing Ji Tinghan's lifeless eyes, his heart sank.

"Thank you, Uncle-Master..."

"She has many life-saving charms on her, she'll be alright... she'll be alright... she also has the spiritual energy I set to protect her heart meridian, she's still alive... I have to go find her..."

Xie Jing lost all reason and vanished without a trace.

The sect leader of Xianyun Peak pulled Shi Ming up from the ground: "Let's go, let's go find someone."

Su Wusi tugged at his sleeve: "Master, I'll go too."

"Uncle Zhao, let's go too."

It was Chu Yeli and Nie Xushuang who pulled Shi Ming back.

"We'll help too."

It was Ye Xiao, Sun Yuan, and the group of disciples she rescued.

Looking at his disciples in such a disheveled state, the sect leader of Xianyun Peak felt a pang of bitterness in his heart: "Let's go, let's go together."

Ji Yuan's hand holding the sword trembled. Lu Da gently placed his hand on Ji Yuan's hand and said softly, "Senior brother, it's not your fault. Let's go find someone."

They knew perfectly well that the chances of survival for someone who fell into the abyss were slim, but they had to go and bring the person back home.