At the Tianyan Sect.
Outside the Zhujifeng Peak.
Numerous Tiyan Sect disciples stood at the periphery, all silent, having suppressed their auras.
Several peak masters and elders of the sect stood closer to the front.
Everyone's gazes were fixed on Zhujifeng Peak, each face bearing an expectant smile.
After a moment, the voice they had all been waiting for came.
It was a steady, somewhat hoarse voice, with a slight tremor in its tone, but most importantly, the owner's voice was familiar to everyone present—the voice of the Tianyan Sect's Sect Leader!
"There are limits to being human! So! I'm not going to be human anymore! Awooo!"
The Enforcement Elder, who had been holding back a reaction for some time, finally couldn't maintain his composure. A look of extreme delight appeared on his face as he looked at the peak masters and elders beside him and said with a laugh:
"I told you all, didn't I? Our Sect Leader is not right! Who would've thought he was actually a wolf demon."
Other peak masters and elders also wore joyful expressions on their faces.
That declaration from Bai Xueling—"If Heaven did not create me Bai Xueling, the immortal path would be an eternal night"—had indeed attracted many cultivators, but while Elder Bai was confident, it wasn't anything extraordinary.
But a moment later, the Sect Leader's voice also came from the direction of Zhujifeng Peak—"Which damn baldy dares to compete with this Daoist for my master!"
This was what truly caused an uproar in the Tiyan Sect.
People from all factions quickly gathered to join in the spectacle.
In front, elders from the Shumifeng Peak came to test the waters with their techniques; behind, the Enforcement Elder controlled the crowd, having everyone lie in wait.
Without anyone coordinating, everyone had instinctively hidden themselves.
The various peak masters landed and concealed themselves. Since the Sect Leader was on Zhujifeng Peak and there were no violent fluctuations in spiritual energy from it, it at least meant that Bai Xueling hadn't made a move.
But this didn't mean their Sect Leader was safe and sound.
Everyone was still discussing whether this was their Sect Leader being forced by Bai Xueling to resort to such a desperate measure for self-rescue. After all, to shout something like that, not just within the Tiyan Sect, but even if encountered on the road, one would have to immediately change course to see what was happening.
Although this action by the Sect Leader had lost him face, it could be seen as a self-sacrificing measure, like a warrior cutting off his own wrist to save his life.
But then, the voice of Yanyun also rang out.
"This place is not where I belong; that sea of stars is my true destination!"
Upon hearing this, the Shumifeng Elder's eyes narrowed slightly as he speculated:
"Yanyun is actually on Zhujifeng Peak too? That doesn't sound like her style, and the spiritual energy fluctuations emitted are indeed her own. Elder Bai may act unorthodoxedly, but he doesn't have a habit of bullying the weak. This is probably a bet."
The Enforcement Elder looked toward Zhujifeng Peak and said:
"Could it be that the Sect Leader, with Yanyun's return, wants to use her as leverage to challenge Elder Bai to a duel to get back at him? But where does the Sect Leader get his confidence from?"
As he spoke, a thought suddenly struck the Enforcement Elder, and he quickly looked at the peak master of Lingmiaofeng Peak, who was responsible for the sect's alchemy affairs:
"Could it be that the Ten-Comprehensive Great Tonic Pills refined by Elder Bai have side effects that damage the mind? Otherwise, why would the Sect Leader dare to challenge Elder Bai?"
The Lingmiaofeng Peak Master frowned slightly: "I've analyzed that elixir several times and even taken it myself. The materials are pure, and the refining technique is proficient. Besides being unpleasant to take and having side effects, there's nothing wrong with it."
"Perhaps Yanyun encountered some great opportunity during her training that made the Sect Leader think he had a chance, but he was still thoroughly suppressed by Elder Bai?"
Peak Master Mo laughed heartily: "Who cares. It's good for Yanyun to suffer a bit. Besides, Yanyun speaking like that is quite interesting. When the Sect Leader comes out, we can all congratulate him properly!"
"And we can ask him which baldy dared to snatch our Tiyan Sect's Leader's master!"
"Even if it's the Buddhist sects of the Central Province, we'll demand justice. After all, he is our most respected Sect Leader!"
The Enforcement Hall Elder remained silent, his laughter growing even more joyful.
After throwing all caution to the wind, everyone's bottom line had been drastically lowered.
There was nothing that couldn't be said anymore.
One only had so much face to lose, and once it was gone, it was gone.
At least, Lü Xuan was high-spirited, his gaze sweeping over Bai Xueling and the surrounding crowd.
Yanyun was equally unyielding, rampaging through all directions, attacking everyone with great force, with her own master receiving the most blows.
Li Yingling, relying on her incredible luck, firmly held the top spot.
Although Chen Baiqing didn't have a luck-related skill, she had the luck bonus from the sect's buildings and her senior sister, so while she occasionally stepped on punishment spaces, they were only minor, harmless penalties.
Naturally, the punishments weren't just limited to shouting.
There were also costume changes. Some items were put on directly, while others were constructed on the spot using Chu Xingchen's illusions.
The current Tiyan Sect Leader, Lü Xuan, now had a few small flowers drawn on charcoal on both cheeks, a slightly askew paper bull horn on his head, and even held an exaggeratedly styled dung fork in his hand.
Yanyun wasn't doing much better either. She had two droopy donkey ears conjured on her head with spiritual energy, a flower on her face, and held a Stone Sword that still had stones attached to it.
Xie Lingyu hadn't shouted, but she had the most items on her person. On her forehead, Li Yingling had personally drawn a beautiful rainbow. On her right cheek, Chu Xingchen had drawn a cute pink cat head. In her right hand, she held a fairy wand conjured with spiritual energy, and in her left, a magic wand. On her head were two long rabbit ears, also formed from spiritual energy.
Needless to say, the normally cold-faced Xie Lingyu, adorned with so many cute elements, was quite a sight to behold.
Not only was Chu Xingchen looking around without restraint, but Bai Xueling was also watching with a slight smile on his lips.
Chen Baiqing had already put on cat ears and a cat paw glove on her right hand.
Besides Li Yingling, Bai Xueling was the simplest, with a small flower drawn between her eyebrows—a request from Lü Xuan for Yanyun to draw.
But when Lü Xuan saw that Yanyun had only drawn this one small flower, he couldn't keep his expression straight—we're being bullied to this extent, and you only draw a flower?
He should have gone up himself and just drawn a dung fork on Bai Xueling's face!
Why did this disciple only dare to go all out against him?!
At this point, the game had reached its final stage.
Xie Lingyu was the first to be eliminated. When she rolled the dice, she landed on the "Invincible Luxury Resort" created by Li Yingling, immediately spending all her remaining funds.
So she could only silently stand beside Chu Xingchen to watch the game continue. However, since the game wasn't over yet, Xie Lingyu still had to bear all the cute costumes.
Xie Lingyu herself wasn't too concerned, but facing the teasing gaze of a certain someone, she said seriously:
"Don't look."
Chu Xingchen also replied with a straight face: "But I want to look!"
"Stop chatting, referee! The icon is about to move!" Lü Xuan pointed at Yanyun's icon and said, "She's about to land on a punishment space!"
Yanyun instantly laughed in annoyance.
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