The disciples of Lingxu Peak suddenly erupted in an uproar.
Meng Yifei was momentarily stunned. He glanced at True Master Lingxu: "What's going on? Has Lingxu Peak not distributed the resources for ordinary disciples this month?"
True Master Lingxu's face also turned somewhat grim.
He was aware of Shengyuan's actions, but he hadn't paid much attention to them.
As long as the problem was resolved and didn't come back to him, he couldn't be bothered.
But this kind of thing...
If it became public, it would inevitably look bad!
If he withheld resources from ordinary disciples, where would he, the Peak Master, put his face?
"Shengyuan! What's going on!" True Master Lingxu directly challenged Shengyuan.
Shengyuan's face was pale, and he stammered in a panic: "Junior Sister... Junior Sister needed to replenish the spirit stones for the Spirit Artifact Pavilion before, and I had no choice, so I..."
Shengyuan turned, looking at Ye Zhaozhao with an expectant expression: "Zhaozhao! Since you still have so many precious talismans, why not take them out and exchange them for spirit stones? That way, all problems will be solved."
Ye Zhaozhao's lips trembled, her heart pounding in panic: "Senior Brother, I... I kept those talismans to gain greater benefits in the Langya Secret Realm, didn't I? Now the talismans are all used up, I really have nothing left."
"So? These things are what you got in exchange for those precious talismans?" Luo Mingyue glanced disdainfully at the meager items Ye Zhaozhao and Chang Le'an had brought out.
With such gains, they couldn't even compare to ordinary disciples.
And this was after using precious talismans?
How utterly useless Ye Zhaozhao and Chang Le'an must have been!
Luo Mingyue spoke bluntly.
This time.
Shengyuan didn't protect Ye Zhaozhao immediately. He looked at her, his thin lips pressed together: "Zhaozhao, don't be willful. If you have resources, it's better to bring them out first."
Ye Zhaozhao immediately felt incredibly wronged.
She wished she had some!
But.
She was truly empty-handed!
She didn't have any talismans at all; weren't these all made up?
Shengyuan's expression was extremely serious, and Ye Zhaozhao's eyes reddened with grievance.
Before, they had all willingly helped her.
Now, everything had become her own problem!
"I really don't have any left," Ye Zhaozhao said, looking at Shengyuan with tearful eyes.
How could Senior Brother bear to pressure her like this!
"Senior Brother, what do we do now?" Yan Xiao couldn't help but say, "It was agreed before that after the Langya Secret Realm, our resources would be returned to us."
"Exactly."
Other disciples of Lingxu Peak also voiced their dissatisfaction.
"Everything was fine before. Ever since Senior Sister Li left, Lingxu Peak has become more and more..." a disciple couldn't help but say.
The person next to him was startled and quickly pulled him back.
The disciple was startled, shut his mouth, and dared not speak further.
He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood the unspoken meaning.
After Li Shuang left, Shengyuan took over the position of Senior Brother. Originally, the people of Lingxu Peak had always said that it was better after Li Shuang left, and that under Shengyuan's leadership, their lives would only get better.
But now...
They probably didn't even believe such nonsense themselves.
"Alright," Meng Yifei said slowly, "What time is it now? In front of the other five sects, what are you making a fuss about?"
True Master Lingxu quickly said, "Sect Master, once I understand the situation, I will definitely handle this matter properly."
Meng Yifei didn't want to deal with him for now. His gaze fell on Liu Juncheng and Li Shuang: "Only your two's gains haven't been inventoried yet. Go ahead."
Li Shuang and Liu Juncheng acknowledged, then walked to the disciple responsible for inventorying gains.
"Yan Fan. Cangyuan Sect is only missing you. Go ahead," Yun Qingyu said.
Yan Fan also walked over.
This time.
With the demon race interfering, the six sects suffered heavy losses.
Out of the three hundred disciples who entered, only over two hundred returned. Many disciples were forever left in the secret realm.
The other returning disciples had already had their gains tallied. Due to the demon race, their gains were much less than last time.
According to the quantity of resources, Cangyuan Sect still ranked first.
Followed by:
Guiyi Sect.
Qianji Sect.
Mingguang Sect.
Jueyi Sect.
Finally, Jian Sect.
The quantity of resources and the sect rankings were roughly equivalent.
This time, the rankings should not change. Even though Jian Sect still had two people left, and Cangyuan Sect still had one person left, no one believed that Liu Juncheng and Li Shuang could change anything.
Even if Ye Zhaozhao claimed Li Shuang was a peerless genius, the death of the Golden-winged Roc was probably mainly due to the effect of that fifth-grade talisman, with Yan Fan playing a secondary role, and Li Shuang... probably just an auxiliary role.
After all!
No matter what, she was only at the Qi Refining stage!
Soon.
Both sides began the final inventory of resources.
Liu Juncheng stepped forward first.
He patted his storage bag, and a pile of resources appeared on the ground.
Meng Yifei's eyes lit up.
Liu Juncheng's gains were more than he had imagined!
Perhaps Jian Sect's ranking had a chance to rise?
Steward Chen, leading a group of disciples, also began the inventory.
"One section of five-hundred-year-old first-grade green bamboo."
"Three third-grade Profound Light Fruits."
"Three second-grade Lotus Pod Fruits."
"Oh? There's even a fourth-grade Nine-tailed Fox Grass."
"This is... a third-grade ore! Red Wolf Stone!"
Liu Juncheng's gains this time were indeed considerable, and the people of Jian Sect couldn't help but feel their spirits lift.
But soon.
Cangyuan Sect also began their inventory.
"Second-grade Sand Gold: 15 pieces!"
"Fourth-grade Agarwood Fruit: three pieces!"
"Heavens... what is this? A whole plant of fifth-grade Golden Dragon Grass."
"Wait, there's also fifth-grade Purple Qi Soil here!"
"And! A fifth-grade Frost Jade!"
The voices from Cangyuan Sect grew louder and louder.
Among the resources Yan Fan brought out, there were actually three fifth-grade treasures!
These three items alone outweighed everything else!
Fifth-grade resources, and the guardian demonic beasts were already quite formidable!
For Yan Fan to bring out three such items, this was absolutely a sign of extraordinary talent!
Yun Qingyu's face couldn't help but show a satisfied smile: "Well done."
She said calmly, "This inventory, the outcome seems to have been decided."
Cangyuan Sect, without a doubt, would still be first!
Meng Yifei sighed.
Even with Liu Juncheng's resources, Jian Sect was not far from the fifth-ranked Jueyi Sect, but it was still a little short.
There was still Li Shuang left; she should barely be able to break into the top five.
But that was... all.
"Xiao Shuang, you go," Lin Qingling said with a smile.
She didn't care about winning or losing.
As long as both disciples returned safely, she had no other demands.
"Yes," Li Shuang replied obediently.
She walked to Steward Chen.
Yan Fan involuntarily looked over, his expression filled with solemnity.
He had always regarded Li Shuang as his biggest rival, and even though Li Shuang chose to re-cultivate, his thoughts had never changed.
Noticing Yan Fan's gaze, Yun Qingyu was momentarily stunned.
Oh? Her disciple seemed to value this Li Shuang greatly!
Yun Qingyu also couldn't help but look over.