The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

The two players were unable to come online again, the Lantern Festival ended, and the two returned to Songzhao Mountain.

Although according to what the players said, that mode seems to give them a higher limit, but the things from the game may not be really useful to them.

These were just some hearsay, and without being able to see its appearance, You Mu and Yi Ming could not be sure, nor did they have a definite way to reproduce this pattern.

The Zhengyang Sect sent an urgent call for recruitment. After their last training session down the mountain, the sect's disciples have returned one after another, leaving Yi Ming the only one still wandering outside, having yet to submit his results.

The manager in charge of registration asked Elder Xu for instructions, and the other party specially sent some talisman paper over to urge them to do so.

If the clueless protagonist had his demon pill, which was needed to be promoted to Elder Xu's direct disciple, taken away during this period of time, Yi Ming would definitely find ways to capture and kill the evil demon as a remedy.

But after knowing the plot, he didn't need to waste his energy on these things.

No matter what his ranking was in the trial, Xue Cheng would not let him have an easy time. He had already bribed the steward to fix his ranking, just to defeat him in front of everyone in the sect competition and humiliate him by stepping under his feet.

Yi Ming destroyed the talisman paper and ignored it, helping You Mu to pull out the Qingyang Nail from the soul as quickly as possible.

However, the necessary plot points still had to be passed. On the day before the sect competition, he set off and returned to Zhengyang Sect with You Mu, who was concealing his ghost aura.

The Zhengyang Sect is backed by a mountain, and the entire sect is built halfway up the mountain. The main entrance is a huge stone gate carved from marble and painted in gold and inlaid with jade.

On the main plaque, there are still four large characters "Duanhe Mingqing" bestowed by the royal family a hundred years ago, implying that the Zhengyang Sect is a model of righteousness in the world of heavenly masters.

The three-dimensional words drawn in gold lacquer reflected the golden sun hanging high in the sky in the morning, and were particularly dazzling.

"Duanhe Mingqing?" The evil ghost ignored the burning power of the talisman on it and snorted with an ambiguous laugh.

"Amu, let's go."

Yi Ming grasped the evil ghost's wrist, secretly performed a hand gesture, and added a layer of shield to block the burning effect of the golden light on the ghost, and walked in through the main gate with You Mu.

After practicing in the Zhengyang Sect for many years, Yi Ming was very familiar with the formations hidden in various places within the sect. Therefore, the concealment talismans he made were highly targeted and had excellent concealment effects.

His figure was hidden, You Mu floated in the air, following behind Yi Ming silently.

"Hey, Junior Brother Yi is finally back. We thought he was crying in a corner because he didn't get any GPA!"

Passing through the main gate, as the terrain rises, a long staircase stretches across the central axis of the sect.

There were some servants sweeping up fallen leaves scattered on both sides of the stairs. Above them, a group of people wearing outer disciples' uniforms and holding long swords seemed to have received a message. They walked down the arch corridor on the left side of the stair platform and blocked Yi Ming's way.

"He must be aware that his harvest is not good enough, so he just delays the time and makes the result invalid, so as not to embarrass himself, right?" The other one shook his bangs and laughed at him.

"Is something wrong?"

Yi Ming lifted his robe and walked onto the platform, level with the others, and asked calmly.

These people were Xue Cheng's followers. They relied on flattery and support to Xue Cheng. Although they were outer disciples, they received a lot of preferential treatment. Even though Xue Cheng was not around, they spared no effort to cause trouble for him.

"Ah, Junior Brother Yi has a bad temper? It turns out that you are so used to being a disciple that you forgot that you are working in the fire room..."

"Shh!"

The long sword suddenly attacked, blasting the man's words away.

This man was nothing but a weakling who normally couldn't even wield a sword properly. Now, seeing the sword suddenly chopped down at his neck, he was so scared that sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Yi Ming, you are crazy! Murdering our senior brother is a serious crime. How do you want the headmaster to punish you?" The people who were traveling with him widened their eyes, and seeing that Yi Ming was not as easy to control as usual, they tried to suppress him using the sect's rules.

"If you dare to cause trouble again, I will kill you."

The words were not spoken loudly, but the syllables and characters fell into the hearts of several people along with the other party's determined expression, which made them feel a little afraid.

The sword blade was withdrawn, the tip of the sword rubbed against the solid ground, and it moved away from the provocative disciple. They stared blankly at the person walking away in front of them, and then they took a deep breath.

The one threatened by the sword slipped and accidentally sat down.

"How did he..."

"Let's go," the fellow disciple who was still standing tried to pull the person on the ground up.

"What about Senior Brother Xue..."

"Never mind! Let's go!" He always felt something was wrong and felt a chill on his back.

Several people staggered away from the arch bridge on one side, but their feet slipped when going downhill, and they pushed each other and rolled to the ground, then continued to slide down the stairs following the terrain.

But their clothes were entangled with each other and they couldn't get free no matter what they did. They stayed entangled with each other and rolled like a ball into the lotus pond on the left platform.

Cries of surprise and the sound of splashing water rang out one after another, and the servants who were sweeping the floor were so frightened by the farce that they forgot what to do.

"puff."

Lying on the little Taoist's shoulder, the evil ghost moved his fingers, controlling the water splashes to continuously submerge and hit the person who was trying to jump out of the water.

When they were about to drown, they were given some oxygen. When they tried to climb out of the water with their arms touching the edge, they were splashed by the water and lost their balance again. This cycle was repeated until the few people who fell into the water were exhausted, and were then rescued to shore by the servants who came around belatedly with bamboo poles.

"Amu, you don't have to do anything. You have just cleared those things out completely. You should take good care of your soul."

There is no need to worry about these small things. Those people will not have much time to be arrogant.

Yi Ming saw that there was no one around, so he quietly raised his hand and grasped the evil ghost's fingers, but he was concerned that they were in the Zhengyang Sect, so he separated them at once. He looked forward and continued to walk up the stairs.

You Mu pinched the Taoist's cheeks twice, wrapped his arms around his neck, and clung to his back like a vengeful spirit, gradually increasing his strength as if to do something naughty.

"I just don't like them, so I'm helping the puppy vent his anger."

"Are you tired? I'll be quick. After I meet Elder Xu, I'll take you back to rest." He is now considered under the name of Elder Xu. Although he is a nominal disciple, according to etiquette, after returning from training in the mountains, disciples must first pay a visit to their master before returning to their residence.

The arm around his neck was getting tighter and tighter, but it wasn't enough to make him breathe hard. Yi Ming thought that the other party might be tired, so he was secretly angry and deliberately lowered his voice to coax him.

The other party didn't need to be so hasty. If he had followed the normal progress and slowly pulled out the nail, he wouldn't have to waste his soul power. It was because he was in a hurry to accompany him back that the evil ghost consumed more power.

Yi Ming pondered over his memories, wondering if he could find some living souls in the sect who were not in the plot and had debts on them to feed the other party.

Walk past the circular fighting arena on the long atrium and go up to the main building of Zhengyang Sect with its back against the mountain. The stacked buildings in front are where the sect master is located.

The courtyard of the elders inside the sect was at the side and rear. Yi Ming turned a few corners along the corridor on the left, and when the evil ghost was so bored that he started to play with his ponytail, he finally found Elder Xu's Changfeng Courtyard.

The white-haired elder was sitting under a snow sunflower tree in the yard. When Yi Ming raised his hand and pushed open the wooden door, his gaze moved from the teacup in his hand to the door.

"came back?"