The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

The Zhengyang Sect needed a disciple to be used as a sacrificial tool to resist their greatest threat. This was the instruction given by the Sect Master of the Zhengyang Sect.

Xue Cheng was born into a wealthy family, was doted on, and had good qualifications, but how could Sect Leader Xue agree to see his own son being pushed out of the sect as a shield?

The most suitable candidate must be someone who has no blood relationship with them. According to the intention of the sect master who was in seclusion, they decided on Yi Ming.

Xue Cheng may not know all of this, but he must have heard a little bit. Otherwise, given the other party's temper, how could he stay in Zhengyang Sect after having a grudge against him?

Xue Cheng, who was born with many resources, was the center of attention in the Zhengyang Sect. He thought that he would be the next generation leader of the sect for sure, but he was told that he would need to give up various resources, opportunities and status in the future.

Xue Cheng's father, Sect Master Xue, probably never gave Xue Cheng a clear reason because of the conspiracy.

Xue Cheng was naturally angry. In Xue Cheng's opinion, he was the one who stole the other person's things and status.

...But Xue Cheng was not smart enough. Even though Master Xue repeatedly warned him, the other party still made things difficult for him and tripped him up. As a result, the road that Master Xue had originally paved for Xue Cheng became a bubble.

Xue Cheng is dead. He killed someone and threw the corpse into the cemetery for hundreds of ghosts to devour him.

Xue Cheng died a very ugly death that day.

Yi Ming looked at Xue Cheng and remembered a fragment of memory in which he saw the other party's limbs cut off by him in a miserable state...

"It's so boring."

A cool breath came to his earlobe, and Yi Ming was pulled out of his thoughts and came back to his senses. In his peripheral vision, the evil ghost had almost half of its body leaning on his back.

Unfortunately, there are too many people here, so Yi Ming can't make any obvious moves.

He wanted to respond, so he looked around, turned his wrist back, and secretly hooked the other person's little finger.

"How long will that pumpkin-faced guy keep talking?" The evil ghost was so bored that he hooked his arm around the little Taoist priest's neck and swung his soul around to relieve his boredom.

Yi Ming took a while to react before he realized that the 'dimpled face' that You Mu mentioned was referring to Sect Leader Xue who was making a mid-term summary in front of the stage and comforting those defeated disciples.

After taking a closer look, this title is indeed very appropriate.

"Almost there." Yi Ming lowered his voice and coughed to reply with two brief words, then stood up straighter to make it easier for the evil ghost to hold him.

"It's about to start, don't worry, we're here at the right time." In the distance, scattered players jumped onto the floating mountain and looked inside through the barrier.

Cunxue has the Water Dew Umbrella as a magic weapon, with its own buff blessing, and he stands in a high place with Qingqing, with a perfect view.

This part is not a cutscene and is not clearly marked by the official. Players need to explore it on their own. If they have an invitation from the Zhengyang Sect, they can enter the sect directly from the main entrance. Unfortunately, the time for issuing tokens has not yet come, so they can only watch it through the barrier.

Although it is not a necessary plot, it can be regarded as a built-in easter egg of the game. As long as you come to the vicinity of Zhengyang Sect and the timing is right, there is a chance that you can trigger the plot where the protagonist is troubled by cannon fodder.

"Wow, I thought we were weird enough, but they're even more outrageous than us." Qingqing held Cunxue under an umbrella, adjusted the angle and used skills to intercept the target, and the two of them floated in the air.

Looking at the players around, some were squatting on the treetops, some were hanging upside down on the cliffs, looking for vision in various ways to join in the fun of the main line.

Some of them seemed to be using the bug to create the Sky Monkey skill to bounce on the barrier. The white barrier covering the sect was used by them as a trampoline to play with.

[It’s stuck!!! I! The invincible, cool, and loud exploding mecha beast, a distinguished player of the server! It’s stuck!!! Brothers, look at me, look at me!!! I got my head stuck in the barrier! The coordinates and methods are all below. If you want to occupy a good view to watch the plot in the sect, come quickly! ]

This player kept posting on the public screen, and it was hard for Qingqing to ignore him.

When I moved the camera, I saw that the player with the little yellow duck doll costume head was stuck headfirst on the barrier, and many people around him tried to jump in.

"Eh~ That's so disgusting, we girls shouldn't do this... No, Cunxue, why are you pulling me there?!" Qingqing was talking when she saw her friend beside her controlling the handle of the fan and floating over there.

My friend said seriously: "Go and try it... I want to know if this bug is feasible."

A few minutes later, above the Zhengyang Sect, rows of players were planted on top of the barrier that was originally built to prevent evil spirits from invading...

"Well, um, the field of vision is indeed exceptionally clear!" Turning around and looking at the rows of players with only their heads exposed, Qingqing couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

"Honestly, I find it a little weird."

"What's so strange about that? Don't you think the view is great?"

“Do you feel like the carrot planted in the ground?”

“…So apt hahahahahaha…”

The players were joking with each other and laughing, but they had finally gotten in and would not move until the system was repaired.

"Stop laughing, look, the main event is about to begin!"

Someone reminded them, and everyone lowered their voices and looked downwards.

While they were wasting time dealing with the bug, the second battle in the sect had already ended. The protagonist was lucky enough that the opponent he drew was not very strong, so he was successfully included in the promotion list.

Up to this point, under normal procedures, the competitions for the outer disciples have already been decided. However, some people don't want the protagonist to have it so easy, so they deliberately add another 'chance'.

On the stage, Elder Wu stopped everyone who was about to leave, and announced an additional test to Xue Cheng.

"Since this selection is too close to the sect training a few days ago, you may not have fully exerted your strength. Your Senior Brother Xue suggested it, and the elders agreed to add another test here."

After these words were spoken, the disciples below really became more excited.

Xue Cheng saw this opportunity and said to the outer disciples: "My fellow disciples, if you have the courage to fight me, you can be promoted directly to the elders' personal disciple if you beat me. Is anyone willing to give it a try?"

"You must be kidding. Senior Brother Xue's talismans are famous for being the best in the entire sect. Even his sword is made of black iron. How can we win?"

"Forget it, I'd better go back to drawing talismans."

"I don't want to be beaten and embarrassed."

The people who were originally listening with their ears pricked up were immediately deflated. Not to mention Xue Cheng's strength, just the fact that he was the son of the other party's leader, who would dare to fight him?

The disciples who stopped walked away one after another. After being tired for half a day, no one was willing to support Xue Cheng.

"My fellow junior brothers, I know your concerns, and don't worry. Since this is a battle, it should be fair and just. I will suppress the effect of my talismans to the same level as yours. Junior brother Yi, are you willing to give it a try?"

Seeing Yi Ming was about to follow the crowd down the stairs, Xue Cheng spoke out in public to stop him.

"Yi Ming? How can he be a match for Senior Brother Xue?"

"Yes, and Yi Ming is really lucky today. Not only did he get a bye in the first round, but the opponent in the second round is also weaker. What's the difference between this and picking up an inner door for free!"

"It's so unfair!"

Everyone's attention was deliberately guided by Xue Cheng and fell on Yi Ming again.

Xue Cheng turned his head and looked upwards. When Sect Master Xue saw his son's expression, he felt something was wrong, so he gave his son a look of restraint and stood up to intervene in the additional test.

"Yi Ming, are you willing to give it a try? Elder Xu has always wanted to take you as his disciple, so this is a good opportunity."

Since Sect Leader Xue had already spoken up and offered the chance, everyone looked at Yi Ming with even more unfriendly eyes.

Being put on the spot, if Yi Ming did not respond, he would be labeled as disrespectful in the sect. He raised his foot, and under the gaze of everyone, he stepped onto the stage in two or three steps, bowed to the sect leader and said, "Uncle Sect Leader, Yi Ming knows that he is not talented enough, how can he compete with Senior Brother Xue? Yi Ming admits defeat."

This was something Xue Cheng had never expected. In the past, Yi Ming was as stubborn as a donkey. He would not bow his head even when bullied and would just stare at him with his dark eyes. But now he was not playing by the rules.

Just like that, you gave in so easily?

But Xue Cheng was determined not to let the other party have an easy time today, so how could he let him go easily?

"It's okay. I just got interested today after seeing all the disciples competing with each other. Let's learn from each other. By the way, I also want to try out the effectiveness of the newly refined magic weapon." Xue Cheng took out a demon-subduing pestle made of obsidian. On the handle of the pestle, there was a red bead inlaid. It was the Fire Fox Demon Pill that the other party had snatched from Yi Ming.

Xue Cheng knew how much effort Yi Ming had spent to obtain this demon pill, so he took it out to provoke the other party.

"Then please, Senior Brother Xue, show mercy." Yi Ming seemed to be forced into a corner and had to agree.

"Just give it a try, don't hurt yourself." Master Xue gave a few symbolic instructions, hinting Xue Cheng not to make too much trouble, and then left the ring.

The situation unfolded as Xue Cheng had expected. He took the lead, a talisman flew out from his sleeve, and he used the demon-subduing pestle to activate the power of the talisman.

Red true energy gushed out from the yellow talisman, floating in the air and forming several silver needles, which stabbed towards Yi Ming.

Yi Ming, who was standing on the other side, simply cast a few defensive talismans on himself, trying to block the attack.

The simple white light shield was not enough to resist the talisman attached with the power of the demon pill. The silver needles with red light penetrated the shield. Yi Ming raised his sword to resist, but still took in a lot of it.

He was so weak that he couldn't even withstand a single blow. He gathered his strength and circulated his sword energy to chop it forward, but he couldn't hold on and fell to one knee on the ground, spitting out blood.

The sword intent attacking Xue Cheng was nothing to be afraid of, but before the sword intent touched his body, Xue Cheng, who was the caster of the spell, suddenly felt as if dense needles pierced his whole body, and intense pain surged into his whole body in an instant.

He took a few steps back and nearly fell off the ring, but a strong force supported his back and he stood still.

Xue Cheng was shocked and confused. He looked up and thought it was his father who did it, but he didn't know where the backlash force came from.

“Senior brother’s talismans… are superb. I admit defeat.” On the opposite side, Yi Ming’s face turned pale and he admitted defeat again.

Xue Cheng was pricked by the dense needles and felt so painful that he almost screamed, but his body was still standing straight, making it impossible to tell what was happening.

Hearing that Yi Ming admitted defeat again and was about to leave, Xue Cheng tried to activate the puppet talisman that he had placed on the opponent in advance to manipulate Yi Ming to shut up, but the talisman had no effect.

He even found himself unable to speak...