At the same time.

  In the grand hall of the main peak of the Supreme Mystical Sect.

  Elders from various sects gathered together, sipping tea and discussing the Dao.

  In front of them was a massive star chart.

  Stars were densely scattered across it, each representing a disciple from their sect.

  As time passed, stars gradually extinguished.

  The extinguishing of a star signified the death of a disciple!

  "What’s going on?"

  "Another one died?"

  At this moment.

  Elder Xinghe of the Tianyan Sect couldn't sit still any longer. He stood up urgently and said:

  "Everyone, I suggest we stop this tournament!"

  "I feel there's something suspicious about this tournament!"

  Elder Yunzhu, seated at the head, asked:

  "What’s suspicious?"

  Elder Xinghe replied:

  "Three days, just three days!"

  "Over forty-five thousand of our Tianyan Sect disciples have died!"

  "The death toll has already exceeded more than half, isn't that suspicious?"

  The Dark Forest is fraught with dangers, and it's normal for disciples to suffer casualties.

  But in just three days, of the sixty thousand disciples from the Tianyan Sect participating in the tournament, over forty-five thousand had died!

  The number of deceased disciples far exceeded those from other sects.

  This was clearly abnormal!

  "I suspect someone is deliberately targeting our Tianyan Sect, assassinating our disciples!"

  Hearing this, the other sect elders exchanged glances.

  Elder Yunzhu asked:

  "Elders, what do you think?"

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  Immediately, an elder spoke up:

  "In my opinion, Elder Xinghe is overthinking."

  "Although there are occasional conflicts among our major sects, it hasn't reached a life-and-death level. Who would deliberately target your Tianyan Sect?"

  A female elder beside him agreed:

  "Indeed, Elder Xinghe, perhaps your Tianyan Sect disciples are lacking in strength, resulting in more deaths, and you're embarrassed, so you're looking for an excuse to stop the tournament?"

  Elder Xinghe's face turned red and green as he retorted:

  "Nonsense!"

  "Which of our Tianyan Sect disciples isn't a genius among geniuses, an elite among elites? How can you say they lack strength?"

  "Something must have happened for our disciples to suffer such heavy casualties!"

  A seated elder across from him also spoke up irritably:

  "Enough! Stop making excuses. My Jiuyang Sect's disciples have died just as many as your Tianyan Sect's, and I haven't said anything!"

  Elder Xinghe cursed angrily:

  "What caliber are your Jiuyang Sect disciples? Even trash with second or third-grade spiritual roots can enter your Jiuyang Sect. You have over two hundred thousand disciples participating in the tournament, how can they compare to our Tianyan Sect disciples?"

  Seeing the two about to argue, Elder Yunzhu immediately intervened:

  "Enough! Stop arguing!"

  "Elder Xinghe, there's no need to worry. This tournament is absolutely fair and just, and there can be no targeting or assassinations!"

  "If you can't accept the casualties of your Tianyan Sect disciples, you can withdraw from the tournament and take your disciples back."

  "However, the rewards your Tianyan Sect offered cannot be withdrawn."

  Upon hearing this.

  Elder Xinghe fell silent.

  They couldn't bear the loss of their sect's disciples, that's true.

  But they also couldn't bear to withdraw from the tournament like this!

  Not to mention the embarrassment.

  The rewards offered by their Tianyan Sect couldn't be reclaimed at all!

  "Alright, Elder Yunzhu! Just take it easy!"

  A fellow elder with a good relationship comforted him:

  "The path of cultivation is like this, and it's normal for some to fall halfway."

  "Moreover, the tournament isn't over yet. If your Tianyan Sect disciples can win first place and enter the True Martial Space to find supreme opportunities.

  Then those disciples who sacrificed themselves in the tournament would have died for a worthy cause!"

  Upon hearing this.

  Elder Xinghe felt it made sense.

  Indeed.

  The number of deaths among his Tianyan Sect disciples was high.

  But if someone could gain entry to the True Martial Space and obtain the supreme opportunities within.

  Then even if half the disciples died, it would be worth it!

  Thinking this way.

  Elder Xinghe finally stopped speaking.

  He quietly sat back down.

  However, he couldn't shake off a sense of foreboding, feeling extremely uneasy!

  Especially as he watched the stars on the chart extinguish once more, his heart bled!

  .........................................

  In the Dark Forest.

  Xiao Lingchen wielded the Phoenix Emperor Sword, joyfully slaughtering the Tianyan Sect disciples he found once again!

  This time, he found quite a number of Tianyan Sect disciples, over a hundred!

  In Xiao Lingchen's hands, they were as fragile as clay chickens and pottery dogs.

  With a single swing of his sword, they were all cut in half.

  Some died instantly, while others were cut in half but still clung to life.

  But ultimately, they were all finished off by Xiao Lingchen.

  In three days.

  Tens of thousands of Tianyan Sect disciples had died at Xiao Lingchen's hands!

  "I wonder how those old fellows from the Tianyan Sect would feel knowing their painstakingly nurtured disciples died by my hand?"

  Xiao Lingchen thought mischievously.

  He was already looking forward to seeing their expressions.

  And after killing so many Tianyan Sect disciples, Xiao Lingchen's gains were substantial.

  The God-killing Sword Technique absorbed so much murderous energy, further enhancing his cultivation, bringing him closer to the Breaking Illusions Realm.

  He also collected tens of thousands of storage rings.

  Although he wasn't interested in the contents of these storage rings, they were better than nothing.

  He threw them all into the Secret Realm of the Cauldron of Fate, allowing the Xiao Family members inside to use them as they saw fit.

  He also collected over thirty thousand scoreboard tokens from these Tianyan Sect disciples, totaling over sixty thousand points!

  These points were painstakingly collected by the Tianyan Sect disciples.

  Now they all fell into Xiao Lingchen's hands.

  This made Xiao Lingchen inexplicably happy.

  "With the number of points I have now, there shouldn't be many who have more than me, right?"

  Of course, this was just Xiao Lingchen's guess.

  Until the last moment, no one knew what the outcome would be.

  He still needed to keep up his efforts!

  At this moment.

  Footsteps suddenly sounded behind him.

  Xiao Lingchen turned around warily and immediately saw a familiar face.

  "It's you."

  "It's you!"

  The two spoke in unison.

  Looking at Ning Huanhuan in front of him, Xiao Lingchen couldn't help but sigh.

  He had searched the Dark Forest for three days without encountering a single fellow disciple.

  Unexpectedly, the first one he met was Ning Huanhuan.

  Perhaps this was fate!

  Ning Huanhuan wasn't alone; beside and behind her were a dozen female disciples.

  If he guessed correctly, they should all be her senior and junior sisters from Small Bamboo Peak.

  Ning Huanhuan looked at the corpses scattered around.

  She pursed her lips and asked:

  "What happened to these Tianyan Sect disciples?"

  "Did you kill them?"

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