Zuo Mo and his two companions immediately became honest when they saw the Sect Master and several of their masters.

  "Hmph, you three are really something, going to a swordsmanship tournament and not one of you returns unscathed." Exhausted Shī Fèng Róng's already bad mood worsened even further upon seeing the three. The task of treating their injuries would all fall on her shoulders.

  Three people were silent as if they had seen a ghost, and then they looked at Shi Feng Rong who was the youngest among their seniors. However, in reality, she had offended Fourth Shifu, and her outcome would certainly be quite miserable.

  Bai Yuanyan and several others also looked ugly, being dragged to the Dongfu Hall for a few days, and when they returned, they still had to clean up the mess. Their mood was naturally not good. Moreover, the three of them were all seriously injured, and this expenditure was quite considerable.

  "Alright, alright." Yan Le came out to mediate: "You guys too, getting yourselves all worked up like this, we elders can't help but worry. You must remember, one loss or win doesn't mean anything, as long as you're alive, you'll always have a chance to turn things around. But if you lose your life, what's the point of winning?"

  Three people nodded.

  Pei Yuannan's expression eased slightly, and he took over the conversation: "Your Shifu is right, remember this point, you are all the hope of our sect, and the responsibility of reviving our sect in the future will fall on your shoulders. If you don't cherish yourselves, you'll also disappoint the sect's nurturing of you. Hehe, but this time you've all done well, the rankings for the trial by combat have come out. Due to special circumstances, the final rankings were entirely evaluated and calculated by the Golden Dan period seniors. The three of you are all within the top ten, Wei Sheng is second, Zuo Mo is third, and Luo Li is seventh."

  "Didn't we all fall unconscious and lose?"

  Bai Yu Ran only then explained the situation after the trial sword conference, and Wei Sheng and Luo Li suddenly enlightened, but their gaze towards Zuo Mo was like looking at a monster. This guy is the culprit who interrupted the competition!

  Zuo Mo's head was in a daze, his eyes were blurry. The Kunlun Array had entered the Jade Token stage, he hadn't even thought of a way to get it, and had completely given up. Now suddenly the Sect Leader told him that he was third place, this meant that the Jade Token was basically his!

  "Who is the first place?" Wei Sheng asked.

  "It's Gu Yongping." Pei Yuanyan glanced at Wei Sheng, fearing that he was unhappy in his heart, and explained: "Although Gu Yongping is not as good as you in terms of realm, he has been suppressing you all along. If they really fight to the death, his chances of winning are even greater." In fact, he still had something unsaid, after all, Xinhu Sword Sect was the number one sect in Tianyue Realm, and others would naturally give some face.

  "That's right." Wei Sheng nodded, without putting his mind to it: "Gu Yongping is indeed the most formidable opponent I have ever seen, and this time I gained a lot."

  Wei Sheng's broad-mindedness opened up a new world for him, and Pei Yuanran felt delighted in his heart.

  Luo Li just wanted to speak when he suddenly saw Xin Yan's eyes flashing with cold light, staring straight at Zuo Mo. He immediately didn't dare to speak.

  Could it be that Master Xin Yan has some opinions about Left Shixiong? He felt somewhat puzzled, logically speaking, Left Shixiong's performance this time could be described as stunning and extraordinary, so why would Master Xin Yan still be dissatisfied?

  He secretly glanced at Zuo Mo, seeing his gaze drifting away, as if he was distracted. In the past few days, the friendship between the three had rapidly increased, and Luo Li couldn't help but worry about Zuo Mo, wanting to remind him out loud, but the words reached the tip of his tongue and were swallowed back.

  Xin Yan's gaze is truly astonishingly sharp, even sharper than a flying sword!

  Zuo Mo gradually came back to his senses from his dazed state and subconsciously opened his mouth to ask, "When can we get the prize?"

  As soon as these words came out, the four elders suddenly fell silent, their faces turning gloomy.

  Zuo Mo finally came back to his senses and upon seeing the four people from the sect with faces darker than a pot bottom, he immediately shuddered.

  Not good!

  The four of them stared at Zuo Mo with ill intentions, making his skin crawl.

  No one expected that the first to break the oppressive atmosphere would be Master Xin Yan. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, it was like a cold wind from the ice field swept through the room, and the temperature suddenly dropped to freezing point: "Good! Very good! Extremely good!"

  He said three good things in a row, but Xin Yan's master didn't say another word and turned around to leave.

  Pei Yu Ran and Yan Le's faces didn't look good either, the two turned around and left. Shi Feng Rong's face was ashen, her eyes seemed to want to peel Zuo Mo alive.

  Zuo Mo was best at observing facial expressions. As soon as he saw his master's face, a bad feeling rose in his heart and he stammered: "Master..."

  "Fine!" Shi Fengrong snorted and turned around to leave.

  Don't be stupid.

  The sudden change of events frightened Wei Sheng and Luo Li, who had never seen a few elders so angry before.

  Wei Sheng hesitated for a moment and asked: "Younger brother, what have you done?"

  "Right!" Luo Li couldn't help but say: "It's gotten to the point where heaven and earth are angry and people are resentful! You're finished!"

  Zuo Mo didn't bother to listen, this guy's words had a hint of schadenfreude. However, he no longer had the mood to care about that guy, thinking about the several "goods" from Xin Yan Shibo and Shi Xiong earlier made his heart feel hairy.

  He has offended his master, and from that day on, he will have a hard time. Now it's good, all the elders are offended at once. Moreover, judging from the tone, it seems that they are not lightly offended.

  What's even more frustrating for Zuo Mo is that up until now, he still doesn't know where exactly he went wrong.

  Logically speaking, I should have performed well this time, but for some reason, I couldn't shake off the feeling of unease in my heart.

  Only Wei Sheng seemed to be deep in thought.

  The master and the gatekeeper were angry with themselves, but Mo had no way to deal with it. However, he was also very optimistic, knowing that worrying would not help, so he simply didn't think about it. As soon as he thought of getting his hands on the Kunlun Symbol Array's jade slip, his worries dissipated a lot.

  Shi Fengrong returned, and the three people's injuries healed much faster. In just a few days, all three of them could walk on their own and only needed to rest for a while before fully recovering. The three of them, who had been bored from staying in bed for too long, went out together to get some fresh air.

  Atop the mountain, it was very windy, but the three of them thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Having been bedridden for a long time, they only then realized how delightful it was to be blown by the cool breeze.

  Looking at the figure practicing hard under the mountain, Wei Sheng couldn't help but sigh: "The prosperity of our sect is in sight!"

  The atmosphere of the Wu Kong Sword Sect has undergone a tremendous change, and along the mountain valleys and grasslands, there are figures of Wu Kong Sword Sect disciples training hard. Every disciple who sees them can't help but show admiration and respect in their eyes.

  The Wu Kong Sword Sect of today is full of vigor and vitality, filled with a sense of morning dew. The disciples' faces are overflowing with an unprecedented confidence and fighting spirit, and Wei Sheng can see hope in their eyes, hope for their future lives!

  Walking in the mountains, the three people felt it even more deeply.

  Luo Li nodded in agreement: "Not bad, this time the trial sword conference, our sect's status in the Tianyue realm is established, unstoppable!" His eyes also shone with hope and longing, the rise and prosperity of the sect, these core disciples benefited the most. Cultivation is not an empty castle, without crystal stones, materials, or techniques, it will forever be impossible to catch up with others' speed.

  Zuo Mo was somewhat absent-minded, blowing with the wind, his thoughts a bit dazed.

  "Junior brother, is there something on your mind?" Wei Sheng noticed Zuo Mo's distraction.

  Zuo Mo snapped back to reality and covered it up by saying: "I was just thinking about when I could get the prize."

  Wei Sheng couldn't help but smile.

  Luo Li's face was filled with helplessness, but he immediately became curious and asked: "You're so obsessed with wealth, why did you choose such a broken thing when there are so many good treasures?" Zuo Mo's choice of the jade slip surprised both Wei Su and Luo Li. They had all thought that Zuo Mo would choose a four-star treasure or at least a three-star top-grade treasure, but instead he chose an unremarkable jade slip.

  Zuo Mo rolled his eyes: "If you don't understand, then don't talk nonsense."

  Luo Li didn't get angry either. He recalled the jade slip on Zuo Mo's report and how ugly the faces of the sect leaders looked, so he roughly understood why they were angry.

  He exchanged a smile with Wei Sheng, and neither of them reminded Zuo Mo.

  They could finally move around freely, and the three of them quickly moved back to their own residence. No one wanted to stay in Xiangfangyuan anymore.

  Zuo Mo moved back into his own Western Wind Yard.

  Lying lazily in the sun, occasionally lifting his head, he can see silly birds on the rooftop posing in various postures, with a self-pitying look. If it were usual times, Mo would definitely throw a stone at them, but since they hadn't been seen for some time, he found them rather endearing instead.

  Xiao Guo was helping her senior brother peel various fruits on the side, the fruits were brought by Li Yingfeng, and Li Yingfeng was chatting with Zuo Mo.

  "Haha, Brother, you'd better recover quickly. This time, you've surprised everyone, and your ranking has risen suddenly, leaving everyone stunned." Li Yingfeng suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but laugh: "Nanmen Yang joined Dongfu Hall and became Yu Bai's junior brother. As for Zong Mingyan, it's said that he was severely injured, and Brother became the most unwelcome person in Dongxi Sword Sect. During this time, Dongfu is really boring, everyone is recovering from injuries, and the price of wound medicine on the market has skyrocketed..."

  Zuo Mo was eating fruit with big mouthfuls, juice splashing everywhere, and his speech unclear as he said: "Whatever, it doesn't matter anyway..."

  Li Yingfeng smiled and said, "Younger brother should hurry up and recover soon. During this period of time, there are quite a few people who have come to my shop to ask if you will still accept business. Your reputation for being skilled in talisman arrays has spread throughout the Tianyue realm. Adding to that, the fame of the Golden Crow Pill from before, there really aren't many people who haven't come to place orders with me."

  Zuo Mo's spirit suddenly lifted, and there was nothing more uplifting than this news!

  He is now so poor that he has nothing left!

  At the trial sword conference, the super-large-scale Fu Zhen band was set up, almost all of which were squandered on the materials he bought from Baibao Feige last time. The prize he chose was a jade slip, not even half a crystal stone.

  So as soon as he heard Li Yingfeng's news, his eyes turned green.

  However, he thought for a moment and shook his head: "Let's talk about this after I've recovered from my injuries."

  "That's natural." Li Yingfeng said: "Junior brother, calm your mind and nurture your wounds. Once your body is healed, everything will be fine. By the way, Tian Songzi announced two days ago that local cultivators who enter the top 100 of the Sword Trial Assembly can gain entry to the secret realm."

  "Secret realm?" Zuo Mo's eyes widened in shock, he couldn't believe it: "The East Floating Hall actually has a secret realm? They're actually willing to let us in?"

  "Yes! It's said that in order to cultivate local young monks, Master Tiansongzi made a special decision." Li Yingfeng said.

  The two chatted casually for a while, but Zuo Mo had already been stirred up by Li Ying Feng's heavyweight news and was no longer in the mood to chat. Seeing this, Li Ying Feng left behind some nourishing spiritual medicine and tactfully took her leave.

  See off Li Yingfeng, Zuo Mo didn't send Xiao Guo to practice swordplay, he immediately fell into deep thought.

  That day, he made up his mind - to go into seclusion!