No hope for eternal life

Chapter 388 Gathering at Tianling Sect

"It's all the same." Yin Buhui repeated: "It doesn't matter whether it's good or bad."

Feng Rui's brows furrowed even deeper, her eyes fixed on Yin Buhui, while Yin Buhui's eyes remained calm and he kept looking into Feng Rui's eyes.

Seeing this, Feng Rui continued, "Qiong'er and Niansheng have very different personalities. Whoever becomes the sect leader will lead the Tianling Sect to a different path. I want to know, which path will be better?"

"I've already said it, it's all the same. This is my answer. No matter how many times you ask, my answer will be the same." Yin Buhui said lightly.

Feng Rui fell silent after hearing this, but suddenly asked another question: "What will happen to the Nine Realms in the future?"

"I don't know." Yin Buhui said expressionlessly.

"You really don't know?" Feng Rui asked, her eyes still fixed on Yin Buhui, as if she wanted to see something from her expression.

But Feng Rui was destined to be disappointed. Yin Buhui always had an expression of indifference towards everything, without any change at all.

After a long while, Yin Buhui slowly said: "Who cares about the raging seas after death? You have done what you should and can do. Go on your journey with peace of mind."

Feng Rui smiled. She felt comforted by Yin Buhui's words. Yin Buhui told her to go on her journey with peace of mind, which could perhaps be considered a good answer.

Afterwards, Feng Rui invited Yin Buhui: "The person has passed away. It is useless for you to stay in the Heavenly Human Realm. Why don't you stay in the Heavenly Spirit Realm?"

Yin Buhui shook his head slightly and refused, saying: "I am in the heavenly realm, seeking peace and quiet."

Feng Rui didn't force it when she saw this, because she knew she didn't have to worry about Yin Buhui's safety.

"There is one more thing. Mo Lianyue is about to go through the Nine Realms Tribulation. To be safe, you stay for a while so that there will be one more person to guard the gate for her, in case the Changsheng Emperor, the Black Demon and the demon clan join forces to attack. After Mo Lianyue goes through the tribulation, my time will be up, and you can also attend my funeral by the way." Feng Rui said with a smile. The conversation with Yin Buhui made her think about many things. She even had an idea and made a decision about who to choose to succeed the position of sect leader.

"Okay." Yin Buhui did not refuse this time.

"Why don't you ask Mo Lianyue how confident she is in overcoming the tribulation?" Feng Rui said with a teasing smile.

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The next morning, the sect's grand ceremony was held as scheduled. More than 200 disciples from the Tianling Sect and Lingshan Sect gathered together, making it very lively.

Mu Xun looked around in the crowd, but couldn't see the figure he wanted to see, so he asked Xiang Mu Changsheng: "Have you noticed that Mo Lianyue hasn't shown up for a long time?"

After Muxun mentioned this, Mu Changsheng suddenly realized something was wrong. In addition to being the mother of the demon clan, Mo Lianyue was also the outer disciple of the Tianling Sect. She should at least show up in the current sect competition. Including the previous competition between humans and demons, Mo Lianyue had never shown up.

Mu Changsheng comforted Mu Xun: "Maybe he is in seclusion to practice, don't worry, after the sect competition is over, we can go to the demon tribe to visit him."

Mu Xun nodded slightly. They were now in the Tianling Realm, so it wouldn't take much effort to go to the Demon Clan.

Afterwards, Tianling Sect's law enforcement elder Shangguan Qiong appeared. She will preside over this sect competition.

Shangguan Qiong just waved her hand, and a list of 262 people appeared on the sky. The number 262 represented the number of disciples of Tianling Sect and Lingshan Sect.

Mu Changsheng quickly found his name on the list. He was ranked 70th.

There are two bases for this ranking. The first is the level of cultivation. The higher the level of cultivation, the higher the ranking. The second is the time of entry. Under the same level, the longer the time of entry, the higher the ranking.

For example, Mu Changsheng has only been practicing for ten years. Among those in the early stage of tribulation, his practice time is the shortest, so he ranks last among those in the early stage of tribulation.

Mu Changsheng not only didn't mind this, but even revealed a smile on his face. According to the rules of the sect competition, one can only challenge those who are ranked higher than oneself in the competition. According to the cultivation level, a win in the Nascent Soul Realm will be rewarded with 200 contribution points, a win in the Spirit Transformation Realm will be rewarded with 1,000, and a win in the Tribulation Realm will be rewarded with 5,000 sect contribution points!

Of course, there are rewards and punishments. If a high-ranking disciple is defeated by a low-ranking disciple, the corresponding contribution value will be deducted. For example, if a disciple in the Nascent Soul Realm loses a game, one hundred contribution points will be deducted; if a disciple in the Spirit Transformation Realm loses a game, five hundred contribution points will be deducted; and if a disciple in the Spirit Transformation Realm loses a game, two thousand five hundred contribution points will be deducted.

However, this rule is meaningless to Mu Changsheng, because the people ranked after Mu Changsheng have cultivation levels below the Tribulation Realm, so it is impossible for Mu Changsheng to lose.

Therefore, Mu Changsheng's eyes were always on the lists of people ranked above him, among which there were nineteen people in the early stage of tribulation, thirteen people in the middle stage of tribulation, eleven people in the late stage of tribulation, and twelve people in the peak stage of tribulation.

When they reached the Divine Sea Realm, there were even fewer people, only nine. Four of them were Xia Rong, Wang Tianhua, Lu Si, and Xiao Jingshan from the Lingshan Sect, and Mu Changsheng was already familiar with them.

When it comes to the realm of supernatural powers, there are only five people, and in order of ranking from low to high, they are Huang Fan, Liang Kuan, Li Mubai, You Poling, and Mo Lianyue.

After the rankings are announced, the sect competition officially begins. One only needs to stand up and shout out the name of the disciple he wants to challenge, and he will be pulled into the illusion by the Tianling Sect's protective formation spirit to compete.

Mu Changsheng had already gained considerable fame in the sect because he had participated in the competition between humans and demons, and because of his lifeless personality. Everyone knew that Mu Changsheng was extraordinary, so those peak-level disciples who were ranked lower than Mu Changsheng would not choose Mu Changsheng as their opponent even if they wanted to challenge him across levels. Mu Changsheng was able to choose his opponents at will.

The first person Mu Changsheng was going to challenge was the 69th place, which was just one place higher than him. For him, the sect contribution value rewards he would get by challenging the rankings one by one would undoubtedly be the highest. The sect contribution value was equivalent to top-grade spirit stones, and what Mu Changsheng lacked most now was top-grade spirit stones.

So, Mu Changsheng stepped forward and said softly: "Disciple wants to challenge Senior Brother Liu Qing."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Changsheng was pulled into the illusion. Also entering the illusion with him was Liu Qing, who was ranked 69th.

"Senior Brother Liu, I'm sorry." Mu Changsheng was the first to apologize. If he defeated Liu Qing, he would be rewarded with 5,000 contribution points, but if Liu Qing was defeated, 2,500 contribution points would be deducted.

Moreover, the sect has expressly prohibited the winner from using the reward to compensate the loser. This is naturally done to prevent collusion between disciples, otherwise the sect competition will lose its meaning of motivating the disciples.

On the other side, Liu Qing was very sober and knew that he would definitely lose more than he won in this competition, but he still said very casually: "When I saw Junior Brother's ranking, I had already expected it. It is also my fortune to witness Junior Brother Mu's rise."

Seeing this, Mu Changsheng's favorable impression of Liu Qing increased a bit, and he clasped his fists and said, "Brother, please make a move."

Although the referee's guardian spirit did not show up, in this illusion, the spirit was everywhere. There was no need to emphasize the rules of the competition, and no one would be stupid enough to cheat.

On the other side, Liu Qing nodded slightly, and without any hesitation, the long sword in his hand flew out, and he flew the sword through the air, attacking Mu Changsheng directly with his strongest move, wanting to decide the outcome with one move!

Liu Qing's sword was so powerful that Mu Changsheng did not dare to be careless. He used the secret technique of Five Thunders to strengthen himself, and activated the thunder in the palms of his five fingers, which struck the flying sword and weakened its power.