Tao Yuan, having experienced countless battles, sensed something amiss upon hearing the rumbling sound. He accelerated his long whip, lashing it towards Cen Shuyin.

"Crack, crack, crack, crack!" Three or four lightning arcs exploded around Tao Yuan, instantly shattering his protective yuan energy.

"Boom!" Cen Shuyin's long sword blocked Tao Yuan's whip, and several sword芒 were once again unleashed, rapidly shooting towards Tao Yuan. This was the advantage of a sword cultivator; they could unleash sword芒 at any moment.

Tao Yuan's protective technique was broken by Cen Shuyin, and he urgently wanted to retreat. Cen Shuyin's sword芒 were no joke. As he retreated, the yuan energy on his whip dissipated.

Several of Cen Shuyin's sword芒 pierced Tao Yuan's shoulder. The next moment, an icy long sword was pressed against Tao Yuan's neck.

Tao Yuan's face was pale, and he dared not move. "Senior Sister Cen, I concede."

Cen Shuyin flicked her wrist, withdrawing her sword, and said coldly, "If it weren't for your efforts in resisting the extraterritorial cultivators, this sword would have already sliced through your neck."

"Thank you, Senior Sister, for your mercy." Tao Yuan's pale face instantly turned red. After saying this, he turned and leaped off the stage. He and Cen Shuyin had the same cultivation level, but he had lost to her, so naturally, he should address her as Senior Sister.

Thunderous applause erupted from below the stage, and the Sword Lake of Wentian Academy was particularly excited. Although Wentian Academy was suppressed by the Dayan Sect in the rankings, Cen Shuyin and Tao Yuan had the same cultivation level and represented the two sects respectively. Now that Cen Shuyin had defeated Tao Yuan, it was naturally a way for Wentian Academy to vent its frustration.

Jiang Xiushan chuckled, "This disciple of Sword Lake actually knows a lightning-based technique. I suspect she has had some other fortunate encounter. No wonder Tao Yuan was no match for her."

How could Feng Zhenqiu not understand what Jiang Xiushan meant? He was saying that although Cen Shuyin of Wentian Academy had defeated Tao Yuan of the Dayan Sect, it was not due to Wentian Academy's sword techniques but to lightning techniques learned elsewhere.

Feng Zhenqiu also smiled and said, "Indeed, if Tao Yuan didn't have that protective technique, he would have been defeated under Shuyin's sword torrent. That protective technique is quite good. I heard that Tao Yuan went to the Lost Tianxu. I wonder if he obtained it in the Tianxu."

Jiang Xiushan's face turned cold, but he couldn't find a word to retort because Tao Yuan's protective shield technique was indeed not from the Dayan Sect.

Xia Mu laughed heartily, "Both of them are good. By the way, Elder Zeng, go and call Shuyin over. I think her sword techniques and lightning strikes are extremely excellent and are rare highlights in this competition."

"Yes." The tall, red-faced man standing behind him responded and immediately gave an order. A black-clothed youth quickly left.

Because Xia Mu didn't lower his voice at all when he spoke, almost everyone around him heard it. Feng Zhenqiu and Jiang Xiushan, who were still arguing, changed their expressions when they heard this. They weren't particularly clear about Xia Mu's nature, but they knew he wasn't a good bird.

...

"Crack!" A violent pressure surged, and Mo Wuji's leg bone broke again. At that instant, he stepped onto the 108th step.

The terrifying and vast pressure around him instantly dissipated, and a misty rain-like vapor fell on Mo Wuji's body. Mo Wuji clearly hadn't swallowed any pills, but he found that all the injuries on his body had disappeared. Even the leg bone that had just broken was rapidly recovering.

What a wonderful place! How powerful would one become if they cultivated here?

Mo Wuji even thought about cultivating, when he suddenly remembered that he had opened up his 102nd meridian on the 103rd step, but he hadn't advanced to the Yuan Dan Realm. He was still at the 12th level of the 脱凡 Realm, only it was now complete. If there had to be another change, it was that his 102nd meridian had been opened.

Three Essence Gold Pills, and he still hadn't entered the Earth Realm.

Mo Wuji was slightly disappointed, but he immediately discarded the thought of not entering the Yuan Dan Realm. Now that he had opened up his 102nd meridian, he could definitely break through to the Yuan Dan Realm after a period of secluded cultivation. There was no need to be so anxious.

The 108th step of the Wentian Stairs was actually a platform only about ten feet in size. At the very front of the platform was a pure white stone tablet. Mo Wuji guessed that the stone tablet was for engraving names. As long as he engraved his name on the stone tablet, he would immediately become the first on the Wentian Ranking.

Behind the platform was a tea table with a palm-sized plaque on it. It was unknown what material the plaque was made of, as divine sense couldn't penetrate it at all.

Mo Wuji walked over and picked up the plaque, only to find that there were some words on the tea table under the plaque: "The Asking Immortal Plaque was brought out by me at the risk of my life, the Wentian Stairs were picked up by me… If someone can come here in the future and obtain the Asking Immortal Plaque, please avenge me. My enemy is called Pang Zui… Forget it, since you can get the Asking Immortal Plaque, you must be a peerless talent, so please do something for all the cultivators of True Star… Ji Feiqian."

Incoherent nonsense, Mo Wuji was completely baffled.

The Wentian Stairs were actually picked up by Ji Feiqian? How could he pick up such a treasure? Why couldn't he pick it up? Could he make it even more exaggerated?

If Ji Feiqian was really so powerful that he could pick up the Wentian Stairs and leave these things on the Wentian Stairs, who would be qualified to be his enemy? That Pang Zui must be too heaven-defying. As for True Star, where was that? Could it be another name for the Lost Continent?

The last sentence asked him to do something for the True Star cultivators. Who knew what that was? He was just a small 脱凡 Realm cultivator. There were countless people in True Star who could destroy him. What could he do?

Shaking his head, Mo Wuji casually threw the Asking Immortal Plaque into his ring.

"Crack!" A crisp sound came, and Mo Wuji was surprised to find that the tea table, which had been fine just now, had automatically shattered and turned into a pile of dust.

Sure enough, there was something strange about this place. Mo Wuji looked up at his surroundings, which were shrouded in mist.

Anyway, his wish had been fulfilled. He should quickly withdraw from the sect and then find Sang Yiping and the others to return to the Tianji Sect. This was not a place to stay for long.

Mo Wuji turned around and quickly descended the Wentian Stairs. As for the white jade tablet on the Wentian Stairs for engraving names, Mo Wuji completely ignored it. He didn't come here to become famous. He came here entirely to challenge the Wentian Stairs. In fact, he had gained a lot. Although he hadn't advanced to the Yuan Dan Realm, he had opened up his 102nd meridian.

Perhaps because Mo Wuji had climbed to the top of the Wentian Stairs, the pressure on the Wentian Stairs completely disappeared for him when he came down. In just a few breaths, Mo Wuji landed on the ground.

The sky was already faintly bright, and Mo Wuji went directly to the Sect Affairs Hall.

Except for a few disciples on duty, the Affairs Hall was empty and quiet, without the usual hustle and bustle.

Mo Wuji walked to the Outer Sect Disciple Affairs Office. There was only a one-eyed old man looking at a book. Mo Wuji walked over, knocked on the window, and took out his outer sect disciple identity jade token, saying, "This Senior Brother, I want to go through the procedures for leaving the sect."

"Ah..." The one-eyed old man's hand trembled, and he almost dropped the book on the ground. He looked at Mo Wuji suspiciously and asked again, "Did you just say you want to go through the procedures for leaving the sect?"

Mo Wuji smiled and handed over his identity jade token. "That's right, I do want to go through the procedures for leaving the sect. Do I need anything else?"

Although the one-eyed old man was surprised, he still shook his head. "No need."

It was difficult to enter Wentian Academy, but it was very easy to leave. Unless they were top-notch true disciples, they needed to inform the peak master when they left the sect. Outer sect disciples only needed to hand over their identity jade tokens.

"Eh, your identity jade token still has a thousand contribution points…" The one-eyed old man said in surprise.

Mo Wuji suddenly remembered that these thousand contribution points were Cen Shuyin's. Now that he was leaving the sect, these thousand contribution points were naturally useless.

"Excuse me, can these contribution points be freely transferred to others?" Mo Wuji asked quickly. It was at least a thousand sect contribution points. It would be a pity to just discard them like this.

"Yes, as long as you tell me which academy disciple to transfer them to, I can help you transfer them here." The one-eyed old man was very patient.

"Then help me transfer them to Cen Shuyin, a true disciple of Sword Lake." These thousand contribution points originally belonged to Cen Shuyin, and now he was returning them to her.

The one-eyed old man shook his head, thinking that even if you transferred ten thousand contribution points to Cen Shuyin, she wouldn't know who you were.

A moment later, the old man looked up at Mo Wuji and said, "You have already left the sect. You need to leave the sect immediately. If you haven't left the sect within three hours, you will be killed by the sect enforcers."

"Thank you." Mo Wuji cupped his fists and turned to leave without hesitation. Not to mention three hours, he couldn't wait to leave Wentian Academy immediately.

...

"Special Envoy Xia? What does he want from me? I don't know him." Cen Shuyin, who had just advanced to the next round, frowned slightly as she looked at the black-clothed youth in front of her. Of the people who came from the True Morrow Continent, she only remembered the black-haired, white-bearded expert. As for Special Envoy Xia, she did know that the purple-clothed youth sitting in the middle of the main altar was him, but what did that have to do with her?

The black-clothed youth smiled slightly. "I don't know what he wants to do either. I'm just delivering a message. Maybe Special Envoy Xia thinks you have potential and wants to make an exception to let you join the Star Emperor Mountain."

Cen Shuyin's eyes lit up when she heard this. She was focused on cultivation. After joining Sword Lake of Wentian Academy, all her energy was devoted to swordsmanship. In her eyes, there was nothing else but cultivation. For the sake of cultivation, she didn't mind being a little humble. Otherwise, with her status, how could she repeatedly ask Mo Wuji, an outer sect disciple?

Facts proved that she was right. The sudden thunder not only increased her score but also allowed her to defeat Tao Yuan not long ago.

"I heard that the cultivation civilization of the True Morrow Continent is far stronger than here, is that right?" Cen Shuyin could tell that the black-clothed youth in front of her was also from the True Morrow Continent.

The black-clothed youth didn't modestly deny it. "You're right. At the same level, cultivators from the True Morrow Continent are far superior here. For example, I am at the 脱凡 Realm Completion, but I believe that here, no cultivator at the 脱凡 Realm can last half an incense stick under my hands."

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