“Don't come closer! If you have something to say, just say it from there!” a Beast Taming Sect female Direct Disciple said.
Tian Ning noticed many people blocking in front of Zhou Han, among them was an old acquaintance, Ye Nian.
“Okay.”
Tian Ning was very well-behaved, she simply stood there without moving, her attitude very sincere.
After Zhou Han took several pills, his condition improved a lot. His gaze fell on Tian Ning, who was obediently standing there, and the two small tails behind her. He tentatively asked, “How come you're here?”
“I was dropped off at the Secret Realm border. My fellow disciples, who were driven away by the Three Sects' joint attack, are looking for my senior martial brothers and senior sisters.” Tian Ning said sincerely: “Meeting is fate, Fellow Cultivator Zhou, why don't we stick together? Let's join forces and strive for first and second place!”
Wenren Yang and Long Han felt even more heartbroken. She would rather cooperate with the Beast Taming Sect than bother with them?
“You think too much, this competition is meaningless.” A Beast Taming Sect Direct Disciple said.
They all had injuries, clearly from fighting with other Sects earlier. Seeing that Tian Ning had no hostility, at Zhou Han's suggestion, a Direct Disciple told Tian Ning what had happened.
The Talisman, Body Refinement, and Pill Sects teamed up, their defense was strong, and with the Pill Cultivators' pills restoring their condition, the other three Sects were simply no match for them when facing them alone, and they were already overwhelmed.
After severely injuring the Wanjian Sect, they shifted their target to the Beast Taming Sect.
With Zhou Han protecting them, the Beast Taming Sect's losses were not too heavy, but the top three in the first round of team battles were basically decided. The three Sects who had joined forces had already set their sights on the Refinement Sect.
The Beast Taming Sect's subsequent plan was simple: aim for fourth place steadily, anyway, there were many more matches to come.
He reminded Tian Ning: “Wenren Xue is having others look for you. It is said that she is the hero behind the proposal for the Three Sects' alliance. Even if you have good friends in the Talisman, Body Refinement, and Pill Sects, they won't let you off during the competition.”
Tian Ning didn't care about Wenren Xue, she blinked and pointed out a blind spot that everyone had overlooked: “Aren't there Elders?”
“Do you think those cunning old Elders are as easy to deal with as Direct Disciples?” Zhou Han said.
Although 30 points are tempting, those who reach the Elder position all have Transformation God Stage cultivation bases. At the beginning, if they were lucky enough to encounter a lone Pill Cultivator Elder or Qi Condensation Elder, they could team up to deal with them. But so much time has passed in the competition, the twelve Elders are probably already gathered.
In this situation, even the three Sects teaming up would have to avoid the Elders, let alone their current sorry state?
Zhou Han was not a first-time participant in the Six Sects Grand Competition. He knew that the win or loss of the first round didn't mean much; there were still opportunities later.
But Tian Ning said, “Maybe there’s still a chance?”
Everyone was puzzled. It was like this, what other opportunities could there be?
Tian Ning, she didn't have much else, but she had a lot of ideas, especially when it came to risky maneuvers.
So, Tian Ning held a small meeting with the Beast Taming Sect Direct Disciples. Tian Ning roughly explained her plan, and after listening, everyone was silent.
This… will it really work?
It sounded very unreliable, even the audience outside the arena thought she was delusional.
No one from the Beast Taming Sect spoke. They were considering whether to aim for a safe fourth place or follow Tian Ning's nonsensical idea and try their luck?
Tian Ning began to showcase her excellent eloquence: “Everyone came to the Six Sects Grand Competition aiming for first place. Do you really, Fellow Cultivators, tolerate being bullied like this by those three Sects? The first round of the competition will last several days. After they deal with the Wanjian Sect and the Refinement Sect, they will inevitably turn their attention to the Beast Taming Sect again!”
“Instead of cowering and hiding, why not fight hard and give it a try? Anything is possible! Let’s fight, and turn the dirt into gold!”
“Fellow Cultivators of the Beast Taming Sect, I know you must be furious at being bullied so shamelessly! They bully the weak, trampling on our dignity, it's simply outrageous! Now that the opportunity is here, let me lead you all, crush them under our feet, and march towards the dawn of victory!”
Her words were so passionate that many Beast Taming Sect disciples were eager to try, especially the young and impetuous New Disciples.
Zhou Han: “…”
But what she said did make sense. There was still a long time until the end of the competition, and even if they wanted to stay away from trouble, the Beast Taming Sect would find it difficult to stay out of it.
In the end, Zhou Han agreed to try Tian Ning's suggestion, as there was no other way at the moment.
If they failed, he would lead the Direct Disciples with stronger cultivation bases to escape early…
So, the Beast Taming Sect members went to the place Tian Ning said to set up traps, while Wenren Yang and Long Han followed Tian Ning to ‘fish’.
“How are you going to lure people to where the Elders are?” Long Han asked.
He thought Tian Ning's first step was already difficult. If they were not careful, they might get themselves involved.
Tian Ning was concise: “Just follow me.”
There were many Three Sects disciples together, making a large target, so later Wenren Xue specifically had everyone form small teams to catch any stragglers around the large group.
Tian Ning easily found a small team; there were three Direct Disciples from each of the Talisman, Body Refinement, and Pill Sects.
Three Pill Cultivators were acting as bait, openly sitting and resting in the center of the Continent, but six Direct Disciples from the Fu Immortal Sect and Tempering Body Sect were hiding in the shadows.
As if she hadn't noticed the trap, Tian Ning directly attacked the Pill Cultivators. Immediately, Body Refinement Cultivators came out to protect them, while the Talisman Cultivators threw Talismans to launch attacks.
“Not good! There’s an ambush!”
Tian Ning shouted, barely dodging the thrown Talismans, but was unfortunately hit by a Body Refinement Cultivator's palm. Her frail body couldn't withstand it; she took several steps back and spat out a mouthful of blood: “Pfft!”
Long Han, who had transformed into a small snake and was wrapped around Wenren Yang's arm: “…”
He said she was inexplicably drinking tomato juice just now!
“Sixth Sister!” Wenren Yang let out a timely exclamation.
A Talisman Cultivator immediately recognized her: “She's the Tian Ning we're looking for! Wenren Xue said that whoever eliminates her gets 10 points!”
That's quite a generous offer.
Now, several people were eyeing Tian Ning greedily. She was a piece of fat meat.
Tian Ning barely supported her severely injured, unsteady body. Her face was pale, and she said anxiously: “Fourth Brother… let’s… let’s go!”
Wenren Yang was slightly stunned. Although he knew this was an act, her pitiful appearance, calling him Fourth Brother so aggrievedly, made him feel heartache…
These Direct Disciples didn't know the dangers of the world. Seeing such a weak Tian Ning, with only Wenren Yang of the Wanjian Sect beside her, their confidence immediately swelled.
“Catch her! Crushing her Jade Token will give us 10 points!” A Dan Ding Sect Direct Disciple urged.
So, the audience saw the weak Tian Ning being carried away by Wenren on a sword, with six Direct Disciples relentlessly pursuing them.
Perhaps because the two were standing on one sword, they couldn't shake off the pursuers. After a sparrow on Tian Ning's head chirped twice, the two changed their escape direction and were soon surrounded in a mountain valley.
There was no way to retreat. Facing the approaching enemies, Tian Ning covered her non-existent wound, her eyes full of despair.
“Could it be that in this competition, I… can only go this far?”
As she spoke, she coughed up a mouthful of red liquid, extremely tragic.
Wenren Yang: “…”
An unknowing Tempering Body Sect disciple let out a sinister laugh: “Senior Sister Tian Ning, is it? Don't blame us, it's because Wenren Xue of the Fu Immortal Sect offered ten Jade Tokens' worth of points in exchange for your elimination. Rest in peace!”
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