Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

I've basically tried out everything I wanted to experience. Now, in the next few days, I need to prepare for the Nanling Grand Event.

With about one day left, Qin Yi called everyone over because the specific competition events for the Nanling Grand Tournament had been announced, but only their internal sects had received them; other sects didn't have this privilege.

"Ladies and gentlemen, all the competition events for the Nanling Grand Gathering have been announced. Now I'll tell you about them," Qin Yi announced.

Everyone quickly sat down and listened carefully to what Qin Yi had to say. They definitely wanted to hear carefully about the competition events; knowing in advance was always better than being completely clueless.

"The first trial: the Heavenly Gate Trial. This trial mainly judges the aptitude of cultivators and is a means to eliminate participants. Our Yun Sect does not need it and can pass without taking the test."

"The second trial: the Chaotic Trial. This trial will send you into an independent space to compete for a spot. Those who obtain a spot will enter the third trial, where you will need to use your own methods to seize it. Feel free to use your abilities."

"The third trial: the inner demon trial. I won't go into details; you can tell from the name."

"The fourth trial: the survival trial. This trial tests wisdom, not cultivation level. There is a time limit. The last one standing will enter the fourth trial."

"The fifth trial: the trial of slaughter. You will be placed in different independent spaces in batches to fight each other. Only those who survive will enter the sixth trial."

"The sixth trial: the endless trial. Participants must surpass themselves to pass this trial."

"The seventh trial: the hunting trial. This trial is similar to the demon hunting competition in our Cloud Sect Tournament. You gain opportunities by hunting demon beasts. After the time is up, the ranking of points will determine who will enter the next trial."

"Eighth Trial: Trial of the Prodigies. This trial is a battle to defend the title. Each person has one chance to challenge, and there are only one thousand spots available."

"The Ninth Trial: The Trial of Dao Discussion, which can only be participated in by those who have passed the Eighth Trial. It is a one-on-one challenge."

"Alright, those are the remaining nine competition events. However, aside from the first round, the five major sects of the Northern Region will be watching the other eight rounds. If you perform well, even if you don't pass the next round, you will receive invitations from these five sects. Whether you go or not is up to you. But I must remind you that we are a direct subordinate force of the Supreme Response Sect. You can only choose to join the Supreme Response Sect or refuse to join. You should understand what I mean." Qin Yi said this last sentence, which was quite serious.

It was to tell them not to have any other ulterior motives. If they joined the other four major sects, it would be tantamount to betraying the Supreme Response Sect and the Cloud Sect, and the consequences would be severe.

Chapter 328 Night of Slaughter (Part 1) (4000 words, 200 monthly votes bonus chapter)

Everyone understood this principle, and it didn't really matter. Even if the Supreme Response Sect looked down on them, they could still enjoy the best treatment in the Southern Region when they returned to the Cloud Sect.

Furthermore, while staying within the Taishang Ganying Sect might offer a better future, their status would inevitably decline significantly.

But on the eve of the Nanling Grand Event, a conspiracy was brewing.

In the underground stone chamber of a pavilion in Tianyi City, a group of people wearing black robes were gathered.

"Everyone, tomorrow is the grand gathering in Nanling. I have waited for hundreds of years for this day. Tonight, let's turn the world upside down to avenge the destruction of our sect. Today, we will die." An old voice rang in everyone's ears.

These people are cultivators who have had grudges against the Taishang Ganying Sect for thousands of years. The entire Southern Ridge was destroyed by the Taishang Ganying Sect, and there were many such sects. For these people, regardless of good or bad, the Taishang Ganying Sect is their mortal enemy.

The reason for choosing to make a move tonight is that there are an unprecedented number of people in Tianyi City today. Making a move today will definitely cause a huge uproar and shake the position of the Taishang Ganying Sect in Nanling.

Moreover, they had been planning for a long time, and if they missed today, they would have to wait for hundreds of years. Many of them had little time left to live and could not wait any longer.

They may all die, but the moment they decide to take action, they have already cast life aside. Just as Yu Mei said, for a cultivator whose heart is full of hatred, if he does not take revenge, the value of his life is gone, and he is like a walking corpse.

There are too many people like Yu Mei in Nanling.

The Taishang Ganying Sect has stood firm in the Nanling Mountains for nearly ten thousand years. During these ten thousand years, it has destroyed countless cultivation forces and ruined countless lineages.

Not only external enemies, but also enemies created by internal strife. They may be patient in normal times, but they will definitely take action once they have the opportunity.

At the same time, at the Tianyi City array control center, a group of cultivators dressed in the robes of the Taishang Ganying Sect suddenly arrived.

"Halt! Who goes there? This is a forbidden area of ​​Tianyi City. No one is allowed to approach without orders." Outside the array control center, a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage stepped forward to block them.

But immediately, a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe stepped out from the crowd.

"How come you don't even recognize me?" the middle-aged Taoist priest said in a deep voice.

Upon seeing the other party, the guard disciple first showed a surprised expression, and then quickly bowed.

"Oh, it's Uncle-Master Zhenyun. What brings you here?" The cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage relaxed his guard slightly.

The middle-aged Taoist priest smiled slightly.

"It's nothing. I was ordered by the sect that tomorrow is the grand gathering in Nanling. To prevent any unforeseen events today, I was specifically ordered to lead a group of disciples to strengthen the defenses," Master Zhenyun replied calmly.

The guard was taken aback.

"I see, I understand. I did receive orders to strengthen the defenses here." The young man relaxed.

Upon seeing this, Daoist Zhenyun immediately waved to the people he had brought, and these disciples immediately stood next to the group of guards.

To their utter surprise, the newly arrived disciples who had been reinforcing the guards suddenly revealed a sinister look in their eyes, and then, with lightning speed, stabbed the original group of guards with sharp blades.

Moreover, it was swift, accurate, and ruthless, aimed directly at their hearts.

"Pfft! What?!" By the time they realized what was happening, their hearts had already been pierced.

The disciple who was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage had just sensed something was wrong when a terrifying force suddenly appeared, and a large hand, like the hand of death, grabbed his head.

"Master, Uncle-Master, you?" The disciple looked incredulous.

The True Cloud Taoist was no longer the amiable man he had been moments before; instead, his face was filled with murderous intent.

"Junior nephew, I'm sorry, rest in peace." Daoist Zhenyun apologized, then crushed the head of the Nascent Soul Peak cultivator.

All of this happened in an instant; the dozens of Dao Palace-level guards didn't even have a chance to warn anyone.

It wasn't that they weren't vigilant; rather, who could have imagined that their fellow disciples would suddenly turn on them and kill them?

These people acted swiftly, using some kind of magical artifact to immediately collect all the corpses and clean up the bloodstains.

After the traces were cleaned up, several more black-robed figures emerged from the darkness. Without exception, these five figures were all from the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

“Zhenyun, you did a good job. After infiltrating the Supreme Response Sect for hundreds of years, you have finally proven your worth. What happens next is none of your business. Go back now,” one of the men in black robes said calmly.

Master Zhenyun nodded, then turned and disappeared into the darkness.

Of those who remained, four walked to the four directions leading to the array control room, while the other, a man in black robes, easily opened the door to the array control room and entered.

Not only here, but also at the Tianyi City Law Enforcement Hall, a group of people were lying in ambush all around.

Looking at the array control center, there was a powerful expert at the Nascent Soul realm sitting in the center of the array. He was a middle-aged Taoist who looked to be in his thirties and had a goatee.

Meanwhile, the four people outside calculated the time and simultaneously took out a golden talisman and affixed it to the four corners of the array's control center.

Moreover, the talisman seemed to be pasted into the void, which was very strange. After the talisman was pasted on, this space seemed to be frozen.

The moment the talisman was affixed, the black-robed man had already arrived at the passage leading to the central hub of the formation.

There were also guard disciples inside, and their cultivation was even stronger; they were four cultivators from the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

They suddenly saw a man in black robes arrive and immediately became alert.

"Who has trespassed into the forbidden area of ​​Tianyi City?"

The man in black robes smiled faintly, then raised his hand and pinched the four people at the door. Before they could say anything, their souls shattered in an instant.

The light in the four people's eyes immediately disappeared. Four cultivators of the Four Extremes Secret Realm were actually defeated in one move. It was clear how strong the person in front of them was. He might even be a powerful expert of the Transformation Realm.

Strangely, Tianyi City has the power to monitor the formation, but why didn't it issue a warning? It's clear that the four talismans outside have produced some effect, sealing off that space.

The middle-aged cultivator inside the array's core sensed something immediately; he abruptly opened his eyes and looked towards the main entrance.

Sure enough, the next moment, a loud crash was heard, and the heavy stone chamber door was smashed through.

The middle-aged cultivator immediately squinted and slowly stood up, looking ahead warily. At the same time, he immediately took out his communication magic item to try to contact the outside world, but unfortunately, he found that his communication magic item was not working.

After a puff of smoke dissipated, the man in black robes strolled in.

"Fellow Daoist, you are quite calm, yet you are unaware that death is imminent?" A cold, sharp female voice rang in the middle-aged man's ear.

The middle-aged man didn't say much. Not long ago, the church had said that there would definitely be people with ulterior motives who would cause trouble. They didn't expect that even though they had increased their defenses, they still miscalculated.

"Since you've made your move, you must have been fully prepared. Unfortunately, I don't know how many innocent people will die at the hands of your ambitions today." The middle-aged Taoist had already sensed something was wrong with the surrounding space and tried to contact the outside world immediately, but all communication failed at that moment.

He knew the outcome the moment the communication failed, so there was no point in being afraid.

"Hmph! They came to this dangerous place on their own. Even if they die, it is their fate. In the past ten thousand years, how many innocent people has your Taishang Ganying Sect killed? Now you're worried about the safety of outsiders." The woman took off her black robe, revealing a silver-haired woman wearing a black dress.

The moment the woman revealed her true face, the middle-aged Taoist priest immediately wore an extremely ugly expression.

"It's you? Thousand Poison Yin Ji?"

"Hmph, yes, it is me, but I don't like this title," the silver-haired woman said with a cold expression.

Qian Du Yin Ji, whose real name is Pu Yang Fei, is at the third level of the Yuan Shen realm. She was a disciple of the Qian Du Sect two thousand years ago. The Qian Du Sect practiced poison arts. In order to maintain its so-called orthodoxy, the Tai Shang Gan Ying Sect classified poison arts as evil arts and began to clean up sects in the Northern and Southern Regions that mainly practiced poison arts.

Not long after, the Thousand Poisons Sect was destroyed, with only a handful of disciples surviving under assumed names. Puyang Fei, the Holy Maiden of the Thousand Poisons Sect, was escorted away by the sect leader during the crisis and then secretly attacked and killed cultivators belonging to the Supreme Induction Sect in various parts of the Northern Region.

He is currently a wanted evil cultivator within the Tang Kingdom, with a bounty of 100 billion spirit coins in the Northern Region.

Unfortunately, Puyang Fei was too cautious. The Supreme Response Sect set traps for her several times, but she managed to evade them all. No one expected her to appear here today.

The middle-aged man guarding the array hub of Tianyi City was only at the first level of the Nascent Soul realm. He had virtually no chance of winning against Puyang Fei, because Puyang Fei's poisonous skills had killed cultivators at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm, even though she was at a higher level.

"Further words are useless. I know I am no match for you, but even if I die, I will severely injure you." The middle-aged Taoist waved his hand, and a top-grade Xuan weapon appeared in his hand. At the same time, a golden primordial spirit dharma image appeared behind him.

However, his first thought was to attack the array hub behind him. Once he broke through this defense, he could warn the Supreme Sense Sect.

Unfortunately, he probably didn't have that chance, because the moment he turned around, Puyang Fei appeared in front of him and blasted him away with a palm strike that released a large amount of poison gas.

"Trying to destroy the array's core? Too late," Puyang Fei sneered.

The middle-aged man was sent flying by the blow, and the toxins began to invade his body, which he could not stop at all.

"Today, I will sacrifice myself for the cause." Knowing he was beyond saving, the middle-aged Taoist drew his sword and charged towards Puyang Fei.

However, Puyang Fei revealed a disdainful smile. Poisonous gas emanated from her body, and a bizarre Dharma image several times larger than the middle-aged man appeared. It was a spider monster that resembled both a human and a demon.

"Hehehe... A mere grain of rice dares to rival the moon's brilliance! Burn your last light of life!" Pu Yangfei's body was enveloped in a large amount of purple poisonous gas, which instantly shrouded the array's flow.

Puyang Fei's poison skills are so potent that they can even kill the soul. Not to mention that this middle-aged man's cultivation level is not as high as hers, so his defeat is inevitable.

Just as they were about to make their move, Ye Liuyun, who was resting in his room, suddenly heard Lin Qingyou's voice.

"Little guy, something big is going to happen tonight, be careful."

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun immediately opened his eyes from a deep sleep, then got out of bed. Lin Aoxue, seeing Ye Liuyun suddenly awaken, also stopped cultivating.

"What's wrong? Why such a strong reaction?" Lin Aoxue was also stunned.

Ye Liuyun quickly got out of bed, went to the window, and glanced outside. The moon was far away, but it was shimmering with a faint red light. Moreover, the moon was so bright, yet the night was so dark.

All of this gave off an ominous feeling.

"What happened? Say something!" Lin Aoxue asked again.

Ye Liuyun did not hide it.

"My master said that he just sensed the battle fluctuations of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator somewhere in the city," Ye Liuyun said with a serious expression.

"What? How could this be? You mean someone is trying to cause trouble before the event starts?" Lin Aoxue asked in astonishment.

Ye Liuyun nodded.

"Although I don't know what's going on, it should be right. Things have started to change. We need to find a way to inform the sect, or rather, to protect ourselves," Ye Liuyun said.

Even if Ye Liuyun knew, it would be difficult for him to report it.

In that very instant, within the array hub of Tianyi City, the battle had ended, and the middle-aged man's golden primordial spirit dharma form had been shattered.

He himself was pinned to the wall by his own weapon, clutching the sword stuck in his body, spitting out black blood and panting heavily.

"You, you can't possibly leave Tianyi City alive either. I'll be waiting for you in the Netherworld." The middle-aged Taoist said with difficulty, and then lost his life.

The middle-aged Taoist priest had tried several times to disrupt the array's core to issue a warning, but unfortunately, he had failed. If he had acted the moment the opponent appeared, he might have had a chance.

Puyang Fei looked at the lifeless, soul-destroying middle-aged Taoist priest and said expressionlessly.

"This old woman's lifespan is almost over, and I won't live much longer anyway, so it doesn't matter. Before I die, I'll kill a few more Nascent Soul cultivators from the Supreme Response Sect. That will be enough for this life."

After speaking, Puyang Fei arrived in front of the formation. The reason she was sent here was because she was one of the few people who understood formations.

Puyang Fei raised her hand and manipulated the formation. She first sealed off the entire Tianyi City, then disabled all communication devices, then released the power suppression, and finally opened the formation entrance in a certain direction of Tianyi City.

Meanwhile, outside the city, a large number of figures were moving about. When they saw that the formation in front of them had suddenly opened up, they knew that their plan had succeeded.

"The Tianyi City formation has been activated. Everyone enter Tianyi City and kill anyone you see. Kill as many as you can. We must turn this so-called Nanling Grand Gathering into a tragedy."

After speaking, a series of dark figures rose up and flew into the gap in the formation.

The patrolling disciples guarding Tianyi City were stunned when they suddenly saw the formation open and many people of unknown origin barging in.

"What's going on? How did the formation get opened? Oh no, enemies are attacking!" The guarding disciple was just wondering what was happening when he saw a large number of black-clad cultivators fly in.

"Kill! Slaughter everyone in Tianyi City and turn this place into a dead city!" The black-clad cultivators who entered exuded murderous intent, and they immediately pounced on the people of the Supreme Response Sect.

It all happened so suddenly.