The Unparalleled Sword Emperor

In the world of the scroll.

Yan Ji chuckled lightly: "Brother Lin Bai was correct, the only mistake you made was choosing the wrong time; you shouldn’t have been so eager to trick us seven days before the birthday celebration!"

"If you had tricked us one day before the birthday celebration, we would surely have missed it!"

Yan Ji looked at Lady Qin Xin and said.

Lady Qin Xin forced a bitter smile without replying.

At this moment, Lin Bai looked at Lady Qin Xin and asked: "Lady Qin Xin, I still have a question. Could you please help me unravel this mystery?"

"Why does Lady Qin Xin not want us to attend the birthday celebration?"

Lady Qin Xin chuckled lightly: "What’s the use of discussing this now? Haven’t all of you already determined that we’ve lost? Since that’s the case, there’s no need to say more!"

Lady Qin Xin said with a bitter smile.

Just as Lin Bai continued to press the question.

Suddenly, there was a slight tremor in this gray world.

Everyone turned around and saw not far behind them, a white portal appeared.

Seeing this portal, Lady Qin Xin shook her head helplessly.

"Looks like we can leave now." Yan Ji chuckled and said: "Thank you, Lady Qin Xin, for your company these days. Your skills in Qin Dao and chess have earned Yan’s highest admiration. Someday, I hope to seek your guidance again!"

Liu Yuan said grumpily: "Why so many useless words? Is that portal the passageway out?"

Scholar Ye Jing said: "We’ll know if we explore it!"

As he spoke, Scholar Ye Jing and Liu Yuan flew swiftly towards the portal, entering and leaping out of the world of the scroll.

Then Su Tingzong, Feng Siyun, and Yan Ji followed suit.

The violent-tempered woman and Lin Bai’s steps were slightly delayed.

When Lin Bai left the world of the scroll, he looked back at the disappointed Lady Qin Xin, a question arose in his heart: "Why did she want to stop us from attending the birthday celebration?"

"We, without a doubt, are the ones most likely to win the championship this year!"

"Could it be that they don’t want us to seek the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures for artifact refining?"

"But why would that be?"

With doubt, Lin Bai turned and walked into the portal, jumping out of this world!

...

The Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures unfurled the scroll mid-air.

All warriors saw that the scroll depicted a dry well.

Just then, warriors began crawling out of the dry well, leaping forward, flying out of the scroll, and upon landing, transformed into the size of a warrior.

"Elder!" Scholar Ye Jing and Liu Yuan looked at the Bald Elder, calling out in surprise.

The Bald Elder looked at the two emotionlessly and said: "I told you not to wander, but you wouldn’t listen!"

Consequently, Su Tingzong, Feng Siyun, Lin Bai, Yan Ji, violent-tempered woman Qin Yijun, and Li Can also emerged from the world of the scroll, landing on the ground.

"Lin Bai!" Ye Suxin smiled, calling out.

"Why are you here?" Lin Bai looked back, and only then did he see the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures and others.

Su Tingzong came to Su Wusi’s side, somewhat guiltily saying: "Master!"

Su Wusi coldly replied: "One learns from one’s mistakes!"

Su Tingzong nodded: "I understand!"

Finally, Lady Qin Xin, holding an ancient zither, walked out of the scroll, looking at the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures and Luo Jia, her face showing a hint of apology.

The Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures glanced at Lady Qin Xin, shaking his head silently.

Then, the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures said: "Dear individuals, this matter is due to the mischief of my disciples. I will surely punish them severely!"

"Since that’s settled, please return!"

Immediately, everyone in the Great Hall cupped their fists and said: "We bid farewell!"

After speaking, all the warriors gradually left the Great Hall.

...

After all the warriors had left.

The face of the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures turned icy cold.

Luo Jia quickly ran out from behind the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures, kneeling before him, cried out with tears: "Master, this was my idea, it has nothing to do with Third Senior Sister!"

Lady Qin Xin also knelt before the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures, speaking softly: "My Senior Brother and I planned this together. If Master wishes to punish, then punish us both!"

The Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures looked at them silently.

At that moment, two men and one woman hurried in from outside the Great Hall.

These three, were the other three disciples of the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures.

Second Disciple, Chen Zhixiao.

Fourth Disciple, Nong Shuang.

Fifth Disciple, Hu Qi!

The three walked in, seeing Senior Brother Luo Jia and Third Disciple Qin Xin kneeling before the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures.

Without a word, the three went over and knelt down.

Chen Zhixiao said: "Master, we planned this together!"

Fourth Disciple Nong Shuang said: "Master, if you wish to punish, then punish us together!"

Hu Qi knelt silently.

The Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures looked at Hu Qi, smiling and asked: "Hu Qi, was it you who told them?"

Hu Qi knelt with a resolute expression: "This matter is of great importance, I couldn’t not inform my Senior Brothers and Sisters!"

The Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures chuckled lightly: "You chose loyalty, realizing these individuals were hot favorites for winning the birthday celebration, so you planned to trap them until only then to release them?"

"Ha ha ha!"

"Well done, well done indeed!"

The Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures laughed, though his smile was chillingly cold.

The five disciples could clearly hear that the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures was genuinely angry.

"Come forth!"

The Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures immediately shouted.

At this moment, several registered disciples entered from outside the Great Hall, kneeling before the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures respectfully saying: "Disciple greets Master, awaits Master’s command!"

The Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures looked at the five disciples kneeling in front of him, speaking coldly: "Among my disciples, the First Disciple Luo Jia, Second Disciple Chen Zhixiao, Third Disciple Qin Xin, Fourth Disciple Nong Shuang, Fifth Disciple Hu Qi, have disobeyed sect rules, defied Master’s command, and their sins are unpardonable!"

"From this day, expel these five from the sect, banish them from Fire Lotus Mountain!"

"Henceforth, these five shall have no connection with me, the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures!"

"For all eternity, they are banned from re-entering Fire Lotus Mountain!"

"Effective immediately, announce this under Heaven!"

After speaking, the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures waved his sleeve, and his shadow vanished from the Great Hall, the whereabouts unknown.

"Expelled from the sect..." Luo Jia gazed at the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures in a lost soul state.

"For all eternity... banned from re-entering Fire Lotus Mountain..." Chen Zhixiao also stared wide-eyed.

Lady Qin Xin’s eyes shed clear tears.

Fourth Disciple Nong Shuang fainted straight away.

Hu Qi stared blankly at the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures, never having imagined he would truly expel them from the sect.

Even the registered disciples hearing these words were dumbfounded, trembling all over. In their hearts, they wondered what serious mistake these five direct disciples had made to cause the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures such fury, to expel them directly from the sect!

However, the news of the Venerable Lord of Thousands Treasures expelling the five direct disciples swept through the entirety of Fire Lotus Mountain within just half an hour.

Now, within Fire Lotus Mountain, there are hundreds of thousands of warriors who have come to celebrate the birthday, and upon hearing this news, they are all scared out of their wits!