When the disciples erupted into an argument, they were quite close to Shen Qing.
Shen Qing and Li Xian witnessed the whole process of the dispute, so they naturally knew that the white - robed disciple was not innocent.
"I wonder if the disciple who dropped the egg can adjust his mood in time and continue the exam," Shen Qing said with a hint of meaning. Li Xian understood what she meant. After a moment of thought, a knowing smile appeared on his lips.
"If he can't, it must be that his mental fortitude is lacking. Naturally, he can't be considered a winner."
Shen Qing looked at Li Xian in surprise. Seeing that Li Xian also seemed to have noticed something, the two exchanged a smile.
However, Xian Shiyu beside them was a bit confused. "What do you mean? The egg is dropped. He doesn't even have the test item. How can he complete the exam?"
Shen Qing smiled but didn't explain.
Just now, she noticed that after the egg fell to the ground, the unhatched little spirit beast inside was revealed.
Although Shen Qing didn't recognize the species of the little spirit beast, she knew that normally, the skin color of a little spirit beast wouldn't be so grayish - white.
A spirit beast with such a grayish - white complexion was probably congenitally deficient in the egg and might not survive until the hatching day.
Moreover, after the disciple's egg fell to the ground, the elders didn't inform him that he was eliminated. Since that was the case, it proved that the disciple could still participate in the competition.
But how could he participate in the competition?
Naturally, he had to find another egg to hatch on his own.
Since this was a selection for the young sect master, the test wouldn't be so simple as just testing knowledge.
In this half - month period, the disciples who noticed that the test was unusual were likely to cause trouble.
True Person Kunshan was really bold. He was willing to expose the disgrace of his sect's disciples in the presence of outsiders. Shen Qing felt ashamed of her own lack of such magnanimity.
"I wonder if Lan Qiu can pass the exam smoothly."
After saying that, Shen Qing thought she was overthinking. In the previous life, Chu Lan Qiu had won.
Although Shen Qing was willing to help, since Chu Lan Qiu was going to become the young sect master in the future, he must be able to stand on his own. Her help was obviously unnecessary for him.
She only needed to guard against the three people from the Main Shrine and ensure the successful progress of the disciple selection.
So, the egg - hatching at the Beast - Taming Sect was in progress...
Immortal Huiyan sent a message back to the Demon Realm. Only then did Ji Chongming learn that Lin Yibai had even led troops to chase and kill Huan Zhong.
Huan Zhong and Huan Qianyu fell into the mouth of the abyss under the watchful eyes of the demon soldiers. Ji Chongming suddenly realized that somehow, Lin Yibai could now mobilize the demon soldiers under his command.
"Xiaobai, why did you do this? You're not unaware that I just wanted Huan Zhong to bow to me. I didn't really want his life!"
Although Ji Chongming was angry in his heart, when facing Lin Yibai, he still didn't want to say anything harsh.
Lin Yibai was lying on her side on the soft couch, wearing only a thin veil, her beautiful body laid out.
She knew that Ji Chongming was a bit angry. Even though she thought she was right, she still rarely tried to soothe Ji Chongming.
"I saw the actions of the Demon Lord's wife and thought she was going to rebel with General Huan. That's why..."
As Lin Yibai spoke, she soothingly stroked Ji Chongming's chest.
The beauty frowned, speaking in a soft and gentle voice. Most of Ji Chongming's anger had dissipated.
"If I wasn't worried about you, why would I lead the demon soldiers to try to bring them back? I originally wanted to give them father and daughter a chance. Who would have thought that General Huan was so stubborn and would jump into the mouth of the abyss with the Demon Lord's wife. It really gave me a big scare."
Lin Yibai patted her chest, looking quite frightened.
Hearing that Lin Yibai did it because she was worried about him, Ji Chongming's mood eased.
But after all, the matter of mobilizing the demon soldiers was a bit too much. Ji Chongming still gave Lin Yibai a warning.
Lin Yibai smiled and agreed while cursing Ji Chongming in her heart.
Huan Zhong was dead. Ji Chongming originally thought that no one in the Demon Realm could restrain him anymore. But unexpectedly, those who had been suppressed by Huan Zhong suddenly emerged overnight.
If Lin Yibai found out that he was going to take a few more concubines into the Purple Chen Palace, she would probably be angry.
So Ji Chongming decided to hide this news from Xiaobai for the time being.
At the same time, he felt that his sacrifice was too great.
In order to stabilize the Demon Realm, he had to sacrifice his own body. Xiaobai should have felt sorry for him, but instead, he felt sorry for Xiaobai. Who wouldn't say that he was affectionate?
He personally led people to the edge of the mouth of the abyss to take a look. The darkness churned below, and the cliffs were smooth all around. If one fell, there was absolutely no possibility of survival.
Lin Yibai's actions had actually solved a big problem for him.
The three father - daughter pair, whom everyone thought were surely dead, were actually healing their wounds well at the bottom of the cliff.
Huan Qianyu originally thought that her father had lost his mind to jump into the mouth of the abyss with her.
Who would have thought that when they were falling, her almost - fainting father managed to gather his spirits and reminded her to rely on some protruding rocks and vines on the cliff to slow down their falling speed. As a result, they only suffered minor injuries and didn't die from the fall.
There were also some bones of spirit beasts at the bottom of the cliff. When the demons approached, Huan Zhong told her to crush these bones and then smear the ashes all over her body. The demons actually slowly left them, as if they couldn't see them.
Huan Qianyu, who originally thought she was going to die, miraculously survived after these series of operations.
Moreover, there were abundant herbs at the bottom of the cliff. Some of them were of great help to the wounds of Huan Zhong and Su Ye.
So Huan Qianyu busily took care of the two injured people.
Su Ye had fainted during the fall. Fortunately, she fell on the soft mud. Otherwise, she surely wouldn't have survived.
It was several days later that Huan Zhong and Su Ye woke up.
"You've worked hard. You must be exhausted during this period," Huan Zhong said lovingly, looking at his daughter. There was great guilt in his heart for involving her because of his own affairs.
Fortunately, he had no wife or parents. Otherwise, he would have involved many more people this time.
"It's okay, father. Fortunately, we're all alive," Huan Qianyu said.
After this incident, Huan Qianyu had already decided that nothing was more important than staying alive.
"But father, how can we leave here?"
They couldn't live at the bottom of this cliff for the rest of their lives. The demons were so close, wriggling from time to time in the dark mist and roaring. It was quite scary.
Huan Zhong asked Huan Qianyu to help him up and walked out of the cave.
This cave was the one that Huan Qianyu happened to come across when she fell, so they temporarily used it as a dwelling. And there were many bones of spirit beasts in this cave.
Outside the cave was the dark mist.
"Do you know what those demons look like?"
Huan Qianyu shook her head. There was the ashes of some unknown spirit beasts on her body. When she went out to look for spirit herbs, she didn't even dare to look around. As soon as she picked the herbs, she rushed back to the cave. Naturally, she had never seen the true appearance of the demons.
However, through the mist, she could vaguely see the figures of those demons.
They were long, like big worms, and seemed to have horns on their heads. They were huge in size.
All these features made Huan Qianyu think of the legendary dragon clan.