After Severing Her Emotions, the Whole Sect Was Overwhelmed with Grief - Chapter 88:

Chapter 88: It’s Not Ruan Xinyou:

The smile on the Radiant Sun Sect Master’s face made many people firmly believe that the disciple who had obtained the inheritance must be Ruan Xinyou. Moreover, before the trial began, Ruan Xinyou had deliberately released the pressure of her Pseudo Core Realm cultivation, allowing many people to witness her strength.

The other sect masters sighed softly, “It really does seem possible that it’s Ruan Xinyou from the Radiant Sun Sect.” 

“That young girl has reached the Pseudo Core Realm at such a young age. It’s not surprising that Immortal Fan Tian would choose her! It looks like the Central State is about to see the rise of another terrifying figure!” “I’m truly envious. How could the Radiant Sun Sect be so lucky to produce such a disciple? If she gains Immortal Fan Tian’s inheritance, the entire sect will benefit!”

Everyone went over to congratulate the Radiant Sun Sect Master. Hearing all the congratulations, he replied humbly, “It may not necessarily be a disciple from our sect. It could be someone from another sect.” 

However, inside, he was overjoyed. Besides Ruan Xinyou, he couldn’t imagine anyone else who could have caught Immortal Fan Tian’s attention.

In the past, their sect had always been suppressed by the Celestial Peak Sect, and they had watched helplessly as the Celestial Peak Sect produced a prodigy like Murong Jin. 

Yet even Murong Jin had failed to open the inheritance treasure, and now Ruan Xinyou had succeeded. 

The Radiant Sun Sect Master was so excited just thinking about it that he could hardly contain himself. 

He couldn’t wait to announce it to the world.

He turned to an elder beside him and said, “When you return, immediately have people prepare. I want to hold a grand celebration for Ruan Xinyou. I want every disciple in our sect to know that Ruan Xinyou has obtained the inheritance treasure! I will personally reward her!” 

The elder was just as excited and said, “Alright, I promise the celebration will be lively and grand!” Saying so, he quickly rushed back to the sect to prepare.

The Radiant Sun Sect Master looked around proudly, feeling extremely pleased. 

Choosing Ruan Xinyou had indeed been the right decision. His eyes were fixed tightly on the exit of the Ghost Shadow Valley trial. Since the trial ended early, the disciples would all be coming out. 

Apart from those whose life tokens had been extinguished, meaning they had died, the last remaining disciple must be the one who had been chosen by Immortal Fan Tian to inherit.

Although the Radiant Sun Sect Master was convinced that the inheritor must be Ruan Xinyou, he still couldn’t help but feel nervous. 

He watched as the disciples began to come out one after another, stepping onto the square at the exit, his heart almost leaping into his throat.

However, what he didn’t expect was that the disciples from the Radiant Sun Sect who came out were either dead or severely injured. The losses were devastating. His brows furrowed immediately. Xiao Yu and Gu Qingzhou were gravely wounded and had to be carried out. Yang Yu was disfigured, with half his body torn apart. 

The scene was tragic beyond words.

It turned out that after Bai Ying went to the Spirit Grass Garden, the spirit apes had immediately sought revenge. Without Bai Ying there to help them kill the spirit apes, the disciples had suffered heavy casualties. 

Only Yuan Shijie, who had stayed within the formation Bai Ying set for him, was completely unharmed. The others were all severely injured.

Those cultivators who had previously cursed Bai Ying for not taking action were all killed by the spirit apes. 

It had been an outright massacre. They regretted it bitterly at that time, realizing they should have apologized to Bai Ying. Since Bai Ying could protect Yuan Shijie, she could naturally have protected them too. 

But after Bai Ying had saved them, they had even dared to scold her and not a single one of them had apologized. Their deaths were entirely their own fault.

Seeing such heavy losses to his sect, the Radiant Sun Sect Master’s face darkened immediately. 

Fortunately, an elder beside him said, “Don’t worry. As long as Ruan Xinyou has inherited the treasure, there will be as many pills as we need. Feed them those pills, and most of them will recover. Even if some can’t be saved, it doesn’t matter. With the pills, we can easily cultivate more disciples.”

Hearing this, the Radiant Sun Sect Master’s mood improved considerably. Soon, most of the disciples had already come out, leaving only two who hadn’t yet appeared—Ruan Xinyou and Bai Ying.

The Radiant Sun Sect Master’s eyes lit up even more. 

Even his fingers were clenched into fists in excitement. 

Meanwhile, people from the Celestial Peak Sect whispered to their Sect Master, Immortal Yu Xiao, “Could the inheritor be Bai Ying?”

Immortal Yu Xiao frowned slightly and nodded seriously, “It’s possible.” After all, though others didn’t know, everyone in the Celestial Peak Sect was aware that Bai Ying had late stage Golden Core Realm strength and impressive pill refining abilities. It was very possible that Bai Ying had been chosen by Immortal Fan Tian.

However, Immortal Yu Xiao also knew that anything was possible. Although he was hopeful, he didn’t boast about it everywhere like the Radiant Sun Sect Master. He just answered his disciples in a low profile manner.

The Radiant Sun Sect Master, overhearing the Celestial Peak Sect’s discussion, couldn’t help but laugh aloud. 

Even Immortal Qin Hua rolled his eyes and sneered, “Let’s not even talk about Bai Ying’s cultivation. She doesn’t even know what pill refining is. How could she possibly be chosen by Immortal Fan Tian, who’s an expert in alchemy? This is nothing but a fool’s dream.”

Immortal Yu Xiao looked at Immortal Qin Hua in surprise, not expecting that, despite once being Bai Ying’s Master, he understood her so poorly. 

Immortal Yu Xiao didn’t explain anything, but the others who heard Immortal Qin Hua’s words took them seriously. Since Bai Ying couldn’t refine pills and her cultivation wasn’t high, the inheritor must be Ruan Xinyou.

Some of the more perceptive sect masters immediately went over to the Radiant Sun Sect Master. One of them quickly pulled out a precious treasure he had kept for years and handed it to the Radiant Sun Sect Master, saying, “This is my gift for Junior Niece Ruan. Congratulations on her obtaining the inheritance treasure!”

Seeing him, others also hurriedly brought out gifts, saying, “This is a spirit herb I collected a hundred years ago. It’s perfect for Junior Niece Ruan to use in pill refining. I believe she will surely refine a top-grade pill from it!”

The Radiant Sun Sect Master’s smile was so wide that he couldn’t close his mouth. “I already said it might not necessarily be Ruan Xinyou,” he said modestly.

“If not Ruan Xinyou, then who else?” 

Everyone laughed heartily, and the Radiant Sun Sect Master, overwhelmed by their enthusiasm, reluctantly accepted the gifts.

Everyone waited eagerly, stretching their necks in anticipation. Finally, they saw the last figure walk out.

“It should be Bai Ying coming out now,” they said with a smile, believing firmly that Ruan Xinyou must have been left inside to inherit the treasure.

However, when they saw who came out, everyone was stunned. It was Ruan Xinyou!

The Radiant Sun Sect Master immediately shot up from his seat and shouted, “How is this possible?”

How could Ruan Xinyou have come out? Wasn’t she supposed to be receiving Immortal Fan Tian’s inheritance?