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Red!

Not yellow, which represents neutral Yao Beasts, nor green, which represents friendly spirit beasts, but red, which represents an enemy monster!

An enemy creature!

And it actually appeared in the Sect Map's location!

Most Yao Beasts spawn points are in the back mountains and within the Monster Locking Tower.

This thing that suddenly appeared above the sect... I bet there will be some unexpected gains!

After all, the "Golden Autumn Harvest Festival" begins tomorrow.

Maybe it's an event warm-up?

Meanwhile, not far away.

Lu Wu, who had come to Hundred Herbs Valley to collect some spirit herbs, also noticed the red dot.

"What kind of demon dares to cause trouble in my Righteous Path's Xuanmen!"

Shen Nong looked at the coordinates displayed by the red dot and determined it was in the sky.

He looked up, the afternoon sun a bit blinding. He squinted for a long time but couldn't make out anything, only seeing countless flying gnats and flies.

Which one is it?

"Forget it, they're all the same. I'll just kill them all."

In the Sect Channel, a disciple named [Flame Wolf Most Handsome] was also broadcasting:

[Flame Wolf Most Handsome: Coordinates (XXX, XXX, XXX), there's a red-named monster! Generous rewards, hurry!]

[Flame Wolf Most Handsome] saw that he was too far away to have a chance to grab it, so he directly synchronized this information to the Sect Channel.

As for why...

Those who understand, understand!

On the other side, Ji, who was preparing to go to the Artifact Refining Pavilion to offer sacrifices to improve his proficiency, also saw the information in the Sect Channel and on the map.

"Bold demon! Surrender immediately!"

The next moment, Ji directly drew his bow and nocked an arrow, shooting it out. As the arrow flew, it was wreathed in cold blue flames.

The little Spirit Contract Insect, while flying, suddenly noticed a beam of light appear in its vision without warning.

A heavenly light, tearing through the sky, shot up from below!

The Spirit Contract Insect's tiny intellect didn't even have time to react.

Su Ling'er's heart also stopped at that moment!

She wanted to forcibly command the insect to dodge through their connection, but it was too late!

Following the sword light was a burning giant axe, then an onslaught of rolling flames, several spells, a dozen magic treasures...

Countless attacks rose from the ground, their target, the insignificant... insects in the sky.

Snap--!

In her mind, the connection originating from her bloodline snapped.

A sharp pain surged from the depths of her soul, and her vision went black.

The Spirit Contract Insect was dead.

It was blasted into nothingness by over a dozen grand-looking spells.

She could feel, under the very first sword light that arrived, how the little bug disintegrated.

The remaining attacks followed in quick succession, blasting it into absolute oblivion...

The connection that carried all her hopes was broken just like that.

Why?!

Why did this suddenly happen?!

There was no abnormality before, so why suddenly attack a seemingly ordinary bug with such lethal force?!

What did this bug ever do to you?!

"Did you hit it?"

"No, you?"

"Me neither! Good heavens, so many people fighting over one monster!"

"Can anyone say who hit it? Who actually hit it? Speak up, what reward was given?!"

Meanwhile, Shen Nong looked at the information on his panel in surprise.

[Game Hint: You have eliminated a huge hidden danger for the sect, gaining +200 Sect Contribution Points.]

Although there were no drops, he immediately received 200 Sect Contribution Points!

This is equivalent to doing 200 basic daily tasks!

He immediately posted this matter, along with his own judgment, on the Sect Channel:

[Shen Nong: Brothers! It's real! Killing one gives 200 contribution points! Watch the sky, look for those small black flying insects, they look like mosquitoes or flies! Anyway, if you see them, don't care which one it is, just kill it!]

[Shen Nong: Be careful not to hit Elder Qian's avatar, in case he glitches and delays us from earning event contribution points.]

[Ji: Should I go offline and tell Senior Disciple Brother?]

[Shen Nong: Let's tell Senior Disciple Brother when he comes online. Besides, it only adds contribution points, doesn't drop any treasures, and doesn't add any experience. If it's just contribution points, Senior Disciple Brother probably won't bother with this kind of thing.]

[Lu Wu: Why don't we catch the insects first, and when the event starts, let Junior Disciple Sister kill them one by one according to the insects. Then the contribution points will be doubled, and killing one will give 400 contribution points!]

[Wang Xian: I'm also lazy... I want to stay with the Melancholy Beast...]

[Shi Gandang: This should count as helping, right? It won't count towards contribution points. Plus, you're helping her catch them and put them in front of her to kill them one by one. That's too much of a shortcut, I don't think there would be such an obvious loophole.]

[Shen Nong: Then forget it. Anyway, I feel like this is just a warm-up for the event. Maybe more will appear when the Golden Autumn Harvest Festival event starts, and then it won't be too late to let Junior Disciple Sister kill them one by one.]

[Shen Nong: Besides, I saw how tired she looked when she went back to her room earlier. Let her rest first.]

[Ji: That's true. I don't know what Junior Disciple Sister is thinking. She doesn't improve her living environment at all. She's already at Qi Refining Great Perfection, and she's still living in that thatched hut.]

[Yan Buyu: This is... the more you can endure hardship, the more hardship you will have. Sigh, forget it, forget it, it's none of my business.]

Despite this, the entire Gui Xi Sect was completely abuzz.

Countless disciples, while carrying out their daily tasks, would also keep a close eye on the sect's mini-map, not letting go of any red dots that might bring a large amount of contribution points.

In the shadow of the thatched hut.

Su Ling'er's body went limp, and she slid onto the straw.

Her face was a little pale, and the red clothing on her back was soaked with cold sweat, clinging tightly to her body, outlining her slender figure.

Through that fragile bloodline connection, she clearly "saw" the excited expressions on the faces of the disciples closest to her.

Their prey was just a swarm of sesame-sized flying insects.

Just! SESAME! SIZED! FLYING! INSECTS!

In her mind, the pain of her vital blood being forcibly torn apart was still imprinted deep within her soul.

Why?

She couldn't understand.

In the storybooks she had read, the demons acted erratically and were moody, but no matter how erratic, there was always a reason.

For profit, for revenge, for lust, or even just for the pleasure of killing.

But, just a swarm of insects flying in the sky.

Not one more, not one less flying insect, and they needed to use over a dozen spells, sword lights, and talisman fires?

This formation, she would believe it if they said the Demonic Sect was eradicating a Righteous Path sect!

Su Ling'er hugged her knees, curling herself into a ball on the straw.

Although this thatched hut was located in the heart of the sect, allowing her to secretly carry out these actions.

She still didn't dare to move rashly, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Had they discovered her?

Were they going to come knocking any moment now?

She couldn't tell.

And her current outward appearance should be one of extreme exhaustion, so she didn't dare to step out of the thatched hut even half a step.

This also prevented her from effectively responding.

She could only hope that these Evil Cultivators had not discovered her because of that insect.

After all, logically speaking, that insect was already completely destroyed...

There shouldn't... be any problems, right?