Fang Meiyun, Abandoned by All

Escorted by the elder from Treasure Pavilion, Li Hui, who had luckily won the grand prize, successfully returned to the Jade Maiden Sect.

There had indeed been two groups of cultivators along the way with ill intentions.

The most dangerous group consisted of two Nascent Soul cultivators who followed them.

The Treasure Pavilion elder showed them no mercy. With his peak Nascent Soul cultivation, he unleashed two divine abilities and beat the two early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators until they vomited blood and fled.

"Thank you, Senior Li, for escorting me. This is a small token of my appreciation."

After arriving at the Jade Maiden Sect, Li Hui reluctantly took out twenty high-grade spirit stones and offered them to him.

"It was simply my duty. No need to be so courteous."

Elder Li smiled and waved his hand, declining the spirit stones before turning and flying away.

After Elder Li left, Li Hui became even more convinced that this lottery was truly impartial.

But when she thought of how the sect master might fly into a rage upon learning of this, she felt uncertain.

She chose to head directly to the Azure Water Formation.

The Azure Water Formation was a place specifically used by the Jade Maiden Sect to punish disciples.

Within the formation, icy azure water energy filled every corner. Cultivators had to constantly use their true essence to protect their bodies, making the entire ordeal unbearably painful.

By the time Li Hui arrived at the Azure Water Formation, Ning Qingyan was meditating and cultivating inside it.

Her clothes had already been soaked through, her exquisite figure faintly visible beneath the wet fabric.

Luckily Tang Yu was not here, or he probably would not have escaped having to sketch the scene on the spot.

Sensing someone's arrival, Ning Qingyan opened