Although Lin Buyu remained expressionless, she still offered words of praise:
"In this team, Qu Ningshuang certainly stood out, but judging by these points, everyone must have given their all."
Lin Buyan said with a smile:
"This team relied on Qu Ningshuang. Surely you aren't deliberately belittling her contribution because Xu Taiping gave her a sword?"
At those words, Lin Buyu seemed to remember something and nodded in all seriousness.
"You've reminded me of something."
Lin Buyan asked in confusion:
"Reminded you of what?"
Lin Buyu said earnestly:
"When I next meet Senior Brother Taiping, I'll ask him why he gave Qu Ningshuang a sword."
Lin Buyan was instantly speechless.
Just as the two were talking, light began flickering across the Demon-Slaying Ranking.
Some cultivators who could wait no longer began having their Demon-Slaying Tokens tally their points automatically.
For a time, the positions on the Demon-Slaying Ranking began shifting nonstop.
Even so, Qu Ningshuang, Luo Hong, Liu Qingxiang, and the others still held firmly to the top positions.
Lin Buyu said thoughtfully:
"It seems twenty thousand points already counts as a high placement for this first posting."
Just as she murmured this, someone suddenly cried out:
"Bai Chan of Ningchan Cave and Xie Wangyan of Ningchan Cave both already have nineteen thousand points!"
The members of Three Corpses Cave were pushed down the ranking as a result.
Lin Buyu immediately frowned.
"It seems Ningchan Cave truly came prepared this time."
In her view, since Ningchan Cave could alter the destination of Xu Taiping's Teleportation Array, they could surely alter their own disciples' destinations as well.
If they could alter their destinations, they could go to whichever Seal Land they wished and prepare in advance to deal with the demonic beasts inside.
Lin Buyu immediately added:
"Still, even with that,