116: The spots have been secured, but there's still a chance.

As the sun gradually sank in the west, the evening glow burned like fire, dyeing the entire Yaochi Square a blood-red.

This battle for the Face and interests of the two major Sects had also entered a fever pitch.

It had to be admitted that as a top-tier Sect with a ten-thousand-year Legacy, the Foundation of the Yaochi Holy Land's Disciples was indeed a notch above that of the Hehuan Sect.

Although Lu Yi's previous wave of terrifying "Dimensionality Reduction Strikes" had greatly dampened the morale of the Yaochi Disciples and consumed much of their main Disciples' spiritual energy...

...in the subsequent matches, the Yaochi Disciples still demonstrated tenacious resilience thanks to their deep Foundations.

However, the Hehuan Sect side was no pushover either.

After Lu Yi stepped down, although the remaining Hehuan Sect Disciples were slightly inferior in individual combat strength...

...they excelled in flashy methods and wild tactics.

Charm Arts, Poison Powders, Hidden Weapons, Formation Plates... all sorts of unpredictable methods emerged one after another.

Coupled with the fact that their opponents were already in poor condition and had unstable mindsets...

...for a time, the two sides actually fought back and forth, locked in a stalemate.

It wasn't until night had completely fallen and countless Moonlight Stones were lit around the square, illuminating the arena as bright as day...

...that this long war of attrition finally settled.

"Phew..."

As the final match ended, everyone couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

The top spot on the rankings was, naturally, unshakable.

Since Lu Yi's battle, no one else dared to be so blind as to challenge him.

He sat firmly on the sidelines, easily taking first place in this grand competition.

The ownership of the second and third places, however, was quite dramatic.

After a brief rest, although Chu Qianqian's body was still somewhat weak, she was determined to wash away her previous disgrace and not let down her Revered Master's expectations.

She actually forced her body to endure and challenged two rounds alone!

Relying on her Foundation, she used thunderous methods to successively suppress two powerful elite Disciples from the Hehuan Sect.

By her own strength alone, she snatched back two precious seats for the Yaochi Holy Land, occupying the second and third positions respectively.

The fourth place was taken by the Hehuan Sect Holy Maiden, Chu Qianqian.

Perhaps stimulated by Lu Yi's words, or moved by her sister's madness...

...in this battle, Chu Qianqian no longer relied solely on those external methods.

She displayed the strength befitting a Hehuan Sect Holy Maiden.

As for the fifth and sixth places, they were claimed by two senior Disciples of the Yaochi Holy Land.

As for Yun Mu, he had been heavily injured by a single palm strike from Lu Yi in the first match.

Although he later swallowed a Medicinal Pill to forcibly suppress his injuries, his spiritual energy had long since been exhausted, and his condition was at its worst.

In the subsequent matches, although he fought with all his might, even resorting to Forbidden Secret Arts that harmed both himself and the enemy...

...in the end, he only managed to barely scrape into the seventh position.

He was only one step away from the top six qualification slots, yet it felt like an impassable chasm.

On the high platform.

Luo Qingcheng stood up expressionlessly, looked at the final list in her hand, and announced the results in a cold voice:

"The results of the Yaochi Immortal Realm slot competition are as follows:"

"The Hehuan Sect has obtained a total of four slots."

"The Yaochi Holy Land has obtained a total of six slots."

Following the announcement, the reaction below showed a polarized state.

Although from the numbers, the Yaochi Holy Land still held the advantage and took the lion's share...

...in the Hehuan Sect's camp, thunderous cheers instantly erupted!

"We won! We won!"

"Hahaha! This is great! Four slots!"

"The Saint is mighty! The Saintess is mighty!"

Chu Qianqian was so excited that she jumped up and grabbed Lu Yi's arm, almost hanging off him entirely.

"This is wonderful! This time, our Hehuan Sect finally won't be completely shut out!"

She shook Lu Yi's arm excitedly, her eyes full of admiration and excitement.

"You don't know, in previous years when we came here, we were often completely shut out and had to slink back with only those two guaranteed slots."

"Even in the luckiest year, we only managed to snatch one slot by chance."

"This time, we actually snatched two at once! And they're first and fourth place!"

"This is simply an unprecedented victory! When we get back, Revered Master will surely reward us handsomely!"

Seeing her excited look, Lu Yi just smiled calmly, letting her hold him, hiding his contribution and fame.

On the other hand, at the Yaochi Holy Land...

Although they had more slots and saved Face, there wasn't a hint of joy on anyone's Face, and the atmosphere was oppressively heavy.

After all, this was their home turf!

At their own doorstep, nearly half of the resources were snatched away by their arch-rivals, and their strongest Disciple had been toyed with and crushed like that.

No matter how you looked at it, it seemed like a loss, and a complete one at that.

Luo Qingcheng's expression was ugly to the extreme. She coldly swept her gaze over the cheering crowd of the Hehuan Sect and snorted.

She then flicked her sleeves and left directly, not even bothering with pleasantries.

Chu Qianqian sat on her chair and closed her eyes wearily.

Although she had regained some Face for the Sect, it couldn't heal her inner wounds.

At the very edge of the crowd...

Yun Mu stood alone in the shadows, his Face as pale as paper.

He stared fixedly at the posted rankings, looking at the glaring "top six" rule, his heart filled with indignation.

"Lost... I actually lost..."

"I exhausted my mind, even resorting to cross-dressing as a spy and living a second life, yet I can't even get a single slot?!"

"No! Absolutely impossible! I am a Reincarnator! I am the protagonist! How can I fall here!"

He was unwilling!

He frantically searched his memories from his past life, trying to find a way to break the situation.

Suddenly, his gaze froze on the high platform, on Chu Qianqian, who was resting with her eyes closed.

Then, he looked at the rankings again.

According to the rules, the top six get the slots.

And Chu Qianqian won two matches alone, which meant... under her name, she actually had the right to dispose of two slots!

"The extra slot..."

In Yun Mu's originally dim eyes, a burst of greedy and ecstatic light instantly erupted.

"She can't enter twice by herself! She will definitely give that extra slot to someone else!"

"Anyway, she still owes me a favor. As long as I can find a way to deal with her, won't that slot be mine?!"

Thinking of this, Yun Mu took a deep breath, his gaze becoming incredibly determined.

For that slot, to rebuild his Foundation, and to achieve the Great Dao...

Even if he had to pay a bit of a price, it would be worth it!

"There's still a chance! I still have a chance!"