"Chu Hua!" Bai Ran walked forward, waving his hand in front of him, but there was no reaction.
Sixth Granny sighed helplessly, "It's useless, his heart has already been devoured by darkness."
It seemed he hadn't found the light...
"It's alright, we just need to wait for him to wake up on his own."
Hearing this, Bai Ran nodded.
If one awakened the dark attribute, they could transform the dark elements in darkness into light elements. This was what Bai Ran thought of when she saw the half-black, half-white spiritual energy vortex.
Perhaps the two could convert into each other, and it turned out to be true. This way, cultivators wouldn't need to awaken two attributes simultaneously.
After the conversion, the dark attribute would deliberately display the obsessions in the cultivator's heart to them.
If the cultivator's mind was fragile and they were deceived by illusions of light, they might end up like Chu Hua, trapped inside.
Sixth Granny looked at Bai Ran, a hint of tenderness inadvertently appearing in her eyes.
"If I ever have children, a girl would be named Ran, and a boy would be named Ze."
A woman's exquisite smile appeared in her mind.
Her child... truly resembled her so much...
Sixth Granny shook her head helplessly, pitying the twists of fate...
"Sixth Granny?" Bai Ran called out when she saw her mentor spacing out.
"Hmm?" Sixth Granny snapped back to attention instantly.
"Oh, um! Today's lesson ends here!" She hurriedly left.
Although Bai Ran was confused, she didn't ask further. It was just that the gaze… it seemed familiar…
That kind of gaze that looked past her at someone else…
Chu Hua was taken back to his courtyard, while Bai Ran was summoned to the plaza.
A portion of the disciples had already gathered in the plaza. Sect Master Xiong stood on the high platform, looking down.
"Is everyone here? Then I shall explain the purpose of summoning you all."
"The preliminary round of the Heavenly Pride Ranking will begin in a month. To this end, I and the elders have discussed and decided to hold a martial arts gathering to enhance the strength of all disciples!"
Upon hearing this, the disciples below all wore crestfallen expressions.
"It's over, the annual cultivation hell has begun again."
"Yeah, we always lose half our lives."
"Oh god, another cultivation gathering."
Listening to the discussions of the disciples beside her, Bai Ran was a little curious. Cultivation hell?
What kind of terrifying trial made the sect disciples so fearful?
Sect Master Xiong continued, "We depart tomorrow at Chen Shi and it will last for half a month."
"Ah, no..."
"It's over..."
Sect Master Xiong pouted, looking at the disciples below groaning, "Tsk, look at you all, so uninspired!"
"However, this gathering will not be led by elders and mentors."
Not led by elders and mentors? Then who would?
The disciples were all confused.
Sect Master Xiong's lips couldn't stop curving upwards, his expression clearly mischievous. "Lottery drawing!"
"Lottery drawing?"
"That's right! The disciples who draw the red-tipped lot will lead the team!"
What! Led by disciples! This is outrageous!
"No, Sect Master! The disciples don't have the capability!"
"Yes, Sect Master, it's safer with the elders protecting us."
.......
He frowned, "I have already decided! No further objections!"
Elder Lin stood not far away, holding a lottery cylinder and looking at everyone with a smile.
Seeing this, the disciples had no choice but to comply, lining up one by one to draw lots.
When it was Bai Ran's turn, Elder Lin smiled and lowered his voice, "Little girl Bai, thank you for your hard work."
Hearing this, Bai Ran instantly had a bad premonition. She reached into the lottery cylinder and fumbled for a long time.
"What's wrong, little girl Bai?" Elder Lin asked innocently.
Bai Ran's brow was tightly furrowed. She wondered what trick the lottery cylinder had played, as there was only one slip of paper left inside?
Without a doubt, this slip must be the red one.
"Elder Lin."
"Hmm?" Elder Lin's smile couldn't be suppressed.
"Cheating is not the way of a gentleman." Bai Ran finally pulled out the slip, and sure enough, it was a red one.
But she didn't understand. Her strength wasn't the highest; she was among the weakest. Was she to lead all the disciples just because of her talent?
"Ah! The red lot has appeared!" Elder Lin exclaimed, his expression extremely exaggerated.
Whether it was gentlemanly or not, he could slack off anyway.
"What?"
"Who has the red lot?"
"It's..."
The disciples all looked towards Elder Lin. They saw Bai Ran holding the red slip.
"It's her?"
"Isn't she that new disciple?"
"Yeah! I heard she caused a big scene recently!"
The disciples looked at Bai Ran, their eyes filled with disdain. She would lead the team? Were they trying to get themselves killed?
"Elder, I protest!" Ouyang Yuan stepped forward, looking at Bai Ran angrily.
"She's just a new disciple and doesn't have the ability to manage the entire team," he shouted furiously.
"Yeah! Her strength isn't even as good as mine!"
"Don't let her be the captain!"
......
The disciples shouted, expressing their dissatisfaction with Bai Ran.
Elder Lin glanced at Bai Ran and winked, "Handle it yourself."
Bai Ran held the red slip in her hand, wishing she could throw it away. This thankless task was truly a big hassle.
Moreover, she inherently preferred to act alone. Having Bai Ran lead a group of reckless youths was worse than not going at all.
"Sigh," Bai Ran sighed. It was really troublesome.
"If that's the case, those who want to follow me, stand behind me. Those who don't want to follow me, stand behind Ouyang Yuan," she said coldly to the disciples.
Bai Ran glanced at Elder Lin. Elder Lin hadn't expected her to do this.
This way, the lives of the other disciples would have nothing to do with Bai Ran. After all, people had to be responsible for their own choices.
"Little girl Bai?" Elder Lin said sheepishly. He originally wanted to dissuade her, but Bai Ran's glare shut him up.
Forget it, forget it. He was already troubling little girl Bai. This was good.
The disciples heard this and immediately ran behind Ouyang Yuan. Instantly, a long line formed behind Ouyang Yuan.
Only two men hesitated and stood behind Bai Ran.
Bai Ran looked at them. One wore a mask, his face hidden. The other was as fat as a tiger and was holding a chicken drumstick.
"Since the teams are divided, no matter what happens during the trial, I will not help you."
Bai Ran said, looking at the people on Ouyang Yuan's side. Don't blame her for not warning them.
"We need your help?"
"Exactly! Don't you even look at your own strength? Are you qualified to say that?"