A beautiful female cultivator stood in front of the bulletin board, with a huge notice floating beside her.

When she saw Zhao Xi carrying salted fish over, she didn't dodge, but a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes, which she quickly concealed.

She gave Zhao Xi a graceful curtsy: "Would you like to sign up for the Pill Contest, young lady? In these turbulent times, even independent cultivators can participate. All you need to do is form a team of five and choose a captain."

It turned out to be a bird egg snatching contest.

Zhao Xi thought, "No."

As soon as she finished speaking, the female cultivator pursed her lips and curled her lip in disdain.

Zhao Xi glanced at the list of participants and spotted the Hundred Beast Garden among the hundreds of sects listed below the notice. She exclaimed, "Huh? When did the Hundred Beast Garden register? Luo Haiqing, did you do this?"

Luo Haiqing was still haggling with a stall owner by the roadside when he shouted, "Registration costs spirit stones, I don't have that kind of spare money!"

Who could it be?

Zhao Xi thought, "Could I see who signed up?"

The female cultivator glanced at her from head to toe, finally fixing her gaze on the salted fish-shaped magical artifact created by the Qi Refining cultivator, and asked, "May I ask which sect you belong to, young lady?"

“Beast Garden.” Zhao Xi grabbed the tail of the salted fish and pointed to the glowing text floating below.

The nun raised her hand and tapped lightly, causing the notice to float upwards.

A detailed list of participants has been revealed.

Rongrong, Xingye, Xiaojia, Xiaoding, Zhao Xixiang.

That damn Rongrong...

She registered without permission and even put her name at the very end...

This pill-fighting match is just a suicide mission.

If Rongrong wants to die, then let her die. Anyway, she won't let the kids go.

Zhao Xi wondered, "What will happen if I sign up but don't participate?"

The female cultivator smiled gently, covering her mouth with her hand as she laughed, her tone laced with sarcasm: "It's fine for independent cultivators, but if a sect registers but doesn't come, they'll probably be laughed at by other sects."

"What are you saying, you bitch? Is it fun to stir up trouble? You think you'll be the one who gets blown to death by the wind?"

Luo Haiqing squeezed through the crowd, stood behind Zhao Xixiang, spat on the ground, pointed at the beautiful female cultivator and cursed, "Your Wuji Sect is so powerful, why don't you go and steal the egg instead of sending cultivators from other sects to their deaths?"

"You..." The female cultivator was not expected to be scolded. Her eyes widened in anger, and she even took out the magic weapon iron ring.

Luo Haiqing wasn't afraid of her. He took out the repaired bell, and lightning spiritual energy instantly surrounded him: "What do you mean, 'you'? I'm just asking you, your Wuji Sect has organized so many competitions, have you sent your own cultivators? Every time you wait for the results and then lure all the promising talents from the winning minor sects away?! You yourselves are shameless and shameless, yet you're here playing dirty tricks and provocation. Do you know who's standing in front of you? Do you think our headmaster would even look at this?"

"You old fool, how dare you speak so disrespectfully and slander my sect!" The female cultivator raised her hand...

"What old man? With your appearance, you've clearly used a longevity pill made from a fart beetle. You might even be older than me."

Enraged, the female cultivator unleashed streams of fiery spiritual energy from the iron ring towards Luo Haiqing.

Luo Haiqing raised the bell, creating a thundercloud electric field over six feet long, which split the fire spirit energy from a distance.

Seeing that they were about to fight, the surrounding cultivators retreated even further.

Zhao Xi was standing close by and couldn't move away immediately.

Luo Haiqing quickly withdrew the lightning from her side and said, "Please step back, Headmaster. My cultivation has improved since the battle at Dog Head Mountain, and this lightning might harm you. How dare she underestimate my Hundred Beasts Garden! I'll teach her a lesson she won't forget!"

Fighting at the drop of a hat—that's the daily life of cultivators!

Luo Haiqing only thought that she was protected by the Master and had a special way to resist low-level spiritual energy, but he did not know that she could actually resist all magical spiritual energy.

Although they wouldn't get hurt, there was no need for them to get so close while fighting.

Zhao Xi wanted to step aside and watch the fight.

Lightning flashed and firelight streaked across the bulletin board several times.

That female cultivator not only knew how to use fire, but also had many magical artifacts on her, always able to strike unexpectedly.

Luo Haiqing's ring was stuffed full of newly bought magical artifacts. He had run out of talismans on his person and didn't have time to look for more in the ring.

After several rounds, the two were evenly matched. The female cultivator was particularly cunning. She noticed that Luo Haiqing's foot injury had just healed, so she kept forcing him to dodge fireballs everywhere, and he almost fell down.

"You old fool, how dare you insult my sect! Even if I let you go, my senior brothers will not forgive you. Today, I will send you to a quick and painless death!"

The female cultivator once again summoned the fire ring, aiming it at Luo Haiqing.

Is this guy trying to kill someone in the street?

Fighting is one thing, cultivators have thick skin and heal quickly, but this is actually about killing someone?!

Zhao Xi snorted, took out a water spirit talisman, and tossed it towards the fire ring.

"Whoosh—"

Water suddenly appeared from mid-air, splashing down and extinguishing the fire spirit energy as it hit the ring of fire.

The female cultivator below, soaked to the bone, looked up in astonishment and glared angrily at Zhao Xi, thinking, "Why did you attack?! What kind of sorcery did you use to extinguish my fire spirit energy?!"

Not only that.

Zi—

Click—

Due to thermal expansion and contraction, the ring of fire broke.

The female cultivator exclaimed in surprise, "My spirit ring!"

"I'm dying of laughter." Zhao Xi wanted to squat down while carrying the salted fish, laughing until her stomach hurt. "It's not a one-on-one fight, why can't I lend a hand?!"

"My Wuji Sect has people everywhere. You two are fighting me alone. Aren't you afraid that my Wuji Sect will go to your Hundred Beast Garden and raze it to the ground?!" The female cultivator snorted twice, then changed her mind after thinking of something. "Fine, even if we raze your little place to the ground, I won't gain anything. This is my Golden Core Natal Magic Treasure, which I painstakingly cultivated. If you destroy my magic treasure, I'll let you go if you pay me one million spirit stones."

What kind of powerful backer could someone have who would recruit cultivators to participate in the pill-competition in a run-down place like Seven Star Town?

If someone really had powerful connections, would they do such a thankless job?

She's just trying to scam spirit stones.

"ha?"

Zhao Xi narrowed her eyes, a smile playing on her lips, and stopped in front of her, carrying the salted fish. "Sorry, so this is your natal magic weapon. You can only have one natal magic weapon, which means you can't use your ultimate move, right?"

The female cultivator then realized what was happening, took two steps back in surprise, pulled out a handful of talismans, and forced a smile, saying, "So what? My Wuji Sect treats its disciples extremely well. I have many magic treasures. Even without my natal magic treasure, I can still beat you to a pulp..."

Since that's the case, then I won't stand on ceremony.

Zhao Xi had been feeling down these past two days because of Rongrong's situation, and seeing that she had signed up without permission, putting the children in danger, made her furious.

This female cultivator just happened to walk right into the line of fire!

She rushed to the female cultivator, who quickly affixed a fire talisman to her body.

Zhao Xi felt a warm and comfortable sensation all over her body: "Heh, that's all?"

After the flames subsided.

Zhao Xi wanted to appear before everyone unharmed.

One of the cultivators exclaimed, "I remember now, she is that true immortal!"

"Didn't they say she wasn't a true immortal? She's Zhao Xixiang, the head of the Hundred Beast Garden!! The one who knocked our junior sister unconscious..."

"Yes, I saw her when I bought pastries! Her cultivation level is definitely higher than ours!"