With the essence of the night wind as a buffer, the two clumps of medicinal liquid in the alchemy furnace began to merge and embrace each other.

A natural and harmonious aura gradually permeated the entire alchemy furnace.

"So there's another way! Elder Lin is truly a remarkable person!"

Ling Tianxing laughed and followed suit, opening the furnace lid and forcing out his own essence blood to inject into the alchemy furnace.

Sun Shaoling's face showed a look of sudden realization. She smiled and thanked Ye Feng, then poured her own essence blood into the alchemy furnace, using it as a buffer to fuse the two completely different medicinal properties.

"But doing this is too costly," Ling Tianxing remarked.

"Take care of what's in front of you first. Do I really need to teach you such a basic principle, Sect Master Ling?" Ye Feng said calmly.

"Yes, yes, let's take care of the present first. If we can't even get through this hurdle, what future can we expect?" Ling Tianxing said with a smile.

The other alchemists also began to imitate Ye Feng at this moment.

Seeing this, Aoki Masato on the stage showed an even greater expression of satisfaction.

Ye Feng now represents the Divine Wood Sect, and the alchemists present have followed suit in his actions, which implicitly means that Ye Feng has taken on the role of a leader.

In this way, the Shenmu Sect will naturally gain prestige, and its status will become more secure in the eyes of various sects.

However, Ye Feng, Ling Tianxing, Sun Shaoling, and Qingmu Zhenren, the sect leader of Shenmu Sect, were unaware that a momentous event was unfolding somewhere in the Five Elements World!

The Blood River Sect is about to be wiped out!

"Master, are you really going to do this? We are all your disciples, we have followed you for hundreds of years!"

"Master, why are you so heartless..."

"Does that mean your life is precious, but ours isn't?!"

Deep underground within the Blood River Sect, a lake of crimson blood has formed, but this blood lake is not calm; instead, it is constantly churning with waves!

On the Blood Lake, five warriors dressed in Blood River Sect robes were covered in wounds and their auras had weakened.

Just then, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the blood lake, and a figure covered in blood gradually emerged.

This figure looked as if it were made entirely of blood!

And who else could he be but Xue Lingzi, the sect master of the Blood River Sect who was killed by Ye Feng!

"Why do you think I would take you as my disciples? I, Xue Lingzi, have committed countless evil deeds throughout my life. Do you think I would be kind enough to take you as my disciples and teach you my skills?"

"You are nothing more than food I cultivate, medicinal herbs I grow!"

"I have nurtured you for over a hundred years, and have done more than enough for you! Now it is time for you to repay me!"

"Blood Spirit Child said coldly, his words filled with a strong sense of madness."

"Master, you've really gone mad!"

"Since you, Master, are so heartless, then we have no choice but to be unjust!"

"Junior brothers and sisters, let's attack together! Only by joining forces can we escape this calamity!"

The five elders of the Blood River Sect immediately joined forces to besiege Blood Spirit Child.

Xue Lingzi laughed loudly, "Very well, very well! You are indeed my good disciples, daring to betray your master and ancestors! However, in my eyes, you five are like moths to a flame, your actions are no different from those of a moth drawn to a flame!"

As soon as Xue Lingzi finished speaking, the blood lake beneath him suddenly surged with towering waves, as if forming gaping maws!

The next moment, the entire Blood River Sect's mountain gate trembled!

Huge cracks appeared in the ground, from which endless blood gushed out, engulfing the entire Blood River Sect's mountain gate like a tsunami.

The Blood River Sect's tens of thousands of disciples, regardless of their cultivation level, gender, or age, would instantly turn into bones the moment they touched blood, their entire flesh and blood being absorbed!

The once vast Blood River Sect has now become a living hell!

Shenmu Sect.

The alchemy competition was still ongoing, and an hour was almost up.

Just then, Ye Feng suddenly let out a soft shout, and the lid of the alchemy furnace in front of him suddenly opened.

The next moment, a streak of red and blue light flew out of the alchemy furnace and shot straight into the sky.

"return!"

Night Wind shouted and raised his hand in a grabbing motion.

The streak of light was suddenly bound by an invisible hand and pulled back to the night wind.

"It's the Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill!"

"Elder Lin has indeed successfully refined the Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill, and he's the first one to do so!"

"Amazing, truly amazing!"

"As expected of Elder Lin!"

People from all the major sects present praised Ye Feng and cast admiring glances at him.

Suddenly, Sun Shaoling, the female elder of Danxia Cave, also shouted, and the furnace lid was opened with a bang.

A Heaven-Piercing Ice and Fire Pill flew out spinning, and Sun Shaoling immediately caught it with lightning speed.

"Elder Sun of Danxia Cave has also successfully refined the Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill!"

"Although Danxia Cave's combat strength is very weak, their alchemy skills are truly unparalleled!"

"Absolutely!"

Ling Tianxing's body trembled, and the lid of the alchemy furnace in front of him opened.

A streak of light flew out, but the Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill refined by Ling Tianxing seemed to lack sufficient medicinal energy, completely lacking the miraculous power of the Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill refined by Ye Feng and Sun Shaoling.

Ling Tianxing casually grabbed the Ice-Fire Sky-Piercing Pill he had refined, glanced at it, and then gave a wry smile.

"I really can't compare to Elder Lin and Elder Sun," Ling Tianxing said with a smile.

“Sect Leader Ling, there’s no need to belittle yourself. Everyone has their own strengths. You’ve already worked very hard managing such a large sect, so it’s understandable that you don’t have enough time for cultivation and alchemy, and your skills aren’t yet fully proficient,” Sun Shaoling said with a smile.

Although Ling Tianxing knew that Sun Shaoling was just being polite, he still felt much better after hearing her words.

In the short time that followed, all twenty alchemists present started their furnaces.

But some were not even turned on.

"Time's up!"

"I am Aoki Masato on the stage," he said, raising his hand in a gesture.

A vast aura suddenly rushed towards them, and the flames inside the alchemy furnaces in front of the three alchemists who had not yet started their furnaces were instantly extinguished, rendering the Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pills they were refining useless.

The three alchemists were furious, but dared not utter a single word of nonsense.

After all, the one sitting on the high platform is one of the few living saints in the Five Elements World. How could they dare to challenge True Man Qingmu?

Looking around at the entire scene, Aoki Masato nodded in satisfaction.

It seems that after Elder Lin's actions, others followed suit, which is why so many people have successfully refined the Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill.

If Elder Lin hadn't taken a different approach, using his own blood essence as a buffer to fuse the medicinal properties of the Crimson Flame Fern and the Ice Snow Treasure, it would have been good if at least a third of the people present could have successfully refined the Ice and Fire Sky-Piercing Pill.