One by one, the disciples who were watching the show landed beside Xiao Feng, forcing him to divert his attention to deal with them.

Lu Xue'er frowned slightly as she watched her disciples help, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

Even if she were to win now, she would still feel that the victory was brought about by her disciples, not by her actually defeating Xiao Feng.

Seeing the disciples surrounding and attacking Xiao Feng from afar, he quickly came to Xiao Feng's side: "I'll help you, buddy."

Despite having money in his pockets, he is a truly loyal and affectionate person.

However, Xiao Feng shook his head at those around him: "You're not strong enough, so don't stay next to me."

He could use the Mountain and River Sword to ensure his safety, but there were no other weapons like it around.

Soon, all the disciples attacked simultaneously, layer upon layer of spiritual energy striking Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng struggled to raise the Mountain and River Sword in his hand and cut their spiritual power in two.

Just as they were about to swarm him, Xiao Feng raised his hand: "Wait, there are too many of you, I don't want to hurt you."

After speaking, he placed the Mountain and River Sword on his back.

Even when his disciples attacked, Xiao Feng showed no intention of retaliating.

Seeing that her disciples were still determined to capture Xiao Feng, Lu Xue'er couldn't help but remind them, "You all step back. This is a matter between him and me."

The disciples exchanged glances, looking at Lu Xue'er with puzzled expressions, not understanding why she would do such a thing.

She walked up to Xiao Feng and said, "It was not my intention for the disciples to rush at us. Since we have not yet determined a winner, let's find a quiet place to continue the competition another day."

Xiao Feng thought Lu Xue'er would be unforgiving, but to his surprise, she took the initiative to propose a one-on-one duel.

Before Xiao Feng could respond, two disciples ran over from a distance and stood in front of him: "The sect leader sent us brothers to call you. You should go there as soon as possible."

Since there was no way to sneak into the alchemy room, we could only temporarily follow them to the sect leader's residence.

As soon as he left, the gatekeeper was dumbfounded, muttering to himself, "Could that kid really be the sect master's personal disciple?"

The fact that the sect leader personally arranged for someone to summon them indicates that their status is extraordinary.

Xiao Feng followed the two men to the sect leader's room: "Master."

The sect leader nodded slightly as Xiao Feng arrived: "According to reports from other disciples, you made quite a commotion in the alchemy room."

He originally thought the sect leader wouldn't know about his affairs, but a kind person came and told him everything about the alchemy room.

To avoid any misunderstanding, he quickly explained, "I forgot to bring my master's token, and the people in the alchemy room won't let me in."

Although his reputation had already spread throughout the sect, there were still many disciples who were in seclusion for many years who did not know of Xiao Feng's existence.

When the sect leader learned that the conflict between the two sides was merely due to a misunderstanding, he couldn't help but laugh: "Remember to bring your token in the future; it's your pass."

The disciples in the sect might not recognize Xiao Feng, but they would definitely be able to identify the sect leader's token.

Xiao Feng nodded slightly: "From now on, I will always carry this with me. I wonder what arrangements Master has made for me to come back?"

Upon hearing Xiao Feng's question, the sect leader suddenly realized and slapped his forehead: "I almost forgot about the important matter. This is specially for you."

The sect leader tossed a scroll in front of Xiao Feng: "The contents of this scroll are the inner layer of the Qing Sect's Qi Refining Technique. Only direct disciples can practice it."

Neither outer disciples nor inner disciples have the right to learn the techniques within; only Xiao Feng possesses this privilege.

As expected, upon learning of the preciousness of the inner layer of the cultivation technique, Xiao Feng quickly bowed to the sect leader and said, "Then thank you very much, sect leader."

As he was about to leave with the scroll, the sect leader patted the spot next to him and said, "You can learn here. If there's anything you don't understand, I can teach you."

Xiao Feng readily agreed and sat cross-legged on the ground.

To avoid missing anything, Xiao Feng practiced each sentence as he read it, with his spiritual energy constantly circulating through his meridians.

The sect leader stood beside Xiao Feng, a smile on his face: "My judgment is still the best; I was able to spot the person with the most potential at a glance."

At this moment, his mind was filled only with the inner layer of the Azure Sect Qi Refining Technique. His hands kept changing positions as he circulated the entire technique.

When the sect leader saw Xiao Feng open his eyes, he couldn't help but remind him, "Continue cultivating. You cannot leave here until you have cultivated to the point of perfect purity."

As the sect leader's personal disciple, he is very likely to become the sect leader of the Qing Sect in the future.

Since that's the case, the sect leader dared not let Xiao Feng slack off, and kept a close eye on everything he did, for fear that spiritual energy entering the wrong meridians would cause him to suffer a qi deviation.

Suddenly, the sect leader seemed to notice something and slowly walked to Xiao Feng's side: "Why has your internal energy weakened so much? Could it be that you were injured by the Clear Spring River?"

She placed her hand on Xiao Feng's wrist, and a wisp of spiritual energy entered Xiao Feng's body, probing the spiritual energy within him.

Before long, the sect leader withdrew his hand, his eyes revealing deep disbelief.

There's no reason for someone's strength to fluctuate so much, unless they've taken some kind of elixir.

Now that Xiao Feng's strength has dropped by two levels, the sect leader felt it necessary to ask him in detail.

Since he was practicing his inner cultivation technique, the sect leader did not disturb Xiao Feng and waited for him to finish practicing this technique.

Within the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Xiao Feng opened his eyes, and the spiritual power within his body made rapid progress.

Looking at Xiao Feng's spirited eyes, the sect leader nodded in satisfaction: "It seems you have already learned how to use the inner layer of the technique."

Before he could say anything, the sect leader approached Xiao Feng with a serious expression: "Explain to me why your strength has decreased?"

He had been hiding his strength, fearing that someone would discover that his strength had returned to the second tier.

However, the sect leader had personally ascertained his own strength, and he no longer needed to pretend.

Xiao Feng didn't mention that the system had refreshed his strength. Instead, he looked at the sect leader with an embarrassed expression and said, "My foundation is very weak, and my strength fluctuates greatly."

When the sect leader learned that Xiao Feng's fluctuating strength was merely due to an unstable foundation, he was relieved.

However, she still went through the motions and said coldly, "You haven't taken any pills to increase your strength, have you?"

Now, only a few days have passed since the assessment ended.

If Xiao Feng admits to taking the elixir, they will surely trace it back to the time of the assessment.

In this way, not only will his status as a direct disciple be stripped, but the Qing Sect may also put pressure on him to leave the Qing Sect.

Now that Xiao Feng has become the sect leader's personal disciple, she naturally chooses to believe in him.