Ji Jiuying looked at the Xuanjing that suddenly appeared beside her and immediately understood why these people had suddenly distanced themselves from her. The people around her were talking about her, and the most common topic was Lanxi's strange illness. Ever since the news spread that she could touch the Xuanjing, these people inquired about her background and suspected that her ability to touch the Xuanjing was due to her previous strange illness.

Some people considered her unapproachable, fearing that she might be poisoned like Xuan Jing and die from a single touch. But Ji Jiuying didn't care what others thought; as long as they didn't provoke her, everything was fine.

"Thanks."

"By the way, what are all these people doing gathered here?" Ji Jiuying asked, looking at the people in the Array Sect Square.

Xuanjing raised an eyebrow: "You don't know?"

Seeing her puzzled look, Xuanjing explained, "Today our Array Sect is starting its competition. Only the ten winners can participate in the academy's Heavenly Ladder Tournament. In the past, the winners were mostly from the Heavenly Class, but this year... that may not be the case."

As Xuan Jing spoke, his eyes held a meaningful look. Ji Jiuying glanced at him, but her face remained calm.

"Wasn't the class competition in three days? Why was it moved up?"

Xuanjing shook his head: "I'm not really sure either."

Ji Jiuying frowned slightly, remained silent for a while, and then said, "I have a lot of things to do, and I have no interest in this ladder competition."

Xuanjing's lips curled up slightly as he said earnestly, "You'll be interested."

Ji Jiuying looked at him with a puzzled expression: "What do you mean?"

"The top three in this year's Heavenly Ladder Tournament can enter the academy's treasure pavilion to choose one item. The first place winner can also become the dean's personal disciple. Just think about it, the dean's only personal disciple, Shui Bing'er, has already ascended to godhood for many years. Now the dean is taking on disciples again, so the competition in this year's Heavenly Ladder Tournament will be extremely fierce! After all, who wouldn't want to be the dean's disciple?"

Coincidentally, Ji Jiuying didn't want to be one.

At this moment, Qi Yun spoke up from within the space: "Girl, ten thousand years ago I hid a pair of silver needles in the treasure pavilion, called the Divine Recovery Needle. This needle has powerful healing abilities and can quickly repair damaged meridians and internal organs, allowing seriously injured and unconscious patients to quickly regain their vitality. I am not skilled in medicine, so I have kept it in the treasure pavilion. It is very suitable for you, girl."

Ji Jiuying was slightly surprised. This was the first time she had ever heard of such silver needles. The silver needles themselves could heal the injured. However, these silver needles were indeed very attractive to any alchemist, including her.

“Senior Qi Yun, ten thousand years have passed. I’m afraid the Divine Return Needle is no longer in the Treasure Pavilion.”

Qi Yun lowered her eyes. Although the place where she hid her things was very well hidden, after ten thousand years, she couldn't guarantee that someone else had taken them. "Little Jiu, the place where I hid my things is very well hidden. Ordinary people won't find it. If someone else does take it, it doesn't matter. There are at least eight or ten thousand treasures in this treasure pavilion. Taking a treasure from there is a rare opportunity. Why don't you give it a try?"

Hearing Qi Yun's words, Ji Jiuying was indeed somewhat tempted.

As they spoke, the two arrived at the square. Due to the Xuanjing, the area around Ji Jiuying was rather deserted compared to the crowds in the square.

On the right were the people from their prefecture-level class. When Huang Qiming saw the two of them arrive, he took the initiative to step forward and ask, "Lanxi, Xuanjing, you two have arrived."

"Lanxi, did you gain anything in the Wind and Cloud Secret Realm?" Huang Qiming thought for a moment and then felt it was inappropriate to ask a freshman like that, so he said, "Lanxi, it's okay if you didn't gain anything. Being able to go to the Wind and Cloud Secret Realm to cultivate is already the greatest gain."

Ji Jiuying smiled and nodded: "What the mentor says is right!"

Huang Qiming added, "Lanxi, I don't know where you live. I didn't even have time to inform you when the academy changed the competition time."

The students in the academy do not belong to any particular sect, so their accommodations are also not fixed. For example, Feng Qingxue is a formation master, an alchemist, and a weapon refiner. She always travels between the three sects.

"It's alright, Xuanjing has already told me."

Huang Qiming glanced at Xuanjing, nodded, and left the class, returning to the seat where the instructors were supposed to sit in the square.

As soon as Huang Qiming left, the intermediate and high-level students looked at the earth-level students with undisguised contempt and disdain.

After all, in previous years, the prefecture-level teams have always been cannon fodder, and they are just a laughing stock if they come.

Noticing the menacing stares from those people, the students from the Earth Class suddenly felt an urge to leave the square. However, given that Huang Qiming was watching them from the stage, they couldn't leave and could only grit their teeth and ignore the men's gazes.

A girl in a blue robe stepped forward, looked the students in the Earth-level class up and down, and finally her gaze landed on Ji Jiuying. She smiled and said, "You are Lan Zhao's sister? I've heard that you are a genius in formations. Is that true?"

As the sun rose, the atmosphere in the square of the Array Sect froze. Upon hearing the girl's words, everyone in the square turned their gazes toward Ji Jiuying and the others, but most of them were prepared to watch the spectacle unfold. Jiang Xin also looked in this direction, but she did not intend to help Ji Jiuying.

Who is that girl?

"You don't know that? That girl is the niece of the most strict instructor in the Array Sect, Leng. She's practically lawless in the sect because her aunt is an instructor..."

Ji Jiuying sneered inwardly. So this girl was Leng Qingqing, the niece of the instructor who had asked her to report to the Earth-level class! She looked at the instructor on the stage not far away, but saw that she seemed not to be able to see what was happening here, and was talking to the Moon Goddess next to her with a smile.

Ji Jiuying looked at the arrogant and aloof Leng Qingqing in front of her with a calm expression, completely ignoring her.

When Leng Qingqing saw that a freshman dared to ignore her like this, her eyes immediately blazed with anger: "Hey, you didn't come to the academy with that weird illness still not cured, did you? You can't even hear me!"

Ji Jiuying's eyes held a cold aura as she looked at Leng Qingqing, a smile playing on her lips: "Sorry, I only heard a fly buzzing in front of me, I really didn't hear you speak."

The students in the prefecture-level class stared wide-eyed at Ji Jiuying in disbelief. Lan Xi was incredibly audacious, daring to offend even Leng Qingqing. Some people quietly distanced themselves to avoid being implicated.

Xuan Jing chuckled softly beside her, and Leng Qingqing finally realized what was happening: "You!"

"How dare you call me a fly!"

"Really? Why are you so eager to assume it applies to you?" Ji Jiuying gave Leng Qingqing a harmless smile.

"Do you know who I am? I am Professor Leng's most beloved niece. If you offend me, you will definitely not have a good end."

"Oh? Forget about Professor Leng, even if the Dean offends me, I'll still curse him without hesitation!"

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