Just as Shi Xuan was most focused, the divine sense of the Nascent Soul stage cultivator from the Heavenly Army suddenly pierced in, directly penetrating through the alchemy furnace and entering the pill that Shi Xuan was refining.

It should be understood that when alchemists are refining pills, they control the pill's form with their divine sense in the closest possible way. If a powerful divine sense suddenly intervenes, it will only lead to two results—the pill will be destroyed or the furnace will explode.

Fan Mingzhu lowered her head slightly. She didn't expect to produce any pills in this round. If they could ruin Shi Xuan's pills here, their Divine Cauldron Sect could easily win the championship.

Among these people, apart from Shi Xuan, none of the others posed a threat to his senior brother, Gu Zhusheng. She felt as if victory was already in her grasp, and was extremely pleased with herself.

However, at this moment, Shi Xuan's lips curled up slightly, and he threw the last ingredient he had been holding tightly into the alchemy furnace.

The moment the last ingredient entered, Fan Mingzhu heard Tianjun let out a shrill scream in her mind, and then there was silence for a long time.

Fan Mingzhu was shocked and immediately inquired about his condition through her divine sense. Tianjun remained silent for a long time, as if he was seriously injured.

Now that Shi Xuan had achieved her goal, she returned to a relaxed demeanor, as if she hadn't been the extremely nervous person she had been just moments before.

Fan Mingzhu's face was ashen, and she gritted her teeth in hatred. As expected, Xuan was cunning and treacherous; she had fallen for Xuan's tricks several times.

Did she foresee her plans in advance, at a grand event like the Six Sects Competition? Why did this happen? This is so illogical! Who would put on a focused expression for others while completely absorbed in alchemy?

Startled by Tianjun's scream, Fan Mingzhu's alchemy furnace tipped over with a loud thud. The sound nearly startled those around her, especially her senior brother, Gu Zhusheng, who glanced up at her after hearing the commotion. In that instant, the processing of the pills in her hands was slightly off, failing to achieve the best effect.

He quickly calmed himself down and did his best to salvage the situation, which saved the batch of pills.

As for Shi Xuan, how could he be careless when Fan Mingzhu was around, especially after he had offended her to death at the auction just two days ago and then been tasked with assassinating her?

Seeing the father and daughter whispering during the break in the previous round, Shi Xuan went through all the possible accidents in her mind. The most likely one was to use divine sense to disrupt the alchemy process. This move was common among alchemists. In her previous life, some alchemist competitions even allowed candidates to use divine sense to disrupt each other.

Because of this, she chose the Returning Spirit Pill without hesitation. In the illusion of the Azure Dragon Secret Realm, she had seen a notebook that recorded the evolution of the Returning Spirit Pill.

The original Rejuvenating Pill contained one ingredient: human consciousness. The alchemist would infuse their own or another's consciousness into the pill, resulting in an exceptionally potent formula. However, damage to a cultivator's consciousness was extremely painful, and recovery was incredibly difficult. This method of alchemy was heavily criticized, and eventually, the formula was changed.

The revised formula, lacking the divine sense and the other ingredient, the Spirit-Subduing Herb, resulted in a Spirit-Returning Pill that, while still useful, was significantly less effective. Gradually, the Spirit-Returning Pill fell from its pedestal and became an unpopular and neglected elixir.

The herb Shi Xuan held in her hand was the Spirit-Subduing Grass, its function being to capture and integrate divine consciousness during the pill-forming process. Shi Xuan was prepared for both scenarios: if Fan Mingzhu didn't use any tricks, she would refine a Returning Spirit Pill normally; but if she was audacious enough to try and destroy her pill with divine consciousness, then she would make sure Fan Mingzhu never returned!

So when she needed to focus her spiritual energy, she deliberately acted nervous, and Fan Mingzhu actually fell for it!

Shi Xuan looked at the Returning Spirit Pill in the alchemy furnace with satisfaction. This time, the divine sense that entered should not be Fan Mingzhu's own. Not only was the quality excellent, but the quantity was also considerable. It seemed that it wanted to ruin her pill in one fell swoop, and it did not hold back in using the divine sense. Shi Xuan was in a very good mood. While condensing the pill, he almost hummed a little tune.

As for whose divine sense it is, it doesn't matter. She can carry her senior brother with her, so others must have their own methods. It's just that whether they are good or bad is unknown.

Fan Mingzhu was both angry and flustered. Tianjun had been silent for a long time, and her pills were ruined. The pill-making competition allowed for another batch to be prepared, but she had no mind to refine pills now! Especially since Shi Xuan seemed completely unaffected and even looked happy.

But if she didn't refine pills, there was no reason for her to stay in the arena. After a moment's hesitation, she picked up the alchemy furnace and started processing the materials again. She wanted to continue observing the situation and see if there was anything she could do to adapt to the changing circumstances.

Shi Xuan's Returning Spirit Pill was quickly formed. She used the Pill Collection Incantation, and the pill, which had just been emitting a medicinal fragrance, gradually suppressed the fragrance until it disappeared and returned to the pill.

The moment Shi Xuan took out the jade bottle to collect the pill, colorful clouds gathered in the sky. The light was so intense that it seemed particularly satisfied with this batch of pills. The light shone on Shi Xuan, and even the pills she released were tinged with a seven-colored glow.

The entire audience remained silent as they watched this breathtaking scene. Even those who had participated in the Six Sects Alchemy Competition last time were once again stunned. The scene was too magnificent, even more dazzling and spectacular than the glow of the previous Six Sects Alchemy Competition.

It makes sense, the Dao imprint of a fifth-order pill is naturally not comparable to that of a first-order pill.

Nine round and exquisite pills sprang from the Heavenly Origin Pill Furnace and were caught by Shi Xuan in a jade bottle. She first poured them out and counted them in her hand so that everyone present could see them clearly. Then she put eight of them away in the jade bottle and handed the remaining one to a disciple of the Langya Sect to deliver to the judges' platform.

This action stunned the judges on stage and the audience. Normally, all the pills refined were sent up for the judges' review, yet she was so stingy, only willing to send one pill. Was this a sign of distrust towards the judges? Was she afraid they would steal her pills?

Shi Xuan laughed and said, "Masters, please don't be offended. I'm a stingy person. I was heartbroken when I lost a Lightning-Attracting Pill just now. I won't let you try this pill this time."

As he spoke, he glanced in Fan Hongde's direction, which infuriated Fan Hongde. "Who cares about your worthless elixir! Who are you trying to insult!"

Even so, a flawless fifth-grade pill that has received the Heavenly Dao Seal is something everyone would want, even if they are Nascent Soul stage cultivators who have never seen one before in their lives.

One is fine, we can take turns looking at them.

They gained a new understanding of Shi Xuan's abilities. Someone with such abilities would not care about the small reward of the Six Sects Grand Competition. It would be no good to provoke him.

Once you get your hands on the pill, you can feel a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy, and its shimmering colors are irresistible.