[Chapter 179] Danby First
[Chapter 179] Danby First
With his Dantian destroyed, Shi Hongyi couldn't help but let out a shrill scream.
“Ahhhh!”
Shang Haoyan shot out a stream of spiritual energy.
Shi Hongyi opened his mouth wide, but no sound came out. He supported himself on the armrest of the chair with one hand, covered his abdomen with the other, and glared at Shang Haoyan with resentment in his eyes.
If looks could kill, Shang Haoyan would have no idea how many times Shi Hongyi had killed him.
"Yes, I promised Master that I would not kill you."
"So, I just destroyed you."
Ignoring Shi Hongyi's murderous gaze, Shang Haoyan took out a healing pill and force-fed it to him using his spiritual energy.
"I know that you have been bothered by the position of Sect Master over the years. Believe it or not, I have never thought of becoming the Sect Master of Taihua Sect from the beginning to the end."
"You schemed against me in order to gain the position of sect leader. I never got into trouble with you because I promised my master not to kill you."
"You should never reach out to Yun Cheng."
"You should have heard about Yun Cheng's talent in formation. As the sect master, you don't care about the future of the sect, but instead kill the sect's talented disciples."
"Brother, you are unworthy of your position and are no longer fit to be the leader of Taihua Sect."
These words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Shi Hongyi's heart hard.
Regardless of whether Shi Hongyi regretted it or not, he had already become a useless person with no cultivation.
The next day, news came out that the leader of Taihua Sect was attacked by unknown monks, was seriously injured, and returned to Taihua Sect overnight to recuperate.
All the clan leaders in the stands were discussing who had injured Shi Hongyi, only the Palace Master of Yunjue Palace seemed to be thinking about something.
Today is the alchemy competition among the five arts.
At a command from the Jindan stage cultivator who was presiding over the competition, the alchemists participating in the alchemy competition headed towards the competition arena one after another.
Lu Yueyao was seen wearing a purple cassock with golden threads inlaid on her skirt, like a gorgeous rainbow across the dark sky, brightening people's eyes.
She walked with a confident and calm pace.
Many people's eyes unconsciously fell on her.
Seeing this, Nangong Chenyu couldn't help but sigh in his heart at the powerful halo of the heroine.
Fortunately, the disciples of Yunjue Palace all had extraordinary personalities. Only one or two of them were dazed for a moment, and then they returned to normal.
When Jun Han saw Lu Yueyao, he suddenly felt disgusted.
This made him frown.
It was clearly the first time he met Lu Yueyao. She was not his enemy and had never done anything to him. How could he hate her for no reason?
He couldn't figure it out.
Nangong Suhao, who was sitting on Jun Han's right, noticed his gaze and squeezed his hand gently.
"Who are you looking at?"
"That female cultivator gives me a... very strange feeling." Jun Han raised his chin and pointed at Lu Yueyao in the crowd.
"Xiao Yu, do you know that female cultivator?" Nangong Suhao asked Nangong Chenyu on the other side.
"That female cultivator is called Lu Yueyao, and she is the direct disciple of the Grand Elder of Tianyi Sect." At the end, Nangong Chenyu added, "I heard that she has a good relationship with male cultivators."
At this point, Nangong Suhao squeezed Jun Han's hand hard: "Did you hear that? That female cultivator is called Lu Yueyao."
Jun Han: He is not deaf, so of course he heard it.
"You said that the female cultivator named Lu Yueyao gave you a very strange feeling. Tell me, how strange is it?" Nangong Suhao's voice was flat and no emotion could be heard.
Jun Han knew that Nangong Suhao was jealous.
He uttered two words: "Disgust."
Nangong Suhao's first reaction was: "Does she have a grudge against you?"
Jun Han shook his head slightly: "No grudge, I have never seen her before."
"If you hate it, then don't look at it." Nangong Suhao asked Jun Han not to look at it, but he himself observed Lu Yueyao.
Being stared at by so many people, Lu Yueyao did not show it on her face, but she felt very happy in her heart. She felt that as the heroine, she should be the center of attention.
At the entrance to the competition arena, two Jindan stage monks stood on the left and right. Between the two people, there was a white stone tablet.
This stone tablet is a special test tablet, specifically used to detect the bone age of monks.
Seeing the alchemists participating in the competition approaching, one of the cultivators in the Spiritualization Stage said, "All cultivators participating in the alchemy competition must first have their bone age tested. If the bone age is found to be over 30 years old, they will be disqualified from the competition."
The sudden inspection left many people dumbfounded.
Who would have thought that there was no special bone age test in the competitions before yesterday, and this would suddenly happen today.
Not to mention, there were quite a few monks over the age of thirty who competed on behalf of others.
Among them, three monks in their thirties were detected, more than ten monks between forty and one hundred years old were detected, and four monks whose ages were already in three digits were also detected.
Seeing those monks who came to participate in the competition walk away dejectedly without even entering the competition venue, the monks who were watching the competition sighed.
Before the competition even started, there were already twenty fewer monks participating.
The first round of the alchemy competition is to identify spiritual herbs.
There were more than sixty people in total, and more than forty passed the competition, including Lu Yueyao.
The second round of competition is to refine the second-level rejuvenation pill.
The spiritual herbs and alchemy furnace were all provided by the five sects.
With the same equipment and refining the same kind of elixir, the ranking will be based on the quality of the elixir.
Three portions of spiritual herbs per person, which means three chances.
After receiving the spiritual herbs, the first thing everyone did was to check them. Only after making sure that there are no problems with the spiritual herbs will I start refining the elixir.
Different masters have different methods of alchemy.
Some monks are skilled, while others are clumsy. He has a very skillful technique and it is obvious that he often makes elixirs. His technique was clumsy and obviously he had little experience in alchemy.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Amid the sounds of furnace explosions, an ordinary-looking female cultivator took the pills she had refined and walked up to several alchemists who were inspecting the quality of the pills.
The ten round and plump pills are particularly eye-catching on the porcelain plate.
“It’s actually Mandan!”
"One top grade, seven upper grade, and two mid grade."
"Hiss~" Several alchemists couldn't help but gasp. Even if they refine pills, they can only occasionally produce a top-quality one.
Immediately, an alchemist wanted to take in a disciple.
"My friend, what's your name?"
The female cultivator replied respectfully, "My surname is Fei, and my given name is Min."
"Fei Min (Fei Ming), have you joined the sect?"
"No. I am a casual cultivator, practicing with my master."
When they heard her say there was a master, they all showed disappointed expressions. One of them was unwilling to give up: "Have you ever thought about joining a sect to practice?"
"I heard from my master that joining a sect doesn't give me the freedom I get as a casual cultivator. I don't like being restricted."
"As long as it does not violate the sect rules, the sect generally will not restrict disciples from doing anything. You can think about it carefully. There are many benefits to joining the sect. When you have considered it, you can send me a message."
The alchemist who was speaking took out a jade slip for transmitting sound and handed it to the female cultivator.
The female cultivator took the jade slip and said, "Okay, I will think about it carefully."
"Well, go back to the alchemy place first. When the time is up, we will announce the result."
Lu Yueyao was completely absorbed in refining the elixir and had no idea that someone else had already succeeded. A quarter of an hour later, she finished refining the elixir.
When I opened the furnace lid, the fragrance of the elixir wafted into my nose.
She took out the pill with joy.
She walked up to several alchemists who were testing the quality of the pills and poured the pills into an empty porcelain plate.
One, two, three...nine pills.
"Yes, nine pills have been made."
"Six high-quality ones, three medium-quality ones."
"May I have your name?"
"Junior Tianyi Sect disciple Lu Yueyao."
"Okay, it's registered. Go back to the alchemy position first."
Lu Yueyao thought that the seniors would praise her, but she didn't expect that they didn't even look at her. She said inexplicably, "Senior, can I see the registration form?"
The other alchemists who were testing all looked at the alchemist named Lu from Tianyi Sect.
Master Lu Dan wanted to refuse, but thinking of Lu Yueyao's status in the sect, he said, "Show her."
Seeing that someone on the registration form had actually refined a top-grade elixir, Lu Yueyao's eyes widened involuntarily. The other party took less time to refine the pills than her, the quality of the pills he refined was higher than hers, and the number of pills he refined was more than hers.
With such a good example before her, it’s no wonder that the seniors had no reaction when they saw the pills she refined.
She returned to her seat in disappointment.
After that, more and more people succeeded in refining the elixir.
Of course, there were also people who used up all three spiritual herbs and still failed to successfully refine a pill.
The second round ended with more than twenty people left.
The third round of competition is to refine the third-level Jiexu Dan.
There are not many level three alchemists under the age of thirty. Therefore, when the competition started, only a few people were making elixirs.
This time, Lu Yueyao performed exceptionally well and actually refined one top-grade and three superior-grade pills.
Just when she thought she had secured first place, a female cultivator with ordinary looks actually took out two top-grade pills and eight premium-grade pills.
Even a sixth-level alchemist in the sect cannot achieve such a result.
She subconsciously said, "The Jiexu Pill you took out must have been made before."
She's not the only one who thinks this way.
After checking, an alchemist said, "There is nothing wrong with these pills. They are all freshly made."
The other alchemists checked immediately.
"Impossible." Lu Yueyao didn't believe it at all.
"My dear friend, if you don't believe me, you can see for yourself."
Lu Yueyao took the porcelain plate and checked each pill one by one, and found that each pill was freshly made.
"how so?"
Seeing that she looked so devastated, Master Lu Dan couldn't bear it and comforted her: "Junior sister, you are also very good."
Lu Yueyao forced a smile.
The results of the alchemy competition were that Lu Yueyao came in second and Fei Min came in first.
Alchemists from various sects invited Fei Min to join their respective sects, promising to treat her as a personal disciple.
At this moment, everyone turned their eyes to Fei Min.
Lu Yueyao always felt that the result shouldn't be like this. A voice in her heart told her that she was the first in the alchemy competition and she should be the one praised by everyone.
Nangong Chenyu discovered that with the intervention of a more outstanding Fei Min, Lu Yueyao's performance was not as good as in the script, and her halo was a little dimmed.
"Let's go back first." Nangong Chenyu stood up and called Ye Yisheng beside him, then turned back to Nangong Suhao and said, "Brother, Ayi and I will go back to our residence first."
"Okay, you guys go back first. Ahan and I plan to go shopping in Tianyuan City." Nangong Suhao said.
There are limited rooms in the courtyard, and several disciples live in one room. Originally, Nangong Chenyu, Ye Yishen, Nangong Suhao, Jun Han, and Ye Yuncheng lived in one room.
However, after meeting his master yesterday, Ye Yuncheng went into Ye Yisheng's painting world to make the formation plate.
Nangong Chenyu and Ye Yishen returned to the courtyard early, while the other disciples of Yunjue Palace had not returned yet.
After entering the room, Nangong Chenyu waved and closed the door. When Ye Yishen turned around, he stepped forward, put his arms around her waist, and lowered his head to kiss the lips he had been thinking about day and night.
This was the first time the two were alone together after leaving the quarantine.
Before, Taoist Haoyan left Si Ji's residence and returned to Yunjue Palace. Afterwards, Taoist Haoyan asked Ye Yisheng to bring Ye Yuncheng and Ye Yixin to Yunjue Palace, and let the formation master and alchemist of Yunjue Palace teach them the formation and alchemy techniques.
Ye Yishen was taken away by Taoist Haoyan to improve his combat power, and Nangong Chenyu didn't even see Ye Yishen. I finally saw someone, and there were other people there.
This was the first time Nangong Chenyu missed someone so much. His kiss was fierce and fierce, almost as if he wanted to swallow Ye Yi alive.
Ye Yishen responded to Nangong Chenyu enthusiastically. When Nangong Chenyu was in seclusion before, he knew that Nangong Chenyu was there, but he didn’t see him, so he always felt empty in his heart.
Now holding Nangong Chenyu in his arms and feeling Nangong Chenyu's presence, his empty heart seemed to be filled all at once.
After a while, the two people who were kissing passionately finally separated, panting.
Hugging each other, the two faced each other. Ye Yisheng raised his eyes and looked at Nangong Chenyu: "Compared to two years ago, you seem to be taller?"
Nangong Chenyu kissed the increasingly gorgeous teardrop mole at the corner of Ye Yisheng’s eye and hummed softly.
The two looked at each other, reflecting each other in each other's eyes.
Nangong Chenyu kissed Ye Yisheng on the forehead again: "As soon as I came out of seclusion, all I thought about was you."
"So do I."
Staring at Nangong Chenyu's sexy thin lips, Ye Yishen took the initiative to kiss him.
A single man and a single woman, a passionate flame.
Too bad it didn't catch fire.
Just when the two were half-undressed, there was suddenly another person in the room.
Seeing the two shadowy figures on the bed, Ye Yixin quickly reached out to cover her eyes: "Um... I didn't see anything, you guys continue."
As she said that, she hurriedly opened the door and ran out, closing it considerately.
The two people on the bed: "..."
Nangong Chenyu buried his head in Ye Yisheng's neck and shoulders, sniffed hard, and propped himself up to sit up. While tidying up Ye Yisheng's clothes, he said naturally, "We'll continue another day."
Ye Yisheng felt his cheeks burning, but he still said "hmm" softly. He was extremely upset that he had forgotten the positioning and teleportation talisman he had given Ye Yixin.
"Squeak~" the door opened.
Ye Yixin, who was sitting in the yard, saw the two people coming out and wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She came back at a really bad time and ruined her elder brother's good deeds.
"Brother, brother."
The two of them walked over and sat down opposite Ye Yixin. Nangong Chenyu asked, "Did you get a spot to go to Lingxi Secret Realm?"
"Got it." Ye Yixin placed a white teleportation jade slip on the stone table.
The person who uses the alias Fei Min is Ye Yixin.
When he learned that even if Ye Yixin did not participate in the competition, her master could still help her get a place to enter the Lingxi Secret Realm, Nangong Chenyu had a hunch that her place would be taken away by the cultivators from the Xuan Continent.
So when Taoist Haoyan suggested that Ye Yixin participate in the alchemy competition, Nangong Chenyu nodded in agreement.
In order to avoid being remembered after the competition, Ye Yixin not only used a pseudonym, but also took the disguise pill that Nangong Chenyu gave her from his personal space before the competition.
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