Suddenly, a sharp spiritual force shot straight towards the Qi-restoring pill that was about to take shape in the cauldron. Ye Xiruo's expression turned cold. A direct confrontation wouldn't work; this was a sneaky tactic.
Unfortunately, they were about to be disappointed. Ye Xiruo condensed her spiritual power into several small shields, protecting the entire pill cauldron completely. The sharp spiritual power attempted to attack several times, but was blocked each time. Ye Xiruo dared not relax for a moment; the small shields continued to spin rapidly, protecting the pill.
At the same time, her gestures became faster. That mental energy had not disappeared. Ye Xiruo could sense that being suppressed and passively defending was not Ye Xiruo's style. Since she had provoked her, she had to be prepared to fail.
Ye Xiruo condensed his spiritual power into a spiral rod and slammed it hard into Liu Si's cauldron. Sure enough, the spiritual power around him immediately rushed back to defend. This tactic of attacking Wei to rescue Zhao was indeed effective.
"I'm afraid you won't take the bait. As for my attack, do you think you can block it so easily?" Ye Xiruo snorted coldly, instantly conjuring three identical spiral rods, which smashed directly at Liu Si's cauldron from all directions. "I'll teach you to defend."
As expected, Liu Si's alchemy cauldron was shattered by Ye Xiruo's spiritual power, sparks flying everywhere.
Amidst the flames, Ye Xiruo calmly executed the final pill-collecting technique. Not bad, all three pills were of high quality.
Liu Si stared palely at the shattered alchemy furnace in front of him, his eyes fixed on the cold-faced girl in black opposite him.
"You are shameless."
"I'm shameless. Don't forget, you were the one who challenged me. I'm a newly minted Level 1 Alchemist. Now that you've lost, can't you accept defeat?"
"You must have found someone to help you, otherwise how could my alchemy furnace have broken?" Liu Si looked utterly devastated, causing everyone around him to shake their heads.
"Oh, can I take that as you found someone to ambush me, but the ambush failed and I destroyed the alchemy furnace, and now you're accusing me of cheating?"
"How could you possibly have such strong mental power? Someone must be helping you."
"Don't forget, I'm a future divine master, naturally different from a good-for-nothing like you."
"You've gone too far."
Ye Xiruo sneered, "I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you. Was I wrong to crush you with my strength? You're not as skilled as me, yet you still come out to embarrass yourself. You should spend your time refining pills properly. Do you think you can become a divine master just by defeating me? What a joke." At this moment, Ye Xiruo was like a black mandala, dangerous, powerful, sharp, and arrogant.
The people in the square seemed stunned by Ye Xiruo's words. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have imagined that this pale and thin girl, who stood behind Jing Li with no presence, could have such a strong side.
However, she has already become the young master of the Pill King Hall, and her fate is closely related to the Pill King Hall. If this matter is not handled properly, it will have a great impact on the reputation of the Pill King Hall.
The girl's assertive declaration was a direct slap in the face to the person behind her.
Liu Si was too ashamed to stay any longer, so he secretly slipped away.
"Is there anyone else who wants to challenge me?" Ye Xiruo's cold gaze swept over the alchemists. Some responded with friendly smiles, while others turned their faces away, not daring to meet Ye Xiruo's gaze. Most of them shook their heads, indicating that they did not have such an absurd idea.
Just as Ye Xiruo said, does defeating her make me a divine master? What a joke.
"Since no one is challenging me, I'll be leaving now. You're welcome to challenge me anytime. A good alchemist doesn't want to defeat a Divine Master."
Ye Xiruo left so brazenly.
"Princess, what do we do now?" In a corner of the Danwang Palace, the proud and aloof Ninth Princess had a gloomy face, and her eyes, which seemed to have come from the Women's Kingdom, were almost spitting fire.
“Ye Xi Ruo”.
"So what if she managed to dodge it? There's still a long life ahead of us."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Have you cleaned up all the tails?" Tai Yanxi's cold and beautiful face was indifferent. In her eyes, other people's lives were just ants, let alone failed ants, which were even less of a use.
"It's all been taken care of, and we're guaranteed not to be implicated."
"Doesn't Medicine King Valley have our allies? We could consider cooperating with them."
"Your Highness is referring to Cao Rui. She's mainly here for medical treatment. The Cao family and the people from Medicine King Valley are keeping a close watch on her, and our people can't get in touch with her."
"So, you want me to let that bitch Ye Xiruo go?"
"Of course not. Young Master Xiu has gone into seclusion and we don't know when he will successfully form his Nascent Soul. There are so many things we can do for him."
"This is the Danwang Palace. I am about to return to the palace."
“This servant does not believe that she can stay in the Pill King Palace forever. Once she leaves the Pill King Palace, that will be our opportunity.”
"She got off easy this time, let's go!"
"Junior Sister, are you alright?" Si Hao caught up from behind.
Ye Xi shook his head. "It's just dealing with a small fry. What's the big deal?"
Unexpectedly, after taking only two steps, Ye Xiruo's expression suddenly changed, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Junior Sister!" Si Hao shouted.
"Who is it?" Si Hao's eyes turned red with rage at the audacity to plot against Ye Xiruo in the Pill King's Palace.
Jing Li appeared directly in front of Ye Xiruo like a ghost and stuffed a small pill into Ye Xiruo's mouth.
"Master." Before Si Hao could react, Ye Xiruo was picked up by Jing Li and turned into a streak of light, disappearing from the spot.
The remaining people in the square were in an uproar. Who could have possibly managed to harm Ye Xiruo without the knowledge of so many experts? They wondered about the extent of Ye Xiruo's injuries. It was a rare occurrence for the Taiyan Continent to produce a Divine Master bloodline; it would be incredibly regrettable if she were to die so young.
"Who can withstand the wrath of the Pill King Palace if Ye Xiruo suffers any mishap?" They had not forgotten Zishu's previous performance. Even without Ye Xiruo, a future Divine Master, the Pill King Palace would not weaken. Zishu was fully capable of supporting the Pill King Palace.
"Who could have infiltrated the Pill King Palace and assassinated Ye Xiruo so silently?" The top names on the assassin list flashed through everyone's minds one by one, but they still had no clue.
"Could it be poisoning?" some people speculated.
However, Jingli and Yuzuo are both extremely skilled alchemists and physicians. Who could poison someone right under their noses?
"Little Yezi, what's wrong?" Jingli's voice trembled slightly.
"It's Brother Xiu Qi. He must be seriously injured."
"Don't speak yet, you'll be alright." I hope Xiu Qiyu can get through this difficult time safely. (To be continued.)
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