Fu Chishang's face showed a look of satisfaction and pride.
If Xiao Xi makes a name for herself in this grand competition, the leader of a top-tier power with the strength of a half-immortal will be enough to intimidate all the forces, big and small, on the continent.
At that time, the crisis facing the Illusionary Concealment Sect will be resolved on its own, and no one will dare to easily invade the Illusionary Concealment Sect again.
"Bang—smack—"
Lu Chengnan was kicked around like a ball by Ruan Xiyan, his consciousness was also in a daze.
The words "half-immortal realm" kept echoing in his mind. At this moment, he was filled with regret. Why did he have to be the first to stick his neck out?
Offending a half-immortal level expert means that no matter how many Giant Roaring Sects there are, he will wipe them out.
No, wait! There's also that kid Lu Ji.
He is, after all, Lu Ji's father. If he goes and begs Lu Ji, perhaps Sect Master Ruan will spare the Juming Sect out of consideration for the sect.
Seeing Lu Chengnan beaten badly, Lu Ji smiled. He knew that the sect leader was helping him vent his anger.
"Ouch! Lu Chengnan got beaten up badly."
"Is it just my imagination? I have a feeling that Sect Master Ruan is deliberately targeting him."
“I think so too. When did Lu Chengnan offend Sect Master Ruan? With Sect Master Ruan’s strength at the Half-Immortal Realm, dealing with someone at the Supreme Realm would be a piece of cake.”
"Among those who went up earlier were people of similar strength to Lu Chengnan, and they were all defeated in one move. Lu Chengnan was tortured so badly that he couldn't even admit defeat. Tsk tsk tsk, so pitiful!"
Those people's words were full of mocking schadenfreude.
Of course, there were also those who felt indignant on Lu Chengnan's behalf, saying, "Sect Leader Ruan, what do you mean by deliberately humiliating Sect Leader Lu?"
"On the surface, I just hit him because I didn't like him," Ruan Xiyan said bluntly, kicking the half-dead Lu Chengnan away.
She looked at the faction that had spoken, "If you're not satisfied, you can come up here yourself and seek justice for him."
"I—" The man was speechless, silenced by Ruan Xiyan's words. He didn't want to go up and get beaten.
"Is there any point in fighting a half-immortal realm expert? Going up there would just be asking for trouble." The sect leaders of the smaller forces all gave up.
The strength of a half-immortal is something that even among the upper echelons of power, let alone small forces like theirs, might not be found.
"What's there to be afraid of! There are at least a thousand forces present. No matter how strong a half-immortal is, they are still human, and their power will eventually run out."
“That makes sense, I’ll do it.” A person with pseudo-immortal realm strength came to Ruan Xiyan’s side.
......
They fought from morning till afternoon, starting with people at the Transcendent Realm and then moving on to pseudo-Immortal Realm experts, clearly intending to deplete Ruan Xiyan's strength.
Ruan Xiyan snorted. In order to make the Illusionary Hidden Sect give back those cultivation resources, they were unusually united this time. However, a war of attrition would not work on her.
“She’s been fighting all day, and she must be almost out of strength. Let’s take her down in one fell swoop…” Before the man could finish speaking, he saw a scene that made his jaw drop.
Ruan Xiyan calmly took out a bottle of pills, tilted her head back, and poured the entire bottle of pills into her mouth.
High-quality pills melt instantly upon entering the mouth, and Ruan Xiyan's depleted spiritual energy is restored at a visible speed.
"Where did she get the pills? Oh no! I forgot she's an eighth-grade alchemist."
"Even if she is an eighth-grade alchemist, how can she consume pills like that? Swallowing a whole bottle of pills is too extravagant."
"It takes time to recover spiritual power by taking pills, so why did her power recover so quickly?"
"Everyone says she's an eighth-grade alchemist. She's someone even the president of the Alchemist Guild, who is a ninth-grade alchemist, treats with special regard. The pills she refines must be extraordinary."
Ruan Xiyan looked at the last few sect leaders and said, "Why don't you all come together and finish this sooner so I can get some rest? We've been fighting all day."
She yawned lazily; it wasn't challenging at all, and she was almost falling asleep.
"Sect Master Ruan, are you sure? We are all high-level pseudo-immortals, and one of us has even reached the low-level half-immortal realm. Although you are only a mid-level half-immortal, you should think carefully before facing our combined attack."
One of the middle-aged men asked, "After fighting for so long, we've realized that the Illusionary Hidden Sect is no longer a force that can be easily crushed. Unbeknownst to us, the Illusionary Hidden Sect has grown into a behemoth."
Furthermore, the sect leader of the Illusionary Concealment Sect was an eighth-grade alchemist, and the other top-tier forces watched from the sidelines without intervening or trying to stop the Illusionary Concealment Sect from becoming a top-tier force.
Although it is unknown how the Illusionary Concealment Sect persuaded those top-tier forces, this move is tantamount to admitting that those top-tier forces do not want to offend the Illusionary Concealment Sect, and that they may even be on good terms with the sect.
From any perspective, the future of the Illusionary Concealment Sect is limitless.
So regardless of whether they can get their hands on those cultivation resources this time, they can at least clearly understand that it is not advisable to offend the Illusionary Concealment Sect too much.
"Confirmed, let's all the sect leaders come together."
The alchemist branches of the upper class all waved their hands in refusal, saying, "We are only good at alchemy, not fighting, so we won't come. Please, other sect leaders."
Yan Changpu laughed and refused, "What a joke! Young friend Ruan is one of their own, how can they let their own people fight each other?"
It was within their expectations that the Alchemist Guild would not intervene, given that it was common knowledge that Ruan Xiyan was on good terms with them.
"In that case, Sect Master Ruan, I'll have to offend you."
The remaining eight leaders of the upper-class forces surrounded Ruan Xiyan.
Ruan Xiyan dispersed the longsword formed from spiritual energy, and the Frostfall Sword appeared in her hand.
"She changed weapons at this time. Could it be that she didn't use her full strength in the previous battles?"
"This ice-blue longsword looks extraordinary. I feel the temperature around us dropped significantly the moment it appeared." The other factions watched the battle intently.
The eight men exchanged glances and attacked Ruan Xiyan together.
Different spiritual energies scattered across the field, and those sitting there watching were almost affected.
Seeing this, Fu Chishang raised his hand and set up a protective shield, allowing Ruan Xiyan to concentrate on fighting the eight people.
Frost falls!
Ruan Xiyan swung her longsword, and a layer of frost spread rapidly across the ground, freezing the legs of the eight people and restricting their movement.
Their reaction speed was also fast; they shattered the frost the instant it appeared.
A confident smile bloomed on Ruan Xiyan's lips.
"Is it snowing?"
Someone shouted something first, and then crystal-clear snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
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