Fan Mingzhu then calmed down a little.
Shi Xuan snorted coldly and said, "What did we mock you for? You need to have evidence to support your claims. We were just passing by the mountain gate and didn't even glance at you. Why are you suddenly jumping out to try and make your presence known?"
Fan Mingzhu took two deep breaths and gradually calmed down under Tianjun's persuasion. Shi Xuan was used to this; she was best at turning the tables, and arguing with her would not bring any benefit.
Thinking of this, Fan Mingzhu gave Shi Xuan a cold look, then turned and left.
Shi Xuan and his group remained standing there, laughing happily, like a group of villains.
Shi Xuan contacted Lu Shenzhi through his divine sense and said, "The little princess of the Divine Cauldron Sect has matured. She can tolerate this. It's not like her at all."
Fan Hongde's precious daughter, who has always been cherished by him, has never been able to bear being wronged since childhood. Unexpectedly, she has now learned to be patient.
Lu Shenzhi said, "She probably received some guidance from a master and has switched to operating in secret. She probably won't let this go so easily, so be careful."
Shi Xuan smiled lightly and replied, "Right now, we're probably both thinking about how to kill each other without leaving a trace. It's just a matter of who succeeds first."
"Then give it your all! I have a feeling you'll succeed!"
"Thanks for your kind words. How about I revive you first, then let you go out and kill her?"
“Okay,” Lu Shenzhi actually started to think about it seriously: “I’d better kill her as soon as I wake up, then come back and pretend to be dead. Their sect probably won’t suspect me.”
"Think about it first."
*
Early the next morning, the disciples of the six major sects gathered in the central square of the Langya Sect. The sect leader, Feng Hanmo, personally opened the sect's spatial area and let everyone in.
Langya Sect truly lives up to its reputation as a major sect in weapon crafting. It has a specially constructed, ultra-large space that can accommodate not only all the participants from the six sects, but also disciples who are not participating in the competition but are just watching the popular events.
Inside was a huge circular arena, with tiered seating areas around it, large enough to easily accommodate all the disciples.
Spaces capable of holding living beings are so rare, yet the Langya Sect has produced such a massive one; it truly is a grand gesture.
The first day featured a competition on alchemy.
The alchemy competition is divided into three groups: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core. Disciples of the six sects can register to participate.
First, the Qi Refining stage appeared.
They were scattered throughout the venue, with the sect leaders, peak masters, and elders of each sect sitting on separate stands at the very front.
Each sect sent one alchemy elder to judge their competition.
The Qi Refining stage alchemy competition has the most participants because the organizers provide materials for free, and the alchemy pills produced belong to the participants regardless of whether they advance in the next stage.
Because of this rule, many people who have just learned alchemy also sign up to try it out. Even if they are eliminated in the first round, they can still get a batch of pills for free.
Such things are almost unheard of in the Golden Core stage. Golden Core cultivators say that it's not worth losing face to get a batch of pills for free.
Sure enough, after the first round of the Qi Refining group, more than 70% of the participants were eliminated.
Those who were eliminated were not discouraged; in fact, they were quite happy to take their spoils back to their respective sects.
The remaining participants went through two more rounds of competition, and the top three were finally determined. Only the top three would receive a reward.
Some of the disciples on the stands were all smiles, while others looked worried; you could tell who had won and who had lost just by looking at their expressions.
The top three winners, apart from the champion being from the Divine Cauldron Sect, were actually from the Converging Edge Sword Sect!
This is so unexpected!
In previous alchemy competitions, it was rare for anyone other than the Divine Cauldron Sect to secure the top three spots; the Divine Cauldron Sect usually swept them all. But this time, in a competition only at the Qi Refining stage, the Gathering Edge Sword Sect already claimed two of the top three positions!
The disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect didn't seem too surprised. Ever since Shi Xuan secured a position at Hundred Herbs Peak within the sect, she would refine pills there several times whenever she was in the sect, and anyone who wanted to come could observe.
When there are many disciples, Shi Xuan will operate more slowly so that everyone can see clearly.
The alchemy skills of the disciples of Baicao Peak improved rapidly. In particular, those who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, such as Lu Shan and Gu Liangce, had been trained by her cramming method, and their movements during the alchemy process were now perfectly accurate.
The disciples who were cultivating Qi also made great progress. Shi Xuan was quite disappointed that they didn't win the championship this time. In her opinion, the level of the champion and the runner-up was almost the same, and the fact that the people from the Divine Cauldron Sect were able to win the championship must have been due to some face-saving factor.
Fan Hongde, sitting in the stands, was equally dissatisfied, as two of the top three spots had been taken away from him.
After the Qi Refining competition, they rested for a while, tidied up the venue, and began the Foundation Establishment competition.
The number of Foundation Establishment stage participants was more than half that of Qi Refining stage participants, and at a glance, it seemed as if the Divine Cauldron Sect and the Gathering Edge Sword Sect had booked the entire venue, as everyone was wearing the robes of these two sects. The number of participants from other sects seemed like mere decorations in comparison to these two sects.
In the past, the Divine Cauldron Sect usually dominated, but this time, the Gathering Edge Sword Sect seems to have suddenly rallied...
The disciples of the Divine Cauldron Sect, dressed in white, and the disciples of the Gathering Edge Sword Sect, dressed in black, stood clearly separated on either side, as if they were keeping to themselves. The disciples of the two sects disliked each other, and now that they were on the field, the tension was even greater.
Neither side was entirely satisfied with the results of the Qi Refining stage competition. The Divine Cauldron Sect felt that the top three should have been theirs, while the Converging Edge Sword Sect felt that the championship should have been theirs as well.
This Foundation Establishment stage competition was particularly intense, with both sides eager to regain face, especially the Divine Cauldron Sect. If they were to suffer another defeat, it would truly tarnish their reputation.
With dozens of people sharing this large space, compared to the crowded first round of Qi Refining stage, each of them had much more room.
The Langya Sect provided everyone with the same material package. The first round of pill refining was a fixed first-tier Rejuvenation Pill, testing basic skills. Pill refining is also a process of accumulation; if you don't build a solid foundation, even if you learn to refine higher-tier pills, your skills will always be unstable.
First-grade pills that do not reach the superior grade will be immediately eliminated.
Few members of the Lianfeng Sword Sect were eliminated because most of the participants were already proficient in using the Rejuvenation Pill to the highest grade. On the contrary, a third of the disciples of the Shending Sect were eliminated in the first round, which made Fan Hongde's face darken even more on the stands.
The second round involves freely selecting and combining materials from these medicinal herbs. Everyone is free to experiment, and there are no restrictions on the type of pills.
The materials in these kits are quite complete, but luck plays a part. Except for geniuses who can do everything, everyone hopes to gather the pills they are best at. If they can't gather all of them, they can only settle for second best.
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