The Entire Sect is Full of Villains, Yet the Junior Sister Conquers All

Chapter 122 : A Harsh Slap in the Face

Several years had passed, and the girl's appearance and demeanor had changed somewhat, her aura becoming more striking and imposing. However, the Alchemy Sect elder still remembered Chu Sang's identity.

The once-famous Heavenly Fire Spirit Root.

It was a pity that the child had been quite low-key back then, focused solely on cultivation, with few people having seen her appearance. And later... ah.

But now it seemed her spirit root had recovered, though how did she end up in another sect?

Chang Yu stared at the familiar yet strange figure on the light screen, his expression somewhat unsightly. His hands clenched slightly within his sleeves as he spoke coldly, "...Just a renegade disciple who betrayed her sect. She won't amount to anything."

The elder was surprised, "But this girl is already at the late Golden Core stage at just over ten years old, and she even defeated a Nascent Soul stage martial arts and body cultivation dual cultivator across realms..."

This is called not amounting to anything??

Then all the direct disciples of their Eight Great Immortal Sects might as well give up.

"This girl has poor character and was long ago expelled from my tutelage. Even if she amounts to something, she's unfit for great occasions," Chang Yu said coldly.

It was only because that male cultivator had been careless that she managed to succeed.

If the two were to truly compete seriously again, she wouldn't be able to defeat him at all.

He comforted himself and then looked at the pill refining competition track next door.

Qin Xixue had rushed to the top of the pill refiner rankings.

Chang Yu's expression finally eased, a faint smile appearing at the corners of his lips. Xiao Xue, whom he had put all his efforts into cultivating, was the most outstanding disciple. This year's pill refining champion was destined to be hers.

Although there were several disciples with good talent on the pill refining side, now that Xiao Xue could refine quasi-earth-grade pills, no matter how those pill refiners...

"Lingqing Sect, Mu Chihuai, victory!"

"Congratulations on the first earth-grade pill of this competition, it's ready—"

Chang Yu stood up, his pupils shaking, almost crushing the teacup in his hand.

The cheers from the crowd surged one wave after another,

"An earth-grade pill! Ahhhh, did I see that right? It's actually an earth-grade pill, a real earth-grade pill!"

"This is incomparable to a quasi-earth-grade pill!"

"The only genius youth in this competition who can refine an earth-grade pill!"

"The pill refining rankings have been updated, 1st place, Mu Chihuai!"

Chang Yu's face was gloomy.

Lingqing Sect again?

Where did this sect come from, ruining things again and again?

"Master..."

Qin Xixue had also come down from the arena, originally wanting to report the good news to him first. Hearing this news, her joyful little face turned somewhat pale, looking on in disbelief.

Someone had successfully refined an earth-grade pill, surpassing her.

"Earth-grade pill, how are your preparations?" Chang Yu looked at her, not as kind and pleasant as usual.

Qin Xixue pressed her lips together and said softly, "I should be able to refine an earth-grade pill now, but I've never tried before. I'm afraid when I go on stage later..."

No matter how excellent a pill refining genius is, no one can guarantee that their pill refining success rate can reach 100%, let alone refining an earth-grade pill far beyond their strength.

Qin Xixue had thought the champion title was destined to be hers, but she hadn't expected such a turn of events halfway through, putting her under great pressure.

Chang Yu took something out of his jade ring and handed it to her, "When necessary, this can lend you a hand."

Qin Xixue saw clearly what was in her hand, her eyes shaking. Then a visible joy spread across her little face, "Don't worry, Master. I definitely won't let you down."

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Mu Chihuai and Qin Xixue, one first and one second, after many twists and turns, finally faced each other.

Everyone was waiting to see who would ultimately claim the champion's title.

Chu Sang looked at the unlucky number Sixth Senior Brother had just drawn, feeling a bit worried.

Mu Chihuai glanced at her and clicked his tongue, "What's with that look?"

Chu Sang: "A look of mourning for you."

He smiled, wanting to flick her forehead. How could she jinx her own senior brother?

"But Sixth Senior Brother, you need to be careful in this match."

According to the plot, Qin Xixue was definitely going to take the pill refining competition championship.

And in the original story, Mu Chihuai hadn't participated in the competition, becoming the female protagonist's opponent.

The plot had deviated here, and she guessed there was an eight or nine out of ten chance that the female protagonist would cause trouble.

Mu Chihuai's lazy smile also became a bit more restrained. This wasn't the first time he had encountered Qin Xixue, and in previous encounters, he had seen that this female cultivator was not of good character. Although he really didn't want to use such words to disparage a girl, he had no choice; he could only think of this term.

"Oh right, I almost forgot. Here's a lucky bag for you." Chu Sang slapped her forehead and stuffed a storage bag into his arms.

"What's in this?" he hesitated.

Tantai Ming grinned, "These are all life-saving treasures that Little Junior Sister and Master prepared for you overnight! See the seal on it? Open it in times of crisis. If you encounter difficulties on stage later, remember to open it!"

Mu Chihuai was both amused and touched. He put away the storage bag and smiled, nodding, "I understand. I'll be careful."

To outsiders, the competition between two pill refiners seemed very peaceful, unlike the life-and-death battles of the sword cultivators next door... But in reality, internally it was a tumultuous undercurrent, with spiritual energy and divine sense clashing, each giving the other a show of force.

Qin Xixue could barely hold steady at the beginning.

But soon, she began to struggle. Looking again, she hadn't even finished selecting her herbs, while Mu Chihuai on the other side had already ground the spirit plants and was about to start refining.

Qin Xixue bit her lip, the panic in her heart growing stronger, her movements becoming visibly unsteady.

"This Young Master of the Mu family indeed has some ability. His pill refining speed this time seems even faster than in previous rounds..."

"It should be known that pill refining requires patience. Not only has he pulled far ahead of his opponent in speed, but his movements have become even more steady. Many grand pill masters don't have such technique."

"It seems he must have been hiding his strength in the previous rounds. This is his true ability."

"Is something wrong with that Qin Xixue's state?" A keen-eyed cultivator noticed the anomaly and clicked his tongue, "Half a day has passed, and she hasn't even finished selecting her spirit plants?"

"Ah, did I see that wrong? Did she pick the wrong spirit plant?"

"I remember, the spirit plant needed for refining the Mind Purification Pill should be the four-bud New Luo Leaf, but what she's holding is the five-bud Bu Shi Leaf... Although these two spirit herbs look quite similar, and many novice pill refiners might mistake them, how can a pill refining genius make such a basic mistake?"

Cold sweat began to seep from Qin Xixue's forehead, her movements becoming difficult and obscure.

It wasn't until an old man's voice sounded in her mind that her wildly beating heart finally relaxed a bit.

She glanced at Mu Chihuai, who was preparing to control the fire to condense the pill, her eyes sinking slightly. With a turn of her wrist, she summoned a Nine-Footed Double Dragon Pill Furnace from her storage bag.

The buzzing discussions outside the arena turned into unified exclamations of surprise.

Anyone with discerning eyes could see that this pill furnace faintly revealed its extraordinary nature, incomparable to ordinary items.

"A quasi-divine artifact, the Nine-Footed Double Dragon Furnace. This old man thought this furnace had long since perished. Unexpectedly, it has reappeared in the world," an elder of the Pill Transformation Sect stroked his beard and sighed.

The crowd was even more astonished. It was actually a quasi-divine artifact!

The legendary divine artifacts were said to have disappeared from the continent ten thousand years ago, and now with the decline of spiritual energy, no one could refine divine artifacts anymore.

The quality of quasi-divine artifacts is second only to divine artifacts. If used for pill refining, it could greatly enhance the quality of the pills!

The situation took a dramatic turn.

Qin Xixue breathed a sigh of relief, but before the smile could fully form on her face, she saw the young man casually reach into his storage bag and another pill furnace appeared.

It was... also a quasi-divine artifact??!

The crowd completely erupted.

Were they dreaming? Two quasi-divine artifacts in one competition? Were the disciples of this generation so competitive??

The sword cultivator and pill refiner competitions next door were arguably the most exciting in a hundred years.

Below the stage, Immortal Chanyu folded her arms and smiled, "Although our Lingqing Sect has fallen on hard times, we still have some assets left."

"Whatever other sects' disciples have, our sect has too."

"Actually, this Three-Legged Golden Crow Furnace is a genuine divine artifact. It's just that after being passed down for ten thousand years, it has fallen into disrepair. Unable to find suitable tool refiners and materials for repair, its grade has dropped."

Mu Chihuai was also surprised when he took out the pill furnace.

Hiss, he had always thought his sect was dirt poor, and had even thought about running away more than once when he was young. Who would have thought they were hiding such a big treasure?

His usually stingy, penny-pinching master had finally made a grand gesture this time.

What was even more delightful was that he found this pill furnace unexpectedly easy to use, as if it had been prepared for him from birth.

In contrast to the young man's joy, Qin Xixue's state of mind plummeted to rock bottom, her little face turning pale. But at this point, there was no other option, so she had to grit her teeth and continue.

Although she tried to calm herself down, her gaze couldn't help but flicker towards the young man.

Seeing Mu Chihuai's progress leaving her further and further behind, Qin Xixue's palms became even sweatier, and the spiritual energy around her body began to become chaotic.

Despite having a fire-attribute Heavenly Spirit Root that far surpassed her opponent in talent, she couldn't control the pill fire as skillfully as Mu Chihuai. Another instability in her breath almost caused the furnace to explode.

"Strange, that female cultivator's aura is very chaotic, and she almost exploded the furnace... I wonder how she refined that quasi-earth-grade pill earlier? It can't be at this level, right?"

Qin Xixue's eyes reddened slightly as she called out to the pill refining elder in her sea of consciousness.

Mu Chihuai also glanced towards Qin Xixue. As a fellow pill refiner, he knew all too well what kind of ability was required to refine a quasi-earth-grade pill.

But the performance of the female cultivator before him was completely unlike that.

Just as he was puzzled, he sensed a slight change in the aura around Qin Xixue. Then, an indescribable divine sense pressure swept across the entire arena, even causing him great impact. He barely stabilized his pill furnace, a faint taste of blood rising in his throat.

"Eh, why does Mu Chihuai's state seem a bit off?"

Tantai Ming craned his neck to look.

Chu Sang also noticed. She saw the young man on the arena suddenly turn pale, a hint of pain appearing on his handsome face.

She had seen Sixth Senior Brother refine earth-grade pills before. Although it was challenging, it was far from reaching this degree.

Looking at the female protagonist on the other side, it was as if her state had suddenly switched. Her eyes showed a look of certainty, her movements quick and steady, composed and unhurried, quickly catching up in speed.

There was definitely something going on.

Unfortunately, a barrier formation had been set up inside and outside the arena, preventing them from knowing the true situation inside.

"Huai'er is being interfered with by divine sense," Mr. and Mrs. Mu came over and said.

"Qin Xixue's state is also off," Chu Sang stroked her chin, saying it was as if she had become a different person.

What's this, the delicate female protagonist isn't popular anymore, so she's going for the powerhouse route?

Chu Sang lowered her head and carefully recalled the content of the original story.

Qin Xixue's pill refining skills were all taught by the old man in her jade tablet, but no matter how well he taught, the female protagonist's talent had its limits. On several major occasions, the old man had directly possessed the female protagonist's body to resolve crises for her.

Could it be... that this time was the same?

Clearly, she had guessed correctly.

That old wall lamp not only helped the female protagonist cheat but also released divine sense to interfere with Sixth Senior Brother!

After some thought, Chu Sang dug out a communication jade slip and gave Sixth Senior Brother a CALL on the spot.

"Hey hey hey, Sixth Senior Brother, quickly open the bag of tricks I gave you."

Mu Chihuai hurriedly opened it and looked. The storage bag was filled with various talismans and magical treasures. It seemed Little Junior Sister had emptied her entire savings.

He felt deeply moved and decided to send Little Junior Sister a few of his strongest babies after they laid eggs.

Of course, Chu Sang was unaware of Sixth Senior Brother's vicious plan of gratitude. She waved her arms and legs, initiating outside support, "Yes, yes, yes, that's the shielding talisman. Stick it on yourself, it can block external divine sense attacks."

"And that one is a rebound talisman. It can reflect the opponent's divine sense attack back."

"And there's the haha talisman, the crying talisman, the itchy talisman, the durian talisman, the river snail rice noodle talisman..."

Mu Chihuai's mouth twitched. Little Junior Sister's talismans were getting weirder and weirder.

They might be weird, but... they were very useful!

On the other side, seeing her plan succeed, Qin Xixue felt proud in her heart and prepared to concentrate on refining.

The next second, an indescribable stench wafted over, almost making her vomit.

What the hell... is this??

Her pupils shook. She tried to hold her breath to avoid being affected, but couldn't resist and took a deep breath. Instantly, that sour sensation shot straight to the top of her head, causing her delicate body to sway slightly, as if she had received a great shock.

An elder came over from outside the arena and reprimanded, "What mischief is this? You little girl, stop it right now. You're not allowed to interfere with the order inside!"

Chu Sang waved her hand, unreasonable but bold, "I'm staying obediently outside, not doing anything. Are you saying I'm not even allowed to speak?"

"The competition rules don't say talismans or other magical treasures can't be used for assistance, right?"

Indeed, the competition rules didn't specify this, because disciples in previous years hadn't been shameless enough to deliberately interfere with opponents.

She smiled at the white-bearded elder in front of her who was huffing and puffing, "So, I haven't broken any rules, right?"

The big-bearded elder laughed angrily.

This little girl was quite good at finding loopholes in the rules.

He said, "Even if there's no explicit rule, forcibly interfering with others' competitions in such an important match is extremely unethical."

"With so many eyes watching, even if you win the competition, it won't be righteous or proper. You'll be despised by others, and in serious cases, you might still be punished."

Chu Sang lowered her head, seemingly reflecting deeply, and then looked up at the elder, grinning, "Alright, I've noted that down."

The white-bearded elder gave her a puzzled look. Seeing that the little girl had finally quieted down, he didn't say anything more.

The competition inside continued, beneath the seemingly peaceful exterior, filled with the authentic flavor of river snail rice noodles.

Mu Chihuai had a breath-holding talisman and was unaffected.

Qin Xixue couldn't have imagined this turn of events no matter how hard she tried. She naturally hadn't prepared in advance, hurriedly holding her breath, but the smell still permeated everywhere. It was fortunate that the old man had taken over her body at this time, otherwise, she would have exploded the furnace long ago.

Chang Yu also anxiously stared at the light screen, but fortunately, the outcome was good. After ten days, both of their pills gradually took shape.

Qin Xixue finished refining first, producing two genuine earth-grade pills.

That was twice as many as Mu Chihuai's previous single pill.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Qin Xixue's lips curved into a smile as she calmly stepped down from the stage.

The next second, the judge's voice rang out—

"Lingqing Sect, Mu Chihuai, victory!"