Fantasy: I Can Instantly Comprehend Everything Chapter 1: 1, a 13 tzameti fanfic

Zhou Yun transmigrated to a fantasy world and was bound to the God Tier Epiphany System. He could enter into a state of meditation and achieve epiphanies that others desired regardless of what he did. Other cultivators immersed themselves fully in hardcore training in order to achieve some improvements in their swordsmanship. On the other hand, Zhou Yun achieved enlightenment in swordsmanship by merely picking up a sword and playing with it a little. His swordsmanship attained perfection in an instant. Other cultivators trained hard in order to break through to the next plane. Zhou Yun merely swept a glance at the fallen leaves in the courtyard. Then, he had an epiphany and broke through to the next plane on the spot. He had insights into everything in the world, and his rate of plane progression skyrocketed. When other cultivators finally became powerful existences after going through various hardships, Zhou Yun had already become the supreme existence through having countless epiphanies.

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Novel Fantasy: I Can Instantly Comprehend Everything Chapter 1

FANTASY: I CAN INSTANTLY COMPREHEND EVERYTHING

System Activation

The Spirit Valley!

An old man in a dark Taoist robe tried to float in the air.

When he could see the entire Spirit Valley, he finally stopped and stood in the air with his hands behind his back.

He looked at the people who were cultivating hard and nodded.

"Everyone, stop! I'll make an announcement!"

"The outer sect disciple assessment will begin at the end of this month. Those who pass will be directly promoted to inner sect disciples. Those who do not pass will be expelled from the sect!"

"I hope that everyone will make good use of their time to cultivate and strive to shine in this assessment!"

The voice spread in all directions and finally reached the ears of everyone in the valley.

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man's figure disappeared in the air, as if no one had ever been there.

"What's the situation?"

The outer sect disciples who were cultivating all looked up when they heard the sound.

However, they did not see anyone.

He didn't know where the voice came from.

"There's an assessment this month?"

After asking around, he found out that it was an elder who had told him.

In a short while, a few people immediately gathered together and started discussing.

"No, I'm only at the fourth layer of the Qi cultivation!"

"You're not bad, I'm only at the peak of the third layer!"

"Alas, I won't be expelled from the sect, right?"

"What's there to be afraid of? there's still Zhou Yun at the bottom!"

"That's right, he's only at first layer of Qi cultivation. I'm at the second layer of Qi cultivation, what have I got to be afraid of?"

Zhou Yun also heard the news at this time. He laughed bitterly in his heart.

"Have they decided to lay off the staff? It seems that the spiritual Qi in this world is really not enough!"

For some unknown reason, the spiritual Qi in this world had started to decline a thousand years ago.

It became thinner and thinner.

In the past one thousand years, countless spiritual Springs had dried up due to the dissipation of spiritual Qi.

Many powerful sects that relied on the spiritual mountains and spiritual s prings were also destroyed.

There were even some places where the spiritual Qi was thin to begin with. The spiritual Qi completely dissipated, and they were reduced to ordinary soil.

The resources of the entire cultivation world were becoming more and more scarce.

As a result, the various sects became at daggers drawn.

They all started to fight for resources.

Many forces would not hesitate to fight for a bit of cultivation resources.

In the past few decades, the entire immortal cultivation world had been in a state of chaos.

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Countless powerful forces were reduced to ashes.

Later on, the various sects realized that it was not a good idea to continue fighting like this.

They could only find another way out.

In the end, everyone unanimously decided to fire the sect's outer disciples to reduce the pressure of the shortage of spiritual Qi.

This was the only method the sects could think of.

By reducing the unnecessary consumption of immortal cultivation resources, they could slow down the rate of spiritual Qi depletion.

As a result, the major sects began to lay off disciples.

It was only now that the Spirit Valley had finally decided to lay off members.

As soon as the news of the dismissal was announced, some people in the Spirit Valley were happy and some were sad.

The inner sect disciples were naturally delighted.

Many of the inner court disciples gloated when they heard the news.

"This year's outer sect disciple examination will definitely be very exciting. Who knows, there might be quite a number of people who will risk their lives!"

"Haha, it's good to see more blood!"

They teased him with a relaxed expression.

This was because they didn't need to take the test and could still watch the show.

Moreover, reducing the number of outer disciples was equivalent to increasing their cultivation resources.

As early as a hundred years ago, there was news that the Spirit Valley was going to lay off desciples.

At that time, they were still outer sect disciples, so naturally, they had been in a state of apprehension for many years.

Only when he broke through to the Qi cultivation stage and became an inner sect disciple did he finally relax.

And the news of the layoff was not necessarily good for the current outer disciples.

Especially for Zhou Yun, who was at the bottom of the outer disciples, it was definitely bad news.

Zhou Yun had entered the sect for a year.

The students in the same batch as him had already broken through to fourth or fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

They all joined the various instructors.

He was the only one who had not been able to break through.

He was also an outer sect disciple, so he naturally had to participate in the outer sect disciple assessment this time.

And among the outer sect disciples, his cultivation realm was the lowest.

First layer of Qi cultivation!

The juniors who entered the sect a stage later than him had basically broken through to second or third layer.

In other words, he was probably the cultivator with the lowest realm in the entire Spirit Valley.

So, if everything went as planned, he would definitely be first on the layoff list.

"There's less than a month left. If I can't break through by then, I'll be in trouble."

Zhou Yun could feel the weak spiritual Qi in his body and he smiled bitterly.

Cultivation was already very difficult.

He was afraid that he would never be able to break through in his life.

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If one wanted to step onto the immortal path, cultivation resources were indispensable.

In terms of wealth, companion, law, land, wealth referred to spirit stones.

In this era where spiritual Qi was scarce.

Without spirit stones, it would be impossible to break through just by absorbing spiritual Qi.

Originally, cultivating in the Spirit Valley would give them some leftover cultivation resources.

If he left Spirit Valley, he would not even have these scraps.

At that time, there would be no more hope.

Even though he had already expected this outcome.

After all, it wasn't just a year or two since the Spirit Valley wanted to lay off employees.

It was already known to everyone.

However, he still felt a little unwilling in his heart.

He had been cultivating all this time, but he was stuck at the first stage.

He had been unable to advance an inch.

"Could it be because of transmigration?"

Zhou Yun kept thinking about the reason why he could not break through.

Other than transmigration, he could not think of any other possibility.

He was originally an office worker on planet Bluect, and when he woke up, he found himself in this place.

He had even transmigrated to a host with the same name as him.

When he first came, he was already at the first level of essence. Now, a year had passed, and he was still at the first level.

"It should be because I transmigrated, so I can't absorb the spiritual Qi here."

Zhou Yun recalled the students who were originally in the same batch as him but had now entered the tutelage of their respective instructors. He sighed in his heart.

He was clearly the most hardworking student in his batch.

However, his cultivation level was the lowest in the sect.

Even some of the juniors slowly turned from admiration to disdain.

Now that he was facing the risk of being laid off, he was very unwilling.

It wasn't easy to experience such an exciting life.

How could he be a mortal again?

Just as he was in despair, an emotionless voice sounded in his mind.

"The God-level sudden enlightenment system has awakened!"

Zhou Yun suddenly raised his head.

"System?"

His originally disappointed eyes were immediately filled with hope.

Then, he was a little uncertain.

"The system is a God-level enlightenment system. Would you like to bind it?"

The system's cold voice was like the sound of nature in his ears.

Having read all kinds of novels, he naturally knew the weight of this sentence in his mind.

Zhou Yun's heart, which had been tensed up for many years, finally relaxed at this moment.

His plug-in was in his account!

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Infinite Enlightenment

"The God-tier Enlightenment System?" Zhou Yun thought out loud.

He came back to his senses and his eyes narrowed slightly.

There was actually a system?

He had thought that after transmigrating for so long, he would not have any cheats.

After all, the main characters of the novels he read in the past had all received their cheats as soon as they had transmigrated. How could there be a main character like him that only received his cheat a year after his transmigration?

Zhou Yun's heart ached as he recalled his experiences over the past year.

He worked harder than everyone else, but he didn't get anything in return.

Yet, when he wanted to give up now, the system came. What a joke!

He murmured, "Based on the name alone, this system seems to be very powerful."

Zhou Yun cast these thoughts to the back of his mind and began to study the system.

Just as he was deep in thought, the system's voice sounded again. It changed from a cold mechanical voice to a cute female voice.

"Handsome Master, this system doesn't just look powerful. This system has the most potential for growth and is the most powerful system in the world!"

Hearing this female voice, Zhou Yun's mood immediately improved. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, then he said to the system, "Then, can you introduce yourself?"

"Yes, Master. This is the God-tier Enlightenment System. Its function is very simple. It can help Master enter the state of enlightenment at any time and place."

The cute female voice continued, "No matter what Master is doing, with just a thought, you can enter the desired state as you please."

Zhou Yun questioned, "I can attain enlightenment anytime, anywhere? How is that possible?"

Hearing the system's introduction, Zhou Yun immediately held his breath. He revealed a look of disbelief.

He had cultivated in Spirit Valley for a long time, so he naturally knew the mysteries of enlightenment.

Enlightenment referred to instant acquisition of a skill!

This kind of thing usually occurred to powerful beings.

A moment of enlightenment meant that one had mastered a certain power. Their strength would be greatly increased.

Small figures like him would not dare to dream of such things.

Entering a state of enlightenment was something that could only be encountered by chance!

Most people would not even encounter it once in their entire lives.

A single moment of enlightenment could increase one's strength tremendously!

If Zhou Yun could enter a state of enlightenment at any given time, wouldn't he be able to become stronger any time he wanted?

This was too good to be true!

As he thought of this, he calmed his wildly beating heart and said, "I accept the system!"

The female voice responded, "Alright! Binding the God-tier Enlightenment System to you."

Just as the system finished speaking, Zhou Yun felt a cool and refreshing sensation sweep over his body and then his mind.

He quickly closed his eyes to indulge in this state. A mysterious sound made him feel comfortable.

10 minutes later, the sensation he experienced slowly wore off.

"Are you done? Is that it?" Zhou Yun opened his eyes and looked around, but he did not notice any changes.

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The system's cute voice sounded again, saying, "Yes, Master. The God-tier Enlightenment System has been bound to you. From now on, you can enter the state of enlightenment with just a thought!"

"I don't feel any different."

Zhou Yun tried to circulate his spiritual Qi, but his sealed meridians were still sealed. There was no change at all.

The system suggested, "Master, you can try cultivating a cultivation technique."

Zhou Yun did so without any hesitation.

He immediately sat down cross-legged and tried cultivating the Spiritual Qi Mantra.

This was the basic cultivation technique that all outer sect disciples of Spirit Valley practiced.

It was mainly used to absorb spiritual Qi and increase one's cultivation level.

Although the spiritual Qi around him now was thin, it was not to the point where there was none at all.

By relying on this cultivation technique, he could still absorb some of the spiritual Qi around him for cultivation.

The majority of the outer sect disciples also relied on this cultivation technique to cultivate to the third or fourth layer of Qi cultivation.

After sitting down, Zhou Yun closed his eyes and started cultivating.

As soon as he started, the mistakes he made when he first started cultivating immediately surfaced in his mind.

Then, he was enlightened to the correct cultivation method.

He followed the method that appeared in his mind and started to cultivate again step by step.

He whispered, "I need to slow down at the beginning and keep it going continuously."

As soon as he activated the cultivation technique, he felt the spiritual Qi around his body quickly circulate.

His body also slowly emitted a mysterious light.

Following the method in his mind, he thought out loud, "I need to find the pace here and be flexible to changes."

In the process of enlightenment, he discovered that he had to cultivate according to the rhythm of the cultivation method.

There was a rhythm to cultivation?

This was something he had never thought of.

However, cultivating at this pace felt extremely easy.

Unknowingly, Zhou Yun had been engrossed in the rhythm of the technique!

He didn't want to stop at all.

In the past, cultivation was a torture.

Now, he was enjoying it!

From this, one could see how important it was to cultivate according to the rhythm of the cultivation technique.

He reminded himself, "Slow down. I need to go even slower."

Bang!

A moment later, a slight muffled sound came from Zhou Yun's body.

After that, his meridians, which felt like they had been blocked with iron blocks, actually loosened a little.

However, he paid it no heed.

Zhou Yun's consciousness had now entered an indescribable state.

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He was enjoying this wonderful cultivation process.

He seemed to have forgotten everything around him.

After a short while, it was as if something had broken.

His already loose meridians were suddenly unobstructed!

Then, the spiritual Qi in the surroundings was quickly drawn into his body.

His aura began to rise rapidly!

Zhou Yun still did not care.

At this moment, he didn't care about whether he had a breakthrough or not. He preferred engrossing himself in the rhythm of his cultivation.

He exclaimed, "I will push right through this point and then circulate the Qi faster!"

He tirelessly followed the rhythm in his mind and cultivated, enjoying the process.

He only had one thought going through his mind: this cultivation technique was too simple. It was as easy as ABC.

It was so satisfying. He didn't want to stop cultivating.

"Is this still the same cultivation technique that I couldn't understand before this, no matter how hard I tried?"

Zhou Yun already knew the answer to this question.

His previous cultivation attempts had always been straightforward.

He had no idea that each cultivation technique had their own rhythms.

When he attained enlightenment earlier, he circulated his Qi according to the rhythm of the cultivation technique. Once he did so, he obtained an unexpected harvest.

Previously, when he circulated his spiritual Qi, he felt like he was carrying a person on his back, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

Now, it was as if he was floating in the air, and he could use his Qi effortlessly.

Furthermore, the speed in which he circulated his Qi was more than five times faster than before.

It was much easier.

It was so simple that it felt like cheating!

No, this was cheating!

He was blatantly cheating!

Very quickly, he had already familiarized himself with the entire technique.

He exclaimed, "Is this the feeling of cultivation? It's simply too good!"

Zhou Yun was enjoying the process of cultivation.

Originally, he only had a rough grasp of the Spiritual Qi Mantra.

It was as if he had been memorizing it without understanding it.

Now, he had a much deeper understanding of this cultivation technique.

The process of cultivation was like singing a song. One had to grasp the rhythm.

Songs were easy to sing and pleasant to hear.

It was the same for cultivation.

Some parts needed to be relaxed, some needed to be light, some needed to be rushed, some needed to be steady.

By grasping the rhythm, he could do more with less.

This kind of cultivation process was simply too pleasurable.

He was addicted to it, and he didn't want to leave this state at all.

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Worried about the Assessment

Zhou Yun fell into a state of enlightenment and could not extricate himself from it.

He had been subconsciously absorbing the spiritual Qi around him.

At this moment, his meridians were already full of spiritual Qi, but he continued to absorb it tirelessly.

It seemed that he was able to absorb it endlessly.

His meridians swelled up from the endless absorption of spiritual Qi.

They were getting bigger and bigger.

15 minutes later.

Bang! Boom!

"I've broken through! I've reached the second layer of Qi cultivation!"

Zhou Yun was engrossed in his cultivation when a muffled sound came from his body.

A moment later, he felt his meridians rapidly expand like an inflated balloon.

In an instant, they had expanded to about twice their original size.

Then, they began to absorb spiritual Qi madly.

The spiritual Qi that was originally flowing around Zhou Yun was now rushing into his body like crazy.

At this moment, a small vortex appeared beside him.

This was a vortex formed by the rapid circulation of spirit Qi.

Zhou Yun felt the spiritual energy in his body, his eyes filled with surprise.

"I didn't expect to break through in just 15 minutes!"

He couldn't believe that he had reached the second layer of Qi cultivation.

This was a realm that he had not reached after cultivating for one solid year.

Now, however, the 15-minute cultivation had actually surpassed one year of effort.

Such an effect was too awesome!

"No wonder this system is said to possess the greatest potential and power in the world!"

Zhou Yun's heart was beating wildly.

It was difficult for him to calm down.

He was so excited about the system's power!

With such a powerful system, there was no need to worry about being laid off.

When he first came here, he wanted to be like the main characters in all kinds of novels, heroic and invincible.

He had also set some small goals.

He decided to defeat the Blue Dragon and the White Tiger, welcome the Empress, marry the goddess, suppress a region, and open the Heavenly Door with one sword.

However, after experiencing a year of failure, he gradually lost his ambition.

At this moment, he was so full of hope again.

The small goals that he had set before were achievable!

With the existence of the Enlightenment System, he was becoming stronger at any time.

Zhou Yun turned his attention away from the system and continued his enlightenment.

"I'll continue cultivating. I must become strong enough, or I'll get laid off."

Zhou Yun suppressed the excitement in his heart and continued to cultivate.

Although he had broken through to the second layer of Qi cultivation, it was not enough for him to get a good result in the assessment.

He couldn't even pass the test.

For now, his strength was not enough to guarantee that he would not get laid off.

After all, he was just a beginner.

There were many outer sect disciples who had reached the second layer of Qi cultivation.

He didn't want to be driven out of Spirit Valley.

He still needed to break through to a higher level!

The more resources he had, the smoother his way to cultivation would be.

Although he already had the godlike Enlightenment System, all kinds of cultivation resources were also indispensable during the cultivation process. 𝔫𝒪𝒱𝓔𝓛𝗎𝑆𝐛.𝔠𝔬𝑀

Moreover, cultivating with the help of a sect like the Spirit Valley would be much easier than cultivating alone.

After all, this was an era where spiritual Qi was rare.

No matter how powerful a cultivator was, he could not possess the cultivation resources of a sect.

Just like that, Zhou Yun sat cross-legged on the spot, totally motionless.

He sat there from dawn to dusk, and then from dusk to dawn.

During this time, there was a series of explosions and shattering sounds coming from his body from time to time.

Those were the signals for a breakthrough!

However, Zhou Yun did not seem to notice them. He did not stop, either.

The joy of breakthrough was no match for that of cultivation.

He had been immersed in the joy of enlightenment all day long.

Besides, during the process of enlightenment, he also discovered many defects in the cultivation technique.

"This cultivation technique is incomplete! It shouldn't just be a technique for absorbing spiritual Qi. It definitely has other uses."

For example, when the spiritual Qi entered his body just now, he felt that he could manipulate it as he wished.

He could even control the spiritual Qi!

"Can spiritual Qi be turned into weapons?"

Thinking of this, Zhou Yun felt the spiritual Qi in his body surge rapidly.

Then, he flicked his finger.

The spiritual Qi instantly turned into a sharp sword.

Zhou Yun held the sword and felt it carefully.

He felt as if he was holding a real sword, but he also felt like the wind was running around in his palm.

Zhou Yun casually flicked his hand, and the sword formed by spiritual Qi shot out instantly.

Swoosh!

With the sound of a gust of wind, an ancient tree not far away was directly pierced through.

"That's it!"

Zhou Yun took a deep breath, his eyes shining with joy.

"This cultivation technique isn't perfect. There are some parts where the cultivation paces need to be improved. Moreover, it shouldn't just be a cultivation technique. It can be improved into an offensive technique."

After a period of enlightenment, he continued his breakthrough from the second layer of Qi cultivation.

He had directly broken through to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation!

Moreover, he also made some changes to this cultivation technique.

After the modification, the cultivation technique was one level higher than the first time he had a moment of enlightenment.

With the help of the modified cultivation technique, his cultivation speed doubled again.

It allowed him to break through to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation in just one day.

After breaking through to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, Zhou Yun stopped.

He did want to continue cultivating, but he had encountered some difficulties.

"This body's innate ability is not very good. Without the help of a large number of pills, it is impossible to break through to the foundation establishment stage, let alone the golden core stage!"

Although the problem of cultivation had been solved, the problem of innate ability was indeed difficult to solve.

Zhou Yun picked up a cup of tea, trying to wash away the worry in his heart.

At this moment, three or four young men in green Taoist robes flew past him.

"Well, isn't that our classmate, Zhou Yun? Let's go down and take a look!"

When they passed by Zhou Yun's from above his head, they suddenly stopped. One of them said this in a playful tone.

Then, without waiting for the others' agreement, he flicked his sleeve and flew toward Zhou Yun.

This person was called Qin Xiu. His strength had already reached the great perfection of Qi cultivation, and he was the one with the highest cultivation level among them.

The other three people looked at Zhou Yun with a hint of disdain in their eyes. Finally, they all landed in front of Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun lifted the cup of tea and took a sip. Right before he put it down, he saw four people landing in front of him.

With just a glance, he recognized the four people in front of him. They were the disciples who joined the sect at the same time as him.

Qin Xiu, who was the first to land, was the strongest among them.

Because he had reached the great perfection of Qi cultivation, he was promoted to an inner sect disciple a month ago.

He didn't need to participate in the Outer Sect Disciple Assessment this time.

He only needed to focus on breaking through the foundation establishment stage.

The rest of them seemed to be his lackeys.

They stood around Qin Xiu like a bunch of guards.

"What are you guys doing here?"

Zhou Yun put down his teacup and asked them in confusion.

These few people were his classmates from the same period.

However, he wasn't very familiar with him.

He couldn't even recall their names if he didn't think carefully.

He couldn't figure out what they were doing here.

When Qin Xiu saw Zhou Yun, a mocking expression appeared on his face at once.

He had clearly seen Zhou Yun's worried expression just now.

He thought that Zhou Yun must be worried about the assessment.

Thinking of what happened in the past, Qin Xiu couldn't help but sneer.

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When faced with Zhou Yun's question, a look of disdain appeared on their faces. They were too lazy to answer him.

They were cultivators at the fourth or the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

Naturally, the outer sect disciple assessment posed no difficulty to them at all.

As for Zhou Yun, he had not made any progress even after cultivating for a year.

He was destined to be expelled from the sect.

They were not from the same world, so they naturally did not want to answer Zhou Yun's question.

Qin Xiu observed their expressions and felt very satisfied.

In the past, Zhou Yun had attracted the attention of the female students in class because of his handsome face and extraordinary temperament.

On top of that, he was the most hardworking student in his batch.

Even the instructor at the time praised him repeatedly.

At that time, he had also been overshadowed by Zhou Yun.

Whenever Qin Xiu recalled this, the fire of jealousy in his heart immediately flared out.

Now, when he saw Zhou Yun, who was still worried about the outer sect disciple assessment, he couldn't help but feel a burst of pleasure!

He couldn't hide the gloating in his heart.

It was really difficult for other people to take Zhou Yun seriously.

Even Jiang Qian, the only female student among them, had a complicated expression on her face when she saw Zhou Yun.

She was still attracted to him when she saw his face.

However, she quickly regained her senses and no longer stared at him in a daze.

They were destined to be people from two different worlds.

It was impossible for them to interact anymore.

Zhou Yun's temperament was indisputable.

In the past, all the female students, including herself, had secretly developed feelings for him.

They fantasized about becoming cultivation companions with Zhou Yun in the future.

However, the current Zhou Yun had long lost his charm due to reality.

Even though his face was still as attractive as ever, he was no longer as eye-catching as before.

No matter how brilliant Zhou Yun had been, he could not withstand the test of time.

Cultivation was all about talent, not just tenacity.

It certainly did not depend on his good looks.

"Old classmate, there's less than a month before the outer sect disciple assessment . How's your cultivation progressing?"

Qin Xiu revealed a look of concern as he popped the question, as though he really cared for Zhou Yun.

Upon hearing Qin Xiu's words, Zhou Yun immediately understood the purpose of their visit.

They were here to mock him and make fun of him.

Perhaps it was because he had been in the limelight last year, which made his old classmates jealous.

In the past year, he had been stuck at the first layer of Qi cultivation because his training had not been progressing smoothly.

There were often people who came over to laugh at him.

He was already used to it.

Now that Spirit Valley had decided to lay off some cultivators, his old classmates would naturally come over to laugh at him.

In their eyes, he would be expelled from the sect next month and become a mortal.

If they didn't come and mock him now, they might not have the chance to do so again.

If it was any other time, Zhou Yun might have entertained them. However, he was currently worried about the matter of cultivation resources and did not have the time to talk nonsense with them.

He said, "My cultivation is progressing well. You don't need to worry about me. If there's nothing else, please be on your way!"

After hearing Zhou Yun's words, Qin Xiu's lackeys immediately lashed out in anger.

"We're just concerned about you. What's with your attitude?"

"The sect will be laying off some cultivators after this assessment. Aren't you worried?"

In their eyes, Zhou Yun did not know what was good for him.

Qin Xiu was an inner sect disciple.

Moreover, he had reached the great perfection of Qi cultivation.

Zhou Yun was a nobody at the first layer of Qi cultivation, and he was about to be expelled from the sect.

People like him were not even qualified to talk to inner sect disciples.

Qin Xiu was speaking to him as his old classmate and he actually talked to Qin Xiu with such a tone?

If any other cultivator at the first layer of Qi cultivation dared to speak to experts at the great perfection of Qi cultivation like this, they would probably be killed with a single palm strike!

They condemned Zhou Yun.

Looking at his lackeys desperately licking his boots, Qin Xiu smiled in satisfaction and continued, "I heard that the sect will lay off some cultivators after the assessment. Are you confident that you will not be expelled?"

Seeing that Zhou Yun didn't respond, Qin Xiu quickly added, "If you really can't pass the assessment, you can come over to my side. I'll arrange a cleaning job for you. It's easy and comfortable, and you don't have to take the assessment. How about it?"

Qin Xiu's expression of concern was very on point. If one didn't catch his mocking tone, they would really think that he was looking out for Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun lamented internally, "Does he have to go to such ends to prove his existence? In any case, he's an expert who's about to reach the foundation establishment stage, and this is all there is to him?"

Zhou Yun didn't say anything, but he was secretly looking down on Qin Xiu in disdain.

As soon as Qin Xiu finished speaking, the others quickly echoed.

"That's right, Zhou Yun. Qin Xiu is an inner sect disciple. If you follow him, you won't have to take the assessment!"

"Yeah, you're just going over to Qin Xiu's place to avoid the assessment. Qin Xiu won't actually make you do the cleaning."

"Of course. Besides, there's nothing much to clean in our sect."

"If you follow Qin Xiu, you might even be able to improve your own cultivation stage!" 𝓷𝑶𝔳𝐄𝑙𝑢𝚜𝑏.𝗰𝒪𝓂

"Others don't even have the opportunity to be the servants of an inner sect disciple!"

Zhou Yun was speechless as he looked at the few people who were chattering.

The helplessness he felt could not be greater.

This was the first time he had seen someone so persistent in mocking him.

He wondered how big a grudge they had against him.

Seeing that Zhou Yun was silent, the discussion became even more lively. One of them even gestured profusely as he spoke.

They had already planned out Zhou Yun's entire life.

If a passerby saw this, they would think that a lunatic had escaped from an asylum.

Zhou Yun picked up the teacup and took a sip. He was speechless as he looked at the people who were trying hard to persuade him to accept Qin Xiu's offer.

He remained unmoved.

The lackeys also felt a little embarrassed.

They had been trying so hard to persuade him, yet he was still drinking tea?

Wasn't he worried that he would be kicked out of the sect because he didn't pass the assessment?

Did he not know the consequences of leaving the sect?

Didn't he know how the great forces that relied on the spiritual spring disappeared?

After immortals left the land of spiritual Qi, their cultivation stages would decline.

Zhou Yun seemed ungrateful to them.

They had clearly given him a chance, but he did not cherish it.

Was it worth it just for a moment's face?

In their opinion, Zhou Yun was just being stubborn.

Qin Xiu pretended to sigh in pity.

The others felt the urge to mock him more.

Just then, Jiang Qian couldn't help but say, "We're all in the same cohort. We don't want to see you being driven out of the sect. Isn't it better to clean up for your senior brother than to be driven out?"

She looked at the person she used to love deeply and felt a little resentful that he had not lived up to her expectations.

"Zhou Yun, think carefully."

Jiang Qian, who had been silently standing at the side, felt compelled to speak up.

Zhou Yun turned to look at her.

He stared at Jiang Qian for a long time until her cheeks turned red. Then, he turned his head away.

He thought to himself, "I don't recall offending any female students, have I?"

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Upon hearing Jiang Qian's voice, Zhou Yun turned around with a look of confusion.

Who was this person? Why did he feel like she had a deep hatred for him?

He had not offended her, had he?

Just as Zhou Yun was feeling puzzled, the other two people thought that Zhou Yun had been stunned by Jiang Qian's words.

They hurriedly followed up with more verbal attacks.

"Zhou Yun, don't be so stubborn. We're doing this for your own good."

"It's just cleaning, there's nothing to be ashamed of. In the future, you'll know that we are doing this for your own good."

"That's right, I can't fathom why you're still so stubborn. If you're not even willing to clean, then what's the point of pursuing immortality? Do you want to get kicked out of the sect and become a mortal?"

"How can you be trusted to handle huge responsibilities when you can't even clean a house?"

"There is no gain without pain!"

"Yeah, you might not know this, but if immortals can't absorb spiritual Qi for a long time, their cultivation level will fall. In the end, they will really be reduced to mortals!"

"That's right. Do you know how those big forces backed by the spiritual spring and spiritual mountain were destroyed? It's because of the depletion of the spiritual spring. Their overall strength dropped, which resulted in their destruction."

"Do you want to become an ordinary person? Do you want all your hard work to go to waste?"

Zhou Yun kept quiet.

The few of them kept talking and he couldn't get in a word even if he wanted to.

Looking at the few people who persisted in their ramblings, he even had a moment of doubt.

Was he really wrong for not accepting Qin Xiu's offer?

When he thought of this, he immediately shook his head and smiled. That had nothing to do with him.

As expected, repeated lies created the illusion of truth.

He looked indifferently at the people who were trying to persuade him.

What the hell was this? They were running their mouths even though they just learned a few things about cultivation.

These people didn't even have a good relationship with him.

Why were they all so energetic today?

"I'm good at cultivating on my own, so you don't have to worry about me." Zhou Yun's eyes narrowed as he interrupted their speeches.

"What do you mean we don't have to worry about you? You're really ..."

At this moment, a person emerged from the crowd.

He was the second strongest person among them. His name was Ji Ha, and he was a cultivator at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

Although there was still a big gap between his power level and Qin Xiu's, it was more than enough to pass the outer sect disciple assessment.

When he saw Zhou Yun's attitude, he immediately stepped forward and prepared to ridicule him.

It had been a year and Zhou Yun still hadn't broken through to the second layer of Qi cultivation. Why was he so stubborn?

It was just cleaning. How wronged could he feel?

Shouldn't a cultivator at the first layer of Qi cultivation work for a cultivator who achieved the great perfection of Qi cultivation?

Ji Ha was certain that he was right. He criticized Zhou Yun as he approached the latter.

He walked up to Zhou Yun and was about to drag him outside.

Boom!

Zhou Yun's body trembled and a huge amount of spiritual Qi instantly gushed out from his body.

The gushing of an air current could be heard, and Ji Ha, who had just reached Zhou Yun's side, was instantly sent flying.

He only stopped after flying for 20 to 30 meters.

The remaining three members, except Qin Xiu, were all blown away by this powerful airflow.

They all used their full strength to resist in order to not be pushed further away.

"How is that possible?"

Their eyes widened in surprise after they stabilized their bodies.

Everyone present was shocked!

Ji Ha was a cultivator at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

How could Zhou Yun push him back?

There was a difference of four layers between a first layer Qi cultivation cultivator and a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator.

The path of immortal cultivation got tougher as the cultivators progressed.

Under normal circumstances, even if Zhou Yun, who was at the first layer of Qi cultivation, used all his strength to hit Ji Ha, the latter would still be unfazed.

Ji Ha would at most feel a tingling sensation.

It was impossible for him to receive any damage, let alone being pushed back more than 20 meters.

Everyone was stunned.

A first layer Qi cultivation cultivator defeated a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator. Were they hallucinating or had the world changed?

Ji Ha was also dumbfounded!

Earlier, he had sensed that Zhou Yun's body contained a power that was even stronger than his!

Zhou Yun was at least at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation!

Ji Ha had a look of disbelief on his face.

"That's impossible!"

After he steadied himself, he carefully sensed the fluctuation of spiritual Qi in this place.

Judging from the spiritual Qi fluctuation that Zhou Yun had just released, the former was even stronger than him.

This discovery made Ji Ha even more surprised!

He had met Zhou Yun two months ago. At that time, Zhou Yun was only at the first layer of Qi cultivation.

In just two short months, Zhou Yun had advanced to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, and was not weaker than him. How was this possible?

"You're at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation?"

Ji Ha regained his senses and asked Zhou Yun.

Hearing Ji Ha's words and without waiting for Zhou Yun's reply, everyone shook their heads.

This was absolutely impossible!

If Zhou Yun had the strength of a cultivator at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, would he still need to worry about the outer sect disciple assessment?

They had clearly seen Zhou Yun's worried face when they first arrived.

Moreover, they had just met Zhou Yun not long ago. At that time, he was clearly at the first layer of Qi cultivation. They could not have been mistaken.

Zhou Yun must have pushed Ji Ha away when the latter was not paying attention.

It was impossible for Zhou Yun to have the strength of a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator.

They must be mistaken.

No matter what, they would not believe it.

It must have been an illusion!

Qin Xiu didn't speak. At the moment, he was lost in thought. He was still a little shocked.

Even though he was surprised that Zhou Yun was a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator, there was something else that shocked him even more.

The release of spiritual Qi!

This was an ability that could only be obtained at the foundation establishment stage!

Just now, he clearly saw that Ji Ha had been pushed away by Zhou Yun's spiritual Qi.

Otherwise, even if Ji Ha was caught off guard, how could he have been pushed so far away when they were both at the same level?

Here lies the problem.

Zhou Yun was only a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator. How could he release his spiritual Qi?

Qin Xiu was lost in his thoughts.

Jiang Qian was also looking at Zhou Yun in shock. Her eyes were filled with guilt.

As the only female student among them, right now, she already believed that Zhou Yun was at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

She had not expected Zhou Yun to be so powerful!

He had been hiding his strength.

She recalled how she had shouted at Zhou Yun earlier and could not help but feel guilty and angry at herself.

Zhou Yun had no problem cultivating here alone.

They were the ones who had barged in and wanted him to clean for Qin Xiu.

They also ridiculed him with all sorts of mockery and sarcastic remarks.

Now that she thought about it, Zhou Yun did not rebuke them just now because he couldn't be bothered to do so.

Jiang Qian raised her head to look at Zhou Yun again. Only then did she realize that Zhou Yun had not changed at all. He was still as attractive as ever.

They were the ones who had changed.

They had become vain and calculative.

Another person was still mumbling "impossible" over and over again.

He really couldn't believe it. How did Zhou Yun, who was originally at the bottom among the outer sect disciples, suddenly reach the fifth layer of Qi cultivation?

He himself was only at the fourth layer of Qi cultivation!

He couldn't accept the feeling of being overtaken.

This must be a mistake!

It was not until a few minutes later that he finally woke up from his initial shock. 𝑛𝒪𝚟𝔢𝗅𝓤𝓢𝚋.𝒸𝑂𝓶

However, he still did not believe that Zhou Yun had the strength of a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator.

His eyes were fixed on Zhou Yun.

"I'm at the fifth stage of Qi cultivation."

Only then did Zhou Yun slowly speak.

The spiritual Qi around his body also began to circulate rapidly.

In an instant, the strength of a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator was fully displayed!

At this moment, the entire world fell silent!

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Fortuitous Encounter

Before the others could come back to their senses, Zhou Yun had already disappeared into the distance.

As this place where he had been cultivating had been disturbed, he no longer desired to stay here.

He could only find another place.

Not long after, Zhou Yun arrived at a secluded mountain forest.

His body rose into the air and finally sat down cross-legged on a huge rock.

After sitting down, he began to think about his next move.

Now that he was already at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, he would have no problem dealing with the outer sect disciple assessment.

However, the problem of his innate ability had not been solved yet.

Previously, when he was cultivating, he had already discovered that his innate ability was extremely limited.

His cultivation journey ahead would be very difficult and the upper limit of his cultivation would be low.

Even though he had the system's assistance, his own innate ability would still limit his development.

If he did not solve this problem, his future potential would be stunted.

Zhou Yun sighed and took out a cloth bag he carried with him. Inside the bag were the pills and spiritual stones that Spirit Valley had given him.

He lamented, "I'm dirt poor! The saying about scholars being poor and warriors being rich is not wrong!"

Zhou Yun looked at the shriveled cloth bag and could not bear to open it.

He didn't even need to look in it to know that there wasn't much left.

Since spiritual Qi was scarce, the resources distributed to the disciples by Spirit Valley had also been reduced.

In recent times, the allocation of resources to all disciples had been cut back.

The allocation to the inner sect disciples had also been reduced by a third.

As for the outer sect disciples, the reduction was even greater.

Each outer sect disciple was originally given one spiritual stone plus five Qi Refining Pills to assist in their cultivation.

Now, that amount was directly halved, from the original one spiritual stone to half a spiritual stone per person.

The number of Qi Refining Pills had also been cut down to three.

The cultivation resources for the outer sect disciples became even more insufficient.

"Even a dog would pity me if it saw my resources!"

Helplessly, Zhou Yun opened the cloth bag.

He had no choice.

For his cultivation, pills and spiritual stones were essential.

Without these cultivation resources, cultivation would only be half as effective.

Furthermore, without pills to nourish his body, his cultivation speed would only slow down gradually.

Zhou Yun composed himself.

He opened the cloth bag with trembling hands and looked at the few remaining Qi Refining Pills inside.

The spiritual stones distributed to him had long been used up.

The spiritual stones that could have supported his cultivation for half a month had been used up in just seven days.

Zhou Yun had no way to overcome this shortage.

When he took out the pills, a faint medicinal fragrance immediately spread in the air.

Although the number of pills was apparent at a glance, Zhou Yun counted them one by one.

One.

Two.

Three!

That was all he had. There were only three in total.

In addition to the six that he had previously accumulated, right now, Zhou Yun's entire net worth was only these nine pills.

Looking at these pills, Zhou Yun had a headache.

Even if these pills were sold, they would be worth less than three spiritual stones.

Normally, the absorption rate of spiritual Qi from consuming the pills was higher than that of spiritual stones.

However, the spiritual Qi absorbed from spiritual stones was purer than that of pills.

After all, one was natural while the other was refined.

Now that Zhou Yun's strength had increased, his need for pills and cultivation resources had increased.

When he was at the first layer of Qi cultivation, the resources distributed by the sect were barely enough.

Now that Zhou Yun was at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, his need for spiritual stones and pills was much greater than before.

It was as though he was growing from a baby to an adult. As his strength increased, his appetite would also increase.

Originally, one pill was enough to support him for almost a day of cultivating.

Now, one pill was only enough to support his cultivation for two hours.

These nine pills added together were not even enough for him to cultivate for a day.

This was not enough to satisfy his cultivation needs.

"What do I do?"

His poverty once again made Zhou Yun feel the difficulty of the times.

"I'm lacking in pills and spiritual stones."

A man was only as good as his resources!

Zhou Yun recalled these famous words and once again felt the pain he experienced at work in his previous life.

"Master, you can try refining pills! Can't you just refine some pills and trade them for spiritual stones?"

A cute female voice rang in his mind, interrupting Zhou Yun's train of thought.

"Of course I know that medicinal pills can be exchanged for spiritual stones. The problem is that I don't know how to..." 𝑛𝒪𝚟𝔢𝗅𝓤𝓢𝚋.𝒸𝑂𝓶

Just as Zhou Yun was about to retort the system, he suddenly stopped.

That's right!

He could refine pills!

He had the God-tier Enlightenment System, so he only needed to observe the process of alchemy in order to learn it.

He could also read a few manuscripts about Qi Refining Pills.

Then, he would be able to produce them.

Even producing higher grade medicinal pills would not pose a problem to him.

Zhou Yun slapped his forehead in revelation.

"I actually forgot to make use of such a useful cheat. How foolish of me."

After some consideration, Zhou Yun finally decided to try refining pills.

After putting away his remaining pills, Zhou Yun flew down from the huge rock.

He tidied up his clothes and headed towards the Alchemy Pavilion.

Not long after, he arrived at his destination.

Before he came here, he had sold his remaining nine pills at cost price.

These nine pills were exchanged for a total of two spiritual stones, one of which was used to buy medicinal herbs.

The other one was used to rent an alchemy room.

After all this was in order, Zhou Yun began to prepare to refine pills.

Elsewhere, Ji Ha was walking around in boredom.

Zhou Yun had left after he had displayed his strength, leaving them behind.

Qin Xiu, who Ji Ha had been clinging to, had also left. Qin Xu claimed that he was summoned by his tutor.

After Qin Xiu left, the few of them also went their separate ways.

Due to the huge blow they had suffered this time, the few lackeys appeared disinterested when they parted ways.

As for Ji Ha, who was sent flying by Zhou Yun, he was even more depressed.

He couldn't figure out how Zhou Yun's strength had suddenly reached the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

All of them were well aware of Zhou Yun's aptitude. He was absolutely trash.

His innate ability and talent were extremely limited.

Otherwise, how could he fail to make any breakthroughs in the past two years?

However, in just a few days, he had already reached the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

He mumbled, "Either he has been hiding his strength, or he has had a fortuitous encounter recently."

Ji Ha thought for a while and came to these two conclusions.

Of course, he was more inclined to the second conclusion.

No matter how much they mocked him before this, Zhou Yun had always been unmoved. So why did he suddenly attack this time?

Now that he thought about it, Zhou Yun must have had some fortuitous encounter.

After coming to this conclusion, Ji Ha was in a great mood.

This was because he knew that opportunities were hard to come by, but they were usually single occurrences.

In other words, if Zhou Yun had obtained some fortuitous encounter to reach the fifth layer of Qi cultivation in such a short period of time, he might be stuck at the same layer for the rest of his life.

Ji Ha thought of this as he walked past an alchemy room.

He was about to continue on his way when he suddenly stopped and turned his head.

He was a little dazed when he saw Zhou Yun's figure in the alchemy room.

"Zhou Yun is refining pills?"

How was that possible?

Ji Ha found this interesting. He quickly took out his voice transmission stone to inform Qin Xiu of this matter.

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I Can't Keep a Low Profile Even If I Wanted to

After Ji Ha informed Qin Xiu, he turned to look at Zhou Yun in the alchemy room.

The corners of his mouth curled into a mocking smile again.

The strength that Zhou Yun displayed earlier had indeed shocked him.

In fact, he had to admit that Zhou Yun's strength was no longer below his own.

However, he felt relieved after finding out that Zhou Yun had obtained a fortuitous encounter.

A person who relied on a fortuitous encounter to barely be on par with him was not worth his time.

Now, Zhou Yun was actually delusional about refining pills?

Wouldn't that be too far fetched?

In terms of alchemy, Ji Ha also had some talent.

He had even become an apprentice in the Alchemy Pavilion.

Although he was not yet inducted as an official alchemist, his talent was recognized by his teacher.

No matter how talented apprentices were in alchemy, they still needed a mentor's guidance and experience.

Every alchemist was respected on the continent.

The reason for this was because alchemists were extremely rare.

Their training was extremely difficult.

Every alchemist was carefully selected.

After that, it required astronomical amounts of medicinal herbs to bring up an alchemist.

All forces would spare no expense to rope in any alchemist.

Their identities and statuses were extremely prominent!

Now, Zhou Yun had no one to rely on and no one to teach him. Even so, he actually wanted to refine pills by himself. If this wasn't wishful thinking, what was?

Ji Ha acknowledged Zhou Yun's strength, but certainly not his talent in alchemy.

A mocking smile appeared on Ji Ha's face.

Not everyone could refine pills.

Ji Ha walked into the alchemy room and looked at Zhou Yun who was busy arranging the herbs he was about to use.

"Yo, weren't you cultivating? Why did you change to pill refining?"

He continued, "Old classmate, pill refining and cultivation are completely different fields of study. Do you have any knowledge in this area?"

"Although I have yet to be inducted as an official alchemist, I've already mastered most of my teacher's teachings. Do you want me to teach you?"

Ji Ha looked at the diligent Zhou Yun and sneered.

However, after he mocked Zhou Yun, he noticed that Zhou Yun did not pay any attention to him and was occupied with his own matters.

The latter didn't even look at him.

He didn't even lift his eyelids.

It was as if he did not see Ji Ha.

It was obvious that he didn't take him seriously at all.

This provoked Ji Ha's anger again.

Just as Ji Ha was about to speak again, he suddenly saw that there were only three sets of herbs for Qi Refining Pills on the desk of the alchemy room.

He also saw the timer in the room showing a day's rental time.

He couldn't help but let out a strange laugh and immediately said, "Alchemy isn't something that a poor man can dabble in!"

"You dare to come here with only two spiritual stones to spend? If you don't have money, then don't act like you are rich!"

"You're a newbie who knows nothing, yet you're attempting to produce three pills using these three sets of herbs. Is this a joke to you?"

"Which alchemist doesn't fail hundreds or even thousands of times before they succeed?"

"Why don't you listen to me and use two spiritual stones to buy some Qi Refining Pills? They will be enough for you to cultivate for a while!"

"Hurry up and leave. This isn't a place for a poor man like you to play in!"

Ji Ha's taunting had successfully attracted the attention of the people around him.

They all looked over towards the room.

When they heard that Zhou Yun wanted to use three sets of herbs to make Qi Refining Pills, they all laughed so hard that their sides ached.

This was especially funny since Zhou Yun was still a newbie and had never come in contact with alchemy before.

Someone mocked, "Haha, I'm dying of laughter. You want to refine pills with just two spiritual stones? Do you think we're cooking?"

"Zhou Yun? Wasn't he the lowest ranking outer sect disciple? Is he trying to find another way to stay in the sect since he knows that he can't pass the outer sect disciple assessment?"

Some of the more observant disciples recognized Zhou Yun and shook their heads. They thought that Zhou Yun was afraid of being expelled as the assessment was approaching. If he managed to make it as an alchemist, he would not need to take the assessment.

"This guy isn't here to learn alchemy. He's clearly here to gamble!"

"Is he gambling on switching careers from an outer sect disciple to an alchemist?"

"The problem is that you need capital to gamble," a tall man with curly hair stated.

"Do the two spiritual stones he has count as capital?" said a little dark fatty. 𝓷𝑂𝓋𝗲𝑙𝓤𝓈𝒃.𝑐𝒪𝐌

"Do you think they count?" the tall man said.

"Uh...those...should...be...counted?" the little dark fatty stammered, not daring to reply.

The conversation between the two was like a crosstalk, causing everyone to burst into laughter until their sides hurt.

In the face of everyone's ridicule, Zhou Yun's face remained calm.

He was busy with his own matters.

He ignored everyone's teasing.

"Who said that Brother Zhou Yun doesn't have money?"

A crisp female voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.

When the voice rang out, everyone immediately stopped laughing and turned towards the voice.

"This voice! Could it be..."

"No way! Why would she come here?"

Under everyone's gaze, a cute girl skipped into the room.

She was wearing a light red dress. Her skin was as smooth as jade and as white as snow.

A white silk ribbon was tied around her waist, perfectly showing off her slender waist.

Her long black hair was casually draping over her shoulders, fluttering in the wind.

She was holding the arm of another dignified woman.

This woman was dressed in white. Her skin was as white as snow and her eyes were as clear as water. When she looked around, she had an elegant and noble temperament.

The two girls walked into the alchemy room hand in hand.

Everyone recognized the two of them at a glance.

They were both inner sect disciples of Spirit Valley.

The cute and playful girl was called Qiao'er, a new genius who emerged over the past three years.

"She is so beautiful!"

"Too beautiful! She looks ethereal."

As soon as the two women entered, they immediately caused a commotion in the alchemy room.

Everyone present looked at them with infatuation.

Their gazes were all drawn to them right now.

The crowd stood there like stunned statues.

Everyone was too distracted from refining pills with the presence of the two women.

"Who are these two goddesses?"

An outer sect disciple who was unaware of the situation looked at the two girls who had just entered and asked in confusion.

An inner sect disciple heard the man's doubts and introduced the two goddesses to him while staring at them intently.

"These two are inner sect disciples of our sect. Do you see that cute goddess in light red? She's a new genius who's been promoted in the last three years. I heard that she broke through the first layer of Qi cultivation to the foundation establishment stage in less than three years. She's even reached the intermediate of foundation establishment stage!"

"And this woman in white is Senior Sister Su Wanyi, one of the inner disciples of our sect."

"She is also the gentlest and best senior sister in our sect. No one can replace her!"

When the two women walked in, for a moment, everyone was silent and dared not speak.

They respected Su Wanyi from the bottom of their hearts.

"Brother Zhou Yun!" Qiao'er let go of Su Wanyi's hand and skipped over to Zhou Yun's side, calling his name sweetly.

Zhou Yun looked at the pretty Qiao'er and felt helpless.

Now that she was here, he couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to!

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Qiao'er stood beside Zhou Yun and called out to him sweetly.

Her originally angry face with round eyes immediately revealed a sweet smile.

Her slightly childish voice was heartwarming.

Qiao'er greeted, "Brother Zhou Yun!"

The people around them were ready to answer her greeting, but realized that they were not being called. In the end, they resisted the urge to make a sound.

Everyone present wanted to be on the receiving end of her greeting.

Zhou Yun replied, "Yes, why are you here?"

"I'm here to see Brother Zhou Yun. I'm afraid that someone will snatch you away! Many people wanted to be cultivation companions with you before this!" Qiao'er said casually.

Qiao'er's words made Zhou Yun laugh.

"That was in the past. Look at me now. No one will like me!"

"How could that be!"

When Qiao'er heard Zhou Yun's dejected response, she frowned and retorted, "Brother Zhou Yun is still so attractive! You're even better than were back then!"

At this point, Qiao'er's pretty face immediately blushed.

Everyone present saw Qiao'er's embarrassment, and countless people glared at Zhou Yun.

All of them gave him dead stares.

It was as if they wanted to take him down with them.

Looking at Qiao'er's flushed face, the fire of jealousy in their hearts burst forth.

Zhou Yun looked at the bashful Qiao'er and recalled a scene from their past.

He had saved her on his way to Spirit Valley.

At that time, he was about to go to Spirit Valley to find a master.

Coincidentally, both of them encountered two bandits on the road.

He had relied on his strong body to save Qiao'er.

He carried Qiao'er all the way to the valley.

Fortunately, Qiao'er's talent had caught the eye of an elder of the valley, and they were accepted into the sect.

Qiao'er directly became an inner sect disciple, while Zhou Yun started out as an outer sect disciple.

From then on, whenever Qiao'er could, she would come find him.

Zhou Yun was lost in his thoughts when he suddenly felt his sleeve being tugged at.

He turned around. He saw Qiao'er's bright eyes smiling excitedly at him. Her eyes were curved like crescent moons and they were twinkling brilliantly.

"Brother Zhou Yun, take this!" Qiao'er said in a low voice as she secretly stuffed a small cloth bag into his sleeve.

Zhou Yun felt as though a cat's paw was scratching his sleeve. 𝓃𝑜𝚟𝑒𝑳𝐮𝑠𝗯.𝓬𝒐𝚖

Her dainty hand caused Zhou Yun's heart to itch, and he quickly caught her hand.

"There's no need for that this time!"

Zhou Yun stuffed the item back into her pocket.

Just as Qiao'er was shoving spiritual stones into Zhou Yun's sleeve, she suddenly felt her small hand being wrapped by his large hand.

Her face immediately turned red.

"Alright," she said.

Zhou Yun immediately rejected the cultivation resources that Qiao'er had given him. After all, she had helped him out a few times before.

Although her aid was appreciated, he could not rely on her too much.

Furthermore, he knew that Qiao'er had already broken through to the intermediate of foundation establishment stage.

She needed much more resources than he did.

The cultivation resources of the entire sect were decreasing.

Qiao'er probably didn't have much cultivation resources left.

She might have saved up all of this by herself.

She would probably need more.

He couldn't continue to be a burden to her.

"Alright then!"

Qiao'er pouted with a sullen face.

She thought to herself, "He must have found someone else, and he doesn't need my help anymore. He thinks that I am annoying!"

Zhou Yun naturally did not understand her feelings.

If he did, he would probably not know whether to laugh or cry at her antics now.

He merely turned down her offer. He didn't expect her to overthink this much.

At this moment, Su Wanyi walked over and said, "Zhou Yun, how are you? I've always heard Qiao'er mention you. As expected, you look good."

Su Wanyi waited for the two of them to chat for a while before she walked over and took the initiative to greet Zhou Yun.

"Hello, Senior Sister!" Zhou Yun quickly turned around and greeted Su Wanyi.

The latter had seen Qiao'er's little antics and shy expression just now.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Qiao'er liked Zhou Yun, to the point that they could no longer be separated.

She came over because she wanted to get to know Zhou Yun and see if he was a suitable partner for Qiao'er.

After all, Qiao'er was like a younger sister to her.

She did not want her sister to be bullied.

Naturally, she wanted to see how Zhou Yun was.

"From the looks of it, are you developing your alchemy skills?"

Su Wanyi took the initiative to mention pill refinement, bringing their conversation back on track.

In fact, she had witnessed the entire process just now. Zhou Yun had no prior knowledge of alchemy, but he wanted to use three sets of herbs to produce three pills.

From her perspective, this was a gamble.

This was because no newbie could refine a pill with zero knowledge on alchemy.

Therefore, she was not very optimistic about Zhou Yun's chances.

"Yes, I want to learn alchemy," Zhou Yun answered Su Wanyi's question with certainty.

Qiao'er said, "Oh, yes, Brother Zhou Yun. We came here because we saw that there were many people here. We didn't expect to see someone mocking you the moment we arrived!"

"Ignore them!"

Zhou Yun smiled indifferently, not taking it to heart at all.

After Su Wanyi heard his reply, she sank into deep thoughts.

She was not optimistic about Zhou Yun's chances.

Moreover, Zhou Yun's reputation preceded him.

Most of the people in the sect knew that he was the outer sect disciple who had been stuck at the first layer of Qi cultivation for a year without making any progress.

As she thought of this, she looked at Qiao'er.

She looked meek as she stood beside Zhou Yun.

She sighed internally as she told herself, "Fine. I am just doing this to help Qiao'er."

She was extremely fond of Qiao'er.

Helplessly, she took out a basic level alchemy manual from her sleeve and handed it to Zhou Yun.

"Take this book. You can read it when you're free."

Zhou Yun took the book in confusion.

He picked it up and saw that the book was called Alchemy Classic Notes.

Zhou Yun was overjoyed. This was precisely what he needed the most now.

She really came through in his hour of need.

"Many thanks, Senior Sister!"

Zhou Yun picked up the manual and was about to open it when a squeal of excitement interrupted him.

He turned his head and saw Qiao'er looking at him in astonishment.

"Qiao'er, what's wrong?"

Su Wanyi and the others also looked over.

"Brother Zhou Yun, you... You've broken through?"

Qiao'er's words caused everyone, including Su Wanyi, to turn their attention to Zhou Yun.

His entire body was overflowing with spiritual Qi.

He emanated an abundance of spiritual Qi.

This was clearly a state that could only be achieved at the fourth or fifth layer of Qi cultivation!

Only then did everyone notice that Zhou Yun had already advanced to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

Everyone present was shocked.

Didn't the rumor claim that Zhou Yun was stuck at the first layer of Qi cultivation for a long time and couldn't break through?

What was going on?

Everyone stared at him in disbelief.

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Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned. They were shocked to their core.

No matter how one looked at it, the power that Zhou Yun was currently emitting was definitely above the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

This could not be faked!

What happened to him being at the first layer of Qi cultivation?

Many of the disciples at the third and fourth layer of Qi cultivation turned sullen immediately.

If Zhou Yun was no longer at the bottom, then who else would be at the bottom? Was it them?

Everyone was shocked to the point of being at a loss for words.

At this moment, their minds were blank.

This scene also caught Su Wanyi's attention, and her mouth opened slightly.

A trace of surprise flashed across her beautiful eyes as she looked at Zhou Yun.

She was also in disbelief.

It was because of Zhou Yun's reputation in Spirit Valley.

She had long heard that he was at the first layer of Qi cultivation.

She didn't pay much attention to him back then.

Later on, because Qiao'er often mentioned him, she even made a trip to check him out.

"I remember that three months ago, he was still at the first layer of Qi cultivation. He showed no sign of improvement," Su Wanyi muttered to herself.

Her beautiful eyes looked at Zhou Yun with a hint of disbelief.

Three months ago, he was still at the first layer of Qi cultivation. Now, he had actually reached the fifth layer?

Had he been hiding his strength, or did he train himself up with his talent?

Su Wanyi didn't continue to ponder about this matter. Either possibility was astonishing.

She cast away all these thoughts and looked at Zhou Yun again with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

What kind of person was he?

She was a little curious.

"Everyone will eventually improve. Isn't that normal?" Zhou Yun patted Qiao'er's head, brushing it off like it was nothing.

His actions stirred up the emotions of the crowd.

Zhou Yun did not care about their anger.

He turned his head to look at the timer in the room and realized that half an hour had passed.

Time was precious, and he could not afford to waste a single second.

After all, time was money!

Zhou Yun quickly bade farewell to Su Wanyi and Qiao'er and started preparing to refine the pills.

"Senior Sister, Qiao'er, time is running out. I have to practice my alchemy!"

Su Wanyi glanced at the timer in the alchemy room and nodded understandingly.

Qiao'er pouted her little mouth and looked at Zhou Yun reluctantly.

Her pitiful expression drew the sympathy of everyone.

All of them had strong desires to comfort Qiao'er.

However, as soon as they stepped forward, they were forced to retreat by their senior sister's gaze.

After Zhou Yun bade farewell to the two girls, he entered the alchemy room and closed the doors and windows.

When everyone saw this scene, they were all extremely jealous.

Senior Sister and Qiao'er were both goddesses.

If they were Zhou Tun, they would be more than happy to chat with the two goddesses.

It would be a great privilege for them to be able to get close to the two goddesses.

Yet, Zhou Yun actually thought that they were in his way?

Was he actually focusing on refining pills at such a time?

Was he still a man?

He really didn't know how blessed he was!

Ji Ha had seen everything that had happened since the start.

He quickly took out his voice transmission stone to inform Qin Xiu.

During this period, he had already called the latter three times.

He didn't know what Qin Xiu was doing, but he still hadn't come over.

Ji Ha knew that Qin Xiu had a crush on Qiao'er.

From the current situation, it seemed that Qiao'er was very close to Zhou Yun.

"Why aren't you coming over?"

Ji Ha held the voice transmission stone tightly as his heart burned with anxiety, but there was still no reply.

On the other side, in the Cave of the Elders of Spirit Valley, Qin Xiu was kneeling on the ground.

An old man in a dark robe was sitting in front of him.

"Qin Xiu, you're about to achieve a breakthrough. Don't go running around for the next three months. Calm down and cultivate in seclusion. Prepare for the assessment which will happen in three months. Do you understand?"

Qin Xiu raised his head and replied, "Yes, Master."

The person in front of him was none other than his master. Moreover, he was an elder of Spirit Valley with high standing and power. 𝑛𝗈𝔳𝔢𝑳𝔲𝑆𝔟.𝕔𝓞𝓂

He naturally listened to his master's words.

"Stand up!"

Qin Xiu stood up and looked up at his master.

His master advised, "You must train hard over the next three months and try to break through to the foundation establishment stage. Only then will you have the confidence to seize the top spot in the assessment."

"Only by seizing the top spot will you have the chance to participate in the secret realm's trial with the others. If you fail, you'll never have another chance! Do you understand?"

"I know, Master!" Qin Xiu nodded in acknowledgement.

Looking at his disciple, the old man nodded with a satisfied look and then took out a bottle of Vitality Pills from his sleeve and handed it to Qin Xiu.

"Cultivate well!"

Qin Xiu looked at the bottle of pills and felt a burst of excitement.

He didn't expect his master to place so much importance on this assessment that the latter would even give him a bottle of Vitality Pills.

The Vitality Pills were the best medicine for those below the foundation establishment stage.

For cultivation at the Qi cultivation stage, it was of great benefit. It could replenish spiritual Qi and strengthen one's foundation.

It also had the most powerful ability, which was to purify the spiritual Qi in one's body.

It could increase the chances of a cultivator advancing to the foundation establishment stage.

The purer the spiritual Qi of a cultivator, the higher the chances of them breaking through to the foundation establishment stage.

In the outside world, these pills were highly sought after by rogue cultivators below the foundation establishment stage.

"Many thanks, Master!" Qin Xiu looked at the pills in his hand and knelt down to the old man again to express his gratitude.

"Mm, go!" The old man stroked his beard and nodded.

His master thought to himself, "My hopes and dreams are all on you, so don't let me down!"

Qin Xiu walked out of the Cave of the Elders; his eyes were burning with ecstasy.

With these Vitality Pills, he didn't have to worry about not being able to break through to the foundation establishment stage.

He was in a good mood when he felt the voice transmission stone vibrating. He took it out.

As soon as he took it out, Ji Ha's voice was transmitted over.

"Bro, Zhou Yun is actually refining pills. Do you want to come over and take a look? Hahaha. I'm about to die from laughter!"

"Bro, why aren't you here yet? You will miss Zhou Yun in action. Hurry!"

Qin Xiu couldn't help but smile when he heard Ji Ha's words.

Not everyone could refine pills!

"Bro, Qiao'er came to the alchemy room, and she's with Zhou Yun. Senior Sister is also here!"

What?

Qin Xiu was originally immersed in laughing at Zhou Yun.

However, when he heard that Qiao'er was with Zhou Yun, his smile instantly faded.

Ji Ha's message wasn't over yet.

"Why aren't you here yet? Qiao'er and Zhou Yun are talking and laughing. I wonder what's going on!"

"Hurry up!"

Ji Ha's voice sounded more and more urgent, and Qin Xiu's face had long turned gloomy.

When he heard that Zhou Yun was together with his beloved junior Qiao'er, he was instantly enraged.

He cursed, "Zhou Yun, you seek your own death!"

His expression turned cold as he headed towards the Alchemy Pavilion.

Enraged, he cast aside the words that his master had just said to him.

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Alchemy Pavillion

Zhou Yun was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the alchemy room.

The room was small and there were only a few items inside.

In front of him was a cauldron that was connected to Earth Fire.

Next to the cauldron was a preparation table. It was a stone table that could withstand the heat of the flames.

Below the cauldron was Earth Fire needed for alchemy.

The temperature of this flame was much higher than that of the flames commonly used, and it also had many other wonderful uses.

If one wanted to refine medicinal pills, the majority of alchemists wanted to use Earth Fire to refine them.

Zhou Yun sat beside the cauldron with two alchemy manuals in his hands.

One was the Alchemy Classic Notes that Eldest Senior Sister Su Wanyi had given him, and the other was a simple guide to alchemy that he already had.

After comparing the two alchemy manuals, he immediately noticed the difference between the two. 𝓃𝗈𝗏𝞮𝗅𝓊𝗌𝔟.𝓒𝑜𝓶

The book that Su Wanyi gave him was most likely the real alchemy manual.

Compared to the Alchemy Classic Notes, the one he initially had was like a child's book.

They were not on the same level at all.

After the comparison, he immediately picked up the simple guide to alchemy and was about to throw it into the cauldron in front of him.

Just as he was about to do so, he hesitated.

What if he could exchange it for some money?

He then told himself, "Forget about it. I won't throw it away for now!"

He kept it because he was too poor now; he didn't dare to throw away anything he had.

After putting away the simple guide, he took out the Alchemy Classic Notes.

He flipped to the first page, and just as he read the first word, the system's voice rang in his mind.

"Activating the God-tier Enlightenment System."

Zhou Yun immediately entered a profound state of enlightenment.

After entering the state of enlightenment, he flipped through the alchemy manual with one hand as his other hand slowly began to simulate the actions of refining pills.

The actions involved were very simple. He only had to grab the herbs and put them in the cauldron.

However, the rhythm was hard to grasp.

The art of refining pills was both mysterious and ordinary. It was simple yet complex. This was an extreme contradiction.

Refining pills only involved two movements. Yet, he felt that they were extremely difficult to accomplish.

In his opinion, he would never be able to master it if he did not rely on the system.

As Zhou Yun continued to attain enlightenment, he slowly began to understand the profundity of alchemy.

As he read more, he still only performed two actions, grabbing and putting the herbs into the cauldron.

However, there were a lot of particulars that he had to focus on, such as the rhythm of his breathing, the strength of his breaths, his state of mind when refining the pills, the strength of his grip, and so on. All of these had to match the rhythm of the pill refining.

A slight difference would render the pills ineffective. Worse still, the cauldron might explode.

After a long time, Zhou Yun finally managed to refine his first batch of pills.

After a while, Zhou Yun suddenly snapped out from his enlightenment. When he opened his eyes, he realized that the pills had been refined.

Zhou Yun exclaimed, "The art of alchemy is really mysterious. It feels completely different from cultivation!"

Zhou Yun wiped his forehead. He was already covered in cold sweat.

He turned his gaze to the cauldron.

At this moment, the flames in the cauldron had already been extinguished.

All that was left was the residue heat of the flames.

He sniffed hard, but he couldn't pick up the scent of the pills.

In the past, the Qi Refining Pills he received would more or less give off a trace of medicinal fragrance.

This time, there was no medicinal fragrance. This situation made him a little nervous.

"My future depends on this!"

Zhou Yun closed his eyes and prayed for a while. Then, he placed his hand on the lid of the cauldron.

Sizzle!

Zhou Yun opened the cauldron and white hot waves of smoke immediately spewed out from inside.

When the white smoke dissipated, Zhou Yun was instantly stunned.

He was shocked when he saw the pills in the cauldron.

There were 12 round pills lying inside the cauldron, each emitting dazzling light.

Furthermore, the surface of each pill was exceptionally smooth. They could be considered perfect.

From the book that Su Wanyi had given him, Zhou Yun had learned some basic information about pills, such as their grade.

Generally speaking, the grades of pills were all divided according to the degree of smoothness of their surface and strength of their medicinal fragrance.

The smoother the surface of a pill, the more perfect the pill was.

A perfect pill would not emit any smell. The medicinal strength of such a pill would not be lost in the slightest.

The Qi Refining Pills that he had previously received looked round. However, on closer inspection, one would discover that there were some small pits on the surface of the pills.

Moreover, the pills emitted some fragrance. The fragrance that was emitted meant that the pills were losing their medicinal strength.

On the other hand, each of these 12 pills was flawless. No matter which direction one looked at them from, they were all extremely smooth, without the slightest bit of damage.

Furthermore, they were scentless. They were simply perfect!

Zhou Yun looked at the 12 pills in the cauldron. His heart was filled with excitement.

His entire body was trembling with joy!

Then, he looked up at the roof at a 45-degree angle and said indifferently, "If the Heavenly Path did not give birth to me, Zhou Yun, then the world of Alchemy would still be in a dark age."

"Who else but me could do this?"

"Who else has the ability?"

At this moment, Zhou Yun had a strong urge to rush out of the alchemy room and shout to the people outside, "No offense, but I just want to say that you are all trash!"

"Why isn't Brother Zhou Yun out yet?"

At this moment, Qiao'er was bitterly waiting for him to come out.

"I wonder how he is," she said as she pouted.

It was not easy for her to come to see him.

She still hadn't updated him on her current situation.

Previously, she did not visit him like she used to because she was trying to break through to the foundation establishment stage.

After she had broken through to the intermediate of foundation establishment stage, she had quickly come out to see him.

After learning that Brother Zhou Yun might be expelled from Spirit Valley, she had rushed over to the Alchemy Pavillion.

She was going to get him some pills that could help him achieve a breakthrough.

She did not expect to run into him and find out that he had broken through to the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

This surprised her greatly. She believed that Zhou Yun's achievements would definitely not stop here.

"Why isn't he out yet? I still have a lot of things to tell him!"

Qiao'er's eyes were fixed on the alchemy room where Zhou Yun was.

When Su Wanyi saw this, she teased, "Weren't you planning on buying some pills? Why are you still standing here?"

"Or do you only wish to buy pills from this shop? But I don't think he's produced them yet!"

Su Wanyi chuckled after she finished speaking.

This caused the rest of the crowd to stop and watch them again.

"Senior Sister!"

Qiao'er's face immediately turned red when she heard this, and she quickly hugged Su Wanyi's arm and shook it.

"You know that I am doing this for Brother Zhou Yun!"

Qiao'er's coquettish tone made everyone present gasp.

It took a while for everyone to come back to their senses. For a moment, they were entranced by her voice.

"Hehe! You're lying."

Su Wanyi pinched Qiao'er's face. The people around them were also eager to pinch her soft cheeks.

At this moment, a gloomy-looking Qin Xiu reached the Alchemy Pavilion!

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It Hasn't Started Yet?

Just as Su Wanyi and Qiao'er were teasing each other, Qin Xiu arrived at the Alchemy Pavilion.

Some sharp-eyed outer sect disciples saw Qin Xiu and quickly went up to greet him.

"Hello, Senior Brother Qin Xiu!"

After one person greeted him, the others quickly followed suit.

When Qin Xiu came in, his face was dark and he completely ignored the people who greeted him.

He walked straight towards Zhou Yun's alchemy room, disregarding the outer sect disciples.

"What's wrong with Senior Brother Qin Xiu?"

An outer sect disciple saw Qin Xiu's gloomy face and hurriedly asked the disciples beside him.

A disciple who knew the details whispered to him, "Don't you know? Senior Brother Qin Xiu has special affection for Little Junior Sister Qiao'er. He probably heard that Little Junior Sister was here, so he purposely came over. "

"Then, why doesn't he look happy?"

The disciple replied, "Have you forgotten what happened just now? Qiao'er is clearly closer to Senior Brother Zhou Yun. Can't you see that she is still waiting outside his room?"

He continued, "From the looks of it, someone secretly told Senior Brother Qin Xiu about this."

"This will be interesting to watch!"

"Ah, then wouldn't that mean..." The disciple couldn't help but exclaim, but his mouth was covered.

"Lower your voice!"

As the two of them spoke, Qin Xiu approached Zhou Yun's alchemy room.

At this moment, his alchemy room was already filled with people.

The crowd surrounded the room so tightly that not even a fly could escape.

The crowd was there not because Zhou Yun was refining pills.

It was mainly because of Eldest Senior Sister Su Wanyi and Qiao'er.

The two of them were goddesses of the valley.

It was extremely rare for most outer sect disciples to catch a glimpse of even one of them, not to mention meeting both of them at the same time.

The disciples were single mindedly admiring the two goddesses when they suddenly saw Qin Xiu walk in. They quickly greeted him.

"It's Senior Brother Qin Xiu. Hello, Senior Brother Qin Xiu!"

"Get out of my way!" he shouted. His face was gloomy, and he completely ignored the greetings of his outer sect junior brothers.

Everyone quickly made way for Qin Xiu.

As the crowd parted, Qiao'er and Su Wanyi's figures could be seen.

When he saw the two of them, especially Qiao'er, Qin Xiu's originally sullen face suddenly revealed a smile.

He asked, "Junior Sister Qiao'er, what are you doing here? What a coincidence!"

Qin Xiu quickly walked to Qiao'er's side and greeted her warmly. He was a completely different person from just now.

The speed at which he changed his expression stunned everyone.

Qiao'er muttered, "Why is he here? Why do I bump into him everywhere?"

She had been waiting for Zhou Yun outside the room. When she saw Qin Xiu walking over, she immediately revealed an impatient look.

Qin Xiu pressed on, "Junior Sister Qiao'er, why have you come here? Do you want me to accompany you?"

After he saw Qiao'er, his originally depressed mood immediately brightened up. He quickly went up to show his concern towards her.

"Nothing here concerns you. You should leave soon."

Qiao'er took Su Wanyi's hand and turned away from Qin Xiu.

Qin Xiu was not at all perturbed by Qiao'er's impatience.

He appeared in front of her again.

"Junior Sister Qiao'er, are you here to buy something? Do you need my help?"

"No, you're so annoying!"

Qiao'er was getting impatient.

Su Wanyi was oblivious to the relationship between Qin Xiu and Qiao'er.

When she saw Qin Xiu coming over, she also greeted him warmly.

"Junior Brother Qin Xiu!"

She didn't have any bad impressions of him and only took care of him like a junior brother.

"Hello, Senior Sister!"

When Qin Xiu saw Su Wanyi greet him, he also quickly returned her greeting.

Everyone in Spirit Valley respected Su Wanyi.

It was not only because she was the eldest senior sister, but also because she was especially gentle to everyone. She would not treat anyone differently based on their cultivation level. 𝑵𝒐𝓋𝖾𝑙𝗎𝐬𝐛.𝒞𝚘𝓂

This was one of the reasons why she was respected and sought after by everyone. Moreover, she was one of the best looking women in the valley.

She was a goddess-level existence in everyone's hearts.

"Eldest Senior Sister, is there something you need here?"

Qin Xiu knew that the two of them were waiting for Zhou Yun to finish refining pills, but he acted like he didn't know anything.

"Oh, we are waiting for Junior Brother Zhou Yun to come out of the room. He's refining pills inside," Su Wanyi said gently.

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiu was extremely jealous.

What did Zhou Yun do to deserve Qiao'er waiting here for him?

Even he had not done so!

Who the hell did Zhou Yun think he was?

Zhou Yun used to be a disciple at the first layer of Qi cultivation!

Even if he had achieved a breakthrough now, he was still a fifth layer Qi cultivation cultivator.

How could Zhou Yun compare to him?

Qin Xiu vented internally for a long time before gradually regaining his composure.

He wished he could slap Zhou Yun to death.

However, he didn't dare to do anything in front of Qiao'er.

Seeing that Qiao'er had a good relationship with Zhou Yun, he could only pretend to be on good terms with the latter.

"Is that so? Is Zhou Yun actually going to refine pills? If so, I wish him good luck in advance as he embarks on the bright path of alchemy!" Qin Xiu exclaimed, pretending to be surprised.

He continued, "You might not know this, but I'm classmates with Zhou Yun. Back when we were still in the outer sect, I could already tell that he had a talent for alchemy."

"At that time, I advised him to try out alchemy, but he was only focused on cultivation. Now, he has finally thought it through!"

Qin Xiu sighed softly, as if he had been liberated from a heavy burden in his heart. He spoke as if he was genuinely looking out for Zhou Yun.

"I believe that with Zhou Yun's talent, it won't be long before he becomes an official alchemist."

"He's been inside refining pills for a while, right? Unless I'm mistaken, he should have succeeded by now!" Qin Xiu declared solemnly, as though he was highly confident in Zhou Yun's abilities.

Qin Xiu's flattery of Zhou Yun had changed everyone's impression of the latter.

"Is Zhou Yun that powerful?"

"Even Qin Xiu has such confidence in him. Zhou Yun must really have some talent in alchemy!"

Qiao'er and Su Wanyi were also moved by Qin Xiu's words.

"So Junior Brother Zhou Yun is that powerful?" Su Wanyi said gently.

"Are you that close to Brother Zhou Yun? How is it that I didn't know about it?" Qiao'er looked at Qin Xiu and asked suspiciously.

"Haha, just you wait and see. I'm guessing that he has already succeeded in refining the pills. He should be able to come out in a while!" Qin Xiu once again made a bold declaration.

Although he said these things, he despised Zhou Yun internally.

He thought, "Hmph! Zhou Yun, let's see how you handle this situation when you come out. Right now, everyone is looking forward to your success. If you don't succeed, then you'll be a joke, hehe! Let's see how you're going to get out of this predicament today!"

Deep down, he did not believe that Zhou Yun would be able to successfully refine the pills.

Finally, after 15 minutes, the door of the alchemy room slowly opened.

The surrounding crowd quickly peered inside.

Qiao'er, Su Wanyi, as well as Qin Xiu, also looked over.

Zhou Yun slowly walked out of the alchemy room.

His face was calm, and his deep eyes showed no emotions.

It was as though he had yet to start refining pills and had just entered the room.

It was as if he wasn't the one refining the pills.

Looking at Zhou Yun's calm expression, the crowd was a little suspicious.

Someone asked, "Did you succeed? Or did you fail? Spill the beans. Why are you acting like this?"

Another person speculated, "Could it be that it hasn't started yet?"

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Zhou Yun walked out of the alchemy room with an indifferent expression.

Qiao'er was about to speak when Qin Xiu interrupted her.

"Old classmate, how's your pill refining going? Did you succeed?" Qin Xiu asked excitedly.

Right now, he truly was excited.

It wasn't because he wanted to see Zhou Yun succeed in his alchemy.

Instead, he was excited to see Zhou Yun embarrass himself in front of Qiao'er and the others.

His heart was filled with contempt for Zhou Yun.

In such a short period of time, how could a poor man like Zhou Yun, who had nothing, succeed?

Everyone's attention was also drawn towards Zhou Yun as they all looked over.

Due to Qin Xiu's flattery just now, everyone was guessing whether Zhou Yun had succeeded in refining the pills.

Upon hearing Qin Xiu's question, Zhou Yun immediately understood what had transpired.

"Of course it was a success!" Zhou Yun said with an indifferent expression.

Upon hearing Zhou Yun's words, Qin Xiu didn't even think about it and directly replied, "It doesn't matter if you fail. Next time...Hmm?"

However, before he could finish, he suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

His eyes were wide open as he asked in disbelief, "You succeeded?"

His eyes widened even further in shock.

How was that possible?

Qin Xiu's exclamation immediately caused an uproar.

Everyone present was stunned. Their eyes were wide open and filled with disbelief.

Ji Ha, who was in the crowd, also had a mocking smile on his face when he first saw Zhou Yun emerging from the room.

He thought to himself, how could a poor man like Zhou Yun succeed?

Alchemy was not like cultivation. Pills were not so easily refined!

However, his smile only lasted for a moment before it froze too.

He was stunned after hearing Qin Xiu's exclamation.

Ji Ha's eyes were wide open. His face was twisted. He was petrified.

That was impossible!

How was that possible?

It was absolutely impossible!

Zhou Yun must have been joking!

Su Wanyi and Qiao'er's eyes quivered with emotion as they looked at Zhou Yun in amazement.

Su Wanyi was even more astonished.

From the very beginning, she did not have much hope for Zhou Yun's alchemy.

After all, he did not know anything in the beginning and did not have any herbs to practice with.

No one would believe that he could succeed in one try under such circumstances.

Even a genius alchemist would have to go through several practice runs and receive the guidance of a great teacher before they could occasionally succeed.

That alone was prideworthy!

It was rare to see someone like Zhou Yun who could successfully refine some pills on his first try.

No, it should be said that this had never happened before!

Su Wanyi regained her composure and stared at Zhou Yun with a look of curiosity.

Qiao'er's mouth was slightly agape as she looked at Zhou Yun in disbelief.

"Brother Zhou Yun, did you really succeed?" Qiao'er suppressed her bewilderment and quickly asked. She suspected that she had misheard him!

Although she knew that with Zhou Yun's talent, he would succeed in alchemy sooner or later, she did not expect him to succeed on his first try.

Furthermore, from Zhou Yun's calm expression, it was as if refining pills was a very simple matter for him.

It didn't take him much effort.

The crowd snapped back to their senses and pricked up their ears. They all suspected that they had misheard the former.

"Of course I succeeded. How could I have failed?" Zhou Yun laughed and joked.

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding people immediately gasped.

Their ears had not played tricks on them!

Zhou Yun indeed claimed that he had succeeded in refining some pills!

After hearing his answer, Qiao'er beamed from ear to ear. 𝞰𝗈𝒱𝐞𝑳𝔲𝔰𝒷.𝑪𝗈𝓂

"Wow, Brother Zhou Yun, you're amazing!"

Qiao'er quickly stepped forward, wanting to see the pills that he had successfully refined.

Su Wanyi also regained her senses and looked at Zhou Yun.

She also wanted to see what kind of pills Zhou Yun had refined.

Qiao'er came to his side and flipped his hands open, but she couldn't find the pills.

"Brother Zhou Yun, where are the pills you refined?"

When Qin Xiu saw how close Qiao'er and Zhou Yun were, the jealousy in his heart was stirred up again.

All these years, he had never even held Qiao'er's hand.

Yet now, Qiao'er had taken the initiative to hold Zhou Yun's hand!

How could Zhou Yun, this pauper, be so intimate with his little junior sister?

"Zhou Yun, you're not lying to us because you failed to refine the pills, are you?"

The anger in Qin Xiu's heart had long overwhelmed his rationality. He no longer put on an act like before, but directly ridiculed him.

Everyone came to that realization when they heard Qin Xiu's ridicule.

That's right, Zhou Yun didn't know anything, so how could he have succeeded in refining the pills in one try?

He must be lying to them.

He must have wanted to show off his abilities in front of everyone.

Whispers erupted among the crowd. It was obvious that they did not trust Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun did not care about the discussions around him. He smiled and reached out to stroke Qiao'er's head.

"They are in my sleeve. I'll take them out!"

"Aiya! My hair is all messed up by you!" Qiao'er's face reddened as she complained to him. Her coquettish appearance made others envious of their interaction.

"Zhou Yun! Don't tell me you're trying to pass off the pills distributed by the sect as the ones that you refined!" said Qin Xiu as he gritted his teeth and looked at the two of them flirting.

Qin Xiu's words caused everyone present to distrust Zhou Yun.

More and more people started to gather.

They all wanted to see Zhou Yun make a fool of himself.

Qin Xiu looked at Zhou Yun, who seemed to be in a difficult position, and the ferocity on his face became more intense.

He wondered how Zhou Yun would escape this predicament.

Today, the latter was destined to be infamous in the entire Spirit Valley!

Zhou Yun did not care about their attitude at all.

He stretched out his hand and took out a cloth bag from his sleeve.

Then, he slowly opened it.

"Are there pills of this quality in the sect?"

Zhou Yun opened the cloth bag, and several round pills were revealed.

As soon as he took them out, they immediately shone with a bright light.

Everyone was attracted by this phenomenon and quickly looked at what was in Zhou Yun's hand.

"These are perfect-grade pills!" Su Wanyi immediately exclaimed as soon as she saw the pills.

She covered her mouth and looked at Zhou Yun in astonishment!

She couldn't help but let out such an exclamation since she had seen something completely unbelievable.

Zhou Yun had actually managed to concoct perfect-grade pills.

Furthermore, this was his first time dabbling in alchemy!

Many people were stupefied when they heard her exclamation.

Everyone was completely petrified on the spot. It was dead quiet.

Everyone stared at Zhou Yun in a daze while they were flabbergasted.

There was a dead silence!

The sneer on Qin Xiu's face was frozen.

After a long time, his expression suddenly changed.

His eyes suddenly narrowed as he looked at Zhou Yun in horror.

His mind was blank.

He didn't know what to say anymore.

Zhou Yun had managed to refine perfect-grade pills on his first try!

This could no longer be described as incredible.

This was simply appalling!

The surroundings were deathly silent as everyone stared at Zhou Yun, aghast.

Everyone was astounded, or rather, taken aback.

They were completely petrified!

All of them looked at Zhou Yun in shock!

The scene was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop!

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Perfect-grade Pills

"Impossible!"

"That's impossible!"

Qin Xiu looked at the pills in Zhou Yun's hand while rubbing his eyes in disbelief. Then, he shouted out loud without caring about his image.

One couldn't blame him for shouting. The situation before him was too shocking.

His world view was shattered!

Qin Xiu felt his face stiffen, but his wildly beating heart couldn't calm down.

How could he believe this?

Who would believe that?

Who would dare to believe it?

Qin Xiu knew that everyone present probably thought the same.

Zhou Yun had refined some perfect-grade pills!

If word of this got out, people would probably think of the crowd here as fools!

Alchemy was not like cultivation.

Although having talent in alchemy was crucial, more importantly, they needed a large amount of resources to spend on trial and error.

Even with the guidance of a great teacher, alchemists would only be able to refine pills after slowly accumulating enough experience.

The sect had to invest a huge amount of manpower and resources to train alchemists. This was on top of the countless resources required for cultivation.

Furthermore, there was no guarantee on the quality of the pills produced by the alchemists as they trained. They might even fail to refine Grade 1 pills.

Alchemy and equipment forging were two of the most resource-intensive professions in the cultivation world.

The complexity of the process and the resources required were unimaginable!

No matter how talented a person was, it would be difficult for them to succeed in these two professions without any guidance, yet alone refining a perfect quality item on their first attempt.

This was the stuff of dreams.

When everyone came back to their senses, they refused to believe this reality.

Someone questioned, "This is fake, right? Nowadays, there is no such thing as a perfect-grade pill."

"You aren't using fake pills to fool us, are you?"

"However, they really look flawless!"

"Grapes are also flawless. Is there any use eating them?"

"How can this be true? Zhou Yun must be taking us for fools!"

"That's right, no one has ever seen a perfect-grade pill before. We only know a few appraisal methods. This could have easily been faked."

"That's right! These must be fake!"

"They're fake! Zhou Yun is treating us like fools!"

The crowd voiced their skepticism of Zhou Yun.

In an instant, their initial shock turned into complete disbelief!

The main reason was that perfect-grade pills were extremely rare, and no one had even seen one before. Naturally, they could not believe that these were real.

Everyone thought that Zhou Yun was trying to please the crowd by taking out some fake pills to deceive them.

It was chaos all around.

"What are you doing?"

A stern voice resounded in everyone's ears.

Everyone quickly stopped and looked behind them.

They saw an old man with a head of white hair standing at the entrance of the Alchemy Pavilion.

He was wearing a dark purple robe, and there was a child who seemed like his attendant beside him.

Although the old man had a head full of white hair, there was not a single wrinkle on his face. He looked very youthful.

"It's Medicine Elder!"

"Why is Medicine Elder here?"

"Medicine Elder is the elder in charge of the Alchemy Pavilion. He must have heard the commotion just now."

"It's over. We must have caused too much of a ruckus and alerted him!"

Whispers continued amongst the crowd.

Zhou Yun looked at the elder of the Alchemy Pavilion through the crowd and felt a little helpless.

He had been in the sect for a few years. He wasn't very familiar with the elders in the sect, but he had encountered them a few times and understood their habits.

This elder's name was Yao Chen. He was the elder in charge of the Alchemy Pavilion. Usually, his favorite activity was refining pills. He did not appear in public often.

They must have caused quite a commotion and disturbed his peace. Hence, he came out to take a look.

"What's going on? What are you all doing here?"

Yao Chen's tone was stern, and he was annoyed.

Usually, as long as nothing major happened in the Alchemy Pavilion, he would not intervene.

However, he had just thought of a new idea for alchemy. Just as he was about to record it down, he was interrupted by the noise outside.

When everyone finally calmed down and he attempted to record his inspiration again, he realized that he had lost his train of thought.

He had missed the opportunity to record down his epiphany.

How could he not be furious?

If they couldn't give him a reasonable explanation for their rowdiness, he would definitely punish them.

Yao Chen looked at the crowd that had gathered. The anger in his heart could not be quelled.

He snorted coldly and unleashed the might from his body.

In an instant, everyone in the pavilion felt breathless.

One of the cultivators said, "Medicine Elder, we gathered here for a reason. Zhou Yun lied to us. He said that he had refined perfect-grade pills!"

Another person chipped in, saying, "That's right. We also heard that he had refined perfect-grade pills, so we gathered here!"

"Yeah!"

Everyone was eager to justify their presence here, and they directly pointed fingers at Zhou Yun.

Medicine Elder followed everyone's gaze and looked at Zhou Yun.

Perfect-grade pills?

Why didn't he just say that he had broken through to the golden core stage from the Qi cultivation stage?

Why did he like to brag so much at such a young age?

Yao Chen looked at Zhou Yun in a bad mood and was about to burst out in anger.

At this moment, a crisp voice interrupted him.

"No way!"

The person who spoke was Qiao'er. She was hugging Zhou Yun's arm in a defensive posture.

She did so because everyone was so angry just now and seemed to want to attack Zhou Yun.

"Brother Zhou Yun has indeed refined perfect-grade pills!"

When Yao Chen heard Qiao'er's words, he shook his head without even thinking.

A perfect-grade pill did not have any impurities and its medicinal effects were perfect, even after a 1000 years. Such a perfect pill was something that even he, who had been refining pills for decades, could only dream of.

How could an ordinary disciple of the Spirit Valley manage to refine one?

Yao Chen assumed that Qiao'er had made a mistake.

Although Qiao'er had been the most talented disciple in the sect for the past three years and her words were somewhat credible, when it came to alchemy, Yao Chen assumed that she had made a mistake or had been deceived.

Perfect-grade pills were completely different from pills of other grades. They were incomparable.

"If you don't believe me, come and see for yourself! I'm not lying to you. Brother Zhou Yun has actually managed to refine some."

As Qiao'er spoke, she lifted Zhou Yun's arm and forced his hand open.

Yao Chen smiled when he heard Qiao'er's words. He was ready to step forward and teach Qiao'er about alchemy.

Just as he was about to speak, his eyes caught the brilliance in Zhou Yun's hand and he was instantly stunned!

The 12 pills in Zhou Yun's hands were currently emitting a faint glow.

These pills were all round, and no matter which angle one looked at them from, they were completely flawless.

"These!" 𝑵𝒐𝓋𝖾𝑙𝗎𝐬𝐛.𝒞𝚘𝓂

"These are!"

"These are perfect-grade pills!"

Yao Chen stumbled three times before completing his sentence.

He appeared in front of Zhou Yun in a flash. Snatching a pill from Zhou Yun's hand, he began to examine it carefully.

Yao Chen stared at the pill and did not dare to move. He even held his breath.

After a long time, he gradually regained his senses.

At this moment, he had already confirmed that this was really a perfect-grade pill!

Zhou Yun had 12 of them!

"Where did you get these pills?" Yao Chen asked as he raised his head and stared at Zhou Yun.

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It's Really the Sect Leader

"Where did these pills come from?" interrogated Yao Chen in a stern tone as he stared at Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun helplessly sighed.

Of course, he was the one who refined the pills!

Who else could it be?

Did the sect have an alchemist who could refine perfect-grade pills?

He had clearly said countless times that he was the one who had refined the pills.

Why did no one believe him?

"Medicine Elder, I was the one who refined the pills!"

Helpless, Zhou Yun could only repeat himself.

However, just as he finished speaking, Yao Chen immediately started cursing.

"Bullsh*t, why don't you claim that you are my father while you are at it?"

"Alchemy isn't the same as cultivation. Success doesn't come overnight!"

"How could you have made these perfect pills?"

"If you can master alchemy just like that, I'll change my surname to yours!"

Since when was alchemy so simple?

If any random outer sect disciple could succeed in refining pills, even perfect-grade pills, on their first try, then wouldn't Yao Chen have lived his life in vain for the past few decades?

Yao Chen's curses reverberated throughout the entire Alchemy Pavilion. The spittle from his mouth sprayed everywhere. Zhou Yun quickly took half a step back to avoid being drenched.

In truth, Yao Chen's rage was justified. Anyone would find this inconceivable.

This was the first time that Zhou Yun, a puny outer sect disciple, had attempted alchemy. Given that he didn't know anything, he had actually succeeded.

Furthermore, he had refined perfect-grade pills.

Who would believe such a contrivance?

Su Wanyi was shocked when she heard their conversation.

She never thought that the pills in Zhou Yun's hands would actually be of the perfect grade.

She did not dare to confirm it at first. However, as an elder of the Alchemy Pavilion, Medicine Elder had personally admitted that this was true.

Right now, she already believed that these pills were refined by Zhou Yun.

After all, she and Qiao'er had witnessed Zhou Yun enter the room. 𝑵𝒐𝓋𝖾𝑙𝗎𝐬𝐛.𝒞𝚘𝓂

She looked at the furious Medicine Elder and was worried that things would take a turn for the worse. She couldn't help but worry about Zhou Yun.

After thinking for a while, she left the pavilion and headed to the mountain where the sect leader was.

In the Alchemy Pavilion, Zhou Yun looked at the furious Yao Chen and took another step back.

"I can't possibly have a son as old as you," Zhou Yun grumbled in his heart.

He didn't dare to say this out loud.

Otherwise, he would probably be killed with a single slap.

As an elder of the Alchemy Pavilion, Yao Chen usually focused all his time and energy on refining pills and did not care much about cultivation.

However, alchemy required frequent trial and error, and each pill he consumed during his experiments was filled with huge amounts of spiritual energy.

The accumulation of spiritual energy from the pills had allowed him to break through to an unfathomable level.

In short, if he wanted to slap Zhou Yun to death, it would probably be as easy as killing an insect.

"Medicine Elder, these pills are indeed concocted by me. The people here can bear witness to it!" Zhou Yun reminded him again.

"Do you think alchemy is like cooking and you can succeed by just adding a little salt?"

"Kid, there is no element of luck in alchemy at all. The complexity involved is something you can't imagine!"

Yao Chen foamed with rage and glared at him. He almost attacked Zhou Yun. He felt that his profession had been insulted.

"I know it's complicated, but I really did make it!"

Just as Zhou Yun finished speaking, he felt the world suddenly turn upside down.

He was shocked to find that Yao Chen had lifted him up.

"You must have found these pills in some corner of our sect. We shall find out which master refined them."

As Yao Chen spoke, one of his hands fumbled around Zhou Yun's body while his other hand began to shake the latter violently.

Zhou Yun could only desperately hold on to his pants to prevent them from falling.

There were already many people gathered around them. If his pants were to fall down at this moment, it would be a huge embarrassment.

An interesting scene played out in the pavilion.

Yao Chen shook Zhou Yun with all his might, while Zhou Yun desperately held onto his pants.

Everyone present was dumbfounded by this scene.

They had never witnessed such a scene in the Alchemy Pavilion.

After all, when they came here to refine pills, they would rarely encounter the elders of the pavilion.

Therefore, they had always imagined the elders to be high and mighty, especially since the latter rarely spoke or smiled.

The elders were always serious and strict, although some of them might have more eccentric personalities.

However, Medicine Elder was now acting like an old man in the mortal world who had something of his stolen.

He had been cursing all this while, but it was not enough to quench his rage now. He started to get physical.

This contrast stunned everyone.

The onlookers were ready to step forward to stop them. After all, the two of them had caused too much of a commotion. Other elders might come over later, which would further escalate things.

Just as the crowd stepped forward, a might suddenly descended from the sky, directly enveloping the entire Alchemy Pavilion.

This might was even stronger than that emanating from Yao Chen. It was so strong that everyone's bones were creaking and they almost fell to their knees.

"Yao Chen, what's going on?"

A voice came from afar as an old man appeared.

"This voice, it can't be!"

"Only the golden core stage sect leader would have this kind of might, right?"

"Stop guessing. It's indeed the sect leader!"

A cultivator asked, "What's going on? Why have these two big shots, who rarely appear in public, suddenly shown up here today?"

His friend replied, "You were too focused on the beauties just now. You missed the main event!"

"What were you focusing on then?"

"Of course, I was looking at the pills!"

"What color are the pills?"

"Erm...white?"

"Tsk! Why is the sect leader here?"

Another cultivator interrupted their conversation, saying, "Cut that out. Lower your voice!"

Hushed conversations could be heard everywhere.

The old man was floating in the air. With his white hair and a white beard, he looked like a sage.

This old man was the current sect leader of Spirit Valley, Ling Qingyun.

After Ling Qingyun arrived, the entire place immediately calmed down.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and raised their heads to look at him.

Only Yao Chen was still busy carrying Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun quickly greeted the sect leader when he saw him.

"Greetings, Sect Leader!"

"Hehe, kid, you're still trying this trick on me? I stopped playing these little tricks hundreds of years ago. Now, let alone the sect leader, even if my father comes, I won't let go of you!"

Yao Chen laughed in disdain, thinking that Zhou Yun was playing a trick on him.

The sect leader wouldn't come over to the Alchemy Pavilion for no reason. This kid actually used the sect leader to try to scare him. He was brazen.

Ling Qingyun's face darkened when he heard Yao Chen's words. With a wave of his sleeve, he separated the two of them.

After the two of them were pulled apart, Yao Chen finally saw Ling Qingyun, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

"It's really the sect leader!"

Ling Qingyun carefully observed Zhou Yun.

Su Wanyi had already told him the whole story.

He was also a little shocked. Could such an outer sect disciple actually refine perfect-grade pills?

However, he still trusted Su Wanyi, the eldest senior sister of the inner sect.

That's why he came over to take a look.

Ling Qingyun stared at Zhou Yun until the latter felt goosebumps all over his body.

Only then did Ling Qingyun say, "Won't we know the truth if he manages to refine some more pills?"

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Alchemy Pavilion

In Alchemy Pavilion of Spirit Valley, Ling Qingyun led the group to a separate alchemy room.

The door of this alchemy room looked much bigger than the one that Zhou Yun had rented.

On the right side of the door, there was a wooden sign with the words 'Alchemy Room No.1' written on it.

Zhou Yun looked at the wooden sign and suddenly recalled something he noticed when he was renting the alchemy room. The numbering of the alchemy rooms had started from Alchemy Room No. 2.

At that time, he had been wondering why there was no Alchemy Room No.1.

He didn't expect it to be here. Now it seemed that this room was special.

"Zhou Yun, do you know the origin of this alchemy room?"

Ling Qingyun did not look at Zhou Yun. Instead, his eyes were fixed on the alchemy room, and there was some pain in his eyes.

Zhou Yun shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

There was a lot of dust on the door of the room. It seemed that it had not been used for a long time.

He had only been here for a few years and did not know what had happened.

The people behind him also exchanged confused looks.

Ling Qingyun's gaze swept across the crowd, and he spoke softly, "All of this happened around 1000 years ago. Well, at that time, our Spirit Valley was quite powerful. We even had a lot of golden core stage cultivators."

As Ling Qingyun spoke of this, his eyes were filled with confidence, and even pride.

He continued, "However, one day, for some reason, the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth began to decrease gradually. The concentration of spiritual Qi in the entire immortal cultivation world began to decline. At that time, all the major forces in the immortal cultivation world panicked because this situation was irreversible. The spiritual Qi was becoming thinner and thinner, and our ancestors were afraid that after 1000 years, the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth would be exhausted."

"In order to deal with this matter, the elders of Spirit Valley decided to try to refine the Nascent Breaking Pills after some discussion. At that time, we gathered the most powerful alchemists in our sect here. We had dozens of golden core stage experts to guard us. Then, we spent nearly 90% of the cultivation resources of the sect to refine the pills!"

"Alas, we still failed in the end!"

"That's why Spirit Valley has fallen to such a state today!"

After Ling Qingyun finished speaking, he stared intently at the alchemy room and was lost in his thoughts for a long time.

When Zhou Yun heard this story, he was shocked.

After experiencing such a disaster and consuming 90% of the sect's resources, the sect was able to survive until now with only 10% of its former resources.

Moreover, they were still ranked among the major forces.

From this, one could see how powerful Spirit Valley was during its heyday.

From Ling Qingyun's story and the look in his eyes, Zhou Yun speculated that Spirit Valley was one of the most powerful forces in the cultivation world in the past!

Even such a powerful sect was not immune to the effects of this disaster brought about by the decline of spiritual Qi.

Dozens of golden core stage experts were involved in the making of the Nascent Breaking Pills. What a sight that must have been.

What a grand endeavor this was.

The crowd that followed behind Zhou Yun was also stunned by the sect leader's words.

Their mouths were wide open and even their breathing hastened.

After a long time, Ling Qingyun came back to his senses.

He took a deep breath and slowly pushed open the door to the alchemy room.

Creak.

As soon as the door opened, the powerful spiritual Qi inside the room gushed out like a gale.

Zhou Yun and the others hurriedly circulated their cultivation techniques to resist the spiritual Qi. However, in the blink of an eye, they had exhausted the spiritual Qi in their bodies.

They felt that they were unable to resist the powerful wind.

Just as the full force of the gale was about to strike them, Ling Qingyun waved his sleeve, and the violent wind instantly stopped.

Zhou Yun and the others heaved a sigh of relief.

If it wasn't for the sect leader's intervention, this spiritual Qi alone would have been enough to kill more than half of the people present.

Zhou Yun exhaled and shifted his gaze to the alchemy room. He was instantly stunned by the scene inside.

"Damn, this room is huge!"

This room was called an alchemy room, but its area was even bigger than two football fields combined.

The others gasped when they saw the inside of the alchemy room. 𝓷𝒐𝐯𝑬𝓵𝓊𝑠𝐛.𝑐𝐎𝓂

Everyone followed Ling Qingyun into the room. The moment they entered, a wave of heat hit them in the face.

The entire room was filled with a faint red mist, which seemed to come from the burning Earth Fire.

As they walked further in, Zhou Yun felt that it was getting hotter and hotter. The moisture in the air seemed to have evaporated, making it difficult for him to breathe.

He walked all the way to the center of the alchemy room, where a huge cauldron was placed. It was big enough to fit an elephant.

At this moment, Ling Qingyun spoke again.

"Zhou Yun, the stage has been prepared for you. We're eager to see what you have got. We will know the truth once you have shown your hand."

"If you can refine a perfect-grade pill this time, I promise you that I will make an exception and promote you to a glory disciple of the sect!"

The sect leader's words caused the crowd to gasp.

The glory disciple was a title laden with heavy responsibilities.

A glory disciple was on the same level as the elders in the sect.

It was a level higher than even the inner sect disciples.

Even the sect leader needed to consult the opinion of glory disciples at certain times.

Those who could obtain this title were usually disciples who had made great contributions to the sect.

For example, when the sect encountered a great disaster, those who stepped forward to solve the problem might be awarded with this title.

Most of the people who obtained this title had already sacrificed themselves for the sect.

Zhou Yun spotted the hidden meaning behind the sect leader's words.

Why did the sect leader recount the tales of the past when they arrived here?

Why did the sect leader bring him here?

Zhou Yun had a feeling that the sect leader also believed that he could concoct perfect-grade pills.

The sect leader spoke again, "If you fail to make anything or refine anything less than a perfect-grade pill, you will be demoted to the rank of a servant in the sect for the rest of your life! Do you accept these terms?"

The crowd immediately broke into discussion. This was a huge gamble.

If Zhou Yun succeeded, he would become a glory disciple of the sect and enjoy the same treatment as an elder.

If he failed, he would be demoted to a servant of the sect, worse than an outer sect disciple. The sect would not provide any cultivation resources, and he would have to be a servant for the rest of his life.

They put themselves in his shoes. After some careful thought, all of them realized that they did not dare to participate in such a gamble.

The stakes were too high. They were betting on their futures.

Faced with this challenge, Zhou Yun was very calm. He replied, "Of course I agree."

His reply silenced the crowd.

Everyone was once again petrified. This was such a huge gamble, and he agreed to it without hesitation.

He wouldn't really succeed, would he?

If Zhou Yun really managed to refine a perfect-grade pill, then he would have indeed made a huge contribution to the sect and would be worthy of the title of glory disciple.

Now, the question was whether he was capable of refining such pills.

If he couldn't deliver, he would have to be a servant for life!

"Zhou Yun? Concocting perfect-grade pills? How is that possible?"

Many people in the crowd had looks of disdain on their faces.

They refused to believe that Zhou Yun could do so.

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The Little Girl Set Me up

While the audience was still discussing, the sect leader had already arranged for the resources for refining the pills to be prepared.

Soon after, Zhou Yun walked closer to the alchemy furnace and began the process.

Zhou Yun muttered in his heart, "Activating enlightenment."

A faint blue light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

His mind immediately cleared up.

The extremely mysterious feeling he had experienced before instantly resurfaced. Zhou Yun began to make preparations according to the steps that emerged in his mind.

Alchemy did not only require the preparation of medicinal ingredients.

The state of the mind and body of an alchemist was also very important.

If an alchemist didn't adjust their condition before refining pills, then there was a high probability of them failing.

Just then, an old man with a ruddy face appeared beside Ling Qingyun.

No one noticed this.

"Sect Leader," greeted the old man.

"Sir Pill."

Ling Qingyun nodded his head slightly when he saw the old man.

This old man was the Grand Elder of Spirit Valley. He was called Sir Pill because he was extremely obsessed with alchemy.

"Sect Leader, where did you get this pill?"

When Sir Pill arrived, he didn't waste any time. He opened his palm, revealing a perfect-grade pill.

Yao Chen had given him this pill just now. When he saw the pill, he was speechless from his shock.

A perfect-grade medicinal pill was something that he had not seen in a long time.

He was the only Grand Elder in the sect who could refine pills just below the golden core stage.

He had hundreds of years of experience in alchemy.

His trained eye was naturally not something that Yao Chen could compare to.

The moment he got his hands on the pill, he could immediately tell that it was a newly refined pill.

Therefore, when he heard that Ling Qingyun was going to open Alchemy Room No.1, he immediately rushed over.

He was eager to see who had refined this perfect-grade pill.

Upon hearing Sir Pill's words, Ling Qingyun smiled and raised his head, gesturing in Zhou Yun's direction.

"This pill was made by the young man beside the alchemy furnace."

Sir Pill followed Ling Qingyun's gaze and was instantly stunned.

"This young man? How could he have..."

Before Sir Pill could finish his question, Ling Qingyun interrupted, "I know you don't believe my claim. I have some doubts as well, so I asked him to make another batch again."

"Just some doubts?"

Sir Pill's face was full of confusion. He couldn't believe that a young man could actually concoct a pill like this.

"Our sect has been in decline for nearly 1000 years. Is it strange for a genius to emerge now?" said Ling Qingyun as he revealed a faint smile.

He did not know why, but there was a voice in his heart telling him that this young man could lead the sect to greater heights.

The sect might even surpass its previous state with Zhou Yun's presence.

With Ling Qingyun's persuasion, Sir Pill began to reevaluate Zhou Yun.

Sir Pill lamented, "I never imagined that the perfect-grade pills that I couldn't refine for hundreds of years would be successfully refined so easily by this young lad."

The younger generation had truly surpassed the older generation.

He was really a genius.

Sir Pill looked at Zhou Yun, who was standing next to the alchemy furnace, and sighed.

"He is still so young. His potential is limitless!"

"I really hope that our sect can have more geniuses like him!"

"Our sect's future will depend on these young people."

"With these young people, our sect will be restored to its former glory sooner or later."

Sir Pill's eyes were filled with pride when he talked about the past.

"Oh right. How long has this fellow been learning alchemy?"

When he thought of how Zhou Yun had managed to concoct a perfect-grade pill at such a young age, Sir Pill couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. He couldn't help but want to ask about Zhou Yun.

When Ling Qingyun heard this, he casually lifted a single finger.

"A year?"

"What a genius! No, he is crazily talented!"

Sir Pill had made up his mind. Once Zhou Yun was done here, he would drag him to his own alchemy room and pass down everything he had learnt to Zhou Yun.

"Not a year," said Ling Qingyun as he smiled and shook his head.

"100 years? It doesn't seem like it. He looks very young!" 𝒩𝑜𝓥𝗲𝗅𝚞𝔰𝒷.𝓬𝑂𝗆

Ling Qingyun responded, "A day. No, to be precise, it hasn't even been a day. This Zhou Yun only started learning alchemy today, and he managed to refine a perfect-grade pill on his first try!"

As soon as Sir Pill heard these words, he was dumbfounded and stood rooted to the ground.

At this moment, his mind was completely blank. He could not handle the shock.

The phrase "one day" was like a curse that kept ringing in his ears.

No one could understand how bewildered he was.

In his opinion, there were only two possibilities regarding Zhou Yun being able to refine perfect pills.

Either it was absolutely impossible, or Zhou Yun was a rare genius that only appeared once in 10,000 years, or even a 100,000 years. There were no words to describe such a genius.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yun also completed his preparation work.

The alchemy room was steaming hot and he was the closest to the alchemy furnace. Hence, his body was covered in sweat. His clothes were drenched.

Everyone turned their attention to Zhou Yun.

"Is he finally going to start?"

Sir Pill rubbed his hands together eagerly, as though he was the one refining the pills.

If the sect leader had not stopped him, he would have approached Zhou Yun to exchange pointers with the latter.

Just then, Zhou Yun moved. He stretched out his hand.

He picked up 30% of the medicinal herbs that the sect had prepared for him and threw them directly into the alchemy furnace.

His actions were simple and crude. It was as though he was just stir-frying vegetables.

Everyone present, regardless of whether they understood alchemy or not, was stunned when they saw this scene.

No one had ever seen someone refine pills in such a manner.

Even the disciples who had never practiced alchemy before shook their heads when they saw this.

Zhou Yun did not look like he was refining pills.

Hushed whispers could be heard among the crowd again.

"Haha, I've waited for so long, and this is it?"

"Is this alchemy? Why do I feel like I'm watching someone cook?"

"You're not mistaken. He is cooking. If I'm not wrong, Zhou Yun has prepared salt as well."

"What the hell is this? This is a waste of resources. Stop him!"

"Didn't I say that Zhou Yun was incompetent? It seems like he's destined to be an errand boy for the rest of his life!"

The sect leader Ling Qingyun, who had been calm and collected all this while, was also dumbfounded.

He had been leaning back leisurely. Now, he stood up and leaned forward.

He looked at Zhou Yun in a daze as the latter refined pills as though he was frying vegetables.

The sect leader's face immediately darkened.

"Su Wanyi, you little girl, you set me up!"

On the surface, Ling Qingyun was still calm and collected, but in his heart, he was already cursing Su Wanyi.

He glanced discreetly at Sir Pill, not daring to say a word.

Sir Pill had just recovered from his daze.

Looking at Zhou Yun, who was still busy refining pills, he revealed a long face.

"What nonsense is this?"

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The crowd watched as Zhou Yun threw ingredients into the alchemy furnace like he was cooking. It did not look like he was refining pills.

His presentation greatly disappointed everyone. Everyone thought that he had already given up trying.

The Grand Elder also snorted coldly. Only then did the people present realize that the Grand Elder had arrived unnoticed at the alchemy room.

"Even the Grand Elder is here!"

"Even the sect's Grand Elder, who hasn't shown himself in public for several years, has come. It seems that Zhou Yun has drawn himself quite a crowd."

"Could it be that the Grand Elder is also here to see Zhou Yun?"

"It should be so. However, Sir Pill's expression doesn't look too good."

Everyone quickly shifted their gazes to the Grand Elder and saw a trace of displeasure on his face.

Everyone revealed an expression of understanding when they saw the Grand Elder's expression and Zhou Yun's performance.

Qin Xiu heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Zhou Yun's performance. A sneer immediately appeared on his face.

Zhou Yun's confident expression had almost fooled him into believing that the former could really pull it off.

Now, it seemed as though Zhou Yun had given up and didn't plan to refine pills at all.

Someone commented, "How could Sir Pill be in a good mood after meeting someone like Zhou Yun? It's one thing for Zhou Yun to not know how to refine pills, but he's also wasting the ingredients."

"That's right. Zhou Yun was a good-for-nothing to begin with, so he probably feels that he has no future in this life. He wanted to do something out of line to make everyone remember him!"

"It's too late now. Zhou Yun's technique is completely wrong. How can he refine pills in such a manner?"

"Sigh. It's fine if he's a piece of trash, but he's also troubling the sect leader and Sir Pill. He is such a disgrace to the outer sect."

"Everyone, let's stay away from him. From the looks of it, his alchemy furnace might explode. Everyone, step back."

When he heard the words of the crowd, Ling Qingyun felt a little uneasy. He was still present, yet the disciples were mocking Zhou Yun in front of his face. Indirectly, they were disrespecting his decision to give Zhou Yun a chance to prove himself. Shouldn't they wait until he had finished before talking about it?

Ling Qingyun was ready to stand up and reprimand the crowd. Just as he was about to do so, he saw the Grand Elder staring at him unblinkingly, a look of displeasure on his face.

The sect leader's anger was immediately extinguished, and he smiled at the Grand Elder sheepishly.

Then, he shifted his gaze to Su Wanyi and glared at her.

Feeling the sect leader's gaze, Su Wanyi was confused. She thought, "Why is the sect master glaring at me? I just got here."

After she went to call the sect leader, the latter immediately flew away. She hurriedly followed behind, but unfortunately, the sect leader was too fast. In the blink of an eye, she had lost sight of him.

When she arrived at the Alchemy Pavilion, she realized that there were only a few people left in the originally crowded alchemy room.

After many inquiries, she found out that the sect leader had brought everyone to Alchemy Room No.1.

When Su Wanyi approached the crowd, she found out from everyone that Zhou Yun did not know how to refine pills.

"Eldest Senior Sister, Zhou Yun actually doesn't know anything about alchemy. Look at his technique. Does it look like he's refining pills?"

"That's right, Zhou Yun is a complete piece of trash. He was not caught in the past, but now, in front of everyone, he can't pretend anymore and will be exposed!"

Su Wanyi's heart gradually sank as she listened to their statements. She never imagined that a person she thought so highly of would refine pills in this manner. 𝑛𝞸𝑣𝑒𝗅𝑢𝗌𝑏.𝔠𝑜𝑚

The sect leader trusted her so much that he directly brought the person she recommended to Alchemy Room No.1. It turned out that Zhou Yun might know how to refine pills.

Su Wanyi's face also revealed a trace of anger.

Right then, Qin Xiu no longer held back and directly mocked Zhou Yun loudly.

"Zhou Yun, you piece of trash, don't waste medicinal ingredients if you can't refine pills. Don't you know how hard it is to obtain them nowadays?"

"You're still trying to show off in this situation. You're wasting everyone's time."

From the looks of it, Zhou Yun would not be able to make a comeback no matter what he did. Qin Xiu was extremely excited when he thought of this.

He kept mocking Zhou Yun.

When Qiao'er heard Qin Xiu's sarcasm, she was furious. She took out her sword and pointed it at Qin Xiu.

Qin Xiu was about to continue mocking excitedly when a sword suddenly appeared in front of him. The sword looked very small and delicate, like a child's toy, but it contained a huge amount of spiritual Qi.

Qin Xiu couldn't help but shiver when he sensed the Qi.

He would not be able to block this sword if it attacked him.

"If you dare to insult Brother Zhou Yun again, I will kill you!"

Qiao'er's angry voice reached Qin Xiu's ears.

Qin Xiu's back broke out in a cold sweat. From Qiao'er's tone, he was convinced of her conviction to do so.

When the crowd saw this, they quickly stepped back to avoid getting involved.

The fight between two inner sect disciples was not something that outer sect disciples like them could meddle in. Just the aftershock from the inner sect disciples' attacks was enough to injure them.

Su Wanyi intervened, saying, "Alright, that's enough. Let's wait until Zhou Yun finishes first. We'll only know the result at the end, right?"

When everyone heard her gentle voice, they felt as though a spring breeze had swept over them.

Under Su Wanyi's persuasion, Qiao'er slowly lowered her sword. After giving Qin Xiu a glare, she turned her eyes to Zhou Yun.

No matter what the others thought, she would always believe in Brother Zhou Yun!

After Qin Xiu narrowly escaped death, his dissatisfaction with Zhou Yun grew even stronger. He even developed a grudge against the latter.

He cursed internally, "Zhou Yun! You're such a good-for-nothing. Why are you always on Junior Sister Qiao'er's good side?"

What did Zhou Yun do? Why did Junior Sister Qiao'er trust him so much?

He was a complete piece of trash. Qin Xiu wondered in what way he was inferior to the former.

He couldn't accept this!

After the brief interlude between the two inner disciples, everyone once again turned their attention to Zhou Yun.

Most people still didn't have high hopes in him. Some people had already stopped watching and sat down to rest with their eyes closed. It was obvious that they didn't have any hope for him.

Aside from these people, there were also a few seasoned alchemists who were staring at Zhou Yun.

They had all noticed the same thing.

Why was Zhou Yun still able to continue?

Logically speaking, with his technique, he should have failed long ago. At the very least, the herbs would turn into ashes and the fire in the alchemy furnace would be extinguished. In the worst-case scenario, the alchemy furnace would explode.

Regardless, the process should have ceased by now.

Why was Zhou Yun still able to continue refining pills?

The Grand Elder was also staring at Zhou Yun right now.

He obviously had also noticed this abnormality.

The success of alchemy depended on two factors: the heat control of the furnace and the proportion of herbs used. The norm was to first determine the proportion of herbs to be used and then put in effort on the heat control to ensure the successful refining of the pills.

However, Zhou Yun's method had not resulted in failure yet. Out of curiosity, he calmed down and waited for the end result.

Finally, under everyone's gaze, a burst of fire surged out of the alchemy furnace.

Whoosh.

A series of muffled sounds and scorching heat waves were constantly emitted from the alchemy furnace.

Everyone revealed looks of excitement and astonishment when they saw this.

The pills were about to be refined.

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As steam rose from the alchemy furnace, everyone's attention was drawn towards it.

Their faces were filled with shock and disbelief.

Zhou Yun was actually about to succeed!

They did not expect that his crude alchemy technique could actually refine pills. Everyone was very puzzled.

The Grand Elder was also confused, but he did not think too much about it.

Perhaps this was the way to successfully refine a perfect-grade pill?

Perhaps his careful methods had all been for naught?

He shook his head and focused his attention back on the alchemy furnace.

Other pills would usually emit some medicinal fragrance. This was the wasted medicinal power of the pills.

Due to the emitted fragrance, the medicinal strength of the pills would often deteriorate greatly after a period of time.

On the other hand, the method of producing perfect-grade pills was completely different from that of other pills. The effects of the two were also as different as heaven and earth.

Due to the nature of perfect-grade pills, the medicinal power was completely sealed in.

Therefore, there was no smell of medicine at all.

There were usually several ways to distinguish a perfect-grade pill.

The first way was to smell it. The second was to see its color and shape. The third was to taste its medicinal properties.

A pill could be considered perfect if it did not have any medicinal fragrance, had a bright color and was without blemishes.

With a burst of steam, the fire under the alchemy furnace gradually extinguished.

Zhou Yun stepped forward and opened the lid of the furnace. The moment he opened it, another red mist was released. It was hot and Zhou Yun had no choice but to retreat.

The figure of an old man flickered and appeared in front of him, blocking the heat wave. The former reached out and took out the pills from the furnace.

When Zhou Yun saw this scene, he was slightly shocked. The heat wave that was emitted from the furnace was something that he could not withstand.

If he were to put his hand into the furnace, his entire arm would probably melt in the process.

However, the Grand Elder directly reached in and took out the pills.

The heat didn't seem to affect him at all.

...

The Grand Elder was the first to rush up, followed by the sect leader of Spirit Valley, Ling Qingyun.

There was an inquisitive look in his eyes. I clearly wanted to ask if the pills were perfect.

The crowd also slowly approached the alchemy furnace.

The elder on the stage stared at the pills in his hand and his voice trembled slightly as he said, "There's no leakage of medicinal power at all. Their color is perfect, and they are flawless. They are indeed perfect-grade pills!"

Hearing the Grand Elder's words, everyone present was petrified once again.

Although they had already mentally prepared themselves, they still could not suppress the shock in their hearts when they heard the Grand Elder confirm that Zhou Yun had refined perfect-grade pills.

When they thought about it, the previous 12 perfect-grade pills were also concocted by Zhou Yun.

Not only did Zhou Yun succeed in refining perfect-grade pills, he even managed to do so consecutively.

Those who had experience in alchemy all looked at Zhou Yun with admiration.

Only they knew how difficult it was to succeed twice in a row.

Even if they were refining ordinary pills, they could not guarantee success every time.

Usually, an alchemist needed to rest for a few days after refining once. They would only continue after readjusting their mental state.

However, Zhou Yun managed to successfully concoct pills twice in a day. Moreover, he produced two batches of perfect-grade pills.

If this scene had not occurred before them and they had not witnessed the entire process with their own eyes, they would not have believed it.

"Well done, boy!" Sir Pill applauded. He couldn't contain his excitement and smacked Zhou Yun on the shoulder.

Smack!

Zhou Yun immediately heard the sound of his arm being dislocated.

He cursed internally, "It's okay to be excited. But why did you smack me? Don't you know your own strength?"

After he finished complaining, he silently grabbed his arm and pushed it back into its socket.

Sir Pill was so ecstatic that he couldn't even speak coherently.

How could he not be thrilled when a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius appeared in the sect?

A genius who could refine perfect-grade pills was a monster.

In the entire immortal cultivation world, such geniuses were very rare. Perhaps the sect could use Zhou Yun to escape their current predicament and reach a higher level.

Furthermore, he could also exchange pointers with Zhou Yun.

If it wasn't for the fact that he needed to keep up appearances in front of everyone, he would have already pulled Zhou Yun away.

With Zhou Yun by his side, he would not feel bored even if he did not go out for 100 years.

In all honesty, refining pills was never boring. It was so much fun.

Sir Pill was so certain that Zhou Yun shared the same sentiment. He had no doubts about this.

His eyes glowed as he looked at Zhou Yun with a feverish expression.

Zhou Yun looked into Sir Pill's eyes and felt a shiver down his spine.

At this moment, everyone had gathered around. Their eyes filled with extreme excitement.

Even some of the junior sisters' eyes were filled with amazement. They kept throwing flirtatious looks at Zhou Yun, trying to attract his attention.

With an ongoing resource shortage, having an alchemist as a boyfriend was advantageous.

Moreover, Zhou Yun was an alchemist who could refine perfect-grade pills.

A girl with such a boyfriend would be very popular no matter where she went.

When the ladies thought of this, they quickly went up to Zhou Yun, hoping that he would notice them.

In an instant, Zhou Yun was surrounded by different fragrances.

"Brother Zhou Yun, you're really amazing!"

"They didn't believe you just now. Only I have always believed in you."

A crisp voice rang out, and Zhou Yun felt a weight on his shoulder. Then, he felt a soft and smooth sensation from his arm. It brought with it waves of fragrance.

He lowered his head and saw Qiao'er hanging onto him like a koala bear.

"Yes, I've always believed in Qiao'er too!"

Zhou Yun was afraid that Qiao'er would lose her balance, so he reached out and held her slender waist.

Her waist was so thin that Zhou Yun could wrap his entire arm around her.

Feeling Zhou Yun's movements, Qiao'er slowly blushed all the way down to her neck.

Qin Xiu's eyes widened unconsciously when he saw this scene. He glared at Zhou Yun and gritted his teeth so hard that his gums bled.

He no longer cared if Zhou Yun had managed to refine perfect-grade pills.

He just couldn't figure out why Qiao'er liked Zhou Yun so much.

Why had Qiao'er put her trust in Zhou Yun from the very beginning?

Seeing the person he liked in someone else's arms, Qin Xiu felt very indignant. He only wanted to duel Zhou Yun to the death.

Su Wanyi looked at Zhou Yun, who was surrounded by people, and began to question her life.

After listening to what her junior brothers had told her, she had believed that Zhou Yun would fail. However, to her surprise, Zhou Yun actually refined some perfect-grade pills with such a crude method.

After pondering for a moment, she sighed softly. 𝞰𝒪𝓥𝓮𝓛𝑈𝓈𝔅.𝚌𝑜𝓂

She concluded, "It seems like Zhou Yun can't be judged by common sense!"

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"Ahem! Ahem" 𝗇𝒪𝒱𝑒𝗅𝓊𝒮𝔟.𝑪𝚘𝗆

The sect leader looked at Zhou Yun, who was surrounded by a group of senior and junior sisters with Qiao'er in his arms. He couldn't help but cough twice to remind the crowd.

After hearing the sect leader's cough, all the senior and junior sisters came to their senses and quickly dispersed.

After they dispersed, the sect leader found that their faces were slightly red. Apparently, they were ashamed of what they did just now.

However, they did not regret it. If they could attract Zhou Yun's attention today, it would not matter even if they were embarrassed.

After all, Zhou Yun had a great talent for alchemy. He definitely had a promising future.

Moreover, his appearance also made all the senior and junior sisters fascinated.

It seemed like they would benefit a lot if they managed to get close to Zhou Yun.

In terms of either his talent or his appearance and temperament, Zhou Yun was definitely one of a kind.

If they failed to seize such a good chance, it would slip forever.

As the group of senior and junior sisters thought of this, they kept flicking flirtatious glances at Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun felt everyone's attention on him. It was as if he had returned to the time when he was an outer sect disciple.

At that time, there were many junior sisters among the students who found various excuses to get close to him.

At this moment, Qiao'er also came down from Zhou Yun's back. Her little face was even redder than those of other senior sisters.

After a while, her face regained its calm. She stared unblinkingly at the sect leader and completely ignored Zhou Yun as if she was not the one who hugged Zhou Yun excitedly just now.

After Zhou Yun and the others all gathered on the stage, the sect leader finally spoke.

"I hereby announce that Zhou Yun has been officially promoted to a glory disciple of Spirit Valley. His status shall be equal to that of an elder in the sect!"

The announcement caused uproar in the crowd.

An hour ago, no one present expected Zhou Yun to be able to refine perfect-tier pills and become a glory disciple of the sect.

No one had expected that by using his dramatic alchemy technique, Zhou Yun would actually succeed.

And now, he had used his talent for alchemy to conquer everyone present and become the glory disciple that everyone dreamed to be

Glory disciples were the highest-ranking disciples in the sect. Their status was even higher than that of the inner sect disciples and was equal to that of the elders of the sect.

"Glory disciple! It'll be great if I can get promoted!"

"That's impossible. It's not easy to be a glory disciple!"

"Yeah, unless you can refine a perfect-tier pill like Zhou Yun. Or, you'd better stop dreaming right now!"

A person in the crowd let out an envious sigh and was instantly scorned by the crowd.

As was known to all, one had to make extraordinary contributions to the sect or be an unparalleled genius. Otherwise, it was impossible for him or her to become a glory disciple.

A glory disciple's status was even higher than that of the inner sect disciples. Everyone, including the inner sect disciples, had to address Zhou Yun as their senior brother when meeting him.

As for the treatment, it was even better. It was definitely something that an inner sect disciple could never get. Besides, Zhou Yun had a great talent for alchemy. He wouldn't lack any of the pills he needed in daily life. In fact, he might not even be able to use them up even if he wanted to.

Everyone present looked at Zhou Yun, who was in the middle of the crowd, envy and admiration filling their hearts.

At this moment, Zhou Yun quietly walked up to Ling Qingyun.

"Sect leader, can I continue to refine pills?"

Although Zhou Yun's voice was soft, everybody heard what he said due to their excellent hearing.

"Zhou Yun still wants to refine pills?"

Someone in the crowd immediately exclaimed. Everyone got dumbfounded again.

"You still need to refine pills? Do you have an endless supply of energy?"

"We can't even handle refining pills once a day, yet Zhou Yun still has the energy to refine pills twice a day?"

The disciples who had some experience in alchemy looked at each other and saw the deep shock in their eyes.

At this moment, Ling Qingyun had also come back to his senses. He was a little surprised by Zhou Yun's words.

"You've already proven yourself. There's no need to continue!"

Ling Qingyun said with a faint smile. The surprise that Zhou Yun had given him today was already big enough.

"No, since I'm going to show it, I have to go through with the whole pill-refining. Everyone has been delayed for so long because of me. I really feel sorry about it."

A trace of guilt appeared on Zhou Yun's face.

Hearing Zhou Yun's words, everyone was confused. They had no idea what Zhou Yun was trying to do. "He wants to show off?" they wondered. "That's not necessary at all!"

After all, Zhou Yun had already made an exception to become a glory disciple. There was no need to show off.

Even if Zhou Yun did something even more shocking than this today, there was no way that he would get promoted to sect leader.

No one could understand Zhou Yun's actions, but Ling Qingyun could read his mind.

He could not help but smile bitterly in his heart.

Zhou Yun was not at all trying to prove himself. He was clearly trying to benefit from refining pills!

After all, Ling Qingyun had said that all the medicinal herbs would be provided by the sect.

Zhou Yun did not want to let go of any opportunity to plunder resources!

Thinking of this, Ling Qingyun couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright, as I've said before, all the herbs you need for pill-refining will be provided by the sect. Since you want to continue, then... just do it!"

At this point, Ling Qingyun felt a little unwilling as well, but he still waved his hand and had the Grand Elder take out a few sets of medicinal herbs for Zhou Yun.

"Since you want to continue refining pills," Ling Qingyun thought, "then let me see where your limit is!"

The Grand Elder was extremely excited when he heard that Zhou Yun was going to continue refining pills. Because he had underestimated Zhou Yun earlier, he had not seen the details of Zhou Yun's actions. Therefore, the moment the pill was formed, he was filled with regret and wanted to slap himself in the face.

And now that Zhou Yun was going to continue refining pills, he had to watch carefully.

Sir Pill walked over to Zhou Yun and took out all the herbs he had.

In a short while, the medicine preparation table in front of Zhou Yun was filled with a layer of medicine.

Everyone present, including the sect leader, was dumbfounded and couldn't speak.

Zhou Yun's eyes twitched as he looked at the medicinal herbs on the table.

"Oh my god! There are so many medicinal herbs! I won't be able to finish them till the day I die!"

Seeing that Sir Pill was still taking herbs out, Ling Qingyun hurriedly stopped him.

"Sir Pill, there are enough medicinal herbs. He doesn't need so many of them."

The eyes of the surrounding people widened when they saw these medicinal herbs. "Enough medicinal herbs?" they wondered. "There are endless medicinal herbs, literally!"

The medicinal herbs on the medicine preparation table were enough for them to use for a solid year.

Under Sir Pill's urging, the Earth Fire beneath the pill furnace began to burn again.

The temperature in alchemy room No. 1 rose slowly, and in a short while, everyone was covered in sweat.

Zhou Yun felt the spiritual Qi in his body. Then, he quickly took out a pill and swallowed it.

In a short while, the spiritual Qi in his body became abundant again.

After that, he began to sort out the medicinal herbs. However, the medicinal herbs he sorted out this time were different from before.

This time, he didn't make any Qi Refining Pills. Instead, he made other pills.

Sir Pill couldn't help but feel shocked as he watched Zhou Yun select the herbs.

"Is Zhou Yun going to..."

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Everyone in the Alchemy Pavilion looked at the herbs that Zhou Yun had picked out with doubt in their eyes.

These medicinal herbs seemed to be different from the last time.

Could it be that Zhou Yun was going to refine some other pill?

Sir Pill's heart jolted as he watched Zhou Yun sort out the herbs.

"Zhou Yun is going to... to make Vitality Pills?"

"How is that possible?" When the crowd heard Sir Pill's words, they instantly fell silent as if their vocal cords had been cut.

Even if they didn't know much about the Vitality Pill, they at least knew that it was much higher than the Qi Refining Pill.

As was known to all, in the sect, everyone could receive Qi Refining Pills. Although the effects of Qi Refining Pills were different for inner and outer sect disciples, there was always a limit.

The medicinal effect of the Vitality Pill was something that the Qi Refining Pill could never compare to.

Other than a few elders who had Vitality Pills, even inner sect disciples did not have the chance to get them.

Judging from this, one could understand that the grade of the Vitality Pill was much higher than that of the Qi Refining Pill.

The shock in Su Wanyi's eyes was no less than the others. At this moment, perhaps, she was even more astonished than them.

With her experience in refining pills, she could naturally understand the difference between the two types of pills. It could be said that they were totally different from each other.

There was no comparison at all.

If the upper limit of the Qi Refining Pill was 10, then the upper limit of the Vitality Pill was 100.

The difference between them was huge.

After Zhou Yun finished sorting out the herbs, he closed his eyes and simulated the process of refining the Vitality Pill in his mind as the temperature of the furnace was not high enough to start refining the pills.

It was still a simple process of grabbing and adding herbs, but the breathing and rhythm at this moment were very different from those from last time when refining the Qi Refining Pill.

The medicinal herbs needed for the Vitality Pill were much more than those of the Qi Refining Pill. The complexity and the mental energy required for the Vitality Pill also increased a lot.

Zhou Yun was still rehearsing the process in his mind, and his hands began to simulate the operation remotely.

An indescribable charm gradually emerged from his body, but no one at the scene noticed it.

However, Ling Qingyun and Sir Pill, who both had higher cultivation levels, noticed a slight difference. The two of them frowned slightly and then exchanged a glance.

After a while, Zhou Yun opened his eyes and opened the lid of the furnace.

He quickly threw all kinds of medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace with both hands.

Just like before, he grabbed the herbs and put them in as if he hadn't thought about the amount and order of the herbs at all.

He looked very casual as if he was throwing away garbage. 𝐍𝒐𝑽𝑬𝓵𝐮𝐬𝐛.𝗰𝑜𝔪

Fortunately, everyone was already used to his alchemy technique, so they were not at all surprised by it.

Sir Pill couldn't help but feel astonished by Zhou Yun's technique.

Although he would sometimes refine pills like this, most of the time it was because he had already refined those pills thousands of times and was already incomparably familiar with them.

On the other hand, whether Zhou Yun was refining the Qi Refining Pill or the Vitality Pill, he always used such a casual technique.

"Could it be that he is so familiar with these pills that he will never make a mistake no matter how he refines them?" Sir Pill wondered. Then, he shook his head. "Zhou Yun just started learning to refine pills today. Judging from the technique he uses to refine pills, it either means that he is extremely confident in himself, or this is a special refining technique that just looks a little casual."

With that thought in mind, Sir Pill turned his attention back to Zhou Yun.

After another long and bitter wait, everyone's eyes were already filled with anticipation, but Sir Pill was still watching with great interest. His face was full of smiles, and he kept shouting, "How can it be like this?" He seemed to be addicted to it.

Finally, with a muffled sound, everyone knew that the pill was about to be formed!

"Zhou Yun is about to succeed again!"

"Tsk, this is very impressive!"

"Is it also a perfect-tier pill this time?"

"I didn't believe it at first, but now I can't be sure!"

Whoosh!

Another burst of steam came over. The pill was formed!

Upon hearing the sound, Sir Pill impatiently appeared in front of Zhou Yun. Having carefully opened the lid, he took out the pill.

At this moment, Zhou Yun was standing at the side. When he opened the furnace just now, he found it unbearably hot. Therefore, this time, he directly stayed far away.

"They are Vitality Pills!"

The moment Sir Pill saw the pills, he was certain that they were Vitality Pills.

Then, he carefully examined the pills.

"These are... very close to perfect-tier Vitality Pills!"

Sir Pill had over a hundred years of experience in refining pills, and his eyes and sense of smell were far superior to those of ordinary people.

Just now, after examining them, he found that there was a small flaw on each of these pills. This flaw was so small that it was impossible to detect with the eyes. If he had not smelled a faint medicinal fragrance, even he would have made a mistake.

However, Sir Pill was still a little surprised, because even if they were just close to perfect-tier pills, there was no way he could refine them.

Hearing Sir Pill's words, everyone couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

If Zhou Yun could even refine a perfect-tier Vitality Pill, the whole world would know it.

"It's not bad. It's just a step away from a perfect-tier pill. The medicinal power of this pill should be similar to perfect-tier pills!"

"Zhou Yun, you are truly a once-in-a-thousand-years genius of our Spirit Valley!"

Ling Qingyun sighed in his heart. If Zhou Yun really refined a perfect-tier Vitality Pill, they would be in deep trouble!

"That's right! That's right! Zhou Yun can refine the Vitality Pill on his first try. Who else can do that?"

The people around him chimed in.

Zhou Yun had already used his actions to prove that he was a genius. It was already very impressive for him to have such an achievement on his first try.

Even if the pills refined this time were not perfect-tier Vitality Pills, it was still a realm that the disciples of the sect would never be able to reach.

Zhou Yun did not respond to the crowd's words. He had already entered an unspeakable state.

A moment later, he sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed.

After a short while, a light blue light appeared on his body.

"Hey, what's going on with Zhou Yun?"

A cry of surprise attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone looked at Zhou Yun, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground and engrossed in a certain state, not able to be woken up at all. They all thought of something.

"Could it be that..."

"Everyone, step aside! Zhou Yun is in the midst of enlightenment!"

After Ling Qingyun had the crowd step aside, he waved his hand and a protective barrier immediately rose around Zhou Yun.

This protective barrier could isolate sounds and attacks from the outside to prevent Zhou Yun from being disturbed from his enlightenment.

"He actually gained enlightenment!"

"Even you and I haven't encountered such a state before!"

Ling Qingyun and Sir Pill exchanged a look, seeing the deep shock in each other's eyes.

Half an hour later, Zhou Yun slowly got up from the ground.

After he got up, he immediately started a new round of refining Vitality Pills.

This time, the refinement, in terms of either the technique or the control of the fire, was much better than the last time. There was simply no room for criticism.

Seeing this, everyone present, including the sect leader and the Grand Elder, was stunned!

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A Glory Disciple 𝓝𝓞𝐕𝔢𝓵𝐔𝓢𝚋.𝗰𝐎𝓂

In the Spirit Valley.

A handsome young man was sitting cross-legged on a huge piece of jade with his eyes closed. His body emitted waves of golden halos, dazzling and eye-catching.

This young man was Zhou Yun. At this moment, he was cultivating in a gigantic cave. This was a place that Ling Qingyun had specially chosen for him, an honorary glory disciple, to cultivate in.

The spiritual Qi in the cave was very dense. All kinds of spiritual herbs could be seen everywhere, almost covering the entire cave. Above the cave, there was a mist condensed by spiritual Qi. It was the Spiritual Qi Mist!

The Spiritual Qi Mist was formed because the spiritual Qi was too dense and could not disperse for a long time. Judging from this, it could be seen how abundant the spiritual Qi in this cave was. There was so much of it that it was almost inexhaustible!

This place was way better than Zhou Yun's previous cultivating ground.

Besides, in addition to this, there was also a spiritual spring the size of a swimming pool in the center of the cave.

As was known to all, in this era when spiritual Qi was thin, spiritual stones and spiritual springs were extremely precious. Even a spiritual spring the size of a bathtub was enough to cause all the sects to fight for it.

And Ling Qingyun had actually given such a good place for cultivation, as well as a pool-sized spiritual spring, to Zhou Yun. It was clear how much he valued Zhou Yun!

"Well, I'm at the eighth layer of Qi cultivation!"

Zhou Yun opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of spiritual Qi. A glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

In just a few days of cultivation, he had already broken through from the fifth layer of Qi cultivation to the eighth layer of Qi cultivation.

In the past, he didn't even dare to think of such a situation. However, now that he had the God-tier Enlightenment System and an excellent place for cultivation, he did not need to make much effort to break through from the fifth layer of Qi cultivation to the eighth layer of Qi cultivation in a few days.

Zhou Yun took in a deep breath of spiritual Qi and looked at the spiritual spring beside him. He was deeply moved.

"Now that I have enough pills for cultivation," Zhou Yun thought, "such a good place for cultivation, and endless cultivation resources, I don't have to worry about cultivation at all. And my current cultivation level has already reached the eighth layer of Qi cultivation. In that case, I'm standing at the top of the outer sect disciples. After all, most of the inner sect disciples of Spirit Valley are only at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation. Well, it's time to cultivate some cultivation techniques."

Because he had broken through too quickly, Zhou Yun did not have the time to learn any cultivation techniques.

Now, apart from some basic cultivation techniques like the dust removal technique, he didn't know any other offensive cultivation techniques.

If he were to encounter danger in the future, it would not be enough to reach a certain layer of Qi cultivation. At this time, he was like a fat man with only strength. Although he had great strength and strong defense, he would still be vulnerable in a fight with a professional boxer.

After thinking about this, Zhou Yun immediately set off for the place that all the disciples of Spirit Valley yearned for, the Scripture Pavilion!

The Scripture Pavilion was where Spirit Valley stored its cultivation techniques. Many of the cultivation techniques collected by the seniors from the outside would be placed in the Scripture Pavilion after they handed them over to the sect.

After tens of thousands of years of accumulation, the number of cultivation techniques and secret manuals in the Scripture Pavilion was already uncountable.

After Zhou Yun came out of the cave, he went straight to the Scripture Pavilion.

Along the way, many disciples who met Zhou Yun immediately began to talk about him. Those who had witnessed the scene of Zhou Yun refining pills in the alchemy room took what they saw that day as a chance to show off.

"Look! It's Senior Brother Zhou Yun! He's so handsome!" A petite female disciple with two ponytails almost screamed when she saw Zhou Yun.

Ever since the sect meeting was held a few days ago, she had already regarded Zhou Yun as her idol and also her future cultivation companion.

"Oh, so he is Senior Brother Zhou Yun? I can't even see through the stage he's at!" The little fatty beside the female disciple suddenly said in surprise.

"It can't be! I remember that Zhou Yun is only at the first layer of Qi cultivation." A tall and burly young man looked at Zhou Yun with some doubt.

He had cultivated in seclusion for a few months and only came out today. He had no idea what had happened recently.

The little fatty was panting heavily as he retorted, "How is that possible? I'm at the sixth layer of Qi cultivation. Can't I tell whether he's at the first layer? You gotta be kidding me!"

At this moment, a young man wearing an alchemist's uniform smiled indifferently and then pretended to be very surprised.

"I was at the scene when Senior Brother Zhou Yun refined the pills. I remember that he was at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation then. Now that you can't see it through, could it be that he's broken through again?"

He said all this to show off that he had witnessed the whole process that day so that the people around him could ask him more questions.

"What? You were at the scene that day? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Come on! Tell me, right now!" As expected, a few of them looked over at him with curious and excited eyes.

Seeing that everyone had taken the bait, the young man began to speak with fervor and assurance, telling everyone the whole process he had witnessed.

"You know what? Zhou Yun..."

This young man in the alchemist's uniform spoke eloquently and vividly. He had already shared his experience with hundreds of people and was already very familiar with it.

The few people beside him were also fascinated by the story. From time to time, they would look shocked and excited. A few female disciples even screamed as they listened, causing many people to stop and watch.

"Wow, he's so handsome!" The female disciple in green clothes covered her face as if she was thinking of something good.

The female disciple with a Daoist hairstyle beside her held her chin with her small hand and looked at Zhou Yun's figure in a daze. "Yes! It would be great if I could become cultivation companions with Senior Brother Zhou Yun!"

"Hey! I'm imagining being in the same cave as Senior Brother Zhou Yun. Why did you interrupt me?" The female disciple with two ponytails could no longer hide the redness on her cheeks as she listened to the story about Zhou Yun.

As the protagonist of the story, Zhou Yun did not hear the conversation between the few of them. He had already arrived at the Scripture Pavilion.

After he arrived at the Scriptures Depository, all the disciples hurriedly saluted him when they saw him.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Zhou Yun!"

Zhou Yun's current status was equivalent to that of an elder. Both inner and outer sect disciples had to bow to him when they saw him.

It was different from the way outer sect disciples greeted inner sect disciples.

When the disciples saw Zhou Yun, they had to put their hands together and bend their upper bodies thirty degrees to show their respect to the glory disciples.

"Well, you guys can just go do your thing! Don't mind me!"

Zhou Yun nodded his head slightly and then walked straight to the Scripture Pavilion.

Zhou Yun had just walked up the steps when Han Shuzi, who was in charge of guarding the Scripture Pavilion, came out to welcome him.

"Elder Han, why did you come out yourself?"

Just as Zhou Yun was about to bow, Han Shuzi immediately helped him up. With Zhou Yun's identity and status, he did not need to bow to him.

"Haha, you're now an influential figure in our Spirit Valley. What's wrong with me welcoming you?"

"Well, sorry to trouble you, Elder Han!"

Zhou Yun and Han Shuzi were walking side by side. They chatted as they walked as if they were friends who had not seen each other for a long time.

The disciples in the Scripture Pavilion were all dumbfounded. The only person who could make the elders of the sect treat him like this was Zhou Yun.

The disciples looked at the two people walking side by side and couldn't help but feel deep envy in their hearts.

"So, is this what a glory disciple can get?"

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Offensive Cultivation Techniques

While everyone was dumbfounded, Zhou Yun and Han Shuzi arrived at the Scripture Pavilion.

After entering, Zhou Yun was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him.

The Scripture Pavilion was as big as five football fields, and the books on cultivation techniques were spread all over the room.

Seeing Zhou Yun's shocked expression, Han Shuzi smiled calmly. Every disciple who had just entered would be shocked and speechless after seeing this huge Scripture Pavilion.

The sect used such a large Scripture Pavilion because there were too many books and there was no space for them to be kept.

But it was hard work to be in charge of the Scripture Pavilion.

At this thought, Han Shuzi sighed softly.

The two of them sat cross-legged on a futon, facing each other. Han Shuzi poured Zhou Yun a cup of tea.

After sitting down, Zhou Yun asked directly, "Elder Han, I would like to learn some offensive cultivation techniques. Do you have any recommendations?"

Han Shuzi had been in charge of the Scripture Pavilion for nearly a hundred years, so he was very familiar with the various cultivation techniques in the Scripture Pavilion. Therefore, it was the smartest choice to ask him before choosing a cultivation technique.

After hearing Zhou Yun's words, Han Shuzi pondered for a moment before asking Zhou Yun a question.

He asked, "Our Scripture Pavilion has over ten million books on all kinds of cultivation techniques. Among them, there are seven million offensive cultivation techniques. These cultivation techniques are all-encompassing. Some techniques use sabers, swords, hammers, sticks, daggers, and bows, and there are also various fist techniques, leg techniques, and so on. There are too many types of cultivation techniques. I wonder which one you would like to learn?"

Zhou Yun said, "Well..."

He frowned slightly. He had not expected the sect's killing techniques to contain so many types.

Seeing Zhou Yun's hesitation, Han Shuzi smiled and stroked his beard.

He said, "It's fine if you want to learn a few more. You're a glory disciple of our sect, so the privileges you enjoy are different from ordinary disciples. You can borrow any cultivation technique books from our Scripture Pavilion, and there are no restrictions on the type and number. You can think of a few that you'd like to learn, and I'll recommend them to you!"

Zhou Yun thought, "Can any cultivation techniques be fine? And is it true that there's no restriction on the type and quantity?"

Hearing Han Shuzi's words, Zhou Yun almost crushed the teacup in his hand. He could not help but feel shocked.

He knew that he had some special privileges, but he didn't expect them to be so great.

It was known that even the inner sect disciples of the sect could only choose three cultivation techniques at a time. Moreover, if they wanted to choose again, they had to return the books they had borrowed before they could continue to choose.

As for the outer sect disciple, they could choose fewer, only one book at a time.

However, he didn't expect that his privileges as a glory disciple would be so great.

He could choose at will, with no restrictions on the number and type.

This simply made others envious.

The two of them talked about this in public, so everyone in the Scripture Pavilion who was trying to choose a cultivation technique heard their conversation.

In an instant, time seemed to have stopped.

Everyone's expression froze on their faces. They were frozen in place like statues.

An inner sect disciple who was choosing a cultivation technique was stunned on the spot, and the book in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.

After what seemed like a century, everyone present finally regained their senses.

They thought, "Is this the glory disciple?"

They all recalled the sect meeting that had taken place a few days ago.

Just a few days ago, the sect held a special sect meeting. Except for those who were in seclusion, all disciples and elders had to attend this meeting.

That day at the conference, the entire venue was filled up, and there was not a single empty seat.

All the inner sect elders of the sect had come. These elders could usually go out once in a few years. But that day, all of them were present, shocking everyone present.

The most shocking thing was that the Grand Elder was personally presiding over the meeting.

It could be said that this meeting was the grandest one Spirit Valley had held in hundreds of years.

And the purpose of such a grand sect meeting was to announce Zhou Yun's promotion to a glory disciple.

That day, Zhou Yun was like a shining golden star when he stepped onto the stage, and everyone in the sect watched that scene.

After that day, everyone in the sect knew the name of Zhou Yun.

Everyone present was staring at Zhou Yun with deep envy in their eyes.

...

Han Shuzi asked, "Zhou Yun, which offensive cultivation technique do you want to learn the most? You choose one first, and then I'll match you with a few auxiliary cultivation techniques according to the cultivation technique you choose."

The two of them were still chatting, not paying attention to the dumbfounded crowd around them.

Zhou Yun said, "I want to learn the sword!"

He said this without any hesitation.

In his impression, sword technique had always been offensive and cool.

Furthermore, he might even be able to ride a flying sword in the future, or kill people with a flying sword from thousands of miles away, and so on. Zhou Yun was extremely excited just thinking about this.

Han Shuzi asked, "Sword technique?"

Hearing Zhou Yun's words, Han Shuzi immediately searched for a sword technique that was suitable for Zhou Yun in his mind. 𝞰𝒪𝓥𝓮𝓛𝑈𝓈𝔅.𝚌𝑜𝓂

Then, he smiled and stood up.

"Wait a moment," he said.

After saying that, Han Shuzi walked into the depths of the Scripture Pavilion.

After a while, he came out from inside with a thin book in his hand and handed it to Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun picked it up, and his eyes lit up.

He shouted, "Sun-set sword technique!"

After Han Shuzi handed the book to Zhou Yun, his expression immediately became serious.

He said, "Zhou Yun, the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth is decreasing every day, and the spiritual Qi available for cultivation in the immortal cultivation world is getting lesser and lesser. To pursue efficiency, many people have begun to focus on absorbing and cultivating spiritual Qi instead of physical training.

"I've been in charge of the Scripture Pavilion for almost a hundred years and have read many books. I believe that only with a strong body can one match a powerful sword technique. With the combination of the two, one can surpass everyone and step onto the true path of using the sword."

After Zhou Yun heard Han Shuzi's words, he nodded solemnly.

He agreed with what Han Shuzi said.

It was like a weak child holding a knife and a strong young man holding a knife, but the damage caused by the two is completely different.

A person with a strong body would be far superior to a child in all aspects.

Zhou Yun said, "Elder Han, I agree with your idea very much. I'll have to trouble you to help me pick a few more suitable cultivation techniques as auxiliary."

He clasped his hands together and bowed slightly to Han Shuzi. He had not met Han Shuzi many times, and they were not familiar with each other. However, since Han Shuzi was wholeheartedly thinking about him, Han Shuzi was worthy of this bow.

Han Shuzi nodded his head and quickly entered the depths of the Scripture Pavilion.

Half an hour later, Zhou Yun walked out of the Scripture Pavilion with dozens of cultivation technique books in his hands under everyone's shocked, envious, jealous, and other complicated gazes.

Then there came a sound. "Brother Zhou Yun!"

As soon as Zhou Yun stepped out of the door, he heard a familiar and clear voice.

He turned around and saw the slim and elegant Qiao'er looking at him with a smile.

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Spiritual Liquid

Then there came a sound. "Brother Zhou Yun!"

Zhou Yun turned around and saw Qiao'er looking at him with a smile.

Looking at the young and beautiful Qiao'er, Zhou Yun almost lost himself in her.

Today, Qiao'er was wearing a red dress with a white ribbon tied around her waist, perfectly showing off her slim waist. Her fair skin was as tender as a freshly peeled egg, and her big eyes were shining like stars.

Everyone also heard the clear and pleasant sound and turned their heads to look.

They were instantly attracted by Qiao'er's gorgeous smile. That faint smile made everyone swoon.

They all thought, "She's so beautiful!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Qiao'er started to run happily.

Her smooth and tender legs under the dress attracted everyone's attention.

Many gazes followed Qiao'er's figure. As they looked at the graceful young girl whose dress fluttered in the wind, everyone fell in love at this moment.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Qiao'er threw herself into Zhou Yun's arms.

In an instant, time seemed to have stopped, and the happy smile on everyone's face froze.

Crack!

Everyone seemed to hear their hearts breaking.

Countless people felt that the love that had just risen in their hearts was disappeared at this moment.

...

Qiao'er said, "Brother Zhou Yun, what a coincidence to see you again!"

She ignored the heartbroken crowd and greeted Zhou Yun with a smile.

Zhou Yun said, "Yeah, what a coincidence."

In contrast to the excited Qiao'er, Zhou Yun was a little embarrassed.

Ever since he had saved Qiao'er and brought her to Spirit Valley, Qiao'er had always said that she wanted to marry him and have his children when she grew up.

It was fine in the first few years. Although Qiao'er always stuck to him, everyone thought that they were siblings.

However, in the past two years, Qiao'er had become more and more beautiful, and she had become more and more intimate with him. Now, she even wanted to hug him whenever they met.

Zhou Yun could not help but doubt that Qiao'er was starting to achieve her goal of marrying him and bearing his children.

Zhou Yun felt helpless. Qiao'er was only 15 years old. In a few years, what else would she do?

Zhou Yun said, "Qiao'er, can you let me go before we talk?"

He looked around and realized that everyone was gritting their teeth and glaring at him.

He had no doubt that if Qiao'er continued to hug him like this, the crowd would definitely surround him and beat him up.

Qiao'er said, "Oh, I forgot!"

She suddenly remembered that she was still hugging Zhou Yun, and her face immediately turned red.

After the two of them let go, Qiao'er quickly changed the topic.

She asked, "Brother Zhou Yun, what are you doing here?"

Zhou Yun lowered his head and gestured to the things in his arms.

Only then did Qiao'er realize that Zhou Yun was holding dozens of books in his arms. She was instantly stunned.

She asked in confusion, "Brother Zhou Yun, are you going to sell books?"

She blinked her big eyes.

Zhou Yun said, "These are the cultivation technique books that Elder Han chose for me. I'll take them back and take a look!"

"But these are too many!" Qiao'er stared at the book in Zhou Yun's arms in a daze.

She thought, "No wonder Brother Zhou Yun's arms were so hard. It was because of these books."

Zhou Yun said, "It's alright. Elder Han said that these books are all useful to me."

"Oh, really?" Qiao'er turned to look at Han Shuzi. "Elder Han?"

Han Shuzi had an awkward expression on his face. He had been too happy chatting with Zhou Yun just now and had recommended a few more books in his excitement. Now that he had calmed down, he realized that he had actually given Zhou Yun so many books.

Han Shuzi scolded himself in his heart.

Then he explained, "Well, I haven't chatted with anyone for a long time. So I couldn't help but recommend a few more."

...

After Qiao'er's selection, the books in Zhou Yun's arms were finally reduced by a lot. Only a sword technique, a sword control technique, a body-strengthening technique, and some basic cultivation techniques such as the air control technique, the fireball technique, and so on were left.

Qiao'er said, "Elder Han, we'll take our leave first. Thank you so much!"

After Qiao'er bowed to Han Shuzi, she left with Zhou Yun, leaving Han Shuzi with a pile of books in his arms.

Han Shuzi said, "Alas, I still have to put the books back in place. Taking care of the Scripture Pavilion is really a hard job. How tired I am!"

He looked at the books in his arms and laughed bitterly. At this moment, he seemed to have aged a few decades.

At this moment, Ji Ha happened to pass by the Scripture Pavilion and was about to head to the Alchemy Pavilion. Han Shuzi's eyes lit up when he saw Ji Ha.

Han Shuzi said, "You, come here! 𝓷𝔬𝓥𝑬𝓛𝗎𝓈𝔟.𝓬𝔬𝑚

"Yes, that's right, it's you!"

Ji ha came to Han Shuzi with a dumbfounded look. "Elder Han, are you calling me?"

"Of course. Is there anyone else on this road other than you?" Han Shuzi immediately reprimanded him sternly.

Then he said, "Go and place these books in the marked positions according to their types and labels!"

"But..." Just as Ji Ha was about to refuse, he was interrupted by Han Shuzi.

Han Shuzi said, "But for what? go!"

Not daring to refute, Ji Ha could only follow Han Shuzi's instructions.

He said, "Yes, Elder Han!"

After giving the book to Ji Ha, Han Shuzi lay on the recliner with a relaxed face, sipping his tea while sensing his intelligence.

Ji Ha was once again dumbfounded by the pile of books. Looking at the Scripture Pavilion that was as large as ten football fields, he wanted to cry, but he didn't dare to.

He could only curse in his heart. "Which bastard offended Elder Han? From now on, I'm not going to take the path of the Scripture Pavilion anymore! Boohoo!"

...

After Qiao'er pulled Zhou Yun out of the Scripture Pavilion, the two of them went to the Treasure Pavilion.

A few days ago, apart from being promoted to a glory disciple, Zhou Yun had also been given special permission by sect master Ling Qingyun to take a magic item from the Treasure Pavilion.

The magic items in the Treasure Pavilion could only be owned by disciples of Spirit Valley who had reached the foundation establishment stage.

After retrieving the sword from the Treasure Pavilion, Zhou Yun immediately asked the question in his heart.

He asked, "Qiao'er, did you come to find me today for something?"

Qiao'er stuck out her tongue. "Nothing can be hidden from you, Brother Zhou Yun. Have you heard of the inner sect trial?"

"The inner sect trial?" Zhou Yun had some doubts. He had been an outer sect disciple for the past few years and did not know much about the inner sect.

Qiao'er could see Zhou Yun's confusion, so she introduced him.

She said, "The inner sect trial is a test for the inner sect disciples. It's basically the same as the test for outer sect disciples, but the difference is that the outer sect disciples may be rewarded with some cultivation resources or something after passing the test, while the inner sect disciples can go to the secret realm after passing the test. It's said that there's a kind of spiritual liquid in the secret realm, which can purify the spiritual energy of the human body and strengthen one's foundation."

Zhou Yun said, "Really? That sounds pretty good!"

After hearing Qiao'er's introduction, Zhou Yun immediately became interested. This spiritual liquid could make up for the problem of his innate ability.

The two of them chatted as they walked. Soon, they arrived at Qiao'er's cultivation area. Seeing this, Qiao'er immediately reached out and hugged Zhou Yun's arm.

Zhou Yun was engrossed in listening when he suddenly felt a soft touch on his arm. He looked down and was amused.

At this moment, Qiao'er was hanging onto his body like a koala bear.

Zhou Yun said, "Qiao'er, let go of me!"

Qiao'er raised her head and looked at Zhou Yun with her big, watery eyes. Her voice became soft and sweet.

She said, "I don't want you to go."

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A Fight

Qiao'er said, "I don't want you to go."

Her big, watery eyes, coupled with her soft voice, were mind-blowing.

If Zhou Yun did not have a strong will, he would have agreed to Qiao'er's request.

Qiao'er said, "It's not easy for me to see you, Brother Zhou Yun."

Her soft voice was heard again. Zhou Yun pinched the space between his brows, feeling worried.

Qiao'er was only 15 years old now. Would he be able to hold on for another few years?

Zhou Yun said, "It's fine, Qiao'er. My current cultivation place isn't far from here. You can come over whenever you want, and I can come to you any time."

As Zhou Yun spoke, he reached out to stroke her head.

After an hour of persuasion, Zhou Yun finally managed to convince Qiao'er.

...

After Zhou Yun returned to his cave, he unconsciously started thinking about the inner sect trial.

The inner sect trial was said to be a trial for inner sect disciples. But in fact, only disciples in the foundation establishment stage could pass it. The disciples in the Qi cultivation stage could also participate mainly because of the rules set by the sect leader of Spirit Valley.

It was said that there were not only nine layers of Qi cultivation. There was actually a tenth layer, the great perfection.

However, for some unknown reason, the current disciples would directly enter the foundation establishment stage after breaking through to the ninth layer of Qi cultivation.

The sect leader Ling Qingyun had made this rule in search of this legendary cultivation level.

Every three years, Spirit Valley would choose the most outstanding cultivator at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation as the seed to break through to the legendary cultivation level.

Zhou Yun thought, "I'm at the eighth layer of Qi cultivation now. Even if I participate in the inner sect trial, there's no possibility of me passing it."

He furrowed his brows, clearly not too optimistic about his strength.

If ordinary disciples wanted to participate in the inner sect trial, they had to be at least at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation and have the strength to do so.

Originally, Zhou Yun was not qualified to participate. However, because he had become a glory disciple, he was able to make an exception and participate.

However, a chance to participate was the first step. In the trial, one's strength was the most important. Status or other things were useless.

Without the corresponding strength, even if one participated, it would be useless.

...

In another cave, Qin Xiu was sitting on a jade stone with his eyes closed.

After a while, he opened his eyes and panted heavily.

He shouted, "Zhou Yun!"

Qin Xiu gritted his teeth, the anger on his face unable to dissipate.

He had not been able to enter the state of cultivation for a long time. Whenever he closed his eyes, he would think of Zhou Yun's glorious moments.

At the Alchemy Pavilion, Zhou Yun shocked everyone when he took out a perfect-grade pill.

In alchemy room No. 1, Zhou Yun once again refined a perfect-grade Qi Refining Pill, stunning everyone and even attracting the attention of many junior sisters.

And this made Junior Sister Qiao'er so excited that she hugged Zhou Yun.

Thinking of this, Qin Xiu gritted his teeth even more. Then, he heard a "crack", and his teeth were directly broken.

A few days ago, the sect leader held a sect meeting and invited all the elders to take a seat. Even his master had to attend the meeting.

Moreover, the Grand Elder even personally went up the stage to host the announcement.

This grand sect meeting was just to announce that Zhou Yun had been promoted to a glory disciple.

The sect leader even gave Zhou Yun special permission to choose a magic item.

The things that had happened these days were as unbelievable as a dream.

Qin Xiu couldn't figure out how Zhou Yun, who originally had an extremely poor innate ability, suddenly became so powerful.

Zhou Yun suddenly broke through the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

And he also got the talent to refine pills.

He was not satisfied after refining the Qi Refining Pill, and he still wanted to refine the Vitality Pill.

The key was that he had even successfully refined a perfect-grade Vitality Pill.

How could this happen?

Qin Xiu's worldview for the first half of his life collapsed because of what Zhou Yun had done.

Qin Xiu thought, "Zhou Yun, I've already given up. Why do you still want to provoke me?"

It was enough that all women liked Zhou Yun, but why did he even want to fight for a place in the inner sect trial?

Qin Xiu really couldn't figure out why Zhou Yun could participate in the inner sect trial with his strength at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

If not for his status as a glory disciple, who would even spare him a glance?

Qin Xiu really couldn't figure it out and couldn't take it anymore. In the end, he stood up helplessly and walked in the direction of his master's cave.

He asked, "Master, I really don't understand. Why would Zhou Yun, who is only at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation, want to participate in the inner sect trial?"

When Qin Xiu arrived at his master's cave, there was no one in the cave, but he still knelt on the ground.

After a long time, an old voice came from the depths of the cave.

"What are you going to do if you can't figure it out?"

Qin Xiu raised his head. "I want to fight him!"

"If you want to go, then go! Cultivators should do as they think! Just do whatever you want to do!"

"I understand, Master!" Qin Xiu stood up and bowed again. Then, he walked out of the cave. At this time, the anger on his face had disappeared and turned into an open-minded smile.

After Qin Xiu walked out of the cave, an old voice sighed softly in the depths of the cave.

He understood his disciple the best. If Qin Xiu did not resolve the anger in his heart, he would probably not be able to make any progress in his life.

Therefore, he supported Qin Xiu's behavior. As he said just now, cultivators should do as they think and do what they wanted to do. Otherwise, if there were regrets in their hearts, it would affect them in the future.

Furthermore, although Zhou Yun was very talented in making pills, this did not equate to cultivation.

In any case, the two of them were already enemies, so it was better to let Qin Xiu beat up Zhou Yun to dispel the anger in his heart. It could also be considered as fighting for him.

...

On the other side, after Qin Xiu came out of the cave, he rushed to Zhou Yun's previous cultivation place without stopping. 𝓷𝔬𝓥𝑬𝓛𝗎𝓈𝔟.𝓬𝔬𝑚

However, when he arrived, he realized that no one was there.

In the end, after asking around, he found out from others that Zhou Yun no longer lived in his original place.

Because the sect leader valued Zhou Yun's talent, he specially rewarded Zhou Yun with a cave for his cultivation.

After hearing this news, Qin Xiu's jealousy suddenly rose.

Zhou Yun was just a loser at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

He only knew a little about alchemy.

Why could he gain so many benefits?

He was promoted to a glory disciple, favored by the senior and junior sisters, rewarded with a magic item, and now was even rewarded with a cave for cultivation by the sect leader.

Why?

In Qin Xiu's opinion, this world still cared about strength anyway. No matter how important alchemy was, in the end, it was still to serve the cultivators.

Thinking of this, Qin Xiu clenched his fists and walked toward Zhou Yun's cave.

Ten minutes later, Qin Xiu arrived at the entrance of Zhou Yun's cave. He looked at the cave in front of him and was slightly surprised.

Just at the entrance of the cave, he could already feel a very rich and abundant spiritual Qi.

Just the spiritual Qi at the entrance of the cave was even more abundant than the cave he used for cultivation.

Suppressing his shock, Qin Xiu mobilized the spiritual Qi in his body.

He shouted at the cave, "Zhou Yun, come out! I want to fight you!"

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Die!

While Qin Xiu was rushing toward Zhou Yun's cave, Zhou Yun was sitting cross-legged in his own cave.

Zhou Yun wasn't cultivating. Instead, he started to practice his swordsmanship. He wanted to try something new.

He began to practice according to the sword techniques in the book. At the beginning, because he was not familiar with it, he wielded the sword very slowly.

However, after he practiced it a few times, he was able to wield the sword faster and faster.

Finally, after a burst of light, the world before his eyes began to change. Everything was slowly fading away.

After a few seconds, the sword in his hand was the only thing in his eyes.

Unknowingly, Zhou Yun had already entered a state of enlightenment!

He looked at the sword in his hand and wielded it gently. The sword immediately emitted a kind of sword intent like the sunset. It was poignant and sad, but it also carried a sense of danger.

"Oh, I see! Is this sword intent?"

In just a moment, Zhou Yun immediately comprehended the sword intent of the sun-set sword technique!

"It's just a beginning. I still need more practice."

Zhou Yun's speed of cultivating swordsmanship slowed down once again. He began to learn and cultivate the moves one by one.

At this moment, he was wielding the sword very slowly, and it didn't seem offensive at all.

However, every time he wielded the sword in his hand, there would be a poignant and sorrowful sword intent.

It didn't look aggressive, but it gave off a very dangerous feeling.

"I've made great progress in my swordsmanship!"

Zhou Yun's eyes glowed with joy. As he laughed, his eyes gradually sharpened, as if there was a flame dancing in them!

Knock, knock, knock.

With a series of shouts and knocks, Zhou Yun's surroundings gradually changed and he slowly returned to reality.

There was a trace of displeasure in Zhou Yun's eyes. Just now, he had already cultivated the sun-set sword technique to the great stage and was about to continue cultivating. However Qin Xiu's shout and knock directly drag him out of his enlightenment.

Hearing Qin Xiu's increasingly excessive provocation, Zhou Yun started to look a little bit angry.

"I'll set you an example for people."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yun stood up from the jade stone that he had been cultivating on. He trembled suddenly and made a crackling sound, which was like frying beans.

He walked to the entrance of the cave and gave it a light push. The huge stone door immediately opened.

The moment the door opened, Zhou Yun was shocked.

Because of Qin Xiu's various provocative shouts, there were a lot of onlookers.

As time passed, the people who gathered around now were even more than those who had gathered at the Alchemy Pavilion a few days ago.

"Zhou Yun, you've finally come out!"

Qin Xiu looked at Zhou Yun, who walked out of the cave, with a cold smile on his face.

"Since you've come out, let's go to the arena to fight now! I want to see what makes you think you can steal my spot with your strength!"

Qin Xiu said and turned to walk back. Today, he wanted to let Zhou Yun pay for what he had done.

"There's no need to go to the arena. Let's fight here. It won't take long anyway!"

"What?"

Qin Xiu thought he had heard wrong. He only came back to his senses after the person beside him repeated Zhou Yun's words.

At this moment, he once again examined Zhou Yun. He suddenly realized that Zhou Yun had already broken through to the eighth layer of Qi cultivation.

A few days ago, Zhou Yun was still at the fifth layer of Qi cultivation.

When did he break through again?

Qin Xiu was a little shocked, but then he sneered.

Zhou Yun's cultivation must be very unstable for him to break through so many times in such a short period of time. Qin Xiu thought Zhun Yun wanted to fight him with this forcibly raised cultivation. He did not think Zhou Yun was able to beat him at all.

"The eighth layer of Qi cultivation, huh? Is this the reason you dared to steal my spot?"

"I took your spot with nothing else but my own strength!" Zhou Yun looked at the sneering Qin Xiu and shook his head.

"Ha ha, your own strength? Do you really think you can beat me with your own strength?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Xiu directly looked up and laughed as if he had heard a very hilarious joke.

When the others heard Zhou Yun's words, they also shook their heads. There was still quite a big gap between the eighth and ninth layers of Qi cultivation. Zhou Yun was too arrogant.

Zhou Yun's eyes flashed then he said indifferently, "You're not qualified to fight with me!"

As soon as he said that, everyone present was shocked.

"I didn't hear wrong, did I? Zhou Yun said that senior brother Qin Xiu is not qualified to fight with him?"

The surrounding crowd's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. There was still quite a big gap between the eighth and ninth layers of Qi cultivation. Zhou Yun was too arrogant.

"Are you crazy?" Qin Xiu was also stunned.

Then, he laughed again. "Then I'll let you see if I'm qualified or not!"

After he finished speaking, his body suddenly shook and the strength of a ninth-layer Qi cultivator was instantly released. The spiritual Qi around him wildly scattered in all directions. Seeing this scene, the surrounding people hurriedly retreated dozens of meters to avoid being affected.

"Zhou Yun, die!"

Qin Xiu shouted and rushed directly at Zhou Yun.

Ji ha and Jiang Qian were also in the crowd. Both of them looked serious.

"Zhou Yun is probably doomed. Qin Xiu's cultivation layer is already at the peak of the ninth layer of Qi cultivation. One more step and he'll be in the foundation establishment stage. How can Zhou Yun fight against him?"

In the blink of an eye, Qin Xiu had already arrived in front of Zhou Yun. His fist, which contained a huge amount of energy, suddenly blasted toward Zhou Yun's chest. 𝞰𝒪𝓋𝔢𝐥𝑈𝓢𝗯.𝓒𝑶𝔪

This punch contained all the strength in his body, and it could even shatter a diamond.

Everyone began to worry for Zhou Yun. Qin Xiu's punch was a full-force blow with rage. Even a cultivator of the peak ninth layer of Qi cultivation would not dare to take the punch easily.

At this moment, Zhou Yun was still standing there, as if he had not reacted.

Upon seeing this, everyone around closed their eyes. They could already see Zhou Yun's chest caved in, his ribs broken, and his body severely injured.

At this moment, Zhou Yun finally moved. He raised his right hand and stretched out his index finger. Then, he drew a line in front of him. An extremely terrifying force came from Zhou Yun's finger. It was several times stronger than Qin Xiu's punch.

In an instant, the color of the whole world changed. The power contained in Zhou Yun's fingertips seemed to be able to cut the world apart.

"Oh, shoot!"

Qin Xiu was extremely vigilant at that time. Feeling the terrifying power contained in Zhou Yun's fingertips, Qin Xiu quickly retracted his fist and wrapped his arms around his chest.

Bang!

There was a loud bang, and a figure flew out backward, only stopping when he smashed into a huge rock.

When the dust settled, everyone was shocked and gasped. Ji ha and Jiang Qian even fell to the ground.

It was as if a sharp blade had cut through Qin Xiu's chest. From the left to the right, there was a huge wound that even the bones inside could be vaguely seen.

"How is that possible?"

At this moment, no one dared to speak. Zhou Yun had only used his fingertips to cause such great damage to Qin Xiu. If he had used a sword, Qin Xiu would have been split in half.

"When did you comprehend the sword intent?"

Qin Xiu was lying on the ground, and blood filled his mouth and nose. Earlier, he had sensed an extremely powerful sword intent from Zhou Yun's fingertip. The power contained in this sword intent was even more powerful than his punch.

Zhou Yun was very calm.

"Just before you came."

Shock

Upon hearing Qin Xiu and Zhou Yun's words, the people were in an uproar.

Zhou Yun had actually comprehended sword intent, and with just a finger, he had injured Qin Xiu, who was at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation!

Everyone present looked at Zhou Yun with deep shock.

Ji ha and Jiang Qian opened their mouths wide in disbelief.

They all recalled what Zhou Yun had said at the start. "You're not qualified!"

Now, it seemed that Qin Xiu was really not qualified to fight with Zhou Yun in any aspect.

The female disciples who had come to watch all covered their mouths and looked at Zhou Yun in surprise.

Originally, they had been attracted by Zhou Yun's talent in alchemy. Now, they had seen Zhou Yun defeat Qin Xiu, who was at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation, with only one move.

At this moment, their eyes were filled with adoration as they fantasized about becoming cultivation companions with Zhou Yun.

Ji Ha and Jiang Qian came to Qin Xiu's side and took out a healing pill for him to take. After a while, Qin Xiu slowly stood up from the ground, and the wounds on his body began to scab.

Qin Xiu took a deep look at Zhou Yun and was about to leave with Ji Ha and Jiang Qian.

At this moment, Qiao'er hurried over from a distance. Before she arrived, people already heard her shouting.

"Who dares to bully my brother Zhou Yun?"

Everyone turned around when they heard the voice. They saw Qiao'er still a few hundred meters away, and her senior sister Su Wanyi was beside her.

After the two of them received the news of Qin Xiu and Zhou Yun's duel, they rushed over in a hurry.

"Don't tell me they've already finished fighting! Brother Zhou Yun's cultivation layer isn't as high as Qin Xiu's, and he doesn't have any killing techniques yet. If the two of them have a fight, he'll definitely be at a disadvantage!"

As Qiao'er rushed to Zhou Yun's cave, she was so anxious that she almost cried. Su Wanyi also looked really worried when she heard this.

Hearing Qiao'er's voice, Qin Xiu, who was originally being supported by Ji Ha and Jiang Qian, hurriedly pushed them away.

It didn't matter if he lost face in front of others, but he couldn't lose face in front of Qiao'er, who he liked.

With this thought in mind, Qin Xiu took out a coat and covered his wounds. He could not let Qiao'er know that Zhou Yun had hurt him.

Looking at Qin Xiu's stubborn face, Ji ha and Jiang Qian felt kind of helpless. He was already so injured, and how was that going to make him look better?

"Brother Zhou Yun, are you hurt?"

Qiao'er finally made it over. She flew over the crowd and landed beside Zhou Yun.

Qiao'er looked around Zhou Yun. Nobody said anything so she asked Zhou Yun again.

"What is the matter? Let's go inside then take off your clothes and I'll help you check if anything is wrong."

As soon as Qiao'er said this, everyone gasped in surprise!

Everyone looked at Zhou Yun with envy.

To stay in the same room as Junior Sister Qiao'er was the common dream of most of the male disciples in the sect.

Qiao'er ignored everyone's exclamations and continued to examine if Zhou Yun had any wounds as she spoke. She lifted Zhou Yun's arms and touched his back from time to time.

Her small hand touched almost every part of Zhou Yun, instantly causing an uproar among the surrounding people. The envy in their eyes gradually turned into jealousy, and then into anger.

After a while, many people clenched their fists and surrounded him.

Qiao'er was the goddess in the eyes of the disciples! And their goddess now was touching another man's body.

Who could tolerate this?

Feeling the anger in everyone's eyes, Zhou Yun quickly grabbed the small hand that was touching his body.

"I'm not injured!"

As soon as her hand was being held by Zhou Yun, Qiao'er immediately felt a little shy. Suddenly, her eyes flashed, and with her sharp eyes she saw that there was a little damage on Zhou Yun's fingertip, and it was bleeding.

"Isn't this blood? brother Zhou Yun must have suffered internal injuries."

Qiao'er lifted Zhou Yun's hand and showed it to those people, and they were all dumbfounded.

Was that an injury?

Those with bad eyesight wouldn't be able to see where the injury was, right?

They were afraid the wound will heal before it was bandaged.

"Brother Zhou Yun must have suffered internal injuries. He didn't want to make others worried about him, so he didn't tell us." Qiao'er didn't think like the others.

Thinking of this, Qiao'er looked up at Qin Xiu.

"Qin Xiu, you've just injured Brother Zhou Yun. I want to duel with you. Let's go to the arena to fight!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Xiu was dumbfounded. He directly spat out a mouthful of blood and immediately lost the will to live. 𝒏𝑂𝒱𝑒𝓁𝒰𝑠𝑏.𝐜𝑜𝗆

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have tried to show off.

If he had known earlier, he would have just laid on the ground and not get up.

After Qin Xiu's excitement, the wound on his chest that had just healed split open again, and blood directly soaked his shirt.

Senior Sister Su Wanyi saw this and quickly stepped forward to stop Qiao'er. "Zhou Yun did not suffer any losses. He must be the winner of this duel!"

Hearing her Senior Sister's words, Qiao'er looked at Zhou Yun again. "Brother Zhou Yun, are you sure you are not injured?"

"Yeah, of course!" Zhou Yun couldn't help but sympathize with Qin Xiu when he saw his tragic state.

"Okay! Brother Zhou Yun is the best!"

Seeing that the battle had ended, the crowd dispersed.

"Brother Zhou Yun, I want to take a look at your cave!"

"Let's go, I'll take you to see!" Zhou Yun held Qiao'er's hand and walked toward his cave.

When the three of them reached the entrance of the cave, Qiao'er suddenly turned her head and said to Qin Xiu.

"This is all you've got at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation? You actually lost to Brother Zhou Yun at the eighth layer of Qi cultivation!"

Qiao'er's words were like a critical sword. Qin Xiu spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted.

After Zhou Yun brought Qiao'er and Su Wanyi to his cave, they were immediately shocked by the scene in front of them.

"How dense the spiritual Qi is here!"

"There's actually such a large spiritual spring? This place is much better than my inner sect disciple's cave!"

"Wow, even the grass here has been nurtured into spiritual grass!"

The two of them looked at the cave dwelling in front of them and exclaimed repeatedly. In the end, they both looked really envious.

After they sat down, Qiao'er took the initiative to ask about the duel today.

"Brother Zhou Yun, how did you beat him? Have you reached the foundation establishment stage?"

Although Qiao'er didn't ask just now, she knew that there must be a reason why Zhou Yun was able to beat Qin Xiu and did not get hurt. It couldn't be luck.

"No, I'm still at the eighth layer of the Qi cultivation. The reason why I was able to win was that I have comprehended sword intent!"

Zhou Yun's words were very plain, which, however, shocked Qiao'er and Su Wanyi a lot.

He had comprehended sword intent?

How was that possible?

Sword intent!

That was the same as enlightenment, which was something that could only be encountered but not sought!

However, she immediately came back to her senses. Zhou Yun wasn't some random guy in the street.

Didn't he also refine a perfect medicinal pill back then?

Thinking of this, Su Wanyi felt that it made sense.

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He had comprehended sword intent?

Didn't he just get the sun-set sword technique yesterday?

Qiao'er's mind was completely blank. She pinched her face, and only after feeling the pain did she gradually believe that it was true. Then, she asked Zhou Yun directly.

"Brother Zhou Yun, didn't you just get that sword technique yesterday? How are you able to comprehend sword intent in a day?"

Hearing Qiao'er's words, Su Wanyi opened her mouth slightly. Her eyes widened, and her face was full of disbelief.

He had comprehended sword intent in one day?

How was that possible?

Many people could not comprehend it even after five to ten years, but Zhou Yun comprehended it in one day.

Su Wanyi suddenly thought of something.

"No way! Even if you've reached the elementary stage of sword intent, with your eighth-layer Qi cultivation and sword intent, you should still be weaker than Qin Xiu, right?"

Qiao'er finally reacted. "That's right, Brother Zhou Yun. What's going on?"

Zhou Yun looked at the two's puzzled faces and smiled faintly.

"I've already achieved the great stage of sword intent!"

"What?" The two girls exclaimed at the same time.

"Great stage of sword intent?"

"Brother Zhou Yun!"

Upon hearing Zhou Yun's words, the two girls 'eyes widened once again. Their small mouths were already opened to the maximum, but they still did not believe it. At this time, the shock on their faces could not be concealed, as if they had seen the most unbelievable thing in the world.

It was proud enough for an ordinary person to comprehend the moderate stage of sword intent once. This was because many people might not even be able to comprehend it once in their entire lives. However, Zhou Yun managed to achieve the great stage of sword intent in just one day. This proved that he had comprehended it at least two or three times in one day.

Was this something that an ordinary person could do?

The two of them stood there in a daze for a long time before they gradually recovered.

"Is that your real power, Zhou Yun?" Su Wanyi looked at Zhou Yun with a complicated expression.

"When we first met that day, you brought us a huge surprise and even got promoted to a glory disciple. Now, your strength is also advancing by leaps and bounds. Zhou Yun, you are truly a rare genius in our sect!"

The shock on their faces had already disappeared, but their hearts were still beating wildly because this was too shocking.

But then they thought that such shocking things always happened to Zhou Yun.

When they thought of this, they gradually felt relieved.

Qiao'er also threw herself into Zhou Yun's arms in excitement. "Ha ha, Brother Zhou Yun, you're amazing!"

Feeling the softness on his arm, Zhou Yun could not help but rub his forehead. He knew that the person in his arms was Qiao'er.

Zhou Yun felt helpless. 𝓷𝔬𝓥𝑬𝓛𝗎𝓈𝔟.𝓬𝔬𝑚

Now, Qiao'er would throw herself into his arms from time to time, and she was getting more and more familiar with it.

Most importantly, there was nothing he could do. Qiao'er was currently at the middle stage of the foundation establishment, and he was completely unable to defeat her.

"Qiao'er, hurry up and come down. Your Senior Sister is here!"

Zhou Yun felt as if his body had been locked and he could not move at all. He could only helplessly ask Qiao'er to let him go.

After Qiao'er got down from Zhou Yunyun, she suddenly remembered something and looked at Su Wanyi.

"By the way, Senior Sister, can you tell Brother Zhou Yun about the inner sect trial?"

Qiao'er was a little worried about Zhou Yun when she thought about how he would be participating in the inner sect trial in three months. Therefore, she wanted Su Wanyi to retell the details of the trial. After all, among the three of them, the eldest Senior Sister was the most familiar with the inner sect trial.

Su Wanyi nodded and looked at Zhou Yun. "Junior Brother Zhou Yun, are you at the eighth layer of the Qi cultivation?"

"That's right!"

After getting an affirmative answer, Su Wanyi continued. "If you can, you should try your best to break through to the ninth layer of the Qi cultivation. Otherwise, your strength is still not enough. This is a rare opportunity, you must grab it!"

Even with the addition of sword intent, the strength of a Qi cultivation of the eighth layer was still somewhat insufficient. This was because most of the disciples participating in the inner sect trial this time were at the foundation establishment stage. There were very few who were even at the ninth layer of Qi cultivation.

The Qi cultivation stage and the foundation establishment stage were two totally different stages. The gap between the ninth layer of the Qi cultivation stage and the first layer of the foundation establishment stage was really huge.

Zhou Yun's current strength was still not enough.

Zhou Yun nodded. He understood all of this. Qiao'er had already told him about it yesterday.

There were still three months before the inner sect trial. He definitely had to cultivate to the ninth layer first.

However, he then learned a shocking piece of news from Su Wanyi.

The ninth layer of Qi cultivation was related to the secret of breaking through to higher stages in the future. And it was also far beyond the other cultivators of the same layer!

"I didn't expect that it would be so important to reach the ninth layer of the Qi cultivation. It seems that I need to focus more on this trial!"

After Zhou Yun heard Su Wanyi's introduction, he made up his mind to break through to the ninth layer before the inner sect trial. Only by entering the trial with the strength of the ninth layer would he be able to explore the secret of breaking through to a higher stage.

Su Wanyi secretly nodded and looked at Zhou Yun's eyes.

"Zhou Yun, I have to remind you that you must be careful after you enter the inner sect trial. You must also be careful of others!"

Zhou Yun was puzzled. Why should he be careful of the others?

"Senior Sister, why should we be careful of others?"

Su Wanyi pursed her lips.

"Originally, everyone who participated in the inner disciple trial would only participate after they had enough strength to become an inner sect disciple. But now, because of your identity as a glory disciple, you can make an exception to participate in the trial. Naturally, the others are unhappy about it."

Zhou Yun nodded. These inner sect disciples would not believe that he would rely on his own strength to participate in the trial. They must think it was all because of his identity. That was why they were so hostile to him.

After all, no one would be willing to be inferior to others and let others be superior to them for no reason.

This was especially true for this trial. Almost all of the other inner sect disciples had already broken through to the foundation establishment stage.

Naturally, they did not want to see Zhou Yun, a Qi cultivator of the eighth layer, enter the trial.

At the thought of this, Zhou Yun was speechless. He had only wanted to keep it low. He did not expect things to turn out this way.

After Su Wanyi told Zhou Yun about the inner sect trial, her task was completed.

"It's getting late, we should go back! Let's go, Qiao'er."

Qiao'er had been smiling but her expression immediately changed after hearing Su Wanyi's words.

"Senior Sister, let's stay a little bit longer."

Su Wanyi looked helpless. "But we've finished talking. We should go back and cultivate!"

After Zhou Yun and Su Wanyi's combined persuasion, Qiao'er finally gave in and followed Su Wanyi out of Zhou Yun's cave.

"Brother Zhou Yun, you must remember to miss me!"

After sending the two girls off, Zhou Yun once again began to cultivate. The most important thing now was to raise his stage.

As for the fact that the inner sect disciples were unhappy with him, Zhou Yun laughed nonchalantly. He could just run if he couldn't win.

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In the blink of an eye, another two months had passed!

"I've finally broken through!"

Zhou Yun sat cross-legged on top of the jade stone. The light in his eyes was even brighter than before.

He had been cultivating all the time for the past two months, and he had finally broken through before the inner sect trial!

Moreover, he had also improved and perfected his cultivation technique in all aspects, completely bringing out all the potential of the introductory cultivation technique.

"My current strength has made a huge step compared to two months ago. If I were to deal with myself two months ago, I wouldn't need to rely on sword intent. I would only need a casual punch."

Zhou Yun jumped down from the jade stone and casually twisted his body. His body immediately made a crackling sound, like beans being fried.

Zhou Yun clenched his fist as he felt the power in his body. The flame flickered in his eyes. He believed that even if he were to encounter a cultivator of the foundation establishment stage, he would be able to confront him.

"However, it seems that I've not just got one who's upset by me, but a group of them!" Zhou Yun smacked his forehead.

At his current level, he might be able to fight against one of them, but he would still need to run for his life if he had to confront a bunch of them.

"This won't do it. I might as well come up with other strategies!"

"In the next month, I will still have to cultivate my swordsmanship. Only by cultivating advanced techniques can I fight above my level."

Zhou Yun, who had defeated Qin Xiu with one blow of his sword intent, had a deep understanding of this.

"After that, I'll need all kinds of pills. This can be refined slowly, so there's no rush.""

"But the only offensive spells I've learned are sword techniques, and I still need something with great destructive power!"

"Right, I can buy spiritual weapons! I've already saved up more than twenty spiritual stones during these two months of cultivation. I should be able to buy a few spiritual weapons, right?"

After thinking through all this, Zhou Yun immediately set off for the Treasure Pavilion.

On the way to the Treasure Pavilion, many female disciples of Spirit Valley came up to greet him.

"Hello, Senior Brother Zhou Yun. I would like to ask you a question regarding your cultivation!" A female disciple with two ponytails asked Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun was a little speechless. As a glory disciple of the sect, he had to set an example for other disciples, so he had to answer her question.

However, as they chatted, the female disciple started to talk about other things.

As the conversation went on, the other female disciples also gathered toward them.

"Senior Brother Zhou Yun, I'd like to ask you about the pills."

"Senior Brother Zhou Yun, do you have a cultivation companion?"

"Senior Brother Zhou Yun, how do you maintain your skin? It looks so smooth!" A coquettish woman immediately reached out to touch Zhou Yun all over.

"Really? I want to touch it too!"

"Me too!"

"Wow, it's really smooth!"

In an instant, dozens of female disciples came forward, wanting to touch Zhou Yun's skin.

The crowd looked at Zhou Yun, who was surrounded by the female disciples and gritted their teeth in jealousy.

"He's nothing more than a pill refiner. What's the big deal?"

"He just looks good and nothing more!"

"He's just..."

When the male disciples saw their favorite female disciples surrounding Zhou Yun and touching him all over, they all glared at Zhou Yun fiercely as if they wanted to eat him alive.

Zhou Yun was surrounded by these female disciples and could not move. He could only blink his eyes at the male disciples nearby as a distress signal.

A tall young man was the first to see Zhou Yun's eyes and immediately became angry. "Zhou Yun just gave me one of those challenge-me looks."

"I saw it too. Look at him. I want to beat him up."

"This is outrageous. Isn't he just being surrounded by a few dozen fairies? What is he so proud of?"

"But why do I detect a hint of pain in Zhou Yun's eyes? He seems to be asking for help?"

"Pain? Ask for help? Do you feel pain when you're surrounded and touched by dozens of fairies? Will you ask for help?"

"That's right. Use your brain. How can he possibly feel any pain? I'm quite sure he's trying to provoke us." 𝑛𝚘𝒱𝞮𝗅𝗎𝓈𝔟.𝚌𝑶𝓂

"Folks, I can't take it anymore. What should I do?"

"Go, let's beat him up!"

"Yeah, smack him up!"

In an instant, the hundreds of outer sect disciples present were in a frenzy. They rolled up their sleeves and walked toward Zhou Yun in an aggressive manner.

After Zhou Yun had asked for help many times, he saw that the people nearby were finally coming over. He immediately heaved a sigh of relief. However, when he looked again, he saw that hundreds of people were all coming over. They were all rubbing their fists and wiping their palms. Their faces were full of anger and sneers. As he saw it, they looked nothing like they were coming to help him.

Zhou Yun's eyelids twitched violently. When he saw the people surrounding him, he hurriedly shouted into the sky, "The Grand Elder is here!"

In an instant, everyone present stopped what they were doing and immediately saluted the Grand Elder without hesitation.

"Your majesty, Grand Elder!"

Then everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look up. However, after waiting for a long time, they still didn't hear the Grand elder's voice.

Some of the bolder disciples raised their heads and looked up.

"The Grand Elder is not here. Who shouted just now?"

"It must be Zhou Yun. I can tell from his voice!"

Everyone immediately realized that they had been tricked. They quickly looked in Zhou Yun's direction, but they realized that he had already disappeared.

Soon Zhou Yun arrived at the Treasure Pavilion.

Then he immediately asked, "Sir, do you have a talisman that can kill a foundation establishment stage cultivator in one go? A one-time spiritual weapon will do!"

"Oh right, I also need a defensive talisman or defensive magical equipment that can defend against foundation establishment stage cultivators!"

The Treasure Pavilion's owner was instantly stunned.

"Are you serious? You are just at the Qi cultivation stage. Why do you keep asking about things that can kill foundation establishment stage cultivators? Are you out of your mind?"

Hearing the boss's words, Zhou Yun smiled bitterly. "Well, I've made a lot of enemies recently. I want to buy something powerful to protect myself!"

If it wasn't for that group of foundation establishment stage inner sect disciples being dissatisfied with him, he wouldn't need to buy these.

When the store owner heard this, he frowned. Normally, one couldn't buy a foundation establishment stage weapon before reaching the stage. However, because Zhou Yun was a glory disciple, he had special privileges in this area. Moreover, he more or less knew about the inner sect trial test.

In the end, the store owner thought for a while before taking out the items and even giving Zhou Yun a 40% discount.

Zhou Yun took these two items out of the door. One was a defensive spiritual weapon while the other was an offensive spiritual weapon.

"It's a good thing you gave me a 40% discount, or I could only buy one piece!"

After Zhou Yun finished shopping, he suddenly realized that he had no money again. He felt a little disappointed. He wanted to buy two more items, but he didn't have enough money because he didn't prepare enough.

After buying the items, Zhou Yun returned to his cave and started cultivating.

A month passed by very quickly. During this process, Zhou Yun refined quite a number of pills and exchanged them for quite a number of resources.

"The trial test for inner disciples of Spirit Valley has begun. Disciples who are participating in the trial test, please hurry to the back mountain. Late arrival is not permitted!"

A voice resounded throughout the entire Spirit Valley. As soon as the voice fell, a beautiful figure flashed into the sky. Zhou Yun was also flying in the back mountain of Spirit Valley on a red light.

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After Zhou Yun arrived at the back mountain, he realized that there were already many disciples waiting.

The senior sister and Qiao'er had arrived a long time ago. When Qiao'er saw Zhou Yun, she called him big brother Zhou Yun again, then rushed toward him.

Seeing Qiao'er rushing towards him, Zhou Yun felt resigned. Every time Qiao'er saw him, she would be so excited as if she hadn't seen him in a few years.

Before Zhou Yun could roll his eyes, he realized that all the inner sect disciples present were looking at him with complicated expressions.

There was indifference, hatred, jealousy, and disdain. Looking at these people's faces, Zhou Yun said to himself, "Why isn't there any admiration?" They seemed to take it for granted that he was a pill-refining genius.

"Is there no one in the entire inner sect who likes to refine pills?" he thought.

Looking at these people's expressions, Zhou Yun smiled slightly. It didn't matter how these people looked at him as long as it didn't affect his life. However, if they really wanted to go against him, Zhou Yun assumed he had to teach them a lesson.

At the thought of this, Zhou Yun's smile gradually turned into a cold smile.

"Excuse me, friend, please make a hole!" A cold voice came from behind Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun turned his head and looked at the person indifferently.

"The road is so wide. Why do you have to pass through here?"

"There are so many roads you can take, but you have to make things difficult for me, right?" he thought.

Zhou Yun looked at the young man in front of him, but he did not move.

The other inner disciples were all shocked when they saw the young man.

"Hello, Junior Brother!"

The crowd all greeted him. They were clearly very respectful of this young man.

Hearing the crowd's shouts, Zhou Yun realized that this person was Junior Brother, Meng Fei'ang!

He looked at Meng Fei'ang again and found that Meng Fei'ang was also at the ninth stage of Qi cultivation.

This shocked Zhou Yun. Of everyone present, only he and Meng Fei'ang were at the ninth stage of Qi cultivation.

"Zhou Yun, step aside. Can't you see you're blocking Senior Brother Meng's way?"

A shout came from the crowd, interrupting Zhou Yun's train of thoughts.

"According to their ranks, glory disciples seem to be of a higher rank than the Senior Brothers, right?"

Zhou Yun's eyes narrowed as he sneered.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately came out to criticize Zhou Yun.

"Senior Brother Meng is the person closest to Qi disciple stage ten in the past hundred years. Once he breaks through to Qi disciple stage ten, the sect will immediately promote him to a glory disciple."

"And you, a piece of trash who relied on refining pills to become a glory disciple, what makes you think you can compete with Senior Brother?"

Hearing this, Qiao'er couldn't sit still anymore. She stood up and said, "It's not like you're the ones advancing. What are you all so arrogant for? And didn't your last attempt fail?"

Another inner sect disciple stood up. "There is a reason for my failure last time. I'll definitely succeed this time! And no matter what, I just can't accept that Zhou Yun became a glory disciple through refining pills!"

Qiao'er tried her best to defend Zhou Yun. "If you're so good, why don't you refine some pills too? There's more than one spot for the glory disciple position. You guys could have gone up too. It still doesn't work, right?"

"Do any of you have the same talent as brother Zhou Yun? Are you guys as handsome as him? Do you all attract the attention of the female disciples as much as him? Can you eat as much as he does? Can you..."

Qiao'er asked more than ten questions in a row. She was just trying to humiliate these disciples.

At that moment, everyone present was stunned by Qiao'er's words.

Even Zhou Yun was dumbfounded. He wondered if he was really as powerful as she said. "And why does eating a lot become an advantage of mine?" he thought.

Zhou Yun was touched by Qiao'er's words.

However, as aggressive as Qiao'er's sounded, her words did not convince these disciples. On the contrary, they just hated Zhou Yun even more.

Although the crowd had stopped talking, their dissatisfaction with Zhou Yun grew.

Zhou Yun could even see the burning flames in their eyes. It was obvious that these people were even angrier.

At this moment, Senior Sister Su Wanyi walked out.

She said softly, "Everyone, stop quarreling. Although Junior Brother Zhou Yun's cultivation level is the lowest, his talent in refining pills is undeniable. Everyone has their own strengths, so don't look down on others. We must all live in harmony!"

Su Wanyi had naturally seen the anger in everyone's eyes. She was worried that Zhou Yun would be bullied because of this, so she came out to mediate.

"Many thanks, Senior Sister!"

"You're welcome. Your cultivation is the lowest. No matter what, I'll have to look out for you!"

Su Wanyi smiled at Zhou Yun gently.

After Su Wanyi's persuasion, the inner sect disciples present temporarily held back their anger and did not dare to flare up. 𝞰𝐎𝑽𝐄𝓛𝓊𝑠𝓫.𝑐𝑜𝓂

What she didn't know was that Meng Fei'ang had been pissed off by her smile at Zhou Yun.

Zhou Yun clearly felt this. He could clearly feel that this Senior Brother's anger was even stronger than that of the inner sect disciple just now. He even developed a murderous aura.

Meng Fei'ang stared at Zhou Yun coldly for a long time before he looked away. He was furious, but Su Wanyi was here, so he couldn't show it.

"Zhou Yun, I thought you were just a nobody. But since you dared to speak to Wanyi in front of me, I'll really have to teach you a lesson!" he thought.

Meng Fei'ang had always regarded Su Wanyi as his exclusive property and would never allow anyone to speak to her. But today, Su Wanyi defended Zhou Yun, spoke up for him, and even smiled at him. This made Meng Fei'ang furious.

Zhou Yun saw the anger and killing intent in Meng Fei'ang's eyes. He really wanted to tell Qiao'er and Su Wanyi that they didn't have to protect him like this!

"If you didn't defend me, at most a few people will hate me."

"Now that you're so protective of me, I feel like I've become the enemy of all the disciples!" he thought.

Zhou Yun laughed bitterly in his heart when he saw the hatred in everyone's eyes. "I'm sure they want to kill me and bury me in some secret place now," he thought.

He believed he had just made a mistake.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn't want to become a glory disciple. Now there was nothing he could do so as not to be recognized.

No matter where Zhou Yun went, he would be the center of attention, be it for him or against him. In short, it was impossible for him to keep a low profile.

"The sect leader has arrived!"

With a shout, everyone's thoughts were interrupted, and they quickly looked up at the sky.

The figures of several white-haired elders slowly appeared in the sky and finally stood in the void.

Among them, an old man in luxurious clothes stood in the middle. He was the sect leader.

"Your majesty, sir!"

Everyone bowed in unison!

"Everyone, I hereby announce the beginning of the inner sect trial!"

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Spirit-cleansing Pond

After the sect master and elders of Spirit Valley arrived, they began to announce the rules and precautions of the inner sect trial.

"I believe everyone is already familiar with the rules of the inner sect trial, so I'll briefly explain it. The most important rule is that you must not kill each other! Don't force yourself when you're in danger! You must unite in the secret realm!"

"There are many spiritual beasts in the secret realm. You must be careful when you encounter them!"

"After you reach the secret realm, you must quickly gather together and break through the difficulties together!"

"Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

After the sect leader and the elders finished explaining the rules, the inner sect trial test began!

Everyone quickly lined up and entered the secret realm one by one.

Zhou Yun was slightly excited as he watched everyone's figures disappear into the teleportation array.

In his previous life, he had taken trains and planes, but this was the first time he had taken a teleportation array!

Just thinking about it made him a little excited.

At this moment, the sect leader came to Zhou Yun's side and patted him on the shoulder. "Zhou Yun, you must be careful after you enter the secret realm. You are the treasure of our sect!"

Zhou Yun felt a little embarrassed after hearing the sect leader's words. He could clearly feel that the surrounding inner sect disciples were looking at him differently after the sect leader finished speaking.

He didn't even need to think to know that they were definitely looking down on him.

"Sir, now is really not the good time to sing my praises," he thought.

Zhou Yun grumbled in his heart before he nodded and stepped into the portal of the secret realm.

After entering the portal, Zhou Yun felt the environment in front of him began to change.

The scenery at the back of Spirit Valley quickly disappeared, and a strange scene gradually appeared.

A few minutes later, Zhou Yun looked at the scene in front of him and was slightly surprised.

There were all kinds of spiritual herbs everywhere in this secret realm, and even the spiritual herbs he was stepping on had been nurtured by spiritual Qi for many years.

Beside him was a small stream, which was actually formed by spiritual water

Zhou Yun was slightly surprised. Just by relying on this stream, it was enough for one to establish a sect in the outside world.

In a situation where the spiritual Qi in the outside world was scarce, this small stream formed by spiritual water was enough to make everyone in the immortal cultivation world fight over it.

At the thought of this, Zhou Yun took a deep breath and immediately felt a cool sensation in his chest.

"I suppose the air in the entire secret realm has become spiritual Qi. And the mist that's everywhere here should also be condensed from spiritual Qi!"

Zhou Yun suppressed the excitement in his heart and looked around as he walked.

The spiritual Qi in this secret realm was very dense, even tens of times denser than the spiritual Qi in his cave.

The air in the secret realm was shrouded in a mist formed by spiritual Qi. Zhou Yun was also surrounded by this kind of mist.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhou Yun felt as if he had returned to a thousand years ago when the spiritual Qi had not declined.

"I guess it's safe to say the spiritual Qi here is as dense as a thousand years ago?"

"If I cultivate in this place, I'm sure I can break through to the foundation establishment stage really quick."

After Zhou Yun entered, he began to wander around in search of Qiao'er and his Senior Sister.

In this secret realm, other than the two of them, Zhou Yun did not trust anyone else.

However, as he walked, Zhou Yun suddenly felt an unusual movement behind him.

Zhou Yun immediately became alert when he heard the commotion. He had to be careful with every step he took in this place, or he would die without even knowing how.

Knowing that there was a pair of eyes staring at him from behind, Zhou Yun's attention was completely focused on his back.

He slowed down and gathered all his power, waiting for a sudden attack from behind.

At that moment, a spiritual beast suddenly pounced at Zhou Yun from behind!

This beast was the size of a Tiger, and its front palm was even bigger than Zhou Yun's head.

If someone was to be lightly patted by it, his head would probably explode and he would die immediately.

Zhou Yun did not dare to be careless. He immediately turned around and thrust out his sword. This sword was a piece of magical equipment that the sect leader had given to Zhou Yun. When combined with Zhou Yun's sun-set sword technique, it was extremely powerful. 𝑛𝑶𝑽𝖊𝗅𝓊𝓢𝒃.𝗰𝗈𝓜

With a flash of sword light, the sword that contained a powerful sword intent penetrated the head of the spiritual beast in the blink of an eye.

The spiritual beast opened its bloody jaw, and before it could react, it was pierced through by a gust of sword energy, causing it to fall from the sky.

Thump!

The spiritual beast fell to the ground and became motionless. It was clearly dead.

After getting rid of the spiritual beast, Zhou Yun put away his magical equipment and walked on. He discovered that there was a drop of transparent spiritual liquid that was emitting fluorescent light.

Looking at it, Zhou Yun recalled Qiao'er's introduction.

"This should be the Spirit-cleansing Liquid that Qiao'er was talking about. However, the amount is too small, and its use is limited!"

After Zhou Yun put it away, he continued to walk forward. He wanted to find Qiao'er and Su Wanyi as soon as possible.

This secret realm was filled with danger, and he was also a little worried that the two of them would encounter danger.

On the other side, in a small valley where the spiritual Qi was even denser, a group of people had been gathered. These people were all inner sect disciples of Spirit Valley.

This group of inner sect disciples was currently staring at the pool of water in front of them. This pool of water was completely made up of Spirit-cleansing Liquid.

In the middle of them was the Senior Brother of the inner sect of Spirit Valley, Meng Fei'ang. Meng Fei'ang was surrounded by many people, and more and more people were coming.

This was the gathering point they had decided on before entering the secret realm.

"Senior Brother, should we kill Zhou Yun first?" one of them said to Meng Fei'ang respectfully.

The crowd also raised their heads, clearly disgusted by Zhou Yun and the others.

Meng Fei'ang said after a moment of hesitation, "There's no need for that. All of you will assist me in conquering the Spirit-cleansing Pond. After I break through, I will get to Zhou Yun."

Everyone nodded their heads and looked at the Spirit-cleansing Pond with a serious expression.

Compared to killing Zhou Yun, it was more important to take down the Spirit-cleansing Pond. However, it was also more difficult.

This was because there was an extremely powerful spiritual beast at the bottom of the pond. Its strength was close to that of a later-stage foundation establishment cultivator.

Furthermore, it was said that all the spiritual beasts in this secret realm were the offspring of the spiritual beast at the bottom of the pond.

When they thought of this spiritual beast, whose strength was close to that of a later-stage foundation establishment cultivator, everyone felt hesitant and scared.

Although they had already gathered a lot of people, they were not very confident.

Most importantly, if they were to attack this spiritual beast, they could be killed!

They didn't want to die!

Meng Fei'ang looked at the Spirit-cleansing Pond in front of him and felt slightly excited.

This time, with the assistance of so many people, he believed they would definitely be able to kill this spiritual beast. At that time, they would break through to the tenth stage of Qi cultivation.

As long as he broke through, he would have a lot of time to play with Zhou Yun!

"You will soon know the consequence of talking to my woman!" he thought.

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Sneak Attack

In the depths of the secret realm, Zhou Yun stopped after killing another spiritual beast. As he continued to kill spiritual beasts, his sword intent and sword technique also became more and more mature.

Now, he felt that he was invincible among those below the foundation establishment stage. He could even trade one for one above the foundation establishment stage.

At the thought of this, Zhou Yun was a little eager to try. He wanted to fight with a true foundation establishment stage powerhouse and test the results of his sword technique.

Of course, the most important thing was still Qiao'er. There were dangers in the entire secret realm. Although Qiao'er's cultivation level was high, she lacked offensive means. It was still dangerous for her to walk alone in this secret realm.

However, after walking for such a long time, he had not met anyone. Zhou Yun was a little puzzled.

Logically speaking, although everyone was scattered in various areas, they should have met each other sooner or later because they were all wandering around. However, they had not seen a single person yet.

"Could it be that I'm so lucky that the inner sect disciples can't find me? Or is the direction I'm going in wrong and I'm getting further away from them?"

Thinking of this, Zhou Yun shook his head and focused his attention on the Spirit-cleansing Liquid he was collecting.

In this short while, he had already killed more than a dozen spiritual beasts. After each spiritual beast died, they would leave behind a drop of Spirit-cleansing Liquid that was like a glass ball. Now, he had more than a dozen drops in his hands.

This spiritual liquid should be able to increase his strength by a certain amount. This way, when he encountered those inner sect disciples later, his chances of winning would be greater.

"I wonder what this Spirit-cleansing Liquid will taste like?"

Zhou Yun stared at the transparent liquid in his hand and felt an inexplicable sense of anticipation. Qiao'er had said that the Spirit-cleansing Liquid had the effect of purifying one's spiritual energy and strengthening one's foundation. He wondered if that was true.

According to Qiao'er, the spiritual Qi of this era was much thinner than it was a thousand years ago, and there were more impurities in it. When immortal cultivators absorbed spiritual Qi, they would also absorb these impurities along with the spiritual Qi. The longer the time, the more difficult it was for the cultivator to cultivate, and the slower the improvement. 𝗇𝓞𝓋𝑒𝒍𝑢𝓢𝚋.𝗰𝐎𝓂

It was like a car. If gasoline mixed with sediment was added for a long time, the car would be far inferior to a car that had pure gasoline added for a long time in terms of speed and engine wear and tear.

The Spirit-cleansing Liquid was used as a tool to clean the fuel tank of a car.

As Zhou Yun thought about it, he placed the Spirit-cleansing Liquid in his hand into his mouth.

As the Spirit-cleansing Liquid entered his mouth, a cool and refreshing feeling spread from his mouth. In an instant, Zhou Yun felt a portion of the spirit energy within his body being drawn out. This portion was very small, almost negligible. However, Zhou Yun felt that he was a little stronger than before.

"What was being stripped just now, was it the impurities in the spiritual energy? I didn't think that it could actually purify spiritual energy!"

When he found out that it could really purify and improve the quality of his spiritual force, his eyes instantly lit up and he stared at the other spiritual beasts nearby.

The spiritual liquid he had just taken had purified a part of the spiritual power in his body. As long as he had enough spiritual power, he could completely purify the spiritual power in his body and improve his foundation strength, just like the people a thousand years ago.

This way, the more he cultivated, the more obvious his advantage of having pure spiritual energy became.

Then, Zhou Yun shook his head. "There aren't many spiritual beasts nearby. Even if we kill them all, the purification effect will be minimal."

Moreover, although the Spirit-cleansing Liquid had a purifying effect on him, the effect was too small. If he were to kill the spirit beast just for this, it would not be worth it.

The dozen or so drops of spirit illusory liquid he had absorbed just now had only brought him a little change, which was almost negligible.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yun had a headache.

The current amount of spiritual purifying liquid was not enough to purify the whole body and improve one's aptitude. If he wanted to change, he would need a large amount of spiritual purifying liquid. He only got one drop of spiritual illusionary night from killing each spiritual beast, and the amount he needed was at least enough to fill a bathtub.

"But if that's the case, we'll have to kill more spiritual beasts. The deeper we go into the secret realm, the higher the level of the spiritual beasts. Now, some foundation establishment spiritual beasts have appeared, and these spiritual beasts are much more difficult to deal with than those in the Qi cultivation stage."

At this moment, Zhou Yun suddenly recalled something.

These spiritual beasts would usually only wander around one area, but the further east one went, the more concentrated the spiritual beasts would be.

After realizing this pattern, Zhou Yun immediately thought of a possibility.

"Could it be in the East is where their base camp is? The bigger the base, the more opportunities there are. Danger and opportunities often co-exist."

After realizing this problem, Zhou Yun's eyes immediately lit up.

In order to verify his suspicions, he ignored the nearby spiritual beasts and walked toward the East of the trial grounds.

At this moment, in the East of the secret realm, a tall young man in green was walking slowly in the forest.

His name was Fang Ping, and he had just entered the foundation establishment stage. Among the inner sect disciples of the spirit heart Valley, his strength was below average.

He had long received a notice when he was outside the secret realm. After entering the secret realm, he had to keep heading east and finally gather near a Spirit-cleansing Pond.

However, since everyone's location was random when they entered the secret realm, and he just happened to be teleported to the west side of the secret realm. That was why he had not arrived yet.

"I've already entered the eastern side of the secret realm. We shouldn't be far from the Spirit-cleansing Liquid pool." Fang Ping walked carefully, trying not to wake up any of the spiritual beasts.

At this moment, he suddenly heard some movement. He, who was already careful, immediately hid and concealed his aura.

Not long after, Zhou Yun's figure appeared nearby.

At this time, his figure was a little disheveled. Just now, in order to verify his thoughts, he had attracted a lot of spiritual beasts, and he had spent a lot of effort to get rid of them.

Fortunately, these spiritual beasts had their own territorial awareness. After Zhou Yun left their territory, they stopped chasing him.

"It seems like my guess was right. The spiritual beasts here are getting more and more concentrated, and they are also getting stronger," Zhou Yun said as he walked. At this moment, he suddenly stopped and hid himself.

He found that there was another gathering place of spiritual beasts not far ahead. This group of spiritual beasts was even more concentrated than the ones he had encountered before.

"With such a dense gathering of spiritual beasts, could it be the main camp? I heard from Qiao'er that there's a clear spirit pond in the base, but I wonder if there's one. "

Zhou Yun's face was filled with surprise.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back, and he instinctively rolled to the side to avoid it.

"My friend, why did you attack me when we have no enmity?"

Zhou Yun looked at Fang Ping in front of him, his face full of displeasure.

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Despair

On the other side, near the Spirit-cleansing Pond.

Qiao'er's petite figure flew quickly through the forest, changing directions from time to time.

Behind her, a large group of spiritual beasts was already chasing after her. They were all chasing after her because Qiao'er had invaded their territory.

Normally, these spiritual beasts would fall into a deep sleep. As long as one was careful not to wake them up, one would not be chased.

In order to find Zhou Yun as soon as possible, Qiao'er had barged into their territory without considering the consequences. She had even shouted Zhou Yun's name loudly. This action had not only awakened the spiritual beasts, but also made them feel provoked.

The spiritual beast roared angrily behind Qiao'er, scaring a large number of birds into flying around. This also attracted the attention of other spiritual beasts, who then joined the ranks of the pursuit.

"Brother Zhou Yun, where are you?" Qiao'er said worriedly as she dodged the attack of a spiritual beast.

Qiao'er did not care about the increasing number of spiritual beasts chasing after her. Her heart was filled with worry for Zhou Yun.

"Why is it that after searching for so long, Brother Zhou Yun is still nowhere to be seen?" Qiao'er was so anxious that she was on the verge of tears.

Ever since she entered the secret realm, she had been searching for Zhou Yun.

Because she knew that all the inner sect disciples who were participating in the inner sect trial test had their eyes on her Brother Zhou Yun, she was worried that Zhou Yun would be attacked by these inner sect disciples. Therefore, she had disregarded the consequences and searched for Zhou Yun everywhere.

She couldn't help but think of how Zhou Yun had to deal with the spiritual beast in the secret realm and how he had to be ambushed by this group of inner sect disciples. Just the thought of it made her very worried.

At this moment, Qiao'er's body was already in a somewhat sorry state. Her hair was disheveled, and it was no longer as smooth as when she first came in. Her face was also covered in dust, and she looked dirty.

The dress she was wearing was already torn in a few places, revealing her pink skin. There were too many spiritual beasts chasing her, and she couldn't dodge in time.

Compared to Zhou Yun, Qiao'er's situation was obviously more dangerous, but she didn't care at all. She only wanted to find Zhou Yun as soon as possible.

Qiao'er flew at a low altitude through the dense forest and arrived near the Spirit-cleansing Pond. In order to find Zhou Yun's figure, she flew without caring about the losses. At this time, she had already used up more than half of the spiritual Qi in her body.

At this moment, she suddenly discovered that a large group of inner sect disciples had gathered at the side of the purifying spirit pond, as if they were dealing with something.

Qiao'er immediately thought that they might be attacking Brother Zhou Yun, and she flew out in a hurry.

"Don't hurt my Brother Zhou Yun!"

Qiao'er's shout stunned the group of inner disciples.

They were not attacking Zhou Yun at this time. Instead, they were attacking the base of the spiritual beasts.

This was because their big senior brother needed to enter the center of the Spirit-cleansing Pond. Right now, the Spirit-cleansing Pond was heavily surrounded by a large group of spiritual beasts. Only by breaking through this encirclement would he be able to enter.

Right now, all of their attention was focused on attacking the purifying spirit pond. How could they have the time to attack Zhou Yun?

Only when their big senior brother entered the center of the cleansing spirit pool would he have the chance to break through to the legendary tenth layer of Qi cultivation and step into a higher level.

How could Zhou Yun be more important than big senior brother?

Finally, Meng Fei'ang came back to his senses. He looked at Qiao'er's body and sneered.

"Go and capture her. Use her to lure Zhou Yun over."

He was currently commanding the inner sect disciples to attack the Spirit-cleansing Pond, and he didn't expect to run into Qiao'er. Since that was the case, he might as well use her to lure Zhou Yun over. After he broke through to the tenth layer of Qi cultivation, he would have some fun with them.

Meng Fei'ang squinted his eyes and the corners of his mouth lifted. He really got what he wanted.

After Qiao'er heard Meng Fei'ang's words and combined it with the reactions of the inner sect disciples, she immediately understood that they were not attacking Zhou Yun.

Thinking of this, she quickly turned around and flew back. Although there were many foundation establishment stage spirit beasts behind her, compared to this group of foundation establishment stage inner sect disciples, she was actually safer.

After the inner sect disciples heard Meng Fei'ang's orders, they split into two groups. One group continued to attack the Spirit-cleansing Pond, while the other group went after Qiao'er.

Qiao'er turned around and fled. A large group of spiritual beasts and inner sect disciples followed behind her. She would change directions from time to time in an attempt to shake off this group of people. Without realizing it, she had returned to the Spirit-cleansing Pond and even went deeper.

As Qiao'er went deeper into the purifying spirit pond, she encountered more and more spiritual beasts that were blocking her way. Her strength was also getting stronger and stronger. Because there were too many spiritual beasts in front of her, her speed was slowed down, and in the end, she was still caught up and surrounded by the inner sect disciples.

The group of inner sect disciples looked at Qiao'er's embarrassed figure with cold smiles on their faces.

"Senior Brother, since we're already in the depths of the secret realm, why don't we bring her to senior brother after we're done playing with her?" an inner sect disciple asked with an evil smile.

Everyone heard the inner sect disciple's words and couldn't help but look at Qiao'er, who was surrounded, with a hint of fire in their eyes.

Qiao'er looked even more disheveled than before. Her hair accessories had long been knocked away, and her hair was disheveled. Her face was also covered in dust, and there were even traces of her tears on the dust.

On her body, due to the attacks of the spiritual beast, her clothes had long since been torn apart. Her tender skin was exposed on her calves, arms, and collarbones.

The crowd looked at the pitiful and embarrassed Qiao'er and licked their lips. They were clearly moved by the words of the inner sect disciple.

At this time, the person with the highest cultivation among the crowd frowned and cursed in a low voice when he saw everyone's performance.

"Are you guys crazy? Junior Sister Qiao'er is the most beloved disciple of the sect leader and the elders. If you dare to treat her so badly, once the sect leader and the elders find out, they will skin you alive!"

Everyone shivered when they heard the senior brother's words.

Indeed, Qiao'er was the treasure of the sect leader and the elders of the Spirit Valley. If they found out, they would probably be better off dead.

"And it's best if we don't do anything to Junior Sister. Otherwise, when we get out, the sect leader and the others will still be able to see traces from her body conditions."

"Now that Junior Sister Qiao'er has been surrounded by us, none of us should move. We only need to put in some spiritual beasts. This way, even if Junior Sister Qiao'er dies, it will have nothing to do with us."

The senior brother was more cautious. He wanted to help the eldest brother catch Qiao'er, but he didn't want to be discovered by the elders.

Everyone expressed their agreement after hearing this. They immediately opened up a gap and then led in a group of spiritual beasts into the encirclement. 𝞰𝐎𝑽𝐄𝓛𝓊𝑠𝓫.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Qiao'er naturally heard their conversation and felt a wave of despair.

Looking at the spiritual beasts that had been lured in, every one of them was at the foundation establishment stage, and all of them were extremely ferocious, Qiao'er could only shout in despair towards the sky.

"Brother Zhou Yun!"

Easy

Outside the Spirit-cleansing Pond, Zhou Yun looked at Fang Ping in front of him, a hint of displeasure was on his face.

"Why did you attack me?"

Earlier, this Fang Ping had actually sneaked an attack on him while he was focused on the spiritual beasts. If he had not reacted quickly, he would have been seriously injured by now.

In the world of cultivators, sneak attacks were contemptible and despised by everyone.

Zhou Yun admitted that he had some conflicts with Meng Fei'ang, a senior disciple of the inner sect. However, in his heart, he believed that they had only quarreled a little. There was no big conflict between them, not enough to reach the level of life and death hatred.

Fang Ping's sneak attack had made Zhou Yun realize that Meng Fei'ang might really wanted to kill him.

When they had just entered the secret realm, the sect leader had warned them that no one was allowed to kill each other.

And under the situation where the sect leader had already warned him, this person in front of him still dared to launch a sneak attack on him. Who gave him the courage?

Without Meng Fei'ang's permission, the inner disciples wouldn't have dared to do this!

"Humph, who asked you to block big senior brother's path!" Fang Ping snorted coldly. He did not feel embarrassed at all for his actions just now.

However, he was also slightly shocked in his heart. Zhou Yun was actually able to Dodge his silent sneak attack just now. His reaction speed was somewhat surprising.

Although his strength was not ranked, his speed was one of the best among the inner disciples. If it was anyone else, even if they were stronger than him, they would have been seriously injured by his sneak attack. However, Zhou Yun was able to avoid his sneak attack in such an environment. His reaction speed was indeed extraordinary.

"You're just a piece of trash who sneaked in with the identity of an honorary disciple. What right do you have to block big senior brother's path? Without this identity, you are nothing. Just by talking back to big senior brother, you have already caused public anger. "

The more Fang Ping spoke, the more agitated he became, as if Zhou Yun had done something unforgivable.

"Zhou Yun, die!"

With a furious roar, his body grew a few centimeters taller as if it was inflated. His muscles swelled up like balloons. His hands were clenched into fists, and with a sliding step, he appeared in front of Zhou Yun in a flash. His fist was aimed at Zhou Yun's face.

This punch had long surpassed the speed of sound. It was as fast as lightning, directly tearing through the air. With a Sonic Boom, it headed towards Zhou Yun, vividly displaying the speed and strength of a Foundation establishment stage expert.

Zhou Yun, on the other hand, seemed to have yet to react. He stood on the ground, unmoving.

Just as he was about to hit Zhou Yun, a cold smile appeared on Fang Ping's face. Although Zhou Yun's reaction speed had surprised him, that was all. Trash was trash. If he was not strong enough, it was useless no matter how fast his reaction speed was.

"Ah, since that's the case, let me see what the foundation establishment stage can do!" Zhou Yun sighed. He raised the sword in his hand and slashed it lightly at Fang Ping.

This stroke looked very slow, light and without any strength.

However, Fang Ping's expression changed drastically. In his eyes, this sword had already been waved hundreds of times in the blink of an eye. Each time it was swung, it brought with it sword intent. In the end, hundreds of sword intents stacked up one after another. The power after stacking up was terrifying to the extreme.

"Not good, I can't block it, dodge!"

Fang Ping could feel the power contained in Zhou Yun's stroke. He quickly retracted his fist and dodged at an even faster speed.

Swoosh!

A sword ray streaked across.

The spirit trees in front of Zhou Yun were all cut down at the waist. The surface of the cut was as smooth as a mirror.

Buzz!

After that, Fang Ping heard another sonic boom. The speed of Zhou Yun's sword had also exceeded the speed of sound. It was even faster than his previous punch. 𝓝𝗈𝓋𝑒𝓵𝓊𝑆𝕓.𝑐𝒐𝑀

"Sword intent? And it's not even the elementary level of sword intent!" Fang Ping's eyes widened. He could not believe his eyes at all.

"Should I advance or retreat?" Fang Ping looked at the scene in front of him and started hesitating. When Zhou Yun had displayed his sword technique earlier, he had felt an unstoppable force. If he had not dodged quickly, he would have been cut in half at the waist like those spirit trees.

"Run!" Fang Ping immediately made up his mind. Then, he turned around and ran.

He had just flown a hundred meters, and before Fang Ping could even catch his breath, he suddenly felt extreme danger behind him. He turned his head to look and saw a sword gleam following him.

This sword ray had a larger range, stronger power, and faster speed than the previous one, making it impossible for him to Dodge.

Fang Ping's eyes twitched violently as he looked at the sword gleam. Then, he threw a punch at the sword gleam with all his might.

This punch directly used all of his cultivation and strength. He believed that even a diamond the size of a millstone would be crushed by this punch.

However, as soon as the fist radiance he released came into contact with the sword radiance, it was immediately cut apart without any resistance.

"Impossible!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword ray cut through his waist and flew even further behind him. Everything in its path was cut in half.

Fang Ping immediately calmed down. He had never felt so calm before. He took a pill and asked Zhou Yun, who was in front of him, "How did you enter the state of enlightenment so easily?"

"Don't ask. The only answer I can give you is talent. I'm also very troubled!" Zhou Yun was very calm.

Hearing Zhou Yun's words, Fang Ping's face broke into a wry smile. "Alright! Do you have any questions?"

After Zhou Yun left, Fang Ping seemed to have lost all his strength. His eyelids drooped, and his upper body fell to the ground with a loud thud. He was no longer breathing.

It turned out that Zhou Yun's sword had already cut him in half. The only reason he could hold on until now was because of the healing pill he had taken.

On the other side, Zhou Yun was flying rapidly in the direction of the Spirit-cleansing Pond. He had just learned of big martial brother Meng Fei'ang's plan and was preparing to intercept him.

After a long journey, he finally arrived at his destination.

However, the moment he arrived, he heard Qiao'er's desperate screams.

"Brother Zhou Yun!"

Hearing Qiao'er's voice, Zhou Yun thought of a possibility and quickly flew in her direction.

The moment he arrived, Zhou Yun saw a scene that made him extremely angry.

At this moment, Qiao'er, who had been calling him "Brother Zhou Yun", was trapped in the middle of a group of spiritual beasts and was struggling to stay alive.

Her petite body was like a flower that was being hit by the wind and rain.

There was also a group of inner sect disciples near the group of spiritual beasts. They were talking and laughing as they looked at Qiao'er's condition, as if they did not see Qiao'er, who could not hold on any longer.

"With Junior Sister Qiao'er as bait, it'll be much easier for us to take the Spirit-cleansing Pond!"

When Zhou Yun heard this, he was instantly infuriated. He immediately mobilized all the spiritual Qi in his body and activated the Setting Sun Sword Intent and charged towards Qiao'er.

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