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The comprehensive competition was a three-person contest. Yun Fuzhao sent Song Ying and two other disciples, with Song Ying having the highest cultivation level among the three.

With her there, Yun Fuzhao felt they could compete in the finals. Disciples couldn't play repeatedly, so Yun Fuzhao couldn't play yet. If their sect really made it to the finals, they would need her.

Of course, if you don't make it, that's okay, you can try again next time.

The promising young talents of the Boundless Sword Sect are still in their growth stage. In three years, they will be able to stand on their own, and entering the finals will not be a problem.

"Senior Sister Yun, I will fight with my life to make it to the finals."

Yun Fuzhao shook his head, "You absolutely mustn't. Our sect already has a shortage of talented people. If something happens to you, how can our sect survive?"

She comforted him, saying, "Just do your best, don't push yourself too hard."

Song Ying was taken aback. On the surface, she agreed, but no one knew what she was really thinking.

As for alchemy, Yun Fuzhao sent Rong Yao.

Although she wasn't very noticeable among those alchemists, she was very talented. Qi Huai said she could learn an alchemy formula after just one look at it, and she learned things extremely quickly.

The comprehensive competition was scheduled after the alchemy competition, so Yun Fuzhao and the others decided to watch Rong Yao's competition first, and then go see Song Ying.

Having learned from the experience of the initial test, the Xuantian Sect directly sent its personal disciple, Geng Xiu, this time.

Qi Huai's expression changed slightly when he saw this person.

When Qi Huai was injured and put up for auction, it was Geng Xiu who bought him back.

Qi Huai's appearance was disguised, so Geng Xiu couldn't recognize him, but that didn't stop Qi Huai from loathing him.

He had already killed all the people who had captured him and taken him to Wanbaoge. Before meeting Geng Xiu, he had almost forgotten that there was still one survivor.

However, since the other party was a disciple of the Xuantian Sect, Qi Huai hesitated. Killing him was easy, but he was currently dealing with Yun Fuzhao's spirit pet. If this were discovered, wouldn't it implicate her?

Yun Fuzhao naturally noticed Qi Huai's unusual behavior as well. She quietly approached and asked in a low voice, "Are you planning to kill him?"

"……how do you know?"

"What I see in your eyes."

Yun Fuzhao considered the possibility of killing him. The Xuantian Sect was heavily guarded, and it was almost impossible to infiltrate under normal circumstances. Now was the best opportunity.

However, Yun Fuzhao was still a little curious. Logically speaking, Geng Xiu had only bought him, so why did Qi Huai hate him so much?

Qi Huai: "He said some very offensive things."

Thinking back to the time when Qi Huai was locked in a cage, Yun Fuzhao could guess what the other person would say.

"Alright, then kill them."

They actually dared to bully her spirit beast! Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner, right?

Qi Huai: "Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Don't I have enough fire in my body?"

"..."

Qi Huai chuckled, "I won't drag you into this."

"Don't talk about being implicated," Yun Fuzhao said in a low voice, "We'll discuss this later."

Qi Huai looked down at her. From his angle, he could see her long, thick eyelashes, trembling as if brushing against his heart.

The fox tail behind him twitched restlessly.

"Congratulations on advancing to the second round," Shi Weige said gently. "The competition for the second round is to refine a Grade 5 Marrow Cleansing Pill."

The fifth-grade Marrow Cleansing Pill is very difficult to obtain; those who can master it are generally able to enter the final rounds.

The preliminary test has already eliminated a large number of mediocre alchemists and those who are not skilled in alchemy. Those who have made it to the second round are basically all capable.

None of the alchemists on the platform dared to let their guard down. They were all focused on their alchemy furnaces, and they were very careful with every step they took.

Similarly, although Qi Huai's method was simple and crude, Rong Yao also created her own alchemy method during this period.

This is why Yun Fuzhao placed her in the second round of interviews.

Good students can apply what they have learned to other situations.

Yun Fuzhao admired her for this; she used to learn using clumsy methods. Just understanding something was difficult enough, let alone applying it to other situations.

The disciples below the stage were incredibly envious when they saw her alchemy furnace.

A cultivator, acting like a dog, crept closer to Yun Fuzhao and asked, "Sect Master, are you really sending a sixth-grade alchemy furnace?"

"It's true, I'm honest with everyone."

Do you think I'm good enough?

Yun Fuzhao: "After the sect competition, our sect will recruit new members again."

"Yes."

Some cultivators looked down on his behavior and spat at him, "You're spineless. Have you lost all your dignity as a pill cultivator?"

The disciple angrily exclaimed, "How can a person abandon a sixth-grade alchemy furnace for the sake of dignity?!"

Yun Fuzhao laughed out loud, "I've known you'd amount to something since you were a kid."

Other disciples from the Xuantian Sect also came to watch. Normally, the outcome of such a competition is a foregone conclusion; they didn't need to watch at all, they could just wait for the winner.

However, after the mishap in the initial test, the Xuantian Sect began to take it seriously.

Yu Nian'er stared at Yun Fuzhao, wondering how she could laugh like that. What kind of future could such a third-rate disciple have?

"Senior Sister Yu, what are you looking at?"

"I wasn't looking at anything," Yu Nian'er said, turning her gaze to Geng Xiu. "Senior Brother Geng will soon be able to successfully refine it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Geng Xiu was the first to stop, a confident smile on his face.

Geng Xiu is a fifth-grade alchemist who is about to break through to the sixth grade. This kind of marrow cleansing pill is no problem for him.

"I don't even need to look, I know he'll definitely be the champion this time."

"What grade do you think he'll refine?"

"I don't know, is it blue-tier? Fifth-grade pills aren't that easy to turn purple."

Rong Yao was also quite fast, finishing the refining process when the incense was two-thirds burned. She was clearly more nervous than Ge An.

She knew that she was doing this not only for the sect competition, but also for the Rong family.

After a while, the incense burned out.

Shi Weige: "Time's up, please stop refining pills."

There was no furnace explosion during the second round of testing; most alchemists simply failed to refine their pills within the allotted time.

The three walked up to Geng Xiu, who slowly lifted the lid, and a bright purple light immediately shone forth.

"Hiss—a fifth-grade purple-rank Marrow Cleansing Pill. Terrifying indeed."

"As expected of a direct disciple of the Xuantian Sect, his strength is simply heaven-defying."

"Now there's basically no suspense."

However, no sooner had these words been spoken than Rong Yao lifted the lid, and just like her, a great purple light shone forth.

The entire venue fell silent.

Shi Weige said gently, "A fifth-grade purple-rank Marrow Cleansing Pill."

"...It must be a problem with the alchemy furnace, right?"

"Is the Purple Rank some kind of common grade? How come one or two of them were refined so easily? If you're so capable, let me refine one too."

Yun Fuzhao and Qi Huai were not surprised at all.

Yun Fuzhao flattered, "Hmph, let them see who taught them."

Qi Huai was pleased, "That's right, don't you even know who taught you that?"

He added slowly, "Don't you even know whose spirit beast I am?"

Oh dear, this makes me feel so embarrassed.