The eldest sister just wanted to give up, while the spirit swords vied to recognize her as their mas

It's hard to believe that the Boundless Sword Sect and the Profound Heaven Sect actually fought to a draw in the re-examination.

"I remember Rong Yao was only a third-grade alchemist at most before, right? How did she improve so quickly?"

"Honestly, I think it's a problem with the alchemy furnace. Never mind, I'll go to the Rong family to buy one after the competition."

"I also."

Geng Xiu was stunned. He was still somewhat doubtful. He took a look at Rong Yao's pills himself and found that their quality was indeed comparable to his own.

How could an unknown little girl produce pills that were almost identical to his?

Geng Xiu began to question the meaning of life.

Bu Ma: "The Boundless Sword Sect is truly hiding its true strength."

Gong Jiang: "I remember that all the talented alchemists were recruited into our sect, so how come there are still some who slipped through the net?"

Shi Weige: "I'm afraid there's a mastermind behind it all."

The three of them turned their gaze to the fox from the Boundless Sword Sect.

A four-tailed fox is equivalent to the Golden Core stage in humans, which is not a particularly outstanding level of cultivation, so its talent for alchemy is probably not very good either.

Most likely, these two disciples figured out the tricks of the trade on their own, which is why they made such rapid progress.

Geng Xiu felt humiliated to be ranked alongside such a notorious sect as the top disciple, and he walked off the stage in displeasure.

"It's alright, senior brother," Yu Nian'er comforted him, "You're already very capable. This is a purple-rank item."

Geng Xiu stared at Qi Huai, "I heard he's the alchemy teacher of the Boundless Sword Sect, a fox."

"Hmm. Still a four-tailed fox."

Geng Xiu seemed to be deep in thought. "Do you remember the Qingqiu fox we bought from Wanbaoge before?"

“I remember. The Qingqiu fox has two red marks between its eyebrows, but this fox doesn’t,” Yu Nian’er said gently. “Moreover, that Qingqiu fox was a single-tailed fox.”

Wen Yan: "He can't be that fox. The one who took him away was a cultivator at the Mahayana stage. There are very few cultivators with that level of cultivation in the entire cultivation world."

These words completely dispelled Geng Xiu's doubts, but could not quell his anger. He looked at Qi Huai and cursed him, his words vulgar and offensive.

Even Yu Nian'er frowned slightly.

Foxes have keen hearing, and Qi Huai heard every word Geng Xiu said.

A shadow flashed across Qi Huai's eyes, and the corners of his lips curved up, as if he had no desire to live any longer.

Entering the finals, the members of the Boundless Sword Sect felt reassured. Regardless of the outcome of the finals, at least their sect's alchemy ranking was in the top ten.

This is undoubtedly a joyous occasion.

Yun Fuzhao led a few people to another event.

Song Ying was so nervous that her hands and feet were cold.

Yun Fuzhao noticed her anxiety, took out a preserved plum candy and handed it to her, "Try it."

"Thank you, Senior Sister Yun." The sweet and sour taste spread on her tongue, and Song Ying's tension eased a little.

This time, their opponent was drawn by Shang Jia, and they were facing the Wujian Sect, ranked forty-eighth.

They were incredibly lucky; one ranked 48th and the other 49th, both from sects that were at the bottom of the rankings in the re-examination.

Yun Fuzhao was initially worried about facing the major sects ahead, but after the results came out, she felt relieved.

"Go on, but don't get hurt."

Song Ying nodded and led the other two disciples onto the stage.

Among the disciples of the Boundless Sword Sect, Song Ying has the highest cultivation level. In addition, since spirit beasts are allowed in the competition, her Snow-Treading Spirit Deer is at least a seventh-grade beast, and she can basically defeat any opponent as soon as she appears.

As Yun Fuzhao had predicted, Song Ying won the competition without much suspense.

To be honest, they were truly blessed by the heavens this time. The fact that the last two fought each other was unprecedented in the previous sect competitions.

"...Did the Boundless Sword Sect just get incredibly lucky? This actually works?"

"I'm speechless. How did such a half-baked sect even make it to the finals?"

"The Boundless Sword Sect has really stolen the show in this year's sect competition."

Yun Fuzhao commented on this: "How can luck not be considered part of strength?"

On the other side, Yuan Qiang, the master of Zhenpin Pavilion, personally approached Ge Qianran.

"We absolutely cannot allow the Rong family's forging shop to reappear," Yuan Qiang said angrily. "Does a shabby shop think it can compete with us?"

Ge Qianran originally had no interest in the Rong family's forging shop, but since the shop was involved with Ge An, the person he looked down on the most, things were different.

Ge Qianran's father is about to replace Ge An's father as the head of the family. It's a crucial time, so how can we let Ge An steal the spotlight?

"Does the Pavilion Master have any ideas?"

Yuan Qiang smiled sinisterly, "The alchemy furnaces made by the Rong family's forging shop are of poor quality. If it explodes once, it will explode a second time."

Ge Qianran realized, "Could it be that time..."

“That’s right, I designed it,” Yuan Qiang said dismissively. “That idiot Rong Ji could have sold the alchemy furnace for a higher price, but he insisted on going his own way and refused to raise the price, which caused my Zhenpin Pavilion to have no business.”

Since he refuses to obey, he can't blame me for being ruthless.

A chill ran through Ge Qianran's heart. Could there be something wrong with the alchemy furnace that such cunning people sold to them?

As if seeing through Ge Qianran's thoughts, he slowly said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to ruin my own reputation."

Yuan Qiang: "I heard that your father is at a critical moment. If you help me bring down the Rong family, Zhenpin Pavilion is willing to sell the alchemy furnace to the Ge family at half price."

Ge Qianran's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Seriously. On the condition that you meet my requirements."

Ge Qianran nodded repeatedly, "However, it seems a bit difficult for me to do it alone."

Yuan Qiang smiled mysteriously, "I've prepared a helper for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a figure emerged from around the corner.

Ge Qianran's pupils contracted, "You..."

*

Yun Fuzhao will send Yuan Youxi to the final round, as her alchemy skills are the highest among the sect's alchemists.

She said that she had independently refined fifth-grade pills when she was in the royal family. These days, under Qi Huai's guidance, her progress has been even more rapid.

"Cousin, the finals are tomorrow, are you nervous?"

Yuan Youxi was delighted. "Sister, what brings you here?"

"I came to see you," Xie Wan flicked her forehead with her finger. "My aunt asked about you a few days ago. She told me to keep a close eye on you and not let you get into trouble."

Yuan Youxi stuck out her tongue, "What trouble could I possibly cause?"

"By the way, are you also using the Rong family's alchemy furnace?"

"Yes."

Xie Wan looked worried. "I heard that the Rong family's alchemy furnace has hidden dangers. You need to be careful. Take the alchemy furnace out and let me see if there are any problems."

Yuan Youxi sighed, "There's absolutely no problem, don't worry."

"Let me check it over. If something happens to you, how am I supposed to explain it to my aunt?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Youxi had no choice but to take out the alchemy furnace. "Take a look."

Xie Wan nodded, carefully observing the alchemy furnace.

Yuan Youxi yawned and was about to speak when a loud noise came from behind her. She subconsciously turned around to look, but found nothing.

When she turned back, Xie Wan had already finished checking and said, "There's nothing wrong."

"I'll just say it."

Xie Wan smiled.