Shen Yuan Ring

Despite the hostile and threatening gazes and words from the crowd around him, he remained quietly on Chu Chen's shoulder, appearing unusually calm and composed.

In fact, Kui knew very well that she had never had the thought or the action of killing anyone else who entered the ruins.

That is why he felt no fear at all at this moment.

Instead, his deep, cold eyes calmly met the menacing group of powerful figures before him.

At the same time, Ji Daoyi quietly walked behind Dan Daozi, as if he were now an outsider.

The demons of the Lotus Sect were not paying attention to Ji Daoyi at this moment; they only hoped that Hei Kui would be alright.

"Everyone, listen to me! I believe that Hei Kui would never do such a despicable thing! Look, he is still seriously injured. He has probably used all his strength to suppress his injuries. I guess he rushed back after encountering my two disciples. He wouldn't have had time to do such a thing."

Chimei explained anxiously to everyone, secretly praying that Hei Kui wouldn't encounter any misfortune as soon as she returned.

After saying that, she turned to her two disciples behind her and said sternly, "You two, Chu Chen and Chu Mu, hurry up and tell me in detail what happened along the way! If you conceal anything, I will punish you severely!"

Hearing the demon's shouts, the two, who had been trembling with fear, slowly came back to their senses as if waking from a dream.

Although the pressure exerted by those powerful beings was concentrated on Hei Kui, even so, they still felt unprecedented psychological pressure.

At this moment, they were filled with fear and unease. They had thought that their return would earn them praise and commendation from their sect elders, but they never expected that they would be met with such a situation—heavy pressure from powerful figures from all sides.

Such a force is simply too much for small people like them to handle!

"Alright everyone, let's stop speculating here! When the time comes, all the questions will be answered, won't they? So let's be patient and wait patiently. That way, we won't hurt anyone's feelings. Do you all agree with me?"

Just then, the elder of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, who had been silent all along, finally spoke slowly.

He looked around at everyone with a serious expression, as if to say that this matter was over.

He knew very well that if these people were allowed to continue arguing on Tianji Pavilion's territory, or even escalate to the point of fighting, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Who knows, Black Sunflower might be killed by these people on this pretext as soon as he returns!

None of them wanted the Lotus Sect to suddenly have another powerful demon emperor. Although it was currently an injured demon emperor, with their resources, healing Black Sunflower's injuries was only a matter of time.

Although the whole matter has no direct connection with the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, as the organizer and host of this training event, they cannot stand idly by and watch the situation deteriorate further.

Therefore, even though he felt somewhat helpless, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak out to stop this farce from escalating further.

In fact, even this elder himself couldn't figure out the Pavilion Master's true thoughts.

Even though the news was spread by the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and the entire training activity was organized by them, they still forbid their own disciples from participating.

He found this practice utterly absurd and utterly ridiculous!

But that's just how it is, leaving people completely baffled.

The reason he did so without hesitation to protect Wu De was because he had received special instructions from the Pavilion Master beforehand.

"Since Elder Chen has said so, I will give you face and let it go for now."

.....

And so, all the factions returned to their respective positions and waited.

Ji Daoyi felt a thrill as he watched the farce suddenly end.

He turned his head to look at Wu De, only to see that Wu De was also looking at him and making a gesture.

"Dao Yi, can you tell me how you became a disciple? I see you're not very old. Yun Tian has been staying in Zhongzhou for nearly a hundred years, so he shouldn't have had the opportunity to take you as a disciple."

Dan Daozi suddenly asked Ji Daoyi, looking very curious about how Ji Daoyi became a disciple and how he obtained the alchemy furnace and the token.

"Reporting to Grandmaster Uncle, it was only a year ago, through a fortuitous encounter in a cave, that I gained my master's approval and became his disciple." Ji Daoyi also respectfully bowed to Dan Daozi before replying.

“A year ago? Did you come to Zhongzhou back then? That doesn’t make sense either. If you were in Zhongzhou, Yun Tian would have no reason not to take you to pay homage to the ancestor.”

"No, I'm new to Zhongzhou too. I became a disciple in my hometown in the southwest region. My master said I was his first and most senior disciple."

"What? You're the first disciple? Why didn't he say that back then? You said you became his disciple a year ago, and he also took in two disciples a year ago." Dan Daozi was startled upon hearing this, then stared intently at Ji Daoyi, trying to discern something from his face.

"Since you're said to be the chief disciple, how about you start refining pills?"

"Reporting to Grandmaster Uncle, I am currently able to refine the second-grade pill, the Nourishing Essence Pill, with 80% of the finished pills being of high quality, and the rest being of medium quality. I have not yet refined any other second-grade pills."

"Hmm, it's average. It would be fine for an average alchemist, but your results are not good. Do you know what level your master's two disciples were at?"

"I don't know."

"They are all at the advanced level of the Pill Sect now, just one step away from becoming Pill Kings."

"May I ask, Grandmaster Uncle, how many years have they been refining pills? How old are they, and what is their cultivation level?"

“It doesn’t hurt to tell you, you’ll find out eventually anyway. Yun Tian took in two disciples last year, a boy and a girl, both eighteen years old and at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. They will break through to the Divine Realm next year, and it will only be a matter of time before they become Pill Kings.”

"Oh, does Grandmaster Uncle mean that they need to be nineteen years old to become a Pill King? Give me at most two more years, and I can also break through to Pill King, and I will be a stronger Pill King than them."

"How arrogant! Young man, don't be so conceited. Zhongzhou is not comparable to your little place. Also, don't call me Grandmaster Uncle now. Wait until Yun Tian takes you to pay respects to the ancestral master!"

Dan Daozi, somewhat annoyed, waved his sleeve to warn Ji Daoyi, then closed his eyes to rest and said no more.

Ji Daoyi wanted to say something, but he stopped himself from speaking.

Time flies, and several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The quiet spatial passage gradually became lively again as people returned, and disciples from various factions who had gone to the ruins for training returned one after another.