Chapter 66

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Chapter 66

"But she is only at the Nascent Soul Stage, and she is already the leader of a sect? Is she really the leader of the Qingxu Sect?"

Upon hearing this, many cultivators here were in disbelief. They were all from major sects and could only know the leader of the Tianyuan Sect if they were the head of a peak or an elder. The cultivators present here all had at least the Astral Projection Stage level of cultivation.

Those who interacted with the leader were either at the Transcendence Stage or the Astral Projection Stage. Even if their cultivation was not as strong, they were certainly of the right age and held high positions with connections and backgrounds.

After all, most people have age discrimination; they always feel that someone without facial hair cannot do things well.

"The Qingxu Sect is just a small sect; a small Nascent Soul Stage cultivator is enough to be the leader of a small sect. Among the low-ranked sects, having a leader with Nascent Soul Stage cultivation is already quite good."

The low-ranked sects that can participate in the Hundred Sects Competition actually have a certain foundation and power. Sects with only a few members are seen by the cultivators of these large sects as not being real sects; they are merely makeshift groups formed by scattered practitioners.

The elder who felt sour before said, "Which low-ranked sect can own a Divine Artifact? Such a good thing wasted on these juniors is truly a waste."

This elder is also a Pill Master; he has never possessed a divine-level alchemical furnace, yet he sees someone as young as Yun Chuyou using an alchemical furnace to hit others, which naturally makes him quite unhappy.

For a Pill Master like him, even if the divine-level alchemical furnace is made of very strong materials, strong enough to easily break a sword that has a sword spirit, it is still a divine-level alchemical furnace and should be cherished and held high.

Just as a sword can have a sword spirit, an alchemical furnace also has its own spirit. Losing such an extraordinary Divine Artifact to a junior who does not understand how to treasure it is truly unfortunate.

"Don’t think about that thing; a divine-level alchemical furnace will choose its own master. An ordinary Pill Cultivator may obtain this Divine Artifact, but without the furnace’s recognition, they won’t be able to use it to make pills."

No matter how good an item is, a Divine Artifact that cannot be used is no different from scrap metal.

A cheerful voice said, "If she is not good enough, then you are even less so."

As soon as those words were spoken, the Pill Master who said Yun Chuyou was unworthy became extremely angry. He was a fourth-grade Pill Master, although his skill was indeed somewhat lacking and he couldn’t match a cultivator of the same level in close combat. After all, his skills came from resources, which made them somewhat uncertain.

But even with that, he was now a powerful being at the Astral Projection Stage, while Yun Chuyou was only a Nascent Soul at the primordial stage, with a long gap to the middle stage and later stage of Nascent Soul, not to mention the early stage of Astral Projection.

The gap between Nascent Soul and Astral Projection was much greater than that between Golden Core and Nascent Soul. Now, with Spirit Qi being thin, many talents stuck at the peak of Nascent Soul Stage have not made any progress for hundreds of years.

Don’t they need the help of Pill Masters like him to break through? He was eager to see who would belittle himself for that young person.

When he angrily looked up, the Grand Pill Master named Cen saw a familiar face, "President Tang?"

The person who just said he was unworthy turned out to be the president of their Pill Master Association and also the only second-grade Pill Master in the spiritual world.

It’s not that President Tang lacked talent, which kept him at the second grade; it was mainly because of a great battle many years ago that severed many ancient lineages. The lost first-class and divine-class pills only had incomplete recipes. Over the years, everyone has tried to restore those recipes, but all have failed.

President Tang should have had the strength of first-class, but to this day he has not been able to create a first-class pill, just like no one has ascended over the years.

Inside the Alchemy Association, the Pill Cultivators all believe that if they can successfully create a first-class elixir, they will break through the highest level of the spiritual world and successfully ascend to a higher realm.

President Tang intentionally spoke in a very calm tone, saying, "If I remember correctly, Friend Cen, you are currently a fourth-grade Pill Master, but this young friend Yun is already a third-grade Pill Master at such a young age."

Pill Master Cen could hardly believe what President Tang was saying, "How is that possible?! How can she be a third-grade Pill Master?!"

President Tang countered, "If she can be recognized by a divine alchemical furnace at this age, why couldn’t she be a third-grade Pill Master?"

"She is currently only at the Nascent Soul Stage; does her Nascent Soul Stage level of consciousness support her in making a third-grade elixir?"

President Tang said, "I personally witnessed her certification as a third-grade Pill Master."

To protect the unique alchemy methods of the Pill Masters, the association does not require Pill Masters to demonstrate their skills in front of others in the association. However, at the moment the elixir is made, it must be done under the watchful eyes of the association to confirm that the elixir is freshly created, which is necessary for the Pill Master certification.

The Pill Master certification process is quite simple: gather the necessary materials, go to the alchemy room, and make the elixir. As long as you can produce the corresponding elixir, it doesn’t matter whether it was done by chance or skill; you will be accepted as that level of Pill Master.

After all, while Pill Masters are wealthy, their main source of income comes from taking custom orders for elixirs. If a Pill Master does not have the corresponding ability but takes on a job at that level, they must deliver the required amount of elixirs since they were given so many materials. Therefore, most Pill Masters usually do not push themselves to accept orders that they know will lead to a loss.

Pill Master Cen still had a look of disbelief on his face and blurted out, "She can’t be a junior member of your family; you must be pretending for her."

As soon as he said this, he started to regret it, realizing he had spoken without thinking, "I’m sorry, I just believe that a Nascent Soul Stage cannot possibly refine a third-grade elixir, even if they continuously take spirit-replenishing pills, their consciousness won’t be able to hold up."

It does not mean that as long as enough consciousness is present, one can refine advanced elixirs just by continuously taking spirit-replenishing pills; the spiritual power needed to refine elixirs requires a specific level of strength at one time.

For low-level cultivators, the spiritual power needed for advanced elixirs can instantly drain a low-level Pill Master, and it’s still far from enough.

He is currently at the Transcendency Stage and can only barely refine a batch of fourth-grade elixirs each time; he cannot produce third-grade elixirs, and it’s not just a matter of the recipe-understanding, technique, consciousness, cultivation level, alchemical furnace, and materials… many factors can influence the outcome.

If knowing the recipe were enough to refine elixirs, there wouldn’t be different grades for Pill Masters.

President Tang frowned and said, "My last name is Tang, and her last name is Yun. She can’t be my junior; she isn’t even a hundred years old! This is absurd!"

No one would be happy about being wrongly accused. Great powers cultivate their skills, not their morals; it’s impossible to remain indifferent to others’ judgments.

The leader of Tianyuan Sect quickly came out to mediate, "It’s a misunderstanding; it’s all a misunderstanding. Pill Master Cen doesn’t know the truth and assumes based on his own experience. He himself lacks that ability, so he thinks others cannot do it either. He doesn’t realize that there are always talented people beyond what we can see."

"You!" Pill Master Cen angrily threw his sleeves and left on the spot.

Is this a mediation? This is clearly an insult to himself. He didn’t care much about the leader of Tianyuan Sect, but he definitely couldn’t afford to offend the president of the Alchemy Association, so he simply chose to ignore it.

However, when leaving, this proud Pill Master Cen couldn’t help but glance at Yun Chuyou one more time. After the competition ended, Yun Chuyou packed away the Pill Furnace and was now happily eating barbecue.

This young person, who was only eager for delicious food, was not careful or mature enough. Perhaps he could become a third-grade Pill Master just because of that divine alchemical furnace. If he got a divine alchemical furnace, maybe he could also become a second-grade Pill Master.

The reason that person named Tang is the president is just because he is the only second-grade Pill Master in the entire spiritual world. Once I become a second-grade Master, I will push that Tang out of the president’s position.

"Elder Martial Sister, a lot of people are watching us."

Zhong Wei’s voice was a bit tense; she clearly wasn’t used to so many people staring at her. Although she had a stunning appearance, her personality was not outgoing or lively.

At this table, Meng He was a social beast, and Hu Xiao Bai was lively and cheerful, but the others were not the kind of people who liked to show off.

Xie Fuzhi looked down on everyone; in his eyes, all humans except Yun Chuyou were no different from cabbage.

"Look at us, we seem normal, right? The master did a lot of business before, and I have seen many of our customers."

Hu Xiao Bai tore apart a roasted chicken and ate it with his mouth full of grease.

Yu Jiu said, "Earlier, I saw a person walk by who looked at the senior martial sister with some dislike."

Yun Chuyou did not know that someone was eyeing her opportunity, but even if she did, it wouldn’t matter much.

She came to the Grand Competition of the Hundred Sects to make a name for herself, for her own sake and for Qingxu Sect, to see if she could attract some people willing to join Qingxu Sect by the end of the competition.

The disciples of those small sects want to join larger sects not just for better treatment, but also for more training resources and stronger cultivation techniques.

Qingxu Sect has all of those things, and because it is smaller, it offers better support to outstanding disciples than larger sects.

Top sects were not always top sects; she wanted these people to know that if they missed the growth stage of Qingxu Sect, it would be impossible to receive the same treatment later.

At first, a startup company can be tough, but there are many good opportunities available; making things better is much easier, but at that time, they wouldn’t lack for people.

She said calmly, "When we shine brightly, it is natural for others to feel jealous. The competition is about skills and abilities, not character."

In the spiritual world, it is common for people to kill and steal treasures. Those rich disciples from large sects are not easy targets, sometimes not because of their skills, but because their sects are powerful. Attackers are afraid that if they take on the weaker ones, stronger ones might come after them.

After experiencing a time when information was leaked everywhere, Yun Chuyou did not believe the Qingxu Sect’s secrets would be kept completely hidden; their information must be spread all around.

Currently, the highest combat power in Qingxu Sect is Xie Fuzhi, the Supreme Elder of the sect, who is an Astral Projection Stage cultivator.

An Astral Projection Stage is considered a True Lord in the spiritual world and can be seen as a powerful figure, but there are thousands of Astral Projection Stage cultivators in the entire spiritual world.

Additionally, with enough people, hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators can easily defeat an Astral Projection Stage cultivator. Besides those few Astral Projection Stage cultivators, there is Yun Chuyou from the Nascent Soul Stage, three from the Golden Core Stage, and several from the Qi Refining Stage.

Sects without any Astral Projection Stage cultivators would not dare to offend the Qingxu Sect. Even if they thought about it, they know they cannot protect their treasures.

However, some large sects are different. There are about ten Transcendency Stage experts willing to travel in this world. To outsiders, a Transcendency Stage expert could easily destroy the entire Qingxu Sect, not to mention that among large sects, there are several Astral Projection Stage and Nascent Soul Stage cultivators.

"Fortune comes with risk," Yun Chuyou said pointedly, referring both to their Qingxu Sect and to the cultivators who coveted its opportunities. "We’ll meet any challenge head-on, and we have nothing to fear."

Yun Chuyou looked at Xie Fuzhi, her eyes shimmering, filled with laughter, "In our Qingxu Sect, with our master as the anchor, no matter how strong the winds and waves are, we will not falter."

"That is what we fear, right?"

"That’s right, that’s right!" the knowledgeable fox spirit Hu Xiao Bai echoed.

"Alright, Little Bai, please clean this table. The lists of two hundred participants from each realm have come out, and the second round of the competition will begin soon."

The first round of the competition is to measure the strength of cultivation, so it is in the form of a personal arena battle. The second round of the competition tests the cultivator’s willpower.

All the competing cultivators will be placed into an illusion, losing their memories and abilities, becoming ordinary people in the illusion.

They all will go through the same story, written by the creators of the Genius List, filled with passion by the leader of the Tianji Sect, it is very exciting and full of twists and turns.

In this round of the competition, there is a scoring system. Those who score below the required points will be eliminated, no matter how skilled or powerful they are.