Yun Hai: I don’t believe a word you say!
If he hadn’t seen how fierce Feng Qingran could be back at Xiong Hu Ridge, he definitely would have felt sympathy for her.
Luo Xiyao looked furious. “Feng Qingran! Do you dare swear to heaven that you didn’t poison my master?”
“Of course I dare swear. But why should I swear to something I didn’t do?” Feng Qingran’s beautiful eyes darted around, glinting with cunning.
“Enough! Everyone stop talking. I’m fine.” Qin Haoyan’s shout rang out, his voice somewhat muffled because his face was pressed to the ground.
Luo Xiyao’s face went pale, and for a moment she didn’t know what to do.
“Daoist Wuji, Sect Master Qin has spoken personally. Let’s end this matter here,” Yun Hai said coldly.
Yun Hai’s cold eyes showed a trace of sympathy. Qin Haoyan really was unlucky to be stuck with this bunch.
Every one of them looked like they were standing up for Qin Haoyan, but in truth they were all just looking out for their own interests.
“I understand.” Luo Wuji suppressed the anger in his heart.
Luo Wuji knew it wasn’t time yet to fall out with the Baili family.
Luo Wuji gave Feng Qingran and Mo Jinghong a deep look, then helped Qin Haoyan up and left with Su Yanran and Luo Xiyao on his sword.
They left behind a crowd of disciples from Haoling State looking at each other. Had they been forgotten?
Did they not even deserve a word of explanation?
And what about Qian Fusu, lying down there below? How should they deal with him?
The disciples of Haoling State were all bewildered, looking at one another. Finally, Luo Bowen of Diling State couldn’t stand it anymore and stood up to walk over.
Luo Bowen suggested, “Go collect the body and take it back for Daoist Wuji to deal with.”
Although Luo Bowen had lived in Diling State for years, he was also on good terms with Luo Wuji.
Now that Luo Wuji had left in a hurry and left behind a mess, he, as his nephew, had to clean it up for him.
One of the Haoling State disciples stood up. Luo Bowen was from the direct line of the Luo family and held a noble status, so they didn’t dare neglect him. “Thank you for your guidance, young master. We’ll go deal with it right away.”
“Hey! When you’re not thinking clearly, just slap yourself awake.” Luo Bowen joked half-seriously before leaving.
As Luo Bowen departed, Yun Hai’s voice reached everyone’s ears. “Today’s match is over. Everyone may leave on their own.”
After speaking, Yun Hai walked toward Mo Jinghong. “Young Master Mo, may I ask you a question?”
A faint light flickered in Mo Jinghong’s cold eyes. “What is it?”
“Where did you go earlier, Young Master Mo?” Yun Hai was immensely curious.
“The Void God Domain,” Mo Jinghong said via voice transmission.
After speaking, Mo Jinghong turned and left, not giving Yun Hai any time to react.
Yun Hai’s cold eyes showed shock. Mo Jinghong had really entered the Void God Domain midway through!
Why had Mo Jinghong told him something like that without any hesitation?
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The next day.
The second round between Haoling State and Qingyun State was alchemy.
This time, the disciple from the Fire Cloud Sect was going up. He was a third-rank alchemist.
When the Haoling State disciple stepped onto the stage, he looked arrogant and first showed off the strange fire in his hand, intending to give the Qingyun State people a show of force.
Although his strange fire was only average in rank, it was still better than having none at all. Later, he would let the Qingyun State people taste his power!
“Old Xiao, what do we do now? Why didn’t you prepare a strange fire for your disciple?” Rong Zhuofan had a faint feeling that something was wrong.
Xiao Qingfeng said irritably, “Do you think strange fires are like cabbages? That you can just pick one up anywhere?”
“Then when he goes up later, you’ll have your disciple burn the flame stone, and once the other side’s strange fire comes out, the flame stone will be extinguished. How is your disciple supposed to refine pills then?” Rong Zhuofan voiced his concerns.
It wasn’t that he was being paranoid—the Haoling State people were capable of such things.
Yesterday, when Qian Fusu and Su Yubai competed, if it hadn’t been for the poison and the Life Spirit Talisman that Ning Shiyue gave him, Su Yubai would probably have lost his life.
In the end, Su Yubai hadn’t actually intended to kill Qian Fusu, but Qian Fusu played dirty when he called out his surrender, trying to kill Su Yubai.
When Su Yubai fought back, he lost control and accidentally killed Qian Fusu.
“Can’t you wish my disciple well for once?! I’ve already given him the best flame stone I have. If he really gets schemed against, there’s nothing I can do.” Xiao Qingfeng glared at Rong Zhuofan, seeming to think of something that made him even angrier.
Rong Zhuofan shook his head and sighed. “Ah! That piece of Violet Extreme Crimson Flame Stone at the auction a few years ago—if you’d been willing to pay the price and bid on it instead of buying those Origin Spirit Fruits, things wouldn’t be like this!”
Xiao Qingfeng’s beard bristled with anger. This guy really knew how to bring up sore subjects!
Just thinking about what happened a few years ago made him angry!
When Feng Qingran heard their conversation, she guiltily touched her nose. At the time, she’d only been thinking about opposing Xiao Qingfeng and hadn’t thought this far ahead!
After all, she wasn’t one to repay kindness with kindness.
Besides, back then Xiao Qingfeng had seemed somewhat sinister and had even attacked her, so of course she had to get revenge!
Just then, Yun Hai appeared on the competition grounds and announced coldly, “Everyone, for today’s second round between Haoling State and Qingyun State, to ensure fairness, we have invited two master alchemists to score the disciples.”
“They will score based on four aspects: the handling of spiritual plants, control of the flame, the time taken to form the pill, and the grade of the pill. The one with the higher final score wins.”
“During this competition, cheating is still not allowed, but each disciple may have one outside advisor to give guidance. However, the advisor may not interfere with the disciple’s alchemy, and certainly may not help the disciple refine the pill!”
“The disciples from both states have a quarter-hour to prepare. After that, they will go on stage and announce the pill they intend to refine.”
Yun Hai’s cold eyes were sharp, and he seemed somewhat displeased.
Luo Wuji really did have his methods—in just one night, he’d gotten the Baili family to intervene and change the rules of this second round.
In past competitions, there had never been a rule allowing outside advisors!
Allowing outside advisors was just blatant cheating!
Haoling State had several seventh-rank alchemists, and those alchemists’ strange fires were of very high rank.
Once their strange fires were revealed, lower-ranked flames would definitely be extinguished.
If you can’t even get a fire going, how the hell are you supposed to refine pills?
