"Without strength, yet still arrogant enough to take the initiative. They deserve to die!"
With these words, the cultivators in the stands were momentarily speechless.
But their anxiety only increased.
Among those being pressured by the Feather Clan's third divine son was his own direct disciple!
His face alternated between expressions of anger and worry.
The third divine son of the Feather Clan, however, grew increasingly ferocious, his murderous intent surging. His fists were like mountains, his palms like celestial blades. Wherever he went, the three opponents' faces turned pale, retreating in fear. Even cultivators at the Cave Heaven Realm were repeatedly injured.
On the other side, Huo Yun'er remained still, but her four opponents were in a dire state!
Hundreds of magical and spiritual artifacts glowed, bombarding them so fiercely that the four could only defend in disarray, having no chance to counterattack.
This scene greatly alarmed the 'dullard,' who grabbed his furnace and dashed to the edge of the arena, constantly muttering, "Gonna die, gonna die, gonna die!"
Xiao Ling'er couldn't help but be secretly astonished.
The daughter of the Fire Virtue Sect's master—this is the power of a wealthy sect's heiress?!
She didn't even own a single spiritual artifact, while Huo Yun'er had hundreds of them. And this might not even be her limit—who knows what else she has in her storage bag!!!
This is what you call a strong foundation.
Unfortunately, the Moon Grasping Sect had fallen significantly in recent years and currently lacked such a foundation.
She sighed inwardly but quickly regained her focus.
"However, with the Core Earthfire, there's a potential for resurgence. And with me here, the Moon Grasping Sect will never lack elixirs again. If I could recruit a junior brother or sister with exceptional talent in artifact crafting..."
Before her eyes was a stunning battle. Although they were all alchemists, when it came to fighting, they were no weaker than their peers.
But Xiao Ling'er wasn't interested; instead, she started calculating.
Wealth, methods, companions, and place.
For a cultivator, wealth is undoubtedly the most crucial. And this 'wealth' naturally includes elixirs and various equipment. She could handle the elixirs, but equipment required an artifact craftsman.
"Unfortunately, Huo Yun'er isn't suitable."
She recalled the sect rules carefully but found that Huo Yun'er didn't meet any of the criteria, so she abandoned the idea of recruiting her.
Otherwise... she might have given it a try.
But the success rate would undoubtedly be low.
If others knew her thoughts, they would be speechless.
The esteemed eldest daughter of the Fire Virtue Sect, and you still find her unsuitable?!
At this point, Liang Danxia couldn't help but say, "The more I think about it, the more I believe your master is extraordinary. The sect rules he set, especially the parts about recruiting disciples, completely avoid all kinds of prodigies—or rather, the obvious prodigies!"
"Huh?"
Xiao Ling'er was taken aback. After careful consideration, it seemed true!
The rules were all incomprehensible, with various preferential admissions and direct personal disciple appointments that were all 'peculiar,' perfectly avoiding all the prodigies.
Famous ones, those who had achieved in their fields, and even those with innate spiritual bodies, divine bodies, or sacred bodies were not qualified.
Not even mentioned!
"He must be aware of the power of those prodigies, like those with innate divine or sacred bodies, but he disregards them, never even mentioning them. This is unreasonable! Unless he believes that with these rules we don't understand, the disciples he recruits will be stronger than those with sacred bodies!"
Liang Danxia's words left Xiao Ling'er astonished, feeling the same shock herself.
"If this is true..." Xiao Ling'er muttered, breaking into a cold sweat. "In Master's eyes, could I rival or even surpass a sacred body?"
The pressure doubled instantly!
"Perhaps, he truly believes so," Liang Danxia murmured, then added, "But in my opinion, you really need not worry about any divine or sacred bodies. As long as you have time, with the sect's support and this old lady's guidance, you may very well contend with contemporary sacred bodies. Victory is not impossible!"
After saying this, Liang Danxia paused, realizing something.
Hiss!!!
Doesn't this indirectly prove the reliability of Lin Fan's sect rules?
Boom!!!
Before they could ponder further, among the three fighting the Feather Clan's third divine son, another fell. This time, it was the alchemist who had reached the Cave Heaven Realm!
He was punched deep into the ground, several miles down, and had already stopped breathing.
Boom!
His alchemy fire went out of control, and his furnace exploded, forcing Xiao Ling'er to retreat continuously.
As for the remaining two, they naturally stood no chance.
In just a moment, only one was left, barely clinging to life.
Just as the Feather Clan's third divine son was about to deliver the final blow, a distant voice echoed from the stands, "Can you spare a life? Don't push things too far; the old man owes you a favor."
"Who is it?!"
Everyone was shocked, looking around.
The third divine son of the Feather Clan didn't hesitate, showing no mercy.
Splat!
Blood sprayed as his hand blade descended, slicing the last person into countless pieces.
"The actions of this divine son need no commentary from others."
"Hmph!"
The voice remained distant, but only emitted a cold snort without further words.
"An insignificant old man dares to talk about favors with this divine son? I'm standing right here, dare to kill me?"
With a sneer, the third divine son of the Feather Clan glanced at Huo Yun'er and her opponents, his murderous intent spreading.
"He truly intends to kill all his competitors?!"
Xiao Ling'er was alarmed.
"He's just a small-minded person who got lucky, merely the third divine son... Without the Feather Clan backing him, he wouldn't dare act so recklessly! Moreover, he won't kill everyone; at least he won't touch Huo Yun'er. The Fire Virtue Sect is also a major sect, a top second-rate sect. The Feather Clan may be a sacred place, but as the third divine son, he doesn't dare kill Huo Yun'er. If the first divine son were here, that might be different."
"Teacher, what is this Feather Clan?"
"To put it nicely, they are one of the immortal ancient clans among the demon tribes. To be blunt, they are avian demon tribes."
Liang Danxia's answer left Xiao Ling'er a bit stunned.
"So, they're feathered demons?"
While they conversed.
The third divine son of the Feather Clan had already made another move, killing all four of Huo Yun'er's opponents, though he didn't touch Huo Yun'er. The two exchanged a look, both frowning slightly.
Then…
His gaze fell upon Xiao Ling'er and the dullard.
The dullard looked extremely wary and terrified, tightly holding onto his furnace like a frightened bird, ready to flee at any moment.
Xiao Ling'er furrowed her brows, remaining on high alert.
"Forget it, lest people say afterward that this divine son is bloodthirsty. Hmph, two ants."
Just two Condensation Realm alchemists refining third-grade elixirs, he ultimately lost interest in acting against them. However, he glanced at the dullard and sneered, "If this divine son were to strike, do you think you could escape?"
"Ah, going to die, going to die, going to die!"
The dullard took off running, causing the crowd to burst into laughter.
Xiao Ling'er let out a long breath.
"It seems I won't have to risk my life, and you'll face less danger, Teacher."
"Indeed, keeping a low profile is better..."
"Next time there's such an alchemy competition, unless it's necessary, I won't participate."