"Why can't we just blast her down?" Li Xiu Qi said furiously. "She's defying the rules we set! If everyone else starts copying her, what will this poisoned pill competition become?"
Li Xiu Qi was the male cultivator who had been exchanging sarcastic remarks with Yue Yuan Gui earlier.
He was Li Ting Yun's third disciple, the most obedient to him, and his father was the one who had proposed the poisoned pill duel years ago.
However, his father had perished while saving Li Ting Yun in those early years. Because of this, he was highly favored by Li Ting Yun and was extremely arrogant.
Yue Yuan Gui replied unhurriedly, "She hasn't violated any rules."
"We set the rules, so if we say she's violated them, she has!" Li Ting Yun said, walking over with his people.
"Master!"
Li Xiu Qi exclaimed in surprise and quickly went to Li Ting Yun's side.
"Master, you're finally here. I told them to blast this female cultivator down, but Young Master Yue refused! I wonder what kind of spell that female cultivator cast on him."
Li Ting Yun patted his head, "I'll have someone bring her down now. Come here..."
"Let's see who dares!" Yue Yuan Gui boomed. "Sect Leader Li, don't forget, we, Yue Qing Mountain, are the hosts of this grand event. Everything should be decided by us, Yue Qing Mountain!"
Li Ting Yun's face darkened instantly.
Li Xiu Qi glanced at Li Ting Yun's extremely displeased expression and quickly chimed in, maliciously speculating, "Young Master Yue is protecting that female cultivator so much. Isn't that female cultivator perhaps Young Master Yue's mistress?"
"Swish!"
Yue Yuan Gui directly slashed with his sword. If Li Ting Yun hadn't reacted quickly and deflected the sword light, Li Xiu Qi's face would have been disfigured. Even so, Li Xiu Qi lost several strands of hair.
"Yue Yuan Gui!" Li Xiu Qi glared, his eyes turning crimson with anger.
Li Ting Yun exuded an imposing aura, his immense pressure bearing down on Yue Yuan Gui like a vast mountain. His face was dark and somber, suppressing his rage. "Youngster Yue, you are in the wrong. Xiu Qi merely spoke a few words, how could you resort to violence?"
Yue Yuan Gui stood tall and straight, his figure remaining like pine and bamboo under Li Ting Yun's malicious pressure.
He had the refined and elegant demeanor of a noble young master, but his core was stubborn.
"Li Ting Yun, you shameless bastard! I knew you would bully the weak and bully my son!"
Yue Bu Fan, chasing after Li Ting Yun, arrived just a step too late and saw Li Ting Yun threatening his beloved son with his aura. How could he tolerate this?
He immediately struck Li Ting Yun with a palm!
"Mountain Master Yue Qing Mountain, are you insane?"
Yue Bu Fan's palm used ten percent of his strength. Li Ting Yun, still needing to protect the less powerful Li Xiu Qi, received the blow quite miserably.
"Pfft." Li Ting Yun couldn't help but spit out blood.
"Master!" Li Xiu Qi quickly helped him.
Li Ting Yun pushed Li Xiu Qi away, his face beyond description; it was distorted.
In front of so many people, Yue Bu Fan, that old fossil, showed him no respect, completely humiliating him.
Since becoming the Sect Leader of the Supreme Sect, Li Ting Yun had never suffered such a great loss.
Moreover, Yue Bu Fan continued to curse.
"What? Did that young female help someone detoxify and that's why you can't stand it? You talk about rules you set, who gave you the audacity to speak such big words?"
"Li Ting Yun, we, Yue Qing Mountain, have not fallen yet, and your Supreme Sect has no right to spout nonsense here! Furthermore, back then, your Supreme Sect insisted on dueling with poisoned pills, wasn't it just to eliminate dissent? If you ask me, this poisoned pill duel should have been abolished long ago!"
Yue Bu Fan snorted, "Get lost! We, Yue Qing Mountain, are the hosts of this Divine Revelation Grand Assembly. If the Supreme Sect dares to meddle again, I will personally lead people to dismantle your Supreme Sect first!"
Li Ting Yun's aura was so suppressed that it was almost suffocating. Li Xiu Qi, standing beside him, dared not even breathe.
After all these years, this was the first time he had seen someone scold his master so directly.
What was crucial was that his master, looking at his current state, didn't dare to confront the other party head-on.
Li Ting Yun naturally dared not.
Yue Qing Mountain, as one of the Three Mountains, possessed profound heritage. Moreover, Yue Bu Fan was one of the renowned Mahayana cultivators in the Divine Revelation World. If a fight were to break out, Li Ting Yun would not be afraid of Yue Bu Fan, but he was afraid that Yue Bu Fan would lead Yue Qing Mountain to destroy the Supreme Sect that he had built with his own hands!
"Yue Bu Fan! You will regret this!"
Li Ting Yun uttered this sentence and vanished from the spot.
"Tch! I'll regret it if I believe you!" Yue Bu Fan pouted and took a step forward, intending to go to Bai Sheng Yi's location.
However, as the son knew his father best, as soon as Yue Bu Fan took his left step, Yue Yuan Gui's hand blocked him.
"Father, it's best if you don't go up and cause trouble at this moment."
"I—" Yue Bu Fan looked at his son, who was gentle and humble, and swallowed his proud exclamation, changing his words to, "Can't I just take a look?"
Yue Yuan Gui pointed behind him, "People from the Xi Le Sect and Qi Shan Pavilion are here."
Alright!
Yue Bu Fan understood. These people were here again to cause trouble for that young girl!
Yue Bu Fan, with a grim expression, went to engage with Rong Bu Gui, Hong Ni, and the others.
Yue Yuan Gui cupped his fist and pressed it to his lips, covering the smile he could barely suppress, then he walked towards the competition resting area.
More and more people were seeking Bai Sheng Yi's help.
Since there were no spirit stones required if the poison couldn't be detoxified, and it would take time to find other alchemists, trying Bai Sheng Yi was a good option.
As a result, the area where Bai Sheng Yi was located became the liveliest.
Mo Han Shuang, having managed to barely delay the onset of the Seven Ancient Pills with great effort, saw that three hours were almost up and was consumed by hatred.
"Bai Sheng Yi! Bai Sheng Yi!"
He repeatedly chanted Bai Sheng Yi's name, his eyes bloodshot, appearing exceptionally terrifying.
Dong Wu Yu had long since gone to the resting area, unable to bear it any longer. Mo Han Shuang paced back and forth alone in his original spot, almost driven mad.
He didn't want to seek Bai Sheng Yi's help to detoxify, nor did he want to be defeated in the second round. Otherwise, how would he save face?
And the Sect Leader's instructions...
Mo Han Shuang shivered and immediately returned to detoxifying, but his mind could no longer settle.
Just as he finally had a new idea, the steady voice of Master Qian Yang echoed from not far away.
"The competition has ended! Sixty-three people have advanced to the third round of the finals, and the rest are eliminated!"
Sixty-three, exactly one-third of the number of people who advanced to the second round!
Mo Han Shuang's composure completely shattered.
"Crack!"
Black threads emerged from his hands, corroding and shattering the pill furnace, and the whites of his eyes turned completely blood-red...
"Ah!" A scream suddenly erupted from the scene. "Alchemist Mo has gone mad!"