Chapter Fifty-Four Conspiracy

  "Tomorrow, someone will come from outside, you cultivate well, and I won't disturb you." Yun Zhongzi said.

  Sun Ming tilted his head to listen, and indeed, a faint footstep sound came over. Sun Ming calmed himself, sat down cross-legged, and the spiritual fire in front of his chest continued to flash and change shape. This was a compulsory course in the Qiling Sect's Gongfa, and under Yun Zhongzi's guidance, Sun Ming had long since mastered it with ease, exuding an air of elegance. The spiritual fire under his seal became increasingly vibrant and beautiful.

  "Not bad, not bad, worthy of being a five-star alchemy master's disciple. I've sent you, one of the rare talents in a hundred years, Lingming, you're quite good." Sun Ming looked up after finishing his work and saw that it was his own Master, Xi Zhong Long Lao.

  "Master has overpraised, although the disciple's cultivation in alchemy is quite high, his own cultivation is only at the Golden Core stage and cannot withstand Master's praise." Sun Mingqian humbly said.

  "Heh heh, fine is fine, if you keep talking like that it's getting annoying. I came this time to ask you, what do you think about this trial?" Zan Xing said with a smile as she looked at Sun Ming.

  "Hmm, I don't have any particular views on it, just strive to get the first place and fight for the honor of our school." Sun Ming scratched his head and said with a embarrassed tone.

  "Haha, Lingming, I'd like to ask you, how confident are you in defeating that Nascent Soul stage cultivator, Murong Yunluan?" Dusk Heart said with a hint of curiosity as he looked at Sun Ming.

  "Uh, this, this... I'm not even half sure if my disciple will win." Sun Ming said stutteringly, and then looked down in embarrassment. But in his heart, he thought 'Of course I have 100% confidence, but being humble is better, hehe'.

  "Half? Ha ha, in my opinion. Less than thirty percent, you are a five-star alchemist, but with only Golden Elixir cultivation, it's absolutely impossible to compare with a five-star alchemist at the Nascent Soul stage."

  "Disciple is stupid, and hopes Master will forgive." Sun Ming said with a sincere and fearful expression.

  "Heh heh, I'm not blaming you, what's there to forgive? I came this time just to tell you that the title of the number one alchemy master of the Zong Sect has been hung for so many years, it's time to let go. Our sect has paid too much for this empty name. Even if you lose tomorrow's competition, don't have any mental pressure. We cultivators can't have any mental pressure, otherwise the heart demon will find you, and when that happens, it'll be troublesome." said Mu Xin Dao.

  "This point is known to the disciples, but although the Tianyan Sect Master and some elders do not attach much importance to this empty name, the Supreme Elders seem to place great emphasis on it. If the sect's honor were to be lost, then even if the disciple would not be punished, the Supreme Elder would certainly blame the Sect Master and the other elders." Sun Ming said with a worried expression.

  "Hehe, I'm also a senior elder, but I'm not as stubborn as they are. Just do your best in the competition, even if you lose, I'll let Tianyi and those elders explain it." Mingxin said.

  "Alas, after all these years, the various Supreme Elders in our sect have been cultivating in seclusion, unaware of the changes in the Cultivation Realm. They still cling to the empty reputation of being the 'Number One Sect in the World'. How truly obstinate." Zhen Heart muttered to himself, Sun Ming didn't dare respond, he could only look at him with eager eyes, awaiting his next instruction.

  "Lingming, you're right here, cultivate well. On the day of the competition, I'll come to inform you." With that said, a flash before his eyes, and Suixin disappeared without a trace.

  "As expected, you're indeed formidable, truly worthy of being the Eldest Senior." Sun Ming sighed.

  "What's so impressive? It's just a loose immortal after all. But this other courtyard is quite nice." Yun Zhongzi suddenly chimed in.

  "Master, when did you wake up? Didn't you go meditate?" Sun Ming asked.

  "Heh heh, I'm just tidying up my mind, and I haven't helped you refine anything recently, so it shouldn't take that much time. This cheap master is actually not bad in the Cultivation Realm, a Third Tribulation Loose Immortal." Yun Zhongzi said to himself, seemingly unaware of Sun Ming's attention.

  "But Master, you said this other courtyard is not bad, what do you mean?" Sun Ming asked in confusion.

  "You're stupid! Can't you even tell that this is a precious treasure from another school?" Yun Zhongzi said angrily.

  "Hmm, I see. So it's just a treasure door that can transmit scenes at the entrance! A medium-grade spiritual device, give me some time and I can refine one too. What's so special about it?" Sun Ming said disdainfully.

  "Haven't you found that the scenery in this courtyard is quite abnormal?" Yun Zhongzi's voice seemed to be trembling slightly, but Sun Ming didn't seem to notice anything and continued to speak with a self-righteous tone.

  "Hmm, the scenery in the yard seems quite similar to that of Qilingshan. Perhaps it's because the elder misses his sect and had the environment arranged accordingly."

  "Ah, Master, why are you hitting me? Ah, Master, stop hitting!" Sun Ming cried out in his heart. It turned out that Yun Zhongzi had finally become unable to tolerate Sun Ming's foolish answers and was punishing him in the consciousness sea. As everyone knew, the consciousness sea was where the primordial spirit resided, and any slight movement here would be infinitely amplified and transmitted to the owner. Now, Yun Zhongzi's primordial spirit was using one hand to strike Sun Ming's weak and almost negligible primordial spirit. While striking, he muttered: "I let you fantasize, I let you think of the sect's ancestors." Exhausted from hitting, Yun Zhongzi finally stopped, while Sun Ming looked limp and listless, as if he had just refined several spiritual instruments at once.

  "Cough cough, Master, you hit me, at least let me know why." Sun Ming said with tears in his eyes.

  "Hmm, as your teacher, I'd like to ask you, if these landscapes aren't illusions, how would you explain them?" Yun Zhongzi seemed to feel that this punishment was a bit too severe, and his tone of voice was rather kind.

  "Isn't it an illusion? Or did the elders put a mountain here and transform it into the shape of Qishen Mountain?" Sun Ming asked curiously, like a baby.

  "Alas, indeed!!! You're actually a Refiner, yet you didn't think that this Song Pavilion is a treasure?" Yun Zhongzi said helplessly.

  "Ah, this other courtyard is actually a treasure, my goodness, what level of treasure could it be?" Sun Ming finally showed emotion after hearing Yun Zhongzi's words.

  "It seems that I underestimated this cultivation world, didn't expect that such a treasure could appear in the cultivation world alone. It's really not bad, I hope there will be some treasures in the immortal realm that are worth my attention." Yun Zhongzi smiled and said.

  "Master, is this victory really that important?" Murong Yunfan asked in a different courtyard.

  "Hmm, this time the trial must be won, it's a requirement put forward by all the leaders of the alliance, and it's said that the leader of the alliance will make a bet with Qilingzong on the day of the trial, betting on your win or loss. The leader of the alliance will use Qilingzong joining the Equipment Repair Alliance as the stake, so you must win, this is a great opportunity for the expansion of the alliance."

  "Cut, why did the Qián Líng Zōng want to make this bet with us? Are they stupid?" Murong Yunfan said disdainfully.

  "They're not stupid, but they care about face, this time the trial of the sect leader is just taking advantage of this point, that's why it was proposed in the Holy Alliance, because as a sect that has been passed down for so long, they will consider the honor of the sect to be very important." The old man's words were not loud, but they made people feel a chill.

  "I really don't understand why the Union always has to find trouble with our sect? We're all part of the same cultivation world." Murong Yunfan asked somewhat discontentedly.

  "Ah, this is not the fault of the Sect Masters, but rather the fault of the Qī Líng Zōng being too conservative. Although the Qī Líng Zōng's equipment refinement level is indeed one of the best in the Xiū Zhēn Jiè, their thousand-year seclusion has made them fall behind. In this thousand years, the status of equipment refiners has been declining, while the status of alchemists has been rising after the formation of the Dān Xiū Lián Méng. After discussions among the Sect Masters of several large-scale equipment refinement sects, our Qì Xiū Lián Méng was also established. Now, the status of equipment refiners is vastly different from before - we used to be subordinate to various large sects, but now these sects come to us with materials and crystal stones in hand, which was unimaginable in the past.

  Although most equipment refinement sects have joined our Qì Xiū Lián Méng, there are still a few that were unable to join. However, these sects are mostly small and insignificant, so they're not worth worrying about. But the Qī Líng Zōng is different - it has always been known as the 'Number One Equipment Refinement Sect in the World'. The sect's equipment refiners are countless, and although they don't leave their mountain, they still refine items for those who come to pay respects. Occasionally, they even send out equipment refiners to help other planets, which has caused many sects that originally wanted to refine artifacts with our Qì Xiū Lián Méng to instead go to the Qī Líng Zōng, greatly harming our interests.

  This competition is the result of discussions between the Alliance Master and the various Sect Masters, and it's also an opportunity for us to annex the Qī Líng Zōng. So, you must win. Although the competition isn't suspenseful, I still need to remind you." The old man said.

  "Master, is this really okay? Swallowing the Divine Vessel? This idea is too crazy." Murong Yunfan exclaimed.

  "What's so crazy, did you know that the Refining Realm had given birth to a legendary Grandmaster of Equipment Refining not long ago?" The old man suddenly started communicating with Murong Yunfan through voice transmission.

  "Hmm, I know about this matter. Isn't it said that the Tianyun Elder of Qilingshan is not someone to be trifled with? Haha, being able to refine a divine artifact is truly impressive." Although he didn't know why his master was using transmission, Murong Yunfan still didn't ask any questions and instead replied through transmission as well, his words revealing his admiration for Tianyun Elder.

  "Hmm, not bad, this matter is indeed quite good. Yun Luan, you're also grown up now, so I'll tell you a very secret thing, but you mustn't let anyone else know. This matter is only understood by those above the Alliance Elder level, and I'm telling you so that you can understand why the Alliance Master attaches such importance to this match."

  "Since you know Tianyun became a great master of alchemy, then you must also know the situation at that time." The old man said.

  "Hmm, it's said that at the time, they encountered a surprise attack by the Demon Dao's scattered demons. Only Tianyun Elder escaped with his life under the protection of several sword cultivators. But I'm really puzzled - why did these scattered demons just happen to appear on the planet where Tianyun Elder was refining his treasure?" Murong Yunfan asked suspiciously.

  "Of course, it's depressing, because this news was released by us. Otherwise, how would the demon appear in the Tianyun Refiner?" The old man said gloomily. Murong Yunfan finally knew why he wasn't allowed to tell a third person, and indeed, this matter was quite "shocking".

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