Xiao Hao's mouth twitched.
Beast!
Alright, alright, alright, so brothers are heart-to-heart, but you're using your brain against me, huh!
You withdrew your gaze, temporarily giving up on finding the mastermind.
You began to formulate a plan based on the information at hand.
You did not completely trust the person who wrote the bloody words, and instead made two preparations.
You found Xia Ning霜 and drew her to your side.
You found Wang Han and tried to curry favor with him.
Wang Han had long had his eyes on you, and seeing you strike up a conversation, he was willing to get close to you.
Through casual conversation, you subtly probed for Sect intelligence, learning much useful information from Wang Han's mouth.
The four outer peaks each had their differences: Hehuan Peak and Corpse Ghost Peak leaned towards Qi Refining, Blood Fiend Peak leaned towards Body Refining, and Hundred Refinements Peak leaned towards Alchemy.
Among the four peaks, Hundred Refinements Peak held the highest status.
If an ordinary Disciple could enter Hundred Refinements Peak, they would become an Alchemist apprentice, and their status within the Sect would rise sharply.
You began to Cultivate facial expression control…
You began to Cultivate thought suppression…
On the last day of the month, Wang Han gathered many Utility Disciples and tied up Zhang Biao and his group.
The group was dragged away, screaming in agony.
Yan Qing, among the crowd, cried out for your help, but you remained indifferent, not even glancing at her.
After dealing with the group, Wang Han led you all to the Outer Sect Plaza.
Many Disciples had already gathered in the vast plaza.
You saw Sun Xun Cai arrive as expected.
Your face was expressionless, your heart without a ripple.
Xiao Hao's heart, however, grew tense.
Great Love Immortal Venerable had fallen into the hands of this old dog in his previous two lives!
Could he succeed in this life?
Sun Xun Cai began to inspect the new Disciples.
When he inspected the two of you, his expression was normal, without the slightest detection of anything unusual.
Sun Xun Cai gradually walked away.
You still had no emotional fluctuations.
You saw Sun Xun Cai return.
Sun Xun Cai sized up the two of you, finally looking at you.
"Young man, my intuition tells me that you have a problem!"
Sun Xun Cai cast his mind-reading ability on you.
You suppressed your thoughts, resisting his mind-reading ability.
You saw Sun Xun Cai freeze, somewhat surprised.
"Strange, strange! My intuition has always been accurate, how could I have misjudged?"
Sun Xun Cai left, no longer having any doubts about you.
Soon, the entrance inspection concluded.
The official Disciples, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately rushed forward.
You saw the Qipao woman come before you.
Liu Buxin also walked over.
The two began to argue over you.
Ultimately, Liu Buxin reprimanded the Qipao woman and invited you to join Corpse Ghost Peak.
You refused Liu Buxin.
"Well done!" Xiao Hao let out a sigh of relief.
You saw Liu Buxin's expression turn ugly, yet he remained persistent, still incessantly trying to persuade you.
You still refused Liu Buxin.
You saw Wang Han approach.
Wang Han and Liu Buxin worked together, continuing to persuade you to join Corpse Ghost Peak.
You coldly spoke, telling the two of them to get lost.
The two were furious, not expecting you, a newcomer, to dare to refuse them in public!
You no longer paid attention to the two of them, looking at the other official Disciples who were recruiting, and proactively extended an olive branch.
Some were tempted and wanted to recruit you, but they were blocked by Liu Buxin and Wang Han.
Wang Han mocked you: "Kid, just give up, with me and Liu Buxin here, you can forget about joining any other peak!"
The threats from the two had an effect.
Many Disciples in the plaza were almost all recruited, yet no one came to recruit you.
Xia Ning霜, who had followed a Senior Sister from Blood Fiend Peak, saw your predicament and wanted to help you.
But that Senior Sister was unwilling to offend Liu Buxin and stood by, doing nothing.
Wang Han smugly advised you to give up and follow them to Corpse Ghost Peak.
Watching this scene.
Not to mention Great Love Immortal Venerable, who was in the simulation.
Even Xiao Hao, who was watching the show, couldn't help but frown.
"These two are like sticky plaster!"
"Is Great Love Immortal Venerable going to fall into the hands of these two in this life?"
Fortunately, Great Love Immortal Venerable did not disappoint Xiao Hao!
Looking at the arrogant and domineering two, you felt no anger in your heart, only calm.
You had long anticipated that these two would target you.
You already had a countermeasure for this.
You gathered your True Qi in your throat and let out a roar.
"I am an orphan from an Alchemy family, and I have been immersed in Alchemy since childhood, gaining considerable insights!"
"I ask the Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters of Hundred Refinements Peak to give me a chance!"
These words caused a stir among countless Disciples in the plaza.
Even Sun Xun Cai cast a surprised gaze at you.
Soon, a cold-tempered woman came before you.
This woman told you that Hundred Refinements Peak was different from the other three peaks; to enter, one must pass a trial.
She could give you a try, but if she found you were lying to her, she would make sure you suffered a terrible death.
You agreed without a second thought.
This woman's identity seemed very special; even Liu Buxin and Wang Han did not dare to provoke her.
However, the two did not give up. Wang Han told the woman that you were just a collateral descendant of the Xiao Family in Yangping County, not an Alchemy family descendant at all.
But the woman did not listen and insisted on letting you try.
Liu Buxin stepped forward and made an agreement with the woman.
"Senior Sister Yao Ling, if this kid cannot pass the Hundred Refinements Peak's entrance trial, will you hand him over to me?"
The woman nodded in agreement.
Liu Buxin and Wang Han immediately became smug, casting playful glances at you.
"Kid, you, a miscellaneous Spiritual Root, want to pass the Hundred Refinements Peak's entrance trial? What a pipe dream!"
"You won't be able to pass the entrance trial! Won't you still fall into our hands later?!"
It wasn't just the two of them.
Many people around you scoffed and ridiculed you, saying you were overestimating yourself, like a toad wanting to eat swan meat.
Even Xia Ning霜 shook her head slightly, not thinking highly of you.
You knew that the contempt everyone had for you was not unfounded.
For an ordinary person who had never been exposed to the Dao of Alchemy to pass the Hundred Refinements Peak's entrance trial, this in itself was a kind of despair.
But you did not care.
You had experienced too much despair in this life.
You followed the cold-tempered woman all the way to the Hundred Refinements Peak Hall.
Wang Han and Liu Buxin were like lingering ghosts, following closely behind you.
There were also more than a dozen new Disciples who came with you.
An Elder from Hundred Refinements Peak briefly explained the principles of Alchemy to you, then told you to condense Dan Fire within the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn.
Based on the quality of the Dan Fire, the top ten would be able to stay and become Alchemist apprentices.
You heard Wang Han and Liu Buxin mocking you, telling you not to overestimate yourself and to give up obediently.
"It's over!" Xiao Hao clicked his tongue.
Even he didn't believe that Great Love Immortal Venerable could turn the tables in such a situation.
To make a newcomer who had just learned about the Dao of Alchemy condense Dan Fire.
The difficulty was no less than in his previous life, making a student who had only reviewed the material once take an exam.
It was simply as difficult as ascending to heaven!
It seems like he would have to start over again!
You did not take their words to heart at all.
You tried to condense Dan Fire.
You discovered that Alchemy and Gu Refining actually shared a similar principle.
Your first attempt failed.
At this point, one-third of the incense stick had already burned away.
You saw Yao Ling cast a look of disappointment at you.
You saw Wang Han and Liu Buxin let out disdainful sneers.
You heard the mocking and sighing voices of the surrounding crowd.
A ripple appeared in your calm heart, but it quickly returned to peace, and you continued to try.
The second attempt showed some improvement, but it still failed.
At this point, two-thirds of the incense stick had already burned away.
Everyone thought you couldn't succeed; even Yao Ling withdrew her gaze and no longer looked at you.
But you still didn't give up.
You were still persisting!
Summarizing the experiences of the first two failures, you began your third attempt!
Just as the incense stick was about to burn out, you successfully condensed Dan Fire.
You saw the surrounding crowd reveal surprised expressions.
You saw the cold-tempered woman look at you in astonishment, as if she were looking at a monster.
You saw Wang Han and Liu Buxin exchange glances, their faces turning ashen as if they had eaten a fly.
The two had never expected that they, dignified Old Disciples, would repeatedly suffer setbacks at the hands of you, a newcomer!
The Elder began to examine your Dan Fire and rank them.
You ranked fifth, just barely making the cut.