816: A frog in a well, self-righteous

“Is that Xin’er?”

Yuan Qi looked at Shao Xin, a smile appearing on his face.

A young man beside him also subconsciously looked at Shao Xin, a glint flashing in his eyes.

“…”

Shao Quan raised an eyebrow.

Yuan Qi said with a smile, “This person beside me is my son, Yuan Zheng. He inherited the true teachings of his maternal grandfather, and his pill dao level is quite good. Since Xin’er is also quite good, why don’t we let them have a good exchange?”

Shao Quan said indifferently, “Young people have their own ideas; there’s no need to interfere.”

Yuan Qi looked at Yuan Zheng, “There’s also a pill refining spot; you should go up and try it too.”

Yuan Zheng said with a smile, “Originally, I wasn’t interested in this assessment, but since Junior Sister Shao Xin is up there, I naturally have to go up and show off a bit.”

With that, he moved, directly entering the arena… In a flash.

Half an hour passed.

Everyone finished refining.

Shao Quan looked at Yuan Qi and the others, “Follow me to check the results of these young people.”

“Very well.”

Everyone went onto the stage to test the pills refined by these young people.

Not long after.

The testing was completed. Among the Shao family members, the pills refined by Shao Xin were the best, reaching the peak level of Fifth-grade.

The four young people brought by Yuan Qi all refined Sixth-grade early-stage pills.

Yuan Zheng, on the other hand, refined Sixth-grade late-stage pills, which was enough to suppress the entire arena.

Yuan Qi said with a smile, “Junior Brother Shao Quan, it seems this time, Senior Brother has won again. None of your disciples seem to be up to par.”

“Indeed! They’re not up to par at all. We haven’t even used our full strength yet.”

The young men’s smiles were thick, and their words carried a hint of arrogance. Compete with them in pill dao?

Most of the disciples from the Danhe Realm had arrived; the others were simply not qualified.

Shao Quan said calmly, “The disciples of the Yuandan Sect are indeed not simple, but my disciples have not yet entered the Danhe Realm and have not truly learned the Supreme Pill Dao. It is normal for them to have some shortcomings.”

“Hahahaha!”

Yuan Qi laughed loudly, but his laughter was full of mockery. If they weren’t good enough, they weren’t good enough; why so many excuses?

Yuan Zheng looked at Shao Xin and said arrogantly, “Junior Sister Shao Xin, your pill dao is somewhat lacking. Why don’t you exchange pointers with me? I can teach you a few things.”

Shao Xin raised an eyebrow, “In my Dan River Ancient City, there are countless pill dao masters, and the Danhe Realm is located right here. As a Sixth-grade late-stage, why must you be so condescending?”

Like a frog at the bottom of a well, never having seen the true sky, always boasting about a tiny achievement.

“You…”

Yuan Zheng’s expression was a bit ugly.

Shao Xin said to Yan Qing, who was beside her, “Yan Qing, you performed well this time. You refined a Fourth-grade mid-stage pill, making rapid progress.”

Yuan Zheng sneered, “Junior Sister Shao Xin certainly knows how to differentiate. He’s just a Fourth-grade mid-stage trash; his talent is mediocre, and his achievements are destined to be mediocre.”

Yan Qing: “…”

He shrugged helplessly. What an undeserved calamity!

However, he had experienced such things many times and was already immune. It was just mockery; it wouldn’t affect him.

“Presumptuous.”

Shao Xin glared at Yuan Zheng.

Yuan Zheng said, “I’m just speaking the truth. None of the young alchemists present are worth mentioning. Let alone your Shao family, even if the disciples of the Danhe Realm came here, they still wouldn’t be worth mentioning!”

“You’re quite arrogant!”

Xie Weilou said indifferently.

Yuan Zheng’s gaze instantly fell on Xie Weilou, and he said coldly, “What? Do you have an opinion?”

Xie Weilou said indifferently, “You’re just a Sixth-grade alchemist, yet you’re so arrogant, as if you’ve never seen the true world. This makes me wonder how small and ridiculous your sect truly is.”

A Sixth-grade alchemist, yet so proud and arrogant—this definitely meant he had never seen the world. The force behind him, one could imagine, was how terrible.

Yuan Zheng’s face darkened, and he said sharply, “To dare speak like that, it seems you are also an alchemist. Do you dare to spar with me?”

“Are you worthy?”

Xie Wei swept a glance at Yuan Zheng, expressionless.

“He’s not worthy? Then what about me?”

Just then, a man in a golden robe stepped forward. A burst of flame power erupted from him, and a late-stage Guixu Realm pressure spread out.

The man moved, appearing in the square. He looked at Xie Weilou expressionlessly, “I am Qing Yao, the Sixth Prince of the Qingwu Sacred Dynasty and the chief disciple of the Yuandan Sect! Seventh-grade mid-stage in pill dao, and late-stage Guixu in martial dao. Since you say my Yuandan Sect is terrible, I assume your pill dao level is also extremely high. Do you dare to spar with me?”

“The Sixth Prince of the Qingwu Sacred Dynasty? Seventh-grade in pill dao? And late-stage Guixu?”

Everyone present’s pupils constricted, and their eyes showed horror. This person, even if placed in the Danhe Realm, would probably be considered a prodigy.

“…”

Shao Quan also raised an eyebrow. This person was indeed not simple, but to show off in front of Elder Xie, wasn’t that utterly ridiculous?

Yuan Qi’s smile was thick. Qing Yao was the strongest prodigy he had brought, and also the pride of the entire Yuandan Sect. This time, he brought him here to let him spar with the Danhe Realm.

If the young people of the Danhe Realm were inferior to Qing Yao, then from now on, his Yuandan Sect could also use this to greatly increase its prestige and ascend to a higher level.

“Brother Xie…”

Yan Qing subconsciously looked at Xie Weilou, his mood somewhat solemn. This Qing Yao was not simple; he worried that Xie Weilou would have trouble.

Qing Yao glared at Xie Weilou, “Why are you not speaking? Are you scared?”

He took another step, and a terrifying pressure instantly bore down on Xie Weilou.

“…”

Xie Weilou glanced at Qing Yao, and a destructive power erupted.

Bang!

Before Qing Yao could react, he was instantly sent flying by this pressure. His body, like a sandbag, slammed hard twenty meters away, and a mouthful of fresh blood gushed out.

“Seventh-grade in pill dao, Guixu in martial dao? And that’s enough for you to be proud?”

Xie Weilou’s expression was indifferent.

“…”

Qing Yao struggled to stand up, his face grim as he stared at Xie Weilou, his heart filled with turbulent waves.

This person could send him flying with just pressure; his martial dao cultivation must be above his own.

Yuan Qi also looked at Xie Weilou with some surprise. This person also looked very young, and his cultivation seemed very formidable. Did Shao Quan have such a disciple?

Yuan Qi looked at Shao Quan and frowned, “Today is a pill dao sparring session. Is it appropriate to injure someone with martial arts?”

Shao Quan ignored Yuan Qi. He bowed to Xie Weilou, “Elder Xie, why have you come here?”

“Elder Xie?”

Everyone was stunned for a second upon hearing this.

Yuan Qi’s expression also froze. Shao Quan was already an Elder of the Danhe Realm, yet he bowed to this person and called him Elder?

He was aware of some of the rules of the Danhe Realm, where status was determined by pill dao.

To make Shao Quan bow like that, could this person’s pill dao strength be above Shao Quan’s?

Thinking of this, Yuan Qi was startled again.