311: Peng Yujie Road

Li Changbai nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "It was indeed a very close win. Junior Brother, you still need to keep working hard; you can't let a mere Liang Qiao surpass you!"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Of course."

Liu Ruyan also smiled and said softly, "No matter the reason, a win is a win. Junior Brother, thank you for your contribution to the Lingyun Sect!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "My three Senior Brother and Senior Sister treat me with sincerity, so I should also contribute to the Lingyun Sect."

Liu Ruyan nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "But you really cannot let your guard down. The Alchemist Convention is about to be held, and Liang Qiao will soon Face you again. After today's battle, he will definitely mobilize the entire Qingnang Sect's resources to search for precious Pill Formulas."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was a bit puzzled and asked softly, "Alchemist Convention? What is that?"

Liu Ruyan smiled and said, "The Alchemist Convention is a competition for young Alchemists held by the Medicine King Valley every ten years, and only Alchemists under 30 years old can participate."

"As long as you perform well in the Alchemist Convention, you will receive rewards from the Medicine King Valley. If you can become the champion, you will earn the title of Pill King, which is the highest honor in the Alchemist Domain."

"The Medicine King Valley mainly holds this competition to attract young Alchemists from the central province to emerge. Nearly half of the Alchemists who participate in the convention each time are absorbed by the Medicine King Valley. You belong to the Lingyun Sect, so you certainly won't accept the Medicine King Valley's offer, but there's no harm in taking the rewards from the Medicine King Valley. In fact, I think you have a chance to compete for the Pill King title."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen's Face lit up: "Why shouldn't I take free rewards? I'm definitely going to this Alchemist Convention. Although I might not win the championship, I can still gain benefits from the Medicine King Valley and boost the Lingyun Sect's prestige. Third Senior Sister, you're going too, right?"

Xu Qing nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Of course. And I have only one goal, and that is the championship!"

Lu Xingchen gave a wry smile, "It seems that to get a good ranking, one must at least be an Eighth-Grade Alchemist. I'm still far from that! Senior Sister, when does this Alchemist Convention start?"

Liu Ruyan smiled and said, "I'm not sure, but based on past experience, it will definitely start within a year."

Lu Xingchen gave a wry smile, "Advancing to Eighth-Grade within a year is a bit difficult!"

Liu Ruyan said in a deep voice, "There's no other way. You're already over 20, aren't you? You can't wait for the next one, so you can only participate in this one. It doesn't matter if you don't get the championship; your Senior Sister Xu Qing will back you up!"

Lu Xingchen gave a wry smile, "I'll do my best!"

Xu Qing patted Lu Xingchen's shoulder and said with a smile, "Junior Brother, let me tell you some explosive news. The champion of the last Alchemist Convention was our teacher, Jiang Taishen!"

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was startled and said in a deep voice, "Damn, Teacher is that amazing?"

Xu Qing chuckled, "He is that amazing! Teacher is exceptionally talented, simultaneously an Eighth-Grade Alchemist, an Eighth-Grade Spirit Formation Master, and an eighth-grade spirit talisman Master. The professional skills of the three of us were all taught by him; only you are an exception."

"Over the past century, the Medicine King Valley has held more than a dozen Alchemist Conventions, and each time their own Saint had won the championship. Only the last time, Teacher, an outsider, snatched the championship away."

Lu Xingchen said softly, "Amazing! It's the fortune of my life to be accepted as a disciple by Teacher!"

Xu Qing chuckled, "This time, my only goal is the championship. The current Saintess of the Medicine King Valley, Miss Peng Yu, is my biggest opponent. It's just that the Medicine King Valley protects her very well; I haven't met her in person, I've only heard her name."

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Is this Miss Peng Yu very strong?"

Xu Qing chuckled, "Of course! I heard that she became an Eighth-Grade Alchemist at only 19 years old, even faster than my Cultivation speed. Moreover, among the eight prodigies of the central province, she is one of the Three Phoenixes."

Lu Xingchen gave a wry smile, "These are still too far off for me; I'll focus on advancing to Eighth-Grade first!"

Peng Ling announced the competition results, and the two sects began the handover of the Wangshu Kingdom's Medicinal Pill market.

Liu Ruyan and Li Changbai were busy outside, while Lu Xingchen and Xu Qing returned to the sect to Cultivate.

Although the Lingyun Sect won, Liu Ruyan did not become arrogant but instead extended an olive branch to the Qingnang Sect.

Because the Qingnang Sect's foundation was truly too profound, and its influence in the central province definitely surpassed that of the Lingyun Sect.

Even Liu Ruyan dared not easily offend them.

According to the agreement, the Wangshu Kingdom's Medicinal Pill market should belong to the Lingyun Sect, but Liu Ruyan signed many cooperation agreements with Li Chuang.

One of them was to purchase Medicinal Pills from the Qingnang Sect and sell them in the Wangshu Kingdom.

Although this would earn the Lingyun Sect a bit more, it was only beneficial to the Qingnang Sect, indirectly protecting the Qingnang Sect's interests.

Other agreements also gave the Qingnang Sect ample Face.

After this competition, under the operation of Liu Ruyan and Li Changbai, the Qingnang Sect and the Lingyun Sect not only did not fall out but their relationship became even closer, subtly showing a tendency to form an alliance.

And all of this was within Li Chuang's expectations.

He invited the two Grand Elders to appear precisely for this purpose.

It was just that he didn't expect to lose.

In that case, he could only share a piece of the pie with the Lingyun Sect.

Back at the Lingyun Sect, Lu Xingchen followed his usual routine: teaching Mu Ruxue in the morning and Cultivating in the Soul Nurturing Tower in the afternoon, living a very comfortable life.

Half a month passed like this.

On this day, Lu Xingchen left the Lingyun Sect, as agreed, to go to the teahouse to get news about the Li family and that Martial Ancestor Expert.

Not long after leaving the Mountain Gate, he sensed a powerful Soul Power locking onto him, and his brows immediately furrowed.

Lu Xingchen didn't know if the newcomer was friend or foe, but this place was not far from the Lingyun Sect. Even if he couldn't win, with the items his three Senior Brother and Senior Sister gave him, he could still escape back to the Lingyun Sect.

Lu Xingchen hovered in the air and shouted loudly, "Come out!"

The next moment, the young girl he had seen in the market before flew out from a white cloud and stood in front of Lu Xingchen.

Miss Peng Yu chuckled, "You react quite quickly, young man. I exposed my aura slightly, and you immediately noticed."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was startled.

She exposed it on purpose?

That indicated that her Soul Power must be above his own.

Looking at her head again, it clearly showed "One-Star Martial Venerable."

Being able to follow Peng Ling, and with both martial Cultivation and Soul Power above his own, Lu Xingchen couldn't think of anyone else besides the Saintess of the Medicine King Valley.

He immediately bowed to Miss Peng Yu and said in a deep voice, "Greetings, Miss Peng Yu. May I ask what important matter brings you to me?"