These Enlightened Masters were all mid-stage Core Forging cultivators and above. They were naturally able to see the backgrounds of the Ying Shan Immortal Academy's disciples. Among these disciples, only one seemed to have sealed his cultivation from the mid-stage Blood Condensation Realm to the Third Level. The other seventeen disciples were all inner disciples of Immortal Academy.
These days, the two factions had a certain understanding of Ying Shan Immortal Academy's power structure. They also had a certain grasp of the number of disciples in Ying Shan Immortal Academy.
In the eyes of these Enlightened Masters, the Ying Shan Immortal Academy had only been established for ten years. In these ten years, it had grown from nothing to something. With the current scale of recruitment, it would already be considered good if they could produce ten Blood Condensation disciples. Moreover, most of them would be at the First Level of the Blood Condensation Realm. Even if there were some geniuses who could reach the Second Level of the Blood Condensation Realm, it would be extremely rare.
However, the truth was that not only did Ying Shan Immortal Academy's inner disciples exceed their expectations, they even had three Third Level Blood Condensation cultivators and ten Second Level Blood Condensation cultivators. How could these Enlightened Masters not be shocked?
Originally, both sects had sent spies to infiltrate Ying Shan Immortal Academy as outer sect disciples. Some of these spies were only in the early stage of Blood Condensation. According to the two sects' original guess, if Ying Shan Immortal Academy couldn't gather 18 early stage Blood Condensation disciples, they could only choose from the outer sect disciples. As such, there was a high chance that these spies would be chosen.
Once these spies entered the Fist Valley space, the two factions would definitely be able to make Ying Shan Immortal Academy suffer a loss in the Fist Valley space.
Although this method wouldn't shake Ying Shan Immortal Academy's foundation, it could slow down their development. Even though Mountain Universe Sect needed to borrow the power of Immortal Academy to fight against the Gu Clan, they clearly didn't want another equally powerful Ying Shan Immortal Academy to appear in the process of fighting against the Gu Clan. Since there was such a chance, Mountain Universe Sect naturally wouldn't mind making Ying Shan Immortal Academy suffer a loss.
But now, Ying Shan Immortal Academy's disciples were all inner sect disciples. These disciples were all seedlings that Ying Shan Immortal Academy had recruited from the surrounding mortal villages by activating their bloodlines. They had clean backgrounds and had grown up in Ying Shan Immortal Academy. They viewed Ying Shan Immortal Academy as their second parent. It would be very difficult for the two sects to convert such disciples in a short period of time.
These Enlightened Masters naturally knew some of the secrets of their sects. When they saw the Ying Shan Immortal Academy bring out eighteen Blood Condensation disciples, they recalled Enlightened Master Gu Hun's speculation that the Ying Shan Immortal Academy might be a large sect that had secretly infiltrated the Ying Shan mountain range. This time, they were more convinced of this speculation.
Compared to the other Enlightened Masters who valued Ying Shan Immortal Academy a little more, Enlightened Gu Zhou was looking at Enlightened Xuan Fang in the soundproof restriction with a serious expression.
When Enlightened Master Fei Hong saw that Enlightened Gu Zhou was looking elsewhere, he also followed his gaze and looked at Enlightened Xuan Fang. After a while, he said with some surprise, "This Ying Shan Immortal Academy really isn't a newly established faction. This Enlightened Master doesn't look old, and his cultivation has only just broken through to the middle stage of Core Forging. However, if I'm not wrong, I'm afraid he's an alchemy master!"
Enlightened Gu Zhou nodded and said, "If this Guo Tianshan established Ying Shan Immortal Academy on a whim, how could he have prepared every aspect of a sect in a short ten years?"
With the words of the two alchemy masters, Pang Feiyun, Gu Hun, and Enlightened Jian Ming naturally didn't doubt them. Thus, they valued Ying Shan Immortal Academy even more.
An alchemy master wasn't something that could be achieved easily. It was as difficult for an itinerant cultivator to become an alchemy master as it was for an itinerant cultivator to reach the Dharma Manifestation Stage. Although alchemy masters had a transcendent status in the cultivation world, their achievements couldn't be separated from a large amount of spiritual herbs for them to practice with. Without the support of a faction, it was extremely difficult to achieve anything.
After Enlightened Xuan Fang finished giving his instructions, he removed the soundproof restriction and heard Enlightened Gu Zhou say, "I wonder which two late stage Core Forging Daoists your sect has sent. This Fist Valley Space requires six late stage Core Forging Cultivators to work together to open it. If it's only Daoist Liu Xuanyuan, I think it's fine not to open the Fist Valley Space."
Liu Xuanyuan was only at the sixth level of Core Forging Realm. When he heard this, he smiled unhurriedly and said, "Daoist Liu, you worry too much. When the space opens, my sect will naturally send someone over."
Enlightened Gu Zhou didn't ask who would come. Ying Shan Immortal Academy currently only had Enlightened Xuan Ping and Enlightened Xuan Tian, two late stage Core Forging Elders. If there were other late stage Core Forging Cultivators from Ying Shan Immortal Academy that came, it would only mean that Ying Shan Immortal Academy's hidden power was even stronger.
Spiritual Master Gu Hun's thoughts ran deeper. He had once traveled the world, and his horizons and knowledge were not comparable to those around him. But now, he recalled an explosive rumor about the overseas cultivation world that he had heard decades ago in the East River.
In the East Sea, a power called the Carefree Sect suddenly rose up and broke through the many obstacles of the Crystal Palace, sailing their treasured ship to the Tianyue Sect of the central plains. They formed an alliance with the Tianyue Sect, which had always been the first to bear the brunt of the Crystal Palace's attempts to extend their power into the central plains. They built an ultra-long distance teleportation matrix, causing the Carefree Sect to live up to its name as a large sect.
Before this Carefree Sect rose up, it had changed its name to "Boudoir" and operated as a secret power for many years. Only then did it grow strong under the nose of the Crystal Palace. Once it rose up, even the Crystal Palace did not expect it. It was a classic case of a fire in their own backyard. This caused the Crystal Palace, which had always dominated the East Sea and expanded its power everywhere, to lose a lot of face in the cultivation world.
Could it be that Ying Shan Immortal Academy was also a chess piece of some sect to expand its power?
Perfected Gu Hun's heart sank. If this was really the case, the Gu Clan really could not shed all pretense of cordiality. If the power behind the other party became angry out of humiliation, the Gu Clan could barely be considered a medium-sized power in the central plains cultivation world. There were three mid Dharma adepts and five early Dharma adepts in the clan. They might not be able to withstand the anger of the other party.
As Perfected Gu Hun thought of this, he heard Perfected Gu Zhou turn to ask Xuan Fang, who was behind Perfected Liu Xuanyuan, "This young friend is not bad. Recently, you seem to have been refining some mid Core Forging elixirs. It seems that your success rate in refining mid Core Forging elixirs is not low."
Perfected Gu Hun was stunned. He knew that this was Perfected Gu Zhou's intention to establish his power. A few days ago, in the battle of Ying Shan Immortal Academy, the three heroes of the Gu Clan were defeated by the opposing elder, Perfected Xuanping, with two swords. This time, Perfected Gu Zhou clearly wanted to regain this face.
Perfected Gu Hun wanted to stop him, but thinking that alchemists had their own rules of the alchemy world, it was better for him not to interfere. Moreover, Perfected Gu Hun was very dissatisfied with the fact that Ying Shan Immortal Academy had trampled on the three heroes of the Gu Clan to establish their own foundation. Naturally, he was happy to see the other party make a fool of himself.
Perfected Xuan Fang was stunned when he heard Perfected Gu Zhou's words. He immediately knew that the other party was provoking him. There were two main types of "sparring" between alchemists in the world of alchemy. The first type was to compete in alchemy. If the level was serious, it could even directly trigger a "cauldron-smashing agreement" until one side admitted defeat and destroyed the cauldron, completely withdrawing from the alchemy world. This was also considered a duel in the alchemy world.
Back then, Lu Ping had once made a cauldron-smashing agreement with Yue Jiangrui in the Qianyuan Palace of the Northern Alliance in the East Sea. Later, after mediation by the Northern Alliance's Hongye Laozu, Perfected Qin, and the others, although Yue Jiangrui did not smash his cauldron, he was now the alchemy master of Soundwave Island, which Lu Ping managed in the East Sea.
The other type was to probe each other's secrets.
Alchemists dealt with flames, cauldrons, and various kinds of spirit herbs all year round. It was inevitable that they would reveal their achievements in alchemy as well as other secrets.
This method of alchemists was to see who could see through the other side's secrets, guess the other side's alchemy level, and know that the other side bowed their head in respect.
Although Perfected Xuan Fang was also an alchemy genius, he had only been an alchemy master for a few decades. How could his experience be compared to someone like Perfected Gu Zhou, who had been immersed in alchemy for hundreds of years?
Although Perfected Xuan Fang also tried to find some clues from Perfected Gu Zhou, he had to admit that Perfected Gu Zhou's alchemy skills were above his own. He couldn't detect any subtle changes in Perfected Gu Zhou's alchemy skills. He could only cup his hands and say, "Your Excellency's alchemy skills must be extraordinary. Refining a Late Core Forging Pill is not a problem."
Perfected Gu Zhou smiled proudly and said, "That's right. I can see that Your Excellency has recently been refining a pill suitable for cultivators with metal-attribute bloodlines. I wonder if Your Excellency can guess what pill I've been refining recently?"
Perfected Xuan Fang's face turned red. Just as he released his Divine Sense, it was blocked by a Divine Sense that was far stronger than his. He couldn't find anything from Perfected Gu Zhou.
At this time, Perfected Master Fei Hong from the Mountain Universe Sect seemed to be unable to hold back his loneliness. He opened his mouth and giggled, "Little Friend, the pill you've refined recently shouldn't have been more than three days ago. Looking at the residual Pill Qi around Little Friend's body, I'm afraid your success rate is not low!"
Both of them called Perfected Master Xuan Fang "Little Friend". Perfected Master Xuan Fang was an alchemy grandmaster and was respected by many. Now that he was being looked down upon, his alchemy skills were inferior to these two, and his cultivation was even worse. His face turned red with anger, but he couldn't refute a single word.
Just as Perfected Master Liu Xuanyuan sensed that something was wrong and was about to change the topic, he saw Perfected Master Xuan Fang's eyes brighten when he looked behind him. Perfected Master Liu Xuanyuan immediately guessed something and was delighted.
Everyone also noticed the abnormality in Perfected Master Xuan Fang's expression. When they turned to look, they didn't know when, but behind the Mountain Universe Sect and the Gu Clan, which was in front of the Ying Shan Immortal Academy disciples, a cultivator had suddenly appeared there without anyone noticing.
When Perfected Master Jian Ming saw this person, he immediately felt a bitter taste in his mouth. However, his expression was still calm as he forced a smile and said, "So it's Perfected Master Xuan Ping!"
The other cultivators from the Mountain Universe Sect and the Gu Clan were shocked. They saw this cultivator who looked to be around the same age as Perfected Master Xuan Fang appear behind them without anyone noticing. If this person launched a sneak attack, they didn't know who would be able to block it.
When they thought of the method this person used to defeat the Gu Clan's Three Heroes, they watched as Perfected Master Xuan Ping walked through the two sects' cultivators as if there was no one around and walked towards the Ying Shan Immortal Academy disciples. They unconsciously took two steps back to make way for him.
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