This won't work.

The Sanqing Immortal Sect has too many members. They bulldozed their way here without a shred of concern for anything else. Everything belongs to them, so they can recklessly dispatch Fierce Beasts and take Precious Medicines as they please. Even the Primordial Beasts have to go around them.

The prodigies from the other Immortal Sects, no matter how monstrous their talent, couldn't possibly perform the feat of having just three or five people take on a hundred others.

He could be almost certain. This Ancient Forest has become the exclusive playground of the Sanqing Immortal Sect.

So the question returned to where it started.

—Why can the Sanqing Immortal Sect deploy more than a hundred people at once?

…

Speaking of deep matters with a new acquaintance is a huge taboo.

Sima Yulong naturally wasn't foolish enough to ask Wang Xiu about such things. One didn't need to think hard to know it surely involved secrets. But now, he was simply glad that this group was from the Sanqing Immortal Sect and led by Wang Xiu.

If it had been people from any other Immortal Sect, being robbed would have just meant being robbed. Not a single hair would have been left behind.

But Wang Xiu was a good man. He could have chosen not to share anything at all, yet he had invited him to enjoy the flesh of the Golden Dragon Hawk and taste such a delicacy. Sima Yulong was reserved at first, but he later let himself go, using his Frost Snow Divine Spear to skewer the meat and eat it directly.

Soon, he had blended in with the crowd.

Xiang Tiange said nothing, silently wolfing down his food. He devoured the meat in huge bites, his body suffused with divine radiance and emitting a constant glow. The blood and vital essence of this ancient, exotic species were a great benefit to him.

Jiang Ling'er contributed her Pill Furnace, stewing some of the Dragon Hawk meat inside. Brilliant light sparkled within the furnace as a rich, enticing fragrance of vital essence billowed out.

Ji Zidian, Mo Wuwei, and a group of female disciples gathered around the Pill Furnace, using chopsticks to pick out pieces of meat. From time to time, they would take out some Precious Medicines and toss them in to cook as well. This immediately made the aroma even richer. The mighty vital essence turned into a Spiritual Mist around them, making it seem as if a single breath could grant immortality.

This Dragon Hawk was enormous, but it was barely enough to feed a hundred people. It was quickly devoured, with not even much of the broth left over.

Sima Yulong patted his round belly and lay on the grass, heedless of his image, feeling utterly content and at ease.

Just then, Wang Xiu walked over carrying two bundles of raw meat. He smiled and said, "Brother Sima, your fellow disciples haven't eaten yet, have they? Take some of this for them to try!"

"This... isn't this too much?"

Sima Yulong was pleasantly surprised but also a bit embarrassed. Eating his fill and then taking more made him feel rather thick-skinned. After all, the Golden Dragon Hawk was the spoils of the Sanqing disciples. It was one thing for him to freeload, but taking some away seemed excessive.

Wang Xiu smiled. "It's nothing, really. It's not that valuable."

In the end, Sima Yulong couldn't refuse. Once you've tasted the delicacy of a primordial exotic species, it's impossible to let go.

He accepted the two bundles of meat and skewered them directly with the Frost Snow Divine Spear. Then, he cupped his hands toward Wang Xiu and said, "Sima Yulong will never forget your esteemed sect's hospitality! If there is an opportunity in the future, please grant me the honor of returning the favor!"

Wang Xiu's smile was warm. "There will be opportunities!"

The Sanqing disciples were efficient, swiftly cleaning up the area before preparing to set off.

Sima Yulong shouldered his silver spear, the two bundles of meat dangling from its end. As he watched Wang Xiu and the others disappear into the distance, tears welled up in his eyes.

Good people! They're all such good people!

…

Inside the grand hall, runes swirled, illuminating the space as brightly as day without any need for lamps or fire. Several figures were gathered here. All of them were wreathed in the Saint's Rules and surrounded by myriad phenomena, appearing as radiant and dazzling as gods on earth.

"You've all received the news, I assume?" a voice rumbled like winter thunder, laced with anger.

"That brat from Sanqing, taking advantage of his earlier start, plundered a massive amount of Precious Medicines and brought them back, allowing everyone from the Sanqing Immortal Sect to move freely..." another voice boomed, shaking the great hall.

"Even if he is exceptionally talented and started earlier than everyone else, how could fortune be so easily seized? How can a mere Golden Core Stage cultivator act so unscrupulously in the forest? Talent and combat power are two different things!"

"Who's to say?"

"Now, with their hundred-odd members, they are rampaging through the Ancient Forest, utterly unstoppable, and have taken almost all the rewards! Our disciples can only watch on, eating their leftovers..."

"They even had the audacity to cook a primordial exotic species in the forest. Such behavior is an outrageous waste!"

The Saints were all furious.

The situation was in chaos, completely different from countless past trials. In the past, it had always been a fierce competition among the prodigies from all sides, all of them clashing brilliantly and displaying their various Divine Skills. Even if disparities existed, they were never this large.

But now, wherever the Sanqing Immortal Sect went, all other prodigies and even the Primordial Beasts had to retreat. No one could stand against them. This was a sight that even the Sanqing Immortal Sect at its absolute peak could not have achieved, let alone now. It was a true disgrace!

A Saint spoke slowly, "Regardless, they haven't broken any rules. It was all done through strength!"

A hot-tempered Saint retorted angrily, "Through strength? Just those hundred or so people? If all my disciples from the Shenyan Cave Heaven were out there, would they even have a chance to be so dominant?"

Shenyan Cave Heaven was ranked among the top ten of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Caves and was renowned for its fire techniques. Their sect was teeming with prodigies, and over two hundred of them had participated in this Holy Academy event, making for a formidable presence.

"But as it happens, your disciples can't get out!" the Saint who had spoken earlier said, hitting a raw nerve.

This made the Saint from Shenyan Cave Heaven furious. Fire erupted from his body, reaching for the sky. Magma gushed from the void as if small worlds were being buried in endless flames. The void itself was torn asunder, glowing red hot. Clearly, he was deeply unreconciled to this reality.

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