Chapter 25 Beating Up the White Lotus

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiulian immediately became agitated. "No, I'm not convinced! Is the elder deliberately favoring Lu Fuyue because she's the sect leader's daughter?"

She walked up to Lu Fuyue and sneered.

"Didn't you say she has a talent for alchemy? Then I'll challenge her now."

“If she can’t even beat me, then Elder, you must accept me as your personal disciple.”

Elder Dan glanced at Lu Fuyue standing beside him, and Lu Fuyue nodded to him.

Because she's been so busy lately, she hasn't really touched the alchemy furnace much, but that doesn't mean she doesn't know how.

Lu Fuyue stepped forward and looked up at her calmly.

"Alright, what do you want to compete in?"

Lin Xiulian slowly stood up from the ground. "This disciple is only at the Qi Refining stage, while Martial Uncle Lu is already at the early Foundation Establishment stage. Naturally, it is impossible for us to compare cultivation levels."

"So how does our cultivation of the second-grade spiritual herb, Magnolia Fragrance, compare?"

"Shouldn't Uncle Lu agree?"

Lu Fuyue lowered her eyes to hide the coldness in them and said calmly, "Since you've brought it up, how can I not grant your request?"

These words surprised not only Elder Dan, but also the disciples who were watching.

Of course, they weren't stupid; after watching for so long, they naturally understood that this was all a scheme by this lowly outer disciple.

But why should Lu Fuyue agree? Cultivating spiritual herbs is something Lin Xiulian excels at, and they have almost never heard of Lu Fuyue cultivating these things.

Elder Dan wanted to speak up to stop her, but then he remembered that Lu Fuyue never did anything without being sure of success, so he decided to trust her.

Lin Xiulian finally smiled. In order to successfully enter the Alchemy Peak, she had consulted many senior disciples about their experience in cultivating spiritual herbs.

Her specialty is growing magnolias.

Magnolia fragrance sounds like the name of a scent, but it is actually an extremely rare and precious herb.

Its rarity lies in its extreme fragility; it can only survive by being nourished by the spiritual energy of cultivators. However, this nourishment of spiritual energy is extremely delicate; too much or too little will kill it.

How well one can grasp it depends on whether the person cultivating the herb is familiar with it.

Lin Xiulian took out two magnolia seeds from her storage bag and handed one of them to Lu Fuyue.

"Uncle-Master Lu, please."

Lu Fuyue took the magnolia seed, examined it carefully, and confirmed that there was indeed no problem with the seed, so she nodded.

"How should we compare them?"

Lin Xiulian smiled, feeling that she had the matter under control, so her tone towards Lu Fuyue softened.

"Whoever gets their seed to sprout first wins."

"good."

When Elder Dan announced the start of the competition.

Lin Xiulian immediately and slowly channeled her spiritual energy into the magnolia seed. Just as her magnolia began to emit its fragrance, Lu Fuyue suddenly spoke.

"is that so?"

Lin Xiulian turned her head and saw that the seeds in Lu Fuyue's hand had already sprouted tender shoots. Her pupils suddenly contracted, and the seeds in her hand fell to the ground.

"No, that's impossible! You cheated!"

Elder Dan walked over, took the magnolia seed from Lu Fuyue's hand, looked at it, and nodded. "I declare Lu Fuyue the winner of this competition."

"No, no, Lu Fuyue cheated!"

Lin Xiulian pounced on Elder Dan's hand like a madwoman, trying to snatch the seed and destroy it.

Unexpectedly, he was knocked to the ground by Elder Dan's palm strike.

Lu Fuyue said, "Whether you cheated or not, so many people here saw it. Besides, your methods are all wrong, so it's no wonder you're so slow."

The onlookers looked at each other.

Lu Fuyue's every move was under their watchful eyes, so she definitely didn't cheat, although the two of them did use different methods.

"Lu Fuyue, you're talking nonsense. How could my method be wrong? I bought this with spirit stones that I've saved up for a long time."

Lu Fuyue pursed her lips, took out the Complete Book of Alchemy, and turned to the page about Magnolia Fragrance in front of everyone.

"The fragrance of magnolia is only released when it is in full bloom, and its medicinal properties are at their best. However, when you induce growth, you release its fragrance prematurely, which greatly weakens the medicinal properties of magnolia."

"So your method is wrong."

Lin Xiulian shuddered, then burst into laughter while crying, before collapsing to the ground. "So... I was fooled... Hahahaha... Lu Fuyue, are you satisfied now?"

Elder Dan stepped forward, looked at Lin Xiulian on the ground, and sighed, "From today onwards, you are no longer a member of the Alchemy Peak. As for your slander and framing of Fuyue, you will be punished by facing the wall at the Cliff of Repentance for fifty years."