"What's going on with Lingyin Academy? Previously, they always took the lead without dispute. The situation has clearly changed this time."
The people of Qingxiao Kingdom felt somewhat disappointed upon learning about this result. In their opinion, Lingyin Academy should have been the unquestionable first.
After all, for so many years, Lingyin Academy had always performed exceptionally well, making them the pride of the entire Qingxiao Kingdom. But this time, their performance was truly disappointing.
"Canglan Academy has been suppressed for too long. It seems like this year's inter-academy competition is about to erupt."
"Why are you all in such a hurry? This is only the first round of assessment, and the final result is still uncertain."
The majority of the people in Qingxiao Kingdom firmly believed that Lingyin Academy would ultimately emerge victorious. Whether it was cultivation or alchemy, there was no area where Lingyin Academy would fall short.
Wei Hanyun's gaze fell on Bai Li Hongzhuang and Liu Qin Yue, and a strong sense of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes. This defeat was truly unfair.
"So it turns out that Lingyin Academy is left with no one, and they had to bring in a cultivator to make up the numbers. It seems that Liu Qin Yue is carrying quite a burden."
Wei Hanyun's gaze shifted to Liu Qin Yue as he sarcastically taunted Bai Li Hongzhuang.
He couldn't understand why cultivators would come and participate in such a competition instead of focusing on their cultivation.
Bai Li Hongzhuang glanced indifferently at Wei Hanyun. By now, she was immune to such provoking remarks and remained unaffected by any emotional fluctuations.
However, she was curious about this unfamiliar Wei Hanyun. He hadn't appeared in Beihai Academy before, and he seemed to be quite advanced in age. Could he be a secret weapon that Beihai Academy had prepared in advance?
Liu Qin Yue furrowed her eyebrows, instinctively resisting Wei Hanyun's words. Her voice carried a touch of indifference as she spoke, "Hongzhuang is skilled in alchemy and is an excellent alchemist."
She didn't know who Wei Hanyun really was, but since he was targeting Bai Li Hongzhuang, she couldn't allow him to defame her.
Listening to Liu Qin Yue's words, Wei Hanyun sneered, "Liu Qin Yue, I didn't expect your skill of speaking nonsense with your eyes wide open to become even more impressive."
The two alchemists from Lingyin Academy were men named Qi Jinnan and Ye Ruyu.
When they saw Wei Hanyun mocking Bai Li Hongzhuang, they couldn't help but ridicule him in return.
"The current decline of Canglan Academy is no longer a secret, and the number of new students has been decreasing. The same goes for alchemists."
"It's still better to bring in a mediocre alchemist than having none at all," Ye Ruyu said with a light laugh.
Wei Hanyun and Ye Ruyu exchanged glances. Compared to Canglan Academy, Lingyin Academy and Beihai Academy were allies, so they were on the same front.
Bai Li Hongzhuang's cold gaze swept over Wei Hanyun and the others, and a captivating and dazzling smile slowly curved her lips. However, it seemed unusually out of place in this situation.
"It seems that all of you are exceptional alchemists."
Wei Hanyun and the others looked at Bai Li Hongzhuang arrogantly. "Of course."
They had devoted all their attention to refining pills and were clearly on a different level from Bai Li Hongzhuang, who was only a mediocre cultivator.
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