"Ah——! Ahhh——! Why why! Shuǐ Líng, why have you changed!"

  In the forest, a rumbling sound rose and fell, accompanied by the trembling of large trees. Leaves were shaken off in profusion, pouring down like heavy rain.

  Feng Tianlong stood under the tree, his fists clenched, punching the trunk again and again without using any spiritual energy to protect himself. Soon, blood seeped out of his joints, staining the trunk red.

  His eyes were red-rimmed, it was unclear whether it was due to sadness or anger.

  At this moment, he was like a raging bull, wanting to vent the anger inside him regardless of everything.

  "I've long said that Mu is no good, yet you still associate with him." Suddenly, a sarcastic voice came from behind Fow Tianlong.

  "Who?" Fútian Lóng turned around abruptly and saw Feng Yúguī slowly walking out from behind a large tree.

  "Is it you?" Fow Tianlong's eyes narrowed fiercely, his gaze wary as he said, "You're not a good person either!"

  Feng Yu returned with a cold smile and walked slowly towards Fow Tianlong: "I'm indeed not a good person. But at least I won't touch the people my friends care about."

  Feng Tian's dragon eyes flashed, and he said in a low voice: "I'm not friends with anyone surnamed Mu."

  "Feng Yu pulled the corner of her mouth: 'He clearly knows that Shuiling is not shallow with you, but he still stirs up trouble in between. Such a thing without any righteousness, let alone you can't bear it, even I as an onlooker feel angry.'"

  Feng Tian's dragon eyes floated with a fierce aura, and he asked, "What do you want to do? I'll tell you, those poisonous medicines of yours are completely useless against him. And I won't be joining forces with you again."

  "Fu brother's misunderstanding of me, I understand. Not wanting to have much contact with me is also because of Shuilian girl, right? But, have you ever thought that Shuilian girl is also for whom?" Feng Yu said with a hint of meaning.

  Feng Tianlong's face turned cold and he fell silent.

  Feng Yu returned with a smile: "Today in the forest, Brother Fu and that surname Mu, for Shuiling's sake, made a big fuss. I suppose this matter will soon spread to the Medicine Tower. Brother Fu, have you thought about how everyone will guess the reason behind this matter?"

  "What do you mean?" Fow Tianlong raised his eyes, and a cold glint flashed in his pupils.

  Phoenix returned with her hands clasped behind her back and said to Fow Tianlong, "The one surnamed Mu is handsome and charming, that good-looking face must have captivated many hearts. On the other hand, Brother Fow, although you are strong and unyielding, there's a hint of brutality about you. It's obvious who Water Spirit girl suits better."

  "What are you talking about? Shui Ling is my wife whom I have yet to bring home." Fow Tian Long said angrily.

  Feng Yu's smile grew even wider: "But others don't know the inside story. They only know that Mu and Shuiling are a better match, they only know that in this dispute, Shuiling is on Mu's side. And you, Fow, have become the villain who tries to steal someone else's love with a knife, just because of your own infatuation, wanting to destroy their happiness."

  "You're talking nonsense! It's clearly that Mu guy who's the one who stole her heart!" Fow Tianlong hastily argued.

  "Yes, you and I both know that's the truth. But outsiders don't know." Feng Yu said helplessly with a spread of his hands.

  Feng Tianlong's lips were tightly pursed, his eyebrows furrowed as he stared at Feng Yuqi.

  After a while, he finally said in a low voice: "What exactly do you want to say, stop beating around the bush."

  Phoenix nodded slightly and said: "What I want is very simple, as long as Brother Fu helps me, I can help Brother Fu, and let Water Spirit girl return to your side automatically."

  "Do you have a way to make her change her mind?" Fow Tian's dragon eyes lit up.

  "Believe it or not, it's up to you." Feng Yu said ambiguously.

  But the more he did so, the more Fow Tianlong felt that what he said was true. "What can you do?"

  Feng Yu stopped talking at this moment and smiled as she looked at Fow Tianlong.

  Under his gaze, Fow Tianlong finally reacted and asked in a low voice: "What do you want me to help you with?"

  "It's simple, you just go back to their side and find a way to make them trust you again. Wait for my instructions. Once I get rid of that Mu guy, your Water Spirit girl won't be infatuated with a useless person anymore. Then I'll tell you how to make her fall deeply in love with you." Feng Yu said with a sly tone.

  Feng Yu's return was met with a serious and prolonged scrutiny by Fow Tianlong, who finally squeezed out a single word from between his teeth: "Good."

  ……

  "Mu Ge, do you think this is Snow Scene Grass in my hand?" Wei Qianqian ran to Mu Qingge's side with a handful of grass that had white small flower buds.

  Mo Qingge took a glance and nodded slightly.

  Weiduo immediately happily put the Snow Scene Grass carefully into her cloth bag. "The last one has also been found."

  With a happy pat on her own cloth bag, Wei Qiuqiu looked at Mu Qingge and asked: "Mu Ge, I've got all the herbs. Shall we go to the gate of the Medicine Tower now?"

  "Good." Mu Qingge nodded.

  The four of them walked towards the gate together. However, Shuiling seemed a bit distracted.

  Wei Qi glanced at her and walked to Mu Qing's side, smiling: "We're quite lucky, we found the five herbs so quickly. Now, the first test of the entrance exam should be no problem, right?"

  After he finished speaking, he lowered his voice and asked: "Mu Ge, be honest with me, do you like Shui Ling?"

  Mu Qing's mouth twitched, and he gave him a strange look: "Did I do something to make you misunderstand?" Obviously, this mess was caused by Shui Ling herself. She was also a victim, wasn't she?

  Wei Qi hastily waved her hand and shook her head, explaining: "I also think you won't like such a little girl. But if you don't like it, just tell them clearly earlier, so as not to misunderstand Tian Long."

  Mo Qingge was so angry that she couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

  What is she explaining? Her identity is clear as water, how can a woman like another woman?

  Mo Qingge was speechless, but Wei Qi continued with a burst of imagination: "Alas, what a pity you're a man. If you were a woman, I'd brave all dangers to marry you into our family."

  This sentence again made Mu Qing Song's face turn black.

  But he didn't stop there, continuing: "Your existence is simply putting pressure on us good men. The girls we like all like you instead. I think someone with your personality should go find those aloof ice beauties to conquer, those snow lotuses on the icy mountains aren't something ordinary people can pluck anyway. That female senior we met at Cui Hu last time seems pretty good, if you were to get together with her, Shuiling wouldn't dare have wild ideas."

  "...Mù Qīng Gē had an urge in her heart to use the herbs in her hand to block Wèi Qí's brain hole."

  "What did you just say! Mu Ge would never like a big iceberg!" Wei Juan, who had been paying attention to the conversation between the two, immediately jumped out and chased after Wei Qi, ready to fight.

  Wei Qi hastily dodged, covering her head and running wildly, while still shouting: "What's the hurry? If Mu Ge liked you, she would have done so long ago. Mu Ge doesn't have that kind of intention towards you, so stop having wild fantasies, you silly girl!"

  "What a living treasure!" Mu Qing Ge sighed helplessly in her heart.

  As they walked a little further away from them, Mu Qing's gaze fell on Shui Ling.

  After some thought, she walked over and asked: "Why?"

  Shuiling was taken aback, raised her eyes and looked at her, seemingly puzzled by her question.

  For those clear and transparent eyes, Water Spirit felt that they were the true spirit pupils, making her own thoughts in her heart have nowhere to hide.

  After a while, she said: "I and Fow Tianlong have been engaged under the auspices of our clan's elder since we were young. As the days passed, our wedding day is getting closer and closer. However, I do not want him to marry me just because of the engagement."

  "Do you think he doesn't like you?" Mu Qing Ge asked.

  Shuiling shook her head and sighed helplessly: "That fool. His thoughts are very simple, once he's made up his mind, he won't change it. I'm afraid even he himself can't tell whether he cares about me because of the engagement or because he likes me."

  "So, you want to use me to provoke him, make him understand his own mind, and also let you see clearly?" Mu Qingge said, piercing the truth.

  Her eyes were uneasy and she nodded slightly. Stubbornly, she said: "If he married me because of the engagement, I'd rather not get married."

  "Can we see the results now?" Mu Qing Ge asked with a smile.

  Shui Ling smiled wryly: "I couldn't tell if he was sincere with me, but I did find out his recklessness."

  "Are you going to continue playing this game?" Mu Qing Ge suddenly stopped and looked at her seriously.

  Shui Ling shook her head: "No. I'm sorry to drag you into this, I'll find an opportunity to talk to him and ask about his intentions clearly. I will also tell him my decision, if he's not willing, then I won't marry!"

  "If you don't like it, then don't marry. Even if he is in your heart." Murmured Mu Qingge.

  Her face turned red, but she didn't deny the implication of Mu Qing's latter half sentence.

  She gave her a deep look and said with implication: "You're quite principled."

  "Perhaps I just don't want to be too humble in emotional investment." Shui Ling said with a hint of realization.

  ……

  Outside the gate of Yaotai Courtyard, several disciples in plain clothes stood with their hands behind them.

  Behind them, the gate of the Medicine Tower is fully revealed.

  Lofty gate, as high as ten zhang. Thick copper door carved with thousands of herbs and annotations. The whole gate is like a herbal encyclopedia.

  In front of the temple, jade stone steps winding down.

  At this time, sparse figures had already appeared at the end of the stairs.

  The disciple in white clothes standing at the gate saw someone appear, and one of them stepped forward. With spiritual power infused in his voice, he said loudly: "Only half a stick of incense is left before the assessment time. Those who have collected herbs should present their collected herbs for inspection. Those who pass will enter the courtyard."

  His roar made those who appeared on the steps quicken their pace involuntarily.

  Those who had not yet appeared also hastened their pace and rushed towards the gate of the courtyard.

  It's not difficult for the quasi-apprentices of the Medicine Tower to find five kinds of herbs in half a day. The only difficulty is not to confuse some similar herbs.

  When Muxing Ge and the others arrived at the stage, they saw several people who had been eliminated due to mistakes in identifying herbs standing by with their heads hung low.

  "Mu, Mu Ge I'm a bit nervous." Wei Qianqian suddenly grasped Mu Qingge's sleeve tightly and said in a low voice.

  Mu Qingge glanced back at her and comforted: "Don't be afraid, your medicinal materials are all correct."

  Wei Juanjuan nodded forcefully and took a deep breath before releasing Mu Qingge's sleeve.

  "Look, Tian Long has arrived." Wei Qi suddenly looked towards the crowd that had passed by and said to the three of them.

  The first one to look away was Shui Ling, but when she saw the figure of Fow Tian Long, she quickly averted her gaze, as if she didn't want to see him.

  Mu Qingge also looked up and said to the three of them: "Let's go deliver the herbs first."

  The three of them nodded.

  The four of them went up the steps and walked towards those simple-robed disciples.

  On Su Yi's disciples' waists, several medicine bags were hung separately. Those medicinal materials that had been checked and qualified by them were all thrown into the medicine bags.

  Arriving at the entrance of the courtyard, they gazed up at the towering ten-zhang-high gate, and several people couldn't help but crane their necks.

  "What a magnificent view!" Wei Qi murmured in admiration.

  Wei Juanjuan also nodded in shock: "Standing in front of this courtyard gate, I feel so small."

  "Is this the entrance of the Medicine Tower?" Shui Ling whispered, her eyes unable to conceal her excitement and shock.

  Her bright eyes sparkled as she suddenly leaned in close to Mu Qing and whispered, "This courtyard gate seems to have a very strong defensive seal."

  A hint of surprise flashed in Mu Qing's eyes.

  Cui Miao had once said that the Spiritual Pupil Bloodline could see through all disguises. She hadn't expected that Shui Ling would actually be able to see the hidden seal on the courtyard gate.

  Even she, who is now only a line away from the Purple Realm, knows some taboos and can only feel the waves of pressure coming from the courtyard gate.

  A clearer impression was that the herbal pattern printed on the gate of the courtyard seemed to be arranged according to a certain rule.

  "How many of you are there? Not coming over to hand in the herbs yet?" A sudden urging voice came.

  The four of them put aside their shock and handed over the herbs they had picked to Su Yi's disciples, then stood aside waiting.

  Soon, Su Yi's disciples had a result, and the four of them stood on one side with the qualifications to enter the Medicine Tower.

  Four people entered together, and Mu Qing saw Feng Yu Gui in the crowd.

  At this time, Feng Yu returned but didn't even glance at her, as if he didn't recognize her at all, which made her feel somewhat strange.

  "Water Spirit." Fow Tian Long squeezed over from the crowd and walked to Water Spirit's side, saying in a low voice.

  She glanced sideways with an expressionless face.

  Fu Tianlong's face turned pale and he hastily said: "Shuiling, I know you're angry with me. Earlier, I was also momentarily blinded by anger... I, I was wrong."

  Shui Ling still ignored him.

  Feng Tianlong said anxiously: "Shuiling, don't ignore me! Tell me, how can I be forgiven?"

  At last, Shuiling turned her gaze to him, sizing him up for a long time before saying in his expectant look: "Do you want me to forgive you?"

  Feng Tianlong hastily nodded his head.

  "Alright, as long as you agree to one condition." Shuiling said, looking at him.

  "You said." Fow Tian's dragon eyes looked at her sincerely.

  Shui Ling pursed her lips and said to him, "Can you not be so rash and impulsive in the future? You didn't even ask for a reason before attacking and hurting someone?"

  "So you're still mad at me because of Mu Ge!" Fow Tianlong said indignantly. But when he saw Shui Ling's cold expression, he hastily added: "Alright, alright. I know, I'll change."

  "Go and apologize to Mu Ge."

  "I." Foutu's chest heaved up and down. He didn't want to go apologize to Mu Qingge, but thinking of Feng Yugu's words and Shuiling's current attitude towards him, he had no choice but to steel himself and walk towards Mu Qingge.

  As he approached, Wei Qi and Wei Qianqian looked at him with a guarded expression.

  He glanced at the Wei siblings and said to Mu Qingge: "As long as you keep your distance from Shuiling in the future, I won't bother you again."

  "Hey! Fútian Lóng, is this an apologetic tone?" Wei Juanjuan was the first to protest.

  Wei Qi also showed disapproval on her face.

  "Have you ever seen me get close to anyone?" Are they all just coming over on their own?

  "I don't care!" Fow Tianlong said rudely. "Anyway, I was wrong earlier. I didn't think about how to deal with you, I just didn't want Shui Ling to get hurt. From now on, just stay away from Shui Ling."

  After saying this, he didn't care whether Mu Qing accepted his apology or not and turned to walk back to Shui Ling's side.

  "What a stubborn cow!" Wei Juanjuan stomped her foot in anger and said.

  Shuiling also gave him a bad look with her eyes, but didn't let him leave again.

  This little episode did not cause much commotion, but some people who had witnessed the scene of Fow Tianlong's outburst in the forest earlier, exaggerated this matter into a scandalous love affair.

  "Alright, those who have passed can follow me in." Su Yī's disciple said calmly. His expression and demeanor carried a hint of arrogance.

  The identity of an alchemist makes many people feel superior. However, the people present generally accept it and think that this is probably the correct posture that an alchemist should have.

  The first round eliminated thirty or forty people. The remaining three hundred or so followed behind Su Yi's disciples, heading towards the entrance of the courtyard.

  The crowd slowly walked in, and the tightly closed courtyard gate also opened with a dull and heavy sound, revealing a gap of three people walking side by side.

  Su Yi's disciples entered first, with Mu Qing and others following closely behind.

  Those eliminated disciples could only watch enviously as they disappeared through the gate, leaving with a dejected face under the urging of the people in the Medicine Tower.

  As soon as they entered the courtyard, everyone was surrounded by a white mist that blocked all visibility.

  As if I were in a cloud, unable to distinguish east, south, west and north.

  Everyone who entered the gate suddenly stopped in their tracks due to an unexpected obstruction of their line of sight.

  After a while, the white fog was gradually dispersed, revealing a jade stone road.

  "Follow me closely." The disciple in white clothes leading the way in front gave a command and walked on the jade stone road.

  More than three hundred people followed closely behind him, entering into the white fog.

  Nor did they know how long they had walked, but everyone felt that the road surface under their feet had not changed.

  "Alright." Suddenly, Su Yi's disciple stopped.

  Everyone looked up and found that the white fog on both sides gradually faded away, revealing the scenery hidden under the white fog.

  "Is this paradise on earth?" someone exclaimed.

  Mo Qingge raised her eyes and looked around at everything.

  White clouds fall to the ground, as if connected to the earth in a straight line. The surrounding ancient trees are lush and green, with emerald leaves hanging down like a canopy, and countless vines drooping down like a curtain.

  On these ancient trees, rustic tree houses are built, and wafts of medicinal fragrance drift from the tree houses.

  These ancient trees, each one probably needs ten people to stretch their arms around to surround it. The tree houses above are also like palaces, one connected to another, layer upon layer.

  On the road steps carved on the ancient tree, there were still many Su Yi disciples hurrying along.

  Among the ancient trees, there are three seven-story spires standing tall, sometimes visible and sometimes invisible, majestic and magnificent, as if symbolizing supreme glory.

  Between the ancient trees, a bridge made of intertwined vines stands in mid-air, like a rainbow, connecting these ancient trees together, allowing people living on the tree to move freely.

  Under the tree green land, without being affected in any way, maintaining its original appearance. Only among the largest ancient trees was a square platform built in mid-air, like a plaza.

  Above was paved with flat jade stone, shining with crystal light in the sunlight.

  Behind the ancient tree, the mountain ranges rise and fall, stretching endlessly.

  In the distance, one can still faintly see a thin line of smoke, as if there are also people living there.

  "Is this the Medicine Tower?!" Mu Qing's clear eyes were filled with shock.

  She had never thought that the branch of the Medicine Tower would appear in front of her like this, and if just a branch was like this, what about the main institute? The main institute of the Medicine Tower located in the Holy Yuan Empire would probably be even more shocking.

  Arriving here, Mu Qing suddenly realized that she was like a frog at the bottom of a well before, and there were still many places in this world that she had not explored.

  "This is also too subversive of cognition! Actually living in trees!" Wei Qi muttered in shock.

  Weidong's eyes were also full of wonder and curiosity as she looked at every scene.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Pharmaceutical Tower Branch." The leading disciple in a white robe looked at everyone's shocked expressions with pride.

  At first, he was also shocked when he just entered the Medicine Tower.

  Even now, he would still be shocked by these unseen scenes from the outside world.

  "Right in front of you is the main area where the Medicine Tower operates. It includes the dormitories, alchemy rooms, medicine workshops and Danfang Hall, among others. Behind this is the Mystic Dream Forest, a natural repository of medicinal herbs. However, no one is allowed to enter without permission, and anyone who does will be immediately expelled from the Medicine Tower, with no exceptions! The edge of the Mystic Dream Forest is where we cultivate our own medicinal fields, which you newcomers will also be responsible for managing."

  Then, under the dull expressions of everyone, he continued: "Alright. The entrance examination has not yet ended. Next, you will be led into the alchemy room to see your talent for alchemy, and at the same time check your spiritual strength."

  As soon as they heard about the assessment, everyone immediately held their breath and restrained their emotions.

  He swept a glance, Su Yi's disciple hooked up a sneer at the corner of his mouth: "Remember, your talent determines your future prospects. So, you must do your best to refine good elixirs. I heard that there is someone in this generation who can refine high-grade elixirs, such talent is unprecedented in our Medicine Tower. This brother who can refine high-grade elixirs should strive hard."

  The tone was full of intense hostility.

  There is even disdainful provocation.

  Feng Yuexi stood in the crowd, and even if she deliberately lowered her presence, she could still feel the teasing eyes around her.

  This made him so angry in his heart that he wanted to personally drag her out and whip her to vent his anger!

  "Let's go, first go test your spiritual strength." Su Yi's disciple snorted and turned to walk towards one of the sharp towers.

  Before long, everyone followed Su Yi's disciple to the front of the farthest tower on the right and stopped.

  The pointed tower entrance hangs a plaque inscribed with 'Lingzhi Tower'.

  As they approached, the tightly closed tower gate suddenly swung open, and the white-robed disciples led the crowd into it with a calm expression.

  "I heard that among the Medicine Towers, there are three towers, namely Lingzhi, Danfang and Cangdan. This should be the Lingzhi Tower." As they entered the first floor of the pointed tower, someone whispered in discussion.

  "Nonsense! Didn't you see the sign hanging at the entrance?" someone sneered.

  "Hmph! Laugh at me? Do you know that in every tower, there are people secretly watching from the shadows? Perhaps our every move is being watched right now."

  "Shut up!" shouted Su Yi's disciple.

  In the tower, suddenly there was silence.

  After everyone had quieted down, Su Yi's disciple clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully: "Elder, I have been ordered by the Sect Master to bring new disciples who have just entered the tower to test their spiritual strength."

  No one replied in the tower.

  However, the door leading to the upper floor opened, revealing a dark passageway.

  "Alright, everyone. Go up one by one and climb as many floors as you can without overexerting yourselves. If you feel like you can't go any further, just stop where you are and wait for the test to end. Someone will come to escort you down afterwards."

  As soon as he finished speaking, he led the crowd into the passageway of the second floor.

  Wei Qianqian walked beside Mu Qingyue, somewhat nervously saying: "Mu Song, how do you detect spiritual awareness?"

  Mo Qing's lips were pursed and she didn't speak.

  Spiritual strength, perhaps it is the intensity of her perceived spiritual power.

  But how to test it, I couldn't hear much from Su Yizhi's mouth.

  Watching everyone enter with a nervous expression, Mu Qingge could only say to the Wei siblings: "You guys remember to stick close to me. As that senior brother said, if you feel overwhelmed, just speak up, no need to force it."

  Wei Qi and Wei Qianqian nodded vigorously, standing one on each side of Mu Qingge.

  Shui Ling stood a little further away, with Fow Tian Long guarding her side step by step.

  When it was their turn, Mu Qingge lightly swept her sleeve, with a hint of curiosity, and entered the passageway to the second floor. The Wei siblings followed closely behind.

  As soon as she entered, she felt a blackness in front of her eyes. After her vision adapted, she saw a winding staircase stretching upwards like a giant snake, floating in the void, with no end in sight.

  "What is this place? Weren't we in the tower?" Wei Qi asked in surprise from behind.

  "Follow closely." Mu Qing Ge instructed, and stepped up onto the stairs.

  In front of her, the people who had entered earlier were nowhere to be seen. She turned around and looked back, but apart from herself and the two siblings of the Wei family, there was no one else in sight.

  "It's a strange place." Mu Qingge furrowed her brow, concentrated her mind, and walked towards the steps.

  She didn't feel too much discomfort as she went up the stairs.

  With some doubts, she continued walking forward.

  The Wei siblings closely followed her, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

  They walked for a long time without seeing the end of the stairs. At their speed, they should have already reached the top of the tower, but instead, they felt as if they were standing still.

  Gradually, the Wei siblings felt a bit tired.

  "Mu Ge, I feel like my legs are so heavy." Wei Juanjuan panted.

  Wei Qi also deeply felt the same way: "I feel extremely tired, just like carrying a thousand-pound boulder on my shoulders."

  Mu Qing Ge paused for a moment under her feet, turned around and looked at them, with some confusion in her clear eyes: "Why don't I have any feeling?"

  The Wei siblings both shook their heads simultaneously upon hearing this.

  Mo Qing lightly bit her lip and thought for a moment before saying to the two of them, "Let's continue forward."

  Wei Jia siblings nodded, took a deep breath, and continued to follow Mu Qingge upwards.

  Three people walked on the stairs as if in endless empty space, boundless and borderless climbing.

  Time slips away minute by minute.

  It seems like they've been walking for a year, ten years, a hundred years...

  The Wei siblings' footsteps became increasingly heavy, their waists unable to stay straight, and they could only rely on each other as they climbed up. Large drops of sweat fell from their temples, and their clothes were also drenched with sweat.

  Mù Qīng Gē also felt the sense of exhaustion that the Wei siblings had mentioned at this moment, but she could still hold on and hadn't felt drained.

  After a while, Mu Qing Ge said, "You can stop here."

  Wei Qianqian leaned against Wei Qi's shoulder, unable to speak, weak as a willow branch in the wind. Wei Qi was also pale-faced, sitting on the steps, looking up at Mu Qingge and asking: "What about you?"

  "I feel like I can still hold on, let's keep moving forward." Mu Qingge replied.

  The sentence suddenly left the two siblings speechless.

  The way Mu Qing looked at her was as if she were a monster.

  Even now, even the most foolish person can feel it. This step, so-called spiritual strength test, is to see who can walk further and longer.

  Here, I don't know what kind of magic it has, nor who created it.

  Anyway, the stronger the spiritual strength, the longer you can go, and the weaker the spiritual strength, the faster you will be eliminated.

  Muyang Ge is still so carefree now, while they are exhausted like dead dogs. It's really true that without comparison, there would be no harm!

  After settling down Wei's siblings, Mu Qing Ge continued on her way.

  She didn't know that after they entered, a group of alchemists gathered in a certain place within the Medicine Tower, staring at a piece of black obsidian suspended in mid-air.

  On the obsidian, twinkling starlight flickered, some of which flashed in place, while others continued to rise.

  After a while, more and more stars stopped moving, fewer and fewer continued to move forward, and it was even hard to find any.

  "This year's newcomers are of decent quality." An old man with silver hair sitting at the very front nodded in satisfaction.

  He was just about to order the elder in the tower to bring out all the newcomers when he suddenly heard someone next to him exclaim in surprise.

  "Huh? There's actually still someone who can continue upwards?"

  The silver-haired old man's eyes flashed, and in an instant, he locked onto the highest point of starlight that was climbing.

  This starlight, like a lone star, slowly climbed upwards at a slow pace, leaving all the remaining starlight behind.

  "Look! He's about to break Master Mei's record!" exclaimed one of the onlookers, a disciple of Yao Tower.

  His words caused many people's attention to focus on a group of exceptionally talented disciples standing in front.

  There, standing are all the mighty figures in the world of medicine.

  If it were Mu Qingge here, she would definitely recognize four of them, and they had met once on the Emerald Lake.

  Apart from the four, there were six others, all of whom were figures on the Medicine Tower's popularity chart. At this moment, a slender and handsome young man standing beside Shang Zisu was staring at that starlight, pursing his lips without saying a word, seemingly not having heard any external comments.

  Zhao Nanxing glanced at him and smiled: "Elder sister Mei, it seems that this time the younger generation will meet their match."

  Mei Zi's face was calm and serene, without a hint of emotion, as gentle as clouds. When faced with Zhao Nan Xing's teasing, he only smiled slightly, not taking a stance.

  "It's exceeded! It's exceeded! Who is this person? He actually has a stronger spiritual sense than Master Mei!" someone exclaimed.

  At this moment, obsidian attracted everyone's attention again.

  In the tower, Mu Qingge walked tirelessly.

  Her legs had already become as heavy as if filled with lead, and her shoulders felt like they were carrying Mount Qinling. Yet, her willpower supported her, step by step, moving forward.

  "Hoo... Hoo..."

  By your ears, it seems as if you can hear the sound of your own breathing.

  Mo Qingge made a swallowing motion, as if wanting to use the liquid in her mouth to moisten her parched throat. However, after making the motion, there was no improvement at all.

  To put it bluntly, her body had dried up and was unable to secrete any fluids.

  "Hold on a little longer!" Mu Qingge lifted her head and looked at the stairs that continued upwards, saying to herself.

  She seemed to have seen the end, seen the terminal point.

  "I'd like to see what the end of this road will be!" Mu Qingge's voice became exceptionally hoarse, but still conveyed determination.

  More and more people gathered beside the black obsidian monument outside the tower.

  Some of them are well-known alchemists who have made a name for themselves in the Medicine Tower, while others are old students of the Medicine Tower.

  But they all locked their eyes on the starlight that was constantly rising at that point, with an expression of extreme shock.

  It seems that the starlight has reached an unprecedented height!

  Sitting cross-legged on the straw mat, the silver-haired old man closest to the black obsidian stele was no longer calm and collected, but had been replaced by solemnity and excitement.

  His hand hidden in his sleeve was trembling slightly. As if, in his lifetime, he had the good fortune to see an extraordinary genius emerge in the field of alchemy.

  "Whoever this person is, they must become my disciple!" The silver-haired old man secretly vowed in his heart.

  Even her gaze became scorching hot!

  "Heavens! How much longer can he hold on? Is he even human?"

  "I'm afraid he not only broke Master Mei's record but will also be the record holder for a very long time to come."

  "Alright, I've been in the Medicine Tower for so long, and yet I've never heard of anyone being able to persist in the Spiritual Awareness Tower for this long."

  "It seems that our Yu Guo's Yao Ta Fen Yuan is about to welcome an extraordinary genius alchemist!"

  The students behind Master Dan were all discussing and arguing.

  And Dan Shifu, who was sitting in front, was also secretly on guard while being shocked at the same time.

  Such a rare genius, who wouldn't want him as their disciple?

  Everyone present is a competitor.

  But when they saw the silver-haired old man staring at the black obsidian stele, they felt a bit discouraged. What skills did they have to compete with this person?

  Master Dan whispered to himself, "Fortunately, Master Lou is not here today. If he were, the one in the tower would likely trigger a bloody and stormy dispute among the disciples."

  "He's about to break through the stone stele!"

  Someone in the crowd gasped in surprise.

  This sentence once again made the atmosphere on the scene tense.

  Even Meizhong with a calm and gentle disposition, as well as Shangzisu with an indifferent nature, couldn't help but have their expressions change slightly.

  Xie Yuan, who was already consumed by jealousy, stared at the starlight with a sinister gaze, his eyes gleaming with cold malice.

  Mei Zi's mouth slightly curved into a faint smile as he said to Shang Zisu and Zhao Nanxing beside him, "A talent such as this, I would like to see it for myself."

  Shang Zisu raised her eyes and looked at him lightly, seemingly somewhat surprised.

  It seemed that the senior fellow apprentice she knew was not someone who liked to take the initiative to make friends with others.

  Zhao Nanxing nodded in understanding: "Such a genius, being able to get to know him, can be considered as a blessing of three lifetimes."

  In the crowd, Zhu Ling glanced at Xuan Yuan with a gloomy face and said with a hint of playfulness: "Senior brother, it seems that you are going to meet your match again. I just don't know if this time, your reputation as the second in the Medicine Tower will still be maintained."

  Xie Yuan's eyes gleamed with a cold light as he swept her with a glance, his voice low and menacing: "Don't provoke me!"

  The silver-haired old man stared intently at the obsidian stele, and when he saw that the starlight was about to break through the boundary of the stele, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and he muttered in shock: "Breaking through the stele! What a deep blessing this is. This great fortune is his."

  Fortunately, he said this sentence very lightly, and there was no one close by, so it didn't fall into the ears of others.

  In the Soul Tower, Mu Qingge had already exceeded her limits, relying solely on her unyielding will to support herself. The finish line seemed right in front of her, only ten meters away. Yet she was already crawling up the steps, slowly moving forward with the help of her hands.

  "Hurry up!"

  Mù Qīng Gē clenched her teeth and psyched herself up, her eyes fixed firmly on the light in front of her.

  Ten meters, nine meters, eight meters... five meters, four meters, three meters, two meters, one meter! Arrived!

  Mu Qing's dimmed eyes suddenly regained their luster as she gazed towards the finish line.

  "It turns out that the end is just a light ball." Mu Qingge murmured, with a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.

  She stretched out her hand, subconsciously wanting to pick up the light ball...

  Suddenly, a strange change occurred. A light ball the size of a night pearl, at the moment her fingertips touched it lightly, suddenly turned into fragments and floated in mid-air towards her brow.

  That speed was too fast to catch, and Mu Qing's spirit was exhausted, there was no way to avoid it.

  It was just an instant, those fragments of light rushed into Mochen's heart, making her whole body stunned, and her entire brain seemed to enter a blank space.

  The originally withered spiritual power is recovering at an astonishing speed, and has even become stronger and more viscous.

  It seems that the quantity has not changed, but the quality has reached a new leap!

  This change was unknown even to Mu Qing himself.

  Because in that instant when those unknown lights burst into her brow, she lost consciousness and fell into a coma.

  Outside the tower, the starlight that had been rising on the black obsidian stele had disappeared.

  Because he has already exceeded the category of obsidian divination.

  Dead silence all around.

  Whether it's shocking or frightening, it's hard to say.

  This was originally just a routine recruitment assessment, but it created an unforgettable legend that everyone cannot forget.

  At this moment, no matter what mood people in the scene are in, they all have the same question in their minds -

  So, 'Who is it? Who is so evil?!'

  Digression

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