Proficiency Maxed Out, Grinding into a Sword Immortal Among Mortals - Section 654

They were all geniuses, and Yun Shu was determined to claim the top-ten reward, so there was nothing wrong with refining another batch.

The top-ten rewards were genuinely generous, and they tempted him. Though there was no need to steal the Female Protagonist's thunder, coming in second was hardly unreasonable.

Besides, the Female Protagonist was even refining Star Treasure Pills while splitting her attention. Yun Shu didn't think he'd steal the spotlight.

There was no real need to draw attention to himself. It was enough to let the Female Protagonist stand unrivaled.

His true goal wasn't to achieve anything at this competition. It was that ancient ruin.

Ruins like these were controlled by great Aristocratic Clans and firmly held in the hands of powerful forces. Outsiders who wanted to enter could only work for them. For the sake of a few Cultivation Resources, most cultivators were willing to give up a great deal.

Another way was to take part in the trials they organized, but opportunities like that were pitifully rare. This time, he'd simply stumbled into one by chance.

He would finish refining the pills first. That was all that mattered.

The Old Man glanced discreetly at Chu Huangyue in the distance and nodded slightly. "That's only right."

He didn't say anything more, just turned and left.

But he couldn't hide the delight on his face.

This time, who would dare say the Southern Territory had no Alchemy Path geniuses?

What a joke. Forget Yun Fu of the Black Stone Divine Cult—even that young woman from Sun Moon Valley, barely in her twenties, was already making those old-timers feel ashamed of themselves.

Now, it seemed, a golden age of Alchemy Path was just around the corner for the Southern Territory.

And it wasn't just those two. The other disciples