"Great-Grandmother, are we really just going to let Xiao Yan take first place?"
The Spirit Clan group had all been led away by Ling He, and Ling Zhuo immediately voiced his doubts, his tone filled with dissatisfaction.
Ling He paused as well, her face unusually grim. She turned to look seriously at Ling Zhuo, only speaking after her stare made his scalp prickle. "What else could we do? If we refused to acknowledge it, what would the Pill Tower people think of us? And how many people would still sincerely choose to join us?"
"But that Spirit-Fusion Medicine Cauldron..."
"Ling Zhuo, have you considered that if you hadn't acted on your own and raised Xiao Yan's score during the third trial, then even if he scored a hundred points in the fifth trial, that cauldron would never have been lost!"
"Ling Zhuo knows his mistake. Please quell your anger, Great-Grandmother."
Ling Zhuo lowered his head after being reprimanded. Ling He was a Dou Sheng of the clan and one of his most important pillars of support. Fortunately, Ling He herself knew that although Ling Zhuo bore some responsibility, it was also true that she had failed to stop Xiao Yan during the fifth trial. She had no intention of placing all the blame on him.
"Don't worry about the cauldron. You can't have it, and Xiao Yan won't be able to use it either."
Ling Zhuo asked in surprise, "You made a move?"
"I have already damaged the three most crucial formations inside the cauldron. Without the formations' support, the Spirit-Fusion Medicine Cauldron's value has been greatly reduced!"
Though secretly pleased upon hearing this, Ling Zhuo still felt somewhat reluctant. "If the formations are destroyed, then that cauldron will be completely useless."
"Wasn't I doing this for your sake?" Ling