Refuse at All Costs!

Jiang Chen found himself muddleheadedly assigned to teach the Little Spirit Cranes the basics of Alchemy.

When he came back to his senses, all he could do was laugh helplessly.

Junior Brother Yue was truly adept at making the best use of everything. In Jiang Chen's eyes, he really did have a few qualities of a sect master—far more conscientious than Jiang Chen, who had entrusted all management to Elder Ze.

Fortunately, he was still fairly competent when it came to Alchemy theory.

Seeing that Senior Brother Jiang had work to do, Yue Shuo continued refining pills while contemplating and digesting all his previous gains.

Before long, a day passed.

It was time for the grand competition between sects.

Yue Shuo had little interest in it, but he still went.

Naturally, he was not a contestant. Instead, he had been arranged to sit among... the Supreme Elders?

After looking around briefly, Yue Shuo noticed that the cultivator introduced as the Heavenly Extreme Sect's sect master seemed to be seated a level lower than him.

Meanwhile, two... Sixth-Tier cultivators sat beside him?

The two Sixth-Tier Void Refinement cultivators, the Heavenly Extreme Sect's Supreme Elders, introduced themselves to Yue Shuo. Yue Shuo responded courteously as well.

The atmosphere atop the cloud platform was pleasant.

However, once the two Sixth-Tier Void Refinement cultivators openly displayed their friendliness toward Yue Shuo, those below noticed. Yue Shuo discovered that among all the cultivators present, not a single one dared look him in the eye anymore.

What was going on?

Yue Shuo transmitted his voice to Jiang Chen.

"Senior Brother? Why do I feel like something is strange?"

This time, Jiang Chen was not seated beside Yue Shuo. Instead, he had proactively asked Yue Shuo to store him within the Grotto-Heaven, where he sat inside a