Clutching the Fire Sun Grass in her hand, she surveyed the people around her with her cold gaze, while her female companion hid behind Yu Lingyue in fright.

"What should we do, Lingyue? We're no match for them. Should we just give it to them?"

The girl beside Yu Lingyue spoke softly, and Yu Lingyue pondered for a moment.

Four of them were at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and one was at the peak of Qi Refining. Moreover, they were members of the royal family of the Great Yang Dynasty.

If we really have to fight, and we can't win, then running away...

I reckon these people will still hold a grudge against me in the future.

Think again and again.

It was just a second-grade herb; once she entered the Imperial Qian Sect, it wouldn't be anything rare. She quickly made her decision.

Without saying a word, she handed over the Fire Sun Grass.

At this moment, Li Xuanyang had already walked up to Yu Lingyue and gently closed his fan.

He gently brushed Yu Lingyue's hand away with his fan, his whole body leaning slightly forward.

"I wouldn't even look at something like that. I have plenty of finished Body Tempering Pills. If you need them, I can give them to you. But... what's your name, miss?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Lingyue's expression instantly turned cold.

Another lecher!

Glamorous on the outside, corrupt on the inside, compared to the chief...

Yu Lingyue's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately stopped thinking about it. She didn't know why she suddenly thought of Qin Yangjun.

"roll!"

Yu Lingyue abruptly dropped the herbs she was holding, her words laced with sarcasm, while her peripheral vision began searching for an opening.

At this moment, a prince's son spoke up:

"Hey! How dare you speak like that! This is the Second Prince of my Great Yang Dynasty, a prince. It's your good fortune that he's taken a liking to you. Don't be ungrateful!"

This person's words intensified Yu Lingyue's disgust, but she didn't want to fight these people; her goal was not just to pass the assessment.

Fighting these people now would be a waste of energy and completely unnecessary.

So she decided to stop getting entangled with these people and turned to leave.

But she hadn't taken more than a few steps when she was stopped.

"Hey! Ladies, don't rush off. This trial mountain is dangerous. Why don't we travel together? More people means more strength, right?"

Chapter Six: Standardization Conflicts

Li Xuanyang looked at Yu Lingyue and the other person with a gentle smile.

Yu Lingyue remained silent, but the girl beside her spoke timidly:

"But we're in an assessment, and we're competing for rankings. How should the points be distributed?"

"It's just points. With us here, we'll make sure you..."

As Li Xuanyang spoke, he reached out his hand toward Yu Lingyue's face.

But with a clang of swords, a flash of cold light appeared the next second.

Li Xuanyang was jolted. The distance was too close and the speed too fast, so he had no time to dodge.

As a few strands of hair fell, a deathly silence descended.

If this woman was aiming for the neck...

None of them could believe it.

Li Xuanyang stared in disbelief at the few strands of hair on the ground.

This woman actually laid a hand on me?!

This country girl actually dared to lay a hand on me!

Yu Lingyue gripped her iron sword, staring at Li Xuanyang with a chilling expression.

"I say it again, get out!"

This sharp rebuke ignited Li Xuanyang's anger.

"She's just a country bumpkin! How dare you!"

Li Xuanyang formed a claw with one hand, and a stream of energy gathered in his hand, directly grabbing towards Yu Lingyue's neck.

Yu Lingyue's gaze sharpened, and she immediately pulled her companion along, leaping backward to create distance between herself and Li Xuanyang.

Then she took her companion's hand and disappeared into the woods. All of this happened in the blink of an eye, so much so that no one around them had time to react.

"What are you all standing there for?! Chase after her! How dare she disrespect me! I'm going to capture that woman and refine her into a furnace!"

Li Xuanyang's roar brought the surrounding princes and nobles back to their senses.

The group immediately put in their effort and chased after the woods where Yu Lingyue had disappeared.

Yu Lingyue and her companions ran for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before the girl finally couldn't run anymore.

"Lingyue, you run first, don't worry about me."

The girl leaned against her knees, panting heavily.

Yu Lingyue's expression darkened.

"No, let's go together."

She and Qian Xiaoyu have known each other for almost seven years. In those seven years, they have become best friends who can talk about anything. She can't bear to abandon her friend.

However, with Qian Xiaoyu's Qi Refining Level 6 strength, he indeed couldn't hold out for long.

With this thought in mind, Yu Lingyue steeled her resolve.

"Little Fish, you go first, I'll be there soon!"

"How can that be done!"

"you go first!"

"I do not!"

"It'll be too late if you don't leave!"

"Let's go together!"

"..."

Just as the two were arguing, a roar reached their ears, startling them both.

A flicker of fear flashed in Qian Xiaoyu's eyes.

"That roar, could it be from when those people mentioned the Tyrant Bear?"

Before coming here, the two had gathered information that there were five half-step Foundation Establishment level demonic beasts in this Trial Mountain.

This tyrannical bear is among them.

After hesitating for two seconds, Yu Lingyue glanced at the figure not far behind her.

An idea was born in her mind.

"Little Fish, how much of your beast-repelling powder do you have left?"

Qian Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment.

"Beast-repelling powder? You want that... wait, you mean?!"

The beast-repelling powder is made from a mixture of unusually stimulating herbs and is effective against wild animals.

Monsters are inherently violent, and this intense pain will only enrage them.

"Since things have come to this, there's no need for me to show them any mercy!"

Yu Lingyue looked up at the sky; the sun had completely set, and night had enveloped the earth...

On the other side, as the sun's rays sank behind the western mountains, Qin Yangjun suddenly opened his eyes. This kind of temporary meditation practice could only consolidate his cultivation level; it was far from enough to make progress.

After exhaling a breath of stale air, Qin Yangjun raised his head.

it's time!

Based on the timeline he gleaned from the book, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Yu Lingyue would encounter the Bewitching Tree Demon in about an incense stick's time.

Afterwards, Qin Yangjun found an excuse to go on an inspection tour and went to the Trial Mountain. Neither of them had any particular thoughts about this, nor did they have any intention of following him, since the excuse was quite reasonable.

Since the examiners in the past were all elders, it was normal for them to go to the Trial Mountain to observe the newcomers and select apprentices up close; it was purely a matter of whether they had the interest.

They would have gone with us a few years ago, but after going so many times, they lost interest.

As for why Qin Yangjun went, they had no interest in investigating. Whether he was simply interested or had other new ideas, it was none of their business.

In their view, Qin Yangjun, as the chief of the Yuqian Sect, should act with discretion and would not do anything out of line.

Moreover, the entire Trial Mountain is covered with monitoring artifacts, and with the Surveillance Hall watching over it, there is even less need for them to follow.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Yangjun arrived at the foot of Trial Mountain. As soon as he arrived, he was attracted by the commotion halfway up the mountain.

The main problem was that the roar was so loud that it was hard for him not to notice.

"That roar...is it a tyrannical bear?"

Qin Yangjun frowned slightly. He knew that there were several half-step Foundation Establishment level demonic beasts on Trial Mountain.

But according to his memory, the only half-step Foundation Establishment demon beast that was alerted during this trial was the Calamity Tree Demon.

What's the deal with this tyrant bear?

Has the world line shifted?

Although Qin Yangjun was very curious, after thinking about it carefully, he realized that the female lead's matter was more important. He didn't hesitate for long and headed straight for the mountaintop.

However, when Qin Yangjun arrived at the mountaintop...

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