Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

"Senior, I didn't expect I'd still be a little short of you."

Lu Shuang came over to offer her congratulations.

Although her score was slightly lower than Li Ping'an's, she was overtaken by Li Ping'an and lost the top spot.

But Lu Shuang didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

Lu Shuang wasn't particularly interested in the top spot to begin with.

Moreover, it was in the cave that Li Ping'an took her that she was able to find so many herbs.

Otherwise, Lu Shuang wouldn't even have gotten the second place.

Tang Jiannan, who had been staring intently at Li Ping'an, saw Lu Shuang step forward with a big smile to greet Li Ping'an.

I felt like my heart was about to explode with anger.

He was almost losing his mind with anger.

Finally, he had to take out a calming pill from his pocket and swallow it, letting out a long sigh of relief.

This pulled his Dao heart back from the brink of demonic possession.

He knew that he and Li Ping'an were now sworn enemies.

If Li Ping'an doesn't die, there will always be a thorn in his heart.

His cultivation level will also stagnate forever.

Therefore, he must kill Li Ping'an.

"Uncle Li, you're amazing! From now on, you're my god!"

After greeting Lu Shuang, Li Ping'an walked towards the abandoned hall.

As soon as Long Yun saw Li Ping'an, he immediately slid down to his knees and rushed over.

His face was full of admiration.

"Sir, tell me, what exactly did you experience in this trial grounds? Why did you come out so late? How did you manage to get so many points? How did you do it?"

Another group of disciples from the abandoned hall also crowded around.

He looked at Li Ping'an with a face full of admiration.

"Grandpa, my admiration for you is like a surging river, never-ending! And like..."

"Alright, alright!"

Li Ping'an couldn't help but find it amusing to be surrounded by a group of disciples frantically flattering him.

He quickly dispersed them, saying.

"I'll talk to you about these things later. I'm really tired now and need to go back and rest."

"Sir! Please come in! Your bed is all made up. We'll throw you a welcome-back dinner after you come out!"

A group of disciples from the abandoned hall spoke with great eagerness.

"Okay, I got it!"

Li Pingan waved his hand; he was truly exhausted at that moment.

You must know that in that trial ground, in order to rush out of the gate at the last moment before it closes.

He had almost exhausted all his spiritual power.

They were truly exhausted.

He sent away all the disciples of the abandoned hall.

Li Ping'an was planning to run away and find a place to rest for a few days before making any further moves.

Just then, someone tugged at my sleeve.

Before I even turned my head, I smelled a familiar fragrance.

A clear, girlish voice rang in my ears.

"Little brother, you've really surprised me! You actually won the championship this time! You truly deserve to be my little brother!"

Turning his head, he saw Qingyue excitedly holding his hand and shaking it incessantly.

His eyes were full of excitement.

"Senior sister is here!"

Li Pingan scratched his head.

I didn't expect Qingyue to arrive so quickly.

I originally wanted to find a place to hide and rest as soon as no one was looking.

Now things are really bad.

After all, Qingyue might keep talking to him for who knows how long.

"Junior sister, stop bothering him. He's exhausted. Let him go back and rest."

Just then, a voice came from the side and helped Li Ping'an out of the predicament.

He saw Hongling walking slowly towards him from not far away.

He gave Li Ping'an a meaningful look.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Li Pingan nodded.

"Senior sister, I'll come to visit you after I go back and rest for a while."

"OK!"

Hearing this, Hongling knew that Li Ping'an had already brought the thing out.

Overjoyed, he said:

"You should go back and rest immediately. Here, this is a pill; it will help your spiritual energy recover faster!"

Li Ping'an took the pills, which turned out to be a whole bottle of spirit pills.

This is a second-tier pill, specifically designed to restore spiritual energy.

This elixir is still quite expensive on the market.

A full bottle would cost at least three thousand spirit stones.

Hong Ling is indeed very generous.

But thinking about it, it makes sense, considering I did such a big thing for him.

Giving them some pills is normal.

Li Ping'an accepted the pills and bowed to Hong Ling to express his gratitude.

They immediately fled the scene of the trial tournament.

They rushed back into the abandoned hall.

Li Ping'an returned to his room without saying a word.

He first sat down to meditate and practice his Qi cultivation, and then took five Qi-boosting pills in a row.

After the spiritual energy pill is digested in the dantian.

Immediately begin meditation to circulate your energy and restore your strength.

He entered into a deep state of cultivation.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already the next day.

The sounds of the disciples of the abandoned hall working and chatting could be heard outside the door.

Li Ping'an calculated the time and realized that he had been meditating for a full day and night.

It's already noon on the second day.

After a night of meditation, the spiritual energy in his dantian, which had been depleted, was restored to its full state.

Moreover, after this trial...

Li Ping'an's cultivation level has also made a breakthrough.

I have successfully reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

This means that they have officially entered the later stage of Qi Refining.

He has now reached the late stage of Qi Refining.

The spiritual energy within his body was incredibly abundant.

Perhaps I should go to the sect to exchange for some powerful spells.

Li Pingan murmured.

He had previously exchanged for cultivation techniques for long-term practice.

However, they rarely possess magical or martial arts manuals.

So-called magical manuals are those that can be instantly activated after being practiced.

It doesn't offer much help to one's own cultivation foundation.

However, it can be surprisingly effective in battle.

I now have over a thousand points.

You can exchange it for a top-tier cultivation technique in the Treasure Pavilion.

Thinking of this, Li Ping'an slowly stood up and stretched deeply.

His old bones crackled and popped as he stretched.

After patting his back, Li Ping'an began to tally up his gains from this trial.

The spoils from this trial weren't particularly plentiful.

However, they are all extremely valuable, especially the Xuan Tian Snow Lotus!

Li Ping'an had already taken out the Xuan Tian Snow Lotus from his storage bag.

Yes, it is this snow lotus.

When handing over the herbs, Li Ping'an did not choose to hand over the snow lotus.

The referee, because he was already the leader in points, did not search him.

This allowed Li Ping'an to successfully bring back the Mysterious Snow Lotus.

Feel the subtle fragrance emanating from the Xuan Tian Snow Lotus.

Li Ping'an took a deep breath, his face filled with ecstasy.

The reason he didn't hand over the Mysterious Snow Lotus was...

Firstly, because he, as the leader, was not actually very interested.

Secondly, the value of this Mysterious Snow Lotus may be even higher than the points earned through its exchange.

Although he doesn't know how to use it yet.

However, Li Ping'an believed that one day this Xuan Tian Snow Lotus would definitely come in very handy.

After taking out the snow lotus, Li Ping'an took out a bag of mud from his storage bag.

As soon as the mud was taken out of the storage bag, the entire room was filled with a foul stench.

These are the poisonous miasma and mud in the central pool.

Before leaving, Li Ping'an filled a large bag with his own cloth bag and brought it back.

It is to provide nutrients for the Xuan Tian Snow Lotus.

After all, the Xuan Tian Snow Lotus has been picked, and if it doesn't receive nutrients for a long time, it might wither and die.