It turns out, they were the main characters.

Ye Yu suppressed his anger, but his fist gripping the Jade Face Pill tightened involuntarily as he watched Ye Lingxuan slowly rise from the pillar of light to the summit.

She opened her eyes, her beautiful gaze calmly surveying the crowd who were silently watching her.

Then, when she noticed the gaze of a certain boy in the crowd, her originally calm eyes seemed to soften slightly.

She walked gracefully in, her feet clad in delicate ankle boots.

"Looks like your seclusion is over?" Mu Zhian smiled as he watched Ye Lingxuan approach.

Ye Lingxuan gave a soft "Mmm," her face showing a shy yet joyful smile: "Thanks to you."

Previously, the spirit dragon had taken her to a pool that existed since ancient times, and in that pool, she could feel that the dragon whiskers hidden on her body seemed to be showing signs of revival.

Not only the dragon's whiskers, but also its own physique, made it quite fond of that pool.

After that, Linglong told her to take a bath by herself and then left.

All of this is because of Mu Zhian... Otherwise, given Linglong's personality, he would never have taken the initiative to bring outsiders into that pool.

No matter how powerful Ye Lingxuan's backing is, it doesn't mean much to Linglong.

After all, Lin Ling doesn't care about social niceties. In a sense, Lin Ling and Ye Yu are very similar. The only difference is that Lin Ling is a girl, and she is cute and strong. Therefore, even if she doesn't take the initiative to get close to others, others will try to get close to her.

"A natural spiritual body, she truly lives up to her reputation as his daughter. With such talent, there will probably be many main peaks vying for her this time."

At this moment, a voice that seemed to sigh came from mid-air. All the disciples looked up and then respectfully clasped their hands in greeting: "Chief!"

The person currently suspended in mid-air was none other than Yi Hao, the leader of Canghai Peak.

"Uncle Yi," Ye Lingxuan said with a smile, her voice clear and pleasant.

Yi Hao nodded slightly, his eyes filled with emotion and appreciation as he looked at Ye Lingxuan, and said with a smile, "You've grown to this level without us even realizing it."

He remembered that when Ye Lingxuan last came to the Liangyi Sect, she was just a little girl, but now she has grown into a graceful young woman.

With looks like that, in two years she'll probably be able to rival Lan Mulian in beauty.

"It's all thanks to Uncle Yi's excellent teaching," Ye Lingxuan said with a light smile.

Yi Hao was clearly pleased, but he said with a straight face, "You're good at saying nice things."

Then, a smile appeared on his face as he continued, "When the Nine Peaks select inner disciples this time, you might consider Canghai Peak."

"The resources and strength of the nine peaks are all the same. Uncle Yi, I dare not say anything else, but as long as you are on Canghai Peak, if you need any pills, medicinal herbs or cultivation techniques, I can get them for you."

Ye Lingxuan glanced at Mu Zhian subconsciously, and seeing that he did not speak, she replied reservedly, "Thank you, Uncle Yi, but I would like to think about it more carefully."

Yi Hao raised an eyebrow and glanced at Mu Zhian without leaving a trace.

A seasoned veteran like Yi Hao could naturally see that Ye Lingxuan seemed to be extremely dependent on Mu Zhi'an.

This is quite rare... He could naturally tell that Ye Lingxuan was actually an extremely proud girl.

A girl like that should look down on spoiled brats the most... Although Mu Zhian can no longer be considered a spoiled brat, Ye Lingxuan and Mu Zhian both grew up in Tianxuan City, so she should have heard a lot of rumors about Mu Zhian.

Judging from this, young friend Mu seems to have quite a way with women, if nothing else...

When the head of the nine main peaks chooses an inner disciple, that inner disciple actually has the right to refuse.

However, disciples generally wouldn't do that, since it would offend too many people.

Two of the nine main peaks in the last sect competition had the right to choose their inner disciples first.

Given how desirable Ye Lingxuan is, it's impossible for her to be left for Canghai Peak to choose at the end.

The only way is for Ye Lingxuan to choose Canghai Peak.

Yi Hao's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled and nodded, extending an olive branch, saying, "Then think about it again. The gates of Canghai Peak are always open for you."

Just then, Ye Yu's respectful voice came from the side: "Chief."

Yi Hao turned his head slightly and looked over. It was Ye Yu, the young cultivator who had just refined a fifth-grade pill.

He glanced at the pill in Ye Yu's hand and said with a hint of admiration, "Not bad. You're so young to be able to refine a fifth-grade pill. If you work hard in your cultivation in the future, you may have a place in the Pill Refining Pavilion."

Ye Yu immediately clasped his hands and said, "Thank you for your praise, Chief. I will do my best to bring glory to Canghai Peak."

As he said this, he glanced at Ye Lingxuan and found that the girl's expression had not changed at all. She seemed to care nothing about the "grade five pills". Her eyes were always fixed on Mu Zhian, as if she was staring at him in a daze.

This scene caused Ye Yu's previously smug smile to freeze slightly, and he almost lost control and crushed the Jade Complexion Pill in his hand.

This is a fifth-grade elixir!

It should be noted that there are only nine grades of pills, from the first to the ninth. Above that are the Heavenly Grade pills, which are beyond the scope of what "cultivators" can refine.

Each time a Heavenly Grade Pill is refined, it will alarm the Heavenly Dao and trigger a vast tribulation of lightning.

Generally speaking, it takes at least the seventh level of Qi Refining to refine a fifth-grade pill, but he refined it with only the third level of Qi Refining.

Recalling the hint of curiosity in the eyes of those female cultivators when they looked at him, and Ye Lingxuan's expressionless indifference at this moment, the contrast between the two created a huge chasm in Ye Yu's heart, making him feel anxious and uncertain.

At this moment, Yi Hao had already arrived in front of the disciples. He spoke with them about the bright future of the path of cultivation, offered encouragement, and then left the summit of Canghai Peak.

We must win over at least one of Ye Lingxuan, Bai Ruoxi, and Wei Mengrou this time, as this is in preparation for the next sect competition.

What he needs to do now is to offer conditions that will tempt these three people... such as precious elixirs or cultivation techniques.

Time is of the essence... We need to discuss this with my junior brother as soon as possible and make a decision quickly.

As Yi Hao left, the eyes of these sect disciples fell on Ye Lingxuan, who was not far away.

Occasionally, a strong wind would blow across the summit, causing the light purple dress of the graceful young woman to flutter backward. Her dress clung tightly to her chest, the thin fabric accentuating her already well-proportioned figure.

"Lingxuan's breasts are probably about a third the size of Ruoxi's..." Mu Zhian thought to himself as he looked her over.

Well... but big has its advantages, and small has its own charm. Besides, this girl is still developing, so her future potential is limitless.

Besides, he could offer some small assistance later on...

I wouldn't dare say I could surpass Ruoxi, but I could at least grow a little bigger...

Seemingly noticing where Mu Zhian's gaze was fixed, Ye Lingxuan rolled her eyes at him and whispered, "What are you looking at?"

The voice seemed to carry a hint of a young girl's coquettishness, as if she were caught up in love.

This eye roll looked quite cute and playful, drawing many people's attention to Ye Lingxuan.

After rolling her eyes at him, Ye Lingxuan stared at Mu Zhian's face for a long time.

During her seclusion in Linglong's cave for the past few days, she calmed herself down alone for a long time and became aware of her own feelings.

In the past, because of her younger sister Ye Qian, she would always subconsciously avoid this relationship.

But ever since she went into seclusion alone, whenever she closed her eyes in her spare time, what she could think of was the teasing words of this boy who seemed like the boy next door, as well as his handsome face and kind smile.

Even the fact that he was able to obtain the inheritance from the Spirit Dragon Cave and activate the Dragon Soaring Beard ability was also due to him.

Thinking of this, Ye Lingxuan's light purple eyes, which were fixed on Mu Zhian, couldn't help but show a touch of tender infatuation.

"What's wrong, Lingxuan?" Mu Zhian asked in confusion, thinking to himself, "I may be handsome, but that's not enough to make this girl, who usually remains calm no matter what happens, so mesmerized..."

Ye Lingxuan gently shook her head and smiled faintly, "It's nothing."

After she finished speaking, she looked away, gave Ye Yu a polite nod, and said, "We'll go back now, Brother Ye Yu."

After saying that, he took Mu Zhian's wrist and left the summit together.

"You must be tired after being in seclusion for so long, right?" Mu Zhian mustered his courage, took Ye Lingxuan's small hand, turned his head to look at her and smiled.

The warm touch of her palm caused Ye Lingxuan's face to flush slightly, but out of girlish modesty, she still tried her best to maintain her elegant image, looking straight ahead with a calm expression.

"Hmm... I'm not too tired, but with so many people watching, could you let go of my hand?" She seemed a little dissatisfied.

"Does that mean I can hold on when no one is around?" Mu Zhian turned to look at her and asked softly.

Ye Lingxuan suddenly fell silent and did not speak for a long time.

The two walked hand in hand back to the Glazed Palace.

At the same time, Ye Yu was still standing on the summit of Canghai Peak, watching the two figures leave. He could only feel the cold wind penetrating his skin, bringing a bone-chilling cold, but he still could not extinguish the fire of jealousy in his heart.

During this period, Ye Yu, with his identity as an alchemist and his talent, has gained the favor and flattery of many people, including one or two female cultivators who are quite attractive.

However, the radiance that Ye Lingxuan displayed after emerging from seclusion made all the female cultivators around her pale in comparison.

Recalling the time when Ye Lingxuan had affectionately called him "Brother Ye Yu," and seeing the scene just now where she treated him like a stranger, Ye Yu's anger towards Mu Zhian had reached an uncontrollable level.

Ye Yu seemed not to have considered that during his many years in the Ye family, he had plenty of opportunities to pursue Ye Lingxuan, but back then he waited for others to take the initiative... Now that Ye Lingxuan has been 'actively' pursued and won over by someone else, whose fault is it?

"Young Master Ye, you don't seem to be in a good mood."

Just then, a gloomy voice suddenly came from behind.

Ye Yu then turned his head and saw the Third Prince wearing a four-clawed python robe and with a face as beautiful as jade.

"Third Prince...?" Ye Yu frowned slightly. "What do you want?"

He disliked Mu Zhi'an, but he also had no good feelings towards the Third Prince.

Because essentially, the Third Prince and Mu Zhi'an are the same kind of people. They are both spoiled brats who never work hard and only know how to use their petty tricks.

"Judging from your tone, you must hate Mu Zhian to the core, right?" the Third Prince transmitted his voice, holding a folding fan in his hand and smiling.

Ye Yu frowned slightly. Seeing that he was being mysterious, she didn't want to pay any attention to him and turned to leave.

At this moment, the Third Prince transmitted his voice again: "Is there really demonic energy in Bai Ruoxi's body?"

Ye Yu stopped in his tracks and subconsciously turned to look at the Third Prince.

"Where did you find out?" Ye Yu asked telepathically.

The Third Prince narrowed his eyes slightly.

It seems that what Manting said is true.

Having grown up in the royal family, he still had the common sense to ask Huang Manting before verifying with others.

It seems that there really is demonic energy within that Miss Bai Ruoxi's body; it's just that back in Tianxuan City, Ye Yu couldn't bring down the Mu family...

But this is the Liangyi Sect.

As Ye Yu watched the Third Prince deep in thought, a name popped into his mind: Huang Manting.

Recently, the Third Prince seems to be getting quite close to that young lady from the Morning Light Merchant Guild.

Although Ye Yu never knew what the Third Prince was thinking, or why he would pursue a vixen like Huang Manting.

Ye Yu was clearly unaware that some people liked to be Huang Manting's lackeys not because they were poor or needed her help, but simply because they "liked" her.