After rebirth, she discovered the space golden finger

After a full cycle, Pei Yun's breath gradually stabilized, and she breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to lie down to rest, she heard a knock on the door. She frowned slightly, sighed secretly, and got up to open the door.

"Miss Pei." Two guards and a palace maid were standing outside the door.

"What do you want to ask?"

"Your Majesty sent us here to invite Miss Pei to the dinner."

Pei Yun raised her eyebrows slightly, very surprised. She was silent for a moment, then followed the guards to Zhengkun Hall where the dinner was being held.

As soon as it got dark, palace lanterns were lit everywhere in the palace. There were twinkling lights all along the way, and the Zhengkun Hall was even brighter. Before I even walked up the long stairs, I could feel the lively atmosphere in the hall...

She looked calm, neither hurried nor slow, picked up her long skirt with one hand, and walked up the stairs step by step.

"Your Majesty, Pei Yun is here." The guard went to report to the emperor first.

As soon as these words were spoken, the voices in the hall gradually quieted down.

"Let her in."

Pei Yun walked into the palace calmly, ignoring the inquiring eyes around him, walked to the front of the emperor and bowed.

"Pei Yun pays respect to His Majesty."

"No need to be polite." Duanmu Cheng smiled and looked very kind: "Miss Pei is a great contributor to Chi Ning City this time, why don't you come to the dinner to celebrate?"

"Pei Yun has used up too much of his spiritual power in the pagoda this time. He is physically and mentally exhausted, so he had no choice but to ask the city lord to let him rest in his room."

"Hahaha... We fought so many battles this time and defeated so many adults. It's only right that we take a break."

Duanmu Cheng stroked his beard and glanced at the people below with a smile.

Those cultivators who were defeated by Pei Yun still couldn't believe that they were defeated by a junior in the Foundation Establishment Stage. They looked at the girl, who was old enough to be their granddaughters, with mixed emotions on their faces.

"Your Majesty, the reason why Pei Yun was lucky enough to win over all the seniors is because of the secret manual of cultivating spiritual consciousness given by the sect, which gave him some advantages in terms of soul power. In terms of strength, Pei Yun is definitely not as good as these seniors."

These words made everyone present look better. Duanmu Cheng saw that she was so humble and did not feel complacent about the previous battle, so he nodded with appreciation.

"Your Majesty and the other gentlemen were very curious about Pei Yun's alchemy skills just now, right? Why not let her come here to make the elixir and let everyone judge it..."

Hearing this, Pei Yun turned around and saw Cui Lan standing not far away. The people of the Cui family sat in the first seat below the emperor, so they were very close to her. At this moment, the people of the Cui family were looking at her carefully, with different expressions.

"Yier and his concubine both said that your alchemy skills are also extremely powerful. Can you even make the perfect pill?"

Duanmu Cheng asked, and the cultivators from the cities below also pricked up their ears to listen. This little girl was so powerful at such a young age and she could even make pills. They had only heard of such a genius in the legendary Dongcangzhou.

"Brother Pei Shi, your sister can also make pills?"

The young men of Chi Ning City turned around and asked Pei Shi quietly.

Pei Shi didn't say anything, but just looked ahead worriedly. Pei Yun was not there just now and he didn't understand the situation. But since Cui Lan said that Pei Yun could make elixirs, Pei Shi understood that although Cui Lan seemed to be praising Pei Yun, he was actually tripping him up secretly, praising him openly and making sarcastic remarks in secret.

Of course, these cunning old foxes present could understand Cui Lan's little trick, but they still called Pei Yun over. Some of them had malicious intentions, some were simply curious about Pei Yun's alchemy skills, and some wanted to see how this little girl would deal with such a difficult situation...

Pei Yun also understood why she was called here. It was Cui Lan who started this again. She glanced at Cui Lan coldly and replied, "Your Majesty, Pei Yun does know some alchemy skills, but he can only make low-level elixirs of grade nine or eight, which is not worth mentioning."

"So you made this Wuque Pill yourself?" Patriarch Cui raised his eyes and stared at her and asked.

"If you are talking about the pills I sold to the pill shop, then they were indeed made by me."

"Wuque Pills are not easy to refine. Even if it is a low-level pill, if you want to refine Wuque Pills, your alchemy skills must have reached a certain level. This cannot be done by an alchemist without a certain amount of experience."

"You are the Patriarch of the Cui family, right? I will take this as a compliment to myself. Thank you for the compliment."

Pei Yun pretended not to understand the doubts raised by Patriarch Cui and replied with a smile.

“Since you think your alchemy skills are so amazing, why don’t you demonstrate them here for everyone to see?” Seeing that she was not moved, Cui Lan began to provoke her.

Pei Yun was really fed up with Cui Lan. He really suspected that she had a problem with her brain. She didn't even know her from the moment she came to the pharmacy, but she started to mock and question her alchemy skills.

This time it was even more outrageous. She was originally preparing to take a rest, but this woman insisted on dragging her in and asking her to refine the elixir on the spot.

Pei Yun raised his eyes and glanced at her indifferently, and said coldly: "You want me to make an elixir? Who do you think you are?"

"You!" Cui Lan was instantly enraged. "Pei Yun, don't be ungrateful. Your alchemy skills are not even a bit better than those of my Cui family. I just saw that you have some potential and wanted to give you a chance to show off in front of His Majesty and the other adults, but you insulted me. If I were to ask you, you are so resistant and unwilling to show off. Could it be that these flawless pills were not made by you and you are afraid of being exposed?"

Now that the relationship has been torn apart, Cui Lan doesn't want to flatter her hypocritically anymore, and directly speaks out sarcasm and doubts.

Pei Yun stared at her steadily for a few times. Since this person had stretched his face towards her, she would not be called Pei Yun unless she slapped her hard and beat her into submission.

"Okay, since you want to see me make pills so much, it's not impossible. But it's too boring for me to make pills alone. It doesn't show my alchemy skills. How about this, aren't you a descendant of the Cui family? Isn't the Cui family a family of alchemy? Why don't we have a competition and make pills on the spot to see if my alchemy skills are not even a bit better than yours...how do you think?"

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned. Everyone saw that the girl had her hands behind her back, her back straight, and a confident look on her face. For a moment, those who had doubted her alchemy skills became shaken again.

“Let’s compete. I…” Cui Lan was stimulated by her words and wanted to agree.

"Lan'er!" Patriarch Cui raised his hand to stop her from saying anything. Didn't he know what level his daughter was at? Since Pei Yun dared to say that, he must have something to rely on. He didn't dare to put the reputation of the Cui family on Cui Lan. "Lan'er is already married and can't be considered a member of the Cui family. If Miss Pei really wants to compete, why not send my eldest son to compete?"

"Heh! Patriarch Cui, your eldest son is probably more than twice as old as Miss Pei, and he is at the Golden Core stage. You actually sent him out to compete with a little girl at the Foundation Establishment stage. You are really shameless!"

Xie Shang laughed sarcastically. The Xie family was sitting opposite the Cui family. When they saw Pei Yun looking at her, they smiled and nodded at her in a friendly manner.

Pei Yun then realized that this was the woman in green who had fought with her in the pagoda. She bowed respectfully in the direction of Xie Shang.

After Xie Shang's speech, all the major families started to mock him, and for a moment, the Cui family head looked unhappy and glared at Cui Lan who was causing trouble. Of course, there were also people who were defeated by Pei Yu in the pagoda and felt that they had lost face because of Pei Yun, who spoke up for the Cui family.

Pei Yun glanced at Cui Qian, the eldest son of Patriarch Cui, who was standing next to Patriarch Cui with a proud look on his face, and said, "Patriarch Cui, I can only refine 8th and 9th grade elixirs. Your son..."

"Then let's compete with the eighth-grade elixir, the Gathering Spirit Pill, which is the most commonly used elixir among the eighth-grade ones."

"Okay, but I have another request..." Pei Yun bowed to the emperor and the people around him.

"You say." Duanmu Cheng spoke.

"If I win the competition by chance, I have only one request..." Pei Yun stretched out a finger, looked around, and then pointed at Cui Lan, "If I win, from now on, I don't want to see this person appear in my sight wherever I am."

"Pei Yun you..." Cui Lan was furious.

The others were also very surprised. They thought Pei Yun wanted some reward.

The faces of the Cui family members became even more gloomy. After all, Cui Lan was a member of the Cui family. Wouldn't this request be a slap in the face of their Cui family? Of course, Pei Yun could not be won over. The Cui family members still had this confidence.

"You have to ask the head of the Cui family about this request!" Duanmu Cheng was just here to watch the fun. He didn't expect that this girl was quite humble and low-key before, but faced difficulties head-on. However, when competing with the Cui family in alchemy, he didn't have much confidence in Pei Yun.

Patriarch Cui glanced at the angry Cui Lan, then looked at Pei Yun gloomily: "...Okay, but if Cui Qian wins, you have to tell me who refined the perfect pill?"

After all, Patriarch Cui still didn't believe that the Wuque Pill was refined by Pei Yun, because alchemy relies on the continuous accumulation of experience, and those who can refine the Wuque Pill are all from the older generation, and Pei Yun is too young.

Pei Yun was speechless. It turned out that the head of the Cui family, like Cui Lan, did not believe that the Wuque Pill was made by himself. She nodded and thought to herself: I will let you know who made the Wuque Pill right away.

The emperor was also quite interested in the competition between the Cui family and Pei Yun, and specially provided them with materials for alchemy, all of which were high-quality herbs.

All the monks present looked up curiously, focusing their eyes on Pei Yun and Cui Qian. It could be said that the dinner was only now entering its climax.

The Cui family, an alchemy family in Zhouxia Kingdom, controls most of the alchemy business in Zhouxia Kingdom. Historically, those famous alchemists in Zhouxia Kingdom have been proud to become guest elders of the Cui family. This is something that neither the royal family nor the Yunshan School can match, so there are actually many secret struggles between the royal family and the Cui family.

The situation is different with the Yunshan Sect. The Yunshan Sect is not a sect that focuses on alchemy. There is a threshold for entering the sect. After entering the sect, each disciple focuses on improving their cultivation strength. Very few of them choose to be full-time alchemists. Therefore, alchemy is only a very niche choice in the Yunshan Sect.

And Pei Yun, an outstanding junior who had made a big splash in the previous competition, is now not only a rare cultivation genius in Zhouxia Country, but also an alchemist.

It is really hard to guess who will win or lose in this competition, but most cultivators still favor the Cui family. After all, as a family of alchemy, the Cui family has accumulated a great reputation over the years.

Even the people in Chi Ning City felt that Pei Yun had little hope of winning. Of course, they did not think that Pei Yun's alchemy skills were not good, but the Cui family had no moral principles and sent an experienced and highly skilled alchemist to bully a junior like Pei Yun.

"Let's begin." The emperor announced. Now a large area has been cleared in the front.

After they bowed, they took out their respective alchemy furnaces.

Everyone saw that Cui Qian took out a Xuan-level top-grade alchemy furnace, while Pei Yun took out a Huang-level mid-grade alchemy furnace. As the saying goes, if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. Now almost everyone thought that Pei Yun would definitely lose.

Duanmu Hong couldn't help but frown as he watched from a distance, and wanted to get up and do something, but Duanmu Qin who was beside him raised her hand to stop him. She shook her head slightly at him, telling him not to interfere.

This is the feud between the Cui family and Pei Yun. If Duanmu Hong intervenes, the royal family will also be involved. In recent years, there have been some secret struggles between the royal family and the Cui family, but a balance is maintained on the surface. It is not worth breaking the balance for Pei Yun.

"Mr. Pei, do you think your sister can win?" City Lord Zhao asked Pei Shi in a low voice. People around him pricked up their ears, wanting to get some information. They were so curious.

"...I believe in my fifth sister." Pei Shi paused, then looked at Pei Yun who was competing in the front and said firmly.

Pei Yun didn't care that almost everyone present was looking down on her. She got the materials and started to refine them. Each person had two sets of materials, and the competition lasted for one hour.

But Pei Yun and Cui Qian were both experienced in alchemy, and in less than half an hour, both sets of materials had been refined.

When the head of the Cui family saw Pei Yun's refining technique, his originally confident and relaxed posture gradually became tense. Finally, he straightened his back and looked at her with a gradually solemn gaze. He forgot to hide his disbelief in front of everyone. Even the other families around him noticed his abnormality and began to whisper to each other.

"It seems that Pei Yun does have some support. Look at the expression on old man Cui's face..."

"The Cui family members are all staring at the girl!"

"According to the current situation, even if this little girl loses, the Cui family will probably try their best to recruit her..."

"Have you forgotten that this little girl is a cultivation genius and a disciple of the Yunshan Sect. Would she be willing to be an alchemist?"

……

Pei Yun turned a deaf ear to the gossip around him, put the pills he had made into the pill bottle and handed them to the attendants around the emperor.

At the same time, Cui Qian had almost finished refining and handed in his own. He turned his head and glanced at Pei Yun, looking a little surprised that Pei Yun could refine the pill so quickly. He was at the Golden Core stage, but he was a beat slower than her. It seemed that this little girl was really capable.

Emperor Duanmu Cheng first casually opened Cui Qian's elixir bottle, and everyone in the hall stood up unconsciously, their hearts hanging, eager to know the result.

Two royal alchemists stood beside the emperor and judged together.

"Cui Qian's first bottle of Spirit Gathering Pills produced ten pills, eight of which were top-grade and two were mid-grade." announced an alchemist.

"Cui Qian's second bottle of Soul Gathering Pills produced ten pills, and all ten are top-grade." said another alchemist.

The head of the Cui family breathed a sigh of relief, sat down with a relaxed expression, and seemed to be completely relieved.

Seeing his calm and composed look, everyone knew that the result was very good. Even without looking at his expression, everyone knew a little about elixirs. It was rare to be able to refine the full amount of elixirs without wasting materials. The elixirs they refined were basically top-grade elixirs. This meant that they were excellent alchemists. At least there were no such excellent alchemists in the major families. There would not be more than one such alchemist in the royal family.

"It's Miss Pei's turn next." The smile on Duanmu Cheng's face faded a little, and it was obvious that he didn't think Pei Yun could win now.

Pei Yun stood there expressionlessly. She glanced at Cui Lan with deep eyes. Seeing that she was staring back at her with a smug and provocative look, she curled the corner of her lip invisibly...

The two alchemists carefully examined the pills that Pei Yun had made without saying a word. For a moment, the whole place was in complete silence...