Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Ye Liuyun walked over to Duanmu Xiaorong.
The surrounding disciples all watched the beautiful woman walking past them with expressions of utter amazement.
"So pretty! Hey, isn't this Junior Sister the girl next to Senior Sister Lin? Why is she here?" The disciples' gazes involuntarily fell upon Ye Liuyun's body and face.
"Excuse me, sorry, excuse me," Ye Liuyun felt a bit awkward being stared at by so many people.
These guys' gazes were indeed a bit too fervent, but compared to three years ago, her tolerance was much better, so she wasn't particularly self-conscious anymore.
Ye Liuyun quickly arrived in front of Duanmu Xiaorong.
"Hello, Senior Brother? I am Ye Liuyu, Lin Aoxue's older sister. Are you alright?" Ye Liuyun greeted him actively after walking to Duanmu Xiaorong's side.
Duanmu Xiaorong was stunned by Ye Liuyun's appearance when a gentle, fairy-like beautiful girl came to greet him.
Honestly, throughout the entire Yunxia Sect, you couldn't find a single person whose looks and temperament were as good as Ye Liuyun's.
"Eh? No, no, I'm fine. You're the Junior Sister next to Senior Sister Lin?" Duanmu forgot about healing, suddenly stood up, and then greeted her very awkwardly.
"Yes, Senior Brother, my younger sister has cultivated for too short a time and doesn't know how to use her strength appropriately. She could have used less strength just now. I apologize to you on her behalf," Ye Liuyun said with a slight smile.
Duanmu Xiaorong was stunned. Such a beautiful girl publicly apologizing to him. He originally had some resentment, but now a large part of it dissipated.
"It's fine, it's fine. It's a spar on the arena, injuries are bound to happen. Besides, I can tell that Senior Sister Lin has already restrained her strength a lot. If she had used the move she used against Deacon Yun Cheng earlier, I would have been defeated instantly," Duanmu Xiaorong knew his own limits.
Ye Liuyun nodded, then took out a small porcelain bottle containing pills from her person.
"Even so, my younger sister still injured you. I am an Alchemist and have refined some pills. This pill is a token of apology for my sister injuring you. Please do accept it; this pill will be beneficial to your cultivation," Ye Liuyun presented the porcelain bottle to Duanmu Xiaorong.
Duanmu Xiaorong was momentarily stunned, originally wanting to refuse, but seeing Ye Liuyun's sincere expression, he still accepted it.
"Then, I shall accept it without further ado," Duanmu Xiaorong took the pill.
And after a greeting, Ye Liuyun turned and left, returning to Lin Aoxue's side.
As soon as she returned, Lin Aoxue immediately glared at her.
"You just had to play the good guy, making me the villain," Lin Aoxue grumbled softly.
"You don't know anything. Your status in the Yunxia Sect is already under close scrutiny, and today you caused trouble again, making the sect members think you disrespect your elders. This will definitely greatly reduce their favorability towards you, which is not conducive to your standing in the Yunxia Sect," Ye Liuyun said, rolling her eyes.
Lin Aoxue really couldn't refute this, so she could only tacitly agree.
As for Duanmu Xiaorong, after watching Ye Liuyun return to Lin Aoxue's side, he then looked at the pill in his hand with a silly smile.
"Duanmu, look at you, the person's gone, why are you still grinning like an idiot? Hurry up and see what kind of pill this Junior Sister gave you?" a disciple next to Duanmu urged.
"See what? I'll look at it when I get back," Duanmu Xiaorong didn't open the pill bottle immediately.
Mainly, he didn't take this bottle of pills seriously. After all, it was just a compensation gift from a Lingxi Realm cultivator; how valuable could it be?
Ye Liuyun's actions were seen by many, especially Yun Yun on the high platform, who was very satisfied with Ye Liuyun's behavior.
"Hmm, not bad. Much more mature than that Ao Xue girl. With this girl by Ao Xue's side, Ao Xue's future troubles should be much fewer," Yun Yun sighed.
Looking back at the arena, the sparring was to continue, but Yun Cheng was probably doing it on purpose; for the second match, he called Ye Liuyun's name.
He probably wanted to see if Ye Liuyun truly had ability, after all, the previous assessment was just standing there taking hits, which was definitely different from actual combat.
"Second round, Entry Disciple Ye Liuyu, Entry Disciple Chen Dong, please come to the stage," Yun Cheng announced, looking at Ye Liuyu standing next to Lin Aoxue.
Ye Liuyun was equally surprised to hear this.
"The second round is me? Are you kidding me? This Deacon must be doing it on purpose, right?" Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue exchanged glances.
Lin Aoxue shrugged. It was obvious this was intentional; Yun Cheng had them both in his sights.
Ye Liuyun could only helplessly walk onto the stage again. Her opponent was a disciple with excellent talent among the Entry Disciples, already at the late Lingxi Realm, and had already been selected for the Inner Sect.
"Hello, Senior Brother, please be lenient later," Ye Liuyun greeted her opponent upon taking the stage.
"Eh? This, hehe, it is only because you went easy on me." Chen Dong smiled awkwardly.
After all, Ye Liuyun's graded Realm was the Peak of the Lingxi Realm, while he was only at the Late Stage.
After they finished exchanging greetings, Ye Liuyun took a deep breath, then took out a Medicinal Pill, stuffed it into her mouth, and swallowed it.
"Eh? Little Girl, what are you doing? This is a sparring match in the Fighting Arena, why are you eating a Medicinal Pill?" Yun Cheng had certainly seen Ye Liuyun's small movement.
Yun Yun and the others were also stunned.
"Ah? Deacon, is there a rule that Medicinal Pills cannot be consumed in the Fighting Arena?" Ye Liuyun asked in return.
Yun Cheng was speechless, then explained carefully.
"Sparring matches in the Fighting Arena are meant to be won using a Cultivator's own abilities, not by relying on the power of external objects."
Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun immediately breathed a relief.
"Oh, is that so? But, Deacon, I am an Alchemist, aren't I? Since I am an Alchemist, doesn't using the Medicinal Pills I refined myself to fight count as relying on my own abilities?" Ye Liuyun asked back with a chuckle.
Yun Cheng was stunned, as were the others.
Because Ye Liuyun's words were correct. Most Alchemists had poor combat ability, so using Medicinal Pills they refined themselves to boost their combat power didn't seem to be a problem, right?
"This? How can you prove you are an Alchemist?" Yun Cheng didn't know how to refute this, so he could only ask Ye Liuyun to prove her identity.
"That's easy. I have the Alchemy Pavilion Disciple token." Ye Liuyun took out the exclusive token of the Alchemy Pavilion.
As long as one was an old Disciple of the Yunxia Sect, they would recognize this item, as it could be used to prove one's identity.
"Eh? Alright, let's just say you didn't violate the rules." Yun Cheng felt a toothache.
It was mainly because this was the first time he had encountered such a situation, and he didn't know how to handle it well. Plus, seeing that Ye Liuyun's cultivation level was indeed not high, he felt that even if he let Ye Liuyun use the Medicinal Pill, there shouldn't be any major issues.
However, Ye Liuyun's behavior reminded many Disciples of the Alchemy Pavilion.
"Eh? This Junior Sister has provided me with a good idea. Artifact Refiners can use the Magic Treasures they refine to fight, Talisman masters can use their own Talismans, Formation Masters can use their own Formation Restrictions, and Beast Tamers can command their own battle beasts. So why can't we Alchemists use Medicinal Pills during a match?" Some Alchemists suddenly realized.
Ye Liuyun's behavior had directly changed the future landscape of sparring matches in the Yunxia Sect. Previously, Alchemists had very poor combat power and were almost the weakest at the same Realm because their focus was not on combat power, but on Alchemy.