The Jin Wu Sect was obliterated in less than half a day, and that very evening.

The Divine Power Pavilion once again updated the rankings on the Qing Province Elixir List.

"Look, the rankings on the Elixir List have changed again. Daxia Ye Lingyue has risen to the 800th place, with the achievement being defeating a Reincarnation Second Realm master, Jin Wu Old Monster of the Jin Wu Sect."

At rank nine hundred and eighty, many people thought that Daxia Ye Lingyue, this dark horse, was merely lucky to have made it onto the Qing Province Elixir List.

Not long after, they expected her to fall.

But, to everyone's surprise, she leaped ahead by more than a hundred ranks once again, still defeating someone above her level.

And this time, the person she killed was none other than the Sect Master of the Jin Wu Sect, the Jin Wu Old Monster.

The Jin Wu Old Monster is not like Su Mu the City Guardian General; his name still holds some fame on the mainland.

Many people know that the Jin Wu Old Monster is a Reincarnation Second Realm expert and, unlike other Reincarnation Masters, he is quite rare on the mainland, having survived the Reincarnation Fire Tribulation twice.

This also endowed him with a formidable Golden Crow Elixir Fire within his Dantian.

It is rumored that the Golden Crow Elixir Fire can melt gold and bones, and unexpectedly, Ye Lingyue managed to kill even the Jin Wu Old Monster.

For a moment, the young martial artists on the mainland were all abuzz.

It was also because of this kill that some of the young martial artists, who had been watching from the sidelines before, were finally unable to remain still.

"Ye Lingyue, Elixir Realm newbie, ranked 800th on the Qing Province Elixir List."

In the vast forest to the east of Daxia, a young girl in her prime stood.

The girl's attire was quite distinctive; her clothes were made of nothing but beast skins and wild grass, with honey-toned skin that exuded a special sheen somewhere between sensuality and health.

In her right hand, she held a hunting fork.

The sharp hunting fork gleamed with a cold light, piercing the body of a martial artist who had come to poach beneath her.

In her left hand, she held a tattered Qing Province Elixir List, which the young girl had found on the body of a sect disciple who had died in the forest not long ago.

Due to being of the same age, the first person the girl took notice of was Ye Lingyue, who had just entered the list.

"The lady here has made up her mind; this Ye Lingyue will be the test stone for the lady to make a name for herself in the Qing Province mainland."

The girl let out a howl like a wild beast, and a great number of middle-stage spiritual beasts ran out of the forest. Like the queen of beasts, she was surrounded by the herd, and with a wave of her delicate finger, she set off towards the Xixia Plain.

The changes in the rankings on the Qing Province Elixir List did not bring much change to Ye Lingyue's daily life.

She didn't even know that because she had killed the Jin Wu Old Monster, her name stirred the mainland once again.

The Qian Cauldron, having absorbed the Golden Crow Elixir Fire, found Ye Lingyue begin to refine the fire that very night.

"What an utterly despicable and shameless wretch, you actually concealed your cultivation. An ancient being possessing a Solid Rank cauldron, yet you disguised yourself as a young girl, pah, utterly shameless," the Jin Wu Old Monster, imprisoned by the Qian Cauldron for half a day was gasping for breath, and he hurled abuses the moment he saw Ye Lingyue.

Who could have imagined that the Jin Wu Old Monster, after years of scheming against others, would capsize in a shallow ditch, coming across someone even more sinister and shameless than himself?

If he knew the other party possessed an artifact like the Solid Rank cauldron, the Jin Wu Old Monster would rather die than provoke her.

Initially, the Jin Wu Old Monster always thought that Ye Lingyue was merely a Sixth-rank Alchemist, but after seeing her Qian Cauldron, the Jin Wu Old Monster was convinced that Ye Lingyue was a Fang Venerate Level powerhouse.

Such a level of powerhouse, at the very least, is over a hundred years old, even several hundred years old, a hidden ancient being.

This is in severe contrast with Ye Lingyue's rosy lips and pearly teeth, and her beautiful and floral appearance.

The Jin Wu Old Monster thought over and over again, there were only two possibilities, either Ye Lingyue had taken some spiritual medicine to rejuvenate herself, or just as he had previously guessed, Ye Lingyue's true self had long been devoured by an ancient being of Fang Venerate Level, turning her into a human puppet.

"Solid Rank? I ask you, what exactly is a Solid Rank?" After Ye Lingyue's breakthrough in the Elixir Realm, the changes that had occurred with the Qian Cauldron were incomprehensible, even to herself.

There was no related record in the Hong Meng Notebook; judging from the tone of the Jin Wu Old Monster, he clearly knew something.

Seeing Ye Lingyue's completely bewildered face, which indeed did not seem like she knew the origins of the Solid Rank, the Jin Wu Elixir Fire inside suddenly fell silent.

"Could it be that this girl really is only fourteen years old, that she doesn't even know what a Solid Rank cauldron is? Could it be that this mysterious Little Black Cauldron was just something she stumbled upon by chance?" The Jin Wu Old Monster was utterly astounded.

Such damn good luck, why had it not stumbled upon him.

"Jin Wu Old Monster, you're now within my Qian Cauldron, if you don't earnestly answer, believe it or not, I'll refine you immediately!"

Ye Lingyue shouted angrily.

"Hold on, hold on, Friend Ye, please calm your anger. I'll tell you everything, just spare my life." The Golden Crow Elixir Fire trembled; the Jin Wu Old Monster had witnessed Ye Lingyue's methods and certainly did not wish to be refined by the Solid Rank cauldron into a puddle of blood, his years of cultivation turning into nothing.

The Jin Wu Old Monster had no choice but to tell Ye Lingyue all that he knew about the Solid Rank.

It was then that Ye Lingyue understood what a Solid Rank cauldron was – it is a cauldron that an Alchemist, after breaking through the Nine Rank, uses their spiritual power to condense.

"A Solid Rank can be transformed in size, hidden within one's body when not in use. When needed, it can be used for Alchemy, or Artifact Refining. It is said that some advanced Fang Venerates can even cultivate into an Undying Tripod Body, using the Solid Rank to fend off enemies' attacks. Of course, these old creatures are all hearsay to me. After all, these days, those Fang Venerate Level powerhouses, not everyone can meet them." The Jin Wu Old Monster had said everything he could; seeing that Ye Lingyue's expression still remained grave, the Jin Wu Old Monster quickly added. "Friend Ye, I've indeed told you everything, I beg you to spare my life."

Ye Lingyue glanced at the Golden Crow Elixir Fire and weighed in her heart, ultimately deciding to spare the life of the Jin Wu Old Monster.

After all, the old fellow's strength and insight were both quite good; perhaps in the future, there might be a use for him.

With a shift of her Divine Sense, she was already the Qian Cauldron; only the Jin Wu Old Monster could be heard pleading for mercy within the Qian Cauldron.

Despite having destroyed the Jin Wu Sect and captured the Jin Wu Old Monster, this attack by the Jin Wu Old Monster had resulted in many wounded soldiers in Dan City, and more seriously, much of the walls of Dan City were destroyed.

The walls of Dan City were already dilapidated, and over the years, it was thanks to these walls that Dan City had been spared from beast attacks numerous times.

With the walls collapsed, the defensive capability of Dan City was greatly reduced, leaving the safety of the citizens directly exposed to the eyes of the beasts of the plains.