This was a phenomenon that could never exist in her world. But this was a world of cultivation, or perhaps a novel—she wasn't entirely sure. Either way, the worlds connected by the trading hub were all strange and bizarre, so there was no need to make a big deal out of it. Shen Yunyun's sudden appearance caught the attention of everyone monitoring the alchemists' activities. No one knew where this oddly dressed girl had come from. Shen Yunyun felt like she had arrived at a bad time and didn't want to disturb him. But Xu Zimo sensed her arrival and multitasked. "Why are you here?" Shen Yunyun was stunned—could this guy really multitask? "Am I bothering you? Should I leave?" "No need." Xu Zimo directed the alchemy furnace, which spun so fast that to Shen Yunyun's naked eye, it appeared motionless. "Need pills?" "No, I need invisibility talismans." Xu Zimo: "..." If she needed invisibility talismans, she should go to a talisman cultivator—he was an alchemist. Still, his storage pouch probably had quite a few talismans, though he wasn't sure if invisibility ones were among them. He was about to divert some focus to search for them when the elder on the platform's authoritative voice exploded near his ears. "Xu Zimo!" Shen Yunyun was startled and quickly turned to look. Not far away on the viewing platform sat a group of elders—three men and one woman—just like principals watching a school sports meet opening ceremony, seated on the platform. The scene below must be completely visible, right? Xu Zimo immediately responded, "Disciple is here." "Don't delay the competition." "Yes." Xu Zimo agreed verbally but still diverted some attention to find a handful of invisibility talismans from his storage pouch. "One lasts two shichen." Shen Yunyun silently calculated—two shichen was four hours. A whole handful like this was more than enough. She quickly pulled out some crystals, picked out a few large, red ones for him, and put the rest away. These red crystals were exactly the top-grade fire spirit stones Xu Zimo wanted. The elders on the platform saw it clearly—this girl casually pulled out so many top-grade spirit stones, including various attributes like metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—they were all shocked, eyes wide. Top-grade spirit stones were essential resources for their cultivation—how could that girl have so many? Moreover, they couldn't discern her cultivation level; either she was too advanced for them to see through, or she was a mortal with no cultivation at all. Shen Yunyun didn't care about any of that and left as soon as she got what she needed. Xu Zimo hadn't expected Shen Yunyun to be so generous this time, giving him so many top-grade fire spirit stones. With their support, he no longer had to worry about running out of spiritual power. The elders on the platform had already exchanged glances, communicating telepathically to ask whose disciple this Xu Zimo was. The records showed he wasn't a disciple of any sect but a rogue cultivator. The four elders each began to harbor their own thoughts. Xu Zimo's pills were soon refined. With enough top-grade fire spirit stones assisting this time, one batch actually produced ten top-grade Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pills. Everyone present gasped, truly not expecting a rogue cultivator to be so skilled. Clearly, Xu Zimo had won this competition. "Xu Zimo, would you be willing to become my personal disciple?" Sect Leader Xu Changqing immediately stood up. With talent like this, he absolutely couldn't let it slip away. Xu Zimo stood up and walked over to Xu Changqing. Everyone thought he was about to take him as his master, but instead, he smiled at Xu Changqing. "Master, long time no see." Xu Changqing's expression changed, pointing at him: "You... you..."