Chapter 540

"You have to listen to me this time. Bet on my eighth brother. My eighth brother will definitely win."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. For the sake of our good brother, we have to support Zhai Xiaoba this time." Hua Wenmeng didn't know much about Yuan Jing's alchemy level. This time he bet on him out of friendship. He had won so many Yuan stones from Duan Linzhi before, and he could afford to lose it.

"Wow, who is this Zhai Yuanjing? I've never heard of him, but someone actually bet 100,000 middle-grade Yuanshi on him. Oh my God."

"Whose second-generation rich kid is this? He has so many Yuanshi that he has no where to spend them, so he bets on a little-known alchemist."

"I found out that this Zhai Yuanjing was from the Star Sword Sect of the Jinchi Kingdom. I finally understand why this person bet on Zhai Yuanjing. Haha, he thought that since Duan Linzhi won the ring championship, Zhai Yuanjing, who also came from the Star Sword Sect, could also win the alchemy championship? Haha, this must be the biggest joke I have ever heard in my life."

"Yes, yes, look at me, I am laughing so hard that tears are coming out. This is definitely the biggest joke in the past hundred years, no, it is the biggest joke in Xuanwu Continent in the past hundreds of years. If a disciple of Xingjian Sect can win the alchemy championship, no, even if he can only make it into the top ten, I will rip off my head and let you guys kick it like a ball."

Zhai Yuanhao gnashed his teeth in anger when he heard these people's ridicule. These guys really looked down on people. He glared sinisterly at the guy who said he would take off his head and kick it like a ball, and thought to himself, good job, I'll remember you, and I'll wait and see if you can take off your head and kick it like a ball one day.

Hua Wenmeng patted his shoulder and said, "Let's go. The results of this alchemy competition will be out in two days. Let's wait and see the results."

After returning, the two did not mention this situation to Yuan Jing, so as not to affect Yuan Jing's mood for the competition. Little did they know that Yuan Jing was very aware of the situation in the outside world and it had no effect on him.

Not to mention the outsiders, even Jin Huang came to comfort Zhai Yuanjing, saying that participation was the most important thing, and failure was okay. The people of Wushuang Sect felt that they could finally breathe a sigh of relief. They were overwhelmed by the previous competitions of Jinchi Country and Xingjian Sect. This time it was their home court. Did the disciples of Xingjian Sect also want to participate in the alchemy competition? They would definitely let the disciples of Xingjian Sect know that they were just a group of sword madmen. The sword madmen should just practice swordsmanship, why would they dabble in alchemy?

The Danyang Sect and the Chang Family did not take the participation of the Xingjian Sect disciples seriously, and took it for granted that it was just a formality and they would be eliminated in the first round.

On the day of the performance, the disciples of the Xingjian Sect came out to cheer Yuan Jing on.

"Junior Brother Zhai, relax. In our minds, Junior Brother Zhai's alchemy skills are the best."

"Yes, that's right. Junior Brother Zhai is so young. In another ten years, I don't know who will dominate the alchemy world."

They acknowledged Yuan Jing's talent in alchemy, but felt that he had been practicing for too short a time. Every other contestant had been immersed in alchemy for at least twenty to thirty years, so it was understandable that Yuan Jing lagged behind those alchemists.

Yuan Jing walked onto the field with a smile on his face, looking very calm and composed.

The alchemy competition is also very crude and simple. Hundreds of participating alchemists are placed on the same platform, and then they make pills together. Those who fail to make pills will be eliminated, and those who succeed will participate in the next round of elimination until the final winner is left.

The first round was for high-level Xuan-grade elixirs. Three sets of materials were placed in front of hundreds of alchemists, and they were required to refine the elixirs within a specified time.

Upon learning that the Xingjian Sect had also sent a disciple to participate in the competition, many people were looking for this brave warrior who actually had the courage to step onto the alchemy competition stage.

"Which one is it? Point it out to me."

"Hehe, I recognize him. He's the young man over there. He looks too young. But I heard that this young warrior has always been following Duan Linzhi. It must be Duan Linzhi who gave him the courage."

"This... this is too pretty."

Those envoys were not very interested in these skill competitions. People with high talent in martial arts could still be considered as candidates, but when it came to alchemy and talisman techniques, the best things were in the hands of the upper realm. These alchemists and talisman masters from the lower realm were not at all in their eyes, and they had no interest in recruiting them.

Therefore, the ones who are responsible are the servants around them.

Yuan Jing took out the alchemy furnace calmly and started to refine the elixir. No matter how loud the noise outside was, it could not affect him.

"Yeah, he has refined it. He has refined a high-level Xuan-grade elixir."

"What's so surprising about this? Xuan-level alchemists are just the starting point of this competition. Xuan-level alchemists may be worth watching in other places, but they are not qualified for this kind of occasion."

Even so, dozens of alchemists failed to make it through the initial elimination round. The disciples from the Star Sword Sect attracted more attention, and people wanted to see if they could persist in the next round. The group of sword maniacs in the Star Sword Sect had a great reputation, but they had not made any achievements in other areas. This was the consensus of warriors across the entire Xuanwu Continent.

In the second round of refining earth-level primary elixirs, ten choices were given. As long as two of them were refined, they would pass. This was destined to eliminate another group of people.

Yuan Jing picked two kinds of pills at random, and then under the attention of many people, he successfully refined both pills at one time without any second chance, which left many people dumbfounded.

"Am I seeing right? He succeeded again? I heard that there is only one Earth-level alchemist in the entire Xingjian Sect. Could it be him?"

"That's impossible. That Earth-level Alchemist is quite old, and this one has only been in the Xingjian Sect for a few years."

"Shit, I remember now. A few years ago, I heard that Duan Linzhi brought back an alchemist for Xingjian Sect. At that time, he was a Xuan-level alchemist. At that time, we all laughed at Xingjian Sect and that alchemist. We thought that Xingjian Sect was misleading by recruiting such a disciple. We didn't expect that he was actually a Di-level alchemist."

The leader of Wushuang Sect had a bad feeling: "What's going on? Why didn't anyone tell me that Xingjian Sect had a second Earth-level Alchemist?"

The Wushuang Sect is suppressing the Xingjian Sect in this regard. No matter how strong the Xingjian Sect is, it is still restricted by forces like them in terms of resources such as elixirs. Its development is restricted, and it is useless no matter how strong it is.

"Master, I think other forces also know about this for the first time, including the royal family of the Jinchi Nation. It is obvious that they have concealed the situation of this disciple from the outside world."

The truth is that no one took Zhai Yuanjing, the original Xuan-level alchemist, seriously. They thought he would not have much development, so why would they pay attention to his situation? This is why everyone was very surprised.

“Useless thing! Since you knew that he was a Xuan-level alchemist, why didn’t you find a way to recruit him into the Wushuang Sect?” A Xuan-level alchemist who grew up in the wild outside must have quite a lot of talent, but no one wanted to recruit him into the Wushuang Sect, allowing such an alchemy genius to fall into the hands of the Xingjian Sect.

The others smiled bitterly. They really didn't take it seriously at first. The disciples of Wushuang Sect were always very arrogant when they were outside. They didn't think there was any loss in missing out on a Xuan-level alchemist. In their opinion, these people should beg them to join Wushuang Sect.

There were many more alchemists eliminated in the second round than in the first round. When the third round began, only half of the alchemists were left on the stage. Seeing that Zhai Yuanjing from the Star Sword Sect was still on the stage, more people became curious.

The third round, unsurprisingly, was to refine two earth-level intermediate elixirs.

Zhai Yuanjing...Zhai Yuanjing advanced again without any surprise.

The warriors and alchemists below were all shocked. In addition to being promoted, Yuan Jing also had two earth-level intermediate elixirs. Just like before, he made the elixir in one furnace and didn't need a second chance. What did this mean? It meant that his alchemy skills were not ordinary. How many people here could do that?

"The Xingjian Sect is really going to turn things around this time and break free from the shackles of the past."

"The Xingjian Sect has been bullied for many years. This time, they are ready to fight back."

"That's right. After being restricted by other sects in terms of elixirs for so many years, even a saint would be angry."

Even more alchemists were eliminated in the third round. There were less than fifty alchemists left on the stage. They were also the most outstanding talents of the younger generation in Xuanwu Continent, most of whom were trained by major alchemy sects such as Danyang Sect.

Yan Yuancheng and Chang Ji also took a serious look at this alchemist named Zhai Yuanjing from the Xingjian Sect for the first time. Chang Yi even curiously asked Yuanjing why he did not participate in the previous Three Kingdoms League. Yuanjing smiled and explained that he and Duan Linzhi were training outside at that time, and it was too late when they came back.

This explanation is very good. No one can say that he deliberately concealed his strength. If it were them, they would not be able to be so low-key.

The two men felt pressure from Yuan Jing, because in the last round of alchemy, they both had one furnace of pills that was completed only for the second time. From this point of view, Yuan Jing was slightly better than them.

If they lost to the alchemist of the Star Sword Sect, they would become the laughing stock of the entire Xuanwu Continent. They didn't know how many years they would be remembered by the warriors and alchemists of the continent. They didn't want such fame at all.

The fourth round is to refine high-level earth-grade pills, which means that those who pass this level are all high-level earth-grade alchemists. Looking across the continent, alchemists of this level will be respected no matter where they are. Zhai Yuanjing has won the respect of all the warriors present by reaching this point. Many alchemists watching the competition sighed that the young are really formidable.

Some people even bet on whether Yuan Jing could get through this level again.

"Of course you can. Didn't you see that Master Zhai didn't even have a chance to fail? His alchemy skills are obviously one level higher than other alchemists."

"Maybe his success rate in making pills is just a little bit better."

"It's fine to just tell others this, but with so many alchemists here, how many of you will believe it?"

Sure enough, Zhai Yuanjing on the stage successfully advanced again and still maintained the record of successfully making a pill. The disciples of Xingjian Sect cheered excitedly. In fact, even most of them were not clear about Yuanjing's true level of alchemy.

"Master Shi Feng, has Master Zhai Dan already become a Heaven-level Alchemist? How could you hide such important news from us?" A senior member of the Star Sword Sect inquired and complained to Shi Heng.

Shi Heng was in a very good mood and was in the mood to tease: "If I had said before that our Xingjian Sect had trained a Heaven-level Alchemist, you would have laughed at me for being crazy."

The senior executive sneered. Not only did outsiders not believe it, they themselves did not believe it either. They had to see it with their own eyes.

The fourth round of eliminations once again eliminated some alchemists from the final competition. They left the stage disappointed. Upon learning that the alchemists from the Star Sword Sect were still on the stage, these eliminated alchemists were almost dumbfounded. Losing to others would have been fine, but they actually lost to the Star Sword Sect.

The image of the Xingjian Sect in the outside world is so bad that people feel it is so shameful to lose to the Xingjian Sect in alchemy.

They all hoped that the alchemists on the stage would compete with each other, and they must not let the alchemist from the Star Sword Sect take the first place in the end, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.

As they expected, the fifth round of eliminations began. The atmosphere was much more solemn than before, and the voices of discussion below the stage were much lower. The gap between an earth-level alchemist and a heaven-level alchemist is not small. To become a heaven-level alchemist means entering another realm in alchemy.

This time they only needed to refine one of the five heavenly-grade primary elixirs to advance. When Yuan Jing got his three materials, he hesitated for a rare moment. Finally, he decided not to be too high-profile. Then, his first furnace of elixirs failed.

Quite a few people below were a little disappointed. Why didn't Master Zhai Dan keep his record?

Only Duan Linzhi had a smile in his eyes. If Yuan Jing hadn't failed on purpose, how could such a situation have occurred? Yuan Jing, who had deliberately ruined the elixir, was so cute in his eyes.

"Why do I feel that Brother Duan is a little bit agitated? Didn't your eighth brother fail in the first furnace?" Hua Wenmeng poked Zhai Yuanhao and asked.

Zhai Yuanhao said blankly: "You must have made a mistake. Brother Duan must be worried about my eighth brother."

Hua Wenmeng rolled her eyes. How slow was this guy? Looking at Duan Linzhi's performance, she knew that Zhai Xiaoba would advance again without any surprise.

Sure enough, the first batch of pills failed, but the second batch of pills successfully emitted a fragrant aroma. The fragrance of the heavenly-grade pills made everyone who came close take a sniff intoxicated.

"He is indeed a Heaven-level Alchemist. How old is he?"

Even the leader of Danyang Sect was surprised. A major alchemy sect like Danyang Sect could not train such a young Heaven-level alchemist. "This will put a lot of pressure on Yuan Cheng and the others."

"Zhai Yuanjing alone cannot represent anything, and besides, he won't be able to stay in Xuanwu Continent for long." Therefore, it will not pose much of a threat to Danyang Sect. On the contrary, the one that will be threatened is a comprehensive sect like Wushuang Sect.

"I feel sorry that such a genius in alchemy was not discovered by the Danyang Sect and his talent was not destroyed by Shi Heng. It's really surprising."

If Shi Heng heard this, he would definitely draw his sword and fight with the leader of Danyang Sect. What did he mean by destroying the talent of a genius in alchemy? Was he that bad?

Yan Yuancheng and Chang Ji did feel the pressure. The success of Yuan Jing's elixir made them dazed for a moment, and then the elixir in their hands failed. They looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and quickly adjusted their minds. The next elixir could not fail again.

At the end of the fifth round of promotion, there were only twelve alchemists left on the stage, among whom Zhai Yuanjing was the youngest and the most unexpected.