Chapter 176 Compared to him, you are all garbage

Moon-grabbing city.

A city with warmth.

The temperature in the entire Lanyue City has risen a lot in the past few months.

The holding of the Alchemist Competition brought together many alchemists in Lanyue City. Especially as the competition progressed, many alchemists who did not watch also gained some insights and started to make pills after returning.

The Alchemist Competition has already gone through four rounds.

There are only five alchemists left now.

All five of them are second-grade alchemists.

They are all under 200 years old.

The Alchemist Competition is held in the Lanyue City Square.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on these five alchemists, as well as the five third-grade alchemists above.

The rules of Xiyue Sect's Alchemist Competition this time were not set by Xiyue Sect, but by five third-grade alchemists.

To outsiders, this seemed like Xiyue Sect's way of showing fairness, but only Xiyue Sect knew that this was Dan Shengzi's strong request and Xiyue Sect had no choice but to do so.

Among the five alchemists, You Xing, the only one in the middle stage of foundation building, was very conspicuous in the square.

Over the past year or so, You Xing's name has spread throughout Lanyue City, and he has also become very famous in the alchemist circle.

A man in the middle stage of foundation building stood out from many second-grade alchemists in the early stage of golden elixir and made it into the top five. If he waits until he reaches the golden elixir stage, he will probably be able to immediately step into the realm of a third-grade alchemist.

A true alchemist genius.

"quiet!"

Above the square, a third-rank alchemist shouted softly, and the scene instantly fell silent.

This person is not only a third-rank alchemist, but also a powerful late-stage Jindan master.

"For the last round of competition, after discussing with fellow alchemists, I have decided to refine the Shouyi Pill."

Wow! As the old man finished speaking, all the cultivators who were not alchemists were bewildered, and even many of the alchemists had puzzled expressions.

Shou Yi Dan, they seemed to have never heard of it.

However, those who knew the origin of Shouyi Dan first looked at You Xing, and You Xing also had a look of astonishment on his face.

Fei Yuelan sat lazily on the top seats of the high platform in the square, looking around. Naturally, the changes in the expressions of these alchemists could not be hidden from her consciousness.

Especially You Xing's shocked expression at this moment made her realize that something was wrong.

“I didn’t expect that the last round of elixir to be refined would be Shouyi Dan.”

"Shouyi Pill is a residual recipe among the second-grade pill recipes. It is appropriate to put it in this last round."

"Yes, Canfang is just testing the comprehensive strength of an alchemist."

"If it weren't for You Xing, I think refining Shouyi Pill would be no problem, but You Xing is only in the middle stage of foundation building, and this Shouyi Pill is a residual formula. How can a foundation building stage person refine a second-grade residual formula?"

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Fei Yuelan's pretty face turned serious, and she said to the old man sitting not far away: "Fellow Daoist Qu, what do you mean?"

"Sect Master Fei, the alchemists present here are all the best among the second-grade ones. Ordinary elixirs are not difficult for them to make, and each alchemist has his own specialty in making elixirs. If we do not specify the types of elixirs and let them make whatever they want, I am afraid that the final result will be difficult to judge and will not convince everyone."

The old man who was pointed over by Fei Yuelan explained calmly, and his words were recognized by the three old men next to him.

"Sect Master Fei, your sect doesn't know much about alchemy. In this kind of alchemy competition, if there is no specific requirement, some alchemists specialize in refining a single type of elixir. They are more powerful in a single type of elixir, but they may only be at an average level if they change to another type of elixir."

Fei Yuelan hadn't responded yet after listening to the words of these third-grade alchemists. A petite girl sitting next to a middle-aged man next to her expressed her doubts first.

"That's not right. These five have gone through so many rounds of competition and have refined other elixirs before. This has proven that they are not alchemists who can only refine one type of elixir. This reason doesn't make sense at all."

"I heard from an alchemist in the sect that Shouyi Pill is a partial recipe, and the alchemist needs to make up the ingredients himself. But if you do this, the stability of the pill cannot be guaranteed. If you are not a Jindan master, it is easy to lose control and cause the furnace to explode."

"Shuang'er, don't talk nonsense."

The middle-aged man next to the girl scolded her softly, but his expression was very gentle. The girl stuck out her tongue and shrank back behind the middle-aged man.

Meng Yang persuaded his daughter to stop, glanced at everyone and said calmly: "My daughter is not an alchemist, so you don't have to pay attention to her words."

He had already sensed that these alchemists seemed to be intentionally targeting the Xiyue Sect, because among the five alchemists present, only You Xing, who was in the middle stage of foundation building, was involved with the Xiyue Sect, while the other nine came from different forces.

But he knew that Wentianmen and Xiyue Sect were not close, so he had no reason to speak for Xiyue Sect.

"Master Meng is too modest. It is said that your daughter's talent in alchemy is well known. If her realm was not so low, she would have been among the top five."

A third-rank alchemist spoke with a smile. As alchemists, they could ignore other Jindan masters, but they could not afford to offend the leader of Wentian Sect.

No matter how extensive an alchemist's network of contacts is, he can never be compared with the leader of a sect.

It is rumored that Meng Yang's daughter Meng Shuang is a genius in alchemy, but Meng Shuang has never shown her alchemy skills to the outside world. It's just that such news has been circulating in Wentianmen for a while.

"What niece Meng said is not wrong, but it's still the same reason. If the types of elixirs are not specified, I'm afraid the final result will be difficult to convince the public. Shouyi Dan is a residual recipe. The five alchemists present can choose the supplementary herbs according to their own strengths. The better the efficacy, the lower the stability and the more difficult it is. It is fairer to require them to make their own choices."

"Brother Chang's words were rather euphemistic. I will speak frankly. The reason for this decision is that the alchemy abilities of these five people are not much different, and the quality of the pills they refine is not much different. For example, the Soul Solidifying Pill and the Water Spirit Pill. For a water-attributed Jindan cultivator, the latter is naturally more valuable. But for a non-water-attributed cultivator, the Water Spirit Pill is not even half as valuable as the Soul Solidifying Pill."

"If we choose the same common elixir, I'm afraid that in the end there will be several elixirs of the same quality, and it will be impossible to tell which one is better. For this reason, I and others finally decided to use Shouyi Pill as the assessment target."

Fei Yuelan narrowed her eyes. Although she knew that this was definitely aimed at Xiyue Sect, the other party's words were logical and it would be impossible to oppose them stubbornly.

"But isn't this too unfair to You Xing? He is only in the middle stage of foundation building, and it is impossible for him to refine Shouyi Pill."

Fei Yuelan didn't say anything, but another female Jindan cultivator spoke up. This person was not from Xiyue Sect, but was from a sect affiliated with Xiyue Sect, so naturally she spoke up to help.

"You Xing is able to stand with these golden elixir alchemists at the middle stage of foundation building, which has proved his talent and strength in alchemy. Moreover, the realm is part of the strength of an alchemist. Some alchemists have good talents, but their cultivation talent is very poor. There are many who can't even break through the foundation building stage."

"Fellow Daoist Qu is right. Realm is also a part of an alchemist's strength. I have seen an alchemist who has extremely high talent in the Qi Condensation Stage. It is no exaggeration to say that his talent is so high that the five alchemists present cannot be compared with him."

A third-rank alchemist with a goatee took over the conversation, "But this junior has very poor talent for cultivation. If we force him to build his foundation, the resources required are enough for five Qi Condensation cultivators to build their foundations. It will be even more difficult to improve further. And an alchemist whose upper limit is only the initial stage of foundation building, no matter how high his alchemy talent is, can't compare to an ordinary second-rank alchemist in the Golden Core Realm."

Obviously, after making the decision, these five third-grade alchemists had already thought about the doubts they would face and had already prepared countermeasures.

"I still feel that it is inappropriate. Since it is a competition, it must be fair. Why don't we ask You Xing what he thinks?"

"Can."

Qu Liangying nodded. The questions for the final round of assessment had already been decided, and even if she asked You Xing, the result would not change.

They also didn't want to offend the Xiyue Sect to death.

"You Xing, what do you think about the final round of assessment to refine the Shouyi Pill?"

Qu Liangying spoke loudly, and the eyes of everyone present, including the other nine alchemists around him, all fell on You Xing at this moment.

The onlookers did not know about the communication between the powerful Jindan masters on the platform, but they also learned about the general situation of Shouyi Dan from other alchemists around them.

If he refines Shouyi Dan, You Xing will be automatically eliminated.

You Xing listened to this with a wry smile on his face, he naturally knew about Shouyi Pill, and he also knew that if he tried to refine Shouyi Pill, he would have no chance of success.

In fact, having reached this point, he has almost reached his limit. The gap between the Golden Core and the Foundation Establishment is too huge. The gap in strength will naturally lead to a big gap in alchemy.

He was able to occupy one of the top five positions among the top five second-grade golden elixir alchemists, and no one would underestimate his talent and potential.

But I’m afraid that the task assigned by Senior Yang cannot be completed.

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"You should be satisfied with having made it this far in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Even if you don't refine the Shouyi Pill, you still have no chance of winning with other pills. Take this opportunity to withdraw now and save some dignity for yourself."

Swish! You Xing stared coldly at the person who spoke.

Yang Bin, a second-grade alchemist in the early stage of the Golden Elixir, came from a small sect.

Feeling You Xing's angry gaze, Yang Bin said with sarcasm: "Although the truth is a bit hard to hear, it is the fact. The gap between foundation building and golden elixir cannot be made up by any talent."

In Yang Bin's mind, he did not have the idea of ​​winning the first place in this alchemy competition. He just wanted to take this opportunity to show his alchemy talent and let the big forces offer conditions to recruit him.

But You Xing made his goal fail. Since this competition, You Xing had taken away too much attention, and he began to feel dissatisfied with You Xing.

So what if he has high talent? It is a fact that his realm is low. If You Xing cannot break through to the golden elixir, what is the use of his high talent?

The combination of realm and talent is the alchemist's entire strength.

"That's just what you think."

You Xing whispered, and turned his gaze towards the platform: "Seniors, refining Shouyi Pill is indeed a bit unfair to the younger generation."

You Xing's words made the faces of the five third-grade alchemists on the platform darken.

"But I can accept it. However, I have a request. I want to give this place to another person, and let that person continue the next competition on my behalf."

Wow.

You Xing's words caused a lot of discussion among the onlookers.

Give the quota to others? This seems a bit unfair to those who were eliminated.

"What's unfair about this? If the person recommended by You Xing has the ability to refine pills, then he would naturally be able to reach this point. If he is not able to do so and is still at the bottom, no one would recognize him as being ranked fifth."

An alchemist in the crowd analyzed the situation: "Even the alchemist recommended by You Xing will become a laughing stock."

This analysis was quickly recognized by everyone present.

That is indeed true.

There is no reward for the fifth place, and alchemy still depends on strength.

"Okay, the Sect Master has approved it. Who do you want to transfer the quota to?"

Fei Yuelan spoke first to the five third-grade alchemists and made the final decision. The five third-grade alchemists looked annoyed, but did not object.

The truth is, alchemy is still based on strength.

In order to transfer the quota to You Xing, we must also find an alchemist who can defeat the other nine people present.

Yue Yaotian, who was also on the platform but standing behind Yue Zhenhai, frowned slightly.

What was You Xing trying to keep secret? Not only Yue Yaotian, but everyone was curious about who You Xing was going to transfer the quota to.

Could it be that the Xiyue Sect has any other tricks up its sleeve? Several Jindan powerhouses on the high platform glanced at Fei Yuelan, but unfortunately Fei Yuelan looked normal and no clues could be seen.

It would be strange if these Jindan powerhouses could see it, because Fei Yuelan didn't know who You Xing was going to transfer the quota to.

"I want to transfer the quota to a true alchemy genius."

You Xing spoke slowly, but everyone at the scene looked confused by his words.

Those present are already the top second-grade alchemists. Could there be anyone more powerful than those present?

"Humph, what a fallacy. How can someone who doesn't even dare to participate in a competition dare to call himself an alchemy genius?" Yang Bin sneered.

You Xing glanced at Yang Bin, then at the other alchemists, and said slowly, "That's because he's afraid that participating in the competition will dampen your alchemy aspirations."

Wow! You Xing's words caused an uproar at the scene, and everyone in the square looked at him with incredible eyes.

To hit these people's Taoism? Doesn't this mean that all the alchemists present are rubbish? But these four are already the best among the second-grade alchemists.

This Youxing is either crazy or insane.

"Sect Master Fei, Senior Qu, please ask You Xing to call this person over. I want to see how advanced his attainments in alchemy are."

The young man standing in the first position on the left suddenly spoke up. As an alchemist, he was conceited.

He wanted You Xing to be held accountable for what he said.

After Zhang Qing said this, the remaining three people including Yang Bin also agreed.

"You Xing, where is the person you mentioned now?" Qu Liangying asked.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on You Xing. They were also curious about who the person You Xing was talking about was.

"This person is inside the mountain gate of Xiyue Sect."

(End of this chapter)